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REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the
Council Chambers on Tuesday, September, 21, 1976. The meeting was called to order
at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Claude E. Smoak, Jr., with the following members present:
Councilmen Blackburn, Schroedel, Byrd, and Beals. Other officials present were:
City Manager Tiffany, City Attorney Baird, City Clerk Carroll, Finance Director
Sanchez, Director of Community Services Smythe, and Chief of Police Tyndal.
Others present were: Mr. & Mrs. W. B. Perry, Mesdames Sheldon & Hanks, Messrs.
Fleming, Sargent, and Searles. Mr. Joe Sanchez, representative of the Sentinel/Star
was also present.
The invocation was given by Councilman Byrd, followed by repeating of the Pledge
of Allegiance in unison by those present.
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held September lh, 1976 were approved as
written.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
City Manager Tiffany reported that officials of DOT had advised
open cut across State Road 50 would be permitted in the utilities
relocation project, provided the work schedule is coordinated
with the highway contractor's schedule; That the bid letting
for the highway project is scheduled for September '77 with
construction to start shortly thereafter; and, That the DOT
Planning Department had advised that consideration had been
given for a traffic lite at the intersection of State Road 50
& Bloxam Avenue during the design phase, but was rejected as
not warranted by traffic volume or special conditions, and,
if it be the desire of Council to pursue the matter further,
it would be necessary that the request be made through the
County Commission. Mr. Tiffany was requested to pursue the
matter further with the County Commission,
Mr. Tiffany advised Council that he was desirous of partici-
pating in the International City Managers Retirement Corporation
Deferred Compensation Plan, and inquired if they would be
agreeable to authorize the percentage of contribution to that
pension plan for his position, in lieu of the existing contri-
bution to the city's pension fund, the percentage figure being
3.5%. Council was in agreement with this, whereupon motion
was made by Councilman Blackburn seconded by Councilman Beals
and carried that the percentage of funds allocated to the
pension fund for the City Manager be contributed to the ICMA
Plan.
LEASE AGREEMENT - COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY
Inasmuch as City Attorney Baird had been unable to contact
the County Attorney to ascertain the acceptance of the proposed
lease agreement by the County Commission, this matter was
postponed.
RESTORATION OF SOVERIGN IMMUNITY TO MUNICIPALITIES
City Manger Tiffany reported that Mr. Ray Sittig, Executive
Director of the Florida League of Cities, had advised the
League was presently in favor of awaiting results of a test case
in court before pursuing the matter of restoring soverign
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immunity to municipalities, and in view of this, the resolution
as requested to be prepared for presentation at the State League
Convention in October had not been prepared. Mayor Smoak advised
that he would approach the subject at the League Directors Meeting
at the convention, and would therefore urge that he have such
a resolution available to him. Council was in agreement with
this, whereupon motion was made b Coy uncilman D rd seconded b _
Councilman Seals and Carrie
tTiat a resolut on a pre are
urging the State Lea ue to re uest tie F ofrlda Le {slature to
restore SOVerign mmUn ty_LO mun cc �a it es `an such reso ut on
be referred to the cit s votin dole ate as to whether or not
t is presented to the League Resolution Comi0ttee.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 154-C
Councilman Deals introduced AN ORDINANCE• UNDER THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
RESTRICTING THE USE OF AIRDOATS: REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH: PROVIDING FOR SEVERADILITY: AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE, and the Ordinance was read for a first
reading by City Clerk Carroll, by title only.
There being no further business to be brought before the Council at this time,
the meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smoak at 8:04 P. M.
JadeE Smoa'- k, &-Yor
Dolores W. Carroll, City CYrk