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Home My WebLink About00-2025 07 14 City Commission Regular Meeting Public InputRevised 06/14/2021 THIS FORM lSA PUBLIC RECORD. Individuals comments are limited to 3 minutes and persons representing a group or organization are limited to 5 minutes, unless otherwise determined by the City Commission CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA -PUBLIC INPUT FORM P/ease pint c%ar/yand neatly Date: i Name: Address: %JO 9 / ' �C "/Z) Email: Phone # (optional): Do you wish to verbally address the Commission with regard to an issue? ❑Yes ❑ No lfyou mark 'No' above, the Mayor or presiding Commissioner will indicate your noted support or opposition for the record but will not call you forward to speak. On the Agenda ❑Item Number: .� 6 For the record, regarding this agenda item, are you IN FAVOR ❑ or OPPOSED ❑ Not on the Agenda ❑Subject: SUBJECT: Enuresis and Mr. Phillips WASCA Associates? TO: Mayor: Kevin McCann City Attorney: Anthony Garganese City Commissioners: Baker, Bruce, Caruso, Diaz, and Reznick City Manager: Kevin Sweet July 17, 2025 Or. Jesse Phillips screams his endless tirades are not his imagination, but his and WSCA's rendition of the truth. On Monday June 30, 2025, three of WSCA's recruited, vetted and endorsed City Commissioners, approved the illegal transfer of $270,000 of tax payers money to some past developer. These three Commissioners admitted Ex-Parte," meetings with this Developer, his attorney, and Ex -mayor Paul Partyka, who has also had a litany of past conflict of interest challenges while in office, so I'm enclosing a two page document dated January 22, 2011. From this its obvious Phillips and Greenberg's WSCA's agenda, among other matters today, are but an update of unstated conspiracies still unfolding around Winter Springs. Reading this document may cause many, including Phillips, Greenberg, and WSCA's disciples, to have enuresis. Saying nothing about WSCA's three Commissioners who approved the illegal 270,000 dollar payment last month, Phillips spreads even more disinformation now. So enclosed too are Phillip's latest deceits: "Sloppy Legal Work, political spin and no one held accountable?" And his mendacious: "Do you trust the current city leadership?" The first is what media call kids with 'infantile tension problems/ while Phillips second, "The Recall of the City Mayor and City Attorney for cause," while not mentioning his three Commissioners who made it happen: is obviously an advanced case of enuresis. In conclusion, this Commission needs to be careful concerning a Mayor and Attorney recall, when in fact it should probably be the five of you. 7 Robert Miller, Winter Springs 3 Enclosures 1. Martinez Letter read in Winter Springs on January 2, 2011 2. Phillips/Greenberg WSCA edict, "Sloppy Work." July 2025 announcement 3. Phillips/Greenberg WSCA recall demand for Mayor and Attorney 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 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 (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 THIS AM EMAIL FROM JESSE, 1 message Winter Springs Residents First<winterspri"Vol esidentsfirst@gmail.com> To: Bob Miller <thezormaster@gmail.com> Bob Miller <thezormaster@gmail.com> Wed, Jul 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM Sloppy Legal Work. Political Spin. And No One Held Accountable. The recent controversy over a $277,400 tree mitigation fee exposed more than just disagreement at City Hall — it exposed a broken system where unclear legal agreements, poor record -keeping, and political deflection are costing this city real money and real trust. Let's set the record straight: this was never about whether trees matter. They do. That's not in question. The real issue is this: how did our city end up in a situation where a legal agreement —worth hundreds of thousands of dollars —was so badly written that no one could agree on what it actually meant? An Inexplicably Vague Agreement The City Commission recently voted 3-2 that the developer in question had already paid the required tree mitigation fee back in 2017, as part of a previously approved development agreement. Several commissioners read the agreement and believed it was clear. Others disagreed. They felt the document was ambiguous. And that's exactly the point. Why was the language so unclear in the first place? And where was the city attorney when this agreement was drafted, reviewed, and enforced? This isn't a