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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of February 22, 2021 — Regular Meeting Page 7 of 14 Discussion: Discussion ensued which included: past discussions regarding livestreaming the meetings; ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliance issues; what methods other cities are using to provide this type of accessibility to their meetings; possible discussion of the issue as part of the Pre -Budget Planning Workshop on Wednesday, February 24"'; potential cost of providing livestreaming of the meetings; pros and cons of different platforms that could be used to provide livestreaming services; potential liability for the City if livestreaming is not ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant; and feasibility of providing this service, including how many residents would avail themselves of it. City Clerk Donna Gardner advised she would be able to provide some information on livestreaming at the Pre -Budget Planning Workshop on February 24". She noted that there were currently only a couple of cities in Seminole County that were actually livestreaming their meetings, and none were ADA compliant. Mr. Newlon added that it would not be possible to have a resolution to the issue by the day of the workshop and staff was working on getting additional information for the City Commission to consider. He stated that research time was needed, and when all the research was completed, it could be brought to the City Commission for further discussion and action if warranted by results of the research. No other future agenda items were suggested. B. Municipal Advisory Committee (Metroplan) Report No report. C. Council of Local Governments in Seminole County (CALNO) Report Commissioner Aramendia had no report but advised that the City of Casselberry would be hosting the April meeting. D. Leadership Seminole Board Report No report. E. Mayors/Managers Group Report Mayor Henson advised the City of Casselberry had hosted a Zoom meeting of the group on Tuesday, February 16" and discussions had focused on the Interlocal Agreement between the cities, Seminole County, and the School Board. City Manager Newlon explained that there was an Interlocal Agreement in effect between the cities, the School Board and the County relating to the use of School Board facilities, mostly for purposes of redistricting when necessary, as a result of increases in student capacity due to new development. He noted that there are two committees that exist for purposes of making recommendations, one made up of staff from each of the local governments and the School Board, and one made up of elected officials. He noted that Commissioner Meadows was the City's representative to that committee. He added that there had been several amendments to the Interlocal Agreement over time, and he anticipates that a new Amended Agreement will be brought to the City Commission for consideration at a future date.