Winter Park City Talk

July 13 City Commission meeting

There will be a City Commission meeting Monday, July 13, 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

• Presentation – 2015 Historic Preservation Awards and Winter Park Register of Historic Places plaques

• Presentation – Second Quarter 2015 Business Recognition Recipient – Pookie’s Pet Nutrition & Bow Wow Bakery

• Presentation – 2015 Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

• Keep Winter Park Beautiful & Sustainable Board reappointment

City Manager’s Report

• Presentation of the proposed Fiscal Year 2015-2016 budget

Consent Agenda

• Approve the minutes for June 22, 2015.

• Approve purchase and blanket orders (for a complete list, please visit cityofwinterpark.org/ccpackets.)

• Approve the budget amendment for the Building & Permitting Services Department for the purchase of a scanner.

• Authorize the city manager to execute the annual funding agreement with MetroPlan Orlando for Fiscal Year 2016 in the amount of $2,366.

Action Items Requiring Discussion

• Next steps regarding a new library facility

• City attorney contract

Public Hearings

• Second reading of the ordinance amending the Land Development Code to clarify language by removing the antiquated term “Servant.”

• Resolution – Extending the term of existence of the Golf Course Strategic Plan Task Force

• Resolution – Designating 500 N. Interlachen Ave. as a historic landmark on the Winter Park Register of Historic Places

• Resolution – Designating 1565 Forest Ave. as a historic landmark on the Winter Park Register of Historic Places

• Request of Tower Acquisition Partners, LLC: (second public hearing required)

— To amend the conditional use approval previously granted to the property at 170 S. Knowles Ave./170 E. Morse Blvd. in 2007 to allow for modifications to the multi-family project to now be composed of three units, three stories and 19,935 square feet of residential living area and garage.

• First reading of the ordinance annexing 1566 W. Fairbanks Ave.

• Request of Icon Residential:

o Conditional use approval to redevelop the 3.45 acres collectively referred to as 1800 Lee Road, including the tax parcels of 1746/1800/1802/1806/1810/1814/1818/1824/1828/1832 Lee Road for a 30-unit townhouse development (cluster housing).

• Fifth Third Bank Development Agreement

• First reading of the ordinance amending Chapter 94, Taxation, to increase the business tax fees by 5 percent or less, provide clarification on certain business tax categories, modify proration of partial year business tax certificates and provide enabling language to collect Orange County business tax receipts for Winter Park businesses.

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.

Join Commissioner Greg Seidel at CoffeeTalk

This year marks the 10th anniversary of CoffeeTalk where the community can talk one-on-one with city leaders. On Thursday, July 9, citizens can join Commissioner Greg Seidel in his very first CoffeeTalk at 8 a.m. at the Winter Park Welcome Center located at 151 W. Lyman Ave. Make plans to join Commissioner Seidel for a cup of conversation and great coffee provided by Barnie’s Coffee Kitchen. For more information, please call 407-599-3428.

Police Chief installed as President of the FPCA

On July 1, the Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) installed Police Chief Brett Railey of the Winter Park Police Department as the association’s 2015/2016 president. The swearing in was conducted during the FPCA’s 63rd annual Installation and Awards Banquet in Orlando.

Railey’s priorities will include developing greater partnerships with the communities the organization serves. He also plans to focus on preventing the number No. 1 killer of Florida residents and visitors: traffic accidents. Last year, there were more than 2,500 fatal traffic incidents in Florida, more than double the number of murders.

Chief Railey has decades of experience in law enforcement, including operational, investigative, and administrative assignments. He specializes in traffic and highway safety, and currently focuses on Data Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS). This method uses crash and crime mapping to determine the most effective and efficient use of often limited enforcement resources to reduce vehicle crashes and incidents of crime. In April 2014, Chief Railey received the NHTSA Public Service Award and in October 2014, the International Association of Chiefs of Police presented him with the J. Stannard Baker Award for lifetime achievement in highway safety.

A highly sought after trainer and presenter, Chief Railey has been invited to speak to associations throughout the nation on traffic and highway safety. He also served as an appointee to Governor Rick Scott’s Pill Mill Strike Force, and was appointed to the Governor’s Law Enforcement Driving Task Force. He is a member of the Governing Board of the Central Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area as well as the Governing Board of the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation. Congratulations, Chief Railey!

Vision conversations continue

“Vision Winter Park” continues to set the stage to guide the vision for the city’s future. The visioning team will offer more Community Talks this month: Friday, July 10; Thursday, July 16; and Thursday, July 30. These short, 30-minute, one-on-one talks will be held between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. to gain feedback on the overall process, find out how to reach others, and identify willingness to co-create the plan. The Community Talks will be held at the Rachel D. Murrah Civic Center located at 1050 W. Morse Blvd. To reserve your time, please contact Lisa Smith at [email protected] or 407-599-3324 or stop by at your convenience.

For more information regarding the visioning process, or how to join the conversation, please visit visionwinterpark.org, call 407-599-3665, or email [email protected].

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