Winter Park City Commission meeting set for April 24

1. Second Reading: Comprehensive Plan Update

Today Winter Park will conduct a second reading on a comprehensive plan update – revising a document that outlines the city’s goals and direction for years to come. The comprehensive plan covers everything from transportation to development throughout the city. Some of the proposed revisions include the city creating a “mobility plan” that takes into account residents who walk and bike throughout the community. The tentative comp plan now puts a greater emphasis on planning, funding and constructing a network of bike trails and facilities. As for future land use, the comp plan defines a new district surrounding Winter Park Memorial Hospital that will be known as the Medical Arts District. The comp plan prohibits any residential uses other than nursing homes, memory care facilities and workforce housing from being built in that district.

2. Action Item Requiring Discussion: Community Paramedicine Program

Today Winter Park will have the chance to approve and establish a budget for a community paramedicine program in the city. The program would strive to give better treatment to residents who frequently contact the fire department for their medical needs. The program allows officers to better assist those residents by placing paramedics at public events and frequently sending paramedics to visit ongoing patients.