01-14-1969 Supporting DocumentsAft
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REGULAR MEETING
A Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in
the Council Chambers on Tuesday, January 14, 1969. The meeting was called
to order at 8:00 P. M. by Mayor Don E. Smith with all members present.
Other officials present were: City Manager Johnson, City Clerk Carroll,
City Controller Fleming, City Attorney Langley and Chief of Police Tyndal.
Others present were Mesdames Mary Watson and Alexia Bratton and the Messrs.
Herman Barbery, George Gallup, W. W. Boyd, Merle Bright, C. A. Mangold,
John Reynolds, George Hovis and representatives of the local Press.
Councilman -elect Sam Bratton was also present.
The invocation was given by Mr. Barbery.
The Minutes of the Meeting held on December 10, 1968 were corrected as
follows: Councilman Prior wished it a matter of record that upon his
report to the Council that between $50,000.00 and $60,000.00 had already
been spent on the abandoned Bloxam Avenue Well, he was asked by City Manager
Johnson where he had obtained this information and that he had replied,
"From the Audit of H. W. Sheppard and Co." The Minutes were approved as
corrected.
City Manager Johnson submitted his report, both orally and written.
Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Oswalt and
carried that RESOLUTION n140,as passed at a regular meeting on November 26,
1968 be rescinded.
Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and
carried that the bills be paid.
Councilman Beals expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to members
of the Council, other city officials and the general public for their
cooperation the past four years, and predicted a bright future for Clermont
with the new Council. Councilman Prior concurred with Councilman Beals and
closed his expression with the traditional "Carry On" to the new Council.
Mayor Smith expressed apprecation to Councilmen Beals and Prior for their
work and dedication in behalf of the City of Clermont while serving as
members of the Council. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded
by Councilman Cochran and carried, that Councilmen Beals and Prior be
presented with their name -plates as memento of their office.
Motion by Councilan Beals, seconded by Councilman Prior and carried that
the meeting be adjourned to an ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.
Don E. Smith, Chairman l
0 ores W. Carroll, City Clerk
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ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Immediately prior to the calling of the Organizational Meeting to order,
the Oath of Office was administered to Sam Bratton, Richard E. Oswalt and
Don E. Smith as Councilmen and Mayor -Councilman, respectively, by City
Clerk Carroll.
Mayor Smith called the meeting to order and announced that the first order
of business was the nomination of a Mayor Pro Tem for the year 1969 and
that nominations were in order. Councilman VanderMeer nominated Councilman
Cochran. Councilman Cochran nominated Councilman Oswalt, however,
Councilman Oswalt declined the nomination and moved that the nominations
be closed and the Clerk be instructed to cast an unanimous ballot for
Councilman Cochran. The motion was seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and
carried.
Mayor Smith announced that the Council would not sit as a Board of Adjustment
to consider the petition of John Aull and J. M. VanderMeer requesting
a reduction of five feet in the rear yard set back requirements of Lots
9-10-11 and 12 of Forty Pines Subdivision. Councilman VanderMeer retired
from the meeting at this time. City Attorney Langley advised the Council
that Zoning Variances should only be made for specific purposes as opposed
to variance allowances for general purposes. Motion was made by Councilman
Cochran, and seconded by Councilman Oswalt that the request of Messrs. Aull
and VanderMeer be granted with the understanding that such variance be
used for construction of a Real Estate Office, or, other professional
buildings. Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion, the result was:
Ayes: Oswalt, Cochran and Bratton. Nayes: None. The motion carried
unanimously. Following this motion, Councilman VanderMeer resumed hisseat -
on the Council.
City Manager Johnson presented a petition from John A. Reynolds wherein
he requested the closing of the parkway lying between Block 125A and Block
326. Notion was made by Councilman Oswalt and seconded by Councilman
VanderMeer that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare the necessary
Ordinance for the closing of this parkway with the City retaining a 25 foot
easement. Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion, the result was:
Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt, Cochran and Bratton. Nayes: None. Absent: None.
