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AGENDA 11-15-88
ITEM III A
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MINUTES OF THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 1, 1988
Mayor I SOy, called the rneetiy.g to order at 7:45 p.rn. amd led
in the prayer and the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
PRESENT: Mayor Isc.'I"', Commissioy.ers JohY,sOY., Dabbs, Baternay.,
ay.d Hager, Acting City Ma'l",ager Fiy,ch, A'!r.sistay,t City Attor'l",ey
Woc.dsoy., Pla......,..iy.g Director Behre'l"'s, City Clerk Grafto'l"', Bl'l".d
Deputy Clerk Resnik.
ABSENT: City Attorney Rosenthal
PUBLIC HEARINB
Second Reading on Ordinance No. 88-33, Sign PerMit Amend..~
Mayor 1 SOy, said the Cornmi ssioy, would have the publ ic heari y.g
scheduled for 7:30 p.m. <imd would they. go back a.....d begi'l'" the
regular rneetiy.g with Presey.tatio'l".s ay.d Proclarnatioy.s.
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Mayor Iso'l'" opey.ed the public hearing a'l".d asked for arlY
citizen cornments. There being no citizen or Comrnissioy.
comments, Mayor Ison closed the public hearing. Acti.....g City
Ma....'ager Fi'l",ch read the ordiYlance by tit Ie oY,ly. Cornrnissio'l",er
Bat ern a...., moved to approve Ordi.....ance No. 88-33 to ame.....d the
8ig...., Ordi'l".aYlce, Cornrnissioy.er Dabbs secoy,ded, ay.d approval was
u....'a....,irnous. A roll call vote was take'l". with Cornmi s5i o.....ers
Je.hY,soy., Dabbs, Bat ernay, , ay.d Hager all votiy,g iy. favor of the
mot i e.y..
PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
Maye.r Ise...... said the Board e.f AdJustrney,t rneetiy,g rniy.utes were
included in their packets for informational purposes since
the Board had recey,t ly met OY. ay.c.ther matter ay,d approved the
minutes of its earlier meeting.
Outstanding Citizen Award for Ted DeWitt, D.wi~t
Excavat i ng Co..
Mayor I SOy, asked Cornrnissioy.er Johy,soy, to make his
presentation to Mr. DeWitt on behalf of the City. Recreatio.....
Directe.r Beech said Ocoee was fortu'l",ate to have rna'l"'y citizey.s
who were willing to freely give of their time and efforts for
the betterrney,t elf everyo'l",e iy. the City. He said Mr. DeWitt
had donated his time both during business hours and outside
work helpiy,g out with the se'l"t1or league field irnprovernemts.
Recreatioy. Director Beech said Mr. DeWitt's donation of tirne,
rnachiy,ery, ay.d expertise saved the City more tha'l'" $10,000.
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Ce.rnm i ss i o....'er J ohy,so'l"l read the i y.scr i pt i oy, on the p 1 aq ue. He
also thanked Mr. DeWitt for the excavating, grading, and
filling his cornpay,y had doy.e for the City at the se.....ior
league field. Commissioy.er Johy.soy, also thay.ked the
developers who helped make the renovations at the field
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pClssible. Mayor I SOl'I also thaYlked Mr. DeWitt OYI behalf of
the members of the Commission as well as all the City
residey,ts who will bey.efit from the park improvemeYlts.
APPROVALS
CONSENT ABENDA
Mayor Isc'YI brought it tc. the CornmissioYI's attey.tioYI that
there was OYlly oy.e item OYI the Consey.t AgeYlda. CommissioYler
Hager moved to approve the minutes of the workshop Commission
meet i Ylg clf August 16, 1988, Commissioner BatemaYI secoYlded,
and approval was unanimous.
Mayor Isc'YI said CommissioYler JohYISOY. requested that the
regarding the Board of AdJustment Recommendation on
Frcmces Kelley's property be moved up iy. the ageYlda.
Ison said the Commission needed to address one item
the ageYlda but they, would move OYI to Mrs. Kelley.
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Mayor Ison said he wanted to make a few comments about
Cc,mrnissioYler BatemaYI siYlce it was his last regular meetiYlg as
a City Cc.rnmissioy.er. Mayor 1 SOy, said the City was losing a
great CommissioYler who was very civic miYlded ay.d was leaviYlg
the Commission to put more time and effort into his
involvements with the civic groups he was associated with.
