City Council Meeting (2025-05-13)

CITY OF CLERMONT CITY COUNCIL MEETING CLERMONT CITY HALL AGENDA 3:00 PM, Tuesday, May 13, 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 PRESENTATIONS Budget Introduction and Demonstration PUBLIC COMMENT 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 April 15, 2025, Council Workshop and April 22, 2025 Council Meeting minutes. Item No. 2 - Council Meeting Date Change Consider moving the July 22, 2025, Council meeting to July 29, 2025. Item No. 3 - Outside Agency Board Appointment Consider appointing Council Member Petersen as Florida League of Cities Lake County alternate member. Item No. 4 - Outside Agency Board Appointment Consider appointing Council Member Petersen as the city liaison on the Lake County Rowing Association Board. Item No. 5 - Bid Award East Avenue Sidewalk Construction Consider awarding bid to Estep Construction, Inc. to provide construction of a sidewalk on East Avenue in the budgeted amount of $168,955.50. Item No. 6 - Piggyback Contract Public Services Consider piggyback approval of City of Lake Worth Beach Term Contract No. RFP 23-206 with TEAMWORKnet, Inc. to provide electrical equipment inspection, testing, repair, and maintenance services.

CITY OF CLERMONT CITY COUNCIL MEETING CLERMONT CITY HALL AGENDA 3:00 PM, Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Item No. 7 - Change Order Approval 2025 Street Resurfacing Services Consider approval of Change Order 1 to the contract with Superior Asphalt, Inc., to provide street resurfacing services in the budgeted amount of $112,040. Item No. 8 - Task Order Approval Lakeshore Drive Consider First Task Authorization with CPH Consulting, LLC to provide storm drainage improvements for a total budgeted amount of $197,125. Item No. 9 - Agreement and Fee Waiver LSSC Consider approval for Lake Sumter State College use of Black Box Theater with fee waiver for Tuesdays and Thursdays between 8:30am - 4:30pm during the 2025-2026 academic year. Item No. 10 - Pig On the Pond Event and Boat Ramp Closure Request Consider the request from March 27– March 29, 2026, to be held at Waterfront Park with open container in the approved area, fee waiver, signage on city property, fireworks, staff assistance and trail and boat ramp closure. Item No. 11 - Open Container Request Citrus Champs Carnival Consider Open Container Request on February 7, 2026 at Victory Pointe. Item No. 12 - Film Production Road Closure Request Root & Branch Films Consider approval of road closures for the dates of August 11-15, 2025, from 8 PM - 6 AM for overnight film production in downtown Clermont. Item No. 13 - Surplus Request Consider declaring end-of-life inventory as surplus from the Information Technology and Fire Departments and providing disposal per the Procurement Policy. NEW BUSINESS Item No. 14 - Resolution No. 2025-012R Budget Amendment #3 Consider amending the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget to reimburse the Fire Impact Fees Fund. Item No. 15 - Council Meeting Time Change Consider changing the Council meeting time on the fourth Tuesday of the month. Item No. 16 - Florida Department of Government Efficiency Audit Program Consider participating in the Florida Department of Government Efficiency Audit Program.

CITY OF CLERMONT CITY COUNCIL MEETING CLERMONT CITY HALL AGENDA 3:00 PM, Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Item No. 17 - Contract Renewal Consider renewal of Professional Services Agreement with Interim City Manager Van Wagner. Item No. 18 - Executive Recruitment Services for City Manager RFP Evaluation Presenting the score evaluation for executive recruitment services for the City Manager position and consider approval of presented options. Item No. 19 - Ordinance No. 2025-011 Intro Heritage Square Florida Rezoning Consider rezoning vacant property located at 12th Street & State Road 50 from PUD & M-1 Industrial to C-2 General Commercial. Item No. 20 - Ordinance No. 2025-014 Intro Business Tax Repeal Amendments to Code Consider ordinance to amend city code mentioning Business Tax Receipts. Item No. 21 - Ordinance No. 2025-017 Intro Land Development Code Amendment Consider an amendment to the LDC Chapter 123 Vegetation, Article I & II. Item No. 22 - Ordinance No. 2025-018 Intro Irrigation and Landscaping Regulations Consider an ordinance to the City Code for Irrigation and Landscaping Regulations. Item No. 23 - Ordinance No. 2025-019 Intro Ivey Ridge Annexation Consider ordinance to annex parcels of land located southeast of Lake Louisa Road and Hammock Ridge Road intersection, adjacent to Foxchase. Item No. 24 - Ordinance No. 2025-020 Intro McKinnon Groves Annexation Consider ordinance to annex parcels of land located south of Hartwood Marsh Road and west of the Lake/Orange County Line. REPORTS 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 3:00 PM, Tuesday, May 13, 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.