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12-23-1969 Adjourned Meeting . . MINUTES N~ xxi8$x 631 ADJOURNED MEETING An Adjourned Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, December 23, 1969. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Don E. Smith with the following Council IMe~bers present: Messrs. Oswalt and VanderMeer. Other officials present were: City Controller Fleming and Chief of Police Tybdal. Mr. William Plummer' was also present. Mrs. Mildred Dollar acted as Recording Secretary. The invocation was given by Councilman VanderMeer. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on December 9, 1969 were approved as written. Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt that, in view of the seemingly short agenda, and the holiday season, the meeting be adjourned. The motion died for lack of a second. Mayor Smith read a letter from A. H. (Gus) Craig, Representative from the 34th District, wherein he acknowledged the Mayor's telegram regarding interest rates on municipal bonds, advising the interest rate has been approved, and that he supported the bill raising the ceiling to 7~ per cent. He also read a letter from the League of Municipalities advis- that the Municipal Data Handbook has been completed and would be mailed to all Mayors and City Managers and/or Clerks, and that if any Council member wished a copy they were available upon request. Councilman Cochran arrived at this time. The Mayor read the City Manager's report wherein he submitted proposals from insurance companies on term life insurance for city employees and recommended that he be authorized to negotiate with the two low bidders, who submitted identical bids, and enter into a contract with the one submitting the best offer based on employees age, sex, occupation and termination at 65. A copy of the Manager's report is attached to these minutes. City Attorney Langley arrived at this time. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried, that the City Manager be authorized to negotiate with the two low bidders, the Hanover Life and the Founders Life, for employee group term insurance and enter into a contract with the one submitting the best offer based on employee's age, sex. occupation and termination at 65. City Attorney Langley advised that a final hearing on the injunction against the City by Mr. Gus Reis had been set for February 17, 1970 at 10 o'clock in JUdge Hall's office. He requested the Council's permission to retain two or three appraisers to review the property in question and place a ~lue on it before and after the sewer is installed. Councilman VanderMeer moved that the City Attorney be authorized to obtain the services of two local appraisers and one MIA appraiser to value the Reis property before and after the sewer system is installed. The motion was seconded by Councilman Cochran, and carried, with all members p~esegt voting Aye. . . MINUTES N~ ~~ 63S City Manager Johnson arrived at this time. The Recording Secretary read a letter from Mrs. Flora H. Guthrie. Corresponding Secretary for Cooper Memorial Library Board, wherein she extended holiday greetings to the City Council and t~!&n~~ for the City's monetary assistance and cooperation to the library. The Mayor reported that he had a~so received a letter from Mrs. E. Caswell, Librarian, thanking the Council for their cooperation and favors. The Secretary read a letter from the Chairman of the Cooper Memorial Library Board wherein they submitted a Resolution resolving that the Mayor appoint a Council Member, or other City Official to act as Liaison Officer between the City and Library Board and attend the board meetings. After a discussion of this Resolution, the Mayor appointed Councilman Bratton to serve as Liaison Officer and attend the Board Meetings of the Library. The Secretary read a letter from Mr. Walter E. Leidner wherein he suggested that the Council consider a procedure to allow travel trailers, not over twenty five feet in length, to be parked on private property within the city limits. Following a discussion of Mr. Leidner's proposal, it was consensus of Council that his proposal be rejected. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING $800,000.00 SANITARY SEWERAGE IMPROVEMENT CERTIFICATES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA: PROVIDING FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDERS THEREOF: AND PLEDGING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF THE PROCEEDS FROM SPECIAL ASSESSMENT was presented. The RESOLUTION was read in full by the City Attorney. Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer, that the RESOLUTION be adopted. Upon roll call vote on the adoption of the RESOLUTION the result was as follows: Ayes: VanderMeer, Cochran and Oswalt. Total Ayes: Three. Nayes: None. Absent: Bratton. ** Councilman Oswalt offered and moved that it be passed AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SEWER SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA: PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING $1,400,000 WATER AND SEWER REVENUE BONDS OF SUCH CITY TO PAY THE COST OF SUCH PROJECT: PROVIDING FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDERS OF SUCH BONDS: PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF: AND MAKING CERTAIN OTHER COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS, and the ORDINANCE was read in full for the second reading. The motion was seconded by Councilman VanderMeer. Upon roll call vote on passage sf the motion the result was: Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt and Cochran. Total Ayes: Three. Nayes: None. Absent: Bratton. So the ORDINANCE was adopted, and Number 25-M assigned to it and a copy ordered posted. The Mayor reported that he had received a letter from the Lake County Economic Opportunity, Inc. thanking the Council for the services rendered by Councilman J. M. VanderMeer, as a member of their board. during the past year, and requesting a nominee for the coming year. An invitation was also extended to all Council members to attend the Board's annual membership meeting on January 29,1970. With the Council's permission, Mayor Smith again appointed Mr. J. M. VanderMeer to represent the City on the LCEO Board of Directors for 1970. Motion was made by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer, and carried, that the Revised Wage Schedule as presented to the Council ** So the RESOLUTION was adopted and No. 158 assigned toiit. . . MINUTES N~ @Rst){ by the City Manager be approved and accepted as submitted. The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith. ~ E"'~ DON E. SMITH, MAYOR ~#..~_ ~O~ Mi dred Dollar, Recording Secretary