07-22-1969 Adjourned Meeting
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An adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was
held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday. July 22nd. 1969. The meeting
was called to order at 7:30 P~ M. by Mayor Don E. Smith with the
following members present: Councilmen VanderMeer. Bratton. and Cochran.
Other officials present were: City Manager Johnson. City Controller
Fleming and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Jones. and Messrs. R. Schumann and C. A. Mangold. eepresentatives
of the local press were also present. The minutes were recorded by
Mrs. Mildred Dollar.
The invocation was given by Councilman VanderMeer.
The Minutes of the meeting held on July 8. 1969 were approved as written.
Mr. Kenneth Jones of 858 Minneola Avenue appeared before the Council
and presented a drawing showing the location of the West 10 feet of
Lot 10 in City Block 93 which he had offered to buy from the City at a
price of $150.00. Mr. John Hester, abutting property owner. advised by
letter. that he had no Objection to this sale. Motion was made by
Councilman VanderMeer. seconded by Councilman Bratton. and carried that
the City accept Mr. Jones. offer for the West 10 feet of Lot 10 in City
Block 93 and that the City Attorney be authorized to take the necessary
steps to deed this property to Mr. Jones for the amount of $150.00 and
any other costs pertinent to the transfer of the property.
Controller Fleming reported that the detail work has been completed on
the 1969 Tax Roll and the total taxable assessments amount to
$16.864.722.00 which at 8 mills levy is an increase over the 1968 roll
of $3.723.00; that the Sewer Assessment roll was complete except for
a few small minor corrections and he requested the Council to set a
date for the Public Hearing on the assessment roll.
Mr. Oswalt arrived at this time.
Councilman Cochran moved that the Public Hearing on the Assessment Roll
for the Sanitary Sewer System be ~eld on August 19. 1969 in the Jenkins
Civic Auditorium at 7:30 P. M. The motion was seconded by Councilman
VanderMeer and unanimously carried.
Councilman Cochran reported on a picnic meeting of the Lake County
League of Municipalities held at Alexander Springs on July 16th and that
it was enjoyed by all who attended; that the next meeting of the League
will be held the 14th or 22nd of October in Mount Dora.
City Attorney Langley arrived at this time.
Mayor Smith reported that approval had been received from the State
Road Department for the erection of "Welcome to Clermont" signs, and
that the first one will be erected o~ East Highway 50 by a Florida Towers
and Florida Power Corp. crew. He announced a meeting to be held in
Kissimmee on July 23rd at 2 p. m. pertaining to roads leading into the
Disney project and issued an invitation to those present to attend.
City Attorney Langley reported that progress is being made on obtaining
the easements on the sanitary sewer system from out-of-town/state
property owners.
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City Attorney Langley presented a Resolution ADOPTING THE ASSESSMENT
ROLL PREPARED BY THE CONSULTING ENGINEER; FIXING THE TIME AND PLACE
FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ASSESSMENT ROLL; AND PROVIDING FOR MAILING
AND PUBLISHING OF NOTICE OF SAID HEARING. WHERE THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL
CONSIDER COMPLAINTS. EQUALIZE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND APPROVE AND
CONFIRM SAME. and recommended its ado~tion. Motion was made by Councilman
Cochran and seconded by Councilman Oswalt that the RESOLUTION be
adopted. Upon roll call vote on the adoption of the RESOLUTION the
result was as follows: Ayes: Oswalt. Cochran. Bratton and VanderMeer.
Total Ayes: Four. Nayes: None. The RESOLUTION was adopted and No. 147
assigned to it.
Councilman Bratton offered and moved the adoption of an ORDINANCE
UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT. LAKE COUNTY.
FLORIDA AMENDING. AS CODIFIED IN CHAPTER 8 OF THE CLERMONT CODE. ORDINANCE
NUMBER 147 AND ADDING THERETO CERTAIN STANDARDS. REGULATIONS. AND
SPECIFICATIONS PERTAINING TO MOBILE HOMES. and the Ordinance was read
in full for a second reading. The motion was seconded by Councilman
Oswalt 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 Number 46 C assigned to
it and a copy ordered posted.
Councilman VanderMeer offered and moved the adoption of AN ORDINANCE
UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT. LAKE COUNTY.
FLORIDA. AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 195. AND AMENDMENTS THERETO. AS
CODIFIED IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY BY PROVIDING FOR THE
CONTINUED ACCUMULATION OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS IN CASE OF DEFERRED
RETIREMENT. TO-WIT: BY DELETING THE LAST SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 16-5
ACCORDING TO THE CLERMONT CODE. and the ORDINANCE was read in full for
a second reading. The motion was seconded by Councilman Oswalt
and upon ro 11 .ca 11 vote on the pass age of the Ordi nance the res ul twas:
Ayes: VanderMeer. Oswalt. Cochran and Bratton: Total Ayes: Four.
Nayes: None. So the Ordinance was adopted and Number 47-C assigned
to it and a copy ordered posted.
At the request of the Mayor. the City Attorney explained a law passed
by the Florida legislature whereby as of July 1. 1969 all courts are
required to remit to the State $1.00 for each conviction or forfeiture;
the same law permitting municipalities to add another $1.00 for such
improvements as education and police service in their local police
department.
Motion was made by Councilman Cochran and seconded by Councilman
VanderMeer and unanimously carried. that the Municipal Judge be requested
to increase all Court Costs by $2.00 to take care of the additional
levies for State and Municipal Police Department imDrovements.
Councilman VanderMeer recommended that the Council request the City
Manager to ascertain the purchase price of a piece of property. 150. x
300. adjoining the new ball park and in the vicinity of the proposed
sewer disposal plant. The Manager was requested to ascertain this
information and report to the Council at the next meeting.
Following a review of the 1969-70 proposed budget. Councilman Cochran
moved that the proposed budget be adopted as presented by the City
Manager with the exception of the salary of the City Attorney. which
will be adjusted at a future date. The motion died for lack of a
second.
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Councilman VanderMeer moved that the 1969-70 budget. as recommeaded by
City Manager. JOhnson. be adopted and that the City Attorney be requested
to prepare the necessary adopting ordinance. The motion was seconded
by Councilman Oswalt and unanimously carried.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith.
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Don E. Smith. Chairman
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