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The Clermont City Council met in a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 in the Clermont City
Council Chambers. Mayor Ash called the meeting to order at 6:30pm with the following Council
Members present: Council.Members Mullins, Bates, Travis and Goodgame. Other City officials present
were:City Manager Gray,City Attorney Mantzaris,and Acting City Clerk Noak. I
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Pastor Aviles gave the invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
PROCLAMATION
Mayor Ash read the Drinking Water Week proclamation aloud and presented the proclamation to
Environmental Services Assistant Director Reed.
PRESENTATIONS
Drop Saver Poster Winners
Environmental. Services Office Manager Wooding presented the winners of the Drop Saver Poster
Contest.
Second and Third Grade Category:
First Place—Breece Mitchell,Lost Lake Elementary.
Second Place-Justin Husain, Lost Lake Elementary.
Third Place Samantha Rodriquez, Imagine South Lake Charter.
Honorable Mention—Christina Feliciano,Imagine South Lake Charter.
Honorable Mention—Kaylee Mini,Imagine South Lake Charter.
Fourth and Fifth Grade Category:
First Place—Nelyann Zayas, Lost Lake Elementary. ,1
Second Place—Hayden Middendorf,Cypress Ridge Elementary.
Third Place-Emma Cartwright Cypress Ridge Elementary.
Honorable Mention-Cassidy Whiteside,Lost Lake Elementary. 1
Honorable Mention—Sheila Thomsen,Clermont Elementary.
PUBLIC.COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
REPORTS
City Manager Gray reported 8th Street would re-open for traffic on Friday, April 28, 2017. The
groundbreaking for Victory Pointe will be held in May or June 2017.
City Attorney Mantzaris—No report.
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Council Member Bates announced Water Safety Day will be held on May 20, 2017 from 10am to Ipm at
the Arts and Recreation Center. 'I
Council Member Goodgame—No report.
Council Member Mullins reported he attended the Citizens Sales Tax Oversight Committee and reported
Lake Medical Emergency Services received reaccreditation. The Tourism Development Council reported
the February bed tax exceeded$300,000.00.
Council Member Travis announced the annual Ride of Silence will be held on May 17, 2017 in honor of
those who have been-killed or injured while riding a bicycle. Ms. Travis commented on participating in
the 12K Earth Dayrun.
Mayor Ash reported she attended the Lake County Mayor/City Manager Meeting, the Police Department
Promotion Ceremony, an Orlando.Economic Partnership reception at Montverde Academy, Clermont
Elementary School to;view the businesses the students developed, the Lake Apopka Natural Gas Board
meeting,the South Lake Foundation Awards Ceremony.
City Manager Gray commented the Orlando Business Journal reported WalletHub had surveyed and
ranked cities that assisted small businessesin starting up. The City of Clermont ranked higher than any ;j
other Central Florida city.
Mayor Ash announced the applicant.requested tabling Unfmished Business Item 11; The Shops at
WaterBrooke Rezoning,to the May 9, 2017 meeting.
Item No. 11—Ordinance.No. 2017-21 Final, The Shops at WaterBrooke Rezoning
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Acting City Clerk Noak read Ordinance 2017-21 aloud by title only.
An Ordinance under the Code of Ordinances of the City of Clermont, Lake County,
Florida amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Clermont referred to in Chapter
122 of Ordinance No. 289-C, Code of Ordinances; rezoning.the.real properties described
herein as shown below;providing for severability,effective date,and publication.
Council Member Mullins moved to table Ordinance 2017-21 to May 9, 2017; seconded
by.Council Member Bates: The motion passed with all members present voting aye.
CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor Ash advised the next item on the Agenda for consideration was the Consent Agenda and requested
anyone wishing to have,any item pulled for discussion to please come forward at this time.
Item No. 1—Meeting Minutes Consider approval of the March 14, 2017
Regular Council Meeting minutes.
Item No.2—Contract Award Consider request to piggyback Lake County
contract with AUE Staffing, Inc. and
PeopleReady Florida, Inc. for temporary labor
services in the budgeted amount of$148,000.00.
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Item No.3—Contract Amendment Consider request for first contract amendment
between the City of Clermont and TWsquared,
LLC. d/b/a True North Marketing + Public
Relations to provide additional marketing
services in the amount of$27,000.00. Funds are
available in the City Manager's Department
budget for this amendment.
Item No.4—Scope of Services and Budget Consider approval of professional engineering
Amendment services for the Victory Pointe Project by GAI
Consultants in the amount of$286,720.00 and a
budget amendment to the Stormwater Fund in
the amount of$286,720.00.
Item No.5—Event and Road Closure Request Consider approval of request from the Clermont
Downtown Partnership's Hula-Licious Mega
Food Truck Kick-off Cook-off event to be held
in Downtown Clermont along with road closure
on June 17, 2017 from 11:00am to 10:00pm.
Item No. 6—Resolution No.2017-19 Consider approval of resolution in support of
Howey-in-the-Hills efforts for infrastructure
improvements.
Item No. 7—Resolution No.2017-20 Consider approval of resolution changing the
Holiday Leave section of the Personnel Policy.
Item No.8—Resolution No.2017-22 Consider approval of resolution to provide for
reimbursement of expenditures paid prior to the
closing of the 2017 Master Plan Projects Loan.
Council Member Goodgame moved for approval of the Consent Agenda; seconded by
Council Member Mullins. The motion passed with all members present voting aye.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Item No.9—Variance Request, 1644 Penzance Road
Senior Planner Kruse presented the request to allow for a 1-foot rear yard setback and allow for a 32-foot
front yard setback to construct two additions on an existing home. The variance is needed as the
additions are an expansion of a non-conforming structure. The owner desires to add a one-story addition
to the side of the home that is in line with the front of the house. The owner also would like to enclose an
existing patio located toward the rear of the home. The owner would like to put a roof over the existing
patio slab and make connections between the existing walls that wrap around the patio.
Staff recommended denial of the variance requests.
Mark Brackert; Owner, stated he recently purchased the home and did not realize a variance was required
to construct the additions. Mr. Brackert requested approval of the request.
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Mayor Ash opened the public hearing. There were no public comments. Mayor Ash closed the public
hearing.
Council Member Bates asked if there was a road behind the property. Mr. Brackert stated there was a
public alley behind the property.
Council Member Mullins moved for approval of the variance request; seconded by
Council Member Goodgame. The motion passed with all members present voting aye.
Item No. 10—Ordinance No. 2017-10 Final, Lake Shore Drive Right-of-Way Vacate
Acting City Clerk Noak read Ordinance 2017-10 aloud by title only.
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Clermont, Lake County, Florida, closing
and permanently abandoning the 40 foot right-of-way of Lake Shore Drive lying north of
lots 11 thru 18, block 117, as recorded in the plat of Johnson's Replat Plat Book 8 Page
71 Public Records of Lake County, Florida; repealing all ordinances in conflict herewith,
providing for severability,publication,recording, and for an effective date.
Senior Planner Kruse stated the ordinance was introduced February 14, 2017. The final hearing was
tabled to March 28, 2017, to April 11, 2017, and to April 25, 2017 at the request of the applicant. Josef
and Weena Trapp are requesting to vacate a right-of-way of the unimproved portion of Lake Shore Drive
abutting lots 11 through 18 along Lake Minneola. The portion of right-of-way borders their property and
the lots owned by Bruce and Janine Campbell, 1138 Lake Minneola Drive; and Kathy Wright, 1132 Lake
Minneola Drive. The right-of-way has not been improved and access to the lots is through an existing
driveway.
Staff did not support the request due to vacating the right-of-way would not provide legal public access to
the lots and of potential future use for City infrastructure improvements. Staff recommended denial.
Attorney Jimmy Crawford; representing Josef and Weena Trapp, and Bruce and Janine Campbell, stated
all of the lots have legal usable access through an easement which the City accepted maintenance of in
1997. Josef and Weena Trapp purchased their property in 2004 and would like to build a home with a
dock; however, they discovered they did not have water front property. Public access is not an issue due
to the trail and more than three miles of public beach lying to the east and the west of the requested right-
of-way vacate.
Weena Trapp; 1146 Lake Minneola Drive, asked Council to support the request, as a similar request was
approved for the City under Ordinance 2014-26.
Mayor Ash opened the public hearing. There were no public comments. Mayor Ash closed the public
hearing.
City Attorney Mantzaris stated the reference to Ordinance 2014-26 was misplaced. The property remains
public property and will always remain public property. The request is to take what is currently public
property and placing the property into private hands. The reason for the City vacating the property was
for the Clermont Boathouse.
