Winter Park City Talk

AUG 23 CITY COMMISSION MEETING TOPICS OF INTEREST

There will be a City Commission meeting on Monday, Aug. 23, at 3:30 p.m., in City Hall Commission Chambers. Below are a few topics of interest:

MAYOR'S REPORT:

-Keep Winter Park Beautiful award presentation

-Purchasing Division Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award

IT Division 2010 FLGISA Technology Achievement Award

-Recognition of the police department winning 1st place in the Champion's Class in Highway Safety in the Florida Law Enforcement Challenge

CITY MANAGER'S REPORT:

City Manager evaluation form

CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT:

Canin Associates Settlement Agreement

Commuter rail agreement

NON-ACTION ITEMS:

Discussion of friends groups

Financial Report - July 2010

CONSENT AGENDA:

-Approve the minutes of 8/9/2010.

-Approve the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) patient transport fee adjustment

-Approve architect for Golf ProShop renovations and authorize staff to enter into negotiations with the top ranked firm of Bender & Associates Architects

ACTION ITEMS REQUIRING DISCUSSION:

Fairbanks Avenue design guidelines

Fleet Peeples Park one year review

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

-Resolution - Designating 1710 Westchester Avenue as a historic resource on the Winter Park Register of Historic Places.

-Conditional Use Approval-Request of Panera Bread to construct a new restaurant with a drive-thru lane at 2516 Aloma Ave.

-Conditional Use Extension-Request of Mr. Moye regarding the property at 125 S. Interlachen Ave. - Ye Ole Bric Condos.

-Second reading of the ordinance regarding the request of the City of Winter Park to amend Chapter 58 "Land Development Code," Article VI, "Subdivision Regulations" to rename Article VI as the "Subdivision and Lot Consolidation Regulations"; adding new definitions to Section 58-371 "Definitions"; amending Section 58-377, "Conformance to the Comprehensive Plan" to incorporate policy direction from the Comprehensive Plan and adding a new Section 58-392 "Lot Consolidations" to establish requirements for the review and approval of lot consolidations.

-First reading of the ordinance implementing requirements for inactive construction sites; electronic submission of building plans with related fees, and membership criteria for the Construction Board of Adjustment & Appeals.

-Final Conditional Use Approval - Request of Rollins College and Novasol Energy to increase the height and decrease the side setbacks for the installation of solar panels on a portion of the top deck of the SunTrust building parking garage at 400 S. Park Ave. (preliminary conditional use approval was on Ded. 14, 2009. Rescheduled for Sept. 13

CITY COMMISSION REPORTS:

-Commissioner Anderson

-Commissioner Dillaha

-Commissioner Cooper

-Commissioner McMacken

-Mayor Bradley

Denning Drive vision for economics and beautification

Green initiative: paperless billing for both utilities

You can find the Commission's full agenda and information on specific agenda items by logging on to the city's official website at www.cityofwinterpark.org and by clicking on Government > City Commission > Packets.

COFFEETALK FEATURING VICE MAYOR BETH DILLAHA

Join Vice Mayor Beth Dillaha for CoffeeTalk on Thursday, Aug. 19, from 7-8 p.m., at the Winter Park Welcome Center located at 151 W. Lyman Ave. Special thanks to our coffee provider Palmano's Roastery & Espresso Bar.

GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR COMMUNITY CENTER

The city of Winter Park cordially invites you to attend a Community Center Groundbreaking Ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 25, at 9:30 a.m., at the Winter Park Community Center, located at 721 W. New England Ave. Please join us as we celebrate this momentous occasion.

IT DIVISION RECOGNIZED FOR INNOVATIVENESS

The Florida Local Government Information Systems Association (FLGISA) has awarded the City of Winter Park's Information Technology (IT) Division the 2010 Most Innovative Use of Technology Award for their leadership in implementing effective and efficient technology practices.

The IT Division has creatively maximized limited resources to deliver superior services for city personnel and Winter Park residents. The award recognizes both leadership and innovation in a community within the FLGISA membership.

Creative state-of-the-art solutions have enabled Winter Park's IT Division to improve efficiency and reduce expenditures. Leveraging the city's computing infrastructure and working closely with various city departments, IT was able to lend their expertise to several technology initiatives including biometric authentication for secure logon to city computers, wireless and wired communication devices to facilitate efficient water flow and meter management operations within the utilities department, automated fuel management system to improve efficiency and reduce fraud within the Fleet Management Department, emergency notification alert system and land mobile radio integration reducing cost for intra-city radio communication services.

According to Parsram Rajaram, Winter Park's IT manager, "We are proud to have been selected to receive this award from FLGISA. In the current economy, we are always trying to accomplish more with less through creative uses of state-of-the-art technology."

The mission of the (FLGISA) is to provide a forum for managers of Florida's local government information systems departments to be able to share experiences, learn new technologies, and influence legislation that affects how information is processed.

Ultimately, the mission of FLGISA is to assist managers in providing the best possible service in the most efficient way to customers and the citizens of the state of Florida.

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