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10-13-1970 Regular Meeting e It MINUTBS Nt} 688 REGULAR MEETING A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday. October 13. 1970. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Don E. Smith with the following members present: Councilmen VanderMeer. Bratton and Cochran. Other officfals present were Cfty Manager Johnson. City Controller Flemfng. Cfty Attorney Langley and Chfef of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Miss Betty Tower. Mr. and Mrs. R. Harris. Mrs. William Henry. Mrs. R. Keefer. Mrs. R. Pretsch. Mrs. R. Delano and the Messrs. Monroe Barnard. W. W. Plummer. Buddy Baker. C. A. Mangold. E. L. Schumann. E. Ray Jones. W. O. Boone. O. Wooten. John Loufs Jones. John Harder. Carlfsle Byrd. Derow Poynter. Max Judy. I. R. McKfnstry. D." McCaffrel. Don Ware. A. T. Vinson. Jacob Bumgarner. Harold ROberts. and Charles Beals. Mr. and Mrs. George Gallup. Mr. and Mrs. 0'Br4en Etheredge. Mrs. Paul Jones. A representatfve of the Sentfnel was' also present. The meeting was recorded by Mrs. Dollar. ~invocatfon was given by the Rev. John Jones. The minutes of the meetfng held on September 22. 1970 were approved as written. Mr. William W. Plummer appoared before the Council in behalf of the Lake County Economic Opportunity. Inc. to request Council's endorsement of a program in process which would establish three Alcoholic Rehabilation Centers in Lake County. one of which to be located in Clermont. The M~or requested Councilman VanderMeer to study this request and present his findings and recommendations to the Council for action at the next meeting. Mr. Derow L. Poynter. represe*ttpg Poynter I Harder Construction Company. Inc. appeared before Council requesting an amendment to Article lX. Section 26-24 Mobile Home Parks. Item 5 and 7 according to the Zoning Regulations of the City of Clermont. Florida. as follows: That Item 5.be amended to read nThat there be a minimum set back line of 20 feet from the center line of interior street. and Item 7 be amended to read "Set backs from lot line shall be: Side 5 feet minimum (except in the case of corner lots. in which case the set back shall be 7. feet on the side street). Rear 5 feet min1mumn Mr. Poynter ex- plained that such changes would allow for larger mobile homes in their development. The request was referred to the Zoning Board for their consideration and recommendations to the Council. The r.lerk was requested to notify the Chairman of the Zoning Board. Mr. Donald Ware. co-owner of the Crest Restaurant. appeared before the Council and stated that he wished to withdraw his request for amendment of existing Ordinance No. 23-C to extend the closing hours for the Crest Restaurant and Lounge until 2 A. M. on Fridays. Saturdays and Sundays. Mr. Ware stated that it had come to his attention that this request had met with considerable dissension among some factions in the community and that his organization had decided it would be to the best interest of the community to withdraw the request at this time. The Mayor thanked Mr. Ware for his consideration and decision in this matter. Mr. Carlisle Byrd.representing the First United Methodist Church. appeared before the Council and stated that he was present to protest Mr. Ware's request. but would now like to thank hfm for his attitude and decision. Mr. M. Barnard. Pastor of the First Baptist Church. appeared before the Council and expressed his appreciation to Mr. Ware on his decision. e - MINUTBS N9 689 Mr. Barnard presented Council with a petition from the Congregation of the First Baptist Church. asking .that they call for a referendum on the question of Sunday Sales of intoxicating beverages to be placed on the December 1. 1970 City General Election Ballot. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer. seconded by Councilman Cochran. that a referendum. prepared by the City Attorney. on the question of Sunday sales of intoxicating beverages be placed on the December 1. 1970 City General Election Ballot. Upon roll call vote on passage of. the motfon. the result was: Ayes: Bratton. Cochran and VanderMeer. Total Ayes: Three: Nayes: None. Abstaining: Smith. Absent: Oswalt. The motion carried. The M~or stated that he felt Mr. Ware had acted in good faith in withdrawing his request. and asked Mr. Ware if he had any comments on the foregoing motion. Mr. Ware appeared before Council again and expressed feelings of thfs being an unjust action and one that had an adverse affect on a business that he was endeavoring to carryon in a manner that would be an asset to the ci~. The City Manager advised that bids for the City's petroleum products requirements for two years beyinn1ng on November 1. 