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04-23-2013 Council Workshop City of Clermont MINUTES COUNCIL WORKSHOP APRIL 23, 2013 The Clermont City Council met in a workshop on Thursday, April 23, 2013 in the Council Chambers at City Hall Mayor Turville called the workshop to order at 6 OOpm with the following Council Members present Van Wagner, Mullins, Goodgame and Bates Other City officials present were City Manager Gray,City Attorney Mantzaris and City Clerk Ackroyd Wastewater Expansion to Oakland City Manager Gray reported on the request from Oakland to purchase wholesale wastewater Environmental Services Director Kinzler introduced Oakland Mayor Kathy Stark Ms Stark introduced staff and council members present She commented it is not feasible for them to construct sewer Oakland believes Clermont is the best choice for capacity and accessibility They are ready to move forward with an inter-local agreement They also have$750,000 in the state line item to assist with the project Environmental Services Kinzler provided an overview of the project and revenue and cost sharing forecasts Capacity is available Staff requested approval to enter into formal discussion and negotiations with the Town of Oakland to provide wholesale wastewater treatment services Dennis Fultz, Oakland Town Manager, commented on the lift station and force main to connect with the Clermont system The lift station would be on the Oakland side Mayor Turville questioned the real available capacity as it relates to future growth The City Council expressed interest in moving forward City Manager Gray noted staff will return to Council for further discussion Impact Fee Study Finance Director Van Zile commented the city contracted with Public Resources Management Group, Inc to study the current impact fees The last study was conducted in 2005 by the same firm There are police,fire,recreation, water and wastewater impact fees Murry Hamilton, Public Resources Management Group, presented the impact fee study The fees were last updated in 2005 In updating the study, there was a 13 member team in conjunction with city staff The primary reason for updating the fees is due to the new Florida Statute referred to the Florida Impact Fee Act adopted in 2006 and amended thereafter The impact fees should be based on recent and most localized data In reviewing the current investment, there is an investment of$196 million over the next few years in police, fire, recreation, water and wastewater The result of the fees is a cumulative reduction in impact fees by 19 percent It is a $1,700 reduction per equivalent residential unit He reviewed the reasons for the reduction in fees for water, wastewater, police and recreation There is an increase in the fire impact fee and reviewed the reason forr the increase He reviewed the city's growth projections There is a recommendation to change the method of calculating fees to a meter based approach He reviewed the reasons for selecting a meter based approach Mr Hamilton reviewed the existing and proposed residential impact fees Mayor Turville requested the consultant finish the report during the Council Meeting ADJOURN: With no further comments,the workshop was adjourned at 6 53 pm 1