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• CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
December 12, 2011
WORK SESSION
CITY OF SANFORD
CITY COMMISSION WORK SESSION
Railroad Depot Room
2nd Floor
Sanford City Hall
MONDAY, December 12, 2011 300 North Park Avenue
4:00 PM Sanford, Florida
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• AGENDA
1. Briefing on Airport Wild Life Hazard Management Plan — Larry Dale
2. Presentation by Steve Fussell regarding Seminole County's efforts to
address homelessness.
3. Presentation by Andrew Thomas regarding identifying underutilized City
buildings and property that could be used on a temporary basis for the
serving of meals.
4. Presentation by Andrew Thomas regarding identifying possible grant
funding that could be used to address the social service needs of
providing services to the homeless.
5. City Commission Redistricting — discussion. [Commission Memo 11 -210]
6. Revisions to Schedule E, Section 20.0, Sidewalk Cafes — presentation.
[Commission Memo 11- 205](Regular Item 7.C)
0 7. City Financial Report — 4 th Quarter Ended September 30, 2011 —
information. [Commission Memo 11 -213]
8. 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, December 12, 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(Arrived at 4:06 PM)
Commissioner Mark M`Carty
Commissioner Velma Williams(Arrived at 4:05 PM)
Commissioner Randy Jones
Assistant City Attorney Lonnie Groot
City Manager Norton N. Bonaparte, Jr.
City Clerk Janet Dougherty (Arrived at 5:57 PM)
Records Manager Pat Lee
Mayor Triplett called the Work Session to order at 4:04 PM.
1. Briefing on Airport Wild Life Hazard Management Plan — Larry Dale
Larry A. Dale, C.M., President and CEO, Orlando- Sanford International Airport,
and George Speake, C.M., Vice President, Operations & Maintenance, gave a powerpoint
presentation on the Airport Wild Life Hazard Management Plan. Mr. Speake stated that over the
last five years the Airport has purchased everything they can to ward off birds to avoid collisions
with aircraft and recently purchased a Reed - Joseph Scarewars System. They have also applied
to the Florida Fish and Wildlife for a license as well as are awaiting approval of a license from
the FCC for use of a "canon system ". Their goal is to harass the birds without taking them.
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2. Presentation by Steve Fussell regarding Seminole County's efforts to address
homelessness.
Steve Fussell, Manager of business processes for Seminole County Government,
gave a powerpoint presentation noting that there has been a huge jump in homelessness in
Seminole County. He noted that a focus group had discussions and a couple of meetings and in
June, 2010 developed eight issues: coordination and communication among agencies; funding;
case management; and that there are still lots of gaps in services and still are great challenges. He
felt it was very important to transition the homeless to sustainability. A guiding statement was
issued: no person in Seminole County has to be homeless unless it's their preference. Mayor
Triplett stated this was the first time he has heard of a combined regional effort underway and
confirmed that the City will be at the table now.
Mr. Fussell noted the County's new person comes on board December 27, 2011
and referred back to his original schedule: to have the first productive use of a system by June,
2012 and further stated he was encouraged by Sanford's enthusiasm to work together.
3. Presentation by Andrew Thomas regarding identifying underutilized City buildings and
property that could be used on a temporary basis for the serving of meals.
4. Presentation by Andrew Thomas regarding identifying possible grant
funding that could be used to address the social service needs of
providing services to the homeless.
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Both Items 3 and 4 were discussed at this time.
Andrew Thomas, Senior Project Manager, stated he had reviewed and analyzed
238 City owned parcels with buildings but when he reviewed those properties for substantial
kitchen, dining and bathroom facilities, the list got shorter. Currently only two Sanford
properties met the required criteria: The Bettye D. Smith Cultural Arts Center and the
Sanford Civic Center. Upon further research, Mr. Thomas identified the "Sanford Bridge
property" located at 500 Holly Street which is owned by a consortium, contains 10,600
square feet and consists of just over one acre of property. Originally constructed as a
rehabilitation substance abuse facility, it has meal and housing accommodations, a large
dining room and is a fully functional facility with a Community Resource Facility
designation. It is currently vacant, is located in District 2, however the City does not own
this building or property. He noted that the City and the consortium purchased the
property for $1.8 million, that Christian Prison Ministries has right of first refusal but has
not exercised that option and the time to do so has expired. Further, the building is either on
the open market or is going to be. The City does not have any City owned properties that
could be used without substantial investment.
