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REGULAR MEETING
November 24, 1981
A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was
held on November 24, 1981 in the Council Chambers. The meeting was
called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Hoskinson with the following
Councilmen in attendance: Michael Conley, Robert Pool and Dennis
Thomas. Lester Cole was absent. Other City Officials present were:
City Manager Forbes, City Attorney Baird and City Clerk Rozar.
The Invocation was offered by Mayor Hoskinson, followed by repeating
of the Pledge of Allegiance by all present.
MINUTES
A motion was made by Councilman Pool, seconded by Councilman Conley
and unanimously carried that the Minutes of the November 10, 1981
meeting be approved with the following name correction in the
Senior Citizens Committee appointments: Mrs. Jack Ulch (previously
stated as Mrs. Jackie Ulch).
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
SEWER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
City Manager Forbes informed Council that a Letter of Conditions
has been received by the City from the Farmers Home Administration
regarding financing of the City's landspreading project. He
requested the "Letter of Intent to Meet Conditions," be completed
and returned by the City in pursuit of the $700,000 loan and
$500,000 grant by the FmHA for the sewer system improvements
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A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CONLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN POOL
AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE
LETTER OF INTENT TO MEET CONDITIONS FOR THE FUNDING OF THE PROPOSED
SEWER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS.
PARKS & RECREATION PRIORITIES
City Manager Forbes requested that Council Members inform him by
Friday, November 27, 1981 of their ideas for long-range Parks &
Recreation priorities for the Parks & Recreation Board's consider-
ation.
OLD LIBRARY BUILDING
City Manager Forbes stated that Lake-Sumter Community College is
interested in utilizing the Old Library Building as a classroom
annex and will contact the City at a later date for a possible
negotiation of contract.
ELECTION
City Manager Forbes stated that Special Meetings must be called
for Monday, November 30, 1981 at 5:00 p.m. to prepare the ballot
box and for Wednesday, December 2, 1981 at 8:00 a.m. to canvass
the vote of the General Election to be held on December 1, 1981.
MAYOR'S REPORT
Mayor Hoskinson recognized a local Boy Scout in the audience who
was attending the meeting as part of his requirements in attain-
ing a Community Living Badge.
COUNCILMAN POOL
Councilman Pool reported that he was in attendance with the City
Manager, Public Works Director and Engineer Dick Newman at the
Lake Winona waterway to Lake Minnehaha. He stated that Mr. Newman
could not recommend an alternative for deepening the canal, since
any deepening may undermine the foundation of the bridge.
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VARIANCE: 701-721 E. Highway 50
Winn Dixie Shopping Plaza
Mr. Richard Reynolds and his architect, Lonnie Peterson, appeared
before Council requesting a variance to install new coolers for
the Winn Dixie store which would penetrate Five (5) feet into the
required Twenty-Five Foot rear yard. Mr. Peterson explained the
proposed changes to be made and answered questions of the Council
and those in the audience. After extensive discussion, A MOTION
WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN POOL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CONLEY AND
CARRIED, WITH MAYOR HOSKINSON VOTING NAY, THAT THE VARIANCE BE
APPROVED WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: (1) The site plan be
followed as submitted to Council, (2) The exterior of the build-
ing be painted, (3) The landscaping buffer be in conformance to
the City Landscaping Ordinance, (4) Noise be diminished by the
redirecting of cooling vents, (5) The two Minnehaha Ave. drive-
ways be removed and sodded, (6) The dumpsters shown on the site
plan on City ROW are to be placed alongside the building with
the existing compactor, (7) No certificate of occupancy will be
issued until all the above requirements have been met.
CLERMONT HOTEL
Nick Buttitta, owner of the Clermont Hotel, appeared before
Council requesting that he be allowed additional time to renovate
the hotel. Mr. Buttitta explained that he is planning to convert
the building into five condominium units and will hopefully commence
with the project in the Spring for Fall occupancy. After discus-
sion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN THOMAS, SECONDED BY COUNCIL-
MAN POOL AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED THAT A 120 DAY EXTENSION BE
GRANTED TO MR. BUTTITTA FOR THE DELAY IN COMMENCEMENT OF THE
PROPOSED RENOVATIONS TO THE CLERMONT HOTEL.
VARIANCE: 915 W. Montrose St.
Mr. Roy Grose appeared before Council requesting that he be allowed
to construct an addition to an existing utility building. This
building would exceed 100 sq. ft., infringing on the required
rear yard setback. After discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY
COUNCILMAN CONLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN POOL AND UNANIMOUSLY
CARRIED THAT THE VARIANCE BE GRANTED.
SENIOR CITIZENS COMMITTEE
A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CONLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN
THOMAS, AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED THAT THE FOLLOWING PERSONS BE
APPOINTED TO THE SENIOR CITIZENS COMMITTEE: Jay Porter and
Keith Bowie.
ORDINANCE NO. 2l9-C: Building Code
City Manager Forbes explained that this ordinance clarifies the
requirements of outside disconnects and the requirements for
plastic pipe when used in plumbing. A MOTION WAS MADE BY
COUNCILMAN THOMAS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CONLEY AND UNANIMOUSLY
CARRIED BY ROLL CALL VOTE THAT ORDINANCE NO. 2l9-C BE ADOPTED.
VOTING WAS AS FOLLOWS: Councilman Thomas, aye; Councilman Conley,
aye; Mayor Hoskinson, aye; and Councilman Pool, aye. The ordinance
was read by title only.
TELEVISION ANTENNA: Resolution No. 386
Resolution No. 386 states the opposition of the Council to the
proposed television tower located three miles south of the City.
City Manager Forbes related that Mr. George Hovis stated the
owner would be the appropriate person to contact in regard to
this project. Mr. Forbes further stated that he has spoken with
the attorney for the project and she informed him that a Public
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Hearing will be held regarding this matter and that an environ-
mental reason for opposing the project would be the most likely
factor to sway the idea of constructing the tower at that par-
ticular location, because the site has already received zoning
approval. After discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN
POOL, SECONDED BY COUNCIL THOMAS AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO
SEND A LETTER ALONG WITH A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION TO THE OWNER
OF THE PROPOSED TOWER STATING THE CITY COUNCIL'S OPPOSITION.
PAVEMENT PROGRAM
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City Manager Forbes recommended that the City consider partici-
pating in a research project sponsored by the American Public
Works Association titled "Optimizing Pavement Investment." The
purpose of this project is to develop a cost-effective strategy
for resurfacing urban streets to make the most efficient use of
limited maintenance funds. After discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE
BY COUNCILMAN CONLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN POOL AND UNANIMOUSLY
CARRIED THAT THE CITY PARTICIPATE IN THE APWA PAVEMENT INVESTMENT
PROJECT FOR A TOTAL COST OF $1,500.
Councilman Conley made a motion that the meeting adjourn at 9:45 p.m.
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