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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-20-87 MINUTES OF CITY COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 20, 1987 e Maye,r 1501'"1 ca lIed the meeting te, e,rder at 7:35 p.m. Ce,mm i ss i OYler Hager led i Y, prayer arId Maye,r" I sorl led the pledge e,'f allegial'"lce to the 'flag. PRESENT, Maye,r" Isorq Commissie,r,ers Je,hnse'r" Dabbs, arId Hager; City Manager" Ryan; City AttorYley Krupperlbacher; City Clerk Catrc<l'"l; Playmil'"lg Directe,r Wagl'"ler; Publ ic We'l^ks Directe,r Occh i u z :Le'; C it Y Eng i neer Ke 11 ey; Wat er Depar..t merIt Superv i se,r Cockrell; and special legal counsel Drew Thomas. ASSENT, Ce,mmi ssioner" SatemaYI (out e,f' te,wn>. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS e Mayor Ison thanked everyone f'or corning and f'or celebrating the U.S. Constitution in such a big way. The Mayor presented Cathie Pollack with a framed constitution signed by the Mayor and City Commissioners in recognition of' her special ef'f'orts for the celebration of' the constitution. Kathy Shidel was lll'lable to attend but Mayor 1 SOI'l said she we,uld receive a framed constitution as well. Glen and Tom Gettings were also presented with constitutions f'or their musical contributions to the celebration. Mayor Ison and the Commissioners also presented certif'icates of' appreciation to Boy Scout Troop 198, Soy Scout Troop 217, the Dirty Jeans 4-H Club, Star"ke Lake Baptist Church, Oce,ee Ul'"lited Methe,dist Church, Dce,ee Church e,f the Nazarene, the Ocoee Christian Church, the Ocoee Middle Bchoe,l 8th Grade Chedr, aYld Sharc<l'"l Blackman, who led the che,ir. tIJayor 1 se,n 131 so presented the awards te, wi rlrlers of' the boat parade held at the celebration. First place went to Mr. and Mr"s. Sills, irl sece,nd place was Edwir, P(:'ur,ds and Newy BI^eelal'"ld, f.~l'"ld third place wel'"lt te. Jere,me al'"ld Kay Smith. Ce<sturne contest awar"ds were preserlted irl twe, catege,ries: childr"el'"l al'"ld adl..llts. Each wil'"ll'ler received a $50 savings bond. The wil'lners were as f'e,lle,ws (f're,rn f'ir"st te, third place): Childrel'~: Je'l'"lathal'"l Re,we, ""eg a 1"1 Pevehouse, illl'"ld gelly White. Adults: Kay Gillal""d, Helen Thureau, al'ld Phyllis Olmstead. Commi ssie'j"ler" Johnson expl ai I'"led that a commi t tee had beeI'I est abl i shed te, I'~ame "e'ut st al'"ld i ng ci t i zens" il'"l Dce.ee. The award would be given out every other month, or as needed, f'or persons who made a signi'ficant contribution to the City whether as a heroic deed, volunteering, etc. e Commissioner Johnson introduced two members of' the committee, Mary Ann Swickerath and Walt Cobb, who presented the award to Mal^ge Pa 1 a i gos. Mrs. Pa 1 a i gos had lived il'"l Ocoee f'e,r 12 years. She had been a volunteer in the school system, dil^ecte<l^ e,f the Math El'"lrichmel'lt Program, establ ished the 1 e Page 2 City Commission Meeting October 20, 1987 Ocoee Elementary School Volunteer Program, been active in flur,draising al'"ld il'"l her chllrch. The Mayc.r al'"ld Cornmissic'l'"lers thal'"lked het" fot" het" COl'"lt i I'"Iued i I'"lYc.l vernel'"It in the occ.ee schoc.l system and praised her for her outstanding citizenship. RECESS, 8103 P. M. CALL TO oRDERI 81ae P.M. APPROVALS - CONSENT AGENDA Commissioner Dabbs moved to approve the items on the Consent Agenda, Commissioner Johnson seconded, and approval was LII'"Iardmous. Items approved were as f'c.llows: A - Regulat' Cc.mmissic.n Meeting Mil'"Iutes of' 10-6-87 al'"ld B - PI^oposed Ordinance, Amending Ordinance 944, First Reading. City Manager Ryan read that ordinance by title only. OLD BUSINESS e Public Hearings Prima Vista Utiliti.s - St.tus Report Mayor 1501'"1 asked fc.r cc.mments f'rc.m citizens regardil'"Ig the acquisitic.n of Pr"irna Vista utilities. R.P. Mohl'"Iacky, 1820 Prai rie