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08-10-1999 Regular Meeting CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10, 1999 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Tuesday, August 10, 1999 at Jenkins Auditorium. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Turville with the following Council Members present: Co~tncil Member Biddle, Council Member Brown, Council Member Lamb and Council Member Wolfe. Other City officials present were City M~ager Saunders, City Attorney Guthrie, Finance Director Van Zile, Planning Director Brown and Deputy City Clerk Maddox. INVOCATION The Invocation was offered by Council Member Brown followed by the repeating of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by all present. A motion was made by Council Member Wolfe and seconded by Council Member Brown, and carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the re~trular Council Meeting hem July 27. 1999. A motion was made by Council Member Wolfe, seconded by Council Member Lamb, and carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the Council Work~hop Minutes of March 25. 1999, April 20: 1999, and May 1999. CITY MANAGER SAUNDERS' REPORT City Manager Saunders stated that the City has received telephone calls regarding the traffic associated with the starting of the school year, especially on Highway 50 at Hancock Road. Mr. Saunders stated that he met with representatives from the School Board, the Department of Transportation, the County and Lake Sumter Community College to discuss the situation at that intersection. City Manager Saunders stated that CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10, 1999 Page 2 when Hancock Road is completed to Hartwood Marsh Road and John's Lake Road completed to Highway 27, it will not be as bad as anyone living south of Anderson Hill Road will be able to come in from another direction. Mr. Saunders stated that until these improvements are completed all traffic to Windy Hill Middle School goes through the intersection of Highway 50 and Hancock Road. Mr. Saunders stated that last week the DOT issued the permit for signalization for that intersection and Lake County has taken it on themselves to do the installation. City Manager Saunders stated that the County representative stated that they felt the light would be in place within a month. In the meantime the City is assigning two police officers at that intersection in the morning and afternoon to direct traffic and get people in and out of that intersection safely. Mr. Saunders stated that once the light is in place and once Hancock Road is completed to Hartwood Marsh, there should be relief at that intersection. City Manager Saunders stated that another situation is on East Avenue at the Cypress Ridge Elementary School. Mr. Saunders stated that the School Board changed their policy for that school and there is no busing for that school, therefore, all of the students are transported to school in cars by their parents. Mr. Saunders stated this has compounded the traffic problem on East Avenue and he has requested a meeting with Jerry Smith and his transportation people, as well as the Police Chief, the Sheriff's Department and anyone else involved to find a solution for East Avenue in the mornings and afternoons. Mr. Saunders stated that the City has police officers directing traffic in the mornings and afternoons now and hopefully at the upcoming meeting they will find a solutitn to resolve the problem. Mayor Turville stated that he now understood that a DOT signalization permit usually means you get a flashing light for a period of time. City Manager Saunders stated that the permit.issued was for a flasher only, however at the meeting held last week, everyone agreed to contact DOT and get their approval to put on full signalization the day it is installed. Mr. Saunders stated the DOT representative stated they recognized the problem. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10, 1999 Page 3 City Manager Saunders stated that the speed limit at this section of Highway 50 and Hancock Road has been lowered from 55 m.p.h, to 45 m.p.h, and the signs have been put up. City Manager Saunders reminded the City Council that a Workshop is scheduled for August 12, 1999, a Joint Work'shop of the City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled for August 23, 1999, and Joint Workshop with the City Counc.il, Community Redevelopment Board and Mainstreet is scheduled for August 17, 1999. CITY ATTORNEY GUTHRIE -; No report. FINANCE DIRECTOR VAN ZILE No report. COUNCIL MEMBER BIDDLE Council Member Biddle reminded the City Council that August 12, 1999 the Ambassador Committee of the Chamber of Commerce is having a Business After Hours at Jenkins Auditorium and everyone is invited. COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN No report. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10, 1999 Page 4 COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB No report. COUNCIL MEMBER WOL'FE No report. MAYOR TURVILLE No report. VISITORS WITH BUSINESS Mayor Turville stated that the issues involving variance requests and Conditional Use Permits all require a Quasi-Judicial hearing be held and that anyone wishing to speak in favor of or in opposition to the requests should be sworn in. Margie. Robbins Planning Director Brown stated the applicant is requesting a variance to our sign ordinance in order to erect a sign 30' from an intersection where 50' is required. Mr. Brown stated the property is located at the southeast comer of Highway 50 and 4th Street. Planning Director Brown stated that our code states that "no ground sign shall be located nearer than 50 feet from intersecting street right-of-way lines on Highways 50 and 27, 30 feet on other streets. Mr. Brown stated that in order to meet the code, the applicant would have to place the sign in an already constructed concrete parking lot. Mr. Brown stated the proposed sign will meet the required setback of 15 feet from S.R. 50 and therefore visibility when turning from 4~ Street onto S.R. 50 will not be affected. Mr. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10, 1999 Page 5 Brown stated that Staff does not recommend a 30' setback but would support a 39' setback. City Clerk Van Zile swore in the following: Margie Robbins, 1036 Skylake Road, Apt. 201, Ocoee, Florida/Business address: 1117 4th Street ~' Jimmy Jackson, 1415 Ryan Street, Clermont, Florida Margie Robbins stated that the 50' setback would put her sign into her concrete parking lot and she requested 30' which gives her better visibility and does not obstruct any view. Ms. Robbins stated the setback would be on 4~h Street, not on Highway 50 and stated if she put the sign. at 39' as requested, she would have to move landscaping and her sprinkler system. Ms. Robbins also explained that while the sign is identified as a "ground sign" it is on posts and does not actually sit on the ground. Ms. Robbins also stated that her handicap parking space is fight next to her shrubbery and 39' would put the sign to close to that. Planning Director Brown stated that Staff would recommend denial of a 30' setback however, Staffwould recommend approval of a 39' setback. Mr. Jackson, a property owner next to Ms. Robbins property stated he felt that visibility would be obstructed at 30' but would agree that a 39' setback would be better and that would not interfere with the pavement or landscaping or sprinkler system. Council Member Brown stated that if Ms. Robbins accepted the 39' setback she would have to remove her landscaping. Council Member Lamb stated that she went to the site at Robbins Realty and did not see a problem with the 30' setback as it did not look like 'it would be a problem. Ms. Lamb stated that Staff is recommending 39' and Ms. Robbins is requesting 30' and asked why Staff recommended denying the 30' setback. Ms. Lamb stated it looked like it would actually be better to have that sign away from the handicap parking for safety reasons and CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10, 1999 Page 6 the 39' setback keeps the sign away from the handicap parking area, the landscaping and irrigation system. Planning Director Brown stated that the City takes a position of granting the least amount of variance necessary to accomplish what the applicant needs. Mayor Turville stated that visibility is not relevant and only the sign ordinance is calling for that sign to be where it needs to be. Mr. Turville stated that the other issue would be if the sign is interfering with something and maybe 35' would be in line rather than 39'. Mayor Turville stated that he agreed with Staff that when the Council grants a variance it is bec0use.they do believe there is a hardship and they should grant the least amount of variance possible. Council Member Lamb asked Ms. Robbins if she could live with the 35' setback and'Ms. Robbins said she would accept that. /1 motion was made bv Council Member Brown and seconded by Council Member Wolfe, and carried unanimous(v by roll call vote, to ~trrant a variance of a 35' si~t~n setback BankFirst Planning Director Brown stated that applicant 'is requesting a variance to our sign ordinance to allow a front setback from Grand Highway of 5' where 15' is required. Mr. Brown stated., the basis for the request is that the sign and landscaping for the 7-11 to the south of the bank property block the view of the BankFirst sign from S.R. 50. Mr. Brown stated that the BankFirst sign was installed first and then 7-11 placed their sign and landscaping in place in a manner that significantly blocked the BankFirst sign. Mr. Brown stated that the Applicant has attempted to work with 7-11 management and have been unable to work towards a compromise that would not involve a variance request. Planning Director Brown stated that our code allows signs in C-2 Commercial zoning to be 20 feet high and 100 square feet in size while in R-3 Residential zoning signage is CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10, 1999 Page 7 limited to 9 feet in height and 32 square feet in size. Mr. Brown stated the southern most lot of the BankFirst property is zoned C-2 Commercial, and the remainder is zoned R-3 Residential, therefore no other option exists for placing the current sign elsewhere on the property without reducing the sign to 9 feet in height and 32 square feet in size. Mr. Berens referred to a letter received from 7-11 opposing to their variance request and said it did not reflect the situation .at all. Planning Director Brown stated that