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02-14-1967 Regular Meeting - e MINUTES N~ 425 REGULAR MEETING A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, February 14, 1967. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor BonJorn with the following members present: Councilmen Prior, Cochran, Oswalt and VanderMeer. Other officials present were: City Manager Johnson, Deputy Clerk Carroll, City Attorney Langley, Building Inspector Snyder, Superintendent Sheldon and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Miss Donna Rorabaugh, the Mmes. John Priebe and Fred L. Addison and Messrs. Paul Tabe;, C. A. Mangold, Jim Kirkpatrick Dan Schoettle and Wm. M. Howard. Representatives of the Leesburg Commercial, the Orlando Sentinel and the local Press were also present. The invocation was given by Mr. Taber. The minutes of the meeting held on January 24, 1967 and of the Special meeting held on February 7, 1967 were approved as written. Dr. William Howard, actuary for the City of Clermont employees retirement ~und, appeared before the Council giving a brief history and reported 'on the fund through 1965. A written report on the fund currently will be submitted in March. Councilman Beals arrived at this time. Mr. Dan Schoettle, representing the Plaza Merchants Association, appeared before the Council and requested that the Occupational License fee for a carnival, to be located on the 50/27 Plaza Parking Lot, be waived. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Beals and carried, that this license fee be waived subject to approval of the City Attorney upon his investigation of the necessary liability insurance and fire protection of the carnival. Mr. Jim Kirkpatrick, representative of the Citrus Outdoor Advertising Company of Lakeland, appeared before the Council and requested an occupa- tional license permitting his firm to place outdoor advertising poster panel signs within the city limits. Mr. Kirkpatrick was advised that according to existing City of Clermont Ordinances regarding advertising signs, this was prohibitive. Upon recommendation of the City Attorney, it was agreeable with the Council for Mr. Kirkpatrick and his Attorney to meet with the City Attorney to consider this problem further. Mayor BonJorn reminded the Council of the Florida League of Municipalities Convention to be held in Jacksonville on February 26, 27 and 28th and encouraged any and all members to attend if possible. Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and carried, that the City Manager be authorized to disburse the necessary funds for the Councilmen, City Manager and City Attorney to attend. Mayor BonJorn reminded the Council of the City of Apopka's Annual Foliage Festival to be held on March 17, 1967 to which the Council had been invited to attend. City Manager Johnson submitted his report, both orally and written, a copy of which is attached hereto. As has been customary in the past, motion was made by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Prior and carried, that the Board of Lake County Commissioners be invited to a dinner meeting with city officials and the City Manager be instructed to make the necessary arrangements and extend invitations. - e MINUTES N~ 426 City Attorney Langley advised that the necessary right-of-ways for the extension of Chestnut Street from 8th Street to West Avenue should be in order within a three weeks period. Councilman VanderMeer reported that he was weiliili pteased with the repair of the ceiling at the Highlander Hut and that he wished to commend the City Manager for the savings in cost of this project. Councilman VanderMeer further commended the local ~olice Department for their part in recently apprehending a law violator in his unlawful flight from prosecution from another state, and which had been noted in the Orlando Sentinel. Councilman Oswalt inquired of the City Manager if the north well at the Lake Avenue site was used often. The City Manager advised that it had not been, but upon completion of the installation of a chlorinator at this well, it would be used alternaturely with the south well. Councilman Oswalt inquired of the City Attorney as to the progress of the revision of the City Charter. Attorney Langley advised that before the rough draft could be completed it was necessary that the Council decide on whether or not the offices of City Clerk and City Man~ger could be held by one and the same person. Motion was made by Councilman Beals that the City Attorney be instructed to incorporate in the revision of the City Charter that the offices of City Clerk and City Manager not be held by one and the same person for a period exceeding ninety days. The motion was seconded by Councilman Oswalt and upon roll call vote the result was Ayes: Oswalt, Beals and Prior. Total Ayes: Three. Nayes: VanderMeer and Cochran. Total Nayes: Two. The motion carried. Councilman Prior advised that he intended meeting with the City Attorney in the near future to study the State Fire Prevention Code as pertains to our local Fire Department. Councilman Prior further requested that the number of convictions as handed down in our municipal court be included in the monthly ~olice Department report, and, a record submitted of those who serve time at labor in lieu of paying fines. City Manager Johnson recommended that the Council, in their request to the Lake County Board of Commissioners for primary and secondary road construction, ask for the widening of Highways 50 and 27 to 4 lanes and the rebuilding or resurfacing of State Road 561 from Highway 27 to State Road 33. Motion was made by Councilman CeDtl~aM~eseconded by Councilman Beals and carried, that the recommendation of the City Manager be accepted and the City Attorney be instructed to prepare the necessary Resolution and that the City Manager appear before the Board and present the Resolution. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer that the City Attorney be instructed to incorporate in the revised Charter that all Ordinances be read one time at the first regular meeting and acted upon at a second regular meeting excepting those deemed to be of an em~~;e~y nature by the City Council; such emergency ordinances to be automatically repealed at the end of 60 days unless a permanent ordinance following the required procedure be presented. The motion was seconded by Councilman Beals and carried. City Manager Johnson read a letter from Frank E. Owens, Clerk of the Board of Lake County Commissioners wherein they requested that the Council appoint two persons to serve on a committee to study the ambulance e e MINUTES N~ 427 . problem in Lake County, one of these persons to be a member of the fire department. Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Oswalt and carried, that the City Manager and the Fire Chief be appointed to serve on this committee. Motion by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Beals and carried, that the bills be paid. City Manager Johnson reported that South Lake Memorial Hospital would hold a civil defense drill on February 21, 1967 at 2:45 P. M. to which the Council had been invited to observe. City Manager Johnson inquired of the Council their intentions for filling the office of custodian of Kehlor Park, created by the recent death of Mr. W. H. McQuisition. The matter was referred to the City Manager for his investigation and recommendation. At the insistence of Municipal Judge J. K. Tryon, City Manager Johnson requested the Council to consider the appointment of a substitute judge. Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Prior and carried, that the City Manager be authorized to pay Michaels Engineering Company the sum of $750.00, the same being one half of the amount due them for preparing a report on the proposed sewer system. Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried, that the City Manager be authorized to have a name sign installed on Jenkins Auditorium. Meeting adjourned. ~o(j~ fi'~P~111 Tv e l-r;/ ~()"/f/ ~/~ ;Y 1'1'/6'7 ""'= The repairs to the ceiling of the Highlander Hut will be co~ple;8d tomorro"". '?he t.otal cost 6 including city labol:, will be ~:li.gh.tly over $100.00, as opposed to a bid of $616.00 ~rom a tile contractor. Approximately 125 feet of 1211 storm sewe~:~ is being ~nst,~~lcc1 . in Point Place this 'week. This will correct a bad floodl.ng S1..tl..latJ..on in that areao Grading of Rosewood Dri've is scheduled tr.) start the first of l':Ja:cdl1and Ches'l::nut Street will follow immediately after if Mr. I,angley gets the ri.ght-of-way deeds and delivers them to me. Bids will b(~ accepted on the completion of both of these streets. All shrubbery in our parks and cemetery was fertili~ed just prior to the rains and the grass fertilized where necessary. W~.s--r 'l'he bathing dock at the ~.. r Beach will start as soon as the weather permits. We have scheduled this Hork several times but each time the weather turned cold. I have received a copy of a letter from Saine and Company to Central Florida Well DriIlers directing them t.o proceed with subcasinq the Blr.!xaro Avenue well without delay. I have not received any definite information as to l,yhen they expect to finish the job and probably will not for at least another week. The chlorinator for the J..ake Avenue well (north) is on order and should be installed within t.en days~ A small a,ddi.tion to the pump house is being made to house this unit. Later in the meeting you ",lill be read a l{~tter from the Board of I..ake County Commissione::rs asking you to present your requests for primary and secondary roact (;ons.truction. It is my recommendat~ion that: the widening of the pavement to four lanes on both 50 and 27 be our request for primary and .that the rebuilding or at least the resurfacing of State Road 5'51 from ~fI to 33 bE; our main and only secondary road request~ In my opini~n we should exert every effort to have this work done. It ha.s been the custom in the past for local city officictls t::> have the members of the Lake County Board of Cowmissioners as their dinner guests each year. If you wish to conti~ue this practice I wi.ll e}ctend the invitation and make the necessary arrangem8nt.s. As of this date I have not been able to qet estimate:3 on the proposed construction at thf: Jaycee Bf;ach. I ~ should ct~rtdin1.y have the estimat(=s wi thin the next. fa,,! days. I can say, howevl~r, that the cos U will be in excess of our avai.lable budgeted fu.nds. If the construction is to f:ake place some adjustmerlt:s \./ill be necessary. You are rend.nded of t:h.;~ meeting- here on Thursday e"V'eni:lg ut 7:30 P. M. to consider the proposed Zoning Ordinance. This is an ext:r.emely importan"t meet.ing and it is hoped you will be pre:;ent_.