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10-11-1977 Regular Meeting e e e . MINUTES NQ 1442 REGULAR MEETI NG A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, October 11, 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, Schroede 1, and Blackburn. Other offi ci a 1 s present were: City Manager Ti ffany, City Attorney Baird, City Clerk Carroll, Finance Director Sanchez, Public Works Director Smythe, Building Official Nagel, and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were The Messrs. Searles, Czech, Boone and Cole. 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 September 27, 1977 were approved as written. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT PUBLIC HEARING City Council, sitting as a Board of Adjustment, considered a request by officials of the Church of Christ for a Variance to SECTION 26-79.30 (SIGNS OVER PUBLIC PROPERTY-HEIGHT-SETBACK AND LOCATION REQUIREMENTS) of the Zoning Ordinance in order to Alter and Relocate a sign on their property described as Lots 1 & 2, City Block 97. In the absence of the petitioner, City Manager Tiffany advised their request was based on their church building having been constructed prior to our existing zoning and sign ordinances, and is now located within the currently required 50 foot setback from intersecting right-o-ways and would there- fore require a Variance in order to place a sign in proximity to their building. Motion was made by Councilman Blackburn, seconded by Councilman Schroedel and carried that the request be granted. EMPLOYEES I PENSION TRUST FUND REVIEW Finance Director Sanchez advised of inquiry from the Trust Officer of the employees' pension fund investments as to an annual meeting with Council to review same, and it was the consensus that same would not be necessary pending an otherwise decision following Council's review of the Trust Fund's annual written report to be forthcoming. COOPER MEMORIAL LIBRARY Councilman Schroedel, liaison representative to the Library Board, advised of "Hobby Month" being observed during October at the Library, featuring many displays of fasinating hobbies; That Library personnel had compiled an informational history packet for interested persons planning to view the liKing Tut" traveling exhibition; and, That again the book circulation had increased during the month of September over that of last year. COMMUNICATIONS City Clerk Carroll read a communication from Mrs. Ruth Ray, for the Christmas Parade Committee, wherein Council was extended an invitation to participate in the Christmas Parade to be held on December 3, 1977, sponsored by the Downtown Merchants Association. City Clerk Carroll read a communication from Mr. Sidney L. Young, Chairman Accent on Culture, wherein he requested that fees for the use of the Highlander Hut by Accent on Culture and its affiliates be waived, inasmuch as they are non-profit organizations working for the benefit and betterment of the community. Council was further advised that these were groups of amateurs in the preliminary stages of formal organization, desiring use of the building for perfecting their . e e . MINUTES NQ 1443 projects. Motion was made by Mayor Smoak, seconded by Councilman Honey and carried that the request be granted for a two month trial basis at which time the organizations communicate back to City Council as to their intent of con- tinuing and their financial status. It was the opinion of Councilman Black- burn that many other organizations are of the same opinion as Accent on Culture and their affiliates, and he thereby felt the fees should either be eliminated for all, or all should be charged, and he voted in the negative on passage of the motion. It was the suggestion of Councilman Byrd, and he thereupon moved, that a current review of the fee schedule for both Jenkins Auditorium and the Highlander Hut be made by City Manager Tiffany for report back to Council. The motion was seconded by Councilman Honey and carried. CETA AGREEMENT City Manager Tiffany submitted a proposed agreement between the City and the Lake County Commission for the city's continued participation in the Compre- hensive Employment and Training Act for October 1, 1977 thru September 30, 1978, and recommended that it be accepted. Motion was made by Councilman Blackburn, seconded by Councilman Honey and carried that the City Manager's recommendation be accepted and the agreement be executed by the proper city officials. ACTUARIAL SERVICES City Manager Tiffany submitted a proposal from Mr. David Norton, Consulting Actua ry wi th Mi lli man & Robertson, I nc., to serve as actuary for the ci ty' s pension plan at an annual cost of $700 to provide an annual valuation and routine administration. Motion was made by Councilman Byrd, seconded by Councilman Blackburn and carried that City Manager Tiffany obtain cost estimates from other actuarial firms for comparison, before any action be taken. SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION City Manager Tiffany reported on a request by Mrs. Mary Wright for a Special Exception to Section 26-10 of the Zoning Ordinance in order to construct a carport at her residence located at 528 Chestnut Street, such residence classi- fied as non-conforming in a C-1 Zone; That the request had been considered by the P & Z Commission in Public Heating on October 4th at which time they had voted to recommend to Council that the request be granted following their determination that such expansion would be neither obnoxious or detrimental to the district in which it is located; and, That he would recommend that the special exception be granted. Motion was made by Councilman Blackburn, seconded by Councilman Honey and carried that the recommendation of the P & Z Commission and the City Manager, be accepted. With further regards to requests for special exceptions, City Manager Tiffany advised of the P & Z Commission's consensus that in some cases it would be desirable to publish notice and notify adjacent property owners of such pending requests, and he inquired of Council's thoughts on the matter. Inasmuch as it was determined that a Variance would be necessary in most cases following special exception grants, which require public hearings and notification thereof, it was consensus of Council that future Special Exception Requests and subsequent Variance Requests be considered together in public hearing. PAYMENT OF BILLS Motion was made by Councilman Honey, seconded by Councilman Blackburn and carried that the bills be paid. A copy is attached hereto. RESOLUTI ONS Councilman Schroedel offered and moved the adoption of a RESOLUTION requesting the Department of Community Affairs to consider Clermont's application among the joint applications from Clermont and Minneola for financial assistance from the Local Government Comprehensive Planning Act Assistance Fund Program for 1977-78. The motion was seconded by Councilman Honey and unanimously carried. The . e e . MINUTES NQ 1444 RESOLUTION was read by Mayor Smoak, and the Number 302 assigned to it. Councilman Honey offered and moved the adoption of A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO W.K. HENNESSRY, DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF POLLUTION CONTROL, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, and the motion was seconded by Council- man Byrd and unanimously carried._ The RESOLUTION was read by City Clerk Carroll, by title only, and the Number 303 assigned to it. ORDINANCES Councilman Blackburn introduced AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR REGULATIONS FOR RIPARIAN STRUCTURES, and the Ordinance was read for a first reading by City Clerk Carroll, by title only. Councilman Honey introduced AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AMENDING PORTIONS OF SECTION 26-87 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES - CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS, and the Ordinance was read for a first reading by City Clerk Carroll, by title only. Inasmuch as this proposed Ordinance would provide for a blanket reduction on filing fees for all CUP requests regardless of the size of the proposed projects and the legal and engineering expertise which could be required, it was the suggestion of Mayor Smoak that the matter be referred back to the P & Z Commission to establish variations in the type of CUP applications with accom- panying appropriate filing fees. Councilman Byrd offered and moved the adoption of AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHANGING THE NAME OF A PORTION OF BROOME STREET TO EMERALD LAKES STREET, and the motion was seconded by Councilman Blackburn. The Ordinance was read for a second and final reading by City Clerk Carroll, by title only, and upon roll call vote on passage of the motion the result was: Ayes: Byrd, Honey, Schroedel, Blackburn, and Smoak. Total Ayes: Five. Nayes: None. So the Ordinance was adopted and the Number 106-M assigned to it. 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. (!j~ CLAUDE E. S OAK, JR. - YOR ATTEST: Q~A~~ ~~ DOL ES W. CAR LL - C TY CLERK