since correspondence has changed hands between the parties Staff recommends tabling the issue to give the applicant time to work out the problem without a variance. Mayor Turville stated that the issues involving variance requests and Conditional Use Permits all require a Quasi-Judicial hearing be held and that anyone wishing to speak in favor of or in opposition to the requests should be sworn in. City Attorney Guthrie stated that the decision to table this variance request could be made by the Council now or it could be made after the public hearing. City Clerk Van Zile swore in the following: Rob Berens, 1927 Brantly Circle, Clermont, Florida George Hovis, 9949 Reds Road, Clermont, Florida Rob Berens, representing BankFirst, stated that simultaneous with the construction of the BankFirst Building, 7-11 was constructing their building located adjacent to the south side of BankFirst's property and without knowing each other's plan, 7-11 landscaped in a manner that blocked BankFirst's sign allowing no visibility from Highway 50. Mr. Berens stated they have approached 7-11 to see if they could negotiate amicably and have been unable to resolve the situation. Mr. Berens stated that the sign location they are requesting will not cause any hardship such as traffic interference and the sign will be in line with an existing retaining wall and light poles that divide the two properties. Mr. Berens stated that at the time of construction BankFirst deeded 10 feet of their property to the City of Clermont for the existing turn-lane and without that deed they would have been 10 feet closer to the road. Mr. Berens stated that the granting of their request could CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10, 1999 Page 8 actually help traffic flow for the people who are looking for their office or their tenants offices. Mr. Berens stated that moving their sign will also make 7-1 l's sign more visible from Grand Highway. · Planning Director Brown stated that while they originally recommended approval of this variance request, at this point Staff would recommend this request be tabled. George Hovis stated he is a tenant of BankFirst and his law firm occupies the 2nd floor of the BankFirst Building. Mr. Hovis stated he would hate to see the City Council table this variance request based upon the correspondence from 7-11. Mr. Hovis stated he has tried to work with 7-11 for approximately one year and there is one person you have to deal with and he is often out of town and does not return telephone calls. Mr. Hovis stated everyone from the Chairman of the Board down has attempted to resolve this and they get no cooperation at all. Mr. Berens stated that the letter from 7-11 was received the day before and the things in that letter are not factual and requested the Council review the pictures of the property that he provided. Mr. Berens read BankFirst's response to 7-11's letter and stated he felt that since they did not bother to have a representative present during this meeting, he did not feel the variance request should be tabled. Mayor Turville stated he felt that this is in the notification process and 7-11 has responded. Council Member Wolfe stated he was a Stockholder and Director of BankFirst and therefore had a conflict and would excuse himself. Council Member Lamb stated that the applicant has asked that this request not be tabled and she has read the letter from 7-11 and nothing in the letter shows that they wish to negotiate this matter. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10, 1999 Page 9 Council Member Biddle stated he did not see anything in the letter from 7-11 that indicated that they were willing to negotiate with BankFirst and he felt the vote on this matter should be now. Council Member Brown stated he visited the property and the 7-11 sign almost completely obstructs the BankFirst sign and you cannot see the BankFirst sign from Highway 50. Mr. Brown stated he felt that 7-11 has shown disrespect and the Council should proceed with a decision and not table this issue. Mayor Turville stated he did not feel the Council should vote to move the BankFirst sign 5 feet froTM the pavement and if the purpose is for visibility from Highway 50, then the Council should realize th~it BankFirst's property is not highway frontage property. Mr. Turville stated he would be willing tO support a variance request that met the setback requirement, with the same size sign they have but allowing it to be placed on the R-3 Zoning part of the property. Mayor Turville stated that this property has nothing to do with Highway 50 and does not front Highway 50 and our sign ordinance does not deal with trying to create situations for a sign to be visible from other frontage roads. Mayor Turville stated the only issue was whether the variance is granted to allow a sign to sit on top of the road or give a variance for the sign size in the other zone. Mayor Turville stated he did not want to set a precedent for anyone who has a sign they want to relocate for visibility.' Council Member Biddle stated he agreed that 5 feet puts the sign close to the road, however when he reviewed the site he didn't think with the sidewalk, light poles and existing retaining wall there it was not a safety issue. Mr. Berens stated that the problem with moving the sign to the R-3 zoning is that is 230 feet back from the existing sign and has a lower elevation, which defeats the purpose for the sign's visibility. City Attorney Guthrie stated that there was no problem with these suggestions, however if the applicant does not agree to accept a different variance the Council must vote the CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10, 1999 Page 10 current one up or down. Mr. Guthrie stated that going to a different land use category would require advertising and all the appropriate procedures required. Council Member Lamb stated she felt BankFirst had a hardship in that they have an investment in the community, an investment in their building and an investment in their sign and someone has decided'to hurt them by covering up their sign and that is not neighborly and they have a legitimate hardship. A motion was made by Council Member Biddle, seconded by Council Member Brown, and carried by roll call vote, to approve the variance request granting BankFirst a sign setback. (Mayor Turville opposed; Council Member Wolfe abstained). UNFINISHED BUSINESS Downtown Clermont Partnership Rose Biddle, President of the Downtown Clermont Partnership stated that the Partnership had requested approval to hold a Civil War Re-enactment and encampment at the Waterfront Park on Saturday, October 2, 1999, at 1:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 3, 1999, at 2:00 p.m. Ms. Biddle stated the battles would last approximately forty-five minutes. Ms. Biddle stated they would also request approval for the area at the North end of 8th Street as a site for the encampment. Ms. Biddle confirmed a note was sent out to all citizens on the water bill requesting comments or objections and asked the City Manager to report on the result of the inquiry and also the result of any discussions he had with any other city who has allowed re-enactments. City Manager Saunders stated that he received no objections from the mail-out on the water bill but did. received one response wherein the resident had no problem with the re- enactment but was concerned about traffic. Mr. Saunders stated that he spoke with the City Manager of Ocoee who reported that Ocoee has a re-enactment in their city each year, which takes place across the street from a residential area and they have not CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10, 1999 Page 11 experienced any complaints from neighbors. Mr. Saunders stated that Ocoee's City Manager stated that the re-enactments have been professional, very educational and they will continue to have them in their City. City Manager Saunders stated he also spoke with an attorney who is a re-enactor and asked his opinion from the re-enactor's point of view. Mr. Saunders stated the re-enactor told him he felt the community would like having the re-enactment and ii'would be well received and his only concern would be the amount of area available for'the battle. Mr. Saunders also. thanked the press for putting the potential event in the newspaper, so that the citizens would be advised of the possibility of the event and the issues, and have an opportunity to comment. Ms. Biddle stated that she and Mr. and Mrs. Maynard went out into the area of the Waterfront Park and went door to door to get opinions. Ms. Biddle stated that 9 out of 10 of the citizens they spoke with signed the petition approving the event and that at the First Friday event of the Partnership, they had received over 100 signatures approving of the event. Ms. Biddle stated that regarding traffic, this event is a small event and not nearly the size of many of the events held at the Waterfront Park. Ms. Biddle stated that since this en-actment is being held in conjunction with the downtown events, the encampment is at the end of 8th street and the Partnership will be encouraging most people to walk to the Waterfront Park. Council Member Lamb asked if there were plans to hire extra security and Mr. Maynard stated the re-enactors provide their own security, post their own guards and do all of the clean-up themselves and at an event with 10,000 people they have provided their own crowd controls, traffic control and clean-up. Ms. Biddle stated the Clermont Downtown Partnership will make certain there are portable bathrooms and will make certain the area is left clean. Council Member Wolfe stated that there is a group of people who have done this many times and he is sure that all of the details will be worked out with the City Staff and he feels there is no reason to deny this. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10, 1999 Page 12 A motion was made by Council Member Wolfe: seconded by Council Member Biddle: and carried to allow the Clermont Downtown Partnership to sponsor a Civil War encampment and re-enactment at the Waterfront Park. (Mayor Turville and Council Member Brown opposed). Mayor Turville stated that he has spoken against this proposal every time it has come before the Council. Mr. Turville stated one concern is putting an event that has the ability to draw a very large crowd on the Waterfront Park, which already is the host to a lot of events and asking those nearby residents to put up with that. Mayor Turville stated that his biggest concern is that such an activity on City property is going to be found offensive by certain segments of our population. Mayor Turville stated he knew people who would not come forward to object to a Civil War Re-enactment, but he knew they found it offensive and did not want one. Mayor Turville stated that while the event may be "history", one person he talked with stated it was the single worse snapshot of our history we could take. Council Member Lamb stated that is why a notice was sent out requesting citizens call the City Manager or a City Council Person if they had a comment or objection. Ms. Lamb stated she had doubts when discussions first began but feels the Downtown Clermont Partnership went to the community. Council Member Wolfe stated that the citizens have had an opportunity to object from the notice on the water bill and the newspaper article and the Council is not voting for this event to take place every year. Mr. Wolfe stated if there were problems, the Council could vote against it the next time it is brought before the Council. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10, 1999 Page 13 NEW BUSINESS Introduction of Ordinance 381-M Mayor Turville stated this ordinance was for introduction only and read Ordinance 381-M by title only. '" City Manager Saunders stated that is a request for a small scale Comprehensive Plan amendment that will allow commercial use on approximately 2.73 acres located north of Highway 50, west of Citrus Tower Boulevard. Mr. Saunders stated this is the northern piece of a property that is being proposed to be developed as a movie theater and the original land use boundaries leaves approximately 2.72 acres in a residential area rather than the commercial area. A motion was made by Council Member Biddle, seconded by Council Member Brown, and unanimously approved to do first hearing introduction of Ordinance 38I-M). Introduction of Ordinance 382-M Mayor Turville stated this ordinance was for introduction only and read Ordinance 382-M by title only. City Manager stated that Ordinance 382-M is a request to rezone approximately 4.7 acres located north of Highway 50, west of Citrus Tower Boulevard from UE-Urban Estate to C-2 Commercial. A portion of this property is being proposed as a small scale amendment in the previous ordinance and the remainder of the property is a section that is in the right land use category but has not been rezoned previously for the commercial use proposed by the theater. ~1 motion was made by Council Member Brown, seconded by Council Member Biddle, and unanimously approved to do first hearing introduction of Ordinance 382-M). CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10, 1999 Page 14 Property Purchase City Manager Saunders stated that at the direction of the City Council the Staff submitted a proposal to purchase the property adjacent to Jenkins Auditorium for $125,000.00. Mr. Saunders stated that the original asking price for the property was $169,000.00 and the owners' representative has submitted back to the City a counter offer for $130,000. Mr. Saunders stated that Staff recommends accepting this offer and requests the City Council to authorize purchase if the property for $130,000.00. City Manager Saunders stated that this purchase price was approximately $2.00 a square foot less than the property across the street sold for. City Attorney Guthrie stated that he reviewed the contract and it was a standard real estate contract and allocated the closing costs. A motion was made b.v Council Member Biddle, seconded by Council Member Lamb, and unanimously approved, to authorize the purchase of the proper~ adjacent to JenMns Auditorium for $130,000.00 Mutual Aid Agreements City of Clermont and City of Mascotte City Manager Saunders state that this is a Mutual Aid Agreement for our Fire Department that is being requested by Fire Chief Bishop for approval. Mr. Saunders stated we have similar Mutual Aid Agreements with other departments and with Lake County and it is beneficial for both cities to have this type of agreement. Council Member Brown asked who was legally responsible if something went wrong when our Fire Department went to another city to assist them. City Attorney Guthrie stated that the Mutual Aid Agreement clarifies that and indicates that our equipment and people are authorized to be there and are covered by sovereign CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10, 1999 Page 15 immunity which protects the City in terms of the amount of financial exposure in the event there is an occurrence in which the City could be blamed. ~4 motion was made by Council Member Wolfe, seconded by Council Member Brown, and unanimously approved, to adopt the Mutual ~4id ~greement with the Ci~ of Mascotte. Plat Approval City Manager Saunders stated that the development of Manchester at Kings Ridge was approved approximately four years ago and the plat has been reviewed and meets all requirements for recording. A motion was made by Council Member Biddle. seconded by Council Member Brown, and unanimously approved, to approve the final plat of Manchester at Kings Ridge. Citizens Comments Donald Ballard stated that he agreed with Mayor Turville regarding the sign variance for BankFirst. Mr. Ballard stated if he bought a piece of property one or two streets from the Lake front and someone pays the price for lakefront property and builds a house that blocks his view, then that is not the City's problem. Mr. Ballard stated if you don't pay for property on Highway 50, then the City should not give a variance in order that the sign can be viewed from Highway 50 and this could set a precedent. Mr. Ballard stated that while 7-11 certainly did not act in good faith, the problem is still between 7-11 and BankFirst. Tecl Kirkland stated he had concerns regarding the drag dealing problem on Chestnut Street. Mr. Kirkland stated that he did not know if the Police Department was trained for handling drag dealers. Mr. Kirkland stated that he has heard what sounded like gun shots and had reported those to the police. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10, 1999 Page 16 Mayor Turville stated that there has been a problem with the area around Chestnut Street and Ryan and the City has signed a Lease Agreement with a property owner at that intersection to use as a police substation. Mr. Turville stated this should be a deterrent for anyone who thinks they can go up and down the street selling drugs. Mr. Turville also stated that no parking signs have been posted on both sides of the road and our code enforcement officer is making'certain one of the properties is cleaned up. The Mayor stated that the entire City Council is very concerned about the problem. Council Member Brown stated he was happy there was going to be a substation in that area. Mr. Brown stated the cars were double-parked on that street and it did not take a detective to figure out what was going on. Mr. Kirkland asked if the City had any kind of ordinance that would not allow people to congregate together on the street. City Attorney Guthrie stated that in order to try and enforce an ordinance of that type, a City must be large enough and have resources enough to fight the constitutional issues in Federal Court related to that type of ordinance. Mr. Guthrie stated that if other efforts work, such as a substation, those would better fit the resources the City of Clermont have to commit. Glen Breden stated that it was "Dodge City" in that area and he had a gun pulled on him when he beeped his car horn to get through the traffic blocking the road and if appreciates the no parking signs and the enforcement of the no parking signs on both sides of the street as it seems to be paying off and you can at least drive down the street. Matthew Modica stated that he had met with the Department of Transportation and they indicated to him they would contact Planning Director Brown regarding the signs on the sides of the road, so that they can coordinate efforts in keeping them out. Mr. Modica also stated that the at the Joint Meeting of Council and Planning and Zoning set for August 23, 1999, he would request that a future land-use map be brought to that meeting so that they can know exactly what they are dealing with. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10, 1999 Page 17 Mayor Turville stated that the Planning and Zoning Commission received their packets on Monday, for a Tuesday meeting and everyone agreed that was not enough time for review. Charles Forth stated that when Planning and Zoning receives a plan for a development or anything that requires an appf6priate drawing to be given to Planning and Zoning our Code mandates that the drawing be included in the package. Mr. Forth stated that they did not received appropriate drawings in the last packet and this would not have happened in Orange County or in Orlando. Mr. Forth stated that it was an injustice to the citizens when the drawings are not included for review. Mr. Forth requested that City Attorney Guthrie attend the Joint Meeting of the City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. Forth stated further that the City should look into adopting a standard building code with sections to cover minimum standards. City Manager Saunders stated that this was City Attorney Guthrie first month in representing the City and he had already planned on being out of town last week. Mr. Saunders stated that City Attorney Guthrie's contract calls for him to attend all Planning and Zoning meetings. Charlene Forth stated she would like to encourage the City Council, especially those that she knows well and worked hard to make sure were on the Council, to concern themselves with the growth and traffic problems, especially around the new schools. Mrs. Forth stated she did not think anything was being done about the cars sitting on the property next to Duncan Donut. City Manager Saunders stated that notices have been placed on the cars. Mr. Saunders stated the ears that were in the lot this weekend were different than the ones last week. City Manager Saunders stated that the owner of the property has been notified and the owner stated that he will have the cars towed if they do not move in a timely manner. Mr. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10, 1999 Page 18 Saunders stated that the Code enforcement officers are patrolling the area for enforcement. There being no further business or discussion, the meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. Harold S. Turville, Jr. Mayor Attest: z~eph-E. V~Zile, City Clerk