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01-14-1969 Supporting DocumentsAft MINUTES N° K6 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seconded by Councilman Oswalt and carried that RESOLUTION n140,as passed at a regular meeting on November 26, 1968 be rescinded.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 MINUTES No URN 569 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. MINUTES ND M24K 570 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 C� MINUTES N° fflN 571 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. ��ectfu y, A. Joiihson Lam` 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