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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, June 22, 1971. The meeting was
called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Don E. Smith with the following
members present: Councilwoman Watson and Councilmen VanderMeer, Cochran
and Beals. Other officials present were: City Manager 1I0pkins, City
Controller Fleming, City Clerk Carroll, City Attorney Langley,
Chief of Po~ice Tynda1 and Building Official Nagel. Others present
were: Miss DeeDee Langley and the Messrs. Henry Czech, C. A. Mangold,
Buddy Baker, and Arthur Roberts.
The Invocation was given by Councilman VanderMeer.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was repeated in unison by all
present.
The Minutes of the Meeting held on June 8, 1971 were approved as
written.
Attorney Arthur Roberts, representing Charles M. Pool and the Inland
Groves Corporation, appeared before Council and requested that the
following named streets in Indian Hills subdivision be closed:
Poinsettia Drive-Virginia Drive-Mt Vernon Drive-Florence Drive,
Hiawatha Drive and Magnolia Street, all lying west of 12th Street. t1r.
Roberts further advised that all the streets in question had been
platted, but had never been opened and the only property owner on all
sides of these streets was Charles M. Pool and the Inland Groves
Corporation. Mr. Roberts further advised the reason for the request
was in order to re-subdivide the subdivision into large lots and of a
contour design. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by
Councilman Beals and carried that the City Manager proceed with
n e c e s s a r y a d ve r tis i n g to h old a Pub 1 i c He a r i n gat w hie h time all
interested persons might appear before Council, before any action is
taken by the Council.
Mr. Buddy Baker appeared before Council and requested to sponsor a
teenage dance in the Jenkins Auditortum on Friday, June 25, 1971 with
music to be furnished by ihe Fantasys. Motion was made by Councilman
Beals, seconded by Councilwoman Watson and carried that this request
be granted provided that all rules and regulations pertaining to dances
held in the Auditorium are met.
City Attorney Langley requested it be a matter of record that he
objected to this request being granted inasmuch as one of the members of
the Fantasys is presently on probation resulting from a conviction
on the use of narcotics, and he thereby felt the Council was taking an
unnecessary risk and opening themselves to liability in granting sUc~
permission.
City Manager Hopkins submitted his report both orally and written and
a copy is attached hereto.
With regards the City Manager's recommendation that the furnishings in
the First Federal Building be purchased in the amount of $3,436.41
for the City Administration offices and the sewage treatment plant offices,
motion was made by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Beals
and carried that any action on this be deferred and that the City Manager
prepare specifications on furnishings and the square footage of each
administration office space needed for an efficient city hall.
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Mayor Smith called a Workshop session of the Council to be held on
Tuesday night, June 29th at 7:30 P. M. in the Kiwanis Room of Jenkins
Auditorium to review the proposed personnel policy for city employees.
Mayor Smith reported as follows: That he wished to extend a welcome
back to City Manager Hopkins upon completion of a two weeks military
leave; That he wished to compliment Robert E. Smythe on his job as
Acting City Manager in the Manager's absence; That he had received
several complaints with regards speeding throughout the City and thereby
urged that more frequent use of the radar be made.
Councilman Cochran reported that he had noticed the Yield sign on
Montrose Street at its intersection with 5th Street had been replaced
with a Stop sign, and he objected to this action.
City Clerk Carroll read communications as follows: From Albert M.
Johnson wherein he accepted the appointment as Council's representative
to the Lake Apopka Natural Gas District; From Senator Welborn Daniel
to the Public Service Commission wherein he objected to the dua1ization
of the Clermont and Groveland Seaboard Coastline Terminals.
Councilman VanderMeer inquired of City Manager Hopkins as to a registered
engineer on the job during the sanitary sewer construction, and he was
advised that the contract requires a registered engineer over the
pro j e c t, but no t n e c e s s a r i 1 y on the job a t all time s .
Councilman Cochran reported as follows: That the mQnthly Orange
Blossom Breakfast would be held on Wednesday, June 23r~ at 8 o'clock
A.r~. in the Jenkins Auditorium and urged all to attend; That he
desired an ecological study of the swamp area immediately west of the
city limits; And that he desired the Council to investigate the
feasibility, through Federal Aid, of obtaining an air strip for this
South Lake County area.
It was consensus of Council that Councilmen Cochran and VanderMeer,
with the City Manager, draft a letter to the University of Florida
requesting an ecological study of the swamp area lying adjacent and
west of the city limits.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith.
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Do ores W. Carro , C,ty Clerk