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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983 02 02 Minutes (2) MINUTES OF mUNCIL OF IDeAL GOVERNMENTS IN SEMIIDIE mUNlY February 2, 1983 The regular meeting was held Wednesday, February 2, 1983, at Longwood City Hall 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chainnan Lee Constantine Members present: Corrrnissioner Lee Constantine Mayor Walter Sorenson Mayor June IDnnann Councilman Gary Gotwalt COIJ1TIi.ssioner Bill Kirchhoff Corrrnissioner Buck Adkins - Altamme Springs - Lake Mary - Longwood - Ovideo - Seminole County - Winter Springs Others present: Representative Bobby Brantley Corrrnissioner Sandra Glenn, Seminole County Corrrnission Mayor Jo1m. Torcaso, Winter Springs Sheriff Jo1m. Polk, Seminole County Bobby Floyd, City Clerk, Altammte Springs Donna Estes, Evening Herald Newspaper Selwyn Crawford, Orlando Sentinel Newspaper 2. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag 3. Approval of Minutes, January 5, 1983 Motion by Mayor IDnnann, seconded by Conrnissioner Eddie Keith to approve the Minutes of January 5, 1983 as submitted. Carried unaninnusly. 4. Treasurer's Report Motion by Corrrnissioner Kirchhoff, seconded by Conrnissioner Keith that Treasurer's report submitted by Conrnissioner Adkins be accepted. Carried unaninnusl y. 5. Presentations of Awards: Conrnissioner Constantine presented plaques to Chainnan Sandra Glenn and Mayor Jo1m. Torcaso in recognition and appreciation of their support and leadership of the Council of IDeal Governments in Seminole County. Corrrnissioner Constantine also presented a plaque to Mayor June IDnnann in appreciation of her support and leadership of CALID as Chainnan during the year 1982. 6. Corrrnissioner Constantine stated that City Manager Pete Knowles of Sanford had submitted a report to the Seminole County Legislative Delegation conceming CALNO's request on the Double Taxation issue. 7. Representative Bobby Brantley reported on forthcoming legislative issues. He comnented on the proposed 5 cents gasoline tax and said he was concemed that flmds might not be used to best advantage, citing examples of certain area that were requesting construction that did not appear to be essential. He also said he was concemed that the State did not take too nD..1Ch of the ftmds if enacted. Representative Brantley also discussed potential bills pending concerning correcting the problem of prison overcrowding and said if growth continues at present rate, I additional prison would be required each year. Representative Brantley discussed the use of State prisoners as a potential area of savings for rmmicipalities and said the City of Clermont had been very successful in this area. Sheriff Polk was asked to corrment on a recent Task Force meeting. He said he was concemed about a proposal that would credit "good time" to prisoners serving 25 year sentences and pennit them to be released in l2~ years. Sheriff Polk said persons in this category could have been considered originally for the death penalty but were given a 25 year sentence. He asked for support against this proposal. Sheriff Polk said there was a proposal to have inmates in CmID.ty jails for as long as two years and said the jails were not built to keep prisoners for two years. Sheriff Polk said the State and County TIU.1St cooperate together in solving the overcrowding in prisons. Carrrnissioner Constantine asked Representative Brantley if state prisoners could be used for cormnmity work proj ects and Mr. Brantley said that the Department of Transportation was already using state prisoners for road work but said OOT was required to pay the Department of Corrections for the use of prisoners. Representative Brantley said he would be pleased to report back to CAI..ID in May/June after the coming legislative session and he invited members to let him know areas of concem. 8. Reports fran members Altammte Springs - Corrmissioner Constantine requested that all members pass resolutions requesting that work in widening SR 436 be accomplished at night Where possible in order to alleviate traffic congestion. Motion by Corrmissioner Adkins, seconded by Corrmissioner Keith that the Council of Local Governments pass a Resolution urging that the Department of Transportation schedule work in the widening of SR 436 in evening hours Where possible. Motion carried by unan:i.Irous vote. Casselberry - Absent Lake Mary - No Report Longwood - Mayor Lonnann thanked those cities Who assisted Longwood in fighting a fire at American Wood Products on January 28. She said that the Carrrnission would be considering a site plan for a Handy City to be located on Highway 17-92 and said that work was underway for the two hospitals and the Pioneer Corrrnerce Center. Oviedo - Corrmissioner Gowalt said their present Building Official was about to retire and they would be hiring a full time replacement. He said the Corrmission would review pennit fees at next meeting. Sanford - Corrmissioner Keith asked that a discussion of the proposal to require State certification of Building Officials be scheduled for next meeting. He said that DER. had relented a little in the area of sewage treatment. Corrmissioner Keith said it was recently reported that Corrmissioner Bud Feather had a Certificate of Need for a Lifecare Center and said this was incorrect. Seminole Cotmty - No Report Winter Springs - Carrrnissioner Adkins said Winter Springs had submitted a list of priority items to the legislative delegation requesting that the quality of SR 419 be improved & that action be taken to widen Red Bug Road and he asked other cities to support this action since Red Bug Road serves 5 cities. Carrrnissioner Adkins said that Winter Springs had passed a resolution which they had mailed Senators Childs and Hawkins and Congressman McCullough requesting that ten percent tax to be withheld fran savings be repealed. He said Winter Springs had also written Govemor Graham expressing opposition to the Vogt Corrmittee's recomnendations conceming State certification of Building Officials. - 2 - 9. The next meeting of CALNO will be held in Ovideo on March 2, 1983. Corrrnissioner Constantine said Mr. Jack Schudder of Seminole Cotmty would be guest speaker and would make a report on Seminole Cotmty' s computerized system for traffic control, video logs of roads; submit a report on the latest m2eting of the Expressway Authority and a report of the Public Works Cormti..ttee. 10. The meeting was adjoumed at 8:47 p.m. - 3 -