debate about trees. It's a debate about competence. Mayor McCann's cynical spin machine Rather than addressing the City Attorney who drafted a bad agreement, Mayor Kevin McCann did what he always does when he doesn't get his way — he ran to Facebook and twisted the facts. Even though he acknowledged during the meeting that no "fee waiver" was being granted, he turned around and told residents the commission had "removed" a $277,400 fee. This is classic political theater: • Redirect outrage to protect your friends. • Ignore the facts. • Paint yourself as the hero solving the problem you caused. And while the mayor plays politics, City Attorney Anthony Garganese just shrugs. No public correctionI No accountability. No responsibility for the poorly written agreement that started this mess. This isn't the first time his legal work has failed the people of Winter Springs —and it likely won't be the last. Patterns We Can't Ignore City Attorney Garganese has been the legal architect (or silent witness) to some of Winter Springs' worst failures: • He defended the city's handling of Veolia —and in doing so, helped shield a contractor responsible for repeated water quality failures. • He signed off on dismissive audit responses that downplayed major problems. • Instead of defending the city's right to enforce its own standards, he gave political cover as the Mayor abdicated home rule —leaving residents stuck with a public storage monstrosity. • And now, he's authored or overseen an agreement so vague it cost us a bitter public fight. Why is he still here? Let the People Decide It's time for accountability. We've created a short survey to ask residents directly: Do you believe the city attorney should be reprimanded or replaced? Do you trust Mayor McCann to be honest with the public? WSCASURVEY.pdf 607K 7/9/25, 4:On PM Mailchimp Survey ,': Help Shape the Future of Winter Springs Winter Springs residents have voted for change —but some of the same people responsible for the city Is past failures are still calling the shots. We want to hear directly from you:Do you trust the current leadership? Do you believe our City Attorney is doing his job? Should the Mayor be held accountable for misleading the public? Your responses will help guide efforts to restore trust, transparency, and accountability in our city government. Do you believe Mayor Kevin McCann has been honest with residents? C) Yes O Not sure Do you trust Mayor McCann to represent the direction voters demanded in the last two elections? C_) Yes N o �Iecasv�3 https://us7.list-manage.com/survey?u=d3581 e889abf97b205738a536&id=e0ed82112d�e=68c377d6f1 1 /4 7/9/251 4:01 PM Mailchimp Survey ) Not sure Do you believe City Attorney Anthony Garganese has done a good job protecting residents' interests? O Yes O No C� Not sure Do you believe the City Attorney should be reprimanded or replaced? O Reprimanded C> Replaced C) Neither O Not sure Who do you hold more responsible for the city's repeated failures in water, development, and transparency? C? Mayor McCann O City Attorney Garganese C� Both equally O Neither Do you believe the City Attorney helped enable the past administration thCI t voters removed? 0 Yes O No C_) Not sure https;//us7.list-manage.com/survey?u=d3581 e889abf97b205738a536&id=e0ed82112d&e=68c377d8f1 2/4 7/9/25, 4:04 PM Mailchimp Survey Should the City Commission fire the City Attorney now? O Yes C� No t Not sure Would you like to see Winter Springs bring in a new legal team that puts residents first? O Yes C) Not sure Anything you'd like to say to Mayor McCann or City Attorney Garganese? BACKGROUND: The business climate in Winter Springs has long been described as burdensome, especially for mom and pop shops looking to renovate existing space and enhance our community (i.e. old 7M site in Tuscawilla). Some small businesses looking to re -open existing locations are being treated like brand new construction by city planners and engineers, under the direction of Director Terrilyn Rolle, greatly increasing the cost of renovating vacant spaces. How would you rate the current business climate in Winter Springs for small and local businesses? 0 Friendly and supportive O Average �) Burdensome and overly complicated https://us7.list-manage.com/survey?u=d3581 e889abf97b205738a536&id=e0ed82112d&e=68c377d6f1 3/4 7/9/25, 4:04 PM Mailchimp Survey CJ Not sure Do you believe Planning Director Terrilyn Rolle should be held accountable for policies that have made it harder for small businesses to open or renovate in Winter Springs? 