Commissioner Johnson recommended that Mr. Bateman be
appointed a permanent member of the employee
ret i remeYlt /pensioYI play, committee. Comrnissioner BatemaYI sa id
he would be more than happy to serve in that capacity if it
was legally appropriate.
Mayor I SOy, said Cc.mmissioYler BatemaYI should be especially
commended for all his efforts on behalf of the City
ernployees. Commissioner Johnson agreed and added that it had
been a pleasure to watch and learn by his example.
Cornrnissioy,er Dabbs commeYlded CommissioYler Bat ern al'l as well for
doiYlg aYI outstandiYIg Job as Commissioner. ComrnissioYler Dabbs
said he Ylever had to wOYlder where CornmissioYler Batemay, stood
OYI the issl.\es aYld that the dialogue he provided was good for
the City. CommissioYler Dabbs said he eYlvied Commissio....ler
Bateman's reading ability. He said he knew that it was a
matter of persoYlal COYICerYI YIOt persoYlal prefereYlce that made
Commissioner Bateman leave public office but that he hoped
he would still remaiY, active iY. the commuYlity.
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Commissioner Hager said he respected Mr. Bateman for his fine
qualities as a Commissioner and that he especially was always
prepared. Commissioner Hager said there would be a ""1 eM
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per 5 c...... sitti.....g i..... his seat but that ....'0 one could really
replace Cornrnissicl.....er Baterna....' for his years of experie.....ce a.....d
his ma.....y words of wisdorn. Cornrni.sio....'er Hager said he would
truly miss Cc.mrnissio....'er Baternan and that in all his years of
public c.ffice he had .....ever served with ay'yo....'e rnore qualified
and with as much concer~ for citizens and City employees as
Cornrnissio.....er Baterna......
Pol ice Chief Boyd said as a..... employee as well as a
Kiwa....lia....' that he wCluld miss Cornmissioner Batema..... as a
serva....'t.
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R.P. Mohnacky, 1820 Prairie Lake Boulevard, also expressed
his appreciatio...., as a citiz...... to Comrnissio....'er Baterna....' 'for
what he co....,sidered to be a Job well do....'e whi Ie he .erved as a
Commissio~er in the City of Ocoee.
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Act i....,g City Ma.....ager Fi.....ch read a brief letter that the City
employees had signed and frarned for Commissio~er Bateman to
express their appreciation for his efforts on their behalf.
The letter tha.....ked him for work i ....,g on b.~efi t.. programs for
the employees a~d their families. The employees also wa~ted
Cornrnissio....'er Baterna..... to ky,ow that they thought he had served
the City well and that they would miss hirn. After readi~g
the stateme.....ts a.....d addi.....g that rnost employees were able to
sig..... it, Acti.....g City Ma....'ager Fi....'ch prese....'ted Cornmissio....'er
Baternan with the framed letter.
Mayor Iso..... alsc. had a plaque to present to Cornrnissio.....er
Bateman. As one elected official to another, Mayor Iso~
prese....'ted Commissioy,er Baternay. with a 'frarned $1 bill as a
tc.ke....' of a....' o....,going Joke bet wee...., the Cornrnissioners.
Cornmissio....'er Baterna..... assured Mayor I SOY, that he would hold
the rnome~to dear and that it was inde.d one of the most
special a....,d \.\l"Iique pres.....'tatio.....s h. had .ver received.
ADJOURNMENT, 8:05 p.m.
CALL TO ORDERI 8:25 p.rn.
NEW BUSINESS
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Board of AdJu.t_nt R~otnnMI1"Id.tion for Mr.. Franc.. Kell."
Acti.....g City Ma....'ager Fi....'ch said the Board of AdJustrne....'t had
voted 5 to 1 i...., favor of Mrs. Kelley' 5 pet it io...., a....,d
recornrne....,d.d that the City Comrni ssio...., approve the co....,t i ....'uat ioY,
of a no.....cc......formi...,g use i.... a no....'conformi...,g building for the
existi....,g structure located at 525 N. Lakewood Aver,ue. The
Board of AdJustment made its recommendation SUbJect to the
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providiYlg by Mrs. Kelley of aYI uYlpaved access off Rewis
Street rather than Lakewood Avenue with concomitant unpaved
parking. City Manager Finch also said the Board recommended
that uYlless a Ylew tenant would generate more traffic, Mrs.
Kelley would not have to repetition with future changes in
occupancy.
City Manager Finch said although it would not be a popular
decision, staff recommended denial of Mrs. Kelley's petition
aYld the Board of AdJ ustmeYlt' s recornrneYldat ion.
Mrs. Kelley, petitioner and owner of the property, said the
building was built in the early 1930s and that the recent
autornobi Ie accident that occurred was the first iYI more than
50 years involving that building. She said her husband
bought the building in 1945.
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Commissic'Yler JohYISOYI said he did not thiYlk use of the
building would cause any problem since it was such a small
structure aYld whatever busiYless would be located there would
Ylot create m 1..\ ch traffic. Comrnissioy,er Johnsoy, Moved to
approve the Y,Oy,coYlformiY'lg use iYI a nOYlcoy,formiY'Ig structure,
Comrnissic.y,er Dabbs seconded, aYld approval was uYlaYlimous.
OLD BUSINESS
Special sta~~ R.ports - Acting City Manag.r Finch
Discus.ion on Occupational Lic.~. F...
Acting City Manager Finch reviewed his staff report
cOYltaiYliYlg the iYlformatioY" the Comrnissic.n had requested em
the occupatic'Ylal licey,se fees of surrouY',diYlg COMmuYdties.
City Manager Finch said he also included ad valorem tax rates
of those COMmunities to show that in several instances, a
community's occupational license fees might have been lower
than Ocoee's but its ad valorem tax might have been higher.
Commissioner Johnson said he thought one problem was that the
IClcal busiYless OWYlers did YIOt kYIOW how the City arrived at
the fees and that the City could perhaps help out in this
regard by explaiYtiYlg that to them. He said the City should
also be careful not to place the entire burden of raising
revenue on the businesses to alleviate the property owners.
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Mayor ISC'YI said he appreciated receiviy,g the iYlformat ic'y, on
ad valorem rates but did Y'IOt bel ieve the two fees could be
associated. Mayor Ison said the reason for implementing
occupational license fees was to legitimize businesses, to
protect the citizens, and to enhance revenue in the City to
some exteY',t.
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It was noted that the impaet of redueing the fees back to the
previous rates would be to cut the City's revenue by about
$30,000. Aeti"(,g City Mar,ager Fi"(,ch said that $30,000 was a
substantial amount now that the budget had been finalized and
those funds were counted on. He said if they refunded the
rnoney, the City would have to find somewhere else in the
budget to cut to make up for the lost revenue.
Mayor Iso"(, suggested target ing o"(.ly certain busir,esses for
the refunds. He said he did not mind increasing the rates
for bar.ks a"(,d some of the larger businesses il'" tOWl"', but y,ot
fc.r busi"(,esses ruY', by o"(,ly Ol",e or two people who would feel a
severe impact of a doubling of their fees.
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Mayor Isc.y, said the City "(,eeded to el",courage busil",esses to
locate i"(, Ocoee aY',d did y,ot want to place itself so fal""' c.ut
of the range that the City would end up losing money in the
end when businesses packed up and moved elsewhere. He also
suggested that staff look into the categories of businesses
that Ocoee does not presently have and raise those rates. By
dc.iy,g that, Mayor Iso"(, said the busiy,esses will k"(,ow corni"(,g
in what they are getting into as far as fees rather than
peY',al i z i "(,g those who have beey, i"(, Ocoee for years.
Cornrnissioner Hager said he was in favor of refunding some of
the mc.y.ey tc. srnaller busiy,esses but Y',ot all of the $30,000
that was a result of raising the fees. He said he was
cc.y,cer"(,ed about havi"(,g to cut the budget by too large aY',
arnour,t .
Comrnissioy,er Dabbs said that also COl",cerl",ed hirn. He said he
would be reluctant under the present circumstances to
decrease the revenues too much. He said he was not against
lowering the fees for the srnaller busiY',esses ir, tc.wn siy,ee he
did y,c.t thiy,k it would amo\.\Ytt to a substaY',tial rnor,ey loss for
the City.
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Mayor Iso"(, suggested that Cornrnissior,er Joh"(,sol'" meet with sc.rne
of the srnaller b\.\sir,esses to get their feelings 0..... the fee
i r,crease. Cornmi ssior,er Baternar, felt that would "(,ot be a good
idea since all the businesses would probably feel their fee
was too high. He said the staff should rnake sure Ocoee was
ir. the ballpark of other eornrnuytities ir. regards to licer,se
fees but that he did not think it was necessary to lower all
of them. Cornrnissic......er Batema"(, said wher, Ocoee's fees were
much lower tha"(, Oray,ge COUy,ty's the City did r,ot e><perie"(,ce a
substantial i.....crease in businesses wanti.....g licenses and he
did y,ot thiy.k busiy,esses would rush out of Ocoee if the fees
increased as well.
