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ADJOURPHiD MliliTING
An a5ijourncd meeting of the City Council. of the City of Clermont
was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, July 23, 1968. The meeting
was called to order at 8:00 P. M. by Mayor Don r. Smith with all members
present. Other officials present- were: City Manager Johnson, Superintendent
Sheldon, Chief of Police Tyndal, Controller. Fleming, Attorney Langley
and Building Inspector Snyder. Others present were: Messrs. Claude Smoak,
Henry Czech, Caspar Mongold, Rev,, John Louis Jones, and Mildred Dollar,
Secretary. Representatives of the local Press were also present.
The invocation was given by Rev. Jones.
The Minutes of the meeting held on July 9, 3.968 were approved as
written.
Mr. Claude Smoak appeared before the Council and presented a petition
to grade, construct, pave and curb Second Street, between Desoto and
Broome Streets, a distance of six hundred and eighty four feet, so that
he could have access to the dwelling he expects to construct on Crystal
Lake Drive. I•lotion was made by Mr. Oswalt, seconded by Mr. Cochran, that
the petition presented by Mr. Smoak be accepted, and that one typographical
error in the body of the petition he corrected to read 604 feet in length,
instead of width. Upon roll call vote on the passage of the motion the
result was: Ayes: Oswalt and Beals. Total Ayes: 2. Vayes: Prior, Cochran
and VanderMeer. Total Hayes: 3. The motion failed to carry.
I -lotion was made by Mr. Cochran that the City extend the paving
from the corner of Desoto Street 150 feet south on Second Street. The
motion was seconded by 11r. VanderMeer and unanimously carried.
Mayor Smith reminded the Council of the quarterly League of
Municipalities meeting to be held in Tavares on Wednesday night, July 24th
and urged all Council members and the heads of City Departments to attend.
Attorney Langley advised regarding delinquent paving assessments,
that Mrs. Julia Peterson is arranging to sell Lot 28, Pinecrest in order
to pay off paving assessments due the city, and that a motion was necessary
for him to prepare the proper releases [Motion was made by Mr. Beals, seconded
by Mr. Prior and unanimously carried that the lien held against Lot 28,
Pinecrest be released.
Attorney Langley advised that he is in possession of all the deeds
for Chestnut street paving but they have not as yet been recorded.
Following discussion, motion was made by Mr. Beals, seconded by
Mr. Prior that the City Attorney contact the Micanopy Cable TV Company
advising them that the Council was of the consenus that the installation
of their service in Clermont would not be sufficiently renumerative to
the City. The motion carried.
City Manager Johnson submitted his report, both orally and written.
City Manager Johnson was requested to contact Mr. Gerald Dake to
urge him to move as quickly as possible to firm up the revised zoning
map and ordinance, and set up the Public Hearing as soon as possible.
Councilman Prior inquired as to the progress being made on clayi.ng
at the MacDonald property and if it would be done before fall weather set
in. The Manager advised that he thought this could be accomplished and that
the area had been seeded and grass is coming up.
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Councilman Cochran reported that a sign located on the Sunshine
Parkway at Gotha, advertising the Citrus Tower and Clermont, is being
repainted and will be lighted.
Mayor Smith asked the Council to take into consideration the inferior
condition of some of the sidewalks in Clermont, and recommended to them
that this be kept in mind in setting up the new budget.
Councilman Prior called attention to a movie presented by humble
Oil Company, in which a splendid view of the tower is shown, but no mention
made of Clermont.
City Attorney Langley advised, in reply to an inquiry from the local
press, that the proposed local Lincoln Park Day Center had not as yet
submitted a formal charter to him. Mr. Johnson advised that this charter
had been turned over to him, to present to r1r. Langley for approval.
The City Manager was directed to set up a meeting of the Council
with the Sanitary Sewer Committee and City Engineers on Monday night July
29th, to discuss the proposed sewage system.
Motion was made by Mr. VanderMeer, seconded by Mr. Oswalt that
the millage for the 1968 taxes be set at 8 mills. The motion carried.
Motion was made by Mr. Prior, seconded by Mr. Beals, and carried
that the meeting be adjourned.
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Mildred Dollar, Recording Secretary
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As of, this date T hi.ive not received the revised Zoning Map
and Ordinance from Mr. Dake. He a.dv.iseo me that we will have them
within a few days. Iiowevex, it now appears that it will be impossible
to hold the Public Bearing prior to the last of this month.
City crews are F. :gently working on street repairs, mowing
and trash hauling,
The "clean up" campaign sponsored by the local Beautification
Committee appears to be highly successful.. Some areas have been
cleaned of trash and refuse which have existed for years.
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