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01-11-1994 Regular Meeting (2)• • CITYOF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 1994 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Tuesday, January 11, 1994 in the Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pool with the following Council Members present: Council Member Cole, Council Member Turville, Council Member Ivey, and Council Member Norquist. Other City officials present were City Manager Saunders, City Attorney Baird, Finance Director Van Zile and Deputy City Clerk Whitlock. INVOCATION The Invocation was offered by Council Member Ivey followed by the repeating of The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by all present. MINUTES The minutes of the Regular Meeting held December 14, 1993 and the Workshop Meeting held December 7, 1993 were approved as presented. CITY MANAGER SAUNDERS' REPORT Chamber Banquet February 4 City Manager Saunders stated that the Chamber of Commerce annual banquet will be February 4 at the Flagship Inn and Jeb Bush will be the speaker. Council members should notify Ann Whitlock at City Hall as soon as possible if they plan to attend. Joint Minneola/Clermont Workshop January 14 A joint Minneola/Clermont workshop is scheduled for January 14 at Minneola City Hall. The main topic to be discussed will be the Rails to Trails project. Council Workshop Council members agreed to hold a Council Workshop on Tuesday, January 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the City Hall conference room. Council Member Norquist asked that the letter from Pat Smith regarding non-resident athletic fees be discussed at this time. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 1994 PAGE 2 COUNCIL MEMBER NOROUIST'S REPORT Council Member Norquist discussed the need of instructing residents how to position their garbage containers on the curb. City Manager Saunders said he would discuss this with the Sanitation Department. MAYOR POOL'S REPORT Tree City USA Mayor Pool stated that John Rosenow, Executive Director of the National Arbor Day i Foundation has received a recommendation from the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture to recertify Clermont as a Tree City USA and for the Tree City USA Growth Award for 1993. Mayor Pool congratulated Karen Turville and the Beautification Committee for their hard work. West and Montrose Street Intersection Mayor Pool stated that a citizen called him regarding the possibility of a 4-way stop being installed on West and Montrose Street. He asked that this be investigated, and if a 4-way stop is installed, a news release should be made to inform people of the change. Center Lake Improvements Mayor Pool thanked the City crews and prisoners for their work in cleaning up the water front around Center Lake. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Resolution #813, Bloxam Avenue Water and Sewer Extension • City Manager Saunders stated that Resolution #813 was tabled from the last meeting so that all affected property owners could be notified. Resolution #813 would • CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES • REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 1994 PAGE 3 establish a front foot connection fee of $28.81 for water and sewer along Bloxam Avenue from Pitt Street to Grand Highway to be paid at the time of development. Mayor Pool opened the Public Hearing and read Resolution #813 by title only. No comments were received, and Mayor Pool closed the Public Hearing. 94-001 A motion was made by Council Member Cole. seconded by Council Member Nor~uist, and carried unanimousl~v roll call vote to adopt Resolution #813. NEW BUSINESS Introduction of Ordinance 259-M Ma or Pool stated this ordinance will annex a roximatel 52 acres located east of Y PP Y Highway 27. The majority of the property lies north of Steve's Road on the south side of Lake Wilma. Mayor Pool read Ordinance 259-M by title only. 94-002 A motion was made by Council Member Ivey and seconded by Council Member Turville to introduce Ordinance 259-M. Introduction of Ordinance 260-M Mayor Pool stated this ordinance will rezone the property to be annexed in Ordinance 2~'o-M from R-R rural residential to R-1 single family residential. Mayor Pool read Ordinance 2B0-M by title only. 94-003 A motion was made by Council Member Ivey and seconded by Council Member Nor~uist to introduce Ordinance 2G0-M. Introduction of Ordinance 261-M Mayor Pool stated that Ordinance 261-M will rezone Lakeview Hts. Lots 1,2,3 and 4 • from R-2 residential to R-3A residential/professional. The lots are located on the west side of Grand Highway north of Highway 50. Mayor Pool read Ordinance 261-M by title only. • • CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 1994 PAGE 4 94-004 A motion was made by Council Member Cole and seconded by Council Member Turville to introduce Ordinance 261-M. Plat Approval, Edgewood Lake Subdivision City Manager Saunders that City Engineer Springstead had reviewed the plat and all requirements had been satisfied. City Attorney Baird stated he recommends the plat for approval, however, the Notary name and seal should be reprinted before it is filed with the County. 94-005 A motion was made by Council Member Ivey, seconded by Council Member Norquist. and carried unanimously to approve the Edgewood Lake Subdivision. City Manager Saunders stated that two sewer lift stations impacted by the Edgewood Lake Subdivision were to be upgraded by the developers. He proposed rather than change the pumps to accept a contribution from the developers for the proposed upgrade and install larger lift stations in the future that will also handle future developments. Existing sewer lift stations will be able to handle the Edgewood Subdivision, but will need to be upgraded serving other developments. The City Engineer has estimated that Edgewood Lake Subdivision's cost to upgrade as previously agreed would total $27,127 which would be put into the utility reserve account until the City upgrades the sewer mains. 94-006 A motion was made by Council Member Turville. seconded by Council Member Cole. and carried unanimously to accept $27.127from Edgewood Lake Subdivision for sewer li station upgrades which will be placed in the utility reserve account. • • CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 1994 PAGE 5 Bid Award, 1994 Fuel Bid City Manager Saunders stated that four bids were received for gas and diesel fuels. He recommended splitting the bid with the gas bid awarded to Fleetwing and the diesel bid to Dunn Oil Company. 94-007 A motion was made by Council Member Cole. seconded by Council Member Turville. and carried unanimously to award the gas bid to Fleetwing and the diesel bid to Dunn Oil Company. Bid Award, 1994 Street Reclamite • City Manager Saunders stated that the City may take advantage of the good bid received by Seminole County for Reclamite by piggy-backing their bid. The street reclamite work planned for 1994 (about 1 /5 of the City streets) will be approximately $30,442, or about $5,000 less than budgeted. Council Member Turville expressed concern with how much sand ends up in the lake with the reclamite process. City Manager Saunders stated that a street sweeper sweeps up the remaining sand. He will also contact Seminole County and Tampa regarding any possible problems that have occurred from this process. 94-008 A motion was made by Council Member Cole. seconded by Council Member Norquist. and carried unanimouslLto piggy-back the reclamite bid received by Seminole County for reclamite. Board Appointments to Boards and Commissions City Manager Saunders explained that appointments are needed as follows: Planning and Zoning Commission: Expired terms include: Jack Sargent, Joe Janusiak, Don Smith and Wendell McDannel. Jack Sargent, Joe Janusiak, and Wendell McDannel have requested reappointment to another two-year term. This leaves one 2-year seat open along with • • CITYOF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 1994 PAGE 6 one-year appointments for unexpired terms due to resignations from Bonnie Kranz and Jim Hoskinson. Steve D'Amico, Bob Smythe, David Duncan, Daryl Bishop and Jon Fortier are interested in serving on the Commission. 94-009 A motion was made by Council Member Turville seconded by Council Member Nor~uist. and carried unanimously to re-appoint Jack Sargent. Joe Janusiak. and Wendell McDannel for two-year terms on the Planning and Zoning Commission. 94-010 A motion was made by Council Member Ivey and seconded by Council • Member Turville to annoint Bob Smythe to a two year term on the Planning and Zoning Commission. Council Member Ivey withdrew the motion. 94-011 After some discussion, a motion was made by Council Member Turville. seconded by Council Member Ivey. and carried unanimously to appoint Bob Smythe to a two-year term and David Duncan and Daryl Bishop to one ,year terms on the Planning and Zoning Commission. Code Enforcement Board: The terms of George Wood and Dorothy McGriff expire this year. Mr. Wood wishes to be re-appointed, however Mrs. McGriff has conflicting duties and does not want to be re-appointed. Steve D'Amico and Walter McGriff have expressed interest in serving on this Board. 94-012 A motion was made by Council Member Ivey. seconded by Council Member Turville. and carried unanimously to re-appoint George Wood „ or a 3-year term on the Code Enforcement Board. ~94-013 A motion was made bX Council Member Ivey. seconded by Council Member NorQuist, and carried unanimously to appoint Steve D'Amico to a 3 ;year term on the Code Enforcement Board. C~ • CITYOF CLERMONT MINUTES C~ REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 1994 PAGE 7 Parks & Recreation Committee: The following citizens were appointed by Mayor Pool to the Parks & Recreation Committee for 1994: Wendell McDannel, Jack Gaines, Don Sheppard, and Ron Beighley. Clermont Beautification Committee: The following citizens were appointed by Mayor Pool to the Beautification Committee • for 1994: Karen Turville, Oakley Seaver, Alan Heinrich, Nancy Davis, Jce Janusiak, Percy Coleman and Lucy Lamper. Mayor Pool asked that letters of appreciation for past service be sent to those citizens who served on the boards and commissions. Outside Agency Annointments: The current appointments for outside agencies are as follows: Cooper Memorial Library Liaison Lake County Pollution Control Board East Central Florida Regional Planning Council Lake County Community Action Agency Lake County Board of Commissioners Liaison Lake County League of Cities Board of Directors Clermont Chamber of Commerce Liaison Robert Pool Hal Turville Robert Pool Lester Cole Ed Ivey Wayne Saunders Ken Norquist • a ~ CITYOF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 1994 PAGE 8 94-014 A motion was made by Council Member Turville seconded by Council Member Cole and carried unanimously that the current appointments for outside agencies be re-appointed. There being no further business or discussion, the meeting adjourned at 8:23 p.m. Robert A. Pool, Mayor • Attest: ose E. Van Zile ' y Clerk