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MINUTES
OCOEE CITY COMMISSION
November 1, 2011 at 7:15 P.M.
REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING
A.CALL TO ORDER
Invocation – Commissioner Keller
Pledge of Allegiance – Ocoee Police Lt. Dreasher
Roll Call and Determination of Quorum – Acting City Clerk Sibbitt
B.PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
Presentation Regarding “All In Campaign”
Dick Batchelor
gave a brief presentation regarding support of a resolution which would urge the
Florida Legislation to support local home-rule power over City-owned property, especially
public parks and other public places where children play. He acknowledged that the city has an
Commissioner
ordinance in place but he would like for the city to also entertain this resolution.
HoodMayor Pro
said he would like to see something like this get passed by all municipalities.
Tem Wilsen
inquired if Mr. Batchelor had the resolution with him because the commission has
City Manager Frank
not seen it. said he believes the resolution was presented to them the first
Mayor Pro Tem Wilsen
time Mr. Batchelor sent his representative to speak before them. said
she would like for this to be put on the next agenda so that they will have time to review the
resolution Mr. Batchelor is requesting their support on.
C.COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS/PUBLIC - None
D.STAFF REPORTS AND AGENDA REVIEW
City Manager Frank
announced the following:
1)On the dais in front of them is the ordinance that pertains to no smoking at city parks if
someone from Mr. Batchelor’s office does show up.
2)Several meetings ago the Districting Commission had presented their preferred board
plan 5 to the commission, which some on the commission did not think was the best plan.
There was also an alternate Board Plan 6 presented. The commission remanded the plans
City Manager
back to staff to see if it needed to go back to the Districting Commission.
Frank
said he had a chance to speak with each person on the commission and he believes
at this point it does not need to go back to the Districting Commission because he felt that
everyone was fairly comfortable with Board Plan 6. If the commission would like to
have a consensus or discussion tonight that would be helpful for staff so they can move
Commissioner HoodCommissioner
ahead. said he had no issues with Board Plan 6.
JohnsonCommissioner KellerMayor Protem Wilsen
and had no comments. said she
has no problems with either plans but she does have stronger feelings toward the board
Commissioner Johnson
plan submitted by the board. commented that he is not in favor
Mayor Protem Wilsen
of board plan 5 and feels Board Plan 6 is the better of the two.
said she was more in favor of Board Plan 5 because she feels that the Districting
City Manager Frank
Commission was looking toward the future balance in population.
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explained that Board Plan 6 kept each of the districts within a closer deviation.
Attorney Rosenthal
advised that this board plan discussion would not affect the
upcoming election. He further said the decision they make tonight would be to bring
City
back an ordinance so that there will be a public hearing before the commission.
Attorney Rosenthal
suggested that they make a consensus decision tonight on the Board
Plan 6 and then they can put this on the next agenda as a consent agenda item. This will
allow him to work with staff on the schedule to bring back an ordinance as a public
Consensus from the Commission is to put Board Plan 6 on the next
hearing.
agenda so they may make a formal motion which would then allow staff to
work on formalizing an ordinance for the public hearing.
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3)The 2011 Poker Run will be held this Saturday, November 5 and registration begins at
9:30 am. Cost will be $10 per participant and $5 for each additional hand. First 100
participants will receive an event t-shirt. The Ocoee Police Department in conjunction
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with the Ocoee Founder’s Day Festival Committee will hold this 10 Annual Founder’s
Day Poker Run. The event will feature motorcycles, classic cars, and hot rods driving to
five stations to collect playing cards. Best poker hand will win. Proceeds from this event
will benefit the City of Ocoee Police Department Holiday Toys for Kids in Need
Program. To register or make a donation contact Sgt. Nylander at 407-905-3160 ext.
3315.
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4)Handgun Safety Class in Saturday, November 19 from 8am-1pm. This is a free
handgun safety class for Ocoee residents, Ocoee business owners and employees, and
city partners. Class will be taught by Ocoee Police Officers and held at the Ocoee Police
Department. If interested contact Officer Teddy Levin at 407-905-3160 ext.3024.
5)Ocoee Farmer’s Market will not be held this weekend due to the Ocoee Founder’s Day
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celebration but will open again on November 11 with new hours of 3pm-7pm. The
public is invited to come to the market for fresh produce, farm fresh eggs, prepared food,
and much more. For any more information please call 407-905-3100.
E.COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Commissioner Hood –
1)None
Commissioner Keller- City
1) inquired if the survey for Forest Oaks Subdivision has gone out.
Manager Frank
said it has and they did have a slight error on the zip code of the return address
Assistant City Manager Shadrix
for the survey’s but that has been corrected. said they are
apologetic for the error even happening. He further explained the surveys did go out last
Tuesday and the postcards advising of the correction on the zip code went out on Thursday of
Mr. Shadrix
last week as well. said the surveys are being returned to them pretty rapidly and
based on the responses they have received it appears it is a good scatter pattern and not confined
to just one local. He further provided printout of past commission discussions relating to Rich
Mayor Pro Tem Wilsen
Drive and the Clerk distributed them for their review. inquired as to
City Planner Rumer
when the deadline is for the surveys to be returned. said the deadline is
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November 23 which is the day before Thanksgiving. He further announced that they did
receive 10 more surveys today.
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Commissioner Johnson –
1) announced that the Founder’s Day Golf Tournament was a great
success. He further announced this Friday begins the Founder’s Day entertainment which will
include a kick off of the Toys for Tots Program by Aaron Tippin. Performance by Sammy
Kershaw is to follow. On Saturday morning there will be Marketplace featuring arts and crafts,
Commissioner Johnson
as well as, the 5K Race sponsored by Chick Fila. further announced
that on Saturday at 1pm they will have a special veteran’s program with entertainment and
festivities will continue on until 10pm. Saturday’s entertainment will include local performers as
well as performances by Little Texas, Daryle Singletary, and Joe Nichols.
Mayor Pro Tem Wilsen –
1) announced the Marketplace will consist of artist and local
businesses and is open from 9am-6pm. There will also be a Classic Car Show on Saturday
starting at 9am.
F.CONSENT AGENDA
Commissioner Keller, seconded by Commissioner Hood, moved to approve the
Consent Agenda Items #1 through #3 with Item #4 being pulled for separate
consideration. Motion carried 4-0 with Mayor Vandergrift being absent.
Approval of Minutes for the Regular Commission Meeting Held October 18, 2011. (City
1.
Clerk Eikenberry)
Approved on Consent. Motion carried 4-0 with Mayor Vandergrift being absent.
Appointment to the Human Relations Diversity Board. (City Clerk Eikenberry)
2.
Members of the Human Relations Diversity Board serve two-year terms. Currently, the Human Relations
Diversity Board has eight (8) members and their resolution allows no less than seven (7) members and no more
than fifteen (15) members. Members of the Board shall be residents, business owners, or owners of real
property within the City of Ocoee. One application was received from Mr. William Floyd with an interest in
serving on the board. The applicant works in the City of Ocoee, but resides in Clermont. Section III E. of the
HRDB bylaws provide for the commission to waive the membership qualifications when deemed appropriate.
Approved on Consent. Motion carried 4-0 with Mayor Vandergrift being absent.
Approval of City Vehicle Wash Facility. (Public Works Director Krug)
3.
Following a stormwater site inspection by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the City was
required to upgrade the Public Works vehicle wash down facility to meet current industrial discharge mandates.
The upgraded facility was budgeted in the Stormwater program as its purpose is to provide treatment of the
water leaving the Public Works compound. The City Commission has allocated $95,000.00 for replacing the
vehicle wash facility. Due to additional DEP requirements that increased the total cost, Public Works is
requesting the $69,687.97 remaining from the Prima Vista Outfall Project be allocated to the wash facility to
adequately cover the costs. The purchase order for this work will be awarded through the City’s Continuing
Services Contractors.
Approved on Consent. Motion carried 4-0 with Mayor Vandergrift being absent.
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Approval for Piggybacking on Sarasota County’s Contract for Bulk Sodium
4.
Hypochlorite. (Utilities Director Smith)
The Utilities Department utilizes liquid chlorine as its disinfecting agent in the treatment of its potable water
and wastewater. The department anticipates the purchase of 76,000 gallons of chlorine for water this fiscal year
for a total annual budgeted amount of $68,400.00. The department also anticipates the purchase of 63,875
gallons of chlorine for wastewater this fiscal year for a total annual budgeted amount of $57,500.00. Total
expenditures for the fiscal year should not exceed $125,900.00.
