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09-13-1966 Regular Meeting . . MINUTES N~ 390 REGULAR MEETING A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers onTTuesday, September 13, 1966. The meeting was called to order at 7:38 P. M. by Mayor BonJorn, with the following members present: Councilmen Beals, Hoskinson, Cochran and Turville. Absent: VanderMeer. Other officials present were City Manager Johnson, Deputy Clerk Carroll, City Attorney Langley, Superintendent Sheldon, Building Inspector Snyder and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Messrs. Don McCaffrey, Welborn Daniel, C. A. Mangold and operators of the Jaycee Beach Restaurant, Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey. A group of Political Science students from Lake Sumter Jr. College - The Misses Pamela Zoppi, Susan Harb, Charlene Bridges, Karen Clay and Messrs. Larry Rager and Jack Knight, were also present. Representatives of the Orlando Sentinel and of the local Press were also in attendance. The invocation was given by Councilman Hoskinson. The minutes of the meeting held on August 23, 1966 were approved as corrected, such corrections were: Councilman Hoskinson was present at the meeting of August 23, 1966 and Councilman Cochran was absent; a . resolution from the Greater Clermont Chamber of Commerce requesting the Public Utilities Commission to re-open a hearing on Extended Area Service was read prior to any discussion by the Council of this matter. Mr. Lindsey, operator of the Jaycee Beach Restaurant, appeared before the Council and requested certain changes be made in the Lease of the Restaurant to allow him financial relief on the rental of the building and his utility bills. He further request~d that changes be made in the hours of operation, or, the shortening of the opening. hours of operation. Councilman Beals moved that this matter be referred to the City Manager and the City Attorney for study and suggested amendments to the Lease. The motion was seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried. Mr. Welborn Daniel, Attorney representing Mr. Don McCaffrey owner of the local Crest Restaurant, presented to the Council a proposed Ordinance regarding the legal hours of sale of alcoholic beverages within the City of Clermont, and asked that the Council consider same. Councilman Beals, Chairman of the Finance, Laws and Personnel Committee, presented for passage a proposed Ordinance No. 23-C, the same being: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF THE CODE OE 0RbINANCES OF TBE eI~~ OF CLERMONT, EtORIDA, BY ADDING A SECTION THERETO TO BE DESIGNATED SECTION 3-4, PERTAINING TO THE HOURS OF SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WITHIN THE CITY OF CLERMONT, and the Ordinance was read in full the first time and the Chairman.referred same to the Finance, Laws and Personnel Committee. Councilman Beals of the Finance, Laws and Personnel Committee stated this Ordinance was prepared at the direction of his Committee by the City Attorney, and asked that same be taken up at this time. Councilman Beals moved that the rules be waived and Ordinance No. 23-C be read a second time by title. The motion was agreed to unanimously and Ordinance No. 23-C was read a second time by title only. Councilman Beals moved that the rules be further waived and Ordinance No. 23-C be read a third time by title only and placed upon its passage. The motion was agreed to unanimously and Ordinance'~No .:' 23QC was read a third time by title only. When the vote was taken on the passage of Ordinance No. 23-C, the result was: YEAS: Beals, Hoskinson and Turville YEAS: 3 NAYES: None ABSTAINING: Cochran ABSENT: VanderMeer . . MINUTES N~ 391 So, Ordinance No. 23-C passed, title as stated, and No. 23-C was assigned to it and ordered immediately placed in the Ordinance Book of the City and cop~ ordered ~osted. City Manager Johnson reported that a single bid had been received on the re-roofing of the Jaycee Beach building as per specifications, such bid being from Central Roofing Company in the amount of $665.00. Councilman Beals moved that the bid be accepted subject to the approval of the Building Inspector. The motion was seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried. City Manager Johnson submitted his report, both written and orally. A copy of same