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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990 01 03 Minutes COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SEMINOLE COUNTY January 3, 1990 The regular meeting of the Council of Local Governments in Seminole County was held at Casselberry City Hall Council Chambers, 95 Triplet Lake Drive, Casselberry, Florida on January 3, 1990 at 7:00 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT Commissioner Lee Constantine, Altamonte Springs Mayor Andrea Dennison, Casselberry Commissioner David Mealor, 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 ALSO PRESENT Mary Lou Miller, Casselberry City Council Chairman David Henson, Casselberry City Council Member Valerie Barber I Simpson, Casselberry Senior Citizens Manager CALL TO ORDER The Meeting was called to order by Chairman Lee Constantine. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Commissioner Mealor, seconded by Commissioner Eckstein to approve the minutes of December 6, 1989, subject to amendment that reflects the de- letion of the middle initial "K" in Commissioner Mealor's name under list of members. Motion carried unanimously. TREASURER'S REPORT Not available OLD BUSINESS a) Insurance Update (Phil Penland, Altamonte Springs) Chairman Constantine stated that no update was available; the Insurance Committee did not meet due to the holidays. COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SEMINOLE COUNTY - JANUARY 3, 1990 Page 2 NEW BUSINESS a) Host Presentation Ms. Valerie Barber / Simpson, Casselberry Senior Citizen Manager, gave a slide presentation and reported on the progress of the "Seniors For A Better Community", a corporation formed to raise funds for the expansion of the Senior Citizens Center. She stated that extra space was desperately needed due to all the programs and services offered by the Center. The Center is used by seniors from all cities throughout Seminole County, not just the City of Casselberry. Ms. Simpson said there are at least 1,000 seniors using the Center weekly. The Center/City of Casselberry would welcome any support from other cities in Seminole County for this worthy endeavor. Chairman Constantine presented a plaque to Owen Sheppard for his service to CALNO during his tenure as Mayor of the City of Casselberry. b) Election of Officers Moved by Councilperson Dees, seconded by Commissioner Eckstein, to postpone the elections of officers until the next meeting. Motion carried unanimously. (Next meeting will be held February 21, 1990). c) Members' Discussion of Local Concerns Mayor Dennison said the Casselberry Administration was in the process of establishing an Administrative Leave Policy for Department Heads. She said she would appreciate receiving input from the various cities re- garding their policies, Le. vacation/personal days for department heads. Mayor Dennison said she was also instituting a new evaluation form for the department heads. d) Other Business Mayor Dennison said that Casselberry was the first City to celebrate April as Arbor Month. She stated that Mr. Ernie Hatton, who spear- headed Casselberry's Arbor Month, would like to see all the cities in Seminole County work towards a major Arbor Festival for the month of April. Commissioner Constantine said this could be an item for a future CALNO meeting and possibly having Mr. Hatton make a presentation. Commissioner Constantine said the County is taking their time in imple- menting the recycling program and he was disappointed in the direction of the Solid Waste Task Force. He said they City of Altamonte Springs COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SEMINOLE COUNTY - JANUARY 3, 1990 Page 3 was ready to go to full recycling and now they are falling behind because they were led down the rosy path by a "county-wide pick-up service only" by the haulers. He stated that garbage collection was a unique service that may be best served by individual entities rather than a joint endeavor county-wide. Mayor Dennison said her concerns were with control, county-wide zones may split a city in half; also county-wide control could result in cities not being able to negotiate with the hauler. Commissioner Constantine said the recyclying issue could be another item for a future agenda. e) Discussion of February Agenda February meeting will be held on the 21st; scheduled meeting on the 7th conflicts with the Legislative meeting in Tallahassee. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS Altamonte Springs Commissioner Constantine reported that Altamonte Springs would be celebrating it 70th Anniversary this year; a commemorative calendar was issued. The City participated in a Tree Lighting Ceremony with Florida Hospital; 700 children attended. Conducted Operation Santa Claus - Santa rides the Fire Truck through every community in Altamonte Springs, commencing on December 21 through 24. The City will be collecting Christmas trees from curb side for recycling. There are plans to build two 7-story hotels between the Hilton Hotel and the Interstate Mall. The last meeting of the year consisted of a three-page Agenda; the meeting was concluded in 30-minutes. Casselberry Mayor Dennison reported that Casselberry would be celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. The November election brought two new members to the City Council - David Henson and Earl McMullen. Mary Lou Miller was re-elected and elected as Chairman of the Council. Andrea Dennison was elected as Mayor. The swearing-in ceremony was held on December 12, 1989 with a standing room only crowd. COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SEMINOLE COUNTY - JANUARY 3, 1990 Page 4 CASSLBERRY (Continued) Mayor Dennison also reported that the City of Casselberry held its third Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, approximately 400 attended. The City also sponsored a Children's Christmas Party through its Recrea- tion Department. LAKE MARY Commissioner Mealor said the City of Lake Mary has an Annual Parade; this year was dedicated to the memory of Harry Fess, Former Police Chief. The parade is sponsored entirely by donations. City Hall plans are progressing, selection of an Engineering firm should go to Council in June 1990. OVIEDO Councilperson Dees said the City of Oviedo held a Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony; party with Santa Claus for the children. City Hall should be completed in March 1990. SANFORD No Report. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8: 40 P. M.