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06-09-1970 Supporting DocumentsMINUTES N4 668 RI[GULAR !IFETIUG A Regular !fleeting of the rity Council of the City of rinrmont was held in the Council Chamhers on Tuesday, June 7, 1^7n. The meeting -as called to order at 7:30 P. !i. by !layor non F. Smith with the folloi.!inn members present: Councilmen Vander!leer, nseralt, Cochran and Pratton. Other officials present ':+ere: Citv 'tanager Johnson, City Controller Fleming, City Clork Carroll, City Attorney Lahgley.and Chief of Police. Tyndal. Others present mere: Ors. t!navcr and t!atson and !'essrs. C. A. 'langold, lienry Czech, . L. Schumann, John Sandargas, George I!ovis, ndo Robert Shumaker and !'i11ard Coggs!all. A. representative of the nrl, Sentinel was also present. The Invocation was, given I-y rouncilman Vander!lecr. The. Minutes of the ileetinq held on !Iay 2r, 1^7n uere approved as written. John Sandargas, representing the Flinnehaha Trailer Park, appeared before the Council and requester) a re -valuation of crater charges 0 S1.00 per mobile home/trailer to a percentage of total water used. 'iayor Smith advised that his request erould be taken into consideration. Drs. '.!atson and beaver appeared before the Council advising them a representative of the FAA ':ould like to meet with members of the Council on Thursday, June llth with regards possible sites for an airport in this area. City 'tanager Johnson submitted his report, both orally and e,ritten and a cony is attached hereto. ?lotion was made I,y Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Vander!•teer and carried that the City 'Ianancr t,e authorized to makn a land trade, a strip 18 feet in :ridth and fronting on 8th. Street, arith Senator 'aelborn Daniel for the installation of se!,ter mains and an alley into the City parking lot, and all located in City 'deck 'In - Councilman Cochran inquired of existing city ordinances which would prohibit the washing out of grove service tanks in lakes located within the city limits of Clermont. Cite anager Johnson advised there was none. Chief Tyndal was requested to research state lags governing such action and report to the !ianager. City Clerk Carroll presented a CF..SnLUTIO!7 from the Clermont Garden Club wherein they urged that Council establish and enforce a law proviUinq punishment of minors for vicious acts and/or destruction of property. Municipal Judge h!ovis adviser" that laws governing minors erere set forth by State Statutes and could not he handled in municipal court. lotion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded hV Councilman VanderNeer and carried that the bills he paid. Councilman Cochran advised he thought the cut-off date for delinquent grater accounts too stringent and thereupon moved that such cut-off date be detained until the 1st of the following month following the month of billing instead of the present 20th day of the same billing month. The motion was seconded by Councilman Vander!4eer and upon roll call vote on passage of the motion, the result was: A,-es: Cochran. T tat Ayps:Four. One. Mayes: Vander!4eer, Oswalt, Smith and The motion failed to carry. Councilman i3ratton, liaison officer from the Council to the the Memorial Library Board, reported the Library y MINUTES N4 669 eounciI to restruct Lots 18 and 1n in City "loci. 7r to an extension of the present library only. These tt,n lots •!nre recently deoded to hetCity from the Library "oard. It uas consonsns or Council that no action he taken on this riatter, hilt that Councilman Rratton advise the Library hoard that Council %-could drr,d the property hack to them if they so desire. City Manager Johnson had previously submitted to Council a proposal from �lr. Martin 11inther for the purchase of pronorty located in City 5lock 100, commonly known as the First Federal savings ?• Loan puildinn, at a price of SGo,nno.00, and to be used for City Administration offices. A copy of the proposal is attached hereto. Councilman Cochran questioned the need for such a building and ,!ished it to he a matter of record that he thoroughly opposed the movinn of the City Administration Offices from the downtown area. Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt and seconded by Councilman Rratton that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized a contract with 'lartin P. Winther for the purchase of property located in City "lack 100, commonly known as the First Federal Savinns & Loan Guilding, in accordance with the price and terms of the proposal as submitted. upon roll call vote on passage of the motion the result eras: Ayes: Rratton, Oswalt, Vandertleer, and Smith. Total Ayes: Four. !9ayes: Cochran. Total Mayes- One. The motion carried. City Manager Johnson had previously submitted to Council a proposed franchise from the Florida Power Cornoration. it was consenus of Council that no action be taken on this matter, and that Controller Fleming be requested to research the present franchise and report back to Council. The meeting was adjourned by !flavor Smith. non F. smith, 9ayor ( i Dolores W. Carr, Clerk -122 Lake Shore Drive Clermont, Florida 32711 May 13, 1970 SAMUEL, P. 13RAT'I'ON, RAYMOND P. COCIIRAN, RICHARD E. OSWALT, DONALD I-. SMCI'1-1 and J. M. VANDER MLCR, as members of the City Council of the City of Clermont, Florida, and AL13ERT M. JOf NSON, as City Manager of the City of Clermont, Florida. Gentlemen: On behalf of Griffin -Johnston Corporation and Martin P. Winther, in- dividually, I am soliciting from the City of Clermont, Florida, an offer to purchase the property commonly known as 1 Westgate Plaza Drive, Clermont, - Florida, and which presently is occupied by First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Clermont and the law firm of Caldwell and Hovis. Griffin -Johnston Corporation presently has $82, 192.00 in the property. If the City of Clermont is interested in purchasing the property for a new city administration building, I request that you make an offer directly to me to pur- chase the property for a sum equal to the value established by two qualified appraisers which I will hire to appraise the property. If the City of Clermont does make such an offer, I hereby agree to donate to the City of Clermont a sum of money equal to the difference between such appraised value and $60, 000.00 to be used toward the purchase of the property. In other words, the total cost to the City of Clermont would be $60, 000.00. I am interested in doing every- thing I can on behalf of the City but, as you can appreciate, would also like to utilize every tax advantage. The reason I am requesting an offer instead of making one is because I would not want to go to the expense of hiring the appraisers unless I felt fairly certain the transaction would go through. If the City of Clermont decides to make such an offer on the property, such offer should be contingent upon certain conditions which I will set out and any conditions the City may feel are necessary. 1. The property in the offer should be fairly accurately described. I can foresee no problem in regards to reaching an agreement as to what portion of the parking area would be conveyed to the City. When an agreement is reached as to the area to be included, a survey can be made and the exact le- gal description can be used in the offer. The City also would have joint use of the adjacent parking area and I would expect no objection from the City if the bowling alley used the city parking area for any overflow at night or on the week- end. 2. Griffin -Johnston Corporation presently is leasing the property to two tenants - First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Clermont and George E. 1lovis. Both tenants have agreed to surrender and cancel their leases and agree with the City of Clermont as follows: A. First Federal will enter into an agreement with the City to lease its present premises from the City for one year beginning the date the transaction is closed under the same general terms and conditions as its present lease with Griffin -Johnston Corporation. At the expiration of the one year lease, First Federal shall have the right to renew its lease from year to year on a one year basis; provided that either party (The City of Clermont or First Federal) shall have the right to completely cancel the lease agreement after the first year by giving six months written notice of such intent to cancel 13. George E. Flovis agrees to enter into an agreement with the City of Clermont under the same terms and conditions set out in paragraph 2A. Any offer made for the property should include provisions that the two above named tenants agree in writing to such proposal. 