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03-18-1958 Regular Meeting ADJOURNED MEETING ~ ~ An adjourned meeting of the city Council of the City of Clermont was held at the city hall on Tuesday, March 18, 1958. The meeting was called to order by Council President Charles Roe at 7:30 P. M. with all Council members present. Others present were Mayor Keene, City attorney Morse, Supt. Sheldon, Fmreman ~ullwood, Tax Assessor Stanley, Mr. R. B. Stanley and a representative of the press, Mr. Blanton McBride. In the absence of Clerk Johnson the minutes were recorded by deputy clerk Dolores Williams. The minutes of the meeting held on March 4, 1958 were read and approved as corrected. The correction being that Mr. William Boyd abstained from voting on the appointment of a Zoning Comm&ssion. Mrs. Stanley spoke to the Council at some length regarding the work done by Hunnicutt and Associates and the preparation of a pbeliminary tax roll. Mrs. Stanley was of the opinion that she had been informed at a previous Council meeting that a preliminary roll was not necessary. Mrs. Stanl~y also c~lled the councils attention to numerous alleged errors in the work done by Hunnicutt and Associates anc asked the Council what they intended doing about the matter. It was suggested that Mrs. Stanley contact Hunnicutt and Associates and call afore mentioned alleged errors to their attention and endeavor to have actual errors corrected. with regards to the preparation of a preliminary tax roll it was the opinio~ of Mrs. Stanley that it would not be pOSSible to make up such a roll from the cards prepared by Hunnicutt and associates and therefore its preparation would entail considerable labor. Chairman Roe informed Mrs. Stanley that he understood that all property owners had to be advised of the increase in their assessments and notified of the date of the meeting of the Board of Equalization and that as soon as Clerk Johnson returned he would discuss the matters with him and that she would be advised of the decision reached. ....... ,., Mr. Bishop reported that his committee, conSisting of Mr. Boyd, T~r. Oswalt and himself, had contacted the maj ority of the abutt[ng property owners of Chestnut street, between He st Avenue and eighth street, with regards obtaining a rightofWay for said Chestnut street. Mr. Bishop reported that those property owners contacted had agreed to furnishing a reasonable rightofWay and that they felt reasonably certain that the ot"ler property owners would also be agreeable. Clerk Johnson was instructed to engage Mr. C. R. Shewey to make a survey of the property in question; such survey to shmw all improvements as well as large trees, shrubs and utility poles and in general a complete description of the property. Such survey to further show a fifty foot rightofway for afore ment ioned Che st nut street and a drawing of the ent ire survey be delivered to the city clerk. Mr. Bishop reported that he had been swamped with complaints of contractors operating without occupational licenses and also regarding chickens running wild and crowing and creat ing general disturbances. Chairman Roe informed Mayor Keene that he did not think that petty complaints of this nature should come before the Council; that these matters should be handled by the police department witnout Council action or consideratio~ and would the Mayor please direct Police Chief Parker look into matters of this kind and to see that city Ordinances generaly are enforced. Mr. Boyd reported that Mr. Luster, assistant engineer in charge of maintenance, had contacted him by letter wherein it was stated that he would be in Clermont in the near future and discuss the highway signs with him at that time. ~ ~ Hrs. Carrington, chairman of the Building Committee, reported that ~P,IOO.OO in building permits had been issued since the meeting held on March 4th. ~1ayor Keener brought up the matter of the balance ofi an acc aunt which Mr. \tJarren contends Hr. Keene owes for services rende:red during the suit of Messrs. F. S. Bliven and William Boyd vs City of Clermont and O. H. Keene with regards the city election held in November of 1956. 1'1r. Keene stated that in his opinion he did not think that the amount of ~250. 