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03-05-1957 Regular Meeting REGULAR MEETING .. A regular meeting of the city Council of the City of Clermont was held at the city hall Tuesday, I1arch 5, 1957. The meeting was called to order by Council chairman Harold Turville at 7:30 p. M. will all Council members present. Others present were Mayor Keene, City attorney Morse, Supt. Sheldon, Police Chief Parker, Fireman Fullwood, Mrs. L. A. Clarl, Mrs. Eva Fasset, Mr. J. E. Middleton, Mr. W. H. McQuistion, and Mr. Roland Sharp. The minutes of the meeting held February 19, 1957, were read and approved as read. Mr. Roland Sharp, of Vero Beach, discussed sewerame disposal problems in Clermont with the Council. Motion was made by Roe, seconded by VanNostrand and carried that the city accept the offer made by Mr. Sharp that his fmrm make a study of the preftiminary plans of the sewerage disposal system to be furnished him by the city of Clermont, and to repnrt to the city Council at a later date giving them estimates of the cost and other information. These services to be without cost to the city. Clerk Johnson was instructed to turn over to Mr. Sharp the afore mentioned preliminary sewerage disposal plans for study. Clerk Johnson was directed to write to the Housing and Homes Financing Agency of 50 Seventh street, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia, and determine if i~ possible t'orhave the amount of $9,400.00 owed by the City of Clermont to said Agency canceled. This obligation is for an advance to the City of Clermont by said Agency to cover the cost of a survey and preliminary plans for a sewerage disposal system for the city of Clermont. Mrs. Helen Clerk spoke to the Council relative to the construction of an apartment house in a R-l zone. Mrs. Clark was informed that apartment houses were not allowed in any R-l zone and it was suggested to her that she make an effort to obtain the necessar~ location in a R-2 area. .. .. Clerk Johnson read a letter from Mr. W. H. McQuistion, chairman of the city Zoning Commission, wherein it was stated that said Zoning Commission had met and considered the petetion of certain property owners requesting that the abutting property on highway ~, between East avenue and'Millholland street, be changed from a R-l zone to a T-C zone. The letter further stated that the Commission had also given consideration to another petetion of interested property owners requesting that the area in question remain as a R-l zone. The letter further stated that the Zoning Commission had voted unanamously in favor of recommending to the City Council of the City of Clermont that no changes be made in the zoning of that property abuttftg highway 50 between East avenue and Millholland stree tG t10tion was made by Carrington, seconded by Bl'shop and carried that the Council go on record as accepting the recommendat~ons of the Zoning Commission and that the petetion requesting a change in zoning of the afore ment ioned area be denied, or rejected. On roll call vote the ayes were Roe, Turville, VanNostrand, Bishop and Carrington. Nayes: none. Absent: none; Mr. Bishop, chairman of the Streets Committee, reported that it would be necessary for the city to engage the services of a bulldozer to cover the recently installed water drain from Bast avenue to Lake Sunnyside. Motion was made by Roe, seconded by Carrington and carried that Supt. Sheldon be authorized to engage a bulldozer to do the work above described at an approximate cost of :$125.00 .. Col. VanNostrand, chairman of the Building Committee, reported that no applications for building permits were outstanding. He further stated that it had been necessary to disapprove one application due to the Applicant not having the necessary lot width for the proposed addition. Col. VanNostrand further reported that Mr. James J. Harris, chairman of the ~oning Board of Adjustment, had invited the members of the Building Committee and the Zoning Commission to meet jointly with his Board on Tuesday, March 5, 1957; that the meeting had been held with a majority of the memberhsip of each Board or Committee being present and that a general discussion had. taken place relative to the ideas and objectives of the