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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of April 11, 2016 — Regular Meeting Page 9 of 10 Commissioner Andrew Meadows — Seat No. 2 Congratulated Emily Hanna on her promotion to Planner II. Gave an update on the City's emergency notification response system, noting that it had been implemented and progress was good with approximately 10,000 names in the system which would get a reverse call in the event of an emergency. Mr. Newlon clarified that in addition to the reverse 9 -1 -1 system mentioned by Commissioner Meadows, the City's emergency outreach also included public media, website and press releases, and the City would continue to reach out to try and add numbers to the system. Commissioner Sandra Solomon - Seat No. 3: Advised she had been out of town and was unable to attend the events over the past weekend; however, she had heard all good comments and wished to compliment staff for their good work. Stated she had recently attended an event at a very nice event center which had been converted from an old house and was now being used for weddings and various other special events. She added she would like to see something similar in the City of Casselberry. Thanked all city staff for their hard work. Vice Mayor Colleen Hufford - Seat No. 4: • Reported she had been unable to attend the Art & Music in the Park and Food Truck Bazaar on Friday, April 8, 2016; however, she had attended the Jazz Concert on Saturday, April 9, 2016 which was a great success and very well attended. She commended staff on their ability to successfully manage major events on both Friday and Saturday of the same weekend. • Congratulated Emily Hanna on her promotion to Planner II. • Advised she had also attended the Farmshare food distribution event on Saturday, April 2, 2016, and it was a successful event even with the wind and rain. • Reported she had also attended the Habitat for Humanity event on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 and was pleased to see a project which had been abandoned due to the recession get completed by the volunteers and sweat equity from the new homeowners. • Introduced her brother Craig Strain who was visiting from Virginia. • Announced that her husband Bill Hufford planned to run for Commission Seat 4 in the upcoming election. • Thanked Commissioner Aramendia and City Manager Newlon for continuing to follow up on the Lynx bus issues. Mayor Glancy — Seat No. 5: Congratulated Emily Hanna on her recent promotion. Reported she had attended the Spring Jazz Concert on Saturday, April 9, 2016 and had really enjoyed having the opportunity to meet the artists. She stated that the concert was fabulous