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10-13-1992 Regular Meeting• CITYOF CLERMONT 1bIINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 13, 1992 A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Tuesday, October 13, 1992 .in the Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pool with the following Council Members present: Mayor Pro Tem Turvill.e, Council Member Cole, Council Member Ivey, and Council Member Norquist. Other City Officials present were City Manager Saunders, City Attorney Baird, Finance Director. Van Zile, and :Deputy City Clerk Whitlock. INVOCATION The Invocation was offered by Council Member Ivey followed by the repeating of The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by all present. MINUTES The minutes of the Regular Meeting held September 22, the Special Council Meeting held September 24, and Workshop Meeting held September 24, 1992 were approved as presented. CITY MANAGER SAUNDERS' REPORT Workshop Meeting Scheduled Council. Members agreed to hold a Workshop on Tuesday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the City Hall conference room. High School Homecoming Parade Route City Manager Saunders stated that High School Principal Dave Cogshall requested approval of the customary .Homecoming parade scheduled for November 6. The parade would begin at Cooper Memorial Library, proceed West on Montrose Street, North on 8th Street and end on Lake Minneola Drive at Jaycee Beach. 92-166 A rrtotioia was made by Cocc-~cil Member Turville seconded by Council Member Nor~~uist, and carried una~zimouslY t0 approve the above parade route for the High School. Homecoming o~z November 6 1992. New Police Station Building City Manager Saunders stated that the contractor is making good progress on the new police station, with the final. footers poured today and some block already laid. He stated the equipment .for. the communication center. should be ordered soon. Since the City has Motorola radios and repeater which will. be used with the new center, he asked permission to negotiate with Motorola for tl~e needed communication equipment. CITYOF CLERMONT 1dIINYTTES • REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 13, 1992 PAGE 2 92-167 A motion was made by Council Member Norquist seconded by Council MemberTurville. and carried unanimously to authorize City Manager Saunders to negotiate with Motorola for communication e~uipment,for the new Police Station canmunicatio~zs center. Planning and Zoning Commission Resignation City Manager Saunders stated that Buck Evans needed to resign from the Planning and Zoning Commission and he needs to be replaced as soon as possible. Mayor Pool suggested that the position be advertised in the local newspaper and placed on the next Council agenda. Light Up Clermont Celebration December 4 and 5 Mr. Pat Daly explained that the Light Up Clermont celebration is scheduled for December. 4 and 5. .Events planned include a downtown decorating contest, skit, parade (with the same route as Haigh School Homecoming), Christmas tree lighting, and food and craft booths around Center Lake. He will be asking the First Methodist Church for parking permission. FINANCE DIRECTOR VAN ZILE'S REPORT Vision Service Employee Plan Renewal Finance Director Van Zile stated that Vision Service .Plan of Tampa has offered a 1993 renewal. with no premium increase or change in employee coverage. The plan offers coverage to employees for $6.50 per month, and there are currently 25 employees enrolled. 92-168 A motioiz was made by Cou.-icil Member Ivey. seconded by Council Member Cole. a~zd carried unanimously to approve the 1993 renewal with Visio~z Service Plan. MAYOR POOL'S REPORT Head Injury Awareness Month Proclamation Mayor Pool. stated that in accordance with a request from the Florida Association of the National Head Injury Foundation, he is designating October, 1992 as Head Injury Awareness Montlt. He .read a Head I~tjury Aware~zess Montlz Proclamation which stated that head injury is the leading cause of death of persons under the age of forty four and kills more Floridians under the age of thirty-four. than all other diseases combined. ® • CITYOF CLERMONT 1dIINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 13, 1992 PAGE 3 VISITORS WITH BUSINESS Ruby Wilburn, Total Women of America City Manager Saunders stated that a request had been received from Mrs. Wilburn representing Total. Women of America to waive the rental fees for Jenkins Auditorium on Thanksgiving Day and December 21.. For. the past several years Total Women of America have fed needy people in the community on Thanksgiving Day at Jenkins Auditorium. This year they plan to expand the program and provide a Christmas party for approximately 120 needy children in the area on December 21. 92-169 A. motion was made by Council Member Cole secazded by Council Member Turville. a~zd. carried u.~zaizimously to waive the fees at Jenkins Auditorium for Total ~4Vonzeiz of America o~z November 26 and December 21. Mayor Pool. suggested that Council Members offer their help in serving food, etc. on these dates. Patrick Smith, South Lake Memorial Hospital Mr. George Hovis, attorney for South Lake Memorial Hospital stated the Hospital is a non-profit facility for the public and they were requesting a waiver or deferment of the impact fees for the medical. office complex on 7th Street they are in the process of building. The total fee for the complex is $7,629.98 which includes waste water, water, fire protection, and police protection. Council Member Turvil.le asked Mr. Hovis how many people were in the South Lake Memorial. Hospital taxing district. Mr. Hovis and Mr. Smith stated there were between 25,000 and 26,000 people. Council. Member Turville explained the City's taxing district is only 7,000 people and that the Impact Fee Ordinance does not address a waiver. Each year a