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Mayor Ison directed staff to research the fees for other
areas, including Orange County, and to contact the Florida
League of Cities for help in collecting fees that went
unpaid.
Attorney Woodson clarified the Commission's intent to revise
the present ordinance and refund any monies. He wanted to
stress that busi....'esses would still ....'eed to pay their lice....'se
fees on time and to renew their licenses while the City was
undergoing its study.
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Discussion of Revisions to Water and Sewer Developer
Agreements for Capacity 5.1.
Acti....,g City Manager Fi....'ch asked Attclr....'ey Woc.dso..... to disc\.lss
the revisions. Attorney Woodson said his staff report was
self-explanatory and he was looking for Commission comments
0..... these chal".ges. He said the capacity sale had a 50--50
chance of succeeding meaning that the City had that much of a
chance at obtaining the necessary monies from the developers
to do what the City wanted to do with expansion of the sewer
a....ld water systems. Attorl".ey Woc,dsc.....1 said it was ....'c,t \.I....'I.IS'-\,:';\1
for a capacity sale to fail on the first attempt.
Attor....'ey Wood so...., said the Develclper Ag.,.~eeme....,ts prc.vi <::led the
City with the maximum protection and his latest changes were
explained in his memorandum rather than in the usual manner
with the changes apparent on the draft. He said it was
necessary to do it in this manner because there had been so
rnaYIY drafts clf these agreeme....'ts.
Mayor Ison asked Attorney Woodson how the City could
e.....courage developers to buy i.....tc, the system Y,CIW. Attc'ry,ey
Woodson said Item No. 3 on his memorandum addressed the issue
clf payment al",d stated that letters of cy'edit wCI\.lld be
accepted by the City within 15 days of the date of the
capacity sale but that cash payment of the first year of
capacity must still be provided on the date of the sale.
Attor....ley Woctdso...., said several develclpers had i....,formed him
that the concern with capacity for the years following was
tied to the trouble they were havi....,g gettiy,g pennits frclm the
Ci ty.
Comrnissio.....er Dabbs cc.mme....,ded Attc1r.....ey Woc.dsc,l'"' fClr the fi....'e
Job he had done with achieving equity and that he thought the
agreements were reasonable and he had no problem with them.
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Attorney Woodson said he would revise Section 3.6(4) on Page
7 to delete the >>within forty-five days after receipt
thereof,>> ay,d ....'c.t deYlc,te a time certai...., at the request clf the
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Commission. Attorney Woodson 5aid the developers also
expressed concerns with not being able to sell their capacity
iy. the future foy' a greater value tha'\'"! that c.rigiYlally paid
for it. The review time for plans was also a maJor point
with developers.
Commissic,.....er Dabbs, Mayor I sc.y, , a.....d Commissio.....er Bat ern a..... all
agreed that they did not want to put a time certain in the
agreements for pia..... reviews bl..\t that they tc,c. were cc.Y.cer....'ed
about the time it was taking some developers to get their
pli\YIs reviewed aY,d that they would be keepi.....Q a clc,se eye c......
problems of that nature.
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Commissioner Hager said the Commission wanted to see the City
grow and see the capacity sale succeed, but that growth had
to pay for itself and that a certain amount of that payment
had to come up front. Commissioner Hager said the
developers knew the financial condition of the City and that
they would have to contribute their share. He said even if
the City and the developers could settle on something
tonight, it would be at least a year before anyone could
start tapping in to the system. Commissioner Hager also felt
that the beltway and other maJor roadway improvements slated
for the area would dictate the growth the City would
experience in the next several years.
Mayor Ison said he was looking forward to having this first
sale over with, getting something built, and having another
sale. He said as far as he was concerned, the City had an
obligation to serve those who bought into the system and that
the City would ....Iot worry about thclse that did .....c.t. Mayc,y'
Ison said if there was a minor change that would help get the
proJect financed, he would be in favor of it but otherwise he
wanted to move on with the sale.
Mayor Ison said the City would be holding a meeting sometime
in November to discuss the ramifications of the growth
happening in Ocoee. He said he would be sending notification
out tCI la....,dow.....ers who wCII.\ld be affected by sc.r.le of the
roadway improvements as well as developers. The meeting
was to be held at the Holiday Inn.
