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HomeMy WebLinkAbout_2000 11 02 City Commission Special Minutes CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS MINUTES CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING NOVEMBER 2, 2000 I. CALL TO ORDER The Special Meeting of November 2, 2000 of the City Commission was called to order by Deputy Mayor Cindy Gennell at 4:05 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of the Municipal Building (City Hall, 1126 East State Road 434, Winter Springs, Florida 32708). ROLL CALL: Mayor Paul P. Partyka, absent Deputy Mayor Cindy Gennell, present Commissioner Robert S. Miller, present Commissioner Michael S. Blake, present Commissioner Edward Martinez, Jr., absent Commissioner David W. McLeod, present City Manager Ronald W. McLemore, present City Attorney Anthony A. Garganese, present II. REGULAR REGULAR A. City Manager Requests The City Commission Discuss The Wyman Fields Contract And Take Appropriate Action. (This Agenda Item Was Scheduled To Be Discussed At The October 30, 2000 Special Meeting, But Was Postponed To This Special Meeting.) Mr. Ronald W. McLemore, City Manager introduced this issue to the Commission. Discussion. Ms. Candice Birle of the Wyman Fields Foundation: addressed the Commission. Commissioner Miller asked, "On Rhoden Lane, the parking lot, is it going to remain the way it is, or is something going to happen to that? Ms. Birle replied that "No, the City of Winter Springs entered into a contract with Seminole County for CDBG funds, which is completely separate from this, to completely re-do that as a public street." Commissioner Miller further inquired, "It's going to be' done before this segment is finished? Okay. So CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS MINUTES CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING - NOVEMBER 2,2000 PAGE 2 OF 4 the flooding problem there is not going to reoccur?" Ms. Bide stated, "The plans for the street include drainage from the street down to the retention - and all that is included in the street." Commissioner Miller further stated, "The only other comment that I have, is in the future times when we meet on this, I'd like to see a map, maybe City Staff could provide it - which lays out where the work is actually going on right now." Mr. Jason Howard, Sales Manager: gave the Commission an update on this project's sales. Commissioner Michael S. Blake stated, "Ron, you and I had a discussion about some potential benefits that could be added to the project on the back end, in consideration for us accepting this additional risk, if we were to. Have you followed up on that at all?" Manager McLemore replied, "We have had some discussions on that and I confirmed with you that out of the profits that - we already have Board approval I believe, isn't that right Candice, from your Board - to make additional improvements to Kristi Ann and Rhoden, in the form of a landscaped wall, across the front." Manager McLemore added, "Plus, we talked today about them putting up, ten percent (10%) of their end profit to go back into the revolving loan fund - the cash contribution above the payment schedule." .Ms. Bide explained, "As a non-profit, we do that anyhow, in other words when we have gained any type of profit, it must go back into the project in order for it to remain true to the purpose, and keep our non profit status. So, all of the profits that we would gain from the project would go back into either this project or Phase II project." Ms. Bide added, "So releasing ten percent (10%) of that back to the City to put back into the pool fund to ensure that this community could have invested dollars, you know, sitting there to re- invest in rehab or whatever, in that community, that's no problem." Commissioner Blake further inquired, "Would those dollars be City dollars or would they be dollars of the foundation earmarked for.. ." Manager McLemore added, "He's asking - is that the original loan amount principal that we gave you, or is that - indeed from your profits?" Ms. Bide stated, "Yes, from our profits. It's ten percent (10%) over and above... we are anticipating receiving revenues and profits at the end of this, as we get into selling out the remaining units." Commissioner Blake added, "When