0 Yes — her department's approach is harming our community believe she's doing her job well C�) Not sure — I need more information i�t t r Report abuse � tnTuiT maikhimp https://us7.list-manage.com/survey?u=d3581 e889abf97b205738a536&id=e0ed82112d&e=68c377d6f1 4/4 i� \t4 TIt wr CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA - PUBLIC INPUT FORM Date: Address: Email: Hh Name: Please print c uarw and neatly ^f„1 Phone # (optional): Do you wish to address the Commission with regard to an issue: ❑Yes ❑ No lfyou mark %Vo' above, the Mayor or presiding Commissioner will indicate your noted support or opposition for the record but will not call you forward to speak. On the Agenda ❑Item Number: For the record, regarding this agenda item, are you IN FAVOR ❑ or OPPOSED ❑ Not on the Agenda ❑Subject: Revised 06/14/2021 THIS FORM lSA PUBLIC RECORD. Individuals comments are limited to 3 minutes and persons representing a group or organization are limited to 5 minutes, unless otherwise determined by the City Commission A Z, Revised 06/14/2021 THIS FORM ISA PUBLIC RECORD. Individuals comments are limited to 3 minutes and persons representing a group or organization are limited to 5 minutes, unless otherwise determined by the City Commission CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA -PUBLIC INPUT FORM Date: !I } II'% Name: Address: 161 Email: I IT Phone # (optional): Do you wish to verbally address the Commission with regard to an issue? ❑Yes ❑ No lfyou mark lVo' above, the Mayor or presiding Commissioner will indicate your noted support or opposition for the record but will not call you forward to speak. 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Individuals comments are limited to 3 minutes and persons representing a group or organization are limited to 5 minutes, unless otherwise determined by the City Commission Date: Address: Email: CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS. FLORIDA-PUBLIC INPUT FORM Name: P/ease print c%arlyandneat/y Phone # (optional): Do you wish to verbally address the Commission with regard to an issue? ❑Yes ❑ No lfyou mark No' above, the Mayor or presiding Commissioner will indicate your noted support or opposition for the record but will not call you forward to speak. On the Agenda ❑Item Number: For the record, regarding this agenda item, are you IN FAVOR ❑ or OPPOSED ❑ Not on the Agenda ❑Subject: i 5 Llet, K Revised 06/14/2021 THIS FORM ISA PUBLIC RECORD. Individuals comments are limited to 3 minutes and persons representing a group or organization are limited to 5 minutes, unless otherwise determined by the City Commission CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS. FLORIDA -PUBLIC INPUT FORM Date: r Address: Email: P/ease print c%ar/yand neat/y Phone # (optional): Do you wish to verbally address the Commission with regard to an issue? ❑Yes ❑ No lfyou mark lVo' above, the Mayor or presiding Commissioner will indicate your noted support or opposition for the record but will not call you forward to speak. On the Agenda ❑Item Number: For the record, regarding this agenda item, are you IN FAVOR ❑ or OPPOSED ❑ Not on the Agenda ❑Subject: Revised 06/14/2021 THIS FORM IS PUBLIC RECORD. Individuals comments are limited to 3 minutes and persons representing a group or organization are limited to 5 minutes, unless otherwise determined by the City Commission v CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA-PUBLIC INPUT FORM Please ,v�int c%a�lvand neat/ Date: —' J Z SName: 12*A 2) f a)E6-\ Address: '1 Gi c, r t.W o 0 0 C -i C=r Email: Mt. ,-he �ir7, 1�1 ( ¢7 Phone # (optional): Do you wish to verbally address the Commission with regard to an issue? ❑Yes ❑ No lfyou mark No' above, the Mayor or presiding Commissioner will indicate your noted support or opposition for the record but will not call you forward to speak. On the Agenda ❑Item Number: For the record, regarding this agenda item, are you IN FAVOR ❑ or OPPOSED ❑ Not on the Agenda ❑Subject: u Iav Revised 004/2021 THlS FORM lS A PUBLIC RECORD. Individuals comments are limited to 3 minutes and persons representing a group or organization are limited to 5 minutes, unless otherwise determined by the City Commission Date: Email: CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA -PUBLIC INPUT FORM Phone # (optional): Do you wish to verbally address the Commission with regard to an issue? ❑Yes ❑ No lfyou, mark lVo' above, the Mayor or presiding Commissioner will indicate your noted support or opposition for the record but will not call you forward to speak. On the Agenda I r1tem Number: For the record, regarding this agenda item, are you IN FAVOR ❑ or OPPOSED ❑ Not on the Agenda ❑Subject: Revised 06/14/2021 THIS FORM IS PUBLIC RECORD. Individuals comments are limited to 3 minutes and persons representing a group or organization are limited to 5 minutes, unless otherwise determined by the City Commission CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA -PUBLIC INPUT FORM P/ease print c%ar/yand neatly Date: 13� Name: Address: C:L 2 ��Jz/�i �" Phone # (optional): f )7 ELM !� Do you wish to verbally address the Commission with regard to an issue? ❑ Yes ❑ No lfyou mark lVo' above, the Mayor or presiding Commissioner will indicate your noted support or opposition for the record but will not call you forward to speak. On the Agenda ❑Item Number: For the record, regarding this agenda item, are you IN FAVOR ❑ or OPPOSED ❑ Not on the Agenda ❑Subject: Revised 06/14/2021 THIS FORM /SA PUBLIC RECORD. Individuals comments are limited to 3 minutes and persons representing a group or organization are limited to 5 minutes, unless otherwise determined by the City Commission Date: Address: Email: CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS. 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FLORIDA - PUBLIC INPUT FORM Date: IL S Na e: Address: 4)`\` Email: A' � (o m k 1'\G- rd V r i� 1� Phone # (optional): Do you wish to address the Commission with regard to an issuSes ❑ No lfyou mark No' above, the Mayor or presiding Commissioner will indicate your noted support or opposition for the record but will not call you forward to speak. On the Agenda ❑Item Number: For the record, regarding this agenda item, are you IN FAVOR ❑ or OPPOSED ❑ Not on the Agenda ❑Subject: Revised 06/14/2021 THIS FORM lSA PUBLIC RECORD. Individuals comments are limited to 3 minutes and persons representing a group or organization are limited to 5 minutes, unless otherwise determined by the City Commission C,V �"2/q, Revised 06/14/2021 THIS FORM lSA PUBLIC RECORD. Individuals comments are limited to 3 minutes and persons representing a group or organization are limited to 5 minutes, unless otherwise determined by the City Commission CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS. FLORIDA -PUBLIC INPUT FORM Date: ~' / �" I Address: �17 Email: Name: r P/ease print c%arlvand neatly Phone # (optional): Do you wish to verbally address the Commission with regard to an issue? �s ❑ No lfyou mark %lo' above, the Mayor or presiding Commissioner will indicate your noted support or opposition for the record but will not call you forward to speak. On the Agenda 2/item Number: S n� For the record, regarding this agenda item, are you IN FAVOR ❑ or OPPOSED ❑ Not on the Agenda ❑Subject: V A/V Revised 06/14/2021 THIS FORM IS PUBLIC RECORD. Individuals comments are limited to 3 minutes and persons representing a group or organization are limited to 5 minutes, unless otherwise determined by the City Commission CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS. FLORIDA -PUBLIC INPUT FORM Date: Liq a,� Name:. Addre ss: w`7 cbU 64t��'e Email:1l A66c � � V eA ti n rZ Please print c%arlvand neatly y6ygAr` I ' �hone # (optional): Do you wish to verbally address the Commission with regard to an issue? C�4,�Yes ❑ No lfyou mark `No' above, the Mayor or presiding Commissioner will indicate your noted support or opposition for the record but will not call you forward to speak. On theAgenda ❑Item Number: %H' '� r) For the record, regarding this agenda item, are you IN FAVOR ❑ or OPPOSED ❑ Not on the Agenda ❑Subject: Revised 06/14/2021 THIS FORM ISA PUBLIC RECORD. Individuals comments are limited to 3 minutes and persons representing a group or organization are limited to 5 minutes, unless otherwise determined by the City Commission CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA -PUBLIC INPUT FORM P/ease ,print c%arlvand neat/ Date: ; 404�S Name: T/� ►' C7¢l.L!> Address: lqq A)AAJjbM.1iq 41 Email: '�T ( WO /G' �C�Ai `~` "p one # (optional): Do you wish to verbally address the Commission with regard to an issue? ❑Yes ❑ No lfyou mark 'No' above, the Mayor or presiding Commissioner will indicate your noted support or opposition for the record but will not call you forward to speak. On the Agenda ❑Item Number: For the record, regarding this agenda item, are you IN FAVOR ❑ or OPPOSED ❑ Not on the Agenda ❑Subject: Y? er 1.