11-28-1972 Supporting DocumentsAML
MINUTES NQ 849
REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council
Chambers on Tuesday, November 28, 1972. The meeting was called to order at 7:35 P.M.
by Mayor Don E. Smith with the following members present: Councilwoman Watson and
Councilmen Schroedel, Beals and Smoak. Other city officials present were: City Manager
Hopkins, City Controller Fleming, City Clerk Carroll, Director of Community Services
Smythe and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Mesdames Craven, Ray,
Lofgren, Weaver, Heinrich, Meadows, Layne, Brown and Christianson, and, the Messrs.
Poynter, Carroll, McCown, Byrd, Shepard, Wagner and Czech.
The Invocation was given by Councilman Beals, followed by repeating of the Pledge of
Allegiance in unison by those present.
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on November 14th and of the Special Meeting
held on November 20th were approved as written.
The Messrs. Wagner and Shepard were present to submit a proposed Ordinance to Council
providing for the refunding of Clermont's outstanding water and sewer revenue bonds,
as per agreement executed with the firm of Stone and Youngberg at the meeting held on
November 6, 1972. Councilman Beals thereupon introduced AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
REFUNDING OF THE OUTSTANDING WATER AND SEWER REVENUE BONDS DATED NOVEMBER 1, 1970 OF
THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA: PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING $1,540.000
WATER AND SEWER REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1972 TO PAY THE COST THEREOF: PROVIDING
FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDERS OF SUCH BONDS: PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF: AND
MAKING CERTAIN OTHER COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH
BONDS for a first reading and the Ordinance was read by title only by the City Manager. _.
Mayor Smith announced the next order of business to be that of considering bids on
one dump truck and 3000 feet of fire hose, which were as follows:
FIRE HOSE
ABC Fire Equipment, Inc. @ $3891.00
Jack Cocke & Co., Inc. @ $3900.00
City Manager Hopkins reported that the bids were in order as per specifications submitted
and recommended that the law bid of ABC Fire Equipment, Inc. be accepted. Motion was
made by Councilman Smoak, seconded by Councilman Beals and carried that the recommendation
of the City Manager be accepted and the bid be awarded to ABC Fire Equipment, Inc.
FLAT BED DUMP TRUCK
Superior GMC Trucks, Inc. @ $4918.10
City Manager Hopkisn reported this to be the only bid received, that the bid was in order
as per specifications submitted and he therefore recommended that it be accepted. Motion
was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Schroedel and carried that the City
Manager's recommendation be accepted and the bid be awarded to Superior GMC Trucks, Inc.
Mayor Smith announced the next order of business to be Public Hearings as follows:
To consider a request by Lewis Carroll for a variance to Section 26-23 (G) OFF-STREET
PARKING for the Laurel Apartments located on Lots 25 and 26 in Block 5 of Sunnyside Unit
and consisting of four (4) 1 bedroom units and two (2) bedroom units. The variance
requested was a reduction in the required parking spaces per unit from 2 to li. Mr.
Derow Poynter, Contractor, appeared before Council on behalf of Mr. Carroll and submitted
drawings of the proposed apartments and layouts for parking. There was no one present
who voiced comment on this request, excepting Mr. Poynter. Following considerable
discussion with regards this request, motion was made by Councilman Beals and seconded
by Councilman Schroedel that the variance be granted. Upon roll call vote on passage of
the motion, the result was: Ayes: Beals and Schroedel. Total Ayes: Two. Nayes:
Watson, Smith' and Smoak. Total Nayes: Three. The variance was denied.
