HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988 03 21 City Commission Workshop Minutes
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WORKSHOP MEETING
CITY COMMISSION
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1988
The Workshop Meeting was called to order by Mayor Leanne M. Grove at 7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL:
Mayor Leanne M. Grove, Present
Deputy Mayor Arthur Hoffmann, Present
Commissioner P.A. Kulbes, Present
Commissioner Martin Trencher, Present
Commissioner Cindy Kaehler, Present
Commissioner W.A. Jacobs, Present
City Manager, Richard Rozansky, Present
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Mr. Richard Welles and Mr. Carey Ferrell, Assistant Superintendents of Schools for
Seminole County, spoke to the Commission concerning the need for more schools in
the County. Mr. Ferrell spoke first. He discussed the projected growth in the
County over the next ten years and the need for new schools. The cost of building
these much needed schools, he said, would be $269,197,000.00. He stated that the
School Board would have to look at every type of financing scheme, and look at methods
of identifying where the schools are to go. That, he said, is where City and County
governments can work with the School Board. He specified that the two growth areas
affecting Winter Springs are the Oviedo area toward Tuscawilla, and the I-IV
corridor moving north. He stated that the School Board wants very much to establish
working relationships with City government. He said that the School Board is legally
required to cooperate with the City, and has a statute that requires them to
coordinate the building of schools with municipal and county governments. The statute
also requires the School Board to give the City information as to what impact
residential development will have on the schools - whether the schools are available
or not.
The School Board would like to set up some type of system of direct contact with
the City in order to meet these problems together. Discussion. He stated that
they are doing a study on a school impact fee, and if they decide to go with that
they will be working with the City on it. The impact fee will have to be levied by
the City. The only way the impact fee can be imposed is through the cities in the
County. He said that the Legislature controls the financing rather than the
Department of Education. If the School Board elects to go with impact fees, they
will probably be ready in late spring or early summer to discuss them with the City.
He discussed the possible ways to obtain the money.
Mr. Welles spoke about the number of schools needed, and what is in the process of
being done at the present time to build more schools. He said that Tallahassee is
their 'boss', and theyare the ones who must be convinced of the need for the
schools. They must go by Tallahassee's standards in order to use their funds.
He said that the City can help the School Board by giving them information on
growth. Discussion. It was suggested that a formal method of communication be
established between the City's Planning Zoning people and the staff of the
School Board.
The Workshop meeting adjourned at 9:40 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Caroline McGinley
City Clerk's Office