06-22-1971 Supporting DocumentsMINUTES No.. 741
REGULAR MEETING
A Regular fleeting of the City Council of tine City of Clermont was held
in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, June 22, 1971. The meeting was
called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Don E. Smith w-ith the following
members present: Councilwoman tlatson and Councilmen Vandertleer, Cochran
and Beals. Other officials present were: City !Manager Hopkins, City
Controller Fleming, City Clerl, Carroll, City Attorney Langley,
Chief of Po••.ice Tyndal and Building official Nagel. Others present
were: Miss DeeDec Langley and tine tlessrs. Henry Czech, C. A. Mangold,
Buddy Baker, and Arthur Roberts.
The Invocation was given by Councilman Vanderileer.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was repeated in unison by all
present.
The Minutes of the fleeting held on June B, 1971 were approved as
written.
Attorney Arthur Roberts, representing Charles M. Pool and the Inland
Groves Corporation, appeared before Council and requested that the
following named streets in Indian Hills subdivision be closed:
Poinsettia Drive -Virginia Drive-Ht Vernon Drive -Florence Drive,
Iliawatha Drive and Magnolia Street, all lying west of 12th Street. Mr.
Roberts further advised that all the streets in question had been
platted, but had never been opened and the only property owner on all
sides of these streets was Charles M. Pool and the Inland Groves
Corporation. Mr. Roberts further advised the reason for the request
was in order to re -subdivide tine subdivision into large lots and of a
contour design. Motion was made by Councilman Vanderl-leer, seconded by
Councilman Beals and carried that the City Manager proceed with
necessary advertising to hold a Public Hearing at which time all
interested persons might appear before Council, before any action is
taken by the Council.
Mr. Buddy Baker appeared before Council and requested to sponsor a
teenage dance in the Jenkins Auditorium on Friday, June 25, 1971 with
music to be furnished by The Fantasys. Notion was made by Councilman
Beals, seconded by Councilwoman Matson and carried that this request
be granted provided that all rules and regulations pertaining to dances
held in the Auditorium are Fret.
City Attorney Langley requested it be a matter of record that he
objected to this request being granted inasmuch as one of the members of
Che Fantasys is presently on probation resulting from a conviction
on the use of narcotics, and he thereby felt the Council was taking an
unnecessary risk and opening themselves to liability in granting suc%!
Permission.
City Manager Hopkins submitted his report both orally and written and
a copy is attached hereto.
With regards the City Manager's recommendation that the furnishings in
the First Federal Building be purchased in the amount of $3,436.41
for the City Administration offices and the sewage treatment plant offices,
motion was made by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Beals
and carried that any action on this be deferred and that the City Manager
prepare specifications on furnishings and the square footage of each
administration office space needed for an efficient city hall.
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Mayor Smith called a workshop session of the Council to be held on
Tuesday night, June 29th at 7:30 P. li. in the Kiwanis Room of Jenkins
Auditorium to review the proposed personnel policy for city employees.
Mayor Smith reported as follows: That he vrished to extend a welcome
back to City Manager Hopkins upon completion of a two weeks military
leave; That he wished to compliment Robert E. Smythe on his job as
Acting City Manager in the Manager's absence; That he had received
several complaints with regards speeding throughout the City and thereby
urged that more frequent use of the radar be made.
Councilman Cochran reported that he had noticed the Yield sign on
Montrose Street at its intersection with 5th Street had been replaced
with a Stop sign, and he objected to this action.
City Clerk Carroll read communications as follows: From Albert M.
Johnson wherein he accepted the appointment as Council's representative
to the Lake Apopka Natural Gas District; From Senator Welborn Daniel
to the Public Service Commission wherein he ob,;ected to the dualization
of the Clermont and Groveland Seaboard Coastline Terminals.
Councilman VandeKleer inquired of City Manager Hopkins as to a registered
engineer on the job during the sanitary sewer construction, and he was
advised that the contract requires a registered engineer over the
project, but not necessarily on the job at all times.
Councilman Cochran reported as follows: That the monthly Orange
Blossom Breakfast would be held on Wednesday, June 23r:d at 8 o'clock
A.M. in the Jenkins Auditorium and urged all to attend; That he
desired an ecological study of the swamp area immediately Brest of the
city limits; And that he desired the Council to investigate the
feasibility, through Federal Aid, of obtaining an air strip for this
South Lake County area.
It was consensus of Council that Councilmen Cochran and VanderMeer,
with the City Manager, draft a letter to the University of Florida
requesting an ecological study of the swamp area lying adjacent and
wrest of the city limits.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith.
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Dolores W. Carroll, City Clerk
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c�-i-strqctio!-' i:�' proceeding on schedule w 1 1�-
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i 1 111M WOL[ilt Of JV 0'Cf!; - laity ! ty Forces are st�ying bus ,
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heir inVolVoul!n1: V.ith tra p1-0ie,c acII as routine nowin9 CV Public property, parr at a i n te na n and property Of V -ant for
high ',reeds. Si,ace he last rrce.t;ng of the Councl I - 1-10 have also
I,ad 24 junk rags removed f ro ii p r 1 v a p roper '.y . In the near fuzure
I- JnSp,�Ctoi:, program of dilapidate and ub-
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.�e plan .1 dilapidated
tan da rd buildings.
�t the � Council ne�ttj ng on :lay I t reported that officials (J
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first FLdev,al mere offering for salt to the City the furnishings
located in thc First Federal off cos at a cost of $4,154.73. As
instructed, i contacted t1i e 0 ff i c-: a I s of First Federal to negotiate
pri ce . Ile arrived at on amount of S3,436.41 which I recommend the
city approve. The funds are available in the Equipment Replacement
Fund.
At the Council meeting on Play 25, ; was authorized to prepare the necessary
specifications and to ad1ve,tise for bids on construction of a new
addition to the existing flock ai; i,3111cee Beach. Siiice any construction
mould conflict with the swim classes at the beach, school officials
vitro conduct the classes and k mutually agreed to delay any such
cork until this fall.
We have received nutific,tioll tllrtt ,-tie State oepartmeni: of Transportation
will hold a public hearing ac tli,:i Groveland C011"aUll'itY Cent*1, on
July 27 at 7:00 P.J.
The hearing is being conducted to a�ford intei,ester, persons the
opportunity of expressing theirconcerning the location, sccial,
economic and environmental e-Flects of State DOT Project 'to. 11020-1502
State Road 33 & 50 in li'ascotte to State Road 33 & FO in Groveland: Budget
item No. 512511.
Maps, drawings and other pertinent information developed by the
Department and written views received from other agencies or public
officials will be available '.,or puhiic inspection and copying at thi-I
District Office in Deland, from July 20, to July 27. These items
will also be available at the location Of the public hearing one (1)
hour in advance of the ti-ne oF the hearing.
Persons desirous of submitting written statements and other exhibits
in place of, or in addition "-.o, oral statements may do so at the hearing.
I..'ritten statements or P;,hiblts may also be submitted to be documented
as a part of the hearing if received at the State DOT District Office,
D,ilanci, Florida, with-in'ten days from the date of the hearing.
Several weeks ago members of the: City Council were each given a copy
of the proposed Personnel Policy for city employees. If the Council has
had sufficient time to reviev., the policy, I would like to schedule a
meeting to discuss its contents.
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June 22, 1971