12-12-1967 Regular Meeting
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REGULAR MEETING
A Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was
held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, December 12, 1967. The meeting
was called to order at 8:00 P. M. by Mayor BonJorn with all Councilmen
present. Other officials present were: City Manager Johnson, Deputy Clerk
Carroll, City Attorney Langley, Chief of Police Tyndal and Building
Inspector Snyder. Others present were: Mesdames J. E. Carroll, W. O. Boone
and W. B. Ream. Also present were Miss Lee Chalfant and the Messrs. Jacob
Lucas, W. W. Boyd, C. A. Mangold, Don Smith, Fred Wolfe, Sandy Hamrick,
Fred Lyon, John R. Jones, Paul Taber, Jimmy Walker, Ellis Konsler, W. O.
Boone, John Sanger, Lee Fowler, C. E. Collins and Adley Associates
representative, Gerald Dake. Representatives of the Leesburg Commercial
and the Orlando Sentinel were also present.
The invocation was given by Mr. Taber.
The Minutes of the Special Meetings held on December 4 and December
5 were approved as written. The minutes of the meeting held on November
28, 1967 were approved as corrected. The correction to these minutes
was an addition as follows: During the general discussion of the proposed
occupational license ordinance amendment, Councilman Prior stated that
if the proposed ordinance passed, as written, it would mean there would
be seven licenses showing an increase and fifteen licenses showing a
a decrease, which, if taking one license in each category would mean a
deficit in license collection revenue in the amount of $355.67. He further
stated that this deficit would have to be assumed by the tax payers of
tee City of Clermont.
The City Manager submitted his report both orally and written.
Councilman Cochran offered and.ved the adoption of, a RESOLUTION
to the State Road Department requesting a permit to install a caution
l;ght at the intersection of State Road #50 and East Avenue. The RESOLUTION
was read in full and the motion seconded by Councilman Oswalt. 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 the Number 117 assigned to it and a copy ordered posted.
Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Brior
and carried that City Manager Johnson be authorized to use banks, in
addition to those previously designated, ae depositories for city funds.
Council President Vander Meer called a work session of the Council
for Monday, December 18, 1967 at 8:00 P. M. in the Council Chambers.
City Attorney Langley reported that he had met with Miss Lee Chalfant
regarding a proposed franchise for a taxi service in the City of Clermont,
listing the proposed rates for such service and requested tentative
approval of the Council. Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded
by Councilman Beals and carried that the City Attorney be instructed to
prepare the necessary franchise for presentation at the next Council meeting.
Councilman Prior abstained from voting. Councilman Prior inquired if the
proposed franchise had listed the proposed rates for out of city service
and he was advised by the City Attorney that the City of Clermont had no
jurisdiction, and therefore no interest, over such rates outside the
city inasmuch as this would be regulated by the State.
Motion was made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman Vander Meer
and carried that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare the necessary
Easement Agreement between the City of Clermont and Orville Kidder across
Lot 6 of City Block 7. Councilman Prior abstained from voting.
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John R. Jones appeared bef0re the Council and requested permission
to pave Chestnut Street, from 8th S~reet west to West Avenue at the
individual abutting property owners' expense. Mr. Jones was advised that
funds for the paving of this portion of Chestnut Street had been budgeted,
but that such construction had been delayed for lack of two signed quit
claim deeds which were necessary in order to construct the street as
originally platted and not following the pattern of the present clay road.
Mr. Jones agreed to cooperate with the City Attorney in obtaining the
necessary deeds.
City Manager Johnson read a letter from John A. Watson, Jr. wherein
he requested permission to use the Jenkins Auditorium for a Teen-Age dance
to be held on December 19, 1967. Motion was made by Councilman Vander Meer,
seconded by the Co~cIiroa~ Beals and carried that this request be granted
and that the City Manager obtain the names of the adult chaperones for
this dance.
City Manager Johnson read a letter from John A. Watson, Jr. represent-
ing the local Radio Station, WSLC, wherein they were requesting permission
to use the Jenkins Auditorium for a Teen-Age dance to be held on December 26,
1967. Motion by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Beals and
carried that this request be granted and that the City Manager obtain the
names of the adult chaperones for this dance.
City Manager Johnson read a Christmas Holiday greeting to the Council
and all citizens of the City of Clermont from Jalin Gilden, a member of
the group of visitors from m:e.nmarkwhich visited this city last August.
City Manager Johnson read an offer to purchase the N 12'
of the West Boundary of Lot 9, Block 93 at a price of $350.00
Laurence W. Russell, President of the Postal Colony Co., Inc.
made by Councilman Oswalt, seconded by Councilman Vander Meer
that this offer be accepted.
