Ocoee annexes, rezones six properties

During a short meeting for the Ocoee Commission Tuesday, Nov. 17, the commission unanimously approved the annexation and rezoning of six different residential properties that are now officially part of the city.

Ocoee Development Services Director Michael Rumer gave a brief introduction to the commission to address why each of the property owners was looking to be absorbed into the city.

The first property sits on 0.16 acres of land at 533 First St. and is located 1,000 feet to the north of East Silver Star Road and 240 feet south of Center Street. According to the city, the subject parcel has one existing single-family residence and received an R-1 (single family) zoning upon annexation.

The second property, at 541 1st St. — which is 0.19 acres and located 1,054 feet to the north of East Silver Star Road and 150 feet south of Center Street — and the sixth property — located at 13th Avenue, Lot 4 — were the only two parcels that are vacant, but they also gained an R-1 zoning after annexation.

Other properties include parcels at 506 Second St., 438 Second St. and 720 N. Lakewood Ave. — all of which were rezoned R-1.

“The proposed annexation is a logical extension of the city limits,” city documents state. “Urban services can be provided, and the annexation meets state and local regulations.”
 

REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER

Prior to the public hearing on annexations and rezoning, the commission got to hear from Police Chief Charles Brown on the topic of FususOne.

The discussion came after Commissioner George Oliver pulled the item from the consent agenda briefly to get more information on what FususOne — a software company — offers.

For 30 days FususOne will provide the police department with a trial run of real-time crime video and a platform to expedite intelligence gathering and efficiency of response to situations as they unfold throughout the community.

“It’s mainly based off of video feeds from businesses (and) residents if they so choose to join or sign an agreement with us to allow us access to their video — their data,” Brown said. “This will be very instrumental — it’s a real-time crime center. So if a business is on this agreement with us, they call us, and our response — our sergeants, our crime analysts — can log into their camera system and actually see what is going on as it’s taking place.

“It can give us the number of suspects, the type of weapons they use, descriptions, and if they leave, we’ll know what type of vehicles that they’re in,” he said. “All of that is important stuff that we need in order to solve a crime.”

When the first 30 days — which is considered Phase One — are up, the department will come back to the commission to move forth with funding. The program comes with a three-year contract and will cost $130,000 — which Brown said would not have to be all paid up front.  

The commission approved the 30-day trial unanimously.