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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of May 13, 2013 — Regular Meeting Page 16 of 18 2013 in the packets for the Commission's reference. Stated she had done some research in response to the Mayor's questions about whether the Charter County surtax could be used for more than just operations and maintenance, whether it could also be used for infrastructure. She advised that Florida Statutes section 212.055 does provide for specific categories of infrastructure that the tax can be used for, including bus system, on demand transit service, fixed guide way, rapid transit, roads and bridges. She stated that it can be used for as many or as few and in whatever combinations are desired. She also advised that there was an option in the Statute that this could all be determined by interlocal agreement the same as the City does now with the other infrastructure sales tax. Noted for the record that a City Commission workshop was scheduled for Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers. Advised that due to observance of the Memorial Day holiday, tonight would be the only regular meeting for the month of May. She followed up the City Manager's report and further advised that the next regular meeting would be on June 10, 2013 at the new time of 4:00 p.m.; that a message about the time change had been placed on the utility bills starting with the May billing cycle, and would be repeated on the June cycle, so the residents would receive notice on two bills of the time change. She further stated that she had also added the notice to the City's website, would be sending out an email blast, and that the Orlando Sentinel would be publishing the notice on four consecutive Sundays prior to the change (May 19 and 26, June 2 and 9). She added that the agenda would be a work in progress and the order would most likely be reversed to place public hearings and citizen comments as the last two items. She reminded the Commission that earlier in the evening under the Consent Agenda the meeting and agenda policies had been modified to defer setting of the agenda format to the City Manager. She requested that the Commissioners provide her with comments and suggestions for the agenda format and stated that there would most likely be more adjustments over the next couple of months to see what works best for the flow of the meetings. Commissioner Anthony Aramendia — Seat No. 1: • Thanked Mr. Bakalla and Ms. Smith for putting together the sidewalk proposal from the Carriage Hill Community Association. • Reported that EarthFest had approximately 3500 attendees and the number of vendors had increased to 86 from 43 last year. He added that he felt the event had become the premier EarthFest event in Seminole County.