The City has been procuring chlorine from Odyssey Manufacturing, for which Odyssey has extended their
contract conditions (piggybacking) from their contract with Sarasota County, awarded March 23, 2011, by
Sarasota County Notice of Bid Award Bid No. 111333HR. Staff recommends the City of Ocoee accept the
terms of this contract, effective April 11, 2011, and valid for one year, with two one-year renewal periods for a
total of three years. Odyssey’s contractual price with Sarasota County is $.70 per gallon, the same price the
City has been paying while piggybacking off of their contract with the City of Oviedo.
This Item was pulled from the Consent Agenda to be heard separately.
Commissioner Johnson
inquired as to why this item is not put out to bid. He understands they
Utilities Director Smith
are piggybacking but what if they can get it cheaper. explained that
there are two main vendors in the State that provide the bulk vendors and Odyssey is one of the
bulk vendors. He further said they are going with a bid that was recently done and awarded to
Mr. Smith
Odyssey which is why they are requesting to piggyback. said they can try to redo it
Commissioner Johnson
and go out to bid since they may be able to get a cheaper price. said if
Utilities Director
there are two bulk vendors then they may be able to get one to bid cheaper.
SmithCommissioner
said if the commission would like for him to bid this out then he can.
JohnsonCity Manager
said he is speaking on his own behalf and not for the commission.
Frank
explained that what they typically do with materials like this is find a larger county that
gets a bulk bid. They have done RFP’s in the past but it is not typical to get a better price then
what a large county would. They do much better with piggybacking for these types of material.
City Manager Frank
advised Commissioner Johnson that if he is not comfortable with this then
he could suggest since this is a one year contract with two one-year renewals, when one year is
up, if they feel we can get a better deal at that point we can go out to bid at that point. He
explained they do not have to renew it for two one-year periods.
Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Keller, moved for approval
for piggybacking on Sarasota County’s contract for bulk sodium hypochlorite for
a one year term with no renewals.
Mayor Pro Tem WilsenCity Manager
inquired if they renew would they get the same price.
Frank
said he is not sure what the exact wording on the contract says because it may have a cost
City Attorney Rosenthal
of living percentage with the renewals. asked Commissioner Johnson
for clarification on his motion. He further inquired if he motion was for the contract that the city
signed be for one year without the option for renewals or is he requesting they have the option of
City Manager Frank
renewal. advised that if they go out for bid to see the pricing that is out
there then they would just not renew this contract after the first year. He further said his
recommendation would be to approve this as presented before them tonight and if they do not get
City Attorney Rosenthal
a better bid then they can renew. explained that he does not believe
Commissioner JohnsonUtilities
that is the motion Commissioner Johnson made. agreed.
Director Smith
said he would recommend that if they allow them to go on and piggyback then
they can go out and look for the most favorable prices. He is sure that this vendor will honor that
price. Then within the next 90-120 days staff can put a packet together and put it out for bid. If
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they do not get a better price then they can continue on with the contract.
Johnson
advised that would not do the city any good in a year from now when the contract is up.
Commissioner Hood agreed and clarified that prior to the term we would send out an RFP for
costs from other companies.
After discussion motion carried 4-0 with Mayor Vandergrift being absent.
G.FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE
Adoption of Ordinance Repealing Ordinance 2005-017 and Subsequent Amendments
5.
and Restating the Personnel Rules and Regulations in its Entirety.
(
Second Reading and
Public Hearing is scheduled for November 15, 2011, Regular Commission Meeting at 7:15 p.m. or soon
(Human Resources Director Williford)
thereafter).
The ordinance providing for the PRR’s has not been amended since 2007. The city manager has requested the
human resources director complete the draft revisions of the PRR’s. This revision of the PRR’s is a
comprehensive edit and includes some new provisions. These were discussed with the department directors for
review, input and revisions.
City Attorney Rosenthal
read the title of the Ordinance.
Human Resources Director Williford
gave an overview of all the changes that were made to
the Personnel Rules and Regulations.He explained that some of the changes being proposed are
clarification issues by departments while some are changes that have occurred with the state
laws, pension, and collective bargaining units.
Human Resources Director Williford
briefly explained that the Personnel Board met to review
the changes and their recommendations were for approval with the consideration of the tiered
payment schedule for educational reimbursement. He explained that the current policy allows for
those that receive a grade of a “C” or better to receive a 100% reimbursement of their tuition.
The Personnel Board suggested a tiered system but after much discussion decided it was best to
Human Resources Director Williford
allow city staff to create that system. said what is before
them tonight does include the tiered system recommended by the department directors. He
explained the reimbursement plan being proposed says that if you receive a grade of an “A” of
“B” you receive 100% reimbursement and a grade of a “C” will get 75% reimbursement.