3. There are certain items located in or on the property that might be considered part of the realty but which I consider the property of First Federal Those items are: A. Teller counters. B. Diebold Rekordesk. C. Metal shelves in vault and storage room. If the City feels that any of the above (especially the teller counters) should go with the property, the City should check with First Federal to deter- mine its position. All other items that have attached to the realty (such as . carpeting, air conditioning, etc. ) are considered a part of the real estate, re- gardless of who purchased them. Page Two. First Federal and George F. Hovis have stated that any city official may feel free to inspect the premises provided that reasonable short notice is given. I will await your reply. Respectfully submitted, MARTIN P. E�TIER hidividually and on behalf of Griffin -Johnston Corporation Page Three. Pipe I iqhting at thr ;ovt bo i rield A inual lr_d and ready for use. Me fema is Wnq WWI& thil nak. rasni and nllat,-s will b- instalind thiq noop and the ri! hr- r:.aO.v fo- u7,r by thn 15th of this month. As vecnmmendid by our City Atnrq,t.,,, and requested, by tlayor �mith I We f"elly gAten a folclo On a Ar"thaliznr. The price- is °'945.Orl on a stephens')n whicl, to !)(- the oro ra0vr wid1'0,v acc:!nted by the C()Li?'tS in ['101-YA. 1 aurarded the contract W laying our 12 inch vaNv mains to Orange Paving and Constructinn Co.. the AW bidder at 51.35 per lineal foot. They `!U start tlj:1101' "cl-: - 1r. Langl,.y has been in c-.;nversation, t,!ith l!11l1 in Atlanta anthey advieo. thay hopr� ,o have. a satisfactory ans�-!Pr on our land trade request in I wood !He to he auNcrized to make a lane{ trade vith Snnatnr Uelborn Nzniel for '.*hr-- 1,nstalliltinrl of sower ronins an(! an alley our parking lot. The trade Is to he own and no stMn is lR fact in width, I have forwareed ^ach of on. as rewmstQd, a oescripMan andorices an the Seaver orovorty on 'lontrove Stmet and the "Inner nroperty an Highway 50 and Rest Ave. SCM WMOn Should he taken On thPSe matters by nc,eQance or refusal, I have advert-ise.-f in the AlunicipA ma,ia7iiir, ft-,ir a C,,ry !!ana,jer. The Tayalige will he out; t)(. lest of lune. I ar eTo rlaMinq some inquiries around this area. f-1r. S. E. Frye, Jr.i, , Pi,ctor !f ti,e Fllcrida Game and Frc:,�l 'later Fish Comission has uddsed are. that they wood like to hmp a OpMution cQreti,iny For the fis�ina r)i,!7- in tho future. Pe fm%&r a"I"n that he v would like to We it or a date YNn Senator WOO can he P"s"t. The Nayor and Council inl=nhers are also exoPct(--.-, to take part. Y vill advise you move WMAN as soon as he and I hays agreed on a date. 1 expect to have my vm"sa-d huyets. for our mit rascal ywr. in your hands within a few days and before- out, neat r.,atlroj. on 1 ry M- 0") III NTHER*PROP ERTY LAND AREA: Approximately 380 feet fronting on Highway 50 with an average depth of 176 feet. Includes paved parking area for 49 cars and building now occupied by First Federal Savings and Loan and George Hovis. Building: Two floors with an approximate area of 1900 square feet on each floor. Floors not connected on inside. The top floor consists of accounting and cashier area, four offices, small lobby, storage room, vault, three rest rooms and covered drive for Drive-in window. Lower floor consists of two lobbies, five offices, two rest rooms, storage room and outside storage for tools. Sale Price: $60,000.00 Conditions: Present tenants to occupy building for 18 months following purchase. Purchaser to receive all rentals and pay taxes and insurance from date of purchase. See attached schedule of rental receipts and expenses during the 18 months. Mr. Hovis, the lower floor tenant, will cancel existing lease and enter into new lease of from five to ten years with cancellation clause with six months notice by either party after first 18 months. First Federal will enter into an 18 month lease. The existing bowling alley electric sign is to remain on its present location. Terms: Cash SEAM PROPERTY Land Description: 225 Feet (43, lots) Facing Montrose Street. Depth: 150 feet. Overall size: 225 ft x 150 ft. Sales Price: $30,000.00. Terms: Over five years. Down payment or interest rates not discussed. Stipulations. Present owner to retain possession of existing residence for five years and to receive all revenue, from rental of apartments. Present oviner to pay taxes during this period. Present owner will vacate the East 100 feet of this property upon 90 days notice. The 100' x 150" area should be ample for building site for City Nall and immediate parking needs. FL0„1.11" pOI:'Fti FRANCHTS1 Florida Power Corporation has a franchise from the. City of Clerront to distribute eiactrical energy thraugh tLO cit?!. 'ihis franchise is dad_d July 1, 1952 and expires July i, 1932. Undmr the terms franchise Florida Porter pays us certain percentages of their o f t h Is sales, These percentages >rere, are and will be 2% Tor first ten years, 3% for thi> second ten years and d% for the last: ten years Th,. pt^went: 34 rat,. continue.: until July 1, 1972. Florida Power Corporation is now extcnd'ing new FrE:nchises throughout 'its territory and although they are not ccncantrating on Lake County at this time, and probably will not until late 'In nex': year, I have made arrangements whereby we may enter into this new franchise If wo desire. The new franchise is for t:itiety years, and may not be cancelled and pays the city 6% on saales fos• the duration of the Yrar,t`ise. The ffective date would be upon execot'ion of the franchise. If the City Council feels Mat Clermont might wish to take over the distribution of electrical energy in Clermont, witi,in he next thirty years the franchise should not be considered. However, if you feel that Clermont should not undsert:tke such a business venture the new franchise will definitai;, be profitable gor us. in fact it mould bring in approximat-ly $150,000.00 in a.dditionai revenue over the next tv;elve years (the remainder of the pr-aserit franchise). I am attaching a copy of present and projected revenues from Florida Poorer Corporation (both franchise anJ ad valorem taxes) based on the existing frani�hi.se and the proposed •f`ranchise. The projections, in each instance, are based: on the averages for the past threa years and such annual increases are o% on ad va'iorem taxes and 7.7% on franchise taxes. This is for your consideration and s.ithout recommendation from me. A. P1. Johnson Attachment -Q ro p 0 o cl� Pi f-, ( A N) I 'D -,I .v "a ljt t- ; I- ) \J1 0 :JI C) \it 0 ro 14 001 . , I .: " . r-I 0 ':) -.) 0 (D c) c) C, r-D 0 fli ,n v \jn 4- .!t, tom.) kN IA) 10 \.n �_q 0 C.) -.3 'j, fl %ij -,)1 0 m 'cl (,-. T %.�i ,n ro Cv 0, N�n -y4 o 0 0 0 0 0 Fb au,4 "'m 1.1 21 wo '7� PL) W ­3 C) W 0 03 N, %,n 4, k-, 10 kA CD 0 0 o to 4f 64) ci, C) 10 'JI "ji NJ4 W PS !Zi 0 -;r \0 D %�I- NOC N "o 33 IN 11.) 4� in 0 %, 6, ol t,.7, C) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:71 0 0 C2 01 d. It PS 1:f ii N11 0 0 "N %J5 "Y CA 03 PS lk) 0 J" to N"N C. a %.A � I--rj � 2 P N kN \jl 0 0 0 C"" c r D 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 '.) c I 0 0 0 0 0 0 C) 0 0 CD 0 0 C, 0 0 C+ ACCOUNTS PAYABI.F••JUNF 1, ln70 GENERAL Orlando Paving Company Fifth Street Grocery Lawton faros., Inc. Kem Manufa c tur i ng Corp. Standard Auto Parts, Inc. Mies Service Oil Co. Jacuzzi Bros., Inc Dominion Traffic Sign and Signal Co., Inc. South Lake Press Jim's Heating, AC and Appliance Service Superior GMC Trucks, Inc. Clement's Herb's Ice house Tower Chemical Co. Valbro Business Forms, Inc. Morton J. Barnes Clermont Builders Supply, Inc. State Uniform Service Westerman Ford Engels Hilltop Book Nook Hodges Equipment Co. Clermont Hardware R Supply Meeker Garden Supply Jim Willis Hardware & Supply Advance Heating R Air Conditioninq G1enMar Electronics Service, Inc. Grants Prescription Center Lake Apopka Natural Gas District Hughes Supply, Inc. City Tire Service, Inc. Koppers Koontz Equipment Corp. of Florida Alan H. Hamlin nechler's Fine Equipment WATER DEPARTMENT Clermont Hardware Hughes Supply, Inc. Charles Sales Corp. Ace Supply Co. NCR Richard Langley NCR Grand Total: $4,372.14 11 135.on 12.27 In.in In8,8n 6.i..92 556.44 47.52 57,6n 42,65 26'I . n8 15.4q 9,no 22.4n 2.,no 133.29 1n6.on R2.7n 16.no 0.41 r 19.80 45.22 22.72 7n.33 23.1n 45.48 81.SO 4n.25 1 8.16 9.75 279.n9 44.44 63n.3n 426.g5 2n.or) 3.on 4 5 3,495.26 5 2.92 266.57 1oO.n3 64.14 133.50 161.on 148.72 S 276.88