Winter Park City Talk

April 8 City Commission meeting

There will be a City Commission meeting Monday, April 8, at 3:30 p.m. in City Hall Commission Chambers located at 401 S. Park Ave. Below are a few topics of interest:

Mayor’s Report

• Presentation – Best of Show 54th annual Sidewalk Art Festival

• Presentation – Healthy Central Florida Executive Summary

• Update – Winter Park Historical Association

• Presentation – Business Recognition Award recipient: The Winter Park Playhouse

Consent Agenda

• Approve the minutes of 3/25/13.

• Approve various purchases and contracts (for a full listing, please visit cityofwinterpark.org under What’s New > City Commission Agenda).

• Approve for execution the Memorandum of Agreement between the city of Winter Park and the Florida Department of Transportation for the I-4 Ultimate Project.

Action items requiring discussion

• Appointment of Vice Mayor

• Federal lobbying services

Public hearings

• Request of Sydgan Corporation:

• Second reading of the ordinances to change the Future Land Use designation and zoning designation on the properties at 216, 226 and 234 W. Lyman Ave.

• Ravaudage Community Development District (CDD):

• Second reading of the ordinance granting petition of Benjamin Partners, Ltd.; establishing and naming the Ravaudage CDD pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes; describing and providing external boundaries, functions and powers of the District; designating five persons to serve as the initial members of the District’s Board of Supervisors.

• First reading of the ordinance amending Section 42-1, Definitions, and 42-7, Qualification of Candidates and Clerk’s Certification, of Chapter 42, Elections, to add definitions for “Qualification Deadline,” “Qualification Documents,” and “Qualification Period,” and to clarify qualification requirements.

• Adoption of the fee schedule effective Wednesday, May 1, 2013.

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

City Commission Work Session – April 15

There will be a City Commission work session held Monday, April 15, at 9 a.m. in City Hall Commission Chambers located at 401 S. Park Ave. to discuss the post office property. The public is invited to attend, however, no public comment will be taken.

Eggcellent Easter Egg Hunt!

Special thanks to the city’s Parks & Recreation Department for producing a very successful 59th Easter Egg Hunt at the Central Park West Meadow! More than 12,000 eggs filled with treats made their way home in the baskets, pockets, hands and hearts of approximately 1,500 children. For all those that may have been slow to the start, 2,000 eggs were set aside to fill their empty baskets too! We are looking forward to the 60th anniversary of the city’s oldest community event next year!

Students join together in unity

The city of Winter Park and the Multifaith Education Project are proud to announce the 10th annual Trees for Peace Interfaith Tree Planting Project, on Tuesday, April 9, at Martin Luther King Jr. Park located at 1050 W. Morse Blvd. Mayor Kenneth Bradley 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.

More than 100 Christian, Jewish and Muslim students and faculty, representing The Geneva Christian School, The Jewish Academy and The Leaders Preparatory School, will join together to plant 10 trees and bless them in traditional manner according to each faith.

Martin Luther King Jr. Park was chosen as the location for the 10th anniversary event based upon Dr. King’s legacy of peace and justice. The city of Winter Park’s Urban Forestry Management Division will supervise the students in planting the 10 trees, one for each year of the “Trees for Peace” initiative, including an apple tree to symbolize Dr. King’s dedication to peace among people of diverse backgrounds. Dr. King once said, “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” In addition, the division will donate a tree to each school so the students can hold a planting ceremony on their school property to remind them of this event for years to come.

Household hazardous waste

The city in partnership with Waste Pro for household hazardous waste and A1 Assets Inc. for e-waste, will be offering household hazardous waste disposal for all city residents Saturday, April 13, 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, please call 407-599-3364 or visit cityofwinterpark.org/sustainability

Visit the city’s official website at cityofwinterpark.org, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and watch us on Vimeo.