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Roger Freeman, 151 W. Silver Star Road, approached the
Commission regarding a purchase and sale agreement for the
property the City had expressed a....' i.....terest iY, buyi.....g fc,r the
Kissimmee Water Plant expansion. Mr. Freeman asked the
Commission for some direction since he had received
conflicting statements from different staff and then had
received a very confusing 20 page contract document from the
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City Attory.ey. He said the O\l'mer of the property, My'.
Milton, was interested in doing business with the City but
wanted $150,000 regardless of whether the appraisal said it
was worth more e.r less. Mr. Freemay, said it seemed ft'\.li.tless
to go through the appraisal process because of Mr. Milton's
offer.
Commissioner Johnson asked what the problem was with trying
to acquire the property without an appraisal and why a simple
coy,tract cell..\ld y,o.t; be dra\l'm up rather thay. the 20 page
docurney.t the City Attory,ey had presey,ted them. Attory,(;,?Y
Woodson said he did not write the contract but that speaking
for City Attory.ey Re.sey,thal, the cell".tract was probab ly
lengthy in order to include the maximum protection for the
Ci ty.
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Mayor Ison said he agreed with the City Attorney that
appraisal work should be de,y,e oy, the prc.perty befc,re the Ci. .ty
made an offer. He also said the City should be able to come
up with a contract document that was a little less lengthy
and confusing than 25 pages but agreed it would probably need
to be longer than the standard real estate contract.
Commissicly,er Johy.son asked staff where the City stclod C'Y. the
matter and suggested they move ahead on obtaining whatever
was Ylecessary. City MaYlager Fiy.ch said the appraisal wc,rk
had Ylot yet beey. authori zed C'YI that prc.perty ay,d that sta ff
was waiting to hear back from the landowner regarding the
contract. Commissioner Bateman said the City needed to get
moving on this proJect to avoid the possibility of having a
malfunction at the Kissimmee Water Plant and having a lot of
people without water.
Comrnissie.y,er Baternay, said there had already beey. appraisals
doy.e OY. property iY, the surrouy,diYlg area .:1Y'.d the City should
at least be willing to say if it was at all interested in the
property. He said he was not aware of any effort to get
pre1pc,sals from appraisers ay,d said the Comrnissic.y. should have
been involved in that process. Commissioner Bateman said he
agreed with the Mayor that the City should obtain an
appra i sa 1 but that his rna i y, coy,cet'y, was t c. rnc,ve ahead OYl
acqui ri Ylg the y,ecessary lay,d for the wat er pi ay.t.
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Mayor I SOy, directed Mr. Freemay. to get the prc.perty owy.er to
draw up some sort of coy.tract aYld tc, sigy. it iY,dicatiy.g his
interest in doing business with the City of Ocoee. Mayor
Ison asked Tom Kelley whether this site was one of the
locations his firm had given as an alternative site. Mr.
Kelley said it was.
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Commissioner Bateman asked about Mr. Milton's site plans for
this piece of property and the fact that there had been
almost 50 items frclm Rick Merkel at PEC that y,eedecl to be
addressed but that supposedly staff was now dragging its
feet.
Acting City Manager Finch said he felt it necessary to
comment on this issue from the staff's point of view. He
said PEC and staff had done a very thorough Job of reviewing
the site plans for the site but that the plans could have
been better a....,d that was the cause fc.r the Y'luober elf
comme....'t s.
Betty Hager i....,terupted to say that Mr. Miltc,...., had beeYt tc.ld
he could use septic ta.....ks at oy.e poiy.t several r'lol"tths back
and was now being told he would have to put the proJect on
the City sewer system.
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Commissioner Bateman said the City received the plans in May
and that the I ist of cc,rnme.....ts from PEC were ....'ot preser,t ed
lmtil September. He said sornethiy.g was wrc,.....g with the systern
if it took that long to review plans.
Acti.....g City MaYlager Fi.....ch said that staff had bee..... i..... coy,tact
with the developer during that time but since he had
expressed ay. i....,terest i..... selling the la....,d to the City fc.r its
Kissimmee Water Plant extension, there was an understanding
OY. the part clf staff that there was y.ot a lc.t clf CCly,cery, by
the developer for getting his plans reviewed until the issue
of selling the property was resolved.
S~atu. R.port on Wa~er and SeMer Capacity Sale
Tom Kelley reported that st aff a....,d the COYtSll I tay.ts had r.let
numerous times with developers regarding the capacity sale
ay,d that si .....ce thc.se earl ier meet i ....,gs they had develclped sClme
modi ficat ioy.s to the Master Water Play.. Mr. Kelley said the
developers stressed two issues: for the City tCI provide cc.st
effect i ve systems ay.d services aY,d that the ex paYtsi CIYtS be
built in a timely fashion.
