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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994 03 02 Minutes FROM:CITY CLERK TG:COUNTY SEUICES SLDG MAR 29. 1994 3:17PM ~470 P.02 COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SEMINOLE COUNTY MINUTES The Council of Local Governments in Seminole County met in Regular Meeting on Wednesday, March 2, 1994, at 7:00 o'clock P.M. in the City Manager's Conference Room, City Hall, sanford, Florida. MEMBERS PRESENT Commissioner Whitey Eckstein, Sanford, CALNO Acting Chairman Mayor Joseph M. Hillebrandt, Casselberry Commissioner Gal-y Bl"ender, Lake Mary Commissioner Iris Benson, Longwood Councilperson Thomas A. Hagood, Jr., Oviedo Board Member Sandy Robinson, Seminole County school Board Corunissioner Cindy Gannell, Winter Springs Commissioner Pat Fernandez, Altamonte Springs MEMBERS ABSENT Commissioner Pat Warren, Seminole County Commission, CALNO Chairman ALSO PRESENT Don Eslinger, Seminole County Sheriff Kevin Grace, Assistant County Manager, Seminole County Herb Hardin, Planning Manager, Seminole County William Simmons, City Manager, Sanford Jay Marder, Director of Planning and Development, Sanford Tony Martin, Home Builders Association Ben Tucker, Greater Orlando Realtors Association Diane Kramer, Facilities Planner, Seminole County School Board Mary Robinson, Land Development Coordinator, Altamonte Springs CALL TO ORDER Pledge of Allegiance Acting Chairman Eckstein called the Meeting to order at 7: 00 0' clock P..M., and announced that CoJ1UTtissioner Warren was ill and would not be in attendance this evening. TREASURER'S REPORT Acting Chairman Eckstein asked Commissioner Brender to serve as CALNO's Treasurer, and requested that he mail CALNO dues letters, and pay a florist bill. OLD BUSINESS Seminole County Sheriff Don Eslinger shared some statistics regarding the Corronunity service Program, as follows: S~minole County: 938 clients, convicted of a misdemeanor, on probation; of those 938 clients, 81% are currently employed; 520 (69%) being professionals/skilled, with a total of 35,000 community service hours. State Department of Corrections: 3600 clients on probation, of those 3600 clients, 37% are employed full-time, with each client averaging 50 to 100 community service hours. Sheriff Eslinger requested a letter of commitment from each City indicating interest in the program and the different types of jobs available. FRO!"l: CITY CLERK TO:COUNTY SEUICES BLDG MAR 29. 1994 3:18PM ~470 P.03 Also, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office is sponsoring an open house at the Airport, on Saturday, March 19, 1994, from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Election of new Treasurer Co~nissioner Fernandez moved to appoint Commissioner Gary Brender, city of Lake Mary, as CALNO TreaSurer. Seconded by commissioner Benson and carried unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Acting Chairman Eckstein requested that Mayor Hillebrandt send Chairman Warren all 1993 records and past minutes for the notebook. Acting Chairman Eckstein reported that the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners approved CALNO's recommended appointments of commissioners Fernandez and Hagood to the Tourist Development council, and Commissioner Hagood to the Seminole County Expressway Authority. Acting Chairman Eckstein reported that Chairman Warren has contacted Representative Lee Constantine regarding CALNO's opposition to HB 405, cutting Urban Forestry funds; and Gary Siegle relative CALNO'S support of the initiative to allow Cities and other entities to opt-out of the Florida Retirement System. Acting Chairman Eckstein stated that Commissioner Gannell has provided a letter concerning the Lake Jessup Bill, and asked Commissioner Gannell if she wished to speak regarding same. commissioner Gannell gave some background regarding Marvin Couch's proposed Lake Jessup Bill, stating that said Bill would legislate the friends of Lake Jessup, the St. Johns Water Management District and several other entities, as a committee to make recommendation to rcstol-e the lake to its original conditions I and to oversee funds for said restoration. Commissioner Gannell requested that CALNO support the Lake Jessup Bill. Acting Chairman Eckstein read a thank you letter from Betty Jore. Acting Chairman Eckstein reported receipt of CALNO's last notice from Seminole County Public schools, to apply for a tax number. After discussion, the Council concurred not to pursue a tax number because of the expense involved. MEDIATION RESOLUTION commissioner Fernandez stated that the City of Altamonte Springs passed the Mediation Resolution. commissioner Benson reported that the City of LongWood did not pass this resolution, and reviewed proposed changes. FROM: C I T'r' CLE;:.