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11-20-1962 Adjourned Meeting " ~ ~ ~ #' I ,/ ,., ~. ADJOURNED MEETING An adjourne.! meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the office of the City Clerk on Tuesday, November 201 196:2. The meeting was called to order at 7:;0 P. M. by Councim vhairlnan W. W. Boyd, with all Council members present. Other officials lpresent were: Mayor Bon Jorn, Clerk Johnson, Deputy Clerk Carroll, City Attorney Morse, Superintendent Sheldon, Building Inspect10r Snyder, Chief of Police Tyndal and Patrolman Fowler. Others :present were: Messrs. Lee Fowler and C. Roy Rook. A represe:o.tati ve of the Orlando Sentinel was also present. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on Tuesday, November 6, 1962, were approved as written. Chief of Police Tyndal reported on the sale of Occupational Licenses, and, that he had made inspection of the blind corner at the intersection of Lake Shore Drive and Lake Avenue and found that the street right-of-way was very narrow at this corner, but that.. he would Cb the best he coUld in having the blind spot elimi:nated. Chairman Bo:yd requested that the Police Department investi- gate the intersections of 5th and Seminole (N.W. corner) and Disston and Minnehaha Avenues (S. W. corner) as blind corners also. Superintendent Sheldon reported that since the removal of the T & G railroad ties from various intersections, that the sand had settled leaving large holes that were hazardous , and, that the railroad engineers had contacted him some time ago with regards to fixing these intersections and that he had had the city engineers submit specifications for the repair of same, but had heard nothing since from the railroad company. Clerk Johnson was instructed to contact the Chief Engineer of the T & G Railroad in an attempt to have this matter corrected immediately. Councilman Pool reported that he had been requested by the South Lake Waterways Assodtation to have the canal between Lakes Winona and Minnehaha dredged out in order that it might be used by al~ boats. Mr. Pool was advised that Superintendent Sheldon was to take care of this matter as soon as time permitted. Councilman Turville, Chairman of the Laws and Auditing Committee, read an Agreement, prepared by City Attorney Morse, stipulating time limits for the beginning of construction of a shopping center on certain property, owned by Messrs. Boyett and Wolfe, and under consideration by the City Council for rezoning. The Agreement was referred to Mayor Bon Jorn for study and recomm,endations. Councilman Pool, Chairman of the Parks Committee, requested and moved ~hat $950.00 be au~horized for ~he beautification of Cen~er Lake Park. The motion died for lack of a second. Considerable discussion followed regarding the matter, whereupon Mr. Pool requested and moved that $750.00 be authoDizllrd for the beautification of Center Lake Park. The motion was seconded by Mr. ,Bishop and carried, with Mr. Turville voting Naye. Mr. Pool reported that the planting of the flower garden at Kehlor Park h.ad been completed and was growing, and, that his Committee he.d been conferring with Mr. Colegrove of Florida Power with rega~ds a new lighting system for Kehlor Park and hoped to submit: a plan of same in the very near future. Clerk J ohnsion submitted a petition from property owners for the re14zoniIlg of certain property abutting East Highway #50. Motion wasl made by Mr. York, seconded by Mr. Bishop and carried, that the petition be referred to the Zoning Commission for their study and recommendations. f I Clerk J'ohnson submitted a request by Mr. Clint Hooten for the sale of Beer and Wine - package only - at his business located at 1265 Highway #2f}. After establishing that the sale of beer and wine at this location did not violate existing zoning ordinancesl, motion by Mr. BishOp, seconded by Mr. Pool and carried, that; this request be granted. Clerk Johnscin read a Thank You Note to the Council from the Clermont Welf'are League, for the city's splendid cooperation in conjunction with their annual Halloween Carnival. Clerk Johnson read a letter from Mr. T. C. Cork, representing Mr. William Kern, elabing he was entitled to payment for certain p~erty used for right-of-way of Scott Street. The matter was referred to City .Attorney Morse. Clerk Johnso:o. opened a bid from Basic Aspp:alt Corporation for the capping of approximately 1300' of streets in "the Lincoln Park area in the i!lIllOunt of $.55 per square yard. .Motion by Mr. Bishop, seconded by Mr. Turville and carried, that the bid of Basic Asphl!ilt be accepted and Clerk Johnson was instructed to issue the nece 13Sary work order for same. ( . ~ Motion was made by Mr. Bishop, seconded by Mr. Pool and carried, th~t the N 50' of W 115' of NW ~ of Lot 3; N 50' of W 50' of E 150' of :NW ;4 of Lot 3; N 50' of W 50' of E 100' of NY}!. of Lot 3; N 50' of W 50' of E 200' of N1J~ of Lot 3; and N 50' of E 50' of J:QW'}4 of Lot 3, all in Block "0", according to the official map of the City of Clermont, be accepted as street right-of-way and t:hat such street be designated as a continua- tion of Minneola A~enue. Motion by Mr. Pool, secondea by Mr. Turville and carried, that J. B. Fullwood be reimbursed in the amount of $150.00 for expenditure made by him at the Police Station. Clerk Johnson reported that he was having some minor difficulty in the ,collection of occupational licenses for rental apariiments. Clerk Johnson was instructed to proceed with the collections of samte as set forth by the Occupational License Ordinance. Chairman Boyd called a Special Meeting of the City Council for Friday, November 23rd at 5 o'clock P. M. to canvas the petition of the cWldidates and to authorize the preparation of the ballots. Chairman Boyd called a special meeting of the City Council for Monday, December 3rd at 7:30 P. M. to canvas the Registration Roll. Chairman Boyd adjourned the meeting to an Executive Session. At the conclul3ion of the executive session the meeting was adjourned until Friday, November 23, 1962 at 5:00 P. M. w1f~~; : ,~ ~