Lake Elc.ulevard, asked abc.ut the fltl'"Idi I'"lg fc.r the l"Iew sewet" acquisition. Mayor Ison reminded him that only those residel'"Its tied into the systerl'l wC'Ltld be charged al'"IY fees al"Id residents who have a septic system would not subsidize any costs. Sil'"Ice there were I'"IC' other citizel'"I cc.mmel'"lts, Mayor Ison closed the Public Hearing. City Mal'"Iager Ryal'"l explail'"Ied that the City's special legal counsel had drawn up a letter indicating the City Commissiol'"I's f'c.ur maJc.r cc",",cerl'"IS (1. The City rllltst mail'"ltain its governmental capacity. 2. The language in the contract must be precise in regards to the reservation charges. 3. The for"IIlulas aYld use of the Develc.pers' mc.rley' must be clal^i fied. 4. The ovel^all documel'"It ml,.tst be such that the Commission could understand it easily and must only address the acqu.isiticm c.f' the sewer system.) al'"Id that Prima Vista Ut i 1 i ty' s attc.t"I'"Ieys had respcmded to thi 5 letter arId expressed a willingness and desire to discuss this further. The St a f' f rec:'ommerlded t c. ccmt i I'"Iue t he Pub 1 i c Hear" i y'g t c. the I'"Iex t Cc.mm i 5S.i 01'"1 Meet i I'~g c.n Nc.vember 3 to see i f cUr,yt hi I'"Ig wa s r"esol ved. Cc.mrni ssiol'"Iet" Hager" moved tc. approve the mot ic.rl tc. CC'l'"lt i I'"llle the Publ ic Heari ng to Nc.vernber 3, Cc.mrlli ssic'I'"Ier Dabbs seconded, al'"Id apprc.va 1 was ul'"layd mc.us. . Cablevision Industries - Status Report Richard D'Loughy, Cablevision Industries representative, gave 2 - Page 3 City Commission Meeting October 20, 1987 an update of the ce.mpany's effe.rts te. impretVe service sir,ce his last appearance before the Commission on September 15. Mt~. D'Le.ughy said the ffle.st ct~itical items ter,ded to ir,clude the ce.mpar,y'lS r,ew phe.r,e system ar,d the improvemer,t s te. the electre.rdc gear ir, the field. Mr. D'Le.ughy appe.le.gized fe.r any interruptions in the service due to the upgrading but said the ce.mpany was we.t~J.dng e.r, cables at e.ff-peak he,ut~s. He alse. I'~epol"ted that Char,r,el 56 was r,ow or, air. Commissionet~ Johnson said he had received a few complaints fl^e.m citizer,s, the maJe.rity e.f which were ce.ncerrdr,g Cablevision's phone system. The Mayor and Commissioners me.ved te, ce,r,tir,lle the me'l",thly repe.rts with a fe.llow-up or, Novembf?t~ 17. If at that time r,e. citizel'" requested fUt~thet~ reports, the Mayor and Commissioners would decide whether or ne.t fut~ther repot~t s wet~e r,ecesscn~y. e Special StaFF R.ports City Engi~er - Tom Kelley McKey Street - Status on IMprovements City Engineer Kelley said the section of McKey Street between Ta}dc.r ar,d Frar,klil", Streets we'llld be improved ar,d $300,000.00 had been allocated toward those improvements. A luncheon workshop session was scheduled for sometime in Novembel" for area resider,ts ar,d busir,ess owr,ers to discuss the pt~e.pe.sed i mprc.vemer,t s. Kissimmee Water Plant - Report on EHpansion City Engineer Kelley said City Manager Ryan had spoken with the landowr,er and the lar,d ce.uld be acquired for $4,000 fe.t~ the Kissimmee Water Plant eHtension. Commissioner Johnson me.ved t e. approve t c. ey,t et~ i r,t e. a ce.r,t ract t e. acq u i t~e the 1 ar,d, COlf/mi ssiol",er Hager secol",ded, ar,d approval was ul",al"dme.us. Mt~. Kelley said he would proceed with the necessary steps to start work on the water plant impt~OVelner,ts. City Mar,aget~ Ryay, pedr,ted e.ut that thir,gs worked very smoothly' in the acquisition of the land and he thanked those involved for making the process a positive one. . 'Old Town' Water Main Improvements City El",gineet~ Kelley said that the City would r,eed te. advel^tise (twice) 1r, the r,ewspaper that it we.uld be acceptir,g bids fe.t~ ce,nst ruct ie.n of water If/ai r, impretVemer,t s. Mr. Kelley said it we.uld cost an est ilnated $250,000 to complete the improvements. COif/missioner Dabbs If/oved to approve the advertising for construction bids, COMmissioner Johnson seconded, and approval was unanimous. City Manager Ryan said the pre'Ject we.uld be fur,ded through retail",ed il')ce.me ar,d it would l"Ie.t t~aise the ce.st of water te. City t~esider,ts. 3 e Pi-'lge .I~ City Commission Meeting Octc.bet" 20, 1987 Stormwater Drainage Costs around Starke and Prima Vista Lake. - Status Report City Engineer Kelley said that Commissioner Bateman was very interested iI'"' thi 5 repc.rt and si I'",ce Com,,,i ssioy,er Batemay, was r,ot irl atterlday,ce, he r"'equested the repc.rt be tabled urltil the I'"lext Cc.mmissic'l"l Meetil'~g. It was decided that the repc.l....t wc.uld be di scussed at the speci 031 1 uchec.r, wc.r"kshc.p sessic.I'"' scheduled For November. Bown... Road ProJ.ct/Right-o~-Way - Status Report City Attc.rl'"ley KruppeY,bacher said he had learYled that the City owned the right-oF-way and that Orange County said they would be willing to give the City any of the right-oF-way that they owned. Attorney Kruppenbacher said he would send copies of these documents to City Engineer Kelley 50 that the next phase of the proJect could begil'",. e Jim Sills, 205 Lakeshc.re Drive, asked if the State would r"'eimburse the Ci ty for'" all c.r par"t of the costs that wc.uld be iy,curl^ed since mal'"lY State vehicles use the road. Mr. Sills was concerned that City businesses would be asked to pay for'" the improvements. City Manager Ryan said that the project would be paid fc.r'" usil'"lg impact fees. City May,ager Ryal'l said that there wc.uld be EHpressway A\.tthori ty meet i y,gs held c.y, November'" 10 at 7 p. m. at Apopka Hi gh Schoc.l arid at West Orar~ge High School in December to discuss the location of the extension. City Engineer Kelley said he would bring a map to Cit}' Hall that shc.wed the prc.posed rO\.ttes fc.r il"lterested ci t i zer,s. e Public Works Dir~tor - Tony Occhiuzzo Ditch and Retention Pond "_int.nae. - Cost Report Publ ic Wor"'ks Directc.r Dcchiuzzo eHplaiy,ed that the r"etey,tic.r, pond areas would be maintained every two weeks during the per"'ic.d of Mar"ch through Nc.vember aYld ever"'y three weeks dur"'iy,g the period of December through February. Ditch maintenance would be done apprc.ximately f'c.ur times pet... year. Mr. Occhi\.tzzc. s'::iid that this maiy,tel'"lal"lce schedtlle cc.uld be dOI'",e with the new equipment that the City proposed to buy, without ar,y addi t ic.r,al hi ri I'~g c.F labor. Mr. Dcch i uzzo said the Ci t Y would do a cost analysis to see whether or not it would be most ef'Ficient to have City personnel handle the work or to contract with an outside service. Mr. Dcchiuzzo said that if the Jc.b was \.mder $2,500, the City wc.uld hal",dle the corltr"'acting with iy,f'ormal bids. City Attc.rl",ey }<ruppel",bacher'" recommended that the City assess the prc.peJ^ty c.wr,ers fees fOI^ the upkeep of' these areas al",d tc. put a 1 ier, C'I"I the pr"'c.perty if fees were not paid. Publ ic Wc.rks Di I^ectc.r Dcchi u:zzc. agreed that this was a good way to handle the retention pond areas because the number of' ponds would grow with the rapid -4 . Page 5 City Commission Meeting October 20, 1987 amc'unt of' new subd i vi sioy,s i y, the Ci ty. Cornmi ssioy,er JCfhy,scfY, moved to approve the request to advertise f'or bids f'or a o~e- time mowi y,g cd' the Kelley di tch system, Commi ssic<YIet~ Dabbs seconded, and approval was unanimous. City Pl.nner - Russ Proposed Anne~.tion CW. Atwood.nd R.vi.w City Planner Wagner pointed out the proposed annexation areas on the zoning map and explained that they were 'key at~eas' cff almost 60 act"'es, lCfcated iY, the northwest CCfry,er of the City. Mr. Wagner said the Planning & Zoning Board t"'ecommeY,ded approval and that it was ay, i,,.,portay,t piece of' land in the Clark Road corridor. The Staff recommended that it be placed cm the y,ext agey,da fCft... First Reading, ay,d the Commission concurred. W.g........ SNL, PRN) Co~pt;ual e Oth..r Business Resolution 87-10, Authorizing 1987 Public IMproveM4'nt Bonds City Manager Ryan introduced special legal counsel Tom Lang of' Swann & Haddock. Attorney Lang e~plained that the bond mCfl",ey wCfuld help f'1,.1I",d road imprcfvemel",t prcfJects. SeYh George Stuat~t, Et~ic Ay,dersoy, c,f Dt~exell-BurY,ham, ay,d Rick Fitzgerald and Chuck Rosenthal of Public Financial Management were all in attendance to answer questions on the bond issues. Attorney Lang said his office had reviewed the bond t~esoluticfn and had 1",0 objections tCf the City beccfmiy,g involved in this venture. Mr. Lang explained that the City would pledge monies f'rom its franchise fees until the Local Option Gas Tax was in place. Mr. Lang said the bonds were not to exceed $2.5 million to f'inance the City's proposed road proJects. Mr. Lang said that his firm, Swann & Haddock, r~ecc'mmey,ded that the Ci ty pass the resol ut ic,y, and that the Ma}>'or al",d CCfmmi ssicmers prcfceed wi th the purchasi y'g cff bOI'",ds withiY, the y,ext few weeks. Mayor Ison said a special meeting would be held on October 27 to purchase the bonds. There were no other comMents frOM CCfmmissic<YIet~s. City Manager Ryay, explail",ed that these were the first of a number of financings that the City anticipated becoming involved in f'or improvements to its roads, water systems, and sewer systems. Mayor Ison asked Attorney Lang if' all the Y,ecessar~y heariy'gs had beey, held on this Matter. Mr. Lang said they had. Mayor Ison asked for any last comments from citizens. e Bel" Gt~if'fin, ay, attcfrl",ey whcf lives iI'" Occfee, said he was very much fCfr the improve,,.,el",ts but quest iCfl",ed the bCfl'",d a,,,,oul",ts. Mr. Griffin said it would be less expensive in the long run to buy more bonds and asked the Commissioners to consider 5 . Page 6 City Commission Meeting October 20, 1987 pllt'chasir/g $5 millic'I"I rather thaYI the prc.pc.sed $2.5 millicm. He said that if the City only wanted $2.5 million, it would be better' off finar/cil",g thr"c.ugh a local baYlk siYlce it was expensive to insure bonds. Mayor Ison asked if the City had the c.ptic'I"I of il"Ict'easiYlg the amc,ul"/t c.f bOI"/d mC'I"Iey. Attc.rney Tc."., Lal')g said si l'Ice the Ci ty' s revet"ll..les were 1 imi ted, $2. 5 million was the most the City could afford. R. P. Mc.h"-/acky asked if the i".,prc.veme"-/ts cc.uld be funded by t"aisil"/g taxes aY,d chargil"/g impact fees. City Mal"/ager' Ryarl said it was the City's intent to use impact fees first, and if that was not sufficient, then to use the gas tax and fral')ch i se fees. e Mt'. Lar/g r'ead the t'esc.lutioI"I by title cmly and t"ecomme"-/ded that the Commission act favorably on it. Commissioner Dabbs mc.ved to appt'e.ve Resc.lut iC'YI 87-10, Ce.mmi ssiol"Ier Je.hY/se'''-I seconded, and approval was unanimous. The special October 27 meeting was cancelled since only the Mayor and City Attorney's signatures were needed. It was decided that the signing would take place on Tuesday, October 27, in the conference room in City Hall. Mr. l.ang said the Commissioners needed to authorize the Mayor and City Attorney to execute the necessary papers to execute the bond. Commi ssie.ner" Johl"/SOYI mc.ved to gra"-/t authori zat ie.I"', Commissioner Hager seconded, and approval was unanimous. COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS/PUBLIC Ben Griffin asked Attorney Lang how much ce.st the Ci ty. Mr'. Lal"/g said it wc.uld the total cc.st. Mr. Gr.iffil"I asked what the City Attc.r"Yley wc.uld be paid. Mr'. counsel's fee was $25,000 and the City $8, 000. the bond issue would be hard to determine the bond counsel and Lang said the bond Attorney's fee was . Bi 11 Ogletree e.f the L icm' s Club asked the Cc.mrni ssie'Ylers for" mC'I"Ie}o' fc.r the al"lI"Iual Christmas Parade tc. be held C'I'"' Satul~day, December" 12, beginning at 10 a. m. Mr. Ogletree said the mcmey wOllld be used to pay fc.r bal"/d dc.natiol"/s al"/d bus costs. Mt'. Ogl et ree al so ment ie'Yled that the parade t"oute had beerl shortened this year. He said in previous years the route had gone from Bl ufc.r"d to McKey te. Taylc.r" tc. Si 1 ver Star and back to Bluford. The new route would not include Silver Star and was proposed so that Silver Star would not need to be blocked off to traffic and so the participants would not have such a 1 c.ng t'c'lIte to march si I"Ice they march i y, Wi Y/ter Gardey, the same day. Mr. Ogletree said the Lion's Club would need about $2,000 to attt"act the arnc'lIy,t of bal",ds that WC'lIld make the parade a success. Commissioner Hager questioned the new 6 ------.--~ . Page 7 City Commission Meeting October 20, 1987 route and asked why Franklin street had been leFt out. Commissioner Dabbs said he agreed with Commissioner Hager that the y,ew route was te.e. she.rt ay,d that he pl'~eFerred it we/",t dow/", Frankliy, Street as it has always deme. It was decided that the new route would not work because thel"e we'llld be toe. mm/"'}>' people iI" the parade al'",d the route would not hold them. Mr. Ogletree asked the Commission For permissiol'"' te. hal'",dle the Flll'",ds as well sil'"Ice it we.uld make things easier Fol'~ evel'~yecYIe iI'"I,,'e.lved. He said the LiecYI's Club would retllrl'"' ay,y TUI'",ds that were I'"Ie.t used. Commissic'l",el" Johy,se.n moved te, appl'~e.ve the $2,000 Froln the unspeci Fied cash reserves, COMmissioner Hager seconded, and approval was uy,al",imc,us. Mayor Ison explained that Wes Stout had given him a conceptual drawing of a possible addition to the McKey Street improvements. The drawing was a depiction of an island on Stal^ke Lake. Mayor Isc.n showed the drawi ng to the Commissioners and gave it to City Manager Ryan and asked that he follow up any possibilities with City Planner Wagner. e Jim Sills asked the Commission if they planned to put the Ocoee sign back up on Highway 50. The sign welcomed people to the historic downtown area of Ocoee. Mayor Ison said it would be put up when the DOT is finished with the intersection improvements. NEW BUSINESS Resolution 87-11, Parti~ipation with Orange County in the Community Develo~nt Block Grant Progra. Mayor Ison explained that this resolution would enable the Cit}>' to request fwr,ds from Orange Ce,ul'",ty. Cit}>' MaYlager Ryan said the Staff l'~ecomMel'"Ided apprc.vi I'"Ig the rese.lut ie.y, te. allc.w the City to request money to pave streets, etc. City Atte.rney KruppeY,bacher said that SecticcYI 2 il'"l the l''''ese.lutic'YI would need to be clariFied and asked the City Manager to contact Orange County about it. COMmissioner Dabbs moved to appre.ve Rese.lutic.I'"' 87-11 subject te. the City Mal'",ager clal'~i fyi y,g Sect iccYI 2 wi th Oray,ge CC'lly,ty, CC'MMissiecYIel'~ Hagel'~ secolr,ded, al'",d appre,val was ul'",al'"lime.us. e Resolution 87-12, Central Florida Fir. Mayor Ison asked Ocoee Fire Chief Ron the resolution. Chief Strosnider supported the request of funding of bltilding by the State Legislature. Moved to approve Resolution 87-12, seconded, and approval was unanimous. Academy Strosnider to explain said the resolution a live Fire training COMmissioner Johnson ComMissioner Hager 7 -- Page 8 City COMMission Meeting October 20, 1987 Resolution 87-13, Autho~jzing Execution 0' Railroad R.iMbu~....nt Ag~....nt - Sp~ing St~t City Manager Ryan eHplained that this was the standard resolution process that had been used Many times in the past. The resolution allows for construction of railroad si gr,al i zat iem i r,stall at iem at BpI"i r'g St reet. Com".,i ssi or,er Hager Moved to approve, Co".,missioner Johnson seconded, and approval was unanimous. REPORTS AND INFORMATION - CITY MANAGER City Manager Ryan eHplained that the follow-up agenda was rather lengthy but that it would be reduced by the neHt COMMission Meeting since several items had been addressed t his ever, i r,g. CITY ATTORNEY e Ci ty Atte.t"y,ey Kt"uppeY,bacher sai d he had t"eviewed several e.ccupat i eena IIi cer,se e.rd i r,ar,ces al'~d was we.rk i r'g eer, e.r,e fe.r the City. Attorney Kruppenbacher also requested authority from the Commissie.r, te. draft a five year be.r,d fe.r 1 a kef I"Ol",t developers. In deterMining the amount of the bond, Attorney Kruppenbacher said he would consult with the DER and with er,giy,eet"s ay,d attory,eys that had dealt with lakeft"e.y,t development problems and find an estimate fro"., figures he t"ecei ved from them. Attorr,ey Kr--uppeY,bacher alse. said that he had beey, wect"kiy,g with local governments on a Charter Commission for the County and that he had nOMinated Mayor Ison for a position on the Ce.mmi ssi or,' s Mt.tl'~i ci pa 1 Cor"mi t tee. Mr. Krupper,bacher a 1 se. requested permission to represent the City's position that it we<uld ne.t cc<r,sider a cOI'~sc.l idat ior, of ge......err""er't. Atte.rney Kruppenbacher said he was very concerned with this Commission because whatever it prope.sed we.uld ge. directly em the ballot ar,d therefe.t"e ce.uld have si gYri ficay,t rami ficat ic.r,s em individual municipalities. He urged the City Commission to bece~e involved in the Charter Commission because of this. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Dabbs said he was concerned with the negotiations for acquisition of Prima Vista utilities. He asked the Staff to keep the Commission updated on the latest devele.pmer,ts so there we.uld be y,e. st.trprises and r,e. detailed teHts to review at the last Minute. . Commissioner Dabbs also thanked the citizens for allowing him to attend the Florida League of Cities Convention in Miami 8 e Page 9 City Commission Meeting October 20, 1987 and said he Found the convention enlightning and entertail"ling. Ce.mmissie.r',er Dabbs alse. pedl",ted e.ut that Tri- County had the largest contingent at the convention. Commissioner Johnson said he also enJoyed the convention. He also wanted to address another issue. He said he had proposed the Outstanding Citizens Recognition Award Committee and the Recreation Advisory Committee and now Felt the City needed a Committee to oversee the cemetery. He said he felt the City had become lax in the upkeep of the cemetery and that this we.uld become evel'", ,ne.re impe.rtal",t iF the City decided to enlarge the cemetery. City Manager Ryan said he would place the item under New Business For the next Commission Meeting. City Attorney Kruppenbacher said From a legal standpoint, all that would need to be done would be to take one of the other Ce.mmi ttee t~ese.l ut ie.l"'s ay,d change the tit Ie te. Cemetet~y Board. Commissie.ner Je.hl",se.l", alse. said that the no parking sigl'",s have bee)", ir, place em McKey Stt"'eet al",d he thar,ked the StafF Fe.r their quick work. - Ce"I1missiemer Hager said the truck pre.blem e.ut at WalMart had o3lse. beel'" rese.l ved o3l",d that WalMsu"t had beeI'"' very ce.operat i ve with the City StaFF and he thanked everyone involved For getting the Job done quickly and smoothly. Ce.mmissie'I'",er Hager also thar,ked the citizer,s Fe.t... the Fle.t~ida League of Cities trip. Mayor Ison asked the Commission iF they wanted to allocate any City Funds towards the annual Employee Christmas Party. He said the City received donations From area businesses in past years and that students helped to cater. Commissioner Dabbs moved te. appt~ove a de.natiol'" equal ir, ame.uy,t te. the last year's donation, Commissioner Johnson seconded, and approval was ul",anime.us. ADJOURNMENT. 10.48 P. M. -- A:~~~ :t1L R ~ MAYOR CITY CLERK 9