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REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City. of Clermon~ was
held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday. April 8. 1975. The meeting
was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Claude E. Smoak. Jr.. with
the following members present:, Co~ncilmen Oswalt. Byrd. Schroedel.
and Blackburn. Other officials present were: City Controller Fleming.
City Clerk Carroll. City Attorney Baird. Acting City Manager Smythe.
Deputy Clerk Dollar. and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were:
The Messrs. Ross. Lord. Bumbalough. Wolfe and a represent.tive group
of property owners from the Minnehaha Estates S~bdivision. A representa-
tive of the Orlando Sentinel/Star was Ilso 'pres~nt.
The Invoca'tion was given 'by Councilman Byrd. followed by repeating
of the Pledge of Allegian~e in un~so~ by those present.
The Minutes of the meeting held March 25. 1975 were approved as
written.
Mayor Smoak announced the 'first order of business to be a Public Hearing
to consider the following three requests for 'Variances by Ross Builders.
Inc.. which. with consent' of Council. because of their likeness. were
considered together: '
A Variance of 2'6" in t,he' Side-Yar.d setback requirement
of a corner lot in ord.r to construct a decorative wing-
wall to their building located on Lot 1 in Block A of
Edgewood Pllce Subdivision.
A Variance of 6.361 in the Rear-Yard setback requirement
and 4.0~ to the Si4e-Yard setblck requirement in order
to construct a decorative wingwall and an 'uncovered p~tio
on their property described, as Lot 3 in Block A of Edgewood
Place Subdivision. '
A Variance ,of '6.36' in the Rear-Yard setback requirement
in order to construct a patio on their property described
as Lot 8 in Block A of Edgewood 'Subdivision.
Mr. Herbert A. Ross. President. appeared before Council in behalf of these
requests.
Following inquiry by Mayor Smoak. there was no one present who voiced
objection .,hereupon motion wis'made by Cou'ncilman Schroedel. seconded
by Councilman Oswalt and una'nimously ca'rried that the requests be
granted. ' .
Mayor Smoak announced the next order of busi ness to be a' Publi c Heari ng ;.to
c,onsider', requ-es.t.::I.,J C]erlilQut ,Builders Supply. Inc. for the closing of "
that portion of Osceola Stree't between West Lake Drive and Twelfth Street
Aating.Ci.tJ' MaJlager.' S.Jtbe.. advised Council t'here were existing water
lines. ga~ line. sanitary.,sewer force main and collection lines in
the right-o-way of thi's' street. which ,wou.1d' n,ecessita'te the retaining
of quite a wide easement. should the street be cl~s~d." Mr. John
Bumbll Gugh.. an abutting 'property owner. appeared bef"ore Council
and inquired of access to hts bu~iness located' on this portion of Osceola.
,should the street be closed. and ~e was advised 'this would be no
problem inasmuch as he 'would obtain ownership of one-half the street
right-o-way and still have access from Twelfth Street as presently.
Mr. Lawson Wolfe. Presiden~ of Clermont Builde~s Supply. Inc. ,appeared
befor. Council in behalf of this request. ~nd advised that in their '
concrete b10ck making business they utilized both sides of the bigger
portion of this section of eseeola Street which necessitated crossing
back and forth numerous times each day with heavy material-handling
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machinery. Therefore. because both sides were utlize~ by them and because
~ their main concern for the safety of both their e~ployees and those
whom might be traveling o~ the street. desired that it be closed.
It was the opinion of Mayor Smoak that inasmuch as this area'is 1~,one
of the::.th,r..ee,d,stgnated, Transition ;Zones,. he,"w'ould'; q;uesti.on 'tbe' advisability
o'f~C.1!)s1.ng: tbe, str.eet.. an.d tfondereCl if, it 'not' be 'pos-stbli 'to~-'r.e'stri ct
thru Traff,i c ~ n 'some ,way', aDd tb'ereby :acC'Dmptf"s1r ,..,1 niiri:t:-"th8.:::sni. jrarpose.
Mot ton ";"as', "made:: 1ty... tolirrc S ".a:n :.Byra:)..':5e:co:n:it.d....."iJY:::Co un c il ma n Oswa 1 t and
carried that City Attorney Baird be ,requested to r,ese.,rch. the legalttj.v
of restricting traffic'on this p~rtion of Osceola in question f~r,
repor~ back to Courici~'. and this he,ring be continued until April 15th.