Attorney George E. Hovis, representing John F. Kennedy, appeared before
the Council and offered to buy, at a price of $100.00, approximately 1/2Zth
of 1 acre of city property located in Section 25-22-25 of the City of
Clermont. Attorney Hovis advised that a recent survey of this property
reflected that a portion of the .driveway at the home of Mr. Kennedy at
788 Lake Shore Drive encroached upon this property owned by the City of
Clermont. Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt and seconded by Councilman
VanderMeer that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare the necessary
Ordinance for the sale of this property to John F. Kennedy. Upon roll call
vote on passage of the motion, the result was: Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt,
Cochran and Bratton. Total Ayes: Four. Nayes: None.
Councilman VanderMeer reported that inasmuch as the Little League Ball Season
was approaching, that he was pleased that the City Manager was progressing
with plans to have the new Little League ball fields ready.
Councilman Cochran reported that plans for completion of the "Tot -Lot"
were progressing, though slow, and that he had completed models of a
"Mini -Mountain° which he would place in the lobby of the Jenkins Auditorium
and would welcome help in the construction of these from any and/or all civic
organizations. Councilman Cochran further advised that a meeting on Water Pol
lgtidn'-would be held in Tavares on Tuesday night, January 21st and he urged
that as many city officials as possible attend.
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Councilman Cochran reported that the regular meeting of the Lake County
22nduandfheuurgedathat as47many cityould be eld in officialstasla on possiblenattend.JaAsary
Program Chairman for the League, Mr. Cochran has obtained Mr. Gordon Wagner
who will speak on "Compact Urban Development".
Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Oswalt
and unanimously carried that Joseph M. House and J. K. Tryon be appointed
as Municipal Judge and Second Judge, respectively, for the year 1969.
Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Oswalt
and carried that the following named be appointed to membership on various
city boards and/or commissions, as recommended by City Manager Johnson,
and, that Richard H. Langley be appointed to serve as representative to
the Lake Apopka Natural Gas District replacing Mr. Charles B. Roe.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Raymond Douglass
PLUMBING BOARD:
ELECTRICAL BOARD:
Morton Barnes
James Fisher
Ralph Snyder
Seldon Hanks
J. L. Madden
Fred Davis
Merle Bright
Ralph Snyder
BOARD OF APPEALS (BUILDING CODE):
Robert Paxton
G. Y. Middleton
City Manager Johnson reported that a tentative meeting of the Council and
the Cooper Memorial Library Board has been set for Tuesday, January 21st,
the time to be set at a later date.
City Manager Johnson reported that several problems existed regarding policies
of the City and he recommended that workshop sessions of the Council be
held as soon as possible in order to establish roles and policies from which
to follow. It was consensus of Council that a work session be held on
Monday, January 20th at 7:30 P. M. in the office of City Attorney Langley.
City Attorney Langley advised the Council that any desired legislative
changes in the City Charter would have to be prepared for presentation
before the latter part of February.
Mayor Smith recommended that City Manager Johnson contact six municipalities
of comparable size with Clermont and obtain information as to the type of
franchise which they hold with the Florida Telephone Corporation, and,
that the City Manager report the date that the present franchise between
the City of Clermont and the Florida Telephone Corporation expires. City
Manager Johnson agreed to do this.
City Clerk Carroll read a petition from Messrs. Laurence Russell and John
Parks wherein they requested a refund of tax monies assessed and collected
in error in 1967 on the portion of Lots 5 and 6 in Middleton Park
Subdivision which are situated outside of the city limits of the City of
Clermont. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman
Cochran and carried that this refund be authorized.
City Clerk Carroll read a letter from the Lincoln Park Daycare Center
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Committee wherein they expressed appreciation to the City Council for
financial assistance in the amount of $100.00. Inasmuch as the financial
assistance given them by the City was in the amount of $200.00, the
Clerk was instructed to call this error to their attention.
Mayor Smith advised that he had been requested to appoint a member of the
Council to membership on the Board of the Office of Economic Opportunity
and that he had appointed Councilman VanderMeer.
Motion by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Oswalt and carried,
that the meeting be adjourned.
Don E. Smith, Chairman kQ ,�r li/ �,tA�L�s
Dolores W. Carroll, Clerk
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
January 14, 1969
The new Police Department car and two new garbage packers have been
delivered to us and are now in opera+,ion. The garbage packers appear t,o
be operating satisfactorily and there is little doubt but that savings
in manpower will be possible.
The "Tot Lot" has been fenced and the area is receiving considerable
use. However, additional play equipment is needed in order that the park
will be fully used.
Along with the general public our employees have had their share of
illness. We have been operating with from one to four men off for several
weeks. It is almost impossible to hire replacement help at this time of
the citrus picking season. Due to this shortage of help we have been
able to do but little other than normal operations.
I have placed orders for poles and lighting fixtures for the ball
fields. The cost will approach $6,000.00. I am also in the process of
making arrangements to sod one of the Little League ball fields on the
MacDonald property.
We have received a deed from the Atlantic Coast Line Seaboara
Railroad for a strip of land, twenty feet in width, between West Avenue
and Eighth Street. This will give us the required right-of-way for
the alley which was previously discussed. However, no construction should
be considered until we determine the location of the sewer mains in that
area.
It now appears that efforts have been successful and that Bill Hunt
will be issued a license to do yard spraying. Bill Reedy was of much
help in this matter.
Due to illness of the operator, little, if any,work was done on the
new well last week. However, they are now back on the job and have reached
a depth of about 150 feet.
Our Engineer advises me that both our sewerage system assessment map
and assessment roll will be ready for delivery to us this week. It
is necessary that we start work sessions in the very near future in
order to establish rates and other related matters. One major question to
be determined is rates on both sewage disposal and water for Mobile Home
Courts. I am%"full accord with the Mayor's suggestion that a work session
be held each month and suggest that they start this month.
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A. Joiihson
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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE = DECEMBER 31 1968
GENERAL FUND
Florida City ligr's Assoc.
$ 5.001,677 84
Fla. Power Corporation
21.60
Frank E. Owens
12.32
Mid -Florida Gas Co.
90.27
Florida Telephone Corp.
100.00
Leo E. Creech
330.10
Burnham's Grocery
2,577.40
Stalnaker Chevrolet Co.
Universal Carloading and
521.61
Distributing Co.
11,083.80 {`
Superior Trucks, Inc.
11,379.00
Lakeland Truck Equipment
6.00
Nat'l Fire Protection Assoc.
14.75 f
Lake Apopka Natural Gas
7.00
Consumer's Research, Inc.
167.25
Kidder's Restaurant
50.00
South Lake Press
20.71
Publix
45.00
Basic Asphalt Corp.
Grant Harris Drug Store,Inc.
gg
442.80
Holmes Fence Co.
Madden's Electrical Service
23.45
28.44
Stalnaker Chevrolet Co.
201.85
Hanks Electric Co. Inc.
7.35
Meeker Garden Supply
9.00
Clermont Medical Center
25.00
Richard Langley
109.20
Gordon Hays, Jr.
460.54
Standard Auto Parts
32.39
Del Chemical Corporation
12.00
Statt:Uniform Service
Electronics Service, Inc.
52.50
Glenmar
Coble's Radiator & Auto
44.22
15.15
Westerman Ford
39.,90':
Konsler Steel Co.
24.12
Hilltop Book Nook
160.63
Lee Chemical Corp.
13.06
City Tire Service, Inc.
& Supply
32.93
Clermont Hardware
370.10
Clermont Bldrs Supply, Inc.
17.50
D. G. Rambo
Dominion Signal Co. Inc.
42.32
25.00
St. John Construction
17.00
Dr. J. R. Peacock
Credit Bureau of The Golden Triangle
5.00
315.30
Cities Service Coil Co.
38.00
Clements $
3p,745.38
WATER DEPARTMENT
100.00
Richard Langley
Clermont Hardware and Supply
9.23
11.71
Standard Auto Parts
673.81
Davis Meter & Supply Co.
17.70
Chemical Equipment Service
422.10
Florida Power Corp.
12.00
Florida Telephone Corp.
,246.55
$
31,991.93
Grand Total