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11-08-1966 Regular Meeting ~. . MINUTES N~ 402 REGULAR MEETING Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, November 8, 1966. The meeting was called to order at 8:05 P.M. by Mayor BonJorn with the following members present: Councilmen Hoskinson, Cochran, Turville and VanderMeer. Other officials present were: City Manager Johnson, Deputy Clerk Carroll, City Attorney R.H. Langley, Superintendent Sheldon and Building Inspector Snyder. Others present were: The Messrs. W. W. Boyd, Gary McCaffrey, C. A. Mangold and Paul Taber. Representatives of the Orlando Sentinel and of the local Press were also present. The invocation was given by Mr. Paul Taber. City Manager Johnson opened bids on an 1967 automobile, as per specifications as follows: Stalnaker Chevrolet Company = $ 2510.00 Westerman Ford = $ 2535.00 Motion was made by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Turville and carried that the recommendation of City Manager Johnson to acdept the low bid as submitted by Stalnaker Chevrolet be acdepted and the necessary purchase order issued. City Manager Johnson submitted his report both orally and written. A copy is attached hereto. City Manager Johnson requested and recommended that $500.00 be allocated for expenses for the dedication of the Jenkins Auditorium; that such expenses be charged to the "Special Affairs" account and that, if necessary, attendance to the next State League of Municipalities Convention be drastically reduced or eliminated. Motion was made by Councilman Hoskinson that the City Manager's request be granted and that $500.00 be allocated for dedication expenses. The motion was seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried. City Manager Johnson was requested to get further information pertaining to furnishings in the Jaycee Beach House before any purchases were made. Motion by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Turville and carried, that the Mayor be authorized to execute the agreement with Saine Company regarding the new well. Motion by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Turville and carried, that the agreement contract to be entered into with Michaels Engineering Company and recommended by City Manager Johnson, be submitted to Michaels Engineering Company for their approval. City Manager Johnson reported that the cost for the constructmon of some covered seats at Kehlor Park, which he had previously recommended, would be approximately $350.00. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried, that the City Mana~er be authorized to have this construction done. Councilman Hoskinson abstained from voting. City Attorney Langley reported that he had been advised by the Public Service Commission of a hearing to be held on Extended Area Service in Clermont, and would be advised at a later date as to the time and date of such hearing. City Attorney Langley read a proposed Resolution, for the Council's tentative approval, regarding the City obtaininE an easement over a portion of land commonly known as "an extension of 11th Street" from the Clermont Builders Supply,Inc. in turn for improving said extension and bearing all costs for such improvement. Motion was made by Councilman Turville that this matter e - MINUTES N~ 403 be given more study and consideration by the Council and that City Manager Johnson obtain a cost estimate for improving that particular property on which the City seeks an easement, for presentation at the next Council meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hoskinson and upon roll call vote the results were: Ayes: VanderMeer, Turville and Hoskinson. Total Ayes: Three. Nayes: Cochran. Absent: Beals. The motion carried. Councilman VanderMeer moved that the City Manager be authorized to contact Mr. D.T. Cook with regards the possibility of the City purchasing certain property from him that is used presently as an access from Montrose Street to the City parking lot, with a maximum purchasing cost of $4000.00. Councilman Turville amended the motion (and this was agreeable with Mr. VanderMeer) for the City Manager to also report on the consideration given the City by Mr. Cook when the public parking lot was paved. The motion was seconded by Councilman Turville and carried. Councilman Cochran reported that he had requests for the installation of a street light at the in~erseeti6n-'of'~Scott and Broome S~reets, and, a change in lighting to the new mercury vapor system at the intersection of Scott and Juniata Streets, and thereby moved that the City Manager take care of these matters. The motion was seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and carried. Councilman Turville moved that the City Manager investigate the need of a light adjacent to 879 Lake Shore Drive and if needed that he have same in- stalled. The motion was seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried. Councilman Hoskinson reported that the request for re-zoning in the Lincoln Park area, as submitted by petition to the Council at the last meeting, be referred to the Zoning Commission for their study and recommendations. The motion was seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and carried. Councilman Hoskinson further reported that November 26th is the date of dedication for the Jenkins Auditorium, and, that he sought approval of the Council for a Resolution to be drawn making Mr. George W. Jenkins an honorary citizen of the City of Clermont. It was the concensus of the Council that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare such a Resolution. City Manager Johnson read a letter from Mrs. P. E. Maynard, President of the local chapter of People to People Program, wherein she extended an invitation to the Council to serve as members of an honorary board of advisors to the local chapter. Motion was made by Councilman Turville, seconded by Council- man Hoskinson and carried, that a letter of appreciation be written to Mrs. Maynard, and that each of the Councilmen make every effort to attend the meetings of the local chapter. Councilman Turville presented a Resolution pertaining to the closing of a part of Minneola Lake Drive and moved its adoption. The Resolution was read in full and Councilman Hoskinson seconded its adoption. When the result was taken on the adoption of the Resolution the result was: Yeas: Hoskinson, Cochran, Turville and VanderMeer. Total Yeas: Four. Nayes: None. Absent: Beals. So the Resolution as read was adopted and Number ~3~assigned to it and ordered placed in the Resolution Book and a copy ordered posted. e e MINUTES N~ 404 Councilman Turville offered and moved that it be passed AN ORDINANCE ABANDONING AND CLOSING THE PART OF MINNEOLA LAKE DRIVE LYING BETWEEN THE EASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 561 AND THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT- OF-WAY LINE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hoskinson and unanimously carried. Motion was made by Councilman Turville that the ORDINANCE be read in full and placed upon its passage. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hoskinson and unanimously carried. Thereupon the ORDINANCE was read in full and upon roll call vote the result was, Yeas: Hoskinson, Cochran, Turville and VanderMeer. Total Yeas: Four. Nayes: None. Absent: Beals. The ORDINANCE passed, title as stated and was ordered posted in the Ordinance Book and Numbered ~ and a copy posted. /0'-11 Motion by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Hoskinson and carried, that the bills be paid. Meeting adjourned. e CITY MANAGER REPORT ~ovember 8t 1966 We have about ,(:ompleted our city-wide "clean-up" programo A few vacant lots remain to be mowjd but they will be takeh care of by a private contractor in the near futureo As a whole the response and cooperation of property owners has been goodo I honestly believe that Clermont 1s more nearly free of weeds and trash than it has been in many yearso e Fill dirt is being hauled to the parking area at West beacho This area will be vastly improved when the work is completedo I understand that Mro Langley has forwarded each of you his recommended agreement contract to be entered into with Michaels Engineering Company. The contract appears to me to be acceptable and I strongly recommend that you take some action on the matter ton1teo The agreement pertaining to the new well has been prepared and is now in the hands of the Mayor awaiting his signatureo t~o ~aine advises that \10rk t'lill start imlnediately upon the signing of the agreement 0 There are two matters, previously called to your attentio~9 which I would like settled as soon as possibleo They are: the possible purchase of the counter and the exhaust hood at the J. C. Beach .resturanto I definatoly think that we should pmrehase the hood and the counter will be needed in the future. The other item is the construction of some covered seats at Kehlor Park. I have already recommended that this work be doneo Both of these items can be handled wi thin our budge 'I; 0 I also need authorization for making expenditures for the dedication of the auditorium. I assure you that I will keep such expenses as low us possible but I suggest that ~~500000 be authorizedo It is my further suggestion that these expenses be charged to "Special /.tJ Affairs" and that our attendance to the next state League of ~unicipalities be considerably reduced or eliminated if necessaryo I would like to mention here that it appears that t'le will get more publici ty from the dedication of this building than \'Je have ever receiued before. I have appointed the Parks and Recreation advisory Committee as authorized. They will have their first meeting this Thursday and it is my hope that this Committee will be of much help to us. The Committee members are: Lawson Wolfe, Dr. Werner Heinrich. Earl I<trkland) GeorEe Hovis and Nike Potter. It is my expectation to turn over to you my recommendations for a prio~ity program of work to be done this year in the near future. I am ~lso working on a priority program for several years which I hope to haverea':'y as soon as more information becomes available. Respectfully, Albert M. Johnson