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CITY OF CLENIONT
MINUTES
June 23, 1981
A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont
was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, June 23, 1981.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hoskinson at 7:30 p.m.
with the following Councilmen in attendance: Lester Cole,
Michael Conley, Robert Pool, and Dennis Thomas. Other City
Officials present were: City Manager Forbes, City Attorney Baird
and City Clerk Rozar.
The Invocation was offered by Mayor Hoskinson, followed by repeat-
ing of the Pledge of Allegiance by all present.
MINUTES
A motion was made by Councilman Conley, seconded by Councilman Pool,
and unanimously carried that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting
held on June 9, 1981 be approved as presented.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
EAST AVENUE STREET CLOSED
City Manager Forbes reported that East Avenue is closed from
Grand highway to Lake Minneola Drive fro repairs to the rail-
road crossing.
HOUSE FIRE .._. _..:..._:.:__
City Manager Forbes reported that a home at 532 Chestnut
Street was totally destroyed by fire today.
_CENTER LAKE
City Manager Forbes reported that Bob Heideman, President of
Aquatic Ecosystems spoke with him regarding the circulation
system for Center Lake. He stated that Mr. Heideman suggests
treatment by chemicals rather than aeration. Council consen-
sus was for the City Manager to arrange a meeting with
Mr. Heideman for next week in order to discuss the matter
fully.
ELKS LODGE - MUNICIPAL PARKING AGREEMENT
A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN COLE AND SECONDED BY
COUNCILMAN THOMAS THAT THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE
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CLERMONT/GROVELAND ELKS LODGE BE ACCEPTED FOR MAINTENANC AND _
USE OF THE ELKS' PARKING LOT FOR MUNICIPAL PARKING. THE
MOTION CARRIED WITH COUNCILMAN CONLEY VOTING NAY; THE VOTE
BEING 4-1.
STREET CLOSING: Unnamed street abutting Lake Dot and S. of the City
owned property described as Lot 4, Block 59.
Ordinance No. 142-M
Mayor Hoskinson explained that this street closing is in
conjunction with the sale of the property as described above.
After discussion and no comment from citizens present, A MOTION
WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN COLE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN POOL AND
UPON ROLL CALL VOTE AS FOLLOWS, THE ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED:
Cole, aye; Thomas, aye; Conley, aye; Pool, aye; and Mayor
Hoskinson, aye. The Ordinance was read by Title only.
CITY OF CLERMONT
MINUTES
June 23, 1981
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CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD
City Attorney Baird explained the purpose of such a board
and the procedures and powers of the board. After extensive
81-82 discussion, COUNCILMAN CONLEY INTRODUCED ORDINANCE NO. 213-C
FOR FIRST READING, WHICH ESTABLISIIES A CODE ENFORCEMENT
BOARD FOR THE CITY OF CLERMONT. The ordinance was read by
Title only.
REFUSE COLLECTION TRUCK BIDS
Bids submitted for the refuse collection truck were reviewed
81-83 and A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CONLEY, SECONDED BY
COUNCILMAN THOMAS AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED THAT THE LOW BID
OF $43,965 FROM TRANSTAT COMPANY, INC. BE ACCEPTED.
1971 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK BODY
There was only one bid submitted for the pickup truck body and
81-84 A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CONLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN
THOMAS, AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED THAT THE ONLY BID SUBMITTED
BY WALTER CONRAD, IN THE AMOUNT OF $276 BE ACCEPTED.
JACK SARGENT : Council Compensation
Mr. Sargent recommended that the City Manager conduct a survey
to assure that the Council is being compensated in a comparable
manner as other cities.
The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
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� _ffames M. Hoskinson, Mayor
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Sandra O. Rozar,—Xity Clerk
Memo to: City Council
From: city Munager
Subject: Code Enforcement Board
Date: June 16, 1981
Attached are materials from the City Attorney regarding Code Enforcement Boards
for your review. With the loss of Municipal Courts, the City lost much of its
ability to try Municipal Ordinances. We are now forced to uric the County Court
system which in already overloaded With other cases, and hen not been very
effective.
For this reason, last year the State Legislature adopted enabling legislation
for Code Enforcement Boards to assist the City in enforcing Ordinances such as
Building Codes, Fire Preventive Codes, Sign Codes, Landscaping Ordinances, and
other similar Ordinances related to the use of property in municipalities.
This Board is not a court, but does have quasi-judicial powers similar to the
City Council when it acts as the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
The main purpose behind these Boards is to gain compliance with our municipal
codes, and they can impose fines of up to $500 if an owner does not correct- a
violation within so many days. It the property owner still refuses ta_comply, ...:.
the City then has the power to record the fine as a lien against- the owner's
property.
Palm Beach County has had a Code Enforcement Board for over two years, and they
have not yet had to resort to any liens. The Palm Beach Board was implemented
by special enabling legislation just for their County in 1979.
Respectfully, /1
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George D. Forbes
City Manager
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June 17, 1981
Mr. George D. Forbes
City Manager
City Hall
P. 0. Box 219
Clermont, Florida 32711
RE: MUNICIPAL CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD ORDINANCE
Dear George:
Enclosed is proposed Ordinance providing for a municipal code enforcement board.
This board is allowed by recently enacted Florida law. - - -- --- --
The Florida Statute allowing this board must be strictly followed and therefore
the Ordinance contains most of the language of the Statute. The Ordinance provides
for membership on the board, procedures to be used by the board, powers to be exercised
by the board, and enforcement procedures.
Very truly yours,
LEONARD H. BAARD, JR.
City Attorney
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Enclosure
Memo to: City Council
From: City Manager
Subject: Street Closing
Date: June 16, 1981
142-hf which is scheduled for final reading at
Attached is Ordinance No.
Tuesday's Council Meeting.
This Ordinance would close a portion edanropertydstreet describedlias Lotabuts
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Lake Dot, and is South of the City C
Block 59 (see attached map).
e sale of Lot 4,
If this Ordinance is adopted, the City may proceed with th
Block 59, City Blocks.
The City is presently accepting sealed bids for this property until
10:00 a.m., Monday, July 1, 1981. The minimum bid is established at
$13,075. J�
The City reserves the right to reject all bids. -- - - - --
Respectfully,
George D. Forbes
City Manager
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Memo to: City Council
From: City "Innc:ger
Subject•: Lease Agreement for Municipal Parking
Date: June 16, 1981
Pursuant to Council direction, enclosed is one copy of a proposed Lease
Agreement with the Elks Club for Municipal Parking.
This agreement allows the City to use the Elks property for parking as
long as the City repairs and maintains the parking lot.
In addition, the City has the right to install any necessary informational,
or directional signs.
Respectfully, Q
George D."Forbes
City Manager
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Enclosure
Memo to: City Council
From: Finance Director
Subject: Scaled Bids - 1971 Pickup Truck Body
Date: June 19, 1981
The City accepted scaled bids for a 1971 Chevrolet Pickup Truck
on Thuraday, June 18, 1981 until 10:00 a.m. At that time the
one bid received was opened. The bid was for $276 and was sub-
mitted by Walter Conrad.
The minimum bid per our specifications was $275. 1 recommend
the City accept the bid submitted by Mr. Conrad.
Respectfully,
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Waydd S'—aunders
Finance Director
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Memo to: City Council.
From: City Manager
Subject: Weekly Mcale
Date: June 19, 1981
BUDGET WOItKSBUI, We have scheduled another Budget Workshop to
be held next Monday, at 5 p.m, in the City Manager'n Office. Please review
the proposed budget carefully before Monday's meeting.
BUILDING DEPARTMENT (inclosed is one copy of the "Building
Department Information Booklet." This booklet was prepared by the Building
Department to better inform our citizens on the procedures nocensary to
obtain a Building Permit.
UTILITY DEPARTMENT All contractors have crews in Clermont
to begin work on the City's water system improvements.
This week, the Utility Department repaired two broken water mains, and
replaced eleven broken water meters. They repaired the City's water line
around Center Lake and installed a drinking fountain there for the Fitness
Trail. A second drinking fountain will also be installed at the Middle
School Park.
This Thursday and Friday, the water mains were flushed as we have had an
increase in complaints regarding rusty water. We usually flush the mains
once a month, but have not done so for the past few months due to the water
shortage.
COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS Enclosed is an article from the
Lake Community Action Agency regarding their contribution to communities.
DIXIE MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUE Mrs. Pat Shepard has informed me the
Clermont Dixie Major Baseball League is playing in a State Tournament.
Mrs. Shepard has requested the City support the League by placing an ad in
their Program. If the Council has no objections, the City will place a
small $15 ad.
LAKE COUNTY LEAGUE OF CITIES Enclosed is a letter regarding
the next meeting of the Lake County League of Cities on July 15, 1981 at
7:00 p.m. The minutes of the last meeting and the agenda of the forthcoming
meeting are also enclosed. Please call the City Clerk, Sandra Rozar,and
make your reservations as soon as possible.
R,,e��spectful//ly,
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George D. Forbes
City Manager
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Enclosures
Community Action Programs:
Their Contributions to Communities
Community action agencies represent a unique approach
toward solving a major social problem: poverty in America.
The concept is new and different. And it cannot be duplicated
by any other segment of society.
