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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992 08 24 City Commission Regular Minutes 91-92-22 . REGULAR MEETING CITY COMMISSION CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS AUGUST 24, 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 Torcaso asked for a moment of silent prayer. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by Deputy Mayor John Langellotti. Approval of minutes of August 10, 1992: there were no additions or corrections; the minutes stand approved as presented. Public Comment: John Mousley, Dornoch Court, requested the Commission to vacate a 10 foot conservation easement on his property, Lot 110, Highland Village 2, Eagle Glen in the Highlands. Attorney Kruppenbacher explained that no one can identify what the purpose of this easement was. Commissioner Kaehler asked if he is looking for whether or not policy wise the Commission will entertain a vacation of easement in a conservation area, and she said she thinks the Commission will. This request will be reviewed by Staff upon receipt. . Joe Genova, Addidas Road, spoke about the meeting regarding the widening of Tuscawilla Road that is to be held at Keeth Elementary School. Mr. Genova spoke about the failure of Home Federal S&L, San Diego, CA. They are the banker for Gulfstream the developer of Tuscawilla. Home Capital is the local entity of Home Federal and they have notified the homeowners association that the money may be stopped at any time. While the contracts for landscaping, etc. run through the end of August, no one knows what is going to happen after that. Mr. Genova said a meeting is to be held on Sept. 3 with Mr. Rozansky and the developer to discuss the problem. John Ferring, Benitawood Court, spoke about the water emergency that occurred in our City. He suggested in times of emergency a liaison person should be employed to answer questions. John Horan, Wood Duck Drive, spoke about the issue of mailboxes and the issue of fairness. Anita Princiotta, Tuscawilla, spoke about the importance of civil preparedness. . General Agenda Public Hearing for Ord. No. 526, amending the current cable television franchise fee established pursuant to Ord. No. 65 to 5% for all cable television customers within the City, etc. Second Reading: Attorney Kruppenbacher read Ord. No. 526 by title only on second reading. Mayor Kulbes recessed the Commission Meeting and opened the public hearing. John Ferring spoke for the ordinance. No one spoke against the ordinance. Mayor Kulbes closed the public hearing and reconvened the Commission Meeting. . Regular Meeting, City Commission, August 24, 1992 Page 2 91-92-22 Motion was made by Commissioner Torcaso to adopt Ord. No. 526. Seconded by Commissioner Langellotti. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Jonas, aye; Commissioner Langellotti, aye; Commissioner Donnelly, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Torcaso, aye; motion carried. B.O.W.S. Board-1992 Beautification Master Plan: Carl Stephens, Chairman of the BOWS Board said the Board submitted their plan to the Commission and that this plan was the result of a detailed study of the City which covers 13 square miles. The BOWS Board recommends a periodic assessment of this plan and should be re-evaluated about once a year. Mr. Stephens said the BOWS Board has acquired a $55,000 bike path for the City, without any cost to the City, which will be built when they widen State Road 434. Commissioner Kaehler asked if the BOWS Board ever considered the vacant lots in the City, particularly the one on the corner of N. Fairfax Ave. and S. R. 434. Mayor Kulbes suggested the BOWS Board could send letters to property owners and encourage them to participate in the beautification program. First Reading of Ord~ No. 530, annexation of Sprague Components, etc., First Reading of Ord. No. 531, setting forth the procedures for the determination of vested rights, etc. and First Reading of Ord. No. 532, adopting the Municipal Budget for Fiscal Year 1992-1993, etc.: Motion was made by Commissioner Kaehler to read Ord. No. 530, 531 and 532 by title only on first reading. Seconded by Commissioner Kaehler. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Langellotti, aye; Commissioner Donnelly, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Torcaso, aye; Commissioner Jonas, aye; motion carried. . Attorney Kruppenbacher read Ord. No. 530, 531 and 532 by title only on first reading. Replat-Braewick at Tuscawilla Phase I: The Land Development Coordinator explained that Quest Properties have purchased Braewick and they want to do a reduction of 16 units in the total project. Motion was made by Commissioner Torcaso to approve the replat as submitted and change the name also. Seconded by Commissioner Donnelly. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Donnelly, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Torcaso, aye; Commissioner Jonas, aye; Commissioner Langellotti, aye; motion carried. City Manager Richard Rozansky: Amendment 16 to Consulting Engineers Agreement-CPH; Manager Rozansky explained the purpose of this amendment is to provide engineering services as specifically itemized in the Agreement for the Shepard Road extension to meet the one at Highland Lakes. Motion was made by Commissioner Torcaso to approve the amendment. Seconded by Commissioner Langellotti. Discussion. In discussion Commissioner Jonas asked what has transpired regarding the Warren Williams property and the availability of access through his property for the development of those units on Shepard Road. He asked for an update because he said the people on McGregor Road do not want the construction trucks coming down McGregor Road and that was the purpose of trying to get the access through a dirt road in there. . Regular Meeting, City Commission, August 24, 1992 Page 3 91-92-22 . Vote on the motion: Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Torcaso, aye; Commissioner Jonas, aye; Commissioner Donnelly, no; Commissioner Langellotti, aye; motion carried. Mailbox Report/Recommendation: Manager