03-19-1973 Special Meeting
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SPECIAL MEETING
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A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the
office of the City Manager on Monday, March 19, 1973. The meeting was called
to order at 4:05 P. M. by Mayor Pro-Tem Charles Beals with the following members
present: Counci1mam.,~yrd andl'Schroede1. Other officials present were City
Manager Hopkins and City Clerk Carroll. A representative of the local Press
was also present.
Mr. Beals announced the purpose of the meeting was to prepare, draft and adopt
a RESOLUTION listing preferences and recommendations for road construction
priorities to be presented to the Board of County Commissioners.
Councilman Schroedel presented and moved the adoption of a RESOLUTION with
regards Council's requests for road construction priorities as follows:
STATE ROAD 50 - EAST CITY LIMITS TO WEST CITY LIMITS
The most urgent road need in the City of Clermont is the four 1aning of State
Road 50 from the east city limits to the west city limits. The road should be
limited access with medians and protected turn lanes. The city will consider
closing certain side streets which presently exist onto SR 50 so as to reduce
the number of intersections.
The project should also include an underpass at SR 50 and East Avenue and an
overpass at SR 50 and West Avenue. The peaks and valleys in the remaining portion
of the roadway should be leveled to some extent so as to provide greater safety
as IB1ind"approaches on hills and at intersections would be eliminated.
A stop light should be installed at SR 50 and B10xam Avenue, and at SR 50 and
SR 561. A flashing, school crossing light should be installed at SR 50 and
East Avenue pending completion of the underpass. These intersections are
extremely hazardous, particularly SR 50 and B10xam Avenue with its concentration
of commercial establishments, namely, two shopping centers, a convenience store,
and a savings and loan firm.
STATE ROAD 50 - EASt CITY LIMITS TO ORANGE COUNTY LINE
State Road 50 should be four 1aned from the east city limits of Clermont to the
Orange County line. Since the C1ermont-Minneola, Grove1and-Mascotte urban areas
are the centers of concentration of population in South Lake County, considerable
vehicular traffic is moved between these areas and Orlando. Also, the traffic
volume as the result of Disney World is greatly increasing the already high rate
of flow. The four 1aning of this portion of the roadway is certainly in the
best interest of Lake County and Orange County as well as the many tourists who
use and will continue to use this State Road.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Byrd and unanimously carried. The RESOLUTION
was read in full, the Number 205 assigned to it and the City Manager was instructed
to present a copy of same to the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, March
20, 1973.
Motion was made by Councilman Byrd, seconded by Councilman Schroedel and unanimously
carried that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare the necessary RESOLUTIONS,
jor consideration at the next regular Council meetin~, with re~ards request to
the DOT that State Road 561 be routed along Highway 7 to its lntersection with
State Road 50, rather than its present route through the town of Minneo1a and
the business and residential areas of Clermont, and, that a study be made .'
of the area south from State Road 50 to Hook Street inasmuch as there have been
many accidents and several fatalities in that area recently.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Pro-Tem Beals.
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Do ores W. Carro 1, Cl Clerk
Charles Beals, Mayor Pro-Tem