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MINUTES OF THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING HELD JUNE 07, 1988
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.
who led in prayer and pledge to the flag.
by Mayor I SC'l"1
PRESENT. Mayor Ison, COMmissioners Johnson, Dabbs, Bateman
and Hager, Attorneys Rosenthal and Woodson, Consulting
Engineers Kelley and Merkel, City Manager Ryan, City Engineer
Finch, and City Clerk Catron.
ABSENT: None
PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
The minutes of the Charter Revision Committee Meetings of 5-
12-88 and 5-26-88 were presented for their information.
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Bruce Beatty, Chairman of the Charter Revision Committee,
presented a brief overview of the progress the committee had
made. He asked to schedule a workshop with the City
Commission sometime in July. He explained the ballot
schedule and stated that they were trying to complete the
revision in time for the November 1988 ballot. They also
want to schedule public hearings. The COMmission scheduled
workshops for the Charter Revision Committee beginning at
6:30 p.m. prior to their July 5th and 19th meetings. Mr.
Beatty complimented the attorneys for the tremendous help
they were giving to the committee and asked the Commission to
approve the interiM attorney as the attorney for the
committee. Commissioner Bateman moved to continue the firm
of Foley, Lardner, van den Berg, Gay, Burke, Wilson & Arkin
as the attorney for the Charter Revisiol"1 Commi ttee through
the year 1988, Commissioner Hager seconded and the motion
carried unanimously. The City Commission thanked the Charter
Revision Committee for their efforts and explained that they
had deliberately not attended their meetings so it would not
appear that they were interfering with the committee.
Commissioners Bateman and Dabbs expressed concern with the
target of the November ballot because of the "heavy ballc.tt ".
ComMissioner Bateman said he saw no reason the City could not
hold a special election for the Charter revisions. Chairman
Beatty said they would see how they progressed.
APPROVALS
CONSENT AGENDA
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Attorney Woodson asked that Item III J be pulled frOM the
Consent Agenda. Commissioner Bateman moved to approve Items
III A through I on the Consent Agenda, Commissioner Johnson
seconded and the motion carried unanimously. The items
approved were as follows: A - Regular COMmission Meeting
Minutes of 5-17-88; B - Workshop Commission Meeting Minutes
of 5-17-88; C - Special Session Commission Meeting Minutes of
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5-19-88; D - Special Session Commission Meeting Minutes of 5-
21-S8; E - Workshop Commission Meeting Minutes of 5-21-88; F
- Reappointment of F. Carlsson to Code Enforcement Board for
a .three year term (to June 1991); G - Request Approval for
Change Order *3, Lake Moxie Drainage Improvements, D. Finch;
H - Request Approval to Hire Two Assistants for Summer
Recreation Program, J. Beech; and I - Approval of Signal
Maintenance Agreement with Orange County.
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Ite. III J - Proposed Ordinance Interim Transportation Impact
Fee - First Reading
Attorney Woodson explained that this was to be the first
reading for the proposed ordinance and the only change was
the addition of the review fee for appeals on page 4. He
stated that they had asked about speeding up the process and
he had spoken with Bob Campbell, of P.E.C.. Mr. Campbell
would present some of the results of the study to them in
August, they would begin prioritizing improvements, etc. in
October or November to adopt the study and then adopt the
final ordinance in December. He stated that at Saturday's
meeting they had discussed bonding of road impact fees and
that was not a very predictable source of income and not done
very often. Since the monies had to be spent in the area
collected, the quadrant approach had been approved in the
courts. He explained that the most controversial element of
the proposed ordinance was the level of the fee set at 100~.
He reported that a study had Just been completed on the
Orange County Impact Fee and he was concerned because the
study was highly critical of the Orange County methodology.
The study was done by Foxworth, Swift & Associates for the
Homebuilders Association (HBA). He further stated that he
was still comfortable with the Orange County approach and
they had the rest of the year to study the figures and if the
figures did not substantiate the 100~ fee, then the monies
could be returned at the end of the year. He asked if thet~e
were any questions. Mayor Ison noted on page 3 that the DRC
did not give approval without Commission approval. Attorney
Rosenthal stated they could make a motion with an addendum if
they chose to approve on first reading. There were several
typos corrected and there were no other changes made to the
ordinance. Mayor Ison opened the floor for comments from the
public.
