Winter Park City Talk

April 27 City Commission meeting

There will be a City Commission meeting Monday, April 27, at 3:30 p.m. in City Hall Commission Chambers located at 401 S. Park Ave. For the most up-to-date agenda, please visit cityofwinterpark.org under What’s New. Below are a few topics of interest:

Mayor’s Report

• Presentation – 2015 First Quarter Business Recognition Recipient – Winter Park Day Nursery

• Proclamation – Letter Carriers’ Food Drive Day

• Visioning Steering Committee appointments

Consent Agenda

• Approve the minutes for April 13, 2015.

• Approve fiscal year budget adjustment for the Cemetery Trust Fund

City Manager’s Report

• Recognition – Employee Years of Service

• 90-day plan

Action Items Requiring Discussion

• Real estate exchange agreement – 666 Nicolet Ave. and 808 Nicolet Ave.

Public Hearings

• Resolution – Authorizing the city manager to enter into an Urban and Community Forestry Grant Memorandum of Agreement with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

• Request of Philip Kean:

o Conditional use approval under the cluster housing provisions of the R-2 zoning district to allow the construction of three two-story townhouse units at 1047 and 1049 N. Kentucky Ave.

• Request of Unicorp National Developments Inc.:

o Final conditional use approval for Lakeside Crossing, a redevelopment of the former Mt. Vernon Inn with approximately 37,473 square feet of retail and restaurant space including a two-level parking deck and surface parking of approximately 300 spaces on the property at 110 S. Orlando Ave., zoned C-3, and providing for certain exceptions and the approval of a development agreement pertaining to the project.

• Request of Fifth Third Bank:

o First reading of the ordinance to amend the comprehensive plan Future Land Use Map to change from Single Family Residential to a Parking Lot Future Land Use designation at 453 N. Lakemont Ave.

o First reading of the ordinance to amend the official zoning map to change from Single Family (R-1A) District to Parking Lot (PL) District at 453 N. Lakemont Ave.

o Conditional use approval to develop the properties at 1851/1861/1871 Aloma Ave., and 443/453 N. Lakemont Ave., for a one-story 3,500-square-foot branch bank with drive-through tellers and 5,715-square-feet of professional office.

Remember, if you are unable to attend City Commission meetings, you can watch them live, gavel-to-gavel as they happen. During the meeting, simply log on to cityofwinterpark.org/cclive to easily stay tuned-in to official city business.

Dinner on the Avenue winners announced by celebrity judges

Over 1,200 patrons dined on Park Avenue at the city of Winter Park’s 14th annual Dinner on the Avenue on April 11. Erik Sandoval and Eryka Washington of WKMG Local 6 served as celebrity judges to help decide winners in the categories of most colorful, most elegant, most original, best TV/movie-themed, and honorable mention. This fun-filled dining experience has become one of the most exciting traditions in Winter Park. Diners showcased their creative talents with unique themes and celebrated into the night under the stars. The winners are as follows:

Most colorful

City of Winter Park Streets Division table “Sesame Street”

Mary Lane table “Lilly Pulitzer”

Most elegant

Susan Talley table “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”

Pop Warner Football table “Prohibition/Speakeasy”

Most original

Sunny White table “Once Upon a Time”

Susan Woodburn table “Marionette’s”

Best TV/movie theme

Cheryl Loft table “House of Cards”

Blaise Benoist table “Wolf of Wall Street”

Honorable mention

Debbie Casullo table “Wacky Women”

Kathleen Lightsey table “Flight Attendants”

Household hazardous waste disposal event

The city, in partnership with Waste Pro for household hazardous waste, and A1 Assets Inc. for e-waste, will be offering waste disposal for all city residents Saturday, April 25, from 8 a.m. to noon, at the Public Works Compound located at 1409 Howell Branch Road, directly behind Fire Station 64.

For additional information and acceptable items, please call 407-599-3364 or visit cityofwinterpark.org.

Trees for Peace

The city and the Multifaith Education Project are proud to announce the 12th annual Trees for Peace Interfaith Tree Planting Project on Tuesday, April 28, in Martin Luther King Jr. Park located at 1050 W. Morse Blvd. Mayor Steve Leary will begin the ceremony at 11:30 a.m. and the program will be led by Louise Franklin Sheehy, director of the Multifaith Education Project.

The Trees for Peace project is dedicated to teaching students to be “stewards of the earth” by learning lessons about environmental responsibility from each faith and sharing them with one another.

Historic Preservation Ordinance Public Forum

The city will host two Historic Preservation Ordinance Public Forums on Thursday, May 7, at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., at the Winter Park Welcome Center located at 151 W. Lyman Ave. The presentations will include an introduction of the draft amendments to the Land Development Code, Article VIII, Historic Preservation. Questions and comments related to historic preservation will be addressed at these presentations before the draft amendments are presented to the City Commission for their consideration on a future date.

The City Commission directed the Historic Preservation Board (HPB) to review the Historic Preservation Ordinance as well as study other agencies’ codes and incentives for comparison. This has been completed. The HPB has also reviewed comments and concerns from a volunteer citizen committee as well as members of the community.

Draft amendments to the ordinance provide for clarity and improved function, and meet requirements for Certified Local Government status. The complete draft ordinance, showing all proposed changes, is available online at cityofwinterpark.org > Departments > Planning & Community Development > Historic Preservation.

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