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Date: 012201
The following Document was read by
Commissioner Martinez on 01/22/01 during
"Reports" .
January 22, 2001
OUR CITY; A SPLENDOR IN CENTRAL SEMINOLE COUNTY
I'll start by passing on good news: The present score is the good guys two, Michael
Jones & Paul P. Partyka and Michael Jones & Lein & Lenzini - 0 and I am not
attempting to be facetious.
For some time now we have endured the personal insults, the published half truths,
the false and injurious statements read into the record during public input by a group of
obstructionists whose only apparent purpose is to derail and delay the efforts of this
commission to fulfill the goals set for our great city.
In their rhetoric they charge that we are spending huge amounts of money (false and
unsupported) irresponsibly, This includes monies spent in defending the City Charter and
the right of citizens to set up an assessment district.
The Mayor who has aided and abetted the efforts of this group of people indirectly,
vetoed the 99 budget because of excessive legal expenses while not being politically
correct for it was his actions that precipitated the right ofthis commission to defend itself
and the City Charter,
The Mayor vetoed the Commercial Parking ordinance after working with the
Commission for six months and ultimately approving the final draft without objection,
The Mayor in order to make a profitable commission as a realtor whose license was only
activated during the late stages of the Town Center codification and agreement sold land
to a non for profit organization (501 c3) in order for them to install a respite center in our
city after being denied a permit in Sanford, This transaction sailed through without the
slightest hint to the Commission that a city official was involved.
The Mayor never voted for or against the beautification assessment district and if one
listens carefully to each and every tape recorded and dealing with that subject one will
learn that there is subtle support for the People for Good Government and their
representatives who filed the infamous law suit against the bond issue; necessary to
proceed with the project.
The Mayor in his smooth and subtle ways supported the Pizza parlor to be opened on
Winter Springs Boulevard; Tuskawilla's center piece, by bringing in his campaign
manager and his other supporter to speak in support of the application while in a sort of
way performing theatrics while chiding the commission.
Our Mayor then proceeds to call on the applicant to make a presentation, Usual
procedure. However and instead of proceeding as usual, the applicant is asked leading
questions by the Mayor in order to reinforce the position of the applicant and further
allows and permits the applicant to make threats against person/s that could be
performing background checks in order to learn if the subject is suitable to do business in
our community,
The Mayor also permitted one of his friends to scald yours truly over a remark made to a
City employee.
Yet, he readily and without hesitation for the third time in the span of one year,
interrupted yours truly when I legitimately was attempting to speak against the restaurant
and needed to speak about the respite center in order to connect and make sense of my
statement.
This is not a political year and there are not any elections pending or seats up for grabs, I
am not making this statement for political reasons,
However, we are supposed to be a team and none of us should be using a group of non-
conformists to harass and obstruct this public body from performing at above expected
level and to achieve the goals approved by the citizens.
A perfect example is the current effort by the People for Bad Government to override the
official duties of the Commission and pursue a referendum consisting of 13 amendments
to the City Charter, most of which are pretentious and ill conceived, This is being done
for the only purpose of satisfying our Mayor quest for power not presently granted by the
City Charter. The Mayor wants to have a vote; totally unnecessary, veto power, which he
already has, and to change our system of government from Manager-Commission strong
to Mayor-strong_When he voluntarily ran for election to the position he now enjoys, he
was perfectly aware of the powers vested in him.
When he was a Commissioner back in 1990-93 he never, ever suggested the then Mayor
be given the powers he now wants, nor suggested the Charter be revised then to achieve
such a notion. During this period he also participated in the approval of the ordinance and
the Agreement that permitted parcel 61 to now be developed as a restaurant and never
argued for a variance.
The bottom line is that once again, and as I did right after my reelection victory am
asking our Mayor to put aside personal differences, to stop lending what the group of
obstructionists take as support and to work with this commission for the health, safety
and welfare of this; our city.
Ed Martinez, Commissioner -= Seat #3
January 22, 200 I
OUR CITY; A SPLENDOR IN CENTRAL SEMINOLE COUNTY
I'll start by passing on good news: The present score is the good guys two, Michael
Jones & Paul P. Partyka and Michael Jones & Lein & Lenzini - 0 and I am not
attempting to be facetious.
For some time now we have endured the personal insults, the published half truths,
the false and injurious statements read into the record during public input by a group of
obstructionists whose only apparent purpose is to derail and delay the efforts of this
commission to fulfill the goals set for our great city.
In their rhetoric they charge that we are spending huge amounts of money (false and
unsupported) irresponsibly. This includes monies spent in defending the City Charter and
the right of citizens to set up an assessment district.
The Mayor who has aided and abetted the efforts of this group of people indirectly,
vetoed the 99 budget because of excessive legal expenses while not being politically
correct for it was his actions that precipitated the right of this commission to defend itself
and the City Charter.
The Mayor vetoed the Commercial Parking ordinance after working with the
Commission for six months and ultimately approving the final draft without objection.
The Mayor in order to make a profitable commission as a realtor whose license was only
activated during the late stages of the Town Center codification and agreement sold land
to a non for profit organization (SOIc3) in order for them to install a respite center in our
city after being denied a permit in Sanford. This transaction sailed through without the
slightest hint to the Commission that a city official was involved.
