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06-25-1991 Regular Meeting® • CITYOF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 25, 1991 A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Tuesday, June 25, 1991, in the Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pool with the following Council Members in attendance: Mayor Pro Tem Turville and Council Member Norquist. Council Members Dupee and Cole were absent. Other City Officials present were City Manager Saunders, City Attorney Baird, Finance Director Van Zile, Planning Director Harker and Deputy City Clerk Brandt. INVOCATION The Invocation was offered by Reverend Edward Ivey followed by the repeating of The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by all present. MINUTES The Minutes of the following meetings were approved as presented: Regular Council Meeting held June 11, 1991, Special Council Meeting held May 10, 1991, Special Council Meeting held April 18, 1991, Workshop Meeting held April 4, 1991 and the Workshop Meeting held March 20, 1991. REPORTS CITY MANAGER SAUNDERS' REPORT REQUEST TO USE JAYCEE BEACH - FLORIDA FREEWHEELERS It was reported that a letter had been received from Tom Hury, President of the Florida Freewheelers Bicycle Club, requesting permission to use Jaycee Beach as the starting and stopping point for their "Horrible Hundred" ride to be held November 17, 1991. After a brief discussion of their previous use of the area, A 91-lIl MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOROUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCIL V MEMBER TURVILLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED GRANTING THE FLORIDA FREEWHEELERS PERMISSION TO USE JAYCEE BEACH ON NOVEMBER 17, 1991. INSTALLATION COSTS OF CEILING FANS - JENRINS AUDITORIUM As discussed at a previous workshop, City Manager Saunders asked the Council if they wished to divide the costs of installing ceiling fans at Jenkins Auditorium on a 50 - 50 basis with the Groveland Squares Square Dance Club. 91-112 After a brief discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOROUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER_ TURVILLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO SPLIT THE INSTALLATION COST FOR CEILING FANS IN JENRINS AUDITORIUM ON A 50 - 50 BASIS WITH THE GROVELAND SQUARES SQUARE DANCE CLUB. PARR PALS, INC. - REQUEST TO USE GAS GRILLS AT JAYCEE BEACH It was reported that Park Pals, Inc. could not always use the Lions Club Food trailer and were asking permission to set up gas grills at Jaycee Beach in order to continue selling hot dogs on weekends. The grills would be used only at times when the food trailer was not available. ® • CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 25, 1991 PAGE -2- 91-113 After a brief discussion of the request, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOROIIIST AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED_TO GRANT PERMISSION TO PARR PALS. INC TO USE GAS GRILLS ON THE DAYS THE LIONS CLUB FOOD TRAILER IS NOT AVAILABLE. FOR SAFETY REASONS, THE GROUP WAS ASKED TO ROPE OFF THE AREA OF THE GRILLS AND TO DISPLAY A SIGN NAMING THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS PURPOSE. WORKSHOP City Manager Saunders stated that he would like to hold a Workshop Meeting on Wednesday, July 10, 1991 in the City Hall Conference Room. It was the consensus of Council to begin the meeting at 6:00 p.m. PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING - LARESHORE DRIVE PROJECT City Manager Saunders reported that a pre-construction meeting for the reconstruction of Lakeshore Drive from the bridge to Penzance would be held on Thursday, June 27, 1991. The bid for the work was awarded to Paquette Paving of Leesburg. COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE'S REPORT CLEAN UP DAY SPONSORED BY THE CLERMONT BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE Council Member Turville stated that wished to thank Pack 266, Den 2, lead by J.D. Miller for helping with the clean up efforts. Their help was much appreciated by the Beautification Committee Members who worked on the project. VISITORS WITH BUSINESS BOB CHABOT - BELLSOUTH MOBILITY Mr. Chabot of BellSouth Mobility was in attendance and presented the City with a $1,000 certificate for equipment or services for use by local emergency service groups or other community organizations. Mayor Pool thanked Mr. Chabot and the others who were present for their generosity. Pictures were taken of the presentation. BUD MEADOWS FOR CHURCH OF LATTER DAY SAINTS - RESOLUTION X719 REQUEST FOR THREE YEAR EXTENSION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A CHURCH AT 1210 - 1214 BOWMAN STREET (SUNNYSIDE PLAZA) City Manager Saunders stated that Mr. Meadows, who was present in the audience, was representing the Church of the Latter Day Saints in their request for a three year extension of the existing Conditional Use Permit and an expansion of the facility to include the adjacent space at 1214 Bowman Street, the former location of Quality Quick Print. It was reported that the Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended a two year extension of the CUP. However, in talking with Mr. Meadows, it was determined that it would be better if the church's lease of the building and their • CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 25, 1991 PAGE -3- CUP ran concurrently, which would extend the CUP to April 30, 1993. Mayor Pool read the Resolution by title only and then called for comments from those present. No one spoke in favor of or in opposition to the request. Mr. Meadows then appeared before Council and stated that the church needed the extra space for classrooms and that additional parking would be no problem. Mr. Meadows concluded by stating that the church had been good tenants for his shopping center and he hoped the Council would grant the request. 91-114 After a brief discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER_NOROUIST AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED BY ROLL CALL TO ADOPT RESOLUTION #719 AS AMENDED TO CHANGE THE EXPIRATION DATE TO APRIL 30. 1993. THE RESOLUTION WAS READ BY TITLE ONLY BY MAYOR POOL. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT City Manager Saunders explained that this document is the Interlocal Agreement with Lake County for the request of Recycling and Educational Grant Funds from the State of Florida. This would be the third year of the grant program, and the agreement would provide that those cities conducting their own recycling programs would receive their proportionate share of the grant funds. It was stated that in the past the City of Clermont had received approximately $9,100 and this year's amount would be about the same. Mayor Pool stated that some type recycling bin should be installed at Jaycee Beach to promote the program. 91-115 After a brief discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOROUIST. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO ENTER INTO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH LAKE COUNTY FOR RECYCLING AND EDUCATIONAL GRANT FUNDS. AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL GRANT It was explained that Resolution #720 authorizes the City to enter into an Urban and Community Forestry Grant Memorandum of Agreement with the State of Florida. The request is for a 50 - 50 matching grant that is mainly designed for urban forestry programs with special emphasis on planning and management of tree planting programs within cities. City Manager Saunders continued by stating that the City's grant request was recommended by the Beautification Committee and would fund a detailed tree inventory, a tree planting master plan and a management plan. Under the inventory the trees would be numbered and mapped and graded from 1 to 100 as far as their health and desirability. The master plan would show areas where trees should be or could be planted, and the management plan would deal with such issues as pruning, removal and replacement of trees. 0 • CITYOF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 25, 1991 PAGE -4- It was also explained that the City can request tre equipment and proposed a second grant request for mobile chipper in the request (Resolution #722). Th cost of the chipper is $14,000, and the estimated co: inventory, master and management plans would be $19,500, bringing the total project cost to $33,500, City must commit to a match of $16,750. e maintenance a heavy-duty e approximate .t of the tree approximately of which the Mayor Pool called for comments from those present and no one spoke in favor of or in opposition to the Resolutions. 91-116 A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOROUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED BY ROLL CALL VOTE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION #720 AUTHORIZING ENTRY INTO AN URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY GRANT MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR THE TREE INVENTORY. MASTER AND MANAGEMENT PLANS. THE RESOLUTION WAS READ BY TITLE ONLY. 91-117 A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOROUIST AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED BY ROLL CALL VOTE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION #722 AUTHORIZING ENTRY INTO AN URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY GRANT MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR THE TREE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT. THE RESOLUTION WAS READ BY TITLE ONLY BY MAYOR POOL. It was pointed out that the recycling grant discussed earlier on the agenda could be used to pay the 50$ share of the chipper, which would reduce the City's outlay to approximately $9,750, and this amount would have to be included in the forthcoming budget. RESOLUTION #721 - CONDEMNING RACIAL HATE CRIMES It was explained by Mayor Pool that this Resolution had has been adopted by many cities throughout Florida, including several Lake County cities and Lake County and condemns racial hate crimes. 91-1f18 A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOROUIST AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED BY ROLL CALL VOTE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION #721 CONDEMNING RACIAL HATE CRIMES. THE RESOLUTION WAS READ BY TITLE ONLY BY MAYOR POOL. ANTI-DRIIG ABUSE ACT GRANT FUND REQUEST City Manager Saunders explained that a letter from Don Bailey, Chairman of the Lake County Board of Commissioners, had been received requesting the City to contribute matching funds for a grant request that is being made by the County. The City of Clermont's share was computed to be $1,909.07. Under discussion of the request it was pointed out by Mayor Pool that by requesting city tax money to fund this program, the County was in effect requesting a double taxation of the city residents for this program since the County is using county tax monies to fund only that portion of the request attributed to the residents living outside of the cities. City Manager Saunders stated that for this reason, six other Lake County cities had elected not to enter into this agreement. • CITYOF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 25, 1991 PAGE -5- 91-119 91-120 After some discussion of the request, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOROUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO DENY THE REQUEST FOR MATCHING FUNDS. After the motion was made, it was emphasized that the City favored anti-drug programs, but did not favor the manner in which County was raising the funds. It was also pointed out that the County was also requesting that a letter be sent to the Department of Community Affairs approving the distribution of the grant funds if they are received by the County. The letter is separate from the grant request and has no direct connection with whether or not the cities will contribute, but it is a compliance request. It was the consensus of Council that they had no problem with the proposed allocation of the funds. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOROUIST AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED APPROVING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GRANT FUNDS SHOULD LAKE COUNTY RECEIVE THE GRANT. BID AWARD - MANHOLE RENOVATIONS City Manager Saunders reported that nine manholes in the City that have deteriorated over the past twenty years and are in need of repair. Last year $33,000 was placed in the current budget for repairs. Each Council Member received a bid recap sheet indicating that four bids were received for this work, with the low bid from Enviroq Services in the amount of $23,600. It was recommended that the bid contract be awarded them. 91-121 A MOTION AAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOROUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO ACCEPT THE LOW BID OF ENVIROQ SERVICES, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,600 FOR MANHOLE REPAIRS. BID AWARD - WEST BEACH CONCESSION City Manager Saunders reported that no proposals had been received. Council Member Turville stated that the City should advertise for concessionaire proposals early next year for concessionaires at both beaches. PUBLIC COMMENTS Don Wycoff, a resident of the City, expressed his concern that the ramp fee requirements of $5.00 per launch were not being enforced and residents and non-residents were getting away without paying. Mayor Pool explained that the "Honor System" of paying to launch was not being enforced until the correct fee deposit envelopes were received from the printer. Once the envelopes are received and put into service, enforcement of the requirement will take place. Mayor Pool stated that if the City had it to do over, no fees would ® ~ • CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 25, 1991 PAGE -6- have been charged until after the envelopes were received. He also stated that the City was aware that some people were being less than honest, but that enforcement will occur in the near future. City Manager Saunders stated that there was one more item, which he forgotten under his report, that Council Member Dupee had requested. He then explained that Governor Chiles had vetoed Senate Bill 2000 which would have implemented Amendment 3 in a manner not with the spirit of the intent of the law, and she felt the City should send the Governor a letter thanking him. It was a consensus of Council to send the letter. There being no further business or discussion, the meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Robert A. Pool, Mayor Attest: ep E. Van Zi e, Ci y Clerk