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10-27-1970 Regular Meeting e e MINUTBS REGULAR ~EETING N9 691 A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday. October 27. 1970. The Meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Don E. Smith with all members present. Other officials present were: City Manager Johnson. City Controller Fleming. City Clerk Carroll. City Attorney Langley and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were the Messrs. Charles Beals. Don McCaffrey. John R. Jones. Arthur Dean. Billy Dean. C. A. Mangold. Henry Czech. Richard Williams, E. L. Schumann and Don Hickam. Representatives of the local Press and the Orlando Sentinel were also present. The Invocation was given by Councilman VanderMeer. The Minutes of the Meeting held on October 13. 1970 were approved as written. Mr. Billy Dean. President of the Lincoln Park Day Care Center appeared before the Council and requested financial assistance for t~e Cemter in the amount of $250.00. such assistance to be used for renli'.al on the building. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer. seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried, that the request of Mr. Dean be granted and the Clerk be authorized to disburse the $250.00 in 12 monthly payments. City Manager Johnson reported as follows: That his latest advisory from the office of HUD in Atlanta was that a new contract was being drawn regarding the proposed land trade for construction of a sewerage system and should be received for execution this week; That both he and Chief Tyndal had received requests for passage of a curfew for Halloween Night only; that he had received a request from J. R. Peacock and Kenneth Satterwhite to close the unnamed street located between Lot 1. Block 126A and Lot 11 of Block 125A. Sunset Park; That he had received a request from John R. Jones to close the unnamed street in front of his property from its present termination to the eastern boundary of Lot 16 in City Block 88. It was the recommendation of City Manager Johnson that any action on clOSing of streets and/or alleys be deferred until after the sewer lines for the proposed sanitary sewer system have been installed. Motion was made by Councilman Cochran. seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and carried that the recommendation of the City Manager be accepted and that he notify the parties involved that their requests shall be considered at a later date. It was the consensus of Council that inasmuch as there is an existing curfew Ordinance of 11 o'clock P. M. for those persons seventeen years and younger with accompanying Ordinance of parental responsi1ity for offenders of the curfew Ordinance. that an oral reminder via the local Press would suffice. Representatives of the Press who were present agreed to publish a news story regarding this matter. City Controller Fleming submitted a list of Delinquent Tax Notices in the amount of $429.02 which he deemed to be uncollectible and recommended that Council action be taken to void same. A list in full is attached hereto. Motion was made by Councilman Cochran. seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and carried that the recommendation of the Controller be accepted and the delinquent tax notices as submitted. be cancelled. City Attorney Langley reported that he had attended the meeting of the Pollution Board in Tavares on October 15th and that the Council would receive notices in the future regarding dates of meetings and actions taken by the Pollution Board. e e MINUTBS Nt} 692 Mayor Smith and Councilmen Cochran and VanderMeer reported briefly on the State League of Municipalities Convention which they had attended in Miami the previous week-end. All agreed that the convention meetings were interesting and beneficial to them as Municipal Officers. City Clerk Carroll advised the Council of the quarterly Lake County League of Municipalities meeting to be held in Umatilla on Wednesday. October 28th. Mr. Don Hickam appeared before the Council and gave a brief introduction and resume of the proposed Industrial Park to be located in the former Labor Camp just north of Minneola on Highway 127. Mayor Smith expressed appreciation for himself and other members of the Council to Councilman VanderMeer for"his service this past year as Clermont1s representative on the Board of Directors of the Lake County Economic Opportunity. Inc. and inasmuch as it was time to make an appointment for this year. inquired of Councilman VanderMeer if he would accept the appointment again. Councilman VanderMeer agreed to do so and the City Clerk was instructed to so notify the LCEO of this appointment. Councilman Oswalt introduced AN OR;JINA~"!CE UNDER THE CODE OF<ORDIN.I',MCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT. LAKE COUNTY.FLORIDA PROVIDING FOR THE CLOSING OF ALL THAT PART OF A CERTAIN UNNA~ED ALLEY IN FORTY PINES SUBDIVISION WHICH LIES SOUTH OF LOTS 9. 10. 11 and 12 and the ORDINANCE was read in full by City Attorney Langley for a first reading. Councilman Cochran inquired of the City Manager if this matter had been brought to the attention of the City's Engineers with regards the proposed sewer system and Mr. Johnson advised that it had and had been OK1d by Michaels Engineers. The Zoning and Planning Commission had submitted a written report and recommendation to the Council wherein they recommended that an amendment to Article IX. Section 26-64. Mobile Home Parks. Items 5 and 7 of the Zoning Code be made to read as follows: Item 5 be amended to read "That there be a minimum setback line of 20 feet from the centerline of interior street"; Item 7 be amended to read "Set backs from Lot line shall be: Side - 5 feet minimum (except in case of corner lots. in which case the set back be 7~ feet on the side street). Rear - 5 feet minimum. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer. seconded by Councilman Bratton and carried that the recommendation of the Zoning and Planning Commission be accepted and that the City Clerk be instructed to publish Legal Notice of Public Hearing to be held by the City Council on this matter at the Council Meeting of November 24. 1970. Councilman Oswalt voted. Naye. on this motion. Councilman VanderMeer reported that following the request at the last meeting for a "Half-Way House" to be located in Clermont and sponsored by the 0 E O. he had received comments both pro and con regarding the matter and that he wished to contact officials of existing "Half-Way Houses" in Central Florida before submitting a report and recommendation. Councilman VanderMeer inquired if nearby courses/schools on Narcotics/ Drugs were being offered for members of police departments. and he was advised that members of the local police department had just completed such a course held in Eustis. Councilman Bratton advised the Council he felt the action taken at the last meeting wherein they authorized a referendum on the question of Sunday sales of intoxicating beverages to be placed on the December 1. 1970 General Election Ballot was a hasty decision. with such action having been taken with one Council member absent and another one having abstained from voting. and he therefore moved that this action be rescinded. The motion was seconded by Councilman Oswalt and upon ~oice - e MINUTES N9 693 vote. the Mayor declared the motion carried. City Clerk Carroll read a communication from Florida Power Corporation wherein they accepted the Electric Franchise granted by the City of Clermont to Florida Power Corporation on September 22. 1970. and effective October 22. 1970. This letter of acceptance is attached hereto and becomes a part of these Minutes. The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith. ~. C.J[1 Do ores . arro . f1ty Clerk c:a.~ E ~~ Don E. Smith. Mayor