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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of June 11, 2012 — Regular Meeting Page 17 of 18 Commissioner Colleen Hufford — Seat No. 4: • Stated she felt very encouraged with the budget process. She added that she feels the City is beginning to see stabilization of its finances, and is in a good place. She expressed appreciation for the sacrifices that staff and the employees have made to get to this point. • Expressed approval for the selections made to the Housing Task Force and stated she is excited to see what will come from it. • Thanked Commissioner Aramendia for his involvement with the Get Outdoors Casselberry group and sponsor Travel Country, and all the events that he is involved in throughout the community. She stated that it is important for all the Commissioners to be involved in the community. • Advised she had attended the Pop Up Piano event last Sunday at the Wayne Densch Theater and it was a great event. She added that she hopes it will continue to be a part of the Seminole County Cultural Arts program. • Reported that she rode with Code Compliance Officer Marlene Broman and it was a good experience. She stated that she felt it was important to understand the process and some ofthe problems facing the officers. She noted that two hours of each day was spent pulling snipe signs, and suggested that possibly someone else could be trained for that task, fi•eeing the Code Compliance Officers to focus on other violations. She added that she could see many improvements throughout the City. She commended Chief McNeil for involving the Police Department in taking pictures of commercial vehicles after hours, allowing the Code Officers to start the process based on the photographs. She felt this was a very proactive approach and eliminated some of the delays. Mayor Charlene Glancy — Seat No. 5: Thanked the Commissioners for their representation of the City at community events, their involvement in various activities, and the knowledge they bring to the Commission. Reported that she served as Grand Marshall ofthe Memorial Day Parade in Sanford, and had veterans, Kenny Wildes (Army) and Amanda Navas (Navy) riding with her. She stated it was a very memorable event and encouraged everyone to try and attend the next one. Commended Don Martin and Pamela Lynch for their part in obtaining the $200,000 grant fi om the EPA for cleanup of the Police Station property. She stated that she and Orlando City Commissioner Daisy Lynum had been invited to receive the grant awards for their cities at Orlando City Hall and it was a nice occasion. At Mayor Glancy's request, Mr. Martin explained that Casselberry was the only recipient of a brownfields cleanup grant in the southeast region and had been awarded the grant out of around 200 applicants. He explained that 100 % of the cost of the cleanup is funded between this federal grant and other state funds, so there is no impact to the City's general fund. Reported that she had attended Dr. Vogel's retirement dinner a couple of weeks ago and received some nice compliments about Casselberry being a warm and friendly city. Suggested that the Commission may want to send a letter from the entire Commission thanking Marshal Polston for his efforts on the Concord Cemetery renovations. CONSENSUS: The Commission agreed by consensus to direct Mr. Newlon to prepare a thank you letter to Marshall Polston to be signed by all the Commissioners.