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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. February 9. 1971. 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 Hopkins. City
Attorney Langley. City Clerk Carroll. City Controller Fleming and
Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Mr. and Mrs. John Aull.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Thomas and the Messrs. C. A. Mangold. Jeffrey Ladd.
Henry Czech. Don Ware. Jimmy Hunt and G. Lynn Brotherson. A representative
of the Orlando Sentinel was also present.
The Invocation was given by Councilman VanderMeer.
The Minutes of the Meeting held on January 26. 1971 were approved as
written.
Mr. Jeffrey Ladd appeared before the Council and requested permission
to remove a sweet gum tree located on street right-o-way adjacent
to his property described as the N . of Lots 1 and 3 in City Block 50.
Mr. Ladd further advised that he would bear total cost of removing
the tree and re-beautify the parkway (site of the tree removal) with
plantings of palms. Mr. Ladd still further advised that the tree in
question had caused considerable damage to a ~wimming pool on his
propertYi to city water lines in the parkway. and to ~he sidewalk lying
adjacent to his property. Motion was made by Councilman Beals and
seconded by Councilwoman Watson that the request of Mr. Ladd be granted.
Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion. the result was: Ayes:
Beals. Watson and VanderMeer. Total Ayes: Three. Nayes: Cochran.
The motion was passed.
City Manager Hopkins submitted his report. both orally and written
and a copy is attached hereto.
Wtth regards the request of the City Manager to retain a 1961 Hodel
Truck budgeted for replacement at a cost of $4000.00 and expend this
money for purchase of a trash loader. motion was made by Councilman
VanderMeer. seconded by Councilman Beals and carried. that this request
be granted.
With regards the recommendation of the City Manager to provide special
spaces in Oakhill Cemetery for cremation burials. it was consensus of
Council that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare the necessary
Resolution providing for the replatting of certain lots in Oakhill
Cemetery for cremation burials.
Councilman Beals advised that he had received a request from Jimmy Hunt
to hold a teenage dance in Jenkins Auditorium. but that he understood
it was necessary for such dances to be sponsored by a local resident
and inasmuch as he would be out of town and thereby unable to sponsor
the dance. inquired if anyone present would be willing to sponsor the
dance. There was no response to this inquiry whereupon Mayor Smith
advised that inasmuch as all the existing rules and regulations
pertaining to teenage dances held in Jenkins Auditorium could not be met
because of lack of local sponsor. that no action could be taken on
this request.
City Clerk Carroll read a communication from J. Monroe Barnard. Minister
of the First Baptist Church. wherein he urged Council.s oppostion to
amending Section 3-4 of the Code of Ordinances providing additional
hours of sale of alcoholic beverages.
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Councilman Beals offered and moved that it be passed AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 3-4 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT.
FLORIDA BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL HOURS OF SALE OF ALCOHOLIC AND
INTOXICATING BEVERAGES WITHIN CERTAIN ESTABLISHMENTS. The motion was
seconded by Councilwoman Watson and the ORDINANCE was read in full for
a Final Reading. Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion. the
result was: Ayes: Beals. Watson and Smith. Total Ayes: Three: Nayes:
VanderMeer. Total Nayes: One. Abstaining: Cochran. So the ORDINANCE
was adopted. the number 54-C assigned to it and a copy ordered posted.
Councilman Beals introduced AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT. LAKE COUNTY. FLORIDA. CLOSING A PORTION
OF AN UNNAMED STREET. PARTIALLY SURROUNDING LAKE WINONA. ALL ACCORDING
TO THE OFFICIAL MAP OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT and the Ordinance was read
in full for a First Reading.
City Clerk Carroll opened bids on one automobile. one ~ ton pick up
truck and two tractors as follows:
AUTOMOBILE
Vendor
John Lamb Chevrolet. Inc.
P. O. Box 129
Winter Garden. Florida
Bob Wade Ford. Inc
950 East Highway 50
Clermont. Florida
Price
Trade
Allowance
Del.
Price
3294.98
200.00
3094.98
3992.00
1042.00
2950.00
Hodges Equipment Co..Inc
P.O. Box 270
Leesburg. Florida
PICK-UP TRUCK
2552.91
3329.00
TRACTOR
21 89 . 1 8
400.00
1129.00
2152.91
2200.00
John Lamb Chevrolet. Inc.
Bob Wade Ford. Inc.
779. 18
1410.00
INDUSTRIAL TRACTOR
Gasoline Diesel
Hodges Equipment Co.. Inc. 3150.15 3150.1"0
LeTourneau Tractor Co.. East 4853.47
Box 5340
Orlando. Florida
Shelfer Ford Tractor Co. 3493.89 3749.26
P. O. Box 34
Leesburg. Florida
Pounds Tractor Co.. Inc. 4220. 10 4620.10
Winter Garden. Florida
Prescott Tractor Sales. Inc. 3400.00
P. O. Box 1264
Leesburg. Florida
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Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer. seconded by Councilman Cochran
and carried that all bids be referred to the City Manager for comparison
with specifications as submitted. and submit his recommendations at
the next meeting.
Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer. seconded by Councilwoman
Watson and unanimously carried that Jean Winston be appointed to serve
on the Zoning Board of Appeals (Building Code) for a 3 year term.
Motion was made by Councilman Cochran. seconded by Councilman Beals
and carried that Councilwoman Watson be appointed to serve as the
Council.s liaison representative to the official board of Cooper Memorial
Library.
Motion was made by Councilman Beals. seconded by Councilman Cochran
and carried that the bills be paid.
Councilman Beals reported that he was in agreement with recent communica-
tions received from the Florida League of Cities Wherein they urged
municipal endorsement to Congress for a program of Federal Profit
Revenue Sharing with States. Counties and Municipalities. as suggested
by President Nixon. The Council was in agreement with this and City
Attorney Langley was instructed to prepare the necessary Resolution
for presentation at the next meeting.
Councilman Beals further reported he was still of the opinion that
the present Zoning Ordinance as pertains to Modular Homes was unfair
and encour.g~d~ that some action be taken with regards changing the
Ordinance. It was consensus of Council that further study be given this
matter before any action be taken. whereupon Mayor Smith called a
workshop session of the Council to be held on March 2nd at 7:30 P. M.
in the Kiwanis Room of Jenkins Auditorium.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith.
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