CC 02/26/2020 Minutes - Pre-Budget Planning Workshop

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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of February 26, 2020 — Pre-Budget Planning Workshop Page 7 of 10 "Wheel park — Casselberry"* *Partial State/Federal grant funding awarded Conclusion - Mr. Newlon concluded by advising that staff would be continuing with budget planning for FY 2021 and requested that the City Commissioners advise if there were any areas they felt should be addressed that had not been touched upon during the presentations or which needed more emphasis before a proposed budget was brought back for Commission consideration. All the Commissioners expressed approval to staff for the information presented for each department, and as a whole felt the City was in a good position moving into the next budget year. Mr. Newlon announced that the first meeting in March would be cancelled, and the next regular City Commission would be held on March 23rd. Mayor Glancy reminded everyone of the upcoming Jazz Concert on March 21st in Lake Concord Park. Mr. Newlon reminded everyone to vote on March I7th and commended staff on getting information out to the public regarding the proposed parks improvements and the bond referendum. 7. REVIEW AND GUIDANCE ON SELECT TOPICS A. Brightwater Property Mr. Newlon reminded the City Commission that it had expressed an interest in acquiring property on which the former Casselberry home known as Brightwater was located, and that the working plan, if acquired, was to potentially use the property for an event center similar to the Cypress Grove venue in Orange County. He and the City's consultant Mr. Steve Triece have been working with the executor and heir of the Casselberry estate, who have been exploring ideas how they would like to see the property developed and have indicated they would like to maintain some level of control on what happens with the property. Mr. Newlon presented the following options presented by the estate representatives, who had indicated a desire to maintain some level of control on what happens to the property: 1. Redevelopment of the perimeter of the property by cutting out lots to be sold for residential purposes, leaving the remainder for purchase by the City for its purposes. Mr. Newlon advised he had indicated to the executor and heir that the City would not be interested in this option, as it would not be feasible to have an event venue with residences encroaching on the perimeter of the property. Commissioner Meadows, Commissioner Busch and Vice Mayor Hufford all noted that their recollections of discussions about the property were that City Commission preference would be a purchase with no strings attached and agreed with Mr. Newlon that this would not be a valid option. 2. Subdivide the property and leave an entranceway to the home, but somehow define the perimeter land around the house to be purchased by the City for its parks system, leaving the