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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990 04 04 Minutes COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SEMINOLE COUNTY APRIL 4, 1990 The regular meeting of the Council of Local Governments in Seminole County was held at Longwood City Hall, 175 West Warren Avenue, Longwood, Florida at 7:00 P.M. on April 4, 1990. 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 Deputy Mayor Cindy Kaehler, Winter Springs x x X X X X X ALSO PRESENT Mike Abels, City Administrator, Longwood CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hank Hardy. The Council agreed that a Get Well Card and a plant would be sent to Commissioner Whitey Eckstein who was in the hospital. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Nancy Warren, seconded by Commissioner David Mealor that the minutes of February 21, 1990 be accepted as submitted. Motion carried by a voice vote. OLD BUSINESS a) Arbor Program. Chairman Hank Hardy suggested that the Council select the City of Oviedo's New City Hall as the location for planting a tree for Arbor Month for 1990, the Lake Mary City Hall for 1991 with a second tree location to be selected by the Council. The Council agreed that the Council would have a tree planting ceremony at the City of Oviedo City Hall on Wednesday, May 2, 1990 at 6:30 P.M. Commissioner Lee Constantine said Altamonte Springs would provide the tree. b) Solid Waste Task Force. Commissioner Lee Constantine said the City of Altamonte Springs had decided to wait for Seminole County to implement a recycling program which was now estimated to start in October 1990. Commissioner Kelley said recent information mailed by Seminole County regarding the recycling program had been funded 1 by a State grant established for educational purposes and no tax dollars were expended. Commissioner Hardy announced that Longwood had completed negotiations with Industrial Waste Service, Inc. and a complete recycling program would commence on May 9, 1990. Commissioner Hardy invited the Council to attend a "kick off" ceremony on Saturday, April 21, 1990 at 11:00 A.M. at the Longwood City Hall. c) Discussion of Legislative Package. The Council agreed on the following priorities and proposed legislation for submission to Tallahassee. 1. State transportat ion funding to complete beltway for Orlando now. 2. No State mandates without funding sources. 3. Flexible Financing: (a) Support legislation that allows a municipality to receive revenues via "partial year assessments" on new construction upon issuance of a certificate of occupancy. (b) Support a one-cent local option sales tax if approved by a majority vote of the county commission without the necessity of a referendum. (c) Support incr authority for local option gas taxes so that local govern ents can further address current and future municipal transporta ion needs. to expand the tax base of the cable television services and (d) Support public services tax wastewater services. (e) Support legis ation to create an affordable housing trust fund to be funded from interest earned on mortgage escrow accounts. 4. That schools be included in concurrency requirements for all growth management plans. 5. Use of lottery for enhancement of education. 6. State commit resources toward adequately funding the construction of additional local jail and state correction facilities, toward increased criminal and noncriminal penalties for those who use, manufacture and sell drugs, and toward adequate drug preventative, rehabilitative, treatment and testing programs. 2 Motion by Commissioner Lee Constantine, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cindy Kaehler that Chairman Hardy prepare a letter listing the six legislative package priorities for submission to Council Representatives and Senators and that members of the Council be provided copies. Motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote. Commissioner Hardy suggested that the Council of Local Governments support increased funding for additional schools. NEW BUSINESS a) Host Presentation. Commiss ioner Lee Constantine will status report regarding Mr. Skip Fowler's presentation Central Florida Commuter Rail Authority. give a on the b) Members' discussion of local concerns. Commissioner Lee Constantine voiced concerns about the Sanford Mall and its impact on Seminole County. Commissioner Constantine questioned the need to provide financial incentives to developers. Commissioner Kelley said a recent meeting called by Bill Suber, Property Appraiser regarding a countywide Geographic Information System computer system was not attended by many cities and she requested that representatives of cities attend such meetings in the future because there was a common need to cooperate. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS Oviedo Councilperson Jane Dees advised that dedication ceremonies for the new Oviedo City Hall would be held on Sunday, April 29, at 2:00 P.M. on the Administration Building Veranda at 400 Alexandria Blvd. Councilperson Dees said members of the Council would receive invitations. Winter Springs Commissioner Kaehler said work was being completed on the winter Springs Super Park which she said would help ease the burden on recreational facilities in Seminole County. Commissioner Kaehler said Winter Springs had a new impact fee ordinance in place which the Homebuilders Association believe are too high. School Board Nancy Warren said the School Board would be working on the problem of shortage of space in elementary schools and said the School Board would be requesting a 2 mill increase this year. Commissioner Kelly said she had taught double sessions and she said 3 round schools were not immediately effective and the cost benefits do not occur until there are four schools operating year round. Lake Mary Commissioner Mealor said Lake Mary was preparing to purchase property for a park site. Commissioner Mealor thanked Commissioner Constantine for his support for affordable housing. Altamonte Springs Commissioner Constantine said the City of Altamonte Springs had been sponsoring a number of contests and said the Princess Pageant would be held on 4/20/90. Commissioner Constantine said another hotel would be built in Altamonte Springs and he said the hotels were operating at a very high capacity rate. Chairman Hank Hardy requested all cities to call with suggested agenda items. The Council adjourned at 9:00 P.M. 4