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Cheryl Lynch, Director of Governmental Affairs for HBA,
stated that the HBA of Mid-Florida agreed with all of the
proposed ordinance with the exception of the level of the
fee. She said it was the highest in Central Florida and gave
a presentation on what that level of fee would do to the
individual home buyer. They estimated it would cost the
consumer approximately an additional $22.83 per month for a
total of $8,218.00 over a period of 30 years. The HBA asked
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the Commission to wait for their study or adopt a much more
reasonable fee in the interim. She stated that affordable
housing was a maJor issue and if a builder or developer felt
it was not economically feasible then they would not build in
Ocoee.
Miranda Fitzgerald, representing ZOM Properties and Lake
Bennett Ltd., wanted to go on record for her clients asking
them to not adopt the 100~ fee, but go with the 52~ fee or
wait until the study was completed. She also asked that the
typos on page 8 and page 4 be corrected.
Mayor Ison placed the proposed ordinance back on the table
for Commission action. Commissioner Bateman moved to approve
the Proposed Ordinance, Interim Transportation Impact Fee,
First Reading as revised tonight, Commissioner Dabbs
seconded and upon a roll call vote with all Commissioners
voting in the affirmative the motion carried unanimously.
City Clerk Catron read the proposed ordinance by title only.
The Second Reading and Public Hearing will be held on 7-5-88.
OLD BUSINESS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
REZONINGS
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Petition of DeRae Builders to Rezone to pun
Engineer Finch pointed the property out on the map and
explained that Alton Julian had petitioned for rezoning to
PUD for Lots 1 -14 in his subdivision Harbour Highlands II
located south of White Road. He wanted to be able to replat
his subdivison to permit individually owned parcels for each
side of a duplex structure since the present zoning only
permitted two attached dwelling units on one lot under a
single ownership. Mr. Finch reported that the Planning &
Zoning Board had reJected his proposal by a 5 to 2 vote.
City Manager Ryan stated that staff had a concern with the
PUD zoning and if the Commission wished to consider it then
both sides should be considered simultaneously. Mr. Julian
explained that he had only petitioned for those lots acting
on the advice of the City Planner who told him not to
petition for the other lots since they had already been
built. Bill Breeze, an adJoining land owner, stated that he
was in favor of Mr. Julian's petition and would like to see
the units sold in order to get away from renting. Mr. Breeze
also stated that Mr. Julian could have gone to a larger
density under his zoning but used his Judgment in going with
the duplexes. Bruce Beatty, Board of AdJustment, explained
that the board had supported granting Mr. Julian a Variance
some time ago in order that he might sell the indivdual
units. Mayot~ Ison asked Attorney Rosenthal what procedure
needed to be followed. Attorney Rosenthal asked if proper
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notification and advertising had been done and City Clerk
Catron stated that it had.
Commissioner Bateman stated that Mr. Julian was one of the
better builders in the City of Ocoee but he had a problem
with the request as it involved Lots 15 through 20 if they
approved the request for the change on Lots 8 to 14. He felt
those property owners should sign a Hold Harmless and wanted
the staff and City Attorney to review the situation.
Commissioner Dabbs stated that he also had a problem because
of the precedent they would be setting and wondered if the
Board of AdJustment Variance might be the win/win situation.
Mayor Ison asked what type of action they wanted to take.
Commissioner Bateman moved to table until the legal matters
raised by Commissioner Dabbs and himself concerning the
owners of those 6 lots could be handled and set the hearing
for a date certain of July 5, 1988 to be brought back on the
agenda, Commissioner Johnson seconded and the motion carried
unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLANS
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Olympia Cove PUD
This property was located south of Silver Star Rd. on Lake
Olympia. Mayor Ison explained that, for purposes of
discussion with the developer and the pUblic, this was only
preliminary approval and the final approval was still to be
presented to the board. Mayor Ison opened the PubJic Hearing.
