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REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, April 8, 1969.
called to order at 2:00 P. M. by Mayor Don E. Smith
Other officials present were: City Manager Johnson,
City Controller Fleming and Chief of Police Tynda1.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Cork, Jr. and Mr. C. A. Mangold.
the local Press were also present.
The invocation was given by Councilman VanderMeer.
The Minutes of the Meeting held on March 25, 1969 were approved as written.
Clermont was held
The meeting was
with all members present.
City Clerk Carroll,
Others present were:
Representatives of
City Manager Johnson submitted his report, both orally and written.
City Manager Johnson submitted proposed Zoning Code Amendments for discussion.
It was consensus of Council that the City Attorney be authorized to
advertise for a Public Hearing on these proposed amendments.
Mayor Smith commended City Manager Johnson for the additional playground
equipment, recently placed in the downtown IITot Lotll.
Controller Fleming submitted his report, both orally and written.
Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Oswalt
and carried that the City Controller be authorized to redeem Delinquent
Tax Note #877 dated July 1, 1989 in the amount of $28.00.
Mayor Smith requested the City Manager to check with other municipalities
in Lake County which have sanitary sewer systems with regards their
action on sewer assessments on County and School Board owned properties.
Mayor Smith reported as follows: That he and the City Manager had recently
attended a Seminar in Orlando by State Insurance Commissioner Broward
Williams; That an invitation had been extended to the Mayor, Manager
and Councilmen to attend the opening of Congressional Offices in Oca1a
on Wednesday, April 9th, by the Honorable William Chappell; That, with
regards to obtaining an area in the Lincoln Park area for a recreational
playground, he urged the Council to visit the site of the abandoned B10xam
Avenue well and make their recommendations toward using this city owned
property for such a purpose; That he wished to extend appreciation to
Mr. Cochran and the Citrus Tower for their cooperation in the construction
of the "Welcome to Clermont" signs.
Councilman VanderMeer commended the City Manager and city employees for
the very nice job accomplished on the recently opened Little League Ball
Fields and concession stand.
Councilman Cochran reported that the quarterly meeting of the Lake County
League of Muntt;pa1ities would be held in Eustis on April 23rd.
Councilman Bratton reported he had been advised by Senator Daniels that
approval had been granted for the construction of a fishing pier at the
end of 8th Street at Lake Minneola.
City Clerk Carroll read a communication from the South Lake Art League
wherein they advised that should it become necessary that they require
additional space, that they would remove furnishings from the Art League
Room in the Jenkins Building which had been placed there by them.
They further expressed appreciation to the Manager and Council for splendid
cooperation.
Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer
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and carried that the bills be paid.
Councilman VanderMeer submitted a photo to the City Manager of open
pavilion type structure which he desired the Manager to investigate as to
size and price, etc. and report to the Council. Mr. VanderMeer is of
the opinion this type of structure is needed at the Jaycee Beach area.
Motion was made by Councilman Bratton, seconded by Councilman Cochran
that the time of Council meetings be changed from 8:00 P. M. to 7:30 P. M.
effective April 22, 1969. Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion,
the result was: Ayes: Bratton, Cochran and Smith. Total Ayes: Three.
Nayes: Oswalt and VanderMeer. The motion carried.
Motion was made by Councilman Bratton, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer
and carried that the meeting adjourn.
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Don E. Smith, Chairman
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Do ores W. Ca rro ,--clerk