City Council Meeting (2025-02-11)

CITY OF CLERMONT CITY COUNCIL MEETING CLERMONT CITY HALL AGENDA 6:30 PM, Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Welcome to our Council meeting. In the interest of time efficiency and ensuring that everyone who wishes to address the Council is given the opportunity to do so, the following will apply to all comments made by the public. Each speaker will be permitted 3 minutes to address the Council. These time limits may be extended by the Mayor or by majority vote of the Council. To avoid disruption of the meeting, speakers should avoid inappropriate language, personal attacks and derogatory statements and direct comments to the Council. Everyone is requested to be respectful of each other even when we disagree. All public comments should be directed to the Council, and the issue at hand. Everyone should avoid personal attacks and derogatory statements. Thank you for participating in your City Government. CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENT REPORTS CONSENT AGENDA The next portion of the meeting is the consent agenda which contains items that have been determined to be routine and non- controversial. If anyone in the audience wishes to address a particular item on the consent agenda, now is the opportunity for you to do so. Additionally, if staff or members of the City Council wish to speak on a consent item, they have the same opportunity. Item No. 1 - Meeting Minutes Consider approval of the January 8, 2025 workshop minutes. Item No. 2 - Resolution No. 2025-007R Support Legislation Providing Public Records Protection Consider encouraging the Florida Legislature to enact legislation to provide a public records exemption for municipal clerks and employees who perform city election work. Item No. 3 - Piggyback Purchase Approval Replacement Fire Command, Training, and Rehabilitation Trailer Consider approval to purchase from the Florida Sheriff's Association contract FSA23-EQU21.0 with Texas Trailers to acquire one heavy-duty cargo trailer in the budgeted amount of $58,313.11. Item No. 4 - Lake County Schools Proportionate Share Mitigation Agreement Lumberyard District Consider approval of School Concurrency Agreement Case No. 2024-18. Item No. 5 - Retirement Plan Actuarial Valuation FMPTF Closed Plan Consider approval of the actuarial valuation for the Florida Municipal Pension Trust Fund retirement plan for general employees. Item No. 6 - Proposed Purchase of Chestnut Street Property and Budget Amendment Consider property purchase approval and budget amendment in the amount of $60,000 for lift station access. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Item No. 7 - Resolution No. 2024-040R Conduct of meetings Consider amending the City of Clermont Rules of Conduct resolution.

CITY OF CLERMONT CITY COUNCIL MEETING CLERMONT CITY HALL AGENDA 6:30 PM, Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Item No. 8 - Ordinance No. 2025-008 Final Urban Backyard Chicken Regulations Consider ordinance to the city code to allow backyard chickens. Item No. 9 - Ordinance No. 2025-009 Final Golf Cart Regulations Consider ordinance in the city code to allow golf carts within specific areas. NEW BUSINESS Item No. 10 - Variance Request EnviroStruct LLC Consider a request to allow wall signage to exceed the maximum square footage permitted by the Land Development Code, Section 117-15. Item No. 11 - Main Street Historic Survey Consider the adoption of the Survey Report and associated Florida Master Site File (FMSF) forms, as prepared by the Clermont Main Street program. Item No. 12 - Negotiation and Contract Award City Attorney Contract Consdier City Council negotiation and approval of contract with Waugh PLLC to provide municipal legal services. Item No. 13 - Ordinance No. 2025-001 Intro Land Development Code Amendment Consider an amendment to Section 125- 369 Permitted Uses, Section 125-370 Conditional Uses, and Section 125-373 Off-Street Parking. Item No. 14 - Ordinance No. 2025-002 Intro Land Development Code Amendment Consider an amendment to Section 115- 14 of the City's LDC with regard to Parking Space Requirements. Item No. 15 - Ordinance No. 2025-003 Intro Magnolia Center PUD Amendment Consider an Amendment to the Magnolia Center Planned Unit Development (PUD) for an Increase in the Number of Fast Food Restaurants. ADJOURN Public Notice Any opening invocation that is offered before the official start of the Council meeting shall be the voluntary offering of a private person, to and for the benefit of the Council. The views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the City Council or the city staff, and the City is not allowed by law to endorse the religious or non- religious beliefs or views of such speaker. Persons in attendance at the City Council meeting are invited to stand during the opening invocation and to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. However, such invitation shall not be construed as a demand, order, or any other type of command. No person in attendance at the meeting shall be required to participate in any opening invocation that is offered or to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance. You may remain seated within the City Council Chambers or exit the City Council Chambers and return upon completion of the opening invocation and/or Pledge of Allegiance if you do not wish to participate in or witness the opening invocation and/or the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. Meeting agendas are available on the city website and are posted within the first floor of City Hall.

CITY OF CLERMONT CITY COUNCIL MEETING CLERMONT CITY HALL AGENDA 6:30 PM, Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City Council with respect to any matter to be considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F.S. 286.0105). In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (352) 241-7331 (Voice) no later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding or by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at cityclerk@clermontfl.org. TTY users may call via 711 (Florida Relay Service) no later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding. Please be advised that if you intend to show any document, picture, video or items to the Council or Board in support or opposition to any item on the agenda; a copy of the document, picture, video or item must be provided to the City Clerk for the City’s records.