07-23-1968 Adjourned Meeting
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ADJOURNED MEETING
An a~journed 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 E. 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, 1968 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. Motion 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 be 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. Nayes: Prior, Cochran
and VanderMeer. Total Nayes: 3. The motion failed to carry.
Motion 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 Hr. 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 payoff paving assessments due the city, and that a motion was necessary
for him to prepare the proper releaRe~ 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 Hr. 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 claying
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 Mr. 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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Don E. Smith, Chairman
Secretary