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Home My WebLink About01-03-2006 Agenda OCOEE CITY COMMISSION Ocoee Commission Chambers 150 North Lakeshore Drive Ocoee, Florida January 3, 2006 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 of Silver Award to Cadette Girl Scout Troop 32. (Mayor Vandergrift) Presentation - Westgate Resorts Would Like to Present the Police Department and Fire Department with Grants for Public Safety ($5,000 each, and $1,000 for Toys for Tots) - Brian Siegel. (Commissioner Johnson) Presentation - Certificate of Commendation to Sgt. Steve McCosker. (Police Chief Goclon) I C. COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS/PUBLIC I D. COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCEMENTS/CORRESPONDENCE E. CONSENT AGENDA ALL MATTERS 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 SEPARATELY. 1. Approval and Acceptance of the Regular City Commission Minutes of December 20,2005. (City Clerk Eikenberry) 2. Approval of Forest Brooke Subdivision Traffic Enforcement Agreement. (Police Chief Goclon) A traffic enforcement agreement is required by Florida State Statutes 316.006(2) for the Ocoee Police Department to have authority to enforce traffic laws upon the private roads within the limits of the gated subdivisions. Forest Brooke Community Owners Association Inc. is requesting such an agreement. 3. Approval of Use of Forfeiture Funds to Purchase Tasers. (Police Chief Goclon) Tasers have been proven to reduce officer and resistant subject injuries during confrontations that turn physical or which have the propensity to turn physical. The Ocoee Police Department wishes to supply all of its officers with Tasers to help protect themselves and others during such incidents. The department currently has 55 X-26 Tasers, not enough to issue one to each officer. This purchase of25 Tasers and related equipment would cost approximately $25,000 and will provide the department with enough Tasers to equip all of its officers, as well as allowing 5 spares on hand to instantly replace Tasers needing repair. It is recommended that the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners City Commission Regular Meeting January 3, 2006 I authorize the use of not more than $25,000 from forfeiture funds to make an initial purchase of Tasers (sole source from DGG Taser Inc.) for police department use. 4. Approval of Use of Forfeiture Funds to Purchase a Computerized Voice Stress Analyzer. (Police Chief Goclon) The police department employs a Computerized Voice Stress Analyzer (CVSA) to help determine applicants' suitability to become police officers. The police department currently outsources this testing. The cost of the tests has been approximately $6750.00 ($150.00 x 45 applicants) for new applicants for the last two years. The cost of the system ($10,000 to $12,000) and training (approximately $1500 per examiner) would pay for itself in approximately three to four years. It is recommended that the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners authorize the use of not more than $15,000 from forfeiture funds to purchase a Computerized Voice Stress Analyzer (CVSA) and training. 5. Approval of Amendment to the Existing Participation Agreement with SJRWMD for Land Acquisition and Environmental Park Implementation. (Community Development Director Wagner) The City of Ocoee has been actively working with the St. Johns River Water Management District in acquiring environmentally sensitive land under a Participation Agreement dated January 25, 2001. This agreement is scheduled to expire on January 25, 2006. In an effort to continue participation with SJRWMD, the City has requested to extend the existing Participation Agreement to a certain parcel of land (+/-12.9 acres) that has been earmarked as a potential environmental park site. To this goal, the St. Johns River Water Management District has agreed to extend the existing Participation Agreement with the City of Ocoee, and to provide an extension of the available funds for design and construction of a proposed Environmental Park. Attached hereto is a Staff Report from Robert Christianson to the St. Johns River Water Management District Governing Board, which includes a summary of the terms and conditions of the amended agreement. Accordingly, these conditions were set by the SJRWMD for insurance of the parcel acquisition and project implementation. I F. PUBLIC HEARINGS ORDINANCE SECOND READING 6. March 2006 Election - Second Reading of the Ordinance to Opt Out of Early Voting. (Advertised as Public Hearing in Orlando Sentinel Classified Legal on December 29, 2005) (City Clerk Eikenberry) At the Commission Meeting on December 6, 2005, the consensus of the commission was to adopt an ordinance opting out of Early Voting in the City of Ocoee. First Reading took place on December 20, 2005. Adoption of this ordinance will still allow for Ocoee residents to vote early for a fourteen-day period prior to the Municipal Election at the Supervisor of Elections Office, or cast an absentee ballot. I G. REGULAR AGENDA I 7. Contract with Louis Rotundo for Political Consulting Services. (City Manager Frank) The City of Ocoee entered into a contract for consultant-lobbying services with Louis Rotundo and Associates for a one-year contract beginning in the calendar year of 2002. The contract has been renewed each year. The proposed contract for services for the year 2006 is for $44,000, with additional travel expenses not-to-exceed $2,250. ORDINANCE FIRST READING 8. Amending Chapter 150 City Codes, Stormwater Management. (Second Reading and Public Hearing Scheduled for January 17, 2006). (public Works Director Zaitooni) At the November 28, 2005, Stormwater Work Shop, staff recommended amending the existing Stormwater Ordinance to add or modify the category of properties subject to stormwater fee, adopting a new fee structure, and placing the stormwater fees on the Orange County tax roll. As the extended Page 2 of3 City Commission Regular Meeting January 3, 2006 deadline to submit all required information to the Orange County is March 1, 2006, staff has prepared the necessary amendments to Chapter 150 of the City's Codes relating to stormwater management. In summary, the Ordinance will amend (1) definitions, (2) modify and expand property categories, (3) modify fee structure, (4) enable the City to set fees by City Commission resolution, and (5) enables the City to place the stormwater fees on the annual County tax rolls. The property categories subject to a stormwater fee are modified and expanded to include residential category with four (4) distinct classes based upon the gross square footage (Category A), residential condominiums (Category B), developed non-residential properties (Category C), and vacant land (Category D). 9. Approval of First Amendment to Residential Garbage/Recycling Collection and Disposal Agreement with Waste Services of Florida, Inc. (formerly Florida Recycling, Inc.). (Public Works Director Zaitooni) Pursuant to the City Commission's approval of the in-house residential curbside, it is necessary to amend the Agreement with the Waste Services of Florida, Inc. (formerly Florida Recycling Services, Inc.), the city's current residential hauler for garbage and recycling. The Amendment will provide and facilitate a phased transition as the new City trucks become available, address service penalties, address contractor default, provide for mutual releases and cooperation, and the eventual mutual termination of the Agreement between the parties. City Commission has approved an increase in monthly customer rates from $16 to $19. As the routes are transitioned to the City operation, the payments to the hauler are decreased accordingly. I H. STAFF REPORTS I I. 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 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. LAKE SHORE DRIVE, OCOEE, FL 34761, (407) 905 -3105 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. Page 3 of3