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07-18-1961 Adjourned Medeting Adjourned Meeting ~ An adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the office of the City Clerk on Tuesday - July 18, 1961. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Chairman Clarence Bishop with all Councilmen present. Absent: Mayor BonJorn. Other officials present were: Clerk Johnson, City Sup't. Sheldon, Inspector Snyder, City Attn'y. Morse and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Mr. J. W. Richardson, Mr. & Mrs. Brown, Mr. & Mrs. William Elliott, Mr. Howard Young, Mr. Buddy Keene and Mr. F. B. Innis. Representatives of the Orlando Sentinel and of the local press, were also present. The minutes of the regular meeting held Wednesday - July 5, 1961 were read and approved. Mr. Richardson spoke to the Council with regards the operation of the Jaycee Beach Restaurant. Mr. Brown spoke to the Council with regards the opera- tion of the Jaycee Beach Restaurant. Mr. Elliott, former operator of the Jaycee Beach Restau- rant, advised thewg~uncil that it was his intention to cooperate with them in everyfpossible; that, of course, he would prefer to sell the equipment to the new operator, but that if this was im- possible, he would remove all of his equipment from the restaurant when advised to do so by the Council. Messrs. Brown, Richardson and Elliott were advised that the Council would go further into the matter of the operation of the Jaycee Beach Restaurant later in the meeting and would advise the interested parties of their final action. Police Chief fyndal reported that the Florida Power Corporation was replacing all street light bulbs within the City. Councilman Turville inquired of City Attorney Morse what progress was being made toward the codification of City Ordinance~ and Charter. Mr. Morse advised Mr. Turville that he had a number of rough drafts of Ordinances on hand which he was editing at this time, which would be returned to the Municipal Code Company at the earliest possible date. Councilman Turville inquired of City Attorney Morse what progress was being made toward the correction of the zoning vio- lation by Mrs. Alice Lockmiller. AttoDney Morse advised Mr.Turville that Mrs. Lockmiller was now on vacation, but that one of her re- presentatives had advised him that the zoning violation no longer existed. A general discussion took place regarding the matter, and it was concensus of the Council that the violation continued to exist and that City Attorney Morse be instructed to take whatever steps necessary to have the violation corrected immediately upon the return of Mrs. Lockmiller. Mr. BOyd, Chairman of the Water Committee, reported that Mr. Fishback of Mid-Florida Public Service Compamy had advised him that he was taking a two weeks vacation, but that immediately upon his return, he would complGte the engineering for the proposed ex- . ~ pansion of our water system. Motion was made by Mr. Boyd, seconded by Mr. Turville and carried, that the City purchase Lot 186 of Clermont Heights at a price of $800.00, and that the City pay the cost of deed preparation, title insurance, necessary stamps and recording. Motion by Mr. Boyd, seoonded by Mr. Turville and carried that the City purchase from Mr. Max Hooks, approximately 47 acres of land to be used as a garbage dump and at a price of $300.00 per acre and under the following terms: $300.00 in cash upon execution of the purchase agreement; approximat~ly $2,500.00 November 1, 1961 and the balance in five (5) equal^ apnua1opayments. A discussion took place with regards to requests that Minneola Avenue be opened and. clayed, from East Avenue westward to Crystal Lake. After consid.erable discussion regarding this matter, motion was made by Mr. Turffille, seconded by Mr. Boyd and carried, that no improvements be made on Minneola Avenue between East Avenue and Crystal Lake until such time as abutting property owners pe- tition the City Council for the pavement of this street,with said property owners payihg their share of proportionate cost in the usual manner. Clerk Johnson read a letter from Design Metal, Inc. wherein they offered to sell the City of Clermont the necessary traffic equipment for installation at the intersection of 5th street and Highway 50, with the understanding that payment would not be due until after October 1, 1961. The Council advised Clerk Johnson that they were not in a position to make any committment at