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02-10-1970 Regular Meeting . . MINUTBS Nt} 645 REGULAR MEETING A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday. February 10. 1970. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Don E. Smith with Councilmen VanderMeer and Bratton present. Other officials present were: City Clerk Carroll. City Controller Fleming and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Frye. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bishop and the Messrs. C. A. Mangold. Henry Czech. E. L. Schumann and Claude Smoak. Representatives of the local Press were also present. The Invocation was given by Councilman VanderMeer. Mayor Smith submitted a report of the City Manager. both orally and written. and a copy is attached hereto. City Attorney Langley and Councilmen Cochran and Oswalt arrived at this time. Mr. R. M. Frye appeared before the Council with regards the status of an Easement which he holds on property abutting Lake Winona. but which property had been included in a recent Quit-Claim Deed from the City of Clermont to Mr. Lynn Brotherson. Considerable discussion took place regarding this matter and it was consensus of Council that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for further investigation and Mr. Frye was advised that he would be contacted by the City Attorney regarding the matter. Motion was made by Councilman Cochran. and seconded by Councilman Bratton that the City Manager be authorized to award a contract to the low bidder for the recasing of the Grand Highway Well with 12" casing for its entire depth. or. slightly over 600 feet. and. at an approxi~ated cost of between $8.000.00 and $9.000.00. Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion. the result was: Ayes: VanderMeer. Cochran and Bratton. Total Ayes: Three. Nayes: Oswalt. Absent: None. The motion carried. 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 10:00 A. M. in the office of Judge Hall and that it would be necessary for a member of the Michaels Engineering firm to be present as well as himself. a member or members of the City Council and the appraisers whom he had engaged to appraise the Reis property. Councilman Cochran introduced AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT. LAKE COUNTY. FLORIDA. PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF DOGS WITHIN THE CITY: REQUIRING OWNER OF DOGS TO KEEP THE SAME UNDER THEIR CONTROL: PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOUNDMENT OF UNLICENSED AND/OR UNCONTROLLED DOGS. PROVIDING RABIES PROTESTION PROCEDURE: PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION HEREOF: PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE and the Ordinance was read in full by the City Attorney and Councilman Oswalt for a first reading. City Controller Fleming submitted a bill from Michaels Engineering Company in the amount of $22.400.00 for survey work from February 1969 through December 1969 to be included with the regular bills presented to the Council at this meeting for payment. Motion was made by Councilman Cochran. seconded by Councilman Oswalt and carried that the bills be paid. A copy is attached hereto. . . MINUTES No. 646 Mayor Smith read a letter of resignation from City Manager Johson. such resignation to become effec~ive December 31. 1970. The lette~ was acepted by the Council. a copy is attached hereto and becomes a part of these Minutes. Councilman VanderMeer reported to the Council that he was of the opinion that now is "the time to do any work needed to be done on the Little League fields. and that he would contact the City Manager regarding this. The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith. ~~ E. MI . K