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12-14-2020 WS MinutesCITY COMMISSION MINUTES prn5 1, 11, Q00qJ DECEMBER 149 2020 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 CITY COMMISSION MINUTES DECEMBER 14, 2020 WORK SESSION 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 CITY COMMISSION MINUTES DECEMBER 149 2020 WORK SESSION 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 CITY COMMISSION MINUTES DECEMBER 14, 2020 WORK SESSION 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. CITY COMMISSION MINUTES DECEMBER 14, 2020 WORK SESSION 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. Attest: 6A&MOW City Clerk (CL)z 1" 1 7F- 0 .-b