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The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in Workshop Session in
the City Manager's Conference of the the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, at 4:00
o'clock P. M. on June 29, 1987.
Present: Mayor-Commissioner Bettye D. Smith
Commissioner Whitey Eckstein
Commissioner John Y. Mercer
Commissioner Bob Thomas
Commissioner A. A. McClanahan
City Manager Frank A. Faison
City Clerk H. N. Tamm, Jr.
Absent: City Attorney William L. Colbert
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman.
The City Manager submitted a memorandum from the Director of Engineering and
Planning as follows:
MEMORANDUM JUNE 25, 1987
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
City Manager
Director of Engineering and Planning
Lake Monroe Utility Corporation, Comments Regarding Option
to Purchase
Mr. Faison:
I have reviewed the draft Option to Purchase presented to the
City Commission on June 22 by Mr. Seigler. All of the comments
contained in my May 4, 1987 memorandum (copy attached) concerning
possible acquisition of this utility are germane.
Review of the document presented by Mr. Seigler reveals the
following differences from information previously received verbally
from Dr. Hickman, and discussed in my previous memorandum.
The asking price has been raised from $975,000 to
$1,250,000. 100,000 gallons per day of water service and
50,000 gallons per day of sewer service, for use within I-4
Industrial Park, were to be provided by the City free of any
impact fees otherwise chargeable. The estimated present
worth, over a 10-year buildout period, of these free
connections was approximately $325,000.
The option contract offered is somewhat ambiguous relative
to whether the 1,500 ERC's of water and sewer required to be
provided by the City under the contract are at no cost to
the developer or are to be billed at our standard impact fee
rates. If the 1,500 ERC's of water and sewer are to be at
no cost to the developer, the approximate present worth of
these ERC's, translated into our standard rates, equates to
approximately $3,012,000. This matter has drasic impact on
overall costs and requires immediate clarification prior to
any further consideration.
In previous discussions, I understood that the sites for
both sewer and water plants, other than the lagoon, were to
be sold in fee simple as a part of the utility system. If
the City were to acquire this system I see a long term
requirement for all of the water plant site and at least a
part of the sewer plant site to accommodate a lift station.
The provision in the proposed contract that the land must be
returned to the owner in a condition usable for industrial
purposes could become a major "open-ended" cost to the City,
especially if the sewer plant site were found to be
contaminated in any way.
I understand from the newspaper that the Consumptive Use
Permit issued by St. Johns River Water Management District
for the waterwells may have been allowed to expire. This is
a matter which should be attended to by the seller prior to
any closing on the property. Water Management District
should be listed as well as Public Services Commission and
D.E.R. in the list of permits to be transferred.
Even if it is determined that the 1,500 ERC's of water and sewer
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service are not to be provided free by the buyer, I feel that the
higher asking price ($1,250,000 versus $975,000) places the City in a
position of paying a higher initial cost with the greater risk of not
recouping the difference in cost, over time, if the impact fees do not
materialize as projected either as a result of slow development in the
area or incursions by Seminole County into the service area. It is
therefore recommended that if a purchase is pursued that it be done on
the basis of a certain number of ERC's be provided by the City at no
cost.
In summary, the option contract offered may serve as a very rough
basis for the beginning of further negotiations if authorized by the
City Commission.
The Commission took no further action.
The City Manager submitted a memorandum from the Director of Engineering and
Planning as follows:
ME MO RAN DU M
JUNE 17, 1987
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
City Manager
Director of Engineering and Planning
Carriage Cove North Request for Special Assessment for Road
Construction
Mr. Faison:
The attached letter from Pete Knowles and Associates of June 15,
1987 requests that the City establish a special assessment plan to
obtain funds for the construction of Rolling Hills Boulevard and
Americana Boulevard. The attached drawing shows the roads believed to
be intended for inclusion in the proposed assessment plan. As Pete
indicates, I have had several discussions with him relative to
possible factors for consideration in determining an appropriate
assessment formula to be applied to property which would benefit from
the road construction.
It is recommended that this proposal be presented to City
Commission at a worksession in order to discuss the overall concept
and obtain City Commission approval prior to beginning the somewhat
complex preparation of necessary documentation and legal proceedings
to create a special assessment district.
The City Manager suggested guidelines as follows:
a) Fifty percent of the construction cost to be paid by the abutting
property owner based upon the front footage on the road, and
b) Fifty percent of the construction cost to be paid by the abutting
property owner, based upon the approved dwelling units within the
project or the allowed density of dwelling units if no project has
been approved by the City.
The Commission directed Staff for more information, 'and authorized same to be
considered at the next regular meeting.
