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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of March 14~ 2005 - Regular Meeting Page 18 of]9 Vice Mayor Linda Hart - Seat #3: · Noted the existing Summerset North subdivision wall was in the process of being demolished and temporary fencing was being installed until the new wall is built. Mayor Bob Goff - Seat #5: · Requested a clarification from the City Attorney regarding City Commission Members attendance at advisory board meetings, specifically asking if it was okay for two or members of the City Commission to attend as long as they do not talk at the meeting. Mrs. Reischrnann stated it would be okay so long as the City posts notice that City Commissioners may be attending, but stressed it can create an issue if it's a quasi-judicial matter that might come before the City Commission. Mayor Goff asked what was the difference between attending the meeting and listening to the tapes of the meeting, or reacting the minutes from a meeting. Mrs. Reischmann stated minutes would come to all City Commissioners as part of the agenda materials for a quasi-judicial proceeding and would not be considered a due process issue. Mrs. Reischmann further stated that if a Commissioner were in attendance at an advisory board meeting, they would have more information than the rest of the City Commission and it could give an appearance of pre judgement before the hearing. Mayor Goff stated he disagreed with Mrs. Reischmann's opinion on the matter, and further stated that the additional notice needed to be added to advisory board agendas because he does not intend to stop attending advisory board meetings. XII. STAFF REPORTS Frank W. Clifton, Jr. - City Manager: · Reported he will be out of town March 19 through March 27, 2005 and that Mr. Segreto will serve as Acting City Manager during his absence. · Distributed the tentative budget schedule and requested the City Commission to review the proposed dates. The schedule will be placed on a future agenda for formal consideration by the City Commission. · Distributed a comparison of garbage rates for the area, noting the City of Casselberry had the lowest rate in Seminole County. · Suggested the City Commission consider sending a position statement to the City's federal legislative delegation opposing President Bush's proposal to eliminate the Community Development Block Grant Program. Commission consensus was to send a letter to the federal legislative delegation opposing the elimination of the Community Development Block Grant Program. Catherine Reischmann - City Attorney: Reported Seminole County is opposed to the City filing an Amicus Brief for the City of Winter Spring's legal challenge to the Seminole County Charter Amendment on the Rural Boundary because they felt the City would be recanting the dispute resolution procedure. Noted the Florida League of Cities is filing an Amicus Brief in the case on the same issue that the City Commission previously based its decision on, and suggested as an alternative that the City file an Amicus Brief adopting the