HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2002-24 Arbor Advisory Committee
RESOLUTION 2002-24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISISON OF THE
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA PROVIDING FOR
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AD HOC TREE (ARBOR)
ORDINANCE REVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
SETTING OUT RESPONSIBILITIES, AND REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the original Arbor Ordinance of the City was approved by the City
Commission on March 27, 1987, and amended on March 22, 1999,
WHEREAS, on April 8, 2002 the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs,
Florida adopted Ordinance No. 2002-08 repealing the City's old Arbor Ordinance and adopting a
new Arbor Ordinance for the purpose of making the ordinance more defensible and more
effective in protecting the urban forest of the City, and
WHEREAS, there has been an expression of concern among certain members of the
public, and that the revised ordinance reduced limitations on developers while increasing
limitations on residents, and
WHEREAS, the Winter Springs City Commission desires to provide an open, objective,
and deliberative process to provide ample opportunity for the public to participate in the Tree
(Arbor) Ordinance to determine if improvements can be made thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City Commission of the City of Winter
Springs establish an Ad Hoc Tree (Arbor) Ordinance Review Advisory Committee as
follows:
Section I. Committee: There is hereby established the City of Winter Springs Tree (Arbor)
Ordinance Review Advisory "Committee", which shall be an ad-hoc committee composed of
seven members, appointed one each by the Mayor and members of the City Commission, and
one by the combined vote of the Mayor and Commission. The members shall serve for the
duration of the Committee as provided herein, and be responsible for carrying out the
responsibilities as defined herein.
The Committee shall be made up of persons with an interest or background in environmental
sciences, interest or background in urban forest management, persons with interest or
background in development in Winter Springs, and persons with experience in law and judicial
process.
Section II. Committee Responsibilities: The Committee shall have the responsibility for
working with the technical resource team and the legal resource team in reviewing the City's
existing Arbor Ordinance and providing recommendations to the City Commission for
improving the existing ordinance in order to be consistent with established practices of urban
forest management and law.
Section III. All meetings of the Committee shall be open to the public as provided by Florida
Law.
Section IV. Environmental Resource Team: There is hereby established an environmental
resource Team which shall be made up of highly competent professional members whose area of
expertise and experience include expertise in environmental sciences and/or administration of
ordinances the purpose of which is to manage urban forest resources
Section V. Legal Resource Team Responsibility: The City Attorney's office shall serve as
the Legal Resources Team. The responsibility of the Legal Resource Team shall be to
familiarize the Committee with requirements of law and the legal provisions of the current
ordinance, to review public input, to assist the Committee in analysis of public input and
formulating recommendations to the current ordinance, and preparing recommendations for the
Committee's final report to the Commission
Section VI. Project Coordinator: the City Commission shall contract with the Institute of
Government at the University of Central Florida to coordinate and facilitate the Tree (Arbor)
Ordinance process on behalf of the City of Winter Springs.
Section VII. Duration of Project: The Tree (Arbor) Ordinance Review Committee shall
present its final report and recommendations to the City Commission no later than the first
regular meeting of the City Commission in November 2002.
Section VIII. Facilitator Meeting Style: The Committee shall employ a facilitator style
meeting format led by the Project Coordinator.
Section IX. Consensus Decision-Making Style. Decision of the Committee shall be reached
by consensus. The goal of the Project Coordinator shall be to facilitate 100% consensus to the
fullest extent possible. However, in the event a unanimous consensus cannot be reached the
majority consensus shall prevail.
Members of the Committee who share views different from those reached by the majority may
file written minority position reports on any particular issue.
Section X. Legal Exclusivity. Although the Committee is encouraged to question and comment
on legal content of the ordinance, final recommendations regarding the legal advisability of the
recommendations and the legal content of a revised ordinance shall be exclusively within the
purview of the City Attorney.
Resolution 2002-24
Section XI. The project shall be organized as follows:
Organizational Chart
Public
Mayor
Commission
Project
Coordinator
Marilyn Crotty
Technical Resource
Team
Legal Resource
Team
Yvonne Froscher
Mike Mingea
Citizen Advisory
Committee
Project Liaison
City Manager
Legal Resource
Team
City Attorney
Resolution 2002-24
Section XII. Process: The Ordinance review process shall be as follows:
1. Adoption of Resolution
2. Agreement with CFU
3. Agreement with Yvonne I. Froscher
4. Appointment of Citizen Committee
5. Session 1 - Orientation
1) Introductions
2) Overview - Resolution 2002-24
3) Schedule Changes
4) Call for Position Papers
5) Public Comment
6. Session 2 - Legal Review
a. Project Team Members
1) Overview of Legal Requirements
2) Overview of current Ordinance and Legal Content
b. Public Meeting
1) Overview of Legal Review
2) Pubic Input
c, Project Team Debriefing
7. Session 3 - Environmental Review
a. Project Team Meeting
1) Overview of Urban Forest Management
2) Overview of Current Ordinance
3) Strengths of Current Ordinance
4) Weakness of Current Ordinance
b. Public Meeting
1) Overview of Current Ordinance
2) Public Input
c. Project Team Debriefing
Resolution 2002-24
8. Session 4 - Opportunities for Improvement
a. Project Team Meeting
1) Opportunities for Environmental Improvements
2) Opportunities for AdministrativeIProcedural Improvements
b. Public Meeting
1) Overview of Opportunities for Improvement
2) Public Input
c. Debriefing
9. Session 5 - Recommendations
a. Project Team Meeting
1) Discussion of Alternatives for Improvement Draft Reports
2) Consensus on Recommendations
b. Public Meeting
1) Overview of Recommendations
2) Public Input
c. Debriefing
10, Session 6 - Review Final Draft
a. Project Team
1) Discussion of Final Draft
2) Consensus on Final Draft
3) Consensus on Minority reports If Required
b. Public Input
1) Overview of Recommendations
2) Overview of Minority report If Required
c. Debriefing
11. Session 7 - Project TeamlPublic Meeting
a. Presentation of Final Report to Mayor and Commission
b. Pubic Input
c. Commission Direction to Staff
Resolution 2002-24
ADOPTED and approved July 22 ,2002 by the City Commission of the City
of Winter Springs, Florida, duly assembled in Winter Springs, Seminole County, Florida.
Paul P. Partyka, Mayor
ATTEST:
Andrea Lorenzo Luaces, City Clerk
Resolution 2002-24