HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2025-08 Creating the Parks, Recreation and Mobility CommitteeORDINANCE NO.2025-08
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, TO
MERGE THE BICYCLEAND PEDESTRIANADVISORYCOMMITTEEAND
THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, CREATING
INSTEAD A NEW PARKS, RECREATION AND MOBILITY COMMITTEE;
PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, INCORPORATION INTO THE
CODE, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City is granted the authority, under Section 2(b), Article VIII, of the State
Constitution, to exercise any power for municipal purposes except when expressly prohibited by
law; and
WHEREAS, Section 2-43 of the City Code establishes a Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory
Committee pursuant the City's Comprehensive Plan, Multimodal Transportation Policy 1.5.18, the
purpose of which is to pursue the planning and implementation of an interconnected trail,
pedestrian, and bicycle circulation system, encourage increased use of nonmotorized
transportation in the City, and make recommendations to the City Commission as appropriate; and
WHEREAS, Section 2-45 of the City Code establishes a Parks and Recreation Advisory
Committee pursuant to the City's Comprehensive Plan, Recreation and Open Space Policy 1.1.2,
the purpose of which is to review parks and recreation facilities and programs and make
recommendations to the City Commission as appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that there is overlap in the purpose and duties of
the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee and Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
and therefore that merging the committees into one combined Parks, Recreation, and Mobility
Committee, would provide a more efficient use of City resources while continuing to uphold the
Policies set forth in the City's Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, therefore, the City Commission desires to merge the Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee and Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee by creating a new Parks,
Recreation, and Mobility Committee which combines the functions of the Parks and Recreation
and Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committees and which also makes recommendations to the
City Commission concerning multimodal transportation, as appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, hereby finds this
Ordinance to be in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of
Winter Springs.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER
SPRINGS HEREBY ORDAINS, AS FOLLOWS:
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City of Winter Springs
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Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are hereby fully incorporated herein by this
reference.
Section 2. Amendment to Chapter 2, Administration, Disbanding Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Committee and Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. The City of
Winter Springs Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Administration, is hereby amended as follows:
(underlined type indicates additions to the City Code and strikeout type indicates deletions, while
asterisks (* * *) indicate a deletion from the Ordinance of text existing in Chapter 2. It is intended
that the text in Chapter 2 denoted by the asterisks and set forth in this Ordinance shall remain
unchanged from the language existing prior to the adoption of this Ordinance):
Chapter 2. —ADMINISTRATION
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ARTICLE III. — BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS P]
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DIVISION 1. — GENERALLY
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Section 3. Amendment to Chapter 2, Administration, Creating the Parks, Recreation and
Mobility Committee. The City of Winter Springs Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2,
Administration, is hereby amended as follows: (underlined type indicates additions to the City
Code and strike-eut type indicates deletions, while asterisks (* * *) indicate a deletion from the
Ordinance of text existing in Chapter 2. It is intended that the text in Chapter 2 denoted by the
asterisks and set forth in this Ordinance shall remain unchanged from the language existing prior
to the adoption of this Ordinance):
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City of Winter Springs
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Chapter 2. —ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE III. — BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS121
DIVISION 1. — GENERALLY
Sec 2-43 — Parks, Recreation and Mobility Committee — Creation; Composition; and
Appointment of Members.
(a) The City hereby creates a Parks Recreation and Mobility Committee.
(b) The Committee shall have seven (7) members and membership on the Committee shall be
in accordance with Section 2-41 of this Code except as expressly provided in this Section.
Each City Commissioner shall by seat appoint one (1) member to the Committee. The
Committee shall also have two (2) at -lame members. The presence of four_(4)_or more
members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.
(1) The term of each committee member assigned by seat number shall be retroactively
staggered to run concurrently with the same corresponding city commissioner seat,
except that the committee member term shall expire on February 1 immediately
following the expiration of the term of the corresponding city commissioner seat.
Thereafter, all appointments shall remain staggered and shall be made for a term of
four years.
(2) The initial terms of each at -large committee member shall be staggered, with the
term of the at -large seat 01 initial appointment expiring on December 31, 2027, and
the term of the at -lace seat 02 initial appointment expiring on December 31, 2028.
Thereafter, all appointments shall remain staggered and shall be made for a term of
four .ears.
(e) Appointees to the Committee shall have knowledge of and experience or interest in one or
more of the following as determined by pplication• (1the planningand nd implementation
of a City interconnected trail and bicycle system network; (2) the planning and
implementation of City parks and recreational facilities; or (3) the planning,
implementation and integration of multimodal transportation options in the City.
