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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998 09 08 Tuscawilla lighting and Beautification District Advisory Committee Regular Minutes REGULAR MEETING TUSCAWILLA LIGHTING AND BEAUTIFICATION DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 8, 1998 The regular meeting of the Tuscawilla Lighting and Beautification District Advisory Committee was called to order by Chairman Gilmore at 7:06 p.m. BOARD MEMBERS: Donald A. Gilmore, Chairman, present Gary Hillery, Vice-Chairman, present Moti Khemlani, present George Morris, present Linda Tillis, present ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Ronald W. McLemore Utility/Public Works Director Kipton Lockcuff Landscape Management Consultant Kangee Graham II. REGULAR AGENDA A. Discussion of Plan Implementation Chairman Gilmore asked Manager McLemore if he had any reports to make to the Board. Manager McLemore stated he was not able to make contact with an Architect for the front entrance. Manager McLemore said he was advised by Tom O'Connell not to use the current Architect due to slow performance. Discussion. Manager McLemore let the Board know that he saw an entranceway he thought was very beautiful and he would get the Board a picture. Board Member Morris stated he spoke with a Landscaper on September 8th. The Landscaper told Board Member Morris that a wall is built to close off a highway to a development. The wall is built on free ground and not in background or in between trees. Board Member Morris passed out information to the Board regarding ideas for the front entrance. Discussion. Board Member Khemlani stated that he felt the front entrance is enhanced by the signs and the fountains, not so much the trees. Discussion. Further discussion on the wall, fountains and signs for the front entrance. Discussion on the size of the wall being 21 feet high. Ms. Graham stated that the wall is not 21 ft, only the section with the sign. The rest of the wall is 12 feet high. Board Member Morris asked Chairman Gilmore and Manager McLemore if there is a possibility of starting the tree trimming to get a total view of the property at the front entrance. Chairman Gilmore answered that he has no control over that but he personally thinks it is not a good idea until the Board knows where they are going. Discussion. Ms. Graham suggested that the company presently doing the landscaping take care of trimming and cleaning for now. TLBDAC Meeting September 8, 1998 Page 2 of 3 Discussion on the ponds. Board Member Khemlani asked Board Member Tillis what her opinions were concerning the wall. Board Member Tillis stated that she shares concerns on the wall being too high for the homeowners living behind the wall but that the height makes sense from a frontal view. Discussion. Ms. Graham asked the Board Members how they want the perspective for the wall drawn. Manager McLemore felt that the drawings should be drawn at sketch level. Discussion. Manager McLemore talked about finding the right Architect and how the Board needs to be productive while the work with the Architect is going on, such as getting back to the medians. He asked Ms. Graham what level of service she can provide the Board on the medians. Ms. Graham answered that she can provide the Board her service to deal with the medians. Chairman Gilmore discussed getting ready for the Florida Power representative to be able to decide next meeting what kind of lighting the Board wants. Discussion. Board Member Hillery suggested Board Member Tillis and Board Member Morris tell the Board what they think the Board should do concerning lighting. Board Member Tillis stated she has a copy of all the street light maps for Winter Springs Blvd. She suggested the Board think about the height of the lights. Discussion on height, distribution and wattage. Board Member Morris stated that he went to see Jamie Seda at Florida Power. Mr. Seda told Board Member Morris that the feeders are filled to capacity and no new lights can be added. Discussion on Board Member Morris' conversation with Mr. Seda. Manager McLemore brought up the fact that some sections have a heavy canopy of trees whereas some sections have none and not all sections need the same lighting. Discussion. Discussion on questions to ask Florida Power. Manager McLemore told the Board that he felt the medians should be discussed. He asked Ms. Graham what direction she needs from the Board to make a judgement on how the medians should be handled. Ms. Graham answered that the Board needs to make a decision about how much canopy the want to keep. She asked the Board about removing some trees at a later time as they get bigger. Discussion. Manager McLemore asked what needs to be done about the irrigation system. Mr. Lockcuff stated that the irrigation on Winter Springs Blvd. from Northern Way to Tuscawilla Road probably needs to be redone. Discussion. TLBDAC Meeting September 8, 1998 Page 3 of 3 Ms. Graham asked the Board how many trees they want to keep on the medians and what types. Discussion. Discussion on existing and future berms. Chairman Gilmore asked Ms. Graham about other areas for the Board to go look at to get an idea of what they might like for Tuscawilla. Ms. Graham gave a few suggestions; however, Manager Mclemore suggested Ms. Graham take pictures or slides to bring back to the Board to look at. Ms. Graham agreed to do this. The Board further discussed what trees to take down. Manger Mclemore instructed Ms. Graham to use her judgement and give the Board her recommendations. Manager Mclemore asked the Board for any plans or cost estimates for the walls and street markers. Board Member Morris gave Manager Mclemore a price schedule. Manager Mclemore also asked about a lighting schedule consisting of cost figures. Chairman Gilmore asked about the Women's Club meeting the Board has been asked to speak at. Board Member Khemlani gave Chairman Gilmore the details. The meeting was adjourned at 9: 1 0 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Amy lovingfoss Clerk