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MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SEMINOLE COUNTY
(CALNO) held March 7, 2012, 7:00 P.M., Lake Mary City Commission Chambers, 100
North Country Club Road, Lake Mary, Florida.
1. Call to Order /Moment of Silence/ Pledge of Allegiance
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Colleen Hufford at 7:00 P.M. The board
observed a moment of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Deputy Mayor
Gary Brender.
2. Roll Call
Members Present
Deputy Mayor Gary Brender
Commissioner John Maingot
Deputy Mayor Keith Britton
Commissioner Patty Mahany
Commissioner Bob Dallari
Board Member Diane Bauer
Board Member Dr. Joe Sarnovsky
Mayor Charles Lacey
Commissioner Steve Wolfram
Vice Mayor Colleen H ufford
Members Absent
None
Others Present
City of Lake Mary
City of Longwood
City of Oviedo
City of Sanford
Seminole County Commission
Seminole County School Board
Seminole State College
City of Winter Springs
City of Altamonte Springs
City of Casselberry
Mark Gisclar, Public Works Director, City of Casselberry
Mayor David Mealor, City of Lake Mary
John Omana, Community Development Director, City of Lake Mary
John Horvath, Citizen
Joanne Counelis, Citizen
Mary Campbell, Deputy City Clerk, City of Lake Mary
3. Approval of Minutes: February 1, 2012
Motion was made by Commissioner Dallari to approve the minutes of the
February 1, 2012, meeting as presented, seconded by Deputy Mayor Britton and
motion carried unanimously.
4. Treasurer's Report
Deputy Mayor Keith Britton reported a balance of $768.27. He submitted a copy of the
statement to the Deputy City Clerk. He said the audit is on the agenda and would talk
about it at that time.
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Motion was made by Deputy Mayor Brender to approve the Treasurer's Report,
seconded by Commissioner Maingot and motion carried unanimously.
5. Business
A. Request for Letter of Support — Regional Application for the TIGER 2012
Discretionary Grants Program — Mark Gisclar, Casselberry Public Works
Director
Motion was made by Commissioner Dallari to approve the Letter of Support,
seconded by Member Bauer and motion carried unanimously.
Mark Gisclar, Public Works Director for the City of Casselberry, came forward. He
distributed a project description and map of the proposed improvements. He thanked
the board for the opportunity to ask for a Letter of Support for a TIGER 4 grant. Federal
discretionary funds for transportation are being distributed. Five hundred million dollars
were distributed for a TIGER 3 grant. Casselberry is the lead applicant and has
partnered with the City of Altamonte Springs, Seminole County, and Lynx. The amount
of funding was increased and the match increased from 41 % to 47 %. The total project
cost is a little over $27 million. The TIGER grant request is $14.5 million, and the local
match would be $12.7 million (47 %). Casselberry will be contributing $8.9 million;
Altamonte Springs, $3.66 million; and Seminole County has $226,000 to go towards
sidewalk improvements on county roadways and improved traffic signals on 436. The
county has put together an early prototype to move traffic in the Altamonte Springs
area. The plan is to move the traffic on 436 through Casselberry to the Orange County
line.
Mr. Gisclar said this works with SunRail. There are fixed bus routes with Lynx but there
are also flex bus stops. The flex bus stops being constructed doesn't provide for flex
bus operations and hope to work with Altamonte Springs and put that in operation. Who
will pay for the operations on the flex bus is still to be determined.
Mr. Gisclar said there are major upgrades for over 28 traffic signals on 436 and signal
sensors. Over 50 miles of public roadways will be rehabilitated or reconstructed. A lot
of those are in the City of Casselberry. They will construct bike friendly upgrades, 28
miles of local streets, and install a bike share program beginning at the SunRail station
in Altamonte Springs. They will construct new bus shelters to support the proposed flex
bus stops, construct over 5 miles of new sidewalks, have a mini shared -use path on
narrow streets, and also include over 1,400 new trees to create a canopy look for the
neighborhoods.
Mr. Gisclar said the title is "Transforming Regional Communities Through Connectivity"
and will be submitting on March 15
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Commissioner Maingot asked if the City of Longwood was ever approached on this
item.
Mr. Gisclar said they were and the first time around the City of Longwood wasn't ready
to have any projects. There were tight timelines. Longwood and Maitland both were
approached and projects had to be identified and funds committed to it in TIGER 3, but
they did give letters of support.
Commissioner Maingot said as it relates to the ability to get people to and from the
SunRail stations, there has been some talk between Altamonte, Longwood and
probably Casselberry as well. He asked Mr. Gisclar if he was aware of that.
Mr. Gisclar answered affirmatively. He said both Longwood and Maitland have joined in
the study that Casselberry is working on with Altamonte Springs.
Commissioner Maingot said connectivity is going to be a very important factor to get
people to and from. We ought to work closely together and support each other.
Mr. Gisclar said several of the flex bus stops are identified on the map and some of
them are already being constructed by Altamonte Springs.
Commissioner Maingot said there is a lot more to be done on the education side of
things as opposed to the physical moving of people.
Member Bauer referred to Location No. 8 on the map near Casselberry Elementary and
South Seminole Middle School. She asked what that would involve.
Mr. Gisclar said there was going to be a narrowed down focus on the streets and there
would also be a bike trail coming through that area.
Member Bauer said some of this was done previously and assumed it was going to
connect.
Mr. Gisclar said that was correct. The plan is the whole connectivity aspect of it for
pedestrian and any intermodal use to meet the traffic whether it's on your feet, riding
bicycles, buses or a car.
Mr. Gisclar said most of the traffic calming would be developing islands or medians and
mid -block crossings. You create a median with some landscaping in the middle, the
traffic naturally slows there, and that's a crossing.
Member Bauer asked the timeline for the award. Mr. Gisclar said we hope to know
before the summer.
Member Sarnovsky asked if there was any concern about acquiring the matching funds
if it was approved immediately.
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Mr. Gisclar answered negatively. Every entity had to encumber the funds in our
submittal and show that we have the match and are ready to move forward.
Mayor David Mealor welcomed the board to Lake Mary. He used to be the chair of
CALNO and was the one forum where they could come together, share common
concerns, and speak for the common good. He thanked the Chair for allowing him to
welcome the group.
B. Program — Lake Mary Downtown Development Update and Parking Garage
Options Presentation — John Omana, Lake Mary Community Development
Director
John Omana, Lake Mary Community Development Director, came forward. He showed
a map of the downtown area. The downtown area was platted in the 1920's. When we
were doing the push for redevelopment we found we were trying to apply 1998
standards to a 1924 platted lot which meant applying a 45 -foot setback to a 33 -foot wide
lot. We changed the codes to be more flexible and fit the times to assist in economic
redevelopment. We also modified the Comprehensive Plan by increasing the density to
18 dwelling units per acre understanding that the highest density in the City outside the
downtown is 9 dwelling units per acre.
Mr. Omana showed an exhibit of the downtown redevelopment area. There are
development opportunities on the perimeters. He pointed out the location of the
SunRail station, the cemetery, and the area dedicated for a park that will be an activity
center for the people who live in the downtown. The City Commission approved a land
sale to EPOCH Properties for purposes of developing a 200 -unit luxury apartment
project with a parking garage structure within walking distance of the SunRail station.
We are awaiting submittal of their PUD.
Mr. Omana showed a picture from FDOT's website on downtown development. He
pointed out the SunRail platform, station, parking, access for buses, and the location of
the 200 -unit apartment development. He pointed out the property owned by Chris
Mahnken who has been working with the City to put together a train station building. He
showed a rendering of the proposed station which will be 40- 50,000 square feet and will
house offices, restaurants, shops, and a City kiosk. We have met numerous times with
FDOT and the SunRail folks and we have conceptual approvals and agreements on the
alignment of his building access with the platform. We think the apartment development
and Mr. Mahnken's building is going to be a huge catalyst for the downtown
redevelopment area in addition to what Mr. Shaw is doing behind and north of city hall.
