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03-15-1977 Regular Meeting . e e . MINUTES NQ1388 REGULAR MEETING A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, March 15, 1977. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Claude E. Smoak, Jr., with the following members present: Councilmen.Byrd, Honey, Schroedel, and Blackburn. Other officials present were: City.Manager Tlffany, City Attorney Baird, City Clerk Carroll, Finance Director Sanchez, Dlrector of Community Services Smythe, and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Mrs. Robert Hanks and Messrs. Evans, Czech, Searles, Poynter, 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 March 8, 1977 were approved as written. SCHEDULED WORK MEETING Mayor Smoak called a work session of Council for Monday, April 4, 1977 at 8:00 P. M. in the office of the City Manager to review with Dr. H. Russell Fogler, pension fund investment consultant, the guide- lines, and the purpose of such guidelines, as he has prepared for the investment of the city's pension plan funds. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Smoak commended Finance Director Sanchez on his concise and easily understandable report submitted previously for Council's perusal, wherein it reflected the city's finance status through the first five months of this fiscal year's budget. LAKES IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE Mayor Smoak advised that he and City Manager Tiffany had met on Monday with Mr. William Dailey, newly appointed Chairman of the Lakes Improvement Committee, toc apprise him of past work by the previous committee and make their reports available to him, and, as soon as practicable, he would submit his recommendations to Council as to proposed objectives of the Committee. AIRPORT AD HOC STUDY COMMITTEE Mayor Smoak reported that the DOT had included South Lake County, more specifically, the City of Clermont, for an airport facility in their 20 year plan, and when Council had previously discussed the matter of an airport ad hoc committee, it was determined that such a committee should be in conjunction with all the municipalities in South Lake County; That in recent contact with the County Commission who had agreed the matter was worth pursuing, they had appointed Mr. Frank Ezell of Leesburg as the county's representative, and he had appointed Messrs. Rdthard Piene and Ozell Hardy from Groveland and Mascotte respectively, as recommended by Mayor Carlton Downing of Groveland; Mr. Don McCaffrey of Clermont as Chairman of the Committee, and hoped to make an appointment from the City of Minneola within the next few days; and, That the purpose of the committee will be to review the recommendations and plans as presented by the DOT, review the feasibility study of the East Central Floricta Planning Council, and then present their recommendations as to whether the matter is worthwile purSuing further, back to the municipalities and the County Commission. . e e . MINUTES NQ1389 COOPER MEMORIAL LIBRARY Councilman Schroedel, liaison representative to the Library Board, reported briefly on his recent attendance at their Board meeting wherein it was reported that of their budget in the amount of $24,000, it appeared they would run short of funds of approximately $2,000 due to salary increases; That the bi-centennial fund project of internal improvements to the building had been completed and was a tremendous asset; That the Library would be sponsoring the April 20th Orange Blossom Breakfast featuring a film on the Panama Canal; and due to the limited and congested parking facities on DeSoto Street in front of the bui 1 di ng, i nqufred if the ci ty wou 1 d provi de an acces s from the street to their vacant lot immediately west of their building for off-street parking. City Manager Tiffany was requested to consider the matter and submit his recommendation to Council as to an approximate minimal cost to acommodate the Library with off-street parking. ~LAKE SUNNYSIDE SHORELINE Councilman Schroedel advised of requests received from residents near Lake Sunnyside to have the dead materials removed from around the lake shore to the waters edge, caused from the recent freeze. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE Councilman Blackburn, liaison representative to the Chamber of Commerce, reported on his recent attendance of the newly organized industrial committee meeting, and felt that with the enthusiasm shown, it would be a productive one. BROOME STREET IMPROVEMENT Inasmuch as definite plans for the grade, etc. of DOT'S proposed improvement of State Road 50 at its intersection with Twelfth Street and westward to Emerald Lakes was not available, motion was made by Mayor Smoak, seconded by Councilman Schroedel and carried that further discussion regarding the Broome Street improvement be tabled pending inquiry from DOT as to any comments they might have concerning the improvement of the street, and what the safety factor would be to the residents of Emerald Lakes should the street be im~roved. The matter was referred to City Manager Tiffany to make such lnquiry. LAND FILL TRACT Dispostion of the former city land fill property, recently appraised at $33,000, was discussed by Council. Mr. Phil Searles, executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, appealed to Council that no action be taken to dispose of the property for at least 90 days in order that the recently organized Committee of "100" might research as to possible future use of the property. It was further suggested that it might be of substantial use in the future for recreational purposes. In view of this motion was made by Councilman Blackburn, seconded by Mayor Smoak and carried that the matter be tabled. GARDEN CLUB LEASE Mrs. Robert Hanks, representative of the Clermont Garden Club, appeared before Council in support of obtaining a lease on the property on which the Garden Club building is located under the same terms of 50 years plus 10 year renewal option as the City holds from the County. It was the opinion of Mayor Smoak that terms of a 20 year lease plus 5 year renewal option would be more desirous from a total community standpoint in that the property as located just adjacent to the city . e e . MINUTES NQ1390 police and fire building could possibly be utilized at some future date in an expansion program of city facilities in a centrally located location. It was the opinion of Mrs. Hanks that any term less than the one which they proposed would appear unfair due to the substantial investment which they had made on the property in good faith based on the long term lease which they had obtained from the city long ago. Motion was made by Councilman Byrd, seconded by Councilman Schroedel, and carried that City Attorney Baird be requested to prepare the necessary document sub-leasing the property to the Clermont Garden Club under the terms which they had requested; That the proper persons be authorized to execute the document subject to its approval by the County as required in the lease to the city from the County. Mayor Smoak voted in the negative on passage of the motion. PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 160-C Councilman Honey introduced AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL MAP OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, REZONING THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN FROM R-2 ZONING CLASSIFICATION TO R-3 ZONING CLASSIFICATION, SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, and the Ordinance was read in full for a first reading by City Clerk Carroll. During discussion on the proposed Ordinance, Councilman Byrd questioned the legality of a rezoning ordinance contingent on a CUP for a particular use which he felt was an attempt to circumvent the city's existing zoning ordinance. City Attorney Baird was requested to further research the matter as proposed as to its legality, and further communicate with Councilman Byrd. There being no further business to be brought before the Council at this time, the meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smoak at 8:45 P. M. Cll!~ JI1A),~ l~ ~ Dolores W. Carroll, City Clerk