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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of May 22, 2017 — Regular Meeting Page 8 of 12 No items were presented for consideration on this agenda. A. Police Officers' & Firefighters' Pension Board Appointment MOTION: Commissioner Hufford moved to appoint Mr. Doug Matthews to the Police Officers' & Firefighters' Pension Board to fill the vacant unexpired City - appointed member term effective through November 30, 2018. Motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Aramendia. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote 5-0. B. Neighborhood District Discussion Staff Presentation: City Manager Randy Newlon first announced that Ms. Emily Hanna had been promoted to Chief Planner and asked that the Commission join him in congratulating her on the promotion. Ms. Hanna then gave an overview of previous Commission discussions relating to strategies for community improvements, specifically noting that one of the strategies chosen was the creation of various named districts identifying and branding certain areas of the City. She reminded the Commission that staff had been directed to start this process with creation of the Lakes District, and she reviewed the process that had been followed which resulted in the successftil creation of the District. She advised that the Lakes District had been officially formed and the members of the Lakes District Community Advisory Board had already drafted and formalized their bylaws and were currently working on creating a strategic plan and a list of projects they wished to accomplish over the next 2-5 years. She noted that they even had a logo for the District created by artist Marla E which would be used on their social media and in various marketing efforts. Ms. Hanna stated that since the Lakes District was now up and successfully running on its own, staff was seeking direction from the Commission on whether it was the desire ofthe Commission to continue districting of Casselberry's neighborhoods, and if so, which district should be created next. She shared a map she had created showing eight (8) potential districts which she had tentatively named based on location and distinct characteristics within the community, which included: Lakes District (already created), North District, East District, Griffin District, Flower District, Sunset District, Red Bug District and South District. She added that the names of the districts would ultimately be subject to the communities themselves based on what they would like to be called and where the district boundaries fell. Discussion: Lengthy discussion ensued regarding previous Commission discussion about creation of the Flower District after the Lakes District; boundaries for the various districts; inclusion or exclusion of portions of the Carriage Hill subdivision within the Flower District; possibility of Summerset being designated as a district due to the size of the development; options for various improvements within the districts; possibility of a pocket or linear park within the Flower District; possibility for redevelopment within the districts; level of citizen involvement in the districting process and continuing functions of the districts; citizen input regarding