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08.09.2022 - City Counci MinutesCity of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING August 9, 2022 CALL TO ORDER The City Council met in a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 in the Clermont City Council Chambers. Mayor Murry called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm with the following Council Members present: Council Members Bates, Pines, Entsuah, and Purvis. Other City officials present were City Manager Bulthuis, City Attorney Mantzaris, and City Clerk Howe. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE There was a moment of silence followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. OPENING COMMENTS City Manager Bulthuis informed the Council of the following agenda changes: Item 6 from the Consent Agenda was pulled and will return at a later date. Item No. 7 — Resolution No. 2022-016R. APC Roofing CUP Resolution No. 2022-016R, APC Roofing CUP A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR A COMMERCIAL BUILDING GREATER THAN 5,000 SQUARE FEET IN THE C-1 LIGHT COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENERS ERROR, PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Clerk Howe read the title aloud. City Manager Bulthuis informed the Council this is a request to table this item to August 23, 2022. Council Member Bates moved to table Resolution No. 2022-016R to August 23 2022• Seconded by Council Member Purvis. Passed unanimously 5-0 with all members present voicing ave. Item No. 8 — Ordinance No. 2022-024, Lost Lake Assemblage Annexation Ordinance No. 2022-024, Lost Lake Assemblage Annexation AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE ANNEXATION OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND CONTIGUOUS TO THE PRESENT CITY BOUNDARIES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENERS ERROR, RECORDING, PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Clerk Howe read the title aloud. City Manager Bulthuis informed the Council this is a request to table this item to August 23, 2022. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING August 9, 2022 Council Member Bates moved to table Ordinance No 2022-024 to August 23 2022• Seconded by Council Member Purvis. Passed unanimously 5-0 with all members present voicing aye. Item No. 9 - Ordinance No. 2022-025, Lost Lake Assembla-ae CPA Ordinance No. 2022-025, Lost Lake Assemblage CPA AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE SMALL-SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA, PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING ACT, CHAPTER 163, PART II, FLORIDA STATUTES; SETTING FORTH THE AUTHORITY FOR ADOPTION OF THE SMALL-SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT; SETTING FORTH THE PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THE SMALL-SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE SMALL-SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT; ESTABLISHING THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE SMALL SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENERS ERROR, PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. City Clerk Howe read the title aloud. City Manager Bulthuis informed the Council this is a request to table this item to August 23, 2022. Council Member Bates moved to table Ordinance No. 2022-025 to August 23 2022• Seconded by Council Member Purvis. Passed unanimously 5-0 with all members present voicing aye. Item No. 10 - Ordinance No. 2022-026, Lost Lake Assemblage Rezoning Ordinance No. 2022-026, Lost Lake Assemblage Rezoning AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 122 OF ORDINANCE NO. 289-C, CODE OF ORDINANCES; REZONING THE REAL PROPERTIES DESCRIBED HEREIN AS SHOWN BELOW; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENERS ERROR, RECORDING, PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Clerk Howe read the title aloud. City Manager Bulthuis informed the Council this is a request to table this item to August 23, 2022. Council Member Bates moved to table Ordinance No 2022-026 to August 23 2022• Seconded by Council Member Purvis. Passed unanimously 5-0 with all members present voicing_ave. 2 City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING August 9, 2022 PUBLIC COMMENTS Banks Helfrich, 9100 Sams Lake Road — spoke on school starting the following day. Otis Taylor, 3686 Caladesi Road - provided an update on the summer youth program and thanked the city for making it successful. Sharon Keys, 644 W. Osceola Street — thanked Council for attending the August 3 presentations from Lake County School Board, Lake Tech and Lake Sumter State College for repurposing Clermont Elementary in June 2023. David Falzon, 1375 Lake Avenue — expressed concern regarding property. REPORTS CITY MANAGER REPORT City Manager Bulthuis — • The August 16 regular Council Workshop meeting has been changed to a Budget Workshop on August 15 at 12:30 pm in the Council Chambers. • The Chamber Business after hours will be at the Highlander building on August 11, promoting the Sips and Salsa event. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT City Attorney Mantzaris — No report. CITY COUNCIL REPORT Council Member Bates — No report. Council Member Purvis — Attended the Hob Nob at the ARC. Thanked candidates and staff. Council Member Entsuah — Welcome back to John Kruse. Council Member Pines — No report. Mayor Murry — • Attended Teacher appreciation gathering. • Attended firefighters hiring ceremony. • Mayor's lunch was successful. • Commended the Give a Day Foundation for all they do with the youth in the community. • Lake County Hall of Fame are looking for nominations for Women's Hall of Fall. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Murry advised the next item on the Agenda for consideration was the Consent Agenda and requested anyone wishing to have any item pulled for discussion to please come forward at this time. Item No. 1— Plat Approval Consider approval of the Wellness Ridge Phase 1-A plat consisting of 301 lots. 3 City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING August 9, 2022 Item No. 2 — Surplus Request Item No. 3 — Contractor Name Change Item No. 4 — Bid Award Item No. 5 — Bid Award Item No. 6 — Single/Sole Source Purchase and Budget Amendment Consider declaring surplus from Information Technology and Parks and Recreation and dispose of in accordance with the Purchasing Policy. Consider approval of contractor name change from Granite Inliner, LLC to Inliner Solutions, LLC. Consider awarding to Ranger Construction Industries, Inc. to provide street paving services on Northridge Blvd. in the budgeted amount of $455,606.35. Consider awarding and term contracts to all 26 companies who submitted a response to provide staffing services. Consider approval of a single/sole source purchase from Vetted Security Solutions, LLC to acquire 23 license plate recognition cameras for the total budgeted amount of $281,211.76 with a budget amendment for the same amount in Police Impact Fund. Council member Bates moved to approve the consent agenda items 1 -5• Seconded by Council member Pines. Passed unanimously 5-0 with all members present voicing ape UNFINISHED BUSINESS Item No. 7 — This item was addressed earlier in the meeting and tabled to the August 23, 2022 meeting. Item No. 8 — This item was addressed earlier in the meeting and tabled to the August 23, 2022 meeting. Item No. 9 — This item was addressed earlier in the meeting and tabled to the August 23, 2022 meeting. Item No. 10 - This item was addressed earlier in the meeting and tabled to the August 23, 2022 meeting. Item No. 11— Ordinance No. 2022-030, Final Watercraft Rentals AN ORDINANCE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 70, WATERWAYS, ARTICLE III, REGULATIONS FOR PERSONAL WATERCRAFTS, SECTION 70-56, "REQUIREMENTS FOR WATERCRAFT RENTAL BUSINESSES"; SECTION 70-57, "PERMITS FOR WATERCRAFT RENTAL BUSINESSES"; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENERS ERROR, PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. City Clerk Howe read the ordinance into the record by legal title only. 4 City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING August 9, 2022 Parks and Recreation Director Forman stated that staff has been evaluating the boat ramp and watercraft rental businesses for the past year. In an effort to balance the services provided to residents by the rental companies, staff recommended amending sections 70-56 and 70-57, related to watercraft rental businesses. The proposed amendments include not permitting additional rental watercraft businesses until there are only five permits and moving forward that will be the maximum allowed; currently there are 9. All current vendors will have the opportunity to renew their permit up to thirty days after the expiration date. Vendors will be required to email their reservations for the following day and no onsite reservations will be permitted. Each vendor can have a maximum of six jet skis and elevator staking for one hour will be permitted. There will also be a fee increase from $500 to $1,500 annually for the permit. Mayor Murry opened the public hearing. Dana Burnfin, 135 Blackstone Creek Road, Groveland — expressed concerns regarding amending sections 70-56 and 70-57 as she feels that businesses are not following the current rules and regulations. Mayor Murry closed the public hearing. Council discussed the proposed amendments. Rental companies will now be able to keep jet skis in the water for up to an hour between rentals whereas before they would have to take them in and out between rentals. There was discussion about reaching out to the rental companies for their input on the proposed changes. City Manager Bulthuis stated that staff would gladly meet with the rental companies and look over the ordinance for next year. The purpose of the amendments is to make it easier yet more efficient for the rental companies. Discussion ensued regarding the number of rental companies that will be allowed to receive permits moving forward and companies having to email their reservations a day before to reduce the number of companies allowing same day rentals. City Manager Bulthuis asked Council to move this item forward with the understanding that staff will send out surveys to all the rental companies the fast of the year and bring the results back to council. There was discussion of having the permitted watercraft rental businesses listed on the city website. Staff will look to see if it is possible to list the businesses on the website. Council also discussed the number of watercrafts the businesses are allowed and how long the permits are valid. Council Member Bates moved for approval of Ordinance 2022-030 with the understanding that staff will reevaluate in January and bring it back to Council with any potential recommendations for future changes, Seconded by Council Member Pines Council discussed if this Ordinance has a sunset date. City Attorney Mantzaris clarified that it does not sunset, staff will continue to evaluate and report back to Council. The businesses do not have a contract; they have a permit that