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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989 03 08 Minutes COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SEMINOLE COUNTY March 8, 1989 The regular meeting of the Council of Local Governments in Semi- nole County was held at Casselberry City Hall, 95 Lake Triplet Drive, Casselberry, Florida on March 8, 1989 at 7:00 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Commissioner Lee Constantine, Altamonte Springs Mayor Owen Sheppard, Casselberry Commissioner Thomas K. Mahoney, Lake Mary Commissioner Hank Hardy, Longwood Councilperson Jane Dees, Oviedo Commissioner Whitey Eckstein, Sanford Commissioner Jennifer Kelley, Seminole County Nancy Warren, Seminole County School Board Mayor Leanne Grove, Winter Springs x X X X X X X ALSO PRESENT Commissioner Sandra Glenn, Seminole County Cindy Wright, Seminole County Sandra Goard, Supervisor of Elections, Seminole County Bobbie Etchberger John Casselberry, Casselberry Gardens Nancy Imperial, Orlando Sentinel Ralph Bormet, Citizen's Outlook CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Lee Constantine. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Counc ilperson Dees, second by approve the minutes of February 15, 1989. Commiss ioner Kelley to Carried unanimously. TREASURER'S REPORT Commissioner Mahoney reported a balance of $366.68. The Council authorized the purchase of a plaque honoring the services of past member, Mayor Bettye Smith. OLD BUSINESS a) Presentation by Sandra S. Goard (Elections) Mrs. Goard discussed the potential of the cities in Seminole County going to Spring elections. She said her office was willing to accommodate the cities in any manner whenever the date of elections is determined. Currently there is an Interlocal Agree- COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SEMINOLE COUNTY. MARCH 8. 1989 p ag e 2 ment with six of the seven cities, whereby when a city election coincides with a county wide election, county poll workers issue both county and city ballots at no cost to the cities. She also said her office would continue to provide ballot layout services, voting equipment, computer programming services, roster of elec- tors, ballot county services and pay for the cost of any polling places that may be involved. She said the Secretary of State has proposed a bill to move the primaries to the Spring; if the cities get to the point where they want to move their elections to the Spring and desire to have it on a date other than the county wide election, it would be prudent to follow that proposed legislation to see if it passes. If the cities want to have elections on a day separate from any county or state election, the only additional cost to the cities would be hiring of poll workers and the cost incurred from securing polling places; all other services will be provided at no charge. Mrs. Goard said her off ice supports mov ing the pr imar ies back to the Spring because turnout is much higher. She said if the primaries are not moved to the Spring, she would support elimi- nating the second primary because there was insufficient time between the first and second primaries and the General Election. It was the consensus of the Council that the issue of Spring elections be held in abeyance until after the May election in Longwood. This will be discussed at the June meeting. b) Dispute Resolution Commissioner Constantine said there were three wri tten responses regarding this agreement. Mayor Sheppard said he disputed this agreement because he felt it conflicted in some ways with State Statutes. The Casselberry City Attorney said that the "agreement is neither mandated nor neces- sary." Mayor Sheppard said if this resolution was to addressed, it would have to address the part regarding public notice and publ ic hear ing . Councilperson Dees said Bill Colbert, Oviedo City Attorney, felt the agreement could be of real value in the case of appeals because State Statutes can be interpreted to only cover sui ts. She said this resolution does not replace nor conflict with State Statutes and said Mr. Colbert would be willing to speak to the Council regarding this resolution free of charge. Mr. Colbert will be invited to the April 5th meeting. c) Cindy Wright (Solid Waste Management Act) Ms. Wr ight presented an ag reement prepared in response to the Solid Waste Management Act, which was passed in June. The docu- ment was prepared by a subcommittee of the Task Force. This agreement identifies the County's responsibilities with respect to COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SEMINOLE COUNTY. MARCH 8. 1989 P ag e 3 the Solid Waste Management Act. She said the State had given the responsibility of meeting the Act to the County and the Interlocal Agreement provides for the implementation of the program between the cities and the county. The County is responsible for, not only operating the facility as it does currently, but accepting solid waste for operating recycling programs within the unincor- porated county and provides the opportunity for the cities to participate in the County's recycling program or do individual programs. Ms. Wright said one of the most important elements to the cities will be the Grant funding distribution. The State has said that counties or cities with a population of 50,000 or more are eligi- ble for a base Grant of approximately $66,000. In addition, there is a $1.51 per capita based upon each of the individual cities in the county based upon 1988 population numbers. Since the county is the only entity eligible for the Grant, based on the 50,000 criteria, they have taken the base Grant and proposed to distri- bute among the cities and county based upon population as well as percentage of population. Ms. Wright said this agreement identi- fies that the county will be responsible for hiring consultants associated with studies and making the Grant applications. She said the State is still developing the rule identifying the criteria to be met but indications are that mid May 1989 is the timetable for Grant submissions to the State. She said an element of the Grant application has to be the Interlocal Agreement or Grant funding will be lost for that particular Grant year. Ms. Wright said the State has not fully explained how the Grant is to be spent but 80% has to be utilized for capital facilities and for administrative costs associated with recycling and 20% has to be slated for educational programs. She said the county is willing to provide educational assistance; in fact, they have a Solid Waste Program Coordinator on staff and they are in the process of putting together a newsletter that will be distributed on a quarterly basis to all Seminole County residents in an effort to make the general citizen aware of recycling. Upon questioning by Mayor Sheppard, Ms. Wright said there were no objections from any of the cities. Mayor Sheppard said the biggest obstacle to overcome would be the cost increase to the consumer and that the educational aspect taken on by the county will allow them to understand more fully. Ms. Wr ight said the March 23rd meeting of the Task Force will be held in Altamonte Springs. d) Discussion of Le9islation for 1989 Commiss ioner Constantine said the Leg islative Delegation meeting held recently was very well attended and that Altamonte Springs, on behalf of CLGSC, again presented the request regarding State Mandates. COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SEMINOLE COUNTY. MARCH 8. 