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07-20-1976 Regular Meeting .' e e . MINUTES REGULAR MEETI NG NQ1311 A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, July 20, 1976. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Claude E. Smoak, Jr., with the following members present: Councilmen Schroedel, Blackburn, Byrd and Beals. Other officials present were: City Manager Tiffany, City Attorney Baird, and City Clerk Carroll. Others present were: Mesdames Baird, Sheldon, Oswalt; Messrs. Perry, Czech, Sargent, Wade and Evans. Mr. Joe Sanchez, representative of the Sentinel/Star, was also present. The invocation was given by Councilman Byrd, followed by repeating of the Pledge of Allegiance in unison by those present. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held July 13, 1976, were approved as written. PUBLIC HEARING City Council, sitting as a Board of Adjustment,"considered the request of Mr. and Mrs. William Lawson for a Variance to Section 26-21 (E)(2)(3) (R-l URBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT-SETBACKS IN SIDE AND READ YARDS) of the Zoning Ordinance, and Article II, Section 5-15 (FENCE RESTRICTIONS) of the Building Code, in order to install ornamental iron gates on their property located at 1803 Rosewood Drive which would penetrate into the required sideyard setbacks and extend two more feet in height than that allowed for fences construc- ted in front of building lines. Their request in writing advised their residence was of Spanish architectural design, and they felt the ornamental gates would further enhance their property. Motion was made by Councilman Byrd, seconded by Mayor Smoak and carried that the request be granted. Councilmen Beals and Schroedel voted in the negative on passage of the motion, with Councilman Beals advising that variances to existing ordinances were provided in order to grant relief in cases where an unnecessary hardship would be created if the ordinance was enforced, and he did not feel that was the case in this instance. VISITORS WITH BUSINESS Mr. Bob Wade, President of the Chamber of Commerce, appeared before Council to solicit continued financial assistance from the city as in past years, in the preparation of the 76-77 fiscal year budget. CITY MANAGER1S REPORT City Manager Tiffany reported a communication had been received from John W. Booth, Chief Judge of the Fiftb.,Jodicial Circuit wherein he advi sed that there was notsuffi .ciept..manpower, j udi ci al or"'otl'.lerwi se for the establishment of branch courts at this time, but that the matter would be reevaluated at a later time when all city courts have been eliminated. He further advised there were provisions for terminating the muncipal courts ahead of the deadline date, if so desired. Mr. Tiffany advised he would investig~te~the matter further with regards the feasibility of terminating the local court by October 1, 1976. FINANCE DIRECTOR Fo 11 owi ng recorrunendati on by City Manager Ti ffany, mati on was made b Councilman Schroedel, seconded b Councilman Beals and unanimousl carried that Thomas A. Sanchez be emp oyedas City Finance Director. e e e . MINUTES NQ 1312 CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT City Attorney Baird submitted an AGREEMENT between the City, Mrs. Lillian Gaddy, and The Florida Power Corporation wherein an ease- ment would be granted to the city for use of the existing alleyway in Lot 8 of City Block 81 as a public thoroughfare, for Council's consideration. Motion was made by Councilman Blackburn, seconded by Councilman Beals and carried, that the AGREEMENT be accepted and executed by the Mayor and City Clerk. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS Councilman Schroedel requested that the City Attorney prepare the necessary Ordinance to increase the salary of the Mayor to $200.00 per month, and Council members to $125.00 per month. COMMUN I CA TI ONS City Clerk Carroll read a communication from Jorgen Mejnholt of Helsingor, Denmark, wherein he forwarded greetings for the nations; 200th anniversary celebration and best wishes for the future. Mr. Mejnholt, a visitor to Clermont with the "People-to-People" sponsored program, was made an honorary citizen of the city on August 8, 1967. SECKLER PROPERTY OPTION City Attorney Baird submitted a proposed option at a consideration of $500.00 for 90 days, toward purchase of the Seckler grove property, for Council's consideration. Motion was made by Councilman Blackburn, seconded by Councilman Beals and carried unanimously, fuatthe option be accepted and executed by the Mayor. LOT COVERAGE DEFINITION It was the recommendation of the P & Z Commission that Lot Coverage in the Code of Ordinances be defined as: "That part or percentage of the lot occupied by structures. Structures may be exempted from computation of lot coverage to that extent that they allow rain water to permeate." Motion was made by Councilman Blackburn, seconded by Councilman Beals and carried that the recommendation be accepted and the City Attorney prepare the necessary amending Ordinance. Mayor Smoak and Councilman Byrd voted in the negative on passage of the motion, with Mayor Smoak advising he felt it to be too restrictive. 1972 BOND COVENANT City Manager Tiffany reported a communication had been received from representatives of the city's bondholders regarding the city's failure to meet the requirements of the bond covenants to submit an annual comprehensive engineering report, and recommended he be authorized to reply that an Engineer would be retained to fulfill the obligations as required. Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Blackburn and carried that the recommendation be accepted, and City Manager Tiffany proceed in obtaining quotations . e e . MINUTES Nt} 1313 and proposals from various Eneineering Firms. It was the sugges- tion of Mayor Smoak that the ity Manager investigate the possibility of submitting such required report on a bi-annual basis rather than annually. There being no further business to be brought before Council at this time, the meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smoak at 8:50 P. M. OLA) b}' ~NJ( Dolores W. Carroll, City C erk