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CASSELRE,RRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of December 16, 2024 — Regular Meeting Pagc 10 of 21 Staff Presentation: Community Development Director Christopher Schmidt gave an overview of Resolution 24-3479 which approves the conveyance of approximately two (2) acres of real property located on Wilshire Boulevard to Seminole County for the construction of a new fire station. This resolution is the companion resolution to Resolution 24-3477 approving Amendment 2 to the Fire and Emergency Medical Services hrterlocal Agreement with Seminole County and the Purchase and Sale Agreement for the subject property which was considered and approved by the Commission in the agenda item immediately preceding this item. Audience Participation: No one came forward to address Resolution 24-3479 MOTION: Commissioner Busch moved to approve Resolution 24-3479, as presented. Motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Aramendia. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote 5-0. 1.0. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES A. First Reading of Ordinance 24-1617 — Repealing in Its Entirety Article III "Peddlers, Solicitors, Begging and Panhandling" of Chapter 26, Businesses" of the City Code of Ordinances The City Clerk read Ordinance 24-1617 by title, as follows: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA; REPEALING IN ITS ENTIRETY ARTICLE III, "PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS, BEGGING AND PANHANDLING" OF CHAPTER 26, `BUSINESSES" OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE." Staff Presentation: City Attorney Kristin Eick, with input from Police Chief Larry Krantz, gave an overview of Ordinance 24-1617 which repeals in its entirety Article III, "Peddlers, Solicitors, Begging and Panhandling" of Chapter 26, `Businesses" of the City Code of Ordinances. This is due to recent case law that has been approved by the federal courts and calls into question the constitutionality of some of the provisions in these ordinances. Therefore, the City Attorney and the Police Chief are reconnnending that it be repealed in its entirety. Chief Krantz added that the City is continuing to address some of the issues that are not specific to panhandling with statutory provisions under the traffic statutes that would apply to any pedestrian who enters a roadway in a manner that would impede traffic, but as to specific issues with panhandling, that the City is not able to enforce those types of issues under the current ordinance. He added that the Police Department is still attempting to educate the public, and work with the homeless community to understand what issues they are dealing with and offer access to various community resources that could provide opportunities for solutions to some of those issues. The Police Department also tries to educate these individuals to the dangers they are causing to themselves and others, especially in sorne of the larger intersections with such high traffic volumes at relatively high speeds. He stated the Department continues to make ongoing efforts to educate and provide resources to these individuals. The Commission agreed as a whole that if the City is unable to enforce the ordinances currently in the Code relating to these issues, they should definitely be removed.