follows these minutes. A general discussion followed the reading of the City Manager's report, regarding the purchasing of dishes and silverware for the Jenkins Auditorium whereupon motion was made by Councilman Hoskinson, seconded by Councilman Beals and carried, that this matter be referred to the City Manager for his recommendations. Councilman Beals inquired of City Manager Johnson the time element and necessity of entering into a contract with our engineers. City Manager Johnson advised that the City must enter into a contract with qualified registered engineers before making final application for a public grant to assist in the construction of a sewer system, and that the matter should be taken care of at once. The City Manager and the City Attorney were requested to meet with the engineers and prepare a contract for consideration by the Council. Councilman Hoskinson inquired of City Manager Johnson if the drainage prb~lem at the Jenkins Auditorium had been taken care of. City Manager Johnson advised that the builder, Mr. Spikes, would be over this week and that the matter would then be taken care of immediately. Councilman Turville presented a Resolution pertaining to authorization for City Manager Johnson to make application for a federal grant and moved its adoption. The Resolution was read by the City Manager and Councilman Hoskinson seconded its adoption. When the vote was taken on the adoption of the Resolution the result was: YEAS: YEAS: NAYES: ABSENT: Beals, Hoskinson, Cochran and Turville 4 None VanderMeer So the ResolutiQn as read was adopted and No. 79 was assigned to it and ordered pla~ed in Resolution Book and ordered posted. Councilman Hoskinson advised that a meeting of Economic Opportunity, Inc. would be held in the Tavares High School Auditorium on September 19, 1966 at 7:30 P. M. Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried, that the bills be paid. Councilman Beals commented on the nice group of guests present from the Political Science class of Lake Sumter Jr. College. Councilman Cochran moved that the City Council request the Public utilities Commission to grant a further hearing for the people of the Clermont exchange regarding Extended Area Service. The motion was seconded by Mr. Turville. Councilman Hoskinson moved to amend this motion to include rates for such extended area service. This amendment was agreed to and the motion was seconded by Councilman Cochran. Councilman Beals still further moved to amend the motion to include the quality of service provided in extended area service. This amendment was agreed to and the motion was . . MINUTES N~ 392 seconded by Councilman Hoskinson. When the roll call vote was taken on the passage of this motion, the result was: AYES: AYES: NAYES: ABSENT: Beals, Hoskinson, Cochran and Turville 4 None VanderMeer and the motion therefore carried. The Chairman adjourned the meeting to an executive session. . Basic Asphalt Corp. Clements' Pest Control Fla. Telephone Corp. Fla. Power Corp. Hanks Electric Co. Roy Reiman Fire Equip Hunnicutt & Associates . Kirkland Cabinet Shop Pierce Home Laundry GlenMar Electronics Hilltop Book Nook Ace Supply Company Dixie Lime & Stone Co. Sanfax Corporation Bennett's Truck Equip. Memorial Bronze Co. Smythe-Hoskinson Shell Clermont Hdwe & Supply Fla. Telephone Cor. Stalnaker Chevrolet Lakeside Supply Co. Konsler Steel Co. Monroe Int'l Company Hughe~ Supply, Inc. - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE - SEPTEMBER 1966 1,792.60 Meeker Feed Store 10.50 9.00 Publix Market 10.90 88.97 Lakeside Supply Co. 35.78 1,684.27 "V 78.50 South Lake Press 98.70 Brantly Electric, Inc. 60.27 66.00 Grant Harris Drug 1.00 108.01 Fla. Towers Corp. 16.90 75.00 Willie Creech PIQ9 112.08 4.00 22.35 70.13 Scientific Process Co. 7.20 The Lanier Company 12.97 George Stuart, Inc. 239.94 .45.15 . Cities Service Oil Co. 528.80 946.82 Harry P. Leu, Inc. 25.68 27.36, Am. Fire Pump Co. 1,140.00' 70.85 Konsler Steel Co. 163.56 126.00 Olivenbaum Ins.Agency 989.18 251. 79 Standard Auto Parts,l Inc. 486.03 43.79 Clermont Bldrs. Supply, Inc. 372.31 9,772.39 WATER DEPARTMENT 12.00 Fla. Power Cor. 358.04 11. 35 Harb Tractor Co. 22.60 24.28 Smythe-Hoskinson Shell 31.08 2.30 Clermont Bldrs Supply Inc. 4.49 3.00 Atlantic Chemical,Inc. 42.75 706.23 Std. Auto Parts, Inc. 24.80 1,242.92 $ 11,015.31 ~,