Mr. Omana said infrastructure is huge. With people and future development coming in,
parking becomes a challenge. We have been working closely with these developers to
help them attain the code requirements under our downtown regulations. The
Commission gave staff direction to pursue the potential location of a parking garage
structure. We are currently looking through downtown to see the optimal location for
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such a facility. Parking garages require a special type of design, special radii and
templates, safety, and accessibility for both pedestrians and vehicles. It comes with a
steep price of $12- 13,000 per parking space. If you have special events and the
development of the downtown you are going to need one of these. He said he was a
staff planner at the City of West Palm Beach when City Place was happening and we
were faced with the same challenges. If you were to provide a two level parking
structure (174 spaces), you are looking at $2 million to $2.2 million for such a facility. If
you were to go with a three level garage with 275 parking spaces you are looking at
$3.8 million for the development of that parking facility. As development occurs that will
be a savior in terms of infrastructure.
Mr. Omana said you are probably asking how to get a lot of development in here at only
18 dwelling units per acre. Staff has developed and received direction from the City
Commission to move forward with the TDR Program which is transfer of development
rights. We will create a density bank. We have taken all city -owned properties and
assigned it the 18 dwelling units per acre designation. We will transfer the yields of 18
dwelling units per acre into our density bank and when developer Joe Smith is short of
units he is going to come to the City and say he needs an additional 57 units and we
sell those to him. It creates a win -win situation whereby the developer gets his yield
and we get development, tax base, and an additional revenue source. The cost would
be determined by the City Commission and formulas negotiated through the PUD
process. It will be a function of the market conditions at the time.
Mr. Omana said we are taking baby steps. This way we are more in control of what is
coming in and at what intensity it is coming in. We are excited about the program. First
reading for the zoning text amendment is March 15th. It has already been approved
through the Comprehensive Plan process.
Mayor Brender asked the density of EPOCH Properties.
Mr. Omana said after all the yields were calculated it came out to 71 dwelling units per
acre and they took advantage of the density bonus program. They were able to meet
their financial responsibilities and we benefitted as well.
Commissioner Dallari asked how many units were available in the bank now. Mr.
Omana said approximately 300 to 400 units.
Mr. Omana said on the SunRail spot we worked closely with FDOT. We approached
Seminole County and got all parties to agree to put 18 dwelling units per acre on the
SunRail site. We have requested FDOT consider a cross parking agreement scenario
whereby we will be able to use the parking on the SunRail site. There are going to be
300 parking spaces on the SunRail site. It's important there be a cooperative effort to
allow us to utilize that parking area and aid in the redevelopment effort.
Commissioner Dallari asked the price points per unit for housing unit, the timing, and if it
would be staged or done in one shot.
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Mr. Omana said he didn't have the price points per unit. They would like to start
construction before the end of the year and will be done in one shot.
Mr. Omana said we have the stair step park system that acts as a pedestrian
connection all the way to the Events Center. We are in negotiations with Seminole
County for acquisition of Country Club Road from Lake Mary Boulevard to the northern
terminus just south of Rantoul Lane. We believe that is a critical acquisition because
that will help connect our amenities in the south with the recreational centers just north
of the downtown area.
Mr. Omana pointed out the proposed parking spaces on Seminole Avenue. The City
has acquired several properties on the north side of Seminole Avenue. We will punch
Seminole through over to Fifth Street, reconfigure the pond and drainage systems, and
will have 63 parking spaces within the Seminole Avenue right -of -way which will help
support the downtown activities. With the drainage reconfiguration it will add a lot of
drainage capacity for that portion of the basin.
Commissioner Dallari asked if the City was doing any off site drainage.
Mr. Omana answered affirmatively. We entered into easement agreements whereby a
portion of the runoff could go into the city hall site as well as to the swale areas on
Seminole Avenue. There is crucial cooperation between public and private.
Chairman Hufford asked about the residential to the north.
Mr. Omana pointed out the original downtown area on the map when SunRail and
Amendment 4 were on the radar screen. We held a number of charrettes and public
hearings for the residents who were not part of the downtown and we asked them to
become part of the downtown. Their concerns were being kicked out of their houses
and having 15 -story buildings with traffic coming out of their ears. We addressed those
issues from a zoning standpoint. After we told them we were not kicking them out then
they started thinking their property was going to become more valuable. He told them if
a developer comes knocking on their door that is between them and the developer. As
far as development occurring on the south side in the downtown we will have code
provisions to address buffers and compatibility.