Mayor Smoak announced the next ordet,of bus~~ess to be a Public '~earing
to consider request by . Clermont Builders Supply. Inc. for the ,closing
of that .ortion of Carroll Street between West Lake D~ive and the west
boundiry' 11 ne of Government Lot 8. Mr. '~ol fe advi sed Council' thi s request
was being made in order to Better utilize the property locat,d on both
sides of this unimproved but dedicated, street 'fOr their business
purposes. Following inquiry by Mayor Smoak. there was no on. present
who voiced objection to the r.quest. Moti~n was made by Counctlman
Oswalt. seconded by Councilman'Blackburn and unanimously carried
that the request be granted provided a survey is submitted showing exact
location of the existing sanitary sewer lift statiQn in this area and/or
any other utilities with retainment of necessary easements for same.
Mayor Smoak announced the next order of ~usiness to be Public Heartng
to consider the proposed construction of a sanitary sewer system.
in the Minnehaha Estates Subdivision and the assessments levied for
same. Mrs. Ruth'Hillyer and the'Messrs. Daw. Becker. BlaSingame.
Young. Shepard. Sperry. Bell. Purvis. Caruso and Woodhouse appeared before
Council and inquired as 'to proposed location of the lines. methods of
payment of the assessments, ,proposed construction date. number of
outlets per property and,lQcation of same. etc. 'Upon conclusion of all
persons being heard that requested to do so. motion was made by
Councilman Byrd. seconded by,Councilman Schroedel and unanimously carried
that the Public Hearing be declared closed. the Assessment Roll be
accepted and confirmed and City Attorney Baird be instructed to prepare
the necessary Resolution confirming the assessments for consideration
at the next Regular ,Meeting.
Mr. Dennis Wright. representative ,of the Lake Lou'isa Security Patrol.
appeared before Coun~n and requested use of , Bishop Field on July 18th
in order to sponsor'a fund-raising benefit Donkey Baseball Game. He
assured Council that all precautions wtth regards care of the turf. etc.
would be taken. Motion was made ,by C'ouncl1man Oswalt. seconded by
Councilman Byrd and unanimously carried th~t the request be grante~.
City Attorney Baird ,reminded all officials present who have nut previously
filed the necessary Financial Discl...- Forms. that the deadline date
is May 15. 1975 at 12:00 Noon_ Mr. Baird further reported that he had
contacted Attorney Duncan with regards Council rescinding the offer for
fuel allotments to W. E. Baker for his grove irrigation. and had been
advised Mr. Duncan would meet with Mr. Baker and then ,re-contact him.
Moti on was made by Council man Schroedel. se,conded' ,by Councilman
"Blackburn and carried that the bills be paid. '
G1ty Cl erk Carroll reported on req'uests recet"ved from Mr. John Torrez
to sponsor dances in the Jenkins,A~ditorium on April 19t~. May 10th
and May 17th. and. from Pablo Carron and Romerio Cruz'to hold a wedding
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reception and dance in the auditorium on April 26th. Motion was made
by Councilman Blackburn. seconded by Councilman Byrd and unanimously
carried that the requests be granted provided all rules and regulations
pert'aining to use of the auditorium for dances are met. .
City Clerk Carroll read a communication from Willie E. Creech wherein
he requested that he be removed from membership on the Building Code
Board of Appeals effective imme~iately. but that he would be glad to
assi,st in an unofficial capacity if needed.
Mayor Smoak asked that Council consider and propose recommendations
to be submitted at t~e next regula~ meeting for the following: ~roposed
duties of the City Att~rney in ord~r that a written agree~ent might
be prepared. a.nd. replacement on the Building Code Board of Appeals
for the unexpirea term of Willie E. Creech. which is the remainder of
this year. ' ,
Mayor, Smoa,k further" requested' that Mr. Smythe' obtain the costs of the
city for the past year for ,electrical repairs and air conditioning
maintenance for report at the next meetin~. '
It was consensus of Co~ncil, that the matter of On-Site Water Retention
be postponed until the next regular meeting on 'Ap~il 15th.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smoak at 9:30 P. M.
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