08-25-1970 Adjourned Meeting
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ADJOURNED MEETING
An Adjourned Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was
held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, August 25, 1970. The
meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Don E. Smith with
the following members present: Councilmen VanderMeer and Cochran.
Other officials present were: City Manager Johnson, City Controller
Fleming, City Clerk Carroll and City Attorney Langley. Others present
were: Mr. and Mrs. George Gallup and the Messrs. Henry Czech, E. L.
Schumann and Sandy Hamrick. A representative of the local Press was
also present.
The Invocation was given by Councilman VanderMeer.
The Minutes of the Meeting held on August 11, 1970 were approved as
written.
The first order of business was a Public Hearing regarding a designation
of Zoning for Lots 1 thru 5 in Forty Pines Subdivision, however,
upon being advised that abutting property owners and owners of the
5 lots in question had not been notified individually of this Hearing,
motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman
Cochran and carried that this Hearing be deferred until Tuesday,
September 8, 1970, and that the necessary Legal Notice be published
in the local Press and all abutting property owners be notified
individually.
Mayor Smith announced that the next order of business was a Public
Hearing regarding a change in zoning, from R-1 to R-2, on property
described as: The West ~ of Lot 9, all of Lot 10 in Block 1, City of
Clermont. A recommendation that this change be made was presented
to Council by the Clermont Planning and Zoning Commission on August
3, 1970. Mayor Smith inquired if there be anyone present Objecting
to this change in zoning, and there being none, motion was made by
Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried that
the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission be accepted
and the West ~ of Lot 9; All of Lot 10 in City Block 1 of the City
of Clermont be designated as an R-2 Zone.
City Manager Johnson submitted his report both orally and written,
a nd a copy is attached hereto.
City Manager Johnson inquired of Council's intentions regarding payment
of moving expenses for the recently appointed City Manager. It was
consensus of Council that Mr. Johnson obtain an estimate of such cost
and report to the Council at the next meeting.
Cityi'iAtt()rney::langley"reported that upon inquiry of the status of
the City's request to HUD for a land trade, he was advised that it
was now in the HUD Office, Washington, D. C. and hopefully would be
processed from there shortly.
Mayor Smith,announced that the monthly Orange Blossom Breakfast would
be held in the Jenkins Auditorium on Wednesday morning, August 26th,
and urged that as many members as possible attend.
City Clerk Carroll read a letter from Dr. J. R. Davis, wherein he
requested that the "No Parking" sign be removed from the area between
his business office at 826 DeSoto Street and the corner of Eighth
and DeSoto Streets. The City Manager advised that he had taken care
of this matter.
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A RESOLUTION regarding payment of retirement benefits to A. M.
Johnson upon his retirement effective December 31, 1970 was introduced and
read in full by the City Attorney. Motion was made by Councilman
VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried that the
RESOLUTION be adopted, the Number 166 assigned to it and a copy
ordered posted.
Considerable discussion took place regarding the proposed new franchise
agreement with the Florida Power Corporation. It was consensus of
Council that before any action be taken, that City Manager Johnson
invite a representative of the Florida Power Corporation from the
main office in St. Petersburg to appear before the Council at their
next meeting.
Motion was made by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer
and carried that the proposed Budgets for the fiscal year 1970-71,
as submitted by City Manager Johnson, be adopted and the necessary
Resolution and Ordinance be prepared.
City Manager Johnson requested of City Council and the City Attorney
an interpretation of existing Ordinances/Codes as to whether or not
the erection of Modular Homes would be allowed. It was consensus
of Council and the City Attorney that an amendment to the existing
Zoning Ordinance would be necessary, whereupon City Manager Johnson
was requested to obtain additional information and possibly a sample
Ordinance with regards Modular Homes.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith.
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