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09-21-1965 Adjourned Meeting . - MINUTES N? 280 AJDOURNED MEETING An adjourned meeting of the City, Co'uncilof'the' City, .of Clermont was held in the Municipal Court' 'Roomon ,Tuesday, :Setjterriber, 21,' 1965 . The', " meeti~g was called to order ,at' '7.:,30P. M. bY. Mayor BonJorn. . All Councilmen were ',present with ~theexception of Mr. Turville'..: Ci'ty, officials pres'ent were .city Manager, McIntosh,' Police :Chief Tyndal,: ~ilding Inspector Snyder, Super,intendent Sheldon, ,Ci,ty, Attorney Langley and Ci:ty' Clerk Johnson. Visitors present we.reMessrs.' Buddy Kee'ne,', C.: Mangold, Irving Morse' ~and repres'entatives, of the :press. " The ,invocation was 'given hyCouncilman Hoskinson. The minutes: of the' :r~gular meeting he.1d Sep,tember: 7, 1965 were 'approved as 'read. Mr. York presented a RESOLUTION ,per,taining to the 'res'tricti~g of parking on 'Se'cond Stree,t" between Osceola and' Carroll Stree'ts,' ,arld~ moved its adoption. The' 'RESOLUT.ION was'read by: the', 'Clerk 'and Mr. Ho's'kinson seconded its 'adoption. When the, :vote: 'was 'taken on the 'adoption of' the' :Res'olution the:res'ult was: YEAS: Hoskinson, York and Pool. TOTAL YEAS: ' 3 ' NAYES: 'Beals' ABSENT: Turville.', So the' RESOLUTION as' :read was :adopted and No. 45 assi'gned to ,it :and ordered placed in Res6'lution Book,' ,p~geF/(. ,and ordered post'ed. Mayor BonJorn stated that he, 'did not have 'a report.' City Manager Mc'Inbosh :reported that he had recei:ved bi'dson the :purchase of a new, car as follows: Stalnaker Chevrolet Company - 1966 Biscayne '4 door' sedan: automatic . tran'srilii:slidon @ $2,5,11'.0.0. 1965 BelAir 4 :doo'r sedan, power steering ,automatic transmission' @ $2,:2.93 "00. . Bill' BardoeFord: 1965 .cust'om Ford, 500., 4 ,door se'dan, Automatic Transmission, .Power. ste'e'ri~g @ '$2,296,.44... Wes,t'errnan Ford: 1966 .cust'om 4 door Sedan, ,Automatic Transmission, @, $2,479.00. 1965 Ga1x. 500 ,4 ',door sedan, ,Automatic Transmission, power ste'er,ing @ $2,,380.00 Upon the 'recommendation of City Manager, McIntosh,' moti'on was made by Mr. Hoskinson, seconded by Mr. Beals 'and' unanimou'sly carried that .the' . low bid of' $2,2,9,3"0.0 ,submitted by, Stalnaker, Chevrolet .company on a 1965 Model Biscayne 500, be 'accepted and the. 'neces's'ary purchase'order issued and paid from the General Contingency Fund. Mr. McIntosh :further reported that :although bids for the :re-'roofing of the.city. Administrative 'Bui1di~g had bee'n solicited in the local presS" and six invitations mailed, only one bid had bee'n: recei:vedithat :the' 'one bid was 'from Central Sheet Metal and Roofing Company at'$945".OO'for the " job whichcarried a twenty ye'ar bond. It \'las ,the: :recoIninendation of 'Mr. , McIntosh that .thebid be 'accepted. Motion was made by Mr.: Hoskinson, seconded by Mr. Beals and unanimously, carried" ,that :the bid of $94-5'. o.Osubm:itted by Central Sheet Metal 'and Roofing Company be :accep.ted and that ,the 'necesS"ary purchase 'order be issued and paid from the' ,General Co"ntingency Fund. - - MINUTES N? 281 Mr . Irvi!lg Morse 'appe'ared before ',the' :Co:uncil -and ,req:ues:te'd permiss'ion to provide :an entrance :and exit :fromthe, wes't' side :of' the' 'pres'ent paving on Bloxam Avenue ,to, his 'off-,stree't parki!lg 'area ,locate'don parts: of Lots, 236, 237 and 238,. ,Clermont He:L'ghts.' Motion was' made by Mr. Hoskinson, sec'onded by Mr. Pool 'and 'carried that the :request' made by Mr. Morse be,granted. Mr. Pool of theStree'ts'and Sidewalk coinmi ttee' :state'dthat he 'did not have 'a rep,ort., Mr. Hoskinson of the Fire 'Department 'and Building Co'nuni ttee :inquired information regarding the' proposed purchase' :of a fire :s'iren electric swi,tch and the proposed installation of "Turn Right 'on' Red" signs on the :traffic control l~ghts: on Montrose' :at Seventh :and E~ghth Bt'ree'ts'.' Mr. McIntosh-advised that a report,,: ,and cost estimate,: ,of ,the' 'proposed electric switch for the fire siren would be: made :atthe next meeting and that ,the' II Turn' Right on Red" si-gns would be :installed as soon' as :the'y were received.' ' Mr. Hoskinson presented a RESOLUTION pertaining to, endors'ement by the' City Council 'of the', 'proposed $3,00,0,000:..00 road bond issue :and moved its' adoption. The: 'RESOLUTION was read by: the', CI:erk ,and 'Mr. Bealsse'conded its adoption. When the, :votewas 'taken on' the' :adopti'on' of' the' 'RESOLUTTON the're suI t was: YEAS: Beals ,: ,Hoskinson, ,Y~rk :andpool. TOTAL YEAS: . 4 NAYES': None, ABSE'N.T,: Tlirville So the RESOLUTION as read was :adoptedand NO.' 46 assigned to: ,it :and ordered placed in' ,Res',o'lutian Book" , 'p~ge t'l:o.- .74- and ordered post'ed. Mr. Hoskinson pres'ented a RESOLUTION placing the 'Ci'ty Co:uncil of the City. of Clermont on ,record as bei'ng opposed to: ,the' 'Extended Area Service and rate :increase' 'as proposed and' req:ues',t'ed by: the' 'Florida Telephone :Co'rp. and moved its adopti,on . The'RESOLUTIONwas"read by the' 'Clerk and Mr. .Y~rk seconded its adopti:on. When the, :vote 'was taken on the',adopti'onof' the' ' RESOLUTIONthe'res'ult was: YEAS: Beals, ,York "Hoskinson and Pool ' TOTAL YEAS: 4 ' NAYES: None ABSE'N.T:' Turville So the 'RESOLUTION as read was 'adopte'd and NO.' 47 assigned to ,it and ordered placed in Res'olution Book, ,Page :74 ',and ordered posted. Mr. Beals' 'of the'P arks, Cemetery and Re'creati'on Conuni tt'ee' :stated that he',did not have,a report, but that he'would like 'for the 'City. 'Man~ger to, contact Florida Nurseries, 'in anef,fort, :to: have .the'm st'art ,the'ir ,work at .the' 'Jaycee Beach as 'soon as possible", In the ,absence 'of Mr . Turville,' ,Chairman of the' Water: Department, Committee',,' City. Manager McIntosh :reportedthat ,the' new ,welT had be'e'n, pumped for two we~ksand that ,the' ',improvement :inthe' 'water \\Tas, very. littl:e,' ,if any; that Mr. ,Westbrook of MichaelsE!iginee'rin<?compa!ly had be:e'ri ,c(;>ntacted and that he 'was maki!lg, arrangements for Mr. Sal.ne to: run an ele'ctrl.c log on the'we:II.' e - MINUTES N? 282 Clerk Jchnscn read a ,letter 'frcm Mr. Fred Wclfe :wharei'n Mr. Wolfe stated that the Bl,cck. Plant :fcr which, :the City: cf Clerment 'had ,reques:ted that he 'pay an Occupaticnal License Tax was a part ef the' 'Clerment Builders Supply Ccmpany,. ,a firm licensed to': de busines's' 'in the Ci:ty_ cf' Clermcnt,- and that he,: ,therefcre" did net intend to' pay an addi ti'enal O'ccupatienal license :taxen the Bleck Plant. Clerk Jehnscn advised the, :Ceuncil that ,the: :reascn Mr .We'lfe had been billed fer a license 'tax en the Bleck Plant was, due to': the' 'fact :that : Perscnal 'Prcperty,va1uatiens had been ,turned in sep'aratelyand that 'Mr. Welfe, .as 'Presidentcf Clerment Builders Supply had cbjecte'd in writing to' the 'assessed Per,senal 'Preperty, valuaticn' ef' the busines:s'and