>ry Revised 06/14/2021 THIS FORM lSA PUBLIC RECORD. Individuals comments are limited to 3 minutes and persons representing a group or organization are limited to 5 minutes, unless otherwise determined by the City Commission CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS. FLORIDA -PUBLIC INPUT FORM 1 Pleaase print c%ailyand neatly Date: ] ( Name: >/ lC��`I�'�Z "I�j— tooe Address: 42�l1 0 Email �j . -��ti ; '��<< Phone # (optional): Do you wish to verbally address the Commission with regard to an issue? ❑ Yes ❑ No lfyou mark lVo' above, the Mayor or presiding Commissioner will indicate your noted support or opposition for the record but will not call you forward to speak. On the Agenda ❑Item Number: For the record, regarding this agenda item, are you IN FAVOR ❑ or OPPOSED ❑ Not on the Agenda ❑Subject: Revised 06/14/2021 THIS FORM lSA PUBLIC RECORD. Individuals comments are limited to 3 minutes and persons representing a group or organization are limited to 5 minutes, unless otherwise determined by the City Commission CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS. FLORIDA-PUBLIC INPUT FORM P/ease pint c%arlyandneatly ' Email: 'hC1hG— �a / Phone # (optional): J�/07- Do you wish to verbally address the Commission with regard to an issue? CI Yes ❑ No lfyou mark No' above, the Mayor or presiding Commissioner will indicate your noted support or opposition for the record but will not call you forward to speak. On the Agenda ❑Item Number: For the record, regarding this agenda item, are you IN FAVOR ❑ or OPPOSED ❑ Not on the Agenda ❑Subject: Revised 06/14/2021 THIS FORM lSA PUBLIC RECORD. Individuals comments are limited to 3 minutes and persons representing a group or organization are limited to 5 minutes, unless otherwise determined by the City Commission CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA -PUBLIC INPUT FORM Please print �c%ar/yand neatly Date: �C Z� Name: !� l t1 L i ? Address: Email: 1L r�''I wt � � h � Phone # (optional): Do you wish to verbally address the Commission with regard to an issue? ❑Yes ❑ No /fyou mark 'No' above, the Mayor or presiding Commissioner will indicate your noted support or opposition for the record but will not call you forward to speak. On the Agenda ❑Item Number: For the record, regarding this agenda item, are you IN FAVOR ❑ or OPPOSED ❑ Not on the Agenda ❑Subject: Revised 06/14/2021 THIS FORM lSA PUBLIC RECORD. Individuals comments are limited to 3 minutes and persons representing a group or organization are limited to 5 minutes, unless otherwise determined .by the City Commission CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA -PUBLIC INPUT FORM Date: Name: Address: `C "\ �VJ Email: Please print c%arlyand neatly Phone # (optional): Do you wish to verbally address the Commission with regard to an issue? ❑Yes ❑ No lfyou mark No' above, the Mayor or presiding Commissioner will indicate your noted support or opposition for the record but will not call you forward to speak. On the Agenda ❑Item Number: For the record, regarding this agenda item, are you IN FAVOR ❑ or OPPOSED ❑ Not on the Agenda ❑Subject: Outlook Agenda Item #501 From Tom Eggebrecht <eggebrecht@aol.com> Date Fri 7/11/2025 11:52 AM To Kevin McCann <kmccann@winterspringsfl.org>; Paul Diaz <pdiaz@winterspringsfl.org>; Victoria Bruce <vbruce@winterspringsfl.org>; Sarah Baker <sbaker@winterspringsfl.org>; Cade Resnick <cresnick@winterspringsfl.org>; mcaruso@winterspingsfl.org <mcaruso@winterspingsfl.org>; Kevin Sweet <ksweet@winterspringsfl.org>; City Manager Office <CMOffice@winterspringsfl.org>; Christian Gowan <cgowan@winterspringsfl.org> Cc Colleen Murphy <cmurphyws@gmail.com>; Tammy Eggebrecht <travelmom227@aol.com> EXTERNAL EMAIL: [Caution: Do not click on links or open any attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe.] Dear Mayor McCann, Winter Springs City Commissioners, City Manager, and City Clerk: This email is to support Mayor McCann's effort to stand strong against the developers in our city, who want to strip the land of trees and not pay the required arbor/tree ordinance mitigation fees for the next phase of the project. Our trees are one of the major factors in keeping City of Winter Springs livable, beautiful, enjoyable, and free from overdevelopment. I am all for REASONABLE development in our city. But to continue to tear apart the canopy of trees reduces property values, takes away natural habitat for wildlife, and makes our city