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100890-Work Session276 MINUTES City Cohamission, Sanford, Florida October 8,__ The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida met in Work Session on Monday, October 8, 1990 at 5:00 P.M. in the City Manager's Conference Room, City Hall, Sanford, Florida. Present: Mayor-Commissioner Bettye D. Smith Commissioner Whitey Eckstein Commissioner Robert B. Thomas Commissioner A. A. McClanahan City Attorney William L. Colbert City Manager Frank'A. Faison City Clerk Janet R. Donahoe Absent: Commissioner Lon Howell The Eirst item of business was a presentation by Louis Rotundo regarding Central Florida Commuter Rail. Louis Rotundo, governmental consultant for Central Florida Commuter Rail Authority, appeared and reported that the State has created three Commuter Rail Autho~itiea for the purpose of achieving commuter rail transportation within the three urban areas, that thefour Counties; Orange, Seminole, Osceola, and Brevard will outline and identify a plan of action to be submitted for implementation, that pursuant to the passage of Transportation Bill 1316, $200,000,000 has been appropriated over the next 5 years, $100,000,0G0 of which has been earmarked for Tri-County Rail, the remainder has not yet been allocated, ~that another provision of th~ transportation package is that approximately15% of transportation revenues in perpetuity will be dedicated to mass transit. Further, no one has picked any rail lines, and that all maps in the paper were done by the City of Orlando or Orlando Utilities Commission as their ideal solution for the existing problem.. Mr. Rotundo also stated that there will be a Commuter Rail Authority meeting October 25, 1990, that the Rail Authority has appointed individuals to the Technical Advisory Committee based o~ recommendations submitted by the various Cities and Counties, and encouraged the Commi$sion to have a Staff representative attend said meeting. Further, the State has approved funding contingent upon local community involvement and funding, that several Cities and Counties have contributed funds, that the Rail Authority has no specific contribution in mind, and urged the City of Sanford to participate, and provide financial support. Also, the State is in the process of preparing a Rail Capitol Investment Policy which will be introduced .to the' legislature in March. Additionally, CSX lines run through SanfoEd, Winter Springs a~d Oviedo, and that Sanford is going to be a primary terminal in the process, that he could provide the City with the action plan adopted by the Board, which identifies the results of the rail studies, that the Commuter Rail Authority is currently writing a request foe proposal that will go out at the end of .November, 1990, for a response from consultants, who will address specific questions the City may have about how Sanford will fit into the process. Also., there will be a transportation sun%mit in November or December, 1990, that approximately 150 governmental, business and community development leaders will attend, a~d that notification regarding same should be forthcoming. The consensus of the Commission was to have a Staff representative attend said meetings, and that the Commission will discuss the possibility of contributing to said project, upon receipt of additional information. The next item of business was a review by the City Attorney, regarding personnel matter discussed at Regular Meeting of September 24, 1990. MINUTES City Commission, Sanford, Florida 277 October 8, 19 90 City Attorney reported that, at the September 24, 1990, Regular Meeting, he was under the impression that Patti Wierzbowski's complaint was lack of a letter of reference, that Ms. Wierzbowski scheduled an appointment for Thursday, September 27, 1990, at which time, she was to receive a letter of reference in exchange for release and withdrawal of complaint filings; and that Ms. Wierzbowski failed to appear. City Attorney further stated that Jim Turner called, reported he represents' Patti Wierzbowski, and that she wants $500.00 for the release and withdrawal of the aforesaid, documents~ Further, Mr. Turner reported the $500.00 represents the approximate amount paid byPatti Wie~zbowski to him on another matter; and $500.00 is what Ms. Wierzbowski thinks is due her for vacation pay. City Attorney reported receipt of a letter fr0~ Attorney Jim. Turner, stating that the release would be signed in exchange tor $5.00.00. City Attorney reported that, pursuant to records provided by Finance Director, Ms. Wierzbowski received vacation pay through September 30, 1990, that said amount does not coincide with $500.00 figu~re, that he cannot tie $500.00 to any amount legitimately in dispute, and, therefore, he cannot recomm-~end that the City pay said $500.00. Additionally, Staff is. in the process of providing additional information concerning method of payment relative to reduction in force employees' accrued vacation time., and that upon receipt of said data, he will review and report back to the Commission., City Attorney further stated that he has replied to EEOC complaint as required. The next item of business was discussion of request from Sara Myers (Yellow Ribbon Society) to attach yellow ribbons, to light poles for a patriotic event. The Commission authorized Sara Myers to attach said ribbons to city-owned light poles at locations as described in letter dated October 1, 1990, with the stipulation that Ms. Myers would maintain the ribbons, and remove them if they became unsightly. The next item of business was discussion regarding estimates to remove silt from Lake Gem Park. City Manager reported that for a considerable length of time th~e has been concern and complaints about fixing Lake Gem Park,"that Staff has provided information, which is summarized in memo dated September 21, 1990, that. the lake is filled with a lot of muck run- off, which may have caused the weeds, to grow., that it is not an actual lake, but rather a depressed area fed by surface run-off. Commissioner McClanahan asked if there is any guarantee that the ~ater level will be maintained if the silt is removed, and if the City will have a viable lake. Director of Engineering and. Planning reported that the City's Reclaimed Water System in the area has the ability to irrigate Lake Gem. Park, that the mounding of ground water affects the water level, that the lake surface becomes a manifestation of the ground ~ater adjacent to the. shore of the lake, thus. causing the raising of the lake level simply by irrigation without directly feeding the lake, that the City has a permit for the irrigation, but does not have. a permit for filling the lake, that an additional alternative would be to run a stormwater line off of 20th Street, and recommended that the City wait for six month to a year to determine whether irrigation is succe~sful before spending additional monies, that the accumulatio~ of silt and. vegetable matter should be dug out, and suggested that once silt is removed the City hire the Lake Doctor for removal of algae once a year, estimated cost to be a couple of thousand dollars. Also, that ideally, the bulk of the lake should be four feet deep~ which will discourage regrowth of aquatic weeds. 2 7 MINU S City Commission, Sanford, Florida flntnhPr R, 1990 Tile Commission authorized Staff to have Jammal and Associates test the take to determine where the water level is, and report back to the Commission, before considering additional funding. The Commission next discussed proposed Intertoca,1 Agreement with Seminole County for Utility Service areas.. Director of Engineering and Planning reporge~ that the Agreement p~o~ides for p~o- rated reimbursement to Seminole County for that portion of Lake Monroe Utility Service area being acquired by the City of Sanford, namely,, the-area located, south of State Road 46 and east of I-4, and that the Board of County Commissioners will consider same' at October 9, 1990 meeting. The next item of business was discussion regarding request from WilliamBalzer for possible installation of Emergency Ham Radio Equipment at Police Station. Information submitted from Director of Engineering and Planning'. The Consensus. of the Cormmission was to take no further actio~ regarding said request until "Copper Penny" issue is decided in the November referendum. Commissioner Eckstein reported that he spoke mith Sylvester.Chang regarding the relationship between the Jayc.ees and Rotaract Club, and asked, if it would be appropriate for Staff to review Jaycee Park. lease, and attempt to work something out whereby Rotaract Club could utilize "Jaycee Park" and building. Mayor Smith reported that City Attorney is researching the matter. The Commission directed City Clerk to write a letter to Mrs. Boyd advising that the city has no plans to change the name of French Avenue. There being no further business, Attest: ~ City Clerk the meeting was adjoDgrne~. .