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09-17-1996 Workshop Meeting CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING 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. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING SEPTEMBER 17, 1996 Page 2 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 CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING SEPTEMBER 17, 1996 Page 3 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. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING SEPTEMBER 17, 1996 Page 4 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 Attest: