Winter Park City Talk

Martin Luther King Jr. Park officially dedicated

On Jan. 21, Mayor Kenneth W. Bradley, members of the City Commission, representatives of the Martin Luther King Jr. Task Force, and more than 50 attendees gathered to celebrate the official dedication of at Martin Luther King Jr. Park on the corner of Denning Drive and Morse Boulevard.

At that event, the community honored the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and encouraged his great dream by celebrating the values of peace and equality, acceptance and tolerance, and justice and compassion.

A memorial brick was placed at the site and beginning next month, the community will have an opportunity to purchase memorial bricks from the Parks & Recreation Department to honor their friends, family and loved ones at this place of reflection and remembrance. Funds raised by the brick sales will help develop the park into the conceptual plans that depict a “circle of unity.” The six circles will symbolize words that encapsulate Dr. King’s vision including hope, dream, righteousness, peace, love and justice.

Dr. King once said, “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” As the park develops, an apple tree in honor of Dr. King, and other fruit trees will be planted to remind us always of his work and dedication for civil rights, justice and equality.

For more information on how to purchase a MLK Jr. Park memorial brick, please call 407-599-3334.

City Commission meeting

There will be a City Commission meeting Monday, Jan. 28, 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

• Winter in the Park Holiday Window Contest awards presentation

• Civil Service Board appointments

Consent Agenda

• Approve the minutes of 1/14/2013.

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

• Approve the fee waiver for half of the parks rental not to exceed $825 for the Michael Andrew and Swinger Head Concert on Sunday, Feb. 10.

Action Items Requiring Discussion

• Review and acceptance of ULI recommendations for West Fairbanks Avenue

• Public Art Advisory Board update regarding “Art in Transit” for SunRail proposal

• State Legislative priorities

• Schedule a work session to discuss the City Master Plan draft

Public Hearings

• Second readings of the ordinances requested by Atlantic Housing Partners, LLLP, to change the existing designations at 835 W. Canton Ave.

• Second readings of the ordinances amending the Police Officers’ Pension Plan and the Firefighters’ Pension Plan.

• Request of TD Bank for Conditional Use approval to construct a branch bank with drive-in tellers on the property at 810 N. Orlando Ave.

• Second reading of the ordinance to annex 500 E. Lake Sue Ave.

• First readings of the ordinances establishing a Single Family Residential Future Land Use designation and Single Family (R-1AA) District zoning on the annexed property at 500 E. Lake Sue Ave.

• First reading of the ordinances related to the repeal of supermajority needed for adoption of ordinances.

• Resolution – Supporting Central Florida’s “Open For Business” initiative to promote business climate, great service, job creation, and business investment.

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

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