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COUNCII.I OF LOCAL GOVERl~lVIENTS IN SEMINOLE COUNTY
The Council of Local Governments in Seminole County (CA..L1\'O) held a meeting Wednesday, May
6, 1998 at 7:00 p.m., Casselberry City Hall Commission Chambers, 95 Triplet Lake Drive,
Casselberry, ftorida.
1. CALL TO ORDERflNVOCA TION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chairperson Cindy Gennell called the meeting to order at 7:22 p.m. A moment of silence was held,
followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
2. ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Deputy Mayor Cindy Gennell, City ofWmter Springs, CALNO Chairperson
Commissioner Al Clark, City of Casselberry
Deputy Mayor Gary Brender, City of Lake Mary, CALNO Treasurer
Commissioner Ron Sargent, City of Long-wood
Commissioner Brady Lessard, City of Sanford
Commissioner Grant lVIaloy, Seminole County Commission
Board Member Larry Furlong, Seminole County School Board
Others Present:
Mayor/Commissioner Bruce A. Pronovost, City of Casselberry
Vice Nlayor/Cornmissioner David Henson, City of Casselberry
Commissioner Carl Robertson, City of Casselberry
Commissioner Owen Sheppard, City of Casselberry
Jack M. Scbluckebier, Casselberry City Manager
Thelma McPherson, Casselberry City Clerk
Donna Gardner, Casselberry Commission Secretary
Raul Palenzuela, Casselberry Assistant Director of Public Works
Hector Bustillo, Casselberry CADD Technician
Sheriff Don F. Eslinger, Seminole County Sheriff's Department
Ann Bryant, Seminole County Sheriffs Department Coordinator of Inmate Work Crews
Captain Terry Huffinan, Deputy Director of Department of Corrections
Terry Zaudtke, President, Conklin, Porter and Holmes Engineers, Inc.
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3. APPROVAL OF APRil, 1. 1998 MINUTES
lVIOTION: Deputy J.\ilayor Brender moved, Commissioner
Sargent seconded, and motion carried
unanimously to approve the April!, 1998 Council
of Local Governments in Seminole County
minutes, as presented.
4. TREASURER'S REPORT
Vice Mayor Brender, Treasurer, reported the current balance was $923.26, with no activity since the
last Treasurer's Report.
MOTION: Commissioner Sargent moved, Commissioner
Clark seconded, and motion carried unanimously
to accept the Treasurer's Report as presented.
5. WELCOlVIE: BRUCE A. PRONOVOST, .MA YOR OF CASSELBERRY
Mayor Pronovost welcomed the Council of Local Governments in Seminole County to the newly
renovated Casselberry City Hall and invited the CALNO Members to the City Hall Complex Open
House scheduled for mid-June 1998.
6. PROGRAM A: UPDATE ON THE EDUCATION/GOVERNlVIENT CABLE
CHA~'NEL TELEVISION ISSUE
Chairperson Gennell reported the City of Winter Springs, the City of Lake Mary, the City of Sanford,
the Seminole County School Board, and the City of Oviedo have entered into the inter10cal
agreement. She further reported the City of Altamonte Springs is not addressing the matter at this
time and the City of Casselberry and the City of Longwood have not taken final action on the
interlocal agreement to date.
Commissioner Maloy reported the Seminole County Commission Chairman is proposing
broadcasting the County Commission meetings as a separate project, and the interlocal agreement
for the education! government cable has not been addressed to date.
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Chairperson Gennell noted the issue would be addressed by Seminole Community College at their
next meeting. Chairperson Gennell further noted that Vice President John Gannon has resigned
from the college and no longer will be serving on CALNO.
Co1JllJJ.issioner Clark stated the City of Casselberry was requesting more information regarding
financial obligations to the channel before it took final action on the interlocal agreement.
Chairperson Gennell stated that by joining the interlocal agreement the City would be involved in
the planning of the channel's format and operations as well as determining the budget, and could opt
out at any time without any obligations, financial or othenvise. Chairperson Geunell further stated
that those entities that do not chose to enter into the inter-local agreement will not be included in use
of the channel.
7. PROGRAM B: Th1\1ATE LABOR
Sheriff Don Eslinger made a presentation regarding a new inmate labor program proposed to be
implemented in the Sheriffs Department next fiscal year. Sheriff Eslinger introduced Ann Bryant,
Coordinator ofInmate Work Crews and Captain Terry Huffman, Deputy Director of Department of
Corrections, who were present in the audience. Sheriff Eslinger stated the new program would be
day reporting on Saturday and Sunday, and would replace the current weekend program, in which
people commence serving their sentence at 7:00 p.m. on Friday and conclude service at 6:00 p.m.
Sunday.
The current weekend program compounds the existing overcrowding at the jail, with having to house
and feed approximately 50-100 additional inmates each weekend. Sheriff Eslinger stated the new
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no longer have to house or feed those sentenced to the program, therefore reducing the cost of
supervision as well Under the new weekend program, those serving a weekend sentence would
report at 7 :00 a.m. on Saturday with their oWn lunch, work 8 hours, be released to go home and
return 7:00 am. on Sunday to do the same. The person would pay $30.00 each weekend for cost
of supervision.
Sheriff Eslinger requested the Members of CALNO help coordinate changes within their entities
with respect to internal personnel scheduling in an effort to make the new weekend program a
success and ultimately save County taxpayers money by utilizing the skilled and unskilled labor of
those sentenced to the program. Sheriff Eslinger also requested the entities try to provide more labor
intensive jobs that will save the entity money, thereby benefitting the taxpayers. Sheriff Eslinger
noted that those sentenced would not require stringent supervision, because they would not be
considered inmates.
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8. PROGR~"l C: ST. JOHN'S RIVER MANAGE~m~l DISTRICT ~ "VATER 2020 _
CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY
Commissioner Clark distributed and reviewed a handout entitled "Facts About Water" and then
introduced Raul Palenzuela, Casselberry Assistant Director of Public Works.
Mr. Palenzuela made a presentation regarding the St. John's River \1anagement District's Water
2020 plan and its potential impacts on the City of Casselberry as well as other local utilities. The
\-Vater 2020 plan is a regional water supply plan that will assure affordable and dependable sources
of water. The plan will be developed over the next few years cooperatively with local and regional
governments, major water suppliers and users, and interested citizens. The goal of the plan is to
resolve water supply issues before they become major problems. An outline of Mr. Palenzuela's
report and a copy of the "Facts About \Vater" handout is attached to and made a part ofthese
minutes.
9. NEW BUSINESS
Chairperson Gennell distributed a resolution regarding support of the "Intergovernmental Plan.oing
Coordination Agreement of 1997" by the Council of Local Governments in Seminole County and
requested the matter be considered as new business. A copy ofthe Resolution is attached to and
made a part of these minutes.
MOTION:
Deputy 1\'layor Brender moved, Commissioner
Lessard seconded, and motion carried
unanimously to accept and approved the
R~~o!ution supp;:;rting the Int~l-govemmental
Planning Coordination Agreement of 1997, as
presented.
Chairperson Gennell requested the ratification of an expenditure in the amount of $35.00 plus a
delivery charge for Secretaries' Day flowers given to the City of Winter Springs Deputy City Clerk
who serves as CALNO's secretary.
MOTION: Commissioner Sargent moved, Commissioner
Lessard seconded, and motion carried
unanimously to ratify the expenditure in the
amount of $35.00 plus delivery charge for flowers
given to the \Vinter Springs Deputy City Clerk in
honor of Secretaries' Day.
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Chairperson Gennell suggested placing a Resolution supporting the Sheriffs day reporting program
on the June Meeting Agenda for consideration by the Council. The Council concurred \-vith her
suggestion. Chairperson Gennell further suggested the Members bring input back from their entities
regarding the matter to the next meeting.
10. REPORTS FROM MEl\-mERS
Commissioner Clark of the City of Casselberry reponed the following:
. Thanked Casselberry staff for the presentation and Gold Lion Restaurant for providing dinner
for the Council ::v!embers.
. Commended the Seminole County Sheriffs Department and the Casselberry Police
Depamnent for recent arrests made at local adult entertainment establishments.
Deputy Mayor Brender of the City of Lake Mary reported the following:
. Noted the Legislative Update scheduled for the next meeting was still tentative and that he
would confer with Chairperson Gennell over the next month regardlng the matter. Further
noted the Lake Mary Finance Director would be making a brief presentation regarding the
recent Legislature's Police Pension vote and its affect on the City of Lake Mary.
. Reported money has been allocated for an insmunent landing system at the Sanford-Orlando
Airport which will allow the arrival of large aircraft from the east and should greatly decrease
air traffic over the City of Lake Mary. He further noted the Airport Authority still has to
address some specific wind conditions for the approach.
~ ReIJorteu ::.1nca Janli.ary-1997;Z;~ .w.WJ.vj.....".:t~.,: ;~c~of offic~ sPc.c~ hCb been devekpcd c:
is in the process of being developed.in the City of Lake Mary.
. Noted the City o fLake Mary has approximately S400,000.00 eannarked for the trail program
which will start at the base of Rinehart Road and Lake rvIary Boulevard and run north to
County Road 46A. Further noted a 2.5 million dollar bridge is planned to cross 1-4 and
connect the trail to Heatbrow and the Wekiwa River.
Commissioner Sargent of the City of Longwood reported the following:
. Reported the Longwood City Commission recently approved approximately $200,000.00
worth new computer equipment for its Public Safety Department which is compatible with
Seminole COWlty'S silent dispatch program..
. Noted the City of Longwood has changed its solid waste collector and has taken over the
solid waste billing internally.
. Reported the Longwood City Commission has re-elected Rusty Nilles as Mayor for another
one-year term.
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. Noted he has been having difficulties attending the Juvenile Justice Committee meetings and
requested another representative be appointed for the Committee. Chairperson Gennell
stated appointment of a new representative to the Juvenile Justice Committee would be
placed on the June Meeting Agenda, and although it is a CALNO appointment, it did not
necessarily need to be a member of the Council. Chairperson Gennell requested the Council
Members inquire if other elected officials of their respective entities were interested in
serving in this capacity.
Commissioner Lessard of the City of Sanford reponed the following:
. Reported the City of Sanford has narrowed its list for the City Manager position dov"n to
three (3) applicants.
. Noted restoration within Sanford's historical district continues to progress.
. Noted the crime rate has decreased and property values in general within the City of Sanford
have greatly increased. Further noted an ad valorem tax rate reduction was anticipated for
the next fiscal year.
CALNO Chairperson/Deputy :Mayor Gennell of the City of Winter Springs reponed the following:
. Requested input regarding the Seminole Visions Project. Commissioner Clark stated
Casselberry was continuing support of the project subject to specific conditions being met
in the future regarding the composition of the Board of Trustees and the project's budget.
Deputy Mayor Brender, Commissioner Maloy, Commissioner Sargent, and Commissioner
Lessard stated their respective entities have not readdressed the matter to date.
. Noted the City of Winter Springs in conjunction with Seminole County held the grand
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of Winter Springs in conjunction with the City of Oviedo "vill be conducting additional
festivities-for the trail segment on May 16, 1998.
. Reponed the City of Winter Springs currently has two special assessment districts; one is for
the Oak Forest Wall; the other is for the Tuskawilla Beautification District.
. Thanked the City of Casselberry staff for dinner and hosting the meeting.
Commissioner Maloy of the Seminole County Commission reported the following:
. Noted the East Central Borida Regional PJanT1ing Council has scheduled an all day summit
on Friday, June 5, 1998 for all members of the Planning Council.
. Briefly discussed future expansion plans for I~4 and urged Council Members to contact their
State Legislators to obtain more information about the plans and voice their concerns.
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Board Member Fmlong of tbe Seminole County School Board reported the foUo\vmg:
. Reported the Seminole County Academic Team: comprised of students from several the
County's high schools, has won the 1998 State Academic Competition.
. Reported the Seminole County Teacher of the Year is one of the five finalists for the State
of Florida Teacher of the Year competition.
. Reported the Seminole County School.Board has been selected as one of the pilot sites for
chartered schools.
. Noted the School Board is still seeking future development sites in the Oviedo area.
Requested that in the future the respective entities get a suitability report from the School
Board whenever a developer proposes earmarking land for as a proposed school site to
ensure it meets the requirements of either a elementary, middle school or high school.
. Noted the School Board recently held an awards ceremony honoring approximately 400
Seminole County students who placed either in first: second or third place in State and
National academic, athletic, 3rt and music competitions.
. Reported the School Board is currently undergoing a middle school rezoning process which
\vill affect the Casselberry/Winter Springs area.
. Noted he was disappointed in an ankle from the :\1ay 6, 1998 Orlando Sentinel regarding
the Seminole County desegregation plan. Further noted he had empathy for the affected
parents' but noted the School Board did the best it could by attempting to impact the least
amount of people if possibly could.
11. ADJOli"'"RN1\iIE~T
Chairperson Gennell adjoumed the meeting at 9:3 8 p.m.
lv/inutes respectfut~y submitted b}':
Donna G. Gardner
City Commission Secretary
City of Casselberry