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10-25-1977 Supporting DocumentsMINU'MS N9 1.44 REGULAR MEETING A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, October 25, 1977. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Claude E. Smoak, Jr., with the following members present: Councilmen Byrd, Honey, Schroedel, and Blackburn. Other officials present were: City Manager Tiffany, City Attorney Baird, City Clerk Carroll, Finance Director Sanchez, Public Works Director Smythe, and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Ms. Jean Winston, Mr. & Mrs. Gene E. Fearing, Messrs. Czech, Doub, Sargent, Searles, Matthews, Cole and Boone. The Invocation was offered by Councilman Byrd, followed by repeating of the Pledge of Allegiance in unison by those present. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held October 11, 1977 were approved as written. PUBLIC HEARING - VARIANCE REQUEST Council, sitting as a Board of Adjustment, considered a request by Mrs. Mary Wright for a Variance in the required side yard setbacks on her property located at 528 Chestnut Street in order to construct a carport that would necessitate a penetration of % feet into the setback area; a request which was subsequent to a previous request of Council for a Special Exception to construct a carport at her residence classified as non -conforming in a C-1 Zone, and which had been granted. There being no one present who voiced objection to the request, motion was made by Councilman Schroedel, seconded by Councilman Honey and carried that the request be granted. LAKE APOPKA NATURAL GAS DISTRICT Mr. Jack Sargent, Clermont's representative on the Lake Apopka Natural Gas District Board, appeared before Council to briefly apprise them of the District's status at their fiscal year ending on September 30th; That in accordance with state requirement they had changed their fiscal year period to October thru September, and thereby this year end report was for an eleven month period, but that it had been a successful one in their opinion as they had been able to redeem two of their delinquent bonds and all interest payments were current; That management was progressing in the update of equipment and establishment of a regular replacement basis; and, That no curtailment of service was anti- cipated for this current year. VISITORS WITH BUSINESS Mr. Gene D. Fearing appeared before Council to advise of an existing problem of vicious dogs running at large in the area of his residence at 780 Oak Drive, and solicited the help of the city's animal control department in an effort to alleviate it. The matter was referred to City Manager Tiffany. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT City Manager Tiffany advised Council he would be attending the Florida League of Cities Annual Convention in Kissimmee on October 27th and 28th, and, the International City Managers' Association Conference in Atlanta on October 31st, November 1st and 2nd. He further advised he had appointed Mr. Smythe as Acting City Manager in his absence. SEMINOLE WELL City Manager Tiffany advised the well contractors had forced a considerable amount of material into the well hold and poured concrete on the side near the reducer from the 18" casing, and had reported this date that they felt the leak has been stopped, and after ample time for the materials to set up, they would grind the well out and hopefully be able to determine the source of the problem and its subsequent elimination. MiNuns N9 1446 CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT City Attorney Baird advised that a formal suit had been filed against the City by Mrs. Spivey, who was allegedly injured on the playground equipment at Jaycee Beach, and the matter had been referred to the Attorneys for the city's insur- ance carriers. Mayor Smoak inquired of Council's approval in his contacting the insurance carrier to urge their pursuit of this case to trial, and they were in agreement. CITY GENERAL ELECTION Mayor Smoak announced that a General Election would be held on December 6th to elect members to Council Groups II and IV, now held by Councilmen Blackburn and Schroedel respectively, and that the petitions for candidacy were available at City Hall, and the deadline for qualification was 5:00 P.M. on November 21st. STATE ROAD 50 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Inasmuch as the proposed State Road 50 improvement project will prohibit all parking on the road, and there are residences adjacent to the road on the north, between Fifth Street and Lake Avenue, that have no rear access to their properties , for parking, City Attorney Baird was requested to investigate the possibility of a viable alternative plan that might be submitted to DOT for consideration, and report his recommendations back to Council. PETER POOL PARK City Attorney Baird was requested to investigate the legal status of the title - on the property commonly known as Peter Pool Park, which is maintained by the city. COPYING MACHINE PURCHASE City Manager Tiffany advised of a state contract price for copying machines just received, which would be considerably less to purchase than the rental fee now paid on the copying machine at city hall, and thereupon recommended that authorization be given for purchase of a Savin 770 Copier under State Contract terms. Motion was made by Mayor Smoak seconded by Councilman Blackburn, and PAYMENT OF BILLS Motion was made b Councilman Blackburn, seconded b Councilman Schroedel and carried that t e bills be paid. A copy is attached hereto. ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS Mr. Jay Doub, representative of Teleprompter Southeast, Inc., appeared before Council with regards consideration of amendmants to the Proposed Ordinance No. 105-M, granting a franchise to operate and maintain a Broadband Communications System in the city. The proposed Ordinance was discussed at length, and several amendments proposed that were agreeable to both Mr. Doub and Council. City Attorney Baird was requested to incorporate the amendments as discussed, and submit the Ordinance back to Council for final reading and adoption at their meeting to be held on November 22nd. rnnncilman Blackburn offered and moved the adoption of AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE FORA RATE INCREASE TO DUMP -ALL INC and the motion was seconaea Dy wuncinnan Schroedel. The Ordinance was read for a second and final reading by City Clerk Carroll, by title only, and upon roll call vote on passage of the motion, the result was: Ayes: Honey, Byrd, Schroedel, Blackburn, and Smoak. Total Ayes: Five. Nayes: None. So the Ordinance was adopted and the Number 107-M assigned to it. MINUTES Ne 144'7 Councilman Blackburn offered and moved the adoption of A RESOLUTION OF THECITY COUNCIL SUPI'Ulll'IN(i THL• FLORIDA PUIC LAND SURVEY ACT RE BLLITTIN TTO RES- 'I'"Ol2�fb�71N6�T'Eft'PET�I TION (�F GO�RNMENI�CID 5T2 2 E i1ND'1�2E ES IiE DL'p RTME•NT OF PI TUR L RESOU2CE5 TO IFIPLEMENT SAID C7 an t e motion was secon e a or Smoak and unan mousl carried. T e Reso ut on was rea�c in is en rely y Counc man ac urn an t e umber 304 assigned to it. There being no further business to be brought before Council at this time, the meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smoak at 9:15 P.M. CLAUDE E. SMD K, O - M OR ATTEST: — OOLOREROLL L' CITY RK TO: City Council FRO14: City 10nager SUBJECT: Copying Machine BATE: October 21, 1977 For about a year we have been renting a Savin 750 copy machine. We have evaluated several machines and have decided that this model is the best one for our needs at a reasonable price. The State has just issued a new contract for the Savin 770, essentially the same machine we are now renting with minor improve- ments. We now must decide whether to purchase, lease -purchase, or to continue to lease this machine. A comparison of total cost under state contract (machine plus service contract) for five years follows: 1 Year Purchase Lease -Purchase Lease 1st $ 4257 $ 2940 $ 1860 2nd 4657 5820 3720 3rd 5057 6280 5580 4th 5457 6680 7440 5th 5857 7080 9300 These prices compare cumulative, not annual, costs. Clearly the purchase option is the least expensive in t e song run. Until now, we have been paying more than the new State contract price for a Lease. We had not anticipated recommending this purchase this year so it was not included in the budget. The revised State contract price, however, has made purchase desirable. I recommend authorizing purchase of the Savin 770 Copier under State Contract terms. -y111J'' ordon Tiffany cc: City Clerk (10/25/77 Agenda) TO TI iNING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA APPLICANT NAME: 'e ADDRESS: Gentlemen: PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE_,,,_ l Having posted the necessary $25.00 appeal fee with the City Clerk, I hereby make application to your Board for relief from a decision of the Building Official of the City of Clermont, whereby I was refused permission to: Repair ( ), Add to ( ), Alter ( ), Construct (x ), Move and Place ( ), a (sign) building on lot/s /4Z , Block 61 Subdivision O y/Y4OcKS, Address i--M �j�ESTNUT� ,5-r ,Zone_ Section of Code o�` -;?q �E� (d) in the City of Clermont, Florida. The reason given by the Building Official for the decision in refusing to issue a building permit is: My appeal to your Board is based on my contention that this decision creates a hardship on me for the following reason, or reasons: t4V 's :cur Seven (7) copies of all necessary floor plans, plot plans, and other pertinent infor- mation are attached hereto, on paper size B'-;' x 14" minimum size. I submit that I qualify for this variance because I have an exceptional and unique hardship on my particular parcel of land that is not shared by property owners in my area. A strict application of the zoning ordinance deprives me of the reasonable use of my land and the granting of this variance will not alter the essential character of the area. I have been notified that this Variance Application must be filed with the City Clerk no later than 5:00 P.M. on Friday, two (2) weeks prior to the Council meeting at which time Variance will be considered. I also understand that when any variance is granted, construction of the structure must be completed within one year from date of grant. Date: OAT. X3 /9 7 Very truly yours, 5/17/77 GENERAL FUND American Public Works Ansoc Bell Equipment Corporation Clements Clermont Hardware Duat Tox Exchange Bank Florida Power Florida Telephone Jim Willis Hardware. Arthur King Kennedy Company Leesburg Commercial Lake County Public Works Maddens Electrical Service Marpan Supply Company Marshall's Pharmacy Motorola Municipal Equipment Corp. Municipal Code Corp. Nolan Engine & Mower Olivenbaum Insurance Prescott Tractor Sales Safety Equipment Company Scars Sheffer Ford South Lake Press Wm. Teal A. L. Thayer Thompson's Air Products White's Blue Print Store UTILITY FUND Brooks Products Florida Power Florida Telephone Jim Willis Hardware Moreland Chemical Southern Culvert Sta Con Texaco Ramada Inn Zee Medical Service ACCOUNTS PAYABLE OCTOBEII 25, 1977 ( Dues) (Compactor) (Pont Control) (Ports) (Janitorial Supplies) (Deposit Bag) (Utilitien) (Utilities) (Parts) (Computer Programming) (Maintenance) (Want Ad) (Landfill Fecu) (Install outicLa) (Lamps) (Thermostats) (Radio Maintenance) (Brooms) (Code Supplements) (Card) (Accident Insurance) (Parts) (Hard hat & safety glasses) (Gloves) (Parts) (Printing) (Petroleum) (Framing) (Grinding Disk) (Maps) (Meter Boxes) (Utilities) (Utilities) (Parts) (Hydrogen Peroxide) (Pipe) (Relays) (Petroleum) (Marshland Expenses) (First Aid) 50.00 920.00 10.00 6.18 17.70 9.50 5029.93 418.65 27.46 200.00 96.00 8.00 804.75 39.50 74.59 5.66` 105.50 273.45 821.14 12.00 - 212.00 10.98 55.86` 129.00 .. 49.39 9.60 707.86 79.20 7.90 45.00 10236.80 315.10 4201.53 79.45 9.64 1379.88 350.40 33.91 28.08 10.40 14.75 6423.14