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CITYOF CLERMONT
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February 1, -1990
A Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was
held Thursday, February 1, 1990 in the City Council Chambers. 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, and Council Member Norquist. City Manager
Saunders was also present.
SUMMIT DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
City Manager Saunders advised the Council that the developers of
the proposed Summit Project east of the current city limits had
requested a Workshop for February 6, 1990 at 11:00 a.m. The
Workshop will be held on the site at the location of the existing
Motorola Tower. The Workshop is meant to be a presentation of the
proposed project for the Fosgate property, which will be called The
Summit.
FUTURE CITY HALL SITE
At approximately 6:10 p.m. Larry Ogden entered the meeting, and
Mayor Pool asked if he was there to discuss a particular issue and
he stated that he understood that the City Council was considering
sites in the downtown area and that he wanted information regarding
this and to discuss the possible availability of his site. After
discussion, it was explained that this site had been considered
previously, along with adjoining properties and had been rejected
due to lack of sufficient land area for future expansion. Mr.
Ogden left the meeting at approximately 6:35 p.m.
PURCHASING POLICY REVISIONS
The next item discussed was the need to revise the City's current
Purchasing Policy which has been in effect for many years. City
Manager Saunders explained the dollar limits on quotations and
bidding, and the City Council agreed that an amendment should be
made at this time. Mr. Saunders advised Council that an amendment
to the Code of Ordinances would be placed on an upcoming Council
Agenda.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WATERWAYS MAP
City Manager Saunders advised Council that the Chamber of Commerce
had contracted with a company to produce a new waterways map for
the Clermont area. The company is selling ads on the map and had
requested that the City purchase an ad on the map at a minimum cost
of $90. It was the consensus of Council that the City should not
purchase an ad for this publication.
METER READING SCHEDULE AMENDMENT
The next item explained to Council was the necessity of changing
the meter reading schedule due to an increase in the number of
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customers being served. Currently all meters are read within the
last ten or twelve days of the month, which not only causes a
problem with completion of reading the meters, but also with meter
input for billing. The new reading schedule would spread the
reading dates over twenty days of the month and billing input could
be done throughout the month, but the bills would still be sent out
at the end of the month. The new procedure would greatly relieve
scone of the pressure on the meter reading and computer input times.
It was the consensus of Council to allow this administrative
change.
ANNUAL AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICALS FOR EMPLOYEES
City Manager Saunders next reviewed the annual and pre-employment
physicals for employees and explained the various options presented
by South Lake Memorial Hospital. Mayor Pool asked that the City
check with the Health Department to see if they still offered the
service. City Manager Saunders stated that he would check with
them prior to submitting the proposal to Council for approval at
a future regular meeting.
CHANGES TO EXISTING FEES CHARGED BY THE CITY
City Manager Saunders gave each Council Member a summary sheet of
the existing fees the City charges for various items such as
Conditional Use Permits, Variances, Rezonings etc. as compared to
other cities in Lake County. Also presented was a list of proposed
changes to the fee schedule.
After considerable discussion and some further changes to the
proposed changes to the fee schedule, Mr. Saunders indicated to
Council that the new fee schedule would be on an upcoming agenda
for approval. Also discussed were the existing and proposed fees
for the use of Jenkins Auditorium. After discussion and further
changes to the proposed fees, the Council agreed to place this item
on the agenda of the next regularly scheduled Council Meeting.
In addition to this, Council Member Turville stated that with the
additional fees coming into the Chamber of Commerce, the City
should require that the Chamber provide a person to open and close
the facility for all functions. The current practice of giving the
key to whomever rented the building has caused problems in the past
as far as assessment of damages or lack of cleanup. It was the
consensus of Council that the Chamber should provide this service
to help with the maintenance of the building.
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HYDROPLANE BOAT RACING REQUEST
The next item discussed was a request to allow a hydroplane boat
racing event on Lake Minneola. After discussion, it was the
consensus of Council that it would not be in the City's best
interest to have this type of event on our chain-of-lakes.
CENTER LAKE DUCK PROJECT UPDATE
City Manager Saunders then updated the Council on the duck project
at Center Lake. He explained that Mr. Sterling Frye had paid the
$640 for the last pair of ducks out of his own pocket because the
funds budgeted for the project were depleted. It was the consensus
of Council that Mr. Frye be reimbursed for this and that this would
need Council action at a regular meeting. City Manager Saunders
stated that this item would be placed on the agenda of the next
meeting.
There being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 9:05
p.m.
Robert A. Pool, Mayor
Attest:
Joseph E. Van Zile, City Clerk