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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-02-96 MINUTES OF THE OCOEE CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING HELD . APRIL 2, 1996 CALL TO ORDER In Mayor Vandergrift's absence, Mayor pro tem Johnson called the regular meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. in the Commission Chambers. Commissioner Anderson led in prayer and Mrs. Frances Watts led in the pledge of allegiance. The roll was called and a quorum declared present. PRESENT: Mayor Vandergrift (arrived at 8: 10 p.m. after attending a meeting with Orange County Mayors), Mayor pro tem Johnson, Commissioners Anderson, Glass and Gleason. Also present were City Manager Shapiro, City Attorney Rosenthal, City Engineer/Utilities Director Shira, Planning Director Wagner, Personnel Director Psaledakis, Recreation Director Beech, Fire Chief Strosnider, and City Clerk Grafton. ABSENT: None PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS PROCLAMATION Mayor pro tem Johnson read a proclamation proclaiming April 27, 1996 Walk for Someone You Love Day in support of the March of Dimes WalkAmerica in West Orange County. . HAPPy BIRTHDAY TO MAYOR VANDERGRIFf AND COMMISSIONER GLEASON The Ocoee Rent-a-Choir sang Happy Birthday to Mayor Vandergrift, whose birthday was March 22, and to Commissioner Gleason, whose birthday will be April 6. Mayor pro tern Johnson said that Mayor Vandergrift would be able to hear the song when the video of the meeting was rebroadcast next week. CONSENT AGENDA The consent agenda consisted of items A and B. Commissioner Gleason. seconded by Commissioner Anderson. moved to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion carried 4-0. (Mayor Vandergrift was absent). A. Approval and Authorization for Mayor and City Clerk to execute Work Order #1 for Fire Station #3 (Temporary). B. Approval and Authorization for Mayor and City Clerk to execute Work Order #7. Lake Lotta Draina~e Basin Study. COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS/PUBLIC There were no citizen comments at this time. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND SECOND READINGS ORDINANCE No. 96-04, ADOPTING ORANGE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES ORDINANCE. This Ordinance was presented by title only for the second reading and public hearing. City . Manager Shapiro said that Orange County had adopted their Ordinance after many months of . . . Ocoee City Commission Regular Meeting April 2, 1996 lengthy debate and that the County Animal Control staff would only enforce their Ordinance, not Ocoee's. He said that, in order to continue county wide service, adoption of the County Ordinance was recommended as appropriate use of tax dollars. He said the alternative would be funding our own service, which had already been discussed and found to be too costly. The public hearing was opened. R.P. Mohnacky, 1820 Prairie Lake Boulevard, asked about collar or ID on cats and Commissioner Anderson advised that a collar is not required, that the ID could be a tattoo. The public hearing was closed. Commissioner Gleason. seconded by Commissioner Glass. moved to adopt Ordinance No. 96- 04. adopting Orange County Animal Services Ordinance. Motion carried 3-1 with Commissioner Anderson voting no. ORDINANCE No. 96-05, AMENDING MUNICIPAL ELECTION ORDINANCE. This Ordinance was presented by title only for the second reading and public hearing, and was prepared pursuant to House Bill 1273, which authorizes municipalities to amend their Charters in order to change election dates without going to referendum. This Ordinance revises the City Charter and election procedures in establishing new dates for qualifying as a candidate for municipal office, new dates for the regular municipal and runoff elections, new date and time for swearing in of newly elected members, and extending the terms of incumbent members. The public hearing was opened. As no one wished to speak, the public hearing was closed. Commissioner Gleason. seconded by Commissioner Anderson. moved to adopt Ordinance No. 96-05. amending the City Charter and Municipal Election Ordinance. reestablishing the municipal election and qualifying dates effective with the election of Februarv 1997. Motion carried 4-0. OTHER BUSINESS RESOLUTION No. 96-06, SUPPORTING FRIENDS OF LAKE APoPKA This Resolution was presented by title only. Commissioner Gleason advised that Mr. Jack Amon, Friends of Lake Apopka, had requested adoption of a Resolution by the West Orange Chamber Governmental Affairs Committee and local municipalities, as there was an opportunity for some action to be taken in Tallahassee this year toward cleaning up Lake Apopka. He said that County Chairman Chapin would be holding a meeting on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. at the Tanner Auditorium in Winter Garden to discuss Lake Apopka. 