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06-09-1970 Regular Meeting ~ . MINUTBS Nt} 668 REGULAR MEETING A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, June 9. 1970. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by May.or Don E. Smith with the fono\llin~ members present: Councilmen VanderMeer. Oswalt. Cochran and Rratton. Other officials present were: City Manager Johnson. City Controller" Fleming, City Clerk Carroll. City Attorney Uahg'e"and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Drs. Weaver and Watson and Messrs. C. A. Mangold, Henry Czech. E. L. Schumann. John Sandargas, George Hovis. Robert Shumaker and Millard Coggshall. A representative of the Orlando Sentinel was also present. The Invocation was given by Councilman VanderMeer. The Minutes of the Meeting held on May 2E. 1970 were approved as wri tten. John Sandargas. representing the Minnehaha Trailer Park. appeared before the Council and requested a re-valuation of water charges @ $1.00 per mobile home/trailer to a percentage of total water used. Mayor Smith advised that his request would be taken into consideration. Drs. Watson and Weaver appeared before the Council advisin~ them a representative of the FAA would like to meet with members of the Council on Thursday, June 11th with regards possible sites for an airport in this area. City Manager Johnson submitted his report, both orally and written and a copy is attached hereto. Motion was made by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and carried that the City Manager be authorized to make a land trade. a strip 18 feet in width and fronting on 8th Street, with Senator Welborn Daniel for the installation of sewer mains and an alley into the City parking lot, and all located in City Block a~. Councilman Cochran inquired of existinQ city ordinances which would prohibit the waShing out of grove service tanks in lakes located within the city limits of Clermont. City Manager Johnson advised there was none. Chief Tyndal was requested to research state laws governing such action and report to the Manager. City Clerk Carroll presented a RESOLUTION from the Clermont Garden Cluh wherein they urged that Council establish and enforce a law prOViding punishment of minors for vicious acts and/or destruction of property. Municipal Judge Hovis advised that laws governing minors were set forth by State Statutes and could not be handled in ~unic1pal court. ~otion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and carried that the bills he paid. Councilman Cochran advised he thought the cut-off date for delinquent water accounts too stringent and thereupon moved that such cut-off date be detained until the 1st of the follOWing month following the month of billing instead of the present 20th day of the same billing month. The motion was seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and upon roll call vote on passage of the motion, the result was: AJes: Cochran. Total Ayes: One. Nayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt, Smith and P.ratton. Total Nayes: Four. The motion failed to carry. Councilman Bratton, liaison officer from t~e Council to the Coo~er Memorial Library Board. reported the Lihrary qoard requests the City -. -- MINUTBS Nt} 669 eouncil to restruct Lots 18 and 19 in City Block 7~ to an extension of the present library only. These two lots were recently deeded to he'ICity from the Library Board. It was consensus of Council that no action be taken on this matter. but that Councilman Bratton advise the Library Board that Council would deed the prooerty back to them if they so desire. City Manager Johnson had previously submitted to Council a proposal from Mr. Martin Winther for the purchase of property located in City Block 100, commonly known as the First Federal Savings & Loan Buildin~, at a price of $60,000.00, and to be used for City Administration offices. A copy of the proposal is attached hereto. Councilman Cochran questioned the need for such a building and wished it to he a matter of record that he thoroughly opposed the moving of the City Administration Offices from the downtown area. ~otion was made by Councilman Oswalt and seconded by Councilman Bratton that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized a contract with ~artin P. Winther for the purchase of property located in City Slock 100, commonly known as the First Federal Savings & Loan Building, in accordance with the price and terms of the proposal as submitted. Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion the result was: Ayes: Bratton. Oswalt. VanderMeer, and Smith. Total Ayes: Four. Nayes: Cochran. Total Nayes: One. The motion carried. City Manager Johnson had previously submitted to Council a proposed franchise from the Florida Power Corporation. It was consenus of Council that no act'on be taken on this matter, and that Controller Fleming be requested to research the present franchise and report back to Council. The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith. ~E~ Don E. Smith, Mayor ~..J~.~~ o ores . Carro 1. Clerk