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09-02-1975 Special Meeting , e . . e MINUTES NQ1180 SPECIAL MEETING A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the office of the City Manager on Tuesday, September 2, 1~75. The meeting was called to order at 9:30 A. M. by Mayor Pro-Tern Carlisle A. Byrd, Jr. with the following members present: Councilmen Schroedel and Blackburn. Others present were: City Manager Hopkins, City Attorney Baird, City Clerk Carroll, Utilities Superintendent Davis, and Mr. Dave Crowson of Dawkins & Associates, Inc. A representative of the Sentinel/Star was also present. ' Mayor Byrd announced the purpose of the meeting was to consider alternatives to the proposed water improvement program~ as Mr. Crowson had been reque~d to propose, due to the increase in cos ts of the proposed program, and fo 11 owi ng a meeti ng of Mr. Corwson, City Manager Hopkins, and officials of FHA. Mr. Crowson reported as follows: That with regards FHA increasing the city's funding due to the estimated $100,000 increase in costs of the proposed program, there was no flexibility in their money allocations; That he had inquired if FHA would be agreeable to decreasing the scope of the project by eliminating certain aspects such as, (1) The auxiliary generator and well house, and, (2) The water supply down Grand Highway across Hook Street to service therast side of Highway #27, and they were agreeable to such changes; That the elimination of these two items would decrease the estimated $100,000 cost increase by $71,700, and, That certain praposed water line loops could be placed in the bid specs as alternate additives, identified as separate items, thereby obtaining a firm bid cost for such time as final funding has been completed and/or funds are available. It was the recommendation of Mr. Crowson that these changes be made, as were agreeable with FHA, and inquired of Councils' concurrence. Council was in agreement with the recommendation, whereupon motion was made by Councilman Blackburn, seconded by Councilman Schroedel and unanimously carried that Mr. Crowson proceed with changes in the plans and specifications as outlined above. The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Byrd at 10:10 A. M. t.O.t<t,~ L ~A~~ Dolores W. Carroll, Clty erk ~~ r prolfem'-