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09-27-1988 Regular Meeting e e CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 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 e e CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING September 27, 1988 Page -2- 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 - e e CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING September 27, 1988 Page -3- 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. e e CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING September 27, 1988 Page -4- 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. e e CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING September 27, 1988 Page -5- 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. .~4~ Ro ert . Poo , Mayor Attest: Joseph E. Van Zile, City Clerk