03-10-1970 Regular Meeting
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REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was
held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, March 10, 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 the Messrs. Ted Enz,
Gottfried Johnson, Albert Sherman, . Henry Czech, E. L. Schumann, C. A.
Manago1d, J. Patrick Michaels and Bill Roberts. Representatives of
the local Press were also present.
The Invocation was given by Councilman VanderMeer.
The Minutes of the Meeting held on February 24, 1970, and of the Special
Meeting held on February 26, 1970 were approved as written. Councilman
Cochran desired to go on record as being opposed to the action taken
at the Special Meeting and further, questioned the legality of the
Special Meeting as he has been contacted by telephone and not by written
notice. Councilman Cochran moved that the action taken at the Special
Meeting on February 26, 1970 be rescinded. The motion died for lack
of a second.
Representatives of the local Press advised the Council that they had
not been notified of the Special Meeting to be held on February 26,1970.
City Attorney Langley advised that inasmuch as a 6 hour wr~tten notice
of the Special Meeting to the members was not practicable, it was
legal for the meeting to be called by the Mayor via telephone contact,
however, inasmuch as the Press had not been notified at all, it was
his recommendation that the action taken at the Special Meeting be
rescinded and the members of the Legislature to whom the Resolution
had been forwarded to be so notified. Motion was made by Councilman
Cochran, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and carried that the action
taken (Resolution No. 158) at the Special Meeting held on February 26,
1970 be rescinded.
City Manager Johnson submitted his report both orally and written and
a copy is attached hereto.
Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Cochran
and carried that the recommendation of the City Manager to authorize
the City Attorney and the City Controller to make a trip to Atlanta
and present necessary material regarding the proposed sewer system to HUD
officials there be accepted and the authorization thereby granted.
City Manager Johnson advised the Council that Mrs. Nina Sittler had been
assessed 300 feet for sewer assessment in error on the Northern boundary
of her property located in Block BB, and, Mr. Frederick Fischer had
been assessed 100 feet for sewer assessment in error on property which he
owns in Block BB that does not abutt any public thoroughfare and
thereby recommended that these assessments be deleted from the sewer
assessment roll. Motion was made by Councilman Cochran, seconded by
Councilman VanderMeer and carried that the Managerls recommendation be
accepted and these sewer assessment deletions be made.
Mayor Smith reported that he and Councilman Bratton had attended a
meeting of the Lake County Commissioners wherein they submitted a request
to them for the 4 1aning of Highway #50 from the Sumter County line to
the Orange County line. Mayor Smith further reported that he felt the
meeting of the State Transportation Committee which was held in Clermont
recently, was very interesting and beneficial, though this was for a
long range program for this area.
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City Clerk Carroll read a communication from Mr. John Greenlee of
H. W. Sheppard and Company. local Auditor for the City of Clermont,
wherein he made the following recommendations: That all checks issued
by the City should be required to be signed by two persons: That
the completed payroll for all outside help be approved by the City
Superintendent before it is paid.
City Controller Fleming advised that these were reasonable requests
from the Auditors and recommended that they be adopted and. further
advised that the City Manager ha~ already contacted the City Superintendent
regarding this matter and that future payrolls for all outside hiJp
would be approved by him before payment.
Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman
Cochran and carried that all checks issued by the City be signed by both
the City Clerk and the City Controller. and, that a signature card
be obtained authorizing the signature of the City Manager on all City
of Clermont accounts.
City Attorney Langley advised that he had prepared the necessary
Ordinance granting to the TM Communications Company a franchise as
directed at the last meeting.
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO THE TM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY A NON-EXCLUSIVE
FRANCHISE TO ERECT. MAINTAIN AND OPERATE, IN, UNDER, OVER, ALONG,
ACROSS AND UPON THE STREETS, LANES, AVENUES, SIDEWALKS, ALLEYS, BRIDGES
AND HIGHWAYS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA,
AND SUBSEQUENT ADDITIONS THERETO. FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSMISSION
AND DISTRIBUTION BY WIRE OR CABLE OF TELEVISION THE INHABITANTS OF SAID
CITY: PROVIDING AN INITIAL TERM OF 15 YEARS WITH OPTION TO RENEW FOR
A LIKE PERIOD OF TIME was introduced by Councilman Oswalt and read in
full for a first reading.
Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Oswalt
that a RESOLUTION be adopted accepting an amendment to the Loan
Agreement between the City of Clermont and HUD under Project No. PFL-
F1a-124 for sewer facilities. such amendment to delete the Bonq Specifica-
tions marked Exhibit C of the Offer and substituting in1ieu thereof,
new Bond Specifications. Exhibit C. The RESOLUTION was read in full by
the City Attorney and upon roll call vote on passage of the RESOLUTION,
the results were: Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt, Smith, Cochran and
Bratton. Total Ayes: Five. Nayes: None. -.- The RESOLUTION was
adopted and the Number 160 assigned to it.
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 PROTECTION PROCEDURE: PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION HEREOF:
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE was introduced by Councilman Oswalt and
read in full by the City Attorney for a first reading.
Motion was made by Councilman Bratton and seconded by Councilman Oswalt
that a RESOLUTION be adopted requesting the State Legislature to levy
an additional one cent tax per gallon on the sale of gasoline for
municipal use. The RESOLUTION was read in full by the City Attorney.
Upon roll call vote on passage of the RESOLUTION, the results were:
Ayes: VanderMeer. Oswalt. Smith and Bratton. Total Ayes: Four. Nayes:
Cochran. The RESOLUTION was adopted and the Number 159 assigned to it.
Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman Bratton
and unanimously carried that the bills be paid.
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The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith.
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DON E. SMITH, MAYOR
C)lM-oJ 1. CuA~J
DOL ES W. CARROLL, CITY CLERK
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