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11-16-1965 Adjourned Meeting ~ tit MINUTES N~ 300~ 'ADJOURNED MEETING An adjourned meeting of the 'City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Municipal Court Room on Tuesday, November 16, 1965. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor BonJorn with all Council- men present. Other City officials present were:' City Attorney La!lgley, City Manager McIntosh, Police Chief Tyndal, Buildi!lg Inspector Snyder, Superintendent Sheldon and City Clerk Johnson. Numerous visitors were present as well as members of the press. The invocation was, given by City Attorney Langley. %e minute~~'o.'f:- t.t'i~l:r~'9u\1<a~~':m~e:tin9 held November 2, 1965, and the Special meeti!lg held NoveIDber 4, 1965'were approved as written. Mr. Martin Winther appeared before the Council, speaking in behalf of a delegation, to urge that_the City Council proceed at once with the remodeling of the George Jenkins ~uditorium in order that it be made available for use by the public' at the earliest possible date. Mr. Winther further urged that the building, when completed, be ample for the needs of the city for the next ten' years and be a structure of which the citizens of Clermont will be proud. Mr. Winther was thanked for his interest and assured that his requests ~g recommendations would receive consideration. Mayor BonJorn reported that a schedule ,of charges and fees for use of the Clermont Sanitary Land Fill had been submitted to the towns and/or Cities of Groveland, Mascotte and Minneola but that only the Mayor of Groveland had replied to the proposal and that his reply was not in agreement. Following further discussion of the matter the Mayor and City Manager were authorized to proceed further with the matter and attempt to arrive at a per load, or cubic yard, fee which would be acceptable to the municipalities above mentioned and the City of Clermont. City Man~ger McIntosh opened bids as follows: Stalnaker Chevrolet Company - one utility truck at $2,227.00; one half ton pick up at $2,207.00. Westerman Ford - one utility truck at $2,663.41 and one half ton pick up at $2,053.00. Mr. Mc~ntosh recommended that the low bid of $2,227.00 for a utility truck submitted by Stalnaker Chevrolet Company be accepted and that the low bid of $2,053.00 for a pick up truck submitted by Westerman Ford be accepted. Motion was made by Mr. Beals, seconded by Mr. Turville, and carried, that the recommendation of the City Manager be accepted and the necessary purchase orders issued. Mayor BonJorn reported that he had called an organizational meeting of the local Bi-racial Committee for next Tuesday, at' 7:30 P. M. in the' MunEipal Court room. Councilman Turville, Chairman of the Water Committee~ reported that the State of Florida would make an inspection of the new well as soon as their equipment was available. In connection with the Water Department, Clerk Johnson reported that the City had paid an electrical ene~gy bill in the amount of $609.00 which was exclusively for the pumping of the well by Saine Company. Clerk Johnson advised that Mr. Groo, of Michaels Engineering Company, had advised him - e MINUTES N~ 301 him that. the Ci ty counci~ had ,agreed to pay the' cost. for said pumping, but th~t ~~sofar as th~ m~nutes of Council meetings were concerned such author~zat~on was not ~ncluded. Mr. Turville 'st~ted that the Water Committee has ~greed to pay such expenses, but City Manager McIntosh stated that it was his ,opinion that the Water Committee had agreed to pay reasonable expenses and that he did not consider $609.00' reasonable. Some discussion followed but no official action was taken. At the'request of Councilman Beals, Mrs. Fred Addison pres'ented the City Council with a proposal for the operation of the Highlander Hut which was recommended by the Junior Woman's Club. Mr. Beals presented a Resolution pertaining to the adoption of the proposal as submitted and moved its adoption.' The RESOLUTION was read by theCaerkand Mr. Pool seconded its adoption. When the vote was taken on the adoption of the'RESOLUTION the result was: YEAS: Beals, Hoskinson, ,York, Turvilleand Pool TOTAL YEAS: 5 NAYS: None So the RESOLUTION as read was adopted and No., 53 'was assigned to it and ordered placed in Resolution 'Book, pages 8q, 8'8, 89 and ordered posted. Mr. York of the 'Street Lighting and Sanitation Committee offered a minimum street lighting plan' for installation at the intersection of Highways 27 and 50, at a monthly expense of $69.36 and moved that the installation be made. The motion was seconded by Mr. Beals and carried. Clerk Johnson read a petition from interested property owners requesting that ample street lighting be 'installed along the 'access' road from State . Road 27, between Highlands Avenue and Highway 50. The petition was referred to the' Street Committee for study and recommendation. Motion was made by