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02-25-1969 Adjourned Meeting . . MINUTES ADJOURNED MEETING N~ *11_ 577 An adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, February 2S, 1969. 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 and Chief of Police Tynda1. Others present were the Messrs. Herman Barbery, Henry Czech, Robert Brownell, E. L. Schumann and C. A. Mangold. Representatives of the local Press were also present. The invocation was given by Mr. Barbery. The Minutes of the Meeting held on February 11, 1969 were approved as written. The Mayor announced that the Council would now sit as a Board of Adjust- ment to consider the Appeal of Mr. C. E. Sullins, wherein he requested permission to construct an addition to his building, located at the intersection of Minneo1a and West Avenue, without providing the required paved off-street parking. It was the consensus of Council that ample parking was already provided in the front and side as well as the parking lot located across the street. Motion was made by Councilman Cochran, and seconded by Councilman VanderMeer that this appeal be granted. Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion, the result was: Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt, Cochran and Bratton. Total Ayes: Four. Nayes: None. City Manager Johnson submitted a written annual report of Cooper Memorial Library to the Mayor and each Councilman. A copy is attached hereto and shall become a part of these Minutes. City Manager Johnson submitted his report both orally and written, and a copy is attached hereto. City Controller Fleming submitted his report, both orally and written, and a copy is attached hereto. Inasmuch as it is necessary that unencumbered reserves be transferred to the Water Department for the Sewer System Construction, it was the consensus of Council that the City Attorney check this procedure with the officials of HUD and prepare the necessary Resolution for adoption at the next meeting. Mr. Fleming further reported that the sewerage assessments were progressing very well and that seventeen areas had been submitted by the Engineers. to date. Mayor Smith reported as follows: That he and Mrs. Smith had attended "f1ayors Day" at the Central Florida Fair, \1hich had been most enjoyable. and that an ~Xc~11~nt attendance of Mayors throughout Central Florida has been present. That the State League of Muncipalities Convention would be held at the Robert Meyer Motor Lodge in Orlando on March 2nd, 3rd and 4th, and he urged that as many officials as possible attend. That he and City f1anager Johnson had met with the County Superintendent of School, Mr. Morgan, with regard" to using an area in the Lincoln Park area for recreational purposes for the youth of that area, and that the meeting had been a favorable one with Mr. Morgan tentatively agreeing to permit the use of a strip of land adjacent to the Ram Football field for this purpose. Mayor Smith further advised that he had requested a Committee from that area to meet with him and the City Manager and determine what equipment would be necessary, but that this meeting had not been held to date; That he and City Manager Johnson had attended . . MINUTES N~ *ll~ 578 the road improvement priority meeting of the County Commissioners and presented the Resolution from the Council; That the Controller, the Manager, the City Attorney and members of the Council had been invited to be guests of Mr. Don McCaffrey for dinner at the Crest Restaurant on Thursday, February 27th at 7:00 P. M. at which time Mr. McCaffrey desired to discuss with them possible additions to the industrial program for Clermont, and he earnestly urged that as many as possible accept this invitation. City Manager Johnson asked the Council and the City Attorney for an interpretation and clarification of the square foot land area requirement for Multi-Family apartments as set forth on Page 21, District R-3 of the Zoning Code. It was the consensus that the only requirement was that the total square foot living area of Multi-Family apartments could not exceed 35% of the total land area. City Attorney Langley reported that since the "Stop and Frisk law" had been determined to be constitutiona1,thathe recommended that the necessary ordinance be prepared for adoption by the Council in order to enforce same in Clermont. It was the consensus of Council that the City Attorney prepare such an Ordinance. City Attorney Langley reported that Legislative Hearings would be held in Tavares on Thursday, February 27th for the purpose of local Legislative Changes and any proposed changes of the City Charter, as des ire d by the C 0 u n c i 1, w 0 u 1 d h a vet 0 b e, pre s e n t e d a t t hat t i me. Mot ion was made by Councilman VnaderMeer, seconded by Councilman Cochran and unanimously carried that the City Attorney prepare the following listed changes in the City Charter for presentation at the legislative Hearing and to officially publish Notice of same: 1. Prohibiting the office of City Manager, City Controller and City Clerk being held by one and the same person. 2. Addition to the qualifications for candidates of city office in that they would be required to be Freeholders of the city. 3. Officially set up appropriations for the Chamber of Commerce 4. Establish protocol for execution of documents, same to be executed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk. 5. Delete any redundancies in the Charter. Councilman VanderMeer reported as follows: That in the past the possibility of providing a covered pavilion of some type at the Jaycee Beach had been discussed by the Council but that no action had been taken and he recommended that the Council again consider this matter; That there was a definite need for improvement of the parking area at West Beach; That upon installation by the City of a sump pump at the Tot Lot, he and Councilman Cochran \'1ere going to construct a "~~ini-r~ountainll to be placed there; That the flower beds planted along 8th Street by city crews. in the area of the hospital were a colorful asset. Motion by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried that the meeting be adjourned. ~f~ Don E. Smith, Chairman WAftP~ t- C~~ Do ores H. Carrol, 1erk