00 now claimed was actually due and that if the Council so desired he would do what he could about having the bill canceled, but that he definately did not intend to personally pay the account. ~otion was made by Oswalt, seconded by Bishop and carried that Mayor Keene be directed to handle the matter. ~ ~ Hrs. Carring m6fered and moved that it be passed Arm ORDINANCE ANEI\TDING OBDHTANCE 157, 'rHE SAi'viE BEING !IAN ORDIKAl-:CE PROVIDImG A T PX LEVY ON ALL PROPERry \HTHIN THE CITY OF CLEIDlONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA FOR THE YEAR 1957; ?RQVIOINQ A BUDGET FOR THE EXPENSES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1957- 1958 Aim MAKING APPROPIATIONS THEREFOR" BY REDUCING THE BUDGET FOR NEW S'rREETS, NE\'J ~vATER MAINS, Aim ELININATING CONTINGENCY FU~m AND INCREASING UNDER S'I'REETS RESURFACING AND UNDER GEl'TERAL EXPENSES NEW EQUIPl'lENT EQUAL TO THE 1M OUNT OF REDUcrION PROVIDED HEREIN: AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFEcrlVE DATE FOR THIS OR8D~ANCE . The motion was seconded by Mr. Oswalt and unanamously carried. ~r. Oswalt then moved that the rules be waived and that the Ordinance be read the second time by title only. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Carrington and unanamously carried. After the second reading of the Ordinance, by title only, Mr. Bishop moved that the rules be further waived and that the Ordinance be placed upon its passage. The montion was se onded by Mrs. Carrington and unanamously carried. Thereupon the Ordinance was read in full for t he third time and upon roll vote the ayes were Carrington, Bishop, Boyd, Oswalt and Roe. nayes: none. Absent: none. The Ordinance passed, title as stated and was ordered recorded in the Ordinance book and numbered 165. A copy of the Ordinance in full appears immedi~~ely following these minutes. Deputy Clekk \r111liams read a letter from Mr. M. H. Erdman, Mrs. Louise Rose, Nr. Harvey Speck, Mrs. Edythe Kimbal, Mr. Bert Illes and Mr. John Dresser wherein complaint w:,s made of the condition of second street from it s intersect ion with East Avenue and Seminole to its intersection with Minnehaha Avenue. The clerk was directed to advise the petetioners that the council fully realized the condition of second street, as well as numerous streets within the city, and that second street would be giveh attention just as soon as it waS possible to get to it. As there was no further business to come before the council the meeting was adjourned at 10:15 P. M. ~;Z 1:1 ~ NOTICE ~ ~ TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: YOU AND EACH OF YOU are hereby notified that the City Council of the City of Clermont, Lake County, Florida, will, at its Regular Meeting to be held in the City Hall in the City of Clermont at 7:30 P. M. on Tuesday, April 1, 1958, consider the passage of an Ordinance to forever, abolish, abandon, close and vacate Johnson Avenue, lying West of 12th Street, North of Block 145 and South of Block 146, as represented on Johnson's Replat of Blocks 117, 118, 119, 120 and 141 to 146, inclusive, in the City of Clermont, filed 3/29/26 and recorded in Plat Book 8, page 71, Public Records of Lake County, Florida. Said Ordinance provides for the reversion of the lands lying within the right-of-way of Johnson Avenue to the abutting property owners. ..a~~ Gity ot r / U"y 'I Published: March 20 and 27, 1958 ~ ~ ORDINANCE NO. 165 ...... ~ AN ORDINA~CE AJ:!E~DI:K'G mWIK&~JCE i7~157, THE SMm BEING "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING A 'rAX LEVY ON ALL PROPERTY IN THE CITY 0'7 CLEIDiONT, L;\I{f CCU~HY, FLORIDA, FOR Tl;E YEAR OF 1957; PROVIDING A B\IDGET OF EXPENSES FOR THE F'ISCAL Yi~A:X OF 1957 -1958 AND lIi.UCING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR" BY REJ)iJCING TEE BUDGET OF EXPENSES FOR NEW S'fREETS, NZW WA'fER }1AI~"S, ELnnNATING CONTINGENCY FUND AND INCRF.ASING UNtER STREETS RE-SURFACING AND UNDER GENERAL E:GY;.~XSl!:S INCRGASING NEW EQUIPHENT EQUAL TO THE A~1OUNT OF REDUCTION FR.OVIDED HEREIN; AND PROVIDING FOR A~ EPFECTlVE DATE OF TUIS ORDJ~aNCE. ~~EP~AS the City Council of the City of Clermont under Ordinance #157 duly passed and adopted October 15, 1957 provided for a tax levy on all property of the City of Clermont, Lake County, Florida for the year of 1957 and also provided therEdn for a Budget of Expenses for the fiscal year of 1957-1958 and m.ade appropriations tt'erefore, and, therein did set forth its bud.get for said fiscal year end under the Street Department provided tor an expense for new streets in the amount of $10,000.00 and also therein provided for re-surfacing material for $5,000.00 and, under 't:ater Department provided for new Mains for $12,500.00 and under Administration Expenses provided for a contingency expense in the amount of $3,750.00 and under General E>~en6es provided for new equipment in tbe amount of $1,000.00; and, t~IER~S because of increases in street repairs d.ue to excessive rains and frost damage, it is now necessary to increase the budget for tte re-surfacing of the streets and in order to facilitate tbis re-surfacing and to complete same at an ~ ~ early date in order to prevent additional damage to the streets, additional and new equipment is necessary to be purchased; and, the Contingency Fund which was set up for the salary of aeity Hanager no longer necessary as the qualified voters of the City of Clermont, in a general election held in December 1957 voted against the employment of a City ~funager; and, ~~EREAS an emergency exists in the City of Clermont, and in order to immediately take steps to preserve the streets in ~ ~ said City, now in need of immediate repairs because of frost damage and exoessive rains, the City Council of the City of Clermont now finds it necessary to readjust its budget by de- creasing certain budgeted expenses, increasing others and e1im- inating one entirely 8S folloW81 Original Budgeted Expenses Contingenoy New Equipment Re"l'surfacing $10,000.00 12,600.00 3,750.00 1,000.00 5,000.00 Amended Budgeted Expenses $8,000.00 8,000.00 New Streets New Hains -0- 8,000.00 13,250.00 and that it is to the best interests of property owners and tax- payers of said City that said adjustments as above outlined be immediately made; therefore, BE IT ORDAINBD AND ESTABLISHED BY TEE CITY COUNCIL OF TfE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA: SECTION I: That the budget of expenses, and Ordinallce #157, duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Clermont, on October 15, 1957 be amended to read as f01lows2 (a) That under the Street Department, new streets be reduced from $10,000.00 to $3,000.00; that re-surfacing mater1,als be increased from $5,000.00 to $18,250.00. (b) That und.er the Water Department expenses, Hains: be decreased from $12,500.00 to $8,000.00. (c) Jlfhat under Administration Expenses the Contin- gency Expenses of $8,750.00 be eliminated. (d) That under General Expenses new equipment be increased from $1,000.00 to $8,000.00. SECTION II: That the foregoing increases and decreases in the respective budgeted expenses and the elimination of the ~ contingency expense does not increase or decrease the Budget of ~ Expenses for the City of Clermont for the fiscal year of 1957-1958. SFCTION III: That because of the damage to streets by the excessive cold weather in the month of December, 1957, , ..i t),-i;'.J/ and January and ".,..ar, of 1918, and the exc.s.iv. rain. ift January and February of 1918, that ~ny of the street. in th. Cit, are in ilPlediat. need of repairs in order to pre.erYe th.. for the use of t~e general public ~nd that in ord.r to provide ..t.rials for the r..surtacing and pre.ervinl of the.. str..t. the alterations and. chan,.. in the Budget of Expe.... under Ordinance #157 as s.t fortb ift Section I bereinabove is .eGe..ar, as well as the purchas. of ftew equip_at tor ,.e..urtaciRe and the p"esenation ot stre.t. a.d theretore a stateet ...rg.ncy exist. and this Ordinanc. i. pass.d as an ...rl.ac,. .a...,.e, and the Council does, b1 the vote bl which this OrdilUlDce is pa..ed, h.r.by declare that an e..rgency exists, which uk.. it lap.rati.. that this Ordinance should b.co.. effective forthwith in ord.r that the public health, ..lrare, .afety and the pres.rvation of str.ets and capital as..t. of tbe City might .08t .ff.ctivel, be provided for and pre.erved. SRCTION Il' I All Ordinanc.. or parta of Or4inanc.. ia conflict