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03-25-1969 Adjourned Meeting . . MINUTES N~ IBII 581 ADJOURNED MEETING An adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, March 25, 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 and City Attorney Langley. Others present were: Mrs. Jean Cork, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hayes and the Messrs. Herman Barbery, C. A. Mangold and Henry Czech. Representatives of the local Press were also present. The Invocation was given by Mr. Barbery. The Minutes of the Meeting held on March 11, 1969 were approved as written. Mayor Smith announced that the Council would now sit as a Board of Adjustment to consider the petition of D. G. Rambo wherein he requested a variance in the set-back requirements from 50 feet to 44.1 feet in order to construct an addition to his residence located on Lots 14, 15 and 16 in City Block 7. Motion was made by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Bratton and carried, that this variance be granted. Councilman VanderMeer reported to the Council that he had obtained a Comparative Balance Sheet for the years 1966-67 and 68 of the Chamber of Commerce, and that in studying same, he recommended, and desired that the Council consider, paying the entire salary of the Secretary of the Chamber as well as the basic expenses for running the Chamber of Commerce which would then allow the Chamber to use all monies raised by them, for . advertisements and publicity. He further stated he understood this amount would be considerably more than the approximate $6500.00 given to the Chamber now, but felt it would be in the best interest of Clermont, and suggested that in the near future a workshop session be held with members of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Henry Czech, approaching the Council as an interested property owner and tax payer of Clermont, inquired as to the possible mismanagement and non-decisiveness of the Chamber, inasmuch as the Chamber had shown a financial deficit over a period o~ years, and he further inquired if the Council held any supervision over the financial allocation given the Chamber by the City each year and he was advised that they did not. Mr. Czech stated that, in his opinion, it was careless to hand over approximately $6500.00 of tax monies to the Chamber of Commerce without any knowledge of. or supervision over, how it was to be spent. Mayor Smith stated that inasmuch as the annual election of officers for the Chamber of Commerce would be in the very near future, that any action be deferred until jfter the new officers had been seated and he then would call a joint meeting of the Council with the Chamber officials to discuss financial arrangements. City Manager Johnson reported that Mayor Smith and Councilman Bratton had studied the literature available on organizing a Housing Authority for Clermont and he inquired of their opinions of same. Mayor Smith stated that he felt such a project would be very beneficial to the City of Clermont and he urged that each Councilman obtain and study the literature for consideration at a later meeting. City Attorney Langley reported that he had investigated the possibility of a Housing Authority for private enterprise, which would not be profitable, but that he felt it to be a worthwhile project for municipal government. Mayor Smi th reported that the Jaycee project of cons trutting "Wel come to Clermont" signs was progressing very well and that financial assistance from the City, the First Federal Savings I Loan Association and Blue Goose Growers had made it possible to obtain the building materials. . . MINUTES N~ ... 582 Mayor Smith announced there would be a workshop session of the Council on Thursday, March 27th at 8:00 P. M. in the office of the City Attorney. Councilman Oswalt offered and moved the adoption of AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY OF POLICE OFFICER TO STOP AND FRISK A PERSON OF SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER OR NATURE and the ORDINANCE was read in full for a second reading. The motion was seconded by Councilman Cochran and upon roll call vote on passage of the ORDINANCE the result was: Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt, Cochran and Bratton. Total Ayes: Four. Nayes: None. So the ORDINANCE was adopted and the number 44-C assigned to it and copy ordered posted. Mayor Smith read a communication from Mrs. Frances Oswalt, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, wherein she outlined her duties as an employee of the City. This letter is attached hereto and shall become a part of these Minutes. Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman Bratton and carried that expenses in the amount of $131.16 for local youth and chaperones to attend the recent Teen-Team Power Conference in Hollywood, Florida, be authorized. Councilman Cochran reported he felt there was a definite need for a clearing house in Clermont for people who desire to work, and he hoped that a project of this sort could be accomplished. Motion by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman Bratton and carried that the meeting be adjourned. ~E~ Don E. Smith, Chairman _4~J- ;;.~Il. o ores W. ar 11, Clerk