Deputy Mayor Brender said the terminus of downtown is Fourth Street on the west side
and Mr. Shaw has those buildings already constructed. The City is in the process of
acquiring three or four properties to the west of those buildings and bringing that area
into the downtown. We expect downtown will spread west to Fifth Street and north to
encompass some of the other blocks just to the north of the downtown area. That will
be done by market conditions and not eminent domain.
Chairman Hufford asked the height.
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Mr. Omana said 35 feet. If you wish to go above that then you can ask for a
modification under the PUD process. We have structured the code that no matter what
kind of development occurs in downtown, everything has to go before the City
Commission. He explained it is 35 feet at loadbearing wall and we allow an additional 7
feet for architectural design above it.
Deputy Mayor Brender said Mr. Mahnken's building will be four stories and 60 feet.
Mr. Omana said the top of the spires is 138, top of the tower is 98, and the roof is 62.
All of that will have to be addressed through the PUD process in front of the City
Commission. The spire /tower area may end up having a programmable lighting
configuration and will be able to be seen from a distance.
Commissioner Mahany said anything that big with lights on it will have to get cleared by
the Airport Authority. Mr. Omana said all the regulatory agencies will be contacted.
Member Sarnovsky asked if they anticipated any widening of Country Club in the
setback allowance.
Mr. Omana said at this point we are not planning any widening of Country Club. Once
the acquisition occurs, we will sit down with the City Commission and seek their
direction as far as design standards, roundabouts, on- street parking, and landscaping.
We want to beautify that corridor.
Deputy Mayor Brender said we don't want to widen the road for traffic. If anything we
want to widen the roads for parking and pedestrian movement. The reason we are
getting into this agreement with the County to take over this road is so we can control
the access and projected widening.
SIDE 1B
Commissioner Maingot asked how Lake Mary is dealing with private /public partnerships
in the overall scheme of development.
Mr. Omana said we like to be up front with the developers. We have a process in place
called the "first step" process where they will come in and chat with staff. When they
have a specific layout or configuration, we will then meet with the City Manager and
take it to the City Commission at a workshop where the Commission will provide input
and guidance before the formal application is submitted. With the direction given by the
Commission we start discussions and negotiations through the DRC process and
develop that relationship.
Commissioner Maingot said other than infrastructure, he asked about dollars and cents
in terms of inducement to develop in the City of Lake Mary.
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Mr. Omana said at this point the Community Development staff has not been directed to
earmark any specific dollars for the downtown area per se directly. Indirectly by virtue of
the TDR Program in place, that has a dollar value associated with it. We see that as an
element of the public /private partnership. Should the Commission say to put X amount
of dollars on the table for inducement then we will follow that direction.
Deputy Mayor Brender said we will be spending $350,000 developing the 63 parking
spaces on Seminole Avenue and that is City money. That is being developed solely for
the Shaw development on Fourth Street. The same thing goes for another parking area
we are looking at that is going to cost about $400,000. While we don't induce
developers with cash, we do induce them with the availability of stormwater, TDR's and
parking.
Mr. Sarnovsky said once the developer comes in and starts the first step process, he
asked if they have some kind of exclusivity to continue through the planning process
unless another developer wants to trump them for the same property.
Mr. Omana said as far as the competition for a specific piece of property, we will respect
the due process rights. If there is an issue or a battle regarding a specific property,
before we process the applications we will ask that the proper authorizations by the
property owner be submitted to the City and the legal standing be certified.
C. Amendment of Bylaws
Chairman Hufford said one area we have to have a discussion on is regular
membership. The suggestion is the voting membership shall be open to governmental
subdivisions of the State of Florida and the words municipal corporations have been
crossed out. It means we might be opening ourselves up to all kinds of water
authorities, port authorities, government agencies, and state regulatory agencies. She
asked if that is what they want to be. She expressed concern of the implications if they
branch out too far.
Commissioner Dallari said he spoke to the County Attorney and he said there were no
issues with the document. We did speak about the school board and the college having
a vote and we can do that very easily. He thought it should be clear that the
membership should be the seven municipalities, the county, the school board, and
Seminole State College, and each shall have a vote.
