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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of December 10, 2012 — Regular Meeting Page 15 of 19 Mayor Glancy and the Commission commended staff on selection of the proposed members, stating that it was an impressive selection of business owners and managers in the city who would have a good understanding of what the City was trying to accomplish. Budget Impact: There is no impact to the City's budget. Recommendation: The City Manager and the City Clerk requested consideration of appointment of the referenced candidates to the Economic Development Advisory Board. MOTION: Commissioner Miller moved to appoint Heather Antonacci, Spencer Lloyd, John Crossman, Glenn Ritchie, Trish Walden, John Eichelberger, Dave Randell and Jason Ross to the Casselberry Economic Development Board. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Hufford. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote 5 -0. 1 � A. Future Agenda Items Commissioner Miller stated he had met with a staff member from the Seminole County Health Department which is sponsoring a lot of tobacco -free initiatives. He mentioned that they had worked with Lake Mary to adopt a resolution opposing tobacco products which are packaged like candy and have flavors that are appealing to children. He stated he would like to see a similar resolution considered as a future agenda item. Ms. Reischmann indicated she could provide the language used by Lake Mary to the Commission to review and see if it could be used for the City of Casselberry. B. Municipal Advisory Committee ( MetroPlan) Report — Mayor GlancX • Reported they had met last Wednesday and shared that a report from Lynx indicated ridership was up. She also noted that the update from the Expressway Authority showed tolls were also up and there was a 5% increase in trucks, which was a good sign showing goods were moving again. • Shared information from a presentation on the American Maglev Project. She stated this was a very interesting presentation about a very innovative publicly funded elevated magnetic rail system. She stated they were looking at a project of this type in Orange County and were looking for support from MetroPlan. • Advised that Lake Mary Commissioner Lucarelli was pushing to have their 17 -92 widening project from Shepherd Road to Lake Mary Boulevard moved forward, which if approved, would follow the flyover project with additional improvements along the corridor. • Reported on the proposed 2013 legislative priorities that MetroPlan had for transportation. She noted that these included authorization of the implementation of local option gas taxes with a majority vote