Mr. Kelley also discussed the expansion south of Maguire Road
that would be possible if there was development in the range
of about 3,500 ERUs.
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Mr. Kelley also discussed the Part A improvements outlined in
his staff report. He said total improvements for this plan
would necessitate funding of about $2 million. Of that
total, $300,000 was plaYIYted tc. be flmded by the City's
existiy,g water system custc,rners a....td the remai....dY,g balay,ce
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would y,eed to corne from 2, 264 ~ew ERU cC'~Ylecticl'('ls. If 1,329
additio~al co~~ectio~s arise out of the capacity sale, Mr.
Kelley said a~ additional $1 millio~ in li~e improvements
would be possible. If the ~umber of ERUs fell somewhere in
between, the~ the City would have to decide which proJects to
fu'(',d a~d which '(',ot to, or how to phase the imprc.verney,ts
giviy,g priority ray,kiYlg to certai'('l phases.
Dave Refli'('.g of PEC said the develc.pers have alsc. expressf~d
co~cerns regarding the funding of the wastewater system
irnprovements. He said the developers would opt for the
"esseY,tials o'(',ly" iYI order to get thiYlgs off the grc,u'('ld a'('.d
then move from there. Mr. Refling discussed the possibility
of a Ring Steel plant to be built on the existi~g site and a
pump station and force main to be built on the Chicone tract.
He said the initial plan will not deal with the A.D. Mirns
Pla1'lt problems. He stressed that other irnproveme'('lts may be
possible and that this was the rninimum acceptable "essentials
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Commissioner Joh'(',soy, expressed ay. i Ylterest i 1', havi Ylg the City
look into other possibilities besides the Steel Ri~g plant.
Mayor Iso~ said the East-West Expressway was slated to ru~
thrc.ugh the wester1" part of the Chiccl'rle tract aY,d wc.Y,dered
how that would affect the City's plan. Mr. Refling said it
would not change the plan very much. Mayor Ison suggested he
call the Expressway Authority to work out an agreement with
them to spray the effluent disposal o~ any beautificatio~ the
Expressway Authority might have plaY'1',ed for that area.
Special Sta~~ Reports - City Planner Bruce Behr.~s
Orlando/Orange County Expr.ssway Authority Public Meeting ~
Expressway/S.R. 50 Int.rcha~ge
City Pla~ner Behre~s wa~ted to i~form the Commissio~ that the
Orla~do/Orange Cou~ty Expressway Authority would hold a
public meeting regarding the interchange at the Junctio~ of
the propc.sed Westery, Beltway aY,d the Florida Tury,pike 0'("
Thursday, November 3, from 4-8 p.m. at West Orange High
School. Pla1',y,er Behre~s said he had the prelirniy,ary
eYlgiYleeri1'lg report Coy, that iYltel"cha~ge aY,d there were two
coy,cepts the Authority was workiy,g 0'(". He said cl'\"le coy,cept
dealt with utilizing the existing turnpike interchange (Exit
80) a~d the other would do away with Exit 80. Acting City
Ma~ager Finch said if Exit 80 was done away with then there
would be a Maguire Road intercha~ge.
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Mayor I so\",
Cornmissio~er
said he
Baternay,
planned on attending
said it would be a good
the
idea
rneet i '('.g.
to get
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busi .....ess
would be
officials.
ow....'ers
mc.re
to attend since the
likely to listen to
Expressway Authority
them tha..... to elected
Tom Kelley said he would direct Bob Campbell of PEC to
at the two concepts and give the City some comments on
c.f them if the Commissio..... sc. desired.
lc.ok
each
Mayor Ison pointed out the two areas on the map and said it
would be dangerous to keep Exit 80 since the two interchanges
would be so close together. After polling the Commission it
was decided that the City favored -the si....lgle i....,tercha.....ge a.....d
improved Maguire Road egress and ingress.
CEMETERY BOARD REPORT
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Sam Woodson said the City had received the Board's
recommendations and inquiries on the cemetery operations and
stressed that -the Board would like -to see more land acquired.
He said the other concern of the Board was that the preseY~
ordi.....a....'ce needed tCI be more stric"t ly e.....forced. He asked the
Commission's permission to allow the Cemetery Board to
dispense wi-th meetings until February. Mr. Woodson said they
would like to hold their last meeting this month.
