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WORK SESSION
The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in Work
Session on Monday, December 14, 2020, at 4:00 PM, in the City Commission Chambers,
1St Floor, City Hall, and 300 North Park Avenue, Sanford, Florida.
Present: Mayor Art Woodruff
Vice Mayor Kerry S. Wiggins, Sr.
Commissioner Sheena Britton (Via Ring Central)
Commissioner Patrick Austin
Commissioner Patty Mahany (Arrived: 4:15PM)
City Manager Norton N. Bonaparte, Jr.
City Attorney William L. Colbert
City Clerk Traci Houchin
Absent: Deputy City Clerk Cathy LoTempio
Mayor Woodruff called the meeting to order at 4:10 PM
1. Mayor's Youth Council Introductions
Lisa Holder, Communications Officer, introduced the 2020-2021 Mayor's
Youth Council and Ms. LaTonya Thomas, Program Teacher. The Mayor's Youth Council
is comprised of 12 students from local High Schools of which, most of the students are
City of Sanford residents. Each of the members of the Mayor's Youth Council provided a
brief introduction. Ms. Holder said this is the fourth year for the Mayor's Youth Council.
Mayor Woodruff said he had the pleasure of being involved with the interviews for the
Council. He said this is quite an impressive group of youth. He is looking forward to
seeing the exciting programs they are planning in the future.
2. Presentation: Mayfair Clubhouse by CPH, Inc.
Tom George, Deputy City Manager, said City staff, along several people from
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CPH, Inc. and former Mayor Triplett on the design of the Clubhouse and have a nice
product. Erica Gagne of CPH, Inc. along with Jeremy Owens of CPH, Inc. and John Baer
of Leading Architects presented a power point presentation of the design for the new
Mayfair Clubhouse. There were brief discussions regarding the banquet room and the
kitchen area. Mr. George said the City has a few more potential properties to sell. He
would like to discuss the remaining funds for this project prior to the Budget discussion
in October of 2021.
3. Presentation: Parking Study by Neel -Schaffer
Mr. George introduced Rosemary Aldrich of Neel -Schaffer who provided
a power point presentation regarding the downtown parking study. The presentation
included several parking options for the City, Local Business Owners, Special Events and
visitors. Ms. Aldrich also discussed a Parking Benefit District.
4. Presentation: Noise Ordinance and Parking Ordinance by Darrell Presley
Darrell Presley, Executive Director of Development Services, said he met
with Christina Hollerbach and Deputy Chief Raimondo on the items discussed at the
previous meeting. He said they reviewed the items and made some changes that will be
more compatible with what the Commission, Business Community and the residents are
looking for. Mr. Presley will present the Noise Ordinance at the January 11, 2021
Commission Meeting for the approval of a first reading.
Mr. Presley reviewed some key points for the modifications of Chapter 58
of the City Code related to parking. He said there are modifications related to residential
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parking on parkways (located between the grassy area and the sidewalks) is prohibited. In
addition he has formulated a section that would prohibit the parking of certain
recreational vehicles or utility vehicles and trailer on residential streets for over 24 hours
in a 15 day period. He said the definition for recreation vehicles is very broad and is
included in the Ordinance. The Ordinance will define what an oversized vehicle is and
limits the parking on residential streets and also will prohibit the repairing of vehicles on
City streets unless the repair can be performed in less than 24 hours. Mr. Presley will
present the Parking Ordinance at the January 11, 2021 Commission Meeting for approval
of a first reading.
5. Regular Meeting Items — additional Information
Mr. Bonaparte said there are two items to discuss that are not on the agenda. The
First one is the first reading of Ordinance No. 4580 which is a granting an incentive for
DK Sanford, LLC., a project across from the Sun Rail Station. He said staff and legal
have some questions and Mr. Bonaparte asked the applicant to come to the Commission
Meeting to explain what is proposed. This is an action items on tonight's agenda.
Mr. Bonaparte said the next item is a reminder the Commission will be
reappointing four board members to the Sanford Housing Authority this evening.
6. Briefing Items
• The repurposing of Seminole Town Center
Amye King, Director of Planning and Zoning, provided an update of the
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repurposing of the Seminole Town Center Mall. She said there is a new owner that has
employed CPH, Inc. There have been no CAPP Meetings and City staff is preliminarily
looking at the proposed uses. Some of the proposed uses are residential housing, multi-
family, apartments, townhomes, 55 years and older community, student housing, medical
office buildings, outdoor display and storage and more. Ms. King recommends
continuing conversations regarding this topic at future Work Sessions.
• City Manager's Evaluation
Mayor Woodruff said the City Manager's Evaluation will be done at the
January 11, 2021 Commission Meeting.
• City Clerk's Evaluation
The Commission discussed the City Clerk's Evaluation. Since Mr.
Bonaparte works with her on a daily basis they have asked him to move forward with her
evaluation.
7. City Manager Comments
Mr. Bonaparte asked the Commission if they want a goals and status
report for the $25,000 that was granted to the Rescue Outreach Mission. The Commission
said they would absolutely like a report.
Mr. Bonaparte said the Work Session is scheduled until 5:30 PM because
there will be a reception in the lobby at 6:30 PM with desserts for the incoming re-elected
officials.
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Mayor Woodruff said he will be presenting a Resolution to the former
Mayor Triplett and asked if Commissioner Mahany and Commissioner Austin would
move to approve and second the Resolution.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:44 PM.
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