HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-19-13 AgendaOCOEE CITY COMMISSION
Ocoee Commission Chambers
150 North Lakeshore Drive
Ocoee, Florida
November 19, 2013
6:15 P.M. EXECUTIVE SESSION — POSPEICH SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
7:15 P.M. AGENDA
REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING
A. CALL TO ORDER
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call and Determination of Quorum
B. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
Presentation of Officer of the 3 rd Quarter to Police Officer Eric Edwards by
CACOPD Board Members
Presentation of Completion Award to Commissioner John Grogan for Successfully
Completing the Institute of Elected Municipal Officials held October 11 -13, 2013.
(Mayor Vandergrift)
C. COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS /PUBLIC
D. STAFF REPORTS AND AGENDA REVIEW
E. COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCEMENTS
F. CONSENT AGENDA
ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER TFIE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO 13E ROUTINE AND WILL BE
ACTED UPON BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL B1; NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF TIIESE ITEMS UNLESS
DISCUSSION IS DESIRED 13Y A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION, IN WHICH CASE THF, MAYOR WILL
INSTRUCT 'ITIE CITY CLERK TO REMOVE THAT ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND SUCH ITEM
WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATFILY.
1. Approval of Minutes for the Regular Commission Meeting Held November 5,
2013. (City Clerk Eikenberry)
2. Appointment to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. (City Clerk
Eikenberry)
Members of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board serve two -year terns. The Ordinance provides
that the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board membership shall consist of nine (9) members and
whenever possible, appointments to the Board may include one member from each of the following
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organizations: Ocoee Little League, Ocoee Youth Soccer League (OYSL), Ocoee Bulldog Pop Warner
Football, and West Orange Senior Citizens Association. Currently the board has seven (7) members.
One application was recently submitted. Ocoee resident Wendell Singrey has indicated he is interested
in serving on this board.
3. Appointment of Fifth Trustee to the Police Officers' and Firefighters'
Retirement Trust Fund Board of Trustees. (City Clerk Eikenberry)
Trustees for the Pension Board serve four -year terns. Two of the trustees are appointed by the City
Commission, two are elected from the employee body, and the fifth trustee is chosen by those four
trustees and presented to the City Commission to ratify the appointment as a ministerial act. At their
meeting dated November 11, 2013, the Pension Board appointed Mark Scalzo to serve as the fifth
trustee for a four -year term to expire on September 30, 2017. The position was formerly held by Butch
Stanley whose term expired September 30, 2013. The Operating Rules and Procedures of the Pension
Board do not prohibit current City employees from serving as the Fifth Trustee.
4. Approval for Renewal of EMT /Paramedic Student Affiliation Agreement
between City of Ocoee and Valencia College. (Fire Chief McNeil)
The City Commission originally approved for the Ocoee Fire Department to enter into an agreement
with Valencia College to provide supervised learning experiences for the College's emergency medical
services students on August 5, 2008. That agreement was approved for renewal on November 2, 2010.
The current agreement is set to expire on December 31, 2013. The Ocoee Fire Department would like
to renew the agreement for another two year period from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2015.
5. Approval of 2013/2014 Budgeted Sanitation Side Arm Demonstrator Garbage
Truck Purchase. (Public Works Director Krug)
The City traditionally purchases vehicles and equipment through bids from the Florida Sheriffs
Association's annual contract. Public Works has researched pricing throughout the State and has
found the Florida Sheriffs Association continues to provide the lowest competitively bid pricing.
The Sanitation Division budget includes the replacement of two (2) side loading garbage trucks.
Following the demonstration of a Wayne Curbtender automated side arm loader on a Crane Carrier
Corp. chassis, the City was offered a discounted price to purchase the demonstration unit. The
discounted price of $229,900.00 includes all warranties and painting the truck in the standard City
colors. The quote for the same vehicle on the Florida Sheriffs Assoc. contract is $279,900.00. This
provides a $50,000.00 savings to the City's Sanitation Division. Purchasing the demonstration unit
will allow Sanitation to evaluate the benefits of this manufacturer's design features for future
purchases.
6. Approval of Bluford Avenue Drainage Project Property Acquisition. (Public
Works Director Krug)
The City has completed the design and permitting for the Bluford Avenue stornwater project
extending from Columbus Street to 7th Street which will alleviate roadway flooding in this area. The
project requires a small portion of additional right of way be acquired from five (5) parcels on the east
side of Bluford Ave. between Orlando Ave. and 7th Street. These acquisitions incorporate a strip of
land approximately thirteen feet wide, corner clips at intersections and temporary construction
easements to blend the roadway improvements with the remaining property. The appraisal reports for
the acquisitions have been completed. Due to the small size of the acquisitions with no severance
damages found to the remainder properties, the Attorney would generally recommend proceeding with
a voluntary process, however the title work indicates we may not be very successful due to a number
Of issues. These issues include a pending bankruptcy, delinquent real estate taxes that exceed the value
of the parcel sought to be acquired and mortgages which will require a release. Based on the title
information, the Attorney is recommending the City make the statutorily required pre - condemnation
offer letters at the appraised values and then proceed to eminent domain, ensuring the quickest
resolution to the acquisitions.
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7. Approval to Execute a Utility Work by Highway Contractor Agreement with the
Florida Department of Transportation in Connection with the Widening of SR
50 from the Entrance to the West Oaks Mall to SR 429. (City Engineer Wheeler)
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is completing the detailed design plans to widen SR
50 through the City of Ocoee from the entrance to the West Oaks Mall to SR 429 (FDOT Dash 3
Project). The current schedule has this project being bid in the spring of 2014 with construction to
start after July 1, 2014. The construction schedule is expected to last approximately 3 years. FDOT
has agreed to allow the City of Ocoee to partner in their project and for the City to have its affected
utility pipelines relocated by FDOT's contractor. Such work is done through a Utility Work by
Highway Contractor (UWHC) Agreement whereby the City agrees to pay the cost of the work, based
on an engineer's cost estimate approved by FDOT. Two separate UWHC Agreements are required for
the utility relocations because most of the work is to be paid for by the City and some of the work is to
be paid for by FDOT.
G. PUBLIC HEARINGS
8. Approval of Resolution for All Sports Senior Living Project Financing Located
at 11801 Roberson Road. (Advertised in the Orlando Sentinel on Tuesday, November 5, 2013)
(City Attorney Cookson)
Windermere Senior Living, LLC (the "Applicant ") intends to construct a senior living facility which
will contain approximately 72 assisted living units and approximately 48 memory support units on
6.47 acres of property located on the north side of Roberson Road just east of the Roberson
Rd. /Windermere Rd. intersection.
The Applicant originally desired the assistance of the City in obtaining conduit financing pursuant to
the Florida Industrial Development Financing Act, Chapter 159, Part 11, Florida Statutes (the "Act ").
However, the Applicant has obtained a new financing source through the Capital Trust Agency once
the Applicant and the City could not come to terms on the financing requirements.
On June 18, 2013, the City took action with the adoption of a Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act
Resolution (the " TEFRA Resolution "). In order to provide adequate notice to all interested parties and
comply with Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code "), the
Applicant desires to have the City adopt a new TEFRA Resolution in connection with the new source
of financing through the Capital Trust Agency.
H. REGULAR AGENDA
9. Ocoee Crown Point Letter of Interest (LOI) Discussion and Direction. (City
Planner Rumer)
The Mayor and City Commissioners authorized the City Attorney to advertise a request for Letter of
Intent (LOI) for sale of residential land within the Ocoee Crown Point PUD. This LOI identified eight
(8) criteria the Letter of Intent should provide, leaving the purchase price and closing date for the
respondents to provide as their own response. This ensured that all respondents had an equal
opportunity to respond with their best terms on the project.
Six (6) developers responded to the LOI request. Based upon a detailed review of each respondent's
LOI proposal, the City Manager with the aid of other designated staff, short listed the respondents to
three for consideration to continue on for further discussions with an ultimate selection for contract
negotiations. The City Manager has chosen Taylor Morrison, Front Door Communities, and Meritage
Homes as a recommendation for further negotiations.
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I. STAFF ACTION ITEMS
J. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS
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 VERBATIM 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. LAKESHORE DRIVE, OCOEE, FL 34761, (407) 905 -3105 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE
MEETING.
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