12-28-1965 Special Meeting
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SPECIAL "MEETING
A special ~eeti!lg o~ the C~ty Council of the City of Clermont, duly
called by wr~tten not1ce del~vered to each Council member was held in
the Council Chalnbers on Tuesday, December. 28, ,1965. '
In the absence of Mayor BonJorn the meeting was called to order at
7:40 P. M. by Council President James Hoskinson. All Council members
were prese~t. Ot~ers present v:ere C~ty.Man~ger McIntosh, City Attorney
Langley, C1ty Clerk Johnson, H111 St?-9g1ns, architect for the City,
Mr. Raymond Cochran, ,Councilman elect, Mr. R. Lane Spikes, a building
contractor and representatives of the 'press. .
Chairman Hoskinson stated that the first order of business was a
report from City Attorney Langley withr~gardsto the proposed contract
for additions, .alterations and repairs to the old Publix Market building.
Mr. Langley stated that he had examined the contract and found it to
be a standard contract usually used for construction; that it was a
good contract and that the only comment he would make against the contract
was thati t did not contain a penalty clause' for time l.n excess of
completion date, but that the invitation for bids had not requested that
a penalty clause be included. N.r. Langley further stated that penalty
clauses were not neces'sarily essential to the proposed contract as the
City was otherwise protected by the contract elsewhere.
Mr. Hoskinson asked Mr. Langley if he recommended the contract and Mr.
Langley replied that he consl.dered the contract to be good and that he
knew of no reason why the Council should not enter into it if they so
desired.
The matter of the 'performance bond to be furnished by the contractor
was discussed and Council members were of the opinion that the Bonding
Company furnishi!lg the bond should be investigated prior to its acceptance.
Motion was made by Councilman Pool that the City Manager and the City
Clerk be authorized and directed to execute the construction contract
between the City of Clermont and R. Lane Spikes, doing business as Spike
Builders, immediately upon the approval of the performance bond by City
Attorney L~gley.
Mr. Turville requested, and was given permission, to address the
Council. Mr. Turville stated that the City Council had not made the
necessary arrangements for financi~g the cost of the proposed buildi!lg and
that he did not think that the City Council should enter into a contract
prior to such arrangements.
Chairman Hoskinson advised Mr. Turville that the best means of financi!lg
the building was one of the reasons for which the special mee~i~g w~s
called and that it was the next matter on the ~genda for cons1derat10n.
The motion made by Mr. Pool prior to the discussion by Councilmen
Turville and Hoskinson was seconded by Mr. York and the Chair requested a
roll call vote by the Clerk. On roll call the result was:
YEAS:
NAYS:
York, Hoskinson and Pool.
Beals and Turville
Mr. Beals reques'ted that it be recorded in the minutes that he could
not be so presumptuous as to vote for the motion \.qhen he had not read
the' contract.
The Chair declared that the'motion had carried.
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Followi~g a discussion on the besOt method of financi~g the' cost of con-
struction for the' buildi~g, ,Mr. Y~rk presented a RESOLUTION pertaining
to plans for financing the building and instructi~g the City Attorney to
prepare an Ordinance'incorporating such plans, ~ethods and authority and
moved its adoption. The RESOLUTION was read in full by the City Clerk
and Mr. Pool seconded its 'adoption.
During the 'discussion which followed Mr. Turville \'las of the opinion that
the matter should be deferred until such time as the Council could
determine the total cost of the 'project, including furnishings and other
possible expenses in order the the total could bef~n~ced at onetime.
City Attorney' Langley advised that :if, ,and when/n~~~~~ional 'funds could
be borrowed by the drawing of another ordinance" Mr. Beals was also
of the opinion that theinatter should be deferred in order that only
one ordinance would need to be: 'considered. Mr. Pool called for a vote
on the motion for adoption and the Chair reques'ted the Clerk to take 'a
roll call vote" On roll call vote the result was:
YEAS: York,
NAYS: Beals
TOTAL YEAS:
TOTAL NAYS:
,Hoskinson, and
and Turville
Three
Two.
Pool
The Chair declared the 'RESOLUTION to be adopted by a three fifths
majority.
Hotion was made by Turville, seconded by Mr. Pool, and carried, that
meeti~g adjourn.
,CouncJ.1 President
Clerk