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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of October 30, 2017 —Special Meeting Page 18 of 23 Mr. Neil Landgrebe, 451 Lilac Road, expressed concerns about the language on the utility bills stating that water service would be turned off the next day following non-payment, noting he felt it was intimidating to the customer. No one else came forward. Mayor Glancy closed the public hearing relative to Ordinance 17-1469. City Attorney Reischmann read into the record an amended version of Section 7. Effective Date. of Ordinance 17-1469, for clarification, as follows: "This ordinance shall become effective October 30, 2017; however, all the utility charges shall become effective January 1, 2018, except that the system development charges depicted in Attachment B shall not become effective until February 1, 2018." Budget Impact: Adoption of Ordinance 17-1469 could lead to enhanced revenue above that which was estimated in the Budget for FY 2018. A budget amendment may follow later in the year, if needed. Recommendation: The City Manager and the Finance Director recommended adoption of Ordinance 17- 1469 on second reading. MOTION: Commissioner Solomon moved to adopt Ordinance 17-1469 on second and final reading, as amended by the City Attorney as to Section 7. Effective Date. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Hufford. Discussion: A brief discussion ensued during which some of the Commissioners reiterated that a very detailed study had been done and a workshop held to discuss the issue of whether an increase was necessary in order to repair and improve the City's aging infrastructure and it was agreed by the Commission as a whole that even though it may present a bit of a hardship for some, an increase was necessary for these reasons, in addition to keeping up with the costs incurred due to regulations implemented on the federal and state levels. In response to a request from Mayor Glancy, Public Works Director Mark Gisclar gave brief overview of what the City was doing relating to preserving and improving the City's water system infrastructure to ensure delivery of safe, clean potable water to its residents and keeping abreast of environmental agency regulations, including securing millions of dollars in grants and implementing capital improvement projects such as the pipe bursting projects to remove the old asbestos pipes, water main replacements, and improvements to the water and wastewater plants. He noted that the City is continuing this process by having the rate study done every three years in order to determine what increases are necessary, if any, to continue to fiend the needed maintenance and repairs of the utilities infrastructure and by making smaller incremental increases as opposed to an insurmountable increase which could be necessary if the City should fall behind in keeping up with the needed improvements on an ongoing basis. Motion carried by voice vote 4-1, Vice Mayor Aramendia dissenting. B. Second Reading of Ordinance 17-1470 — Official Future Land Use Map Amendment for Property Located at 380 West Melody Lane (LPA 17-08) The City Clerk read Ordinance 17-1470 by title as follows: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, TO AMEND THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP,