04-23-1968 Adjourned Meeting
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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 11th: 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. Howard 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
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
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;
That there was to be an instructional class in fingerprinting
offered by the Leesburg Police Department on May 7th to 10th and
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 East 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 he 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 BalI
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 wel1 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 cal1 vote on
he ~assage of the amendment, the result was Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt, Cochran
and Prior. Total A~es: 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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It was the consensus of the Council that the City Attorney be
instructed to contact the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company with regards
the width of right-of-way of Osceola Street between 8th Street and West
Avenue.
City Attorney Langley reported that he had met with Judge Tryon
as instructed at the last meeting, and it was his recommendation that Judge
Tryon be requested to prepare a tentative format of policy and procedure
for municipal court and submit to the Council for consideration. Motion
was made by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Beals and unanimously
carried that the recommendation of Attorney Langley be accepted.
Motion was made by Councilman Beals that his introduction and offer
of an ORDINANCE amending the existing Electrical Ordinance of last meeting
be rescinded. The motion was seconded by Councilman Cochran and unanimously
carried.
Councilman Beals introduced AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF 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.
Councilman Beals offered and moved the adoption of AN ORDINANCE
UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLEm10NT, 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 cal1 vote on passage of the Ordinance the result was: Ayes: VanderMeer,
Oswalt, Cochran, Beals and Prior. Total Ayes: Five. Nayes: None. So the
ORDINANCE was adopted and the Number 39-C assigned to it and a copy
ordered posted.
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 THE 1962-63 EDITION OF THE
SOUTHERN STANDARD BUILDING CODE, PART III fu~D SUBSTITUTING IN ITS PLACE
THE ADOPTION OF THE 1967 EDITION OF SAID CODE AS AMENDED in 1968, and the
ORDINANCE was read in full for a first reading.
Councilman Beals inquired of the City Manager Johnson if there had
been enough definite progress made toward the proposed sanitary Sewer
System Advisory and Promotion Committee. City Manager Johnson recommended
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 aSPQssible. The City Manager advised that a
meeting of Planning Consultant, Gerald Dake, with the Planning and Zoning
Commission was scheduled for May 2nd.
Councilman Prior reported that he had inquiries with regards use
of the municipal ball field by a proposed ball league of youth in the age
group of 13 and 14 and he was advised that Mr. Grant Thompson scheduled
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
Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Prior and carried that Controller
Fleming be authorized to pay the electric service bills for the Little
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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 he 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 he had attended a meeting of the Florida
Public Relations Association (Orange Blossom Chapter}; That he
had attended a Ta1entarama 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.
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Don E. Smith, Chairman
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