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MAY 912016
REGULAR MEETING
City Commission Chambers
1St Floor Sanford City Hall
MONDAY, May 9, 2016 300 North Park Avenue
7 PM Sanford, Florida
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should contact the City Clerk at 407.688.5010 at least 48 hours in advance
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testimony and evidence, which record is not provided by the City of
Sanford. (FS 286.0105)
Speaking Before the City Commission. There is a three (3) minutes time limit
for each speaker on each item, except a person representing an organization
and presenting its views during a quasi-judicial hearing will be allowed five (5)
minutes, and a person speaking under Citizen Participation will also be allowed
five (5) minutes. Your cooperation is appreciated in observing the time limit
policy. Each person desiring to address the City Commission on an agenda item
pending before the City Commission must, before addressing the City
Commission, legibly complete a citizen's input form and submit the form to the
City Clerk or designee.
Pledge of Civility. A resolution was adopted by the City Commission of the City
of Sanford recognizing the importance of civility, decency, decorum and
respectful behavior in promoting citizen participation in a democratic government.
The City of Sanford calls upon the elected officials, employees, and the public to
exercise civility toward each other. (Resolution No. 2226, 04/11 /11)
AGENDA
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1) Meeting call to order by Mayor Triplett.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS:
2) Legislative Prayer.
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3) Pledge of Allegiance.
4) Presentations, Proclamations and Awards:
• Presentation by Helen Miller, Regional Director, Office of U. S.
Senator Bill Nelson
• Proclamation: American Lung Association
• Proclamation: Sanford Police Department
• Proclamation: The month of May as National Preservation Month
• Presentation on City of Altamonte Springs Pilot Program with Uber
BUSINESS OF THE COMMISSION:
5) Minutes:
April 25, 2016 Work Session and Regular Meeting.
6) CONSENT AGENDA: The action proposed to be taken is stated for each
item on the Consent Agenda. Unless the item is removed from the
Consent Agenda by a City Commission member, no discussion on
individual items will occur and a single motion will approve all items.
[Commission Memo 16 -186]
A. Approve the special event permit, noise permit, alcohol permit
and street closures for the `Full Moon Harvest' event to be held on
October 16, 2016.
7) PUBLIC HEARINGS: The purpose of a Public Hearing is to receive input
regarding the item being considered. Public Hearings are not intended to
be a time for the public to obtain information about the subject matter of
the hearing. (Hearing Sequence: 1St - staff; 2nd - applicant/requesting
party; 3rd - public; final - City Commission motion, discussion and action.)
A. Second reading of Ordinance No. 4377, to allow for the exercise
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of governmental speech for the purpose of economic development
at the Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium; Ad published April 24,
2016. [Commission Memo 16-187]
8) OTHER ITEMS.
A. Approve Resolution No. 2592, amending the budget in an amount
not to exceed $76,435; approve the agreement for additional
design and engineering services with GAI Consultants (GAI) for the
Fort Mellon Park Amphitheatre; and authorize the City Manager to
execute any and all documents as required. [Commission Memo
16-188]
B. Approve an administrative rule relating to qualifying for
candidacy in the 2016 City Regular Election. [Commission
Memo 16-189]
9) CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
10) CITY CLERK'S REPORT.
11) CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.
12) CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. Each speaker is allotted five minutes to speak
and may present additional written material. If you have a matter you
would like to discuss which requires more than five (5) minutes, please
feel free to arrange a meeting with the appropriate administrative or
elected official. This Citizen Participation is for the City Commission to
receive citizen input and comments pertaining to matters over which the
City Commission has jurisdiction or control. Questions directed to the City
Commission may be referred to City staff to be answered within a
reasonable period of time following the meeting.
13) CITY COMMISSIONER'S REPORTS.
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The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in Regular Meeting on
Monday, May 9, 2016, at 7:00 PM, in the City Commission Chambers, City Hall, 300 North Park
Avenue, Sanford, Florida.
Present: Mayor Jeff Triplett
Commissioner Art Woodruff
Commissioner Velma Williams
Commissioner Patty Mahany
City Manager Norton N. Bonaparte, Jr.
City Attorney William L. Colbert
City Clerk Cynthia Porter
Deputy City Clerk Traci Houchin
Absent: Vice Mayor Randy Jones
CALL TO ORDER:
1) Meeting was called to order by Mayor Triplett at 7:07 PM.
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2) Legislative Prayer by Thelma Mike, Good Samaritan for His Glory Ministries, Inc.
3) Pledge of Allegiance.
4) Presentations, Proclamations and Awards:
• Presentation by Helen Miller, Regional Director, Office of U.S. Senator Bill
Nelson
• Proclamation: American Lung Association
• Proclamation: Sanford Police Department
• Proclamation: The month of May as National Preservation Month
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Presentation on the City of Altamonte Springs Pilot Program with Uber
BUSINESS OF THE COMMISSION:
5) Minutes:
April 25, 2016 Regular Meeting.
