03-32-1972 Special Meeting
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SPECIAL MEETING
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the office
of the City Manager on Thursday, March 23, 1972. The meeting was called to order
at 5:00 P.M. by Mayor Don E. Smith with the following members present: Councilwoman
Watson and Councilmen Smoak, Schroede1 and Beals. Others present were: City
Manager Hopkins, City Clerk Carroll, City Controller Fleming, City Attorney Langley
and the Messrs. John Minor, Floyd Groo, DeWitt McGee, Bob Roberton and William Van Clief.
Mayor Smith advised the purpose of the meeting was to consider and take any action
necessary on various matters pertaining to the newly annexed area.
City Manager Hopkins advised that there was a crucial time factor involved with
regards serving the newly annexed area with sanitary sewer facilities inasmuch as
Bumby & Stimpson, Inc. expect to have the pipe laying inside the presen t city limits
completed in two months and, in order to expedite the serving of the newly annexed
area through a change order in the present construction contract with Bumby &
Steimpson, Inc. authorization was needed for the Engineers to proceed. Mr. Groo
of Michae1s-Stiggins, Inc. advised Council that it would take approximately two
months for the engineering survey and subsequent approvals of the State Board
of Health and other agencies. Mr. Groo further submitted to Council an estimated
cost for servicing the Minnehaha Estates including the engineering fees, at
$91,026.00. Motion was made by Councilman Schroede1 and seconded by Councilwoman
Watson that Michae1s-Stiggins, Inc. be authorized to proceed with whatever is necessary
for servicining the Minnehaha Estates area based on the estimated cost of $91,026.00.
Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion, the result was: Ayes: Beals, Smoak,
Schroede1, Watson and Smith. Total Ayes: Five. Nayes: None.
Messrs. McGee and Van C1ief, representatives of developers for the approximate 103
acres immediately south of the Minnehaha Estates, inquired of Council as to the
possibility of zone changes in that area from R1A to a C=2 zone for property fronting
on Highway 27 and for ~-3 on the Lake Minnehaha side. This matter was referred to
the City Manager ~hereby he shall request a Special Meeting of the Planning and
Zoning Commission to be held on April 18, 1972 to study and make recommendations
on the zoning change requests.
Motion was made by Councilman Schroedel, seconded by Councilwoman Watson and
unanimously carried that City Attorney Langley be instructed to prepare the necessary
Amendment to the City Charter to be presented to the State Legislature so as to
include the propery which was subject to the annexation.
Council inquired of City Attorney as to the effective date of Ordinance No. 64-C
and he advised it was effective following the Special Election on March 21,1972,
thereupon motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Schroede1
and carried that all surcharges on water and sanitation accounts previously located
outside the city limits be dropped and utility taxes be levied as soon as practical.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith.
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Do ores W. Carroll, City Clerk
Don E. Smith, Mayor