Winter Park City Talk

Kicks 4 Guns

On Thursday, Aug. 22, the Winter Park Police Department will be participating in the annual “Kicks 4 Guns” initiative sponsored by Real Radio. Between the hours of 7 a.m. and noon, anyone can come to the Fairbanks Bowl, located at 1111 W. Fairbanks Ave. in Winter Park (just east of the intersection of Fairbanks Avenue and U.S. Highway 17-92) and turn in any firearm in exchange for a $50 gift card to Publix. No questions asked. One gift card for each gun submitted will be honored up to two guns. BB- and pellet-type guns will not receive a card but will be taken and destroyed upon request.

This initiative is for members of the community who wish to safely turn in firearms for destruction. All firearms turned in will be destroyed. This initiative is not intended for pawn shop owners or gun dealers to dispose of firearms they have been unable to sell.

For more information, please call 407-599-3311.

Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board meeting

There will be a CRA Board meeting on Monday, Aug. 26, at 2 p.m. in City Hall Commission Chambers to discuss the CRA budget.

Aug. 26 City Commission meeting

There will be a City Commission meeting following the CRA meeting Monday, Aug. 26, at 3:30 p.m. in City Hall Commission Chambers. Below are a few topics of interest. Please visit cityofwinterpark.org for the most current agenda:

Mayor’s Report

• Presentation – Winter Park Chamber of Commerce’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Consent Agenda

• Approve the minutes of 8/12/13.

• Approve the purchase order for Technical Solutions to perform work for the Capital Improvement Project - Alum Station upgrades.

• Approve the budget adjustment to fund payments to Waste Pro and ADPI (third-party billing agent for ambulance transport services) through the remainder of the current fiscal year.

• Approve the annual review of the city’s Debt Management Policy.

• Approve the expenditure of Federal Forfeiture Funds for the purchase and installation of the AeroClave Hydra System and two portable units.

Action Items Requiring Discussion

• Budget discussion

Public hearings

• Police and Fire Pension ordinances:

• Second reading of the ordinance amending the Firefighters’ Pension Plan.

• Second reading of the ordinance amending the Police Officers’ Pension Plan.

• Resolution – Designating 940 Old England Ave. as a historic resource in the Winter Park Register of Historic Places.

• Request of the city of Winter Park:

• First reading of the ordinance revising the permitted and conditional uses regulations for restaurants and other food service establishments; providing definitions for fine dining and other restaurants.

You can find the City Commission’s full agenda on the home page of cityofwinterpark.org under What’s New > City Commission Agenda.

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

Now through Monday, Sept. 2, the Winter Park Police Department, along with other law enforcement agencies, will be supporting the National Highway Safety Administration’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown. Checkpoints and roving saturation patrols will be conducted within Orange County looking for alcohol- and drug- impaired drivers. If you drive impaired, you will be arrested. For more information, please visit nhtsa.gov/drivesober

ATTN: Utility Bill customers

Customers are now able to pay their bills easier, review their accounts and pay from the comfort of their homes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by selecting one of the following options:

1. Log on to cityofwinterpark.org and click on “pay your utility bill” button.

2. Download “WP BillPay” mobile app for Android, Windows or iPhone.

3. Call the toll-free, automated phone service at 1-877-885-7968.

(English and Spanish languages)

1. Pay by eCheck, VISA, Mastercard or Discover.

Customers can pay immediately, schedule a payment, or set up recurring payments. For questions, please call PSN’s toll-free help line at 1-866-917-7368.

Labor Day holiday

City Hall will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 2. This is also a WastePro holiday. If your household garbage, recycling or yard waste service falls on Labor Day, your items will be picked up on the next regularly scheduled pickup day.

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