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01-21-2000 Workshop Meeting CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING January 21, 2000 Page 1 A Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held January 21, 2000, at The Highlander Hut. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Harold Turville at 9:00 a.m. with the following Council Members in attendance: Council Member Biddle, Council Member Mullins, Council Member Lamb and Council Member MacLauchlin. Mayor Turville reviewed the agenda for the meeting and stated that the first item to be discussed were current issues and each Council Member was given an opportunity to list current issues that should be discussed. Mayor Turville stated that his list included cell towers, historical preservation, grading, sanitation, transportation coordination with the County, the ambulance service and our storm water utility. Council Member Biddle stated that some of those items were on his list, but he also included the Highway 50 and Highway 27 corridors, school planning, signage, the 100,000 square foot ordinance, the City Attorney, voting districts, the Carter Industrial Park and East-West Expressway plans. Council Member Mullins stated that in addition to those already listed he would like to discuss changeable copy signs, parks, the arts, and store sizes tied to the size of land rather than a specific 100,000 square foot. Council Member Lamb stated that in addition to the ones akeady noted that she had included notification for upcoming issues, conservation plans, and a Regulation Review Committee. Council Member MacLauchlin stated that the items stated by the other Council Members included all of the items that were on her list. City Manager Saunders stated that he would also like to discuss the downtown development, including the CRA and the CDBG. Mayor Turville then started the discussion of cell towers and it was consensus that a dratt ordinance should be provided. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING January 21, 2000 Page 2 Next discussed was a proposed grading ordinance and it was consensus of Council Members that this should be a priority and that City Engineer Richardson should be present at a future workshop as soon as possible to discuss the grading ordinance. Discussion continued regarding the priority of historical preservation. A committee should be advisory in nature and a Historical Preservation Ordinance should provide for the Council to be the authority. Also discussed was the need for an inventory of historic sites or structures along with the need for a definition for a historic structure. Next discussed was the matching dollars that will be needed for the application for the Community Development Block Grant. City Manager Saunders explained that for maximum points a total of $225,000 must be committed. There was consensus that as much of the match as possible should come from the CRA. Mayor Turville then adjourned the meeting for a break at 10:10 a.m. and the meeting reconvened at 10:20 a.m. City Manager Saunders explained that the next item to be discussed was the Sanitation Department. Mr. Saunders reviewed with the Council the costs and issues involving private vs. city pickup. Finance Director Van Zile stated that there would be at least a $2.00 minimum cost difference between the City continuing to do the system and the private rate that could probably be contracted for at this time. There was considerable discussion regarding the pros and cons of private vs. city pickup. After discussion it was consensus of the Council that the City should remain in the sanitation business and that we should also look at the possibility of the collection of newspapers in the upcoming year. The next issue discussed was transportation. Mayor Turville and City Manager Saunders reviewed the proposed road network that was displayed on a map for the Council and the public to review. City Manager Saunders explained that this roadway network was a result of cooperation between the City Staff and the County. Mayor Turville gave the Council an update on the Transportation Task Force that he has been attending which is discussing the West Orange-South Lake County transportation corridors. City Manager Saunders then discussed with CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING January 21, 2000 Page 3 the Council the transportation impact fee priorities that will be submitted to Lake County for this year. Next, the ambulance service was discussed. City Manager Saunders explained that the current ambulance provider will not be renewing its contract with Lake County in October and the County is looking at options for providing the service in the future. It was consensus that the City should be a part of the planning and be prepared to be a part of the system to provide a better local service for our community. The next item discussed was the City's storm water utility. It was pointed out that there has not been an increase in the rates since the utility was established and the funds generated do not provide enough money to complete very many projects. There was consensus that the City should look at an adjustment to the storm water fee. Mayor Turville adjourned the meeting at 12:05 p.m. and the meeting reconvened at 1:30 p.m. Mayor Turville stated that the next item to be discussed were the upcoming Board Appointments and invited any audience members to speak with the Council. Frank Cuputo, Garrett Pacquette and John Atwater addressed the Council regarding their requests to be appointed to various Boards. Council Member Lamb then reviewed with the Council her idea of a Regulation Review Board that would review the Code Book for any outdated codes. The Council then discussed the Outside Agency Appointments and it was consensus that Jack Sergeant should continue representing the City on the Lake Apopka Board of Directors, Marilyn MacLauchlin would be the City's representative to the Library, Hal Turville would be represent the City on the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, Keith Mullins would be the City's representative to the League of Cities, JeffBiddle would represent the City on the Chamber of Commerce and Hope Lamb would be the liaison on the Ordinance Review Committee. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING January 21, 2000 Page 4 Council Members next discussed the appointments for the Planning and Zoning Commission. City Manager Saunders explained that the City was not making any of these appointments today but that this would be on the next Council Agenda for the Council to make the official appointments. The City Council continued by discussing the applicants for the Code Enforcement Board and the position of Mayor Pro-Tern. Mayor Turville then stated that he would like to move back to the issues that were being discussed in the morning session and the next item to be discussed was sign regulations. The Council continued with a general discussion regarding signage and the possible need for an amendment to our Sign Regulation for the Central Business District. Next discussed was the 100,000 square foot rule for single buildings. The question was asked whether this was the fight way to achieve the City's goals. After discussion there was consensus to work with the regulation and look at other possible ways of meeting the City's goals for controlling this type of development. The City Council then discussed the old hospital site and potential uses and determined that this would need further discussion. Council Member Mullins stated that he would like to see the City take more interest in the arts in the future. Council Member Lamb stated that the one other issue that she wished to discuss was the need for more notification on issues being brought in fi:ont of the Council. An additional workshop meeting was then scheduled for February 15, 2000 at 6:00 p.m. at the Police Department to discuss specifically the grading ordinance and other issues that were not completed at this meeting. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING January 21, 2000 Page 5 City Manager Saunders stated that two last issues that he would like to discuss with the Council included the use of cell phones for certain key employees and also the ability for certain employees that were called in frequently for emergency situations to be able to take an assigned vehicle home to help their response time. There was no opposition of .the Council Members regarding this idea. There being no fin~er business, the meeting adjourned at 4:35 p.m. ~ld ~'.*rurville, Jr.~tyor Attest: ~p~~lerk