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(d) The Committee shall conduct four (4) regular meetings each year, on a quarterly basis and
may conduct additional special meetingsy be necessary to properly perform its duties
and functions.
(e) In addition to rules and/or bylaws that may be established by the City Commission the
Committee may establish rules and/or bylaws to govern the manner in which its meetings
and affairs are conducted, provided that such rules and/or bylaws are not inconsistent with
federal and state law, the City Code, or the direction of the City Commission.
Sec. 2-44. — Purpose and duties.
(a) The purpose of the Committee shall be as follows:
(1) The Committee shall, pursuant to Recreation and Open Space Element Policy 1.1.2 of
the City's Comprehensive Plan, work to review parks and recreation facilities and
programs and make appropriate recommendations to the City Commission.
(2) The Committee shall, pursuant to Transportation Element Policy 1.5.18 of the City's
Comprehensive Plan, pursue planning and implementation of an interconnected trail
pedestrian, and bicycle circulation system encourage increased use of nonmotorized
transportation in the City, and make appropriate recommendations to the City_
Commission.
(3) The Committee shall pursue the planning_ integration, and implementation of a variety
of multimodal transportation options in the City and make appropriate
recommendations to the City Commission.
(b) Upon request of the City Commission or City Staff, or upon its own initiative the
Committee shall perform the followingduties:
uties:
(1) Serve as an advocate for the adoption of a Trail and Bicycle System Master Plan for
the City.
(2) Advise and assist the City with master planning initiatives regarding parks recreation
and multimodal transportation initiated by the City Commission or City Staff.
(3) Advise and assist the City Commission and City Staff with developing and maintaining
a Parks, Recreation, and Multimodal Transportation Master Plan.
(4) Serve as an advocate for the expansion and diversification of multimodal transportation
options in the City.
(5) Advise and assist the Parks and Recreation Director, as well as other City staff and the
City Commission as needed, in matters involving or affecting City parks and recreation.
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(6) Deep the Parks and Recreation Director, as well as other City staff, and the City
Conunission as needed informed of the status and progress of recreational parks
services, plans, special events, fundraisers, and activities.
(7) Advise and make recommendations to the Parks and Recreation Director, as well as
other City staff and the City Commission, as needed, regarding the promotion of citizen
participation in recreation and park programs and the distribution of information about
leisure activities offered by the City.
(8) Assist the Parks and Recreation Director, as well as other City staff and the City
Commission as needed in the implementation of the goals, objectives, and policies of
the Recreation and Open Space Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan.
(9) Advise City staff and the City Commission, as needed, in the implementation of the
goals objectives and policies of the Multimodal Transportation Element of the Cit�'s
Comprehensive Plan.
(10) Promote pedestrian and bicycle travel, as well as other forms of multimodal
transportation as viable transportation choices to connect neighborhoods with parks,
schools commercial areas and other destinations in the City and surroundingareas.
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(11) Assist with identifying fiinding sources and implementation strategies which
further the development of an interconnected network of trails, sidewalks, and
bikeways within the City.
(12) Assist with identifying funding sources and implementation strategies which
further the expansion and diversification of multimodal transportation options in the
City.
(13) Make recommendations to the City Commission concerning the establishment,
planning funding and maintenance of specific trail, sidewalk, bicycle projects, parks,
and recreation projects.
(14) Consider all matters submitted to it by the City Commission or City Staff.
(15) Receive petitions and suggestions from the citizens of the City related to the
purpose of the Committee.
(16) Cooperate with civic groups, governmental agencies, and other organizations
regarding trail sidewalk bicycle multimodal transportation, parks, and recreational
planningand nd implementation.
Secs. 2-45 — 2-55. — Reserved.
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Section 4. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Ordinances and Resolutions. All
prior inconsistent ordinances and resolutions adopted by the City Commission, or parts of prior
ordinances and resolutions in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict.
Section 5. Incorporation Into Code. This Ordinance shall be incorporated into the Winter
Springs City Code and any section or paragraph, number or letter, and any heading may be changed
or modified as necessary to effectuate the foregoing. Grammatical, typographical, and like errors
may be corrected and additions, alterations, and omissions, not affecting the construction or
meaning of this Ordinance and the City Code may be freely made.
Section 6. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word or
provision of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, whether for substantive, procedural, or any other reason, such portion shall
be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
adoption by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, and pursuant to City
Charter.
ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a regular meeting
assembled on the �� day of /r, '/ , 2025.
Kevin McC nn, Mayor
ATTEST: J
Christian Gowan, City Clerk
Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for
the City of Winter Springs only:
Anthony A. Garganese, City Attorney
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First Reading:
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Second Reading:
March 31, 2025
April 2, 2025
April 14, 2025
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