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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992 03 09 City Commission Regular Minutes . . . to. ;> 91-92-11 REGULAR MEETING CITY COMMISSION CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS MARCH 9, 1992 The Regular Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Philip A. Kulbes at 7:30 p. m. Roll Call: Mayor Philip A. Kulbes, present Deputy Mayor John Langellotti, present City Manager Richard Rozansky, present City Attorney Frank Kruppenbacher, present Commissioners: John V. Torcaso, present Don Jonas, present Terri Donnelly, present Cindy Kaehler, present For the invocation Commissioner Langellotti asked for a moment of silent prayer. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by Commissioner John V. Torcaso. Approval of minutes of Feb. 24, 1992: There were no corrections or deletions to the minutes; the minutes stand approved as submitted. Motion by Commissioner Langellotti, seconded by Commissioner rorcaso. Public Comment: Moti Khemlani, Tuscawilla Homeowners Association, presented Attorney Kruppenbacher with an ordinance in reference to a self help improvement district. John Ferring, speaking as an officer of the Oak Forest Hmeowners Association, reminded Mr. Khemlani that the Tuscawilla Planned Unit Development also encompasses Oak Forest, and if there are to be any decisions made, there should at least be communication between Oak Forest and Tuscawilla Homeowners Associations. General Agenda Borrow Pits: David Brown, Attorney with Broad & Cassel, said they have been working very diligently to respond to all the Commission's questions and issues. He asked that this issue be delayed until the next meeting. Motion was made by Commissioner Kaehler to table until March 23, 1992 the borrow pit issue. Seconded by Commissioner Jonas. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Torcaso, no; Commissioner Jonas, aye; Commissioner Langellotti, aye; Commissioner Donnelly, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; motion carried. Dennis Wells, attorney representing the Casscells family, asked it be tabled until April. Moti Khemlani, Tuscawilla Homeowners Association read a letter from Mr. Joseph Vosick which is attached to the minutes. Margaret Casscells and Mrs. Oleida Casscells spoke in discussion of the project. Mayor Kulbes called a recess at 8:15 p. m. and called the meeting back to order at 8:25 p. m. Highland Lakes-Approval/Disapproval of Final Engineering (located at terminus of McGregor Road): Don LeBlanc, Land Development Coordinator, explained the project is located at the end of McGregor Road, west of North Edgemon Avenue and the intersection of State Road 419. There are 39 lots and the Staff has reviewed the project. . Regular Meeting, City Commission, March 9, 1992 Page 2 91-92-11 If Commission approves the project, Staff has asked there be two caveats: one, that no construction be done until the pipeline is moved and secondly the developers video McGregor Road, or come to some agreement as to the condition of McGregor Road, and at the end of construction they will be responsible for repairing any construction damage. David Allen, engineer with Commonwealth Engineering, said they have no problem with the caveats as requested by Staff. Albert Starr, Dornoch Court, president of Highland Village One Homeowners Association, asked that the truck traffic from the project use the Shepard Road right of way over the property either to the south of the project or to the north of the project through the ponds area. Another concern is that if the Shepard Road extension is built is that it will be connected to Shepard Road. Another issue is the turning circle at the end of McGregor, and asked if McGregor Road is extended into the Highland Lakes project the turning circle be removed. Motion was made by Commissioner Torcaso to approve the proposed project contingent on moving the gas line, contingent upon maintenance of city streets while they are doing the project with their trucks, (they do not become dirt roads where they are otherwise paved roads); contingent upon their modifying the cuI de sac when they do the road and contingent upon their using the Warren Williams property out to Edgemon Avenue, and if staff certifies that a good faith effort was done and the Commission will be willing to waive that condition. Seconded by Commissioner Donnelly. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Jonas, aye; Commissioner Langellotti, aye; Commissioner Donnelly, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Torcaso, aye; motion carried. . Cablevision: Mayor Kulbes said there is an administrative rearrangement within Cablevision that does not effect the operation or control of the Company or service to the citizens. It requires a resolution authorizing them to retain the majority of ownership, and that resolution will be on the agenda for the next meeting. Commissioner Kaehler asked that we look into the expense of running a revenue audit on Cablevision and have Coopers & Lybrand tell us what it would cost. Resolution No. 679, providing for fees for services rendered, etc.: This resolution was withdrawn so that several