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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-16-09 Agenda OCOEE CITY COMMISSION Ocoee Commission Chambers 150 North Lakeshore Drive Ocoee, Florida June 16, 2009 6:45 P.M. Presentation of Awards to Drop Savers Contest Winners. (Water Conservation Coordinator Wagner) AGENDA 7:15 P.M. REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING I A. CALL TO ORDER Invocation Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call and Determination of Quorum I B. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS Presentation - The City of Ocoee Human Relations/Diversity Board: Moving Forward in 2009 - HRDB Member William Maxwell. I C. COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS/PUBLIC I D. STAFF REPORTS AND AGENDA REVIEW I E. COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCEMENTS F. CONSENT AGENDA ALL MATIERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ACTED UPON BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS DISCUSSION IS DESIRED BY A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION, IN WHICH CASE THE MAYOR WILL INSTRUCT THE CITY CLERK TO REMOVE THAT ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND SUCH ITEM WILL BE CONSIDERED SEP ARA TEL Y. 1. Approval and Acceptance of the Regular City Commission Minutes of June 2, 2009. (City Clerk Eikenberry) 2. Appointment to the Board of Adjustment. (City Clerk Eikenberry) Ordinance No. 5 16 on September 15, 1970, created the Board of Adjustment to hear and decide appeals for administrative review, to hear and recommend to the City Commission variances to zoning ordinances. This Board consists of five (5) regular members and two (2) alternate members. At this time there are five (5) regular members and one (I) alternate member. Robert B. Cadle has indicated he would be interested in serving on the Board of Adjustment Board, filling the one (1) alternate member position currently open. . 3. Approval and Authorization to Award the Work of Modifying the Catch Basins along the West Side of Lakeshore Drive to the Firm of American Persian Engineers & Constructors, Inc. for the Amount of $10,000.00. (City Engineer Wheeler) When Lakeshore Drive was reconstructed in 2008 to improve drainage, the same catch basins were specified for both sides of the street. Experience since construction was completed has shown that City Commission Regular June 16,2009 drivers have difficulty discerning the location of catch basins installed along the parking area on the west side of Lakeshore Drive between the boat ramps and Oakland A venue. As a result, vehicles are driving across the catch basin, which involves a drop of about 8 inches from the top of the curb to the roadway's surface. The subject project will remove the two existing pre-cast catch basins for use by the City at other locations and replace them with a trench drain in the top of a Miami curb section that will match that used elsewhere on this side of the street. 4. Approval and Authorization to Award the Work of Constructing the Bill Breeze Park Entrance Sign to the Firm of American Persian Engineers & Constructors, Inc. for the Amount of $9,750.00, to Award the Work of Installing Electrical Facilities Associated with that Sign and to provide Code-Compliant Electrical Service to the Founders' Day stage to the Firm of Bright Future Electric in the Amount of $6,300.00. (City Engineer Wheeler) The main stage used for Founders' Day events has traditionally been connected to electric power services through the use of temporary wiring for lighting and sound. However, these temporary connections to not provide the level of public safety suitable for such a large event. With the increased size of the VIP food tent and seating area, which will be under a 30 ft. by 50 ft. tent this year, it has become imperative that a permanent wiring solution be deployed. Engineering Division staff, working with the Parks & Recreation Department, the Building Division, and other City staff, has devised a permanent solution that will reconstruct the wiring within the eastern portion of Bill Breeze Park so as to meet the needs of Founders' Day. In addition, the proposed work will reduce the number of power meters, power poles, and overhead power lines in the area. One element of the design is construction of a permanent park entrance sign near the intersection of Lakeshore Dr. and Oakland Ave. The design of this sign will set the standard for other improvements to City facilities in the area. Electrical panels for connecting power to the main stage will be mounted to the back of the sign. 5. Approval of Ocoee Speed Enforcement Program Grant: Florida Department of Transportation Project # SC-09-13-22. (Police Chief Brown) $40,000.00 has been awarded to the Ocoee Police Department through a Grant from the Florida Department of Transportation. This money has been awarded to purchase speed measurement devices such as radars, speed lasers, and a speed trailer. The money will be reimbursed to the city after the purchase of the speed measuring devices. 