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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998 11 04 Minutes CALNO COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SEMINOLE COUNTY NOVEMBER 4, 1998 1. Call to Order. Invocation. Pledge of Allegiance. The meeting was called to order on Wednesday, November 4, 1998 at 7:07 P.M. by Chairman Gennell at Sanford City Hall, 300 North Park Avenue, Sanford, Florida. A moment of silent prayer followed. 2. Roll Call. Members Present Cindy Gennell, City of Winter Springs Eddie Rose, City of AItamonte Springs Diane Bauer, Seminole County School Board Ron Sargem, ChyofLongwood AI Clark, City of Casselberry Tom Greene, City of Lake Mary Stephen Caldwell Wright, PhD, Seminole Community College Tom Hagood, City of Oviedo Absent Brady Lessard, City of Sanford Whitey Eckstein, City of Sanford Also Present Michael Blake, City of Winter Springs John Drago, City of Winter Springs Mary Miller, Intern, Seminole Community College Christy King, Seminole Community College Richard Gennell Stan Stevens 3. Approval of October 7.1998 Minutes. Commissioner Gennell asked if everyone had read the minutes and if there were any changes or objections. Commissioner Rose noted that in his report he stated the diver of the year was named Mark Ruiz, not Roreese. Commissioner Clark noted that in his report he said that the City of Casselberry is not rebidding the engineer for Winter Park Drive, rather that the engineer redesigned the project and the construction work for Winter Park Drive was being re-bid. A contractor has been awarded the re-bid on half of the project. Commissioner Sergeant moved to accept the minutes as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Bender and carried. 4. Treasurer's Report Commissioner Greene reported the balance of the treasury was $668.03. 5. Program A: Update on the Education/Government Cable Channel Television Issue. Commissioner Gennell reported she attended a meeting with the executive staff at Seminole Community College to discuss the update on the education/government cable channel television issue. Mr. Wright, Seminole Community College, reported that the issue is still being reviewed by the attorney and he plans to take it to the board next month for discussion. Commissioner Gennell said that the City of Altamonte Springs has the cable channel issue on their agenda for November 17. She also said that she will meet with the County in a few weeks to go over the issue with the county manager and the county attorney to review the finer points before it is presented to their board. 6. Program B: Update on the Conference Center & Airport. No presentation given. Mayor Larry A. Dale, City of Sanford, was not present at the meeting. 7. Program C: Presentation on the Seminole Community College Cooperative Education Program. Ms. Mary Miller, student at Seminole Community College, reported she serves Winter Springs City Council as a volunteer paralegal intern through the SCC cooperative education program. Her sponsor is Deputy Mayor Cindy Gennell. She said the cooperative education program has given her the opportunity to work with people who use the types of law that she will use when she graduates, and it allows her networking opportunities which will be important when she graduates in August and ventures into the business world. She said that through working with Mrs. Gennell she has learned that being a woman who is successful in government requires much determination and hard work, and her experience in the program will be extremely beneficial in her future prospective employment. Ms. Christy King, Coordinator of the Cooperative Education Program at Seminole Community College, gave a presentation on SCC's Cooperative Education Program. Ms. King distributed a newsletter which is published twice a year and contains information about the businesses involved with the cooperative education program. She also distributed a brochure which explains the cooperative education program. Ms. King said that SCC has worked with local government agencies and the school board in placing students in positions which relate to their academic and career goals. In addition, a student benefits from the opportunity to work in business, industry, health, or public sector agency and earn elective credits, in addition to being paid a wage. A few of the benefits the employer receives are: saves money by reducing recruitment costs for employment, grooms promising new talent to meet the future needs of the organization, and increases productivity by allowing better utilization of professional personnel for high tasks by assigning cooperative education students to semi-professional responsibilities. Additionally, state grant dollars are available for subsidizing the income of students who qualify for financial aid. Finally, Seminole Community College has the second largest cooperative education program among Florida's community colleges. 8. Program D: discussion of the Local Option Gas Tax. Commissioner Gennell reported that Councilman Hagood drafted a letter on her behalf which was sent on CALNO letterhead to all city managers and mayors requesting the discussion of the Local Option Gas Tax be placed on their meeting agendas. She said the City of Lake Mary had responded favorably. Commissioner Clark, City of Casselberry, said he will provide a letter stating the City's support. Commissioner Gennell said that the City of Altamonte Springs has placed both the discussion of the Local Option Gas Tax and the Government Cable Channel Television issues on their agenda for November 17. Commissioner Gennell said that she would attend Altamonte's meeting to discuss the Cable Channel issue and Commissioner Hagood said he would verify his schedule and could possibly attend to discuss the Local Option Gas Tax issue. Commissioner Hagood, City of Oviedo, said he placed the Local Option Gas Tax issue on their agenda; it was discussed and will be brought before the Commission again for a vote. Commissioner Sargent, City ofLongwood, said there was a discussion at their Commission meeting regarding the annexation issue. He said the real