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To consider a request by Mrs. Edna Bradley for a variance to Section 26-12
(Lot size and occupancy) of the Zoning Ordinance in order. to utilize Lot.28,1ess the,;
E 15 feet of the N 22 feet, Clermont Heights Subdivision, having a frontage on Bowman
Street of 75 feet, as a buildable lot containing 14,295 square feet. There was
no one present who commented on the request. Mrs. Bradley had advised that it was
her intention at the time she built her residence in 1948 to utilize only the
north 15 feet of Lot 28 and all of Lot 27 as the residence site, thus leaving the
remainder as a buildable lot, and, that she had had the property surveyed
in 1965 to substantiate this, but could not locate the survey. It was the
opinion of Councilman Beals that to grant this request would be setting a precedent
for allowance of 75 foot building lots in an R1A Zone and that until such time as
a survey is located and submitted, the matter should be tabled. It was the
opinion of Councilman Smoak that the variance should be granted inasmuch as
he could not see how such a variance would in any way be detrimental to abutting
property owners. Motion was made by Councilman Smoak, seconded by Councilman
Schroedel and carried that the variance be granted. Councilman Beals voted Naye on the
motion.
City Manager Hopkins reported as follows:
That the Exchange Bank of Clermont had inquired as to the city's intentions of
purchasing one of their drive-in windows at a cost of $500.00. Councilman Beals
advised that it was his utlimate goal for Council to purchase the Exchange Bank
building and use it as the City Hall. Councilman Schroedel advised that he hoped
Council would see fit to purchase the Exchange Bank building and use it for Cooper
Memorial Library. Motion was made by Councilman Schroedel that the city purchase one
of the drive-in windows from the Exchange Bank to be used at City Hall. The motion
died for lack of a second.
City Manager Hopkins further reported that the outstanding bills from Leesburg Armature
and Orange Electric Company which had been referred to Michaels=Stiggins, Inc. for
collection under Bumby and Stimpson's insurance carrier had never been honored and
it was his recommendation that these be paid by the city in the interim inasmuch
as the repair work was done by each in good faith.
Motion was made by Councilman Smoak, seconded by Councilman Beals and carried that
these bills be paid, and, that the prime contractor of the sanitary sewer system
construction, if responsible, not be paid their final holdback of 10% until such time
as this insurance matter is settled. Councilman Smoak advised that it was hard for
him to conceive that the city's insurance did not cover such damages, and it was his
recommendation that the City Manager further pursue this matter with the city's
agent.
Mayor Smith called a work shop session of Council with the city's consulting engineers
for Monday, December 4th in the office of the Ctty Manager at 4 P. M.
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City Controller Fleming reported that Federal Revenue Sharing checks fortheyear 1972 would be received this month and in January of 1973, andinasmuchas these
are not allocated,'he saw no reason why the preliminaries for the sanitary sewer
construction in the Chain-O-Lakes area could not. be started. It was consensus of -
Council that this matter be referred to City Manager Hopkins to take the necessary !' steps to start the preliminaries.
Mr. Martin Graham, developer of the Winn/Dixie Shopping Center on East Highway #50
appeared before Council and requested aid in the construction of a catch basin and,
laying of 18" pipe from the shopping center eastward to drain into the DDT's catch
basin at the intersection of Minnehaha Avenue and Highway #27, to take care of surface
drainage from the shopping center plaza. He further advised that due to certain
crisis which he had encountered since starting the shopping center development,
that he did not have monies available to construct such a surface drainage system
as required, at an approximate cost of between $7,000 and $10,000. It was consensus
of Council that Mr. Graham provide a more concrete proposition listing definite
costs for this project and then reapproach Council for their consideration.
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Councilwoman Watson expressed appreciation to the several ladies who were present
at Council for their attendance and interest.
Motion was made by Councilman Smoak, seconded by Councilwoman Watson and carried
that the hourly rate for election board members be increased from $1.25 to
$1.85.
Mayor Smith called two special meetings of City Council to be held as follows:
At 5:00 P.M. on Monday, December 4, 1972 in the office of the City Manager to
prepare the Ballot Box for the General Election to be held on December 5, 1972.
At 9:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 6, 1972 to canvass the Ballot and certify
the Certificate of Results of the General Election to be held on December 5, 1972
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith.
Don E. Smith, Piayor
Dolores W. Garroll, city ce