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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, November 26, 1918. 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, City Clerk'
Carroll, City Controller Fleming, City Attorney Langley, Chief of Police
Tyndal and BUilding Inspector Snyder. Others present were: Mr. and
Mrs. William Norris, Mr. and Mrs. George Gallup and Messrs. Henry Czech,
Glenn Townsend, Jr., Terry Brown and George Hovis. Representatives of
the local Press were also present.
The Invocation was given by Councilman VanderMeer.
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on November 12, 1968 and the
Special Meeting held on November 18, 1968 were approved as written.
Mayor Smith advised that the Council would not sit as a Board of Adjustment
to consider application of John Aull for a variance in the rear yard
set-back of Lots.9, 10, 11 and 12, of Forty Pines Subdivision from the
required 25 feet to the property line. Mr. and Mrs. Gallup and Mr. and
Mrs. Norris appeared before the Council, as adjacent property owners to
the above mentioned property, and spoke in opposition to this request
for a variance. Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by
Councilman Cochran and carried that this matter be tabled until the next
meeting. It was the opinion of the City Attorney that this matter be
disposed of and any interested parties re-apply for petition again if they
osdesired, whereupon motion was made by Councilman Beals. seconded by
Councilman Cochran and carried that the application of Mr. Aull be
submitted for consideration. Motion was then made by Councilman Beals,
seconded by Councilman Cochran and unanimously carried, that the request
of Mr. Aull be denied.
Mayor Smith reported that he had attended a luncheon meeting on Monday,
November 25th in Tavares given jOintly by the Lake County Agriculture
Department and the Kiwanis Club of Tavares; that Mayors of all municipalities
in Lake County were honored guests and that the meeting had been both
interesting and beneficial, with Mr. Leon Miller of Duda and Sons, Inc.,
the principal speaker.
City Manager Johnson submitted his report, both orally and written.
City Manager Johnson requested a meeting of the Council to canvass the
ballot box folloWing the General Election on December 3rd. It was the
consensus of Council that this meeting be held on Wednesday, December 4,
1968 at 5:00 P. M. in the City Manager1s office.
City Attorney. Langley wished it a metter of record that he recommended
title insurance be obtained on property under consideration to be purchased
by the City on which to construct a water supply well.
Councilmal Oswalt reported he had been requested to invite and encourage
all Council members to attend the monthly Orange Blossom Breakfast to
be held Wednesday, November 27th at 8:00 A. M. in the Jenkins Building,
sponsored by the Lake Highlands Hotel & Nursing Home.
Motion was made by Councilman Beals and seconded by Councilman Prior
that the compensation of the Second Municipal Judge be set at $360.00 per
year effective December 1968. Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion,
the result was: Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt, Cochran, Beals and Prior.
Total Ay~s: Five. Nayes: None. The motion carried.
Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer and seconded by Councilman Prior
that the following deScribed
property be purchased from Mr. William arankl1n
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Baker, Sr. at a cost of $200.00.
The North 30 feet of the east 20 feet of
Lot 7, Block F
Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion, the result was: Ayes:
VanderMeer, Oswalt, Cochran, Beals and Prior. Total Ayes: Five. Nayes:
None. The City Attorney was instructed to obtain title insurance on
this described property.
Councilman Oswalt presented a RESOLUTION extending a protectio~ of a
water supply well owned by Mr. William Baker used for irrigation, and
moved its adoption. The motton was seconded by Councilman VanderMeer
and unanimously carried. The Number 140 was assigned to it and a copy
ordered posted.
Councilman Cochran reported that the joint meeting of the Council and
the Official Board of the Greater Clermont Chamber of Commerce recently
held had been very beneficial and he thereby recommended and moved that
the Controller be authorized to disbuse funds to the Chamber of Commerce,
an amount not to exceed the amount budgeted in the 1968-69 Budget for
Publicity. The motion was seconded by Councilman VanderMeer. Upon roll
call vote on passage of the motion, the result was: Ayes: VanderMeer,
Oswalt, Cochran. Councilman Prior voted Aye with reservation that a
strict accounting of the Chamber~s disbursements be submitted to the
Council. Total Ayes: Four. Nayes: Beals. The motion carried.
Mayor Smith reported that inasmuch as the Council knew so little about
the operation of Cooper Memorial Library, he had visited with Mrs.
Caswell, the Librarian, and felt the meeting with her had been both
informative and beneficial, and, that the Library would welcome immediately
the annual budgeted financial assistance from the City.
Glenn Townsend, Jr. appeared before the Council and inquired as to an
approach to get the Library to stay open at night. Mayor Smith referred
Mr. T.~nsend to the Library Board and/or the Librarian, and offered to
also mention this matter to them.
Mr. Townsend further inquired of the Council certain police problems
which he felt were unfair with regards teenages vs adults. This matter
was referred to the City Manager.
Councilman VanderMeer reported a sidewalk on Montrose Street, between
West Avenue and 10th Street, was badly in need of repair.
City Manager Johnson reported he had received a request from the Highlander
Youth Council to hold a dance in the Jenkins Auditorium on Saturday,
November 30th, Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by
Councilman Beals and carried, that this permission be granted and under
the same conditions for use of the building as applied in the past.
City Manager Johnson reported he had received a request from Mr. Oakley
Seaver, Postmaster, for the city to purchase a right-of-way, 5' in width
from Montrose Street to the newly constructed Post Office BUilding on
Minneola Avenue at a cost of $900.00. Motion was made by Councilman Beals,
seconded by Councilman Prior and carried that this matter be tabled.
City Controller Fleming requested authorization to refund 1967 taxes,
assessed in error, to Mr. John Parks in the amount of $35.10 and Mr. Laurence
Russell in the amount of $39.48, this being on property lying outside
the city limits of Clermont, same being, a boathouse on Lake Minnehaha. .
Motion was made by Councilman Cochran and seconded by Councilman VanderMeer
that this request be granted pending legality of such a refund in the
opinion of the City Attorney. Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion
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the result was: Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt, Cochran, Beals and Prior.
Total Ayes: Five. Hayes: None. A detailed explanation of the above is
attached hereto and shall become a part of these Minutes.
Motion by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Prior and carried that
the meeting be adjourned.
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Don E. Smith, Chairman
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