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07-15-1958 Regular Meeting ~ ~ ~ ~ ADJ OU .3.NED K, ~:CT I NG An adjourned meeting of the City Council of tho City of Clermont waS held at the City hall on Tuesday, July 15, 1958. The meeting 1~as called to order by Council chairman Charles Roe at 7:30 P. N. v'lith all Council members present.. Others pre sent were I~8Yor Keene, City attorney florse, Supt. Sheldon, police Chief Parker, Fireman Fullwood, Representatives of the press, Hr. Locke and I'1r. T-:cGee of Florida Telephone Corp. and r,ir. Oakley Seaver. 'j Minutes of the re~~lar meeting held on July 1, 1958, were read and approved. Mr. Locke spoke to the Council, giving Florida Telephone Corp. reasons for removing I'lontverde from the Clermont telephone exchange and plac ing in the Vlinter Garden Exghange. Nr. Locke WQS assured that, although the City Council realized that Florida Telephone Corp. had reQsons f8r making the change, the City Council intended ma~{i.nr: every effort in an endeavor to have I';ontverde and Ferndale placed in the Clermont exchange. Hr. Locke was asked for a list off all t~lephone subscribers in the Kontverde-Ferndale area in order that the the City of Clermont could poll such memters in an effort to determine their preference. r~r. Seaver spoke to the Council relative to Post office service and rural routes. 11r. Bishop, chairman of the Street s Committee, reported that constructio:'l had started on Settle street and that the rebuilding of Lal<e Shore drive was under way. filr. Boyd, cha2rman of the \~ater and Sanitation Committee, stated that he had no report. Xr~ Oswalt, chairman of the Parks Committee, reported that work had started on the new athlet ic Field and that it would be necessary for the Council to give Consideration to the widening of Pitt street and the possible opening and paving of some other street in connection with this project. Er. Oswalt further reported that f-1r. Shewey was making a survey of ~;e st lake, as instrmcted, and that the survey should be complete and necessary draT~ings ,completed by the next Council meeting. Mr. Om~alt requested, and W8S given, permis sion to remove the old docl<s, which were once a part of Carl Prime's Boat Center, and to salvage whatever material NC.S possible for the construction of float ing docks at the new boat ramp. Supt. Sheldon Nas aslced to mal:e an estimate of the cost of paving ~lillholland street and to furnish r'~r. Don McCaffrey 1'J ith such est imate. police Chief Parker was directed to have the necessary signs Flaceo. at Bloxam Avenue whereby said Bloxam i'..venue would be open to heavy truck traffic from Highway 115011 South to Hook street. Clerk Johnson waS requested to contact Mr. Herb Starr, of Starr Neon Signs, and determine if it would pe possible to include on the sign located at "7 &; 50 the lettering "Business District ", to also inform Hr. Starr that such lettering is to ~e included on the sign now on order, and to request that he increase the hei~1th of the two directional signs recently placed on hir;h:'J8-Y "$'0>" as soon as possible. Ers. Carrington, chairman of the Buildin[: Committee, reported that :J~12,900.00 in bu Iding permits had been issued since July 1, 1958. Hrs. Carrington alSO brought up the matter of the proposed aoendrr.ent s to the 2,oning Ordinanme, . but as there waS some disagreement as to the propoEed boundarle s the matter '.'Jas postponed unt:.l Ers. Cro"'rinQ;on could contact the chairman of the ioning Co~miSsion. , " L'ayor Keene reported that he had purc' _ased, for the City, ti"'.at strip of lond lying He st of f-iontrose street, and extending into the marsh, at the County tax sale at a price of ~150. CO. ~ ~ :':ayor Keene reported that he had received numerous complaints concerning the late hours at which Clervue Drive-in Theatre was operating. Clerk Johnson was requested to write to Clervue Drive-in Theatre and explain the situation to them and request the cooperation in the matter. Clerk Johnson requested permission to cancel certain delinquent taxes for 1939 and prior years on property aRned by the city, and/or on certain ]')roperties previously sold by the City or County. Motion was made by O~lalt, seconded by Boyd and carried that Clerk Johnson be authorized to cancel 1939 and prior taxes on those propert ie s for l'irhich the City of Clermont is liable for such taxes. The properties in question include the following: . ..k .ff -7 Lot 6, Block 7 (1939) $2.30 Lots 7 to 20, Block 6, (1939) 40.00 Lot 4~ (X), Block 14, (1939) 2.00 Lot :9, Block 89, (1939) 5.00 Lot s 4 & 10, Block 90, (1939) 13.00 Lots 11-12-IJ, Block 90, (1?39) 15.00 All of Block 109, Sunset Park, (1~39) 20.00 Lots 9 to 14, Block 1l0, Sunset Par~ (1939) 8.57 All of 3lock 125, Sunset Park, t1939) 20.00 All of Block 126, Sunset Park, (1939) 16.00 All of Block l25A, ,Junset Park (1939) 16 .00 All of Block 126I-i, i3unset Park, (1939) 16.00 S-~ of lots 7 & 8, Block "r'i", (1939) 3.50 Lots 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, Block 9, Sunnyside Unit, (1930 & prior years) 156.96 r'.lotion by Eishop, seconded by Carrington that meeting Adj ourn. ~ '~ .~