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09-13-2005 Regular MeetingCity of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING September 13, 2005 • The Clermont City Council met in a regular meeting on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Mayor Hal Turville called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm with the following Council Members present: Council Members Mullins, Goodgame, Ash and Renick. Other City officials present were: City Manager Saunders, Assistant City Manager Gray, City Attorney Mantzaris, and City Clerk Ackroyd. INVOCATION Council Member Goodgame gave the invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. MINUTES City Council Meeting held August 23, 2005 Council Member Renick noted Mr. Shaffer's first name is Martin. Council Member Goodgame requested to add the language "right turn lane" in his report. Council Member Goodgame moved to approve as corrected• seconded by Council Member Renick The motion passed with all members present voting "aye " PUBLIC COMMENTS Lori Kirkland, 1308 Ryan Street, advised the East Seminole Neighborhood has improved however trash still needs to be collected along Chestnut Street. Z:ity Manager Saunders remarked staff believes someone is dumping trash in that area and has met with a roe owner P p rh' to determine who it is. The collection on Chestnut Street is to be done on a weekly basis. City Attorney Mantzaris commented he met with one of the property owners who admitted to having bad tenants who are in the process of being evicted which should be filed this week. The property owners need to take responsibility. Cindy Barrow reported on a decision affecting two South Lake County schools. The School Superintendent and principals of Pine Ridge and Lost Lake Elementary compromised that 19 teacher allocations will be moved to the north end of the county however every teacher hired this year for those schools will remain there. Stanley Pine voiced concern with the intersection of Hancock and Hwy. 50 at the A & W Restaurant. Council Member Mullins questioned the County's plan for that median. Mr. Saunders replied the problem is the median was cut back about 20 feet too far therefore the only solution is a barrier. The County is aware of the situation and the City will continue to work with the County on a solution. REPORTS City Manager Saunders reminded Council of the Special Meeting this Thursday at 7pm on the final budget hearing followed by a workshop. An additional workshop was scheduled to discuss the Winona Bridge on October 6 at 6:OOpm. :enter Lake has had flooding problems in recent weeks. Staff has been in contact with DEP and St. Johns Water City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING September 13, 2005 •uthority. They have indicated the will issue an emer enc um in ermit. Y g y p p g p Staff ~s considering two (2) options to pump water. It will either be pumped to the north into the West Avenue retention area which would eventually go into Lake Minneola or to pump it to the west to the swamp area adjacent to the sewage treatment facility. The best solution would be to the West Avenue retention area. Another issue is the Sprint building on 8~' Street. They have to run a pump to keep water out of their ground floor. If the pump fails, it could affect 52,000 phone services in South Lake County. Staff is asking Council permission to proceed with pumping water. Council Member Ash so moved. Council Member Renick was not in favor of pumping into Lake Minneola. Council Member Goodgame seconded the motion. The motion passed 4 to 1 with Council Member Renick oppOSing. Mr. Saunders advised Council that staff closed on the sale of the old City Hall. City Attorney Mantzaris - No Report Council Member Ash - No Report Council Member Goodgame attended the Lake County Commission meeting. They will proceed with the sexual offender act similar to the state law with the additional 2,500 feet. Their proposal will not include Libraries. •ouncil Member Mullins - No Report Council Member Renick commented the next Growth Summit meeting will be held in early to mid October. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Turville 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. Council Member Mullins pulled item 7 from the agenda. Council Member Goodgame moved the consent agenda items 1 through 6 and 8 be accepted • seconded by Council Member Ash. The motion passed with all members present voting=aye ". Council Member Mullins questioned the language in the property condition proposal page 3 stating "above services do not include mold and mildew". He thought the inspection was for mold and mildew. City Manager Saunders stated it is a similar report to the old city hall to look at the integrity of the building and make assessments to determine whether it would be financially feasible to repair or remodel to bring into compliance. A mold inspection is a separate issue to have an expert do. It is two (2) different studies. Mr. Saunders suggested having them done at the same time. Council Member Renick recommended having the mold inspection done first. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING September 13, 2005 .City Manager Saunders stated that both will need to be done. Council Member Mullins moved to accept item 7• seconded by Council Member Renick The motion passed with all members present voting "aye ". Item No. 1 -Contract Approval Request approval to contract with Steven Counts Inc. for the construction of the Citrus Tower Water Main extension Item No. 2 -Purchase Approval Item No. 3 -Purchase Approval Item No. 4 -Scope of Services Boyle Engineering Item No. 5 -Scope of Services Farner Barley & Associates ~em No. 6 -Change Order Item No. 7 -Contract Approval Item No. 8 -Event Request UNFINISHED BUSINESS Ordinance No. S04 M Final Hearing Ordinance No. SOS-M Final Hearing These items were requested to be tabled by the applicant. Request approval to purchase a pipeline inspection camera for $8827.30 from United Rentals Trench Safety Approval to purchase garbage carts and recycling bins for $44,730.00 from Otto Waste Systems, LLC Request authorization to accept Scope of Services for Boyle Engineering to design, bid, permit and to provide construction administrative services for the expansion of the East Water Reclamation Facility Request authorization to accept Scope of Services for Farner Barley & Associates to provide surveying services of the Greater Hills Water Treatment Plant & Off-Site Survey Request approval of a Change Order from WPC Industrial Contractors for a deduction of $498,122.00 for the Sunburst Lane Well & Lakeview Hills sites Request approval of quote from PCA Inc. to perform property condition inspection for the Cooper Memorial Library, 620 Montrose Street Great Floridian Triathlon is requesting use of Waterfront Park beach area on Thursday, October 20`'' for the "pre-swim" and October 22 for the actual event Council Member Good,~ame moved to postpone Ordinance 504-M & SOS-M to November 8 ~ seconded by Council Member Mullins. The motion passed with all members present votin~aye ". Resolution 1430 -The Moorings City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING September 13, 2005 ~ity Manager Saunders commented the applicant requested this item be tabled to September 27; however, staff recommended tabling to October 11. Chris Roper, Esq. Akerman Senterfitt was present on behalf of the applicant. He requested Council postpone until September 27 as the requested plans will be submitted to staff tomorrow. Mr. Saunders stated the issue staff has is with site review which are scheduled two (2) weeks in advance. If plans are submitted tomorrow, it would not be on the next site review agenda until September 28. Council Member Goodgame moved to postpone Resolution 1430 to October 11 • seconded by Council Member Renick The motion passed with all members present voting"cr~"_ Annexation Agreement Mirror Lake Ordinance No. 522 M Final Hearing Ordinance No. 523-M Final Hearing The applicant requested to postpone to October 11. Council Member Mullins moved to table Annexation agreement Ordinance 522-M and 523-M to October 11 • seconded bYCouncil Member Renick The motion passed with all Members present voting "aye ". Tower Medical Variance Request Curt Henschel, Principal Planner, briefed Council on the variance request by Tower Medical Center. It is located on the ~rthwest corner of Citrus Tower Blvd. and Highway 27. The applicant is David Allyn, MD. The proposed use of the property is a medical center. He is requesting a variance for a landscape buffer to allow up to half of the required landscape buffer to be sloped with a maximum of 3 to 1 slope. By allowing this variance, the overall sight retains more of its topography and is less affected by grading. Staff supports the variance request. Mayor Turville directed staff to check on how well the slopes are being maintained. City Manager Saunders stated that staff is reviewing options to better maintain the slopes. George Horton, Civil Engineer for Tower Medical, was present for questions. Mayor Turville opened the public hearing. There were no comments. Mayor Turville closed the public hearing. Council Member Mullins asked the location of the water retention. Mr. Horton explained this piece of property is part of the PUD for Eastwood Lakes subdivision. The master storm water pond for that PUD will serve the facility. Council Member Renick moved approval of variance request for Tower Medical • seconded by Council Member Goodgame The motion passed with all members present voting "aye ". NEW BUSINESS • 4 City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING September 13, 2005 •rchitectural Firm Selection City Manager Saunders stated the Council had