06-09-2011 Council Workshop City of Clermont
MINUTES
COUNCIL WORKSHOP
JUNE 9, 2011
The Clermont City Council met in a workshop on Thursday, June 9, 2011 in the City Council Chambers.
Mayor Turville called the workshop to order at 7:OOpm with the following Council Members present
Van Wagner, Mullins, Goodgame and Hogan. Other City officials present were: City Manager Saunders,
City Clerk Ackroyd and Assistant to the City Manager Hollerand.
Jenkins Replacement
City Manager Saunders reviewed the site development plan for the Jenkins Replacement project. He
proposed using a portion of the right -of -way to meet the landscaping requirement and moving the
sidewalk adjacent to the parking. This would maximize the parking. Staff also proposed a 4 foot
decorative masonry wall along the parking area and 10 foot of landscaping between the wall and
residential area as a buffer. This will meet the code requirements.
Council agreed with the suggestions made by City Manager Saunders.
It is expected to go out to bid in August.
Jenkins Replacement/Police Building Expansion
City Manager Saunders suggested the Council consider a third party construction manager for both
projects. Council expressed support for the request. Staff will begin the process.
Garbage Collection and Disposal Procedures and Options
City Manager Saunders proposed ways to be more cost effective while providing a good level of service.
There were three (3) approaches suggested to include: encouraging residents to recycle more; educate
citizens and an approach to get their attention such as charging for extra garbage.
Utilities Director Kinzler suggested redefining the regulations and placing a limit on what is considered
excessive. He also recommended co- mingling recycling.
Staff and Council discussed transporting garbage to an alternate site to save money.
Council supported the suggestion to co- mingle recycling and would like to continue collection as is for
now while staff continues discussion with Lake County in regards to an alternate site.
Building Services
Staff and Council discussed the possibility of adjusting fees to match the Lake County fee schedule. The
Council did not agree on a conclusion and decided to discuss again in the future
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City of Clermont
MINUTES
COUNCIL WORKSHOP
JUNE 9, 2011
Medical Self Insurance Update
City Manager Saunders reported on the return after the first quarter. We are $35,000 in the good due to
claims which were less than projected; however there were more claims in the month of May. He
informed Council of the new wellness program for employees
Other
Mayor Turville inquired about the audit search committee. City Manager Saunders noted the committee
has received six (6) responses to the RFP.
City Manager Saunders distributed the annual CAFR to Council. We received an award for outstanding
financial statements again from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). Overall, it was an
excellent audit and only received two (2) comments
Council Member Goodgame suggested City Manager Saunders and Mayor Turville meet with the Jenkins
family to discuss the Jenkins name on the new building.
Mayor Turville asked Mr. Saunders to initiate correspondence to inquire if there is any interest in
maintaining name association with the building.
ADJOURN:
With no further comments, the workshop was adjourned at 9.11 pm.
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