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01-17-1961 Regular Meeting ADJOURNED I''lEETING ~ ~ An adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the office of the City Clerk on Tuesday, January 17, 1961. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Council Chairman Clarence Bishop with all Council members being present. Other City Officials present were: Mayor BonJorn, City Attorney Morse, Clerk Johnson, Deputy Clerk Williams, Superintendent Sheldon and Inspector Snyder and Police Chief Tyndall. rlepresentatives of the Orlando Sentinel and local press were also present. The minute s of the regular meet ing held Tue sday, January 13, 1961 and the Organi~ational Meeting held on the same date were read and approved. Report s: Police Chief Tyndal stated he had nothing to report. Building Inspector Snyder reported he had nothing t 0 report. :::iuperintendent Sheldon stated he had nothing to report but that he would like to have permission to secure bids on fire hose. Motion was made by Mr. Boyd, seconded by Mr. Pool and carried, that bids be secured on the fire hose as proposed by Mr. 0heldon. I'1r. Boyd, Chairman of the Water Committee, reported that new water mains were being laid along Lake Shore Drive at the present time. I'1r. Pool, Chairman of the Parks and Cemetery Committee, reported that he [lad just received plat s of the proposed cemetery addition and that he and the committee would go over them and that they would have reports and recommenda- tions at the next meeting. Mr. Pool suggested that signs be procured stating uPerons damaging this property will be prosecuted II and that such signs be posted on all city-owned property. No action taken on this matter. Mr. Turville, member of the Parks and Cemetery Committee, stated that the negro citizens desired additional bathing beach fac ilit ie s and that he had adv i sed them that whe n they had a concrete plan to offer the city that the city would help them in any way possible with whatever funds might be available. Mr. Boyd, report ing as a member of the Street s Commit tee, stated that the Streets Committee had made an investigation of the request made by Mr. Keefer for certain work to be done on the alley in the rear of his property and that, inasmuch as the improvement of the alley as requested by Mr. Keefer would be to the benefit of the general public and a definite safety measure, he moved that Mr. Sheldon be instructed to proceed with such improvement. The motion was seconded by Mr. York and carried. ~ - Motion was made by Mr. William Boyd, seconded by Hr. Harold Turville and carried, that Mr. Charles rioe be appointed as a Director on the Board of the Lake' Apopka Natural Gas District. Clerk Johnson read a letter from the Lake County League of Municipalities inviting local city officials to attend the League'S meeting being held in Tavares on Wednesday, January 18, 1961 at 6 :30 P. M. in the new Civic Center. Messrs. Bishop, Pool, Turville and Boyd stated their intention to attend. Clerk Johnson read a letter rrom Hamilton, straughn and Sharit pertaining to the possibility of using existing racilities for the canning of fruit and vegetable juices with alcoholic content added. JVlayor BonJorn was requested to secure additional information regarding this matter. - ,., Clerk Johnson read a copy of a letter from Mr. Mimms, State Road Department Maintenance Engineer, to P. W. Ekey, Assistant District Engineer, with regards to the possibility of locating traffic light s on Highway "50 II at it s inter sect ions with B'ifth and Eighth Streets. Some discussion regarding this matter followed. A motion was made by JVlr. Bishop, seconded by Mr. Pool and carried, that JVlayor BonJorn reque st the State Road Department to make a survey and traffic count at the intersections of Highway "50 Ii and Fifth, Eighth and 'l'welfth street s. Clerk Johnson submitted an engineering report on the li@1ting of Eighth Street between Highway "50 II and DeSoto Street at a, cost to the City of ~ 2. 75 per month. Not ion was made by Mr. Turville, seconded by Mr. Pool and carried, that Florida Power be requested to proceed with the installation of the lights along Eighth Street as outlined in their engineering report, provided that the necessary precaution be taken to avoid any glare which might affect the hospital. JVlotion was made by Mr. Turville, seconded by Mr. Boyd and carried1 that H. W. Sheppard & Company be engaged by the City as auditors for the fiscal year 1960-61. Motion was made by Mr. Turville, seconded by JVlr. Boyd and carried, that the City 'riax Asse s SOl' be author ized to employ the services of Hunnicutt and Associates to make appraisals of all new construction in the city. Mr. vlilliam Boyd reported that JVlr. A. H. Sandlin had adv i sed him that his garage had been demolished by having a large tree blow over on it during the st orm lIDonna II last raIl and that upon making a request to the City to erect a new garage on the same foundation he had been refused due to the fact that such location did not meet with city zoning requirements. Mr. Boyd f"urther stated that taking all the circumstances into consideration that it was his opinion that JVlr. Sandlin should be allowed to construct a garage on the old location. and that he moved that the Building Inspector advise Mr. Sandlin that he might proceed with such construction. ~he motion was seconded by Mr. Turville and carried. Clerk Johnson read a letter !rom the Christian Science Society calling the City's attention to needed sidewalk repairs adjacent to their property. 'l'his matter was referred to the Street s Committee with authority to take the nece ssary act ion to correct the situation. ~ - Clerk Johnson read a letter !'rom Mr. .B.adosti wherein lIir. Handosti advised the Council that he had been unable to vacate the Snack Bar Building located at the Jaycee Beach by January 12 as directed, and that ne would very much appreciate additional time. Motion was made by lI'!r. York, seconded by 11r. Pool and carried, that Jllayor BonJorn advise lVIr. liadosti that ne would be granted an extension 01 time until l1'ebruary .1, .1961, but that the premises must be vacated by this date. Mr. Boyd suggested that Hayor BonJorn investigate all applicants for operators of the J'aycee Beach re staurant. Mayor BonJorn and City Attorney Morse reported on a meeting with Dr. Hall of the Lake County Health Department with regards to the procurement of a city dump and the completion of the cleaning of West Lake. Hayor BonJorn further reported that it was his opinion that a satisfactory arrangement would be worked out regarding this matter and that Dr. Hall further desired that the City of Clermont furnish a suitable loc at ion upon which to construct a County Health Clinic. Hayor BonJorn suggested several possible locations. Mr. Boyd suggested that Mayor BonJorn proceed with negotiations with Dr. Hall and that when they had decided upon a suitable location for the clinic that the Council would. then go into the matter. ~ ~ Mr. Pool, Chairman of tile Parks and Cemetery Committee, advised the Council that the South Lake Memorial Hospital was in need of a retaining wall on the east side of their property in order that they might carry out a beautification program and that the estimated cost would be;p750. 00 and that he recommended that this cost be borne partly by the City, partlY by the County and partly by public donations. No action was taken on this matter. A list of names was prepared by members of the Council as possible members of the ~oning Commission and the Board of Adjustment and such lists were turned over to the City Clerk in order that he might contact the persons in question and determine whether or not they would serve if they were appoint ed. Motion by Mr. York, secpnded by Mr. Turville and carried, that the meeting adjourn. rman ~ -