(K TiJ : COU~IT'r' SEt) ICES SLDG MHR 29, 1994 3: 18P~1 t.l470 P. 04 After review and discussion of the proposed changes, Acting Chairman Eckstein asked Commissioner Benson to forward a copy of same to each Council member for review and further discussion at the next CALNO Meeting. Commissioner Gannell l'eported that she has not received a copy of CALNO's originating documents. Acting Chairman Eckstein apologized for the delay, and stated that he would send Commissioners Gannell and Brender information relative how CALNO originated and what it hopes to accomplish. NEW BUSINESS Review of Ordinances and Interlocal Agreement regarding signage along the 17-92 corridor. Herb Hardin, Planning Manager, Seminole County, reported that after the Board of County Crnnmissioners indicated that they wanted to work with Cities in developing a standard County-wide sign ol"dinance, the Seminole Chamber of Commerce formed a Conuni t tee comprised of City/County Staff and local businessmen, and developed a proposed sign ordinance, which was forwarded to CALNO in December, 1993. No elected officials were involved in formulating this ordinance, but the Board of County commissioners would like input from officials befol'e moving forward. The County has offered t.o provide a draft ordinance as recommended by CALNO, and to coordinate with any outside agencies as necessary. Mr. Harding suggested that City/County Staff meet and work with interested ci tizens, and come back with a presentation at the next CALNO Meeting. After discussion of each City's sign codes/ordinances, the consensus of the Council was that said codes/ordinances were comprehensive and adequate, that setting minimal sign guidelines/standards and tightening up overall requirements to achieve more uniformity throughout the County would be desirous, but they would not be supportive of major revisions which would reduce existing City sign codes/requirements. Commissioner Gannell proposed that the County be provided a copy of each City's ordinance, for further review/evaluation, and provide comments/recommendations. Jay Marder, Director of Planning and Development, Sanford, reported that the Committee has reviewed each City's sign codes, with the exception of Altamonte Springs and Oviedo, and has prepared a spread sheet of comparisons. Max Mogel, Member, Seminole Chamber of Commerce Committee, stated that local businessmen agree that there needs to be some sign conformity from City to City, that the Committee has prepared a schedule and would like to review same at the next CALNO Meeting. FROM:CITY CLERK TO:COUNTY SEUICES BLDG MAR 29, 1994 3:19PM ~470 P.05 William Simmons, City Manager, Sanford, stated that perhaps one contribution CALNO could make would be to agree on a comparable sunsct.ting of non-confol"rning signs that differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Tony Martin, Home Builders Association, reported that the proposed sign ordinance is too restrictive, that the Committee did not have representation from the Home Builders Association or the Greater Orlando Realtors Association, and that these groups need to have a voice in establishing/structuring such an ordinance. Ben Tucker, Greater Orlando Realtors Association, reiterated that both boards need to be involved in the process. Mr. Mogel reported that the these organizations were not included, because the Committee did not have sufficient time to address home builder/real estate signs/billboards. Mr. Hardin reported that the County has a three-year deadline for non-conforming signs. Dianne Kramer, Facilities Planner, Seminole county School Board, l"eportcd that it is logical to identify some maj or commercial corridors in the county, and work at consistent ordinances for those corridors, but you do not need to extend it to the total jurisdiction. John Casselberry, Member, Chamber of Commerce Committee, reported that an inter local agreement would be easier than a standardized City ordinance. Mary Robinson, Land Development Coordinator, Altamonte Springs, reported that the idea of a consistent non.conforming sunset would be beneficial for everyone. After discussion, the Council concurred to have Commissioners Fernandez and Hagood provide the County with a copy of Altamonte Springs and Oviedo's sign codes/ordinances, for incorporation into the proposed ordinance, for further review and