01-16-1962 Adjourned Meeting
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A~DJOURNED MEETING
An adjourned meeting of the City Council of the
City of Clermont was held in the office of the City Clerk on
Tuesday - January 16, 1962. The mmeting was called to order
at 7:30 P.M. by Council Chairman, W.W.Boyd, with the following
members present: Turville, Pool and York. Absent: Bishop.
Other officials present were: Mayor Bo~~orn, Deputy Clerk Carrqll,
Sup't. Sheldon, Building Inspector Snyder and Chief of Police
Tyndal. Others present were: Messrs. R.L.McConnell, representing
the Home Owners Civic Improvement Association, and Herbert L.
Rogers of the Lake Highlands Hotel. A representative of the
local Press was also present.
The minutes of the regular meeting held Tuesday - January
2, 1962, and of the Organizational Meeting held on the same date,
were read and approved.
Mr. Rogers appeared before the Council with the request
that they give consideration to his application for a building
permit to make an addition to the Lake, Highlands Hotel, which
had been recently turned down by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Mayor BonJorn recommended that the Council take this request
under serious consideration. Chairman Boyd advised Mr.Rogers
that a report had not been received from the Zoning Board of
Adjustment, and, that when such report iS,received, the Council
will consider the matter and Clerk Johnson will notify Mr.Rogers
as to any action which might be taken.
Inspector Snyder advised the Council that it had been the
practice in the past to issue building permits "Gratis" for
schools, churches and fraternal and veteran organizations, and,
that he recommended that all future building permits including
electrical and plumbing permits, be charged for. Motion by Mr.
Turville, seconded by Mr. Pool and carried, that no "Gratis"
permits, including building, electrical and plumbing, be issued
in the future.
Chairman Boyd advised the Council that all Standing
Committees, with the exception of the Building Committee which
he had previous~y appointed, would function the same as in the
past year.
Chairman Boyd reported that there had been some damage -
to city streets caused by the recent freeze, but that it was too
early to determine to what extent the damage amounted to,. He
further reported that he had been unable to meet with Sup't.
Sheldon to prepare the necessary ppecifications for the re-surfaci.
of Hook Street, however, they would do so in the very near future.
Mr.Pool, Chairman of the Parks Committee, requested that
the Council appropriate enough money to promote a beautification
program for Kehlor Park, and, suggested that grass seed be pur-
chased and sown immediately. Motion by Mr. York, seconded by Mr.
Pool and carried, that the purchasing agent be authorized to pur-
chase the necessary grass seed for immediate seeding at the Park
and that Mr. Pool prepats enb~~timate of cost of planting shrubs
and flowers at the Park'At~ ~n~ Council at the next meeting.
Mr. Pool further moved that the curbing on Broome Street
and East Avenue adjacent to the Municipal Ball Park and covering
the driveway approaches to the Ball Park, be removed and the area
between bhe curb and the fence be clayed. The motion was seconded
by Mr. Turville and carried. Thereupon the Clerk was instructed
to issue a work order for same to Sup't. Sheldon.
Mr. York, Chairman of the Street Idghting Committee, re-
ported that he had called a meeting of the Committee to meet with
Mr. Forrest Colegrove of the Florida Power Corporation, with re-
gards to certain changes and/or additions to street lighting in '
the City, and would report back to the Council at the next meeting
Chairman Boyd reported that a map showing the engineer's
recommendation for the City's water system expansion program had
been forwarded to the South-Eastern Underwriters Association for
their study and recommendations.
Chairman Boyd further reported that he would call a
special meeting of the Council in the very near future with re-
gards to making certain changes in the proposed codification
ordinance before its final adoptiono
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Deputy Clerm Carroll read a letter from Mr.Karl Lehmann
of the Lake County League of Municipalities, inviting the Council
to attend the first meeting of the League of 1962 to~e held in
the Community Building at Mt. Dora on Wednesday, January 17th.
Deputy Clerk Carroll was instructed to phone in reservations for
4 Councilmen and Mayor BonJorn.
Deputy Clerk Carroll read a letter from the Home Owners
Civic Improvement Association wherein they recommended,that the
Council proceed with the installation of a traffic signal at the
intersection of 5th Street ~d Highway 50, as quickly as possible.
No action was taken and the letter ordered filed.
Deputy Clerk Carroll submitted a bill from Mid-Florida
Public Service Company in the amount of $6,025.00 for engineering
services todate. Motion by Mr. Turville, seconded by Mr. York
and Carried, that payment of this bill be deferred until report
and recommendations had been received back from South-Eastern
Underwriters Association.
Motion by Mr. York, sedonded by Mr. Pool and carried,
that Councilmen Boyd and Turville and Sup't. Sheldon make an in-
vestigation of the water drainage problem existing at the dead-
end of Sunset Drive and at the dead-end of 7th Street at Lake"
Winona, and report their recommendations for action to the Council
at. their next session.
At the recommendation of Councilman Turville, Clerk
Johnson was instructed to issue a work order to have reflectors
installed on the nobth end of the island separating 8th Street,
near the hospital, and, on the north end of the island separating
East Avenue, just off Highway # 50.
Clerk Johnson was instructed to contact Mr. Joe Mims of
the State Road Department to meet with the Council in an endeavor
to correct the hazardous parking condition which exists on High-
way # 50 in front of Kidder's Restaurant.
Mayer BonJorn submitted a scale showing a24 hour average
traffic count of 1961 on highways throughout Lake County, and
urged that the Council study same and possibly prepare a ResolutioI
to present to the State Road Department when making up the Road
Department's Budget for the next fiscal year, promoting the 4-
laning'of Highway # 50 westward from Winter Garden.
Motion by Mr. Turville, seconded by Mr. York and carried,
that meeting adjourn.
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