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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987 08 10 City Commission Regular Minutes 86-87-19 REGULAR MEETING CITY COMMISSION CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1987 The Regular Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, was called to order by Mayor John V. Torcaso. Roll Call: Mayor John V. Torcaso, present Deputy Mayor William A. Jacobs, present City Manager Richard Rozansky, present City Attorney Frank Kruppenbacher, present Commissioners: Cindy Kaehler, present Arthur Hoffmann, present Philip A. Kulbes, present Martin Trencher, present For the invocation Deputy Mayor William A. Jacobs asked for a moment of silent prayer. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by Commissioner Martin Trencher. Motion was made by Commissioner Kulbes to approve the minutes of July 27, 1987. Seconded by Commissioner Hoffmann. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Kulbes, aye; Commissioner Jacobs, aye; Commissioner Trencher, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Hoffmann, aye; motion carried. Public Input: Mr. Marty Kirsch, 1310 Deer Run, thanked the Police Department for all their fine work. He asked if something could be done to control the speeding on Deer Run. He also spoke about all the trees that were cut down in the Braewick project. Mr. David Hays, representing Alenco, asked if the bid on the wastewater treatment plant expansion would be discussed under City Manager. General Agenda: Public Hearing for Ord. No. 390, approving a proposed Amendment to the Charter of the City of Winter Springs, FL, providing that the Commission shall designate an accountant no later than six months, instead of thirty days, after the beginning of a fiscal year; providing for a referendum election by City electors to approve or reject the amendment to the City Charter, etc. Second Reading. Attorney Kruppenbacher read Ord. No. 390 by title only on second reading. Mayor Torcaso recessed the Commission Meeting and opened the Public Hearing. Mr. James Dasher, Galloway Court, questioned the reason for the change. No one spoke for or against the Ordinance. Mayor Torcaso closed the public hearing and reconvened the Commission Meeting. Motion was made by Commissioner Hoffmann to adopt Ord. No. 390. Seconded by Commissioner Jacobs. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Jacobs, aye; Commissioner Trencher, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Hoffmann, aye; Commissioner Kulbes, aye; motion carried. Public Hearing for Ord. No. 391, approving a proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Winter Springs, FL, removing the option which allows the Mayor to act as City Manager in the event the Commission does not appoint a City Manager; providing for a referendum election by City Electors to approve or reject the Amendment to the City Charter, etc. Second Reading. Regular Meeting, City Commission, Aug. 10, 1987 Page 2 86-87-19 Attorney Kruppenbacher read Ord. No. 391 by title only on second reading. Mayor Torcaso recessed the Commission Meeting and opened the public hearing. No one spoke for or against the ordinance. Mayor Torcaso closed the public hearing and reconvened the Commission Meeting. Motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs to adopt Ord. No. 391. Seconded by Commissioner Trencher. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Trencher, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, no; Commissioner Hoffmann, no; Commissioner Kulbes, no; Commissioner Jacobs, aye; motion failed. Public Hearing for Ord. No. 392, approving a proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Winter Springs, FL, providing that the Commission may remove the City Manager by three votes instead of requiring four votes; providing for a referendum election by City Electors, etc. Second Reading. Attorney Kruppenbacher read Ord. No. 392 by title only on second reading. Mayor Torcaso recessed the Commission Meeting and opened the public hearing. Kathleen DeGrenia, Highlands, asked why this came about. Larry Cerra, member of the Charter Review Committee, explained it takes three votes to hire the City Manager, so therefore it should take three votes to fire. No one spoke for or against the Ordinance. Mayor Torcaso closed the public hearing and reconvened the Commission Meeting. Motion was made by Commissioner Kulbes to adopt Ord. No. 392. Seconded by Commissioner Kaehler. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Hoffmann, aye; Commissioner Kulbes, aye; Commissioner Jacobs, no; Commissioner Trencher, no; motion carried. Public Hearing for Ord. No. 393, approving a proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Winter Springs, FL, providing that neither the Mayor nor any member of the Commission may direct or remove any City employee who is under the City Manager's supervision; providing for a referendum election by City electors, etc. Second Reading. Attorney Kruppenbacher read Ord. No. 393 by title only on second reading. Mayor Torcaso recessed the Commission Meeting and opened the public hearing. No one spoke for or against the ordinance. Mayor Torcaso closed the public hearing and reconvened the Commission Meeting. Motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs to adopt Ordinance No. 393. Seconded by Commissioner Trencher. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Hoffmann, no; Commissioner Kulbes, no; Commissioner Jacobs, aye; Commissioner Trencher, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, no; motion failed. Final Engineering of Oak Forest Unit 7: Motion was made by Commissioner Kulbes to approve Final Engineering of Oak Forest Unit 7. Seconded by Commissioner Hoffmann. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Kulbes, aye; Commissioner Jacobs, aye; Commissioner Trencher, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Hoffmann, aye; motion carried. Regular Meeting, City Commission, Aug. 10, 1987 Page 3 86-87-19 City Manager - Richard Rozansky Bids: WSWS Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion: Manager Rozansky explained that Mr. Zaudtke evaluated the bids and made a recommendation to him in his letter dated July 13, 1987. In that letter Mr. Zaudtke recommended the City accept the bid of Florida Aquastore & Utility. Manager Rozansky said he sent the bid to Attorney Lang for his review. Attorney Lang's memo says the City can accept or reject the bid. Terry Zaudtke, Conklin, Porter & Holmes, Engineers,Inc., was present to explain the bid. Mr. David Hays, working in conjunction with Water Processing, Inc., spoke about the bids. Motion was made by Commissioner Kulbes to accept the bid from Florida Aquastore and Utility Construction, Inc., in the amount of $498,020.75 for the construction of a treatment plant addition. Seconded by Commissioner Hoffmann. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Jacobs, no; Commissioner Trencher, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, no; Commissioner Hoffmann, aye; Commissioner Kulbes, aye; motion carried. Pickup Trucks: Four Bids were received on July 27th, and Mr. Gil Artman, Public Works Director recommends the bid of Don Reid Ford, for two trucks at $9996.00 each. Motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs to accept the recommendations of Mr. Artman. Seconded by Commissioner Hoffmann. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Trencher, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Hoffmann, aye; Commissioner Kulbes, aye; Commissioner Jacobs, aye; motion carried. Local Option Sales Tax: Manager Rozansky reported the minutes of the last meeting. County has received a copy of his letter and the They have not requested any further information. Reports: On August 6, two bids were received for the Public Works Department 1979 pickup truck. One Bid was received from Tom Marsh in the amount of $151.00 and one bid was received from E. Estep in the amount of $525.00. The truck will be sold to Mr. Estep. Winter Springs Water and Sewer: Report Consulting Engineers: Water/Sewer Study: Mr. Terry Zaudtke, the City's Consulting Engineer, was present to present the Water and Sewer Study. Mr. Zaudtke explained one of the objectives for a plan for wastewater treatment disposal is to come up with the most cost effective plan available and at the same time, a plan that is environmentally sound and feasible. In the study the collection systems, treatment facilities, storage capacity, sludge disposal, effluent disposal and Seminole Utilities are all discussed. Each item has different problems of its own. Mr. Zaudtke briefly discussed alternatives: surface water discharge, public access treatment and spray irrigation combined with use of current disposal sites; wetlands disposal alternative; utilization of existing disposal sites and Florida Power easements and purchase of additional spray irrigation sites and also Iron Bridge. Regular Meeting, City Commission, Aug. 10, 1987 Page 4 86-87-19 Mr. Zaudtke recommended the City adopt an effluent irrigation system through various portions of the City and discussed an effluent disposal system. He briefly outlined the master water plan. Attorney Kruppenbacher reported he will be filing by Friday, a response to the County's lawsuit challenging primarily on the grounds that we do not believe they have the constitutional authority to do what they are doing. Commission Seat I - Cindy Kaehler: Commissioner Kaehler asked about the activity taking place in Seminole Pines model center. Commissioner Kaehler asked that Mr. Artman contact her in reference to the mowing around the pond. Commission Seat II - Arthur Hoffmann: Commissioner Hoffmann said there have been some accidents on SR 434 and urged the Police Chief to contact D.O.T. in reference to additional lighting and striping. Commissioner Hoffmann also spoke about the meals on wheels project, and that it is very worthwhile. Commissioner Hoffmann also asked what the City is doing about the pit bull problem. He will not be present for the Workshop Meeting on Aug. 17th. Commission Seat III - Philip A. Kulbes: Commissioner Kulbes said the Board of Directors of Senior Citizens Activities has invited the Commission to attend the Open House on August 23rd, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Commission Seat IV - William A. Jacobs: No report. Commission Seat V - Martin Trencher: Commissioner Trencher asked if the area on SR 434 that was formerly a golf course could be mowed as it is all overgrown again. Mayor's Office: Mayor Torcaso spoke about the Qualifying Time for candidates is Sept. 1 through September 15, 1987. Each candidate seeking the office of City Commissioner for Seat II and Seat IV and Mayor shall file a petition signed by 15 registered voters of the City with the City Clerk. All candidates for office shall be registered voters, shall have resided in Winter Springs one year prior to the time of qualifying and pay a qualifying fee of $150.00. Mayor Torcaso called a Workshop Meeting for Aug. 17, 7:00 p.m. Meeting was adjourned 9:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ~ T 7z-nZ: Mary T. Norton, City Clerk ,MAYOR