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AUGUST 25, 1992
A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Tuesday,
August 25, 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: Council Member
Turville, and Council Member Cole, 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 City Manager Saunders followed by the repeating of
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by all present.
MINUTES
The minutes of the Regular Meetings held July 28, and August 11, 1992, and
Workshop meetings held July 16, 21, and 23, 1992 were approved as presented.
CITY MANAGER SAUNDERS' REPORT
Workshop Meeting Scheduled
City Manager Saunders reminded Council Members that a Workshop is scheduled for
Thursday, August 27 at 7:00 p.m. Representatives from the Clermont Elementary
School will be in attendance to discuss the traffic problems in the area. Letters have
also been sent to adjoining property owners inviting them to attend.
South Lake Memorial Hospital Health Fair October 10
City Manager Saunders stated that South Lake Memorial Hospital is planning on
hosting a Children's Health Fair on October 10. Several other agencies will be
involved and they are requesting the use of the fitness trail at Center Lake. They
hope to make this an annual event. Council Members had no objections.
Bishop Softball Field Rental to Movie Studio
City Manager Saunders stated that the Economic Development Council of Central
Florida contacted him about the possibility of a movie company renting a softball
field. The movie company is currently gathering data on several softball fields in the
area. They plan on filming in a softball field every night for three or four weeks
from the middle of October to the first part of November. The old field behind the
Catholic Church on 12th Street is not scheduled for use during that time. The
Development Council was informed that the standard fee for the field was $15 per
hour. Mayor Pool stated he would like to be assured that the movie would be one that
Clermont would be proud of. City Manager Saunders stated he would get information
on the script.
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Aid to South Florida Hurricane Victims
City Manager Saunders stated that Jennifer Elswick informed him that a drive has
been organized with Publix for aid to the hurricane victims in South Florida.
Donations of food and other needed supplies will be accepted at Publix starting
Saturday.
MAYOR POOL'S REPORT
Mayor Pool commended those who assisted or participated in the reception for Vice
President Quayle on Sunday, August 22 at the Citrus Tower. Approximately 2,000
people attended the event.
VISITORS WITH BUSINESS
J.W. Taylor, Cable Vision Industries, Update
Mr. Taylor, Manager of Cable Vision Industries stated in June of 1991 they
completed rebuilding the Clermont cable system. They replaced 80 % of the cable.
Several new services have been added such as C-span, TNT, and Preview Guide,
making the basic reception service a group of 14 channels. An emergency alert
system will be installed later this week which gives civil defense people access to all
of the subscribers by allowing the Police or Fire Department to broadcast an audio
message.
The billing system has been changed to bill over a 30-day period rather than once a
month which improves phone access to the local office.
Mayor Pool stated that most complaints he receives regard the cable being out when it
rains. Mr. Taylor stated that the system has depended on commercial power, but they
have augmented the system with battery backup and a generator at the tower site.
Mayor Pool asked whether complaint logs were kept. Mr. Taylor stated logs were
kept and generally there are three to four complaints a day. During the months of
June and July of 1992 the number of outages have been decreased by about half from
previous years.
Mr. Don Burris complained that the local office was inaccessible by telephone because
the line was always busy. He also felt that when Channel 10 was taken off, it should
have been replaced with a similar channel, or a reduction in fee made. Mr. Taylor
stated that for about six months they thought Channel 10 would come back. He
admitted they did not inform customers that it was not their decision to take Channel
10 off the air.
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Mayor Pool thanked Mr. Taylor for the update and stated that Council will schedule
an update once a year.
UNFI1yISHED BUSINESS
Bid Award -Police Station
Mayor Pool stated that Strollo Architects, Inc. recommend awarding the bid to
Seacoast Constructors & Consultants, Inc. of Orlando for the base bid plus alternate
#1 for a standing seam metal roof and alternate 2-B for 4" high split face block for a
total bid of $848,000. The bid is $148,000 over the estimate and a budget transfer
will be required. Council reviewed all alternates at the August 18 Workshop meeting.
