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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023 01 23 Regular 500 - Consideration of Presenting Kevin Cannon with a Key to the City • REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 500 ,n m=ared CITY COMMISSION AGENDA I JANUARY 23, 2023 REGULAR MEETING 1959 TITLE Consideration of Presenting Kevin Cannon with a Key to the City SUMMARY At the January 9, 2023 City Commission Meeting, Commissioner Ted Johnson suggested recognizing former Commissioner Kevin Cannon and presenting him with a Key to the City for his 8 plus years of service and championing of numerous City initiatives. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the City Commission discuss and provide direction. 61 N Key to the City— Kevin Cannon Decades of Community Service: -St. Stephen Catholic Church, Parish Council, religious education teacher, Eucharistic Minister -Medical Missions Steering Committee, Catholic Diocese of Orlando -Knights of Columbus, 4th Degree Member -Founding Member of Pathways to Care, free Assisted Living Facility for homeless Veterans and uninsured patients in need. -President of Central Florida Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT FL-6) providing medical care following natural or man made disasters (ie Hurricanes Charley, Katrina, Flagler Wild Fires) -Amateur Radio Emergency Services to City of Winter Springs Police Department and Seminole County -Mentor to FIRST High School Robotics Team (Exploding Bacon) -Volunteer STEM teacher (radio, electronics and physics) in middle and high schools -Amateur Radio In The International Space Station (ARISS) setting up live radio communications between students and astronauts on the International Space Station (Indian Trails Middle School; Faith Assembly etc.) -Lake Monroe Amateur Radio Society board member, licensure education courses, Field Day readiness exercises for disaster response -Court Appointed Guardian Ad Litem representing abused or neglected children in Dependency Proceedings initiated by Department of Children and Families - Eagle Scout, adult Scout Leader, Den Leader, Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, District Commissioner, Assistant Council Commissioner, member Board of Directors Central Florida Council BSA M -Educating High School Students in the law utilizing Mock Jury Trials from actual cases taking place in courtrooms with the assistance of Circuit Judges, law enforcement officers and Medical Examiners. -Business Advisory Council member Crooms Academy of Information Technology, SCPS. Advocacy For Winter Springs Residents prior to election to the City Commission: -Tuscawilla Homeowners Association, Board Member and Governmental Liason -Fought to prevent the closure of Keeth Elementary when SCPS was attempting to do so -Advocated for relocation of a huge Commercial Sports Complex (now known as Boombah Sports Complex) from being located in Tuscawilla on Jetta Point to a more compatible location near the Sanford Airport -Advocated for relocation of low income Atlantic Housing project from the Winter Springs Town Center to a more compatible location in the City -Advocated for relocation of the Race Track gas station from in front of Winding Hollow and Parkstone to a more compatible location on Highway 17-92 Advocacy For Winter Springs while serving as a City Commissioner: -Advocated for the City to take action to reduce TTHM (Total Trihalomethanes) in its drinking water resulting in the six million dollar Ion Exchange Plant at Water Treatment Plant-1. -Active member of the Florida League of Cities serving on the Utilities and Natural Resources Policy Committee -Sole appointed representative of local governments to serve on the Florida Department of Health Research Review Advisory Committee for new technology in septic tank systems Iq to -Advocated for changing the City Commission start time from 5:15Pm to 6:30PM to enable Citizen attendance and participation (Article I, Section 5 "The people shall have the right peaceably to assemble, to instruct their representatives, and to petition for redress of grievances".) -Advocated for removal of the "mother may I" rule which prevented a single Commissioner or the Mayor from getting an item placed on the Agenda for future consideration as said provision was contrary to the representative form of government enshrined in our Florida Constitution and our City Charter -Advocated for enhancement of Code of Conduct for elected officials to prevent Ex Parte Communication with Developers on specific projects likely to come before the Commission for quasi judicial land use hearings -Advocated for major procedural improvements to the City land use application processes including: -Requirement that Developers conduct a town hall meeting previewing the proposed project to residents -Elimination of Special Exceptions -Establishment of greater enumerated criteria when considering rezonings, conditional uses, waivers and variances -Streetscape ordinance providing for greater set backs of new construction along SR-434 and Tuskawilla Road, enhanced sidewalks and landscaping, requiring canopy tree placements and building step backs (stair step look as the height of the buildings increase). -Advocated for updating the long out of date City Comprehensive Land Use Plan via the process of conducting public workshops, visioning sessions and surveys seeking direction from the Winter Springs residents as well as businesses and developers -Advocated for Winter Springs children attending neighborhood schools via proposed revisions to the Interlocal Agreement with SCPS (work in progress) to LO to ensure that when the City undergoes its concurrency analysis for new residential development it considers the capacity of the local neighborhood schools. -Advocated for strengthening the City Tree Protection Ordinance to include more accurate comprehensive list of tree species that grow in the City, updating the costs to be paid by Developers seeking to remove trees and creating greater incentives to preserve specimen trees -Advocated for major upgrades and replacements of the City sewer plants with a comprehensive plan of action -Advocated for continued improvements of drinking water esthetics (taste and smell) via drinking water plant upgrades -Advocated for the adoption of the enhanced Fertilizer Ordinance to improve surface water quality by reducing fertilizer runoff -Advocated for greater water conservation measures in the City by enhancing the reuse water mains to incorporate irrigation in new areas thus reducing the use of potable water for irrigation -Advocated for traffic safety analysis along SR-434 and improvements to traffic flow and safety. -Advocated for traffic safety analysis along City collector roads to address cut through traffic, speeding and ways to reduce same. -Advocated for sound walls between the proposed SR-417 lane expansions and Winter Springs homes