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September 27, 1988
A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was
held Tuesday, September 27, 1988, in the Council Chambers. The
meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pool with the
following Council Members in attendance: Mayor Pro Tem Turville,
Council Member Dupee and Council Member Cole. Council Member
Huff was absent. Other City Officials present were City Manager
Saunders, City Attorney Baird, Finance Director Van Zile and
Deputy City Clerk Brandt.
INVOCATION
The Invocation was offered by Nilsa Whitehead followed by the repeating
of The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by all present.
MINUTES
The Minutes of the September 7, 1988 Special Meeting and the Regular
Meeting held September 13, 1988 were approved as presented.
COUNCIL PRESENTATION FOR DORIS BISHOP RETIREMENT
Police Chief Prentice Tyndal presented Doris Bishop a gold watch in
appreciation of more than fourteen years of service to the Clermont
Police Department. The Council expressed their gratitude to Mrs.
Bishop and wished her well in retirement.
REPORTS
CITY MANAGER SAUNDERS' REPORT
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
It was reported that a Special Council Meeting to canvass the
ballots of the Primary Election would need to be held on Wednesday,
October 5, 1988. After a brief discussion it was decided to hold
the meeting at 8:30 a.m. in the City Hall Conference Room.
COUNCIL WORKSHOP
City Manager Saunders explained that he had attended a meeting
concerning the ordinances and agreements the cities of Lake County
would have to sign concerning the County's incinerator. The
County Commission passed a Garbage Flow Ordinance but the Assessment
was postponed for two weeks because the cities had not been given
the opportunity to review the Ordinance or related Inter-Local
Agreement.
Mr. Saunders stated that he would like to hold a Workshop to discuss
the Inter-Local Agreement. It was decided to hold the Workshop fol-
lowing the Special Meeting on Wednesday, October 5, 1988.
FLORDIA LEAGUE OF CITIES CONVENTION
The Council was reminded of the upcoming Florida League of Cities
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Convention to be held October 13 - 15, 1988 at the Hyatt Orlando
in Kissimmee, Florida. Council Member Dupee stated that she would
be attending the convention.
City Manager Saunders then stated that a Voting Delegate to represent
the City needed to be appointed.
38-139 After a brief discussion of the convention, A MOTION WAS MADE BY
COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLE AND
UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER DUPEE BE THE VOTING
DELEGATE FOR FOR THE CITY OF CLERMONT.
LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY
It was reported that the Lake County Community Action Agency was
requesting appointment of a representative to the Board of Directors
from the City and an alternate to serve in the chosen representative's
absence.
Council Member Cole has served in that capacity for a number of years,
and graciously accepted the appointment again. Mayor Pool will serve
as the alternate representative.
COUNCIL MEMBER DUPEE'S REPORT
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL
Council Member Dupee stated that the final vote on the Wekiva Falls
Project would come before the full Planning Council this week and
asked for Council direction as to how she should vote on the matter.
Mrs. Dupee than gave a comprehensive report on the Wekiva Falls
Project and its impact on Lake County.
City Attorney Baird questioned the propriety of asking for Council
direction on this matter because the Council was not privy to the
same information as Mrs. Dupee had received as the City's repre-
sentative to the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
and this was not an agendaed item.
After some discussion of the project, it was determined that Mrs.
Dupee should vote her conviction on the project.
MAYOR POOL'S REPORT
PRIMARY ELECTION
Mayor Pool urged those present to vote in the Primary Election to
be held October 5, 1988.
CITIZEN COMPLAINT CONCERNING ADVERTISING-TYPE NEWSPAPERS
Mayor Pool stated that Mr. Tom Westburg was present in the audience
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and that he had been experiencing problems with unsolicited newspapers
being thrown indiscriminately in his yard and wished the Council to
address the problem.
Mr. Westburg stated that he had, on numerous times, contacted and
written the "Lake News" asking them not to deliver the paper to
his home, but that the delivery continued and he would like it
stopped.
City Manager Saunders stated that another person had experienced the
same problem with this paper and also would like something done about
it.
City Attorney Baird stated that the City has had problems with this
type of delivery for a number of years and it was explained that it
was difficult to stop this practice because of the "freedom of the
press" amendment. However, the City may have some leverage against
the tabloid because Mr. Westburg had written and phoned asking that
it not be delivered.
City Attorney Baird then asked Mr. Westburg to bring copies of his
correspondence to his office and he would see what could be done to
stop the practice. City Manager Saunders stated that he also would
give him the information pertaining to the other resident.
