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Approval of the Minutes from the Monday,June 6, 2022 City Commission
Diversity Workshop
SUMMARY
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Commission to approve the Minutes and City Manager
Annual Report from the Monday,June 6, 2022 City Commission Diversity
Workshop as presented.
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CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Kevin McCann called the City Commission Workshop of Monday,June 6, 2022
of the City Commission to order at 6:35 PM in the Commission Chambers of the
Municipal Building (City Hall, 1126 East State Road 434, Winter Springs,
Florida 32708).
Roll Call:
Mayor Kevin McCann, present
Deputy Mayor Ted Johnson, absent
Commissioner Matt Benton, present
Commissioner Kevin Cannon, present
Commissioner TiAnna Hale, present
Commissioner Rob Elliott, present
City Manager Shawn Boyle, present
Deputy City Manager, Casey Howard, present
City Clerk Christian Gowan, present
Police Chief, Matt Tracht, present
The following individuals were also in attendance as participants in the Diversity
Workshop:
Ms Sheila Benton, 474 Cedarwood Court, Winter Springs, Florida
Monsignor John Bluett, Stt, Stephen's Catholic Church, 575 Tuskawilla Road, Winter
Springs, Florida
Mr. Lamoyd Figures, address not provided.
FatherJohn Ciel, St. Stephen's Catholic Church, 575 Tuskawilla Road, Winter Springs,
Florida
Rabbi Maurice Ka pro w, PO Box 795233, Winter Springs, Florida
Ms Kristine Kraus, Seminole County School Board, 400 E. Lake Mary Boulevard,
Sanford, Florida
Mr. Michael Radka, 423Sandringham Court, Winter Springs, Florida
Ms Gina Shafer, Winter Springs Village, Winter Springs, Florida
Mr. Ken Spalthoff, 337 Wooded Vine Drive, Winter Springs, Florida
Father John Giel provided the invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Kevin McCann provided some background on the workshop, its purpose, and
the procedure to be followed for the workshop.
PUBLIC INPUT
Mayor McCann opened Public Input
No one spoke
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Mayor McCann closed Public Input.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
1.) Community Dialogue Regarding City Policies and Practices
Mayor McCann opened the floor for discussion.
Ms. Casey Howard, Deputy City Manager reviewed City demographics, hiring
practices, and city policies. Captain Matt Tracht, Winter Springs Police Department
spoke briefly about police training and practices.
Discussion then followed on body cameras, housing affordability, bullying concerns
in public schools, mental health concerns, sharing available community resources,
better addressing challenges faces by mobility-challenged individuals, and
consideration of the elderly, especially related to pedestrian safety and resource
availability.
From this discussion the group asked about possible social media inclusivity
initiatives, updating and promoting the resource guide currently available on the
City website and potentially sharing it with schools to widen its reach, and the
Commission asked that attendees share their contact information by signing in so
that they could keep informed of further initiatives and potential informal meetings
throughout the community.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor McCann adjourned the meeting at 8:40 PM.
RESPECTFUL L Y SUBMI TTED:
CHRISTIAN GOWAN
CITY CLERK
APPROVED.-
MAYOR KEVIN McCANN
NOTE: These Minutes were approved at the 2021 City Commission Regular Meeting.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Shawn Boyle, City Manager
DATE: 12/12/2022
SUBJECT: Annual Report- Resolution 2020-19
Historical Background
The City Commission adopted Resolution 2020-19 at the July 13, 2020 City
Commission Regular Meeting. Per this resolution, the City is committed to
holding an annual workshop meeting open to the public for the purposes of
assessing relevant City policies and practices. This workshop will be in the
format of a round table discussion and is to include the Mayor and City
Commission, the City Manager, the Police Chief, other relevant staff, and a
select number of citizens and businesses of Winter Springs. From this
workshop, the City Manager, or their designee, shall prepare and deliver a
written report to the Mayor and Commission identifying successful
implementation of plans and practices and also identifying areas in which the
City can improve.
June 6, 2022 Annual Diversity Workshop
At our June 9th City of Winter Springs Diversity Workshop held at City Hall
your Mayor, City Commission, City Manager, and City Staff held our annual
Diversity Workshop. In this public workshop your City and Community Members
discussed multiple topics such as: employment demographics (which are in line
with community demographics and show an appropriately diverse workforce) ,
recruitment strategies, crime statistics (crime was shown to be down 27% year
over year) , police worn body cameras, affordable housing in Seminole County
for government and school employees, bullying, school shootings, crisis
intervention training, drug rehabilitation and mental health centers, racial
disparity in healthcare, inclusion of the elderly community. The workshop also
included a discussion on removing the formal Diversity Board, and instead
creating a community volunteer board that meets regularly (quarterly) .
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There were no substantiated complaints accusing City officers or employees of
racial discrimination, and City staffing exceeds local labor and industry
market demographic benchmarks.
Current Status and Future Action Plan
Actionable items that stemmed from the workshop included:
• A recurring "Pizza with the Police" Initiative which is another avenue
for community outreach.
• Allowing helpers to be present at events such as mental health
providers, opioid rehabilitation centers and mentor programs.
• Work with the school board to promote a peer-to-peer program
• Create faith based program partnerships
• Work with the high school to have more student involvement at the Senior
Center
• Create better accessibility at community events
Since the June 6 meeting, the City Commission has approved the hiring of a
Chaplain for the City to be available during city meetings, events, and/or
emergencies. The events staff has also worked to create better accessibility
to community events, such as additional ramps and routes available during the
911 memorial service. We plan to continue having the Winter Springs United be
a focal point in our community and to continue to have giveaways at future
City events. .
During the next year, the police department will continue their educational
campaign focusing on citizen/police interaction. This campaign will be pushed
out through social media outlets, the City Newsletter, and the Winter Springs
Citizens Police Academy.
All of our recent and active Perk Up Parks projects remain ADA compliant.
Throughout this year, we will continue to find ways to add equipment and
activities at our parks that further include those with mobility constraints.
The City is very encouraged by the participation we had from our community
at, and following, the diversity workshop. Staff is excited and ready to
continue to support diversity and to find other ways we can include everyone
in our Community.
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