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Miranda Fitzgerald, representing Hawthorne Properties, Ltd.,
presented a brief overview of the history of the proposed
plan to this point. A Preliminary Master Plan had been
approved by the City Commission on 12-15-87 with PUD Zoning,
this included 200 multifamily (100 zero lot line 60 x 110>
and 100 single family (75 x 110>, subject to the Montgomery
Road issue being decided. On January 19, 1988, the
Commission, by consensus, approved including the extension of
Montgomery Road as part of the PUD. After this, Pulte
HOMe Corp. entered the picture and proposed to develop the
property. Pulte wanted to delete the extension of Montgomery
Road from the PUD and was presenting an alternative to the
Hawthorne Plan. There was the approved Hawthorne Plan with
single family and multifamily or the Pulte Plan with single
family and the request to delete the requirement for
Montgomery road. Tom Trainer, Bowyer-Singleton & Associates,
explained the Pulte Plan to the Commission. He stated there
were 175 single family lots (75 x110) proposed with homes in
the price range of $100,000.00 or over with a 1400 square
foot mirdmum. Attorney Rosenthal stated that procedurally he
was not clear on where they stood since he had not reviewed
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all of the previous minutes. Mayor Ison stated that PUD
Zoning had been approved and they were of the understanding
that the preliminary site plan approval was being asked for
tonight. Mr. Charles Hawthorne questioned the City's
procedural policy and not being told he was doing anything
wrong. Commissioner Dabbs expressed his concern with the
legal aspect of the two alternatives. Jim Swickerath,
Chairman of the Planning & Zoning Board, stated that
conceptual plans only had been approved by the Planning &
Zoning Board and they also recommended that Montgomery Road
stay in the plans. Ms. Fitzgerald read from the minutes of
the 12-15-87 and 1-19-88 Meeting and asked which plan the
City wanted. Attorney Rosenthal recoMmended the Commission
defer action to the next meeting so they could study the
matter. Mayot~ Ison asked if any citizens were present to
speak on the matter.
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Bruce Beatty, 311 Hormigas, supplied copies of the minutes of
the meetings, both City Commission and DRC, to Attorney
Rosenthal. He stated that he was opposed to the Montgomery
Road extension because of the impact on White Road, the
impact on the school zone and traffic hazards for homeowners,
the impact on the fragile wetlands around the road and he
felt Ocoee r.eeded more "quality" development. R. P.
Mohnacky, 1820 Prairie Lake Blvd., Leann Lowry, W. Harbour
Court, Tom West, White Road, Stanley Hoskins, 819 E. Harbour
Court, Sherry Wolski, 607 E. Lakshore Dr., Bill Barrett,
Buford Blizzard, Lakeshore Dr., and Glen Gettings, Starke
Lake Studios, all spoke in favor of the Pulte plan and
against the extension of Montgomery Road through the proJect.
Jim Swickerath, Ridgefield Avenue, stated that he also wanted
to protect the lakes and when Planning & Zoning voted to keep
Montgomery Road, they did so to solve traffic woes and he
still felt Montgomery Road was needed. Mr. Hawthorne stated
that he would like to defend their coming tonight. He said
he had been to everyone personally and they had discussed the
possibility of Clark Road being able to handle the traffic
and asked the Commission to vote on the Montgomery Road iSsue
tonight. Attorney Rosenthal asked for a 5 minute recess so
they could talk to the parties involved.
RECESS: 10 : 00
CALL TO ORDER:
p. m.
10: 19 p. ro.
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Attorney Rosenthal explained that the Preliminary Master Plan
had been approved on 12-15-87 subJect to the Montgomery Road
issue being resolved - one of the conditions of approval
listed in the DRC comments of 10-29-87 was (e) - that the
City should have the option whether or not Montgomery Road
would be extended subJect to the transportation plan. On
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January 19, 1988, they had attempted to resolve the issue by
approving the recommendation of Engineer Kelley but they did
not vote or take any final action on the matter. He stated
that they could act on the Montgomery Road issue separate
from the Preliminary Master Plan or they could defer to a
later date. He recommended that they not take any action on
the drawing that had been submitted by Pulte.
Commissioner Bateman stated that he shared the concern that
it not be a collector street and felt it should be cul-de-
saced, but felt the 60 ft. right-of-way should be maintained
throughout the wetlands. He stated that more people had
talked to him regarding this piece of property than any other
item and he also had a problem with being given alternatives
by this builder. Ms. Fitzgerald stated that they would have
a problem with the 60 ft. right-of-way as they would not want
to face homes on that wide of a roadway. Commissioner
Bateman stated that he wanted right-of-way to the lake. Mr.
Hawthorne and Ms. Fitzgerald stated that they did not have a
problem with granting the right-of-way for the lake but did
not want to include enough so that a connector road could be
placed through.
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Commissioner Johnson moved to table any action on Olympia
Cove PUD until June 21, 1988 Meeting, Commissioner Bateman
seconded. City Manager Ryan asked for direction from the
Commission. Three items were to be considered: Montgomery
road, Olympia Cove PUD (Hawthorne> and Pulte Home Plan.
Commissioner Dabbs stated that at this time he was not
willing to give up the right-of-way. Call for the question,
the motion carried unanimously.
Sawmill
Engineer Finch presented an overview of this proJect and
stated that it was located on Hackney-Prairie Rd.
approximately 2000 ft. west of Apopka-Vineland Road. He
explained that it contained 410 single family dwelling units,
would be served by City water and would have septic tanks.
They already had a Development Agreement that addressed
various issues relating to the proposed development including
the cost-sharing arrangement for the construction of Hackney-
Prairie Road. They were also governed by terms and
conditions of the Stipulation and Settlement Agreement
between Orange County and Ocoee. He suggested they discuss
the items the developer did not agree with.
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John Webb, Webb & Associates, asked for discussion regarding
the oversizing of the waterline and the improvements to
Hackney-Prairie Road. He said that the improvements
recommended by staff were more stringent than the Development
Agreement.
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Mayor Ison asked if the neighbors had been given a copy of
the plans to review because they previously had been told
they would have access to the plans. City Manager Ryan
reported that the President of Clarcona Homeowner's
Association had a copy of the plans and had discussed them
with City Staff, but he was not aware if any of the other
property owners had seen the plans. He stated that the plans
conformed to the stipulation agreement and to the concerns of
most all of the adJacent landowners to the best of his
knowledge. Mayor Ison expressed his concern with the list of
45 items and asked Engineer Finch what items were in dispute
with the developer. Mr. Webb stated that the plan had been
changed twice due to recommended changes by staff and they
were trying to work with staff. Their concerns were the
oversizing and Hackney-Prairie Road improvements. City
Manager Ryan stated that Orange County did not want Hackney-
Prairie paved and questioned how the developer could conform
to the City's recommendations if they could not get Orange
County to cooperate. Mayor Ison stated that he was not
comfortable with making any decisions tonight until the
adJacent landowners had a set of plans and could get back to
staff. Mayor Ison asked what kind of visibility he would see
at the intersection on Apopka-Vineland Road at the curve.
Sands Lassiter, Traffic Engineer, stated that they had gone
with strict requirements based on the characteristics of the
road. Orange County had required one street light but would
not allow them to light the subdivision sign. Mayor Ison
wanted to ensure that the proposed turn lanes were large
enough. Gary Russell explained that they also would not
allow them to put sidewalks on the north side of Apopka-
Vineland when asked by Mayor Ison about the sidewalks. Mayor
Ison asked them to pursue extra lighting.
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Dennis Phipps, P. O. Box 560, Clarcona, asked to speak to the
Commission regarding his concerns with the proposed
development. He asked the developer what plans went to
Orange County for the right-of-way utilization permit and
said he understood that Ocoee had no control over this
matter. Mr. Phipps addressed the following items of concern:
Apopka-Vineland Road Improvements (Sidewalks, Turnlanes and
Right-of-Way Utilization Permit> - these had been addressed
by Mayor Ison. Lot 364 - Mr. Phipps stated that it was an
encroachment on the protected area within the settlement
agreement. Lot 230 - Mr. Phipps questioned the 50 ft. right-
of-way since that lot had been eliminated. He stated that
all streets to the east had 60 ft. right-of-ways. City
Manager Ryan stated that the former planner proposed the
t~ight-of-way in order to connect the two developments. Mr.
Phipps stated if that was the case, then all right-of-way
should be 60 feet. Lot 185 - Mr. Phipps questioned the 25
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ft. setback and it was explained that was access to Mr.
Kelley's property. Lots 17 & 18 - Mr. Phipps questioned the
proposed road and water line extension to the north. City
Manager Ryan stated that the City had no intention of going
any further as it was a future water line for Orange County
and they could possibly cul-de-sac the road. Lots per phase
- Mr. Phipps stated that the lots per phase did not add up to
the total lots mentioned and the developer stated that
they were aware of the discrepancy, it was Just an error of
addition, and there were 409 lots. General Note #5
Homeowners vs. Ocoee responsibility - Mr. Phipps was
concerned with the retention ponds and who would be
responsible. Mayor Ison asked that all future developments
had a taxing district set up for maintaining retention ponds
and taking care of stormwater drainage. Another concern was
that the plan revisions had not been marked. Legal
Descriptions - Mr. Phipps said that there were
inconsistencies in the legal descriptions. He was assured
those inconsistencies would be corrected. Fencing - 6 ft.
Stockade fence was shown on the plans and previous
discussion on the fencing had been for fences, walls or
landscape buffering of some type. City Manager Ryan recalled
that none of the property owners had agreed on the type of
fencing or screening. Mayor Ison stated that it was the
responsibility of the developer to get with the property
owners in order to get a consensus on the type of screening
that was preferred. Mr. Phipps mentioned the item 6 in the
General Notes and reminded the developer and Commission that,
according to the stipulation agreement, the property across
the railroad tracks was to remain in its natural state.
Mrs. Jonas asked if Orange County would see the updated plans
for the right-of-way utilization permit and the developer
responded that they would. Mr. Jonas asked that the speed
limit on Apopka-Vineland also be taken into consideration.
The Developer asked the Commission to reconsider delaying the
vote and that they would have supplied the plans to the
adJacent property owners if they had known.
Commissionet~ Bateman stated that his concerns in addition to
the access to Apopka-Vineland were Tract B & C and the access
to the park lands. Commissioner Dabbs asked if anyone ahd
anything more substantial to change than had been
recommended and there was no response.
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COMmissioner Dabbs moved
Subdivision Plan for Sawmill
revisions and concerns made
Report dated 6-3-88 from
to approve the Preliminary
Subdivision subJect to the noted
tonight, subJect to the Staff
Dennis Finch, City Engineer,
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seconded by Commissioner Bateman and approved unanimously.
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Lake Olympia Estates
Engineer Finch stated that this property was located south of
Silver Star Road approximately 1,350 feet west of the
proposed Clark Road. The subdivision would consist of 72
Single-family residential lots with central water and sewer
systems connected to the City of Ocoee. Mr. Finch explained
that there were two main issues: storm water drainage and
the drainage easement to convey runoff from Clark Road to
Lake Olympia. The developer had problems with items 2, 4 &
10 on the Staff Report. Engineer Finch asked the Commission
to make a correction on Item 14 of the Staff Report - instead
of "grade" it should read "grourld water table". Orle elf the
problems was whether the lake was landlocked or not. A
report had been done by Mike Sims, and Jammal & Associates
regarding this issue and there was some information
supporting a connection to the underground water system. Mr.
Firlch stated that, in light of that irlfot~mation, staff
recommended the more conservative approach of the 25 year
24 hour storm event be required for the development instead
of the St. Johns Water Management District requirements.
Commissioner Bateman questioned the reports and felt more
stringent criteria should be utilized. In reponse to Mayor
Ison's question regarding the retention areas, Engineer Finch
stated that they were all above the flood plain as presently
designed. The consensus of the Commission, with the
exception of Mayor Ison and Commissioner Bateman who wanted
to require the 100 year storm event, was to require the 25
year - 24 hour storm event.
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Dave Outlaw, developer for this proJect, asked the Commissiorl
to consider an alternative to the fencing requirement for
retention ponds. He wanted more aesthetic instead of the
chain link fencing. The Commission questioned the liability
involved and Mayor Ison stated that the requirement as
outlined in the subdivision ordinance would have to be
complied with or changed. The Commissioners wanted to comply
with the current subdivion ordinance which required the
fencing but were willing to look at different alternatives.
Mayor Ison asked staff to look at the requirement for fencing
retention ponds in the subdivision ordinance and consider
modifying it to allow for different methods to handle the
retention ponds. Commissioner Johnson questioned item #5
which stated that if the 12" line was riot ready by the time
the developer needed water, the subdivision would be
connected to the Jamela plant. Since we were having problems
with this plant, he asked if there was a problem with running
the water line down Johio Shores Road and City Manager Ryan
stated that there was not a problem with doing that. Mayor
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Ison stated that he supported Commissioner Johnson on this
matter and asked the Commissioners for their input. The
general consensus of the COMmission was to not allow the
developer to connect to the Jamela Plant. There was a
disagreement on the placement of the drainage easement and
Mayor Ison asked staff to work out the problem with the
developer. COMmissioner Johnson Moved to approve the
Preliminary Subdivision Plan for Lake Olympia Estates subJect
to the items in the Staff Report dated June 3, 1988 as
revised this evening, Commissioner Dabbs seconded and the
motion carried unanimously.
OTHER BUSINESS
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Discussion/Rction Regarding Florida Community Services
Proposal J. Tanck
The proposal by Florida Community Services for a Central
Water and Wastewater System for the Muncipal Service Area I~f
the City of Ocoee had been presented at the Workshop prior
to this meeting. The ComMission asked Mr. Tanck, President
of Florida Community Services, to fine tune his proposal, get
the information needed from City Staff and come back with
proposal. Mr. Tanck asked for approval of the concept and
they would come back with a proposal within 30 days.
Commissioner Hager Moved to approve the concept of the
proposal with Florida Community Services and for staff to
work with them on getting the information they needed,
Commissioner Dabbs seconded and the Motion carried
unanimously.
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Proposal for Engineering Services Bowness Road Improvements
12 Inch Sanitary Force Main - D. Finch
Arthur R. Austin, Manager Environmental Department of P.E.C.,
had submitted a written proposal to the Commission for the
design of a 12-inch Sanitary Force Main within the limits of
work for the improvements to Bowness Road. The force main
would be constructed in the westerly right-of-way of Bowness
Road between Enterprise and Franklin. They proposed to
provide these services for a lump SUM of $3,500.00 or if they
were unable to include the work in the addendum for Bowness
Road improvements then the cost would be $5,000.00. Mayor
Ison asked if we should do an RFP for this scope of work and
City Manager Ryan and Engineer Finch explained that P.E.C.
had already done the work for the Bowness Road ProJect and it
would be more cost effective for them to do the work. Mr.
Finch stated that bids were supposed to be taken on the
Bowness Road proJect on June 14, 1988 but they were backing
it up 30 days until the acquisition of the right-of-way was
confirmed. Commissioner Bateman moved to approve the
proposal for engineering services for the 12-inch sanitary
force main as submitted by P.E.C. for $3,500.00,
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Special Staff Reports - City Engin.er - D. Finch
Summary of Continuing ProJects
Bowness Road ProJect was to be bid within 30 days.
South Central Drainage ProJect had been discussed on June 4,
1988 at the Special Session and Workshop. As had been
requested, a cost estimate for another alternative (#5> had
been prepared for their review. Alternative 5 consisted of a
storm sewer system within the railroad right-of-way north of
Geneva and a detention pond and piped outfall within the
railroad right-of-way south of Geneva at an approximate cost
of $1,535,050.60. There was discussion on using impact fees
as a funding source and the lawsuit by Mr. Stucki. Attorney
Rosenthal cautioned the Commission to use the quadrant method
when determining the use for the impact fees. Engineer Finch
asked for direction from the Commission, conceptually, on the
alternative they wanted to use regarding the South Central
Drainage System. Commissioner Bateman moved to conceptually
approve alternative #5, Commissioner Dabbs seconded and the
motion carried unanimously.
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Forest Oaks Water Well tests had been received and a report
would be presented at the next meeting.
Special Staff Reports - City Planner
Summary of Continuing ProJects - Nothing to report at this
time.
COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS - None
NEW BUSINESS
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Request for Discussion and Clarification of Building
Regulations - Deacon Jones
Mr. Jones asked the Commission to clarify a section in the
City of Ocoee Code that required a developer to submit a site
plan and comply with the drainage requirements. He owned
three lots, buildings were on the two outside lots and the
middle lot had been paved. He had submitted site plans
previously and they had been approved or stamped on the back
by the clerk as approved. He did not do anything for a few
months and when he came back in to apply for a building
permit, he was told that he had to comply with the code and
provide for retention/detention on his property. City
Manager Ryan stated that part of the question was whether it
wc.uld be cc,nsidered "grandfathered" since it was only paved.
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City Staff's position was that it was not grandfathered and
Mr. Jones would have to provide for drainage on his property.
City Manager Ryan stated that there would be no increase to
the imperviness to the area, but read strictly, the ordinance
would not permit the building. Commissioner Dabbs stated
that if there were approved plans, the City had some
complicity in the matter. Attorney Rosenthal said if the
permit had not been issued, then they could not go against
the code. Commissioner Bateman said he did not see the
Commission taking any action except to support the staff's
position. Mr. Jones asked for the copy of his site plan and
the Commission explained that they would have to remain part
of the files of the City, but he could be provided with a
copy. Mayor Ison stated that we had caught the issue in time
arid we r,eeded to "fix it" arid if Mr. Jones had a legal
problem, then he could pursue it.
REPORTS AND INFORMATION - CITY MANAGER
Discussion/Direction
City Manager Ryan
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Regarding
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Employees Disability
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Direction Regarding an Assistant City Manager Position
As directed at their meeting of May 21, 1988, this item was
placed on the agenda for their direction. City Manager Ryan
had submitted copies of the Job descriptions for a City
Manager, Assistant City Manager and Administrative Assistant
to the City Manager for their review. He recommended a pay
grade of 38 or 41, preferably grade 41 which had a pay range
of $30,696 to $37,300. Commissioner Johnson questioned the
salary range. Mayor Ison asked what the market was and Mr.
Ryan stated that the salary was in range of a Building
Official, Finance Director, etc. and was in the market. The
COMmission asked Mr. Ryan to advertise the position with
"salat~y negc.tiable" arid see what kind of t~esponse he
received. Attorney Rosenthal stated that they might want to
finalize the Job description. The Commission suggested
combining the Job descriptions of the City Manager and
Assistant City Manager to come up with a complete Job
description. City Manager stated that the hiring of an
Assistant City Manager would mean doing away with the
Administrative Assistant to the City Manager position as he
understood it. This meant the realignment of personnel and
he would take care of it. Commissioner Bateman stated that
he did not understand the last comment. Attorney Rosenthal
reported that he had discussed the matter with the City
Manager and had advised that in doing away with the position,
you would normally move the person back to the original
positic.rl arid "bump" the probatic.rlary employee. Engineer
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Finch asked the Commission's consideration on keeping the
receptionist currently holding that position as he would need
staff support. The Commission asked them to submit the
request during the budget process. City Manager Ryan said
that they had sufficient direction and there would be no
displacement of staff until the budgetary process was done.
CITY ATTORNEY
Wastewater Capacity Reservation Sale
Attorney Rosenthal asked the CommiSSion, in light of their
proposal from Florida Community Services, if they wanted them
to continue to pursue the wastewater capacity reservation
sale. He was concerned with the amount of dollars being
spent on the matter and then if they decided to go with a
pt"'ivate firm it cc.I..lld be mc,ney "dowrl the tubes". The
Commission agreed that they would need the information either
way and asked them to pursue the matter.
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Report on Review of Annexation Ordinances
As requested last month, Attorney Woodson had reviewed the
proposed annexation ordinances and approved the following
ordinances for second reading: Moremen/Sheppard/Murray/Davis
(Case 03A-88), E. H. Crow, Jr. and Ann B. Crow (Case 04A-88 > ,
C. Roger Freeman, Trustee (Case 05A-88> , C. Roger Freeman
(Case 06A-88), G. Steve Stanley (Case 08A-88), Geraldine
L. Scott <Case 09A-88>, Lake Lotta LTD (as amended) (Case
10A-88), Jeffrey Yeager, Trustee (as amended0 (Case 11A-88)
and City of Ocoee Road right-of-way <Case 14A-88). The
following ordinances approved for first reading were
recommended for approval with the following amendments: W.