Commissioner Williams felt since the Bridge Building has been vacant for several
years that the consortium may be amenable to working with the City. Commissioner Jones
stated the City has a 13% interest in it due to the gasification issue and also felt the
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consortium may be willing to work with the City. Mayor Triplett noted the City does not
have any money and didn't think the City of Sanford wants to be the full support of the
project and questioned if we were duplicating services. Vice Mayor Mahany felt the other
organizations that would be using the building would also have money in it and that Sanford
currently has 75% of Seminole County's homeless and estimated that number to be about
600 -650 persons.
Regarding funding, Mr. Thomas stated that about $67 million is coming into the
area to feed the hungry and noted that because of our arrangement and Seminole County
being the lead agency, monies go directly to Seminole County. Mr. Thomas recommended
the City not seek monies but look into a partnership until we have a better handle on things
and noted that a lot of the City's work was done by the recent 60 Minutes television
segment and that our need has been established.
There was consensus among the Commission to work with Seminole County and to
have "The Bridge" incorporated into their plan as a regional initiative and for Mr. Thomas
to be an active participant on behalf of the City.
5. City Commission Redistricting — discussion. [Commission Memo 11 -210]
Janet Dougherty, City Clerk, reviewed the revised redistricting plan (Plan E)
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noting these revisions cause the population deviation between the districts to be greater than
allowed i.e. 10% (calculated as plus or minus 5% of the average district population). As a
result, City Staff modified Plan E so that the population deviation is within +/- 5 %. Staff also
modified District 1 and District 2 so that two communities of interest, the Georgetown
Community and the Historic District, are not each divided between districts (Plan F).
There was consensus among the Commission to share Plans F and G with the
Redistricting Committee for their input prior to scheduling first reading of an ordinance to
adopt a redistricting plan.
6. Revisions to Schedule E, Section 20.0, Sidewalk Cafes — presentation.
[Commission Memo 11- 205](Regular Item 7.C)
Christine Dalton, Community Planner, stated that she prepared two "versions" of
the ordinance: one would allow for 4 COP's to have a sidewalk cafe presence (hard liquor
without restaurant); the other would not allow 4 COP'S to have a sidewalk cafe presence.
Discussion ensued regarding enforcement issues.
After discussion, there was consensus to allow the most liberal version. This item
(Ordinance No. 4258) will have a second reading and public hearing at tonight's regular meeting.
7. City Financial Report — 4`" Quarter Ended September 30, 2011 information.
[Commission Memo 11 -213]
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Cynthia Lindsay, Finance Director, presented the 4 th Quarter Financial Report. Mr. Bonaparte
noted Mrs. Lindsay will be revising the report format to make it easier to read. Mayor Triplett
reminded the City Manager that the Commission needed to have a meeting to discuss pensions.
8. Agenda Items — additional information and/or questions.
Mr. Bonaparte stated that he would like to schedule NIMS (National Incident
Management System) training for the Commission at the January 9, 2012 Work Session: the
Commission had no objection to this.
Mr. Bonaparte commended Lisa Mosca, Administrative Coordinator, for working
with the Sanford Herald to create a twice monthly column in the
weekend edition on informational items; noted that as of today, he has been City Manager for
three months now and gave an update on a few items he has been working on: externally he is
looking at conducting a community visioning process next year and creation of a strategic plan
for City government. Mr. Bonaparte noted the Commission has expressed interest in holding
meetings in their respective Commission district(s) and he would like to start scheduling these in
late January or early February and he is also looking at having an overall review of City
operations performed and felt it was important to know we are doing the best as well as how our
processes compare to others.
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Deputy City Manager: Mr. Bonaparte stated he appointed Tom George as Deputy City
Manager and has assigned some special projects as well as oversight for the Public Works,
Planning and Development Services, Utilities and Community Improvement departments to Mr.
George. Mr. Bonaparte distributed an agenda item and resolution for official action at this
evening's regular meeting confirming this appointment and noted Bilal Iftikar will continue as
Interim Public Works Director.
Vice Mayor Mahany thanked Mr. Bonaparte for everything he has done so far and
for his enthusiasm. She explained she had purchased a crane Christmas tree made by Midway
Elementary school that contained 1,000 cranes and was a tree of peace and this tree is located in
the downstairs lobby of City Hall.
There being no further business, the meeting
ATTEST:
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