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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of February 22, 2016 — Regular Meeting Page 14 of 17 Seminola Boulevard; Anchor Road and State Road 436; Red Bug Lake Road; Winter Park Drive; and areas around the two flyovers. Naming of districts along the City's commercial corridors (branding) was also suggested. Funding options will be discussed during the fiscal year budgeting process. 7. Hide utility equipment in neighborhoods such as transformers, life stations, etc. Identify locations of utility equipment; request voluntary organizations to include painting, wrapping or screening of equipment on their strategic plan; encourage those organizations to fund the projects for their districts if they are able, but utilize unused funds from 2016 Neighborhood Improvement Grant program for the painting projects and include these projects as part of the revised grant program; utilize local artists for painting the equipment, and include non - graffiti paint to protect the completed paintings. Coordinate with the Seminole Cultural Arts Council to do the same along U.S. Highway 17 -92. 10. Organize a "Fix up the Community" campaign twice a year. Encourage local charities to provide the volunteers and coordinate the program. The City could possibly incorporate funding of this strategy by including non - profit organizations as eligible for grants through the Neighborhood Improvement Grant program. CONSENSUS: The City Commission agreed by consensus to take no action on the following t"w proposed strategies at this time and to hold consideration for a future date after implementation of some of the other strategies: 8. Partner with the Public Works Department to create and organize a neighborhood cleanup program quarterly or twice a year. 9. Organize community walks with City department heads to look at issues in the community. The Commission thanked the Community Development staff for their work on the update and the proposed strategies. In response to questions from the Commission about a timeline for the start of work on the proposed strategies, Community Development Director Sandra Smith advised staff would meet to review the Commission's feedback and preferred priorities, prepare a report and submit it to the City Manager within sixty to ninety days. She added that the City Manager would then make it available to the Commissioners, but that staff would be happy to present the report at a Commission meeting if needed.