respective Boards and Commissions. It was determined that the Building Committee was t-he':-,onlY""l Committee, or Board, empowered with the authority to issue building permits. Col. VanNostrand then stated that the Building Committee were in agreement that t-heY.'wou1dJab:hde strictly by the Building Code and/or the ~oning Ordinance and that any application which did not comply with all the rules and regulations of said Code and Ordinance would be refused, after which the Applicant could appeal to ~he ~oning Board of Adjustment in the event of an individual hardship case, or to the Zoning Commission if a matter of ~oning was involved. Clerk Johnson reported that he had received a request that the city advert i se for sale lot s 6, 7 & 8, Block 15, Sunny side Unit. Motion was made by Carrington, seconded by Bishop and carried that the Clerk be instructed to advertise in the local paper, in the issues of March 14, 21 and 28, that the City Council would consider sealed bids for the purchase of 10td 6, 7 & 8, Block 15, Sunnyside Unit, at the regular meeting on Tuesday, April 2, 1957. All bids to be accompanied by a deposit of not less than 10% of the bid price and to be in the hands of the city Clerk not later than 5:00 P. M., on Tuesday, April 2, 1957. The lots may be bid separately or as a unit. Col. VanNostrand offered, and moved that it be passed, the following RESOLUTION "RESOLVED that Section 25, Chapter 8926, Laws of Florida, Acts of 1921 as amended by Section 3 of Chapter 12614, Laws of Florida, Acts of 1927 be amended so as to provide that the ci~y Manager's salary shall not exceed 17,500.00; and, that Notice of Intention to Apply to the 1957 Legislature for the passage of Special Legislation to effect this change be published for a period of thirty days; and, the City Attorney draft the required legaslation". The motion was seconded by Mr. Roe and unanamously carried. l"lrs. Carrington, chairman of the Laws and Auditing Committee, reported that city attorney Morse wished to mru{e further study before making recommendations regarding amendments to the existing Ordinance covering the location of house trailers withi~ the city limits. .. r'10tion by VanNostrand, seconded by Carrington and carried that the existing Ordinance covering the location of house trailers within the city limits be enforced and that the Clerk notify, by registered mail, all owners of house trailers, where said trailers are located in violation of said Ordinance, that the house trailers must be removed from the premises within sixty days from the date of the notice. Mayor Keene reported that'lrtwo young men from Pi Lambda Phi had been doing considerable worthwhile work for the city. Mayor Keene read a letter from Mr. C. C. Holloway relative to the intersection of highways 50 and 27, with copies of letters to officers of the State Road Department inclosed. " Mr. Sheldon reported that considerable air was getting into the water mains at the old well and. causing trouble and many complaints, and that it was his opinion that it would be necessary to replace the air relief valves in order to remedy the trouble. The matter was referred to Supt. Sheldon, and Mr. Roe, chairman of the Water Committee, for correction. Police Chief Parker submitted his monthly report, which was accepted and orcered filed. Clerk Johnson reported that four sealed bids had been received on that city property being offered for sale, but that two of the bids had been received on March 5, 1957, and prior to 5:00 p. M. of March 4th as desiginated in the advertisement. Clerk Johnson was instructed to open all bios, which were as follows: Preston Maynard~ Parcels A & B, $7,800.00 Millican & Besekee, Parcels A & B, 7,600.00 Stanley Mann, Parcels A & B, 7,500.00 Stanley Mann, lot 38, Blk 7, Sunnyside, $300.00 J. E. Middleton, Parcel A, 3,155.00 Consideration of the bids was deferred for an executive session. Not ion by Roe, seconded by Bi shop and carried that the City donate books to Cooper Memorial Library of Mrs. M. J. Barne s who was formerly clerk of thi s city. Clerk Johnson read a letter from the Chamber of Commerce requesting a payment of $500.00 of the amount budgeted to them. Motion waS made. by Roe, seconded by VanNostrand and carried that the city Clerk issue a check in the amount of $500.00 to the Chamber of Commerce. Clerk Johnson read a letter from Mr. John Duff wherein ~r. Duff complained of the water rates being paid by him and asked for consideration of a lower rate. Clp,rk Johnson was instructed to advise Mr. Duff that no change could be made in his rates. Clerk Johnson read a letter from Grant-Harris Drug Company wherein cancellation was made of that lease from said Grant- Harris to the city of seventy three feet of Block 80, now being used as a public parking lot. The effective date of the cancellation to be March 31, 1957. Request for cancellation of the afore mentioneQ lease00etweea Grant-Harris and the City was granted to become effective Narch 31, 1957. Clerk Johnson read a letter from Bowman and Brown, Inc, Wherein cancellation was requested of that lease between Bowman & Brown, Inc and the City for twenty feet of Block 80, now being used by the city as a public parking lot. Said let+;err>requested that the cancellation take effect March 1, 1957 if possible. Request for cancellat ion of the afore mentioned lease betweel'l BDrlmallJ.antll BrOW'1t and the City of Clermont was granted to become effective March 1, 1957. The City Clerk was directed to have a notice published in the local paper to the effect that afore mentioned property was no longer a publi~ parking lot and calling the publics attention to the city parking lot across the street from Sun Chevrolet Company. The notice was to further stated that the parking lot across the street from Sun Che...rolet Company would be clo sed from 6: 00 P. N. until 6: 00 A. H. each Right. -- Motion was made by Roe, seconded by Bishop and carried that when the city Barn is completed and accepted by Supt. Sheldo~, that the Clerk be directed to issue a check in the amount of $4,620.00 to Clermont Builders Supply, Wolfe & Konsler and Lewis Moore, jointly. Motion was made by Bishop, seconded by Carrington and carried that bills be paid. Chairman Turville adjourned the meeting to an executive session. EXECUTIVE SESSION: T}:le follO'Ning persons were appointed to membership on the Cit~-eoverrirnent~Besearch Committee: Mrs. J. J. Harris ~ Mrs. G. J. Egan Mr. Oakley Seaver Mr. John Middleton Mr. Morgan Norris Mr. Myron Pierce xMr. Har ley Be a1 Mr. I. R. McKinstry Mr. D. W. Redmond Mr. Irving T. Frye (alternate) Mr. Dick Watson (alternate) It was decided to communicate with the first nine names on the above list and ask them to serve on the City Government Research Committee. In the letter to Oakley Seaver he was to be asked to serve as, chairman of the Committee. Moved by Carrington, seconded by Roe and carried,unanamously that the city Council sell property in Block 89, Parcel A (lot~ 9, 11 & 13) and Parcel B (lots 15, 16,161, 18 & 19) for' $7,800.00, the bid submitted by Mr. Preston Maynard. Motion by Roe, seconded by Bishop and carried unanamously to reject the bid of $300.00 by Mr. Stanley Mann for lot 38, Block 7, Sunnyside u~it. Moved by VanNostrand, seconded by Roe and carried to appoint Mr. I. R. McKinstry to the Zoning Commission of the city of Clermont to serve the unexpired term of Stephen Zelazo, who submitted his resigination as of February 26, 1957. Mayor Keene read letters of recommendation for Mr. Dayton Blackford, applicant for the position of Chief of Police of Clermont. It was decided not to hire Mr. Blackford as Chief of Poluce at this time. Meeting adjourned. ~4~nA airm f t e ounc il -- Bills Payable -- Sun Chevrolet Company Sun Chevrolet Co., Standard Oil Company American Oil Company B. F. Goodrich & Co Standard Oil Co. Clermont Hardware- Co. Florida Office Supplies Walker & Jensen Florida Power Corp. Finley's Municipal Supply Soutyern Pipe Company South Lake Publishers H. L. Addison Bishop Office Supply Sanger Builders Supply Hilltop Book Nook Atlantic Chemical Co. Traff-O-Terra System St oke 8 & l'\ie Id s Badger Meter Company Brantly Electric Co Southeast Electronics Florida Telephone Corp. Frank ~lright Donald LaVaigne f10rton J. Barnes 900.00 143.38 .. 24.34 110.79 ~~ 0"0 159 . 39 33.01 11.92 117..07 1,1~4.37 96 .38 86 .61 1.99 11.85 15 . 25 16.53 9.90 27.72 75.00 959.30 175.44 1 7 . 16 50.10 10.74 3.00 12.04 29.79 --