discussion at the April 6, 1994, Meeting. Lake Jessup Bill. Commissioner Gannell stated that she would like to entertain a moti6n to endorse the Lake Jessup Bill. Acting Chairman Eckstein stated that, in all fairness, this issue should be taken back to the respective Commissions, and considered at the next CALNO Meeting. The council concurred. Commissioner Gannell requested resolutions of support from each City. - ~ROM:CITY CLERK TO:COUNTY SEUICES BLDG MAR 29, 1994 3:20PM ~470 P.06 MEMBER REPORTS SEMINOLE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD Board Member Robinson reported that the board is setting up the particulars for t.he May, 1994, Meeting. There are 15 to 16 students in the "Project Excell" Program, which allows expelled students back into the system to get a GED. Further, juvenile justice will affect the Seminole County school District in many ways, and will take considerable funding. LAKE MARY Commissioner Brender stated looks forward to getting familiar with how CALNO works. LONGWOOD Commissioner Benson reported that the Farmers Market is progressing well. The City is renovating two bathrooms in the City Chambers. AS of Friday, there were four remaining candidates for the position of City Administrator. The Lyman High School Girl's Soccer Team received an award. CASSELBERRY Mayor Hillebrandt reported that the Seminole County Fair, which will be open through March 6, 1994, is going well, and that vendors arc already requesting to come back next year. The City is refinancing bonds in amount of 13 million dollars. Further, he will be pushing heavy for annexation reform when he attends Legislative Action Day on Wednesday, March 23, 1994. Mayor Hillebrandt stated that he is concerned about the prospect of casino gambling coming to the area, and that he would like some suggestions on how to approach this issue from the City of Casselberry's standpoint. WINTER SPRINGS Commissioner Gannell reported that the YMCA has been invited to attend the next City Commission Meeting to discuss the youth program. The City will celebrate its 35th Anniversary in June, 1994. Further, Eagle Ridge, a 400 plus housing development south of SR 434, has broken ground. Also, interviews are continuing for City Planner and Assistant City Manager. ALTAMONTE SPRINGS Commissioner Fernandez stated that the Historical Commission is compiling a bibliography of the City of Altamonte Springs and its cit.izens, for the City's 75th Anniversary next year. The City had its first Valentines Day Music Festival. On JUly 2, 1994, there will be an event associated with the World Cup Soccer League. Commissioner Fernandez reported that according to the results of a recent sociological data survey, an overwhelming majority of Altarnonte Springs citizens think their tax dollars are being spent wisely, and are pretty much satisfied with everything with the exception of the City's water quality. Also, most citizens said they feel safer living in Altamonte Springs than they would in other communities, and that the main topic of concern is crime. FRCM:CITY CLERK TO:COUNTY SEUICES 8LDG MAR 29, 1994 3:21PM ~470 P.07 OVIEDO Commissioner Hagood reported that the United Statas Volleyball Association's Site Selection committee came to Central Florida to see the City's proposed '3 million dollar volleyball training facility site, that Oviedo is one of the four remaining City's being considered for this site, and that the Committee will make its final decision for presentation to the board in May, 1994. The City of oviedo is excited about this prospect because the volleyball industry brings over 22,000 hotel room nights to an area, and will bring approximately 6 to 10 million dollars a year to the local economy. Commissioner Hagood stated that there needs to be a team effort of all conununi ties in Orange and Seminole Counties, and requested that each City adopt a resolution supporting the concept. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Benson moved to approve the Minutes of February 2, 1994. Seconded by Commissioner Fernandez and carried unanimously. SANFORD Acting Chairman Eckstein reported that after spending 41 million dollars, the City of Sanford did not discharge one drop of water into the lake last month. The Museum 1s now open. Also, he is hopeful that the Master Waterfront project, which is moving at a good pace, will help the image of Sanford. APRIL MEETING The April 6, 1994, Meeting will be held at Winter Springs City Hall. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Pat Warren, CALNO Chairman nda L. Brace, City of Sanford