09-21-2022 Supporting Documents1
Landry, Amber
From:Sibbitt, Melanie
Sent:Wednesday, September 21, 2022 11:03 AM
To:Chris Adkins; City Clerk DL; Wilsen, Rosemary
Cc:Citizens
Subject:RE: Last Budget Workshop
Good Morning, Chris,
This is to acknowledge receipt of your e‐mail. Your comments will be shared with the City Commission.
Best Regards,
City Clerk
City of O coee
1 N. Bluford Avenue
O coee, FL 34761
PH: 407.905.3105
E-mail: msibbitt@ ocoee.org
Website: www.ocoee.org
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From: Chris Adkins <gobabaseball@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 10:37 AM
To: City Clerk DL <CCDL@ocoee.org>; Wilsen, Rosemary <rwilsen@ci.ocoee.fl.us>; Sibbitt, Melanie <msibbitt@ci.ocoee.fl.us>
Cc: Citizens <Citizens@ci.ocoee.fl.us>
Subject: Last Budget Workshop
Please read and put in the Record for the 2nd Public Workshop 9‐21‐2022
Melanie,
Thank you for your efforts at each of the meetings and for your hard work behind the scenes. Keeping appropriate and clear
records are fundamental to holding everyone Accountable. I am emailing you in regards to this evening's meeting.
Unfortunately, Covid has crept back into our family and includes a positive result for me on Monday. So, in short this will keep
me from speaking this Evening. Below is a few brief statements a few questions and a request. I will label them clearly and ask if
you can read this into the record for me if possible. Thanks in advance and have an Awesome Day !! Everyday is what we make
it......
Start Reading her for time sake :) this takes almost 3 minutes to read and thats all I get... lol
1. Confirm how the Diocese Voted in September of 2019. In regards to dismantling our City Garbage Dept and Subcontracting it
to Waste Connection. Please publicly announce how the Vote went to the chambers. All my notes state (I take good notes) that
the Vote was unanimous 5‐0 with Mrs. Wilson stating she was against doing this BUT for the sake of showing the Commission
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can agree. She voted Yes to outsource. It is imperative that we have accountability for our Votes because these votes have
consequences. I am asking this because Mrs.Wilson very much in the last Budget Workshop stated (on the record) she voted No.
If i am wrong, it would require me to apologize to Mrs.Wilson which I would do so immediately. Im sure everyone has a vote or 3
they would like to take back. After all we are all only human but as I said (especially as badd as the Trash situation has been)
need to be held accountable for our Votes.
2. At the end of the last Budget Workshop Mayor Johnson stated (on the record of course). That you specifically have the
account used and method of transfer's to and from the City Budget. In regards to the income and expenses associated with the
Music Festival. That these are official, accountable transparent and mostly verified. Could you kindly e‐mail this to me for my
records.
3. The most important thing to me as a taxpayer is transparency and accountability. This ties directly to what I spoke of the last
meeting. That the City Officials and Management must be good Stuarts of our Tax Money.
This trash issue is ashame, in my opinion. As taxpayers and resident 's we have seen our Service diminished and the cost rise.
This to me is absolutely unacceptable. In addition to the fact we are now looking to purchase new equipment and staff a bulk
pick up (yard waste) crew.
Question: 1 ‐ will this include other waste pick up or will it only be pick up of bulk yard waste.
2‐ How many times per year will a resident be allowed to have a bulk pick up?
3. How much will the milage rate go up if we add this expense to the City Budget. Instead of borrowing money from elsewhere,
paying it back and charging non‐ad volerm assessment's. ( PLEASE READ THE AMOUNT THE MILEAGE RATE WOULD BE TO THE
CHAMBERS). It can be added to the current budget to get the new Milage number. Like we did all last meeting when the
Dioceses asked for additional expenses. Then it can be taken back out of course.
***See if the City Commission, Mayor and Management is being honest and transparent. They can not STATE that the milage
rate if coming down to save taxpayers Money. Especially during such a tough time for people. Then to backdoor fees (amended
to everyone's tax bill) in the form of assessment 's and still say you are trying to save Residents money. At best if we are being
honest this is absolutely disingenuous and to me yet again is absolutely unacceptable!!
Finally, I ask that NO additional assessment's, fees or Milage rate increases should be born put of this Budget. That we can find
some equipment that maybe can wait a year or two to be purchased. That we find other ares ( NOT FROM ARPA) to cover this
expense. Right now Cars and Trucks are at a premium because of chip shortages. Do we always pay a premium? Is it the best
interest of the Taxpayers to pay premium 's? Or is it smarter to buy when the buying has stabilized? Im not saying DONT
purchase equipment or what not (That is absolutely needed) but im positive there is some in this Budget that could wait a bit for
the right timing.
Thank You for you time, God Bless
Chris Adkins
606 Ridgefield Ave
Ocoee, Fl 34761
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Landry, Amber
From:Sibbitt, Melanie
Sent:Wednesday, September 21, 2022 9:37 AM
To:Elected Officials Distribution List (EODL)
Cc:Frank, Robert; Shadrix, Craig
Subject:FW: Resident E-mail
Good Morning,
Please see below email received.
Kindest regards,
City Clerk
City of O coee
1 N. Bluford Avenue
O coee, FL 34761
PH: 407.905.3105
E-mail: msibbitt@ ocoee.org
Website: www.ocoee.org
Florida has a very broad public re co rd s law (F.S. 119). As a re su lt, any written com m unication created or re ce ived by City of Ocoee officials and em ployees
will be made available to the public and media, upon request, unless otherwise exem pt. Additionally, under Florida Law em ail add resses are public re co rd s. If
you do not want your e-mail address re leased in response to a public re co rd s re q u e st, do not send electro n ic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by
phone or in writing.
From: Melinda Covey <mcovey1@cfl.rr.com>
Date: September 20, 2022 at 9:24:38 AM EDT
To: "Wilsen, Rosemary" <rwilsen@ci.ocoee.fl.us>
Subject: RE: thank you for speaking up at the 9/`15/2022 meeting
It feel that the subject of more than tripling the budget for $100,000 to the diversity board was discussed
9/15/2022 without allowing public comments. I feel like the increase was quietly planned behind our backs
because most comments I heard months ago were not supportive of it.
I am very disgusted with the commissioners that did this.
I also do not feel like my neighborhood is being included in budgeting situations. Everything we ask for we are
told no: such as reclaimed water, sidewalks, tree trimming, mowing the city common areas leading to our
subdivision, for example. But someone that wants to celebrate diversity gets everything they ask for. Yet we pay
taxes and get very little in return as our portion of Ocoee where we live is not allocated money for anything new
(no new sewers, no new palm trees, no new nothing‐ not even mowing the lawn in a timely manner this
summer, which makes it look like a dump). We just pay the taxes and don’t feel included.
And as far as the music festival goes, most of us don’t listen to rap music, but we have to have it blasting our
ears at the last music festival.
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Landry, Amber
From:Sibbitt, Melanie
Sent:Wednesday, September 21, 2022 9:40 AM
To:Elected Officials Distribution List (EODL)
Cc:Frank, Robert; Shadrix, Craig
Subject:FW: To be shared with commission
Good Morning,
Please see below email received.
Kindest regards,
City Clerk
City of O coee
1 N. Bluford Avenue
O coee, FL 34761
PH: 407.905.3105
E-mail: msibbitt@ ocoee.org
Website: www.ocoee.org
Florida has a very broad public re co rd s law (F.S. 119). As a re su lt, any written com m unication created or re ce ived by City of Ocoee officials and em ployees
will be made available to the public and media, upon request, unless otherwise exem pt. Additionally, under Florida Law em ail add resses are public re co rd s. If
you do not want your e-mail address re leased in response to a public re co rd s re q u e st, do not send electro n ic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by
phone or in writing.
From: Melinda Covey <mcovey1@cfl.rr.com>
Date: September 20, 2022 at 2:22:41 PM EDT
To: "Wilsen, Rosemary" <rwilsen@ci.ocoee.fl.us>
Subject: RE: thank you for speaking up at the 9/`15/2022 meeting
Hi Rosemary,
I would like the other commissioners to read this, and the mayor should be included in the email so he knows
what was actually said in my email to you.
The request for fixing sidewalks, trimming trees, reclaimed water, and cutting City common area grass near our
neighborhood has been not just a last minute thing requested from me and other neighbors. It is always the
answer no, but there is money for parties, and nothing for sidewalks or trimming trees, etc.
I do not think my tax money should be spent for parties and expensive palm trees when we need neighborhood
services that involve safety.
Thank you,
Melinda Covey
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Landry, Amber
From:Sibbitt, Melanie
Sent:Wednesday, September 21, 2022 2:14 PM
To:Elected Officials Distribution List (EODL)
Cc:Frank, Robert; Shadrix, Craig
Subject:FW: Resident's concerns
Good Afternoon,
Please see below email received.
Kindest regards,
City Clerk
City of O coee
1 N. Bluford Avenue
O coee, FL 34761
PH: 407.905.3105
E-mail: msibbitt@ ocoee.org
Website: www.ocoee.org
Florida has a very broad public re co rd s law (F.S. 119). As a re su lt, any written com m unication created or re ce ived by City of Ocoee officials and em ployees
will be made available to the public and media, upon request, unless otherwise exem pt. Additionally, under Florida Law em ail add resses are public re co rd s. If
you do not want your e-mail address re leased in response to a public re co rd s re q u e st, do not send electro n ic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by
phone or in writing.
From: Cynthia Thomas <cvont@hotmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 2:10 PM
To: City Clerk DL <CCDL@ocoee.org>; Oliver III, George <GOliver@ocoee.org>
Subject: Resident's concerns
As residents of Ocoee for quite sometime, we're not pleased with how the hefty HOA fees and allocated tax dollars and we don't
see how the funds are being spent. For safety purposes, there should be
consequences for cars speeding down the street in our community where kids are on bikes, etc., weekly patrolling of police cars
in our neighborhood, a traffic light on the corner of McCormick Rd. and Apopka Vineland Rd. by New Destiny Church, the
entrance to our subdivision needs an upgrade ...looks bland, a library in Ocoee would be nice so that the children don't have to
go all the way on Silver Star Rd. to get after school tutoring. In addition, a community center for after school and summer
activities, etc. would be nice
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