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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987 06 03 Minutes COUNCIL 0~_.~9~AL GOVERNMENTS IN ~EMINOLE COUNTY The regular meeting of the Council of Local Governments in Seminole County was held at the Margaret Reynolds Student Museum, 301 West 7th Street, Sanford, on Wednesday, June 3, 1987 at 7:00 p.m. After a tour of the Museum, Jane Dees called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. MEMBER~_PRESENT: Commissioner Lee Constantine . . . . Mayor Dick Fess Commissioner June Lormann Councilman Jane Dees Mayor Bettye Smith Commissioner Bill Kirchhoff . . . . Board Member Nancy Warren Commissioner Philip Ku1bes A1tamonte Springs Lake Mary Longwood Oviedo Sanford Seminole County School Board Winter Springs ALSO PRESENT: Paul Gouge1man, Member of Charter Advisory Committee Charles Webster, Lake Mary Mayor Ed Meyers, Longwood City Manager, Eugene Williford, Oviedo Ralph Bormet, Citizens Outlook Mark Andrews, Orlando Sentinel APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion by Mayor Bettye Smith, seconded by Mayor Dick Fess and unanimously carried, to approve the minutes of May 6, 1987. TR&~SURER'S REPORT: Treasurer Phil Ku1bes reported a balance of $429.69 with no transactions for the month of May. Commissioner Ku1bes requested that the Treasurer's books be turned over to a new Treasurer since the City of Winter Springs has withdrawn from CALNO. Chairman Dees stated that this item is to be discussed later. CHARTER ADVISORY ~OMMITT~E: Chairman Dees introduced Mr. Paul Gougelman, County Citizens' Charter Advisory Committee. everyone for the opportunity to serve on the evaluate as to whether the Charter is really County and, if so. what form it is to take. a member of the Seminole Mr. Gougelman thanked committee which will necessary for Seminole Commissioner Constantine stated that Mr. Gougelman is an excellent choice for the Charter Committee for he has a great deal of experience to bring to the committee. Members shared with Mr. Gougelman some of the concerns being voiced within their respective communities. WINTER SPR~NGS R~SIGNATION: Mayor Fess moved to accept the resignation of Winter Springs from CALNO. Commissioner Kulbes seconded the motion. Discussion followed. Commissioner Kulbes stated that the reason for withdrawing was a duplication of efforts inasmuch as the Mayors Council was meeting, they felt that the Mayors could conduct the business. It was the consensus of members present that Winter Springs should be encouraged to remain within CALNO and Commissioner Kulbes agreed to carry that message back to Winter Springs. Mayor Fess suggested that CALNO change its name to better describe the organization especially in dealing with the Legislature. Mayor Fess recommended that all members of CALNO attend the Winter Springs Commission meeting on Monday, June 8 and encourage them to re-evaluate their decision. Inasmuch as resignation from CALNO, as stated in the Bylaws, is by written notification only, Mayor Fess withdrew his motion and Commissioner Kulbes withdrew the second. The members agreed that each would send a letter to Winter Springs encouraging them to reconsider. Commissioner Constantine agreed to attend the meeting and invited everyone to attend. Mayor Fess asked that we postpone the transfer of the Treasurer's books for one month. Everyone was in agreement. pLD BUSINESS: There was no Old Business to be conducted. NEW BUSINESS: There was no New Business to be conducted. REPORT FROM MEMBERS: Altamonte Sprin~s - Commissioner Constantine stated that Altamonte has appropriated $175,000 to begin a program of clean-up of the Little Wekiva river. This program is designed to regulate flow of water and some restoration of the banks. The insurance settlement from the destruction of the Westmonte Civic Center has been received and plans are underway to redesign a facility more suitable to city use. They hope to have the center back in operation by August or September of this year. Altamonte Springs has started a policy of polling the residents. Whenever a resident has a transaction with a department within the city, they are asked to respond to the poll. ~ake M~ - Mayor Fess announced that Lake Mary has two new subdivisions: Hills of Lake Mary and Cardinal Cove. Lake Mary is hopeful of having an agreement with a service provider for effluent disposal within the next 30 days. The internal problems will be solved very soon. Lake Mary is attempting to acquire additional land for parks and there is a possibility of buying 7.3 acres for a City Hall complex - a decision will be made soon. (Everyone was reminded of the barge going up and down the East Coast and to look into ~esource recovery." Mayor Fess introduced Commissioner Webster who will be the new representative for CALNO. Lon~woQd - The Longwood City Attorney is resigning as of June 15 and they have asked Paul Gougleman to serve as attorney in the interim. Longwood has received the official designation as a bi-centennial city and they are planning a bi-centennial celebration. (Lake Mary and Oviedo are in the process.) Oviedo - Councilman Dees announced that, contrary to rumors, the City of Oviedo did not buy the Lawton Grove property, the School Board did. The City is leasing the Lawton House from the School Board to be used initially by the Chamber of Commerce. Councilman Dees introduced Eugene Williford III, the new City Manager in Oviedo. $anford - Mayor Smith thanked Mr. Bill James, Altamonte Springs, for his assistance in developing a program to hire the handicapped. She announced that Sanford will soon be hiring a curator for the Henry Shelton Sanford Museum/Library. ~eminole County Commissio~ - Commissioner Kirchhoff announced that they had a ground breaking for the two-story library bUilding in Casselberry which will be approximately double the size of the present library. Construction on the library in Sanford is progressing. The other two libraries, Wekiva and Lake Mary, will be started later this year. When all of the libraries are open, there will be uniformity in hours. The Impact Fee Study Committee voted to not fund the libraries with impact fees. All libraries are expected to be in operation by August 1988. School Board - The School Board will be talking about impact fees at an up-coming worksession. Nancy Warren, in response to a question, stated that impact fees are not being used as a part of our bond issue projects. Impact fees are being used on some school construction projects such as parking lots, paving turn lanes, etc. She stated that the bond issue will build one new elementary school and that the growth in Seminole County is such that more than one school will be needed. Winter SprlQ&2. - Commissioner Kulbes stated that with the growth in the area there is a real need for baseball fields and they have started a survey to look at possible sites. The Tuskawilla area is being considered. The Commission is discussing x number of dollars to develop a Senior Center. There are 2,600 residents in the central core area who could use such a facility. He stated that no funds were available from Federal agencies and they were attempting to put it in the budget or solicit funds from private organizations. Commissioner Constantine suggested that Winter Springs look at the cooperative agreement with the School Board such as Altamonte Springs and Lake Brantley worked out for use of the high school facilities. Nancy Warren stated that there was some land at Keeth Elementary they may want to look at. Commissioner Kulbes stated that traffic on Hwy 434 in front of Winter Springs Elementary was a big concern. The speed limit is 45 mph with no signs to slow traffic at the school entrance. They have approached the Department of Transportation and requested flashing lights, etc. but with no response. The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.