04-16-1996 Workshop Meeting CITY OF CLERMONT
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APRIL 16, 1996
A Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Tuesday,
April 16, 1996 in the City Hall meeting room. The meeting was called to order by
Mayor Pool at 7:30 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 City Manager Saunders, Herb Smith and Homer
Kenyan.
Edgewood Lake Subdivision
City Manager Saunders explained that Herb Smith and Homer Kenyan asked to
address the Council regarding the Edgewood Lake Subdivision. Mr. Kenyan is the
owner of the undeveloped lots and he has concerns over the topography of several of
the lots on the west side of Bloxam. These lots adjoin the large water retention area
for the project and drop off dramatically just past the street right-of-way.
Mr. Kenyan expressed his desire to possible rezone the lots for multi-family so that
town-houses similar to what is being built across the street could be constructed which
would be easier to market on this type of lot. He also discussed the possibility of
decreasing the set-back from the street to 10' rather than the required 25' in order to
make it easier to construct buildings. After considerable discussion it was concluded
that a Conditional Use Permit amendment would be required. City Manager Saunders
directed him to work with Planning Director Harker with the filing of any forms for
requesting an amendment, rezoning, or variance if Mr. Kenyan wished to move ahead
with development of town-houses on this property. Mr. Kenyan and Mr. Smith left
the meeting at approximately 8:00 p.m.
Economic Incentive Possibilities
Mr. Speedy Wolfe arrived at the meeting at approximately 8:00 p.m. City Manager
Saunders explained that he had requested the Council to consider some economic
incentives in order to help attract more businesses to Clermont.
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Speedy Wolfe reviewed a hand-out that he provided to each Council Member outlining
Ad Valorem tax incentives. It was explained that this would have to be placed on the
ballot for voter approval.
The Council agreed to look into this possibility and Mr. Wolfe left the meeting at
approximately 8:25.
Waterfront Park Lighting
City Manager Saunders reviewed the options that Forest Michael, the landscape
architect had submitted with the lighting of the Waterfront Park. After discussion it
was the consensus that Option 4 as submitted by Mr. Michael would be most
appropriate.
Center Lake Lighting
City Manager Saunders then discussed the additional decorative lighting that is in this
year's budget for Center Lake. He stated he was only able to find one supplier with
poles identical to the ones around the lake and he asked permission to order them
from that supplier. There were no objections to ordering the poles.
Lennar Homes Irrigation Water
City Manager Saunders stated the initial agreement with Lennar Homes provided for a
flat rate for each residential unit for irrigation water which will eventually be total re-
use water. He explained his calculations and his initial calculation of $5.65. This
will be placed on an upcoming agenda.
Water Line Improvements on Minnehaha Avenue
City Manager Saunders stated that a new water line from the Bloxam Avenue tank to
the proposed congregate living facility on Minnehaha Avenue site will be required in
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order to provide the required fire flows for this type of structure. In most cases the
City requires a developer to find 100% of any upgrades needed for their demand,
however, in this case, the City has been planning for the past three years to upgrade
this line in order to improve the pressures in this area of the City and to help
accommodate future growth south of this area.
City Manager Saunders stated that two years ago dollars were budgeted to install this
new line, but it was not done because of the cost and there was no immediate demand
for additional services. Because of the history of this line, it was his suggestion that
the City pay a portion of the installation of the line. Mr. Lund, who represents the
developers, has estimated the cost to be $80,000 and they have asked that the City
fund $60,000 of this cost.
After considerable discussion, it was the consensus that the City inform Mr. Lund that
the City would split the cost of this line, with $40,000 for the City's contribution. He
also pointed out that this was based on an 8" line which was the minimum size for this
project, but we would need to over-size the line for future capacity requirements and
that the oversizing cost would be in addition to the City's $40,000 contribution.
Garbage Pickup at Lennar Homes
City Manager Saunders stated he had been approached by South Lake Refuse who has
submitted a proposal to franchise this pickup. He explained that there is merit to this
since the cost proposed is slightly less than what we charge and for us to pick up the
small number of homes that would be in this development would be costly for the
City. It was the consensus to speak with Lennar Homes to see if they would have any
objections with a private carrier for a temporary pickup of this area.
Montrose Temporary Street Closing
City Manager Saunders stated that a request from Jan Sheldon to close a portion of
Montrose Street west of West Avenue adjacent to the Mulberry Inn had been received.
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The Mulberry Inn will be the location of an outside play for the next two weekends
and the street closing will eliminate traffic noise. No objections were made to the
request.
Bond Attorney Fees
An invoice that was received for City Attorney Baird for his services rendered during
our recent bond transactions was discussed. The bill is for a total of $10,000. City
Manager Saunders explained that Finance Director Van Zile and he had discussed the
fee with PFM, the City's financial adviser, and they indicated that this is within the
range of the costs that are normally charged by the City attorneys for their
involvement in this size bond issue.
There were no objections to the payment of this invoice.
DeSoto Street Property
Mayor Pool discussed a large piece of property located north of DeSoto Street west of
Bloxam which apparently has several land-locked lots. He directed City Manager
Saunders to work on a method of acquiring right-of-way through this property which
would give access to as many of these lots as possible.
Orlando Sports Commission
Council Member Sargent discussed the possibility of contributing in the next year's
budget to the Orlando Sports Commission. It was agreed that this would be discussed
at a later meeting.
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Skateboard Workshop
The Council directed City Manager Saunders to schedule the skateboard workshop as
soon as possible and to advertise it to the public.
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
Robert A. Pool, Mayor
Attest:
JoSeph E. V((fi Zile, City Clerk