this time and to so advise Design Metals, Inc. Clerk Johnson was requested to write the Honorable Bill Reedy in an effort to determine if it was possible to have the state Road Department defray the cost of installation of the traffic light at the intersection of 5th street and Highway 50, as he had advised Mayor BonJorn while in Tallahassee. Clerk Johnson read a copy of a letter from the Zoning Comffiission to Mrs. Alice Lockmiller wherein she was advised that her request for a change in zoning from an RI-A to T-C of her pro- perty located at 1101 Bowman Street, had been given consideration at a meeting of the Zoning Commission held on Tuesday - July 11, 1961. Mrs. Lockmiller was further advised that it was concensus of the Zoning Commission that no change be made in the zoning of the area in question insofar as spot zoning is concerned, and that they were making such recommendations to the City Council. Motion was made by Mr. Turville, seconded by Mr. Boyd and carried, that A. E. O'Neall and Associates, Inc. of Orlando be allowed permission to make a study of plans and specifications of a proposed sewerage system for the City of Clenmont with the understanding that they sign a receipt for such plans and speci- fications and guarantee their safe-keeping and return. The matter of a sailboat being anchored adjacent to the swimming area at the Jaycee Beach was discussed, and it was decided . ~ that there was no objection to boats being anchored in this area provided that they were outside of the roped-off swimming area. Motion was made by ~IT. Pool, seconded by Mr. York and carried, that the City Clerk be directed to allow William Boyd to redeem Tax uale Certificate #18, for the year 1947 City of Clermont taxes on lot 3, Block 9, Sunnyside Unit, upon payment of principl~ only in the amount of ~4.15. Notion By I'"IT. York, seconded by I"'"a-. Turville, and carried that a work order be issued for the paving of Broome street between Diston and Scott Streets, and the paving of Diston Avenue between Highlands Avenue and Scott street, and that Scott street be relocated to its yroper location and clayed. Mr. Turville offered and moved the adoption of a RI~SOLUTION dedicating a certain area on the East shore of lake winona beginning at Lake Shore Drive and extending Southwesterly as a city Park and that said park ne named Lake Winoa Park. The R~SOLUTION was read by the Clerk and seconded by rv~. Boyd. 1Jhen the vote was taken on the adoptmon of the RESOLUTION the result was yeas: Turville, Poole, Boyd, York and Bishop. Total yeas, five. Nayes: none. Absent: none. So the RESOLUTION, as read, was adopted and ordered placed in the RESOLUTION book. A copy of the RESOLUTION in full appears immediately following these minutes. Motion by Mr. Turville, seconded by Mr. Boyd and carried that Mr. jJ. ~. McKinney, principal of the Lincoln Park Elementary School, be given permission to use Blocks V, ~, X, Y, Z and ZZ of Oakhill cemetery addition, now being withheld from sale, as a play and picnic area for colored children until further notice, and with the understanding that such area be fully supervised while in use and that disturbances be kept at a minimum. The matter of an operator for the J. C. Beach Resturant was again brought up for discussion at this time. Motion was made by l'lr. Turville, seconded by I'lr. Pool and carried, that the Parks Committee,with full authority to act, meet in the City Administration Building at 9:00 A . M. on Wednesday, July 19, 1961, with all interested parties present and develop a working agreement with some applicant for the operation of the resturant, and, that unless the person contracted to operate the resturant desires to purchase the equipment now located in the resturant, that r~. William Elliott be advise that he is required to remove all of his equipment within 48 hours from 9:00 A. ~. on Wednesday, July 19, 1961. l":totion by r-Ir. Turville, seconded by Mr. York and carried, that Superintendent Sheldon be authorized to en~age Mr. George Gallop to do mechanical work on city equipment at a salary of J300.00 per month during his trial period. Purchasing Agent Johnson was authorized to secure bids on a new Garwood garbage packer of the same specifications as the one now in use and mounted upon a truck of the same specifications as the one now in use. Motion by l"Ir. York, seconded by Mr. Turville and carried that meeting adjourn. J ~S~~hairman /) I [ ;(. U /vL,U,u Clarence -e