1970 and ending October 31. 1972. had been du y advertised. but that only on. bid had been received. and that from Cities. Service Oil Company. and that he recommended this bid be accepted and the contract awarded to Cities Service 011 Company. Motion was made by Councilman Bratton. seconded by Councilman VanderMeer. and carried. that the bid submitted by Cities Service 011 Company be accepted and the contract awarded. City Manager Johnson submitted his report both orally and written. and a copy is attached hereto. . The Mayor called the Publfc. Hearing on the request of J. M. VanderMeer that an unnamed alley in For~ Pines Subdivision. extending from Bloxam Avenue to Highway 50 and abutting Lots 6. 7. 8. 10. 11 and 12 be permanently closed and that the right~of-way of said alley revert to the abutting proper~ owners. Councilman VanderMeer vacated his Council seat to present his request as a citizen. Mr. VanderMeer revised his request to include only that part of the unnamed alley in Forty Pines Subdivisfon which abuts Lots 6. 7 and 8 on the North side and 9. 10. 11.12 on the South sfde. Mr. Harold Roberts. an interested adjacent property owner stated he had no objections to Mr. VanderMeer~s~ request as revised. Motion was made by Councilman Cochran. seconded by Councilman Bratton. and carried. wfth Mr. VanderMeer obstaining. that Mr. VanderMeer's request be granted subject to approval by Michaels Engineering Company of Orlando and that upon such approval an ordinance be prepared abandoning and vacating the aforementioned part of said unnamed alley. City Attorney Langley reported as follows: That he had obtained two more easements on the sanitary sewer systemi that a meeting of the PGnution Board is to be held on October. 15. 1970 at 7:30 P. M. in Tavares. and suggested that. as concerned as Clermont is in this subject. that a representative be sent from Clermont. At the M~or's request for a volunteer to attend the meeting. Attorney Langley stated he would represent the city at these meetings until the first of the year. The City Manager read the following communications: From Dorothy Burd. Counselor. Clermont High School. to the Chamber of Commerce expressing appreciation and thanks for the use of the Jenkins Auditorium for the State 12th Grade Testi from Mr. Tom Sprowl. City Manager of Cocoa Beach. Florida. extending an invitation to the City Manager and the Council to be tuests of the City of Cocoa for lunch and a tour of their sewer plant facilities. City Manager Johnson was requested to advise Mr. Sprowl the Council would be happy to accept this invitation for October 31st. e -- MINUTBS N9 690 City Manager Johnson advised that he had received a request to consider the vacating of Eleventh Street from the North side of Lake Shore Drive to the North boundary line of Lots 168 and 169 in Indian Hills Subdivision. Ci~ Attorney was requested to make a search to determine if E1eventh Street extends from Lake Shore Drive to Minnehaha and report his findings at the next meeting when further consideration will be given the request. Councilman Cochran offered and moved that it be passed. AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT. LAKE COUNTY. FLORIDA. AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 42-C BY CORRECTING AN OMISSION THEREIN AND AlSO AMENDING SAI D ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE ZONING OF THE W'EST ONE-HALF OF LOT 9 AND ALL OF LOT 10 IN BLOCK 1. FROM R-l TO R-2 ZONING CLASSIFICATION. The motion was seconded by Councilman Bratton. and the ORDINANCE was read in full for a second and final reading by City Attorney Langley. Upon roll call vote on passage of the ORDINANCE the result was: Ayes: Bratton. Cochran and Smith. Total Ayes: Three. Nayes: None. Abstaining: VanderMeer. Absent: Oswalt. So the ORDINANCE was adopted. the Number 53-C assigned to it and a copy ordered pos ted. Motion was made by Councilman Bratton. seconded by Councilman VanderMeer. and carried that the bills be paid. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer. seconded by Councilman Bratton. that the City Clerk be authorized to increase the salary of City Manager A. M. Johnson for the months of November and December. 1970 based on an annual salary of $10.800.00. Upon roll call vote the result was: Ayes: VanderMeer. Bratton and Smith. Total Ayes: Three. Nayes: None. Abstaining: Cochran. Absent Oswalt. The motion carrfed. The meeting was adjourned by M.,or Smith. ~ ~ . 0 ar. ct ng ~ecretary ~_.-( L~~ Don E. Smith. Mayor