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Item #01 Approval of Minutes MINUTES OCOEE CITY COMMISSION March 20, 2007, at 7:15 P.M. Property Appraiser Presentation with Q&A Session 6:30 P.M. REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING I A. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Vandergrift called the regular session to order at 7: 15 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of City Hall. Commissioner Keller, gave the Invocation and Commissioner Johnson led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. City Clerk Eikenberry called roll and declared a quorum present. Roll Call: Commissioner Hood, Commissioner Anderson, Mayor Vandergrift, Commissioner Keller, and Commissioner Johnson. Also Present: City Attorney Rosenthal, City Manager Frank, City Clerk Eikenberry I B. SWEARING IN OF MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Hood was sworn in as District #1 Commissioner and Commissioner Johnson was sworn in as District #3 Commissioner for the City of Ocoee for three year terms. Mayor Vandergrift was sworn in as the Mayor of the City ofOcoee for a three year term. I C. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS Presentation - Ocoee High School Dance Department - Donna Smith. (Mayor Vandergrift) Kimmie Keck, Dance Director at Ocoee High School and some of the dance students thanked the Commission for the grant that enabled them to compete in a Competition and they placed very well against professional dance studios. They presented the Commission with a plaque. Proclamation - Water Conservation Month - April 2007. (Mayor Vandergrift) ~le'i~pn'. ()~<.Mlt.yo".I'ro'..'I',~1J:l. Commissioner Johnson said the Charter calls for an election of the Mayor Pro Tern after each General Election and he would like to go ahead and do that tonight. He thinks the Commission should consider rotating the position annually. Consensus of the Commission was to address this issue later in the meeting. See ADD ON Item after Item #6. I D. COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS/PUBLIC Rosemary Wilsen, 1019 Shady Maple Circle, 1) announced that Ocoee High School is hosting "Knight for Nurses" with silent auction, prizes, and entertainment at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 and 2) Safety Spring Fling this Saturday, March 24,2007, thanked the commission and sponsors for their support; free food, door prized, Mix 105 Radio's Safety Safari, and Radio Disney, Ocoee Fire Department Puppet Show and Me Gruff the Crime Dog. City Commission Regular Meeting March 20, 2007 I E. COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCEMENTS Commissioner Hood - said the Golf Tournament for Ocoee High School Boosters at Forest Lake will be held in April, contact him for more information or to sponsor the event, he will bring back more information at the April Meeting. Commissioner Anderson - none Commissioner Johnson - none Commissioner Keller - 1) the Save Our School group is holding a Bike-a-thon on March 30, 2007, contact Joann Zeise; he advised he will be a participant if anyone would like to sponsor his 10-mile ride, 2) congratulations to the Ocoee Jazz Band, the Sax Player, and the Solo Ensemble; they are going to State Competition because they did so well at local events. Mayor Vandergrift 1) said the School Board Meeting is March 30, 2007, 2) read a letter from the Daughters of the American Revolution thanking the City for the CMA grant which is assisting them to help injured servicemen in "Project Patriot." 3) thanked everyone for the letters of congratulations from his successful election, 4) Relay for Life event is raising money for the American Cancer Society and is being held at Ocoee High School. Commissioner Anderson and Mayor Vandergrift said they would like to see the City get involved in this fund raising event or get a team started, especially since it is the first time it is being held in Ocoee. I F. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Approval and ...~Eikenberry Approved on Consent Aaenda. Motion carried 5-0 2. App:roval..()f..RoadCloSlJ.J:~fQ...~~{~tySpr.l1.g.Flillg.n...(Police?Cllief.Reff~tt) The City of Ocoee Second Annual Safety Spring Fling will be held Saturday, March 24, 2007, at the City Municipal Complex. In order in help ensure a safe event; organizers are requesting the closure of Oakland Avenue between Bluford Avenue and Lakeshore Drive; and Lakeshore Drive between the boat ramp and Oakland Avenue between the hours of9AM and 5PM that day. Approved on Consent Aaenda. Motion carried 5-0 3. ApproVal rmwatefPoI1.d AuthorizatioutoUsePBS , OPreplll"e Mast~.r.lUf\.n..! (~.tyE.n..gj.n...~~.r;~~~~~....