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04-22-1969 Supporting DocumentsMINUTES N° W6K 585 ADJOURNED MEETING An adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, April 22, 1969. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Don E. Smith with all members present. Other City officials present were City Manager Johnson, Controller Fleming and City Attorney Langley. Others present were: A delegation from the congreation of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, represented by Mr. William G. Haynie, President of the Board of Directors; Mrs. Jean Cork, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lucas, Mr. and Mrs. R. Cox, Messrs. C. A. Mangold, Henry Czech and Standard Oil representatives Messrs. Charles Iserman, Vernon Riker and Fritz Addison. Representatives of the local Press were also present. Mildred Dollar acted as Recording Secretary. The invocation was given by Mr. Barbery. The Minutes of the meeting held on April 8, 1969 were approved as written. Mayor Smith announced that the Council would now sit as a Board of Adjustment to consider the petition of the First Church of Christ, Scientist wherein they requested permission to make additions to their existing building located in an P,-3 Area, Lot 14, Block 55. Present zoning requires that all churches have a front, rear and side yard set back from the property line of not less than fifty (50) feet. The proposed set backs are: front yard @ 34 feet, side yard on street side (5th St) @ 6 feet and the interior side yard @ 10 feet. Also no provision is provided for off street parking as required by zoning. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer that the variance be granted with the stipulation that the city would move the curbing back in order that the North side of the street might be paved for off street parking and that the expense of surfacing such off street parking would be borne by the church. The motion died for the lack of a second. Following further discussion, Mr. VanderMeer moved that the variance be granted with the stipulation that additional parking along the street right-of-way (which will be approximately 100 feet) including removal of the curbing is to be at the expense of the church, and that the plans be made a part of these minutes. The motion was seconded by Councilman Cochran and upon roll call vote on passage of this motion the result was: Ayes: Bratton, Cochran, VanderMeer. Nayes: None. Abstaining: Oswalt. The motion carried. The Council sat as a Board of Adjustment to consider the pett.tion of the Standard Oil Company for permission for a variance in the front yard set back requirement in order to erect a canopy twenty five feet from the right-of-way of State Road "50" instead of the required fifty feet, over existing petroleum pumps at the property located in the Norwest corner of Blocks 99 and 100, zoned as C-2. Motion was made by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Oswalt and carried that the variance be granted. City Manager Johnson submitted his report, both orally and written, and a copy is attached to these minutes. It was the consenus of Council that work sessions should be held to review the Housing Code before adoption. Councilman Vandermeer commented on the increased activity at the Little League fields and commended the City Manager on his efforts which have made this area such a success; he also commented on the fine publicity that had been given to the totl lot and felt that once it is completed more residents will be in favor of it. Councilman Cochran stated he would also like to extend his appreciation to the city employees who also helped on these projects. MINUTES N° 491K 586 City Controller Fleming stated he had no official report, but that he had been asked by the Babe Ruth League members and the Board of Directors to convey their appreciation and thanks to Mr. Johnson and the City Council for the improvements to the East Avenue ball field, that they are thrilled with it. He also announced that the season starts May 6 and continues through June 24, with two games each evening, and that they are hoping for a large adult attendance this summer; he advised that the Sewer Assessment Roll is completed ans asked the Council to consider how they wished to set up the public hearings, as considerable time would be involved to cover the 19 areas assessed. City Attorney Langley advised that an official notice will aypear in the April 24th edition of the Press on the public hearing on Zoning Amendments to be held at the regular Council meeting on May 13, 1969. Mayor Smith reported as follows: that he had attended a very interesting meeting at McCoy AFB honoring the return of the 206th Bomber Squadron which was attended by several dignitaries including a Three Star General; that he had also been extended an invitation by the Captain of the Naval Training Station to bring friends at any time to the graduating exercises and that special seating would be arranged for them. The Mayor stated that with the potential growth of Clermont he felt that the Council should look forward to more "park area", that we have considerable recreational areas at the present time, mostly in the central and western sections of the city, but not in the eastern section. He further stated he had in mind the piece of land at Bloxam Avenue and Highland which is owned by the city, and already fenced, and requested the council to take his recommendation under