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Attorney Crawford spoke of certain City owned properties not open to the public. Josef and Weena Trapp
would'like to build a dock and cannot build the dock because they do not own the right-of-way.
Council.Member Mullins asked of additional private residences to the east. Attorney Crawford stated the
City abuts the property to the east. City Manager Gray commented the Clermont Boathouse was to the
east.
Council Member Goodgame.asked for the lots to be identified. Attorney Crawford commented lots 7
through 10 are;owned''iv the_City, and lots 11 through 18 are owned by Josef and Weena Trapp, Bruce
and Janine Campbell;and Kathy Wright. 'I
Council Member Mullins suggested waiting until after Victory Pointe was constructed. !r
Mayor Ash_and Council'Member Travis spoke in agreement with Council Member Mullins.
Council Member Mullins'asked of providingthe requestor with a land lease to build a dock. City
Attorney Mantzaris stated the City would have-to lease the property to them for consideration, and St. 1I
Johns River Water Management District would want a lease hold interest superior to any interest the City
would have.
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Council Members Goodgame and Travis spoke in opposition of the request to vacate.
Attorney Crawford stated the four lots were the last portion of the plat and no additional requests would
be forthcoming: The possible future expansion of the Clermont Boathouse would most likely not receive
approval by the;Department.of Environmental Protection and St. Johns River Water Management District
due to rules which do not allow expansionnof riparian rights in front of another property.
Council".Member Travis moved to deny Ordinance.2017-10; seconded by Council
Member Goodgame. The motion passed 5 to 0 on a roll call vote.
Item No. 12—Variance Request Granny Nannies t E
Senior Planner McGruder presented the request,for a reduction of two parking spaces to allow the office Cr
operations.of Granny Nannies at 1130 West Minneola Avenue. The applicant currently operates Granny
Nannies at 1150 West Minneola Avenue,which is adjacent to the 1130 West Minneola Avenue location.
The proposed office operationslocation is an existing single family structure which will be converted to
cominercial/offce use in the Central Business District.
Staff recommended denial of the variance request. Staff requested should Council approve the request,
the variance:becomes null and void at the:time the business vacates the premises.
Mary Lou Wieloszynski; Applicant,was available to answer any questions.
Mayor Ash opened the public hearing. There were no public comments. Mayor Ash closed the public
hearing.
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Council Member Mullins asked of extra parking spaces at the current location. Planning Manager
Henschelastated there were no additional parking spaces.
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Ms. Wieloszynski commented the office will move to the new location, which will allow for additional
parking at the current location.
Council Member Bates inquired if the amount of staff would increase. Ms. Wieloszynski indicated there
would not be additional staffing.
CouncilMember Travis asked of the number of employees locating to the new building. Ms. 1
Wieloszynski stated there would be three employees at the new location.
Council Member Travis inquired of the number of parking spaces at the new location. Ms. Wieloszynski
indicated there were two parking spaces. i
Council Member Bates asked of any parking issues at the current location. Ms. Wieloszynski stated there
have not been any parking issues and Granny Nannies has a joint usage agreement with Andreyev
Engineering. City Manager Gray indicated the City has not received complaints.
Council Members Bates and Mullins agreed with the staff recommendation that the variance would
become null and void upon vacating the location.
Council Member Mullins suggested should Granny Nannies require an increase in staff, the City should
provide them with an opportunity to make arrangements with surrounding property owners for parking.
Mayor Ash inquired of wording to cover future parking needs. City Attorney Mantzaris stated approval
of the variance would be with the condition if there were future parking problems, Granny Nannies would
come back before Council. 1'
Mayor Ash commented another conditionwould include the variance becoming null and void if the
business vacates the property. City Attorney Mantzaris stated staff was referring to a change in the
current use of the business would make the variance null and void.
Mayor Ash commented the amendments would include coming back before Council if
there were any parking issues and the variance would become null and void if there was a
use change at the location.
Council Member Goodgame moved for approval of the variance with the conditions
stated; seconded by Council Member Mullins. The motion,passed with all members
present voting aye.
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Item No. 13-Minnehaha Traffic Concerns
Capital Planning, Grants, and Projects Director Kinzler stated the purpose was to provide a summary of
resident and staff recommendations for issues related.to Minnehaha Avenue traffic and speed concerns.
