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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-02-86 ~ e MINUTES OF CITY COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON DECEMBER 2. 1986 PRESENT: Mayor Ison, Commissioners Johnson, Dabbs, Bateman, and Hager; City Manager Ryan, City Attorney Kruppenbacher, City Planner Wagner, Building Official Hurst, City Engineer Merkle, Water Superintendent Cockrell, City Clerk Catron, and Deputy Clerk Green. ABSENT: None. CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR ISON Mayor Ison called the Commissioner Dabbs led Allegiance to the flag. meeting to order in prayer and in at the 7:37 P.M.. Pledge of PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS None. APPROVALS - CONSENT AGENDA e Mayor Ison requested that Item D be pulled from the Consent Agenda. Commissioner Bateman moved to approve all other items on the Consent Agenda, Commissioner Hager seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. Items approved were as follows: A - Regular Commission Meeting Minutes of November 18, 1986; B - Resolution #86-09, Support Election of Glenda Hood to the Board of the National League of Cities; and C - Request of Grandmothers' Club to use the Main Hall in the Community Center. OLD BUSINESS A. SPECIAL STAFF REPORTS DEVELOPERS AGREEMENT WITH FOREST OAKS - City Engineer City Manager Ryan reported that Developer Wayne Rich had requested the Hackney Prairie Road issue be continued to a Special Session. This Session has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 9th. PRAIRIE LAKES P.U.D. - PRELIMINARY MASTER PLAN APPROVAL City Plenner Mayor Ison noted that this item will also be considered at the Special Session on Tuesday, December 9th. B. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND SECOND READINGS - 1 . Page 2 City Commission Meeting December 2, 1986 DEVELOPERS AGREEMENT, LA KEN DON REZONING ORDINANCE *926, LA KEN DON REZONING City Manager Ryan read the proposed ordinance by title only. Mayor Ison opened the Public Hearing. Loretta Parrish, one o~ the Lakendon owners, explained that the recent changes to the Developers Agreement, especially the looping o~ the water line, would so encumber the property as to prevent the development o~ the property as planned. She presented documents ~urther explaining her position to the Commissioners and Sta~~. City Attorney Kruppenbacher recommended that action be de~erred to allow Sta~~ the opportunity to review and analyze the owners' proposals and to con~er with the owners to ~ind a mutually agreeable solution i~ possible. Commissioner Bateman moved to table ~urther consideration o~ Ordinance #926 until the January 6th meeting, Commissioner Hager seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. C. OTHER BUSINESS There was no other business. e COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS/PUBLIC There were no comments. NEW BUSINESS MOSELY ESTATES FINAL ENGINEERING PLANS EXTENSION City Manager Ryan requested that this item be continued until a date to be determined, and noted that the applicant concurred with the postponement. Commissioner Johnson moved to continue the Mosely Estates Final Enginering Plans Extension as requested, Commissioner Hager seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. REPORTS AND INFORMATION - CITY MANAGER FOLLOW-UP AGENDA City Manager Ryan noted the Public Hearing scheduled for Wednesday, December 3rd at 6:00 P.M. with representatives o~ Prima Vista Utilities and encouraged everyone who had an interest to be there. The special meeting ~or Prima Vista area residents concerning FHA guidelines will be scheduled as soon as the elected representatives are available. . Mr. Ryan reported that Harvey Nagel, Special Assistant to the City Manager, had collected over S37,000.00 in ~ees owed to -J .0:. e Page 3 City Commission Meeting December 2. 1986 the City. He also reported the completion of initial information gathering and analysis on police and fire impact fees. A report is targeted for presentation to the Commission on the 18th for information and discussion, and, with concurrence of the Commissioners, for a first reading in January. CITY ATTORNEY Mayor Ison stated that an agreement was needed since Orange County School Board has granted permission for us to use the Ocoee Junior High School gym. Mr. Kruppenbacher stated there is a standard agreement for this and he will have one prepared by the next meeting. Mayor Ison noted that Mr. Kruppenbacher is serving as President of the Orlando Chamber of Commerce for this year. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS e Commissioner Bateman commented that planned improvements/construction at the Orange County Dump on White Road, as outlined by a March 3, 1986 memo from the county, had not yet begun, though the scheduled completion date for the work was September 30, 1986. He asked that Staff investigate this after the holidays. Mayor Ison reported that Congressman Bill Nelson had acknowledged cancellation of the Mexican conference sponsored by the U.S. Commerce Department as the Commission had requested. Commissioner Bateman noted that about one- thousand U.S. cities of our size had also objected to the conference. Mayor Ison commended Commissioner Bateman for providing the information which permitted the Commission to take timely action. Commissioner Dabbs echoed the Mayor's commendations for Commissioner Bateman concerning the Mexico conference. He expressed concern about continuing water quality problems and recommended a plan be developed for cyclical replacement of old water lines. City Manager Ryan suggested an effective first step toward better water quality would be improvements at the old water plant. Those improvements will be included on the list of projects to be recommended by the Staff in January. 1- Commissioner Johnson presentation of the Maguire-Withers Home Registry. praised Mayor Ison for his excellent City's request for approval of the for the National Historic Monument 3 e Pog_ 4 City Commiaaion M.eting December 2. 1986 Commissioner Hager also commended Commissioner Bateman for his leadership in contacting our Congressmen to object to the conference in Mexico. Mayor Ison noted that newspaper articles about the accomplishments of the Ocoee Historical Commission had triggered contacts from business persons in the community discussing the possibility of improvements in the old downtown area. Jim Sills had suggested restoring the City of Ocoee sign on Highway #50 with the inclusion of sections showing services available in the historic shopping area of Ocoee. Fourteen businesses have agreed to contribute 1unds for the improvement of the sign. Mayor Ison suggested that the project be defined before funds are requested from the Commission. Mayor Ison also reported that the chairman of the Christmas Parade had requested an additional S400.00 to fund Ocoee's portion of the parade costs. Commissioner Hager moved to grant the request. Commissioner Bateman seconded. and the motion carried unanimously. e Mayor Ison recommended that the City of Ocoee launch a "Crack Crime Program" Jointly with the City 01 Winter Garden to get citizens involved in fighting drug trafficing. Support for the campaign would be sought from civic. corporate. and religious leaders of both communities. The program would feature a special phone line to receive tips on drug dealers. rewards on tips that lead to convictions, and a publicity campaign utilizing bumper stickers. decals. buttons and signs attached to speed-limit and neighborhood watch signs. Each city would contribute S5.000.00 to fund the first year of the program. The S10,OOO.00 reward fund would be managed by a five-member citizens' committee made up of two representatives from Ocoee. two from Winter Garden. and one from Orange County. Rewards up to S500.00 could be given for tips leading to convictions. Commissioner Bateman suggested an increase of the reward to Sl,OOO.OO might increase the effectiveness of the program. - The plan is to have the program in operation in January. It would be administered by Winter Garden the first year. and by Ocoee the second year. Representatives from both cities will meet February 19 to review the first month of operation. After one year the program will be evaluated, and if it has been successful, additional funds would be requested. City Attorney Kruppenbacher recommended a written agreement 4 e Page 5 City Commission Meeting December 2~ 1986 outlining the program be drafted and approved by both cities. He volunteered a donation of $250.00 from his firm for the program. Commissioner Johnson moved to approve $5,000.00 in funding from Unappropriated Reserve for the reward fund for the "Crack Crime Program", Commissioner Bateman seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. Mayor Ison suggested that restoration of Lake and transportation improvement plans for West Orange included on the agenda along with the Crack Crime evaluation at the Joint Special Session to be February. Apopka also be Program held in The meeting adJourned at 8:32 P.M.. ---~L2__~__---- Mayor Ison e ----h~-rJ~---- Deputy Clerk Green e 5