Winter Park City Talk

Feb. 27 City Commission Meeting topics of interest

There will be a City Commission meeting at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27, at the Rachel D. Murrah Civic Center located at 1050 W. Morse Blvd. Below are a few topics of interest:

• Mayor’s Report

• Presentation of checks from the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce to area schools from proceeds raised at the December 2011 pancake breakfast fundraiser.
• Proclamation - Recognizing Sonya Baumstein, Winter Park High School graduate now with Team Epoch rowing team
• Presentation by Orange County School Board Member Joie Cadle regarding Brookshire Elementary

• City Manager’s Report

• 90-day plan

• Non-action Items

• Update of Park Avenue Area Task Force (PAATF) downtown parking recommendations

• Consent Agenda

• Approve the minutes of Feb. 13.
• Approve various purchases and contracts (a complete list can be found at cityofwinterpark.org > Government > City Commission > Agenda Packets).
• Approve two mid-year changes to the city’s medical insurance programs to become effective April 1: the implementation of Teladoc health care visits through phone or online video consultation; and health and dental insurance for domestic partners of employees.
  

• Action Items Requiring Discussion

• Billboard Agreement with CBS Outdoor at 600 Lee Road
• One-way valet parking in downtown
• Water, Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Rate Study
• Selection of an architectural firm for the design of the Amtrak Station

• Public Hearings

• Second reading of the ordinance establishing parking restrictions at electric charging stations.
  
  
  
  
• Request of Windermere Winter Park Venture LLC:

• First reading of the ordinance amending the comprehensive plan, future land-use map to change the designation of Single-Family Residential to Medium-Density Residential on the property at 444 W. Swoope Ave.

• First reading of the ordinance amending the official zoning map to change the zoning designation of Single-Family Residential (R-1A) District to Medium-Density Multi-Family (R-3) District on the property at 444 W. Swoope Ave.

• Conditional use approval to build a new two-story, 10-unit, residential condominium building at 434 and 444 W. Swoope Ave. (Quasi Judicial Proceeding)

• First reading the ordinance annexing the property at 600 Lee Road and that portion of Interstate 4 contiguous to the property within the city of Winter Park at 2684 Lee Road.
• Resolution - Designating 1301 Pelham Road as a Historic Resource in the Winter Park Register of Historic Places.
• First reading of the ordinance amending the historic preservation section of the Land Development Code.
• First reading of the ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2840-11, Moratorium for Pain Management Clinics.

• City Commission Reports

• Commissioner Leary
• Commissioner Sprinkel
• Commissioner Cooper
• Commissioner McMacken
• Mayor Bradley

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

Mead Garden Botanical Garden public meeting

Please make plans to attend this public meeting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 3, at Mead Botanical Garden located at 1300 S. Denning Drive. A closer look will be taken at the proposed Lease Management and Operational Plans being presented to the City Commission on March 12 by the Mead Botanical Garden Inc. organization.

The meeting will also present the details of the proposed lease of a portion of the Mead Botanical Garden property and the operational agreement, which will transfer responsibility for some event and facility management from the city to the Mead Garden Inc. organization.

Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to view the proposed documents and current plans of “The Grove” amphitheater, which will be under construction. Public input will be taken and presented to the City Commission as part of the Mead Botanical Garden, Inc. proposal during the March 12 City Commission meeting. For more information, please call 407-599-3277.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade

The city of Winter Park and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee are proud to present the 33rd annual Winter Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 4, in downtown Winter Park. Gather your family and friends and wear some green to enjoy the only St. Patrick’s Day parade in Central Florida. The parade will begin at the Winter Park Country Club and continue south down Park Avenue to New England Avenue. More than 75 units will participate. The celebration will also feature Irish music and step dancing at the main stage in Central Park with demonstrations by the Tir Na Greine School of Irish Dance and the Watters School of Irish Dance. Irish music will be provided by the Tommy Doyle Band. This is one event you won’t want to miss!

St. Patrick’s Day began as an annual feast day to celebrate St. Patrick, the most commonly recognized patron saint of Ireland. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for more than a thousand years and it is currently recognized by people of many other ethnicities. The day is widely celebrated by wearing green clothing and items such as shamrocks. According to Irish tradition, those who do not wear green on St. Patrick’s Day face the risk of being affectionately pinched.

This celebration is made possible by the generous support of event sponsors including the city of Winter Park’s Community Redevelopment Agency, Fiddler’s Green Irish Pub and Eatery, the Irish American Cultural Society of Central Florida and Florida Distributors Company.

For more information regarding the 33rd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, please call 407-222-0648.

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