Mr. York, s~cGn~ by Mr. Hoskinson and carried that a street l~ght be installed on Minneola Avenue between West Avenue' and Eighth Street. Mr. Pool, Chairman of the :Streets and Sidewalks Committee reported that sidewalk repairs were procee'di!lg on schedule. Mr. Pool inquired of Mr. Winther if he cared to make further remarks regarding the proposed George Jenkins Auditorium. Mr. Winther advised that he would like to turn over'to the City Clerk petitions, signed by one hundred and sixty seven persons, urging that the 'Council proceed with the necessary work on the'building. The petitions were filed with the City Clerk. The' Clerk read a letter from Richard Harris urging that the City Council proceed with the necessary alterations to the" Geo~ge Jenkins Auditorium. Motion was made by Mr. Pool that Mr. Hill Stiggins, Architect for the City of Clermont,proceed wi ththe 'advertisi!lg for bids on the' repairs, al ter- ations and additions of the George Jenkins Auditorium as per the plans and specifications accepted by the Buildi!lg Committee and that alternate bids be requested as follows: 1. Repairs and alterations of the existi!lg buildi!lg without addition. e . MINUTES N~ 302 2. Repairs and alterations to the inside of the present building, without addition or outside trim. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hoskinson. A discussion followed mhiwhich Mr. Beals' requested that the matter be tabled for further consideration and Mr. Turville offered the sugges'tion that thematt'er be deferred until a Planni!lg Enginee'r was engaged' in order that said Planner could make recommendation as to the location. On a Roll Call vote the result was AYES: Hoskinson, Y~rk 'and Pool and NAYS: Beals and Turville. The motion carried and the City Manager was directed to contact the architect and advise 'him to proceed. . Mr. HOSkinson, Chairman of the Fire Department and Buildi!lg Committee stated that he did not have a report. Clerk Johnson read communications as follows: 1. An expression of appreciation for City assistance from the Parent-Teachers o:rganization. 2. An expression of appreciation from Cooper Memorial Library for financial assistance by the City. 3. An acknowledgement from the Public utilities Commission for the Resolution opposing Florida Telephone Corporation's extended area service adopted by the City Council. 4. A copy of a letter from the local Planning Commission to the local Zoning Board urging that the 'petition presented to them by Mr. and' Mrs. Rogers requesting a change in Zoning of the Lake Highlands Hotel and Nursing Home property be given every consideration. ' Mr. Turville presented a Resolution pertaining to the adoption of Part II, Gas, of the Southern Standard buildi!lg code and moved its adoption. The Resolution was read by the Clerk and Mr. York seconded its adoption. When the vote was taken on the adoption of the Resolution the result was: YEAS: Hoskinson, Y~rk, Pool, ~urville and Beals. TOTAL YEAS: Five NAYS: None So the Resolution as read was adopted and No. 54 assigned to it and ordered placed in Resolution Book, p~ge 89 and ordered posted. Mr. Turville presented a Resolution pertaini!lg to the~doption c;>f the current edition of the National Electrical Code and moved ~ts adopt~on. The Resolution was read by the Clerk and Mr. Beals seconded its adoption. When the vote was taken on the adoption of the Resolution the result was: YEAS: NAYS: Beals, Hoskinson, Y~rk, Turville 'and Pool. TOTAL YEAS: 5 None So the Resolution as read was adopted and Number 55 assigned to it and ordered placed in Resolution Book, P~ge '90, .and ordered posted. Mayor BonJorn recessed the meeti!lg for fifteen minutes. . . MINUTES N~ 303 When the meeting was again called to order, Mr. Adley, of Candeub, Fleissig, Adley & Associates, Planning & Community Development Consultants, outlined his proposal for a long range planning program for Clermont. The total cost of thepr~gram as outlined is. $ B, 3,00 .00'. Motion was made by Mr. Turville, seconded by Mr. Pool, and carried, that the proposal submitted by Mr. Adley be accepted and that the 'City enter into a contract with 'the firm represented by Mr. Adley and that the proper City officials be authorized to e~ecute such contract. Mr. Groo of Michaels Engineering Company submitted a final report ,to the City Council on the proposed Sanitary sewer system. Motion was made by Mr. Hoskinson that the report be accepted and that the Council proceed with investigating the possibilities of financing the project. The motion was seconded by Mr. York, and carried. . Mr. Scott of Baconus-Kindred Company 'spoke 'to the Council with regards to his firm representing the City as fiscal agents and/or investment' bankers. Mr. Scott was thanked for his time and advised that his firm \vould be, given consideration. Motion by Mr. Pool, seconded by Mr. York, and carried, ,that meeti!lg adjourn. Joseph BonJorn, ,Chairman /' /