all is said and done, at the end of the game, then I've heard numbers batted around anywhere from $350,000 to $450,000 dollars. But, what you're suggesting is the foundation would take ten percent (10%) of whatever that number ended up being and then that number would be set aside. Now my question is, is it set aside in the City, do you give that to the City, then we put that in a special trust fund, to be utilized for rehab.. .where is the control?" CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS MINUTES CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING - NOVEMBER 2, 2000 PAGE 3 OF 4 Ms. Bide added, "We would want to stipulate that it would go back into some type of loan fund for the community." Commissioner Blake also stated, "As I understand it, you would agree to construct a landscaped feature, perhaps a wall, not necessarily a six (6) foot wall, but a landscaped - type of separation." Ms. Bide explained, "Actually, we were looking at that all the way through this, that we needed to do this. There just wasn't money in anyone's budget to do that - as part of the rehab budget. But, our Board of Directors approved that way in the beginning that - subdivision - what we call a subdivision wall, it would probably be a brick column with wrought ironlbrick - or some type like that. We don't want to wall off the community. But it definitely needs a wall of some sort. That has always been in our plan to utilize some of our profits for that." Discussion. "I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DO APPROVE ITEM 'A' AND THAT UNDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT 1 THROUGH 5 THAT HAS BEEN LAID OUT IN OUR PACKET FOR US TODAY." MOTION BY COMMISSIONER McLEOD. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE FOLLOWING CONSIDERATION, "THAT THIS IS ALL CONTINGENT UPON PEOPLE'S BANK BEING BROUGHT CURRENT" BE ADDED TO THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER McLEOD AGREED, AND STATED, "YES, THE FACT THAT PEOPLE'S BANK IS TO BE BROUGHT UP CURRENT WITH THE SALE OF THE OTHER UNITS, AND I BELIEVE THOSE UNITS WERE - LORI ANNE LANE. SECONDED. DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER BLAKE ADDED, "AND THE MOTION IS SUBJECT TO PEOPLE'S BEING - BROUGHT UP CURRENT." MANAGER McLEMORE ALSO STATED, "I PROBABLY SHOULD ADD THOSE OTHER TWO PROVISIONS OF THE TEN PERCENT (10%) AND THE ADDITIONAL FENCING OR ARCHITECTURAL FENCING." COMMISSIONER BLAKE THEN STATED, "I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE MOTION TO INCLUDE THE PROVISIONS OF THE ENHANCED LANDSCAPED WALL AND A REMITTANCE OF TEN PERCENT (10%) OF THE FINAL PROJECT PROFITS TO A SPECIAL FUND OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS THAT WOULD BE SET ASIDE AND USED FOR A FUTURE REHAB PROJECT. AND, THIRDL Y, TO REQUIRE THE PAYMENT TO BRING PEOPLE'S FIRST BANK CURRENT AT THE TIME OF THE ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE CITY TO THE PROJECT." SECONDED. DISCUSSION. CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS MINUTES CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING - NOVEMBER 2, 2000 PAGE40F4 Tape I/Side B Ms. BirIe inquired, "If there is anyway we could get everything done so that the minute we close, the check is - in his hands." Manager McLemore stated, yes, we will be working on the documents, with the understanding that we'll probably close the first of the week. I can't guarantee the document will be complete by the first of the week." VOTE: (ON AMENDMENT) COMMISSIONER McLEOD: AYE COMMISSIONER BLAKE: AYE COMMISSIONER MILLER: AYE MOTION CARRIED. VOTE: (ON MAIN MOTION) COMMISSIONER MILLER: AYE COMMISSIONER McLEOD: AYE COMMISSIONER BLAKE: AYE MOTION CARRIED. III. ADJOURNMENT "MOTION TO ADJOURN." MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MILLER. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BLAKE. DISCUSSION. VOTE: COMMISSIONER BLAKE: AYE COMMISSIONER MILLER: AYE COMMISSIONER McLEOD: AYE MOTION CARRIED. Deputy Mayor Gennell adjourned the Special Meeting at approximately 4:55 p.m. . 'Respectfully submitted: ~1~ .. ., '" .~- ,-~::.~~.~~~ _ ~ r-n F .-.- ~'- Andrea Lorenzo-Luaces City Clerk ,. (-;:... - ;. ::- . - . ~,....... I' "'~_ "-0:..::..- ,,' NOTE: These minutes were approved at the November 27, ,2000 City Commission Meeting.