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04-28-1970 Adjourned Meeting e e -" MINUTES ADJOURNED MEETING An Adjourned Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, April 28, 1970. The .eeting was called to ordr at 7:35 P. M. by Mayor Pro-Tem Bratton, with the following member~ present: VanderMeer, Cochran and Oswalt. Other officials present were: City Manager JOhnson, City Clerk Carroll, City Attorney Langley and Chief of Police TybAa1. Others present were the Messrs. C" A. Mangold, Henry Czech, E. L. Schumann, Howard Young, Jim Hoskinson and Doctor$ T. D. Weaver and Paul Watson. Representa- tives of the local Press were also present. Nt} ~ The Invocation was given by Councilman VanderMeer. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on April 14, 1910 were approved as written. Doctors Weaver and Watson and Howard Young appeared before the Council with regards the possibility of obtaining an airport for the South Lake County area, preferably in a cooperative effort with the City of Grove1and, and inquired of Council's endorsement of such a project. They advised that financial assistance from federal funds would be available for such a project, but that the initial step needed to be an official committee appointed to contact officials from the Federal Aviation Authority. Mayor Smith arrived at this time, and the meeting was turned over to him. Mayor Smith thereupon appointed the following to serve as a committee to investigate further the possibilities of obtaining an airport for the South Lake County area: City Attorney Langley, Dr. T. D. Weaver, Dr. Paul Watson and two representatives from the City of Grove1and, which Mr. Langley was asked to contact. The Committee to report their findings back to the Council at a future date. Lake County Commissioner Jim Hoskinson was present to answer any questions and/or inquiries which the Council might have with regards the proposed Lease Agreement of the city dump. The Lease Agreement was read in full by the City Attorney. Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and unanimously carried that Mayor Smith be authorized to execute the Lease Agreement with the Lake County Board of Commissioners and a copy of same is attached hereto and becomes a part of these Minutes. City Manager Johnson submitted his report both orally and written and a copy is attached hereto. It was consensus of Council that the City Manager be instructed to wutify the Town of Minneola of the increase for fire protection from " the present $300.00 annually to $825.00 annually in a three year contract, such increase to become effective at the expiration of the present five year contract which is May 1, 1971. Motion was made by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and unanimously carried that the City Manager be authorized to execute" all other out-of-city fire protection agreements at an annual fee of $10.00 for a five year period, such five year fee payable in advance., and becoming effective at end of the present five year agreements, May 1, ~~ . City Attorney Langley advised that he, the City Controller and Mayor Smith would meet with the Bond Attorneys in Jacksonville on Wednesday, April 29, 1970 with regards the proposed sewerage system for Clermont. ,~~.a;;~~.~~,~ r.:,..w.,~,~.. '" e . MINUTBS ADJOURNED MEETING N9 661 Mayor Smi th repo"rted on his tri p to Tall ahassee recently wherei n he had attended meetings of Mayors of Municipalities throughout the State of Florida with regards bills pending in the present session of Legislature which would affect municipalities. City Clerk Carroll read communications as follows: From Mrs. Eleanor Caswell. Librarian of Cooper Memorial Library wherein she expressed appreciation to the Council for their recent letter of commendation to her for her services at the LibrarYi From Judge L. R. Huffstetler. Jr. wherein he expressed appreciation to Mayor Smith for having shown interest in attending the first county-wide meeting to assess interest in developing a comprehensive crisis intervention center for all .of Lake County. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer. seconded by Councilman Bwatton and unanimously carried that the Council accept a Warranty Deed for Lots 18 and 19 in city Block 76. Citl of Clermont. from the Official Board of Cooper Memorial Library. and without any restrictions whatsoever, City Attorney Langley wished it a matter of record that he had not seen, nor had been instructed to investigate, this deed. City Manager Johnson advised that the deed had been delivered to him and was in his office. AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING WATERWORKS AND SANITARY SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT: PROVIDING METHOD OF SERVICE AND CONTRACTS OF SERVICE: PROVIDING WATER .AND SEWERAGE BASIC RATES: PROHIBITING INFLUX OF PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY: PROHIBITING TAMPERING WITH CITY PROPERTY: PROHIBITING NON-SANITARY WASTE INDUCTION: PROVIDING PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF was introduced by Councilman Oswalt and read in full for a First Reading by City Attorney Langley. The Meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith. ~r~ Don E. Smith. Mayor