with the provision of thi. Ordinanc. are h.reby re- p.ale. and especialll Or41naRc. 1157 a. ..ended herewith. SECTIOli V, This Ordinance ahall take ettect i...4iat.ly upon 1t. p...age. - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - ~ - - - - - - . - - PASSED AID ADOPTED By the City CouDcil of the Cit, or Cl.raont at its aegular Keeting held Oft Karcb 11, 1958 1. the City Hall of the City of Clermont. ~ .. ~/. ,4 ~ "ell eat o'f t~nT co...ll AftEST I Clt, CI.rk - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - . . - - - - . - - - - - . . - - . ~ ~ ~ ~ RECEIVED AND AP~ROVLn by me this March 18, 1958. ~~yor of the City of Clermont ------ - ~ - ~ - - - - - - - ~ - - - . - - - ...... I, A. M. JOUNSON, Ci ty Clerk of the City of Clermont, Lake County, Florida, dO H~REBY CERTIfY that copy of the foregoing Ordinance was posted in accordance with the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Clermont, Lake Oounty, Florida. DATDD Mny 1, 1958. (';i ty Clerk . - - .. - ~ - - . - - - - - ~ - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tJ~eI 0 # tyla~ /0 /?J? \iHEREAS, Ci ty of Clermont herein called the "App~_icant, II after thorough consideration of the various aspects of the problem and study of available data has hereby de1:rerrilined ~ that;-the ~constructj;on ~ ~ of certain public works, generally described as, A gas transmission line and a gas distribution system plus all necessary appurtenances is desirable and in the public interest and to that end it is necessary that action preliminary to the construction of said works be naken i~mediately; and \~EREAS, under the terms of Public Law 560, 83rd Congress, as amended, the United States of America has authorized the making of advances to public bodies to aid in financing the cost of eng-. ineering and architectural surveys, designs, plans, working dravJ-. ings, specifications or other action preliminary to and in preparation for the construction of public works; and UHZllEAS, the Applicant has examined and duly considered such Act and the Applicant considers it to be in the public interest and to i ts benefit to file an application under said Act and to authoriz;e other action in connection therewith; HOW, TI-IER:;i;FORE, BE IT :CSOL VBD BY THE CITY COUNCIL, the governing ~ .,.,. body of said Applicant, as follows: 1. That the construction of said public works is essential to and is to the best interests of the Applicant, and to the end that such public works may be provided as promptly as practicable it is desirable that action preliminary to the construction thereof be under- , taken immediately; 2. That Albert 11. Johnson, City Clerk, be hereby authorized to file in behalf of the Applicant an application (in form required by the United States and in conformity with said Act) for an advance to be made by the United States to the Applicant to aid in defraying the cost of plan preparation for the above described ~ublic works, which shall consist generally of A preliminary engineering report which shall consist of market analysis and forecast; preliminary engineering design; definitive cost estimates; financial analysis; and recoI~endations 3. That if such advance be made, the Applicant shall pro- vide or make necessary arrangements to provide such funds, in add- ition to the advance, as may be required to defray the cost of the plan preparation of such public works; 4. The said Albert 1'J.. Johnson, City Clerk is hereby auth- orized to furnish such information and take such other action as may be necessary to enable the Applicant to liualify for the advance; 5. That the officer designated in the preceding paragraph is hereby designated as the authorized representative of the Applicant for the purpose of furnishing to the United States such information, data, and documents pertaining to the application for an advance as may be required; and otherwise to act as the authorized representative of the Applicant in connection with this application. 6. That certified copies of this resolution be included as. part of the appli~on for an advance to 22b~. ~s bmi t:ed to the Unl ted States. / l " ;1../ t/ c..P I~:Y,{/~I ' ~- J.(..L j ~ ~,/:YY/~ '::7 - Chairr.1an - Ci ty Councll , C~ Y Clerk