1989 P ag e 4 Commiss ioner Kelley stated that when the County Assoc iations met in St. Petersburg, the major thrust was road problems i.e, DOT not having funds. She said the mandate issue was discussed but was not the number one priority. Mayor Sheppard said the Tri-County League of Cities list their goals as follows: 1) Definition of an enclave, 2) annexation of enclaves without dual referendum, 3) cease state mandated pro- grams/laws without funding, 4) moderation of concurrency require- ments in growth management plan, and 5) lawyer/client relation- ships exempting real estate purchase, lawsui ts, personnel, and labor relations discussions from Sunshine requirement. Commissioner Eckstein said as a teacher he was concerned that young people are being exploited in the job market. He said they are working more than 30 hours a week as provided under State Statutes and more than 6 days a week. The young people are becoming non-productive in the classroom, not doing homework, etc. He said there is only one person monitoring the State of Florida to make sure the young people are not exploited. Mayor Sheppard said this was something that should be emphasized at the local level for enforcement. Commissioner Constantine said DOT funding and street lights should also be placed on the list of legislative goals. He said he did not concur with the Tri-County League's No. 4 goal the way it is currently written and also with No.5. Commissioner Constantine said he would like the School Board included in the legislative discussions at the April 5th meeting. NEW BUSINESS a) Host Presentation None b) Sandra Glenn. Chairman. Tourist Development Council Commissioner Glen said the Tourist Development Council (TDC) Development Grant was open to community organizations or anyone wanting to apply for funding for the enhancement of Seminole County as a tourist/visitor attraction. Based on the number of existing rooms and rates they have generated over the last few years, there will be approximately $500,000 in the Grant; 25% of this goes to the Central Florida Zoo and the remaining dollars for any project that fits into two categories: 1) non-profit organiza- tions which sponsor cuI tural prog rams, etc., or 2) annual or continuing projects of non-profi t organizations which serve to enhance the overall image of Seminole County as a tourist destina- tion. The TDC and the County Commissioners said that the first dollars awarded will commence after October 1, 1989 and they are suggesting that it be a one-year project to be completed within that budget year. The Council will be accepting applications COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SEMINOLE COUNTY. MARCH 8. 1989 P ag e 5 between April 10 and 14 and conducting interviews during the week of May 15th. Any grant mon ies used for enhancemen t of park s/ marina/soccer field, would only be in addition to not in place of and should not be deleted from any city's budget. Commissioner Glenn said the Grant monies cannot be used to hire staff, to operate a facility or for roads; it has to be basically utilized for capital improvements. The list of things the monies cannot be used for comes from the Tourist Development Tax Law. Commiss ioner Eckstein said the mar ina launching fees, pend ing He asked if erosion problems possibly qualify. City of Sanford is eliminating sec ond read ing of the ord inance . related to the "Romance" could Commissioner Glenn said under the grant, a facility does not have to be free of charge. Leasing out to a private enterprise would be part of an ongoing operation not an enhancement to the existing facili ty. Commissioner Glenn said the TDC was chosen by the Board of County Commissioners; members are comprised of representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and from the tourist industry. Applications for the Grant can be obtained form the Office of Management and Budget and should be submitted by April 10, 1989. c) Discussion of April Agenda Items Commissioner Constantine said the items will include 1) lative package, 2) Dispute resolution wi th Bill Colbert, Cathy Savino for Motion Picture and Television Permitting. Leg is- and 3 ) d) Other Business Councilperson Dees encouraged the cities to take advantage of a free computer service from the County Tax Assessors Office to the city's building departments which would enable the cities to have data regarding property records. e) Members Discussion of Local Concerns Commissioner Constantine said the Council has asked the County to revisit the issue of firearms. Commissioner Kelley said this would be coming back. Commissioner Constantine asked Commissioner Kelley to check on the progress of the Local Option Gas Tax Distribution slated for May. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS Altamonte Sprin9s The City is, after a lot of study, going to a private concern for street sweeping and is saving money. COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SEMINOLE COUNTY. MARCH 8. 1989 P ag e 6 Lake Mary They will be moving into their new Public Works and Public Safety Facility before the end of summer. Ground breaking for the Administrative Facility will probably take place in July. They are in the process of hir ing a Ci ty Manager and would be presented with three candidates before the end of the week. Longwood They have requested to the County that C.R. 427 be landscaped when it is widened and Longwood has agreed to maintain it. They are still working on becoming a tree city. A special election will be held on May 8, 1989. Seminole County Commissioner Kelley said she has been working a project called nAdopt-A-Roadn for the involvement of clubs and organizations. Commissioner Kelley said she would like input regarding the 7 cent gas tax for beautification of roads. There being no further business, the regular meeting of the Council of Local Governments in Seminole County adjourned.