Winter Park City Talk

Golf course is open to play 9!

Oct. 1 marked the official grand reopening of the newly renovated Winter Park Golf Course. What was once a flat course now offers more challenges to our golfers’ game such as sand traps, contours, undulations, varying elevations, new placement of tee boxes and greens now three times larger!

The ceremony opened with the entrance of a bagpiper from Hole #1, remarks from Mayor Steve Leary and course designers, and a very special tribute to honor the life of golf legend Arnold Palmer was held with a moment of silence and proclamation presentation. Mayor Leary hit the first tee to kick off the many rounds of golf that will be played on the new WP9.

For more details on how you can play 9, please visit winterparkgolfcourse.com. To schedule your tee time or become one of the newest corporate or individual members, please call the Pro Shop at 407-599-3339.

Oct. 10 City Commission meeting

There will be a City Commission meeting Monday, Oct. 10, 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

• Business Recognition Award Recipient – Third Quarter 2016 – Chez Vincent

Non-Action Items

• Financial Report – August 2016

Consent Agenda

• Approve the minutes for Sept. 26, 2016.

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

• Cancel the Monday, Dec. 26, City Commission meeting due to the holiday.

Action Items Requiring Discussion

• Settlement agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice, city of Winter Park, and Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour Inc. regarding boat launch access.

Public Hearings

• Request for acceptance of offer to purchase city property:

— Second reading of the ordinance authorizing the conveyance of the city-owned property located between 652 and 700 W. Morse Blvd.

• Resolution – Designating 1167 Lakeview Drive as a historic resource on the Winter Park Register of Historic Places.

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.

Swearing-in ceremony for new police chief

On Monday, Oct. 10, at 10 a.m. the city of Winter Park will hold a swearing-in ceremony for its new police chief, Michael Deal. This ceremony is open to the public and will be held at the Winter Park Community Center located at 721 W. New England Ave.

Michael Deal’s most recent service as chief of police in Atlantic Beach and his 33 years of service for Altamonte Springs is impressive, respected, and admirable. We were looking for an individual that had the experience, expertise, confidence and ability to continue to keep our city safe, and we found that in Deal. We are excited about the advancements he will make in our agency and for our community.

Former Police Chief Brett Railey celebrated his retirement after nine years as chief and a total of 35 years of service with the police department. Upon learning of his retirement, the city advertised the police chief position in several state and national publications. This search resulted in approximately 80 applicants responding from across the country. The City Commission confirmed Michael Deal’s appointment as the new police chief at its Sept. 12 meeting.

For more information regarding the Winter Park Police Department, please visit wppd.org.

Hurricane preparedness

In preparation for Hurricane Matthew’s visit, here are the official city online resources you should know:

 citEnews > receive emails regarding storm updates

 cityofwinterpark.org Quick Info > Hurricane Preparedness

 wpfd.org > Emergency Management

 Facebook cityofwinterpark.org/facebook (#winterparkfla)

 Twitter cityofwinterpark.org/twitter (@winterparkfla)

Other important resources:

 Non-emergency information line (goes live upon Emergency Operations Center activation): 407-599-3494

 Message Center Information email (goes live upon Emergency Operations Center activation): [email protected]

 Winter Park Electric Utility power outages: 1-877-811-8700

 Winter Park Water & Wastewater Utilities outages: 407-599-3219

OUTREACH - Sign up for the city’s emergency notification system that uses technology to send out notifications such as extreme weather conditions, boil water alerts, power restoration status, and hurricane/tornado warnings. Upon hearing the tornado siren, you should tune to local media for specific weather information. In addition, it will notify you of impending emergencies via home phone, cell phone and/or email. Please visit cityofwinterpark.org on the bottom right and click on the second button from the left.

Free living healthy with diabetes workshops

The Winter Park Fire-Rescue Department has partnered with the Senior Resource Alliance-Area Agency on Aging of Central Florida to offer a free six-week Living Healthy with Diabetes community workshop. The class will be held at Fire-Rescue Headquarters located at 343 W. Canton Ave.

Living Healthy with Diabetes is a workshop that will be offered every Monday, from Oct. 17 through Nov. 21, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. This workshop is designed to help people gain self-confidence in their ability to control their symptoms and learn how Type 2 Diabetes affects their lives.

To register for this free six-week workshop or for more information, contact the Senior Resource Alliance at 407-514-1806 or [email protected].

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