07-27-1971 Regular Meeting
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A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held
in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, July 27,1971. The meeting was called
to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Don E. Smith with the following members
present: Councilman VanderMeer,.Cochr?n and Beals. Other.officia1s
present were: City Manager Hopklns, Cl ty Clerk Carroll, Clty Controller
Fleming, Ci ty Attorney Langley and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others
present were: Mesdames Ruth Alice Ray, She1ia Langley and Betty Thomas
and the Messrs. Ellis Kons1er, Bill Williams, Homer Allen, C. A. t1ango1d,
Henry Czech, George Gallup, Travis Kennedy, [,-1. H. Barnes, John Ray,
C. A. Mattson, Jr, Paul DiTomas, Fred ~ogt and Thomas Day.
The Invocation was given by Councilman VanderMeer.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag was repeated in unison
by all present.
Mr. Ellis Konsler appeared before Council and introduced the new owners
of Konsler Steel Company, ~he Messrs. Williams and Allen.
Mr. Bill Williams appeared before Council and requested the closing of
Juniata Street, between 12th Street on the vlest and eastern boundary of
the Konsler Steel property which lies in Blocks 123 and 124 of Sunset Park
Subdivision. Mr. Williams further stated that Konsler Steel was the sole
owner of the property on either side of this portion of Juniata Street,
and he was mak1ng this request for closing in order to better utilize
the entire Konsler Steel property which is now separated by Juniata Street.
Mr. Williams still further stated that Konsler Steel Company would grant
sufficient easement on the eastern bounddry of their property in Blocks
123 and 124 for a street right-of-way between Juniata Street and DeSoto
Street in order to prevent Juniata from becoming a dead-end between
10th Street and the eastern boundary of their property. Motion was made by
Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Beals and carried that official
Notice of Public Hearing to consider such a street closing be advertised,
and, that prior to the public hearing a diagram of the properties affected
and the names of the property owners abutting all the property to be affected
be furnished the Council.
~rs. Ruth Alice Ray inquired of Council as to any Council action having
been taken to alleviate the distribution of the Lake News throuqhout the
City without the residents having requested it. City Manager Hopkins
advised that he had contacted the owner/publisher of the Lake News regarding
this and had been assured that this practice would be stopped, however, he
was aware that it had not been, whereby he inquired of Council as to
their desire for further action in the matter. It was the consensus
of Council that such a practice of distributing the Lake News to residences
which had not specifically requested it constituted a violation of existing
city ordinances regarding littering. Motion was made by Councilman Cochran,
seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and carried that city ordinances
pertaining to littering be fully enforced and that the owner/publisher of
the Lake News be so advised of this action.
City Manager Hopkins 5ubmitted his report both orally and written and
a copy is attached hereto.
Upon request of the City Manager, Mayor Smith called a Special Meeting
of the City Council to be held on Tuesday, August 3,1971 at 7:30 P. M.
in the Kiwanis Room of Jenkins Auditorium.
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Motion was made by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer
and carried that the City Manager be directed to contact the proper
Lake County Bureau and the Division of Recreation and Parks of the
Department of Natural Resources to conduct an ecological study of the
marsh areas in the Clermont area.
Upon recommendation of the City Manager, motion was made by Councilman
Beals seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and carried that the City Manager
obtai~ a short term pro-rata policy for the city's insurance needs in order
that all city policies would expire on 11-1-72 at which time the city's
insurance needs would be placed for competitive bid.
City Controller Fleming read a letter from the Official Board of Cooper
Memorial Library wherein they requested additional financial assistance
in the 1971-72 budget over and above the .65 of a Mill which is allotted
annually.
City Attorney Langley advised the Date of Taking on the sanitary sewer
condemnation suits had been set for August 31, 1971 at 2:30 p.r~. in
the County Court House.
Councilman Cochran reported that he and Mrs. Cochran, Councilman and
Mrs. Beals and City Manager Hopkins had attended the recent quarterly
meeting of the Lake County League of Cities in Leesburg. Councilman
Cochran further reported that Clermont shall host the next quarterly
meeting of the league to be held on October 20, 1971 at 7:00 P.M. at the
Citrus Tower Restaurant.
Councilman Cochran introduced AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, CLOSING CERTAIN PORTIONS
OF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING STREETS SHOWN BY A PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 8,
PAGE 19, PUBLIC RECORDS OF LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, LYING SOUTH OF SEMINOLE
STREET Ai~D WEST OF TWELFTH STREET IN ThE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA, TO-WIT:
POINSETTA DRIVE, VIRGINIA DRIVE, MT.VERNON DRIVE, FLORENCE DRIVE,
HIAWATHA PLACE, and MAGNOLIA STREET and the Ordinance was read in full
by the City Attorney for a first reading.
Councilman Beals offered and moved the adoption of a RESOLUTION directing
that monthly pension benefits be paid from the City of Clermont Pension
Plan to Joseph Davis, employee of the City of Clermont who is retiring as
of July 31, 1971. The motion was seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and
unanimously carried. The RESOLUTION was read in full by City Attorney
Langley, the Number 182 assigned to it and a copy ordered posted.
Councilman VanderMeer reported that, in his opinion, the State Department
of Transportation should again be requested to construct grade separations
on East Avenue and West Avenue at their intersections with State Road #50.
It was consensus of Council that a delegation of Council members, the
City Attorney and the City Manager request a meeting with Mr. C. A. Benedict
of the DOT to discuss this matter, and the City Manager was directed to
contact Mr. Benedict for an appointment.
Mr. Tom Day appeared before Council and advised them he was a new resident
of Clermont and was in the process of incorporating a new business in the
city to be knov/n as ~,lid-State Mechanical, Inc., Plumbers for Residential,
Commercial and Industrial needs.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith.
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