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05-04-1989 Workshop Meeting e' e CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES WORKSHOP MEETING May 4, 1989 A Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Thursday, May 4, 1989 in the City Hall Conference Room. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tern Turville with the following Council Members in attendance: Council Member Dupee, Council Member Cole and Council Member Norquist. Also present was City Manager Saunders. Each Council Member was given their packets for the Council Meeting to be held May 9, 1989 and a review of the agenda followed. Mayor Pool arrived at approximately 6:15 and the review of the agenda continued. PROPOSED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR RECYCLING City Manager Saunders then explained that the main purpose of the Workshop was to discuss the proposed Interlocal Agreement wi th Lake County and the cities of Lake County for application and use of the 1988-1989 Solid Waste Management Trust Fund Recycling Grant. Mayor Pro Tern Turville, who is the City's representative to the County Recycling Committee, attend the last meeting regarding this issue and proceeded to summarize the contents of the agreement. It was the consensus of the Council that Clermont would be in favor of the Interlocal Agreement, provided that 75% of the cities in Lake County are also in favor of the agreement. It was explained that if less than 75% of the cities enter into the agreement, then those cities who have entered into the agreement will be faced with having to provide a matching sum for the grant funds received, which would be utilized by the County. PROPOSED TWELFTH STREET PARK The next item discussed with Council was the proposed Twelfth Street Park. Ci ty Manager Saunders explained that the City was not awarded the grant funds, which had been requested for development. $240,000 is available in City funds which was the matching portion of the grant. Much discussion ensued concerning ways to proceed with the project using the city funds or whether those funds should be utilized for the next grant application in November. It was the consensus of Council to proceed with the project using the available funds. Also discussed was the possibility of County involvement in the project, possibly through use of their heavy equipment and operators in excavation of the site. Mr. Saunders stated that he would contact Richard Swartz, the County Commissioner for our district, concerning this matter. It was suggested that the City hire a landscape architect to design the perimeter and entrance landscaping for the park. It was the consensus of Council to proceed with advertising for proposals for the landscaping. . .. . .. ., I ,e . CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES WORKSHOP MEETING May 4, 1989 Page -2- Mayor Pool explained that city resident, Joe Holt, had successfully secured the dona tion of 700 tons of sand from Flor ida Rock Industries for Jaycee Beach, and that Dewitt Excavating had agreed to deliver the sand for $15 per load. Mr. Saunders further explained that this would be a total cost of approximately $600 as compared to the $3,000 projected cost of the project. STREET TREES - SOUTH SIDE OF SEMINOLE STREET The next item discussed was the planting of street trees along the south side of Seminole Street as a first step to provide a buffer between the homes in Hazelwood Subdivision and the proposed park. City Manager Saunders further explained that the City was proceeding with the project by getting prices from area nurseries. Mayor Pool also indicated that Mr. Holt was contacting area nurseries for donations of trees. There being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Attest: ~.ft;;}1ile. City Clerk