serious consideration. A discussion followed the Mayor's recommendation, with Councilman VanderMeer suggesting that the Council consider a five to ten acre piece of property, which is available, for a long range program. Councilman Bratton made a motion that the City Manager be authorized to improve the city property at the corner of Bloxam and Highland Avenues as suggested by Mayor Smith. The motion died for lack of a second. The Mayor reminded the Council of the Lake County League of Municipalities dinner meeting to be held in Eustis on Wednesday, April 23rd; City Attorney Langley presented a RESOLUTION amending a resolution passed on the llth day of February, closing a certain portion of Parkway Street in Block 126 and 126A in the City of Clermont, and authorizing the proper Ordinance to be prepared, and the RESOLUTION was read in full. Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer that the RESOLUTION be adopted. Upon roll call vote on the adoption of the RESOLUTION the result was: Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt, Cochran and Bratton. Total Ayes: Four. Nayes: None. The RESOLUTION was adopted. Councilman Oswalt introduced an ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER A QUIT CLAIM DEED TO JOHN A REYNOLDS AND GERTRUDE D. REYNOLDS, his wife, and the ordinance was read in full for a first reading. Mrs. Dollar read a letter from Jack Morgan, Superintendent of Schools wherein he advised that the Lake County School Board agreed to a yearly lease, with an annual renewal clause, of the school board property (approximately the N 75 feet of the West 150 feet of the Block mentioned in the City Manager's letter of April 2nd) and that the school board attorney had been instructed to prepare a lease agreement. Councilman Cochran made a motion that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign a lease agreement with the County School Board for the leasing of property at Bloxam and DESoto Streets, and that the City Manager be authorized to improve the MINUTES N° 3999K 587 property to be used as a tot lot. The motion was seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and carried. Mrs. Dollar read another letter from Jack Morgan, Superintendent of Schools, advising that the Lake County School Board is in the process of remod`i`ng the present Lincoln Park School into a Junior High School, and to request consideration from the city for constructing a curb on the north side of Highlands Avenue bordering the School Board property to alleviate a drainage problem. Following considerable discussion on this problem, Councilman VanderMeer moved that the City Manger contact Mr. Morgan to see i f a mutual operation can be arranged whereby surface water in the school grounds might be eliminated and that the Controller arrange for the transfer of funds, if necessary. The motion was seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried. Councilman Oswalt called the Council's attention to what he consider a very unsanitary manner in which the city dump is maintained. The Manager advised that he thought some change was about to be made in the maintenance of the dump. Councilman Bratton advised that he would have recommendations on the industrial park for the next meeting. City Manager Johnson reported that he had received a request from James Hunt to hold a teen age dance in the Jenkins Auditorium on May 2nd and that his parents had agreed to sign a responsibility statement as before. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Oswalt and carried, that his request be granted and that the parents be required to sign for and be liable for any/all damages incurred to the building during the dance and that a list of chaperones be furnished. The City Manager asked the Council to decide on a policy for obtaining easements for the sewer system. It was the council's decision that the City Manager and Councilmen would contact the owners of the properties involved and instructed the City Attorney to prepare the proper easement forms and authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to execute same. City Attorney Langley reported that he had been advised by Representative Reedy that the charter amendments would be passed by the first of May if they are in his hands by the first of next week. Councilman VanderMeer stated that he felt it was necessary to make some ajdustments to the zoning ordinance where it pertained to church property. Motion was made by Councilman Bratton, seconded by Councilman Oswalt and cried that the [meeting adjourn. Don. E. Smith, Chairman Mildred Dollar, Secretary CITY MANAGER'S REPORT April 22, 1969 I have been officially notified that funds in the amount of $35,000.00 have been allocated for the construction of a fishing pier. The plans are about complete and the project will be put out for bids within a week or ten days. I have not been advised as to the expected completion date. Our labor crew continues to be from one to three men short and we are, therefore, unable to complete our projects as fast as vie �,•Guid like. In order to correct this situation I am finding it necessary to make an adjustment in our starting wage. One of our next steps in our sanitary sewer program is to secure quite a number of easements. I will discuss this later in the meeting as several decisions need be made. We are also ready to start public hearings on assessments. I believe that most of you have read the copy of the minimum Housing Code