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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, May 12, 1970. The meeting
was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Pro-Tem Sam Bratton.
in the absence of Mayor Smith. with the following members present:
Councilman Oswalt, Cochran and VanderMeer. Other officials present
were: City Manager Johnson, City Controller Fleming. City Cler~
Carroll. City Attorney Langley and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others
present were: Mrs. Don C. Porter and the Messrs. Henry Czech. F.. L.
Schumann and C. A. Mangold. Representatives of the local Pre~were
also present.
The Invocation was given by Councilman Vander~eer.
The M1nutes of the Adjourned Meeting held on April 28, 1970 and of
the Special Meeting held on April 29, 1970 were approved as written.
Mrs Don C. Porter, representing the Minnehaha Trailer Park, appeared
before the Council and protested the proposed increase of water rates
as pertaining to trailer parks.
City Manager Johnson submitted his report. both orally and written
and a copy is attached hereto.
Inasmuch as Council approval is required for signs placed on puhTic
property and inasmuch as a sig.n had been placed at the Jaycee Reach
without a permit and which is in violation as it projects beyond the
front building line, motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded
by Councilman Cochran and carried that the lessee of the Jaycee Beach
Restaurant be requested to remove the sign. It was consensus of
Council that the lessee of the Jaycee Beach Restaurant be notified that
should he desire to place another sign on this property, that he
make the necessary request to Council. SUbmitting to them a plan
of the proposed sign.
City Controller Fleming reported as follows: That the Delinquent Tax
Sale for 1969 taxes would be held in the office of the City Clerk
on June 1,1970 beglnning at 10 o.clock: A. M.; That only an approximate
lS of the total tax roll had not been collectedi That a city held
treasury bill would be due on May 15. 1970 whereby cash would be
available for the installation of the water main from the new Grand Highway
well to the Highland Avenue tank, and. the purchase of Lots 4, 5. 6. 11.
12, 13 and 14 in Block 142 of Johnson's Replat which is due June 1st.
City Attorney Langley reported that clearance has not been received
as yet regarding the proposed land trade for the sewer system; that
a final judgment on the Gus Reis vs the City of Clerm6nt injunction
had not been handed down as yet by Judge Hall.
Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman Vander~eer
and carried that the bills be paid.
Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Cochran
and carried that the following named be apPointed to serve on the Planning
and Zoning Commission: Henry Czech. Charles Beals and Travis Cork, Jr.
Councilman Cochran offered and moved that it be passed AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING WATERWORKS AND SANITARY SEWEPAGF. DEPARTMENT: PROVIDING
METHOD OF SERVICE AND CONTRACTS OF SERVICE: P.ROVIDING 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 and the ORDINA~CE was read
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in full for a second reading. The motion was seconded by Councilman
VanderMeer and upon roll call vote on passage of the ORDINANCE the
result was: AYES: VanderMeer. Oswalt. Bratton, Cochran. Total Ayes:
Four. Nayes: None. Absent: Smith. So the ORDINANCE was adopted.
the Number 52-C assigned to it and a copy ordered posted.
Councilman VanderMeer. Council!s representative to the Lake County
Office of Economic Opportunity. reported that he felt Lake County's
chapter was more effective than other surrounding chapters and that
the meeting were conducted from an agenda now and more thorough than
they had been in the past.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Pro-Tern Bratton.
Samuel P. Br.atton. Mayor Pro-.-fem
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