08-26-2002 Special Meeting CITY OF CLERMONT
MINUTES
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
AUGUST 26, 2002
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A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held at 5:45 p.m. on Monday, August
26, 2002 at the Police Department Community Services Room. Mayor Turville and Council Members
Caputo, Dupee, Mullins and Renick were present at the meeting. Also present were City Manager
Saunders and City Attorney Guthrie.
Mayor Turville welcomed those present and asked City Manager Saunders to explain the purpose of the
meeting.
City Manager Saunders introduced Marilyn MacLauchlin and Mona Phipps and stated that they had
previously worked with the City in preparing a grant for the possible acquisition of property located at the
intersection of Lake Shore Drive and Hook Street. He stated that we have received comments back from
the Florida Communities Trust stating that we had listed as a possible source for the matching funds future
grants that would be applied for and that we were informed that, unless other grants have been obtained at
this time, the possibility of future grants could not be used as a match at this time. He further explained
that, in order for the City to proceed with the grant application at this time, the City would be required to
commit to the $170,000 match to be eligible for the $500,000 grant funds to be used to purchase the
property.
Ms. Phipps and Ms. MacLauchlin provided additional information regarding the grant, stating that they
had been informed that once the grant is awarded the City would have approximately two years in order to
raise the matching funds, which could be obtained from other grant sources.
City Manager Saunders also explained that if the grant were to be awarded the City Council would be
required to accept the grant at a public meeting before the grant could be finalized. He further stated that
the purpose of holding the special meeting was due to the deadline for submittal of the response back to
Florida Communities Trust.
A motion was made bp Council Member Caputo, seconded bY Council Member Mullins,
and carried unanimously_for the Ci_tF to provide the necessar~ matchingfunds to be
detertnined eligible for the grant.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m.
Attest:
"l~old-S.~urville, Jr., May~r