Community -based agencies serve as the antennae of
communities by identifying problems and the issues that
concern low-income groups. For example, CAAs perform
long-range planning that entails not only review of statistical
data and community studies but direct meetings with low-
income persons and groups to determine firsthand their
needs.The kind of oni;oIng involvement between local agencies
and their eonstituems is different from that of general or
special-purpose local governments. To governmental agencies,
the poor are but one of many constituents competing for
attention. To CAAs, they are the exclusive concern. Because
community institutions are more responsive to commonly
known needs, low-income groups are more prepared to
articulate their concerns than they are under more formal
public meetings sponsored by local governments.
In recent years, there has been a trend in federal programs
toward relaxing the requirements for social services programs.
Along with low-income persons, moderate -income persons
increasingly are eligible for federally assisted programs.
programs under the Older Americans Act specifically exclude
a means test for eligibility. Thus while more people are able to
receive services, it declining percentage of them are lots' -
income. By far, the most conservative estimate of the "truly
needy" is found in the CSA poverty guidelines.
For 1981 the poverty threshold for it nonfarm family of
four is 58,450. Most federal programs define the disadvantaged
in more liberal terms, such as one-half the median income of
the Dureau of Labrr St atistics' lower family budgets. Community
action agencies, a national network of community -based
institutions, use CSA poverty guidelines as eligibility criteria.
Consequently, the agencies focus almost exclusively on the
most needy. The tendency toward "crearning" the less needy
from among the eligible population can create the illusion
that more progress is being made in alleviating poverty than
is actually the case.
Because they are most responsible to constituent needs and
concems, community institutions build networks and mobilize
resources in a realistic and creative manner. As they do this,
they see how inadequate the existing federal, state and local
programs are fit meeting the needs of their constituents. The
weatherization programs, for example, grew out of the
experience of local CAAs in Maine. -There, they noted a need
for home insulation for low-income households and realized
that no public programs existed to meet it. Using local
initiative funds, these CAAs' began pilot programs in
oweatheri-
zation to help the low-income ipsulate their hones, reduce
fuel consumption and lowerfuel costs.
The experience led in time to file creation of a Large federal
prugiaua, originally administered by (.EA .and currently
operated through the Department of linerl;y,'The program
has succeeded in mobilizing CE A labor end considembiv
volunteer support in local communities 'Phis is only one of
the countless examples where community institutions Identified
service gaps, devised pilot programs to overcome then' anal
mobilized other resources as part of a larger network of
assistance un the local and national level.
Citizen participation also is most clearly demonstrated in
the planning, conduct and evaluation of community -based
programs. present law requires one-third of the members of
CAA boards of directors to be low-income residents or
people who have been democratically elected as representatives
of low-income areas. The truly needy become self-sufficient
when they sit in positions where their influence can shape
decisions elieciing their lives. Local agencies provide the
most supportive vehicles for helping then' achieve this status.
Almost every major interest in American society isrepresented -
by organizations and associations that operate at various
levels to ensure that adequate attention is paid to Ihcir
concerns. Under the Economic Opportunity Act, the nation's
low-income citizens are provided a national network of
organizations that can help identify and then represent lheit
concerns. In essence, this amounts to it public policy decision
Thal low income persons and groups are entitled to a role in
the processes of democracy as an organized constituency.
'['his network is composed principally of community action
agencies and other community -based institutions.
Operating mostly as private nonprofit institutions, eom-
nnnity action agencies enjoy greater flexibility than public
agencies. They can respond promptly to crisis conditions and
can develop innovative approaches, both service and non.
service, to deal with poverty problems. The history of the
weatherization program, which began as a CAA initiative,
illustrates this point, as well as the capacity to mobilize
resources. The development of rural transportation systems
for low-income and elderly persons grew out of CAA analyses
of community needs. Similar cases are found in employment
training, economic development, health care and delivery,
horsing assistance and others.
The role of community -based institutions has grown
increasingly important as a means for identifying and responding
to the needs of particular groups in society. The creation of a
feder,dly assisted network of community -based institutions
designed to respond to the needs of the poor is, major social
innovation. It helps ensure equity and cost-effectiveness in
the list ribut ion of scarce resources. Community action agencies
and other similar institutions have become a vital part of the
nation's social and economic fabric. They guarantee that the
needs of the poor will remain a key element in the formation
of domestic policy. ❑
THE RE['OICI Fit March/April 1981 z;
CITY OF TAVAR]ES
it 201 EAST MAIN STREET 904.043-2121 TAVARES, FLORIDA 32770
15 June 1981
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I Mayor - Commissioners
City Manager - City Clerk
Member Cities
Lake County League of Cities
Dear Member:
Our next meeting of the Lake County League of Cities
will be held at the Eustis Community Center, 601 North
• Shore Drive, Eustis, Florida on July 15, 1981. Dinner will
be served at 7:00 P.M.
Representative Everett Kelly will be our guest speaker
reporting on the latest legislation. If you have specific
questions you wish to ask Mr. Kelly, please contact Brenda
vonHartmann prior to the meeting.