2 . . . Ocoee City Commission Regular Meeting April 2, 1996 Commissioner Gleason. seconded by Mavor oro tern Johnson. moved to adopt Resolution No. 96-06. sUPDorting immediate legislative action on the Friends of Lake Apopka restoration program for Lake Apopka. and that a COpy of this Resolution be sent directly to each member of the Orange County delegation. Motion carried 4-0. DISCUSSION/AcTION RE: WESTERN BELTWAY DESIGN ISSUES. Planning Director Wagner presented the report on the design changes to the Western Beltway that impact local transportation network needs, advising Commission that the recent meeting with the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority to review those needs was very productive. The Expressway Authority had requested that Commission formally endorse those design changes and take action to incorporate all appropriate local roadway segments into the Ocoee Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Wagner reviewed the changes listed below, pointing out the locations of the changes on the map projected on the overhead. The items were identified on the map (see attached) as items E-l through E-8 as follows: E-l Provide for a bridged underpass at the extension of Roberson Road in Winter Garden to ensure future continuation of this east/west collector roadway leading from Ocoee. E-2 Provide for the continuation of Tomyn Road, an important local collector road, to ensure adequate capacity for future residential and commercial uses planned within this area of the community. Expressway Authority staff intends to modify the westerly alignment of this roadway to tie into Warrior Road. This roadway is a direct link to the West Orange Ninth Grade Center and future Orange County parks planned for this area. This alignment also minimizes the length of the bridged underpass that would be required to make this connection. E-3 Provide for an intersection at S.R. 50 with a future local north/south collector roadway paralleling the Western Beltway. Once the Beltway is constructed, it is anticipated that the value of properties adjoining the roadway will be enhanced, dictating the need for development and redevelopment of lands into higher intensity commercial, business and industrial uses. A new collector roadway needs to be incorporated into the City's Comprehensive Plan to provide for the added traffic resulting from this growth. E-4 Provide for a change to a proposed retention pond situated north of the intersection of Enterprise Street and Roper Parkway to accommodate the extension of the proposed north/south collector street paralleling the Western Beltway. A corner of a retention pond would need to be reconfigured to provide room for the extension of the collector road. The City will also need to ensure that right-of- 3 . Ocoee City Commission Regular Meeting April 2, 1996 way is secured for the northerly extension of the existing Roper Parkway to implement this collector route and incorporate it into the Comprehensive Plan. E-5 Provide for an intersection at the on-ramp of the S.R. 438 interchange with the north/south collector roadway paralleling the Western Beltway. This intersection will need to be provided north of the existing Franklin Street since FDOT has indicated that it will work with the Expressway Authority to realign S.R. 438 so that it extends directly from the intersection at Ocoee-Apopka Road to tie baek to Franklin Street just east of Crown Point Road. Existing Franklin Street would either be terminated or re-routed east of the interchange, and other roadways in this area would be adjusted as required to maximize traffic operations. These changes will need to be incorporated into the Ocoee Comprehensive Plan. E-6 . E-7 E-8 . Provide for the deletion of a bridged underpass at Palm Drive in favor of a new underpass to the north. This underpass is not needed to accommodate local traffic. Its deletion would permit the interchange at Franklin Street (S.R. 438) to be lowered and reconfigured to accommodate the new extension of Silver Star Road from the Ocoee-Apopka Road intersection. Palm Drive west of the Beltway would be terminated and Pine Street east of the Beltway would be upgraded north of Palm Drive to tie into a new east/west collector road. Provide for a bridged underpass at Pine Street, approximately 1/2 mile north of Palm Drive. This is presently a private, unimproved road which provides access to a number of small parcels. The Ocoee Comprehensive Plan currently projects the extension of Wurst Road westward to tie into Ocoee-Apopka Road in the vicinity of this roadway. In order to provide for a collector roadway pattern which maintains a maximum one-mile spacing, the continuation of the Wurst ~oad extension to Pine Street over to East Crown Point Road would be beneficial to ensure efficient local access. These extensions would be primarily developer funded as adjoining development occurs, although the City will need to incorporate this route into the Comprehensive Plan to formalize the need for this bridge. Provide for a bridged underpass at West Road. This is presently an unimproved roadway which serves a significant number of smaller parcels extending from Clarcona-Ocoee Road to Ocoee-Apopka Road. Considering the proximity of the proposed Beltway interchange with the Fullers Cross Road/Ocoee-Apopka Road intersection, as well as the distance between this intersection and McCormick Road (2 miles), it is desirable to maintain an intermediate local roadway connection to provide alternate routes within the area. A realignment of West Road with Ocoee- Apopka Road is possible to increase the distance between the Beltway interchange 4 . . . Ocoee City Commission Regular Meeting April 2, 1996 and what is anticipated to become an east/west collector route that will tie all the development west of Ocoee-Apopka Road into a network directly accessing Clarcona-Ocoee Road. Commissioner Gleason. seconded by Commissioner Glass. moved to formally endorse the recommended changes E-l through E-8 as presented for incorooration into the final design of the western Beltway to accommodate local transportation network needs of the City of Ocoee. and to direct staff to incoroorate into the next amendment cycle any changes within the Ocoee Comprehensive Plan needed to effectuate those improvements required in SUDPort of the Western Beltway proiect. Motion carried 4-0. Mayor Vandergrift arrived during this presentation, but did not take the gavel. Appointments to Board of Adjustment: Tanya Miller McAllister, John Resnik, Daniel Birnstihl terms expire May 1996, 1 vacancy since 1995. City Clerk Grafton advised Commission that Mrs. Miller-McAllister had asked that she not be reappointed, but that Mr. Resnik and Mr. Birnstihl were both willing to serve another term. Commissioner Gleason. seconded by Commissioner Glass. moved to reappoint Mr. Resnik for another term. move Mr. Birnstihl from alternate member to active member and appoint Mr. Robert Godek to serve as alternate. Motion carried 5-0. STAFF REPORTS There were no staff reports at this time. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Anderson: Announced the Friends of Lake Apopka meeting at Tanner Auditorium on Wednesday night. Commissioner Glass: Thanked the Sojourners for painting the building at the comer of Bluford Avenue and McKey Street. Commissioner Gleason: 1) Expressed appreciation to Planning Director Wagner, Senior Planner Home, and City Attorneys for their efforts on behalf of the City concerning the Shurguard special exception with Orange County issue. 2) Asked for a resolution supporting State Representative Sindler in his effort to produce legislation this year to allow for a formula change for the sharing of the local option gas tax. Commissioner Gleason. seconded by Commissioner Glass. moved to adopt a resolution encouraging Representative Sindler to introduce his bill allowing a formula change for the sharing of the local option gas tax (a COpy of which was attached to 5 Ocoee City Commission Regular Meeting . April 2, 1996 Commissioner Gleason's memorandum dated April 1. 1996) and send a COpy of the resolution to each member of the Orange County delegation: and. in addition. to notify Apopka and Winter Garden of that effort and urge them to do the same. Motion carried 5-0. 3) Asked about the status of the B.C. Terry Road vacation. City Manager Shapiro said he would provide a written response by Friday. 4) Asked Personnel Director Psaledakis if the material/information he had asked' for regarding the process of hiring a city manger would be ready soon. Ms. Psaledakis responded that she should have the information in Commission mail boxes by Monday. 5) Advised that he had talked with ZHA, Inc., a company that helps a government entity to define their vision, and he noted that this Commission has not specifically discussed vision since he has been serving. City Manager Shapiro said that our own Planning Department could do the same thing, that a joint meeting with the Planning and Zoning Commission could be scheduled. . Mayor V ander~ift: 1) Announced April 23 at 7:00 p.m. at the Tanner Auditorium there would be a 3-city meeting (Apopka, Winter Garden, and Ocoee) to work out solidarity on some issues such as taxes. 2) Asked if anyone plans to attend Legislative Action Day in Tallahassee. Commissioner Gleason responded he was making arrangements to attend. 3) Announced the state-wide Hurricane Conference currently being held at the Radisson in Orlando. 4) Advised that he had been in a tax equalization meeting in Maitland with the Mayors of Apopka, Eatonville, Maitland, Winter Garden and a representative of Orlando beginning at 6:00 p.m. 5) Congratulated Commissioner Glass on his WalkAmerica Chairbaby, Connor McGee Glass. Commissioner Johnson: 1) Asked about the Brentwood right-of-way vacation behind the houses. City Engineer Shira said it was an easement. not a right-of-way. and there still are two meters in that easement. In response to Commissioner Johnson's request. he said he could provide the names of the occupants of the houses. 2) Announced that Commissioner Glass's son, Connor, and his grandson, Peyton, are chairbabies of the March of Dimes WalkAmerica in the West Orange Walk this year and he asked that everyone pitch in their pennies, dimes and dollars. 3) Thanked Ms. Watts for the crafty Easter gifts (an egg with a bunny in it and a bunny with an egg in it). . 6 . . . Ocoee City Commission Regular Meeting April 2, 1996 ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m. Attest: APPROVED City of Ocoee :5' S;4-Ilh,~ S. 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