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05-09-1972 Regular Meeting . . MINUTES NQ 812 REGULAR MEETING A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, May 9, 1972. 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 Smoak, Beals and Schroede1. Other city officials present were: City Manager Hopkins, Chief of Police Tynda1 and Director of Public Utilities Asbury. Representatives of the Orlando Sentinel and the local Press were present. Among others present were the fo110wsing: Miss Christine Prater, Mesdames Styan, Pairan, Jarrell, Thompson and Smoak, Mr. and Mrs. G. Y. Middleton, Mr. and Mrs. J. Fares, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Wurst, Mr. and Mrs. John Parks, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Langley, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ray, Mr. and Mrs. O. Haas, Mr. and Mrs. J. Stearns, Mr. and Mrs. B. Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Burton, Mr. and Mrs. T. loder, Mr. and Mrs. Beebe, Dr. and Mrs. Weaver, and the Messrs. Glasgow, E. Schumann, R. Shumaker, P. Morton, N. Brown, H. Czech, A. Sherman, J. Byrd, J. Drees, G. Karst, J. Garrison, A. Harkee, C. Nelson, R. ~arr, R Hershberger, W. Hoebeke, F. Morrow, T. Kennerly, R, loder, DeWitt, McGee, Bob R~bjnsmn, Wm. VanC1ief, J. Au11, G. Hovis, R. Sleeth, W. O. Boone, L. Wolfe, S. Bratton, C. Mobley, L. Brotherson, H. Allen, C. Gutmann, and Drs. Sperry and Anderson. The Invocation was given by Councilman Beals followed by repeating of the Pledge of Allegiance in unison by those present. Paragraph 6 of the Minutes of the meeting held on April 25, were amended to read lIit was the consensus of Council to rezone Lots 1 through 14, Block 1811. The Minutes were then approved as amended. Mayor Smith extended a welcome to all those present. Mayor Smith announced the first order of business to be a Public Hearing to consider request of Leroy W. Watson, Jr. for a variance in the required setback on his property described as Lots 4, 5 and the East 50 feet of Lot 6, City Block -70 (R3 Zone) to allow for covered carports serving apartments. The presentation for this request was made by Mr. Carl Gutmann, representative of the architect for the owner. There was no one present who voiced objection to this request. Motion was made by Councilman Smoak, seconded by Councilman Beals and carried, that this request be granted. Mayor Smith announced the next order of business to be a Public Hearing to consider a request by Mrs. I11a Van C1ief Brodgen for a change of zoning of the acreage located south of the Minnehaha Estates Subdivision, recently annexed to the City, from R1A to C-2 for property fronting on Highway 27 and from R1A to R-3 for property fronting on the Lake Minnehaha side. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended rezoning R1A to C-2 for property fronting on Highway 27 and from R1A to R3A fo~ property fronting on the Lake Minnehaha side. Presentation for the request was made by Mr. DeWitt McGee, of McGee and Associates, representative of the property owner. Comments and objections were then heard from the audience. Petitions were presented by Mr. A. E. Langley, representing a group of city residents, and by Mr. David Black, representing a group of county residents, wherein they requested that at least the 250 feet bordering the east boundary of Lake Shore Drive, of the area rezoned, remain zoned R1A. Following a rebuttal by the applicant's representative, Mr. McGee, motion was made by Councilman Smoak, seconded by Councilwoman Watson, that the request for rezoning be denied and that it be requested that the developers consider a request for a Planned Unit Development. Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion, the result was: Ayes: Smoak, Beals, Smith, Watson, Schroedel. Total Ayes: Five. Nayes: None. The motion carried. The r~quest of Mr. Stuart Green, Attorney, to appear on the agenda was postponed until the May 23, 1972 meeting. City Manager Hopkins submitted his report both orally and written and a copy is attached hereto. With regards the City Manager's request, that the engineers be authorized to extend sanitary sewer lines as follows: 1) Hiawatha Shores: 2) Twelfth Street - Lake Shore Drive to Minnehaha Avenue; 3) Rosewood Drive - Lake Shore Drive to Minnehaha Avenue; 4) line on Pitt Street east of B10xam Avenue to serve MObley property - US 27 and Pitt Street, at an estimated cost of $24,000 and the affected property owners be charged a connection fee at the rate of $4.00 a front foot, and that . . MmUT~ NQ 813 no further extensions be made under the present contract, motion was made by Councilman Schroede1, seconded by Councilman Beals, and carried, that this request be granted. With regards authorization requested by the City Manager to increase the salary of one patrolman from $5980 to $6,000 so as to meet the state requirements under the Revenue Sharing bill, motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilwoman Watson, and carried, that the authorization be granted. In response to a request from Mr. Tom J. Windram to submit the name of a person to represent the eight cities of the