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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992 02 05 Minutes COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SEMINOLE COUNTY LONGWOOD CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS FEBRUARY 5, 1992 Present: Commissioner Cindy Kaehler, Chairwoman, winter Springs Commissioner Lee Constantine, Altamonte Springs Mayor Joseph Hillebrandt, Casselberry Commissioner Paul Lovestrand, Longwood Councilperson Ida Cook, Oviedo Commissioner Whitey Eckstein, Sanford Commissioner Pat Warren, BCC Seminole County Board Member Nancy Warren, Seminole County School Board Raphael Montalvo, Conflict Resolution Consortium Absent: Commissioner David Mealor, Lake Mary 1. The meeting was called to order by Chairwoman Cindy Kaehler at 7:10 P.M. 2. Commissioner Paul Lovestrand led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. 3. Approval of Minutes: January 8, 1992 Councilperson Cook moved to approve the Minutes, seconded by Mayor HIllebrandt and carried by a unanimous voice vote. 4. Treasurer's Report. commissioner Eckstein reported that the remaining fund balance is $268.14. He said checks for membership fees were received from Sanford, Lake Mary, winter Springs and Seminole County and requested all members whose dues are outstanding assure that the dues are paid. Commissioner Eckstein asked for approval to purchase a plaque for Commissioner Mealor in recognition of his service as Chairman to the Council for 1991. The Council discussed the type of plaque, and the inscription. Councilperson Cook moved to approve ordering an 8 X 10 plaque, inscribed as discussed, for an approximate price of $32, seconded by Mayor Hillebrandt. Carried by unanimous voice vote. 5. Old Business. Commissioner Constantine questioned the whereabouts of the Council's Legislative Priority Statement and commissioner Kaehler said she would call Commissioner Mealor as she believed he had the information. CLGSCjl-5-92j2 6. New Business. A. Report by Raphael Montalvo Consortium Conflict Resolution In response to the Council's request, Mr. Montalvo said he would take a case through the process upon completion of reviewing the changes. Mr. Montalvo referenced the Draft Revision dated January 18 1992 which contained the changes discussed at the prior meeting and reviewed some of the changes incorporated: Section D.l. Added wording "singly or jointly" commissioner Nancy Warren arrived at this point in the meeting (7 : 2 5 PM). Mr. Montalvo continued: Section D.4. New paragraph D.4. inserted. This paragraph does not specify how the initial request would be delivered. section E. The addition of steps in the process, made in this section, extended the entire process. Section F. Reviewed various changes made to the section. Commissioner Constantine referred to Page 3, Number 6. and said he believed the phrase "or proceed directly to an EDSC without engaging in mediation" conflicted with the entire concept, in that it gave the parties the ability to by-pass mediation totally. The Council discussed Commissioner Constantine's comment and agreed that there should be a waiting period before proceeding to an EDSC and asked Mr. Montalvo to prepare the proper language. The Council discussed the proposed document being reviewed by each member's attorney prior to bringing the document to their respective commissions. Mr. Montalvo said he would make the change requested and send the revision to each Council member, at which time they could then distribute to their attorneys for review. Mr. Montalvo began explaining the process of taking a case through the dispute process. commissioner Pat Warren arrived at this point in the meeting (8:20 PM) and apologized for being late. She said she could only stay for a short time but said she needed an appointment to the Tourist Development Council made tonight by the Council. Commissioner Constantine asked Commissioner Warren if she could furnish the Council, by the next meeting, some information with regard to the Tourist Development Council appointment, i.e., member being replaced, length of term, dates, time and location of CLGSC/1-5-92/3 meetings. The Council agreed with commissioner Constantine's suggestion. Mr. names of to have schedule meeting. Montalvo continued, saying he is available to suggest facilitators/mediators if requested. The Council agreed their respective attorneys review the agreement and the agreement under Old Business at the next Council The Council thanked Mr. Montalvo for his report. 7. Reports from Members. commissioner Pat Warren distributed a copy of the Board of County Commissioner's Work Session schedule and encouraged members of the Council to attend these sessions as there were many topics that would be discussed that would be of interest to all, i.e., Concurrency, criminal Justice, Solid Waste. Commissioner Kaheler advised Commissioner Warren that she had received a memo from the City Manager of Altamonte Springs asking the cities to request the County to impose mandatory garbage pick up because the County's non-mandatory system is affecting the cities. Commissioner Warren said the BCC is now considering mandatory service, possibly with exemptions for hardship. The Council discussed mandatory garbage collection and School Board Member Nancy Warren said, due to the cities having mandatory garbage, the School Board must now work with the haulers for each City and said it was more expensive than when they were able to have a private contract for all the schools. Commissioner Eckstein believed it was an issue worth discussing and the Council agreed to schedule garbage/solid waste collection as a New Business item on the March Agenda. Commissioner Kaehler asked members to provide her with information regarding their government's regulations, costs, billing procedures, and contracts prior to the next meeting. commissioner Warren was also requested to furnish the Council with the Tourist Development Agency budget for the next meeting. The Council agreed to schedule the appointment to the Tourist Development Agency on the March Agenda under New Business. Commissioner Warren asked to be excused at this point in the meeting. Commissioner Lovestrand advised that Longwood is struggling with the County with regard to the proposed widening of CR 427 to six lanes. He reported that the Longwood City commission unanimously opposes the widening to six lanes for the following reasons: widening would change the character of the Longwood area, would damage the Historic area, would not be pedestrian friendly, and would create congestion where the six-lane road would intersect with SR 434 and south CR 427 which are both four-lane roads. The "~,,,,,,"-,",""_.