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November 14, 2011
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CITY OF SANFORD
CITY COMMISSION WORK SESSION
Railroad Depot Room
2nd Floor
Sanford City Hall
MONDAY, November 14, 2011 300 North Park Avenue
4:00 PM Sanford, Florida
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AGENDA
1. Sanford Housing Authority - presentation by Vivian Bryant.
2. Panhandling /Group Feeding Ordinance - discussion.
3. City Commission Redistricting- discussion. [Commission Memo 11 -201)
4. United Service Workers Union Agreement - discussion. [Commission
Memo 11- 1911](Regular item 61)
5. Marina Isle - update.
6. Agenda Items - additional information and /or questions.
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The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in Work Session on
Monday, November 14, 2011, at 4:00 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 Mark M ° Carty
Commissioner Velma Williams
Commissioner Randy Jones (Arrived at 4:15 PM)
Assistant City Attorney Lonnie Groot
City Manager Norton N. Bonaparte, Jr.
City Clerk Janet Dougherty
Records Manager Pat Lee
Mayor Triplett called the Work Session to order at 4:04 PM.
1. Sanford Housing Authority — presentation by Vivian Bryant.
Vivian Bryant, Esquire, President/CEO of the Orlando Housing Authority (OHA),
introduced Melvin Philpot, Chairman, Sanford Housing Authority (SHA), and also her staff
members that were present, Mr. Fleming and Ms. Collins. Ms. Bryant gave a power point
presentation as well as distributed paper copies of the presentation.
City Manager Norton N. Bonaparte, Jr. summarized the next step: get ready for
January planning that will be funded by monies already set aside (not part of the $250,000 or
$500,000).
2. Panhandling/Group Feeding Ordinance — discussion.
Mayor Triplett stated that he has received a lot of emails today and that he has not
been able to respond to all of them as yet. He stated this draft ordinance was a "starting point"
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and that there will be more open discussions to come and clarified that there will be no vote on
this tonight.
Vice Mayor Mahany acknowledged this issue was spearheaded by former
Commissioner Art Woodruff and that due to other pressing matters, it had been dropped. Due to
tremendous outcry from persons having issues with panhandlers, she asked the Assistant City
Attorney to bring the draft ordinance back. The Vice Mayor further stated that in no way, shape
or form is this "war on the homeless" or an attempt to crack down on the homeless, but rather a
way to control aggressive panhandlers and group feedings in parks that affect residents.
Assistant City Attorney Lonnie Groot distributed a new "draft" ordinance to the
Mayor and Commission, noting this is a "work in progress ", and further stated that it cannot be a
crime to have no place to go.
Commissioner Williams stated she supports a panhandling ordinance but has
some concerns and suggested holding a work shop to address these issues. Mr. Groot clarified
that this ordinance does not affect groups renting the Civic Center.
Vice Mayor Mahany asked Lisa Jones, Leisure Services Manager, questions
regarding discounted rental rates to which Ms. Jones responded that she would have to research
this to provide correct numbers.
Mayor Triplett asked that the City Commission submit their questions to the City
Manager and Mr. Groot. He suggested sectioning the ordinance into various sections, i.e.,
"panhandling ", "feedings ", etc.
There was consensus among the Commission to hold an informal work session for
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the Commission to further discuss the draft ordinance, then schedule a public meeting in the
evening so that citizens can also have input. Mayor Triplett asked that the draft ordinance
also be placed on the internet.
3. City Commission Redistricting — discussion. [Commission Memo 11-2011
Commissioner Jones suggested rescheduling this item to the next Work Session
(December 12, 2011); the Commission concurred.
5. Marina Isle — update.
Tom George, Public Works Director, provided an update on Marina Isle:
PD Rezone: The PD Rezone was set to expire on October 22, 2011. Due to pending issues with
lease and tax payments, at the October 10, 2011 Regular Meeting, the Commission directed staff
to prepare an Agreement to extend the PD Rezone six months. The document was prepared and
sent to the applicant of record, however it was not executed and the Marina Isle PD has expired
and the zoning has reverted back to SC3, Special Commercial. Staff was directed to work with
the City Attorney to see what can be done to reestablish the zoning.
Payments in arrears: Mr. George reported that the taxes have been paid and are current and
that Finance developed a payment plan to catch up the monies in arrears and the first payment
has been made, adding that Mr. Cereaoli has done everything he said he would do at this point in
time.
Maintenance and repair issues: Electric and water had been turned off however both have
been restored at this time. On October 25, 2011, Code Enforcement was called out and found
extension cords run into the hotel from a generator and some people living at the hotel with no
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power or water. This has since been corrected. They have indicated they would like to do about
$250,000 in improvements to the hotel as well as fence the area and have a separate driveway
from Wolfy's. There was some discussion about possibly housing some students from the flight
academy at Orlando- Sanford Airport and Mr. George advised Mr. Reggie Ram that dormitories
or boarding houses are not allowed in SC -3 zoning and that he would need to start the
application process to rezone the property early as this can take several months to accomplish.
One Harbour Place Maintenance & Repair issues: Mr. George has met with the tenants and
also Mr. Ceresoli regarding the level of disrepair. He circulated some photos showing rotten
decking and unsafe conditions, as well as photos showing recent repairs that have been made.
Mr. George would like to have some type of schedule as to what and when repairs would be
made.
4. United Service Workers (USW) — Mr. George reported same agreement as last year
and they asked to continue last year's agreement, there are no increases or fiscal impact. They
asked to be able to meet with City Management and renegotiate their contract and Mr. George
noted they have been very cooperative.
6. Agenda Items — additional information and/or questions.
Mr. Bonaparte noted that Consent Agenda Item "6.E" has been withdrawn from
tonight's agenda as the City Attorney has advised it will need to be done by Resolution; the
attachment for Consent Agenda Item "6.1)" was missing from their agenda packets and is laid
out before them; the City Clerk has provided them with the Agenda for the joint meeting with the
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City of Deltona for next Tuesday, November 22, 2011.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:16
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