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02-24-1977 Regular Meeting . e e . MINUTES REGULAR MEETI NG NQ1381 The third regular scheduled meeting of February 1977 was held in the Jenkins Auditor- ium on Thursday, February 24, 1977. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Claude E. Smoak, Jr., with the following'members present: Councilmen Honey, Byrd, Blackburn, and Schroedel. Other officials present were: City Manager Tiffany, City Attorney Baird, City Clerk Carroll, Finance Director Sanchez, Director of Community Services Smythe, Director of Public Utilities Davis, Director of Community Development Nagel, and Chief of Police Tyndal. The meeting was held immediately prior to a city sponsored IITown Hall" meeting, and there was a large group of interested citizens present. 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 February 15, 1977, were approved as written. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT City Manager Tiffany reported that the street name replacement program had been completed this week with the exception of a very few that would be replaced as soon as posts for them had been received; That another chemical treatment of the Seminole Well had been completed, and water sampling was now underway; That physical construction of the marshland study project had begun on Tuesday, utilizing prison labor as an economy measure; and, That on bid deadline date of February 22nd for the street leveling portion of the street improvement program, only a single bid had been submitted, however it appeared to be a favorable one, and would be on the March 8th council meeting agenda for consideration. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Smoak reported on the progress of the Tax Equalization Committee, advising the next meeting would be held on Monday at which time the budgeted line items of the offices of the sheriff and engineer would be reviewed. Mayor Smoak further advised that, hopefully, upon completion of the Committee's work, some relief will be generated to city tax payers who are paying county ad valorem taxes while at the same time are not receiving the same level of services as county residents. PAYMENT OF BILLS Motion was made by Councilman Blackburn, seconded by Councilman ~rd and unanimously carried, that the bills be paid. A copy is attached hereto. COMMUNICATIONS City Clerk Carroll advised of a request received from the Clermont High School FhA Chapter to sponsor a dance in the Jenkins Auditorium on March 26, 1977 between the hours of 8:00 P. M. and 12 midnight. Motion was made by Councilman Byrd, seconded by Councilman Honey and unanimously carried that the request be granted provided all rules and regulations as pertains to dances held in the auditorium are met. City Clerk Carroll advised of a request received from the Apostolie Fiel Club (Jesus H. Lazana) to sponsor a dance in the Jenkins Auditorium on March 12, 1977 between the hours of 8:00 P. M. and . e . e MINUTES NQ1382 12:00 midnight. Motion was made by Councilman Blackburn, seconded by Councilman Schroedel and unanimouslf carried that the request be granted provided all rules and regu ations as pertains to dances in the auditorium are met. City Clerk Carroll advised of a request received from the Kiwanis Club of Clermont, Inc. to use the portion of Montrose Street between Lake Avenue and West Avenue on April 30th to sponsor a IIFlea Marketll. Motion was made by Councilman Blackburn, seconded by Councilman Schroedel and unanimously carried, that the request be granted. CONSULTING ENGINEER SELECTION City Attorney Baird advised that the Florida Consultant's Competitive Negotiation Act does not prohibit approval of a contract for a City Engineer without following procedures in the Act as long as no single project exceeds $100,000 for construction or $5,000 for planning. The immediate and near future projects of the city are within these figures, however it was the recommendation of City Manager Tiffany that procedures of the State Act be followed, and he submitted a recommended ranking of three applicant firms as follows: (1) Springstead & Associates, Leesburg (2) Bowyer-Singleton & Associates, Orlando (3) Dawkins & Associates, Orlando Moti on was made by Councilman Byrd, seconded by Counci lman Honey and unanimously carried that the Manager's recommendation to follow procedures of the State Act in engaging an engineer, be' accepted. Mr. John Springstead of Springstead & Associates, the recommended top ranking firm, was present at the meeting and was invited to review the proposed agreement for engineering services as submitted by his firm. During review of the proposal, the following amendments were requested by Council and agreeable to Mr. Springstead: Section 1-02. Project Area, . The Project area shall consist of the Corporate Limits of the City and any other area served by the City or in which the Cit~ undertakes a Project which needs engineering serVlces. Secti on 2-01. Compensati on for Servi ces, (g) On any Project undertaken by the City for which engineer- ing services are provided, City may, at its option, retain a sum of 10% of the total engineering fee until such time as all governmental and regulatory agencies have approved the Project and the City accepts same. Motion was made by Councilman Byrd, seconded by Councilman Honey and unanimously carried, that the proposed agreement as submitted and amended. be accepted and executed by the appropriate persons. . e e . MINUTES NQ1383 RESOLUTIONS/ORDINANCES, Councilman Blackburn offered and moved the adoption of a RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, RECOMMENDING ROAD PRIORITY IMPROVEMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FIVE-YEAR ROAD PLAN and the motion was seconded by Councilman Schroedel and unanimously carried. The RESOLUTION was read by City Clerk Carroll, and the Number 209 assigned to it. The recommended improvements as contained in the RESOLUTION are: (1) The scheduled improvements to State Road 50, including new traffic signals at the Highway';s intersection with Bloxam Avenue, East Avenue, and Eighth Street. (2) Improvement to SR 561 by relocating the highway onto the abandoned railroad right-of-way between 2nd Street and West Avenue, and by rerouting the section now on Eighth Street to West Avenue. Councilman Honey introduced AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, REGULATING SOLICITATIONS FOR CHARITABLE, PATRIOTIC, PHILANTHROPIC AND OTHER PURPOSES: REQUIR- ING REGISTRATION OF THOSE ENGAGED IN SOLICITATIONS FOR ANY PURPOSE: PROHIBITING SOLICITATIONS BY FALSE OR FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS: REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH: PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY: PRO- VIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE: AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION, and the ORDINANCE was read for a first reading by Mayor Smoak, by title only. There being no further business to be~ought before the Council at this time, the meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smoak to a "Town Hall Meeting", and all present were urged to remain and participate. Clq ~aYor OJAA''') ~J. ~Jt Dolores W. Carroll, Clty Clerk