which I am recommending that we adopt. I hope that you will give the matter your consideration this evening. Drilling on our new well was stopped at slightly over 600 feet. Pumping equipment for test pumping has been installed and the well pumped. The "draw down" is approximately 12 feet at 1500 gallons per minute. There appears to be an ample supply of clear, clean water. we will start sending samples to the State Board u, Health within a few days. When the samples are found to be satisfactory by the State Health Department I will ask for bids on the necessary water main and proceed with the construction of a pump house and have Layne Atlantic move the pumping equipment from the Bloxam Avenue well to our new location. Res fully submitted, CITY IIANAGER°S REPORT This report is being written on Friday, May 9th, as I will be out of the city during your next meeting. I expect to be back in my office Thursday morning. Your local electrical board held a meeting recently and its members are recommending a few changes and additions to our electrical code. These recommendations include regulations on mobile homes which we do not have at the present. Mrs. Carroll will give each of you a copy of the recommenda- tions and it is hoped that you will give the matter your attention in order that some action may be taken at an early date. Through the efforts of Mr. Hoskinson the Lake County Commissioners have furnished the clay for the Little League parking area without charge. I have expressed our appreciation to them. We have recently constructed a small parking area for the hospital. In order that therbis no misunderstanding I want you to know that this was not a contribution by the city. The hospital is being billed at our regular rates for work and materials. Due to the excessive wear on the auditorium caused by dances it is my recommendation that a rental fee of $35.00 be charged for any dance regard- less of the sponsor. When you consider the rates paid to orchestras for dances $35.00 for the use of the building is not excessive. It is not my purpose to eliminate or discourage dances but merely to try to recover a part of our expenses for operation and maintenance. I have checked with the cities of Apopka and Winter Garden and find that neither of them are requiring permits for gas installations made by the Lake Apopka Natural Gas District or the bottled gas companies. The revenue which we are presently receiving from this source is less than $305.00 annually and it is my recommendatiatr that we waive the permit fees in the future. In my opinion we should continue requiring the permits, but without charge. I feel that we should extend the Lake Apopka Natural Gas District the same consideration as that extended by its other owners. Work will start on the installation of the storm sewers, in the Lincoln Park area the first of next week. We have received letters of "no protest" with regards to the location of "Welcome to Clermont" signs from three property owners. As soon as permission is received from the fourth I can proceed with making application to the State Road Department. I expect to receive the executed lease agreements on the land for a play lot from the school board next week. The improvements which I will be able to make this fiscal year will be limited. I will, however, get started as soon as possible and do what I can with available funds. - 2 - Mr. Fleming and I met with our engineers and fiscal agent on Wednesday with regards to our sewer system. The present estimated time table is that all plans will be complete by June 15 and we should be in a position to ask for bids around August 15th. lie are now ready to advertise and start public hearings. I feel certain that Mr. Fleming will explain the required procedure for the future and as this is of considerable detail I will leave It to him. We are slowly getting the required easements and it is a big job. Mayor Smith and Councilman Dratton are both helping considerably and your assistance is also solicted. Resp,e,rrlly submitted, K. M. Johnson City Manager May 9, 1969 ACCOUNTS PAY AB __APRiL 30, 19fi9 GENERAL F&R Office Supply 30.45 Willie E. Creech 920.77 Joe Queen Roffing 100.00 Valbro Business Forms 13.35 Frank E. Owens 3.55 Don E. Smith 28.15 Lake Apopka 35.64 Florida Telephone Corp. 21.69 Helen Lynch 12.00 Clean Service Industrir.•s, Inc. 12.00 tfl�,;on Bros 342.5•i Cities Service o11 Co. 684.82 Mitchell Concrete Pipe 600.00 Holmes Fence Co. 17.78 Herb's Ice House 7.50 Hanks Electric Co. 34.60 Aqueduct Books 50.70 Bowen Supply Company, Inc. 89.40 Reddick's 5th St. Grocery 6.40 Lake Business Machines 24.1E Willie E. Creech 5.00 Dixie Lime and Stone Co. 437.31 Glenmar Electronics Service,Inc. 35.00 South Lake Press 6.77 Carse Oil Company 2.75 Grant Harris Drug Store 4.38 Madden's Electric Service 82.40 Standard Auto Parts 134.30 Clermont Hardware & Supply 53.20 Clermont Builders Supply, Inc. 336.09 James R. Carson, J.r 15.40 Roberts TV 39.50 •Konsler Steel Co. 41.69 -The Building Inspector 5.00 -Texaco, Inc. 42.90 Dominion Traffic Sign and Signal Co., Inc. 41.20 'Hilltop Book Nook 25.68 Westerman Ford 7.35 Lawton Bros. 73.55 Harb Tractor & Equipment,Inc. 18.35 Pounds Motor Company, Inc. 24.75 Hester Chevrolet 2.03 Orlando Paving Company 99.27 �,569'.30 WATER DEPARTMENT Davis Meter & Supply $ 250.95 Odom Tank Company 1,905.SO Standard Auto Parts 12.70 Charles Sales Corp. 157.4:5 Layne Atlantic Co. ii.30 Oakley Seaver 110.55 y 2,448.45