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JULY 24, 1991
A Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was
held Wednesday, July 24, 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 Dupee, Council Member Cole and Council Member
Norquist. Other City Officials present were City Manager Saunders
and Planning Director Harker. Joan Woods of the "Leesburg Daily
Commercial" was also present.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS MEETING
City Manager Saunders explained that Mr. Harker and he had a
productive meeting with the Department of Community Affairs
regarding the comments on the Comprehensive Plan they had forwarded
to the City. Mr. Saunders further stated that Mr. Harker and he
felt that they had resolved all issues with the DCA and that the
City Staff was now in the process of making the necessary language
changes.
Continuing, it was explained that the one remaining area that
needed to addressed was the conservation area around the southern
tip of Jack's Lake. The original submittal to the DCA included all
floodplain areas as conservation areas, but there had been some
discussion of deleting the area around the southern tip of Jack's
Lake from the conservation map.
After considerable discussion, it was the consensus of Council to
keep the conservation area maps as originally submitted to the DCA,
which would include all floodplain areas as conservation areas
throughout the City.
PROPOSED FY 1992 BUDGET
Finance Director Van Zile entered the meeting at 6:45 p.m. and
Planning Director Harker left at this time.
POLICE DEPARTMENT SALARY ADJUSTMENTS
The meeting proceeded with a discussion of the proposed budget.
Options regarding Police Department salary adjustments, which had
been discussed at the previous budget workshop, were presented to
the Council. Each Council Member was given a recap sheet showing
two options; option one which would give an across-the-board $1,000
increase and would bring the starting salary to $17,336 and option
two, which included a $750 across-the-board increase, plus an
additional adjustment for those officers below the $18,000 annual
salary figure,-with the new starting salary being $18,000. After
considerable discussion, it was the consensus of the Council that
the $1,000 adjustment would be the most equitable and the starting
salary would be $17,336.
City Manager Saunders then explained that the other Police
Department positions would be adjusted accordingly.
SOUTH LAKE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
Howard Stockton, Bonnie Homan Ray, and Marilyn George entered the
meeting at 7:00 p.m. Mr. Stockton presented an overview of last
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year's South Lake Council for the Arts program and reviewed with
the Council their proposed performance series for the 1992 season.
It was explained that the Arts Council still had approximately
$2,000 left in reserves. A question was asked by Mrs. George
concerning if the original $2,000 budgeted by the City Council in
the first year would be available to the Council for the Arts. It
was the consensus of the Council that this would not be a budgeted
line item, but Mayor Pool explained to those present that if the
Arts Council should have a problem sometime during the year, they
could certainly come and talk to the City Council regarding
funding.
The City Council expressed their appreciation to and support of the
Arts Council. Mr. Stockton and Mrs. George left the meeting at
approximately 7:30 p.m.
COOPER MEMORIAL LIBRARY
At this time representatives from Cooper Memorial Library Board of
Directors, including Don Wickham, Honey Jean Smoak, and Hamilton
Ward entered the meeting. Librarian Bonnie Ray was already
present.
Honey Jean Smoak presented a synopsis of the library's proposed
budget to the City Council. She indicated that they were expecting
revenues from the County to decline, and they asked the City
Council to make up the difference, along with approximately $6,000
which was for additional salary, operation and maintenance expenses
for a total increase in the City's contribution of $9,800.
After considerable discussion of the request, Mayor Pool thanked
the Library Board members for attending. He then stated that the
City Council would be continuing with budget deliberations and
would let the Library Board know what funding level could be
expected for the next year. In conclusion he stated that they
could count on at least the same amount of funding as received last
year.
Except for Don Wickham, the representatives from the library left
the meeting at approximately 8:00 p.m.
SUN BANR EXPANSION PROJECT
Mr. Wickham then asked to address the Council concerning a proposed
addition to Sun Bank. Mr. Wickham explained that his bank was
planning an approximately 2,000 square foot expansion for next
year, which would include a new exit road from the drive in tellers
that would put all traffic leaving the bank onto Disston Avenue.
