OFASTAT COUNTY,FL SINCE 1872  TOWN OF ASTATULA MAYOR AND COUNCIL SUMMARY MINUTES  COUNCIL WORKSHOP TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2022 COMMUNITY CENTER  Having been duly advertised as required by law, Mayor Mitchell Mack called the workshop to  order at 4.20pm. Hel led the Pledge of Allegiance.  Members Present: Mitchell Mack, Mayor Stephen Cross, Vice-Mayor Gayle Sikkema Orita Issartel  Also Present: Graham Wells, Town Clerk Wally Hoagland, Police Chief  Roll Call was) performed, and it was determined thata quorum was present. There were noi residents  present. RULESOFORDER  The council wanted to change the council meeting time to 6:30 pm and while amendingi iti in the rules oforder, council wanted to review the rest oft the rules to ensure that they were still applicable and met current statute. Vice-Mayor Cross had made some recommendations and they had been reviewed by the attorney. After some discussion it was decided that the Clerk would bring a resolution to council to repeal the rules of order and adopt Roberts Rules of Order.  COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING  The Mayor discussed the comments made by County Commissioner Leslie Campione at the January 10th council meeting regarding the annexation oft the 98-acre parcel known as Sterling Meadows. He talked about the annexation ofTreemendous Trees and the "shoestring" annexation of Church at the Barn and what the council's vision was for the development of the' Town and where it can expand its The discussion included existing developments, Citrus Farms Estates, RV Parks, and the proposed Sterling Meadow development. Mr. Cross spoke of turning lanes on CR48 and the Mayor said thathe was exploring a second entrance at the north end of the development to link with CR561. Councilwoman Issartel said that she would like to see a downtown area developed down by the lake Thei issue of Zoning was discussed, and the Mayor said there was al big difference between R1 and R2 zoning from lots sizes 21,780: sq ftinl R1 down to 7,500: sq ftinl R2. Both: zoning categories require 100' wide lots and there is not an option for narrower lots. He recommended creating a new zoning category between R1 and R2 with 75' wide lots sO that strait zoning could be given instead of using  borders int the future.  with shops, restaurants, and businesses.  the Planned Unit Development option.  Town ofA Astatula Workshop Minutes January 18, 2022 Pagelof2    Discussion also took place on the sizes of accessory structures and the total lot coverages when  looking at: small lots and: small houses. POLICY & PROCEDURE MANUAL  Due to time constraints, it was suggested that this be reviewed in bite size chunks over four workshops. This item was tabled to a future workshop on Tuesday February 1st at 4:00 pm at the  Community Center.  The meeting was adjourned at 6:12 pm. Respectfullys submitted,  Mitchell Mack, Mayor 7h  Graham Wells,Town Clerk  Town ofA Astatula Workshop Minutes January 18, 2022 Page2of2