~ On January 25, 2001, the City of Ocoee and the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) entered into a written Participation Agreement regarding the purchase of lands in the Crown Point Conservation Area in Orange County. On March 8, 2006, that agreement was amended to include the purchase of the Pine Street parcel, District Parcel No. 2006-15. The subject parcel is a remnant parcel from the construction of the Western Beltway (SR 429) for the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority. The parcel lays along the northwest ditch that drains portions of Ocoee from Franklin Street north to Lake Apopka. The purchase and funding from SJRWMD included conditions and restrictions upon the use of the property for the purpose of assisting in creating a water quality improvement facility for treatment and management of stormwater within the Lake Apopka drainage basin and for a passive public recreation. As a condition of the agreement the City is to prepare a Master Plan for the property detailing the stormwater and park parts of the facility and develop a phasing plan for the overall project. The SJRWMD provided $668,266.00 towards the purchase of the property and the preparation of the Master Plan and detailed design of the improvements. The Master Plan will cost $82,250.00, according to the proposal from PBSJ, Inc. and is included in the SJRWMD funding. Approved on Consent Aaenda. Motion carried 5-0 Page 2 of 10 City Commission Regular Meeting March 20, 2007 .n of Reso eeler The State of Florida is requiring that the City Commission adopt this Resolution as a condition of crossing the West Orange Trail for off-site Ingram Trail easements. As provided in the easement documents (and on the Ingram Trails FSP), these easements are for a pedestrian access, utility line connection and for stormwater pipe purposes as they pertain to the West Orange Trail. Approved on Consent Aaenda. adoptina Resolution No. 2007-002. Motion carried 5-0. City Attorney Rosenthal read the title of the Resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 2007-002 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA CERTAIN NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENTS OVER AND ACROSS A PORTION OF THE WEST ORANGE TRAIL FOR UTILITY LINE CROSSING, PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, AND STORMWATER PIPE PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Consent Agenda Vote: Commissioner Keller. seconded bv Commissioner Anderson. moved to adopt Items #1 throuah #4 on the Consent Aaenda as presented. Motion carried 5-0. I G. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. Senior Planner Howell introduced the item and gave a PowerPoint presentation and stated staff recommends approval of the special Exception for Tutor Time Child Care Center. Mayor Pro Tem Anderson opened the Public Hearing J ames Fleming, 511 Orange Avenue, said he does not think the number of ADA handicapped spaces should be allowed to be reduced if we grant a special exception to have fewer parking spaces. He said handicapped spaces are determined on the number of actual parking spaces, which is determined on the square footage of the building. Mayor Pro Tem Anderson closed the Public Hearing. The Consensus of the Commission was that they agreed with resident James Fleming that the ADA spots should not be reduced. Community Director Wagner stated that he will make sure the extra ADA space gets added during the Site Plan Approval. Page 3 of 10 City Commission Regular Meeting March 20, 2007 Commissioner Hood. seconded by Commissioner Keller. moved to adopt approve the Special Exception for Tutor Time per staff recommendation. Motion carried 4- O. with Mayor Vanderarift away from the dais. b. Waiver Requests (not a Public Hearing) In order to proceed with review of the small-scale site plan, the applicant has requested two waivers from the requirements of the Land Development Code. The first waiver that is being requested is to Section 6.4 G.6 (H) of the Land Development Code. This section of the Land Development Code requires one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area. In order to comply with this requirement, 65 parking spaces would be required to be provided on site. The applicant is requesting a waiver to allow a reduction to 49 parking spaces. The second waiver that is being requested is to Section 6.14 (2) (c) (i) of the Land Development Code. This section of the Land Development Code requires a 10-foot wide landscape buffer to be provided along all side and rear property lines. A 10-foot wide landscape buffer is required to be provided along the property line bordering the Dynasty Gallery site. The applicant and neighboring property owner are desirous of having a shared drive aisle in the place where