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04-02-1957 Regular Meeting REGULAR MEETING -- A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held at.;the city hall on Tuesday, April 2, 19.57. . The f1eeting was called to order byCb~nci1 Vice Chairman Charles Roe with all Council members...present with the exception of Mr. Harold Turvi1le. Others present were Mayor Keene, City attorney Mprse, Supt. Sheldon, Police Chief Parker, Fireman Fullwood, Mr. Harry Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Rutan. The minutes of the adjourned meeting held March 19, 19.57 were read and corrected. Mr. Rutan spoke to the Council regarding the notice from the city to the effect that their House trailer would have to be moved from the premises within sixty days from the date of notice. Mr. Rutan stated to the Council that what had origiona1ly been a house trailer was now a part of their home and that they had paid taxes on it as a residence for the past several years. Cm1. Van Nostrand requested that Mr. Rutan produce paid tax statements for the property in question at the next meeting. Clerk Johnson read a letter from Mrs. Martin Olson relative to a notice from the city that she remove a house trailer from her premises. Attorney Morse agreed to answer Mrs. Olson's letter, and to explain the situation to her. Mrs. Carr~ngton read a letter from attorney Morse with regards a house trailer Ordinance which Mr. horse was preparing for the city. City attorney Morse spoke to the Council regarding the matter and gave each member a sample, or rough draft, of a proposed Ordinance. Col. VanNostrand asked Mr. Morse why the Ordinance governing the location of House Trailers within the city had not been prepared for passage as per his instructions. Mr. Morse stated that he had been endavoring to prepare an Ordinance which could not be defeated in court. It was decided to prepare an Ordinance for immediate passage. Mr. Bishop brought up the parking difficulty situation at, and in the neighborhood of,the Post office. The matter was referred to the Police Department for study and correction. Col. Van Nostrand reported that new.screens had been installed at the Community Building. Mr. Roe, chairman of the Water Committee, recommended that a Fire Hydrant be located at First street and Minnehaha avenue. Motion was made by Carrington, seconded by Bishop and carried that a fire hydrant be located at First street and Minnehaha avenue as recommended. -- Mayor Keene stated that General Rice, representing the Episcopal church, had requested that the city"mark off" for parking a part of Lake avenue. Mr~' Sheldonwa.s instructed to i'mark offll both sides of "Lake avenue from Montrose street to Osceola street. Mayor Keene reported that acting police Chief Parker's services had been highly satisfactory and that he recommended that Mr. Parker be appointed Chief of the Clermont Police Department. I>lot ion was made by Carrington, seconded by Bishop and carried that acting Police Chief Parker be appointed as police chief. Mayor Keene informed the council that Mr. Blackford had been engaged as a special police and requested that Mr. Blackford be engaged on a three months probation basis at a salary of 27.5.00 per month. Motion was made by VanNostrand, seconded by Bishop and carried that Mr. .. Blackford be engaged as a patrolman on a three months probation basis, such probation period starting April 1, 1957, at a salary of $275.00 per month. Police Chief Parker stated that Chas. Haines had completed his three months probation period as a patrolman and that he recommended that r':r. Haines be engaged as a patrolman on a permanent basis at a salary of $275.00 per month. Police Chief Parker 1mbmitted his monthly report which was accepted and ordered filed. Police Chief Parker submitted prices for police uniforms and made recommendations regarding same. After some considerable discussion on the matter motion was made by Carrington, seconded by Bishop and carried that chief Parker be authorized to purchase uniforms for himself and each of the two patrolmen at a cost not to exceed $76.80 per person and that it be fully understood that the un~forms remain the property of the city of Clermont. Supt. Sheldon submitted his monthly report on operations with copies of the report going to each member of the council. Clerk Johnson read a letter from Mr. Oarry Brown protesting local water rates. Mr. Brown, who was present, was informed that the Water rates ordinance was now being review and that it was quite possible that some. changes would be made. Clerk Johnson r&ad a letter from Ernest Smith relative to property line dispute at the intersection of Fourth street and Broome street at Cry sta1 lake. The letter further stated that water was being diverted from the drainage from fourth street across his property and that his property was being used for a trash dump. Mr. Sheldon was directed to have the drainage situation corrected and Police chief Parker was directed to see that the dumping of trash on this property was stopped. Clerk Johnson read a letter from the American Legion stating that they would like to dispose of certa~n lots which they had previously purchased from the city and that in order to dispose of said lots it would be necessary for the city to repurchase them or to allow the.American Le~ion to sell them to the general public. The letter further stated that in the event that the city desired to rebuy the lots that the American Legion would like the price paid plus the cost of some improvements. The matter was tabled until some of the Council members could look the lots over. Clerk Johnson read a letter from Mr. Copeland of the Citizen's Bank requesting that the city Council re?:one lots 1 to 10, inc1, block 77, from a R-2 to a C-l area. The request was referred to the Zoning Commission for consideration and recommendations. 