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MINUTES OF THE WEST ORANGE SUMMIT MEETING
HELD AUGUST 26,1998, AT 7.30 PM
IN THE FRAN CARL TON CENTER, APOPKA
PRESENT:
City of Apopka (Host City): Mayor John H. Land, Commissioner J.W. Arrowsmith,
Commissioner Billie L. Dean, Commissioner Marilyn U. McQueen, Assistant City Administrator
Jack Douglas, Community Development Director Nicole Guillet-Dary, Officer Latorneau, and
Deputy City Clerk Jeanne Green.
Absent: Commissioner Mark R. Holmes.
Town of Oakland: Mayor Jon Vanderley, Town Manager Robert L. Tietz.
Absent: Councilman William Dudzinski, Councilman Michael Satterfield, Councilman Willie
Welch, and Councilwoman Kathy Stark.
City of Ocoee: Mayor S. Scott Vandergrift, Commissioner Scott Anderson, Commissioner Scott
Glass, Commissioner Danny Howell, Commissioner Nancy Parker, City Manager Ellis Shapiro,
City Clerk Jean Grafton.
Town of Windermere: Mayor Karen L. Ruenheck, Councilman Larry Dodson, Councilman Don
Greer, Councilman Thomas Johnson, Town Planner Carl Patterson, and Town Manager Cecilia
A. Bernier.
Absent: Councilman Bill Osborne, Councilman Jerry Van Dyke.
City of Winter Garden: Mayor Jack L. Quesinberry, Commissioner Theo Graham,
Commissioner John Harriman, Commissioner John Rees, City Manager Hollis Holden, City
Clerk Helen Pryor, and City Attorney A. Kurt Ardaman.
Absent: Commissioner Johnnie Mae Anderson.
Also Present: Candidate Mel Martinez, Mr. Oscar Juarez, Mr. Billy Burch, and Mrs. Beth
Vandergrift.
OPENING AND INVOCATION
Mayor Land called the meeting to order, gave the invocation and led those present in the Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag.
Mayor Land welcomed everyone to the meeting and recognized Candidate Mel Martinez who is
running for the position of County Chairman.
1998 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE - OSCAR JUAREZ
Mr. Juarez presented the results of the 1998 Legislative session and stated that it had been a
good year for West Orange County. Additionally, Mr. Juarez went over issues which will come
up in the 1999 Legislative session. The Mayors and Commissioners from the five cities
discussed those issues.
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LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR 1999 - CITY MANAGER ELLIS SHAPIRO (CITY OF
OCOEE)
City Manager Shapiro stated the agenda will include proposed legislation that will change
property legal descriptions from metes and bounds to a section/township/range description. He
felt the State should find a method to make annexation easier for Cities without having to deal
with the Counties. With regard to the Tax Payers Protection Act, the state has to figure out the
final impact. The Mayors and Commissioners discussed the issues and made suggestions such as
approaching the State to purchase property along Lake Apopka for a regional park and a school,
as well as supporting a State Statute which would allow the cities to annex property with a
majority vote.
WEST ORANGE AIRPORT UPDATE - BILLY BURCH
Mr. Burch gave a status report on the West Orange Airport. The air rights at the location
selected for the airport will expire September 30, 1998. Discussion ensued between the Mayors,
Commissioners and Staff.
Mr. Burch said Charles Blair of the FAA suggested the Florida Department of Transportation
and the involved Cities send letters to him requesting the extension of the air rights for another
year and he would approach the GOA on their behalf.
Assistant City Administrator Jack Douglas was asked to get the addresses and City Manager
Hollis Holden to draft a letter.
COOPERATIVE AGENCY OF MUNICIPAL PLANNING (C.A.M.P.) - PLANNING,
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL (EcFRPc) - MAYOR
JOHN LAND AND ASSIST ANT CITY ADMINISTRATOR JACK DOUGLAS (CITY OF
APOPKA)
Mayor Land reviewed the proposed restructuring ECFRPC as recommended by the Blue
Ribbon Committee. He stated the Council was being reduced from 57 members to 27 and there
is concern that the smaller, but faster growing areas, will be left out.
Jack Douglas stated the C.A.M.P agreement handed out was drafted in 1992 and was the same
agreement with no revisions except it has been updated to include all the Cities of the West
Orange Summit. The recommendation was made to appoint the chief planning official and one
other person from each city to attend an organization meeting to address three main issues. The
first issue is to review and update the 1992 agreement. The second is to review and update the
joint planning area for each City. The third issue is to determine what other cities should be
invited to join C.A.M.P such as Orlando, Clermont, and Mount Dora.
Discussion ensued between the Mayors, Commissioners, and staff.
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SECURITY AND SAFETY ISSUED ON THE WEST ORANGE TRAIL - MAYOR JON
V ANDERLEY (TOWN OF OAKLAND)
Mayor Vanderley questioned who has jurisdiction with regard to providing emergency services
along the Trail. He suggested that a group be formed to discuss the issue.
Mr. Holden stated that a couple of years ago the County Real Estate office was directed to create
an interlocal agreement to cover this issue and to get the paperwork to the cities affected.
Nothing has been received and he said he would contact that office and will try to persuade them
to get something to the cities.
GENERAL DISCUSSION OF WEST ORANGE ROADS - COUNCILMAN DON GREER
(TOWN OF WINDERMERE)
Councilman Greer asked the group what a town can do to lobby for road systems outside of
their city.
Mayor Land sug~ested the City contact the Metro Plan who will be meeting September 9, 1998,
to set their prioritIes. Additionally, this may be a topic to address once the C.A.M.P. agreement
has been completed.
OLD BUSINESS - CITY MANAGER - HOLLIS HOLDEN (WINTER GARDEN)
Mr. Holden said that at the last Tri-City meeting consent was gIven to try to push the County to
prosecute local ordinances such as parking violations. He suggested the Winter Garden Police
Chief head up a committee to get wIth the County to ask them to prosecute the cases instead of
the cities. He said Windermere and Oakland will be included.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
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