Winter Park City Talk

Oct. 13 City Commission meeting

There will be a City Commission meeting Monday, Oct. 13, 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

• Board appointment – Public Art Advisory Board

Non-Action Items

• Presentation of the Financial Report – August 2014

Consent Agenda • Approve the minutes of Sept. 2, 2014.

• Approve changes to the Purchasing Policy.

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

• Approve the Fiscal Year 2015 budget amendment to fund the visioning study.

Public Hearings

• Second reading of the ordinance vacating and abandoning the utility easement at 716 Kiwi Circle.

• Request of UP Fieldgate US Investments – Winter Park, LLC:

— Final conditional use approval to redevelop the former Corporate Square and Winter Park Dodge properties with a 40,000-square-foot Whole Foods Grocery and a 36,000-square-foot retail building with three outparcel development sites on the properties at 1000/1050 N. Orlando Ave., 1160 Galloway Drive and 967 Cherokee Ave.

— Second reading of the ordinance vacating and abandoning the portions of Galloway Drive and Friends Avenue within the proposed Whole Foods development project.

• First reading of the ordinance supplementing Ordinance 2953-14 authorizing the issuance of electric revenue bonds to finance the refunding of a portion of the outstanding Electric Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A.

• First reading of the ordinance removing the requirement for supermajority votes for the approval of certain conditional uses.

• First reading of the ordinance regulating medical marijuana treatment centers.

• Resolution approving an amended and restated Development Order for the Ravaudage Development.

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.

City helps stop spread of disease

On Oct. 3 inside the bay of Fire Station 61, the city of Winter Park showcased the first ambulances in Central Florida equipped with on-board decontamination units for the patient transport area of the vehicle. These systems are designed to help stop the spread of disease and infection from patient to patient, as well as the treating firefighters.

With the recent news of Ebola entering our country, this revolutionary new system will mitigate the threat of this disease, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), and even contagious pathogens such as H1N1 influenza (swine flu) to the city’s first responders, hospitals, healthcare workers and citizens. This system was produced and installed through a partnership with AeroClave, LLC.

Fixed decontamination systems like these have also been installed in specific areas of the city’s police department to help maintain the safety of the personnel working in these areas. Winter Park has continued to demonstrate its commitment to public safety though its implementation of these cutting edge technologies.

Park Avenue closed for WPHS Parade and Pep Rally

The Winter Park High School Annual Parade and Pep Rally will make its way down Park Avenue on Wednesday, Oct. 15, beginning at 5:15 p.m. Park Avenue will be closed to through traffic along the parade route from Webster to Lyman avenues 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, Oct. 15. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and continued support of Winter Park High School. Go Wildcats!

Park Avenue closed for Autumn Art Festival

Park Avenue will be closed to through traffic between New England and Canton avenues from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the 41st annual Winter Park Autumn Art Festival, which runs Saturday, Oct. 11, through Sunday, Oct. 12. Morse Boulevard will also be closed between New York and Park avenues.

Please make note of these road closures prior to traveling around downtown Winter Park on Oct. 11 and 12. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and continued support of Winter Park events.

Pumpkins & Munchkins in Shady Park

The Parks & Recreation Department of the city of Winter Park will present the forth annual Pumpkins & Munchkins in Shady Park on Friday, Oct. 31, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Shady Park, adjacent to the Winter Park Community Center at 721 W. New England Ave.

Munchkins of all ages are invited to attend this free family-friendly event. Fun-filled activities will include games, bounce houses, a costume contest, Trick-or-Treat Trail and safe Halloween fun for everyone. If inclement weather tries to dampen the evening, the event will be moved into the Community Center.

For more information regarding Pumpkins & Munchkins in Shady Park, please call 407-599-3275.

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