calculation is performed figuring the number of user units into the debt structure. If impact fees are waived, the remainder of user units are taxed. The main intent of the structure is to be fair and equitable. Mr. Hovis stated that they would like a deferment of the fees to be paid upon the sale of the building. Attorney Baird stated that the fees are based upon a schedule and if fees are waived for a particular building, the schedule would be disrupted. Mr. Baird did not know if the fees could legally be waived. Mayor Pool was concerned about setting a precedent and stated that the County has not granted the City's requests to waive impact fees on City buildings. Mr. Hovis stated he appreciated the support the Council. has given the Hospital in the past and asked that the request to waive the impact fee be withdrawn. • CITYOF CLERMONT 1dIINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 13, 1992 PAGE 4 Fred Sommer, Central Florida Triathletes Mr. Fred Sommer stated the Great Floridian Triathlon is scheduled for October 24 with 250 people signed up at present, representing 26 states and 5 countries. The finish line has been changed from last year, which will be at Jaycee Beach. The County has approved closing the inside lane of County Road 561 from 2:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. The road won't be totally closed until dusk. Portable toilets will be brought in and a dumpster will be located at Jaycee Beach. The PA system will stop at 10:00 p.m. Information regarding the race will be distributed to residents in the area a few days before the event. The boat ramp will be closed for 2 1 /2 hours for the swimming portion of the event .from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Sheriff's Deputies have been hired for the event, and one or two Clermont Police Officers will be hired to act as .liaison people. City Manager Saunders stated that the portable toilets should be situated around the whole track with four. located around the lake. Council Member Ivey stated there was a substantial. amount of trash, including aluminum, plastic, glass, and paint after the .last race on the 3rd. Signs should be taken down immediately after an event, and the track should be scouted for discarded drink bottles, etc. :Dick Lavender of 3rd Street stated that music over the PA system at 6:00 a.m. is very annoying, even more so than announcers talking. He also complained that the boat ramp should not be closed as long as it has been in past events. Mr. Sommer explained that it was accidental the boat ramp was closed so far into the day in past events, and will be open before 7:30 and after 10:00 a.m. They will need to use PA system to play the Star. Spangled Banner about 7:20 a.m. 92-170 After considerable discussion, a motion was made by Council Member Turville. seconded by Council Member- Cole. and carried unanimously to close the Javicee Beaclz boat ramp between the hours of 7.•30 and 10:00 a. m. ora October 24, arzd the inside large of the route along the lake be restricted to traffic. Joseph Patterson, Variance Request. City Manager. Saunders stated that the Pattersons are requesting a temporary variance to allow grass parking for six months at 840 E. Highway 50. They propose to convert a portion o.f the existing liquor store into a .lounge operation which will require additional parking. They don't want to pave the area until they know whether a lounge ope.rati.on is viable. Variances have been granted in the past for overflow parking .for day care centers or churches using the parking two or three times per week. Parking for a commercial business is typically an intense use. The request requires that aQuasi-Judicial. hearing be held. ® • CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 13, 1992 PAGE 5 Mayor Pool stated that anyone interested in speaking in favor of or opposition to the variance .request .for grass parking should identify themselves. Eileen Patterson, 773 Oak Drive and Eileen Beaupry, 1130 Magnolia Street were sworn in by City Clerk/Finance Director. Van Zile. Eileen Patterson stated she has a bar license and she would like to put in railroad ties and mulch for a temporary parking lot while testing the possibility of a lounge at the current .Liquor store business at 840 E. Highway 50. Eileen Beaupry stated she would be working at the lounge and asked the Council to grant the variance while this possibility was being tried. City Manager. Saunders stated that staf..f recommends denial of the variance based on the fact that the parking is for a commercial venture and in the past the City has required paved parking fo.r. commercial businesses. If Council grants a six month variance, he recommended that an actual. engineered plan for the paved parking lot be required to insure that the necessary parking spaces and .retention area is possible. Council. Member Cole stated he would like to see a study that demonstrated the parking area would provide the necessary parking and .retention area. 92-171 A motiaa was made by Council Member Turville and seconded b Cou~zcil Member Cole to approve the varia~zce for six months to allow grass narking, not to conznzence u~ttil. a plan is approved showing the narki~aQ area can meet all the requirements After discussion this motion was witlZdraw~Z. 92-172 After discussion, a motio-a was made by Council Member Turville seco~zded by Cou~acil. Member Cole a~ad carried unanimously with Mavor Pool. abstai~zing to approve the grass parking variance for six months ~^ (which shall start -vlten the Certr'frcate of Occupancy is issued) with the condition that a~x e~z ineer-approved plan be received showing the narking area caia satisfy tl7e reauired parking spaces and retention area and. that. the developer (Pattersoizs) enter into a~z agreement that permits will. be obtai~zed at the eizd of six months for the improvements. City