The Mayor never voted for or against the beautification assessment district and if one
listens carefully to each and every tape recorded and dealing with that subject one will
learn that there is subtle support for the People for Good Government and their
representatives who filed the infamous law suit against the bond issue; necessary to
proceed with the project.
The Mayor in his smooth and subtle ways supported the Pizza parlor to be opened on
Winter Springs Boulevard; Tuskawilla's center piece, by bringing in his campaign
manager and his other supporter to speak in support of the application while in a sort of
way performing theatrics while chiding the commission.
Our Mayor then proceeds to call on the applicant to make a presentation. Usual
procedure, However and instead of proceeding as usual, the applicant is asked leading
questions by the Mayor in order to reinforce the position of the applicant and further
allows and permits the applicant to make threats against person/s that could be
performing background checks in order to learn if the subject is suitable to do business in
our community.
The Mayor also permitted one of his friends to scald yours truly over a remark made to a
City employee.
Yet, he readily and without hesitation for the third time in the span of one year,
interrupted yours truly when I legitimately was attempting to speak against the restaurant
and needed to speak about the respite center in order to connect and make sense of my
statement.
This is not a political year and there are not any elections pending or seats up for grabs. I
am not making this statement for political reasons.
However, we are supposed to be a team and none of us should be using a group of non-
conformists to harass and obstruct this public body from performing at above expected
level and to achieve the goals approved by the citizens.
A perfect example is the current effort by the People for Bad Government to override the
official duties ofthe Commission and pursue a referendum consisting of 13 amendments
to the City Charter, most of which are pretentious and ill conceived. This is being done
for the only purpose of satisfying our Mayor quest for power not presently granted by the
City Charter. The Mayor wants to have a vote; totally unnecessary, veto power, which he
already has, and to change our system of government :from Manager-Commission strong
to Mayor-strong.When he voluntarily ran for election to the position he now enjoys, he
was perfectly aware of the powers vested in him,
When he was a Commissioner back in 1990-93 he never, ever suggested the then Mayor
be given the powers he now wants, nor suggested the Charter be revised then to achieve
such a notion. During this period he also participated in the approval of the ordinance and
the Agreement that permitted parcel 61 to now be developed as a restaurant and never
argued for a variance.
The bottom line is that once again, and as I did right after my reelection victory am
asking our Mayor to put aside personal differences, to stop lending what the group of
obstructionists take as support and to work with this commission for the health, safety
and welfare of this; our city.
Ed Martinez, Commissioner -= Seat #3
-.'
January 22, 2001
OUR CITY; A SPLENDOR IN CENTRAL SEMJNOLE COUNTY
I'll start by passing on good news: The present score is the good guys two, Michael
Jones & Paul P. Partyka and Michael Jones & Lein & Lenzini - 0 and I am not
attempting to be facetious.
For some time now we have endured the personal insults, the published half truths,
the false and injurious statements read into the record during public input by a group of
obstructionists whose only apparent purpose is to derail and delay the efforts of this
commission to fulfill the goals set for our great city.
In their rhetoric they charge that we are spending huge amounts of money (false and
unsupported) irresponsibly. This includes monies spent in defending the City Charter and
the right of citizens to set up an assessment district.
The Mayor who has aided and abetted the efforts of this group of people indirectly,
vetoed the 99 budget because of excessive legal expenses while not being politically
correct for it was his actions that precipitated the right of this commission to defend itself
and the City Charter.
The Mayor vetoed the Commercial Parking ordinance after working with the
Commission for six months and ultimately approving the final draft without objection.
The Mayor in order to make a profitable commission as a realtor whose license was only
activated during the late stages of the Town Center codification and agreement sold land
to a non for profit organization (SOIc3) in order for them to install a respite center in our
city after being denied a permit in Sanford. This transaction sailed through without the
slightest hint to the Commission that a city official was involved.
The Mayor never voted for or against the beautification assessment district and if one
listens carefully to each and every tape recorded and dealing with that subject one will
learn that there is subtle support for the People for Good Government and their
representatives who filed the infamous .law suit against the bond issue; necessary to
proceed with the project.
The Mayor in his smooth and subtle ways supported the Pizza parlor to be opened on
Winter Springs Boulevard; Tuskawilla's center piece, by bringing in his campaign
manager and his other supporter to speak in support of the application while in a sort of
way performing theatrics while chiding the commission.
Our Mayor then proceeds to call on the applicant to make a presentation. Usual
procedure. However and instead of proceeding as usual, the applicant is asked leading
questions by the Mayor in order to reinforce the position of the applicant and further
allows and permits the applicant to make threats against person/s that could be
performing background checks in order to learn if the subject is suitable to do business in
our community.
The Mayor also permitted one of his friends to scald yours truly over a remark made to a
City employee.
..
Yet, he readily and without hesitation for the third time in the span of one year,
interrupted yours truly when I legitimately was attempting to speak against the restaurant
and needed to speak about the respite center in order to connect and make sense of my
statement.
