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03-27-1979 Supporting Documents0 CITY OP CLERMONT MINUTES ANGULAR MEETING A Regular MeetLnl; Of the L'!.ty Council of the City of. Clermont wall hold in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, March 27, 1979 with the following members prurient: Councilmen Cole, Holley, and Schroede.l.. Other officials present were: City Manager appointee Forbes, City Attorney Baird, City Clerk Carroll, Acting City Manager/Finance Director Sanchcz, Public Utilities Director. Davis, and Chief of Police Tyndal.. Others present were: Mr. and Mrs. SherrLll. Turner, and Messrs. Sargent and Searles. In the absence of Mayor Smoak and Mayor Pro-Tem Byrd, the meeting wall called to order at 7:30 P.M. by City Clerk Carroll, and a motion was entertained for designation of a presiding officer. Motion was made by Councilman Cole, seconded by Councilman Honey and carried that Councilman Schroedel be assigned to the Chair. The invocation was offered by Mr. John Sargent, followed by repeating of the Pledge of Allegiance in unison by those present. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on March 13, 1979 were approved as written. PUBLIC HEARING: STREET CLOSING REQUEST Acting City Manager Sanchez advised of a request by Mr. Sherrill Turner for the closing of a portion of Lake Avenue right-of-way between Osceola Street on the south, and the Seaboard Coastline Railroad on the north; That the purpose of the request is to allow him to sell a portion of his property containing two duplexes, which requires a lot size of 20,000 square feet; That the existing street right-of-way is 100 feet in width; That it had been determined that if only the outer 15 feet on each side. were abandoned. .._.:.__.:_ he would have the required lot size; and, That inasmuch as the City would still retain a 70' right-of-way which he felt was ample in the event that street construction in that area is ever needed, he recommended that the request be granted. Mr. 'turner was present in support of his request, and advised that if a portion of the street is abandoned, enabling him to sell a portion of his property that would maintain the required lot size, he would then retain the required property size on which he proposed construction of twelve additional units. Inquiry was made from the Chair as to anyone present who desired to address the matter, and there being none, motion was made by Councilman Honey, seconded by Councilman Cole and unanimously carried that the request be granted and the necessary Ordinance be introduced. Councilman Honey introduced AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA, CLOSING AND PERMANENTLY ABANDONING A PORTION OF LAKE AVENUE DESCRIBED AS THE EAST 15 FEET OF LAKE AVENUE AND THE WEST 15 FEET OF LAKE AVENUE BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF THE SEABOARD COASTLINE RAILROAD AND BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH BY THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF OSCEOLA STREET, and the Ordinance was read for a first reading by City Clerk 5 Carroll by title only. SEWAGE PRETREATMENT w Acting City Manager Sanchez advised Council of the availability of the necessary tanks and equipment for utilizing Odophos in the sanitary sewer system to reduce the phos- phorous levels of the effluent, and inquired of their desire to purchase two tanks . A at a cost of $6,000, or enter into a lease agreement at $500 per year with an option to buy and all rentals applying toward the purchase price. Motion was made by Council- man Honey, seconded by Councilman Cole and unanimously carried that authorization be granted for leasing the necessary tanks and equipment with the option to buy as outlined. CABLE TV RATE INCREASE - Acting City Manager Sanchez reported on a communication from TelePrompter wherein they � advised of a 30C rate increase in their basic cable service effective July 1st, and, 1� the installation of an earth receive station in the City which will provide additional 1. channels to subscribers. CITY OF CLERIIONT MINUTES RI.CULAR MEETING BEAUTIFICATION PItO,IECT Councilman Schroedel ndvinud of a current project underway by a Committee of the local Kiwani❑ Club to beautify the triangle area at the intersection of Fifth Street and Minnehahn Avenue with plantings of giant marigolds, and proposed similar projects for other arena in the City. CORPORATE RESOLUTION Motion was made by Councilman Honev, seconded by Councilman Cole nod unnnimn-1 v earrii RESOLUTIONS assigned to it. ORDINANCES drawals of F CLERMONT, TO EXTEND and Number 327 E OF STREETS.. by City Clerk Carroll, by title only, and upon roll call vote on passage of the motion, the result was: Ayes: honey, Cole, and Schroedel. Total Ayes: Three. Nayes: None. Absent: Byrd and Smoak. So the Ordinance was adopted and the Number 193-C assigned to it. Councilman Honey introduced AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA; AMENDING SECTION 26-25 (B)(2) OF ARTICLE VI OF APPENDIX A OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR RETAIL USE, and the Ordinance was read for a first reading by City Cleric Carroll, by title only. There being no further business to be brought before the Council at this time, the meeting was adjourned by Councilman Schroedel at 8:13 P.N. n,> -,/ / i �, ,, 50LOS W. CARROLL - City Clerk 'GEORGE SC ROEDEL - Mayor Designee TPwIF p,■Mm PT{.R IU�01'I ul❑III I!INII-VU, IIl III. 1 li'.I :i n,111fIN Ilwy •I'n Ilni '.11,11I.1 March 19, 1979 Honorable Mayor and City Councilmen City of Clermont B1 West Gate Plaza Clermont, FL 32711 Dear Mayor and City Councilmen: Due to the ever increasing costs of doing business, we find it unavoidably necessary to increase the cost of our basic cable service effective July 1, The increase is only 30C which is far below the Presi- dents anti -.inflation program, and our subscribers will receive notice of this increase in their April bills. I would like to add a bright note, however, to this letter, in that we have installed an earth receive sta- tion in Clermont to provide additional services to the citizens of Clermont. Effective April 1, our subscribers will be receiving WTCG, Channel 17 from Atlanta, and by June, Showtime, our premium movie channel. • Plus, we will be adding C-Span, a direct broadcast from the house of Represen- tatives in Washington, D. C. Should you or any of the Council members have any ques- tions regarding our rate increase or the additional services, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Deanna T. Hall System Manager DTiI/lj 1 TO: City COancll FROM: Acting City 1lunagur and Utilities Sopurintendent SUllJ1iC'1': Sawage Protrentment DATE.' March 23, 1979 Ilnckxround 'file City begun oiling HydrogenIeroxide (11202) in Mareb, 1977 In response to complaint" by resident" of odors cuuned by hydrogen nulfldo Plus- 'l'he gas Is also it corronivu which could damage sewer linen. The injection of 11202 at Lwo lift stations correets these two problems at it cont of approximately $17.000 per year. Tile City began inventigaLing use of it product callud Odophoa, which would reduce the phosphoroun (11) level" of the effluent. Thu Odophon could be injected at the treatment plant to reduce phouphorou", but If injected at lift stations It would eliminate the need for hydrogen peroxide since the Odophon will correct the odor and corrosion problems In addition to reducing phosphorous. The City was advised by Dr. yoltek that the sue of odophos could damage result" of the Mar"hluul Study. However, tine study is scheduled to be completed in two months. The City was recently granted only it 60-day variance to operate the plant. We hope that taking steps to remove phosphoroun will help us obtain a tem- porary operating permit. Cost. In order to use the Odophos, two tanks will have to be obtained and installed a[ coach of the two injection point". Using; city personnel to the maximum extent possible, delivery, set-up, landscaplo p,, etc., will cost ..about ..$1300.for both__.,____;;,' tanks. The two tanks can be purchased for $6000, or lensed for $500 per year. If we lease, we retain an option to buy with all rentals applying toward the purchase price. The only catch is we would have to buy the 0dophos from the owner as long as we rented. It would appear to be in our favor to lease as long as the prices for the Odophos are competitive. If the prices at some point become out of line, we could exercise our option to buy and then purchase the chemicals elsewhere. Tile cost of the Odophos would be guaranteed for one year, although delivery cult could rise. The following is a cost comparison of 0dophos and Hydrogen Peroxide: ODOPIIOS HYDROGEN PEROXIDE FIRST YEAR Delivery 6 installation $ 1300 $ 0 Equipment Rental 500 0 Test Equipment (purchase) 800 0 Contract Testing 0 1000 Chemicals 16000 17000 Total First Year $18600 $18000 SECOND F SUBSEQUENT YEARS (not adjusted for price Increases) Delivery 6 installation $ 0 $ 0 Equipment Rental 500 0 Test Equipment (purchase) 0 0 Contract Testing 0 1000 Chemicals 16000 17000 Total $16500 $18000 Paga Two City Council - Sewage Pretreatment March 23, 1979 " Delivery and Inatallation. If ordered now, the tanks and equipment can be installed and ready for testing and/or operation at the conclusion of the Marshlnnd Study in Piny. Recommendation. We recommend that we be authorized to contract to lease the necessary tanks and equipment with the option to buy as outlined above. 'I'honins A. Sanchez, Acting City Manager a Q11L1OD Preston Davis, Utilities Superintendent