03-11-1974 Regular Meeting
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M I NUT E S
REGULAR MEETING
NO. 1013
City Manager Hopkins was designated the voting delegate to the Florida League of
Cities' annual meeting to be held in Talaahassee on March 11th and 12th.
With regards the City Manager's request for authorization to pay bills totaling
$5,000 from B & 0 Drag1ine and Arnold Bridges for landclearing at the borrow
pit, no action was taken.
City Attorney Vason advised that he had made an offer in an attempt for settlement
of the peter H. Johnson condemnation suit out of court, but has not as yet received
any official response.
Mayor Smoak read a communication from Mrs. Clarence Bishop and family in which they
expressed their most grateful thanks for the action of Mr. Baker and City Council
in renaming the municipal ball field "Clarence Biship Field" and that any date
set would be suitable to them for a Memorial Service. Council was requested to set
a firm date for the Memorial Service to be held during the first part of April,
preferably on a Sunday, at their next meeting.
Councilman Schroedel introduced AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING SUB SECTION (a) OF SECTION 26-16
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES: AMENDING SUB SECTION (d) OF SECTION 25-1600F THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES: PROMULGATING A NEW WATER CONSUMPTION RATE SCHEDULE: PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE: PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY: PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION, and
the Ordinance was read in its entirety by City Attorney Vason for a first reading.
With regards water system improvements, City Manager Hopkins gave a status report of
the documentations needed for the FHA application and requested Council approval to
authorize the engineers to proceed with the necessary field surveys and final construc-
tion plans for the system. Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman
Byrd, and carried, that the engineers be authorized to proceed with the necessary
field surveys and preparation of the final plans for the construction of the water works
improvements. _ .. . __, .,_
With regards the City Manager's communication to Council that the Exchange Bank had
made an offer te the city to purchase a portion of their property in downtown Clermont,
it was consensus of Council that City Manager Hopkins advise the bank officials that
the city does have an interest in the building, but does not wish to make any commitments
until more definite terms are available and it can be decided what can be done
with the existing city hall property. The Manager was requested to report on this
at the next council meeting.
City Manager Hopkins reported that he and Councilman Sbhroede1 had attended a work
session in the DOT office in Deland this date and met with representatives of DOT
and representatives of the consulting engineers on the SR 50 project from SR 561 to
the Orange County line.
The work session provided a review of the preliminary design of the project.
The project will not require additional right of way within the City of Clermont.
The project will provide for four lanes of traffic, no on street parking, 16 foot
painted medians with turn lanes, sidewalks and signals at selected intersections.
Signalization is presently warranted at East Avenue and SR 50 and will be included
in the project. A traffic study will be made at the intersection of B10xam Avenue
and SR 50 and indications are that there will be sufficient volume to warrant
signalization. As requested in a letter from Frank Jewell of the Florida Department
of Transportation regarding endorsement of the recommended design, motion was
made by Councilman Schroedel, seconded by Counciilman B~rd and carried, that City
ManaTer Hopkins be directed to inform the Department 0 Transportation that the City
of C ermont has been involved in the development of the project and endorses the project
as presented at the Design Public Hearing in C1ermont on January 23. 1974, and that
the letter will be followed by a Resolution to be adopted at the March 12, 1974
Council meeting. The City Attorney was directed to prepare the Resolution.
Mayor Smoak referred to communications from H. G. Hutchinson, Jr., State Energy
Officer and Raymond Sittig of the Florida League of Cities wherein they requested
support of municipalities in considering the adoption of a vol unitary gasoline
distribution plan based on the following: Alternate purchase date of gasoline
based on the last digit of the license plate: even number on even days, odd
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The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smoak.
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Mildred Dollar, Deputy Clerk