92-125 A motion was made by Council Member Cole seconded by Council
Member Norquist. and carried ttnanimously to award the bid for the new
Police Building to Seacoast Constructors & Consultants Inc , or the
base bid plus alternate #1 and #2-B for $848 000 and a budget transfer
o $148.000 from the Utility Fund Reserves.
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. The
number of homes required to be rehabilitated with the grant is 25 (a 20l reduction).
He stated that the Citizen's Advisory Task Force (CATF) met earlier and reviewed
bids that were received on eight homes, as follows:
Home Owner
Contractor Bid Amount
Mary Beauford
Mr. & Mrs. Crowder
Vinade McArthur
Victoria McGee
Carrie Pace
Mr. & Mrs. Perkins
Ida Wilder
Geraldine Wright
Tallon/Biczek Const. $21,538
Tallon/Biczek Const. $18,311
Donle Enterprises $18,500
Tallon/Biczek Const. $18,652
Tallon/Biczek Const. $21,314
Tallon/Biczek Const. $18,487
Tallon/Biczek Const. $21,437
Tallon/Biczek Const. $20,863
The Citizen's Advisory Task Force recommends awarding all eight above-listed bids.
92-1~ 6 After a brief discussion, a motion was made by Council Member
Noratrist. seconded by Cottncil Member Turville and carried unanim
ously to anDrove the eight above-listed CDBG home rehabilitation bids.
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Mr. Fox stated that work will begin on these homes within approximately 45 days.
NEW BUSINESS
Spray Field
City Manager Saunders stated that a proposal has been received from Mr. Jack King
to manage the hay crop at the Spray Field in return for the ownership of the hay
produced. City Manager Saunders stated that he and Mr. Davis met with Mr. King
and they have more questions regarding Mr. King's intent to spread compost sludge
on the field. He recommended tabling this item.
92-127 A motion was made by Council Member Turville seconded by Council
Member Cole and carried unanimously to table sprav field hav crop
management until a later date.
Consultant Selection
City Manager Saunders stated that three proposals were received for a comprehensive
classification and compensation study for Clermont with the low quote being Cody &
Associates, Inc. with a quote of $4,500. Cody & Associates is well known in this
field and has an extensive list of past private and governmental clients, including Lake
County and one other city in Lake County performing similar studies.
92-128 A motion was made by Council Member Nor~uist seconded by Council
Member Cole and carried unanimously to hire Codv & Associates for
4.500 for the classification and compensation study.
92-129 A motion was made by Council Member Cole seconded by Council
Member Norquist. and carried unanimously to approve a budget
amendment in the amount of $4 500.
Introduction of Ordinance 247-M
Mayor Pool stated that Florida Garbage Services, Inc. have requested a commercial
franchise agreement to provide dumpster service within the City limits. He read
Ordinance 247-M by title only and stated it was for introduction only.
Council Members discussed the length of time that Florida Garbage Services, Inc.
have operated in Clermont without an agreement and asked language be added to
Ordinance 247-M to require them to pay any back fees within 30 days. City Manager
Saunders stated that the following additional language will be added to Section 11:
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Fees to be assessed commencing with the first billing of any customer.
In the event services have been provided prior to this agreement, all past
due fees calculated from the first billing shall be paid within 30 days of
this Agreement.
Council Member Turville asked that language be added to Ordinance 247-M to
encourage recycling. City Manager Saunders responded that this agreement is for one
year only and within the next year language will be developed for a new agreement
for all commercial garbage collection agreements.
92-130 A motion was made by Council Member Cole and seconded by Council
Member Norquist to introduce Ordinance 247-M.
Council Member Turville asked if Winn Dixie was required to have a physical barrier
around the dumpster. City Manager Saunders stated they were and that the Code
Enforcement Officer has informed them of the violation. If they do not comply, the
matter will go before the Code Enforcement Board.
PUBLIC COMIlVIENTS
Mr. Don Burris asked when the City will start collecting steel. City Manager
Saunders responded that Mr. Wallach is still working on installing new sorting
equipment.
City Manager Saunders stated that Lake County issued a recycling collection summary
showing that Clermont led the way per capita in aluminum and compost.
There being no further business or discussion, the meeting adjourned at 8:24 p.m.
Robert .Pool, Mayor
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