Mr. WoodsOYI also said he bel ieved the Over 65 Prc.grarn was
costing the City too much money and that land was too
expensive -to continue it. He said Commissioner Johnson had
expressed some concern but would be willing to phase it out
somewhat.
It was decided that staff wOl..\ld review -the Cemetery Board's
recommemdatio....,s and iy.quiries ay,d that the Board would
reconvene in February.
COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS/PUBLIC
R. P. MOhnacky,
clarification on
wa.....ted to e.....large
use.
1820 Prairie Lake Boulevard, wanted
the sewer capacity sale and why the City
its system rather than allowing septic tank
Mayor Isc....., said septic ti\YIks required a rni....limum lot size
was larger tha....' ma....'y of the pla..........ed developmer.ts called
He said also that septic ta.....ks could c......ly be used whe....'
land met certain criteria.
that
fc.r.
the
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Mr. Moh.....acky also suggested tc. the Comrnissic,y. that they take
advantage of the vast amount of material available on
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ren:~yclir,g, rador. gas, and other issues affectir.g the City
rather tha~ having additional studies done.
NEW BUSINESS
Propo..d Ordinanc. No. 88-34, Sani~ation Rate Increase, First
Reading
Acti~g City Ma~ager Finch reviewed his staff report on
the comparisoy, of sar.itatior, rates iy, Dcoee aY',d surrouy,diy,g
cornrnur,ities. He also rerniY',ded the CornrnissiclY" that the City
had included the fee increase in its adopted budget and was
cO\.\Y',ting OY. the mor,ey as an additiclY',al rever.\.\e sClurce iY" the
Sanitation Department. City Manager Fi~ch said the need for
ar. iy.crease sternmed frorn the additioY'.al costs which were
currey.tly being faced by the departrneY'.t iy,cludiY'.g ar, iY'.crease
in hauling distances, the new lease-purchase plans for the
two new packers, and the Over 65 Program. He said the City
budget couy.ted or, havir,g the y.ew rates take effect iy. October
so the City was already behind in revenue by about $15,000.
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Mayor Ison said it bothered hirn that the City of Ocoee's
rates were so rnuch higher than the other areas in the survey.
He suggested we obtain bids from private haulers Just to see
if they could run the service more cost effectively tha~ the
City. Mayclr I sOY', ay,d CornmissioY',er Dabbs did YIClt thiy,k that
the hauliy,g costs aYld durnpir'g fees wC"Jld be much differey,t
from what the other cities were paying. Mayor Ison deferred
the item until the staff could look into it further. He
suggested that staff ir.quire what the fees i....,cluded iY" other
cities as compared to Ocoee.
Assistay,t City Attorney Woc.dsoy, said the Cornrnissioy, could
still hold the first reading on the ordinance without raising
the rates. He said the ord i namce aY',d resc.l ut i Oy, wCll.\ld chay.ge
the procedure for increasing rates from ordinance to
ordir,ay,ce to ordiy.ay,ce to resolut iCIY,. Attory,ey Woc.dsoy, said
regardless of whether or y,ot the Cc,rnmissic,Y'. voted to rai se
the rates OY. secoy,d readiy,g of the ordiy.ay,ce, they could
still pass the clrdinay,ce iY" order to chay.ge the procedure in
case they wanted to raise rates in the future.
.
Comrnissioy.er BaternaY" said the CClrnrnissioy, shol..\ld be careful
how they got the ir,forrnaticlY' from clther cities. He said sc.me
cities put limits on the arnount of garbage collected and that
would also y.eed to be takey, iY',to accol..mt. Comrnissioy,er
Baternay, rnoved to approve the ordiy,aY'.ce for first readiY'~h
Cornrnissioner Hager secoy.ded, ay,d apprclval was u....'aY',irncIIJs.
Acting City Manager Finch read the ordinance by title only.
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REPORTS AND INFORMATION - CITY MANAGER
Recommended Attendance at Historic Preservation Advisory
Council Meeting for Maguire Hous. Gra~
Act i Y'lg City MaY'lager Fi Y'lch requested that the CClrnrni ssi C'Y'I
approve payment of expenses for Mrs. Elizabeth Maguire to
atteY'ld the Advisclry CouY'lcil meetings C'Y'I behalf clf the City clf
Dcoee. City Manager Finch said he had asked the Historical
Commission to designate someone who would be knowledgeable
about the graY'lt. The total cost clf the three-day trip wou Id
rUY'1 about $300. It was Y'lecessary to have sClmeCIY'le i Y'I
attendance for all three days since the Board would be asking
questions of the grant applicants and these questions could
come up at any time during those three days.
e
Mayor IsoY'1
Comm i ss i oY'ler
have liked
eY'lga gerneY'lt .
cCIY'lnect ion
aY'ld that
behal f.
said he approved of sending Mrs. Maguire and
Dabbs agreed. Commissioner Dabbs said he would
to have gone himself but had a previous
ComrnissioY'ler Hager felt Mrs. Magl.tire's persoY'lal
to the house would be an added plus for the City
it wOl..lld Y'IClt look good if Y'IO oY'le atteY'tded OY'I CI'-\l"
Selection of New Special Coun.el for Cable TV Franchise
Acting City Manager Finch said because of the upcoming
meeting on cable television matters, he had taken the liberty
of makiY'tg phcme calls to a few attorY'leys iY'1 the area whcl were
known for handling cable television matters. City Managel"
Finch said although Ms. Gretchen Vose was not the least
expensive of the three included in his memorandum, he
recommeY'lded her for her expertise iYI the field. City MaY'lager
Finch said both Ms. Vose and Mr. James Fowler had previously
been considered for city attorney in Dcoee.
Mayor Ison said he had no problem with Mr. Finch's decision
and welcomed the experience of Ms. Vose. After a straw vote
was taken, it was unanimous to offer the position to Ms.
Vose. Attorney Woodson said the City might want to get
together with former special legal couY'lsel Ike Cool to gathel"
any materials he had accumulated and to discuss any
outstanding invoices with him since there might be duplicate
fees charged to the City with Ms. Vose having to move quickly
on the City's behalf.
.
Report on Metropolitan Bureau of Inve.tigation (MBI)
Me..bership
Police Chief Boyd said the City had approached the MBI for
cOY'lsi derat ion to become a member aY'ld had recei ved uY'laY'.1Mc"..\!i
support from the membership Board. He said this organization
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would greatly enhance the City's efforts at combatting the
drug enforcement problems as well as in other areas.
Membershi p would allow the City to work with other age'l"lcies,
especially in covert operations and would also give the City
access to special equipment it would fi'l",d rnost usefl..\L
Chief Boyd also asked the Commission for direction on animal
cO'l"ltrol 'l"IOW that the COu....lty was '1"10 10'l"lger prclVidi....lg services
in the City. Mayor Ison said he was already looking into
what could be done by the City to alleviate the problern. He
also said he was looking into decreased taxes since the
County was now providing less services for the taxpayers.
Chief Boyd also told
business the last
December attending
Tallahassee.
the Commission that he would be away
week of November and the first week
the Police Chief's Conference
con
of
il"l
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Follow-up Ag.nda
City Ma'l"lager Fi'l"lch asked the Commissio'l"l for a workshop
sessio'l"l to discuss the goals al"ld priorities they wa'l"lted hir.
to focus on in his acting capacity as City Manager. It was
decided that they would hold a meeting on Saturday morning
at 10 a.m. in the City Hall conference room.
CITY ATTORNEY
Assistant City Attor'l"ley Woodso'l'" said he had '1",0 fl..lrther
reports to make at this time.
COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Batema'l"l thanked Mayor Iso'l"l for the plaque he had
presented to him earlier and said it was a pleasant surprise
a'l"ld was very much appreciated.
Comrnissio'l"ler Hager asked staff to look i'l",to a complail"lt frog
a citizen of tall grass on the property on Franklin Street
next to the hardware store. He also asked Street Departmer~
Supervisor Elmore to repair the street i'l"l the trailer park.
Commissioner Dabbs wa'l"lted to let everyc.ne kYIOW how rouch fl.ln
he had taki'l"lg dow'I"l his campaig'l"l sig'l"ls.
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Commissioner Johnson asked staff to look into repairing
rc.ad at the intersectio'l"l of Bluford a'l"ld Orla'l"ldo Ave'l"ll..\es.
said the potholes had been paved over several times and
pavement needed to be smoothed out. City Manager Fi'l"lch
the area also 'l"leeded sc,me drai....'age irnprc.veme....'ts. He
the
He
the
said
said
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they would look into resurfacing it and what the cost would
be.
Mayor I SOY'I sa i d he waY'lt ed tow ish Cormn i ss i c'Y'Ier J ohl"lson goc,d
luck in the upcoming election.
ADJOURNMENT: 10:55 p.m.
ATTEST:
15
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MAYOR