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01-23-1979 Regular Meeting e . e' e CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR MEETING A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, January 23, 1979. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Claude E. Smoak, Jr., with the following members present: Councilmen Schroedel, Byrd, and Honey. Other officials present were: Acting City Manager/Finance Director Sanchez, City Attorney Baird, City Clerk Carroll, Public Works Director Smythe, and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Master Chris Honey, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Legg, Mr. & Mrs. Dan Judy, and the Messrs. Czech, Searles, Cochran, and Sargent. The invocation was offered by Councilman Byrd, followed by repeating of the Pledge of Allegiance in unison by those present. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held January 9, 1979 and of the Special Meeting held January 12, 1979 were approved as written. PUBLIC HEARINGS Council, sitting as a Board of Adjustment, considered a request by Mr. Thomas Legg for a Variance to Section 26-25(B) (13) (C2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT - PERMITTED USES - REQUIRED PARKING SPACES) of the Zoning Ordinance that would permit him to construct a Car Wash on Lot 314 in Clermont Heights Subdivision (1302 Millholland Street) with a reduced number of parking spaces than the Code requirement of 5 parking spaces for each two stalls. Mr. Legg submitted a site plan for Council's perusal, and advised that 15 parking spaces would be provided if allowed to include 5 bay stalls while cars are being washed, which he felt would be ample for his proposed operation. Inquiry was made from the Chair as to comment from the floor regarding the matter, and there being none, Mayor Smoak advised that one of the proposed Code changes now under consideration is to reduce the required number of parking spaces, which, if acted upon favorably, would allow for such construction as proposed by Mr. Legg, and in view of this, he thereupon moved that the request be granted. The motion was seconded by Councilman Honey and unanimously carried. Council, continuing to sit as a Board of Adjustment, considered a request by Mr. Andrew Morris for a Variance to Section 26-20 (E)(2) (RIA URBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT - SIDE YARD SETBACKS) of the Zoning Ordinance in order to construct a carport on his property described as the NW corner lot at the intersection of Lake Avenue and Lake Shore Drive in Herring Hooks Estate Subdivision (610 Lake Shore Drive) that would penetrate five feet into the required nine foot side yard setback. Mr. Morris was present to advise Council that a survey of his property was made after he had filed the variance request which reflected ample room for his proposed construction without benefit of variance. Mr. Ray Cochran, representing William W. Boyd, abutting property owner to the north of Mr. Morris, appeared before Council to advise of a 14 foot difference in the recent survey as reported by Mr. Morris than the original survey and deed to his property, and he would thereby suggest that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for investigation in order to determine whether or not a variance is necessary. Mr. Morris, unaware of questionable deeded lot dimensions, concurred that the matter should be resolved before any action is taken, whereupon motion was made by Mayor Smoak, seconded by Councilman Honey and carried that the variance request be tabled pending further contact by Mr. Morris and City Attorney Baird. LAKE COUNTY POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION Acting City Manager Sanchez advised of the recent re-election of Chief of Police Tyndal as President of the Lake County Police Chiefs Association. TREE SEEDLINGS Acting City Manager Sanchez advised that the free public distribution of the seedlings ordered by the City had been held on Saturday, January 20th, and that several hundred had been reserved for City use in beginning a tree nursery in the area of the sewerage treatment plant. e . . e CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES SURPLUS BRUSH TRUCK SALE Acting City Manager Sanchez advised that, as requested by Council, additional advertise- ments for sale of the fire department surplus brush truck had been made in the Leesburg and Orlando newspapers, and a single offer of $802 from the Picciola Area Volunteer Fire Department had been received, which he recommended be accepted. Motion was made by Mayor Smoak, seconded by Councilman Honey and unanimously carried that the recommendation be accepted. LITTER REDUCTION PROGRAM Citing a tremendous amount of littering throughout the City, it was the suggestion of Mayor Smoak, and Council was in agreement, that City Attorney Baird be requested to amend the City's existing Health and Sanitation Ordinance in order to provide the Police Department with a more stringent control to enforce illegal dumping. Public Works Director Smythe advised Council of a program available from "Keep America Beautiful, Inc." wherein a workable approach to solving the problems of litter and littering behavior is presented in their major project known as "Clean Community System"; That such program provides for utilization of city-oriented presentations for citizen awareness and understanding of the littering problem and the factors contributing to it; and , That the program was presently being used in 111 cities with substantial success. Mr. Smythe was requested to investigate the matter further, and submit his recommendations to Council for a plan to initiate such a program. TOWN HALL MEETING It was proposed by ~layor Smoak, and Council was in agreement, that a Town Hall Meeting be tentatively scheduled for mid-April in Jenkins Auditorium to immediately follow a regularly scheduled meeting of Council, with suggested items for address to the citizenry as the Anti-Litter Reduction Program, the Effluent Disposal Study, the Seminole Well, the Accellerated Growth being experienced in the City and the proposals being considered to cope with such growth, and an up todate report on the City's financial condition. CITY CODE INTERPRETATION Mr. Dan Judy, owner of abutting lots 1, 3, 5, & 7, in Block 112 of Sunset Park Subdivision, appeared before Council to question an interpretation of Sections 25-3 and 25-7 of the City Code wherein he was required to maintain two separate water services for his plumbing business located on two of the lots, and a mini-warehouse on the remaining two lots, though there are no plumbing facilities existing nor needed for the mini-warehouse inasmuch as it is strictly used for rental storage. He further advised of like business complexes in the City that were not required to maintain separate services for each building, and in view of this and the second meter never having been turned on, he had refused to pay the monthly water, sanitation, and sewer charges as billed him; resulting in the City severing the service to his residence. It was the consensus of Council, and the City Attorney, the Acting City Manager and the Code Enforcement Official were there- upon requested, to determine a set policy, one of uniformity for all like businesses in the City, in interpreting the sections of the code in question, and to advise Mr. Judy in writing of their determination. Motion was then made by Councilman Honey, seconded by Mayor Smoak and carried that water service be immediately restored to the Judy residence pending a final determination in the matter. Councilman Honey advised of reported inequities of other code requirements that were enforced when Mr. Judy made application for the mini-warehous building permit, that were reportedly not enforced for like applications in like zoning areas. Mayor Smoak thereupon requested that Mr. Judy submit the purported inequities, as he had alluded to Councilman Honey, in writing and closely documented as possible, for perusal by City Staff. There being no further business to be brought before Council at this time, the meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smoak at 8:20 P.M. ~ ~ CLAUDE t. SMOAK, JR., - Mayor DOLORES W. CARROLL - City Clerk . e ~ . CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING A Special Joint Meeting of the Clermont and Minneola City Councils was held in the Council Chambers on Monday, January 15, 1979. The meeting was called to order by Clermont Mayor Claude E. Smoak, Jr., at 5:15 P.M. with the following Clermont members present: Councilmen Byrd, Schroedel, and Honey. Minneola Council members present were: Councilwoman Clark, Councilmen Blanchette, Chapman, and Aughe. Clermont officials present were: Acting City Manager Sanchez, City Attorney Baird, Public Works Director Smythe, and Chief of Police Tyndal. Minneola officials present were: City Manager Waters. Others present were: Ms. June Taylor, and Messrs. Horton, Searles, and Black. Mr. & Mrs. George Dupee of the South Lake Press and Mr. Ray Lynch of the Sentinel/Star were also present. Clermont Mayor Smoak advised the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the recommendations of the Ad-Hoc Committee as appointed at the joint meeting of the Clermont/Minneola City Councils on December 7, 1978. City Attorney Baird presented the Ad-Hoc Committee report, glvlng a step-by-step review, and advised of the Committee's recommendation that the recommendations/report be accepted and adopted, with the first topic of Committee discussion and review to be garbage and trash disposal. A copy of the Ad-Hoc Committee report is attached hereto. Motion was made by Clermont Councilman Byrd, seconded by Minneola Councilman Blanchette and unanimously carried that the Ad-Hoc Committee's recommendation/report be accepted and adopted. Committee appointments were made as follows: From Clermont: Mr. Jack Sargent Mr. George Dupee Mayor Claude E. Smoak, Jr. From Minneola: Mr. Raymond Walker Mr. Laverne Molye Councilman Robert Chapman The directors of Public Works and Finance of both cities. Motion was made by Clermont Mayor Smoak, seconded by Minneola Councilman Blanchette and unanimously carried that Councilman Robert Chapman be appointed Chairman of the Committee. Motion was then made by Mayor Smoak, seconded by Councilman Blanchette and unanimously carried that Mr. Jack Sargent be appointed Secretary of the Committee. Following considerable discussion it was the suggestion of Councilman Chapman and both Council's were in agreement, that each City Manager prepare a written report of his city's current garbage and trash disposal operation showing the economic aspects of same (i.e. per capita costs, manpower and equipment costs, manpower and equipment involved, etc.) to be presented at a meeting of the aforementioned Committee, such meeting to be held Monday, January 29, 1979 at 5:00 P.M. in the Minneola Community Building. It was further suggested by Mayor Smoak and both Councils were in agreement, that in order that the Committee function properly, it proceed in accordance with the Ad-Hoc Committee report and that no one be authorized to interject personal feelings at the Committee meetings without first obtaining Chair recognition. The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smoak at 5:50 P.M. (] CLAUDE E. \. ~'C1 "II ~ 'lrrotk, JAN SMITH - Deputy Clerk