Anything below a “C” receives no reimbursement.
Commissioner Johnson
said he does not feel that all people are “A” students and they should
keep it as is with reimbursement being received if you get a “C” of better. He explained some
employees who work and then have school afterwards may have a tough time earning an “A”
and he feels the fact that they go to school at nights or on weekends is a great thing. He further
Human Resources Director Williford
inquired if the current system just not working. said he
does not feel there are any problems with the current policy they have. They have not had any
City Manager Frank
objections or issues from any employees at this point. asked that Mr.
Human Resources Director
Williford please clarify the current reimbursement policy.
Williford
said the current system allows those who receive an “A, B, or C” 100% tuition
City Manager Frank
reimbursement and anything below that is no reimbursement. briefly
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explained they have had quite a savings after implementing some changes last year which tighten
Commissioner Wilsen
up the rules. said she had no problems either way but does feel that there
is an incentive for an employee to receive an “A” if 100% reimbursement is given.
Commissioner Keller
said, having taught before, he also feels that there are some students who
understand everything but cannot test well. He further said his concern is that he does not see
them saving that much money with the proposed change. A brief discussion ensued regarding
Consensus from the Commission was to leave the Education
the grade system.
Reimbursement Program as is.
Mayor Pro Tem Wilsen
announced the Second Reading and Public Hearing are scheduled for
November 15, 2011, Regular Commission Meeting at 7:15 p.m. or soon thereafter.
H.PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
I.REGULAR AGENDA
Approval of Agreements with the City of Sanford and MaxWest Environmental
6.
Systems, Inc. with regard to the Disposal and Processing of Biosolids from the City of
Ocoee Wastewater Treatment Facilities. (Utilities Director Smith)
a.Approval of Interlocal Agreement between City of Sanford and City of Ocoee,
and City of Ocoee – MaxWest Agreement for the Disposal of Biosolids from the
City of Ocoee Wastewater Treatment Facility.
The City of Ocoee Wastewater Treatment Facility currently receives and treats approximately 1.68 million
gallons per day of wastewater from its customers. This produces 2,160 wet tons per year in biosolids
(activated sludge). The biosolids are hauled and disposed of in a manner which meets regulatory
requirements using Shelley’s Septic Tanks, Inc., D/B/A Shelley’s Environmental Systems. Shelley’s utilizes
land application as its primary method of disposal and has a non-exclusive contract with the City that expires
on July 16, 2012.
Staff discovered a method it prefers in the successful partnership between the nearby City of Sanford and
MaxWest Environmental Services, Inc. MaxWest has available capacity and is capable of hauling the City’s
biosolids to the Sanford facility; and Staff is recommending the City enter into a disposal agreement with
MaxWest by utilizing an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Sanford. Since this decision is linked to the
Private-Public Partnership Letter Agreement with MaxWest (agenda item to follow), Staff also recommends
any action taken on this issue be consistently followed with the partnership item.
Utilities Director Smith
provided a PowerPoint presentation explaining the biosolids disposal
alternative and MaxWest partnership opportunity.
Commissioner Johnson
inquiredwhat the charge is for the consultant that they will have to use.
Utilities Director Smith
explained that it would be about $15,000. He further explained that the
consultant would work with city staff over a 6 months period to help advance them and get them
at a high level of pressing. To hire an outside consultant through an engineer firm would cost
Commissioner Johnson
about $40,000. inquired how they would know that if they do not put it
Utilities Director
out to bid. He further inquired if they are the only company in this business.
SmithCommissioner Hood
said they are the only company in the area that does this. inquired
Utilities Director Smith
if they would need to hire more city staff. said they would not.
Commissioner JohnsonUtilities Director Smith
inquired if the city is paying the consultant.
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said they would pay the consultant for 6 months but if the commission does not want them to use
Mayor Pro Tem Wilsen
the consultant then they can take the consultant out of the agreement.
said her concern is that eventually if the company they use is not able to take the ash they will be
Utilities Director Smith
left with a lot of press material. said then they would have to find
another location. He further briefly explained that what they are really going to do is secure a
portion of MaxWest’s plant which they are holding abet for the city to use. Then at a point when
they feel there is an opportunity to open up the same facility in Ocoee they will move to the city.
Commissioner Johnson
inquired as to how much money they would have to pay up front to
Utilities
have this process put in and further inquired as to how long the contract would be.
Director SmithMayor Pro Tem
explained that this is being completely funded by MaxWest.
WilsenUtilities Director
said she believes Commissioner Johnson is jumping to item “6b”.
Smith
said what they are securing tonight is the ability to use MaxWest and to send our sludge to
Commissioner Hood
Sanford. explained that the process they are using now where they dump
Commissioner Johnson
the sludge on land is not very favorable. said it just seems to be the
Utilities Enterprise Fund is easy access to spend out of. He further said he would like to know
how long the letter states that they would have to keep MaxWest if they put their facility here.
City Manager Frank
explained that this is something that would come back at some point in the
future when there is a customer base. He further briefly explained the Letter Agreement between
the City of Ocoee & MaxWest Environmental Systems, Inc.
City Attorney Rosenthal
briefly advised that discussion is flowing back and forth between
items 6a and 6b and they really need to be careful as to which item they are talking about in
Jeff Synder
comments and in answering the questions. addressed the Commission and briefly
explained they have a 20 year contract with the City of Sanford which was executed about 3 ½
years ago. He further briefly explained the interlocal agreement they are proposing under item 6a
City Attorney Rosenthal
with regards to disposal of biosolids. interjected and explained the
two agreements the commission would be approving under item 6a advising that the agreement
with MaxWest is for a two-year term and anything beyond that term would have to come before
Mayor Tem Wilsen
the city commission. said she was confused with the comment made
regarding the enterprise fund. She is under the impression from what she heard from Utilities
Director Smith that this will be less of a financial impact in the long run by using the process
Utilities Director Smith
proposed tonight. said in the long run if they form a partnership it will
be very advantages because if they have a facility located in Ocoee then they will not be hauling
the biosolids off-site and when other municipalities want to use our facility, the city will share
City Attorney Rosenthal
that revenue with MaxWest. advised that item 6b is speculative and
further stated that he believes Commissioner Wilsen was inquiring if item 6a costing more or
Utilities Director Smith
less. answered that item 6a would cost about $9500 (projected) more a
Commissioner Wilsen
year then if they would stay with Shelley’s. said she would like to see
the city on the cutting edge and being ahead and this is personally a direction that she feels will
Commissioner Hood
be up and coming. said he feels this would also be beneficial if other
Commissioner Johnson
municipalities bring their sludge to our facility. inquired if the city
City Manager Frank
would be required to do a 20 year contract such like Sanford. briefly
explained they are not at that point yet but if they do get to that point a contract would come back
Commissioner Wilsen
before the commission. asked Utilities Director Smith to briefly explain
again to the commission and viewers watching the agreements they would be approving on item
Mr. Smith
6a only. explained the agreements, as well as, he explained the financial impact that
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Commissioner Keller
they would incur which would be covered by their budget. commented
that he likes what is being proposed. The city has found a way where they can make money
which is a lot better and safer than a landfill. He further commented that he likes the idea that
this is something that down the road the city can return to the citizens by keeping their millage
Commissioner Johnson
rate down. inquired from Mr. Synder if they were the only company in
Mr. Synder
the State of Floridain this type of business. answered that they are currently the
only company in the United States that offers this service and the only commercially operating
biosolids gasification facility that they know of. They are corporate offices are located in
Sanford, Florida.
Commissioner Hood, seconded by Commissioner Keller, moved to approve the
Interlocal Agreement between the City of Sanford and City of Ocoee, and City of
Ocoee – MaxWest Agreement for the Disposal of Biosolids from the City of Ocoee
Wastewater Treatment Facility. Motion carried 4-0 with Mayor Vandergrift being
absent.
b.Approval of Letter Agreement for Private – Public Partnership for Biosolids
Processing between the City of Ocoee & MaxWest Environmental Systems, Inc.
MaxWest Environmental Systems, Inc., partnered with the City of Sanford, has co-located a biosolids
(activated sludge) processing facility at Sanford’s South Water Resource Center. The facility provides
disposal services to wastewater treatment facilities generally located in Seminole County. The processing
facility dries and gasifies sludge to a non-sludge ash and is capable of processing 80 tons per day.
Staff recommends City Commission consider a similar partnership for Ocoee whereas MaxWest would
eventually co-locate a facility on the Ocoee Wastewater Treatment Facility campus.
Commissioner Hood, seconded by Commissioner Keller, moved to approve the
Letter Agreement for Private – Public Partnership for Biosolids Processing
between the City of Ocoee & MaxWest Environmental Systems, Inc. Motion
carried 3-1 with Mayor Vandergrift being absent and Commissioner Johnson
opposing.
