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09-16-1993 Workshop Meeting CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES WORKSHOP MEETING September 16, 1993 A Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Thursday, September 16, 1993 in the Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pool at 6:30 p.m. with the following Council Members in attendance: Council Member Norquist, Council Member Cole, Council Member Turville, and Council Member Ivey. Also present was City Manager Saunders. Rails to Trails Forest Michael of Michael & Michael Associates presented the Council with an update on the Rails to Trails conceptual plan. He requested direction in three areas. He first talked about the location of the trail head and it was the consensus that the trail head should be located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Eighth~Street and Minneola Avenue which is the location of a City owned building now being used for a beauty shop which is adjacent to a City parking lot. Relocating the boat ramp was also discussed. It was the consensus that it should be moved to the area of West Beach. Road alignment for Minneola Lake Drive was discussed and it was the consensus that the transition be made at East Avenue and the road would be relocated from the current intersection of East Avenue and Minneola Lake Drive to run along the Palm Lane right-of-way past the Bell's Ceramics property. Mr. Michael left the meeting at approximately 7:10 and Mr. Van Zile joined the meeting. Major Medical Insurance Coverage for Retirees City Manager Saunders and Finance Director Van Zile informed the Council of the need to provide major medical insurance for retirees as a part of our existing group. A certified letter will be sent to all retirees giving them the information and the one- time option of joining the City's medical group policy. It was explained that if their dependents were covered by the City group policy at the time of their retirement, they would also be eligible for coverage. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES WORKSHOP MEETING September 16, 1993 Page 2 Employees who retire in the future will be given the opportunity at time of retirement to continue under the City's group policy and to continue the coverage of eligible dependents covered at the time of their retirement. It was explained that if an employee or former retiree elects not to be covered, they cannot join the group at a later date. YMCA Air Conditioning City Manager Saunders then informed the Council that one of the air conditioning units at the YMCA building needs replacing. After discussion it was the consensus to inform the YMCA that we have plans to paint the exterior of the building in the near future and we would like for them to cover the cost of the air conditioning replacement. TEMPORARY ADJOURNMENT The Workshop meeting adjourned at 7:30 for the scheduled Special Meeting of the City Council with the understanding that the Workshop would continue following the Special Meeting. The Workshop reconvened at 8:00 p.m. Leadership Lake County City Manager Saunders informed the Council that Council Member Ivey has registered to attend Leadership Lake County. All Council Members indicated they were familiar with the program. City Manager Saunders asked if the Council is willing to pay for the $500 registration fee for Council Member Ivey. It was the consensus that this would be acceptable with Council Member Turville questioning whether tax payer funds should be used for this type of meeting for an elected office. Council Member Turville stated and other Council Members agreed that the City should pay registration fees for the City Manager to attend in the future. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES WORKSHOP MEETING September 16, 199:] Page 3 Police Department New Computer System City Manager Saunders stated a new computer system for the Police Department will be placed out for bid in the near future. Garbage Container Distribution City Manager Saunders explained the proposed method for distributing the new garbage containers which would be to divide the City into five areas. The first area would be delivered over a 5-6 day period with a notice that they would be converted to once-a-week pickup the following week. City Manager Saunders also stated that we would start the first area in conjunction with the mail-out of our next newsletter. Lead & Copper Testing City Manager Saunders informed the Council that the City failed the last semi-annual testing for lead by one home and we are now required to mail notification to all residents giving them educational materials regarding lead and copper. We will also be required to recommend to DER a method that we plan to use for treatment of our water to eliminate the problem. He explained that the lead is not in our water supply but the make-up of our water is slightly corrosive which attacks lead joints and some fixtures causing the lead to be detected at the water tap. Assessment of Old Fuel Tanks A letter from Lake County Pollution Control regarding the closure assessment of the old fuel tanks at the old Public Works facility was received. The assessment indicated some soil contamination and recommended we contact DER for further information. - No notification has been received from DER at this time. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES WORKSHOP MEETING September 16, 1993 Page 4 Sewage Treatment Plan Permit City Manager Saunders stated that it is time to renew the sewage treatment plan permit with DER. He stated that Springstead Engineering is proceeding with the necessary work for permit renewal. Lift Station 6 Emergency Power Council Member Cole requested information regarding emergency power for Lift Station 6 which had a power failure recently which resulted in a sewage spill behind CBS. City Manager Saunders stated that they are looking at options to eliminate this problem in the future. Greater Hills Water System City Manager Saunders informed the Council he would be meeting with Mr. Mandell in the near future and that we they could not justify their asking price of 2.5 million dollars but we are continuing to negotiate for the purchase at a lower price. Meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m. Attest: Robert A. Poo]~, M'ayor E. V~an~~yy Clerk