09-17-1996 Workshop Meeting CITY OF CLERMONT
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SEPTEMBER 17, 1996
A Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Thursday,
September 17, 1996 in the City Hall conference room. The meeting was called to
order by Mayor Pool at 6:00 p.m. with the following Council Members in attendance:
Council Member Cole, Council Member Norquist, Council Member Sargent, and
Council Member Dupee. Also present was Mike Hoskinson, Elaine Golby, Juanita
Beckius, Bill McCoy, and City Manager Saunders. Finance Director Joe Van Zile
arrived at 6:40 p.m.
Central Business District Parking
City Manager Saunders explained to the Council that Mr. Hoskinson, Mrs. Beckius
and Miss Golby were present to talk to the Council about the parking situation in the
Central Business District. Mr. Hoskinson stated the main problem was between 7th
and 8th Street where many business owners or employees park throughout the day
which leaves little parking for customers. Several ideas were discussed, including
angle parking which he explained would not generate a significant amount of addit-
ional parking spaces due to the width of the road and the elimination of parking on
one side. Mr. Hoskinson explained that the 2-hour limit parking spaces have not been
enforced. After discussion, the Council directed City Manager Saunders to insure that
the 2-hour parking is enforced which would provide some additional customer
parking. Also, other ways to help with the parking situation will be reviewed.
Council also directed City Manager Saunders to contact the Elks Club regarding a new
parking agreement. He informed the Council that the City would be moving ahead as
soon as possible with the angle parking on Minneola Avenue that has been approved
in the upcoming budget.
Also discussed was the possibility of making all of the parking on Montrose Street
limited parking of three hours. Mr. Hoskinson and Miss Golby and Mrs. Beckius left
the meeting at 6:40 p.m.
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Personnel Policy Changes
Finance Director Van Zile entered the meeting and explained to the Council several
proposed Personnel Policy changes and provided each Council Member a copy of the
changes. After reviewing each specific change it was explained that this revised
policy would be on the Council Agenda for approval.
Investment Policy, Custodian Agreement and Investment Advisory Agreement
Finance Director Van Zile reviewed with the Council a proposed Investment Policy
along with a proposed Investment Custodian Agreement and Investment Advisory
Agreement that would be on the next Council Agenda. Mr. Van Zile left the meeting
at 7:25 p.m.
Cooper Memorial Library Roof
City Manager Saunders explained to the Council the latest developments regarding the
leaks at Cooper Memorial Library. He explained that a new leak has developed on
the second addition which is not related to the last expansion. It was the consensus
that we move ahead with obtaining prices for re-roofing this section of the building
and that the urethane-type roof would probably be the best roof type.
City Manager Saunders explained that Mark Cook Construction indicated they would
take care of the other leaks that have been persistent since the addition was completed.
CSX Railroad Right-of-Way Title Problem
City Manager Saunders explained a problem with the railroad fight-of-way that has
recently been discovered. He presented the Council with a summary that was
provided by City Attorney Baird that explains that a section of the railroad fight-of-
way from West Beach to the fiver has a title problem. All of the correspondence
between the City and CSX at the time of negotiations indicated that the City would
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purchase and CSX would sell to the City all of the remaining right-of-way from City
limits to City limits and a map was provided by CSX indicating the limits which
clearly shows the railroad right-of-way ending at the river. It appears that when the
legal description was written by the railroad, this section was omitted probably due to
the fact that the old railroad maps indicated that the City limits were at West Beach at
one point in time.
City Attorney Baird has contacted CSX and asked them to correct the ritle, but they
have not agreed to do so at this point. City Manager Saunders recommended to
follow Mr. Baird's recommendation to provide CSX with a letter giving them a
minimal amount of time to correct the title and if they are unwilling to do so, follow
with a lawsuit. No one on the Council disagreed with this recommendation, therefore,
City Manager Saunders informed the Council they would move ahead as quickly as
possible.
Clermont Waterfront Park Restroomq
City Manager Saunders requested Council's approval to include tile on the floor of the
showers at a cost of approximately $600. No objections were made to this.
16" Water Main Across S.R. 50
City Manager Saunders discussed the idea of extending the 16" water main across
S.R. 50 to provide future water services on the south side. He explained that the City
Engineer recommends a crossing take place just west of the new tank site which
would optimize the flow going to the south side. The Engineer's estimated cost would
be approximately $33,000 and this could be done as a change order with the
contractor that is now installing the water lines.
Council Members agreed to take advantage of the prices that we now have with the
contractor on site and move ahead with the extension.
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Center Lake Additional Power Outlets
City Manager Saunders discussed Mr. Ed Griffin's request for an additional $200 to
aid in the extension of electrical service around Center Lake for Christmas displays.
No Council Member expressed any objection to the additional $200.
Interim Chief Story's Salary
City Manager Saunders discussed his plans to increase Randy Story's salary to the
minimum advertised starting salary for the Police Chief position since he assumed the
responsibilities of interim chief. There were no objections to this temporary salary
adjustment.
Meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
Robert A. Pool, Mayor
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