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03-03-1992 Workshop Meeting• • CITYOF CLERMONT MINYTTES WORKSHOP MEETING MARCH 3, 1992 A Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Tuesday, March 3, 1992, in the City Hall Conference Room. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Pool with the following Council Members in attendance: Mayor Pro Tem Turville, Council Member Norquist, Council Member Cole and Council Member Ivey. Also present were City Manager Saunders and Jim Strollo and Tom Rappe of Strollo Architects, Inc. STROLLO ARCHITECTS, INC. PRESENTATION Mayor Pool asked Mr. Strollo to proceed with his presentation. Mr. Strollo stated that they had requested to meet with the Council to continue the discussion begun during last week's Regular Council Meeting regarding the possibility of building a combination of City Hall and the Police Department facility adjacent to Jenkins Auditorium. After considerable discussion and the reviewing of several sketches of the proposed complex prepared by Mr. Strollo, it was the consensus of the Council that it would be in the best interest of the City to continue with the current plans for building the Police Department building at the Seaver site. It was also discussed that the City might look at the site adjacent to Jenkins Auditorium as potential site for a future City Hall, which would place an anchor on each end of Montrose Street. Mr. Strollo stated that they would continue to look at the downtown area with this idea in mind. At approximately 7:30 p.m. Council Member Ivey and Council Member Cole left to attend another meeting. Some discussion with Mr. Strollo continued and Mr. Rappe and he left the meeting at 8:00 p.m. FIRE DEPARTMENT - REQUEST TO BURN RANDALL HOUSE FOR TRAINING City Manger Saunders then indicated to Council that Fire Chief Bishop had requested permission to burn the old Randall on Desoto Strut, which the City owns, as a drill for the Fire Department. The Council Members discussed the possible problems considering the adjoining properties and large tree adjacent to the house. Mr. Saunders indicated that Fire Chief Bishop had investigated the site and felt that it could be performed safely with no damage to the tree. No Council Members expressed any problems with the Fire Department using the property for a drill. GAS POWERED BOATS ON INTERNAL LARES Council Member Turville then stated that two years ago the Council had discussed the use of gas powered boats on internal lakes and the possible damage that they would do to the lakes. After considerable discussion regarding speed limits, as well as the use of gasoline engines in general, it was the consensus that the major problems on internal lakes could be controlled by limiting the horse power of any boats that would be allowed in the CITYOF CLERMONT MINYJTES WORKSHOP MEETING MARCH 3, 1992 PAGE -2- • lakes. The City Council directed City Manager Saunders to talk with City Attorney Baird and put together a draft ordinance for a future workshop. BAILEY PROPERTY LOCATED ADJACENT TO OARHILL CEMETERY Mr Turville then explained that he had been approached by one of the local funeral directors requesting the information concerning the amount of spaces at the city cemetery. After considerable discussion, City Manager Saunders indicated to the Council that during the process of looking for an alternate fire station site, he had come across property owned by Cliff Bailey, which is approximately five acres, and joins the cemetery property to the southeast. After discussion of the benefits of this property, the Council directed City Manager Saunders to secure an appraisal on the property. Mr. Saunders asked the Council if there was any problem with using John Rocker for the appraisal, since he has consistently given the low quoted price in the past and can usually perform the appraisal within a matter of a few days. The Council did not have a problem with the City Manager proceeding in this manner since the cost of the appraisal would be nominal. WATER FOWL PROBLEMS - CENTER LAKE The next item brought to the attention of the Council by Council Member Turville was the problem with some of the water fowl at Center Lake. He stated that he had talked with Sterling Frey regarding the two swans that were recently removed from the lake. City Manager Saunders stated that he would talk with Mr. Frey about alternatives to deal with this type of problem in the future. PIIBLIC HEARING - IITILITY SERVICE DISTRICT City Manager Saunders then explained to the Council that under the Florida Statutes, the City is required, if requested, to hold a Public Hearing regarding the ordinance adopting a Utility Service District. Mr. Saunders then stated that such a hearing had been requested, and if there were no objections, he would schedule the Public Hearing at the end of the regular agenda items for the March 24, 1992 Council Meeting. It was the consensus of Council to proceed in this manner. At this time, Council Member Ivey returned to the meeting. NITRATE LEVELS City Manager Saunders gave each Council Member a copy of a chart showing the nitrate levels at the monitoring wells, private wells and sewage treatment plant for the past three months. Mr. Saunders explained that the tests were conducted under the new guidelines agreed to by the Department of Environmental Regulation for the monitoring of the sprayfield as a result of the complaints filed by Mrs. Phillips. Mr. Saunders then stated that Wells #3 and t • CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES WORKSHOP MEETING MARCH 3, 1992 PAGE -3- #18 gave consistently high readings, and in a discussion with City Engineer Springstead, he had suggested that the City put down three additional monitoring wells in strategic locations as a first step in trying to locate a problem existing in the soil. After considerable discussion, the Council agreed that the City should continue on in an effort to pinpoint the problem and agreed to proceed with City Engineer Springstead's recommendation to dig the three additional monitoring wells. BANYAN CONSTRUCTION PROPERTY City Manager Saunders then brought to the attention of the Council that the property owned by Banyan Construction, which is adjacent to the present Police Station, had been offered for sale to the City. After considerable discussion, it was the consensus of Council that there was not an immediate need for the property and the City should concentrate its efforts in other areas at this time. SUN BANK - SUBMISSION OF REVISED PLANS FROM ORIGINAL CUP REQUEST City Manger Saunders then indicated to the Council that Sun Bank had changed their site plans from the original Conditional Use Permit request, which was a combined development with Mr. Tom Dougherty. They are now in the process of revising the plans which will still utilize Hill Street for their traffic. Council Member Turville asked that the City Manager speak with Sun Bank Officials regarding their responsibilities for or possible help with improvements to Hill Street. HIGHWAY 27 BY CITRUS TOWER - OBSTRUCTION OF VISION BY TRIICRS PARKED ON SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY Council Member Ivey stated that he was still very concerned about the situation on Highway 27 by the Citrus Tower. Large trucks or RV's park on the shoulder of the road, which obstructs the vision for traffic leaving Grand Highway. City Manager Saunders stated that he had previously spoken to the Department of Transportation (DOT) regarding placing ~~No Parking~~ signs in the area, but that he would contact them again to stress the importance of the signs to prevent possible accidents. PROPOSED PROJECTS - COUNTY FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR IITILIZATION OF ROAD IMPACT FEE DOLLARS City Manager Saunders then reviewed with the Council the proposed projects to be included on the Five Year Plan with the County for the utilization of road impact fee dollars. He explained that the first project within the city limits on the list is the construction of Bloxham Avenue from Pitt Street to Grand Highway. He then stated that if there were no objections, this project would remain as the number one priority within the City. The next project on the list was the construction of Jack's CITYOF CLERMONT MIl~TUTES WORKSHOP MEETING MARCH 3, 1992 PAGE -4- Lake Road from Pitt Street to Highway 50. J There being no further business or discussion, the meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. Robert A. ool, Mayor Attest: h Van it City Clerk