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City Commission Meeting July23, 2007 Page 2 The following individual came forward to address the Commission: I) Craig Tull, 420 Ranch Trail, Casselberry, Florida, presented pictures to the Commission regarding work trucks with safety equipment such as ladder racks and the liability it poses to the City.. 2) Leslie Yates, 241 Lake Griffin Circle, Casselberry, Florida, stated that with drug trafficking on the increase, especially in her neighborhood, she expressed concerns regarding the personnel cutbacks anticipated in the City's 2008 Budget in the Police Department. 3) Bob Buckley, 239 Lake Ellen Drive, Casselberry, Florida, voiced concerns regarding specific problems in his neighborhood, i.e, drug deals, gun shots at night, traffic violations such as speeding, graffiti on the Hess Gas Station. These problems need to be addressed to protect the City's image. 4) Cynthia Bass, 244 Lake Griffin Drive, Casselberry, Florida, also voiced concerns with the traffic problems in the Lake Griffm area and the intent to cut police personnel from the City's 2008 Budget. 5) John Casselberry, 700 South Lost Lake Lane, Casselberry, addressed the Commission regarding hydrilla on the lakes and limiting access points to neighborhoods to curtail the drug trafficking. 6) Stan Eiggy, 285 Lake Griffin Circle, Casselberry, Florida, also addressed the drug problem in the Lake Griffin neighborhood and cautioned the Commission against the cutbacks for the police department. He opined that possibly the Commission should spend more on curtailing the drug problems that on a downtown City Center. 8. Consent Agenda: The following items are presented for approval on the Consent Agenda. There is no discussion on individual items unless the item is removed from the Consent Agenda by a City Commission member and a single motion will approve all items. A. Appointment to the Seminole County Mosquito Control Advisory Board - Approval requested to appoint Steve Spencer, Streets, Fleet, Stormwater Superintendent, as the City's Representative to the Seminole County Mosquito Control Advisory Board. B. Special Invoice and Minor Contract Report - Brown, Garganese, Weiss & D' Agresta Approval requested to pay City Attorney invoice in the amount of $16, 145 .22 for the month of June 2007. C. Nomination for City Citizen of the Year - Approval requested for Commission to nominate Valerie Barber-Simpson for the Florida Cities of Excellence Awards Program as the "2007 Citizen of the Year". D. Rate Adjustment Proposal from Akerman Senterfitt, City Labor Attorney- Approval requested to increase the per hour rate to $220.00 for services performed by the City Labor Attorney.