the required landscape buffer is to be placed. During the plan review process, it was conveyed to the applicant that the required landscaping from the buffer would have to be installed elsewhere on the property. The applicant contends that the requisite amount of landscaping cannot be planted elsewhere on the property due to size constraints of the property. One of the four criteria that can be used as justification to allow the City Commission to grant waivers from the criteria of the Land Development Code is if the project provides an offsetting public benefit which is technically sound and measurable. As justification of the waiver request, the applicant has offered to convey a 12' wide strip of property along Clarke Road to the City as future right-of-way for Clarke Road. Senior Planner Howell gave a presentation regarding the waiver request from the parking requirements reducing from 65 to 49 spaces, and a waiver request for reduced landscape buffers, with an agreement to provide the offsetting public benefit of conveying a 12' strip of property along Clarke Road to the City as future right-of-way for Clarke Road. He said staff supports the approval of both waivers. Commissioner Anderson. seconded by Commissioner Keller. moved to approve the two waiver requests for Tutor Time Child Care per staff recommendations. Motion carried 5-0. I H. REGULAR AGENDA 6. Approval of Meadow Ridge Plat. (City Engineer Wheeler) This plat is for the Meadow Ridge subdivision which is the 59.7 acre residential portion of the Westridge PUD and is bound by Moore Road to the north, 7th A venue to the east, Thomebrooke Drive to the south, and Maguire Road to the west and consists of a 152 single family homes with its associated amenities. The Meadow Ridge plat is for the residential portion of the Westridge PUD and does not include the 8.8 acre commercial lots located on the southeast comer of Moore Road and Maguire Road. City Staff recommends approval of the plat subject to and conditioned upon the Developer providing a revised Declaration for Meadow Ridge that, to staffs satisfaction, includes the provisions referenced in the City Attorney's memorandum dated March 12, 2007, which include, among other things, the Developer providing a revised Declaration that addresses the homeowners association's obligations to assist the City in the event the City desires to seek a modification to the SJRWMD Conservation Easement and/or Penmt for Meadow Ridge (See Exhibit "A" dated February 27, 2007, for requested language). City Engineer Wheeler opened this item by stating that plat approvals are typically brought to the Commission on the Consent Agenda because all of the issues between the developer and staff Page 4 of 10 City Commission Regular Meeting March 20, 2007 have been worked out beforehand. This item has been brought to the Commission as an open discussion item because there is still no agreement on certain aspects of this plat pertaining to the Conservation and Drainage Easements over Tract I, which is the wetlands that are located in the Southeastern portion of the Meadow Ridge property (formerly known as Westridge PUD). One of the conditions on the preliminary site plan required the developer to provide the City with a Conservation and Drainage Easement over the wetlands to be recorded at the time of platting. The SJWMD required the developer to record a Conservation Only Easement in order to get a permit for the construction of a stormwater system and overflow discharge to the wetlands. The developer recorded the Conservation Only Easement, using the SJWMD language fully in favor of SJWMD on May 19, 2006. The wetlands are in two parcels, one in Meadow Ridge, and one in Windsor Landings. In Windsor Landings, the City asked for and has recorded a Conservation and Drainage Easement that is in favor of both the City and SJWMD. The City has taken the same position on other projects such as Ocoee Commons PUD, West Oaks Mall, and is doing the same with current projects such as Oak Trail Reserve and Arden Park. The staff has tried to negotiate a compromise by asking the developer to provide a revised declaration stating that the Homeowner Association would be a partner with the City. This is necessary because, in the future, if improvements need to be done to the wetlands outfall structure, the SJWMD could say no because the have a Conservation Only easement. If another Conservation and Drainage Easement were recorded now in favor of the City, staff is concerned that the SJWMD easement would govern because it was recorded first. Assistant City Attorney Nick Palmer summarized the three plat reviews and the meetings and proposed modifications that have occurred to date. City Attorney Rosenthal noted that a court reporter was present. He said there has been a considerable amount of time going back and forth trying to resolve the language. He stated the provisions in the approved Final Subdivision Plan where there are some issues including: Condition of Approval #44 which requires a Conservation and Drainage Easement across Tract I in a form which would have been prepared by the City, but they had recorded the Conservation Easement we never got the point of preparing/recording that. In the case of Windsor Landing there is a recorded Conservation and Drainage Easement; it is the same wetlands and there is concern about having two different instruments impacting the same wetlands along the property line. Condition of Approval #7 requires that all the Association documents be submitted to the city for review and approval, and at this point the staff does not support the Association Documents because it includes language, that from a legal and staff standpoint has to much subjectivity and essentially could preclude the City and/or SJWMD from addressing drainage issues. Condition of Approval #18 requires various that legal instruments in connection with the plat be submitted to the City for review and approval, the conservation Easement that was recorded was not reviews by the staff prior to its recording, and was not discovered until the second review of the documents. We have been trying to figure out various ways to address this, originally through the Homeowner Association documents, but the City Engineer felt it was important to get an amendment to the Conservation Easement so that it would match the Windsor Landing Conservation and Draining Easement to eliminate any inconsistencies. If that were accomplished, City staff has no objection to amending the declaration to remove language the Pulte Homes is finding objectionable. Page 5 of 10 City Commission Regular Meeting March 20, 2007 City Attorney Rosenthal said the revised staff recommendation would be that the city commission approve the plat subject to and conditioned upon the developer agreeing to pursue and amendment to its SJWMD conservation Easement so as to match the form of the Windsor Landing Conservation and Drainage Easement, which Easement is in favor of both the City and SJWMD, and to execute and record the same subject to SJWMD approval of the amended Conservation and Drainage Easement. And the developers satisfactory addressing stormwater issues stated in the City Attorney's memorandum dated March 12, 2007 which includes the homeowners association's obligations to assist the City in the event the City desires to seek a modification to the SJRWMD Conservation Easement and/or Permit for Meadow Ridge. With the stipulation that the City will consent to an amendment to the Declaration to remove the provision set forth in the City memorandum, which in your report is labeled Meadow Ridge Declaration Insert, February 27, 2007, upon recording of the satisfactory amended Conservation and Drainage Easement. He further advised this is a Quasi Judicial proceeding where the applicant is entitled to present their case to you and make arguments. Staff can respond back. We have not been formal in the past with these proceedings in the past, and we should continue in that vein. We just want to be sure that everyone who wishes has the opportunity to speak. Chuck Costar, of Shuts & Bowen LLP, representing Pulte Homes, Developer of Meadow Ridge property, and Mark Townsend of Pulte Homes stated their case. He stated that the SJWMD Permit required a Conservation Easement on Tract I and that it be recorded in a specific period of time frame tied to the construction of the property. He stated that he believed if modifications need to be done to the wetlands; it would be on the Windsor Landing portion of the wetlands. He stated they had no obligation to show the SJWMD Conservation Easement to the City prior to approve and no obligation to modify the permit, but they are willing to work with the City. He said that a letter to the City Attorney dated October 25, 2006, stated that they "think the Conservation Easement does really what you're trying to do which is to make sure Tract I is a conservation easement area; if you don't think it complies with what is required, please send us your form." He said they got the City Form on March 15,2006. He gave a copy of the October 25,2006 letter to the City Clerk for the record. Commissioner Anderson said he does not understand why they could not use the same form as other developers in Ocoee in place of the form from SJWMD so the language would be consistent in all of our conservation and drainage easements, especially when we know SJWMD accepted such forms in the past. Mayor Vandergrift raised the question of who the City would have to appeal to if future modifications were needed and stated that it should not involve the HOA at that point, only SJWMD. Mr. Costar stated that he did not agree that the homeowner should be excluded from the process, but if there is an issue the City and SJWMD agreed about, it would most likely be an improvement and he cannot imagine why the HOA would not agree. Mark Townsend of Pulte Homes said he would like to work out a mutual agreement that protects their homeowners and Ocoee's residents. He said the disagreement is coming from the City wanting to have the right to make modifications in the future, without being able to state the nature or cost of the modifications, which is asking Pulte and the successor HOA to have an open check to be responsible for any modifications the City desires, which is unreasonable. Weare trying to condition the language so that the HOA and Pulte do not have to pick up the financial responsibility. Commissioner Johnson said he is hoping this could be resolved before it came Page 6 of 10 City Commission Regular Meeting March 20, 2007 to Commission, and asked if we could put in some language stating the HOA would not be liable for anything unless they are at fault. City Attorney Rosenthal said that language is in the staff report, which is Exhibit "A". Lengthy discussion followed among the attorneys on both sides. At 8:58 p.m. Mayor Vandergrift asked the attorneys to continue this discussion during a break outside of the Commission Chambers to attempt to come to an agreement on this issue while all parties are present. BREAK 8:58 p.m. - 9:23 p.m. Mayor Vandergrift moved forward with the agenda at 9:23 p.m. while attorneys convened outside of the room to discuss this item. After attorneys returned to the room at 9:29 p.m., City Attorney Rosenthal said they have agreed to a modification to the Meadow Ridge Declaration Insert and described the revisions as follows: If the City determines that there is a need to discharge stormwater runoff over or through Tract I or construct improvements related thereto within Tract I that would be prohibited by that certain Conservation Easement made by the Declarant in favor of the SJRWMD and recorded in Official Records Book 8653, Page 2043 of the Public Records of Orange County, Florida, as same may be amended from time to time, and the City notifies the Associate that the city requests to seek a modification of such Conservation Easement and/or the SJRWMD Permit to allow for the City's proposed use(s) of Tract I, then the Association (or the Declarant if such a request is made prior to the Transfer of Control) shall sign an application as co-permittee with the City for such a modification to allow the City to discharge stormwater runoff over or through Tract I or construct improvement related thereto, as long as the City agrees in writing with the Association (or the Declarant if such a request is made prior to the Transfer of Control) to (a) be solely responsible for all costs required to apply for, pursue, obtain and comply with the terms of a modification, including but not limited to additional maintenance, monitoring, reporting, and mitigation, if any, that exceeds the requirements of the Permit, and to construct at City's sole cost and expense all improvements permitted by such modification, (b) repair at the City's sole cost and expense all damage caused by construction permitted by such modification within a reasonable time, and (c) make no change to the configuration of any property beyond the limits of Tract I and improvements thereon. Commissioner Keller, seconded bv Commissioner Hood, Motion to APPROVE the Meadow Ridae Plat subiect to and conditioned upon (i) the Developer pursuina an amendment to its SJRWMD Conservation Easement so as to match the form of the Windsor Landina Conservation and Drainaae Easement which easement is in favor of both the City and SJRWMD and to execute and record same, subiect to SJRWMD approval of the Amended Conservation and Drainaae Easement, and em the Developer satisfactorilv addressina stormwater issues stated in the City Attornev's memorandum dated March 12,2007, which includes the homeowners association obliaations to assist the City in the event the City desires to seek a modification to the SJRWMD Conservation Easement and/or Permit for Meadow Ridae, as modified bv the Meadow Ridae Declaration Insert as stated bv the City Attornev, with the stipulation that the City will consent to an amendment to the Association Declaration to remove the provision set forth in the City Attornev memorandum, as modified, upon the recordina of the aforementioned Amended Conservation and Drainaae Easement: and that the