J.STAFF ACTION ITEMS - None
K.COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Hood
- asked Parks & Recreation Director Jeff Hayes if they could do a
presentation for the haunted house as well as provide numbers at the next meeting. The
commissioner said he could see that there was a great deal of effort put into the project and that
there was a lot of attendance as well. The commissioner then brought up the matter of tipping
Public Works
fees. He asked what fees the City is being charged for each individual step.
Director Steve Krug
replied that the City is charged $37.72 per ton for garbage. The City is not
Commissioner Hood
charged to dump recyclable materials. continued that there is a concern
Director Krug
with individuals removing cans from the recycle bins. explained that is against
Ocoee’s ordinance to remove debris from the recyclable materials container. Commissioner
Keller asked if the City would have an opportunity to use the facility and have the vendor
compete with Orange County. The director said that they would like to think so. Orange
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Director Krug
County’s tipping fees have gone up 6%. said the City is in negotiations about the
Commissioner Hood
matter. said it would be great to have an interlocal agreement with
Mayor Pro Tem Wilsen
Apopka. They have gotten a sweet deal, the commissioner said. said
she hopes residents understand that recycling saves money for the City in tipping fees.
Commissioner Johnson
- said there are two different medians in town that they do not take care
of enough one is on Bluford and Geneva. The other is off of Bowness on Kissimmee. It is not
Commissioner Hood
mowed and people throw trash there. also said the grass on Silver Star
Road with all that grass that got burn still needs to be replaced. Krug said he knows the locations
and will take a look into the matter, and that they can definitely clean the area up.
Commissioner JohnsonDirector Krug
said that they could plant something there. said that
Commissioner Johnson
there may be some left over funding to do planting. said there are a
Commissioner Keller
number of street lights that are not working. said they have had neighbors
Director Krug
report and on average it took about 2 1/2 months to get the street lights back on.
said citizens can contact his department and his staff can contact Progress Energy using a work
Commissioner Johnson
order that contains a number which the City tracks. said he received a
compliment about the thorough pick up of debris the public works staff did using the claw truck.
Director KrugCommissioner Johnson
said he will relay the compliment to his staff. inquired
Director Krug
about the pick-up schedule. said it’s the first recycling pick-up for the month.
Commissioner Keller
said the MVP grant started today. An application can be picked up today
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at City Hall. The application submission deadline is November 30. The commissioner said that
there is a concern by Forest Trail regarding the median. The funding for flowers for the median
Commissioner Keller
has been cut. said that residents are wondering if they could apply for the
grant to beautify the median owned by Orange County. The commissioner assumed that the
group would have to obtain some sort of agreement for maintenance to avoid having their
City Manager Frank
improvements cut down. said he believes there would have to be an
agreement between the County and the HOA. He said the question for the commission is if the
Commissioner Keller
commission wants to consider such a project for the grant. also wanted to
mention that he went to the last Apopka meeting and said they have agreed to be a host city.
Apopka will get $1 million dollars as a signing bonus. This will save them $1/2 million a year
on tipping fees, and they will receive another $½ million. In total it is basically a $21 million
deal. There are concerns that it is to close Clarcona Ocoee Elementary School. The
Commissioner Hood
commissioner wasn’t sure how this would affect Ocoee’s building plans.
Commissioner Keller
said that he thinks the County owns all of that property. did ask Apopka
to hold off on approval of the matter so that Ocoee, Apopka and the County could study the
Commissioner
possible impact, but the Apopka officials went ahead and made their decision.
KellerAssistant City Manager Shadrix
brought up the matter concerning Waste Management.
said he has spoken with Mr. Dave Green of Waste Management who said the company would
like to speak with Ocoee’s commission and staff about the Apopka plans before making any
additional moves. The City will be meeting with Waste Management on two days next week, the
Mr. Green
assistant city manager said. is also planning on attending the November 15th
commission meeting.
Mayor Pro Tem Wilsen
said she was approached by a resident regarding boating on Spring
Lake. She knows that there is an ordinance against it but she does not recall why that is.
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Commissioner Johnson
said he recalls discussion regarding the lake was not big enough and
there was no access into the lake. Further discussion ensued regarding lakes with similar size
issues.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:48 p.m.
APPROVED:
Attest: City of Ocoee
____________________________ _____________________________
Beth Eikenberry, City Clerk S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor
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