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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of March 7, 2023 — Pre -Budget Planning Workshop Page 10 of I I o Initiative — Building Safety o Code Compliance o Initiatives — Code Compliance Discussion: Discussion ensued which included: an explanation of the Evaluation Appraisal Report (EAR) which is required every seven (7) years by the Department of Economic Opportunity for cities to review and update, if necessary, their Comprehensive Plans; efforts to implement online services, including permit and business tax receipt applications; potential for annexations; outreach efforts for potential development and redevelopment; coordination of records management efforts with the City Clerk's Office; current average monthly code enforcement cases and how those are being resolved; potential for implementation of a property maintenance ordinance to address property maintenance issues that are not currently addressed by the Code; and continuation of Code Enforcement coordinated sweeps, Neighbor to Neighbor Program and City Abatement Program to assist with code enforcement and life safety issues. Mr. Newlon advised that Chief Krantz had experienced a loss in his family so Deputy Chief Becton would make the presentation on behalf of the Police Department. He expressed his and the City's condolences to Chief Krantz and his family for their loss. Police Department — Deputy Police Chief Derrick Becton - New Police Headquarters Initiatives Equipment Discussion: Discussion ensued which included: delays in completion of the new Police Headquarters due to some a/c and generator issues; ongoing collaboration with Bike Walk Central Florida and other community partners; participation in a new Seminole County training program called VERT (Victim Extraction Rescue Tactics); crime reduction strategies, including purchase of Flock license plate readers to better identify vehicles that have been involved in a crime; continuing participation in community events and purchase of updated safety equipment for officers; need for fleet vehicle replacement; competitive wages and benefits for officers and recruiting efforts; and paperwork reduction and records management efforts, including timely destruction of records having met retention. Mr. Newlon added that the City at large needs fleet vehicle replacements and for much of that the City relies on capital leases. However, there has been an issue with suppliers that the City has been experiencing, so there may be cases where replacements that are included with the upcoming budget to be adopted have missed the order window, so some of those vehicles lnay need to be pulled into the current year's budget to be able to get them ordered, and lie may have to request that of the City Commission and wanted the Commissioners to be aware of that situation. E. Open Discussion Discussion: Discussion ensued which included potential for voluntary annexation and redevelopment of properties along the US Highway 17-92 corridor between the City of Casselberry and the City of Maitland and incentives which could be potentially offered for annexation; available infrastructure for increasing the City's boundaries; recent changes to the City's Code to allow for more density that would encourage redevelopment and possibly be incentive for annexation into the City; lack of maintenance in those areas by Seminole County in recent years and the feeling that the County would not oppose annexation along that