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07-22-1969 Supporting DocumentsMINUTES N° xF 600 ADJOl1R!IL'D:ETING An adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont vias held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, July 22nd, 196n. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. H. by !layor Don L. Smith with the following members present: Councilmen Vander leer, Bratton, and Cochran. Other officials present were: City Manager Johnson, City Controller Fleming and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present uere. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jones, and !Messrs. R. Schumann and C. A. Mangold. Pepresentatives of the local press were also present. The minutes were recorded by Mrs. Mildred Dollar. The invocation was given by Councilman VanderMeer. The Minutes of the meeting held on July 8, 1969 were approved as written Mr. Kenneth Jones of 852 Minneola Avenue appeared before the Council and presented a drawing showing the location of the blest 10 feet of Lot 10 in City Clock 93 which he had offered to huy from the City at a price of $150.00. Mr. John !fester, abutting property owner, advised by letter, that he had no objection to this sale. Motion was made by Councilman Vandertleer, seconded by Councilman Bratton, and carried that the City accept Mr. Jones' offer for the !lest 10 feet of Lot 10 in City Block 93 and that the Citv Attorney be authorized to take the necessary steps to deed this property to Mr. Jones for the amount of 5150.00 and any other costs pertinent to the transfer of the property. Controller Fleming reported that the detail work has been completed on the 1969 Tax Roll and the total taxable assessments amount to - $16,864,722.00 which at 8 mills levy is an increase over the 1968 roll of $3,723.00; that the Sewer Assessment roll was complete except for a few small minor corrections and he requested the Council to set a date for the Public Hearing on the assessment roll. Mr. Oswalt arrived at this time. Councilman Cochran moved that the Public Bearing on the Assessment Roll for the Sanitary Sewer System be held on Aunust 19, 1969 in the Jenkins Civic Auditorium at 7:30 P. 11. The motion was seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and unanimously carried. Councilman Cochran reported on a picnic meeting of the Lake County League of Municipalities held at Alexander Springs on July 16th and that it was enjoyed by all who attended; that the next meeting of the League will be held the 14th or 22nd of October in Mount Dora. City Attorney Langley arrived at this time. Mayor Smith reported that approval had been received from the State Road Department for the erection of "Welcome to Clermont" signs, and that the first one will be erected on East Highway 50 by a Florida Towers and Florida Power Corp. crew. lie announced a meeting to be. held in Kissimmee on July 23rd at 2 p. m. pertaining to roads leading into the Disney project and issued an invitation to those present to attend. City Attorney Langley reported that progress is being made on obtaininn the easements on the sanitary setter system from out-of-town/state property owners. MINUTES N° x25V 601 City Attorney Langley presented a Resolution ADOPTING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL PREPARED I;Y THE CONSULTING EIIGINEER; FIXING THE TI!1F_ AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ASSESSMENT ROLL; AND PROVIDING FOR MAILING AND PUBLISHING OF NOTICE OF SAID HEARING, FIHERE THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL CONSIDER COMPLAINTS, EQUALIZE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND APPROVE AND CONFIRM SAME, and recommended its adoption. Motion vias made by Councilman Cochran and seconded by Councilman Oswalt that the RESOLUTION be adopted. Upon roll call vote on the adoption of the RESOLUTION the result was as follows: Ayes: Oswalt, Cochran, Bratton and Vander'leer. Total Ayes: Four. Mayes: None. The RESOLUTION was adopted and No. 147 assigned to it. Councilman Bratton offered and moved the adoption of an ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING, AS CODIFIED IN Cl'APTER 8 OF THE CLERMONT CODE, ORDINANCE NUMBER 147 AND ADDING THERETO CERTAIN STANDARDS, REGULATIONS, AND SPECIFICATIONS PERTAINING TO MOBILE HOMES, and the Ordinance was read in full for a second reading. The motion was seconded by Councilman Oswalt and upon roll call vote on passage of the Ordinance the result was: Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt, Cochran and Bratton. Total Ayes: Four. Mayes: None. So the Ordinance was adopted and "lumber 46 C assigned to it and a copy ordered posted. Councilman Vanderileer offered and moved the adoption of All ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLER!IONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 195, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, AS CODIFIED IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY BY PROVIDING FOR THE CONTINUED ACCUMULATION OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS IN CASE OF DEFERRED RETIREMENT. TO -WIT: BY DELETING THE LAST SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 16-5 ACCORDING TO THE CLERMONT CODE, and the ORDINANCE was read in full for a second reading. The motion was seconded by Councilman Oswalt and upon roll call vote on the passage of the Ordinance the result was: Ayes: VanderHeer, Oswalt, Cochran and Oratton: Total Ayes: Form. Mayes: None. So the Ordinance was adopted and Numher 47-C assigned to it and a copy ordered posted. At the request of the !•layor, the City Attorney explained a law passed by the Florida legislature wherebv as of July 1, 1969 all courts are required to remit to the State S1.n0 for each conviction or forfeiture; the same law permitting municipalities to add another 51.00 for such improvements as education and police service in their local police department. Motion was made by Councilman Cochran and seconded by Councilman VanderNeer and unanimously carried, that the Municipal Judge be requested to increase all Court Costs by S2.00 to take care of the additional levies for State and !Municipal Police Department improvements. Councilman Vanderbleer recommended that the Council request the City Manager to ascertain the purchase price of a piece of property, 150' x 300' adjoining the new ball park and in the vicinity of the proposed sewer disposal plant. The (Manager was requested to ascertain this information and report to the Council at the next meeting. Following a review of the 1969-70 proposed budget, Councilman Cochran moved that the proposed budget be adopted as presented by the City Manager with the exception of the salary of the City Attorney, which will be adjusted at a future date. The motion died for lack of a second. MINUTES N° 25'B 602 Councilman Vanderhieer moved that the 1969-70 budget, as recommended by City Manager Johnson, be adopted and that the City Attorney he requested to prepare the necessary adopting ordinance. The motion was seconded by Councilman Oswalt and unanimously carried. The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith. Don E. Smith, Chairman firs. Mildred D�Secretary