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05-12-1970 Supporting DocumentsMINUTES N° 663 REGULAR MEETING A Regular 'renting of the City Council of the. Cite of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, May 12, 1070. The meetinq was galled to order at 7:30 P. 1. by Mayor Pro-Tem Sam Rratton, in the absence of 1ayor Smith, with the followinq members present: Councilman Oswalt, Cochran and VanderMeer. Other officials present were: City Manager Johnson, City Controller n eminq, City Clerk Carroll, City Attorney Langley and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Mrs. Don C. Porter and the Messrs. Henry Czech, F. L. Schumann and C. A. Mangold. Representatives of the local Presswere also present. The Invocation was given by rnuncilman Vander''eer. The 'Minutes of the Adjourned Peeting hold on Anril 22, 1970 and of the Special Meeting held on April 29, 1970 were approved as written. Hm Don C. Porter, representing the Ilinnehaha Trailer Park, appeared before the Council and protested the proposed increase of water rates as pertaining to trailer parks. City Manager Johnson submitted his report, both orally and written and a copy is attached hereto. Inasmuch as Council approval is required for signs placed on puhlic property and inasmuch as a sign had been placed at the Jaycee Reach without a permit and which is in violation as it projects beyond the front building line, motion v.as made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried that the lessee of the Jaycee Reach Restaurant he requested to remove the sign. It was consensus of Council that the lessee of the Jaycee Reach Restaurant be notified that should he desire to place another sign on this property, that he make the necessary request to Council, submitting to them a plan of the proposed sign. City Controller Fleming reported as follows: That the Delinquent Tax Sale for 149 taxes would be held in the office of the City Clerl• on June 1, 1970 beginning at 10 o'clock A. M.; That only an approximate 1% of the total tax roll had not been collected; That a city held treasury bill would be due on May 15, 1970 whereby cash would be available for the installation of the water main from the new Grand Highway well to the Highland Avenue tank, and, the purchase of Lots 4, 5, 5, 11, 12, 13 and 14 in Block 142 of Johnson's Replat which is due June 1st. City Attorney Langley reported that clearance has not been received as yet regarding the proposed land trade for the sewer system; that a final judgment on the Gus Reis vs the City of Clermont injunction had not been handed down as yet by Judge Hall. (lotion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and carried that the bills be paid. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried that the following named be appointed to serve on the Planning and Zoning Commission: Henry Czech, Charles Beals and Travis Cork, Jr. Councilman Cochran offered and moved that it be passed AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING WATERWORKS AND SANITARY SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT: PROVIDING METHOD OF SERVICE AND CONTRACTS OF SERVICE: PROVIDING !•LATER AND SEWERAGE BASIC RATES: PROHIBITING INFLUX OF PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY: PROHIBITING TAMPERING WIN CITY PROPERTY: PROHIBITING NON -SANITARY HASTE INDUCTION: PROVIDING PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF and the ORDINANCE was read MINUTES NQ 664 in full for a second reading. The motion was seconded by Councilman Vanderlleer and upon roll call vote on passage of the ORDINANCE the result was: AYES: VanderMeer, Oswalt, L'ratton, Cochran. Total Ayes: Four. Naves: Clone. Absent: Smith. So the ORDIIIAPICE was adopted, the Number 52-C assigned to it and a copy ordered posted. Councilman Vandertleer, Council's representative to the Lake County Office of Economic Opportunity, reported that he felt Lake Cnunty's chapter was more effective than other surrounding chapters and that the meeting were conducted from an agenda now and more thorough than they had been in the past. The meeting was adjourned by Ilayor Pro-Tem Bratton. amuei P. Fratton, 'Mayor i,ro Dolores Id. Carroll, Clerk I ar,; roost: happy co report *.o nu ;hr•t our new Brand rlveit well has been acr:epted �y the sta{:r: ;iea.l I) P,,?Port'mr�nt. I have already asked For prices on mains to r.nmv:c'i. vrith th�i Highlands Avenue te;nk. I am a7i,c asking for bids on the mains installed a it may not he possible for us to do th'i s ocrk wi �:h ci 2y c: a:rs. i w; I 1 advise you as soon as the bids are received in order that you -nay consider there. I waot to get this project; completed as .soon as pcss'ible. The fish'ina niece is now completed and s beings used to a surprising Oxtent. r)uitr% feet fish a':' L-rin9 cars;;l::; mostly catfish, specks and bream. T11e'liyiit that t•:rle c; ... ! i 11 I;.. pe •mcnently installed on the cast side ,` the pier n uii;in~: i'-:w a;:vs. 0 1 d tires have been piled under the pier and the r•.rea baited. Seats and trash cans will be added soon. i Lighting fixtures for lighting the soft bail Field are in stock and will be 'installed as soon as the roles arrive. Once again the Florida Power Corporation is contributing time and equipment and several of their men have agreed io do the ;iris;g without pay. Contrary to ,that some people think :ve are picking up dogs which are in violation of the dog control ordinance. Ne have in the pound 28 at the present.1 few of the stray dogs present quite a problem as it is almost impossible tc catch them. :arrangements have hecu made to turn the dogs over to Eire county ai!;ar we have Vent them the required time. All information bas bee fu:'nishe;l 110n , in Atlanta, regarding our proposed 'tend trade for our sever syscerc needs. !1r, Langley has been in telephone conversation with them`and is exp2ctinn a return call at anytime. With this ono exception Vise is "go" i I Ile have been unable to do arty sand se,a'iin,, for the past t'en days dui to a breakdown in rviperen".. Hcv;ever: we cri17 gclt started again next week. I and sure that you have recei'.-ed te'ierhorre Calls protesting the in- stallation ofillarge sign at the. Ji!ycea. Coach, 71-he sign ;:as installed s without U permit which i hP,-,,e every rr;isan to believe was I;:erely an oversight. the sign is slightly in violation in that it pi,ojects beyond the front building 7ir;e:. until=_rmorc:, 'inasmuch as this is public property any permit- for Big;; instalia':iun must be authorized by the City Council. I do not hate 1;he :ethority t:o issue or 'refuse perarits. I will say that the sign dues not improve the appearance of the• area. i R-spert?ully, (A A. M. Johnson Hay 12, 1970 ACCOUNTS PA.YAPLF.!?,AY 1, 0/0 GEMERmL I1cLendon Chevrolet nldsmobile, Inc. 2.52 1,17C.06 Grayhar Electric Co., Inc. Caul1ey `:tae62l '� AlAlLIMinum Co. 2 n6 . Cities Servico oil Co. 12,nn P!i11ie E. Croech 117,nn Orlando Paving Company 323 2n Lawton Bros. 48,nn Tourer Chemical Co. 79.n2 Jim Ili llis Hardware °, Supply 48.Y,n Konsler Steel Co. Coble 's Radiator Y, Auto FIectric Service 15.24 p Clements nn 33.35 Leesburg Tire ' !;atter;i 123.30 Truck Equipment, Inc. 16 03 Prescott Tractor Sales, Inc. �s1 /4 Linden Industrial !1achinery Co. 27 00 GIenmar Electronics Service, Inc. 60.55 Clermont Builders Supply, Inc. 16.80 Herb's Ice House 73.45 John B. IICWSem 2.65 Meeker Garden Supply 9.76 Clermont Hardware & Supply Co. 63.76 Hilltop Book Nook 114.31 Hughes Supply, Inc. 12.00 State uniform Service 84.91 Standard Auto Parts 15.04 Reddick's 5th Street Grocery 83.00 Engel's Uniforms 1.49 Marshall's Pharmacy 175.75 Crest Restaurant 335 40 Holmes Fence Co. 44.75 Lake Apopka Natural Gas 9.nO Carroll Gas 63.50 Madden's Electrical Service 2nO.00 Ted Snell's Signs 212 20 Highway Equipment and Supply Co. 97.70 Control Specialists Co. 16924 South Lake Press ;— 4,263.07 I!ATER DEPARTMENT Hughes Supply, Inc. 18.18 Standard Auto Parts 1.92 Ace Supply Company 64.14 Davis Meter Supply Co. 533.94 Charles Sales Corp. 1.80.80 5 Southern Meter °< Supply Co.Inc. Bowen Supply Co. 120.69 S 903.53 GRnMD TOTAL $5,u66.60