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12-26-1967 Adjourned Meeting . . MINUTES N~ 489 ADJOURNED MEETING An adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, December 26, 1967. The meeting was called to order at 8:00 P. M. by Mayor BonJorn with all members present. Other officials present were: City Manager Johnson, Deputy Clerk Carroll, City Attorney Langley, Building Inspector Snyder and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Mrs. J. E. Carroll and the Messrs. George Hovis, Don Smith and !. Arthur Roberts. Representatives of the Leesburg Commercial and the local Press were also present. The minutes of the meeting held on December 12, 1967 were approved as written. Mr. Arthur Roberts, Attorney, appeared before the Council and advised that inasmuch as he was present with regards to the final hearing on the proposed zoning ordinance and that he had been advised this was to be postponed until a later date, he therefore requested that he be withdrawn from the agenda. Upon recommendation of the City Attorney, motion was made by Councilman Prior, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and carried that any final action on a new zoning ordinance be postponed until a later date. Mr. George Hovis, Attorney, appeared before the Council in behalf of Mr. William Westerman of Westerman Ford Company, wherein he explained that there was a definite need for a turn-in from Highway #50 to the Ford Company which had to be approved by the State Road Department and he, therefore, requested a letter of the Council's sentiments for such approval to:: tee ::Stcite. R<;>ad; Depar!tment. Motion was made by Counci lman Cochran, and seconded by Councilman VanderMeer that the City Manager be instructed to write a letter to the State Road Department endorsing Mr. Westerman's request for a turn-in off Highway #50. Councilman Prior offered an amendment to this motion wherein a request be made for the SRD to provide adequate, proper safety signs for such a turn-in. The amendment was accepted by Councilman Cochran and VeranderMeer and the motion unanimously carried. City Manager Johnson submitted his report both orally and written. City Manager Johnson reported that he had requested names of Efficiency Engineering firms from the Florida League of Municipalities and that he had received a list of five. Out of the five firms submitted by the League he had picked three to contact, these three firms having locations in the South, but that he had not received back their cost estimate as yet. Councilman Prior objected to the City Manager's having eliminated any of the firms submitted by the League without consulting the Council. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Prior and carried that the City Manager be instructed to write to the other firms for a cost estimate and submit same to the Council. As instructed by motion at the meeting of December 12, 1967, City Attorney Langley presented an Easement Agreement between the City of Clermont and Mr. Orville Kidder for the Council's approval and the agreement was read in full by City Manager Johnson. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer, seconded by Councilman Cochran that the City Manager and the City Attorney be instructed to execute the Easement Agreement as presenten Upon roll call vote the result was: Ayes: Beals, Cochran, Oswalt and VanderMeer. Total Ayes: Four. Nayes: Prior. The motion carried. Motion was mde by Councilman Cohcran, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer that the City Manager proceed with the purchasing of Lot 11, Block 80, City of Clermont from James Stalnaker at a cost to the City not to exceed $3500.00, such property lying adjacent to the city owned parking lot. Upon roll call vote the result was: Ayes: Prior, Beals, Coahran, Oswalt and VanderMeer. Total Ayes: Five. Nayes: None. . . MINUTES N~ 490 Motion was made by Councilman Cohcran, seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and unanimously carried that Mr. Myron Pierce be appointed to the Sewerage Advisory and Promotion Committee. Councilman Prior inquired of the City Manager as to reasons why the new well had not been put into operation, and when would it be used. City Manager Johnson advised that it had just been completed - the building completed and the chlorinator installed - and that it would be put into operation very shortly. Councilman Prior reported that he had received complaints from residents living south of Highway #50 as to discoloration and sediment in the water and he, therefore, recommended that the new well be put into service and the Highland Avenue well shut off to determine if this trouble was coming from the Highland Well. City Manager Johnson advised that residents of this particular area would be serviced from both the Lake Avenue and the Highland wells and not from just the Highland Well. City Manager Johnson read a letter from the Lake County Board of Public Instruction wherein they requested a letter of endorsement in their application for federal financial assistance for improving and expanding educational opportunities in speech and language arts. Motion by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Prior and carried that this matter be tabled. Councilman Oswalt inquired of the City as to the status of the City's application for federal financial assistance under the Open Space Program. Mr. Johnson advised that the had not received any official notification. Councilman Prior inquired of the City Manager as to the status of the new playground;project to be located on the property recently acquired from the MacDonalds, and would it be completed in time for the Little League Ball season opening in April. Mr. Johnson advised that he was not in a position to state the completion date, but that the fruit was being picked at the present time, some trees had already been removed and that it could not be determined as yet if city crews would be able to move and fill in the necessary dirt with city owned machinery. Councilman Prior advised that George Karst had volunteered the use of a grader on this project. Councilman VanderMeer inquired of the possibility of paving certain streets in the Lincoln Park area adjacent ot the Ram football field. It was the concensus that the City Manager obtain the legal description of these streets and names of abutting property owners and submit to the Council at their next meeting. Motion by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried that the meeting be adjourned. en ~I!( '!~~l~ !' h;,,!f'1' "1 ,- . -- .' ....- REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER ./ December 26, 1967 The audit reports for the 1966-67 fiscal year have been completed and copies for each of you are in my office. ~1r. Greenlee, of Ho W. Sheppard and Co. will be at our next Council Meeting to explain the audit and answer any questions you may have. Copies of the audit will be distributed to you at that time. I wrote to the Florida League of Municipalities and requested that they recommend engineering firms specializing in efficiency surveys for municipalities. After receiving their reply I wrote to three of the recommended firms which appeared to me to be the best suited for our needs. I have received letters from several persons who have expressed an interest in the position of controller of the City of Clermont. I have / these letters with me tonight if you care to consider them at the conclusion of this meeting. As you are probably aware the rebuilding of Lake Avenue from Seminole Street to Lake Shore Drive is underway and should be completed sometime next week. Our County Commissioner, Mr. Herman Dykes, has cooperated with us by making it possible to have the brush around the edge of Spring Lake removed with county prisioners. As soon as the brush is removed it will be hauled away by City crews. This work is being done in preparaion for the TV show which will originate from the Spring Lake area late in February. I am attempting to schedule a Beeting with our engineers and fiscal agents for some night next week. I will have it set for Tuesday night if possible but cannot state definitely at this time. You will be advised as SOOR AS possible. Both the new Poliae patrol oar and the Streets Department truck have been delivered to \1S and "':lll be put. int.o use next week. / ~ubmitted -4-