Manager Saunders stated that construction should be completed within nine months. NEW BUSINESS Bid Award -Community Development Block Grant Mr. Fred Fox of Fred :Fox Enterprises presented an update on the 31 homes recommended for rehabilitation with the Community Development Block Grant. He ® • CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 13, 1992 PAGE 6 stated that the C.itizen's Advisory Task .Force (CATF) met earlier and reviewed bids that were received on three homes, as follows: Home Owner Contractor Bid Amount Mary .Hill Annette Stevenson Buddy & Betty .Beverly Donle Enterprises $23,950 Donle Enterprises $23,950 L & L Construction $14,245 The Citizen's Advisory Task Force recommends awarding the three above-listed bids. 92-173 After a brief disceession, a. motr'o~z -vas made by Council Member Noraur'st.. seconded by Cou-acil Member /vev and carried unanimously to a~nrove tlxe three above-listed CDBG home rehabilitation bids. Council Member Ivey questioned Mr. Fox about the possible demolition/rebuilding of some of the homes. 1VIr. Fox stated that at present the City has a 1,000 square foot minimum for a new home which would cost between $23,000 and $25,000. He stated that the first 14 homes have averaged a cost of $18,000, however, the remaining homes on the current list are estimated between $24,000 and $26,000 each to rehabilitate. The current grant requires 11 more homes to be rehabilitated. If the project is re-advertised and 5 or 6 new qualifying homes with $10,000 to $14,000 of rehab work are found, 4 or 5 of the current qualifying homes with $24,000 of rehab work can be included. He requested permission to re-advertise to obtain more qualifying homes. Council. Members discussed reducing the square footage requirements and/or specifications. Mr. Fox stated that they must correct all code violations, but he has seen other communities successfully build new homes between 650 and 850 square feet. Council. Member Turville asked that City Manager Saunders review the alternatives with the remaining eligible home owners so that as many as possible could be rehabilitated. 92-174 A motion was made by Coeencil Member Norgeeist seco-uled by Council Menaher Teerville. and carried u~za~zimously to re-advertise the Communitx Develovmerrt..Block Gra~Zt. to obtai~a additioria! eligible homes. Interlocal Agreement -Clermont/Minneola, Agreement -Oaks Condominiums City Manager Saunders stated the Interlocal Agreement with Minneola and the Agreement with the Oaks Condominiums in regard to sewer service have not been finalized and should be tabled until the October 27 meeting. CITYOF CLERMONT MINUTES • REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 13, 1992 PAGE 7 92-175 A_motion was made by Council Member Cole seconded by Council Member Ivev, and carried una-zinaoccsly to table the Interlocal Agreement with Minneola aizd the Agreeme~zt with the Oaks Condominiums for sewer service until the October 27 1992 Couizcil meetin . Bank Services Agreement City Manager Saunders stated that Finance Director Van Zile requested proposals from all the local banks for banking services for the City. The banking services agreement is a three-year agreement, which has recently been with Sun Bank in Clermont and will. expire November 1. The two banks that responded to the request were Sun Bank and NCNB. An analysis by Finance Director Van Zile indicates that Sun Bank has presented the better. proposal.. 92-176 A motion was made by Council Member Ivev seconded by Council Member Turville. and carried u~Zaizimoccsly to retai-a Sun Bank of Clermont for• banking services for another three ,ear period. Interlocal Agreement, Clermont/Mascotte City Manager Saunders recommended renewing the Interlocal agreement for the disposal. of yard trash with the City of Mascotte. The proposed agreement is under the same terms as the original. agreement which provides for a payment of $5,000 for a six month period .for. the disposal of Cle.rmont's yard trash. Item C under Section 1 of the agreement will. be deleted inasmuch as we now have a chipper and City crews do this. He estimated that the City saved approximately $48,000 .Last year by composting the City's yard trash. He stated they are still pursuing acquiring land for a permanent site as well. as permitting a smaller site at the sprayfield. 92-177 A motion was made by Cocuzcil Member Cole seconded by Council Member Noraccist.. a~zd. carried una-aimously to renew for six months the lizterlocal ~AQreemeiZt betwee~t the City of Mascotte and the City o. f Clermont or disposal. of vard trash for composting. Bishop Field Lighting City Manager. Saunders stated that the 1993 Budget includes $18,000 for the replacement of two deteriorated wooden poles at Bishop Field. He proposed that the poles be replaced with metal IV[usco System poles such as were installed by City crews at the softball field at West Park. The Musco System poles includes lighting fixtures, and the fixtures on the wooden poles at Bishop Field can be used to replace old fixtures at the baseball Feld at West Park. He stated that installation of Musco System poles at West Park by City crews went smoothly and he thanked Carlos Solis for providing a crane and operator to place the poles. ~ ~ CITYOF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 13, 1992 PAGE 8 92-178 A m.otiaa vas made by Couizcil. Member Turville seconded by Council Member Ivey aizd carried una~zr'mously to use Musco Systems as a sole source orovider to replace two poles at Bishop Field. PUBLIC COMMENTS Karen Turville stated that cleanup work will begin soon at the Highway 50/27 intersection in preparation for. the .DOT .Beautification Grant project. She asked any volunteers to call her or City Hall for time and date. There being no further business or discussion, the meeting adjourned at 9:37 p.m. Robert A. Pool, Mayor Attest: