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08-08-1967 Regular Meeting . . MINUTES N~ 454 REGULAR MEETING A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, August 8, 1967. The meeting was called to order at 8:00 P.M. by Mayor BonJorn with the following members present: Councilmen Prior, Beals, Cochran 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. C.A.Mangold, Paul Taber, R.D.Wrightam and representatives of Michaels Engineering Company, Floyd Groo and James Westbrook. Representatives of the local Press and the Leesburg Commercial were also present. The invocation was given by Mr. Taber. The Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday, July 25, 1967 were approved as written. Councilman Oswalt and City Attorney Langley arrived at this time. Mayor BonJorn inquired as to the number of city officials who planned on attending the State League of Municipalities Convention in October. It was ascertained that at least eight officials were going to attend, whereupon motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Prior and unanimously carried that the necessary funds be authorized for the officials to attend the convention and the City Manager be instructed to make the necessary reservations. City Manager Johnson submitted his report, both orally and written. A copy is attached hereto. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer,and seconded by Councilman Cochran that the City Manager be authorized to proceed with the pur- chase of the MacDonald property and the method of payment to be made as recommended by the City Manager. Upon roll call vote the result was: Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt, Cochran, Beals and Prior. Total Ayes: Five. Nayes: None. Absent: None. City Attorney Langley reported that a law had recently been passed by the State Legislature which would require the City of Clermont to provide life insurance for policemen. Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and unanimously carried that the City Manager be authorized to obtain the necessary insurance coverage for the policemen of the City of Clermont. Councilman VanderMeer offered and moved the adoption of a RESOLUTION pertaining to the lease agreement between the city and the Clermont- Groveland Elks Club for public use of the Elks Club parking lot. The motion was seconded by Councilman Beals. The RESOLUTION was read in full and upon roll call vote the result was: Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt, Cochran, Beals and Prior. Nayes: None. So the RESOLUTION was adopted and the number 104 assigned to it and a copy ordered posted. Councilman VanderMeer recommended that the City Manager contact Jim Stalnaker with regards the possibility of a lease agreement between the City and Mr. Stalnaker for property adjacent to the city's parking lot. ':0 unci L!;;iln. n~"'i;.th; · nq-u 7 ref,; of t.he stat,u~ of the h~t cJ e::mtnq and rH)'~;'inq t)" n.ii.Fi''l()ut ~i t'l . City f.:],.'!1n;:tger Johnson (;'~.", ,i 'e :':':,hz~t. th',:,' ~~"~' ;1'~\ +,)l'::):;:r~n!~~~~:: ~~., 11 t1 JC."[ lJ. t~'; :Li~ 1 :'f a~; POt~ :)} e . ~',~.',' '\1.:;'\1 t,p'_~~'}:,1" l~ ...~ r) MINUTES N~ 455 Councilman Beals inquired of the status of the lot cleaning and mowing throughout the city. City Manager Johnson advised that thss was progressing as rapidly as possible. I City Manager Johnson read a letter from the Municipal Code Corporation wherein they were calling attention to certain discreptancies in the adoption by reference of various codes. The matter was referred to the City Attorney. Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried that the bills be paid. Mr. Groo and Mr. Westbrook of Michaels Engineering Company discussed the proposed sewer system with the Council. Councilman beals offered and moved the adoption of a RESOLUTION pertaining to the application for financial assistance under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The motion was seconded by Counci lman Oswal t. The RESOLUTION was read in full and upon roll call vote, the result was: Ayes: VanderMeer, Oswalt, Cochran, Beals and Prior. Nayes: None. So the RESOLUTION was adopted and the number 105 assigned to it and a copy o~dered posted. Motion was made by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Beals and unanimously carried that authorization be given for the City Manager, the City Attorney and the city's consulting engineer, Mr. Groo to meet with officials of HUD in Atlanta regarding the city's application for federal funds to construct a sewer system. Upon recommendation of City Attorney Langley, City Manager Johnson was requested to obtain estimates of cost for moving the residence of Mr. Tom Brock off'the street right-o-way of Chestnut Street and for the construction of a septic tank. City Manager Johnson reported he had received complaints regarding the late hours that the local Drive-In Theatre was open on weekends, which appeared to be a nuisance to residents in that area. City Manager Johnson was requested to contact the management of the theatre with regards this problem. Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman Vander- Meer and unanimously carrred that certificates be prepared for the visitors from Denmark making them honorary citizens of the City of Clermont. Motion by Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Oswalt and carried that the meeting be adjourned. Clerk . . REPORT OF THE CITY l'lAl\AGE:R Au.gust a, 1967 The street construction in the Clermont Builders Supply area have been completed and Rosewood Drive and Disston Avenue are completed wi~h the exoeption of tbe cv~bingG This will probably be installed this week or the first ot nexto The E~~s Olub parking aren is being repaired and resurfaced and should be completed within a tew daysa I have asked Mr. Langley to prepare the proposed lease on the parking lot and presume that he has it ready. We have pumped tbe new well for approximately a week and apparently the supply ot water is ampleo The water has cleared up some but some sediment remains. The water is also slightly discolored but this seems to disappear when chlorine is used Qnd therefore presents no problem. We have not started taking samples as yet. Mr. Westbrook will probably have something to add to my r~port later in the meeting. I expect, and hope, to h~ve the County tax roll some time this week and will probab17 ask tor a special meeting of the Council, to 'set the millage, prior to our next regular meetingu I have contacted the HUD office in Atlanta with regards to our open space land granto They advised me that they cannot assure us of a determination prior to August 3lsto Our second option extension expires at that time and it is, therefore, my recommendation that we proceed with purchasing the McDonald proper~ with payment as tollows: $7,OOOcOO cash with the remaining S18tOOO~OO to be paid in four equal annual payments along with interest at the rate of six percent on the unpaid balanoe. $1,200.00 of the $7.000.00 down payment has already been paid on options which applies on the purchase price. When, Qnd if, we receive the Federal grant we oan payoff the entire balance. Mr. Stalnaker has withdrawn hie offer to sell us the lot adjacent to our parking lot. This means that it we are to have a tot lot that we will have to find another looation. We can, of course, use the lot given us by Mr. Winther which is located near the Jenkins Civic auditorium. All city crews have been bUST for the past two weeks mowing grass and weeds and hauling trash. W. aft ~lly gett1ag "caught up" and hope 1 to get started on some of our pea41ag projec\s ne~ week. One of the rirat will be the chan~.8 in 81gh'h street. Mr. Stev. John.on advised me todaJ tbat he would de!inately have us reTised plans on the p~oaed b~1d1n8 at tbe J. C. BeaEh by the end of this veek. As MOIl .. I han thn I will contact you. I would like tQ h.ve . .hort ~utlT. ....ion iamediately following this me_tiDI_ ! ..sure ,ott that l' pertain. to personnel. IteSP.c..tul17.~ ~ ~Ohn8on --