Maitland City Talk

City Council Meeting of June 8, 2015

The City Council and the CRA Board met at 6:30 p.m. on June 8 in the City Hall Chambers. Below is a synopsis of that meeting.

The City Council listened to two presentations. The first presentation was an annual report and update of the police/fire pension plan from Doug Lozen, an actuary from Foster & Foster. Dr. Jeff Flowers, president of the Performing Arts of Maitland, gave a report about the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.

Public Hearings included:

• Ordinance – Chicken Keeping City Code Section 4 – 5.2

• Ordinance – Petition No. 2015-03 (ALU) 9000 Summit Centre Way (The Estates at Maitland), City of Maitland

The Council meeting recessed and the Community Redevelopment Agency Board meeting convened.

The Consent Agenda was approved as presented:

• The minutes of the Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes of May 11, 2015 and the CRA/CRAAB Workshop Meeting Minutes of May 26, 2015

Decision Items:

• Public Land Use Change – Requested by Councilwoman Reponen

• Approval of Design/Development Plans for Festival Street – Dix Hite & Partners

The CRA Board meeting recessed and the Council meeting reconvened.

The Consent Agenda was approved as presented:

• The minutes of the May 11, 2015, Council meeting.

• Receipt of the April 16, 2015, Planning & Zoning meeting minutes

• Receipt of the April 15, 2015, Lakes Advisory Board meeting minutes

• Lake Sybelia Stormwater Project Agreement – Villages Construction Inc.

• Minnehaha Road Stormwater Improvements – Central Florida Environmental Corporation

• Utility & Telecommunications Charges Audit Service – Troy & Banks

• Piggy back contract for tree trimming and removal – A Budget Tree Inc.

There was a public period where residents wished to be heard.

Decision Items:

• Appointment – Transportation Advisory Board. Matthew Lamb was appointed to the Transportation Advisory Board.

• Lift Station No. 4 Diversion Project Award to Young’s Communication Company Inc.

• Seneca Trail Sidewalk Construction Award to Castille Company

Next steps for Festival Street

The city of Maitland took another significant step toward creation of an attractive, active, pedestrian-friendly downtown.

On June 8, the CRA Board approved advancement of plans to create a “Festival Street” for Independence Lane between Packwood Avenue and Horatio Avenue in conjunction with the new Maitland City Centre project. As a long-standing vision of the city, Festival Street will finally provide a true focal area for community activities, including music events, outdoor dining, food-truck events, art festivals, etc. Now that the city’s design consultant has been approved to prepare design development plans and to get pricing, the stage has been set for an exciting new era in Maitland’s long-planned downtown development.