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11-16-1976 Regular Meeting . e e e MINUTES NQ'1349 REGULAR MEETING A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, November 16, 1976. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M.:PY Mayor Claude E. Smoak, Jr. with the following members present: Councilmen Blackburn, Schroedel and Byrd. Other officials present were: City Manager Tiffany, City Attorney Baird, Deputy Clerk Dollar, Finance Director Sanchez, Director of Community Services Smythe and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Mr. and Mrs. W. Plummer, Mrs. Helen Schmidt and the Messrs. Sellers, Shepard, Honey, Sargent, Searles, Kelley, Czech, Meginley and Fleming. The Invocation was given by Councilman Byrd, followed by repeating of the Pledge of Allegiance in unison by those present. The Minutes of the meeting held November 9, 1976 were approved as written. BISHOP FIELD LIGHTS Messrs. Shelby Sellers and Gerald Shepard, representatives of the Babe Ruth Baseball League appeared before Council to request the City's participation in the amount of an $800 expenditure to raise the infield lights at the Bishop Field from their present 50 foot height to 70 feet to upgrade the lighting to semi-pro standards. The total cost of this work will be $2400 with the Booster Club providing $800 and the Babe Ruth League providing $800 towards the work. City Manager Tiffany advised that last year $5,000 Federal Revenue Sharing was budgeted for Bishop Field Lighting improvements, but that only $3600 was spent, and he recommended that if Council approves this request that the funds be taken from Federal Revenue Sharing monies on hand. Motion was made by Mayor Smoak, seconded by Councilman Blackburn, and unanimousl carried, that Council approve the 800 expenditure to the Babe Ruth League and that the monies be taken from Federal Revenue Sharing monies on hand. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayo: Smoak :eported that the Lake County Water Authority in speclal meetlng today voted unanimous approval of a $15,000 grant for the Effluent Disposal Study, which, with the grant from the Lak: ~ounty Board.of Commissioners of $15,000 and the $10,000 offlclally set aSlde by the City Council, put the City in a position to proceed with the study as proposed by Drs. Suzanne Bayley and John Zoltek of the Unviersity of Florida. He stated further that there will be an additional cost of possibly $6,000 t? $7,000 for constructing the facilities. He recommended to Councll that the City Manager and the City Attorney be authorized to communicate and cooperate with Drs. Bayley and Zoltek in formulat~ng the formal arrangement for the study. Motion was made by C?uncllman Bl?ckburn, seconded by Councilman Byrd, and unanlmously carrled, that the City Manager and the City Attorney be authorized to proceed with contractural arrangements with Drs. Bayley and Zoltek to conduct the study of the marshlands for effluent disposal as presented in their proposal to the city. COMMUNICATIONS Deputy Clerk Dollar read a letter from Phil Searles Executive Director of the Greater Clermont Chamber of Commerc~, wherein they :equested that the Chamber be granted permission to have booths l~ the area of the park next to Jenkins Auditorium and along the sldewalks of the downtown area as necessary during the Christmas . e e e MINUTES NQ1350 Day Celebration on December 11th. Motion was made by Councilman Blackburn, seconded by Councilman Byrd, and carried, that the requested of the Chamber of Commerce for permission to have booths in the park area next to the auditorium and along sidewalks of the downtown area during the Christmas Day Celebration on December 11th be granted. Deputy Clerk Dollar read a communication from the Clermont High School Band Boosters wherein they requested permission to sponsor dances in Jenkins Auditorium on December 30th and February 11, between 8:00 P. M. and 12:00 Midnight. Motion was made by Councilman Blackburn, seconded by Councilman Schroedel, and carried, that the requests be granted provided;all rules and regulations pertaining to dances held in the auditorium are met. LEASE ON COUNTY BUILDING - GARDEN CLUB Mayor Smoak requested City Attorney Baird to follow up on the lease for the building occupied by the Garden Club and try to get a firm answer from the County Commission, at least introduction of the subject at their next meeting, and also to inquired if a representa- tive of the city needs to be present at the meeting. STREET NAME CHANGES City Manager Tiffany advised that in planning .street name sign replacements as provided in the current budget, three cases were discovered where the legal street name conflicts with the street name commonly used and that an ordinance is required to change these street names. The streets are as follows: Woodland Avenue commonoy called Shady Nook Drive Cooper's Lane commonly called School Street West Lake Avenue commonly called Eleventh Street Motion was made by Councilman Schroedel, seconded by Councilman Byrd, and unanimously carried, that the City Attorney be instructed to draw up an ordinance to officially change the names of the streets as recommended by the City Manager, and that all adjacent property owners be notified of the proposed street name changes. SPECIAL MEETING Mayor Smoak called a Special Meeting of the City Council for 5:00 P. M. on November 22, 1976 in the office of the City Manager to verify the petitions of candidates for the General Election to be held on December 7, 1976 and to authorize the official ballot. HIGHLANDER HUT Mr. Lyman M. Hatcher, Program Planner for the Lake Community Action Agency, Inc., and Mr. William Plummer of the DAV, appeared before Council and discussed a proposal for the Agency to use the Highlander Hut for the Lake County Title VII Congregate Meal Program. This program is designed to provide and serve meals from 10:00 A. M. to 2:00 P. M., in conjunction with the recreation program, to elder citizens over the age of sixty years. . e e . MINUTES NQ1351 Mr. Hatcher stated that under a contract with the City, the LCAA will: 1. Bring the facility up to HEW standards to meet the require- ments of the Department of Health and Rehbilitative Services (HRS) for such a program; 2. Make all building improvements property of the city in return for the servicing of the improvements and equipment, kitchen appliances, air conditioning and other furniture; 3. Pay utilities and provide for clean up services; 4. Purchase liability insurance for the site; and 5. Ask for city approval on any equipment or improvements added to the building. Mr. Plummer stated that this was a tremendous project for South ~ake County and one the DAV strongly recommends and requested Council to allow him as agent for the building to authorize the use of the building for this purpose. Mr. Hatcher stated that the fund would require a lease for a minimum of one year with option to renew for an additional four years. Following discussion, Mayor Smoak asked Council if they would be in agreement to refer this to the City Manager and City Attorney to draw up a proposal for '~presentation at the next council meeting. Motion was made by Councilman Schroedel, seconded by Councilman Blackburn and carried that the City Attorney and the City Manager be directed to draw up an agreement for the use of the Highlander Hut for the proposed meal program. Mayor Smoak stated he would support such a proposal within the limitations of an appropriate lease fully protecting the interest of the City. The meeting was adjourned at 8:16 by Mayor Smoak. In...JAlJ f~~ Mildred Dollar, Deputy Clerk Cla~~r