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12-17-1963 Adjourned Meeting '.. . MINUTES N~ 90 ADJOURNED MEETING An Adjourned Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the City Administration Building on Tuesday, December 17, 1963. The meeting was called to order by Council Chairman Clarence Bishop at 7:30 P. M. with all Councilmen present. Other officials present were: City Attorney Morse, Building Inspector Snyder, Superintendent Sheldon, Police Chief Tyndal, Deputy Clerk Carroll and Clerk Johnson. Visitors present were Mr. F. J. Toole and representatives of the Orlando Sentinel and the local press. The minutes of the meetings held December 3rd, December 9th and December 11th were approved as written. Mr. F. J. Toole protested the City Code requirement pertaining to occupational licenses. Mr. Toole stated that the City Building Inspector had stopped a person from installing a sign on his building because the person did not have a City occupational license. Mr. Toole requested that the Council waive the license requirement in this instance and authorize the installation. Mr. Toole based his request on the probability that the person making the installation would do no-~ further work in the city. The Council members were in agreement that the Building Inspector was correct in his action and that no special concession would be made. Mayor BonJorn advised the Council that Mrs. Koester was leaving the employ of the City and that Mr. A. D. Boyle was being employed to fill the vacancy. Superintendent Sheldon reported that he had made a survey of Drew Street, North of Pitt Street, and that none of the school buildings were located in the right-of-way. A general discussion followed as to whether or not this portion of Drew Street should be permanently closed and abandoned, as requested by the Lake County School Board and motion was made by Councilman Turville, seconded by Councilman Hutchingson that the City Attorney prepare a Resolution permanently closing and abandoning that portion of Drew Street between Pitt Street and the Southern Boundary of the drive around Spring Lake; that the City Attorney place the required legal notices in the local paper and that he advise the Lake County School Board that the City of Clermont will not tolerate any encroachments on City property in the future. The motion carried. Councilman Hutchingson, Chairman of the Water Committee, reported that city cre1~S were now installing water mains and that the program of expansion should be completed shortly after the first of next year. . The matter of purchasing, or repainting, street signs was discussed. No action was taken. Clerk Jol~son was requested to contact Mr. Shewey and ask that he complete and deliver to the City Clerk, a plat of the property directly North of \olest Avenue as soon as possible. Clerk Johnson read an extract from the minutes of the Zoning Board Public Hearing and meeting held on December 16, 1963, recommending to the City Co~cil that Group Four of Section 26-11 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Clermont be amended to permit the use of Dry Cleaning Establishments, using nonflamable solvents. Motion by Councilman York, seconded by Councilman Turville, and carried, that the recommendation of the Zoning Board be accepted and that the City Clerk advertise that a Public Hearing on the matter will be held by the City Council. e . MINUTES N~ 91 Clerk Johnson read a letter from Mr. Edmund Amateis requesting permission for the people living in the general area of Fifth Street, South of Minnehaha Avenue, to construct a box in which to store their trash and refuse for the city pick up. Clerk Johnson was requested to advise Mr. Amateis that such construction could not be allowed on City property. Clerk Johnson read a letter from Mr. George Herrlinger requesting that the City remove dead palms from in front of his residence. Superintend8nl Sheldon was requested to take care of the matter. Clerk Johnson read a letter from Mr. A. C. Hunt protesting the taste of City water. The letter was ordered filed. Clerk Johnson read a copy of an inspection report to the Lake County Health Department on the Lake Highlands Hotel Nursing Home. The report outlined the need for additional fire wall, exit lights and a panic door and was made by the Fire Chief. The question of executing a certificate of approval for the nursing home by City officials was also discussed but no action was taken. Mr. Turville, of the Laws and Auditing Committee presented for passage a proposed ORDINANCE NO. 7-C, the same being SECTION 23 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA, IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO BE J:.JlJI'ffiERED 23-9, REGULATING THE PARKING OF TRUCKS IN RESIDENTIAL Th:i!lSTRICTS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE and the Ordinance was read in full for the first time and the Chairman referred the same to the Laws and Auditing Committee. Mr. Turville of the Laws and Auditing Committee stated this ORDINANCE was prepared by his Committee and the City Attorney at the direction of the City Council and asked that same be taken up at this time. Mr. York moved that the rules be waived and ORDINANCE NO. 7-C be read a sed.ond time by title only. The motion was agreed to unanimously and ORDINANCE NO. 7-C was read a second time by title only. Mr. Hoskinson moved that the rules be further waived and ORDINANCE NO. 7-C be read a third time by title only and placed upon its passage. The motion was agreed to unanimously and ORDINANCE NO. 7-C was read a third time by title only. When the vote was taken on the passage of the ORDINANCE the result was: YEAS: Bishop, Turville, York, Hoskinson, Hutchingson TOTAL YEAS: 5 NAYS: None So ORDINANCE NO. 7-C passed, title as stated, and NO 7-C was assigned to it and ordered immediately placed in the Ordinance Book of the City of Clermont and a copy ordered posted. Mr. Hill Stiggins, Architect for the City, explained the plans for the proposed llew city building. Follm,'ling a general discussion of the matten~ Mr. Stiggins was authorized to advertise for bids with the opening date being set for January 14, 1964. Motion by Councilman Hutchingson, seconded by Councilman York, and carried, that meeting adjourn. d~<< ~13~[{J, Clarence E. Bishop,Chai man