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02-26-2002 Regular Meeting City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2002 Page 1 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Tuesday, February 26, 2002 at Jenkins Auditorium. Mayor Hal Turville called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with the following Council Members present: Council Members Mullins, Renick, Caputo, and Dupee. Other City officials present were City Manager Saunders, City Attorney Guthrie, Planning Director Brown and Planning & Zoning Clerk McAllister. INVOCATION The Invocation was offered by a member of Boy Scout Troop 20 from Blessed Sacrament Church. Troop 20 also provided a color guard for the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by all present. Mayor Turville announced that he would like to interject something into the agenda. He went on to say that Mr. Stanley Tregis of Illinois would like to address the City Council. Mr. Tregis was involved in a traffic accident in the City of Clermont approximately one year ago. A sand truck overturned and buried his vehicle trapping him inside. Mr. Tregis wished to express his thanks and appreciation to Fire Chief Carle Bishop, the members of the Clermont Fire Department, and all the other citizens of Clermont who assisted in saving his life that day. REPORTS City Manager Saunders' City Manager Saunders stated that the Downtown Partnership has requested permission to close a 3 block portion of Montrose Street on Saturday March 9, 2002, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for a giant street sale. The public is invited to participate and the merchants think this will be the last opportunity to have an event like this before the construction for Streetscape begins. Mr. Saunders requested that the City Council approve this request. A motion was made by Council Member Caputo, seconded by Council member Mullins, and carried unanimously to approve the request for the street closing on March 9, 2002. City Manager Saunders then invited everyone to attend the ribbon cutting and grand opening of Hancock Park on Saturday, March 2, 2002. He stated that there will be games and food all day long. City Manager Saunders stated he would like to schedule a workshop on March 14, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. at the Police Station. The Council approved of the date and time. City Manager Saunders then suggested that a follow up retreat be scheduled to continue discussion of items not thoroughly discussed at the last retreat. The date and time were set for March 29, 2002 at 9:00 a.m., at Lake Sumter Community College, Building 2. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2002 Page 2 Council Member Caputo's Report Council Member Caputo stated that thanks to Planning Director, Barry Brown, there has been progress made in the effort to have the traffic signal installed at Hartwood Marsh Road and Highway 27. The signal should be installed soon but the control for the signal may not be ready until May. The contractor for the project suggested he might be able to build a temporary control, however that would be at an additional expense. Council Member Dupee's Report Council Member Dupee stated there were several events coming up such as the opening of the new building at Lake Sumter Community College, which will house joint use with UCF on Friday, March 1, 2002 at 4:00 p.m. Council Member Dupee stated that Attorney George Hovis will be honored by the Boy Scouts of America at a luncheon to be held at Kings Ridge on Wednesday, February 27, 2002. Council Member Dupee stated there is a Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours March 7, 2002 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Woodlands Camp. Council Member Dupee stated that Lake County has decided that they can not possibly keep up with road construction throughout the County. Therefore, the City of Clermont will be able to contract the construction of the roads needed in the immediate future in our city. Council Member Renick's Report Council Member Renick reported that them will be a meeting of the Lake County Water Summit on March 6, 2002, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Jenkins Auditorium. NO OTHER REPORTS CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Turville mad the items on the Consent Agenda and asked if anyone wished any item to be pulled for discussion: Item 1 - Water and Sewer Report Request for water and sewer for a proposed business in Pine Valley Industrial Park located east of Hancock Road near Greater Pines subdivision. Item 2 - Kiwanis Club Request to use Waterfront Park for Easter sunrise service and to waive parking fees for the event. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2002 Page 3 A motion was made by Council Member Caputo, seconded by Council Member Mullins, and carried unanimously to approve Items One and Two of the Consent Agenda. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Resolution No. 1234 Mayor Turville stated that this item had been tabled previously and that the applicant has requested it be withdrawn. Resolution No. 1238 Mayor Turville stated that this item was tabled previously and that Staff has asked that the item be postponed until March 26, 2002. A motion was made by Council Member Mullins, seconded by Council Member Caputo, and carried unanimously to table Resolution No. 1238 until March 26, 2002. Levitt Care Corporation - Variance Planning Director, Barry Brown stated that this is a request for a variance to allow private streets in the proposed Regency Hills subdivision to be located at the southeast comer of Hartwood Marsh Road and Hancock Road. The matter was tabled at the last City Council meeting. Planning Director Barry Brown cited the code which states "There shall be no private streets or easements for street use platted in any subdivision unless a variance is granted by the City Council". The applicant would like to construct a gated subdivision, thereby creating private streets. This request has been granted to another Levitt community, Summit Greens, as well as the Lennar communities of Kings Ridge and Legands. The developer is providing the requested rights-of-way for the future widening of Hartwood Marsh Road and for the future southern extension of Hancock Road. In addition the applicant is providing for roadway access from the subdivision to Hartwood Marsh Road to the north and the future southern extension of Hancock Road to the west. The planned roadway network for the area, made possible by right-of-way dedications by the applicant, will provide ample roadway alternatives for current and future roadway users without creating a need for public roadways in the Regency Hills subdivision. He stated that Staff supports the request. Mayor Turville opened the public hearing at this time. Attorney George Hovis stated he was representing Levitt Homes and would answer questions the Council or the public might have. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2002 Page 4 City Attorney Robert Guthrie swore in the following: Robert Hudson, Levitt Homes, and Maggie Miller, 2721 Sunbury St, Clermont, FL. Robert Hudson commented that since Levitt last appeared before the City Council a pedestrian walkway between the subdivision and the Church has been approved by both parties. Maggie Miller stated that she objects to the fact that there is only one entrance to Regency Hills subdivision. Mayor Turville pointed out that a second entrance would be from the future southern extension of Hancock Road. It is possible that the City Council could ask that the southern extension of Hancock Street be placed on the priority list. Mr. Hovis estimated that the subdivision would be constructed within three to four years. Council Member Caputo stated that he believes the southern portion of Hancock Road is eligible for impact fee credits. He suggested that the builder get impact fee credit from the county to facilitate the building the extension of Hancock Road. Council Member Caputo also stated that having only one entrance to the subdivision creates a bad traffic situation. He gave an example stating that if there was an accident at the entrance, emergency vehicles would not be able to enter the subdivision. Council Member Caputo also pointed out the necessity for a traffic signal at Hancock Rd. and Hartwood Marsh Rd. in the future. Council Member Mullins asked if it would be feasible to have the developer build Hancock Road before a certain number of homes are built. City Manager Saunders said it could happen, however, since Hancock Road is on the list the southern extension could be constructed by the time there are one hundred fifty homes in the subdivision. Council Member Dupee asked where Phase I of the development was located. Mr. Hudson replied it was at Hartwood Marsh Road and construction would begin in May 2002. Council Member Renick stated she would like to have further discussion regarding gated communities. Mayor Turville stated that if the rule is going to change regarding gated communities that rule should be in place, rather than being a reaction to a request for a variance. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2002 Page 6 City Attorney Guthrie stated that the Council could deny the variance, which would have the effect of bringing the applicant back with a more traditional development. Mr. Guthrie also suggested the matter could be tabled until further discussion about private streets. Mayor Turville pointed out that if the variance is denied the streets will be public streets. City Attorney Guthrie pointed out that public streets shall be designed to provide access to adjoined Un-subdivided tracts. Planning Director Brown pointed out that if the variance is denied and the streets are public, the developer would have to provide stub outs. City Manager Saunders pointed out that if the variance is denied the developer could proceed with the plan as it is except that they would have to provide stub outs at appropriate locations as determined by the Site Review Committee. Council Member Dupee stated that we don't know what will be next to the property in the future. A motion was made by Council Member Renick to table the request to March 26, 2002, seconded by Council