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Home My WebLink About02-04-2020 Agenda OCOEE CITY COMMISSION Ocoee Commission Chambers 150 North Lakeshore Drive Ocoee, Florida FEBRUARY 4, 2020 5:45 P.M. STATE OF THE CITY AGENDA 6:15 P.M. REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING CALL TO ORDER Invocation Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call and Determination of Quorum PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS Proclamation for Black History Month ~ February 2020. (Mayor Johnson) Presentation of Check by Director of Parks and Recreation Mark Johnson to “Wounded Officers Initiative” as the Beneficiary of the Proceeds from the Chick-fil-A 5k Run and Kids Fun Run During the 2019 Founders’ Day Celebration. STAFF REPORTS AND AGENDA REVIEW COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCEMENTS PUBLIC COMMENTS THE PUBLIC IS ALLOWED TO COMMENT ON ANY ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA BUT NOT PART OF A PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS ARE TO BE HEARD DURING THAT PORTION OF THE MEETING. ANY COMMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT ARE NOT PART OF THE AGENDA WILL BE HEARD UNDER THE CITIZENS/PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING. CONSENT AGENDA ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ACTED UPON BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS DISCUSSION IS DESIRED BY A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION, IN WHICH CASE THE MAYOR WILL INSTRUCT THE CITY CLERK TO REMOVE THAT ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND SUCH ITEM WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. 1. Approval of the Minutes for the Regular City Commission Meeting held January 21, 2020. (City Clerk Sibbitt) 2. Approval of Appointments to the Ocoee Youth Council (OYC). (City Clerk Sibbitt) Members of the Ocoee Youth Council (OYC) serve one-year terms. The Resolution creating the Board allows no more than fifteen (15) members who are residents of Ocoee and entering grades 9-12 in a high school that serves Ocoee students. Currently, the board has three (3) members. Two (2) applications have been received by Chelsea Mendes and Gabrielle Dillon who have shown an interest in being appointed to the Ocoee Youth Council for a term ending July 2021. 3. Approval of Greens at Forest Lake Phase 1 Plat. (Development Engineer Womack) Greens at Forest Lake PUD is located on the north side of West Rd., west side of S.R. 429 and east of the West Orange Trail. The subject site is currently made up of four parcels identified as parcel ID numbers 05-22-28- 0000-00-016, 05-22-28-0000-00-017, 05-22-28-0000-00-043, and 05-22-28-0000-00-041. The total area for the four subject properties is approximately 29.17 acres. The Greens at Forest Lake Phase 1 Plat will replat 20.39 acres of the subject properties. This plat is required in order to create 128 townhome lots, associated right-of-way’s for public streets and parking, and tracts for open space, stormwater retention, and recreation. The plat also includes easements for sidewalks, on-street parking stalls, emergency services, drainage, public utilities. Of special note, the plat dedicates a 30-foot right-of-way tract located at the east end of West Road in Regular City Commission February 4, 2020 order to provide future access. Once the adjacent parcels develop, the remaining right-of-way will be dedicated for an additional access. The Greens at Forest Lake Phase 1 subdivision is platting prior to receiving a Certificate of Completion; therefore, the developer is required to provide a Surety covering the outstanding proposed improvements as approved in the Preliminary/Final Subdivision Plans for Greens at Forest Lake Phase 1. The Developer, Meritage Homes of Florida, Inc has provided the City with a Letter of Credit in the amount of $2,636,551.40. 4. Approval of First Amendment to Traffic Enforcement Agreement with Wesmere Townhome Association, Inc. (Police Chief Brown) Wesmere Townhome Association originally entered into a Traffic Enforcement Agreement with the City of Ocoee on January 17, 2012. The term of the agreement was two years from the effective date, but the agreement automatically renewed for additional two-year terms at the end of each two-year term, unless the Agreement is terminated in accordance with the agreement. As of January 24, 2020, neither party has requested the agreement be terminated. Wesmere Townhomes Association is currently requesting the initial Traffic Enforcement Agreement be updated with the new property management’s name and address and update the Homeowners’ Association contact and signature information. The First Amendment to the Traffic Enforcement Agreement updates this requested information. 