changes can be made. City Manager Richard Rozansky: Industrial Waste: Franchise Agreement-regulations/specifications/collection rate resolution/refuse rate indes; Mandatory Garbage Ordinance: Tom Daly, Charles Wilson and their attorney were present. There was discussion of having only two men on a truck instead of three; they were asked about three collections a week instead of four, and discussion followed on the $.50 administrative fee that was agreed upon would be removed when the billing was put on the tax rolls. Mr. Wilson was not familiar with that and said he would have to check on that to see if that could be done. . Mayor Kulbes called a Workshop Meeting for Monday, March 16, 1992, 7:00 p. m. Regular Meeting, City Commission, March 9, 1992 Page 3 91-92-11 . Park entrance: Manager Rozansky said he has provided the Commission with a memo on the lease agreements with Mr. Keen. Attorney Kruppenbacher explained that basically the lease allows us to use the property and there is a one year trigger period where we can continue in Lhe lease unless the property owner for various reasons, we can either request that we go forward and condemn the property or they can seek inverse condem- nation for us to take ownership of the property. Manager Rozansky explained there is an easement for a temporary road, and there is the lease on the road. Motion was made by Commissioner Langellotti to accept the lease agreements. Seconded by Commissioner Jonas. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Langellotti, aye; Commissioner Donnelly, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Torcaso, aye; Commissioner Jonas, aye; motion carried. Effluent Disposal: Motion was made by Commissioner Torcaso to accept the easements. Seconded by Commissioner Langellotti. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Donnelly, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Torcaso, aye; Commissioner Jonas, aye; Commissioner Langellotti, aye; motion carried. Pension Plan: Manager Rozansky said he has provided the Commission copies of the letter from Attorney Mead and the letter that was sent to Florida League of Cities. Discussion followed on the pension plan by John Ferring, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and William Jacobs, member of the Board of Trustees. . General information: Manager Rozansky talked about the proposal from Coca Cola to put the scoreboards in the park. They will put four scoreboards in and another one for the soccer field; they will put in an ice machine; they will give us ten canisters of coke a year to sell and we would get revenue back by selling the coke. We would be obligated to keep these scoreboards in for ten years. This would be about a $21,000 deal. Motion was made by Commissioner Langellotti that we go along with Coca Cola. Seconded by Commissioner Torcaso. Commissioner Kaehler asked to see something in writing before this is agreed upon. Attorney Kruppenbacher explained the motion be corrected giving direction to the City Manager to proceed to finalize an agreement and bring it back for Commission's review. Commission Seat I - John V. Torcaso: Commissioner Torcaso spoke about the pension plan. Commission Seat II - Don Jonas: No report. Manager Rozansky said he is working on the budget reV1S1on and hopes to have the public hearing on April 30th or first meeting in May. Manager Rozansky said he wanted to talk about the last Commission Meeting where the Commission saw some improvement areas that are needed. He said he has tried to do some things and the whole staff is trying to cooperate with the Commission. . On the budget revision Manager Rozansky said we have to look at revenues because they are down in several departments. . Regular Meeting, City Commisison, March 9, 1992 Page 4 91-92-11 Commission Seat III - John Langellotti: No report. Commission Seat IV - Terri Donnelly: Commissioner Donnelly spoke about Sec. 5.02 of the City Charter and asked that an ordinance be prepared to put to a referendum. Commissioner Kaehler suggested that since we are not having an election this year, and it would be a very big expense for just that one issue, that it could be looked into getting it ready for the following year. Commission Seat V-Cindy Kaehler: Commissioner Kaehler spoke about the inter local agreement between the cities not to sue each other and the County so as not to waste taxpayers dollars. The Council of Local Governments has an updated draft copy and all CALNO Members have been asked to give this to their City attorneys for their opinions. Attorney Kruppenbacher said he has already reviewed it and has no problem with it. Commissioner Kaehler reported she has been appointed to the Tourist Development Council as the Council of Local Governments representative. Mayor's Office: Mayor Kulbes announced the Districting Committee will meet on March 19, 1992 at 7:00 p.m. He said he had been invited to become the City's representative on the National Organization on Disability, and has received a letter from Governor Chiles requesting us to participate in Jobs Florida. . Meeting was adjourned 10:35 p. m. Respectfully submitted, ~-r~ Mary T. Norton, City Clerk Approved: ,MAYOR .