6. Approval of Recovery Act- Byrne Formula 51 % Letter. (Police Chief Brown) In order to obtain money under the Byrne Formula Grant, the chief elected officials from 5l % of the municipalities representing 51 % of the population of a county must sign a letter agreeing as to how the money will be spent. The Byrne Grant awarded Orange County $2,44l ,226.00. With this approval the City ofOcoee will receive $73,693.00 for a Video Surveillance System. I G. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES I 7. First Reading of Ordinance Regarding Approval of the Amended, Consolidated and Restated Ordinance for the City of Ocoee Municipal General Employees' Retirement Trust Fund. (Second Reading of Ordinance and Public Hearing scheduled for July 7, 2009). (Human Resources Director Carnicella) Amendment to the General Employees' Pension Ordinance to include Internal Revenue Code changes and changes to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, to increase the term length of the Board of Trustees from two years to four years, to require the two Board Members elected by employees be vested, and to clarify certain language and consolidate and restate all previous Ordinance amendments of the Plan into one document. Page 2 of 4 City Commission Regular June 16,2009 I H. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE - PUBLIC HEARINGS I 8. Second Reading of Ordinance Regarding Changes to the Land Development Code to Create a Lot-split Review Process and to Modify the Short-form Subdivision Review Process. (Advertised for Public Hearing in Orlando Sentinel Legal Classified on June 7, 2009). (City Engineer Wheeler) A number of lot splits and small subdivisions have occurred in recent years that presented serious obstacles to the property owner in the review and approval process without offering any benefits to the City of Ocoee and its citizens as a result of that difficult and potentially expensive review process. Gaps in the review process were also identified, such as a lack of applicant certification regarding any homeowners' association review required by restrictive covenants. Staff conducted an evaluation of the short-form subdivision review process to identify those portions of the existing process that needed to be revised so as to provide for adequate protection of the public while removing undue obstacles to the property owner's right to use his or her land. The result of that review process was a set of proposed modifications to the current Short-form Subdivision Review Process contained in ~4-4.l of the Land Development Code of the City of Ocoee and the proposed addition of a new ~4-4.2 for review of lot splits. Included in the recommended modifications are new application forms and lower processing fees. I I. REGULAR AGENDA 9. Approval of Request for Reduction of Fine and Release of Lien for Code Enforcement Board Case No. 01-048, Harold E. and Cathy A. Nagel-703 Wurst Road. (Fire Chief Firstner) On September 4, 2001, Officer Bob Siegrist observed violations of city code on the property located at 703 Wurst Road, Ocoee, Florida. The violations observed were failure to obtain a permit to install a fence and enclose a garage (scope of work was exterior walls, interior walls, electrical, mechanical). The occupant was given a Notice of Violation to be in compliance by September l4, 2001. Property was re-inspected and found to be in Non-Compliance and was presented before the Code Enforcement Board (CEB) meeting on October 23, 2001. The CEB gave the occupant until November 27, 200l, to come into compliance or receive an order of fme and lien of $250.00 per day. The property was re- inspected on November 28, 200l, found to be in Non-Compliance. An Affidavit of Compliance was completed on May 7, 2009. On May 8, 2009, a request for a re-hearing for a reduction was filed. A hearing before the CEB on May 26, 2009, was heard for a reduction of fme in the amount of $594,000.00. Staff recommended a reduction in fme to the amount of $2,500.00. The CEB is recommending the fme be reduced to $500.00. 10. Appointment of Voting Delegate to the Florida League of Cities 83rd Annual Conference. (City Clerk Eikenberry) I J. STAFF ACTION ITEMS I K. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS I ADJOURNMENT PLEASE NOTE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES 286.0105: ANY PERSON WHO DESIRES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION AT THIS MEETING WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND FOR THIS PURPOSE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBA TIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE WHICH INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS BASED. ALSO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE 286.26: PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, 150 N. LAKE SHORE DRIVE, OCOEE, FL 34761, (407) 905 -3105 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. Page 3 of 4