City Commission Regular Meeting

APPROVED: 2/5/2015 City Hall City of Eustis, Florida 10 North Grove Street Post Office Drawer 68 Eustis, FL 32727-0068 Meeting Minutes - Final* City Commission Thursday, January 15, 2015 6:00PM City Hall INVOCATION: Commissioner Holland PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner LeHeup-Smith CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Eckian ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF QUORUM AND PROPER NOTICE Present: 5 - Commissioner Bill Brett; Commissioner Linda Bob; Mayor Albert Eckian; Vice-Mayor Michael Holland ; and Commissioner Karen LeHeup-Smith I. AGENDA UPDATE- None II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 15013 January 6, 2015- City Commission Organizational Meeting A motion was made by Vice-Mayor Holland, seconded by Commissioner Bob, to Approve the Minutes. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Commissioner Brett; Commissioner Bob; Mayor Eckian; Vice-Mayor Holland ; and Commissioner LeHeup-Smith III. PRESENTATIONS 15009 Recognition of Jim R. Myers Jr., Finance Director, Upon His Retirement Dianne Kramer, Acting City Manager, provided a history of Jim Myers ' service with the City and his various accomplishments and awards, recognized his family and staff in attendance and thanked him for his 40 years of service to the community Mayor Eckian and Vice Mayor Holland presented the retirement plaque to Mr Myers and expressed thanks on behalf of the Commission and community Jim Myers, Finance Director, expressed thanks to his staff and family for their support and commented on his work with the City IV. AUDIENCE TO BE HEARD -None V. CONSENT AGENDA 14290 Resolution No. 15-04: FOOT Utility Work Agreement 15010 Resolution No. 15-03: Release of Code Enforcement Liens- 200 South Grove Street A motion was made by Vice-Mayor Holland, seconded by Commissioner Brett, to Approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Commissioner Brett; Commissioner Bob; Mayor Eckian; Vice-Mayor Holland; and Commissioner LeHeup-Smith City of Eustis, Florida Page 1 Printed on 112112015 City Commission Meeting Minutes - Final January 15, 2015 VI. ORDINANCES, PUBLIC HEARINGS & QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARINGS 15002 Resolution No. 15-01: Appointment of Commissioners to Boards and Committees Mayor Eckian explained for the public the need for the Commission to agree on which one would represent the City on the various boards and committees. The Commission discussed the appointments with the following consensus: 1) Audit Committee - Mayor Eckian; 2) Lake Community Action Agency- Commissioner Brett with Library Director Marlene Blye as alternate; 3) Lake County Educational Concurrency Review Committee - Commissioner Bob; 4) Lake County League of Cities - Vice Mayor Holland with Commissioner LeHeup-Smith as alternate; 5) Lake Eustis Area Chamber of Commerce - Vice Mayor Holland; 6) Lake-Sumter MPO - Tom Carrino with Commissioner Bob as alternate; 7) Police Pension Board and Fire Pension Board- Colleen Scott; 8) Public Risk Management Group Health Trust- Ann Isaacs with Karen Crouch as alternate; and 9) Upper Oklawaha Basin Working Group- Mayor Eckian with Commissioner LeHeup-Smith as alternate. It was noted that Resolution No. 11-38 officially designated the Mayor as the City's voting delegate to all Florida League of Cities conferences with the Vice Mayor as alternate. It was also agreed that, if the MPO would not accept a staff member as the City's representative, that appointment could be re-addressed. Mayor Eckian opened the public hearing at 6:25p.m. There being no public comment, the hearing was closed at 6:25p.m. A motion was made by Vice-Mayor Holland, seconded by Commissioner Bob, to approve Resolution No. 15-01 with the various appointments as discussed. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Commissioner Brett; Commissioner Bob; Mayor Eckian; Vice-Mayor Holland; and Commissioner LeHeup-Smith SECOND READING 14259 Ordinance No. 14-35: Large Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment 2014-CPLU-04- City Owned Property on Hicks Ditch Road Derek Schroth, City Attorney, read Ordinance No. 14-35 by title on second and final reading: An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Eustis, Lake County, Florida, Amending the City of Eustis Comprehensive Plan Pursuant to 163.3184 FS.; Changing the Future Land Use Designation of Approximately 52.25 Acres of Real Property Located on the West Side of Hicks Ditch Road, South of E CR 44 from Public Institutional (PI) to Conservation. Mr. Schroth opened the public hearing at 6:26p.m. There being no public comment, the hearing was closed at 6:26p.m. A motion was made by Vice-Mayor Holland, seconded by Commissioner Bob, to Adopt Ordinance No. 14-35 on second reading. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Commissioner Brett; Commissioner Bob; Mayor Eckian; Vice-Mayor Holland; and Commissioner LeHeup-Smith 15004 Ordinance No. 15-01: Amendment to Chapter 109, Use Table of the Land Development Regulations Mr. Schroth read Ordinance No. 15-01 by title on second and final reading: An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Eustis, Lake County, Florida, Amending Section 109-4 Use Regulations (b) Use Table of the Land Development Regulations to Add Light Industrial/Research as a Permitted Use in the Central Business District (CBD); Providing for Codification; and Providing for an Effective Date. City of Eustis, Florida Page2 Printed on 112112015 City Commission Meeting Minutes - Final January 15, 2015 Mr. Schroth opened the public hearing at 6:27p.m. There being no public comment, the hearing was closed at 6:27p.m. A motion was made by Vice-Mayor Holland, seconded by Commissioner Bob, to Adopt Ordinance No. 15-01 on second reading. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Commissioner Brett; Commissioner Bob; Mayor Eckian; Vice-Mayor Holland; and Commissioner LeHeup-Smith FIRST READING 15011 Ordinance No. 15-02: Payment and Financing of Sewer Impact Fees for Industrial Users Mr. Schroth read Ordinance No. 15-02 by title on first reading: An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Eustis, Lake County, Florida, Amending Certain Sections of the Code of Ordinances Regarding Payment and Financing of Sewer Impact Fees for Industrial Uses; Providing for Codification; and Providing for an Effective Date. Ms. Kramer noted the ordinance was prepared in response to direction from the Commission at the previous meeting and reviewed the proposed changes to the Code of Ordinances regarding the payment and financing of sewer impact fees for industrial uses. The Commission confirmed that the two year trial was limited to industrial uses. Mr. Schroth opened the public hearing at 6:30p.m. There being no public comment, the hearing was closed at 6:30p.m. A motion was made by Vice-Mayor Holland, seconded by Commissioner Brett, to Approve Ordinance No. 15-02 on first reading. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Commissioner Brett; Commissioner Bob; Mayor Eckian; Vice-Mayor Holland; and Commissioner LeHeup-Smith VII. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Ms. Kramer stated that there are several revisions to the Comprehensive Plan that were previously reviewed and discussed that have been on hold. She requested that a single workshop be scheduled to review those revisions prior to bringing them forward for adoption. CONSENSUS: It was a consensus of the Commission to hold the workshop on Thursday, January 29th, following the workshop on the City Manager applications. VIII. COMMENTS City Commission Commissioner Bob reported on her attendance at the roundtable held at St. James AME Church regarding community relationships and a class at the elementary school regarding equality and justice. She commented on the history of slavery, the civil rights movement and the state of education. Commissioner Brett expressed support for passing the impact fee revision and how it will help attract new business. Vice Mayor Holland commented on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day round table discussion and cited the upcoming additional events celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Commissioner LeHeup-Smith commented on the Lake Eustis Museum of Art exhibit opening and cited their upcoming events. City of Eustis, Florida Page3 Printed on 112112015 City Commission Meeting Minutes - Final January 15, 2015 City Manager Ms. Kramer announced that all City offices would be closed on Monday in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. She introduced the new Building Official Sheila Denoncourt. City Attorney- None Mayor Mayor Eckian welcomed Ms. Denoncourt and encouraged everyone to attend the Martin Luther King Jr. Day events. He noted that he would be attending a drive around with the Police Department with Officer Simken. IX. ADJOURNMENT - 6:50 p.m. Mayor/Commissioner *These minutes reflect the actions taken and portions of the discussion during the meeting. To review the entire discussion concerning any agenda item, go to www.eustis.org and click on the video for the meeting in question. A DVD of the entire meeting or CD of the entire audio recording or verbatim transcript of the meeting can be obtained from the office of the City Clerk for a fee. City of Eustis, Florida Page4 Printed on 112112015