Member Caputo, and carried unanimously.. A1 Pipkin, 2715 Bond Street, Clermont, FL was sworn in by City Attorney Robert Guthrie. Mr. Pipkin wished to remind those present that the issued before the City Council was a variance for private streets, not how many entrances the development must have. Center Lake Muck Removal Contract City Manager Saunders introduced this matter by stating the City Council had been provided with the bids to remove muck at Center Lake. He stated there was more muck than originally thought. Mr. Saunders cited Option 1, which would remove approximately 35,000 cubic yards of muck and would provide a minimum of 4 feet of depth in the water throughout the entire lake and produce the side slopes that are required by St. Johns. The cost of Option 1 is a total of $375,000.00. Mayor Turville asked how much bottom would be exposed from the shore out. City Engineer Richardson replied there would be a gradual slope from the shoreline. After approximately 50 feet it will be graded to a 10-1 slope. City Manager Saunders interjected that the cost of the project includes reshaping the sides of the lake. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2002 Page 7 Council Member Caputo asked if the City would recapture any of the expense by selling the muck. City Manager Saunders said that the City would not. Council Member Renick asked if the City would receive any assistance from St. Johns. City Manager Saunders said that he didn't know yet if the City would get any assistance from St. Johns. Council Member Dupee asked if the company doing the muck removal would then sell the muck. City Engineer Richardson replied that the company would likely transport it to a sand mine and mix it with the soil. Council Member Mullins asked if it will be a number of years before the City will have the expense of doing this again. City Engineer Richardson replied that this procedure will last a very, very long time. Mayor Turville asked if there was any public comment. There was no one. Council Member Renick asked what would be St. Johns motivation to give the City any money toward this project if the City approves this request now. Mayor Turville assured Council Member Renick that St. Johns likes to see people work within their system to solve their problems, and if they are so inclined to assist the City they will do that even though the City has taken the project upon itself. A motion was made by Council Member Dupee, seconded by Council Person Mullins, and carried unanimously, to approve funding for Option 1, with additional funds needed to be provided from General Fund Reserves. City Manager Saunders pointed out the original amount budgeted was less than the funding for Option 1 and would need additional funds to come from the General Fund. Council Member Dupee amended her motion to include the difference. Resolution No. 1239 Mayor Turville read the resolution and stated the purpose of the resolution is to amend Resolution No. 1235 to revise the language in Section #2, Condition #5 regarding the buy back price and terms for the Home Depot store if it were to "go dark" City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2002 Page 8 Planning Director Barry Brown introduced this Resolution by stating that in November 2001, the conditional use permit for the Clermont Town Center (Kash 'n Karry Shopping Center) was amended to increase the allowable commercial space by 4,780 square feet for a total of 237,111 square feet on the site. The commercial square footage was increased in order to allow for the construction of a Home Depot store as the western anchor tenant of the shopping center. Additional revisions to the conditional use permit included a condition that would prevent the Home Depot store from "going dark" in the future. The original language simply stated that the owners of the shopping center would have the right to repurchase the Home Depot property at book value. The applicant is requesting that the language be modified to allow the owners to buy back the property from Home Depot at the greater book value or "fair marked value" as determined by an independent appraisal. Mr. Brown stated that on page 4 of the Resolution, number 5, paragraph 2, phase 11 should be omitted. Attorney Margaret Bowles, representing Home Depot, stated her credentials and proceeded to explain that several deficiencies were found in the original language of the Resolution as regards the "go dark" clause. Ms. Bowles stated that the new language is more succinct. We did not do away with the City's concept we are just protecting Home Depot's interests. Drew Smith, Don Casto Organization, 480 N. Orlando Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789 was sworn in. Mr. Smith stated that the "go dark" clause has not been applied in the City before other than to leased property, and that the City will benefit from the restated language. Mayor Turville asked Ms Bowles how the City would be protected if the owner of Phase 1 was still getting his lease payment? Mr. Smith stated that the site was being sold to Home Depot. If they were to leave it would be in the best interest of Casto