C. Davis, R.V. Oglivie and James Pitchford (Case 12A-88)
Section 7 should be deleted and the following new Section
added "Section 7 - This ordinance shall not become effective
until the adoption by the City of Ordinance 88-17, Case l1A-
88 annexing property to the north so that this parcel is
contiguous to the City boundary. II Reformed Presbyterian
Church (Case 13A-88) should delete existing section 7 and
amend as fc.llows: "Sectic.rl 7 - This ordirlarlce shall rIot
become effective until the adoption by the City of Ordinance
88-15, Case 10A-88 annexing property to the south so that
this parcel is cc.r,tiguc,us to the City bOllndary. ". PhoeY'ti)(
Development Group, Parcels 1 and 2 (Case 07A-88) should have
a separate petition for parcel 2 and that the ordinance for
parcel 2 be amended to delete section 7 and add the
fc.llowirlg: "Section 7 - This Ordinarlce shall rIot becc,me
effective until the adoption by the city of an amendment to
the City of Ocoee Comprehensive Plan modifying the Joint
plar,rliY'lg area boundary line with Orange County. ".
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Discussion/Approval of Standard Development Agreement
Attorney Woodson stated that they had received a copy of the
proposed standard develoment agreement and asked for the
concurrence that it covered the necessary points. Mayor Ison
asked that a provision be added to cover taxing districts for
drainage, etc. and there were no other comments for changes
clr add i t i ClrlS.
Direction Regarding South Central Drainag. Basin
Attorney Rosenthal stated that this matter had been handled.
Requ.st Authorization of Selected Contractor for
Lease/Purchase of Sanitation Trucks and Authorization for the
Mayor and City Clerk to Sign the Contract
Attorney Rosenthal explained that he had been asked for a
legal opinion regarding the lease/purchase contract for the
sarlitat iOYI trucks. In reviewing the memorandum from staff,
the Commission had only approved the bidding process and now
they needed to approve the Contractor and authorize the Mayor
and City Clerk to sign the contract. Commissioner Dabbs
moved to approve the selected contractor, authorize
proceeding with the lease/purchase and authorize the Mayor
and City Clerk to execute the documents, Commissioner Johnson
seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
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Resolution 88-12, Designating a L..../Purch... Agreement as
a Qualifi.d Tax Ex.mpt Obligation
Attorney Rosenthal explained that the Lease/Purchase
Agreement required the adoption of a resolution designating
the agreement as a qualified tax exempt obligation.
Commissioner Bateman moved to approve Resolution 88-12,
Designating a Lease/Purchase Agreement as a Qualified Tax
Exempt Obligation, COMmissioner Hager seconded and the motiorl
carried unanimously. Attorney Rosenthal read the proposed_
resolution by title only.
At t ot"'ney
remai r.i rig
hout~.
Rosenthal said he would defer discussion
continuing projects due to the lateness
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of
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COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Dabbs reported that he was working on the
evaluation form for the City Manager.
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Commissioner Johnson asked the ComMission to consider
passing a resolution that would allow the City to get rid of
two structures that needed to be destroyed. The properties
were located at 613 Melva and 131 N. Cumberland. City
Manager Ryan stated that the Code Enforcement Board had tried
to get the people to comply with no success. According to
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Clut~ code, it wCluld take a "Reseolutiorl clf Nuisarlce" iYI clt~det~
for us to proceed. Commissioner Johnson distributed pictures
of the two residences for the Commission to review.
Commisioner Johnson moved to approve the proposed Resolution
of Nuisance 88-13, Commissioner Bateman seconded and the
motion carried unanimously.
Commissioner Hager had no comments.
Commissioner Bateman had no comments.
Mayor Ison reported that he had received a letter
citizen regarding Cable TV and he would have
distributed to them.
from a
copies
The meeting adJourned
at 2: 40 ad.,.. I () () (J
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MAYOR ISON
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CITY CLERK
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