08-01-1961 Regular Meeting
REGULAR MEETING
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A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont
was held in the office of the City Clerk on Tuesday, August 1,
1961.
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Council
Chairman Clarence Bishop with the following Councilmen present:
York, Boyd, Turville and Bishop. Absent: Pool. Also Absent:
Nayor BonJorn. Others present were Col. George VanNostrant,
Jerry Egan, Harold ROberts, Frank Innis, a representative
of Leesburg Glass and Mirror Company, representatives of
several Truck & Equipment Companies interested in the opening
of bids and representatives of the local and out-of-town
press.
The minutes of the adjourned meeting held on July 18, 1961
were read and approved as read.
Col. VanNostrand advised the Council that it was the intention
of the Home Owners Improvement association to publish a copy
of the city budget for the present fiscal year; that such
publicatmon would be made without comment, but that it was his
opinion that some questions would be offered at the following
meeting and that he would like for the Council to have one of
their members present, or if preferred Clerk Johnson, in order
that such questions might be answered. The Council requested
that Clerk Johnson attend the meeting.
A representative of the the Leesburg Glass & Mirror spoke to
the Council regarding an apparent misunderstanding relative
to the installation of windows being done by his firm. The
Misunderstanding pertained to the necessary plastering needed
after the installation of the windows. The Council stated
that they would try to work out some satisfactory arrangements
with all parties concerned. Clerk Johnson was authorized to
have the necessary tile work done and to secure estimates of
the plastering cost.
Mr. Egan and Mr. Roberts, representing the Local Merchants
ASSOCiation, requested that the City Council give serious
consideration to the elimination of parking meters on the
main street. Mr. Egan was requested to supply some additional
information as to the benefits derived from free parking.
Clerk Johnson was requested to open bids o~ a truck and
Garbage Packer which were as follows:
Hodges Equipment Company of Leesburg at $9,272.60 less
$870.00 for trade-in and Sarasota Truck & Tractor, Inc.
$9413.50 or $865350 with trade-in. Bids were also submitted
by Rag Bowen Ford and an alternate bid from Hodges Equipment
but neither met requested specificatfuons.
Motion was made by Mr. Turville, seconded by Mr. York and carried
the city accept the low bid (meeting the desired specifications)
of $9,272.60, less $870.00 for trade-in, submitted by Hodges
Equipment of Leesburg. Mr. Turville stated that he wished it
thoroughly understood that his motion was based solely on price
and specifications and that had other bids met the specifications
that they would have had his serious consideration.
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Clerk Johnson was requested to open bids on approximately
1800 tons of lime rock. Clerk Johnson advised the Council thatv
he had been unable to obtain but one bid which was 1.10 per
ton but that such price was ih line with prices paid in the
past.
Motion was made by Mr. Boyd, seconded by Mr. Turville and carried
that the bid on lime rock of 1.10 per ton submitted by ~uality
Lime Rock Co of Ocala be accepted.
Police Chief Tyndal submitted his monthly report which was
accepted and ordered filed.
Building Inspector Snyder submitted his monthly report which
was accepted a~d ordered filed.
Clerk Johnson was authorized to enter into an agreement with
:Hid-Florida Gas Co pertaining to their equipment at the J. C.
Beach resturant provided that such agreement was approved by
City attorney Norse. '
Motion by York, seconded by Turville and carried that bills
be p?-id~
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Motion by Turville, seconded by Boyd and carried that the
purchasing agent be authorized to issue a work order for the
repajr of city equipment at an approximate cost of 800.00
without requesting bids.
Motion,by Bo~d, seconded by Turville that meeting adjourn.
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Council Chairman CIa ence Bishop
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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
AUGUST 1961
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Fire Call
Sun State Publishers, Inc.
Dempsey & \'lrightam
Al Uppel, Inc.
Stalnaker Chevrolet Co.
Clements' Pest Control
D.. J. Hatcher
F & R. Office Supply Co.
Neeker Feed Store
~estern Auto Associate Store
Clermont Plumbing & Heating
Hughes Supply Co.
Hilltop Book ~ook
Florida Power Corporation
Dtandard Auto Parts, Inc.
Credit Bureau of The Golden Triangle
Frank S. dright
~al1ace & Tiernan Incorporated
Harb Tractor & ~quipment Company
C. R. Shewey
South Lake Const. Co.
Jos. L. llozier Machinery Co.
Olivenbaum Insurance Agency
Elliott Construction & Paving
Dominion Signal Co., Inc.
Cities Service Cil Company
Hoskinson Brothers
Standard Oil Company
Basic Asphalt Corp.
Farm and Home Machinery Company, Inc.
Davis Meter & Supply Co., Inc.
Bngel's
Radio Communications Service
Oswalt, Inc.
Haile Dean Seed Co., Inc.
Standard Oil Company
Jos. L. Rozier Nachinery Co.
Florida Telephone Corporation
Jensen
Konsler Steel
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48.00
83.45
139.83
23.49
457.29
18.00
24.00
14.65
24.20
2.50
24.05
533.78
. 11.50
1,1+55.28
118.51
12.00
9.00
1,458.00
43.00
16.00
418.50
6.27
21.29
105.00
109.27
121.il.4
13.78
51.50
81.00
21.38
243.13
56.00
39.;)1
66.21
50.25
39.92
41.94
36.58
33.57
70.35
6,137.ila
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the following deacribed real property in the
City of Clermont, Lake County, Flori<ia, was conveyed to said City
in coneld.ration of the paving lien. asseilsed apinst .aid property:
Fractional Lot 6 of Herrinl Hooka Estate in
s.ctlon 25, Township 22 South, Range 25
Bast, lying between Lake Drive anel Lake
Winona and South of Lime Street extended to
Lake Winona LESS the Southwestorly 150 feet
thereof conveyed to o. H. Keene and wife,
Carrie G. Keene, on December 2. 1959,
and .aid City is stUI the owner thereof and is in absolute poaa...lon
and control thereof; and,
WHERBAS, various and several partiee ha". offered to
purehaae or lease said lands from the City but have always declined
sam., until the above excepted lands were .old to O. H. l(Hfte and
wife, Carrie G. Keene, in colUlideration of iJaid partiee removing all
brush, trash and gr... from said lands and pumping in white sand to
form a beach adjacent to the waters of Lake Winona; and,
WHEREAS, this and prior Councils have found the above
lands manifestly etlsential to the health, comfort and pleasure of its
citizens as well .. an added attractiven... to Lake Drive, and title
to .aid lands Ihould forever remain in said City, and. it is now essen"
tial to e.etabli8h and maintain ..me as a Park in conjunction with a
part of "aid Lake Drive, .. well a. a part of the Park and .ystem of
.treets in said City, with its use and regulation., if any, to be con"
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trolled ancl otherwlae reatrlcted or regulated by Ordinances of said
City; therefore,
BE IT RESOL VEl) by the City Counell of the City of
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Clermont for and in b~a1f of 8latd City, that the above do.cribed
land, now or formerly under water, and heretofore conveyec1 to
&aid City in fee simple, bet now aecl ared , deducated, kept and here-
after maintained .. a public park, street, or place for public use,
relort and recreation, to be known as LAKE WINONA PARK, and
that no building or other structures aliall be erected on such park
or on the lands now or formerly under water, incon.wtent with
it. U8e all a public park, ,treat or place of p\1bUc U.., r8aort or
recreation, provided, however, the Councll of aaid City may Ii"
ceoe, permit or otherwtae grant an easement or right to any property
owner abutting Lake Drive to erect or otherwiele conatruct or build
only a dock extending from said lands into aaid Lake Winon.a, to
bMutify a portion of said landa corresponding with the boundaries of
hia or her landa if extended in the .ame direction acro.. said landa
to Lake Winona, but when 80 granted shall not be a right, lieen.e or
permit to the absolute exclueion of the public; and be it
FUR THBR RESOL VEl) that any and all regulations or
restrictions of any kind affecting said park shall be act forth and
provkled for in an appropriate Ordinance or Ordinances of .ald City.
DATED, July 18, 1961~
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Adopted by the City Council of the City of Clermont, Lake
County, Florida, at an adjourned regul. meeting held on July 18. 1961.
(A. M. JOHNSON) aa Clerk of the
City of Clermont. Lake County, Florida
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CERTIFICATE
I, A. M. JOHNSON, as Clerk of the City of Clermont,
Lake County, Florida, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a
true copy of the original Resolution adopted by the City Council
of the City of Clermont, Lake County, Florida, the original of
which is on file in my office in the Resolution Book of said City.
DATED, July 19, 1961.
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