Rozansky said he has distributed the report to the Commission. Discussion followed. Attorney Kruppenbacher suggested our insurance carrier, the Florida League of Cities, be contacted for a recommendation whether or not to allow these boxes. Mayor Kulbes suggested the City Manager, the Police Department and the Building Department work out amendments to our ordinance. Senior Center Programs and utilization/AARP: Manager Rozansky explained that AARP was added to the list of organizations that are exempt from paying because they are citizens of Winter Springs. Commissioner Torcaso said they should pay because the people that are running AARP are not residents of Winter Springs. Commissioner Langellotti also spoke against AARP using the Civic Center without paying. Mr. Joe Genova said the AARP is a commercial enterprise and they should pay. Commissioner Kaehler asked if it can be ascertained whether or not AARP is truly listed as a non-profit organization. She said if they are non-profit and if they meet the other criteria then they should be allowed to use it just as the other organizations. Utility Billing, Solid Waste, Stormwater and Effluent Reuse: Manager Rozansky explained as a result of the workshop he instructed the Staff to get going with the utility billing, solid waste, stormwater and effluent reuse. He said he just wanted to be sure he is doing the right thing. . Motion was made by Commissioner Torcaso to approve the City Manager's memo dated August 17, 1992 and approve the enhancement of the billing system to include solid waste, stormwater and effluent reuse. Seconded by Commissioner Langellotti. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Torcaso, aye; Commissioner Jonas, aye; Commissioner Langellotti, aye; Commissioner Donnelly, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; motion carried. Central Winds Park: The City Engineer, Leonard Kozlov, the perpendicular entrance towards approximately two to three weeks. road will be open until the west have traffic in both directions. explained the west bound entrance into the park and the railroad tracks has to be built which will take The west lane has been opened and the temporary bound lane into the park is completed, then they will Manager Rozansky said he has given the Commission a memo on the rest of the park. He said we are still waiting for the underdrain to be repaired. And in addition to that Manager Rozansky said he is waiting for some release of liens and the As-Builts. Our position is that until we get those items, he will not release any more money. We have paid $30,000 for the underdrains, and the Technical Staff and Consultants are not sure it is working properly. Manager Rozansky said he had discussions with Mr. Jack Wert, Seminole County Tourist Director, regarding the international soccer complex. He said he showed Mr. Wert and several people our park and asked the Commission would we consider letting them build a facility on our park property. This would be contingent on getting some adjacent property. . . . . Regular Meeting, City Commission, August 24, 1992 Page 4 91-92-22 Commissioner Kaehler reported the Tourist Development Council has been working quite a while to try to get the soccer facility in Seminole County. She said this could be a major boon for this City. Manager Rozansky said we paid for the road work (curve) out of the Bond issue. The amount already disbursed is $136,443, and $147,911 remains to be paid. We could, to raise capital, reimburse the park fund for these costs from the road tax. Motion was made by Commissioner Kaehler that the City Manager move with all haste to negotiate for the soccer training facility in Winter Springs. Seconded by Commissioner Torcaso. Discussion. City Manager asked whether the motion allowed him to negotiate along the lines he had briefed the Commission on. It did. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Jonas, aye; Commissioner Langellotti, aye; Commissioner Donnelly, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Torcaso, aye; motion carried. Monthly reports have been distributed. Manager Rozansky said he asked for a Workshop for next Monday on the Budget. Attorney Kruppenbacher said he met last week with the City Engineer to prepare for depositions on the borrow pit. Attorney Kruppenbacher said he was called by the Attorney for the property developer who requested a continuance. Attorney Kruppenbacher said he would have a final opinion at the next meeting on the issue of dual office holding. He said he would have an opinion on the Sprague annexation also. Commission Seat I - John V. Torcaso: Motion was made by Commissioner Kaehler to reappoint Gladys Zahand to the BOWS Board. Seconded by Commissioner Langellotti. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Langellotti, aye; Commissioner Donnelly, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Torcaso, aye; Commissioner Jonas, aye; motion carried. Commissioner Torcaso said he is still in favor of a 5% raise for all City employees and 6% for retirement. Commission Seat II - Don Jonas: Commissioner Jonas spoke about the water issue, and said something has to be done within the City to cover emergencies as that was. He said we have to get emergency procedures underway. Commission Seat III - John Langellotti: No report. Commission Seat IV - Terri Donnelly: Commissioner Donnelly asked about her appointee to the Commerce & Industry Board. She said he is moving out of the City and does not have a business in the City. Mayor Kulbes said he would have to resign from the Board. Commission Seat V - Cindy Kaehler: Commissioner Kaehler asked the Attorney about the letter from CAblevision regarding the audit. Regular Meeting, City Commission, August 24, 1992 Page 5 91-92-22 ~ Mayor's Office: Mayor Kulbes read the Proclamation for Firefighter Appreciation Week; he said he attended the Florida League of Cities Convention in Miami and he voted no for Voter Control of Taxes and for the l~ Sales tax. Meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p. m. Respectfully submitted, ~T~ Mary T. Norton, City Clerk , ,MAYOR ~ ~