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05-21-1963 Adjourned Meeting . . MINUTES ADJOURNED MEETING N9 36 An adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the office of the City Clerk on Tuesday, MaY 21, 1963. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Council Chairman Clarence Bishop with all other Council members present. Other City Officials present were Mayor BonJorn, Police Chief Tyndal, Inspector Snyder, Superintendent Sheldon, Attorney Morse and Clerk Johnson. Jimmy Jackson and a representative of the Orlando Sentinel w~re also present. The minutes of the regular meeting held on May 7, 1963 were approved as written. Police Chief Tyndal, Inspector Snyder and Superintendent Sheldon each stated that they had nothing to report. The matter of resurfacing Lake Shore Drive was discussed and Councilman Turville suggested that the resurfacing be reduced to approxi- mately sixteen feet in width and designated as a "one way street". There was opposition to this suggestion and it was decided to wait until the survey was completed before coming to any definite decision regarding the matter. Councilman York of the Street Lighting Committee, recommended and moved that a street light be installed at the intersection of Chestnut and Holly Streets. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hoskinson and carried. Councilman Hoskinson of the Parks and Cemetery Committee, recommend- ed that the shore line of Center Lake be covered with fill dirt in order that grass could be planted and the park generally improved. Councilman Hoskinson further recommended that the area in the rear of the Kehlor Park building be cleaned and further recommended that parks in general be kept in better condition and that consideration be given to assigning an additional man to exclusive Parks and Cemetery work. Motion was made by Mr. Hutchingson, seconded by Mr. Hoskinson and carried, that work orders to issued to Superintendent Sheldon to clean the area in the rear of the Kehlor Park building and as time and material are available to have fill dirt and spread same on shore line of Center Lake. Councilman Tu~ille requested that Superintendent Sheldon keep an accurate account of the number of loads of:'fill dirt used on the project. JimmJr Jackson requested CounciL 'permission to transfer his pre- vailing beer license to a location on East Montrose Street, described as Lots 29 and 30, Homedale. Motion was made by Councilman Hutchingson, seconded by Councilman York and carried, that the trans~er of the license be authorized provided that City Attorney Morse and Building Inspector Snyder determine that such transfer is not in violationoof City Ordinances or State law. Clerk Johnson read a letter from Mrs. Una S. Doub, President of Citrus Actors Theatre, requesting that the City Council donate to them a plot of land for a building site. City Clerk Johnson was re- quested to advise Mrs. Doub that her request would receive consideration. Upon the recommendation of City Clerk Johnson motion was made by Councilman Turville, seconded by Councilman Hutchingson and carried, that the City Council sit as a Board of Equalization on July 23, 1963 starting at 7:30 P. M. . . MINUTES N9 31 Councilman Hoskinson, Chairman of the Parks Committee, advised the Council that he had been able to secure but one bid for the lighting of the Shuffle Board Courts at Kehlor Park. After considerable discussion regarding the matter it was decided to open the one bid and give it con- sideration. Clerk Johnson opened the bid from Brantly Electric Company and advised the Council that the amount was $990.00. Motion was made by Councilman Hutchingson, seconded by Councilman Hoskinson that Brantly Electric Company be awarded the contract for the lighting at Kehlor Park and that Clerk Johnson issue a work order for same. The motion carried with Councilman Turville voting Naye. Councilman Turville of the Laws and Regulations' Committee pre- sented for passage a proposed ORDINANCE NO. 4M, the same being: AN ORDINANCE ABANDONING AND VACATING AN ALLEY LYING BETWEEN BLOCKS III AND 124, SUNSET PARK, CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA; AND PROVIDING OTHER ~illTTERS RELATING THERETO, and the ORDINANCE was read in full the first time and the Chairman referred same to the Streets Committee. Councilman Turville of the Streets Committee stated that the ORDINANCE had been prepared at the direction of his Committee by the Laws and Regulations Committee and the City Attorney, and asked that same be taken up at this time. Mr. Hutchingson moved that the rules be waived and that ORDINANCE NO. 4-M be read the second time by title only. The motion was agreed to unanimously and ORDINANCE NO. 4-M was read a second time by title only. Councilman York moved that the rules be further waived and ORDINANCE NO. 4-M be read a third time by title only and placed upon its passage'. The motion was agreed to unanimously and ORDINANCE NO. 4-M was read a third time by title only. When the vote was taken on the passage of ORDINANCE NO. 4-M the result was: YEAS: Turville, Hutchingson, Hoskinson, York and Bishop. YEAS: 5. NAYES: None. So ORDINANCE NO. 4-M passed, title as stated, and NO. 4-M was assigned to it and ordered immediately placed in the Ordinance Book of the City and a copy posted. Motion was made by Councilman Turville, seconded by Councilman Hutchingson and carried that a work order be issued to Superintendent Sheldon to install a street curb along the South Side of Lake Shore Drive in front of the O. H. Keene property. Motion by Councilman Hutchingson, seconded by Councilman Turville, and carried, that meeting adjourn to an Executive Session for the pur- posing of discussing employees. d~~~~ Clarence Bishop, Chairman ~~ -~~