Winter Park City Talk

City Hall Commission Chambers to open for June 11 City Commission meeting

There will be a City Commission meeting at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, June 11, at City Hall Commission Chambers located at 401 S. Park Ave. Below are a few topics of interest:

Mayor’s Report

• Proclamation – Honoring Ronald Blocker, Orange County School Superintendent

• Acceptance of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services On-Site Monitoring Report for the State Energy Program

• Board appointments

• Best Foot Forward—pedestrian safety collaboration

Non-Action Items

• Financial Report – April 2012

Consent Agenda

• Approve the minutes of 5/14/2012.

• Approve various purchase, contracts and formal solicitations (a complete list can be found at cityofwinterpark.org > Government > City Commission > Agenda Packets).

• Approve the annual review of the Debt Management Policy.

• Recommend award to Masci General Contractor Inc. for the Fairbanks Avenue Roadway and Wastewater System Improvements Project.

Action items requiring discussion

• Naming opportunities to honor the memory and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• Electric Undergrounding, Tree Management and Reforestation Plan

• Discuss issuance of RFQ for federal lobbying services

• Modification or amendment to Purchasing Policy regarding local preference

• Lawyer-Client Agreement with Fishman Haygood, et. al. regarding claims against underwriters JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley of auction rate securities issued by the city in 2004 and 2005

• Discussion of potential policy that governs City Commission written communication

Public Hearings

• Second reading of the ordinance enacting revisions to single family and accessory building regulations; adding pain management clinics as a permitted use in the I-1 zoning district, establishing parking requirements and definition of pain management clinic; and adding special buffer requirements for vehicle use areas abutting residential areas.

• Second reading of the ordinance increasing taxicab rates.

• First reading of the ordinance to vacate a 3-foot electric utility distribution easement located at 1302 W. Fairbanks Avenue for the new McDonald’s restaurant.

• Request of CNL Commercial Real Estate for final Conditional Use Approval for a three-story, 86,600 square-foot, office building on the site of the former state office building at 941 W. Morse Blvd., zoned (O-1).

City Commission Reports

• Commissioner Leary

• Commissioner Sprinkel

• Commissioner Cooper

• Commissioner McMacken

• Mayor Bradley

o City lawyer’s compensation plan

o Approving legal costs according to city Purchasing Policy

You can find the Commission’s full agenda at cityofwinterpark.org and by clicking on Government > City Commission > Packets.

Kick-off to CoffeeTalk season

The first CoffeeTalk of the 2012 season featuring Mayor Kenneth W. Bradley will be held on Friday, June 8, in conjunction with the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce’s Good Morning Winter Park! at the Winter Park Welcome Center. Networking begins at 7:45 a.m., and the kick-off for the CoffeeTalk series will begin at 8 a.m.

In addition to giving the community an opportunity to ask city-related questions, Mayor Bradley will preview the exciting events surrounding the city’s upcoming 125th Anniversary celebration. That weekend begins the 125-day countdown to Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, the city’s celebration of its official incorporation as the “Town of Winter Park.”

For more CoffeeTalk information, please call 407-599-3428 or visit the city’s official website at cityofwinterpark.org

The city is on Vimeo!

The city of Winter Park Communications Department is continually looking for new ways to share the city’s message and is using the advancements in technology to enhance its communications efforts. The city has established a strong presence on Facebook currently with more than 2,000 fans and on Twitter with more than 1,300 followers and growing. In May, the city entered into the video world of social media by posting its Webisodes on Vimeo.

Vimeo is a “leading video sharing site that provides the easiest way for people to host and share their videos in high quality. The site offers great privacy features and inspiring videos from a vibrant, respectful community of creative users who care about how and where they show their work. Launched in 2004 and headquartered in New York, N.Y., Vimeo offers users a video sharing experience that is both entertaining and easy to use,” according to Vimeo.com/about/press

The city is excited to be a part of this video-sharing experience and is happy to add Vimeo to its growing list of communication tools. Make sure to interact with the city at:

• cityofwinterpark.org/Facebook

• cityofwinterpark.org/Twitter

• cityofwinterpark.org/Vimeo

Winter Park Diamond Dawgs summer season begins

The city of Winter Park announces a summer of first-rate baseball and community-building fun with the 2012 Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL). Winter Park City Manager Randy Knight will throw the first pitch at the season opener against the Leesburg Lightning on Saturday, June 9, at 7 p.m., and players from the Babe Ruth League will be joining the Diamond Dawgs on the field. The game will be played at Rollins College Alfond Stadium, home field of the Diamond Dawgs, located at the corner of Orange and Aragon avenues in Winter Park. The excitement will continue through the summer as the Diamond Dawgs host 22 games. Tickets are just $5. Kids six years of age and younger are free.

Entertaining themes including contests and activities for all ages are planned for each game. Game night themes will include City of Winter Park Appreciation Night, College Alumni Fan Night, Guns & Hoses (Winter Park Police vs. Winter Park Fire-Rescue departments), Green/Earth Night, Military Night and Faith & Family Night. Festivities for single home games will begin at 7 p.m. Sunday games on June 24, July 8 and July 15, will begin at 1 p.m.

For additional information regarding the FCSL, including a complete season schedule with game night themes, please visit floridaleague.com or call 321-206-9174.

New signs to help visitors find their way!

In early June, the city was busily installing 22 new way finding signs within its core downtown area. This new signage is a part of the city’s overall plan to help people find their way to various city amenities as they travel through the heart of our city.

Now with the completion of Phase I (the installation of interior way finding signs), the city will continue working with the Florida Department of Transportation to complete Phase II, the installation of additional way finding signage along the major state roads that border our city: Lee Road, Fairbanks Avenue and U.S. Highway 17-92. Once all the way finding signs are in place, visitors, rarely, if ever, will need their GPS system again to find all of the wonderful treasures the city has to offer.

Visit the city’s official website at cityofwinterpark.org, find us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter.