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September 22,
1992
The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida met in Special Meeting on
Tuesday, September 22, 1992 at 4:00 o'clock 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
Commissioner Lon Howell
City Manager William A. Simmons
City Clerk Janet R. Donahoe
Absent: City Attorney William L. Colbert
The Chairman called the meeting to order.
AMTRAK/Auto Train.
Dave Farr, Executive Director, Chamber of Commerce reported that he received a
letter last Monday, from the Vice-President of Auto Train, which indicated that the existing
AMTRAK/Auto Train terminal in Sanford is too small to accommodate expansion of the operation,
and that possible alternatives are being considered for a 1995 expansion project. Said
alternatives include: 1) Remain at present location, 2) Move to another site within Sanford;
possibly Rand Yard Road, 3) Move to another location in the Orlando area; possibly
Taft/Wildwood area, and 4) Split the operation; servicing at present location and passenger
terminal at nearby location. Further, the community response/support for maintaining the
Auto Train in Sanford has been overwhelming. He reviewed four elements contained in the
proposed plan "Operation Auto Train" to maintain the terminal in the Sanford area, as
outlined in his memorandum dated September 22, 1992, which included: 1) Determine Auto Train
site specific needs, 2) Inventory available sites; City and/or Couhty may want to offer
property or long term lease, 3) Community Support letter, for presentation to Graham Claytor,
President, Auto Train, and 4) Presentation to Amtrak/Auto Train by Contingency of City,
County, Chamber of Commerce and business community representatives.
Commissioner McClanahan moved to authorize Mayor Smith and City Manager to travel
to Washington D.C., to meet with Auto Train representatives. Seconded by Commissioner
Eckstein and carried by the vote of the Commission as follows:
Mr.. Farr reported that Senator Graham and Congressman McCollum have been apprised
of the situation, and asked to join the coalition.
The Mayor called for the vote on the foregoing motion. Said motion passed by the
vote of the Commission as follows:
Mayor Smith Aye
Commissioner Eckstein Aye
Commissioner Thomas Aye
Commissioner McClanahan Aye
Commissioner Howell Aye
Head Start Program.
City Manager reported receipt of a letter dated September 22, 1992, from Phoebe
Carpenter, President, Community Coordinated Child Care for Central Florida, Inc. ("4C"),
requesting that the City join and/or support 4C's application to become grantee for the
Seminole County Head Start program. Also, 4C is a United Way agency in Seminole, Osceola,
and Orange Counties, and has administered the Head Start program in Osceola County for the
past five years. Further, there are several issues of concern relative to the City acting
as grantee, that he would like to continue exploring the possibility of the Seminole County
School Board acting as the educational organization within Seminole County, with Lake
Community Action Agency and 4C as alternative grantees, and recommended that this item be
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referred to the October 5, 1992 joint Work Session with the Seminole County School Board, for
further discussion. Also, that the grant application, previously authorized at the September
14, 1992 Regular Meeting, be held in abeyance pending said discussions.
"Hurricane Andrew" Update.
City Manager reported that he has authorized two City police officers, with one
patrol vehicle, to assist Homestead Police Department Wednesday, October 7, 1992 to
Wednesday, October 14, 1992, as requested in letter dated September 15, 1992, from William
Liquori, Chief of Police, Altamonte Springs.
WeatherizationGrant.
On request of Charles Rowe, Community Development Officer, Commissioner McClanahan
moved to authorize Mayor Smith to execute an Extension of the Weatherization Grant, to allow
the program's continuation from October 1, 1992, to September 30, 1993, in amount of
$55,277.00, and to authorize Mr. Rowe to deliver said Extension at the Weatherization Work
Session in Tallahassee, Florida.
the Commission as follows:
Seconded by Commissioner Howell and carried by the vote of
Mayor Smith Aye
Commissioner Eckstein Aye
Commissioner Thomas Aye
Commissioner McClanahan Aye
Commissioner Howell Aye
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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