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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of January 25, 2021 — Regular Meeting Page 6 of 15 Vice Mayor Busch agreed that would be fair; however, he wished to propose an additional future agenda item to discuss the possibility of creating a community forum for the purpose of discussing these types of issues which were of concern to the citizens, noting that the City of Orlando and other cities were also creating these types of community forums. He added that he had spoken with some community leaders who had expressed interest in participating in setting up this type of discussion forum, and he was suggesting the future agenda item for the purposes of discussing whether it would be feasible, and if so, how such a forum would look and how it would be set up. Commissioner Meadows also suggested a future agenda item for the purpose of looking into accessory structures and what the City's Code says about those, and to get some comparisons with other cities as to how accessory structures are handled in other jurisdictions. He stated he felt it was definitely something that needed to be looked at. Commissioner Aramendia agreed with the suggestion. Mayor Henson stated that he would now move to the remaining Discussion Items and then come back to Future Agenda Items after those committee reports for further discussion on the suggested future agenda items. B. Municipal Advisory Committee (Metroplan) Report Mayor Henson had no report but advised that the next meeting would be held on Thursday, February 41h C. Council of Local Governments in Seminole County (CALNO) Report Commissioner Aramendia advised that the next CALNO meeting would be hosted on February 3rd by the City of Altamonte Springs and they would be presenting a report on the COVID-19 virus in the fecal matter within their wastewater system. D. Leadership Seminole Board Report Mayor Henson reported that the Executive Council and Board of Directors met via Zoom on January 15th and he had participated as a member of the Mayors' Panel for Government Day on January 22nd which included both Class 29 and Class 30, of which he is a member. He added that the Mayors' Panel portion of the day received high ratings on the exit survey and that the next class would be Arts & Culture Day for Class 30 which would be held February 51h. E. Mayors/Managers Group Report Mayor Henson advised he had participated in the meeting by phone as he was having WiFi connection issues, and City Manager Randy Newlon reported that the group had met on Tuesday, January 19t1, via Zoom and the meeting was hosted by the City of Altamonte Springs. The highlight of discussion was that Seminole County expects to receive $1 million to $2 million in additional funding to the CARES Act for rental and utility assistance. He added that it is not yet ready, but a portal is being developed to receive