Winter Park City Talk

July 28 City Commission meeting

There will be a City Commission meeting Monday, July 28, 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

• Citizen recognition by Fire-Rescue Department

Non-Action Items

• May 2014 Financial Report

Consent Agenda

• Approve the minutes of July 14, 2014.

• Approve the contract with The Davey Tree Expert Company, Utility Vegetation Management Amendment 2, and authorize the Mayor to execute Amendment 2.

• Approve the fee waiver request of the Tri-County League of Cities for use of the Rachel D. Murrah Civic Center Friday, November 21, 2014.

Action Items Requiring Discussion

• Set tentative millage rate and budget discussion

Public Hearings

• Request of Georgiana Harkins for the properties at 1141/1143 Orange Ave.:

o Second reading of the ordinance amending Article I, "Comprehensive Plan” to change the Future Land Use Designation.

o Second reading of the ordinance amending the official zoning map.

• Resolution – indicating the city’s support for the continued use and management of the Lake Baldwin Veterans Administration (VA) medical clinic by the VA.

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.

Excellence in Procurement Award

The City of Winter Park’s Purchasing Division has been selected by the National Procurement Institute to receive the 2014 Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award, designed to recognize excellence in procurement by organizations that obtain high scores on standardized criteria. The award will be received in October by the city’s Purchasing Manager Althea Pemsel at the NPI’s 46th Annual Conference and Products Exposition in Dallas.

The Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award Program is designed to measure innovation, professionalism, e-procurement productivity, and leadership attributes in the procurement industry. The award program is sponsored by the NPI, the Florida Association of Public Procurement Officials, the Institute for Supply Management, and 10 additional procurement agencies across the United States.

The mission of Winter Park’s Purchasing Division is to provide professional procurement services using experience, integrity and courtesy with all city departments and entities involved in the procurement process, for quality products, goods and services which meet or exceed expectations while complying with all applicable laws. The division is responsible for establishing the city’s purchasing policies under a centralized purchasing system for the procurement of goods, services and equipment and the provision of fair and equitable treatment of all persons. The division strives to be a good steward of public funds by obtaining the “best value” and providing a process based on “best practices” using market knowledge, innovation and efficiency.

For more information regarding NPI, please visit npiconnection.org.

Using food from the garden: Storage & preservation

Please join us for the City of Winter Park free Sustainability Program Workshop Series Saturday, July 26, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the Winter Park Community Center located at 721 W. New England Ave. This workshop will discuss the best ways to store and preserve your freshly grown produce. Reservations are required. For more information, please call 407-599-3364 or email at [email protected].

Stop Tailgating Campaign reduced rear-end collisions

During the month of June, the Winter Park Police Department along with various private and government community partners, engaged in the “Stop Tailgating – Before It Stops YOU” Traffic Safety Campaign. As compared to June 2012, the city experienced a reduction in the number of rear-end collisions during the campaign. This change in crash dynamics is owed largely to the educational efforts of our community partners, which include the Florida Safety Council, AllState Insurance Company, Central Florida Auto Dealers Association, Florida Department of Transportation and the Maitland Police Department.

This reduction is reassuring, but there is still work to be done. In order to build upon the success of this campaign, and continue the reduction in rear-end collisions, it is WPPDs intention to expand the “Stop Tailgating – Before It Stops YOU” Traffic Safety Campaign during 2015. By doing so, WPPD hopes to further reduce the significant number of injuries, fatalities and property damage caused by rear-end collisions each year.

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