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08-22-1972 Regular Meeting . e MINUTES REGULAR MEETING NQ 831 A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, August 22, 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 Schroede1, Beals and Smoak. Other officials present were: City Manager Hopkins, City Controller Fleming, City Clerk Carroll, City Attorney Langley, Director of Community Services Smythe, Director of Public Utilities Asbury and Chief of Police Tynda1. Others present were: Mrs. Sheila Langley, Mr. & Mrs. R. W. Waters, Mr. & Mrs. David Parks, Mr. & Mrs. John Parks, Mr. & Mrs. C.W.Sword and the Messrs. Richard B. Williams, Fred Schroedel, James Jones, H. Clifton Bailey and Seldon Hanks. Representatives of the Orlando Sentinel and the local Press were also present. The invocation was given by Mayor Smith, followed by repeating of the Pledge of Allegiance in unison by those present. The Minutes of the Meeting held on August 8, 1972 were approved as written. Inasmuch as the motion made and carried at the meeting held on August 8th, to deed a strip of the existing West Avenue right-of-way to Lynn Brotherson was by voice call vote, Councilman Smoak inquired of each council member as to how they voted, and upon determining that each had voted in the affirmative, he requested that the record show the motion carried unani- mous 1y. Mr. Richard B. Williams appeared before Council and presented to them a petition from property owners along the north and south sides of Highway #50 from East Avenue to 5th Street wherein they objected to the proposed rezoning of this area from its present C-1 to an R-3 zone. Council accepted the petition and advised that a workshop session of Council to consider this petition and all objections and comments as registered at the Public Hearing would be held in the office of the City Manager on Tuesday, Aqgust 29th at 7 o'clock P.M., and, that a continuation of the Public Hearing would be held at next regular council meeting on September 12th. City Manager Hopkins submitted his report both orally and written and a copy is attached hereto. With regards recommendation of the City Manager that Clermont join the Ok1awaha River Basin Improvement Council, motion was made by Councilman Beals and seconded by Councilman Schroede1 that Council enter into an agreement to join the Council and Mayor Smith be authorized to execute the agreement. Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion, the result was: Ayes: Smith, Beals, Watson and Schroedel. Total Ayes: Four. Nayes: Smoak. The motion carried. Councilman Smoak advised that he voted Naye on this motion for the following reasons: Thit the proposal was loosely worded with regards the means by which the Council would receive revenues; That it appeared to him that South Lake County would be the last to derive any benefits inasmuch as the majority of any federal funding was already ear- marked for Lake Apopka, and, that he was still at a loss as to what the Council was going to do - how the Council was going to be funded and what the Council was going to de for Clermont. Councilman Beals advised that he realized this to be a contingent liability, but that he had full faith in the County Commissioners to protect Clermont's interest. With regards an appointment to be made to the Planning and Zoning Commission to fill the unexpired term of Betty Thomas, Councilman Smoak submitted the name of Norris Hutchingson and Councilman Beals submitted the name of Nick Jones. Upon secret ballot of Council, the result was: Norris Hutchingson: Two. Nick Jones: Three. Mr. Jones was thereupon appointed to membership on the Planning and Zoning Commission. . . MINUTES NQ 832 With regards to bidding of the city's insurance, motion was made by Councilman Smoak, seconded by Councilwoman Watson and carried that specifications be prepared and advertised for bids with the stipulation that Council might reject any and/or all bids. With regards the pumping of Center Lake into the sewage treatment plant having been discontinued, it was consensus of Council that Councilman Smoak, City Manager Hopkins and Director of Community Services Smythe meet to discuss a ways and means of completing the cleanup of Center Lake. Councilman Smoak offered and moved the adoption of a RESOLUTION expressing appreciation to George E. Hovis for his services rendered while serving as Municipal Judge, and the motion was seconeed by Councilman Schroede1 and unanimously carried. The Resolution was read in full by Councilman Smoak, the number 196 assigned to it and a copy ordered posted. Councilman Smoak offered and moved the adoption of AN ORDJNANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING AND CONFIRMING THE SALE OF THE FORMER CITY HALL TO THE DISABLED AMERICAN VERERANS DEPARTMENT OF FLORIDA FOR THE TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE OF $12,000.00 and the motion was seconded by Councilwoman Watson. The ORDINANCE was read in full for a second and final reading by City Attorney Langley and upon roll call vote on passage of the motion, the result was: Ayes: Smoak Smith, Beals, Watson and Schroede1. Total Ayes: Five. Nayes: Noen. So the ORDINANCE was adopted, the number 48-M 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, AMENDING SAID ORDINANCE TO CHANGE CERTAIN PARTS AS DESCRIBED THEREIN FROM R-1A TO R-3A AND CERTAIN OTHER PORTIONS THEREOF FROM R-1A TO C-2 ZONING and the ORDINANCE was read in full for a first reading by City Attorney Langley. Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Smoak and unanimously carried that John Parks be appointed as Second Municipal Judge. The Oath of Office was then administeeed to Mr. Parks by Mayor Smith. Controller Fleming inquired if there by any possible action which Council might take to prohibit the excessive loitering and littering in the Burger Castle area. This matter was referred to Mayor Smith. The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith. DON E. SMITH, MAYOR Dolores W. Carroll, City Clerk