Commissioner Mahany moved to approve the Minutes. Seconded by Commissioner
Woodruff and carried by vote of the Commission as follows:
Mayor Triplett Aye
Commissioner Woodruff Aye
Commissioner Williams Aye
Commissioner Mahany Aye
6) CONSENT AGENDA: [Commission Memo 16 -186]
A. Approve the special event permit, noise permit, alcohol permit and street closures
for the `Full Moon Harvest' event to be held on October 16, 2016.
Commissioner Mahany moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Seconded by
Commissioner Williams and carried by vote of the Commission as follows:
Mayor Triplett Aye
Commissioner Woodruff Aye
Commissioner Williams Aye
Commissioner Mahany Aye
7) PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A. Continuation of the second reading of Ordinance No. 43 77, to allow for the exercise
of governmental speech for the purpose of economic development at the Historic
Sanford Memorial Stadium; Ad published April 24, 2016. [Commission Memo 16-
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Commissioner Woodruff moved to adopt Ordinance No. 4377. Seconded by
Commissioner Mahany and carried by vote of the Commission as follows:
Mayor Triplett Aye
Commissioner Woodruff Aye
Commissioner Williams Aye
Commissioner Mahany Aye
8) OTHER ITEMS.
A. Approve Resolution No. 2592, amending the budget in an amount not to exceed
$76,435; approve the agreement for additional design and engineering services with
GAI Consultants (GAI) for the Ft. Mellon Park Amphitheatre; and authorize the
City Manager to execute any and all documents as required. [Commission Memo
16 -188]
Commissioner Woodruff moved to approve Resolution No. 2592 and to approve
the agreement for additional design and engineering services with GAI for the Ft. Mellon Park
Amphitheatre and authorize the City Manager to execute any and all documents as required.
Seconded by Commissioner Mahany and carried by vote of the Commission as follows:
Mayor Triplett Aye
Commissioner Woodruff Aye
Commissioner Williams Aye
Commissioner Mahany Aye
B. Approve an administrative rule relating to qualifying for candidacy in the 2016 City
Regular Election. [Commission Memo 16 -189]
Commissioner Mahany moved to approve this item. Seconded by Commissioner
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Woodruff and carried by vote of the Commission as follows:
Mayor Triplett Aye
Commissioner Woodruff Aye
Commissioner Williams Aye
Commissioner Mahany Aye
9) CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
10) CITY CLERK'S REPORT.
11) CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.
City Manager Bonaparte said that he received a letter from Florida Power & Light
regarding a rate adjustment. He did not make copies, however, anyone interested in reading it may
do so. Mr. Bonaparte said that the City would like to schedule a joint meeting with the Seminole
County School Board (SCSB) to discuss the acquisition of the Mellonville property. He said that
the SCSB proposed June 14, 2016 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the school board office. He asked
that the Commission advise him of their availability so that they can move forward with
scheduling.
12) CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.
Lamar Sanders of Orlando said that his grandmother lives at 1814 Knox Avenue in
Ravenna Park. He said that Utilities Inc., provides water service in the area; however, the plant
shut down three weeks ago. He has contacted Utilities Inc. but has not received any assistance. For
the past several days the water has been brown. The water is causing itchy skin and irritated eyes.
He would like to enlist the help of the City. He said that he has also contacted Senator David
Simmons office who contacted the Department of Environmental Protection Agency (DEP).
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Mayor Triplett said that the property is in unincorporated Seminole County and is
not under the City's jurisdiction but asked Mr. Sanders to leave his contact information so he could
make a few calls in the morning to see if he could help.
13) CITY COMMISSIONER'S REPORTS.
Commissioner Williams gave thanks to Leisure Services Director Mike Kirby for
always supporting the senior citizens. She also distributed a letter that she received from the
Orlando Housing Authority President, Vivian Bryant, indicating that the developer, Gardner
Capital was able to secure tax credit funding for the redevelopment of Redding Gardens.
Commissioner Mahany said that the St. Johns River of the Arts Festival was a great
success and that approximately 35,000 people were in attendance over the two day event. She also
mentioned that she has secured private funding for a chainsaw artist to provide the City's first
piece of public art in Paw Park.
Commissioner Woodruff distributed a handout regarding Hopper Academy and
asked the Commission to consider contributing $70,000 to the Hopper Academy project, as
fundraising did not go as planned and additional funding is needed to complete the project. He
spoke to Andrew Thomas who offered CDBG funding in the amount of $24,000 which was
initially set aside for a project that did not follow through. This would reduce the City's
contribution to $46,000.
Commissioner Williams moved to approve a contribution to the Hopper Academy
Project in the amount of $46,000 to be taken from the insurance proceeds of the Little Red School
FORM 8B MEMORANDUM OF VOTING CONFLICT FOR
COUNTY, MUNICIPAL, AND OTHER LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICERS
LAST NAME —FIRST NAME— MIDDLE NAME
NAME OF BOARD, COUNCIL, COMMISSION, AUTHORITY, OR COMMITTEE
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THE BOARD, COUNCIL, COMMISSION, AUTHORITY OR COMMITTEE ON
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of CITY O COUNTY 0 OTHER LOCALAGENCY
CITY COUNTY
NAME OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION:
City of Sanford
Sanford Seminole
DATE ON WHICH VOTE OCCURRED
MY POSITION IS:
5 -9 -2016
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WHO MUST FILE FORM 813
This form is for use by any person serving at the county, city, or other local level of government on an appointed or elected board, council,
commission, authority, or committee. It applies to members of advisory and non - advisory bodies who are presented with a voting conflict of
interest under Section 112.3143, Florida Statutes.
