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01-18-1966 Adjourned Meeting . . MINUTES N~ 323 ADJOURNED MEETING An adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, T~uary 18, 1966. The meeting was called to order by Mayor BonJorn at 7:40 P. M. with all Council members present. Other City officials present were City Manager McIntosh, City Attorney L~gley, Superintendent Sheldon, Building Inspector Snyder and City Clerk Johnson. Mr. Taber and Mr. Chapman of Radio Station WSLC were also present. Due to the fact that Mayor Joseph BonJorn was not present at the first meeting of the Council in January he" took the oath of office at this time. The invocation was given by Mr. Taber. Mr. Chapman of Radio Station WSLC appeared before the Council and requested permission to taj?e :and broadcast the proceedings of Council meeti~gs. " Motion was made by Mr. Hoskinson, seconded by Mr. Beals, and carried, that the request by Mr. Chapman be "granted with the understanding that the City Council reserves the right to" request that certain portions of the minutes be deleted from the" broadcast when they deem it in the best public interest. The minutes of the Council meeting held January 4, 1966 were read and approved as written. " Mayor BonJorn reported that at the request of the Beautification Committee he was proclaiming the month of Bebruary as "Spread a lot of beauty month". " City Manager McIntosh reported that Michaels Engineering Company had advised him that the testing of the well at Bloxam Avenue would be completed this or next week. Mr. McIntosh also advised the Council that, if they were in agreement, a meeting of the City Council and Michaels Engineering Company would be held in his office on vlednesday, January 26, 1966 at I": 00 o'clock P. M. Council members were in ~greement. Mr. Hoskinson moved that Ordinance Number l2-M be read the second time by title only. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cochran. On roll call vate the result was: YEAS: VanderMeer, Turville, Cochran, Hoskinson and Beals TOTAL YEAS: 5 NAYS: None So Ordinance Number l2-M was ready, by title only, for the second time. Mr. Hoskinson present a RESOLUTION pertaining to Council Committee ~hanges as recommended by the City Man~ger and requested that an Ordinance be prepared incorporati~g such ch~ges. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cochran. Mr. Turville objected to certain of the proposed changes and particular- ly to changes in the structure of the Committee on finance and that the number to" serve on each committee was not stated. Mr. Beals was of the opinion that the matter should have further study. . ~ . b MINUTES N~ 324 On Roll Call the'result was:' YEAS: Cochran, Hoskinson, VanderMeer NA~~:" Turville and Beals TOT AL YEAS: 3 TOTAL NAYS: 2 So the RESOLUTION as read was adopted an Number ~2 assigned to it and ordered placed in Resolution Book p~ges 98, 99 and a copy' ordered posted. Motion by Mr. VanderMeer, seconded by Mr. Hoskinson and carried, that the Ci~y Attorney defer preparation of the Ordinance requested in the foregoing Resolution until the Council meet, consider and come to a majority ~greement as to the number of Councilmen to be appointed to each Committee and that the Mayor calla Council meeting for such purpose as soon as practical. ' Mayor BonJorn stated that, pendi~g the passing of an ordinance changing the structure of Council Committees, he was appointing the following Council" Committees, based on existi~g Ordinances, with the first named as Chairman: Laws & Auditi~g: Beals, Turville and Hoskinson. Streets & Sidewalks: Cochran, Turville and VanderMeer. Water: Turville, Beals and Cochran Fire & 'Buildi~g: Hoskinson, Cochran and VanderMeer Parks & Cemetery: VanderMeer, Beals, Hoskinson Street L~ghti~g & Sani t,ation: Beals, Turville and Hoskinson Finance: All Council Members Clerk Johnson read a letter from Mr. G. A. Williams, of Sun Coast Amusement Enterprises, requesting permission to operate a skating rink at 738 Eighth Street. City Manager McIntosh had advised Mr. Williams that, under present zoning regulations, the rink would not be permitted at the requested location~ Motion was made by Mr. Cochran, seconded by Mr. Turville, and carried, that City Manager McIntosh make an investigation of the firm of Sun Coast Amusement Enterprises and that he 'advise them of the local zoning situation in order that they understand considerable time will be necessary t.o effectt;any zoning change and request that they advise the City Council as to their intentions regarding expenditure 'and general opera- tions. ..' Clerk Johnson read a letter from Mr. William Boyd wherein Mr. Boyd advised that the Helen Bishop Estate was for sale at a price of $7,000.00 and suggested that the City purchase the property in order that a part of it might be used for street right of way. The matter \'las referred to the Streets Committee. ' Clerk Johnson read a letter from Mr. Norris Hutchingson, a member of the Lake County Safety Council, requesting that Council members and other City officials bring to his attention any e&isting hazards in, and around, .Clermont. It was decided that any hazard which Council members or other City officials, wished to report would be turned over to the City Manager in order that he ~ght compile a complete list for Mr. Hutchi~gson. . . . MINUTES N~ 325 Clerk Johnson read a letter from Mr. John Greenlee, .of H. W. Sheppard and Company, advising the Council that an increase in auditing fees were necessary. The matter was referred to the Laws and Auditi~g' Committee. Motion was made by Mr. Turville, seconded by Mr. Hoskinson, and carried, that Michaels Engineering Company of Orlando be engaged as consulting engineers and' that the City Tax AsseSsor be authorized to engage the services" of Hunnicutt and Associates to make appraisals on all new' con- struction of real property in the City which is subject to taxati~n in the year 1966. Clerk Johnson was requested and authorized to make the necessary arrangements to entertain the Board of Lake County Commissioners and other County officials at a dinner meeting on February 7, 1966 at 7:30 P. M. NEW BUSINESS Mr. Beals requested Mr. VanderMeer, Chairman of the Parks and Cemetery Committee to call a Committee meeting as soon as convenient. Mr. VanderMeer agreed to do so. Mr. Beals brought to the attention of the Council the fact that the Water Department and' City Manager had been instructed by the Council to advise affected water customers before the water is cut off for any reason other than delinquent water accounts. Mr. Beals advised that such instructions were not carried out. City Man~ger McIntosh agreed to invest~gate the matter. Mr. Turville stated that he very much objected to the City Manager having, or preparing tq have, the old air conditioner, removed from the Geo. Jenkins Auditorium~ placed in the Highlander Hut without first advising the City Council of his intentions. Mr~ Turville insisted that such matters come before the Council in the future. Mr. Motion by/Hoskinson, seconded by Mr. Beals, and carried, that meeting adjourn to an executive ,session. Following the executive session motion was made by Mr. VanderMeer, seconded by Mr. Hoskinson, and carried, that the meeting adjourn until Tuesday, January 25, 1966 at 7:30 P. M. for the purpose of receivi~g the Mayor's recommendation regarding appointments to membership on various municipal Boards, Commissions and Committee's; to reach a majority ~greement on the number of members on the Council Committees and to consider the 'Personnel Policy and Pay Plan recommended by the City Manager.