look like any other generic spot off of an interstate. Let's keep that from happening in Winter Springs. We love our city and we love our trees. Please continue to stand firm against the developers who want to raid our city, take down our trees, and avoid paying any of the cost to do so. Sincerely, Tom and Tammy Eggebrecht 543 Buckhorn Drive Winter Springs, FL 32708 7/14/25, 10:06 AM Agenda Item #501 - Christian Gowan - Outlook about:blank 1/1 Outlook AGENDA ITEM 501 Winter Springs Village HOA President's Statement for July 14th City Meeting From Colleen Murphy <cmurphyws@gmail.com> Date Sat 7/12/2025 4:55 PM To Kevin McCann <kmccann@winterspringsfl.org>; Paul Diaz <pdiaz@winterspringsfl.org>; Victoria Bruce <vbruce@winterspringsfl.org>; Sarah Baker <sbaker@winterspringsfl.org>; Cade Resnick <cresnick@winterspringsfl.org>; mcaruso@winterspingsfl.org <mcaruso@winterspingsfl.org>; Kevin Sweet <ksweet@winterspringsfl.org>; City Manager Office <CMOffice@winterspringsfl.org>; Christian Gowan <cgowan@winterspringsfl.org> EXTERNAL EMAIL: [Caution: Do not click on links or open any attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe.] Mayor McCann, Commissioners and City Staff, I will be out of town and unable to attend Monday's meeting but wanted to send my public input by email. I was planning to attend the special meeting on July 7th but it was cancelled. I will preface my comments with this: I have lived in Winter Springs since June of 2003, having moved to Winter Springs Village in November of 2012 after 9.5 years in Parkstone. I've been involved with the WSV HOA as a resident board member when Meritage Homes was still in control of the HOA in 2013. Now in my 5th term as the HOA President, I've had the opportunity to talk with, meet with and/or email with multiple past city staff members over many years, as well as current and former commissioners. I have always appreciated the opportunity to work cooperatively with our city on various topics. Therefore, it saddens me that the overall tone, political culture and current state of affairs over the last few years has caused the resignations of invaluable city managers / interim city managers, (i.e., Phil Hursh) and other city personnel our community had been fortunate to know. Thankful for their dedication, their work ethic and their efforts as genuine public servants, I was once eager to stay involved with attendance at city meetings and even served, albeit briefly, on the city's code enforcement volunteer board. Newer candidates for city commission (and unfortunately even one former commissioner returned) opted to sow the seeds of disinformation campaigns over a period of years - which the public readily digested from general apathy coupled with a lack of critical thinking. As a byproduct of this culture, we now have our own city version of political theatre with pervasive grandstanding at most of the city meetings, not at all reflective of the decorum of former years. For this reason, I find it difficult to stomach attendance at the meetings. I am thankful that Mayor McCann has brought this item back to the table because it is a critical vote that will have lasting implications for decades. For the purpose of this email, I will make my statement regarding the tree provision, Agenda Item 501: Our community has watched hundreds of units of multi-family housing and commercial retail projects develop around us since 2012. We are "boxed-in" so to speak, on our parcel of 202 single family homes adjacent to WSHS and just south of the lake. We are indeed zoned within the WSTC, so 7/14/25, 10:06 AM AGENDA ITEM 501 Winter Springs Village HOA President's Statement for July 14th City Meeting - Christian Gowan - Outlook about:blank 1/2 ultimately, we did expect some measure of development. Overall, I feel the Blake turned out to be a decent project with nice landscaping, as did Seminole Crossing and Hickory Grove Townhomes. That said - there is reasonable development with smart growth planning within any municipality and then there is reckless development with consequences. Here in Winter Springs Village, we have lived those consequences since Hurricane Irma in 2017. We were invited by Phil Hursh last October to attend a meeting for a presentation on the MBB drainage improvements. We've been waiting many years for that work, to the point where the water pump we've affectionately named "Big Blue" has become part of our landscape. We were told the work would be completed by