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07-13-1982 Regular Meeting e CITY OF CLERMONT e MINUTES REGULAR MEETING Juxy 13, 1982 A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held July 13, 1982 in the City Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Hoskinson, with the following Councilmen in attendance: Robert Pool, Dennis Thomas, Hal Turville, and Michael Conley. Other City Officials present were: City Manager Forbes, City Attorney Baird, and Julie M. Brandt. The Invocation was offered by Councilman Thomas, followed by repeating of the Pledge of Allegiance by all present. MINUTES A motion was made by Councilman Conley, seconded by Councilman Thomas and unanimously carried that the minutes of the June 22, 1982 Regular Meeting be approved as presented. A motion was by Councilman Thomas, seconded by Councilman Pool and unanimously carried that the minutes of the June 29, 1982 Workshop Meeting be approved as presented. A motion was made by Councilman Turville, seconded by Councilman Conley and unanimously carried that the minutes of the July 6, 1982 Workshop Meeting be approved as pre- sented. A motion was made by Councilman Pool, seconded by Councilman Thomas and unanimously carried that the minutes of the July 8, 1982 Workshop Meet- ing be approved as presented. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT City Manager Forbes reminded the Council that Thursday, July 15, 1982 is the deadline for filing Financial Disclosure Forms with the County Clerk in Tavares. LEAGUE OF CITIES MEETING The next meeting of the Lake County League of Cities will be held at 6:30 p.m. July 21, 1982 at Water OakS; Estates (north of Lady Lake). Councilmen plan- ning to attend this meeting should notify the City Manager by the end of the week. SUN BANK - PENSION INVESTMENT FUND City Manager Forbes suggested that the City might wish to consider having twice yearly review sessions with Officials of Sun Bank to discuss the City's Pension Investment Fund. It was the consensus of the Council to have these sessions twice a year. COUNTY-WIDE LIBRARY SYSTEM It was stated that the Library Board of the City of Clermont is in favor of the county-wide library concept. A meeting will be held on July 20, 1982 at 7:30 p.m. on the fourth floor of the old courthouse in Tavares with Virginia Greig of the State Library Board to discuss materials and comments collected at var- ious local county meetings on the county-wide library concept. City Manager Forbes stated that a member of the City Council may wish to attend this meeting. INVITATION TO BID - REPAIRS AND RENOVATION OF JENKINS AUDITORIUM AND REPAIR, SAND- BLASTING AND PAINTING OF JAYCEE BEACH PAVILION City Manager Forbes reported that the Public Works Department is in the process of taking bids for repairs to Jenkins Auditorium and the Pavilion at Jaycee Beach. BOAT RAMP REPAIRS - JAYCEE BEACH City Manager Forbes stated that the County has let the bids for the repairs to the Boat Ramp at Jaycee Beach and that he will keep the Council informed of the progress. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Hoskinson requested that any action on the lease extension to Lake-Sumter Community College for the old library building be tabled until further infor- mation regarding the number of City resident users as opposed to non resident users could be obtained. City Manager Forbes was instructed to collect the e CITY OF CLERMONT e MINUTES REGULAR MEETING July 13, 1982 Page -2- required data. After a brief discussion, it was the consensus of the Council to table this matter until the required statistics are obtained. COUNCILMAN THOMAS' REPORT Councilman Thomas reported that he received a complaint about the speed of sand/rock tTIucks using Highway 50. He asked if the trucks could not be made to use the right lane when going through the City. City Manager Forbes explained that State law does not require trucks to use the outside lane; and previous correspondence is on file from the Department of Transportation regarding this matter. He stated that he would meet with Chief Tyndal on this matter. Councilman Thomas also received a complaint about the unsafe conditions at the old Fina Gas Station and requested that something be done to secure the premises. The City Manager will check into this. VISITORS WITH BUSINESS SUE MECANICK - ART FESTIVAL FOR CLERMONT 82-103 Sue Mecanick appeared before the Council requesting City support for an Art Festival to be held at Sparkling Water Lake on February 19th and 20th, 1983. She requested use of the Highlander Hut for registration, barriers to reg- ulate traffic, City help in clean-up, and traffic control. She stated that festival entry fees would be used to purchase prizes for the participants. Any money left would go into a fund for the following year's festival. Council- man Conley expressed his concern. that only four people were planning the fes- tival and that City personnel would be used by a private business operation. Mrs. Mecanick explained that the committee is being advised by Mt. Dora Attorney Harlow Middleton (Chairman of the Mt. Dora Art Festival) and he felt that four people on the initial planning committee was adequate. Mayor Hoskinson felt that more people were needed on the committee and expressed similar concern'~ as Councilman Conley. Councilman Pool felt that the festival was a good idea, however, he could understand the concerns of the other Councilmen. After much discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN THOMAS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN TURVILLE, AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED THAT DISCUSSION OF THE ART FESTIVAL BE TABLED FOR THIRTY DAYS. During this time Mrs. Mecanick will obtain additional infor- mation and enlist sponsorship of a local civic organization. CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY - SOUTH LAKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 82-104 City Manager Forbes explained that last April the hospital received a Con- ditional Use Permit (CUP) for a doctor's office at 85f~' 7;th Street. One of the conditions of this permit was that only a temporary Certificate of Occupancy would be issued until July 31, 1982. The Hospital has met all of the City parking and landscaping requirements; the City Manager recommended that the final Certificate of Occupancy be issued. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CONLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN THOMAS, AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED THAT THE FINAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY BE ISSED TO SOUTH LAKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR AN OFFICE AT 85:37 SEVENTH ::STREE1:. RESOLUTION 216 - PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT REPEALED, RESOLUTION 402 ADOPTED 82-105 It was explained that on June 12, 1973 the City of Clermont adopted Resolution No. 216 which established a Planned Unit Development (PUD) for property east of Highway 27 (see attached legal description). Since eight years have passed since the adoption of this PUD and the property is no longer under unified control; it was recommended that the PUD be repealed by the adoption of Reso- lution No. 402. Adoption of this Resolution would allow the City to take the PUD designation off the City's Zoning Map and avoid public confusion over this designation on the property. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN POOL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN THOMAS AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY BY ROLL CALL VOTE THAT RESOLUTION NO. 402 BE ADOPTED AS READ WITH VOTING AS FOLLOWS: COUNCILMAN POOL: AYE, COUNCILMAN THOMAS; AYE, COUNCILMAN CONLEY; AYE, COUNCILMAN TURVILLE; AYE, AND MAYOR HOSKINSON, AYE. THE RESOLUTION WAS READ BY TITLE ONLY. e CITY OF CLERMONT e MINUTES REGULAR MEETING July 13, 1982 Page -3- RESOLUTION 401 - IMPOUNDMENT FEES 82-106 The Council discussed that a State Law which went into effect in October of 1980 possibly makes it mandatory to include rabies vaccination fees with reclaim fees. Cities which do not include rabies vaccination fees in their reclaim fees may be in violation of the law. Presently, the City Public Works Department releases animals to the owners and simply tells them to obtain a rabies vaccination and City dog tag if necessary. Adoption of Resolution No. 401 would incorporate the fees for dog tags and vaccinations into the City's Animal Control Policy. Councilman Tur- ville was concerned that the inclusion of additional fees may make it more difficult for owners to reclaim their dogs. He believed that the dogs may be the ones penalized, not the owners. After much discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN THOMAS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CONLEY, AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY BY ROLL CALL VOTE THAT RESOLUTION NO. 401 IM- POUNDMENT FEES FOR ANIMAL CONTROL BE ADOPTED AS READ WITH VOTING AS FOLLOWS: COUNCILMAN TURVILLE; AYE, COUNCILMAN CONLEY; AYE, COUNCILMAN THOMAS; AYE, COUNCILMAN POOL; AYE, AND MAYOR HOSKINSON; AYE, THE RESO- LUTION WAS READ BY TITLE ONLY. CHANGE ORDER NO. 4 TO CONTRACI NO. 3 - WATER l1AIN. IMPROVEMENTS 82-107 City Manager Forbes stated that if there are no Council objections, the City will formally accept Contract No. 3 - Water Main Improvements with Change Order No. 4 to Contract No.3. This is the final Change Order necessary to give final approval to our water main improvements. Every- thing has been inspected and approved by FmHA and this final Change Order is necessary to pay for the "as-built" quantities of pipe according to our original contract. The new well and tank have yet to receive final approval. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN POOL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CONLEY AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED THAT CHANGE ORDER # 4 TO CONTRACT # 3 BE APPROVED TO COMPLETE CLERMONT'S WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS. RESOLUTION NO. 403 - PERSONNEL POLICY FOR THE CITY OF CLERMONT 82-108 City Manager Forbes explained that the City's Personnel Policy had not been revised or rewritten for many years and needed updating to comply with changes in Federal Laws and to incorporate changes clarifying sick leave and vacation policies. The revised Personnel Policy would not take effect until October 1, 1982; the beginning of Fiscal Year 1982-83. Councilman Thomas was concerned that the Merit Increases Provision in Chapter V, Section 2, "Pay Increases" should be revised, and made a motion that Resolution No. 403 be tabled for thirty days. The motion failed for lack of a second. After much discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN TURVILLE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN POOL AND CARRIED BY A 4 TO 1 VOTE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 403 PERSONNEL POLICY FOR THE CITY OF CLERMONT AS FOLLOWS: COUNCILMAN TURVILLE; AYE. CO~NCILMAN POOL;AYE~ COUNCILMAN THOMAS.;.NAYr;~-:GOUNCILMAN ~CONtEY;:"AYE;:'.~AND-;:MAYORCHOSKINSON-;~ ,AYE.~.~ '. THE~:RESOLUTION" WAS :READ,:mY,iJTIT.TIEONLY.":' ,. ,-_. The Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m. ~~~~~ ~ . . Hoskinson, Mayor . Attest: 'nu.~ JUl~ndt