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10-17-1991 Workshop Meeting• CITYOF CLERMONT MINUTES WORKSHOP MEETING OCTOBER 17, 1991 A Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Thursday, October 17, 1991 in the City Hall Conference Room. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Mayor Pool with the following Council Members in attendance: Mayor Pro Tem Turville, Council Member Cole, Council Member Norquist and Council Member Dupee. Other City Officials present were City Manager Saunders, City Attorney Baird, City Engineer Springstead and Public Services Director Davis. WATERLINE EXTENSION FEASIBILITY STUDY City Manager Saunders explained that the feasibility study for the expansion of the city's water distribution system to serve an area south of the present city limits had been completed by Mr. Springstead, and he was present to go over the four options that were considered in the study and to make a recommendation. Mr. Springstead reviewed the study with the Council and recommended that the City consider Option #4 as the most feasible method of expanding the water system. After considerable discussion, it was the consensus of the Council that the Staff should meet with the individual County Commission Members to discuss the actions outlined in the report necessary by the County and to meet with the developers who have indicated their willingness to participate in the project. Messrs. Springstead and Davis left the meeting at 7:55 p.m. POLICE DEPARTMENT EXPANSION PROJECT Mr. James Strollo, Architect for the Police Department expansion project, appeared before Council to present his revised concept for the Police Department expansion. Mr. Strollo explained that after working for several weeks with the expansion idea, it had become evident that the selective demolition and rebuilding of the old structure would be extremely expensive and it limits the design to the long narrow building as previously shown to the Council. He further stated that he would like the Council to consider a new stand alone building, which would be located on the parcel where the Seaver House now stands. He explained that he felt that the building could be designed more efficiently and would be less expensive to construct than dealing with an expansion of the old building. City Manager Saunders explained tc Mr. Strollo to present this idea to was done on the project to find Council would agree to. ~ the Council that he had asked Council before any further work out if this was a concept the After considerable discussion, it was the consensus of all the Council Members that if this building could be built less expensively than the expansion of the existing building, then it would be more beneficial. Consequently, the Council instructed Mr. Strollo to continue in this direction with the project. Mr. Strollo left the meeting at 8:40 p.m. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES WORKSHOP MEETING OCTOBER 17, 1991 PAGE -2- City Manager Saunders with children playing east and west ends Recreation Area, and fencing those areas. ~J reported that the City was having problems in the two retention areas located at the of the football field at the Palatlakaha that he would like the Council to consider After discussion of the problem, the Council asked that the City Manager get comparative quotes for regular chain link fence and green plastic coated fence. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE City Manager Saunders explained that he would be bringing an emergency ordinance to the next Council Meeting. He continued by stating that the new garbage rates were set to go into effect with the next billing, however, since the County Commission has not increased the tipping fee from $40/ton to $65/ton, as had been stated, the emergency ordinance would delay the City's increase until such time as the County adjusts the tipping fee. INCINERATOR STIIDY Each Council Member was given a copy of the study the County had just received regarding the incinerator. It was explained that there would be a meeting the following morning at 9:00 a.m. at the County Commission Chambers to discuss the consultant's report on the options available to the County Commission. Mr. Saunders stated that he would report back to the Council the results of the meeting. FLIIORIDE IN CITY WATER Mayor Pool stated that he had received calls concerning the possibility of the City placing fluoride in the water and that the City could solicit citizen input regarding fluoride, either through questions on the water bills or a questionnaire on the next newsletter. There being no further business or discussion, the meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m. Robert A. Pool, Mayo Attest: ~s E. Van 'le, ity Clerk