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05-12-1964 Adjourned Meeting . . MINUTES ADJOURNED MEETING N~ 139 An adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the office of the City Clerk on Tuesday, May 12, 1964. The meeting '~as called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor BonJorn with all Council members present. Other City officials present were Building Inspector Snyder, Police Chief Tyndal, and Clerk Johnson. Representatives of the press were also present. Police Chief Tyndal was directed to close Lake Shore Drive, from Fifth Street to Anderson, to through traffic. Motion by Turville, seconded by Hutchingson and carried that the purchase of a one thousand gallon water tank for street sprinkling be authorized at a price of $135.00. Motion by Mr. Hoskinson, seconded by Mr. Turville and carried that the City Attorney prepare for passage at the next Council meeting an Ordinance amending Section 9-2 (Gas Installations) of the Code of Ordinances of the City' of Clermont, to provide that yard lines be not less than 24" under ground and further providing that the suggested Administrative Chapter of Part II of the Southern Standard Building Code be adopted by reference. Motion by Mr. Hoskinson, seconded by Mr. Hutchingson and carried that the City Attorney prepare for passage at the next Council meeting an Ordinance amending Sections 5-1, 8-7, 9-2 and 17-1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Clermont to provide that the required surety bonds in each instance be reduced from 5,000.00 to 1,000.00 A discussion took place regarding the proposed sign control ordinance and Councilman Hoskinson was requested to discuss certain proposed changes with the Planning Commission and to report back to the Council with a recommended Ordinance. Mayor BonJorn stated that he would like to appoint Mr. A. C. Lenhart of Leesburg to membership on the local Electrical Examining Board. Motion was made by Mr. Pool, seconded by Mr. Hutchingson and carried that the Mayor's recommendation be accepted and that A. C. Lenhart be appointed to membership on the local Electrical Examining Board. Motion was made by Mr. Hoskinson, seconded by Mr. York, and carried that an expenditure of $100.00 be authorized for the preparation of a drill field for the Fire Department. Motion was made by Mr. Hutchingson, seconded by Mr. Turville, and carried that the City Clerk write to the management of the Lake Apopka Natural Gas District and request that they publish a notice in the local press inviting those persons having complaints that satisfactory repairs had not been made to damages caused by the installation of gas mains be reported in writing to the City Clerk. Clerk Johnson was requested to secure bids on the painting of all exposed wood and the steel poles of the grand stand and dug outs at the ba~l field and the exterior wood and cement block of the restaurant and/or beach house at the Jaycee Beach. Inspector Snyder was requested to furnish the specifications for the two projects. Motion by Mr. Pool, seconded by Mr. Turville, and carried that the Florida Power Corporation be authorized to install four, 20,000 lumens, lights over the tennis courts at Kehlor Park at a cost of $17.00 per month. . . , MINUTES N9 140 Motion was made by Mr. Pool, seconded by Mr. Turville, and carried that the City Clerk make application to the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund, accompanied by a check for $50.00, for permission to pump approximately 1,000 yards of sand from the lake bottom to West bathing beach. Mr. York recommended and moved that a street light be installed on Virginia Drive. The motion was seconded by Mr. Turville and carried. Mr. Pool, Chairman of the Parks Committee, was authorized to have the necessary repairs made to the dock at the Jaycee Beach to insure safety of the public. Motion was made by Mr. Hutchingson, seconded by Mr. Turville, and carried that an agreement between the City of Clermont and Lake Apopka Natural Gas District be declared satisfactory and that the Mayor be authorized and requested to execute same. Mr~ Pool reported that written permission had been obtained from Mr. Frank J. Martin (the owner of the land lying west of the Lakes Winona-Minnehaha canal and South of Lake Shore Drive) for the City to temporarily locate the necessary equipment on his property in order that the canal might be cleaned and dredged. Mr. Pool further reported that the work on the canal, as previously authorized, would now proceed: Motion by Mr. Hutchingson, seconded by Mr. Turville and carried, that meeting adjourn until Tuesday, May 19.','. 1964 at 7:30 P. M. rk