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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of September 14, 2015 — Regular Meeting Page 10 of 14 Commissioner Andrew Meadows — Seat No. 2 • Reported he had attended the Rock n' Run 5K on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Secret Lake Park, and there had been a very large turnout. He commended staff on a great job helping to coordinate the event. • Thanked Mr. Newlon for getting the workshop to discuss the elevations of the Lake Concord Park (City Center) residential component set up so quickly. Commissioner Colleen Hufford — Seat No. 4: Reported that she and her husband had walked over to the golf course to see what kind of progress had been made and had met Golf Operations Manager Stan Stephens. She stated they were already making a lot of changes and that Mr. Stephens had advised attendance had already doubled. She added that she had also spoken to a golfer who was there and he had very positive things to say about the changes. Mr. Newlon added that he had met earlier in the day with Mr. Gene Garrote, President and CEO of Integrity Golf Company, along with his staff to discuss their proposed budget. He stated there would be some infusion of funds needed over the next year due to operations costs and the need to repair and maintain some equipment; however, based on their experience, they expected to basically break even on the actual operations of the course. Shared that she had recently attended her class reunion in Frankfort, Indiana and was able to spend a couple of hours speaking with the Mayor about redevelopment and what can be done to help cities to thrive. She added that it was a very pleasant and interesting conversation. Vice Mayor Sandra Solomon - Seat No. 3: Stated she had been very pleased to see a full -page ad in the Orlando Sentinel for the upcoming Jazz and Art Festival. Advised she had attended a recent Carriage Hill Homeowners' Association meeting and there had been some confusion about parking restrictions. When asked whether parking on the grass was in violation of City Code, the police officers who were present advised that it was; however, they advised that parking between the road and the sidewalk was allowed. She asked for clarification from staff members who were present at the Commission meeting regarding this issue. Ms. Gardner advised that parking in a public right -of- way was allowed as long as no portion of the vehicle was on the sidewalk. Community Development Director Sandra Smith further clarified that parking on grass on private property was allowed as long as it had been designated as a parking area adjacent to the driveway; however just parking anywhere on the front yard would be prohibited. She added that Code Compliance staff only enforced parking within the private property, and the Police Department would enforce any violations within the streets or City rights -of -way. Commissioner Solomon stated she felt that the officers at the HOA meeting had provided too much information regarding parking in the right of way, as they had only been asked whether it was illegal to park on the grass but had volunteered that parking in the right -of -way was allowed. She added that she preferred that vehicles did not park along the streets in the rights -of -way. Chief Krantz responded that sometimes it was difficult not to volunteer inforrnation about alternatives to an issue; however, Commissioner Solomon's concerns were duly noted.