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
NILSA WHITEHEAD'S REPORT
Mrs. Whitehead, Chairperson of the Parks and Recreation Board,
presented a report concerning the status of various parks projects
throughout the City.
Mrs. Whitehead reported that due to various circumstances, $5,000
in the landscaping budget had not been spent and asked what would
happen to the appropriation for the coming fiscal year. She also
stated that at the present time there was a plan to landscape
Bishop Field, that fertilizer needed to be purchased and applied
to Azalea Park, and that the landscaping project for the median
by Emerald Lakes Plaza was on hold.
City Manager Saunders stated that $5,000 had been budgeted for
landscaping for next year, and that the City was applying for a
50 - 50 Matching Grant from the State for landscaping the median
strip and that the application was due November 1, 1988. Mr.
Saunders stated that the City was also waiting for a report from
the DOT concerning a permit for another curb cut which the shopping
plaza had applied for. If the permit was granted, it would adversely
affect the median landscaping project.
It was also reported that the tennis courts on East Avenue were in
need of resurfacing and it was recommended that the High School share
in the cost of the project, which would be about $4,000 per court.
The Council concurred with this recommendation and City Manager
Saunders stated that he would approach the school concerning this
matter.
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Mrs. Whitehead also reported that the Parks and Recreation Board
would like the area north of West Beach developed into a park as
fast as possible and that the Florida Audobon Society was sponsoring
a seminar on Land Acquisition on October 19, 1988 and the Board
would like someone from the City to attend.
The Board has designated the week of November 5 - 12th as Clean Up
Green Up Week and they would like the City to provide extra trash
pickup during that time. It was the consensus of Council to do so.
VISITORS WITH BUSINESS
MARGARET M. McCOLLUM - PRESENTATION FOR FUTURE PLANS FOR THIS AREA
It was reported that Ms. McCollum, Executive Director of the Sunrise
Workshop of Lake County, was not able to attend this meeting and
that her presentation would be given at a later date.
NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTION NO. 603
City Manager Saunders asked that this Resolution authorizing the
submission of an application for grant funds through the Florida
Department of Natural Resources for acquisition of approximately
five acres of land adjacent to the Twelfth Street Park be tabled
until the next meeting because the survey of the property had
not been completed at this time.
88-140A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER TURVILLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO TABLE RESOLUTION
NO. 603 UNTIL THE OCTOBER 11, 1988 COUNCIL MEETING.
RESOLUTION fl604
City Manager Saunders expained that Resolution No. 604 authorizes
the submission of an application under the Florida Department of
Natural Resources Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program
for funds for development of the City's recently acquired Twelfth
Street Park. The grant is a one-third, two-thirds matching grant
with the City having to provide the two- thirds portion. It was
explained that in order to receive the maximum grant of $120,000,
the City must commit $240,000 to the project as reflected in the
resolution.
It was further also explained that the recently adopted one cent
infrastructure tax monies would be eligible for expenditure in
development of the park and that approximately $200,000 would be
received next year which had not been appropriated. The remaining
$40,000 could be appropriated from General Fund Reserves.
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Development of Phase I of the Park would cost approximately $360,000.
Mr. Saunders then explained what development would occur in Phase I,
which included three (3) ball fields, three (3) tennis courts, one
(1) basketball court, two (2) racquetball courts, one (1) volleyball
court, one (1) soccer field, a building for concessions, restrooms
and press box, the roadway and parking, sidewalks and excavation and
landscaping.
Mrs. Whitehead stated that the Parks and Recreation Board wanted the
Park to remain as natural as possible and that the Board had received
citizen input reflecting the same feelings.
88-141 There being no further discussion of the resolution, A MOTION WAS
MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUPEE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE
AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED BY ROLL CALL VOTE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO
604. THE RESOLUTION WAS READ BY TITLE ONLY BY MAYOR POOL.
CHANGE ORDER #1 - SUNSET LANE DRAINAGE
City Manager Saunders explained that Change Order #1 was for the
storm water drainage project on Sunset Lane and Waterview Drive
and resulted when during construction of the line it was discovered
that a conflict existed between the elevation of the 6" force main
and the new storm drain being installed, which required that the
force main be lowered. The cost of of doing this was $900.
After a brief discussion of the benefits derived from this project,
88-142A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
DUPEE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRFIED TO ACCEPT CHANGE ORDER #1 IN THE AMOUNT
OF $900 FOR THE DRAINAGE PROJECT ON SUNSET LANE AND WATERVIEW DRIVE.
There being no further business or discussion, the meeting adjourned
at 8:20 p.m.
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Ro ert . Poo , Mayor
Attest:
Joseph E. Van Zile, City Clerk