This is not a political year and there are not any elections pending or seats up for grabs. I
am not making this statement for political reasons.
However, we are supposed to be a team and none of us should be using a group of non-
conformists to harass and obstruct this public body from performing at above expected
level and to achieve the goals approved by the citizens.
A perfect example is the current effort by the People for Bad Government to override the
official duties of the Commission and pursue a referendum consisting of 13 amendments
to the City Charter, most of which are pretentious and ill conceived. This is being done
for the only purpose of satisfying our Mayor quest for power not presently granted by the
City Charter. The Mayor wants to have a vote; totally unnecessary, veto power, which he
already has, and to change our system of government from Manager-Commission strong
to Mayor-strong.When he voluntarily ran for election to the position he now enjoys, he
was perfectly aware of the powers vested in him.
When he was a Commissioner back in 1990-93 he never, ever suggested the then Mayor
be given the powers he now wants, nor suggested the Charter be revised then to achieve
such a notion_ During this period he also participated in the approval of the ordinance and
the Agreement that permitted parcel 61 to now be developed as a restaurant and never
argued for a variance.
The bottom line is that once again, and as I did right after my reelection victory am
asking our Mayor to put aside personal differences, to stop lending what the group of
obstructionists take as support and to work with this commission for the health, safety
and welfare of this; our city.
Ed Martinez, Commissioner -= Seat #3
January 22, 200 I
OUR CITY; A SPLENDOR IN CENTRAL SEMJNOLE COUNTY
I'll start by passing on good news: The present score is the good guys two, Michael
Jones & Paul P. Partyka and Michael Jones & Lein & Lenzini - 0 and I am not
attempting to be facetious.
For some time now we have endured the personal insults, the published half truths,
the false and injurious statements read into the record during public input by a group of
obstructionists whose only apparent purpose is to derail and delay the efforts of this
commission to fulfill the goals set for our great city.
In their rhetoric they charge that we are spending huge amounts of money (false and
unsupported) irresponsibly. This includes monies spent in defending the City Charter and
the right of citizens to set up an assessment district.
The Mayor who has aided and abetted the efforts of this group of people indirectly,
vetoed the 99 budget because of excessive legal expenses while not being politically
correct for it was his actions that precipitated the right of this commission to defend itself
and the City Charter.
The Mayor vetoed the Commercial Parking ordinance after working with the
Commission for six months and ultimately approving the final draft without objection.
The Mayor in order to make a profitable commission as a realtor whose license was only
activated during the late stages of the Town Center codification and agreement sold land
to a non for profit organization (SOIc3) in order for them to install a respite center in our
city after being denied a permit in Sanford. This transaction sailed through without the
slightest hint to the Commission that a city official was involved.
The Mayor never voted for or against the beautification assessment district and if one
listens carefully to each and every tape recorded and dealing with that subject one will
learn that there is subtle support for the People for Good Government and their
representatives who filed the infamous law suit against the bond issue; necessary to
proceed with the project.
The Mayor in his smooth and subtle ways supported the Pizza parlor to be opened on
Winter Springs Boulevard; Tuskawilla's center piece, by bringing in his campaign
manager and his other supporter to speak in support of the application while in a sort of
way performing theatrics while chiding the commission.
Our Mayor then proceeds to call on the applicant to make a presentation. Usual
procedure. However and instead of proceeding as usual, the applicant is asked leading
questions by the Mayor in order to reinforce the position of the applicant and further
allows and permits the applicant to make threats against person/s that could be
performing background checks in order to learn if the subject is suitable to do business in
our community.
The Mayor also permitted one of his friends to scald yours truly over a remark made to a
City employee.
Yet, he readily and without hesitation for the third time in the span of one year,
interrupted yours truly when I legitimately was attempting to speak against the restaurant
and needed to speak about the respite center in order to connect and make sense of my
statement.
This is not a political year and there are not any elections pending or seats up for grabs. I
am not making this statement for political reasons.
However, we are supposed to be a team and none of us should be using a group of non-
conformists to harass and obstruct this public body from performing at above expected
level and to achieve the goals approved by the citizens.
A perfect example is the current effort by the People for Bad Government to override the
official duties of the Commission and pursue a referendum consisting of 13 amendments
to the City Charter, most of which are pretentious and ill conceived. This is being done
for the only purpose of satisfying our Mayor quest for power not presently granted by the
City Charter. The Mayor wants to have a vote; totally unnecessary, veto power, which he
already has, and to change our system of government from Manager-Commission strong
to Mayor-strong.When he voluntarily ran for election to the position he now enjoys, he
was perfectly aware of the powers vested in him.
When he was a Commissioner back in 1990-93 he never, ever suggested the then Mayor
be given the powers he now wants, nor suggested the Charter be revised then to achieve
such a notion. During this period he also participated in the approval of the ordinance and
the Agreement that permitted parcel 61 to now be developed as a restaurant and never
argued for a variance.
The bottom line is that once again, and as I did right after my reelection victory am
asking our Mayor to put aside personal differences, to stop lending what the group of
obstructionists take as support and to work with this commission for the health, safety
and welfare of this; our city.
Ed Martinez, Commissioner -= Seat #3