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Home My WebLink About01-25-2025 WS Minutes0 1 1 4 im , 11 1 1111 1"IWOMIROMEM iiii I I FOR III Ill Milli III ITT "Imajulm Present: Mayor Art Woodruff Vice Mayor Patrick Austin (arrived at 4:29) Commissioner Sheena Britton Commissioner Kerry S. Wiggins, Sr. Commissioner Claudia Thomas (arrived at 4:11) City Manager Norton N. Bonaparte, Jr. Assistant City Attorney Lonnie N. Groot Deputy City Clerk Cathy LoTempio Absent: City Attorney William L. Colbert City Clerk Traci Houchin ? I I I I I p� I I I I q i 1 11111110 14% in 2024 from 2023. There are many non-profit organizations and local business II HIM Ili iiii iI �! ZIZMUMWEAZFOMM�,..� Mr, Ping said there are several snowbird visitors that come from down JANUARY 27, 2025 WORK SESSION will pick them up, bring them into Sanford, have lunch, do some shopping, and have some raffles. The I" tour is scheduled for February 5, 2025. Mr. Ping said the City has EBUMME= Mr. Ping said Main Street has a few events that generate successful December. Commissioner Britton asked if the City would be able to do anything social media. There are several visitors that are interested in the City's Public Art WTJ M a MIT "111 a M WX I Denver, the community had a separate site that focuses on December events. Mr. Ping wants to hold summer event involving the Ritz Theater and a scavenger Hunt. will be paying for the trolley services. Mr. Ping said Brady Lessard, Economic WCOM CITY COMMISSION MINUTES JANUARY 27, 2025 WORK SESSION Mr. Ping said the City needs better signage to show guests where the public restrooms are located. Commissioner Britton said the back door to the SIC is very unattractive. Mr. Ping said it is not very functional as an America with Disabilities Assistance ramp. Mayor Woodruff suggested Main Street needs to work on funding for the future. 3. Discussion RF: The City of Sanford's 1501h Anniversary Celebration in 2027. Commissioner Britton suggested the City contact Brigette Stephenson, Sanford Museum Curator. Jerry Sullivan, Recreation Manager, said Ms. Stephenson, has been contacted and has started working on ideas. Some suggestions from the Commission were: have a parade, golf tournament, have some private organizations contribute to events, and incorporate the celebration throughout the City's annual events, 4. Discussion RE: City Attorney Vacancy. Sharon Kraynik, Human Resources and Risk Management Director, handed out ideas to the Commission to consider when hiring an attorney firm for the City. She suggested the City hire a firm, as attorneys handle different things. She said the City does not have post a Request for Qualifications (RFQ), as attorneys are not locked into purchasing guidelines and the City can just accept applications. She will post the position on the Florida League of Cities website as well. Ms. Kraynik asked the Commission to submit their ideas to her by Friday, January 31, 2025. Ms. Kraynik said the Commission makes the final decision. As the Mayor as the Is' representative of the Commission she will communicate through him. Once the applications have been JAWARY 27,2025 WORK SESSION i 1 1 jzrgfl=�� III! three, and have the applicants provide a presentation to the Commission. The can only arrest a homeless person if they are breaking a law. Otherwise, the Police WSPARMHURM Mr. Groot said it is the County's obligation to designate a facility, and it asked what happens when a Police Officer drops of a homeless person or persons and I I 111 11 1 111111illil;1I l illplil III I ill III III iiiiiiiililill I I I IIIIIIIIjill I III TA 11,11 JANUARY 27,2025 WORK SESSION I I i I I 1!! !11!111 !11!11! 1! 111 i I I I MINOR 1!!1!!111!! F i I I I 23=1 0 ? «.»I �Illl meeting with Commissioner Wiggins regarding the Picnic Project to have more Commissioner Austin said he would like to be proactive in what the i ii ri �i MIAMI= Emil lill illill''Ill I glilill liallillillig 2»MKIIZMMMEZ=41 lill off[EIMP M. working hard with the opioid epidemic. Mr. Groot referred to the Ordinance and the wide Task Force CALNO. Cindy Lindsay, Finance Director provided the 4t" Quarter Financial Report. She reviewed the revenue and expenditure accounts, as well as the Police and CITY COMMISSION MINUTES iti iiii I I � I MITI i 'EMMSEMEMSEW103M Mr. Bonaparte has received suggestions for rotating caterers for the 4-131 WATW � =-- brief discussion the consensus was yes, pl set for February 8, 2025, from 9 AM — 12 PM. He enjoyed that the Martin Luther King FAUSIARIMMATW4=1 1 W1141 =- 1=1 I � 11111 11 M WWI R! Vice Mayor Austin mentioned that his wife will be having surgery on RIJIM= 1 91 "Iti I ., (i -L)