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02-21-1984 Workshop Meeting e CITY OF CLERMONT e MINUTES WORKSHOP MEETING February 21, 1984 A Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Tuesday, February 21, 1984 in the City Hall Conference Room. The Meeting was called to order by Mayor Beals at 7:00 p.m. with the following Council Members in attendance: Mayor Pro Tem Pool, Council Member Cole, Council Member Henry, and Council Member Turville. City Manager Forbes was also present. REPORTS KEHLOR PARK SIGN City Manager Forbes stated that he was very pleased with the Kehlor Park sign which was made by an inmate at Lake Correctional Institution. He further stated that he would like to try to have other such signs made for the Cemetery and Bishop Field. The Clermont Little League Field was also discussed as to whether a a formal name should be given to the site. The Council stated that if a sign was placed at this location, it should just state "Clermont Little League Field", or a similar type name of how the facility is used. They did not want the field to be named after someone. SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION SCHEDULE The City Manager gave each Council Member a copy of the proposed schedule for expansion of the treatment plant. He explained that the schedule was broken into three parts. The first part of the schedule was the renovation of Lift Station #6; second, the expan- sion of the plant; and third, the building of the sprayfield. He requested that all Council Members to review the schedule, and if they had any questions to contact him. It was stressed that this was only a preliminary schedule, and it had not been approved by the State Department of Environmental Regulation. SUMMER SWIM PROGRAM It was reported that the City would again be using Swimmers' Aides to assist the Swim Instructor in the Summer Program. The Council Members stated that they would have no problems with using Special Activities Funds from the Budget for the swimmers' aides, as was done last year. UTILITY BENEFIT FEES The City's Utility Benefit Fees were also discussed, and the' City Attorney's letter and previous rulings on how this fee would apply to' existing buildings were discussed. It was explained that there had been two homes on property at Seventh and Chestnut which is presently being built into a multi-family complex. The City Manager explained that i~ the past the Council had ruled that if a building or structure existed at a site, credit should be given for those structures, and the utility benefit fee charged on any new additions. For instance, if an existipg building of 1,000 square feet was at a location and then torn down, apd a new building of 2,000 square feet was put in its place; a utility , benefit fee for only 1,000 square feet would be charged. The Council agreed that the condominimum project at Seventh and Chestnut should be given credit for the two homes which were on this property. A similar instance on Juniata Street was also discussed. A single family home was being converted into a duplex, and credit should be given to1 the existing single family home. Therefore, only one utility benefit fee should be charged for converting the home into a duplex, as approved by the City Council. The Council also agreed with this interpretation. SUNNYSIDE TERRACE SUBDIVISION Council Members discussed the Sunnyside Terrace Subdivision where the owner had agreed to reimburse the City for fifty percent of the costs e CITY OF CLERMONT e MINUTES WORKSHOP MEETING February 21, 1984 Page -2- of relocating a storm sewer on the property. It was explained that the owner had neither complied by paying fifty percent of the costs, nor had he found his own contractor to do the work. The Council stated that they would have no objections if the City Attorney were to write Mr. Arnone a letter stating that he had thirty days to pay his share of the costs to relocate the line or to begin the project with his own contrac- tor. They also agreed that until this is resolved, the City should not issue any buiding permits for Sunnyside Terrace Subdivision; and Mr. Arnone should be made aware of this fact. UTILITY DEPARTMENT ICE MACHINE City Manager Forbes reported that the ice machine in this year's budget for the Utility Department had not been purchased since the Council had previously stated they did not want the machine purchased without their permission. It was explained that the ice machine had been broken for several months, and during the past few years over $400 had been spent on repairs. He stated that he believed it would be more cost effective to purchase a new machine. It was the consensus of the Council to allow the purchase of a new ice machine for the Utility Department. COUNTY REZONING REQUEST The City Manager explained that he reviews the Planning and Zoning Agendas from Lake County for any projects which might fall within the City's "area of interest" and the City might wish to comment on. He stated that there was a rezoning request in the Citrus Tower area. It is located three quarters of a mile east from Grand Highway on the south side of Mowhawk Road. The owners of the property wish to rezone it from M-P (Plannned Industrial) to M-l (Heavy Industrial) for office use by engineers and consultants. Council Members discussed that there was a metal building in this area which could be used for an office. Mr. Forbes stated that he had many reservations about this property being rezoned Heavy Indus- trial and he believed that if action was not taken now, sometime in the future we would have problems like those which presently exist within the City of Clermont. Namely, Residential type developments were allowed to grow and gradually interfere with Industrial develop- ment. He also stated that he could not see how such an area could be zoned Heavy Industrial when there were no paved roads, sewer and watet systems, or other public facilities necessary to serve the site. He also stated that he did not think the request for this area to be Heavy Industrial would meet the City's Comprehensive Plan. After much discussion, it was the consensus of the Council that they were uncomfortable with the idea of this property being rezoned Heavy Industrial, although they had no objections to an office for engineers and consultants being built in this area. They could not understand why the property would have to be rezoned Heavy Industrial to have an office. After further discussion, it was the consensus of the Council to have the Mayor send a letter to the Lake County Planning and Zoning Commission stating the City's concerns on this rezoning request. PENSION TRUST FUND WORKSHOP The Council stated that they would like to change the Pension Trust Fund Workshop to March 6, 1984 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room. The reason for this time change was so it would not interefere with the City's Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting held on the same night. e CITY OF CLERMONT . MINUTES WORKSHOP MEETING February 21, 1984 Page -3- CABLE TELEVISION Council Members reviewed Ordinance 25-M, the franchise agreement which is in effect until March 24, 1985 for cable television. They noted that this agreement was a non exclusive franchise, required a 6% percent of gross revenues franchise fee, ambiguous language regarding connections of new users. The section on connecting new subscribers states that service shall be rendered by the company to all inhabitants of the city along reasonably extended pole routes of the company. What defines reasonably is not in the agreement. The Council reviewed a letter from Group W Cable on proposed language, and Council Member Turville stated he was not happy with the language suggested by Group W Cable. A lengthy discussion ensued regarding the franchise agreement and what should be included in the new agreement. City Manager Forbes recommended that the City hire its own cable television consultant to review the present agreement. He suggested that CTIC Associates of Arlington, Virginia be retained to review the agreement between Group Wand the City. The Council Members had no problems with looking into the qualifications of this company, and possibly sending them a copy of our franchise agreement. Mayor Beals stated that he believed the new franchise agreement should state that no X rated type films would be allowed to be shown. Other alternatives to cable television were discussed, along with the number of channels available, quality of service, privacy provisions, and other items the City would want to review. It was the consensus of the Council that they would not want to renegotiate the present fran- chise agreement until it was carefully reviewed by themselves and a a consultant of their choice. The Council reviewed several documents provided by Cablevision, including the company's prospectus which contained information on the various areas in the United States where they currently hold franchise agreements. Mr. Forbes stated that he had sent the company a letter listing the areas within the City from which we had received the greatest number of complaints about not being able to be connected to the cable even though they want to. City Manager Forbes stated that he felt Cablevision was a capable company, and he had no problems with transferring the present agree- ment to Cablevision, Inc. However, he would not recommend a quick renegotiation of the present franchise. Council Member Turville stated that he believed the City should withhold judgment on Cablevision until they responded to the City's letter on connecting new customers. The Council Members agreed to review the documents provided by Cable- vision, Inc. and the existing franchise agreement. There being no further business, the ?jnq :dj;n~~~5 p.m. CH~~ALS' MAYOR ATTEST: ~~~y CLERK