05-24-1956 Regular Meeting
ADJOURNED ~~ETING
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An adjourned meeting of the City Council, City of Clermont,
was held at the City Hall, May 24, 1956.
The meeting was called to order by Vice Chairman Harold
Turville at 7=30 p.m. with the following members present:
Turville, Beals, Meeker and Grant. Others present were:
City Attorney Morse, Superintendent Sheldon, Councilman-elect
Eric Jensen, John R.. Jones and P. W. Williams, principal of
Lincoln Heights School. Mayor Boyd came in later in the
evening.
The minutes of the meeting held May 21, 1956, were read and
approved..
After checking the ballots, motion by Meeker, seconded by
Grant and unanimously carried, that it is RESOLVED that the
certificate of results of the special election of Clermont,
Lake County, Florida, held May 22, 1956, be recorded into
the minutes and made a part thereof, and be it further RE-
SOLVED that in accordance with the results of the special
election that Eric Jensen be and is hereby duly elected as
a member of the City Council of the City of Clermont, Lake
County, Florida, for an unfinished term commencing on this
date and ending on the first Tuesday in January, 1957.
The oath of office \~s administered by City Clerk Johnson
and Mr. Eric Jensen was seated as a Councilman.
Vice Chairman Turville stated that the first order of bus-
iness was the election of a Chairman of the City Council.
Mr.. Beals nominated Mr. Turville as Chairman of the Council.
The nomination \~s seconded by Mr. Grant. Mr. Meeker moved
that the nominations be closed and that the City Clerk cast
a unanimous ballot for Mr.. Turville. The motion was seconded
by Mr. Grant and unanimously carried. Mr. Harold Turville
was seated as Chairman of the City CounCil, City of Clermont.
Chairman" Turville stated that the next order of business was
the election of Vice Chairman of the City Council. Mr.
Meeker nominated Mr. Grant as Vice Chairman of the City
Council, City of Clermont. The nomination \~s seconded by
Mr.. Jensen. Mr. Beals moved that nominations be closed and
that the City Clerk cast a unanimous ballot for Mr. Grant.
Mr" