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Home My WebLink About01-07-92 \.., MINUTES OF THE OCOEE BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING HELD JANUARY 7, 1992 Mayor Dabbs called the regular meeting of the Ocoee Board of City Commissioners to order at 7:35 p.m. in the commission chambers and then led in the prayer and pledge of allegiance. Mayor Dabbs then called the roll and declared a quorum present. PRESENT: Mayor Dabbs, Commissioners Combs, Foster, Johnson, and Woodson. Also present were City Manager Shapiro, City Attorney Rosenthal, City Engineer /Utili ties Director Shira, Administrative Services Director Beamer, Planning Director Behrens, Public Works Director Brenner, Building Official Flippen, and City Clerk Grafton. ABSENT: None PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS Laurie Malec, Cheerleader, reported on her trip to the cheerleading competition in Dallas on December 27 and 28. ~ CONSENT AGENDA The proposed consent agenda consisted of items A, Br C, D, Er and F. Commissioner Woodson noted that there were corrections he wished to make in the minutes of the workshop held December 17, 1991 (item A): on page one where Commissioner Combs said he liked the original layout wi th the Ci ty Hall in the ball park and Commissioner Woodson said he preferred leaving the green area for the ball park, in both cases the "ball" park should be "city" park. A. ~f:_~l:l~t:~_!!f:~__~!!d_~PPr:9.Y~LoL1UIl1,1 t~~_gLJ~,~JLt!I~.r:__c:oIlll!lt~~ i O!!___I't~~_t i!!fLOI ~~_c:_~!lIl:?~.L1IL~2-2J.L__a.!!(t_W_Qr:J{sh()2_~0 f __ Dec e_IIl~es_J1LJJ} 1___ B. . Acc:el)ta!!<::~L _ApP!()"aJ<:ll)cl~-'!thQI: t?aUQ}1_J9L!h.E! . 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'_. ~s ~9.C'.:iatj()_IlP.g.r-ee rneI1LJg r _H:re~t ._k:ighti_Il9 fo:r:J(l1i.tehUJ~\lbClivis ign ~ [.u_ ~.PPI"QY_~lCi.!1_<:lA,C'c:_e~t an c; ~_ c>L ~_e.:i:.IIl_~re.Yj.)J~g:~A.:j'i I1_ClJ__E:.n fLt!l~eI"tI1SL._ Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Foster, moved to approve the consent agenda. Motion carried with unanimous vote in favor. COMMENTS fROM CITIZENS/PUBLIC Mr. R.P. Mohnacky, 1820 Prairie Lake Boulevard, asked for clarification of the question asked by Mayor Dabbs at the workshop re: subsidizing sanitation services. Mayor Dabbs said that he was just asking for a show of hands to get some indication from those citizens present whether they felt that the service should be self supporting or should be subsidized. ~ PUBLIC HEARINGS - None '-' Page 2 Ocoee City Commission Regular Meeting January 7, 1992 OTHER BUSINESS Report on Status of Purchase of Lots Adjacent to Woman's Club, Corner of N. Lakewood/E. Oakland City Manager Shapiro advised that, pursuant to Commission's direction on April 16, 1991 regarding a purchase contract with Mr. Ben Griffin, the City Attorney had researched the property located at the southwest corner of N. Lakewood and E. Oakland. That search revealed that there were encumbrances and liens totalling $280,224.62 on the property. The recommendation was against pursuing a purchase due to the magnitude of the liens relative to the value of the property. Mr. Shapiro said that, as noted in the staff report, an alternative would be to bring condemnation action against the property; however, as the process would j2 very complicated, he recommended withdrawing the offer to purchase. Commissioner Foster, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, moved to wi thdraw the offer to purchase the two lots adjacent to the Woman's Club from Mr. Griffin. Motion carried with unanimous vote in favor. Police/Fire Pension Board Appointment to Replace Mr. Milton West (continued from December 17, 1991 meeting) Commissioner Johnson nominated Mr. Rayburn Wood to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Milton West's resignation from the Police/Fire Pension Board. Vote was unanimous in favor. STAFF REPORTS ~ City Manager Shapiro reported that I. Kruger, Inc. has invited up to five Ocoee officials to Denmark, all expenses paid, to view a sewer process in operation in Copenhagen. This process is not available to view in the United States and purportedly saves significant electrical costs and might expand our sewer plant an additional one million gallons above three million gallons at a reduced cost. Mr. Shapiro felt it would be appropriate to take advantage of the offer and contacted the City Attorney to determine whether the trip would be ethical and legal under the gift laws of the State of Florida. Using those guidelines, arrangements have been made for Commissioner Johnson, City Manager Shapiro, City Engineer Shapiro, Utility Superintendent Holland, and Consulting Engineer Shultz to leave on January 26th and return on January 31st. City Manager Shapiro called Commission's attention to the Clarke Road status report which was distributed for City Engineer Shira before the meeting. '-' COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Woodson: --.-.---------------------.-.---. 1) Asked about the status of the Howell house (which had been burn damaged) on S. Bluford Avenue. Building Official Flippen explained that the property has been sold and a permit was denied until a problem with the lot lines has been solved. Mr. Flippen said he had given the new owners until January 20 to either board up the house or apply for a demolition permit. 2) Asked if the "No Trucks" signs are up on Orlando Avenue as he sees trucks on that road regularly. 3) Asked if the City cut the trees around the lake. 4) Asked if a response from PDR Architects has come yet. The answer was not yet. 5) Asked for a progress report on the enclave information program. City Manager Shapiro advised that the one meeting that was held was all Staff had time for. '-' Page 3 Ocoee City Commission Regular Meeting January 7, 1992 6) Asked how long D.O.T. will be working on Bluford Avenue and SR437. 7) Advised that the new mail trucks are higher than the old ones and the Postmaster requests that low hanging branches be trimmed so that the vehicles will not be scratched. It was stated for the record that this information did not come from Commissioner Johnson. 8) Asked for a report on the Zip Code status. 9) Thanked Public Works for the collections they have made. Commissioner Combs: 1) Asked for a progress report on the golf course. City Manager advised they are waiting for a permit. 2) Expressed appreciation for the Christmas lights. 3) Advised that the trucks on Orlando Avenue are working on Clarke Road. ~g.J!lDl.J,~sio.~~~uI~si~~u;u No comments. Commissioner Johnson: No comments. ~~Y<:)L D~JlPs..!. 1) Advised that the West Orange Chamber of Commerce is looking for both land and assistance in relocating, and requested that this be put on an agenda after research is done. 2) Asked that a staff member attend the School Board meeting on January 14 re: ~ the school impact fee study and ordinance. The Ocoee Rent-a-Choir sang Happy Birthday to Commissioner Johnson in anticipation of his birthday on January 17. ADJOURNKENT The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. A~:.~ ~fton, ~ty Clerk '-"