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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. MINUTES N4 742 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. I � , I i D n E. Smith, rayo'"' Dolores W. Carroll, City Clerk b u y i e i n g c o n d uc as ui Li a I , T h a artary 11 only c�-i-strqctio!-' i:�' proceeding on schedule w 1 1�- - i 1 111M WOL[ilt Of JV 0'Cf!; - laity ! ty Forces are st�ying bus , w i th 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- .0 a. .�e plan .1 dilapidated tan da rd buildings. �t the � Council ne�ttj ng on :lay I t reported that officials (J � 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. g R. 11. o ins June 22, 1971