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C()MMISSION AGENDA
ITEM 503
Consent
Informational
Public Hearing
Regular X
January 26. 2004
Regular Meeting
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Mgr. 1 Dept.
Authorization
REQUEST:
Mayor John F. Bush requests that the City Commission consider information to be
provided to the Supervisor of Elections.
PURPOSE:
This Agenda Item is being presented to the City Commission for their
consideration in terms of a City of Winter Springs Polling Place.
CONSIDERA TIONS:
The following is an excerpt from the January 12, 2004 Regular City Commission
Meeting Minutes in which this subject was discussed and the following
Motion/Directive was agreed upon.
MAYOR nUSH STATED, "WHAT WE COULD DO IS THAT WHOEVER
THE NEVV SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS IS THAT THEY MAKE IT
CLEAR TO WHATEVER ORGANIZATION HOSTS THE PRECINCT
THAT THEY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO \VHAT THE LAW
SA YS." ][fURTHERMORE, MAYOR BUSH SAID TO ANDREA, "I'LL
CONT ACT THEM. I WILL GET WITH YOU, WE WILL PUT
SOMETHING TOGETHER.
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
CITY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING - JANUARY 26, 2004
REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 503
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DOES THE COMMISSION WANT TO SEE IT BEFORE WE SEND IT?"
DEPUTY MAYOR MARTINEZ STATED, "YES." MA.YOR BUSH THEN
SAID, "SO AT THE NEXT MEETING, WE'LL HAVE A DRAFT OF A
LETTER SPEAKING TO THESE ISSUES AND THE COMMISSION CAN
THEN EDIT IT, IF THEY WISH."
Please see Attachment "A" for a letter that is now being proposed. If the City
Commission is in agreement with the letter, it will then be sent to the Supervisor
of Elections for Seminole County. Any changes the City Commission may wish
to have included, can of course be included.
The following information pertains to City of Winter Springs' eleven (11) Polling
Places/Precincts as listed on the Supervisor of Elections' Website. (The
information in this Agenda Item pertains to the Polling Place/Precinct noted
below in italics - St. Stephen's Catholic Church):
13 Winter Springs Civic Center
400 North Edgemon A venue, Winter Springs
24 Seventh Day Adventist Church
50 South Moss Road, Winter Springs
50 Tuscawilla Country Club
1500 Winter Springs Boulevard, Winter Springs
67 Seventh Day Adventist Church
50 South Moss Road, Winter Springs
75 St. Stephen's Catholic Church
575 Tuskawilla Road, Winter Springs
76 Church of The New Covenant
800 Tuskawilla Road, Winter Springs
78 Winter Springs Civic Center
400 North Edgemon Avenue, Winter Springs
94
Tuscawilla Country Club
1500 Winter Springs Boulevard, Winter Springs
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95 Wedgewood Tennis Villas
1401 Forest Hills Drive, Winter Springs
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
CITY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING - JANUARY 26, 2004
REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 503
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96 Winter Springs City Hall
1126 East State Road 434, Winter Springs
103 First Baptist Church of Winter Springs
817 East State Road 434, Winter Springs
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Commission is being requested to review the atta.ched letter and offer
either their approval or any comments or suggestions they may wish to be
incorporated into a letter to the Supervisor of Elections.
ATTACHMENT:
A. Copy of a Letter to the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections.
COMMISSION ACTION:
January 26,2004
Mr. Dennis Joyner
Supervisor Of Elections
County Of Seminole
116 West First Street
Sanford, Florida 32771
Dear Mr. Joyner,
On behalf of the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, I have been directed to
place our concerns on the record regarding the observerance of all election laws for
organizations and the responsible parties for each of the polling places in our city.
Our position is based on problematic encounters during previous electoral occasions over
the last couple of city elections. We are concerned that similar problems might arise in
the future, and we would be interested in speaking with you personally regarding our
concerns so that any future problems can be alleviated.
I would appreciate speaking with you at your earliest convenience regarding this matter.
Please feel free to contact the City Clerk at (407) 327-5955 to determine a time we can
meet.
Sincerely,
CITY OF WINTfJIl4Fr
John F. Bush
Mayor
JFB/ all
COPY: Mayor And City Commission
Ronald W. McLemore, City Manager
Anthony A. Garganese, City Attorney