---~,,,>,.'-t..,,,,,,,..~..^,,..,.,,...,,,..",,....~,_.._. CLGSC/1-5-92/4 alternative presented, improve Hwy. 17-92. intensity uses along City's Comp Plan has he said, was to put pressure on the state to He said Longwood has been putting lower CR 427 to keep a lower traffic level and the called for low intensity uses for some time. Councilperson Cook invited all to attend the Oviedo Council meeting next month. She said Oviedo has changed its water rates slightly - a little less painful. She said the Council approved switching the City elections to coincide with the County and State Primaries. Councilperson Cook said Oviedo is considering garbage rates and will have a work session and said they are still not satisfied with rates proposed. She said they planned to review the City Charter. Commissioner Eckstein said the Sanford Airport Authority expanded its membership from seven to nine. He said the two new members appointed were Mr. Daniel, of Sun Bank, and Mr. Wunderdruck of Seamons. School Board Member Warren reported two school dedications - Milwee Middle School and Parton Elementary. She said she spent Monday and Tuesday in Tallahassee lobbying with regard to funding for education, and said they received some good news - funds may not be cut. Ms. Warren said new procedures for school inventories will be implemented. She reported that, Principal of Rock Lake Middle School has been suspended without pay, union contracts are about to be settled, and the search for Superintendent has begun; deadline to submit applications is March 10. Commissioner Eckstein called School Board Member Warren's attention to what he believes is a problem that should be corrected. He said when school trips are taken, the driver is required to stay the entire time, which could be from 7 AM to 7-8 PM, even on local trips from one high school in the County to another, and the cost for having the driver stay all day can be over $200 for the one day. He asked Ms. Warren to look into how this cost could be curtailed as each school has to pay for this service from their budget. In response to Commissioner Kaehler, School Board Member Warren stated year-round school could begin as early as 1993. Commissioner Kaehler said the construction of Central Winds Park is on schedule but there are still some problems with the DOT wanting winter Springs to provide an entrance onto a road that will not be there in three years as it is due to be widened. Commissioner Constantine announced that he, Mayor Hillebrandt, and School Board Member Nancy Warren are on the Honorary Committee for the Central Florida Gala that will be held on February 23, 1992 at the Altamonte Mall. He advised that the money raised will go toward scholarships and encouraged all to attend. CLGSC/1-5-92/5 commissioner Constantine said this year he had attended the JFK Harvard School of Business seminar held at Howie in the Hills. He highly recommended that the Council members attend next year as the seminar teaches a great deal about political leadership, creative thinking and ideas on how to solve problems. commissioner Constantine encouraged the Council members to join SICOP (Six County Cooperative Purchasing Association) which is a cooperative purchasing organization. He said the purpose of the organization is to create a forum where members of SICOP can share information, identify and evaluate products or services that may be purchased, coordinate the participation of members for joint bidding and establish a data base of products and services. He distributed a copy of the Resolution adopted by Altamonte Springs and suggested anyone interested in joining call Mr. DeBore at the City of Altamonte. commissioner Constantine announced that the City of Altamonte has over 11,000 dwelling units on the Apricot system. He said over 1800 Christmas trees were picked up, chipped and all were used to mulch the Haunted House property. He said the Haunted House netted $74,000 this year and the entire event was put on using volunteers. commissioner Constantine announced that a new Music Store and a new Rooms To Go store were locating in Altamonte. He announced that the City was given first runner up in Employees of the Year Award for employing disabled persons and that the Special Popula- tion Advisory Board, in cooperation with Winn Dixie, has a program for subsidized home shopping privileges and have distributed 200 coupons to disabled persons for free delivery of groceries. Mayor Hillebrandt mentioned the City of Casselberry's annexation strategies and said he would be happy to furnish this information to Council members. He advised that the City's new adult entertainment ordinance passed on first reading at the last meeting. In response to Commissioner Lovestrand, Mayor Hillebrandt said Casselberry's ordinance is different than what the County is working on. Mayor Hillebrandt said although Casselberry is enacting their own ordinance, they would still cooperate with the County. He said Casselberry's Comp Plan would be up for adoption on the 17th and Casselberry was looking to adopt a good sign ordinance and asked if anyone had one to forward a copy to him. Mayor Hillebrandt said a Spring Fling will be sponsored and it was being organized outside of the City because the City believed it would not work and would not support it. Mayor Hillebrandt said he believed it was important to encourage community spirit and that was the reason he was involved in the effort. He said it was tentatively scheduled for the weekend after Easter at Secret Lake Park. CLGSCjl-5-92j6 Commissioner Constantine said he was also involved in community events, such as the Charity Challenge which is held in May. He said this event is not a City sponsored event but is sponsored by a group who incorporated in order to sponsor the event each year. Commissioner Constantine announced that a Little League tournament would be held at Eastmonte Park, in Al tamonte, on February 29. commissioner Constantine welcomed "Doc" Jore, newly elected Commissioner of Lake Mary, to the Council. He said he knew Commissioner Jore for many years and he believed he could contribute greatly to the Lake Mary Commission. Commissioner Jore stated a recent accident on Broadmoor, the road which leads to the back entrance of Seminole Community College, has brought more attention to the need for a solution to the traffic problem that exists. He said the cooperation of the College is needed in order to solve this problem. 8. Next meeting: March 4, 1992, Oviedo. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:50 PM. Respectfully Submitted, Cindy Kaehler, Chairwoman Geraldine D. Zambri City Clerk City of Longwood