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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-14-99 WS MINUTES OF CITY COMMISSION WORK SESSION HELD JUNE 14, 1999 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Vandergrift called the meeting to order at 6:06 p.m., and noted that a quorum was not present. PRESENT: Mayor Vandergrift and Commissioner Anderson, City Manager Shapiro, City Attorney Rosenthal, Planning Director Wagner, Director of Community Relations/Projects Shira, City Engineer/Utilities Director Shira, Recreation Director Nordquist, Finance Supervisor Carter, Information Systems Manager Kevin Tartar, and Deputy City Clerk Green. ABSENT: Commissioners Howell, Johnson and Parker. REVIEW AGENDA FOR JUNE 15, 1999 REGULAR MEETING The following items were discussed: . Item III. D. Addendum to Final Subdivision Plan for Lake Bennet Centre (Replat of Lots 2,3,4,5). Commissioner Anderson asked if this addendum will meet the requirements of the new Master Plan. City Attorney Rosenthal explained the Replat is not impacted in any way, as the infrastructure of the subdivision is complete. He said they are combining some lots and changing a lot to address a drainage issue. City Manager Shapiro explained that the Ordinance will apply when the development plan is reviewed. . Item III. E. Final Plat for Lake Bennet Centre, Lost 2,3,4 and 5 Replat. Commissioner Anderson referred to a letter of credit to the City ensuring all site work shall be completed in time to the City's satisfaction. He asked if these issues are time specific. City Engineer/Utilities Director Shira responded that there are no set deadlines. City Attorney Rosenthal explained that a developer can plat in advance of completion of certain improvements by posting a letter of credit, but may not pull building permits except for a limited number of circumstances. Mayor Vandergrift asked if there will be a bike/walking trail around Lake Bennet in conjunction with Lake Bennet Centre. Planning Director Wagner said there is a plan in the Activities Center for a trail around Lake Bennet. He said the subdivision plan before them includes easements on the replat for the trail, which are outside the 100 year flood plain and inside the conservation zone. He said developers are not giving up any more than they have given, but are giving the easement and the right to build the trail if the Commissioners Work Session Meeting June 14, 1999 City wants to. Mayor Vandergrift then asked if the developer would be building the trail, and Mr. Wagner said no. Mayor Vandergrift asked if the City had a plan to put a trail around Lake Bennet or for getting the easement to put one in. Mr. Wagner said the game plan would be to get easements from every developer to go around the lake, but he did not know how equitable it was to have the developer build and pay for it. He said our Ordinance as it is currently written does not allow for any building in that conservation area. Mayor Vandergrift then asked if the City had the same easement with the Senior Citizens Center. Planning Director Wagner responded no, that this easement was subsequent to the Lake Bennet easement, but there is a conservation easement that we have a right to. . Item III. F. Final Plat for Remington Oaks Phase I. Mayor Vandergrift asked about the availability of cut through areas or walking trails from the Sawmill Subdivision to the Remington Oaks Subdivision. It was determined that only a road is available now. He asked if the builder will develop the park in any way or if it is vacant land. Mr. Wagner responded that it was vacant. Mayor Vandergrift asked if the developer would install some apparatuses while they were building in return for the City granting credit toward recreational fees. Planning Director Wagner explained that the developer has to provide a private recreational facility, which in this case includes a pool, but is under no obligation to build more than that. He said the City does not have a plan for that area yet., but is attempting to acquire five or six adjoining acres in order to have about eight to ten usable acres. The next step is to develop a plan before installing any facilities there. Mayor Vandergrift suggested possible ways to work with the developer to help ensure that the park would be available sooner. Mr. Wagner said that when the City develops the park they might want to include residents in the planning process for it. . Item VI. B. Amendment to Preliminary Site Plan and Final Site Plan for Esplanade Apartments at Plantation Grove. Commissioner Anderson recalled discussions about the wall in previous meetings. City Attorney Rosenthal pointed out that this is a quasijudicial matter to be considered in a public hearing, and that the developers presentation and public comment would be taken into account at that time. 2 Commissioners Work Session Meeting June 14, 1999 . Item VI. A. Ordinance No. 99-24, Road Impact Fee Commissioner Anderson suggested delaying a decision until a new study was available. Planning Director Wagner said the statistics for Single Family have not changed in several years, but those for Commercial have changed in certain areas. He said the numbers are based on the Comprehensive Plan and the Comp Plan would need to be changed in order to change the numbers. . Item VII. A. Ordinance No. 99-25, Builders Complaint Log Commissioner Anderson requested that entries in the Compliant Log remain for more than one year. Mr. Shapiro suggested that a one to three year period would be prudent and said it would be the Commissioners' call to make the change. In further discussion, Mayor Vandergrift asked in what meeting the Complaint Log had been suggested as he wanted to review it. Mayor suggested including good comments as well and naming it a Comment Log. Mr. Rosenthal cautioned that an undue burden might be placed on the City if the City kept a Comment Log with "good comments." He said he would rather deal with a builder who is not happy with a logged complaint as opposed to a resident who is unhappy with a builder who had good comments in the City's log. . Item VII. B. Resolution No. 99-13, Extension of Time Warner Cable Franchise Commissioner Anderson said in the Cable Franchise Workshop he had asked about the numbers assigned to Cable Channels not matching the numbers of the Television Channels, and that Time Warner was to have responded with a letter regarding this issue. Discussion ensued. It was decided that that issue would not affect the resolution. . Item VII. E. Design Fee Proposal- Reclaimed Water Retrofit Project for Reserve and Reflections Subdivisions Commissioner Anderson asked about the grant for reclaimed water. City Manager Shapiro responded that Apopka did get a grant for $260,000.00 from SJRWMD, and he said the City would also seek grant funds. . Item VII. I. Discussion/Action re: Purchase of New Recreation Bus Commissioner Anderson expressed concern about the comfort of the buses, whether the buses would have handicapped access, if they were highway use buses, and if drivers were required to have a CDL. .Recreation Director Nordquist said the CDL was required. Apopka Consent Agenda: 3 Commissioners Work Session Meeting June 14, 1999 Mayor Vandergrift referred to an article in the Sentinel about controversy over the City of Apopka's Consent Agenda. He suggested that Ocoee's Consent Agenda should be shown on the Television screen prior to the meeting. Commissioner Anderson commented that the information was on the web site and that there are copies available for attendees on the way into the meeting. Trash: Mayor Vandergrift said he had received a complaint about trash being dumped on Delaware. He said he had called the Sanitation Department to pick up the tree limbs and tree bases a week ago but it was still there. Clerk's Note: As the items pertinent to them had been discussed, at 6:55 p.m. Community Relations Director Shira, City Engineer/Utilities Director Shira, Planning Director Wagner, and Recreation Director Nordquist left the meeting. . VII. C. Discussion/Action re: Telecommunications Award. Commissioner Anderson voiced a concern about the system becoming outdated. He said T-l service has been around since the '70's and works well, but he was concerned that another method would be better serve the City. Discussion ensued. Information Systems Manager Kevin Tartar responded that he thought the City could not justify going to the "bleeding edge" oftechnology with its current growth rate. He explained the problems with the current system and the benefits of the proposed system.did not justify going with more expensive equipment. Mayor Vandergrift suggested including training on phone etiquette along with the training for the new system, and City Manager Shapiro agreed. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m. Attest: APPROVED: }y; ~ lv~ Mairan Green, Deputy City Clerk ___.., /7 t; ;;;VUL~ s. Scott Vandergrir(, 4