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05-08-1990 Regular Meeting.. • • CITYOF CLEI~MONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MAY 8, 1990 A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Tuesday, May 8, 1990 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, Council Member Cole, Council Member Norquist and Council Member Dupee. Other City Officials present were City Manager Saunders, City Attorney Baird and Deputy City Clerk Brandt. INVOCATION The Invocation was offered by Nilsa Whitehead followed by the repeating of The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by all present. MINUTES The minutes of the meeting held April 24, 1990 were approved as presented. REPORTS CITY MANAGER SAUNDER'S REPORT MAIN STREET PROGRAM It was reported that the Florida Main Street Program, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce would be held on Friday, May 11, 1990 at 2:00 p.m. in Jenkins Auditorium. All Council Members were invited to attend this informational meeting. CLERMONT GARDEN CLUB City Manager Saunders stated that he had received a request from the Garden Club to waive the $100 rental fee for the use of Jenkins Auditorium for the Annual Flower Show. 90-097 After a brief discussion COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE of the request, SECONDED BY CC A MOTION WAS MADE BY fNCIL MEMBER COLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO 7E THE $100 RENTAL FEE. WORKSHOP MEETING City Manager Saunders stated that he would like to hold a Workshop on Tuesday, May 15, 1990 to continue discussion of the proposed Summit Development. After a brief discussion, it was the consensus of Council to hold the meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. City Attorney Baird stated that he would not be abl a to a t tend the workshop, but that he would contact Jesse Graham, Attorney for the project, and discuss their proposal with him. .. • .. • CITYOF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MAY 8, 1990 PAGE -2- COUNCIL MEMBER DUPEE'S REPORT LEGISLATIVE ACTION DAY IN TALLAHASSEE Council Member Dupee reported that for the first time both Senator Langley and Representatives Bainter and Kelly met with the Lake County Delegation for lunch and discussed the Lake County Delegation's priorities for the present session, which included Amendment 3, the firing range for Lake County (a local project) and partial assessments legislation. COUNCIL MEMBER NORQUIST'S REPORT Council Member Norquist reported that due to the recent incident of a man cutting down trees on his property without knowing about the City's Tree Ordinance, he thought the citizens of Clermont were not as informed as they should be concerning various ordinances and policies. Mr. Norquist then stated that he felt that a community newsletter would keep them better informed. After a brief discussion, it was the consensus of Council that a newsletter would be a very beneficial informational tool, and City Manager Saunders was asked if it could be published. City Manager Saunders agreed that a newsletter would be benef icial, but due to limited staff to produce the newsletter, it would probably have to be written semi-annually. As another way of keeping the citizens informed, Mr. Saunders stated that he would reinstate the "Did You Know" column that used to appear in the local newspapers. Mrs. Dupee stated she would be glad to provide that service. COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE'S REPORT Council Member Turville reported that the County had adopted a mining ordinance which exempted all existing mines, and that our local commissioner, Richard Swartz, voted against the ordinance. VISITORS WITH BUSINESS HAROLD L. HAMENDE - VARIANCE REQUEST City Manager Saunders reported that he had met with Mr. Hamende and had worked out a compromise that would eliminate the need for a variance and Mr. Hamende had withdrawn his request. UNFINISHED BUSINESS City Manager Saunders reported that during the last Council Meeting the developers of the Summit project requested that all of the following unfinished items on the agenda be tabled due to the fact • • CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MAY 8 , 19 9 0 PAGE -3- that an agreement had not been completed concerning the construction of the sewage treatment plant. Therefore, City Manager Saunders stated that it would be necessary to table all the items under Unf finished Business until the May 22, 1990 Council Meeting. 90-098 There was no discussion of the ordinances, and A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUPEE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO TABLE THE FOLLOWING UNFINISHED BUSINESS UNTIL THE MAY 22, 1990 COUNCIL MEETING: 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 NEW BUSINESS BID AWARD - SOLID WASTE COLLECTION TRUCKS City Manager Saunders explained that the City had received two bids for our new garbage trucks as follows: (1) Container Systems & Equipment, Inc. which meet our bid specificatio ns with a bid price of $97,430 each fora total of $194, 860 for the two trucks. These are the Lodal model trucks which we preferred for our one man operation, and (2) E.J. Sales which was fora SHU-PAK truck which did not meet our specifications. The bid price was $104,741 each for a total of $209,482. City Manager Saunders then recommended approval of the low bid from Container Systems and Equipment, Inc. A brief discussion ensued concerning the new one man operation for garbage pick up and the fact that the new service would require curbside pick up. 90-099 After some further discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUPEE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO AWARD THE BID TO CONTAINER SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $194,860 FOR TWO LODAL GARBAGE TRUCKS WITH A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE THE TRUCKS FROM THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND IN THE GENERAL FUND. • L~ CITY OF CLERMONT MIIITUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MAY 8, 1990 PAGE -4- PALATLARAHA RECREATION AREA - CHANGE ORDER #3 City Manager Saunders explained that in the original .bid for construction of the park several items had been deleted including the construction of the berms, which was originally bid at $30, 000. At that time, it was decided to have the berm constructed on an as needed basis and the cost for the work reflected in the Change Order was $27,587.50 plus some other related miscellaneous items totalled $29,107.50. 90-100 After a brief discussion of the items contained in Change Order #3, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLE, SECONDED BY COUNCII MEMBER DUPEE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO ACCEPT CHANGE ORDER #3 FOF THE PALATLARAHA RECREATION AREA IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,107.50. Council Member Cole questioned when the concession building at the park would be constructed. City Manager Saunders stated that Ladd Construction would be coordinating building of the structure. The Ladds have donated their services, but there will be costs associated with subcontractors. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mayor Pool called for comments from those present and Nilsa Whitehead asked that consideration be given to placing reflectors in the street on Lake Minneola Drive because it was difficult to see the curves at night. Along the same lines, Buck Evans stated that the right turn lane on Highway 27, turning onto Hook Street, was improperly marked and if you wer e unfamiliar with the area, it could cause problems. He also stated that he felt curbside garbage collection would place a great burden on many of Clermont's senior citizens and consideration should be given to increasing the rate to keep rear yard collection. Mayor Pool explained the City's decision to go to curbside collection, including escalating Workmen's Compensation costs and the cost savings involved with the new one man trucks. Another gentleman who was present asked what could be done concerning the poor service provided by Cablevision Industries. In response, City Manager Saunders stated that he had met with J.W. Taylor, Systems Manager of Cablevision, and that beginning in August of this year, Clermont's system would undergo a complete rebuil d with expanded basic service to 4 0 channels. He also related that they would be installing a new telephone service at Cablevision's office to better handle customer service. As the discussion concerning the poor service continued, it was the consensus of those present that the complaints being .heard were the .. • • CITYOF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MAY 8, 1990 PAGE -5- same as those occurring in the past and that at this point, little could be done due to lack of cablevision competition within the City. It was hoped that the proposed improvements would alleviate some of the physical problems being experienced on a seemingly on- going basis. City Manager Saunders also commented that he had attended a meeting with the County and representatives of the various cities and that there was discussion of a countywide cablevision ordinance. There being no f urther business or discussion, the meeting adjourned at 8 :15 p.m. Robert A. Pool, Mayo Attest: s p Van Z' e, ity Clerk