Commissioner Maingot asked if there was some discussion with regard to the Airport
Authority and they are a separate agency.
Commissioner Dallari said they are a separate agency but until there is a need from the
City of Sanford or the Airport Authority asking to be a member, he didn't think they
needed to do that at this point.
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Motion was made by Commissioner Dallari to approve the bylaws as presented
with the change allowing the seven cities, the county, the school board, and
Seminole State College to be members and each one of those members having an
equal vote. Seconded by Commissioner Maingot.
Chairman Hufford said she would like to add the policies and procedures behind the
bylaws as an addendum but not be part of the bylaws. This is a housekeeping item to
make sure we have everything in place and is subject to change.
Commissioner Maingot said we had a discussion about dinner meetings. He felt
awkward for one or two of them to be putting on a dinner when others do nothing.
Chairman Hufford said Commissioner Maingot missed the meeting when they had that
discussion. She said Seminole State wanted to put on a meal and nobody knew at the
time. We wanted to give the freedom to do it either way. We wanted to have a policy in
place so if you are going to have a meal you need to let the city clerk know so she can
put it on the agenda so the board knows.
Commissioner Mahany said she liked letting each city decide. Sanford is the last
meeting of the year and we feel we need to make it special. We will be having our
Sanford meeting at the zoo. We will have animals come, including the sloth, to pet and
handle. She said she would be making dinner herself.
Member Bauer called the question to limit debate. Seconded by Deputy Mayor
Britton and carried unanimously.
Motion carried unanimously.
D. Annual Audit
Deputy Mayor Britton said we are not going to make the March date this year but had
the package ready. He wanted to give staff time to pull all the statements. He
recommended getting together before the Oviedo meeting and going through the
packets. We conduct the audit and submit the report to County Finance Director for
review and then we will come back and report on that.
It was the consensus of the board to meet at 6:00 P.M. at the May 2, 2012, meeting
in Oviedo and go through the audit packets.
E. Environmental Center Task Force Report
Commissioner Dallari asked the board if they would be willing to look at a two -year
commitment from the cities. Right now we are looking at the seven cities, the County
and the School Foundation to keep the Environmental Center open at an annual fee of
$110,000. Volunteers have raised $50,000 and $60,000 divided by 9 is roughly $7,000.
We would like to do an independent 501(C) (3) but will take a while to get that up and
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running and is why we are looking at a two -year commitment. Before we wrote that
letter we wanted to get some buy in from each city. The volunteers will still have to raise
$50,000 each year.
Chairman Hufford said the idea with the 501(C) (3) is that it will ultimately go to more of
a private sector.
Commissioner Dallari said that was correct. Once the two years are up the cities and
the County would not be involved in it anymore.
Commissioner Mahany asked who owned the center.
Commissioner Dallari said it is called Soldiers Creek Preserve and the County owns all
that property. They gave the School Board a long term lease giving them the right to
construct that building and operate it. If at any time the School Board does not want to
operate the building or program, they turn the property and all the facilities back over to
the County and the project stops.
Member Bauer said it would be our aim to query each commissioner and ask if they
would be willing to support this and take it back to their city councils. We are trying to
solicit support because if we can't buy the time we need until we are able to develop the
501(C) (3) then the mud walk and Environmental Center will close. Commissioner
Dallari has been clear that the County will not pick up the cost again.
Mayor Lacey asked when the first payment would be due. Commissioner Dallari said
July 2012 and the second payment in July 2013.
Dr. Sarnovsky asked the square footage of the covered facility. If this has a countywide
educational interest then maybe Seminole State can help make something happen. We
have access to operating facilities through the funding mechanisms we have with the
State of Florida. If we had an extended lease arrangement for facilities we can get state
dollars to support and operate it. It might behoove a structure of this if something in two
years doesn't happen. It might be worth Seminole State College having a ten -year
lease on this property and with the ten -year lease we could acquire operating funds
from the state to support the facility heat, light, air and those kinds of things and cover
some administrative overhead such as cleaning and maintenance. If that could be done
then maybe the school and the other resources can deal with the programming. There
might be a way for Seminole State to partner in this and bring resources outside of our
county to help make this happen. It is based on how many square feet and what the
operating costs may be.
Mayor Lacey asked where the funding for the Environmental Center stood now in the
budget planning.
Member Bauer said zero. We would have had to close it last year had the County not
stepped in with funds to keep it running one year.
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Commissioner Dallari said at the next meeting we will have something more formalized
to present to this board and take it back to each city's council.
Chairman Hufford asked who would be doing the 501 (C) (3).
Commissioner Dallari said it could not be done by a government agency and a couple of
them will have to work with these volunteers.
6. Other Business and Public Participation
John Horvath, citizen, came forward. He said the mud walk is an example of things that
are happening in the community that nobody really knows about because the School
Board has been running it but because of budget cuts it is changing.
Mr. Horvath on February 24 in USA Today there was an article in Salt Lake City, Utah
where four police departments merged last year. He felt this was something that needed
to be looked at in Seminole County in order to provide services with shrinking budgets.
In Pennsylvania 33 police departments in various cities have closed. We have to work
together. He was not condemning any cities or the County operations but they need to
review how they are doing things and better serve the citizens.
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Joanne Counelis, citizen, 136 East Alma Avenue, came forward. She was excited
about SunRail. She requested bus service on weekends, holidays, and nights (24/7).
She also requested bus service on Longwood -Lake Mary Road.
Mayor Mealor said he and his grown son still talk about the mud walk. Altamonte is
focusing on middle and high schools. This is one of those learning activities that is
captured regardless of ability. All are engaged during that learning environment and
thanked the school district for doing that. Dr. Sarnovsky came up with a remarkable
activity that would have state support. He said if Commissioner Dallari needs his
support to engage a community group, the Environmental Studies group at Seminole
State College is a remarkable group of students and might be a great catalyst.
7. Reports from Members:
Deputyes or Brender— City of Lake Marx
• Lake Mary Celebrates was held this past weekend and over 4,000 people
attended.
• Gave an update on the Seminole County Expressway Authority. Senator
Simmons tacked an amendment onto the Senate Transportation Bill which would
reinstitute the Seminole County Expressway Authority. Representative Plakon
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had a bill on the House side to do the same thing but died due to a rule change
that required amendments to a bill be heard by all committees. That bill was not
heard by all committees. As of today, the Senate version is still being negotiated
with the House. If the House accepts the Senate's version of the Transportation
Bill, the language will remain. If the House starts negotiating with the
Transportation Bill then it may be possible that amendment and several others
will go away. He will contact Scott Plakon tomorrow and get an update. If it
doesn't happen nothing can be done for a year.
Commissioner Maingot — City of Longwood
• Longwood purchased a new ambulance and fire engine.
• The Spring Fling is coming up shortly.
• This weekend would be the Vintage and Sports Car Show. It will be a nighttime
event with food.
• There are 1,700 homeless families in Seminole County and Longwood launched
a food drive. There are Waste Pro bins in their police and fire stations and at
public works. He coordinated with Winn Dixie and they are putting together bags
of non - perishable items for $5.00 and $10.00.
• The new upgraded Winn Dixie is up and running in Longwood and is doing
extremely well.
• Announced they are having a meeting tomorrow at 10:00 A.M. at the zoo with
regard to Tourism and Convention. It will be challenging. Main beneficiaries are
the hotels in and around the Sanford area. Altamonte has benefitted with the
girls' softball in terms of teams utilizing their facilities and paying for it. It is a
county establishment and he wants to see if they can work with the cities to
promote tourism and activities and to see how they can interface with the cities to
promote and develop their interests as well.
Deputy Mayor Britton — City of Oviedo
• Oviedo had a meeting tonight on their Economic Development Program and will
be updating some impact fee incentives for new businesses. They are trying to
standardize their incentives to some of the other cities and the County so they
can be on the same par.
• Oviedo will hold a Cops for Kids football game on March 31 at Oviedo High
School and the Oviedo Police Department is going to take on the Winter Springs
Police Department.
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• Was proud to announce that two Oviedo high schools made it to the final four in
the state basketball tournament. Hagerty made it to the final game and Oviedo
made it to the final four.
Commissioner Patty Mahany — City of Sanford
• The City of Deltona wants to be Sanford's sister city and made the national news
on CNN.