Mavor and City Clerk execute the Plat based on the aforementioned conditions of approval. Motion carried 5-0. Page 7 of 10 City Commission Regular Meeting March 20, 2007 Mayor Vandergrift clarified that the new language would not impose any costs on the City unless the City sought a modification of the Permit in the future due to a necessary drainage project. Election Commissioner Anderson said he would like to rotate this posItIOn by semonty per Commissioner Johnson's suggestion, and start with Commissioner Johnson this year because he is the most senior Commissioner. Consensus of the Commission was to rotate down through the seniority list on an annual basis, beginning next year even though there is no election next year. Commissioner Anderson. seconded bv Commissioner Keller moved to appoint Commissioner Johnson as Mavor Pro Tern for this year. which term shall expire in March 2008 when the successor is elected. Motion carried 5-0. ADD ON ITEM - Transfer of Funds to Cover Founder's Day Encumbrances Commission Johnson said they need more money in the Founder's Day budget, until funds can be raised. They are trying to line up the entertainment. Commissioner Anderson asked for clarification that this is a loan that will be reimbursed. City Manager Frank said that the money is needed at this time to book the talent. If the amount needed goes over the budgeted amount it will be brought back to the Commission to increase the funds, but at this time we need the funding to book the entertainment. Commissioner Johnson said last year we budgeted $45,000 and we raised $82,000. Commissioner Hood. seconded bv Commissioner Keller. moved to authorized that funds be transferred from the continaencv fund. or another fund deemed more appropriate bv the City Manaaer. UP to $70.000. to cover encumbrances for the Founder's Dav event until the funds are raised and the transferred funds can be reimbursed. Motion carried 5-0. Returned to Item #6 at 9:29 p.m. I I. STAFF REPORTS City Manager Frank said we need to discuss two workshop issues; the Economic Development Workshop, can be held on April 3, 2007, prior to the Commission Meeting at 6:00 p.m. We would also like to bring back the Health Insurance issue in a workshop session; he suggested doing that at the April 17th Regular Meeting. Consensus of the Commission to approve the two workshops for April 3. and April 17. 2007. prior to the reaular Commission Meetinas. Commissioner Anderson asked if they could supply as much information III advance as possible prior to the workshops. Page 8 of 10 City Commission Regular Meeting March 20, 2007 I J. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS (;QmmissiQIJ~~i":&.eller 1) asked about the issue during the Election of the lady who voted on a provisional ballot from Spring Lake. City Clerk Eikenberry stated she has that issue on agenda for City Attorney Day to discuss it - according to the Supervisor of Elections office her parcel was sold before the previous owner annexed the rest of his property, but the annexation mistakenly had the legal description that included her parcel 2) said we need to bring back the issue of front yard regulations because it seems to have been forgotten, 3) said that the paving on Clarke Road was supposed to end at 5:00 p.m. and they are always still out there at 6:00 p.m. during rush hour traffic. Public Works Director Krug said we have been pushing them to get it done in two weeks and their have been instances where they were half way through an intersection at 5 :00 p.m. and were told to go ahead and finish it. They are expected to be done on Friday. 4) reminded everyone about the Safety Spring Fling this Saturday. Commissi9tJ.~r.~9hnson, 1) thanked the residents in District 3 for not running against him! He stated he would continue to serve with the residents in mind. He also congratulated Commissioner Hood and Mayor Vandergrift for their new terms in office and said he looked forward to serving with the entire Commission. Commi~slolJ~~/~llaerson 1) asked if any discussions have happened with regard to taking over utilities in the north end of the City as the Mayor keeps requesting; he would like to see some kind of feasibility report. City Manager Frank said he recently spoke to Chris Testerman, the new Governmental Affairs Coordinator for Orange County, who said he would work with us on that issue. Mr. Frank said he does not think the County will want to cooperate too much unless we are willing to purchase the system from them or change the boundaries for the area where they have not invested in any infrastructure. He said time will tell if they are willing to work with us, but with a new person in this position, we have his ear and can open discussion on the subject. 