presentations from three (3) firms for the architectural services for projects being considered in the next fiscal year. Once Council has ranked the firms, staff will begin to negotiate a contract with the top ranked firm to bring back to the Council for approval. If Council does not approve the contract, then staff will negotiate with the second ranked firm and then the third, if necessary. Mayor Turville and Council preferred C.T. Hsu to be the top ranked firm. Council Member Mullins moved to prioritize as C.T Hsu first; Harvard Jally second and Woodroffe Architects third• seconded by Council Member Goodgame. The motion passed with all members yresent voting "aye ". Joint Planning Area Review -Plaza Collina Jim Hitt, Planning Director, briefed Council on the proposed mixed use project located on the north side of S.R. 50, west of the Orange/Lake County line. This is in the City's Joint Planning area for the Council to provide comments to the County regarding the project. The applicant is Ronald Manley, Canin Associates and the owner is Lake County Gateway LLC. The purpose of the request is for a mixed use commercial shopping center which includes residential with a total area of 141.895 acres. The existing land use is vacant. The utility area is within the City of Clermont service area and the proposed utilities would be the City of Clermont water and sewer. Staff submitted a list of eight (8) recommendations. ~ecelia Bonifay, Esq., Akerman 5enterfit, was present on behalf of Lake County Gateway, LLC. Ms. Bonifay noted this eeting is to discuss the comprehensive plan amendment. The property has three (3) different land use classifications in Lake County with Urban Expansion designation, Employment Center designation and Community Commercial. In meeting with Lake County staff, they are applying for Urban Expansion with a Regional Activity Center designation. They will return with a report from the Regional Planning Council. Furthermore, they do not have a final site plan yet. Applicant, Ron Manley, Vice President of Planning with Canin Associates, was present to describe the site. Mayor Turville expressed the importance of maintaining Hwy. 50 as a viable traffic corridor. Council Member Goodgame noticed the setbacks would not be sufficient if the County decided to four lane that road and requested they make that a consideration. He inquired about the types of homes. Mr. Manley stated it would either be rental housing and/or town homes in a condominium situation. It will be in the second phase with 200 units. Council Member Goodgame expressed concern with the impact these homes would have on the schools. Council Member Renick questioned the land use change and prefers Light Commercial or Commerce Center. Mr. Manley recognized if there is a capacity available and cannot come up with a strategy acceptable to the County or to the people that live here, they will not be able to do those residential units. s. Bonifay remarked the reason for having a residential component in this project was required by Lake County as a true City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING September 13, 2005 .mixed use project. It can be conditioned that in the second phase of the project, residential cannot come online until such time as there is accurate capacity. She requested the City give a recommendation to Lake County for a commercial use on the site and proposing a mixed use knowing the residential component is subject to concern at this point and knowing by the time we get to the second phase that if the capacity is not there, it will not go forward. Mayor Turville opened the floor for public comments. Cindy Barrow encouraged Council to recommend they not add residential units. City Manager Saunders noted they will have to comply with the Joint Planning Area Land Development Regulations. Council Member Mullins concurred with Council Member Goodgame on the impact of Hwy. 50. City Manager Saunders asked for a study to be done on old Hwy. 50. City Manager Saunders suggested Council direct staff to attend the meeting on Thursday to relay the Councils thoughts to the committee stating the Council is not opposed to the proposed land use subject to the issues outlined and a concern with the residential units. The issues of concern include conducting a traffic study on Old. Hwy. 50 and schools impacted by residential units. Mayor Turville prefers an office park with a mixed use project instead of residential and Council concurred. ity Manager Saunders further stated the residential component should be looked at pursuant to phase two requiring them ~o return to the County Commission prior to the second phase. Council Member Goodgame so moved: seconded by Council Member Mullins. The motion passed 4 to 1 with Council Member Renick opposing. ADJOURN: With no further comments the meeting was adjourned at 8:57pm. APPROVED: ~s Mayor Harold Turvi e