5. Approval of Cost-Share Grant from St. Johns River Water Management District for the Retrofitting of the Hammocks Subdivision with Reclaimed Water. (Utilities Director Smith) In 2018 the Utilities Department (UD) submitted two applications to St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) for grant funding to retrofit the Windermere Groves and Hammocks subdivisions with reclaimed water. One of these projects, Windermere Groves, received matching funds from SJRWMD for one- third (33%) of the original construction cost estimate, and construction of the reclaim system in this subdivision was completed in 2019. In October 2019, the SJRWMD provided notification that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) has provided additional funding to the SJRWMD cost share program, and additional cost share funding is now available for The Hammocks Reclaimed Water Retrofit Project. The Hammocks Reclaimed Water Retrofit Project will provide reclaimed water to 125 homes and the neighborhood’s common areas. Reclaimed water will offset the approximately 1.5 million gallons of potable water the Hammocks currently uses for irrigation on a monthly basis. The project was originally estimated at $397,693; however, due to the time elapsed from the original estimate to when it will be advertised for bidding and some staff-initiated changes, the cost estimate for this project is now $483,297. Taking into consideration the cost share amount from SJRWMD, the cost to the City for this project is $352,059. PUBLIC HEARING - None FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE - None SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE – PUBLIC HEARING 6. Ordinances Amending Chapter 168 of the City of Ocoee Code Relating to Vehicles and Traffic. (Advertised in the West Orange Times on Thursday, January 23, 2020) (Police Chief Brown) a) Second Reading of Ordinance Amending Article I, Sections 168-2, 168-4.1 & 168-5.1. The Ocoee Police Department proposes two ordinance changes to the City’s Code of Ordinances to address outstanding parking violations as well as making clarifications to policies regulating parking of commercial vehicles on public property. The City of Ocoee does not currently have a system in place for violators who have outstanding parking violations. Additionally, the City has experienced a steady increase in parking of commercial vehicles on public property, including numerous complaints from citizens. Article I, Sections 168- 2, 168-4.1, and 168-5.1 of Chapter 168 of the City of Ocoee Code relating to Vehicles and Traffic would be amended to address the following: Section 168.2 (Collection of Outstanding Parking Violations) Amendment would allow the Department to notify the State of Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle (DHSMV) of persons who have three or more outstanding parking violations. The tax collector may not issue a license plate or revalidations sticker to any applicant whose name is given to DHSMV by the Department until that person pays for the unpaid parking violations. Section 168-4.1 (Parking of Commercial Vehicles on Public Property) Would be modified to prevent any commercial vehicles from parking on any public streets 2 | Page Regular City Commission February 4, 2020 and road rights-of-way, with the exception of loading purposes or otherwise permitted by the Land Development Code. In addition, the definition of a commercial vehicle has been modified. Section 168-5.1 (Immobilization of Vehicles Bearing Outstanding Parking Citations) Allows any police officer to cause the immobilization of motor vehicles based on criteria met in Section 168-5.1. b) Second Reading of Ordinance Amending Article III by Creating Section 168-14, Collection of Unpaid Red Light Violation Notices or Uniform Traffic Citations. The City of Ocoee does not currently have a system in place for violators who have unpaid red light notice of violations. This amendment would allow the clerk to notify the State of Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle Division (DHSMV) of persons who have unpaid notice of violations. The tax collector may not issue a license plate or revalidations sticker to any applicant whose name is given to DHSMV by the Department until that person pays in full for the unpaid red light notice of violations. Currently there is approximately $71,587 in unpaid notice of violations; however, only unpaid notice of violations that occur after the passing of this ordinance will be attempted to be collected. 7. Second Reading of Ordinance Amending Article V, Section 5-4 and Section 5-4.1 of the Land Development Code (LDC) for Residential Fencing. (Advertised in the West Orange Times on Thursday, January 23, 2020.) (Zoning Manager Gajadhar) Currently, information on the City’s requirements for residential fencing is listed in both the Ocoee Land Development Code Article V, Section 5-4 Open Space Requirements of Zoning Districts, as well as Article V, Section 5-4.1 Fences. This has created some confusion with residents regarding what fencing requirements need to be met in residential areas. To present this information in a more organized fashion, Staff is proposing that all references to fencing be moved from Article V, Section 5-4 to Article V, Section 5-4.1, which specifically addresses fences. A requirement for all fences four (4) feet in height and under be no more than 50% opaque was added as well as all fences within residential areas must have up to a two (2) inch variable setback from adjacent property lines to avoid encroachment on neighboring properties. REGULAR AGENDA - None STAFF ACTION ITEMS COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS/PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS ADJOURNMENT PLEASE NOTE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES 286.0105: ANY PERSON WHO DESIRES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION AT THIS MEETING WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND FOR THIS PURPOSE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE WHICH INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS BASED. ALSO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE 286.26: PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, 150 N. LAKESHORE DRIVE, OCOEE, FL 34761, (407) 905 -3105 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. 3 | Page