2) said the Parks and Recreation Board met last night and they were discussing how much we had in Impact Fees and what has been dedicated to specific projects. He asked City Manaaer Frank. with consensus of the Commission to aet a report of that nature on all of the Impact Fees presented to them in the next month. 3) thanked the Lions Club and the Woman's Club for their hard work on the boat races this weekend; he said it had low attendance because many of the racers were held up due to the weather up north, but overall it was a good event. Commissi9tJ.~r)"'H()()<l 1) asked Chief Reffett about traffic report, how did we do on Ingram. Chief Reffett said they targeted secondary violations and warnings, but had no problem finding vehicles to pull over. 2) thanked Chief Reffett for following up on an email he sent, 3) asked with regard to the boat races, does city fund that event? City Manager Frank said we had a Public Works employee directing traffic and one assisting with trash pick up during the weekend on his normal working hours, there was no overtime paid. Commissioner Anderson said staff knows that the City is supposed to bill the Lions Club if they incurred employee expenses for overtime. Mr. Krug said that was not an issue this year. 4) asked about the time frame for resurfacing the streets? Public Works Director Krug said we are approximately $175,000 short from what we need to complete the entire resurfacing program, and will bring that back to board for modifications over the next two meetings. He added that it appears they are going to have a savings on the Clarke Road project, which will help to fund the other projects. 5) said he needs a street cleaner in District #1 more often, Mr. Krug said will make sure they are sticking to the schedule. 6) Commissioner Anderson asked again about placing the street cleaning schedule on Page 9 of 10 City Commission Regular Meeting March 20, 2007 website so people will know to move vehicles. City Manager Frank said that it is difficult to follow a schedule, because a delay on one day changes the entire schedule. Commissioner Hood continued: 7) reminded people who may have lived up north, that in Ocoee you can't put your leaves in the street for clean up. 8) asked about the paving projects at Russell Park and Central Park. Parks and Recreation Director Hayes said there will be a presentation at the next meeting on Central Park, and the Russell Park fencing will be addressed after the paving is done. 9) Commissioner Anderson asked that a road table be considered at Russell Park when doing the paving. City Manager Frank advised that Public Works Director Krug can look into that, however, we have a specific procedure for speed tables which involves a request from residents and we may want to be careful about bypassing the procedure, 10) asked about one of our firefighter's involvement in rescuing a ballplayer last week. Fire Chief Firstner said Firefighter Tom Smothers, currently in paramedic school, was in the bleachers when pitcher had heart failure; Tom assisted with CPR until the coach got an AED defibrillator. They will be giving him award on April 17th. 11) congratulated the Mayor and Commissioner Johnson on the recent election and said he looks forward to working with everyone, and added we have some tough decisions to make with the budget this year which will be affected by the new laws regarding property taxes. 12) advised that West Orange Varsity is playing tomorrow night at home; they are 12-0 right now. Commissioner Anderson 1) asked how the ALS program is progressing. Chief Firstner said we are on track, we have 5 students in training now and should be done in August, and we are working with Health Central on paramedic refresher training. We still have licensing, certificate of need, and equipment issues to deal with. The Training Officer/EMS Officer will be hired by April 1, 2207. Mayor Vandergrift 1) said next Tuesday night, March 27, 2007, is the hearing at the School Board regarding the transfer of students to the Apopka Relief School; he will post the time in the Gazette. 2) City Manager Frank said the RFQ for the Charter School/School District issues will be going in the newspaper this Sunday 3) the Mayor thanked everyone who voted for him and congratulated his opponent Randy Freeman for running a good campaign. He added that he would like to see this Commission have more work sessions rather than giving individual direction to the City Manager, so they can become a cohesive group, as best we can. I ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10:01 p.m. Attest: APPROVED: City of Ocoee Beth Eikenberry, City Clerk S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor Page 10 of 10