04-17-1962 Adjourned Meeting
ADJOURNED MEETING
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An adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City
of Clermont was held in the office of the City Clerk on
Tuesday, April 17, 1962. The meeting was called to order
at &:30 P. M. by Chairman \-lilliam Boyd with all Council
members present. Other officials present were: Clerk
Johnson, Deputy Clerk Carroll, City Attorney Morse, Superin-
tendent Sheldon, Inspector Snyder, and Chief of Police Tyndal.
Others present were: Mr. Morris Erdmann and representatives
of the Orlando Sentinel and the local press.
The minutes of the regular meeting held Tuesday, April 3,
1962 and of the Special Meeting held on Thursday, April Si
1962, were approved as written.
Mr. Morris Erdmann appeared before the Council and
presented to them a pictorial history of the City of Clermont,
and requested that it be kept in the Public Library. Chairman
Boyd expressed the thanks and appreciation of the Council
and of the citizens of Clermont for such a presentation.
Mr. Bishop, Chairman of the Streets Committee, reported
that Superintendent Sheldon was to meet in the next day or
two with Mr. C.D. Hodson of Sunset Drive to work out
details for construction of a settlin.g basin to take care of
street drainage, on part of Mr. Hodson's property. Chairman
Boyd also advised Superintendent Sheldon that, Mr. C. J.
Linemann was preparing a scale that would give the amount of
water that would drain into such catch basin duringaaheavy
rain.
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Mr. Pool, Chairman of the Parks Committee, reported that
he had received a request for two additional light fixtures
and four scoreboard lights at the Shuffleboard Courts. Motion
by Mr. Pool, seconded by Mr. York and carried that the request
be granted and the matter referred to the Parks Committee
for action.
Mr. Pool further announced that a meeting, for City
Beautification would be held in the Florida Power Lounge on
Wednesday, April 18th, and urged all:Council members to
attend.
Chairman Boyd reported that he noticed numerous oak
trees throughout the City that were filled with mistletoe,
and requested that the Parks Committee investigate this matter
and secure an estimate of cost for the removal of such
mistletoe and report back to the Council.
Mr. Boyd, Chairman of the Water Committee, reported that
Mr. Sheldon was still working on the mapping of the City "s
water distribution system, and 'that it would be completed
in the very near future.
Clerk Johnson read a letter from the Lake County League
of Municipalities wherein they announced their monthly meeting
to be held in Eustis on Wednesday, April 18th at 6:30 P. M.
and invited the Council members to attend.
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Clerk Johnson read letters from Charles Driggs, Jr. and
Hullian D. Cotton, wherein they were applying for th~ life
guard position at the Jaycee Beach this summer. The matter
was referred to the Pa~ks Committee for their investigation
and recommendations.
Clerk Johnson advised the Council that the Clermont Menls
Garden Club had agreed to supervise the planting of flowers
and shrubs in the new cemetery addition, and that such plant-
ings would be started in the very near future.
Clerk Johnson inquired of the Council if it was their
desire to have Hunnicutt and Associates, Appraisers for-the City
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of Clermont, re-check appraisals of the business section
of Clermont (7th and 8th Streets between Minneola and
Montrose Streets, and Minneola and Montrose Streets between
7th and 8th), and grove property that the assessments had
been lowered on, due to damage after the freeze of 1957. It
was the unanimous concensus of the Council that these properties
be re-checked by Hunnicutt.
Mr. Pool recommended that floral plants and a general
beautification of the City Ball Park and Kehlor Park be authorized
for immediate start. Chairman Boyd requested that the Parks
Committee obtain a definite pland and estimate of the cost of
such a project and report back to the Council at the next meet-
ing, for action. '
Motion by Mr. Bishop, seconded by Mr. Turville and
carried, that the meeting be adjourned until Friday, April 20,
1962.
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