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02-24-1970 Adjourned Meeting e e MINUTES NQ 647 ADJOURNED MEETING An adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, February 24, 1970. 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, City Clerk Carroll, City Controller Fleming, City Attorney Langley and Chief of Police Tynda1. Others present were: Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hayes, Mesdames Ruth Dormer and Frances Boone and Messrs. Reuben Jamison, J. Patrick Michaels and Bill Roberts. Representatives of the local Press were also present. The Invocation was given by City Attorney Langley. The Minutes of the Meeting held on February 10, 1970 were approved as wri tten. Mr. Travis Kennedy, representing the Downtown Merchants Association appeared before the Council and requested that they waive the license fee for a Kiddie1and Carnival to be held on the City Parking Lot from this date through Saturday, February 28th. It was consensus of Council that inasmuch as a like request had been made to the Council in 1967 by the merchants of the 50/27 Plaza Association and had been denied, and inasmuch as the license fee for carnivals had been reduced to $15.00 per day, that this request be denied and Councilman VanderMeer so moved. The motion was seconded by Councilman Bratton and unanimously carried. City Manager Johnson submitted his report both or~lly and written. Councilman VanderMeer reported to the Council that in his opinion there exists a source of revenue from which to purchase other recreational fields/areas to replace such recreational areas which had been purchased through financial assistance from HUD under the "Open Space Program" and would now be used for the proposed sanitary sewer system disposal plant, and mentioned the revenue from the $1.00 increase in the minimum service charge for each water meter account adopted on January 23, 1968 as the source. Councilman Cochran inquired as to the status of the Proposed Sewer System Plans, and he was advised that the plans and specifications were now on file in the HUD office in Atlanta, and that it was hoped they would be ready to be offered for bids within the next 10 days to two weeks. City Attorney Langley reported as follows: That a final Hearing on the injunction against the City by Mr. Gus Reis had been held on February 17th, but that no final judgment had been rendered as yet; that he was submitting to the Council a brief critique on the sample franchise as presented to Council by the TM Communications Company; That he recommended the purchase of a Breatha1izer as an aid to the 201ice Department and suggested that inasmuch as the cost for same was high, that the City Manager be authorized to contact officials of surrounding municipalities in South Lake County and determine if they would be interested in a cooperative purchase of same. It was consensus of Council that the City Manager be instructed to contact other local municipal officials regarding this. City Controller Fleming submitted the annual audit as prepared by the H. W. Sheppard Company, and briefly gave an explanation of same. Mr. Fleming further advised that upon the Council's study of same he would be glad to attempt to answer any questions which they might have concerning same. . . MINUTES No. 648 Mayor Smith reported as follows: That he had attended a luncheon for Mayors on this date at the Central Florida Fair; That he wished to remind the Council of the Orange Blossom Breakfast to be held on Wednesday morning, February 25th in the Jenkins Auditorium; That the Bi-Racia1 Committee had requested better and additional lighting for the Lincoln Park area playground and that upon his investigation of the same he agreed with this request and had referred this matter to the City Manager to have this done; That a great deal of thanks was due Mr. Jesse Madden for his work in the installing of lights on the Welcome to Clermont signs; That work on the fishing pier in Lake Minneo1a at the foot of 8th Street and as authorized by the State was progressing, and would be a valuable asset to the City; That he had visited the new well drilling site recently and felt that the Locke Company was progressing satisfactorily; That he had attended the Hearing in Tavares with regards the injunction against the City by Mr. Gus Reis and wished to commend the City Attorney on his presentation of the case representing the City of Clermont, and that he was hopeful and anxious for a favorable judgment in the case; That he would attend a meeting in Tavares on Wednesday of the State Transportation Committee and urged other Council members to attend with him, this meeting to be in regards to a proposed urban road program; That he had received a request from the Mayor of the City of Fort Pierce urging the Council to adopt a Resolution requesting legislation which would return an additional penny-a-ga110n gasoline tax to municipalities for city street purposes, and it was consensus of Council that the City Manager obtain further information on this matter before taking any action. City Clerk Carroll read a News Release from the TM Communications Company wherein they listed those citiesfcounties in this area of Florida which had granted Franchises to them for the construction of cable television system. City Clerk Carroll submitted requests from property owners for changes in Zoning. It was consensus of Council that these requests be referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission for their study and recommendations to the Council. The proposed "Dog Control Ordinance" which had been introduced and read in full for a first reading at the meeting of February 10, 1970 was discussed at this time with the following persons appearing before Council with regards this Ordinance as proposed: Mr. Henry Czech, Rueb~n Jamison and Mesdames Kay Hayes and Frances Boone. It was consefts~of Council that inasmuch as there were several changes in the proposed Ordinance to be made, that the City At~orney be instructed to re-write the proposed Ordinance including the desired changes and present to Council for introduction and first reading at the next meeting. Councilman Oswalt offered and moved the adoption of a RESOLUTION authorizing payment of $40.76 monthly, effective April 1, 1970 from the General Employees' Fund of the Clermont Pension Plan to Ralph J. Snyder who shall retire from the employ of the City on March 31, 1970. The motion was seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and upon roll call vote the result was as follows: Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt, Smith Cochran and Bratton. Total Ayes: Five. Nayes: None. So the RESOLUTION was adopted unanimously and the Number 157 assigned to it. ~r. J. Patrick Michaels of the TM Communications Company presented to Council a proposal of advance payment for the granting of a franchise to their company, whereupon Mayor Smith inquired of Council their desire to take action on the granting of such a franchise. The City Attorney was instructed to prepare the necessary Ordinance which would grant such a franchise and to include the recommendations as submitted by the Attorney earlier in the meeting, for presentation tothe Council at their next meeting. . . ) MINUTES. NQ 649 Mayor Smith submitted the following proposal to Council for their study and cons 1derati on: The purchase of 1 ands for future ci ty development described as 40 Lots bound on four sides by Montrose Street, 12th Street, DeSoto Street and 10th Street and which includes 2 lots located on the southwest corner already 9wned by the City. He further advised that this property is adjacent to present city owned property located west of 12th Street. It was consensus of Council that a joint dinner meeting of the Council and the Lake County Board of Commissioners be held in the near future and City Manager Johnson was instructed to make the necessary arrangements. City Manager Johnson submitt~d to Council a request by the local Key Club to use the Jenkins Auditorium for a teenage dance on Saturday February 28, 1970. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Oswalt and unanimously carried that this request be granted provided all necessary rules and regulations set forth for the use of the Auditorium for dances, are met. City Manager Johnson inquired of Council their opinion as to p~eparing an Ordinance prohibiting vehicles (including bicycles on the fishing pier now under construction as well as prohibiting swimming from the pier. It was consensus of Council that such an Ordinance would be both necessary and beneficial and City Manager Johnson and City Attorney Langley were instructed to prepare same. The Meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith. ~c:~ Don E. Smith, Mayor lQ.11..,~ t. Gr.~ Do res W. Carro 1, . ity Clerk