July of this year, ahead of another peak storm season. The work has not even begun. We are grateful for the public works employees who check on the pump and keep it running during the rainy months. It was former city mgr Shawn Boyle who helped us during one of those floods, digging trenches with his pant legs rolled up as Buckhorn Drive flooded over the sidewalks. While the addition of the large parking lot at the town center added parking space, that lot, coupled with the multiple developments surrounding us to our west, east and south, created further impermeable surfaces that exceeded anything we expected, causing extensive flooding of our streets during a summer downpour, let alone a hurricane. The WSTC drains toward Winter Springs Village. Wetlands Park's drain outlets have proven unfit for the sheer volume of water coming from the impermeable surfaces of the town center and now Hickory Grove as well. The drainage turrets along Tuskawilla can't handle the volume of water so they overflow into Wetlands Park which subsequently drains into WSV. The storm drains fill to capacity and overflow, flooding Michael Blake, well into Buckhorn Drive & Ginnie Way, with the south end of Michael Blake flowing into Treehouse Street and the east end of Fanning Drive now a designated flood zone. Phase 2 of Fanning Drive was not a flood zone when WSV was built.. My own home nearly flooded in Ian. How can you all help ? TREES HELP PREVENT FLOODING. With another hurricane season bearing down and daily reports of unprecedented flooding throughout the country, we need our permeable surfaces and our green spaces protected. I thought that was Victoria Bruce's whole campaign platform ??? Tree mitigation and support of tree conservation, correct Victoria ?? Yet Victoria's recent vote was one of the 3 votes that gave a free pass to the developer for the SR 434/MBB project, creating a dangerous precedent for all future development in the city; creating a free pass for clear-cutting remaining green spaces. I was thankful to see Commissioner Resnick's and Baker's votes in opposition. For our long-time city attorney to advise against this and yet 3 seated commissioners voted to let the developer get away with non-payment of $227,000 in mitigation fees is an egregious misrepresentation of duty to your constituents. The city's tree giveaway program has been one of the best ideas in the history of WS; yet your vote will cut all funds for any future free trees at a time when trees are sorely needed. So -- no accountability for this developer to pay the fees they agreed to pay and an EZ PASS for all future developers to pay ZERO as well. I urge you - Commissioners Bruce, Diaz and Caruso - to reconsider your vote and the impacts it will have - not only on our 202 homes in Winter Springs Village but all city residents for years to come. Much of the public put their faith in you with their vote for you to do what is best for the city's residents. Now is your chance to step up. Hold the developer accountable for payment of fees. 7/14/25, 10:06 AM AGENDA ITEM 501 Winter Springs Village HOA President's Statement for July 14th City Meeting - Christian Gowan - Outlook about:blank 2/2 Thank you for your time, Colleen Murphy Winter Springs Village HOA Board President Outlook Arbor fees From Heather Wilson <swairsavior@gmail.com> Date Mon 7/14/2025 9:40 AM To Kevin McCann <kmccann@winterspringsfl.org>; Mark Caruso <mcaruso@winterspringsfl.org>; Victoria Bruce <vbruce@winterspringsfl.org>; Cade Resnick <cresnick@winterspringsfl.org>; Paul Diaz <pdiaz@winterspringsfl.org>; Sarah Baker <sbaker@winterspringsfl.org>; Christian Gowan <cgowan@winterspringsfl.org> EXTERNAL EMAIL: [Caution: Do not click on links or open any attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe.] Why are you people so disgusting? I wish someone could explain to me why the tax paying residents of Winter Springs have to pay Arbor fees to remove a tree from their own yard, but deep pocketed developers can clear cut land and the commission votes to waive any fees to them. These required fees have never been waived before for any other developer and opens up the door for past developers to sue the city for refunds as to why their fees weren’t waived. The city attorney even heavily advised against waving these fees and yet Commissioner Victoria Bruce, who’s a commercial land banker, voted to waive this developer’s arbor fund mitigation fees. This is pure corruption folks!!! Save this as