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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. April 14. 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 Controller Fleming. City Clerk Carroll. City Attorney Langley
and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Mr. and Mrs. Jon
Middleton. Mr. and Mrs. George Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Innis.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Allbriyht. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Misener. Mrs. Maida
Watson and Messrs. Wil is McCall. W. W. Boyd. John R. McCown.
C. A. Mangold. Henry Czech. J. M. Byrd. E. L. Schumann. John Smith
and Calvin Prater.
The Invocation was given by Councilman VanderMeer.
The Minutes of the Adjourned Meeting held on March 24. 1970 were
approved as written.
Mayor Smith announced the first order of business was to hold a public
hearing on the following requests for changes in zoning. By Mr. W.
W. Boydi Lot 3. Block 9. Sunnyside Unit. from the present R-2 to
C-2i Begin 100' North of Lake Shore Drive on West side of Lake Avenue.
run West to Lake. North to a point West of SW corner of Dazzling
Sunset Subdivision. East to East side of Lake Avenue. South 210'.
East 210". North to Dazzling Sunset Subdivision. East to Riviera
Heights. Southerly along West line of subdivision to Lake Shore Drive.
West to Lake Avenue. North 100~. West to point of beginning from the
present Rl-A to R-3 to entirely all R-3.
Mr. Calvin Prater. owner of property adjacent to the Dazzling Sunset
Subdivision. spoke to the Council in opposition of any change in
zoning in this area. Mr. W. W. Boyd appealed to the Council for
changes as he had previously requested in writing. There being no
further comments from the floor regarding the requests. motion was
made by Councilman Cochran. seconded by Councilman Oswalt and carried.
that the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission to
deny these requests. be approved.
By Mr. Cecil R. Keene: Lots 3 and 4 of Winona Bay Subdivision be changed
from the present R1A zoning to R-3. The Messrs. George Smith. J. M.
Byrd and Frank Innis. spoke to the Council in opposition of any change
in zoning in this area. Mr. Ed Allbright spoke in favor of a change
from the present Rl-A to R-2. There being no further comments from
the floor regarding this request. motion was made by Councilman Oswalt.
seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried that the recommendation
of the Planning and Zoning Commission to deny this request be approved.
City Attorney Langley recommended that the Council enact a format for
.D6ing change requests. City Manager Johnson suggested that the
Council establish rules. regulations Ind set I fee for all requests
mlde to both the Zoning Board of Adjustment Ind the Planning Ind Zoning
Commission. It was consensus of Council that the City Attorney be
instructed to prepare I rough draft of such an Ordinance. for considera-
tion by the City Council.
At the request of City Manager Johnson a work meeting was called for
Monday. April 20. 1970 at 8:00 P. M. in the office of the City Attorney.
The purpose of the meeting is to preplre a Water and Sanitary Sewer
Ordinance establishing rates and other rellted matters.
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Willis McCall. Sheriff of Lake County. appeared before the Council
with regards the Council's request for an investigator of felonies
from the Sheriff's Department to be assigned permanently in the
South Lake County area and preferably be a resident from this area.
He advised the Council that funds prohibit this at the present time.
but that he now had 4 full time investigators and had. just recently
been authorized to employ an additional one. which would work the
entire county. and offered full cooperation from his department to
all citizens of South Lake County and the City of Clermont.
City Manager Johnson submitted his report. both orally and written
and a copy is attached hereto.
City Manager Johnson advised that it was necessary to replace a
member of the Plumbing Board as Mr. James Fisher has moved out of the
City. and he recommended that Mr. Willie Creech be appointed. It
was the unanimous decision of the Council that the vacancy be
filled by the appointment of Willie Creech to the Plumbing Board.
It was the recommendation of City Manager Johnson that the City Attorney
be instructed to proceed with condemnation proceedings for necessary
sewer line easements. which the Council had been unable to obtain.
Motion was made by Councilman Cochran. seconded by Councilman Bratton
and carried that this recommendation be accepted and the City Attorney
be so instructed.
