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10-28-1969 Adjourned Meeting . . MINUTES ADJOURNED MEETING N~ xi~ 621 An adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, October 28, 1969. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Don E. Smith with all members present. Other, officials present were: City Manager Johnson, ~ity Clerk.Carroll, City Controller Fleming, City Attorney Langley and Chlef of Pollee Tyndal. Others present were: The Messrs. Henry Czech, E. L. Schumann, Leo Bumbalough, Bernard McCabe, C. A. Mangold, Irving F. Morse, William W. Boyd, John Hester, G. Lynn Brotherson, Jim Westbrook and Floyd Groo. Representa- tives of the Orlando Sentinel and the local Press were also present. The Invocation was given by Councilman VanderMeer. The Minutes of the Meeting held on October 14, 1969 were approved as written. City Manager Johnson submitted bids on one 1970 Police Patrol Car (with trade-in) as per specifications', as follows: A. P. Cilark - Plymouth @ $.:2.Z99..a:0' John Hester - Chevrolet @ $2290.39 Westerman Ford - Ford @ $2265.00 and recommended the low bid as submitted by Westerman Ford, be accepted. Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and unanimously carried that the Manager's recommendation be accepted and the bid be awarded to Westerman Ford. Mayor Smith reported that he and Councilman Cochran had attended the State League of Municipalities Convention in Daytona Beach on the 27th and 28th, and had found the meetings very interesting and beneficial. City Clerk Carroll read a letter from the Clermont High School Concert Choir wherein they requested permission to hold a dance in Jenkins Auditorium on November 15, 1969. Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and unanimously carried that this request be granted provided all necessary rules and regulations as set forth for use of the Auditorium for dances, are met. City Clerk Carroll read a letter from Mr. Tom Chapman, Civil Defense Coordinator, wherein he urged the Council to adopt a Resolution regarding mutual aid agreements between cities of Lake County in the event a disaster should strike, and the proposed Resolution was read in full. Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman Cochran and unanimously carried that the RESOLUTION be adopted, and the Number 155 be assigned to it. City Clerk Carroll read a letter from Willis V. McCall, Sheriff of Lake County, wherein he expressed a desire to appear before the Council to discuss the matter of the Council's request for a Special Investigator to be assigned to the South Lake County area. This matter was referred to the Clerk. Mayor Smith advised that inasmuch as the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Council falls on a holiday, Armistice Day, the meeting would be held on Wednesday, November 12, 1969. . . MINUTES N~ xi~ 622 Mr. Jim Westbrook of Michaels Engineers reported to the Council on the new test well located just off Grand Highway as follows: That it was their belief that contamination was coming from the upper layer of rock in the well, this being from surface water entering the upper strata, and they thereby recommended that a pump be placed in the very bottom of the well and take the necessary test samples from there. Mr. Westbrook advised they estimated the cost for this to be around $1200.00. Motion was made by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Oswalt and carried that the recommendation of Mr. Westbrook be accepted and they be author- ized to proceed with the testing. Councilman Oswalt introduced AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE SOUTHERN STANDARD BUILDING CODE, 1969 REVISION, BY THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, and the ORDINANCE was read in full for a First reading. Councilman Oswalt introduced AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE SOUTHERN STANDARD GAS CODE, 1969 REVISION, BY THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, and the Ordinance was read in full for a First reading. Councilman Oswalt introduced AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1968 REVISION, BY THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, and the ORDINANCE was read in full fora First reading. City Manager Johnson inquired of Council their desire for enforcement of the local Building Regulations as pertaining to new construction by maintenance crews of the Lake County Board of Public Instruction. Con- siderable discussion followed regarding this matter and it was the recommendation of City Attorney Langley that Bernard McCabe, Assistant to the Superintendent of Public Instruction be invited to appear before the Council and give full details of any proposed new construction by the Board of Public Instruction. Mayor Smith advised the Council that both Joseph M. House and J. K. Tryon, Municipal Judge and Second Judge respectively, had disqualified themselves from presiding at the Court session of November 3rd; Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Oswalt and unanimously carried that George Hovis be appointed to serve as Municipal Judge at the court session of November 3, 1969 and that the Controller be authorized to pro-rate the salary as set for the Municipal Judge as the remuneration for his services. City Manager Johnson submitted costs for making changes in the Employee Pension Plan, and, obtaining term life insurance for city employees, for the Council's consideration. It was consensus of Council that the City Manager obtain further estimated costs for term life insurance on all city employees in the amount of $2500,OO~ $3500.00 and $5000.00 and report back to the Council. City Attorney Langley was requested to search the legal aspect of granting compensation to Mrs. Ella Mae Sheldon, widow of the late City Superintendent. and report back to Council. Councilman Oswalt offered and moved the adoption of AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, CLOSING A CERTAIN PORTION OF AN urHtA'MEO- STREET SURROUNDING LAKE WINONA IN THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA 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, the Number 24-M assigned to it and a copy ordered posted. . . .. MINUTES N~ x17* 623 Councilman Oswalt inquired of City Manager Johnson as to any informa- tion he had received regarding a Housing Authority for Clermont. Mr. Johnson advised that he would have a written report regarding this in the very near future. The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith. ~_ E I2U/ DON E. SMITH, CHAIRMAN ,. D~~6~\"s"~~ ~A~Ri1};' E1~~ CLERK