Residents have complained of speed and traffic concerns on Minnehaha Avenue for several years. City
staff and residents met to discuss the concerns and possible solutions. The ideas discussed included
lowering the speed limit, installing speed bumps, installing speed tables, constructing round-a-bouts, 1
adding stop signs, adding landscape islands, adding crosswalks and signage, making Frontage Road a ��1
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dead end or one-way street, and prohibiting commercial vehicles. The City has implemented increasing
speed limit enforcement, installing blind driveway signs, adding speed monitored signage, installing
oncoming traffic warning signs, and maintain the optimal number of speed limit signs according to the ;
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices standards,added a crosswalk and stop bar at Bloxam Avenue
and Minnehaha Avenue,and:trimmed trees and shrub to increase visibility.
Staff recommended installing stop signs on Minnehaha Avenue at 4th Street, East Avenue, Anderson •
Street,and Bloxam Avenue, and increasing speed limit enforcement.
Mayor Ash opened the public hearing.
Dan Beckham, 411 West Minnehaha Avenue; and Robert Ellrodt, 481 East Minnehaha Avenue; spoke in
opposition of increasing the number of stop signs.
Tracy Atwood, 375 West Minnehaha Avenue; and Cheryl Abbarno, 130 West Minnehaha Avenue;
expressed concern of the traffic speed.
Dave McFarland, 670 East Minnehaha; Debra Hardin, 260 West Minneola; and Richard Turner; spoke in
support of increasing thenumber of stop signs.
Gail Hammond, 333 East Minnehaha, spoke in favor of using speed tables and stop signs to slow down
the traffic. Mr. Hammond mentioned he was informed the police would not write a speeding ticket until
someone exceeds the speed limit by 11 miles per hour.
Walter Arellano, 680 East Minnehaha, spoke in favor of installing a stop sign only at Bloxam Avenue and
Minnehaha Avenue.
Kevin Mulholland, 475 Minnehaha, spoke in favor of using any measure to resolve the speeding and
increased traffic.
Jeffrey Kosik, 1604 Third Street; Jay Buttram, 410 East Minnehaha; Raul Salabarria, 360 West
Minnehaha; and Eric Jensen, 1636 Morning Drive; spoke in support of decreasing the speed limit and
increasing speed limit enforcement.
Lisa Jensen, 1636 Morning Drive, spoke in opposition of a four way stop at Bloxam Avenue and
Minnehaha Avenue.
Winnie Metz,421 East Minnehaha, spoke in favor of installing speed bumps.
Mayor Ash closed the public hearing.
City Manager Gray commented staff reviewed the comments from the meeting in March 2016 and
instituted some of the recommendations. The installation of additional stop signs would be upon approval
by the City Council. City Manager Gray stated as U.S. Highway 27 and State Road 50 become more
crowded,Minnehaha Avenue is a route people increasingly are using.
Council.Member Mullins suggested placing a median or bicycle path down the center of the street and
lowering the speed limit.
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Mayor Ash expressed concern of placing a median or bicycle path in the center of the street and spoke in
opposition of installing round-a-bouts.
Council Member Goodgame requested Police Chief Broadway address comments regarding issuing
speeding tickets. Police Chief Broadway stated the Police Department's policy was to consider writing a
speeding ticket when the speed is approximately 9 miles per hour over the speed limit.
Council Member Travis suggested lowering the speed limit to 25 miles per hour.
Council Member Goodgame inquired if lowering the speed limit would be effective. Police Chief
Broadway stated lowering the speed limit could be effective.
Council Member Goodgame spoke of the plans to repave Minnehaha Avenue and requested a workshop
to consider Council Member Mullins suggestion of installing a median or bicycle path in the center of the
road.
Council Members Travis and Goodgame were in favor of lowering the speed limit to 25 miles per hour
and increasing enforcement.
Council Member Goodgame moved to lower the speed limit to 25 miles per hour;
seconded by Council Member Bates. The motion passed with all members present voting
aye.
City Manager Gray stated installing a median or bicycle path as suggested by Council Member Mullins
could be addressed during the budget workshops. Staff will provide estimates of various options.
Council Member Travis commented additional stop signs may be needed in the future.
ADJOURN: With no further comments,this meeting was adjourned at 8:27pm.
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