to buy the store back from them and have a new tenant as soon as possible. City Attorney Guthrie said the "go dark" clause works well for leases to eliminate the problem of a tenant leaving and paying the base rent so the store remains empty. Where Home Depot will own the site, if they leave they can sell to another user or Casto can buy it back and put another operator in there. Mayor Turville asked if there were questions or comments. Council Member Caputo pointed out that "book value" was a better deal for Phase 1 and that there might at some point in the future be a big empty building on the site. He also objected to the fact that it could take 14 to 16 months before Casto would be able to do anything. He stated that is too much time for the building to be vacant. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2002 Page 9 Council Member Mullins pointed out that if the economy goes down there might not be a tenant either way. Drew Smith pointed out that as the property owner he would need time to line up a new tenant or owner. Twelve months is not a lot of time for that. Council Member Dupee asked if Home Depot wouldn't try to rent or sell the property themselves. Drew Smith replied that they certainly would. A motion was made by Council Member Caputo, seconded by Council Member Dupee, and carried unanimously to approve with the change to #5, paragraph 2. Resolution No. 1240 Mayor Turville read the resolution and stated the purpose of the resolution is to amend Resolution No. 1124 to allow for a bank on one of the out parcels rather than a restaurant as called for in the existing conditional use permit. Planning Director Barry Brown introduced this request by stating that the applicant is requesting an amendment to the conditional use permit to construct a bank on one of the out parcels rather than a restaurant as called for in the existing conditional use permit. The proposed use is appropriately located and the property has the proper land use designations and zoning. Staff recommends approval of the request. Attorney Steve Richey a representative of United Southern Bank. Mr. Richey stated he has several people with him who will speak and answer questions. Greg Beliveau, LPG Urban and Regional Planners, Inc. 2001 Old Hwy 441, Mount Dora, FL 32757 was sworn in and stated his credentials and qualifications. Mr. Beliveau stated that several years ago Planning Director Barry Brown rejected a request for a bank on the site in question, preferring to have a restaurant which would have been more compatible with the planned theater. He stated things have change in the area since then. There are now seven (7) restaurants and three (3) banks. Mr. Beliveau stated that banks and restaurants are compatible. He went on to point out that banks have much less of an impact than a restaurant for water, sewer and traffic. Don A. Griffey, P.E, Griffey Engineering, Inc. 2001 Old Hwy 441, Mount Dora, FL 32757 was sworn in. Mr. Griffey explained a 24 hour trip generation estimate that he did. He used a Drive- In bank which has 955 trips per day, a High-Turnover restaurant which has 966 trips per day, City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2002 Page 10 Fast Food with drive-through window 3,904. His purpose was to show that a bank would generate less traffic than a restaurant would. Mayor Turville asked for public comments. Attorney Richard Langley, 700 Almond Street, Clermont, FL., representing Florida Choice Bank introduced several representatives of the bank who will address the request. Ken LaRoe, President & CEO Florida Choice Bank was sworn in. Mr. LaRoe stated that he does not dispute the findings of the traffic counts or the impact on the City. Mr. LaRoe said he thinks it is unfair that the City would entertain the idea of allowing another bank to build on this particular site when Florida Choice asked to build on this site two years ago. In October 1999 Florida Choice was told that the City wanted a restaurant on this site and they were dissuaded from pursuing that site. He stated that Florida Choice settled for a less desirable site across the street and that it is not fair to allow a competitor to occupy this site. Bob Porter, 1203 Marshal Court, Eustis, FL was sworn in. Mr. Porter is a Director of Florida Choice Bank. He said that Clermont was first choice for a branch and that this particular site was chosen after due diligence. Mr. Porter then went on to say that they were persuaded not to pursue this site by the City. He reiterated that it would be unfair to allow a competitor to occupy the site under the circumstances. Attorney Dick Langley recapped and added that although the City is under no legal obligation to their cause, they have not been treated fairly by the City. Mr. Langley also pointed out that the request was denied by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Rick Naujokat, 13607 E Hwy 50, Clermont, FL was sworn in. Mr. Naujokat does not want another restaurant in the area. He complained that smoke from the Sonny's restaurant makes it impossible for him to enjoy his yard. He would rather see a bank on the site in question. Mayor Turville suggested that perhaps Sonny's would cooperate with a solution for the smoke situation. Council Member Renick stated for the record regarding ExParte Communication that she spoke with three gentlemen whose opinion was that First Choice was just worried about the competition not the issue of fairness. Council Member Renick stated that Planning Director Barry Brown might have suggested that the City would have preferred a restaurant on the site, but the Florida Choice Bank could have pursued it if they thought that was the ideal site for the bank. She agreed that a bank would probably be less of an impact. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2002 Page 11 Council Member Caputo wanted the record to reflect the fact that he has spoken to Mr. Stringfellow but they did not discuss this request. He further stated that he went over the minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commissions and agreed with Mr. Langley that the City Council should consider their recommendations. He said Florida Choice was headed off by staff before it got a chance to be heard by the City Council. Council Member Caputo suggested that Staff may need more direction from the City Council, but that the Council should abide by the original plan. Council Member Mullins stated that Barry Brown made a good estimate of what the City Council might have done two and one half years ago. He said he doesn't choose a bank by what side of the street the bank is on, but rather by interest rates and service. He stated there are enough restaurants now and does not see why a bank should not go on that site. Council Member Dupee suggested that there be more workshops with staff in the future to prevent this kind of thing in the future. Mayor Turville stated that both sides have merit. He said he was concerned with changing uses in a plan already approved. He sympathized with Florida Choice Bank, but doesn't know if there will ever be a theater and has to consider that the lane owner is asking for a change in the CUP to us the land for a bank. Steve Richey stated that the owner would like to sell this out parcel and United Southern Bank is interested in buying the parcel. The opposition from Florida Choice Bank is because of the competition and that is alright, but the use is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the Land Development Regulations. The area has changed in the last two and one half years and Florida Choice Bank could have asked the City Council to use this site any time in the past two and one half years. Mayor Turville closed the public hearing. A motion was made by Council Member Renick, seconded by Council Member Mullins, and carried by a vote of four to one to approve the request, with Council Member Caputo being the opposing vote. Resolution No. 1241 Mayor Turville read the resolution and stated the purpose of the resolution is to amend Resolution No. 1208 to allow for single family residences with a 55 foot lot width at the building setback line rather than the town homes called for in the current conditional use permit, in addition, a 5 foot side yard, and 10 foot rear yard setback as well as a typical lot size of 6,050 square feet. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2002 Page 12 Planning Director Barry Brown introduced this request by stating that the Hills of Clermont is an existing, mixed use PUD encompassing 138 acres of land that includes commercial property on SR 50 and residential property south of SR 50 on both sides of Hancock Rd. The current PUD calls for a multifamily townhome project on Parcel #2. The applicant is proposing to develop a single family residential subdivision with 55 foot wide lot, front and rear yard setbacks of 20 feet, and side yard setbacks of 5 ft. on a 6,000 square foot lots with an impervious surface coverage ratio of 65%. While this does not meet the City's minimum standards for a single family residence, staff considers this product to be superior to the multifamily townhome project that is currently approved for the site. Mr. Brown wished to call the following items to the attention of the Council. Section 3, Condition #12, Staff does not support a full median opening at any point along the S.R. 50 frontage of the PUD. Item #14 was added and reads as follows: Roadway access shall be provided from the Hills of Clermont subdivision to the future Hook St. Item #15 was added and reads as follows: If at the time of construction of Parcel #2 Lake County is able to reimburse the permittee/developer with cash, the permittee/developer shall construct Hook St. from Hancock Rd. to the eastern boundary of the PUD. Mr. Brown added that Staff approves the Resolution as drafted and the conditions as noted. Bob Mandell, CEO Greater Construction Corp., 1105 Kensington Park Dr., Altamonte, Springs, FL., was sworn in. Mr. Mandell agrees with the changes made by staff. Maggie Miller, 2721 Sunbury Street, Clermont, FL. who is representing the Hills of Clermont Home Owners Association was sworn in. She stated the Homeowners support the request for a change to single family homes. However, there remains an issue with the traffic and the impact it will have on the Hills of Clermont. Ms. Miller suggested realigning Hook St. to the north of Hills of Clermont Phase 2, unless it is paved from Hancock Street to the east of the PUD. John Chinosky, 2755 Cedaridge Circle, Clermont, FL. Mr. Chinosky, representing the Hills of Clermont Homeowners Association was sworn in and stated that Phase 1 and Phase 2 were originally planned to be a gated community. He stated that the school changed everything, causing the realignment of Hook Street and splitting Phase 1 and Phase 2. He would like to see Hook Street moved back to the north of the subdivision. Dedra Brooks, 2686 Sunbury St., Vice President, Hills of Clermont Homeowners Association was sworn in. Ms. Brooks stated that the traffic on Hancock Road will be horrendous when the High School opens. Hook Street from Hancock Street will be the only road to the school for now and the traffic will be awful. Ms. Brooks said she would rather have single family homes than townhouses. Ms. Brooks also stated that having only one exit from the Hills of Clermont is against City Code and would like to have 2 exits from the community. Paul Sherman, 2674 Pine Shadow Lane, Clermont, FL. was sworn in and stated he agrees with what the former speakers have said. He said that if a second access point is not constructed to the Hills of Clermont, they will be in violation of the City Code. Mr. Sherman also mentioned that City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2002 Page 13 the traffic on Hancock Road is very bad. Children from the subdivision will be exposed to teenage drivers from the High School. Grace Sanakow, 1415 Pine Shadow Lane, Clermont, FL was sworn in and stated that another entry is necessary for the community. The traffic on Hancock Road now is terrible. It is not just the school it is all the other construction along Hancock Road as well. A1 Pipkin, 2715 Bond Street, Clermont, FL. was sworn in and stated that he supports the variance request, but would like to see Hook Street moved back to the original position north of the subdivision. He suggested if that can't be done then Hook St. needs to be paved to the east of Hancock St. so there can be another entrance to the subdivision now. Bob Mandell offered to prepay the impact fees for Phase 2, if Lake County would dedicate them for the paving of Hook St. east of Hancock Rd. Council Member Dupee stated that Hook Street east of Hancock Road and west of the High School location was one of the roads put on the priority list at the recent Council Retreat. Wayne Saunders will be taking that list to Lake County in a couple of weeks. Mayor Turville asked how much it will cost to build the Hook St. east of Hancock Road. Bob Mandell stated approximately $250,000.00 and we will have $85,000.00 in impact fees for Phase 2. Mayor Turville explained that in addition to the impact fees there are also taxes paid to the county and funds would also come from that source. City Manager Saunders explained the plan for Hook Street as far as timing is concerned. He stated that Phase I - Hancock Road to the High School is under construction. Phase II - From the High School to Citrus Tower Blvd will be within one year. Phase 111 - From Citrus Tower Blvd. to Highway 27 has been funded. Another priority road is Steve's Road, which is a dirt road that comes off of Highway 27 goes east and intersects with Citrus Tower Blvd and goes on to the school site. Mr. Saunders went on to explain that Hook Street was realigned in the first place because when it was north of Hills of Clermont it was too close to S.R. 50 and would have created a dangerous traffic situation. Mr. Mandell stated that Greater will be ready to go with Phase 2 in the next four months and will work with Lake County in every way possible to get Hook Street east of Hancock Road done. Council Member Dupee said she understands the Hook Street is going to be four lane on the west side of Hancock Rd and asked if it would be possible to build it as a two lane street east of Hancock Rd and then four lanes later. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2002 Page 14 City Manager Wayne Saunders said that was the plan now. He also mentioned that the existing CUP would allow multifamily on Parcel 2 without constructing Hook Street to the east. There was further discussion about how to best get the road financed and built. The engineering fees were said to be very high. City Manager Saunders stated that he thinks the County will agree with the need for the priority of Hook St to be built in time for Mr. Mandell to be able to build it at the same time he is building the other roads in the subdivision. That would be the preference of the City Council. If that is not possible, the City could put Hook St on the priority list that is presented to the County and ask that the City be permitted to build the road along with Oakley Seaver Dr. and Steve's Road. A motion was made by Council Member Mullins, seconded by Council Member Dupee to approve Resolution 1241 as amended. Council Member Renick wanted to add a range of size and price to the CLIP for the proposed homes to be