total membership of the proposed Ok1awaha River Basin Improvement Council, Mr. Claude Smoak was selected. City Manager Hopkins inquired as to the Council's wishes regarding sewer hook up to city owned property presently occupied by various organizations. It was the consensus of Council that the hook ups should be made by the City. City Manager Hopkins reported in regard to construction of Eleventh Street between Juniata and DeSoto Streets, as agreed upon by Konsler Steel Company in the closing of a portion of Juniata Street as follows: Kons1er Steel Company agreed to pay up to $6,000.00 for the grading, paving and curbing of the new street. When the engineering was one, it was determined that some drainage work would be required to alleviate a drainage problem to be created by the street closing. The low bid received by Kons1er Steel Company, including both paving at $6,446.00 and drainage at $3,494.00 totaled $9,940.00. Mr. Williams of Konsler Steel has requested that the city participate in the cost of the drainage improvement. City Manager Hopkins stated that it has been his contention that the drainage problem will be caused by closing Juniata Street and that the costs for the corrective action should be borne by Kons1er Steel. He wished the Council's consideration of this request. Following discussion between Mr. Homer Allen, representative of Kons1er Steel, and the Council members, motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Schroede1, that the City Manager be authorized to pay the ?~~ of $446.00 in excess of the $6,000.00 estimate for grading, paving and curbing of the new street, if in the opinion of the City Attorney, such expenditure is legal, and that the city not participate in the drainage costs of $3,494.00,. Upon roll call vote on the motion the result was: Ayes: Beals, Smith, Watson and Schroedel. Ayes: Four. Nayes:Smoak. Total Nayes: One. The motion carried. At the request of City Controller Fleming, City Manager Hopkins requested authorization from the City Council to enter into a contract with H. W. Sheppard and Co. to audit the sewer project costs as required by HUD, for an estimated maximum fee of $400.00 unless conditions exist or are discovered which would require substantially more than normal time to examine. Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Smoak, and carried, that City Controller Fleming be authorized to enter into a contract with H. W. Sheppard & Company to audit the sewer project costs as required by HUD at the amount stated by the auditors. Deputy Clerk Dollar read a letter from Cadette Troup #145 extending thanks to the Council for letting them visit the City Council meeting on March 28th. Motion was made by Councilman Smoak, seconded by Councilman Beals and carried that the bills be paid. Councilman Beals introduced AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, CLOSING AND PERMANENTLY ABANDONING THAT PORTION OF BROOME STREET FROM THE WESTERN RIGHT-OF-WAY OF ANDERSON STREET mo THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 12, BLOCK 5, WOODLAWN SUBDIVISION: AND ALSO, THAT PORTION OF JUNIATA STREET FROM THE WESTERN RIGHT-OF WAY LINE OF ANDERSON STREET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 6, BLOCK 6, WOODLAWN SUBDIvISION, ALL ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL MAP OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 8, PAGES 17 THROUGH 23 INCLUSIVE, PUBLIC RECORDS OF LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA. The ORDINANCE was read in full for a first reading by City Manager Hopkins. . . MINUTES NQ 814 Councilman Beals introduced AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, CHANGING THE ZONING OF LOTS 1 THROUGH 14, BLOCK 18, AND LOTS 14 THROUGH 20 OF BLOCK 7, FROM THE PRESENT C-l TO C-2 CLASSIFICATION: ALSO, CHANGING THE ZONING OF LOTS [, 2 AND 3 IN LETTERED BLOCK A, AND LOTS 1,.e AND 3 IN LETTERED BLOCK B, AND ALL THAT LAKE SHORE PORTION LYING WEST OF LOTS 1, 2 AND 3 IN BLOCK A, FROM THE PRESENT R-1 to R-3A, ALL ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL MAP OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 8, PAGES 17 THROUGH 23 INCLUSIVE, PUBLIC RECORDS OF LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, and the ORDINANCE was read in full for a first reading by City Manager Hopkins. Councilman Smoak offered and moved the adoption of a RESOLUTION with regards to certain changes in the various rates, fees and regulations for water and sewer extensions within tne Clty of Clermont. The motion was seconded by Councilman Beals, and unanimously carried. The RESOLUTION was read in full by City Manager Hopkins. The Number 192 was assigned to it and a copy ordered posted. Councilman Schroede1, liaison representative to the Cooper Memorial Library reported as follows: That he had attended their board meeting for the last month and that it was reported the Library received $1630 in their annual drive; that the Board is most appreciative of the painting of the building that has been done by the city. The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith. ~M.1~ tf~ i1dred Dollar, Deputy Clerk ~r~ Don E. Smith, Mayor