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For reservations, please call Jill at City of Tavares,
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343-2121 NO LATER than Friday, July loth before 4:00 P.M.
Dinner will. be a buffet of fried .chicken and roast beef
with all the trimmings for $6.50 per person. ALL YOU CAN EAT1
-: Please make your check payable to the Lake County
League of Cities and either mail to the Secretary -Treasurer
ur pay on the evening of the meeting. The City will be
charged for the number of reservations made.
Ill Copies of the Minutes and the Agenda are attached.
3 Should you have any questions, please call me at 343-2121.
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Sincerely,
�''� - l��c:, •.ems j �ele:��
y9 Eleanor F. Bailey
Secretary -Treasurer
Lake County League of Cities.
Enclosures:
%lac 1,71tafr 4 Zd& eocu O
MINUTRS OF 11111H LAKE COUI, LEAGUR
OF CITIES
1.5 APRIL 190.1
The regular mooting of the Lake County League of Cities convened at
7:05 PM, Wednesday, 15 April 1901 at the Umatilla Middle School,
Umatilla, Florida.
The meeting was called to order by the Honorable L. J. Jenkins, Mayor of
Umatilla. Councilman Robert Thomas of Umatill.a gave the Invocation
followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call was as follows:
Astatula 0 Leesburg 11
Cl.ormpnt 1 Mascotte 4
Eustis 7 M.innoo.la 0
Fruitland Park 3 Mount Dora 16
Groveland 0 Tavares 7
Ilowey in the Hills 0 Umatilla 33
Lady Lake 0
The minutes of the 21 January 1901 meeting were approved as submitted.
The Socretary-Treasurer reported a bank balance of $1,147.94.
Old Busi.nese: All cit:iu:; will be receiving notices for the 1981 dues.
The City of Umatilla introduced several new members of their official
family including Councilwoman Susan Warren; Superintendent of Public.Works.
Jim (lardy and Police Officer, Bill Mosley.
New Business: Thu Lake County Board of County Commissioners requested a
representative be appointed to the "Library Study Commission" to represent
the League of Cities. Anyone .interested .in this appointment, please
contact Mrs. Brenda vonilartmann, City of Tavares.
Brandon Wald, Vice President of Lake County League of Cities, introduced
the guest speaker, Dr. Farmer, who is City Administrator for Mount Dora.
Dr. Farmer's topic was "Impact Fees" and why Lake County cities might
consider adopting this type of fee. Information packets were distributed
to each "city'•. A questionnaire was conducted; the results indicated a
predominant •yes" for the need of these fees. Dr. Farmer emphasized that
the key word for adopting impact fees is the word "new"; new construction,
new capitol, new growth. Impact fees collected must benefit the "payers
of these fees", otherwise, it becomes a tax. Dr. Farmer concluded by
stating impact fees were important, otherwise new growth costs must be
collected from existing residents.
Mayor Jim lioskinson indicated he had received an inquiry concerning the
creation of a "Counties" League of Cities similar to the "Gold Coast
League of Cities" for the purpose of Legislative impact. This would
include Brevard, Orange, Seminole, Osceola and Lake Counties. Additional
information will be gathered.
The next League of Cities meeting is 15 July 1981 in Eustis.
The meeting adjourned at 9:00 P.M.
Eleanor F. Bailey, Secretary -Treasurer
Lake County League of Cities
Ll ° j aq.Epj L EAGUr of CITIES
Wednesday, 15 July 1981
Eustis Conununity Center
601 North Shore Drive
Eustis, Florida 32726
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER:
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WELCOME:
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE:
DINNER
INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS:
ROLL CALL:
BUSINESS SECTION:
OLD -BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
PROGRAM:
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NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT:
BRENDA C. von11ARTMANN,
President
G. H. MASSEY, Mayor, Eustis
MILTON J. WESTON, Vice Mayor,
Eustis
BRENDA C. vonHARTMANN,
President
Approval of Minutes of
June 15, 1981
Treasurer's Report
Study - County Wide Library
Progress towards Central
Florida League 'of Cities
Introduction of Guest Speaker:
Representative Everett Kelly, i
House of Representatives by
Brandon Wald, Vice President•,
Lake County League of Cities
Wednesday, 19 October 1981
Host City:
FROM Director Public Works
SUBJECT: Refuse Packer
DATE: 6/8/81 {`
Attached you will find the Bid Tally sheet compiled
at todays bid opening. I have checked these very care-
fully and recommend, the purchase of the 1981 Ford truck
and Heil body from Transtat Equipment,Inc. For the bid
comparative price of $43,590. This is the same body
we now use and has given verysatisfactory-service. - ---- --- �`
I would also strongly recommend that we include the
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Kysor 30 second override shut down for engine protection
offered as option #3 for $375 making a total delivered j
price of $43,965. i
R.E. Smythe