is renewed annually. The motion passed by roll call vote 4-1 with Council Member Purvis opposing_ 5 City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING August 9, 2022 NEW BUSINESS Item No.12 — Resolution No. 2022-024R, Fee Schedule A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, RELATING TO FEES CHARGED BY THE CITY; AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE FOR PARKS AND RECREATION; REPEALING ALL PRIOR RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC ACCESS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENERS ERROR, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Clerk Howe read the resolution into the record by legal title only Parks and Recreation Director Forman stated that staff is proposing amendments to the Comprehensive Fee Schedule for the Parks and Recreation department in order to continue providing competitive and fair pricing based on current market conditions. Some of the fees have been structured to provide clarity for the public and staff. Mayor Murry opened the public hearing. There were no comments. Mayor Murry closed the public hearing. Discussion was had regarding rental packages and if there will be a breakdown for the renter to see the fee for each item in a package. Facility Manager, Suzanne O'Shea, explained they have made the fee schedule more concise. Instead of itemizing each fee, the fees are now grouped together for each type of event. The rental application will list out each item within a package and the final bill will reflect the cost of each item. Council Member Pines moved to approve Resolution No. 2022-014R• Seconded by Council Member Purvis. Passed unanimously 5-0 with all members present voicing aye Item No. 13 — Variance Request, Floor & D6cor Planning and Development Services Director Henschel presented the variance request. The applicant, Floor & D6cor is requesting sign variances for their development project located in the Plaza Collina Planned Unit Development north of SR 50, east of Plaza Collina Boulevard. As part of their 80,000 square foot building currently under review, four variances are being requested. One is to allow for a wall sign greater than the maximum allowable, which is 200 square feet. Two is to allow the number of wall signs to exceed the maximum under the code, which is two. Three is to allow the width of a ground sign to exceed the maximum, which is 60 square feet. The fourth is to allow the directional signs to exceed the maximum allowed square footage, which is 4 square feet. The applicant is requesting 72 square feet per face for their ground sign, which is 12 square feet over the maximum of 60 square feet. They are also requesting a 12-foot wide ground sign, rather than a 10-foot wide ground sign as required by code. The fourth variance the applicant is requesting is the directional signage for their curbside pickup, which is 5.24 square feet, rather than the maximum allowed of four square feet. These are internal to the site and direct customers to the pickup area. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING August 9, 2022 Section 86-174 of the Land Development Code requires a positive finding in the Review Criteria and Findings in order to grant a variance. Based on the overall square footage of the front fagade of Floor & Decor being 11,360 square feet, the proposed 480 square feet of sign area is a reasonable request. The proposed development is not out of character to other properties with the same zoning category. Therefore, staff recommends approval of the sign variances requested. Logan Opshal, Lowndes Law Firm, was present on behalf of the applicant. He stated that he would be available to answer any questions on this project. Mayor Murry opened the public hearing. There were no comments. Mayor Murry closed the public hearing. Discussion ensued on the lighting in the signs and the size of the internal directional signs on the property. Council discussed the setbacks of the signs from the internal Right of Way and the size of the internal signs that were approved for Costco. Council asked the applicant if they would agree to have their internal signs mimic the size of the internal signs Council approved for Costco. Mr. Opshal agreed. Council Member Pines moved for approval of the variance request for Floor & Decor with the condition to mimic the size of the internal signs that Council approved for Costco: Seconded by Council Member Bates. Passed unanimously 5-0 with all members present voicing aye. Item No. 14 — Ordinance No. 2022-033, Introduction Clonts Property AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 122 OF ORDINANCE NO. 289-C, CODE OF ORDINANCES; REZONING THE REAL PROPERTIES DESCRIBED HEREIN AS SHOWN BELOW; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENERS ERROR, RECORDING, PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Clerk Howe read the ordinance into the record by legal title only. Council Member Bates moved to introduce Ordinance No 2022-033• Seconded by Council Member Purvis. Passed unanimously 5-0 with all members present voicing aye City Manager Bulthuis made Council aware of a potential traffic issue on SR 50 due to a development in Groveland on the south end of Max Hooks Road. There is talk about an additional 8,000 cars a day on SR 50. Groveland has a meeting on August 15, 2022 and staff will find out more details. 7 City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING August 9, 2022 ADJOURN: With no further comments, this meeting adjourned at 7:44 pm. APPROVED: Tim Murry, Ma r ATTES : Tracy Ac&yd Howe, MMC City Clerk