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CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
August 22, 2011
WORK SESSION
CITY OF SANFORD
CITY COMMISSION WORK SESSION
Monday, August 22, 2011
4:30 PM
Railroad Depot Room
2nd Floor
Sanford City Hall
300 North Park Avenue
Sanford, Florida
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AGENDA
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Goldsboro Westside Community Historical Association Lease —
discussion. (Regular Meeting Item 61)[Commission Memo 11 -1391]
Special Event Employee Pricing — discussion. [Commission Memo 11-
147]
Criteria for use of downtown stormwater credits — discussion.(Regular
Meeting item 6.K)[Commission Memo 11- 139.K]
Legislative priorities — discussion. [Commission Memo 11 -150]
Board Appointments — discussion.
City Clerk's furlough — discussion.
Agenda Items — additional information and /or questions.
END THE MEETING
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The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in Work
Session on Monday, August 22, 2011 at 4:30 PM, in the Railroad Depot Room, 2 nd Floor,
City Hall, 300 North Park Avenue, Sanford, Florida.
Present: Mayor Jeff Triplett
Vice Mayor Patty Mahany
Commissioner Velma Williams
Commissioner Randy Jones
Assistant City Attorney Lonnie Groot
Interim City Manager Tom George
City Clerk Janet Dougherty
Records Manager Pat Lee
Absent: Commissioner Mark M'Carty
City Attorney William L. Colbert
Mayor Triplett called the Work Session to order at 5:04 PM.
1. Goldsboro Westside Community Historical Association Lease — discussion.
(Regular Meeting Item 6.L)[Commission Memo 11- 139.L]
Assistant City Attorney Lonnie Groot reviewed the Lease document and
answered Ms. Francis Oliver's questions. He recommended that even though the City is
assuming general liability, that the Historical Association purchase additional liability
insurance for their corporation. This item is on tonight's Consent Agenda for approval.
Mayor Triplett thanked Ms. Oliver and volunteered to personally help them get set up.
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2. Special Event Employee Pricing —discussion. [Commission Memo 11 -147]
Mr. George stated that this will adjust some rates charged for Special
Events by lowering the fee charged. Cynthia Lindsay, Finance Director, stated she did
not calculate the original rates but can justify these new rates and that all factors in the
calculations have gone down such as FRS, insurance costs, etc. Lisa Jones,
Leisure Services Manager, stated that staff hopes the reduction in these rates will make
Sanford more marketable.
Mayor Triplett asked that staff prepare a "before and after" comparison of
the fees for the "Alive after 5" monthly event so the Commission can see the difference.
3. Criteria for use of downtown stormwater credits — discussion. (Regular
Meeting item 6.K)[Commission Memo 11- 139.K]
Mr. George explained that the St. Johns River Water Management District
originally granted the City 20 acres of credits from 4th Street to the waterfront, and from
Mellonville to 17 -92. Two projects, SunCor and Ft. Mellon Park, have utilized the
credits leaving a balance of 9.67 acres.
Nick Mcray, Economic Development Director, explained that typically a
developer is charged but this could be part of a negotiating packet. Staff will bring the
package before the Commission only if staff is unable to work it out with the applicant.
Staff is looking into obtaining additional credits.
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4. Legislative priorities — discussion. [Commission Memo 11 -150]
Mayor Triplett stated that he has a meeting Wednesday with the Mayor's
from Winter Springs and Longwood to make sure they (as a group) are more consistent
with their priorities. He suggested keeping the same priorities they had earlier this year:
the Commission concurred. Commissioner Jones said he did not want to provide any
more funding to Lynx.
5. Board Appointments — discussion.
Mr. George and Ms. Dougherty reviewed the board vacancies noting the
Commission will be asked to interview /appoint new members at the next meeting on
September 12, 2011.
Discussion was held concerning the Museum Board appointments and Mayor
Triplett stated he felt 5 of the 9 members should be City residents; Commissioner
Williams said she would like all of them to be City residents but concurred with a
minimum of 5 being City residents. An appointment must be made to the Police Officers
Pension Board by September 12 or the City will be fined. Appointments will be made
"the old way" (by motion)
6. City Clerk's furlough — discussion.
Vice Mayor Mahany stated that the City Clerk has furlough scheduled the first
two weeks of the new City Manager's arrival on the job, and Vice Mayor Mahany felt it
important for the City Clerk to be here and available to assist Mr. Bonaparte. Vice
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Vice Mayor Mahany would like the City Clerk to be able to take one week of her
furlough after October 1, 2011 (next fiscal year): the Commission had no objection to
this.
7. Agenda Items — additional information and/or questions.
Lisa Jones, Leisure Services Manager, briefed the Commission on Consent
Item 6.C, Pirates of St. Juan Special Event request, and that the applicant will be present
at the regular meeting to answer questions.
Mr. George noted a new agenda memo and agreement was laid out before them
on Consent Item 6.J, FEMA grant for digital radios noting the County had been removed
from the grant request.
Mr. George noted that the funding for Consent Item 6.F pertaining to the
School Resource Officers, was incorrectly stated to come from the Law Enforcement
Trust Fund, however the correct fuding source is the General Fund.
Mr. George noted Consent Item 6.E, Fourth Amendment to Administrative
Services Agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield, that BC /BS is donating $50,000 to
support the Wellness Center and that our employees pay less than other cities who have
BC /BS insurance coverage.
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Assistant City Attorney Lonnie Groot distributed a copy of a proposed ordinance
on Pain Clinics and stated that he would like to read it by title for a first reading under the
City Attorney's Report at the regular meeting tonight. There will still be two advertised
public hearings (second and third readings) prior to adoption.
Commissioner Mahany asked Mr. Hultin if there was any additional enforcement
that could be done at Paw Park, noting problems with people not cleaning up after their
dogs and also a problem with cigarette butts on the ground.
The Mayor asked for a revision to the August 8, 2011 Work Session Minutes, last
page, noting he had been asked to write a letter in support of the Sanford Housing
Authority's application and would like it so noted.
Mayor Triplett asked Mr. Presley when he anticipated first reading of the lien
amnesty ordinance to which Mr. Presley responded first reading would be held on
September 12, 2011.
8. END THE MEETING
There being no further business, the meeting adj rned t :40 PM.
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