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ADJOURNED MEETING
An adjourned meeting of the City Council. of the City of Clermont
was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, April 23, 1968. The meeting
was called to order at 8:00 P. M. by Mayor Don E. Smith with the following
members present: Councilman VanderMeer, Oswalt, Cochran, and Prior.
Other officials present were: City Manager Johnson, City Clerk Carroll,
Chief of Police Tyndal, Controller Fleming, Superintendent Sheldon, City
Attorney Langley and Building Inspector Snyder. Others present were:
The Messrs. C. A. Mangold, Dennis F. Wright, Ralph Dykehouse, James Porter,
Robert Brownell, henry Czech and Herman Barberry. Representatives of
the local Press were also present.
The invocation was given by Mr. Barberry.
Mayor Smith reported as follows:
April llth: Attended a breakfast with Councilman Beals for County -
State and National Political Candidates
April 15th: Attended Annual Membership Drive Kick -Off Breakfast
for Greater Clermont Chamber of Commerce
April 19th: Attended meeting of the Homeowners Civic Improvement
Association at which meeting Mr. IIoward Young gave
a very informative talk on the Water Authority Program
regarding our Chain-O-Lakes
April 20th: Attended the Annual Greater Clermont Chamber of
Commerce Dinner
April 15th and April 22nd: Attended the Municipal Court Sessions
and noted that Councilmen Beals and Oswalt had also
attended the April 22nd session
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April 23rd: Attended a meeting in Tavares with Fire Chief Sheldon
regarding the ban on all open fires in Lake County as
directed by the Governor due to the recent drought
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That he wished to congratulate City Manager Johnson on the progress
made on the MacDonald property with regards selling and having the
building located there, removed;
That the quarterly League of Municipalities Dinner meeting would
be held in Eustis on [Wednesday evening, April 24th, and that he
had been advised there had been reservations made for 14 people to
attend from Clermont, which he felt was a good representation;
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That there was to be an instructional class in fingerprinting
offered by the Leesburg Police Department on May.7th to loth and 9'
May 14th to 17th without charge, and that he recommended strongly
that as many of the local police department members as possible,
attend.
That the local Cooper Memorial Library would hold their annual
"Open House" on Friday, April 26th and he urged that as many
Councilmen and other City officials, as possible, attend.
City Manager Johnson submitted his report, both orally and written.
Communications were read as follows:
From the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company wherein they advised
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the estimated cost and requirements of agreement for relocating
the existing grade crossing on Last Avenue; from Thomas B. Slade
of Bryant, Freeman, Richardson and Watson, Bond Attorneys, wherein
he advised that their fee should not exceed $17,700 plus reimbruse-
ment of out-of-pocket expenses based on revenue bonds in amount
of $1,000.00 and special assessment bonds in amount of $770,000
being issued for construction of a sanitary sewer system.
Councilman Prior inquired of the City Manager if there was any
city employee who could locate, or show location on a map, of all water
mains throughout the city and lie was advised in the affirmative, with
possible exception of a very few which had been laid several years ago.
Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman Prior,
and carried that the matter of lighting the Municipal Ball Field at an
estimated cost of $8,000.00 be tabled inasmuch as there are no funds
budgeted for this item. Councilman VanderMeer advised that it had been
the agreement of the Council over a year ago to have the Municipal Ball
Field properly lighted and the infield sodded and the cost financed over
a period of 2 or 3 years and that there was approximately $2500.00 budgeted
for this, and he thereby voted Naye on this motion.
Councilman Prior reported, and he wished it a matter of record,
that he strongly disagreed with the passage of a motion on March 26th
whereby the City Manager was authorized to have approximately 65' of bottom
of the Bloxam Avenue well plugged inasmuch as the State Geologist had
questioned the seal of the casing in this well, and he had recommended
that the condition of this seal be determined before any further action;
Councilman Prior inquired as to the deficit in the budget in the
amount of $4,870.00 on the Bloxam Avenue Well as records showed a total
cost of well construction to be $37,962.50 and that as of May 18, 1965,
$43,000.00 in revenue certificates had been sold. City Manager Johnson
advised that engineering services were not included in the well cost and
that other expenditures had been authorized by the Council.