Councilman Beals offered and read for a second time AN ORDINANCE
UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF'CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT OF THE CHAPTER 12 (TWELvE) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
PERTAINING TO OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES: PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN CHANGES THEREIN
AND MOVED ITS ADOPTION. The motion was seconded by Councilman Cochran.
Councilman Prior inquired of the City Attorney if there was any conflict
between this Ordinance and Sections 14:19 and 14:20 of the present Code.
The Attorney advised that there was not. Upon roll call vote on passage
of the Ordinance the result was: Ayes: Beals, Cochran, Oswalt and VanderMeer.
Total Ayes: Four. Nayes: Prior. So the ORDINANCE passed and the Number 33-C
assigned to it and a copy ordered posted.
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Motion was
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Councilman Beals offered and read for a second time, AN ORDINANCE
UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT OF THE CHAPTER 14 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
PERTAINING TO THE FREQUENTING OF POOL HALLS BY MINORS AND PROVIDING FOR
THE ALLOWANCE THEREOF IN PLACES WHERE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE NOT SOLD,
SERVICED, DISTRIBUTED OR CONSUMED and moved its adoption. The motion was
seconded by Councilman Vander Meer. Upon Roll call vote on the passage
of the Ordinance, the result was Ayes: Beals, Cochran, Oswalt and Vander Meer.
Total Ayes: Four. Nayes: Prior. So the ORDINANCE passed and the Number
34-C assigned to it and a copy ordered posted.
Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Prior
and carried, that the bills be paid.
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Councilman Vander Meer stated that the "get acquainted" dinner
given by the Police Department and the newly organized auxiliary unit of
the Police Department, on Monday night, December 11th for City officials,
was very successful and enjoyable and he felt the auxiliary unit would be
of much benefit to the City of Clermont.
Councilman Beals and Prior stated they concurred with Councilman
Vander Meer's remarks.
Councilman Prior stated that city operations had effected very few
economies during the past year, though the Council was not yet in receipt
of the official audit, and he, therefore, recommended and moved that
the firm of George S. May Company be engaged to analyze city operations
and present an efficiency report to the Council at an approximate cost
of $300.00. rhe motion was seconded by Councilman Vander Meer. Considerable
discussion followed regarding this motion whereupon Councilman Vander Meer
withdrew his second to the motion. There was no other second offered and
the motion died for lack of a second.
Motion was made by Councilman Vander Meer, seconded by Councilman
Prior and carried that the City Manager contact an Efficiency Engineering
Firm and obtain their cost to check the efficiency, by departments, of
city operations and a resume of what would be inv6lved to do this, and
report back to the Council at the next meeting. Councilman Prior objected
to having the City Manager take care of this matter inasmuch as he felt
this was strictly a duty of the Council and thereupon recommended that the
Council President, Mr. Vander Meer, take care of the matter. This opinion,
however, was not the concensus of the remainder of the Councilmen.
City Manager Johnson inquired of the Council if the playing of Bingo
in the Jenkins Auditorium is allowed. Motion was made by Councilman
Beals, seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried that the City Attorney
investigate the legality of this, and/or if further action would be
necessary on the part of the Council, and report at the next meeting.
City Manager Johnson inquir~of the City Attorney if the law no
longer requires that establishments selling alcoholic beverages close
during municipal elections? City Attorney Langley advised that establishments
offering alcoholic beverages for sale are only required to close during
General Elections, or, Elections on a County, State or National level.
City Manager Johnson inquired of the City Attorney as to what
constitutes a citrus grove in the City of Clermont as pertaining to lot
cleaning. The City Attorney advised that the key word would be "commercial",
that one or two citrus trees on a lot would not constitute a citrus grove,
but that several trees on a lot that are cared for in the same manner as
citrus groves and the fruit marketed commercially, for a profit, would
be designated as a citrus grove.
Councilman Prior inquired of the City Attorney that inasmuch as
New Year's Eve falls on a Sunday this year, would establishments offering
the sale of alcoholic beverages be allowed to sellon this date. City
Attorney Langley advised that existing Ordinances, prohibiting the Sunday
sale of alcoholic beverages, excepting the amended Ordinance 23-C which
was passed this year, would be in effect as always.
Motion was made by Councilman Beals, secoRded by Councilman Cochran
and carried that the meeting be adjourned to a Public Hearing, as duly
a::t.el3ron fJ::S~d Zoning Changes.
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