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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012 02 02 Tuscawilla Lighting and Beautification District Advisory Committee Workshop Minutes CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA MINUTES TUSCAWILLA LIGHTING AND BEAUTIFICATION DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORKSHOP FEBRUARY 2, 2012 CALL TO ORDER The Workshop Meeting of Thursday, February 2, 2012 of the Tuscawilla Lighting and Beautification District Advisory Committee was called to Order by Chairperson Mary Brook at 6:01 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of the Municipal Building (City Hall, 1126 East State Road 434, Winter Springs, Florida 32708). Roll Call: Chairperson Mary Brook, present Vice Chairperson Helen Baker, present Committee Member Luci Coker, present Committee Member Donald Gilmore, present Committee Member Carolyn Wolf, present Assistant to the City Clerk Carol A. Lallathin, present PUBLIC INPUT No one spoke. REGULAR AGENDA REGULAR 600. Tuscawilla Lighting And Beautification District Advisory Committee Discussion Of Committee's Role And Accomplishments To Bring Before The City Commission. Advisory Committee Member Donald Gilmore noted, "I have given you three (3) sheets of paper; the first one is Resolution `855' dated July 1998 — given you Article II Section 2.02. (Creation of Advisory Committees). The reason that I have given you those two (2) sheets of paper is that Resolution `855' is the document by which the Tuscawilla Lighting And Beautification Taxing District was created. This was created by Ordinance; it was not created by the (City) Commission. If you read Section 2.02. you will see the legal aspects of Resolution `855'. CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA MINUTES TUSCAWILLA LIGHTING AND BEAUTIFICATION DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORKSHOP - FEBRUARY 2, 2012 PAGE 2 OF 3 I think that you will notice in (Resolution) `855', the purpose is to provide the City with Advisory recommendations related to the planning, design, operations and management of the District as provided. In other words, this group is charged with looking at all of these aspects; the design, the operation, the maintenance and the financial issues. Then, I have given you a synopsis that was put together by me and Jim Matthews. Jim Matthews goes back to the creation of the TLBD[AC] (Tuscawilla Lighting and Beautification District [Advisory Committee]) and so do I. This is our opinion of what occurred when the TLBD started up. We need to go down and just look at that; that this was created at the initiation of Members of Tuscawilla, primarily it came through the THOA (Tuscawilla Homeowners Association)." Continuing, Advisory Committee Member Gilmore noted, "I think that will give you a little background of where we came from and the boundaries were very well established at the time." Further discussion ensued on the maintenance responsibility for the front median and entrances to Tuscawilla and the history of Tuscawilla. Discussion followed on the subject of speaking before City Commission. Advisory Committee Member Gilmore stated, "I think that it is important that we list our accomplishments. We need to have it all listed which is one of the things that I wanted to do tonight." A document was distributed to the Committee Members from Vice Chairperson Helen Baker referencing her comments related to the Committee's accomplishments. Further discussion ensued. Continuing, Advisory Committee Member Gilmore noted, "I would start out listing the accomplishments which was `following the design and construction of the Main Entrance, and the Fountains' ." Advisory Committee Member Gilmore added, "I think that it would suffice to say that we oversaw the design and construction of the front entrances, fountains and all of the entrances. The second thing that we did was to oversee the design and construction for the secondary entrances. Then I think that it is safe to say that we helped work with landscape people to specify the plantings in the median of Winter Springs Boulevard, and how we wanted those maintained." Further discussion continued on the Tuscawilla Lighting and Beautification District Advisory Committee's role, accomplishments, concerns, needs, monitoring the Fund Balance and making recommendations. CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA MINUTES TUSCAWILLA LIGHTING AND BEAUTIFICATION DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORKSHOP — FEBRUARY 2, 2012 PAGE 3 OF 3 Advisory Committee Member Luci Coker agreed to put together a PowerPoint presentation to bring to City Commission on March 12, 2012. PUBLIC INPUT No one addressed the Committee at this time. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Brook adjourned the Workshop at 7:13 p.m. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: /.A.a / CAROL A. LA LATHIN ASSISTANT TO THE CITY CLERK NOTE: These Minutes were approved at the April 18, 2012 Tuscawilla Lighting and Beautification District Advisory Committee Regular Meeting.