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07-26-1988 Regular Meeting e e CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING July 26, 1988 The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Tuesday, July 26, 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 Cole, Council Member Dupee and Council Member Huff. Other City Officials present were City Manager Saunders, City Attorney Baird, Finance Director Van Zile, Planning Director McAllister 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 meeting held July 12, 1988 were approved as presented. REPORTS CITY MANAGER SAUNDERS' REPORT LAKE COUNTY LEAGUE OF CITIES QUARTERLY MEETING The Council was reminded of the Lake County League of Cities quarterly dinner meeting to be held Wednesday, July 28, 1988 at 6:00 p.m. at the Citrus Tower. The cities of Minneola and Clermont are co-hosts for this meeting. TWELFTH STREET PARK It was explained that as a recipient of a State Grant to purchase the Twelfth Street Park site, the City must have a formal develop- ment plan for the site. City Manager Saunders stated that he would like to advertise for requests for proposals to put together the plan and asked Council if there were any objections. 88-106 After a brief discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUPEE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO PROCEED WITH ADVERTISING FOR PROPOSALS FOR DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE TWELFTH STREET SITE. Nilsa Whitehead, Chairperson of the Parks and Recreation Board, asked if the site was going to be officially called "Twelfth Street Park", and stated that she thought is should be called "Seminole Park". City Manager Saunders stated that "Twelfth Street Park" had been convenient to use when applying for the grant, and that the park has not been officially named. e e CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING July 26, 1988 Page -2- WORKSHOP MEETING City Manager Saunders stated that he would like to continue the Workshop Meeting immediately following the Regular Meeting, if there were no objections. It was the consensus of Council to continue with the Workshop. COUNCIL MEMBER DUPEE'S REPORT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL It was reported that the City of Longwood had recently joined, and now all the cities in Seminole County belong to the ECFRPC. Mrs. Dupee also reported that she had been appointed by the ECFRPC to represent them on the Florida Regional Policy Board, and would be the area's representative to the national convention held in Houston. The Council congratulated Mrs. Dupee on her appointment. FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE 193-M City Manager Saunders explained that this ordinance would close a portion of Disston Avenue right-of-way running south of Grand Highway and north of Pitt Street lying within the proposed High- lander Estates Subdivision and that portion of right-of-way within Mary Blackburn's property, south of the Highlander Estates Subdivision. It was further reported that Mrs. Blackburn had already dedicated a new sixty foot right-of-way west of the existing Disston Avenue right~of-way, enabling the City to open Disston Avenue from the Highlander Estates Subdivision to Pitt Street when the properties are developed. Mr. Saunders pointed out on a map of the properties, that the realignment of Disston Avenue would move the right-of-way away from the shore of East Lake. Mr. Saunders also stated that he would like the effective date of the ordinance to be the date of the recording of the Highlander Estates Subdivision Plat, and explained that if for some unforeseen reason the subdivision does not materialize, the City will not have closed streets needlessly. Mayor Pool called for comments from those present in the audience and no one spoke in favor of or in opposition to the proposed ordinance. 88-107 After a brief discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUFF, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUPEE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED BY ROLL CALL VOTE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 193-M. THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE WILL BE THE DATE OF THE RECORDING OF THE HIGHLANDER ESTATES SUBDIVISION PLAT WITH THE COUNTY. THE ORDINANCE WAS READ BY TITLE ONLY BY MAYOR POOL. e' e CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING July 26, 1988 Page -3- FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE 194-M City Manager Saunders also explained that Ordinance 194-M would close a portion of Hunt Street east of the Drew Avenue right-of-way and west of the Bloxam Avenue right-of-way within the Highlander Estates Subdivision. It was further explained that the new Hunt Street would be a through street, but instead of coming down the hill by Spring Lake and out onto East Avenue, it would turn north and empty onto Grand Highway. Mayor Pool