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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989 12 06 Beautification of Winter Springs Board Regular Minutes . . . BEAUTIFICATION OF WINTER SPRINGS BOARD MEETING WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1989 The BOWS Board Meeting was called to order by Chairman Carl Stephens at 7:10 P.M.. ROLL CALL: Carl Stephens, Present Cindy Gennell, Present James Gray, Present Jesse Grantham, Present Susan Reid, Present Diane Brown, Present Mrs. Brown made a motion at the November 8th Meeting stating that Mrs. Reid contact Martha Yancy and Judy Winbish of the SIB Board in Sanford, and ask them to come to the January 10, 1990 Meeting. The motion was not seconded or voted on at the Meeting. The Board continued the motion. Mrs. Gennell seconded the motion. Vote on the motion: All ayes. Motion carried. The minutes of the November 8th Meeting were voted on. All ayes. Minutes approved. Mrs. Gennell said she had been to Belle Street where it was reported that trash had _ been dumped. She said it has been bulldozed so there is no more problem. She made a motion that the condition of the Water and Sewer Department building be corrected, and that it be brought to the attention of the City at the next opportunity. Discussion. Mr. Grantham seconded the motion. Vote on the motion: All ayes. Motion carried. The dumpster at Belle Avenue and 434 was put on the list of things to be done. Mr. Stephens adjourned the Board Meeting and opened the Meeting for Public Comment. Ruth Holzman who was visiting the Meeting, said that an area behind the Water & Sewer plant, at Fairfax and First St. (where the towers used to be), needs cleaning up. John Langelotti mentioned the dumpsters at an apartment complex on Fairfax one block north of 434. He said they are in front of the complex instead of behind it. Discussion. Mr. Stephens reopened the Board Meeting. Mrs. Gennell reported on the DOT Meeting. She gave the Board Members booklets of information that she had gotten at the Meeting. Gary Henry, Staff Coordinator for the Highway Beautification Council, held the Meeting. He is a State employee and a liaison between the public and the Highway Beautification Committee that was formed within the DOT and the legislature. The Highway Beautification Council was formed two years ago, and funded with 1~ million dollars. They then told the cities they could get grants. Gary Henry is the main liaison for groups such as the BOWS Board. Most of the DOT Meeting was concerning the grant application. The deadline for application for grants is February 1st. The grant pays 50 percent of the cost, and it has to be a State road. There are DOT engineers for this area. Winter Springs' engineer is in DeLand. Mrs. Gennell said that the next step is to contact the engineer and get him involved. The work of the Board will be cut down with his help. As 434 is going to be widened, it would not pay to fix it and then have it torn down. When the grant is applied for, irrigation outlets may have already been installed in the median. She suggested having the engineer come to a Meeting. She also suggested community involvement to help in certain areas such as supplying water, etc.. They expect the City to sponsor half of it. Mr. Gennell said she felt that the Board should get in tough with the School Board . . . Beautification of Winter Springs Board Meeting Page 2 to find out if we can get the fence at Winter Springs Elementary School moved back. She suggested presenting a preliminary plan to the City in the spring to requ:st. permission to proceed to talk with businesses in the City to see if they're wllllng to support the City, then get plans drawn up to present in time for the Budget Hearing. She suggested asking for half the needed amount, then applying for a grant. If we don't get the grant, ask for the other half the next year, and reapply for the grant the next year. Mrs. Gennell said that she sees the Board going in three distinct areas: Localized problems with environmental concerns, which include maintenance o~ City prope:ty, the Arbor Ordinance, and the Building Codes that address landscaplng and requlrements and irrigation. The second is 434 ("the corridor"). The third is special projects such as Piggly Wiggly, the park property, and Arbor Day, which would have to be done on a committee basis as they come up. Mrs. Gennell said she would contact the engineer to see if he can come to a Meeting. If he can't, she will go to see him. He is the District Five Maintenance Engineer in DeLand. Mrs. Gennell reported on the Little Econ Task Force Meeting. In attendance were County Commissioners from several surrounding counties, the University of Florida Science Department, Game and Fresh Water Fish Dept. of Environmental Regulation, the Dept. of Natural Resources, St. John's Water Management, and County Planning Agencies. Their Task Force is addressing east and south of Oviedo to the Beeline. They have just been assigned to do a Task Force study on the water quality, wildlife, how to least impact areas water-wise, traffic-wise, etc.. In March, April or May, they will have their final Task Force Report. Mrs. Gennell said she felt the Board should have that Report. She said that none of the Task Force areas will come into Winter Springs and tell the developers what to do or that they are impacting these two river basins. It's left to the City to either destroy or protect it. She suggested getting both the Task Force Report and the Weikiva River Report and recommending them to the City as guidelines. She also suggested asking the City to get the BOWS Board a copy of the Weikiva River Report, as they may be expensive. It is the Weikiva River Basin Task Force final Report. It was decided to put the request on the list of things to ask for. Mrs. Gennell feels the City should establish a position in the Building Department for an Arbor Ordinance Inspector. Discussion. It was decided to add this to the list of requests, but wait until some other things were accomplished. Mr. Gray suggested trading some small pieces of property on the western part of 434 where Winter Springs joins Casselberry, with Casselberry in order to straighten out the line. He said he would find out if the property is owned by Casselberry or the County. Discussion. Mrs. Gennell suggested that the City plan a budget for 1990-1991 for a grounds maintenance crew of four people, including one Supervisor, a crew of three, and equipment, as there will be the park, the City Hall, the Sewer plant, and the 434 project to maintain. The Master Plan was discussed. Mr. Stephens felt it should be very general. Discussion. The Agenda for the next Meeting was discusssed. On the Agenda will be the people from the SIB if they can come, or if they can't come, it was decided to ask the engineer to the Meeting. It was decided that the Code Book should be read in order to understand . . . Beautification of Winter Springs Board Meeting, December 6, 1989 Page 3 the violations pertaining to the BOWS Board activity before asking members of the Code Enforcement Board to a Meeting. Mrs. Brown suggested getting some follow-up on the items that were brought before the Commission Meeting, and putting a discussion of them on the next Agenda. Mrs. Gennell suggested checking the parking area at Fairfax and Third. Also on the Agenda will be the piece of property in Casselberry that Mr. Gray suggested trying to trade or buy. Mr. Stephens said the Board Members must all look at the lot on Fairfax and Third before the next Meeting. He said he would call Mayor Grove about the progress report. Mr. Stephens made a motion to adjourn the Meeting. Mrs. Gennell seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:50 P.M.. Respectfully Submitted, Caroline McGinley