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06-12-1990 Regular Meeting.. .. ~ • CITYOF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 12, 1990 A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Tuesday, June 12, 1990 in the Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pool with the following Council Members present: Mayor Pro Tem TurviTle and Council Member Cole. Excused absences: Council Member Dupee and Council Member Norquist. 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 given by Nilsa Whitehead followed by the repeating of The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by all present. MINUTES The minutes of the Workshop Meetings held April 6, April 17, and May 1, 1990 were approved as presented, as were the minutes of the Regular Meeting held May 22, 1990. REPORTS CITY MANAGER SAUNDERS' REPORT JENKINS AUDITORIUM ROOF It was reported that the auditorium roof was leaking badly in the patio area and that the mansard surrounding the entire roof was rotten. Upon inspection, it was determined that the roof needed to be replaced in the lobby/patio area, recoated over ,the main auditorium and the mansard replaced, but not necessarily with the existing shake shingles. City Manager Saunders further stated that it was estimated that the recommended repair/replacement work would cost in excess of $20,000. 90-106 After a brief discussion of the problems, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO PLACE THE ROOF REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT FOR JENKINS AUDITORIUM OUT FOR BID. CANAL CLEANING - PALATLAKAHA RECREATION AREA City Manager Saunders reported that as the Council was aware, the City did not received the grant for Phase II development of the park, which included cleaning of the existing canal. Mr. Saunders continued by stating that the City Engineer has estimated that it will cost approximately $10, 000. The Council was then asked if they wished to place the work out for bid at this time because the water was low and the work would be easier to perform. Mr. Saunders continued by stating that he had spoken with the Lake County Water Authority and asked permission to request assistance from them with this project. .. • • CITYOF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 12, 1990 PAGE -2- 90-107 After a brief discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO REQUEST BIDS FOR THE CANAL CLEANING PROJECT AT THIS TIME AND CONTACT LAKE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY ABOUT POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE. WORKSHOP MEETING City Manager Saunders stated that he would like to hold a Workshop with the South Lake Ministerial Association to discuss their possible use of the Seaver House as the Neighborhood Center. Due to conflicts with work schedules and vacations, it was the consensus of Council that City Manager Saunders meet with the Ministerial Association and contact each Council Member individually as the outcome of the meeting. COUNCIL MEMBER COLE'S REPORT Council Member Cole reported that .the Lake County Community Action Agency had outgrown its present building and was looking for a bigger building in the Eustis area. MAYOR POOL'S REPORT JAYCEE BEACH RECLAMATION PROJECT Mayor Pool reported that Saturday's beach project was a great success with over 600,000 yards of sand being hauled to the site. Mayor Pool thanked Joe Holt, the coordinator of the project, Jahana Sand for their donation of the sand, Williamson Trucking of Winter Garden for hauling the sand at no charge to the City and George Ray for spreading the sand at no charge to the City. GLORIA JOHNSON - REQUEST TO CLEAR A PORTION OF CITY OWNED LAKE FRONT ON EAST LAKE Gloria Johnson appeared before Council to request permission to clear an area of shoreline on East Lake located in front of her house, her son's house and her neighbor's house located at 668 and 671 Pitt Street (Block N, Lot 2) . Much discussion ensued concerning the amount of property which was allowed to be cleared in the past. City Manager Saunders stated that the last two property owners who were granted permission to clear city owned property in front of their homes on Lake Winona were granted 15'. It was pointed out that the Department of Ernrironmental Regulation allows 25' to be cleared, but that the City had approved 15' for city owned property. .. ... • • CITYOF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 12, 1990 PAGE -3- Mrs. Johnson stated that she believed others had been allowed to clear 25' and stated that she wanted to clear 25'. City Manager Saunders reiterated the City's position of only allowing 15'. Mrs. Johnson then requested that she be allowed to place sand on the beach and build a dock on the property so her grandchildren could go fishing. City Manager Saunders stated that the City did not allow docks to be built on city owned property due to the liability involved, and in fact the last dock allowed on city owned property had recently been torn down. The city also has a policy against placing sand on city owned property. 90-108 Some further discussion ensued concerning these policies, and _A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE APPROVING 15' AS THE AMOUNT TO ALLOW MRS. JOHNSON TO CLEAR. THIS MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. After scone further discussion concerning bringing this type of request before Council and whether 15' or 25' should be allowed, City Attorney Baird suggested that the City Manager be allowed to approve 15' requests without bringing it before Council. 90-109 A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED GRANTING APPROVAL FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE THESE TYPES OF REQUESTS GRANTING APPROVAL TO CLEAR 15' OF SHORELINE ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY. THE COUNCIL STATED THAT DUE TO A QUESTION OF WHETHER THE LAST REQUESTS GRANTED WERE FOR 15' OR 25'. MRS. JOHNSON SHOULD RECEIVE THE SAME FOOTAGE AS THE TWO PREVIOUS REQUESTS. GEORGE WOOD - REQUEST FOR VARIANCE IN SETBACK FROM HIGHWAY 27 FROM REQUIRED 50' TO 30' FOR SKYLINE MOTEL Mr. Wood appeared before Council to request a variance to allow a 30' setback from Highway 27 where 50' is required for the Skyline Motel restaurant. It was pointed out that Mr. Wood was granted a request for a 35' setback for the same project last year. Mr. Wood then referred to his site plan, and explained that because the existing building to the north had a setback of 32' and the existing building to the south has a setback of 29', he was requesting that the new structure be allowed to have a 30' setback, which would conform with the setbacks of the existing structures and cause no further encroachment than already present. Mayor Pool called for comments from those present and no one spoke in favor of or in opposition to the request. 90-110 A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED GRANTING THE 30' SETBACK . FROM HIGHWAY 27 FOR THE SKYLINE MOTEL LOCATED AT 190 HIGHWAY 27. • • CITYOF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 12, 1990 PAGE -4- UNFINISHED BUSINESS 90-111 City Manager Saunders explained that he had been contacted by Jesse Graham, Attorney for the Summit Project, that all parties concerned were satisfied with the arrangements and agreements made between the City and the Summit representatives, but that the major principal involved in the project in California has some reservations about the project due to the present state of the economy. Mr. Graham has asked that the items dealing with the Summit Project be tabled until July 10, 1990. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO TABLE THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTION UNTIL THE JULY 10, 1990 COUNCIL MEETING: NEW BUSINESS 90-112 INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE 225-M GRANTING A COMMERCTAT• WASTE COLLECTION FRANCHISE TO CENTRAL ORLANDO WASTE City Manager Saunders explained that Central Orlando Waste was requesting a franchise agreement for a commercial waste collection service in Clermont. They plan to service the Winn-Dixie Store in Clermont and that Ordinance 225-M reflected the City's standard franchise agreement for commercial waste collection. A MOTION WA BY COUNCIL SECONDED E MEMBER COLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE 225-M. FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE 219-M FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE 215-M RESOLUTION NO. 665 - THE SUMMIT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE 216-M FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE 217-M FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE 220-M FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE 223-M FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE 221-M THE ORDINANCE WAS~READ BY TITLE ONLY BY MAYOR POOL. STREET ACCEPTANCE As background information, City Manager Saunders stated that Division Street running east of Highway 27 at the northern city limits had been completed, but as of this date, that the project engineer had not signed off on the project. The lengthy delay in project was caused when the street was originally constructed without the benefit of an approved set of plans and later the developer requested to construct it without the required curb and gutter, which later proved to be inadequate to control stormwater on-site. They have now completed the curb and gutter, but the DOT requirements on Highway 27 have not been completed. CITYOF CLERMONT MIlITUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 12, 1990 PAGE -5- 90-113 A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO TABLE ACCEPTANCE OF DIVISION STREET IN TO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM. PUBLIC COMMENTS As Chairperson of the Parks and Recreation Commission, Nilsa Whitehead stated that from observations at Jaycee Beach she was requesting that consideration be given to the following: 1. Increased police patrols at the beach to help curb the fights that routinely take place and the life guards have to break up. 2. A police radio be given the life guards to use for emergencies. City Manager Saunders stated that the life guards do have a radio and have been instructed to call the police department if fights develop, but that he would ask for increased patrols at the beach during the summer months. There being no further business or discussion, the meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m. Robert A. Pool, May Attest: i E. Van 1 le, City Clerk