Your responsibilities under the law when faced with voting on a measure in which you have a conflict of interest will vary greatly depending
on whether you hold an elective or appointive position. For this reason, please pay close attention to the instructions on this form before
Completing and filing the form.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 112.3143, FLORIDA STATUTES
A person holding elective or appointive county, municipal, or other local public office MUST ABSTAIN from voting on a measure which
would inure to his or her special private gain or loss. Each elected or appointed local officer also MUST ABSTAIN from knowingly voting on
a measure which would inure to the special gain or loss of a principal (other than a government agency) by whom he or she is retained
(including the parent, subsidiary, or sibling organization of a principal by which he or she is retained); to the special private gain or loss of a
relative; or to the special private gain or loss of a business associate. Commissioners of community redevelopment agencies (CRAs) under
Sec. 163.356 or 163.357, F.S., and officers of independent special tax districts elected on a one -acre, one -vote basis are not prohibited
from voting in that capacity.
For purposes of this law, a "relative" includes only the officer's father, mother, son, daughter, husband, wife, brother, sister, father -in -law,
mother -in -law, son -in -law, and daughter -in -law. A "business associate" means any person or entity engaged in or carrying on a business
enterprise with the officer as a partner, joint venturer, coowner of property, or corporate shareholder (where the shares of the corporation
are not listed on any national or regional stock exchange).
ELECTED OFFICERS:
In addition to abstaining from voting in the situations described above, you must disclose the conflict:
PRIOR TO THE VOTE BEING TAKEN by publicly stating to the assembly the nature of your interest in the measure on which you are
abstaining from voting; and
WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER THE VOTE OCCURS by completing and filing this form with the person responsible for recording the
minutes of the meeting, who should incorporate the form in the minutes.
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participating in these matters. However, you must disclose the nature of the conflict before making any attempt to influence the decision,
whether orally or in writing and whether made by you or at your direction.
IF YOU INTEND TO MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION PRIOR TO THE MEETING AT WHICH THE VOTE WILL BE
TAKEN:
• You must complete and file this form (before making any attempt to influence the decision) with the person responsible for recording the
minutes of the meeting, who will incorporate the form in the minutes. (Continued on page 2)
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• A copy of the form must be provided immediately to the other members of the agency.
• The form must be read publicly at the next meeting after the form is filed.
IF YOU MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION EXCEPT BY DISCUSSION AT THE MEETING:
• You must disclose orally the nature of your conflict in the measure before participating.
• You must complete the form and file it within 15 days after the vote occurs with the person responsible for recording the minutes of the
meeting, who must incorporate the form in the minutes. A copy of the form must be provided immediately to the other members of the
agency, and the form must be read publicly at the next meeting after the form is filed.
DISCLOSURE OF LOCAL OFFICER'S INTEREST
Art Woodruff , hereby disclose that on May 9 20 16
(a) A measure came or will come before my agency which (check one or more)
inured to my special private gain or loss;
inured to the special gain or loss of my business associate,
inured to the special gain or loss of my relative,
inured to the special gain or loss of
whom I am retained; or
inured to the special gain or loss of
is the parent subsidiary, or sibling organization or subsidiary of a principal which has retained me.
(b) The measure before my agency and the nature of my conflicting interest in the measure is as follows:
Vote on funding for the Community Improvement Association of Seminole County, Inc of which I am a board
member.
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If disclosure of specific information would violate confidentiality or privilege pursuant to law or rules governing attorneys, a public officer,
who is also an attorney, may comply with the disclosure requirements of this section by disclosing the nature of the interest in such a way
as to provide the public with notice of the conflict. d
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NOTICE: UNDER PROVISIONS OF FLORIDA STATUTES §112.317, A FAILURE TO MAKE ANY REQUIRED DISCLOSURE
CONSTITUTES GROUNDS FOR AND MAY BE PUNISHED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: IMPEACHMENT,
REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION FROM OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT, DEMOTION, REDUCTION IN SALARY, REPRIMAND, OR A
CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $10,000.
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House and $24,000 from CDBG funds. Seconded by Commissioner Mahany and carried by vote
of the Commission as follows:
Mayor Triplett
Aye
Commissioner Woodruff
Abstain
Commissioner Williams
Aye
Commissioner Mahany
Aye
Commissioner Woodruff said that the Wayne Densch Theatre will need a letter
from the City as they are applying for a grant. He will bring this forward at the next meeting.
Commissioner Woodruff gave thanks to the Sanford Historic Trust for sending the
City's Historic Preservation Officer to the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation conference in
Tallahassee.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjournedj�t 9:08 PM.
Mayor Jeff Triplett
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