that Mr. Wclfeas 'an individual had cbjected ,in writing to' the' 'asse's:s'ed Persenal Preperly. valuaticn cf the Blcck 'Plant., The" 'matter was referred to': Mr. La!lgley, ,City, Att'erney, fcr investigatien and an cpinien'. Mr. Pcel presented a RESOLUTION pertaining to" res'tr.icted parking en Seventh :Stree't, ,frem' Minneo'la Avenue :tc, ,Mcntrose' :St'reet,: ,and mcved ,its: ' adepticn. The 'RESOLUTION :was' :read by the Clerk and Mr. Yerk. :seccnded ,its, ' adcpticn. When the: :vcte: 'was taken cn the 'adcpticn'cf the' :RESOLUTION : the result was: YEAS:' Heskinscn, Ycrk ,and Pccl.' TOTAL YEAS:' , 3 NAYES: 'Beals' ABSENT,:, Turville SO" the' 'RESOLUTION as ,read was :adcpted and No.' 48 wa'sassigned to' it and crdered placed in'Res'cluticn Bcck,' ,P~ge,75, anderdered pested. Mcticn was made by Mr .Pcel, ,se'ccnded by Mr. Ycrk 'that :the' City, Clerk be, directed to', issue an OccupatienalLicense' :fcr' a Nursing Hcme :in a part cf the 'Lake, Highlands HcteTtcMr. Herber,t'Rcgeis when' the 'preper applica- ticn is made and the: required ,fee :paid. ' The 'mcticn carried with 'Mr. Be'als: vcting nayacccmpanied by-the statement :that in his,cpinicn'the City, Ce:uncil did nct have :the :authcri ty to', direct that ,the :Zoni!lg, Ordinance: be, 'viclated. Upcn reccmmendaticn cf Ci'ty, Manager McIntcsh,' ,mcticn was made 'by Mr. Heskinscn, seccnded by Mr.Pcel 'and carried that ,the' City Manager be ' authcrized to' purch~Ee that plct cf' land beunded en the Ncrthby State' Rcad 561, ,cn the Scuth by, the :Atlanti:c Cc'ast'Line' 'Railrcad, .on the: 'East' by Seccnd Stree't :andcnthe' Wes:t' by, Third Street :ata price 'cf' $200.,00., City Manager, McIntcsh 'pres'erite:d drawings,. and explained plansfcr a leng range programcf imp rcvement S', 'at :theJ:aycee: Beach 'area. The Ccuncil meilibers 'appeared to' Qe :,'~ in complete~gre'e'nient with his prcpcsal. City, Manager McIntcsh 'rep'crted that plans werebei!lg made :fcrthe " planting cfsmall palm trees', 'in the, 'dcwntcwn 'area; that he :wculd have ske,tches and ccstestimates: 'cn be'riches: 'fcr- city, parks', 'at ,the next meeting; reccmmended that he be ',autherizedtc ccntact, :several planning engineers and have ',them meet with 'theCi:ty, Ccunciland discuss ccsts: 'cf' lC!lg rO-!lge 'planningfcr the :City,. Mctien was made by, Mr., Heskinscn'" ,secended by Mr. Ycrk ,and carried that the City Manager be authorized to arrange meetings with planni!lg e!lgineers as reccmmended. Mr. McIntcshreques:ted that :the City CO:uncilgive sericus ccnsideraticn to' passing a II StcpandFrisk":crdinance: :and presented theCe,uncilmen with ' cepies 'cf the prcpcsed crdinance.: ' . e MINUTES N? 283 The matter. of the 'bi:ll pres'erited by' Mr. William Boyd for repairs ,to steps 'from Lake Shore Drive, :to: the be'ach :area in front of his,resOiderice was discuss'ed. ,The'matt'e'.l~, was tabled peridi~g :further info'rmation. City, Manager McIntosh :advised the' :Co'uncilthat ,the 'City. had a quantity, of, unneeded ,cast 'iron fittings 'in investo:ry andreques:t'ed periniss'ion to: dispose 'of such:fi ttings .at :the' be's',t price.: McIntosh City Manager/~eq.uested pe'rinission'to ,purchase' 'a IIWalkie-'Talkiell radio for use by. the 'police Department. Mr.' McIntosh 'wasreq.ues,t'ed to ask for demonstrations 'of recommended equipment before ,authorization to, purchase be. ':granted. Motion was made by, Mr. Beals,. seconded by Mr. York, and carried, that meeting adjourn.