4- Clerk Johnson read a letter from Mr. O'Neal, wherein Mr. O'Neal offered to purchase lot 38, Block 7, Sunnyside Unit from the city in the following manner: One hundred dollars in cash and $400.00 within nintp days from date, making a total purchase price of $500.00. Motion was made by VanNostrand, seconded by Bishop and carried that the city accept Mr. O'Neal's offer to purchase lot 38; Block 7, Sunnyside Unit, ~'lth the understanding that the city does not deliver a deed for the property in question until the full purchase price is paid, and with the further understanding that the city retain an easement on the West ten feet of the East half HibiSCU$. ~ ~.et. lOP ~ J .=- ~ ~ L~[ ~ LJ.A~.......~ ""'-~lA ~A . -- Clerk Johnson read a letter from W. A. Sexton wherein Mr. Sexton tendered his resigination from the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Mr. Sexton's resigination was accepted and the appoint~ent of his successor was tabled until a later date. .. Clerk Johnson read a letter from James ~ucker requesting special permission for residental construction on lot 18, Block 117, Johnson's replat, the same being an M-1 Zone. Motion was made by VanNostrand, seconded by Carrington and carried that James Tucker's request be granted providing all requirements of the Zoning Ordinance and Building code are carried out. Clerk Johnson read a letter from Mr. Broschart requesting a lake front lease on that lake front across the street from lots 49 & 50, Clermont Heights. Clerk Johnson was directed to advise Mr. Broschart that the present State Legislature would consider passage of a bill extending to municipalities the authority to lease city owned property, and that as soon as the matter was settled he would be advised of a decision by the Council. Motion by Carrington, seconded by Bishop and carried that the city make a final payment of $500.00 to the Clermont Chamber of Commerce as budgeted. Clerk Johnson brought to the attention of the Council certain Personal property taxes for the years 1954 and 1955 which remain unpaid. The 1954 Personal Property tax remaining unpaid in the amount of $8.00 assessed against Mrs. Louise Rose, was turned over to city attorney Morse for collection. The 1955 Personal Property taxes remaining unpaid are Palm Shoe Company in the amount of ~40.00 and Amoco Service Station in the amount of ~t24. 00. Clerk Johnson was directed to advise the Real Property owners that they were responsible for the unpaid Personal Property tax of their tenants. Motion was made by Carrington, seconded by Bishop and carried that the Personal Property tax, acct. # 178l, 1956 taxes, in the amount of ~6.40, assessed apainst Dr. J. F. McGuire be removed from the tax roll as the assessment had been made through error. Clerk Johnson read a letter from the abutting property owners on Disston Avenue from Palm Lane to Minnehaha avenue, requesting that the city pave said Disston Avenue from lhnnehaha Avenue to Palm lane and agreeing that said abutting property owners would pay their share of the paving costs. Clerk Johnson was directed to inform the petetioners that the city officials did not consider it practical to pave that part of Disston Avenue to Palm lane, but that they would consider a petetion requesting the paving of Disston Avenue from Ninnehaha Avenue to Lake Shore drive. Along wit9 this notice to the Petetioners Clerk Johnson was requested to include an extract from the city Charter as it applies to the assessing of paving costs against abutting property owners. v j Clerk Johnson read a letter from abutting property owners on Prince Edward street from DeSoto Street to Minneola Avenflle requesting t'''at said Prince EdTl>Jard street be paved and agreeing to pay their share of tbe paving costs. Clerk Johnson was directed to advise the petetioners that the city was in the process of setting up certain standards for the paving of all city streets and that as such as such standards were agreed upon they will be advised of the type Jf streets necessary for their section and the cost of same. -- Mtion by VanNostrand, seconded by Carrington and carried that bills be paid with the exception of a bill to Boykin and Elliot which is to be held up for investigation. Mtting adjourned until Friday, April 5, 1957, at 5: 15 P. !JI. ~#~ -- Bills Payable March 31, 1957 South Lake Publishers Holbrook Electric Co. Finley's Municipal Supply Sout~ern Pine & Supply Co. Bad~er Meter Mfg. Co. Whirler G1jde Mowers Star Neon Signs Fire Calls Sanper Build ers Puritan Chemical Co. Bill Judy Station Clermont Hardware Co. John S. Lehmann Stokes & Fields Donald Lavei~ne Brantly Electric Co. Leesburg Typewriter Service Florida Telephone Corp. American Oil Comnany Stand8rd Oil Cdmnany Standard Oil Company Orange State Oil Co. Lake18nd Cement Co. Wolfe & Konsler Walker & Jensen Florida Office Supply 37.93 498.00 28.16 392.38 175.44 28.85 23.00 87.00 49.36 25.25 15 . 25 3.29 13~10 116.22 16.93 40.46 1.15 15 .49 113.27 20.53 129.54 176.39 946.10 (PAID) 10.25 6.43 16.74