III (F) Approval and Authorization to Allocate $9,000 from Contingency to Assist West Orange Chamber of Commerce in Purchasing a Permanent Home Agenda 12-15-98
"CENTER OF GOOD LIVING-PRIDE OF WEST ORANGE" ItMAYOR COMMISSIONER
S.SCOTT VANDERGRIFT
O� Ocoee COMMISSIONERS
CITY OF OCOEE DANNY HOW
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C p OCOEE,FLORIDA 34761-2258 NANCYSCOTT J.A GLASS
(407)656-2322 J.PARKER
CITY MANAGER
ELLIS SHAPIRO
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MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Ellis Shapiro, City Manager
DATE: December 10, 1998
RE: West Orange Chamber of Commerce Building Fund
In preparing the current fiscal year budget, we omitted the $9,000/year
requested by the Chamber of Commerce over the next 5 years to assist them in
purchasing a permanent home.
Therefore, we are respectfully requesting that $9,000 be allocated from
contingency for this request. The current contingency budget has $121,930.00.
Respectfully subm',ed,
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1 President Elect
Richard Irwin Mr. Ellis Shapiro
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Lynn Walker Wright City of Ocoee
Lynn Walker Wright,P.A. 150 N. Lakeshore Drive
Directors
Paula Abney Ocoee, Florida 34761
Abney Insurance Agency
Pat Ahrendt
Merrill Lynch Dear Ellis:
Jack Amon
Amon's Groves
Kurt Amon's Groves
The West Orange Chamber of Commerce is in the process of finalizing the
Fishback,Dominick,Bennett, lease-purchase of the Lake Apopka Natural Gas building located next
1 Scepter&Ardaman
Kay Behrens door to our current facility. As you know, the building we currently reside in
West Oaks Mall has been sold and will no longer be available after January 1, 1998. For
SunDave TBei Beak of Central FL.N.A. the past two years the Chamber has been trying to obtain a permanent
Laura Carden home in a location that is central to the four cities we represent.
Amber Electric,Inc. Fortunately, the City of Winter Garden has generously agreed to lease us
Ken ConeP the Lake Apopka roe
Florida Power Corporationproperty rty rent-free fora period of six years. At the end of
Bob Elrod the sixth year the Chamber can and will purchase the building at its
Adkins,Elrod&Company current market value of$225,000. Essentially, Winter Garden has agreed to
Jim Gleason
City of Ocoee donate approximately$75,000 in rent and interest on the deferred
Deborah Hopkins purchase to our organization, and has requested that we raise an equal
Valenta Community College
Alan Howell amount from the other three municipalities we represent.
Gerald Jowers
City of Winter Garden The monies raised from Ocoee, Oakland and Windermere shall not be
Monique Excell-LeRoy used for the purchase, but to begin immediate and much needed
First Federal of Osceola
Michael McPhillips renovations to the existing structure. The Chamber leadership would like
Walt Disney World Company the new office to be a shining example of all that west Orange County has
Neil Macali
Eyes For You Optical to offer. With this in mind, I respectfully request your support of this
Town of o kland important project. We are asking each community for a six year
Jim Neumayer commitment based on population and budget size in the following
Classic Care of America amounts:
Joanne Quarles
Stewart Title of Orange County,Inc.
Karen Ruenheck Ocoee---$9,000 per year for a six year period.
Town of Windermere
Russ Salerno Windermere---$3,000 per year for a six year period.
United American Bank
John Terrell
Wingard Construction&Real Estate,Inc. Oakland---$1500 per year for a six year period.
Lifetime Directors:
William A.Breeze
Chamber Consultant
James Alton Julian
DeRae Builders,Inc.
Executive Director
Tom Bohn
Staff
Sherry ite a
White
Stacey White WEST ORANGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
P.O. BOX 770522/WINTER GARDEN, FLA. 34777/407-656-1304
MEMBER OF FLORIDA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE UNITED STATES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
(continued)
As always,we greatly appreciate your continued support of the West
Orange Chamber, and are confident that our new facility will enable us to
better serve our members, the municipalities, and the new and current
residents who rely on us for current information about our community. I
would be happy to meet with you or any of the council members to
discuss this project in further detail. Once again, thank you for your
consideration.
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T mas M. Bohn
ecutive Director
cc: Mayor Scott Vandergrift