Winter Park City Talk

Sept. 23 City Commission meeting

There will be a City Commission meeting at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, in City Hall Commission Chambers located at 401 S. Park Ave. Below are a few topics of interest:

Mayor’s Report

• 2013 Third Quarter Business Recognition Award – Millers Hardware

• Presentation of Universal Public Procurement Certification Council (UPPCC) Agency Certification Award 2013 – Purchasing Division

City Attorney’s Report

• Senate Bill 50 and amending Resolution No. 1978-07

Consent Agenda

• Approve the minutes of 8/26/13 and 9/9/13.

• Approve purchases and contracts (for a complete listing, please visit cityofwinterpark.org/ccpackets).

• Approve the Right of Way Use Agreement with Orange County for the future maintenance of the faux brick thermoplastic pedestrian crosswalks on Jackson and Harold avenues at the intersection of Fairbanks Avenue.

• Approve the contractual grant agreements with Mead Botanical Garden Inc. and the Winter Park Historical Association Inc. for fiscal year 2014.

Public Hearings

• Second reading of the ordinance allowing the city manager to make special exception for up to two dog events to be in Central Park and up to five dog events in other prohibited park areas for specific events.

• Request of the Winter Park Racquet Club:

o Amending their conditional use approval for the existing facilities and operations to add a new tennis court and to rearrange their parking and driveways on their property at 2111 Via Tuscany.

• Request of the Albin Polasek Museum:

o Approval to relocate the Capen House now at 520 Interlachen Ave. to the Polasek Museum at 633 Osceola Ave. and to amend the existing development agreement to revise the number of weddings, receptions and other events that may be held on the Polasek Museum property.

• First reading of the ordinance amending Section 34-30, Title and Ownership of Lots and Spaces in city cemeteries, to clarify the ownership interest that may be conferred and add a provision for the city to regain ownership of abandoned rights to be buried within a municipal cemetery.

• Adoption of the Fee Schedule effective Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013.

Budget Public Hearings (Must be held after 5 p.m.)

• Second reading of the ordinance adopting the millage rate.

• Second reading of the ordinance adopting the fiscal year 2014 annual budget.

You can find the City Commission’s full agenda on the home page of cityofwinterpark.org under What’s New > City Commission Agenda.

Radio Disney Concert in the Park & SunRail Unveiling

On Saturday, Sept. 21, from 4 to 8 p.m. in Central Park you are invited to join Radio Disney for a concert in the park featuring guest artists Jack Skuller and Elle Winter. At 4:30 p.m., there will be a special official SunRail Train ribbon cutting where the public will have their first climb aboard, sit in the seats, walk through the cab, and take a tour of the region’s newest SunRail train. The concert is powered by Florida Hospital for Children.

Park Avenue closed to through traffic Sept. 25

The Winter Park High School Annual Parade and Pep Rally will make its way down Park Avenue Wednesday, Sept. 25, beginning at 5:15 p.m. Park Avenue will be closed to through traffic along the parade route from Webster Avenue to Lyman Avenue from 5 to 6 p.m. Side streets will also be closed at the Park Avenue intersections as the parade passes. In order to minimize disruption to traffic flow, street closures will occur in a rolling fashion and will reopen immediately after the parade has safely passed.

Please make note of these road closures prior to traveling around downtown Winter Park on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and continued support of Winter Park High School. Go Wildcats!

Let’s talk about our trees

On Monday, Sept. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. the city will hold an Urban Forestry Public Meeting to discuss its draft Urban Forestry Management Plan (UFMP). The meeting, which will be held at the Winter Park Community Center located at 721 W. New England Ave., will allow attendees to learn about the plan and provide input before it is presented to the City Commission on Monday, Oct. 14.

The city realizes how important trees are to its community because they influence our health, environment, property values and quality of life. The UFMP is designed to help protect these valuable assets and continue to grow our forest as a renewable resource for us to enjoy today and for hundreds of years to come. Topics of concern to be discussed include trees in rights of way and how they will be maintained.

To learn more about the proposed UFMP, please visit cityofwinterpark.org/urbanforestry or email [email protected].

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