Mayor Smith advised that he would be attending a meeting of Mayors
of Municipalities of the State of Florida in Tallahassee on April
26th and 27th and urged the Council to forward to him any suggestions/
recommendations and/or requests which they might have with regards
pending bills in the Legislature. as the delegation of Mayors would
be meeting with the Legislature.
City Attorney Langley advised the Council that in order to grant
conditional use permits which would allow types of construction in
areas where prohibited by zoning regulations. an amendment to the
City Charter would be necessary. City Attorney Langley further inquired
of Council their desire to purchase a Breathalizer for use in the
Police Department as he had recommended previously. It was consensus
of Council that the City Attorney obtain a cost estimate of same
and report back to the Council.
Councilman Bratton. Council's liaison representative to the Library
Board. reported to Council that he had investigated the request of
Frank C. Sargeant. Senior English Teacher at Clermont,High School
wherein he voiced disatisfaction with the procedures at the Library
and found there to be an apparent lack of direct communication between
the Professor and the Librarian. though the Librarian had encouraged
such a contact. It was Councilman'lratton.s opinion that the Professor
had been in error in contacting the Council rather than the Librarian
and that he felt a letter of commendation for services rendered to
Clermont by the Librarian from the Council was in order. It was
conse.SlBof Council that the City Manager write Mrs. Eleanor Caswell.
Librarian-Cooper Memorial Library. a letter of appreciation for her
serviles at the library. with a copy of same to Mr. Sargeant.
City Clerk Carroll read communications as follows:
A request from the Clermont-Groveland Elks Club to hold a teenage
dance in the Jenkins Auditorium on Saturday. April 18. 1970. Motion
was made by Councilman VanderMeer. seconded by Councilman Oswalt and
carried that this request be granted provided that all necessary
rules and regulations set forth for use of the Aduitorium for dances.
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are meti From the TM Communications Company wherein they expressed
appreciation to the Council for the non-exclusive franchise recently
granted to them for the construction of a cable television system
in Clermont and advised their representative would contact the
City Manager in the near future to post the necessary bonds and
insurance certificates and present a pre-payment checki from the Lake
County Mosquito Control Director. wherein he submitted a proposed
county operational plan for the Clermont dump for Council's considerationi
From the Lake County League of Muncipalities wherein they advise
of the Quarterly Meeting of the League to be held in Tavares on
Wednesday. April 22. 1970 at 7:00 P. M. and encouraged as many members
as possible to attend.
Motion was made by Councilman Cochran. seconded by Councilman Bratton
and carried. that the bills be paid.
Councilman VanderMeer inquired of City Controller Fleming the amount
of surplus increase from 10/31/68 through 10/31/69 and he was advised
the amount of $21.764.00. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer
and seconded by Councilman Oswalt that the City Manager be authorized
to proceed with the lighting of the softball field at an approximate
cost of $3500.00 and that these funds be allocated from the City's
surplus funds. Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion. the
result was: Ayes: VanderMeer. Smith and Bratton. Total Ayes: Three.
Hayes: Oswalt and Cochran. Total Nayes: Two. The motion carried.
Councilman Oswalt advised he felt a complete utilization plan for
the city owned property located west of 12th Street where the present
Little League and Soft~all fields are located. should be presented
for study before any additional expenditures are authorized. City
Manager Johnson advised his reason for opposition to lighting of the
softball field at this time was because he felt there was a greater
need to conserve the surplus funds for the re-surfacing of streets
throughout the city which were badly damaged from the freezing temperatures
this past winter and which would be damaged again once the construction
of the sewer system is started.
City Manager Johnson reported to the Council that all fire protection
contracts for those properties lying outside the City would expire
in May of 1971 and it was his recommendation that the fee for these
be increased before the contracts are renewed. It was consensus of
Council that the Mhager obtain a per capita cost for such protection
and report to the Council.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith.
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Don E. Smith. Mayor