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06-14-1994 Regular Meeting CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 14, 1994 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Tuesday, June 14, 1994 in the Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pool with the following Council Members present: Council Member Turville, Council Member Cole, Council Member Ivey, and Council Member Norquist. Other City officials present were City Manager Saunders, City Attorney Baird, Planning Director Harker, and Deputy City Clerk Whitlock. INVOCATION The Invocation was offered by Council Member Ivey followed by the repeating of The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by all present. MINUTES The minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held May 24, 1994 and Workshop Meetings held May 12, 1994 and May 17, 1994 were approved as presented. CITY MANAGER SAUNDERS' REPORT 44th Annual Festival on the Lake The Clermont Area Chamber of Commerce is making plans for the annual celebration on Labor Day at the JayCee Beach area. The same events are being planned as last year with a carnival and activities on Saturday through Monday. They request that the City Council sponsor the fireworks as in the past and waive the parking fees for that weekend. 94-079 A motion was made by Council Member Ivey_, seconded by. Council Member Cole, and carried unanimously to approve sponsoring the fireworks and waiving the parking fees for the Labor Day_ weekend. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 14, 1994 PAGE 2 Workshop Meetings Council Members agreed to hold Workshop meetings on Tuesday, June 21 and Thursday, June 23 at 7:00 p.m. at the City Hall conference room to review the Land Development Regulations and other items. Council Member Turville requested that garbage collection complaints and remedies be discussed at one of the workshops. City Manager Saunders stated he has received tips from other cities that he will discuss at the workshop and these tips can be included in the upcoming newsletter. VISITORS WITH BUSINESS R. Lambert, M. Thomas, Resolution//822 City Manager Saunders stated that the applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit for a professional office and retail building to be located southwest of the intersection of East Avenue and Broome Street. A Conditional Use Permit was previously approved by the City Council, however, the applicants failed to sign their Conditional Use Permit agreement within the required 90 days. This application is basically the same, however, one additional unit is planned. Mayor Pool read Resolution//822 by title only and stated that the request requires that a Quasi-Judicial hearing be held and that anyone wishing to speak in favor of or opposition to the request should be sworn in. The following were sworn in by Deputy City Clerk Whiflock: Lucille Tanney Barbara Tanney Marino Thomas 951 East Avenue, Clermont, FL 951 East Avenue, Clermont, FL 993 W. Lake Shore Drive, Clermont, FL Mr. Marino Thomas stated the application is the same as previously approved. Lucille Tanney stated that cars use Mr. Marino's lot for parking when there is a game at Bishop Field. She asked if there will be additional parking provided. Mayor Pool explained there is adequate parking at the north end of the field which is never filled and parking along East Avenue. City Manager Saunders stated that extra grass parking can be provided, however, the biggest user is the High School, and their field CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 14, 1994 PAGE 3 will be finished next year. Barbara Tanney stated her only question was the parking for Bishop Field. Mayor Pool closed the Public Heating. City Manager Saunders stated that Planning and Zoning and the staff recommend approval of the Conditional Use Permit with the stated conditions which conform to the original Conditional Use Permit. 94-080 A motion was made bY Council Member Turville, seconded by Council Member Ivey., and carried unanimously by roll call vote to adopt Resolution No. 822. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Final Reading of Ordinance 269-M City Manager Saunders stated the Ordinance would close and permanently abandon a portion of 7th Street lying south of the intersection of 7th Street and Linden Street and extending south to the shore of Lake Winona. Mayor Pool read Ordinance 269-M by title only. City Manager Saunders stated that the adjacent property owner has requested this section of the street be vacated. He stated that there are several reasons for not closing the street: 1)' Staff believes that it is not a good practice to close old right-of- ways because there may be a need for it in the future. 2) This dead-end is the only lake access for those living nearby. 