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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of January 27, 2014 — Regular Meeting Page 9 of 12 MOTION: Commissioner Aramendia moved to ratify the appointment of Anthony Van Ore as the fifth member of the Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Board, for a term effective to December 31, 2016. Motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Hufford. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote 5-0. Ms. Gardner stated for the record that previous action by the Commission under the Consent Agenda had sunsetted the Code Enforcement Board so no appointments would be presented for that board. She added that staff was actively trying to recruit members to serve on the Lakes Management Advisory Board. She advised that this board had a floating membership from 5-10 members and currently there was no one appointed to the board. 13. CITIZENS' COMMENTS Mayor Glancy announced persons that wished to make comment or make inquiry on any matter not on the agenda, may request to be recognized during Citizens' Comments. Mayor Glancy announced the rules of decorum. 1. Mr. James Fraleigh, 23 Teresa Court, voiced concerns about several issues, including back pay for city employees; what he believed to be the detrimental effects of development and the flyovers; water quality in the City; his perception that biased based policing was being conducted by the Police Department; and his feeling that capital improvements are not being planned in the areas that need them most. 2. Mr. John Casselberry, 700 South Lost Lake Lane, expressed concerns about the Commission's policy of not responding to questions from citizens during Commission meetings and about how the escrow accounts would be handled relating to the sale of the City Center properties. No one else came forward. 14. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT • Requested that Public Works Director Mark Gisclar briefly update the Commission on the status of some recent tree work around City Hall. Mr. Gisclar advised that there were some dead oak trees on the back side of City Hall and they had recently been removed leaving 10-12 foot stumps. He stated that plans were to bring back the artist who had previously sculpted several trees into birds, and he would create sculptures from these as well. He added that they would then be uplighted to showcase the new sculptures. He further added that some additional trees had been removed near the dumpster on Melody Lane and they would be improving and adding to the sidewalk near the crosswalk area to alleviate the need for employees to walk in the street to get to the side entrance of City Hall. In response to questions from Commissioner Solomon, Mr. Gisclar advised that he would talk with Duke Energy about the possibility of painting the gray electrical boxes around the City; however, the City of Orlando had run into some conflicts with Orlando Utilities Commission when they had painted them without first obtaining clearance from the utility company. He also noted that on Thursday, January 30, 2014 a 12 -foot tall horse sculpture called