He then requested that the Council consider opening Disston Avenue
between Almond Street and Highway 50.
Much discussion ensued concerning the change in traffic patterns
with this proposed development. It was the consensus of Council
that this would be a definite improvement. Other discussion
followed concerning the funding for the street opening. Mr.
Wickham explained that he felt like the bank could participate to
a certain extent in the cost of the street opening. He also
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requested that the Department of Transportation be contacted with
regard to a traffic light for this intersection. Mr. Wickham
thanked the Council and left the meeting at approximately 8:30 p.m.
The Council then continued discussing the proposed budget. Finance
Director Van Zile handed out budget summaries and revenue options
to the Council Members. It was explained that the City was
proposing to transfer an amount equal to 10~ of the projected water
revenues from the Water Fund to the General Fund on an annual
basis.
It was then explained that after the transfer and including the
proposed salary adjustments for the Police Department and the
proposed storage building for the Palatlakaha Recreation Area, the
City still had an approximate $40,000 deficit in the General Fund.
The discussion then turned to the funding of the library, and it
was the consensus of the Council to increase the contribution to
the library by $2,500.
Options for eliminating the deficit were then discussed. City
Manager Saunders explained that Mr. Van Zile had recalculated the
administrative assessments that are being charged to the various
funds and indicated that an additional $10,000 could be transferred
from both the water and sewer funds and could be used and justified
for administrative services, which would now bring the deficit to
approximately $18,000.
It was then explained that this included the proposed increase to
the Volunteer Fire pay from $7 to $il per call and an increase in
the Assistant Chief's salary from $35 per month to $50 per month,
as well as salaries for the required Fire Inspections as previously
approved by the Council.
IITILITY FIIND
Discussion then turned to the Utility Fund (water and sewer) and
City Manager Saunders explained that with the additional
assessments being transferred from the water and sewer funds, the
water fund would need an adjustment of 25 cents on the base bill
and 5 cents on the cost per 1,000 gallons, which would bring the
minimum bill for the first 3, 000 gallons to $4.00 and cost for each
additional 1,000 gallons to 90 cents. It was believed that this
rate could be held for two years. On the sewer rate, an 80 cents
per month increase was projected to bring the charge from $13.50 to
$14.30 on the base rate and a similar percentage increase on the
cost per 1,000 gallons, which would balance the fund.
After some discussion, it was the consensus of Council to raise the
sewer rate $1.00, bringing the charge from $13.50 per month to
$14.50 per month with a similar percentage increase on the cost per
1,000 gallons.
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DEPARTMENT HEAD SALARIEB
Each Council Member was given a copy of the proposed salaries for
all Department Heads. After discussion of the proposed salaries,
it was the consensus of the Council to include them in the budget.
CHRISTMAS LIGHTING
City Manager Saunders explained that for the past two years monies
have been budgeted for additional Christmas lighting, but there
were no dollars in this year's proposed budget for the lighting.
It was then explained that there was a transfer of $4,400 that
could be made, which was money budgeted for new equipment for the
new Public Works Facility. It was further explained that these
items were eligible for funding from the Building Fund and the
items could be transferred to that fund and the money appropriated
for the additional lighting. It was the consensus of Council to
make this change.
OTHER REQIIESTS
City Manager Saunders then discussed with Council various requests
that were received, including those from the Lake Community Action
Agency, the Rape Crisis Center, the Association for Retarded
Citizens and Childhood Development Services. It was explained that
the only funding the Council has included in recent years has been
to the Lake Community Action Agency specifically for the Headstart
Program in Clermont. Last year's contribution was $500.
After some discussion, it was the consensus of Council not to
include any contributions in the budget.
There being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 10:00
p.m.
Attest:
s E. Van e, ity Clerk
Rob rt A. ool, Mayor