Winter Park City Talk

City Hall grand re-opening!

The city will be celebrating the grand re-opening of City Hall Monday, Aug. 27, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Residents and visitors are invited to join city officials for the festivities, which will include a special ceremony at 1:45 p.m., live music and refreshments. City Hall is located at 401 S. Park Ave. in downtown Winter Park. The renovation of City Hall has been a long, yet extremely productive process. The renovated City Hall is now more energy efficient, and reconstructed to create a more welcoming experience for the many visitors who do business in our city. We thank you for your patience and endurance during the entire process. Please make plans to celebrate with us. We hope to see you there.

CRA meeting

There will be a CRA meeting Monday, Aug. 27, at 2 p.m., in City Hall Commission Chambers located at 401 S. Park Ave. The City Commission meeting will follow.

City Commission meeting

There will be a City Commission meeting Monday, Aug. 27, 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 - Ruth’s Hospitality Group Business Recognition Award

• Proclamation - Rollins College Changemaker Campus Day

• Proclamation - Valencia College Day

• Board appointments

o Keep Winter Park Beautiful and Sustainability Board

o Code Enforcement Board (alternate)

o Tree Preservation Board (move regular member to alternate)

Consent Agenda

• Approve the minutes of Aug. 13.

• Approve various contracts (a complete listing can be found at cityofwinterpark.org > What’s New > City Commission Agenda).

• Approve the easement subordination agreements with FDOT for the Interstate 4 corridor project.

• Approve staff revisions to the City Debt Management Policy as discussed at the Aug. 13 meeting.

Action Items Requiring Discussion

• Property purchase at 666 Nicolet Ave. to provide stormwater treatment to Lake Killarney

• Report on quiet zones (from Aug. 13 meeting)

• Budget/strategic planning discussion

• Award Sandstone Builders Inc. to construct the Fleet Peeples Park Restroom Project and provide directive for funding

Public Hearings

• Request of Heartwood 20, LLC:

o First reading of the Ordinance - Amending Chapter 58 “Land Development Code”, Article I, "Comprehensive Plan” in the Future Land Use Element so as to add a new policy increasing the residential density for and limited to the property at 444 W. New England Ave., in order to permit the second floor to be used as residential units.

o First reading of the Ordinance: Amending Chapter 58, “Land Development Code”, Article III, “Zoning” Section 58-75 “Commercial (C-2) District” so as to increase the residential density for and limited to the property at 444 W. New England Ave. in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan.

• Request of mi Tomatina Restaurant:

o First reading of the Ordinance - Amending Chapter 58 “Land Development Code” Article III, "Zoning Regulations” Section 58-86 “Off-Street Parking Regulations” to expand the Hannibal Square Parking Exclusion District to include the restaurant property at 433 W. New England Ave. in order to permit a 59-seat expansion to that restaurant.

• Request of New Hope Baptist Church:

o Conditional use approval to construct and operate a children’s day care facility on the church property at 274 N. Capen Ave

• First reading of the ordinance regarding annexation of 656 Overspin Drive

• First reading of the ordinance regarding annexation of 600 Baffie Ave

• Request of SunTrust Bank:

o Conditional Use approval to extend their approval for one additional year at 301 W. New York Ave

• Request of the city of Winter Park:

o First reading of the Ordinance - Amending Chapter 58 “Land Development Code” Article V, “Environmental Protection Regulations” Division 6, “Tree Preservation and Protection” so as to amend tree removal compensation requirements, amend use of the Tree Replacement Fund, provide exemption from requiring a tree removal permit, and establish enforcement procedure for removing hazardous trees

• Resolution – Supporting the Qualifying Targeted Industry (QTI) Grant

City Commission Reports

• Commissioner Leary

• Commissioner Sprinkel

• Commissioner Cooper

• Commissioner McMacken

• Mayor Bradley

You can find the City Commission’s full agenda at cityofwinterpark.org and by clicking on Government > City Commission > Packets.

“Art in Chambers” exhibition featuring Rose Thome Casterline

The city of Winter Park Public Art Advisory Board is proud to announce the newest “Art in Chambers” exhibition featuring paintings by Rose Thome Casterline. Paintings that contrast the intuitive, comfortable play of a young child as opposed to goal-oriented organized play inspire this body of work. The exhibition will open on Monday, Aug. 27, for public viewing from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, in Commission Chambers and Room 200 at Winter Park City Hall located at 401 S. Park Ave. The exhibit will be on display through October. There will be an artist reception Wednesday, Sept. 19, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

About her exhibition Ms. Casterline writes:

“I explore varied modes of graphic language in these works, combining language and representation, symbol and form. Gymnastics shorthand, football play diagrams and word maps serve as the structural foundation for the compositions – contemporary hieroglyphs mapping movement, pattern, play and strategy. Other layers of traditional perceptual drawing depict figures within this structural space. Applying this systematic drawing strategy, I hone in on the objective, with focus on the relationships between gesture, context and content. This working method requires quick and swift mark-making decisions while maintaining the initial impulse – the quick gesture, the action – throughout the drawing and painting process.”

Rose Thome Casterline, Cleveland native and Central Florida resident, has exhibited her drawings, prints and paintings for the past 20 years. As an adjunct professor, she has been teaching drawing, figure drawing, design and painting art at Rollins College and Valencia College since fall 2000. A multiple recipient of the United Arts Individual Artist Grant, her work has been featured in New American Paintings. Most recently she has been actively participating in Creative Capital enrichment workshops. Multiple private and public art collections house her drawings and paintings, with nearly 50 works commissioned or purchased by Savannah College of Art and Design. Her work is represented by Soren Christensen Gallery in New Orleans and J Costello Gallery, Hilton Head, S.C.

“Art in Chambers,” a project of the Winter Park Public Art Advisory Board, showcases works by local artists or works borrowed from local museums. “Art in Chambers” enlivens Winter Park’s public rooms and exposes residents and visitors to art, highlights the importance the city places on art and culture, provides city support to local artists and studios, and creates opportunities to educate the populace on the value of art and its place in a meaningful life.

For more information regarding “Art in Chambers” and additional city of Winter Park events, please visit the city’s official website at cityofwinterpark.org or call 407-599-3498.

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