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09-13-1978 Regular Meeting - e e e CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR MEETING A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday, September 13, 1978. 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, Schroedel, and Cole. Other officials present were: City Manager Tiffany, City Clerk Carroll, Finance Director Sanchez, Building Official Nagel, and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Mesdames Brodgon, Weber, Merryweather, Rathwick, Smoak, Ray; Master Chris Honey, Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Mitchell, Dr. and Mrs. William Relyea, and The Messrs. Ogden, Wear, Grose, Daw, Sargent, and Czech. 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 on August 22, 1978 were approved as written. PUBLIC HEARINGS City Council, sitting as a Board of Adjustment, considered a request of Mrs. Louise Relyea for a Variance to Section 26-46 (MEASUREMENT OF YARD SETBACKS) and Section 4 of Ordinance No. 176-C (FENCE HEIGHTS) of the Code of Ordinances in order to construct a fence enclosed tennis court on her property described as: S~ of Lot 4, less E 25'feet; Lot 5; Lots 4A and 5A; Lake Highlands Estates RIA Zoning District 140 Lake Shore Drive City Manager Tiffany submitted an amendment to the initial request wherein the variances now desired were a 9' penetration into the required rear yard; a 4' penetration into the required 9' setback from abutting Lot 6; and, up to a 4' variance for a maximum 10' rear court fence. Mrs. Relyea, who was present in support of her request, advised the amended request was due to their purchase of an additional 10 feet of property. She further advised of written support to her request from her immediate neighbors. Inquiry was made from the chair as to comments on the matter from others in attendance, and there being none, motion was made by Councilman Schroedel, seconded by Councilman Cole and unanimously carried, that the request be granted. Continuing to sit as a Board of Adjustment, Council considered a request of Robert A Wear for a Variance to Section 26-21 (E)(3)(R-l URBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT-REAR YARD SETBACKS) of the Zoning Ordinance in order to extend and enclose an existing patio on his property described as: Lot 18, Block A Edgewood Place Subdivision 420 North Street that would penetrate the required rear yard by three feet. Mr. Wear had submitted pre- viously to Council that he desired to enclose the patio for relief from insects when occupying it. Inquiry was made from the Chair as to comments on the matter from others in attendance. Mrs. Melanie Brogdon, an immediate neighbor, spoke in favor of the request. There being no further comment on the matter, motion was made by Councilman Byrd, seconded by Councilman Schroedel and unanimously carried that the request be granted. City Manager Tiffany advised that the scheduled request for a variance by Mr. Herman Murdock had been withdrawn. SEMINOLE WELL STATUS City Manager Tiffany advised that modifications to the Seminole Well as recommended by the consulting Engineer had been completed this date; That the previous problem with the chlorinator had now been eliminated; That the problem with the air relief valve was of a minor nature and could be corrected; and, That a problem still exists with the mercury switches not operating in the automatic mode, but that the staff had been in contact with the consulting Engineer and the manufacturer's representative regarding this matter, and the modifications to correct the problem should be forthcoming within a week to ten days. . e e . CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES HEALTH INSURANCE City Manager Tiffany advised of Monday, September 18th as a deadline date for employee health and life insurance proposals, and inasmuch as time is of the essence to insure a policy in effect on October 1st, he suggested that a Special Meeting be called to consider the proposals. Mayor Smoak thereupon called a Special Meeting of Council to be held in the office of the City Manager on Wednesday, September 20, 1978 at 5:00 P.M. to consider employee health and life insurance proposals for fiscal year 78-79. EFFLUENT DISPOSAL Mayor Smoak reported on a meeting of City Manager Tiffany and City Engineer John Springstead with the Lake County Pollution Control Board on September 11th concerning the City' s eff~... disposal problem at which time they had agreed to an extension of the City's variance for a six month period, and tacitly agreed to an extension of one year until the marshland study has been completed. Mayor Smoak opined that the attitude of the Board during the past two years had been very positive and very constructive regarding the matter, and he credited this to the extensive time and efforts of the City Manager, City Engineer Spring- stead, and Mr. William Dailey in keeping the various regulatory agencies informed. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Mayor Smoak extended congratulations to the Planning and Zoning Commission for their exten- sive work on the City's Comprehensive Plan; That the proposed city-wide landscape plan had been completed and submitted for Council's consideration, as well as a widely revised pro- posed Ordinance pertaining to subdivisions. CITY HALL SIGN City Manager Tiffany reported on three proposals received to replace the large City Hall roof sign as follows: Routed Signs - Ocala $670 (4" thick) Sign King - Longwood $670 (l~" thick) (Alternate Proposal) $770 (4" thick) and recommended that the proposal from Routed Signs be accepted. Motion was made by Council man Honey, seconded by Councilman Byrd and unanimously carried that the City Manager's recommendation be accepted. QUESTION FOR DECEMBER 5th GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT Mayor Smoak advised of a petition submitted to Council wherein they were requested to place the Question of relocating City Hall to the downtown area on the December 5th General Election Ballot. Messrs. Grose and Daw, in support of the petition, advised Council of many elderly pedestrians in the downtown area who had expressed their fear to them of pedestrian traffic across State Road 50 to reach the existing City Hall location. Mayor Smoak advised he would be in opposition of relocating City Hall following Council's pre- vious thorough evaluation of the old bank building in terms of cost effectiveness and tax dollars, and the subsequent determination of Council that its acquisition would not be an effective purchase for the city's tax payers. He further opined that such relocation would not create a safety factor in that more people reside south of State Road 50 than reside north of the highway, and he thereupon moved that Council do not authorize the Question to be placed on the General Election Ballot. The motion was seconded by Councilman Byrd and carried. Councilman Schroedel voted in the negative on passage of the motion. Mayor Smoak advised of a previous alternative as presented by the City Attorney, wherein a standard procedure as provided under State Statutes might be followed for having a Question placed on the General Election Ballot. With regards a previous request to Council that the Question to terminating the existing Agreement of the City with the Clermont Recreation Club for custodianship of Kehlor Park be placed on the December 5th General Election Ballot, motion was made by Councilman Byrd, seconded by Mayor Smoak and unanimously carried that Council do not authorize the Question to be placed on the General Election Ballot. - e e . CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES SANITATION FUND OPERATING CASH City Manager Tiffany inquired of Council authorization to make certain interfund transfers in order to provide the necessary immediate cash funding for payroll and insurance pre- miums in the newly established Sanitation Fund Budget effective October 1st due to the sanitation fee receivables in October technically relating to services rendered in Septem- ber and therefore belonging to the General Fund. Motion was made by Councilman Schroedel seconded by Councilman Honey and carried that the necessary authcrization be granted. ORDINANCES It was the suggestion of Mayor Smoak, and Council was in agreement, that the proposed Ordinance pertaining to Subdivisions be thoroughly reviewed by Council in a work session immediately following the Special Council meeting to be held on September 20th. Councilman Honey offered and moved the adoption of AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY ,FLORIDA, ADO~TI-fi~'I'HE UTILITIES FQN:D BUllGEJ.'JOlLT1IE J~ITY OF CLEIU10NT _FOR rIlE__ FISCAL YEAR 1978-79, and the motion was seconded by Councilman Cole. 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: Honey, Byrd, Schroedel, Cole, and Smoak, Total Ayes: Five. Nayes: None. So the Ordinance was adopted and the Number 114-M assigned to it. Councilman Honey offered and moved the adoption of AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING A BUDGET OF EXPENSES FOR THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 1978-79 AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFORE; PROVIDING A TAX LEVY ON ALL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, FOR THE YEAR 1978 FOR THE GENERAL OPERATION EXPENSE OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA, and the motion was seconded by Council- man Byrd. 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: Cole, Schroedel, Byrd, Honey, and Smoak. Total Ayes: Five. Nayes: None. So the Ordinance was adopted and the Number 115-M assigned to it. Councilman Hon_ey _ofJe_!"eA~~Dl~~~e__ adoption of AN ORDINANCE _ OY~E~ GITYOF _CLERMONT, COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE SANITATION SERVICE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF CLERMONT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1978-79; AUTHORIZING RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS CONTAINED HEREWITH; and the motion was seconded by Councilman Byrd. 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, Cole, Schroedel, Honey, and Smoak. Total Ayes: Five. Nayes: None. So the Ordinance was adopted and the Number 116-M assigned to it. T ..- ALARM SYSTEM Councilman Schroedel inquired if anything could be done with regards the individual alarm system owners who have been billed by their alarm service companies for work required to make their alarm systems compatible with the new central alarm receiving system at the Police Station, which was contrary to the understanding of the city staff. City Manager Tiffany was requested to contact City Attorney Baird, for report at the next regular meeting, in terms of the position of the City to continue with the agreed upon contractual agreement with the supplier, and what protection the individual system owners have in relation to the charges that have been levied. BROOME STREET IMPROVEMENT Councilman Schroedel inquired of the status of the proposed Broome Street improvement between Fourth and Fifth Streets. City Manager Tiffany reported that City Engineer Spring- stead had advised this date that the preliminary work had been started to determine a cost figure. . e e e CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES COUNCIL CHAIR REPLACEMENTS Motion was made by Councilman Byrd, seconded by Councilman Schroedel and carried that City Manager Tiffany be authorized to purchase new chairs for the City Council table. There being no further business to be brought before the Council at this time, the meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smoak at 8:30 P.M. r!l~ CLAUDE E. SMOA , JR., - Mayor O~O~ Z/ ~~~ / DOLORES W. CARROLL - City Clerk