concern with the County is that the County doesn't want to drop below a certain percentage of county property, which is 50+ percent. He said the cities should want to share in the Local Option Gas Tax at the same ratios that the County is asking that areas are being shared. Commissioner Hagood said if the money has been bonded in a county, that a county can't go below that level to service their bonds. If a city has bonded their revenue streams from LOGT, then that revenue stream can't be reduced below that level to that city. Once the money is bonded, the money is secured as long as the money will be available, fifteen to twenty years. John Drago, City of Winter Springs Deputy Mayor, said that money can be bonded only until the Local Option Gas Tax is sunset. If there is a certain year in which it is inactive, the money can be bonded only to that point, after which legislation would have to be reenacted. If legislation is reenacted, the cities would be able to renegotiate a distribution formula; that would be the appropriate time to approach the split situation. As far as the bonding is concerned, consideration would have to be given to other pledged revenues beside gas tax. 9. Program E: Discussion of the Interlocal Mediation Agreement. Commissioner Hagood reported there was litigation pending between the City of Oviedo and the City of Winter Springs regarding Battle Ridge and the cities wanted to invoke the Inter- Local Mediation Agreement. However, because there were other parties to the litigation other than Oviedo, Winter Springs, and the County which are the signatories on the inter-local agreement, it was deemed inappropriate to mediate. Commissioner Hagood said there may be a need to revise the agreement because there will be future incidents where mitigation is necessary and all parties will want to be involved. At the present time the agreement doesn't allow for full participation. Commissioner Gennell said the Interlocal Mediation Agreement was established to prevent cities from going to court with each other. Each city that signed the agreement is bound by commitment to enter into non-binding mediation when contemplating a lawsuit and before it is filed. 10. Program F: Update on the Appointment/Reappointment to the Seminole Expressway Authority. At the meeting of October 7, 1998, Mr. Whitey Eckstein was reappointed to the Seminole Expressway Authority. The item was to be taken back to each city and presented to each commission for vote. Commissioner Gennell reported she directed the cities to send response to the County regarding the reappointment. Commissioner Hagood said the reappointment was on the agenda for the Seminole Expressway Authority. 10.5 Update on Legislative Policy Committee Effort. Commissioner Blake reported that CALNO passed a Resolution last month to revise the TRIM notice requirements to eliminate the rollback rate as the basis for a tax increase notification. He took the Resolution to the Florida League of Cities Tax Law Committee meeting where it was received under advisement. The Council concurred to send the Resolution to the new Legislation in Tallahassee, and Commissioner Gennell said she would prepare another copy of the Resolution and have the clerk forward it for action. 10.75 CALNO appointment to Juvenile Justice Committee. Commissioner Gennell reported that Ann Marie Vacca informed her that she could no longer serve on the Juvenile Justice Committee. On recommendation of Commissioner Gennell, Commissioner Sargent moved to appoint Eddie Martinez to serve as CALNO's representative to the Juvenile Justice Committee. Seconded by Commissioner Hagood and the vote carried. 11. Reports from Members: Cindy Gennell, City of Winter Springs No report. Stephen Caldwell Wright. PhD. Seminole Community College The UCF/SCC Joint Agreement Proposal is going before Legislature again. CALNO members will be invited to the ground breaking for the Oviedo Campus which is scheduled for December. The men's basketball team lost their first game. The girls team is continuing triumphantly. Diane Barnes, Seminole County School Board A meeting is scheduled for the first week in December with a representative ofthe Federal Government who will give a report on the consent decree. Also, she takes her seat November 17, 1998. Eddie Rose, City of Altamonte Springs Commissioner Rose was elected to serve another term and Betty Griffith was elected to serve as Commissioner. He congratulated Oviedo for their second and third place finish in the Seminole Conference swim meet; the girls finished a strong third. Tom Greene. City of Lake Mary Mayor Mealor, Commissioner Brender, and himself will be sworn in for another term on November 5, 1998. There will be a golf tournament on November 17 at Timacuan to raise money for Trail head Park which will be located at Rinehart Road and Lake Mary Boulevard. New batting cages were installed at the ball complex. There was a joint meeting with the new Sanford Orlando Airport Director, Victor White, and Sanford Mayor, Larry Dale. Mr. Greene said he will be representing the Lake Mary City Commission in meetings with Mr. White regarding airport issues, including the continuing concerns regarding the noise issue. The Florida Power Corporation Solutions Building, located by the interstate, opened last week. Al Clark, City of Casselberry Two Commissioners were reelected. The Referendum issue passed by 60%, which will separate alcohol sales from nudity. The City's amendment states if there is nudity in adult clubs, you can't have alcohol. The County's amendment states you can't have nudity in public places. Ron Sar.gent, City ofLongwood Shelton Smith was replaced with Interim Administrator Greg Manning, a former police chief. Tom Hagood, City of Oviedo Serves on the UACTA (University Alafaya Corridor Transportation Authority) Board and reported there will be a new bus route which will link UCF, SCC Oviedo campus, travel through the city, and to the mall. The UACTA Board meets on the third or fourth Thursday at 8:00 A.M. at the Research Park Building. 12. Adjournment. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:37 P.M.