09-11-1973 Regular Meeting
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REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting of theCity Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council
Chambers on Tuesday, September 11,1973. The meeting was called to order at 7:30
P. M. by Mayor Pro-Tem Charles B. Beals with the following members present: Councilmen
Schroedel, Byrd and Smoak. Other officials present were: City Manager Hopkins,
City Clerk Carroll, City Attorney Vason, City Controller Fleming, Director of
Community Services Smythe and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Mr.
Dennis Wright and a representative of the Sentinel/Star.
The Lordls Prayer was repeated in unison by those present, followed by the Pledge
of Allegiance.
Mr. Dennis Wright, representing the Lake Louisa Security Patrol, appeared before
Council and requested use of the Municipal Ball Field on October 27th in order to
sponsor a fund-raising benefit Donkey Baseball Game. He assured Council that all
precautions with regards care of the turf etc. would be taken. Motion was made by
Councilman Schroedel, seconded by Councilman Smoak and carried that the request be
granted.
Mayor Beals announced the next order of business to be a Public Hearing to consider
the necessary ad valorem tax rate millage to be set for 1973. There were no comments
presented from the floor, whereupon motion was made by Councilman SChroedelf seconded
by Councilman Smoak and carried that a tax of 8 mills be levied on each dol ar of
taxable ~roperty in the City of Clermont for general government operations for the
year 197 .
City Manager Hopkins submitted his report both orally and written, and a copy is
attached hereto. With regards the City Manager's inquiry of Council as to their
desire for executing a Resolution as forwarded by the DOT for any installation of
traffic signals on Highway #50, it was consensus that a cost estimate be requested
from the DOT for such purchase, installation, maintenance etc. prior to any action
being taken. With regaRds the Manager's recommendation that the dilapidated dock
located at the end of Bowman Street on the shore of Lake Minnehaha be removed, it
was consensus that the City Manager proceed, and that no future lakefront easements
be granted on that street-end property. With regards the Manager's recommendation
that the personnel policy be amended to change the Veterans Day holiday from the 4th
Monday in October to November 11th as designated and adopted by the Florida State
Legislature, motion was made by Councilman B~rd, seconded by Councilman Schroedel
and carried that this amendment be authooize .
Motion was maoe by Councilman Smoak, seconded by Councilman Byrd and carried that
the bills be paid.
Councilman Smoak offered and moved the adoption of AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, GRANTING A GARBAGE
COLLECTION FRANCHISE TO DUMP-ALL, INC., AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK
TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT WITH DUMP-ALL, INC. TO
COLLECT GARBAGE, TRASH AND OTHER REFUSE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS: PROVIDING THE TERMS
OF THE CONTRACT: PROVIDING FOR THE TERM OF THE FRANCHISE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
CONNECTED WITH A FRANCHISE FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE WITHIN THE CITY OF CLERMONT
and the motion was seconded by Councilman Byrd. The ORDINANCE was read by Title
only by City Attorney Vason and upon roll call vote on passage of the motion, the
result was: Ayes: Smoak, Byrd, Schroedel and Beals. Total Ayes: Four. Nayes:
None. Absent: Smith. So the ORDINANCE was adopted, the number 57-M assigned to
it and a copy ordered posted.
Council Smoak introducted AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING A BUDGET OF EXPENSES FOR THE GENERAL
OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 1973-74
AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFORE: PROVIDING A TAX LEVY ON ALL PROPERTY IN THE
CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA FOR THE YEAR 1973 FOR THE GHSRAAL OPERATION
EXPENSE OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA and the ORDINANCE was read
by Title Only by City Attorney Vason,for a first reading.
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City Manager Hopkins, reporting for Mayor Smith, advised that Mayor Smith had
expressed some concern about the condition of the city streets, and even though
there was some $20,000 in operating monies in the budget this year for some resurfacing,
he felt the possibility should be pursued as far as some additional resurfacing.
Mayor Smith had posed the propostiion that Council possibly would want to consider
(1) to add 1 mill or 2 mills for a given period of years (2) to possibly put the
matter on the ballot in December as far as a referendum is concerned - the ultimate
goal being a five year program raising approximately $40,000 per year to gua~antee
possibly $200,000 for street resurfacing-possibly issue a general obligation bond
issue-get all that money at one time- do the work and then pay it back over a five
year period.
Councilman Byrd advised that he agreed with the Mayor in that the streets should be
in first class condition and in addition to that, that all services such as trash
pickup, garbage pickups, etc. should be the same and that he felt the tax payers
were willing to pay for such services.
Mayor Beals reported he favored presenting such matters to the tax payers via the
December ballot as well as possibly other important items such as a possible
merger with the town of Minneola.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Beals.
Charles B. Beals, Mayor Pro-Tem
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