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REGULAR MEETING
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was
held on Tuesday, March 14, 1967 in the Council Chambers. 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,
Superintendent Sheldon, Building Inspector Snyder and Chief of Police
Tyndal. Others present were: The Messrs. Fred Wolfe, Ca A. Mangold,
Charles B. Roe and Paul Taber. Representatives of the Leesburg Commercial,
the Orlando Sentinel and of the local Press were also present.
The invocation was given by Mr. Taber.
The minutes of the meeting held on February 28, 1967 were corrected
as follows: Councilman Prior reported that he had learned at the State
League of Municipalities Convention that there was need for municipalities
to lower assessments on buildings and raise assessments on land. The
minutes were approved as corrected. The Minutes of the Special Meeting
held on March 9, 1967 were approved as written.
Charles B. Roe, President of Lake Apopka Natural Gas District
appeared before the Council and presented to them copies of a twelve
months report of the Gas District, and advised that he would appear
before them with an oral report of the district on Tuesday, April 18, 1967.
Councilman Beals and City Attorney Langley arrived at this time.
John Stokes, Secretary of the Greater Clermont Chamber of Commerce,
appeared before the Council and requested permission to hang a banner
sign across Montrose Street at its intersection with 8th street,
proclaiming the various civic functions to be held at the Jenkins Civic
Auditorium. Motion was made by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman
Oswalt and carried that this request be granted uponi:approval each time
by the City Manager.
Mayor BonJorn reported that in order to form a closer working
relationship between the City Council and the various civic organizations
for the betterment of Clermont, he recommended that each organization
be given a special invitation to have representatives of their groups
in attendance at the Council meetings. It was the concensus that the
City Manager contact the various organizations and set up a schedule for
their attendance at the meetings if they so desire.
City Manager Johnson reported as follows: That work was progressing
on the new well; that the clearing of the right-of-way of Rosewood Drive
has been completed; that city crews had been working ongenera1 cleaning
and patching of streets throughout the city; that the construction of a dock
at West Beach would be started on Wednesday, March 15th and that minor
repairs were to be made to the dock at Jaycee Beach.
City Attorney Langley recommended that the Council authorize payment
to the heirs of the Arminda Clutts estate, at $3.00 per front foot
assessment, for acquisition of Chestnut Street right-of-way, immediately
upon receipt of all quit-claim deeds of same. Motion was made by Councilman
Beals, seconded by Councilman Prior and carried that the recommendation of
the City Attorney be accepted.
City Attorney Langley requested a meeting of the council with
him on Tuesday, March 21, 1967 at 7:30 P. M. in his office with regards
certain changes to be made in the proposed Charter changes.
Councilman Oswalt commended the City Manager for having the island
in Center Lake trimmed and cleaned.
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Councilman VanderMeer. commended the City Manager for having the
tennis courts lined, which were badly in need of new markings, and he
recommended that an irrigation system be installed in Kehlor Park
and new plantings set out. City Manager Johnson advised that new
plantings for Kehlor Park had already been ordered and would be set
out and cared for by Mr. Ray Miller.
Councilman Prior, upon behalf of the Kiwanis Club, presented decals
to Chief Tyndal to be used in the bicycle safety program which the
Kiwanis Club and the Police Department are jointly sponsoring. Councilman
Prior reported that in his opinion there was a need for horseshoe
courts at Kehlor Park and he recommended that same be constructed.
Councilman Cochran presented a symetrical design to the Council
and urged that the Council consider such a figure for future public
playground equipment.
City Manager Johnson read a letter from the Clermont Garden Club
wherein they were protesting the licensing of certain unsightly
businesses along Highway #50, more specifically a used car lot. The
City Manager advised that according to present zoning along Highway #50
such businesses were allowed and there was nothing to prohibit them
from obtaining a license.
Councilman Beals offered and moved that it be passed a RESOLUTION
appointing Mrs. Preston E. Maynard as the city's official ambassador
to the City of Clermont-Ferrand in France, and, through her, present
to them the sincere best wishes and Alms of Friendship from the City
Council and citizens of the City of Clermont. The motion was seconded
by Councilman Cochran and upon roll call vote the result was: Ayes:
Prior, Beals, Cochran, Oswalt and VanderMeer. Total Ayes: Five, Nayes:
None. So the RESOLUTION was adopted and No. 94 assigned to it and
ordered placed in the Resolution Book, page 145, and a copy posted.
Motion was made by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Beals
and carried that the bills be paid.
Councilman Prior recommended that an annual written inventory
report of all city materials and equipment be submitted to the Council.
He further requested of the City Manager written report of the number
of city owned vehicles - their age - their depreciation value and
the number of miles registered monthly on each.
Councilman Prior reported that the Little League Baseball season
would begin on April 8, 1967 and that he, therefore, requested
that the financial assistance from the city, as budgeted, be paid.
Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Prior
that $500.00 as budgeted be paid to the Little Leage for their summer
recreational program. A roll call vote was requested by Councilman
Beals, the result as follows: Ayes: Prior, Cochran, Oswalt and VanderMeer.
Nayes: Beals. The motion carried.
City Manager Johnson recommended that a sprinkling system be installed
in Sunset Park at an estimated cost of $400 to $450.00p to care for
plantings already in and to be set in the near future. Motion was
made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Beals and carried
that the expenditure for the sprinkling system be authorized.
Councilman Beals recommended that the agenda as posted on Friday
preceding the Council meetings on Tuesday, be followed more closely
at future meetings.
Motion by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Cochran and
carried that the meeting be adjourned.
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