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01-14-19 WS MinutesCITY COMMISSION MINUTES JANUARY 149 2019 WORK SESSION The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in Work Session on Monday, January 14, 2019, at 4:00 PM, in the Railroad Depot Room, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 300 North Park Avenue, Sanford, Florida. Present: Mayor Jeff Triplett Vice Mayor Velma Williams Commissioner Art Woodruff Commissioner Patrick Austin City Manager Norton N. Bonaparte, Jr. Assistant City Attorney Lonnie N. Groot City Clerk Traci Houchin Deputy City Clerk Cathy LoTempio Absent: Commissioner Patty Mahany City Attorney William L. Colbert Mayor Triplett called the meeting to order at 4:20 PM. Russ Gibson, Director of Planning and Development Services introduced Julie Scofield, the City's new Historic Preservation Planner. Julie previously worked with Volusia County for 12 years and has served on several Historic Preservation Boards. Lisa Holder, Communications Officer, introduced Ava Fields, an intern from Crooms Academy, who will be working with the Communications Department until May. Vice Mayor Williams said that she would publicly like to thank Charles Davis and the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) for the beautiful roses she received prior to the meeting today. CITY COMMISSION MINUTES JANUARY 149 2019 WORK SESSION 1. Presentation re: City's Website and ADA Compliance, by Bob Keegan, IT Director. Mr. Keegan said that ADA Accessibility has become a large issue among municipalities in that City websites are not ADA Compliant. There have been many lawsuits surrounding this and it has become a hot topic. Therefore, it is currently the number one priority in the IT Department. He has developed a team with several other departments and they are meeting to discuss ideas on how to move forward. The IT Staff has found a tool that may be able to minimize time and locate all non-compliant information throughout the website. 2. Briefing items by Russ Gibson, Planning Department. Mr. Gibson and Jordan Smith, Sr. Planner presented updates on the following items: • Sanford's Comprehensive Plan Update — Began in 2016, the City hired consultants Polis and Bennett in 2017 and in November 2018, the City Commission adopted the Ordinance for the Comprehensive Plan. The State of Florida reviewed the plan and the City received a Notice of Intent finding the plan in compliance with the State requirements and is now in effect. Special thanks to Mr. Smith along with other staff for all their hard work on this project. • Update on Silver Lake Area (Land Use Study) — Staff has coordinated with Seminole County to send out letters, including a survey to all the stakeholders at the end of this month, giving the public until February to respond so they can schedule meetings. CITY COMMISSION MINUTES JANUARY 149 2019 WORK SESSION • Proposed changes to the City's Planned Development (PD) Standards — the purpose of the PD is to allow more flexible development practices rather than traditional zoning standards. Planning will be asking for more open space requirements, residential amenities, landscaping, and upgrading design standards. Staff is currently working on this and will bring it before the Planning and Zoning Commission in the next few months. • Traffic Analysis for the East Lake Mary Blvd. Corridor — Mr. Gibson has met with Seminole County to discuss and it was stated that ongoing analysis and studies will continue to be conducted. 3. Sanford/FDOT Logo's Sign Program Deputy City Manager Tom George said that the application has been modified to a one-page application, which meets the City's criteria. At this time, the City has one (1) applicant. 4. Discussion by Andrew Thomas — CDBG Submission of the 2017/2018 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report to HUD Mr. Thomas provided a power point presentation. He stated that the plan was submitted in December. 5. Regular Meeting Items A. Midway Canaan Community Water The applicant has asked that this item be continued to the January 28th meeting as City staff snakes a few adjustments to the service area map. CITY COMMISSION MINUTES JANUARY 14, 2019 WORK SESSION 6. Briefing Items • City Manager Evaluation ® City Clerk Evaluation There was a consensus among the Commission to take action at tonight's Regular Meeting. 7. City Manager's Comments * Presented the City's first podcast with Mayor Triplett • Distributed a hand out supporting Open for Business that is featured in new publications throughout the City. Invited the Commission to attend the Citizens Academy • Business Spotlight presentations will presented at our upcoming Regular Meetings Lastly, Mayor Triplett distributed his annual Board Appointments. He asked the Commission to review and if any changes are requested to let him know. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at x:50 P.M.