called for comments from those present and no one spoke for or against the proposed Ordinance. City Manager Saunders then stated that he would like the effective date of Ordinance 194-M to be the same as Ordinance 193-M. 88-108 A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUFF, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUPEE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED BY ROLL CALL VOTE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 194-M. THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE WILL BE THE DATE OF THE RECORDING OF THE HIGHLANDER ESTATES SUBDIVISION PLAT WITH THE COUNTY. THE ORDINANCE WAS READ BY TITLE ONLY BY MAYOR POOL. NEW BUSINESS PROPERTY SALE City Manager Saunders stated that the appraisal performed on the Highland Avenue Water Tank property indicated a $2.50 per square foot value for the property, or a fair market value of $40,000. Mr. Saunders pointed out on a map the property Mr. Lawson Wolfe originally expressed interest in purchasing for additional parking for his project to be built to the west and south. However, Mr. Saunders stated that he had been in contact with Mr. Wolfe, and he now wished to purchase all of the available land, except the tank site. Mr. Lawson stated that he would give the City any required easements for the lines to the tank, and if the parking lot needed to be torn up for repairs to those lines, he would pay for repaving the lot. City Manager Saunders then asked City Attorney Baird if the ease- ments could be worked out for this type of sale. City Attorney Baird stated that this was possible. Some discussion of Mr. Lawson's request ensued, and it was the consensus of Council that City Attorney Baird and City Manager Saunders determine the needed easements and proceed with the sale. It was pointed out that the extra land would add approxi- mately $8,000 to the appraised value of the property, using the $2.50 per square foot figure provided. e e CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING July 26, 1988 Page -4- After some further discussion of the type of easement that would be needed and the depth of the lines serving the water tank, A 88-109 MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUPEE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUFF AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO PROCEED WITH THE SALE OF THE ENTIRE PARCEL, EXCEPT THE TANK SITE,AND THE SELLING PRICE WILL BE THE $40,000 APPRAISED FIGURE PLUS $2.50 PER SQUARE FOOT FOR THE ADDITIONAL AREA NORTH OF THE TANK. ALSO, CITY ATTORNEY BAIRD AND CITY MANAGER SAUNDERS ARE TO NEGOTIATE THE REQUIRED EASEMENTS FOR THE PROPERTY. SURPLUS EQUIPMENT Each Council Member was given a list of old unused equipment or surplus fittings and pipe, most of which came from the Utility Department. Mr. Saunders stated that he would like to declare the items listed surplus and to dispose of them according to law. At this point, Mayor Pool stated that he would like something done with the bicycles accumulating behind the Police Department and perhaps they could be included with the other items. It was the consensus of Council that the bicycles should be included. 88-110 After a brief discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUPEE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO DECLARE ITEMS SURPLUS AND TO HAVE THEM DISPOSED OF ACCORDING TO LAW. It was explained that the City would first have to offer the' items for sale to other governmental agencies and then advertise for bids for the items, but after that they could be disposed of in some other manner, such as an auction sale. GRANT AMENDMENT It was explained that the EPA was requesting that the City execute Grant Amendment #9 which would establish the new completion dates for the the treatment plant expansion. It was pointed out that the amendment was mainly a bookkeeping amendment so the cut off date for the grant would coincide with the construction completion date, the warranty periods and previous required inspection dates. 88-111 After a brief discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUFF, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO ADOPT THE EPA GRANT AMENDMENT #9. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mrs. Whitehead asked about enforcement of the City's Ordinance concerning no skateboarding on public streets or sidewalks, stating that recently she had almost ran over a child skateboarding in the street. e e CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING July 26, 1988 Page -5- City Manager Saunders stated that current City Ordinance was difficult to enforce, and the City realized the need for a place to skateboard. It was a consensus of Council that con- sideration be given to rewritting the Ordinance to allow skate- boarding in certain designated areas. There being no further business or discussion, the meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m. ~C;~~ Attest: