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1%q ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Immediately prior to the calling of the Organizational Meeting to order,
the Oath of Office was administered to Sam Bratton, Richard E. Oswalt and
Don E. Smith as*Councilmen and Mayor -Councilman, respectively, by City
Clerk Carroll.
Mayor Smith called the meeting to order and announced that the first order
of business was the nomination of a Mayor Pro Tem for the year 1969 and
that nominations Frere in order. Councilman VanderMeer nominated Councilman
Cochran. Councilman Cochran nominated Councilman Oswalt, however,
Councilman Oswalt declined the nomination and moved that the nominations
be closed and the Clerk be instructed to cast an unanimous ballot for
Councilman Cochran. The motion was seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and
carried.
Mayor Smith announced that the Council would not sit as a Board of Adjustment
to confider the petition of John Aull and J. M. VanderMeer requesting
a reduction of five feet in the rear yard set back requirements of Lots
9-10-11 and 12 of Forty Pines Subdivision. Councilman VanderMeer retired
from the meeting at this time. City Attorney Langley advised the Council
that Zoning Variances should only be made for specific purposes as opposed
to variance allowances for general purposes. Motion was made by Councilman
Cochran, and seconded by Councilman Oswalt that the request of Messrs. Aull
and VanderMeer be granted with the understanding that such variance be
used for construction of a Real Estate Office, or, other professional
buildings. Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion, the result was:
Ayes: Oswalt, Cochran and Bratton. Nayes: None. The motion carried
unanimously. Following this motion, Councilman VanderMeer resumed hisseat
on the Council.
City Manager Johnson presented a petition from John A. Reynolds wherein
he requested the closing of the parkway lying between Block 125A and Block
226. Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt and seconded by Councilman
VanderMeer that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare the necessary
Ordinance for the closing of this parkway with the City retaining a 25 foot
easement. Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion, the result was:
Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt, Cochran and Bratton. Nayes: None. Absent: None.
Attorney George E. Hovis, representing John F. Kennedy, appeared before
the Council and offered to buy, at a price of $100.00, approximately 1/27th
of 1 acre of city property located in Section 25-22-25 of the City of
Clermont. Attorney Hovis advised that a recent survey of this property
reflected that a portion of the .'driveway at the home of Mr. Kennedy at
788 Lake Shore Drive encroached upon this pr6perty owned by the City of
Clermont. Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt and seconded by Councilman
VanderMeer that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare the necessary
Ordinance for the sale of this property to John F. Kennedy. Upon roll call
vote on passage of the motion, the result was: Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt,
Cochran and Bratton. Total Ayes: Four. Nayes: None.
Councilman VanderMeer reported that inasmuch as the Little League Ball Season
was approaching, that he was pleased that the City Manager was progressing
with plans to have the new Little League ball fields ready.
Councilman Cochran reported that plans for completion of the "Tot -Lot"
were progressing, though slow, and that he had completed models of a
"Mini -Mountain': which he would place in the lobby of the Jenkins Auditorium
and would welcome help in the construction of these from any and/or all civic
organizations. Councilman Cochran further advised that a meeting on Water Pol
TWOn `would be held in Tavares on Tuesday night, January 21st and he urged
that as many city officials as possible attend.
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Councilman Cochran reported that the regular meeting of the Lake County
League of Municipalities would be held in Umatilla on Wednesday, January
22nd and he urged that as many city officials as possible attend. As.
Program Chairman for the League, Mr. Cochran has obtained Mr. Gordon Wagner
who will speak on "Compact Urban Development".
Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Oswalt
and unanimously carried that Joseph M. House and J. K. Tryon be appointed
as Municipal Judge and Second Judge, respectively, for the year 1969.
Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Oswalt
and carried that the following named be appointed to membership on various
city boards and/or commissions, as recommended by City Manager Johnson,
and, that Richard H. Langley be appointed to serve as representative to
the Lake Apopka Natural Gas District replacing Mr. Charles B. Roe.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Raymond Douglass
PLUMBING BOARD:
ELECTRICAL BOARD:
Morton Barnes
James Fisher
Ralph Snyder
Seldon Hanks
J. L. Madden
Fred Davis
Merle Bright
Ralph Snyder
BOARD OF APPEALS (BUILDING CODE):
Robert Paxton
G. Y. Middleton
City Manager Johnson reported that a
the Cooper Memorial Library Board has
the time to be set at a later date.
tentative meeting of the Council and
been set for Tuesday, January 21st,
City Manager Johnson reported that several problems existed regarding policies
of the City and he recommended that workshop sessions of the Council be
held as soon as possible in order to establish r*les and policies from which
to follow. It was consensus of Council that a work session be held on
Monday, January 20th at 7:30 P. M. in the office of City Attorney Langley.
City Attorney Langley advised the Council that any desired legislative
changes in the City Charter would have to be prepared for presentation
before the latter part of February.
Mayor Smith recommended that City Manager Johnson contact six municipalities
of comparable size with Clermont and obtain information as to the type of
franchise which they hold with the Florida Telephone Corporation, and,
that the City Manager report the date that the present franchise between
the City of Clermont and the Florida Telephone Corporation expires. City
Manager Johnson agreed to do this.
City Clerk Carroll read a petition from Messrs. Laurence Russell
Parks wherein they requested a refund of tax monies assessed and
in error in 1967 on the portion of Lots 5 and 6 in Middleton Park
Subdivision which are situated outside of the city limits of the
Clermont. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by
Cochran and carried that this refund be authorized.
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City Clerk Carroll read a letter from the Lincoln Park Daycare Center
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Committee wherein they expressed appreciation to the City Council for
financial assistance in the amount of $100.00. Inasmuch as the financial
assistance given them by the City was in the amount of $200.00, the
Clerk was instructed to call this error to their attention.
Mayor Smith advised that he had been requested to appoint a member of the
Council to membership on the Board of the Office of Economic Opportunity
and that he had appointed Councilman VanderMeer.
Motion by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Oswalt and carried,
that the meeting be adjourned.
Don E. Smith, Chairman
Dolores W. Carroll, Clerk