public record. I pray for bad things to happen to all of you. Get your shit together and stop stealing money from people. Imagine getting above your lazy asses and actually doing something to help people. -the people of winter springs 7/14/25, 10:06 AM Arbor fees - Christian Gowan - Outlook about:blank 1/1 Kevin McCann, Mayor Cade Resnick, Deputy Mayor Mark Caruso, Commissioner Sarah Baker, Commissioner Victoria Bruce, Commissioner Paul Diaz, Commissioner Christian Gowan, City Clerk Letter to Winter Springs Residents Dear Residents of Winter Springs, I am writing to address recent emails circulated by the Winter Springs Community Association (WSCA), led by Mr. Phillips, which contain misleading claims and accusations that demand a response. I am unable to attend in-person this evening. As a former member of the City staff with over 16 years of service, I feel compelled to share my insights and urge our community to stand united in preserving the integrity of Winter Springs as I still have a vested interest in our community. On the City Attorney, Mr. Garganese Mr. Phillips has labeled our City Attorney, Mr. Anthony Garganese, as incompetent. Having worked closely with Mr. Garganese during my tenure, I can attest that this characterization is baseless. Mr. Garganese has consistently demonstrated diligence, professionalism, and an unwavering commitment to protecting the interests of Winter Springs, a city he not only serves but also calls home. His track record speaks for itself, and such accusations appear to serve external agendas rather than the truth. Misrepresentation of the "Project" and Developer Interests The Developer claims that the capitalization of the word “Project” in documentation was intended to refer to an entire development, not a specific portion, of the project implying a misunderstanding that could benefit the Developer. From my experience, corporations rarely prepay fees nearly a decade in advance, as this would be financially imprudent. This narrative seems designed to confuse residents and advance the interests of developers over those of our community. Unfounded Accusations Against Mayor McCann Mr. Phillips accuses Mayor McCann of protecting personal allies, a claim that lacks evidence and distorts reality. Let us recall that Mr. Charles Lacey served as Mayor from 2010 until March 2021 When this agreement was made. The only political theater evident here is that orchestrated by Mr. Phillips, whose accusations appear to deflect attention from his own motives. Mayor McCann has worked tirelessly for this community, his love of his community is true leadership. Concerns About Commissioners’ Priorities It is disheartening to observe that some Commissioners seem more inclined to align with the Developers than to advocate for the residents of Winter Springs. This misalignment of priorities undermines our community’s values and threatens the character of our city as a cherished bedroom community. The Flawed WSCA Survey In a subsequent email, Mr. Phillips cites an alleged 81% survey result in favor of removing Mr. Garganese as City Attorney. This survey, conducted over just a few days and primarily responded to by WSCA supporters, lacks credibility. Like many residents, I often disregard surveys from organizations like WSCA, just as I might skip an Amazon feedback request. My experience overseeing the annual Waste Pro survey confirms that such surveys often attract responses from those with grievances, regardless of relevance to the questions asked. Moreover, the extremely low response rate to WSCA’s survey further undermines its validity as a reflection of community sentiment. The Broader Agenda The WSCA’s emails also allude to an overhaul of the Planning and Development Department. It is becoming clear that Mr. Phillips and the WSCA seek to exert control over this critical department, systematically targeting individuals who have dedicated themselves to preserving Winter Springs as the community we cherish. This agenda threatens to erode the values that make our city a desirable place to live. A Call to Action I urge all residents of Winter Springs to stand firm against the WSCA’s tactics and emotional grandstanding. We must protect the integrity of our city’s leadership and institutions. Let us work together to maintain Winter Springs as the vibrant, welcoming bedroom community we all value. Thank you for your attention and commitment to our shared home. Sincerely, Donna Bruno Former City Staff Member