built. Mayor Turville stated that looks were more important than square feet. The motion was carried by a unanimous vote to approve the request with the stipulation that the product substantially conform with the plans submitted. Resolution No. 1242 Mayor Turville said that the applicant has asked that this Resolution be tabled until March 26, 2002. A motion was made by Council Member Mullins, seconded by Council Member Caputo, and carried by a unanimous vote to table Resolution No. 1242 to March 26, 2002. Resolution No. 1243 Mayor Turville read the Resolution that would allow for placement of signs promoting the Parade of Homes for a period through March 4, 2002. Council Member Dupee suggested that since the Parade of Homes is an annual event the Resolution be of a permanent nature. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2002 Page 15 Mayor Turville stated he thought the Resolution should be adopted as written and can always be brought back to the City Council when a more permanent version can be written. Council Member Dupee pointed out that under Regulations, (i) no signs shall be erected or posted in front of a property containing an occupied residence, some of the homes have been sold at the beginning of the year and are occupied. When they win the award they are opened up for inspection. City Manager suggested amending that paragraph to add "other than Parade of Homes homes". A motion was made by Council Member Renick, seconded by Council Member Caputo, and carried by a unanimous vote to approve the request with the amendment to (i). City Manager Saunders stated there were 3 bids for the Downtown Streetscape. Unfortunately the low bid was higher than the amount budgeted. The bids on the project have run over budget by approximately $275,000 to 280,000. Mr. Saunders stated he met with Iow bidder and found some places where money could be saved. Changes will be made to the plans and all the bidders will be given the opportunity to revise their bids. Mr. Saunders expects these bids to be nearer the original budget. A motion was made by Council Member Dupee, seconded by Council Member Mullins, and carried by a unanimous vote to continue with the bidding process. Mayor Turville announced the next order of business was to elect a Mayor Pro Tem and asked for nominations. Council Member Keith Mullins was nominated and elected Mayor Pro Tem by a unanimous vote of the City Council. Mayor Turville continued with appointments to the various boards and commissions for 2002. Planning and Zoning A motion was made by Council Member Renick, seconded by Council Member Mullins and carried by a unanimous vote to appoint Mr. Atwater, Mr. Hol~man, Ms. Miller and Mr. Camargo to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Code Enforcement Board - A motion was made by Council Member Dupee, seconded by Council Member Mullins and carried by a unanimous vote to appoint Mr. Shein, Mr. Outlaw, and Ms. Martin. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2002 Page 16 A motion was made by Council Member Mullins, seconded by Council Member Renick and carried by a unanimous vote to appoint Bill Sigenthaller to the Community Redevelopment Agency_ Board. A motion was made bY Council Member Renick, seconded by Council Member Caputo and carried by a unanimous vote to appoint Keith Mullins and Oakle¥ Seaver to the Police O~cers' Pension Board of Trustees. A motion was made by Council Member Dupee, seconded by Council Member Caputo and carried bY a unanimous vote to appoint Keith Mullins and Harold Cummings to the Firefighter's Pension Board of Trustees. Historic Preservation Committee - There were not enough qualified applicants to have a quorum and it was decided to take no action until the vacancies could be advertised and more people had a change to apply. Outside Agency Appointments Cooper Memorial Library Liaison Chamber of Commerce Liaison Lake County League of Cities Board of Directors St. Johns River Water Management District Liaison Lake Apopka Natural Gas, Boards of Directors Lake County Community Action Agency Frank Caputo Ann Dupee Keith Mullins, Alternate Ann Dupee Elaine Renick Jack Sargent Hal Turville A motion was made by Council Member Dupee, seconded by Council Member Mullins, and carried by a unanimous vote to appoint the above mentioned people to the positions listed. A motion was made by Council Member Renick, seconded by Council Member Caputo and carried bY a unanimous vote to appoint Percy_ Coleman, Carol Harrison, Robert Lewis, Oakley Seaver, Ronaldo Camargo, Patricia Kettenhoj~en, Choice Edwards and Victoria Kurek to the Beautification Committee. A motion was made by Council Member Caputo, seconded by Council Member Dupee and carried by a unanimous vote to appoint Robert Beasle¥, Je_ff Duke, Curt Hall, Joe Janusiak, Amy Lesner, Lorette Lynn, Byron K. Ritman, Dr Al and Basha Schlager, Larr~ O'Shaughnessy, Tara City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2002 Page 17 Shaver, Ronaldo Camargo, Choice Edwards, and Victoria Kurek to the Parks and Recreation Board. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:59 p.m. Hal Turville, Mayor Attest: