Winter Park City Talk

City Commission meeting

There will be a City Commission meeting at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, June 25, in City Hall Commission Chambers located at 401 S. Park Ave. Below are a few topics of interest:

Mayor’s Report

• Recognition of retiring Fire-Rescue Lieutenant Jim Duba

• Presentation by Ms. Kathy Till (working with Florida League of Cities) – Advocacy Planner

• Report of the U.S. Conference of Mayors

• City strategic plan “Best City in Florida”

• Parks & Recreation Month Proclamation

Consent Agenda

• Approve the minutes of 5/14/2012 and 6/11/12.

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

• Approve the request of the Hamilton Place Homeowner’s Association to install new 8-foot vinyl fencing (replacing existing 5-foot fence) across the rear of the properties.

Action items requiring discussion

• Sustainability Advisory Board

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

Public Hearings

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

• Conditional Use Approval request of Vision Development and Management, LLC, to develop up to a two-story, 12,000-square-foot building with a new branch bank location as a redevelopment of the property at 957 W. Fairbanks Ave.

City Commission Reports

• Commissioner Leary

• Commissioner Sprinkel

• Commissioner Cooper

• Commissioner McMacken

• Mayor Bradley

o 90-day action plan for the third quarter 2012

o 2012-2013 Budget

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

Please excuse our digging & temporary disheveled appearance

Our enhancements to City Hall are still in progress. In conjunction with the interior renovations of City Hall, we are continuing the exterior beautification to create a new and inviting park-like setting for our City Hall property. Coming soon will be a large, inviting new zoysia public lawn area shaded by a magnificent live oak to welcome all of our City Hall guests. Sprinkled throughout the property will be many flowering trees with an emphasis on seasonal color framing and accenting the beautiful open views across the newly expanded lawns. There will also be vibrant annual flowerbeds and clusters of colorful potted accent groupings. We thank you for your continued patience during this City Hall interior and exterior renovation project.

Olde Fashioned 4th of July!

The city of Winter Park will present their annual Olde Fashioned 4th of July Celebration from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 4, in Central Park located in downtown Winter Park. Wear your red, white and blue, pack a picnic lunch, bring a blanket or beach chair, and gather with family and friends to enjoy this Winter Park tradition. The annual celebration will feature live patriotic music performed by the Bach Festival Brass Band and the Bach Festival Choir, horse-drawn wagon rides, free hot dogs and much more!

Children’s activities will include the annual bicycle parade at 9 a.m. from City Hall to Central Park, and fun games and inflatables. Families and friends are also invited to stroll along Park Avenue and Hannibal Square to enjoy the wide selection of shops, boutiques and eateries. In addition, The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art will present their Independence Day Open House. The museum, which is home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of work by American artist Louis Comfort Tiffany, will provide free admission to its galleries from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, please call 407-599-3463 or visit cityofwinterpark.org > Event Calendar

Important hurricane resources

The city would like to remind you of the following resources available during this hurricane season:

Online

➢ cityofwinterpark.org > Departments > Fire-Rescue > Emergency Management

➢ Facebook: cityofwinterpark.org/facebook

➢ Twitter: cityofwinterpark.org/twitter

➢ FEMA website: www.ready.gov

Phone

• Non-emergency Information Line (goes live upon Emergency Operations Center activation)

o 407-599-3494

• Non-emergency Information Email (goes live upon Emergency Operations Center activation)

o [email protected]

• Electric Utility Power Outages

o 1-877-811-8700

• Water & Wastewater Utility Outages

o 407-599-3219

Emergency notification

• OUTREACH notifies you of impending emergencies via your home phones, cell phones and/or email. To sign up, please log on to cityofwinterpark.org, click on the OUTREACH button, and follow the sign-up instructions.

For sale: official city flags

City flags are available for $50 at the newly renovated Winter Park Country Club & Golf Course ProShop located at 761 Old England Ave. Pick up a flag, play a round of golf, and enjoy Winter Park at its best.

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