3) In 1987 a Clean Water Act was passed and our engineer is making recommendations accordingly, including plans to intercept water runoff from streets that dead-end into lakes which may include this property. Randy Crecelius stated he and his wife live at 695 Linden which is adjacent to this property. He stated this area is the only access to his house and he wants to keep it open. Mrs. Elaine Beebe stated she applauds the City for its efforts in keeping the lakes undamaged and clean. Gretchen Hock Crecelius stated 'that they need ingress and egress to turn around to their house at 695 Linden and request the street be maintained. Mayor Pool stated that a letter of opposition had been received from William D. Clay. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 14, 1994 PAGE 4 94-081 After a brief discussion, a motion was made by Council Member Norquist. seconded by Council Member Cole. and carried unanimously by roll call vote to deny the adoption of Ordinance 269-M. NEW BUSINESS Preliminary Subdivision Plan Approval City Manager Saunders stated that the City's Subdivision Code does not require City Council preliminary approval of subdivision plans. The Subdivision Advisory Committee can authorize the developer to move ahead with final engineering plans as long as the development meets our codes. City Council approval is only needed for final plat approval, however, these preliminary plans are presented to the Council for their information. City Attorney Baird suggested that "approval" from the agenda description be eliminated. Southridge City Manager Saunders stated that Southridge is a 51.25 acre subdivision proposed by Mr. Dennis Benbow. The project will have 193 single-family lots which will meet the R-1 requirements. It is accessed from Highway 27 along the Steve's Road fight-of- way. Keith Riddle, an engineer for the project answered questions from Council Members. No objections were made by Council Members regarding this project. North Ridge City Manager SaUnders stated this is a 195 lot subdivision proposed by CentreCorp Development located east of Grand Highway and north of Jacks Lake Road. The Council rezoned the property in March from R-R rural residential to R-1. The property will be developed in three phases. The north entrance will be the main entrance and the existing clay road that accesses the existing homes will be maintained until the new road is built. The existing clay road is a prescriptive right-of-Way held by Lake County that lies entirely within the flood plane and cannot be improved. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 14, 1994 PAGE 5 Additional right-of-way will be dedicated for Grand Highway and Pitt Street at the southwest corner of the subdivision. Mr. Rick McCoy, engineer for the project answered questions from Council Members and the audience. Mr. Harry Morrison stated various concerns with the project. No objections were made by Council Members regarding this project. East Lake City Manager Saunders stated that East Lake is a R-1 subdivision proposed by Steve Lee which is north of Pitt Street, west of Bloxam Avenue and consists of 10 lots. All of the lots will front either on Bloxam Avenue or Pitt Street and will meet the R-1 subdivision regulations. A 60' wide right-of-way will be dedicated which will access the property to the west. Lots #1 and 2 will access only from the new road that will extend from Bloxam Avenue. No objections were made by Council Members regarding this project. Indian Shores City Manager Saunders stated that this is a 71 lot R-1-A subdivision lying south of County Road 561 west of 12th Street. The lots will be accessed from a divided road to be constructed from County Road 561. The applicant plans to dedicate Tract A which is the cypress stand to the west to the City reserving easements for wooden walkways. Mark Kinchla explained that they are planning an upscale development for homes in the $130,000+ range. No objections were made by Council Members regarding this project. Introduction of Ordinance 270-M City Manager Saunders stated that the City previously received certification from the Federal Communications Commission for the regulations of basic cable television rates. It is now necessary to adopt an ordinance stating that our regulations will be consistent with the Federal Communications Commission requirements. All proposed rate increases must be evaluated in a manner consistent with FCC cable regulations and approved by the Council prior to the rates going into effect. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 14, 1994 PAGE 6 94-082 .d motion was made by Council Member Norquist and seconded by Council Member Ivey_ to introduce Ordinance 270-M. AUDIENCE COMMENTS Marion Strand, 199 Orange Avenue, Clermont stated her son was bit by a dog on April 29 which resulted in severe facial damage. She stated that the .attack was unprovoked and the dog was quarantined for 10 days. The dog has been loose several times since that time and she requested that the dog be moved or required to be muzzled. She shared a copy of Clermont's ordinance and pointed out that the dog is a "vicious animal." She stated that she has asked Chief Tyndal to take some action, but he has not. City Manager Saunders stated that he would speak to Chief Tyndal. There being no further business or discussion, the meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m. Robert A. Pool, Mayor Attest: