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09-15-1997 Special Meeting CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 15, 1997 A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Thursday, September 15, 1997 in the Council Chambers at the Police Dept. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Mayor Pool with the following Council Members present: Council Member Dupee, Council Member Cole, Council Member Norquist, and Council Member Sargent. Other officials present were City Manager Saunders, Finance Director Van Zile, City Attorney Baird, and Planning Specialist Shaw-Ogden. PUBLIC HEARING 1997-98 Ad Valorem Millage Rate - Tentative Resolution No. 961 City Manager Saunders stated the proposed millage rate is 2.979, the same rate as the last five years. This millage rate represents a 11.2 % increase over the rolled back rate. Mayor Pool read tentative Res. No. 961 in its entirety and opened the Public Hearing. City Manager Saunders stated the final public hearing will be held on September 23 at 7:30 p.m. No questions were asked and Mayor Pool closed the Public Hearing. A motion was made by Council Member Dupee, seconded by Council Member Cole, and carried unanimously by roll call vote to tentatively adopt Resolution No. 961 setting a millage rate of 2.979forfiscal year 1997-98. 1997-98 General Fund Budget - Tentative Resolution No. 962 Mayor Pool read Resolution No. 962 by title only and opened the Public Hearing. City Manager Saunders stated that Resolution No. 962 will adopt the fiscal year 1998 budget for the General Fund. The General Fund provides dollars for the basic tax supported services which include police and fire protection, streets and sidewalks, parks, fleet maintenance, street lighting, animal control, administration and other special projects such as the Library and recreation and beautification projects. The proposed budget expenditures for next year are less than 1% percent over the previous year's budget. Mayor Pool closed the public hearing. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 15, 1997 Page 2 A motion was made by Council Member Cole, seconded by Council Member Dupee, and carried unanimously by roll call vote to tentatively adopt Resolution No. 962. 1997-98 Infrastructure Fund Budget, Tentative Resolution No. 963 City Manager Saunders stated that the fund receives and disburses revenues received from a county-wide lC sales tax has been collected since 1987. The money can only be used for capital expenditure infrastructure expenditures. It is anticipated that the that about $469,000 will be generated in the coming year. Only $419,000 is budgeted which leaves a little over $50,000 in reserves that is planned to be used a new fire station site along with some General Fund reserves. Mayor Pool read Resolution No. 963 by title only and opened the Public Hearing. Jeff Biddle asked about infrastructure funds noted on page two and questioned if the intersection of West and Montrose will be getting any improvements. City Manager Saunders stated specific areas can be addressed after the Resolutions are read. Mayor Pool closed the Public Hearing. A motion was made by Council Member Cole, seconded by Council Member Dupee, and carried unanimously by roll call vote to tentatively adopt Resolution No. 963. 1989 Sales Tax Fund Budget, Tentative Resolution No. 964 City Manager Saunders stated this is the Sales Tax Bond Fund referred to in Resolution No. 964. The fund receives revenues and disburses the revenues for payment of the bond which is part of the infrastructure bond program. Mayor Pool read Resolution No. 964 by title only and opened the Public Hearing. Council Member Dupee explained that the infrastructure includes the new Public Works building, the Police Department, and for part of Palatlakaha Recreation Area. The length of the bond was questioned and it was explained that it is a 15 year bond. No comments were made and Mayor Pool closed the Public Hearing. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 15, 1997 Page 3 A motion was made by Council Member Dupee, seconded by Council Member Cole and carried unanimously by roll call vote to tentatively adopt Resolution No. 964. 1997-98 Water Fund Budget, Tentative Resolution No. 965 City Manager Saunders stated that Resolution No. 965 is the 1997-98 Water Fund Budget. It is an enterprise fund that provides water services for approximately 4,300 customers. Proposed expenditures are a little over $1.3 million which is an increase of approximately 10% over last year which is primarily due to additional personnel. The revenues generated will cover the expenses and any capital outlays for the water fund. Mayor Pool read Resolution No. 965 by title only and opened the Public Hearing. No questions were received and Mayor Pool closed the Public Hearing. A motion was made by Council Member Dupee, seconded by Council Member Cole, and carried unanimously by roll call vote to tentatively adopt Resolution No. 965. 