• Sanford is opening a wellness center. They purchased a condo unit behind
Central Florida Regional Hospital and it should be up and running within a few
months. After they see how it goes they may reach out and do a little sharing.
• Two new big developments are going in at the corner of Rinehart Road and H.E.
Thomas Parkway.
• Infinity of Lake Mary changed its name to Infinity of Sanford.
• Sanford has 260 high -end condo units going in on St. Johns Parkway with some
mixed use (restaurants, office space, etc.).
• Sanford installed five electric vehicle charging stations. In six weeks only one
has been used.
Commissioner Bob Dallari - Seminole County
• In November there will be a ballot initiative called Amendment 4 put on by the
State of Florida. Amendment 4 will take the ad valorem property tax rate and
limit it to 5% instead of 10% and will slow down any increase of property value
that will affect the tax base. The School Board will be exempt and will only affect
the cities and the County.
Member Diane Bauer - School Board
Member Bauer said she would love to know how the cities' and County's
representatives feel about the recent development with regard to the School Board and
stormwater fees. She asked their concerns.
Commissioner Dallari said there are agreements and everybody has to pay their fair
share. If you are gaining a service from someone you should be paying for that service.
Commissioner Mahany said in that court case being cited in Duval County the
stormwater is all managed on the school board's property. We feel it's apples to
oranges and we will probably go to court over it.
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Member Bauer asked if they were given any advance notice by the School Board. The
board members answered negatively.
Member Bauer said she would share with the School Board members the depth of
negativity that CALNO has shared.
Mayor Lacey said the court case that was resolved is not what we have here. We have
real costs that we bear for taking the water from the school properties. Somebody has
to pay those costs. If not the owner of the property, in this case the School Board, then
it's going to be the other people who own property. On notice and discussion,
Mayors /Managers had invited Dr. Calderon to come to the March 20 meeting to
discuss this item as well as school closings and the process to be followed.
Member Bauer said they were forming a committee and we will develop a policy that will
have its conception in the community. When you have 10,000 empty seats it's difficult
to keep a school open. She heard every school on the list that the school is the heart of
their community. If there is a school in existence that is not the heart of the community
then you've got a problem with that school. The fact of the matter remains that we have
now a little more than 63,200 students. Four years ago we had almost 69,000. No
system can afford to drop that many students. Some of the criticism is we overbuilt.
When we built we needed those schools. She will take the sentiments shared by
CALNO back to the School Board meeting.
Dr. Joe Sarnovsky - Seminole State College
• Thanked the first responders who respond quickly and professionally and do a
good job at the times they have had issues at the campuses.
• Seminole State College had a master planning session at Altamonte on February
29 and about 100 people attended. They went through the input from the
community and developers. Probably at the November meeting he will be able to
share some of the first insights and what that master plan will look like for that
campus.
Mayor Charles Lacey — City of Winter Springs
• The Cops for Kids football game is open to the public and is $5.00 to get in and
$7.00 to get in and have lunch. Proceeds will benefit Kids' House. Gates open
at 10:30 A.M. and the game starts at noon on March 31 at Oviedo High School.
• Winter Springs will hold a Spring Festival this Saturday at 5:00 P.M. at the Winter
Springs Town Center.
• The Superintendent Selection Committee's work is done. Eleven candidates got
background reviews. The committee did an excellent job of exhaustingly going
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through the backgrounds of people and four candidates received their support.
None of them have doctorates.
Commissioner Steve Wolfram — City of Altamonte Springs
• Altamonte Springs will hire Mike McCoy as their new Police Chief. He was
formerly the Public Safety Director of Orange County and Police Chief of
Orlando, Windermere, and Sanford.
Colleen Hufford — City of Casselbera
• On the second Friday of every month from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Casselberry
has food trucks that come in by city hall. It has been very successful so far. She
invited everyone to come by.
8. Adjournment
Motion was made by Commissioner Wolfram to adjourn, seconded by Deputy
Mayor Britton and motion carried unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 9:10 P.M. The next meeting is scheduled for April 4, 2012,
and will be hosted by the City of Longwood.
Respectfully submitted by:
Mary A. Campbell
Deputy City Clerk
City of Lake Mary
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