Winter Park City Talk

July 25 City Commission Work Session

There will be a City Commission Work Session at 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 25, in the City Hall Commission Chambers located at 401 S. Park Ave. to discuss the proposed fiscal year 2016-17 budget. This work session is open to the public, however, no public comment will be taken.

July 25 City Commission meeting

There will be a City Commission meeting at 3:30 p.m. Monday, July 25, in the City Hall Commission Chambers. 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

Recognition – Summer Youth Enrichment Program providers and participants

Check Presentation – David Rider, YMCA

Consent Agenda

Approve the minutes for July 11, 2016.

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

Approve the policy change regarding the special event banner program to include companies over 75 years old and have demonstrated community value as a special event.

Action Items Requiring Discussion

Set tentative millage rate and budget discussion.

Public Hearings

Request of Phil Kean Designs Inc. (Tabled from the July 11, 2016 Commission meeting):

— Amend the Conditional Use Approval granted on Oct. 12, 2015, to redevelop the property at 652 W. Morse Blvd. in order to develop 10 residential units in lieu of the approved 11 residential units and to modify the approved architectural elements.

Request of Wekiva Capital Partners, LLC:

— Conditional use approval to build a seven-unit cluster housing project of two-story houses of approximately 1,500 square feet in each house at 741 and 751 Minnesota Ave.

Request of Oppidan Holdings, LLC:

— Conditional Use Approval to build a one-story, Orchard Supply Hardware Retail Store of approximately 32,355 square feet in size on 2.4 acres adjacent to Orlando Avenue between Miller and Indiana avenues, addressed as 1111 S. Orlando Ave. and 1240 Miller Ave.

First reading of the ordinance granting the petition of the Ravaudage Community Development District and dissolving the Ravaudage CDD pursuant to Section 190.046(9), Florida Statutes.

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.

Free irrigation help

The city of Winter Park’s Water & Wastewater Utilities Department is offering free irrigation system audit and controller adjustment consultations based upon your specific needs. Whether you need monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual inspections, the city can schedule your irrigation assistance to keep your system operating more efficiently on a regular basis. Please call 407-599-3597 to schedule an appointment.

Water Quality Report is online

The 2015 Water Quality Report can be found on the homepage of the city’s official website at cityofwinterpark.org by clicking on the Water Quality Report Button or accessing cityofwinterpark.org/h2oreport.

Comprehensive Plan review continues

To stay up-to-date on the Comp Plan review process, interested parties can download a tentative calendar of all public meetings that is posted on the Comp Plan page of the city website at cityofwinterpark.org/comp-plan. Information can also be emailed to those who sign up for the Comp Plan email subscription at cityofwinterpark.org/citEnews.

The Comp Plan is the document that provides the framework for the city’s infrastructure and development, through goals, objectives and policies. The plan was last updated 2004 through 2009, and is required to be updated every seven years. Before the plan is transmitted to the state’s Department of Economic Opportunity, there will be a thorough public process to review each element that will involve the input and analysis of city staff, advisory boards and residents. Your participation is encouraged.

Stop tailgating before it stops you

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nationally rear-end collisions are the most frequently occurring type of crash, accounting for approximately 29 percent of all crashes and resulting in a substantial number of injuries, fatalities and property damage each year.

Unfortunately, Central Florida is not exempt from this trend. Recent traffic crash data indicates that locally rear-end collisions are the leading type of crash, representing more than 33 percent of all reported traffic collisions. During 2015, in the city of Winter Park alone, rear-end collisions accounted for 37 percent of all collisions and caused more than $1.8 million in property damage and injury insurance claims.

As shown by these collisions, and studies conducted by NHTSA, one of the primary contributing factors in rear-end collisions are drivers following vehicles at an unsafe distance, thereby providing themselves insufficient time to decelerate in the event the vehicle they are following slows.

In order to better address this issue the Winter Park Police Department created the "Stop Tailgating - Before it stops YOU" campaign. The goal of the campaign, which has been adopted by the Florida Department of Transportation, is to reduce the number of rear-end collisions by educating drivers regarding safe driving practices and through focused enforcement of violators at locations and times where collisions most frequently occur.

For this reason for the month of July motorists can expect the Winter Park Police Department and our campaign partners to actively seek out drivers engaging in the dangerous act of tailgating.

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