1997-98 Sewer Fund Budget, Tentative Resolution No. 966 City Manager Saunders stated that this is an enterprise fund and the budget takes care of the sewer fund revenues and expenditures. Service is provided to approximately 3,500 customers. An increase of approximately 7 % over last year in expenditures is budgeted primarily owing to a significant amount of repair and maintenance and rebuilding on the west sewage treatment system and additional personnel is included. The fees will be increased slightly next year in accordance with our consultant's recommendation with the base rate increased from $9.53 to $10.90. Mayor Pool read Resolution No. 966 by title only and opened the Public Hearing. No questions were asked and the Public Hearing was closed. A motion was made by Council Member Dupee, seconded by Council Member Cole, and carried unanimously by roll call vote to tentatively adopt Resolution No. 966. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 15, 1997 Page 4 1997-98 Storm Water Fund Budget, Tentative Resolution No. 967 City Manager Saunders explained that the storm water fund is an enterprise fund that provides revenues and expenditures that are restricted to storm water budget. The City's first major project will occur this year which is the Central Business District central storm water project which will eliminate all of the direct storm water run off into Lake Minneola from the Central Business District. There will be surplus storm water storage in the retention area which will allow new businesses or expansion of existing businesses in the Central Business District. Mayor Pool read Resolution No. 967 by title only and opened the Public Hearing. No questions were received in regard to Resolution No. 967 and Mayor Pool closed the Public Hearing. A motion was made by Council Member Cole, seconded by Council Member Dupee and carried unanimously by roll call vote to tentatively adopt Resolution No. 967. 1997-98 Sanitation Fund Budget, Tentative Resolution No. 968 City Manager Saunders stated that this is an enterprise fund that accounts for the garbage and trash collection, composting and recycling. Revenues of $661,000 are projected and $709,000 are projected in expenditures, with the $48,000 difference from reserves. Mayor Pool read Resolution No. 968 by title only and opened the Public Hearing. A question was asked regarding whether the City will recycle newspapers in the near future. Mayor Pool explained that since the several churches recycle newspapers and benefit from it, the City has no plans to compete with them. Mayor Pool stated that the Council will reconsider the suggestion in a future workshop. It was explained that the City recycles aluminum, glass, steel, plastic and magazines. Mayor Pool closed the Public Hearing. A motion was made by Council Member Cole, seconded by Council Member Dupee and carried unanimously by roll call vote to tentatively adopt Resolution No. 968. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 15, 1997 Page 5 1997-98 Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Budget, Tentative Resolution No. 969 City Manager Saunders stated that this is a perpetual care fund. All cemetery lot sales go through this fund and only dollars from interest are used to maintain the cemetery. Approximately $29,000 in revenues is expected next year. A transfer of $14,500 will be made from the earnings for the general maintenance of the cemetery. Mayor Pool read Resolution No. 969 by title only and opened the Public Hearing. No comments were received in regard to Resolution No. 921 and Mayor Pool closed the Public Hearing. A motion was made by Council Member Cole, seconded by Council Member Dupee, and carried unanimously by roll call vote to tentatively adopt Resolution No. 969. AUDIENCE COMMENTS City Manager Saunders explained that Jeff Biddle's question involves improvements to the West Avenue and' Montrose Street intersection. There has been some preliminary design and improvements need to be made. Part of the Rail Trail project which is administered by the Department of Transportation will rebuild the intersection of Osceola Street/Eighth Street and also Eighth Street/Minneola Avenue. Additional monies were budgeted last year to do the next intersection in the center of town (Eighth Street/Montrose Street), expecting a good bid with a contractor on site. The Rail Trail grant project was not done during this fiscal year, so this amount was carried forward. Two intersections can be bid out rather than one and the decision can be made later by the Council on which intersections should be first. There being no further business or discussion, the meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m. Robert A. Pool', Mayor Attest: CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 15, 1997 Page 6 ~seph E~Clerk