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CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
MARCH 22, 2010
WORK SESSION
CITY OF SANFORO
CITY COMMISSION WORK SESSION
MONDAY, MARCH 22, 20't0
4:00 PM
Railroad Depot Room
2nd Floor
Sanford City Hall
300 North Park Avenue
Sanford, Florida
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A G E N D A
1) Public Safety Complex Project Status Report - information_
[Commission Memo 10 -0651
2) Video wisp /ay Sign at David Maus Toyota — discussion_(Commission
Memo 10 -0641
3) Economic development Activities — update_ [Commission Memo 10-
070]
4) Discussion regarding City Charter 20'10 Referendum_ [Commission
Memo 10-0711
5) Agenda Items — additional information and /or questions_
6) End the meeting_
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The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in Work
Session on Monday, March 22, 2010 at 4:00 PM, in the Railroad Depot Room, 2 °d
Floor, City Hall, 300 North Park Avenue, Sanford, Florida.
Present: Mayor Linda Kuhn
Vice Mayor Art Woodruff
Commissioner Velma Williams (Arrived at 4:09 PM)
Interim City Manager Tom George
Assistant City Attorney Lonnie Groot
City Clerk Janet Dougherty
Administrative Specialist Pat Lee
Absent: Commissioner Randy Jones
Commissioner Jack T. Bridges
City Attorney William L. Colbert
• Mayor Linda Kuhn called the Work Session to order at 4:05 PM.
1) Public Safety Complex Project Status Report - information.
[Commission Memo 10 -065]
Nicholas Mcray, Senior Project Manager, provided an update on the
construction project. He reviewed the need to provide "hot site redundancy" instead of
the planned "warm site redundancy" and reported that the blade servers being purchased
with EECBG grant monies could be installed at the PSC (instead of at City Hall) to
provide the "hot site redundancy" at an additional cost of $55,000. (Commissioner
Williams arrived) The Commission concurred with Mr. Mcray's recommendation.
2) Video Display Sign at David Maus Toyota — discussion. [Commission
Memo 10 -064]
Russ Gibson, Director of Planning and Development, introduced
• Mike Pacheko, Real Estate Director for the Van Tuyl Group, Inc. on behalf of David
Maus Toyota. Mr. Gibson clarified that the sign height is 50 feet above the crown of I-
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4, resulting in a 75 foot high sign, and noted that the height isn't being modified, the
sign is as it would be v- shaped rather than two -faced for better visability from the
interstate. Mr. Pacheko stated they took national bids for the sign through RFP's and a
Sanford sign company was chosen. Discussion was held regarding sharing every other
message and that the "standard" message is 8 seconds. A Memorandum of Agreement
will be prepared to describe the shared use of the sign.
3) Economic Development Activities — update. [Commission Memo 10 -070]
Bob Tunis, Economic Development Director, provided an update on the
economic development activities for this fiscal year. Mayor Kuhn asked if a list of
• vacant downtown properties was available and Mr. Tunis responded that he is working
on it. Mr. Tunis stated his desire to provide a quarterly report to the Commission
regarding economic development activities.
4) Discussion regarding City Charter 2010 Referendum. [Commission Memo
10-071]
Assistant City Attorney Lonnie Groot provided a recommendation that
three questions be presented to the voters at the General Election and the other issues be
handled by adopting ordinances: the Commission concurred with Mr. Groot's
recommendation.
5) Agenda Items — additional information and/or questions.
6) End the meeting.
• There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:04 P.M.
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