Winter Park City Talk

Aug. 10 CRA meeting

The Community Redevelopment Agency met Aug. 10 and approved the CRA budget with amendments.

Aug. 10 City Commission meeting highlights

Mayor’s Report

• The replacement of a member on the Development Review Committee was approved as presented.

Non-Action Items

• The June 2015 Financial Report was presented and accepted.

Consent Agenda

• The minutes for July 27, 2015, were approved with a modification.

• Life Extension Clinics Inc. was approved for Firefighter Physical Exams and the mayor was authorized to execute the contract.

Action Items Requiring Discussion

• The undergrounding of Duke Energy’s 69 kV transmission lines along Harper Street was discussed, and staff was directed to explore ways to reduce the costs associated with this undergrounding project.

Public Hearings

• The request of Dr. Randall Loy for the property at 1500 S. Orlando Ave. resulted in the following:

— The second reading of the ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan to change the Future Land Use Designation of Institutional to Office and Professional Future Land Use was approved.

— The second reading of the ordinance amending the zoning and official zoning map to change from Single Family (R-1A) District to Office (O-1) District was approved.

— The Conditional Use Approval to redevelop the St. John’s Lutheran Church parking lot with a two-story, 15,000-square-foot medical office building was approved.

• The second reading of the ordinance adopting Parking Garage Design Guidelines, governing the construction of parking garages, providing for review procedures, appeal procedures and for a resolution of interpretations regarding such guidelines, was approved.

• The City Commission approved to overturn the Historic Preservation Board’s decision to deny the Certificate of Review request for the demolition of the duplex located at 483 Holt Avenue subject to the conditions proposed in the appeals letter dated July 15, 2015.

• Fifth Third Bank Development Agreement was pulled by the applicant.

• The first reading of the ordinance amending Chapter 22 to incorporate the Florida Building Code with certain administrative and technical amendments which include a fire sprinkler requirement as the Winter Park Building Code; designating applicable wind design criteria; updating the property, and building maintenance code with amendments was approved.

A full copy of the Aug. 10 City Commission minutes will be available at cityofwinterpark.org/ccminutes the week of Aug. 24, pending approval by the City Commission. Remember, if you are unable to attend the 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.

Join Vice Mayor Sarah Sprinkel for CoffeeTalk

This year marks the 10th anniversary of CoffeeTalk where the community can talk one-on-one with city leaders. On Thursday, Aug. 13, citizens can join Vice Mayor Sarah Sprinkel at 8 a.m. at the Winter Park Welcome Center located at 151 W. Lyman Ave. Make plans to join her for a cup of conversation and great coffee provided by Barnie’s Coffee Kitchen. For more information, please call 407-599-3428.

Internationally-known speaker at vision event

The Vision Winter Park team invites the community to hear internationally known speaker and author Peter Kageyama, on Thursday, Aug. 20, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at The Alfond Inn located at 300 E. New England Ave. Kageyama is the author of “For the Love of Cities: The Love Affair Between People and Their Places.” He is also the co-founder and producer of the Creative Cities Summit, an ongoing exploration into the complex problems and remarkable opportunities that cities provide. Space for this special event is limited, so please make reservations at [email protected] or 407-599-3324. Deadline to register is Friday, Aug. 14, at 5 p.m.

On June 10, Vision Winter Park began its year-long process with the launching of its official website visionwinterpark.org. Within the last two months, hundreds of people have already participated in community talks and online. You can join the conversation about the future of Winter Park at visionwinterpark.org, [email protected] or 407-599-3665.

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Workshops set to discuss new library and civic center

A series of community workshops will be presented by ACi Architects on behalf of the city of Winter Park and Winter Park Public Library. The purpose of the workshops is to gather insights and input from Winter Park residents on the specific location, appearance and design of the proposed new public library and civic center facility.

Workshop attendees will explore and help create place-making possibilities that carefully integrate the new library/civic center within the northern sector of Martin Luther King Jr. Park. The results of the workshops will be integrated into conceptual designs to be presented to the residents and City Commission.

• Community Workshop 1: Site Assessment & Place-making Possibilities

Saturday, Aug. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon

Lake Island Hall, 450 Harper St.

Delve into the opportunities and challenges presented by various sites within the northern sector of Martin Luther King Jr. Park. This workshop will feature the expertise of Fred Kent and Elena Madison, executives with the nonprofit Project for Public Spaces, an organization dedicated to creating public places that foster great communities, parks and civic spaces. Also facilitating will be Dr. Norman Jacknis of Columbia University, senior fellow at the Intelligent Community Forum, nationally recognized expert in the future of libraries, and key advisor to The Aspen Institute’s effort “Rising to the Challenge: Re-envisioning Public Libraries.”

• Community Workshop 2: Building Design Possibilities

Sunday, Aug. 23, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Rachael D. Murrah Civic Center, 1050 W. Morse Blvd.

Participants will explore many different style options for the interior and exterior design concepts as well as see how design elements can be integrated into Morse Boulevard, surrounding neighborhoods, and the existing park. Attendees will have an opportunity to express their preferences as to which styles and characteristics work best with Winter Park’s unique architectural character and vision for a new 21st century public library and civic center facility.

• Community Workshop 3: Community Findings & Direction

Thursday, Sept. 17, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Location TBD

Participants will review the results of the place-making and building appearance workshops, and view a 2-D conceptual site plan as well as 3-D conceptual building-site visualization that incorporates the community’s input. Attendees will be encouraged to give feedback to help adjust the concepts so they most accurately reflect the wants and needs of the Winter Park community.

For more information about the workshops, please visit wppl.org/FutureWPPL.

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