City Manager Johnson advised that Michaels Engineering Company
representatives and a representative of the Layne -Atlantic Company would
be in Clermont on April 26th to make further investigations of the Bloxam
Avenue well and that he wished to emphasize that an immediate and definite
need existed for an additional water supply source.
Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt and seconded by Councilman
VanderMeer that the City Manager be authorized to proceed with whatever
steps are necessary to obtain an additional water supply source immediately
following this meeting with the engineers on April 26th.
Motion was made by Councilman Cochran and seconded by Councilman
Prior that this motion be amended that all Council members be notified
and thereby be present at the meeting of the Engineers, the representatives
of Layne -Atlantic Company and the City Manager. Upon roll call vote on
he passage of the amendment, the result was Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt, Cochran
and Prior. Total Ayes: Four. Nayes: None. Upon roll call vote on passage
of the motion, the result was::Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt and Cochran.
Total Ayes: Three. Nayes: Prior. The motion carried
Councilman Beals arrived at this time.
Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman Cochran
and unanimously carried that the recommendation of the City Manager to
defer construction of East Avenue from Grand Highway to 561 and Highland
Avenue from Anderson Street to highway 27 until after the proposed sanitary
sewer system has been constructed, be accepted.
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as instructed at the last meeting, and it was his recommendation that Judge
prepare a tentative format of policy and procedure
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Councilman Beals introduced AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE R ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 8 OF SAID
CODE OF ORDINANCES, and the ORDINANCE was read in full for a first reading
by City Attorney Langley.
ed and moved the adoption of AN ORDINANCE
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UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF CEERAIONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA
DEFINING JUNK YARDS: PROHIBITING THE SAME EXCEPT BY LICENSE: PROVIDING
FOR THE PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF: PROVIDING FOR SEPARABILITY:
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE and the ORDINANCE was read in full for the
second reading. The motion was seconded by Councilman Oswalt and upon
roll call vote on passage of the Ordinance the result was: Ayes: VanderMeer,
yese.
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Councilman Beals introduced AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 17, SECTION
17-1 BY DELETING THEREFROM THE ADOPTION OF TILE 1962-63 EDITION OF THE
SOUTHERN STANDARD BUILDING CODE, PART III AND SUBSTITUTING IN ITS PLACE
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that such meeting be delayed for at least 3 or 4 weeks more.
Councilman Prior inquired of City Manager Johnson as to the time
limit specified by Michaels Engineering Company for completion of final
plans (ready to be let for bids) for the proposed sanitary sewer system
and he was advised, 10 months.
Mayor Smith reported he had several inquiries regarding the delay
in adopting a final zoning ordinance, and he urged that the Council proceed
with this matter as quickly as possible. The City Manager advised that a
tant, Gerald Dake, with the Planning and zoning
meeting of Planning Consul
Commission was scheduled for May 2nd.
Councilman Prior reported that lie had inquiries with regards use
of the municipal ball field by a proposed ball league of youth in the age
eras advised that Mr. Grant Thompson scheduled
group of 13 and 14 and he
the use of the municipal field.
Controller Fleming inquired of Council their intention to pay for
electric service at the Little League Ball Field. Motion was made by
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League Field this season. Councilman Beals advised he felt such an
expenditure should be paid by the Little League Organization themselves and
not with city tax monies and lie thereby voted Naye on passage of the
motion.
Councilman Cochran reported as follows:
That with the help of Junior Beach and Councilman VanderMeer,
work was progressing on the models of playground equipment of a
polyhedron design and that he had attended a meeting of the
Clermont Jaycees to solicit their help in obtaining supporting
equipment for playground equipment; That he had attended the
Greater Clermont Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting
and wished to report that Mr. Merle Bright, and Mr. Ed Allbright
had been appointed President, and Vice President respectively
to serve this year; That lie had attended a meeting of the Florida
Public Relations Association (Orange Blossom Chapter); That he
had attended a Talentarama held in the Jenkins Auditorium on
Thursday, April 18th and was of the opinion that before bookings
for future programs of this type are made, that the solicitors
be justified.
Motion by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Oswalt and
carried that the meeting be adjourned.
Don E. Smith, Chairman
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CITY MIANAGER' S VEPORT.
Jgtli3tr":'. `ion cast Oast mortxose and f, CeSoto streets and
Fre-aman's :au:: bFan Completed,. The paving of these streets definitely
improves th"s area and provides better access to Highway 27. We will
start cons' --ruction of East tinneola Street within a few days. It was
necessary :hat. we have th right of way lines established by a survey
and this has been _omrnleted.
You requested that I investigate the possibility of a paved street,
or alley, alor_g -,*-*he railroad between Eighth Street and West Avenue. I
have had this area surveyed and it is possible to have an alley provided
arrangements can be worked out with the railroad company. The cost for
the construction of this alley will be about $1,000.0o to $1200.00 for
approximately 3.6 feet in width. I will take the matter up with the
railroad officials if you wish, or you may "vanr. the City Attorney to
handle it. I will say, that any kind of a paved alley, or street, will be
a great imUrovemerit over present conditions and will be used to a con-
siderable extent.
As you are aware, we have funds in our present budget for construction
of H_ghlands hverue, from Anderson Street to Highway 27 and East Avenue
from Grand Highway to State Road 561. I have previously recommended
each of these projects and they are certainly needed. However, now that
we are reasonably well assured of a Sanitary sewer System in the near
future it does not appear to be economical to proceed with either project.
These streets should be of first class construction and if they are
constructed now they will be. rut to pieces within a year. It is now
my recommendation that construction of these streets be deferred until
after the sewer mains axe installed., The funds which we have budgeted
for the construction of these streets can be set aside and "ear marked"
for the same purpose at a later date, converted to general reserves
or, of course, used for any purpose you may designate. If construction
of these streets is deferred, as recommended, we will devote a considerable
amount of our time this summer to "sand sealing" streets which is needed.
I contacted %1r. Ward, of Blue Goose, as requested and assured him
of my continued cooperation with his firm. Mr. Ward assured me that he
had received my cooperation in the past and that my assurance that such
cooperation would continue was appreciated.
While we still have a long way to go, T_ can report that our recently
adopted "jun'. ordina:-ice is making it possible for me to have a vast
amount of junk removed from property within the city. I am trying to be
as cooperative in this matter as possible and making arrests only when
absolutely necessary.
The beach house at: the Jaycee Beach will be open, at least on
weekends, beginning this Saturday and open each day beginning June First.
I have been unable to 1 w_.e and operator for the West Beach house to date
but should be able to >i-.? ne soon. Life Guards will be on duty at
both beaches as soon as possible.
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I now have plans for lighting the East Avenue ball field. These
were submitted by a Florida Power engineer who has assisted in lighting seven
ball fields. our plans are considered minimum for a well lighted field.
but far from professional. I am advised that anything less would be
unsatisfactory. This field should be lighted in order to be available
for maximum use. Howevor, ore did not budget funds for this purpose and
it is expensive. The cost is estimated at around $8,000.00. We have
about $2500.00 left in our Park Improvement fund budget which could be
used for this purpose but the remainder would have to come from some
other source and frankly I don't know where that amount is available.
in the budget. I promised representatives of the Babe Ruth League that
I would bring this matter to your attention and get an answer tonight.
I have the impression that they have been led to believe that the field
will be lighted for this summer.
There is little, if any doubt, but that some of our recent fires
have been started by an arsonist. Investigations have been made and are
continuing.
Furnishing a supply of good water to our customers continues to
be our "Number One" problem. It is absolutely essential that whatever
steps are necessary to correct this condition be taken without delay.
if one of our main pumps should fail to function for a few days we
will be in a critical condition. Layne -Atlantic of Orlando will have
eauipment over here this week or the first of next w,l:ak. ? discussed
-the aituatio.a with M:. Groo, of Michaels Engineering Company today.
He advises that he has thoroughly discussed the matter with the
Engineers and Manager of Layne Atlantic. They will be over here Friday to
discuss the matters with me and I feel reasonably sure that they will
recommend that the only practical thing to do is to seal off the lower
part of the well as you one time authorized.
Respectfully,
April 23, 1968 (: ' "lam