The City Manager submitted memorandums from the Police Chief and the Director of
Engineering and Planning as follows:
May 26, 1987
TO: City Manager
FROM:
Police Chief
SUBJECT: Marina Parking
We need to take another look at the parking situation at the Marian.
Activity has increased with traffic circulation and parking becoming
more chaotic each weekend.
The Marina is constantly patrolled. Numerous parking citations are
issued, but this has no long term effect.
Attached is a copy of a letter I received from a Marina user which
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gives an idea of the confusion.
May we take another stab at the parking plan?
help.
Any improvements would
MEMORANDUM
June 8, 1987
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT-
City Manager
Director of Engineering and Planning
Marina Parking
Mr. Faison:
I concur with Steve Harriett's observation that we need to take
another look at the overall parking for the Marina. The first step
should clearly be to eliminate any existing old marking which tend to
add to confusion in an already complex situation. On the other hand,
I would like not to unnecessarily proliferate additional signage or
pavement markings. I will work with Bob Kelly to identify those old
markings which need to be permanently obliterated.
Before we begin to make any changes in the overall Marina parking
scheme, I recommend that the City determine its objectives for the
provision of parking on the Marina, and the priorities thereof.
Certain parking assests on the Marina are outleased to private
business. These include all parking spaces west of Palmetto Avenue
(Holiday Inn) and the northerly most two rows of parking east of
Palmetto Avenue (One Harbor Place - existing and future). The
remaining parking spaces consisting of one long row of spaces
immediately south of the One Harbor Place outlease, the spaces located
between Monroe Harbor Marina and Palmetto Avenue and the spaces
located between Palmetto Avenue and the east Marina basin. The
decision to allow additional commercial development on the Marina, as
well as possible intensified use of the City boat ramps, has clearly
increased the demand for parking as well as reducing assests to some
extent. Adjustments in allocation and procedures, as well as user
expectations, are in order.
It is recommended that the following alternatives be considered
for possible mitigation of the parking situation at the Marina:
Consider establishment of a. full-time employee to
supervise parking and boat launching activities.
The cost of this position could be covered or
mitigated by collection of a boat launching fee.
Some arrangement of traffic circulation would have
to be provided, however, I feel the proposal is
viable since our launching ramps are the best in
the area, especially for larger boats. This
person could enforce a prohibition against "power
loading" which tends to undermine the paved ramp.
Possibly in conjunction with the alternative above
although potentially mutually exclusive, we could
prohibit any boat trailer parking on the Marina
island, requiring that all boat trailers be parked
in the municipal parking lot. A subset of this
concept could be to allow only very limited
trailer parking in the area between Monroe Harbor
Marina and Palmetto Avenue. Installation of
bumper blocks in other locations where parking
spaces now allow trailer parking could eliminate
this alternative, but would require enforcement.
Consideration should be given to provision of some
relatively short term parking.
If a system of paid launching is adopted it is
recommended that consideration be given to soma
type of an annual tag or discount for launching
for Sanford City residents.
The Commission directed Staff to provide more information, and authoriZed same to
be considered at the next regular meeting.
The City Manager submitted a memorandum from the Director of Recreation and Parks
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as follows:
CITY OF SANFORD
RECREATION & PARKS DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM:
DATE: June 15, 1987
FROM:
TO:
SUBJECT:
Director
City Manager
Restroom facilities at Academy Manor Park
I have had the attached response back from Phil Diorio in regards
to his contribution to the Academy Manor restrooms construction.
His offer is to supply all the concrete work if work can be
commenced on or before September 30, 1987.
What he is contributing will amount to about $2,500.00 on a
$10,000.00 structure.
Since this is a time certain item we may want to take advantage
of his contribution and transfer enough funds out of Contributions and
Public Donations Account to cover the additional and go ahead and
construct a restroom in Academy Manor Park.
The Commission authorized same to be considered at the next regular meeting.
The Director of Engineering and Planning reviewed recent site plans and final
plats approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
The Commission discussed requirements of City Code Section 4-43: NUMBER OF DOGS
(3) AND CATS (3) PERMITTED.
The Director of Engineering and Planning reported the Purchase Contract for
approximately 2200-acre parcel of land East of the City had been accepted, and a Public
Hearing has been advertised for July 27, 1987.
The Commission authorized the street lights along Highway 17-92 from Airport
Boulevard to Lake Mary Boulevard to be discussed at the next regular meeting.
The Commission discussed and authorized appointments to the Scenic Improvement
Board, the Planning and Zoning Commission, and the WINS Steering Committee to be considered
at the next regular meeting.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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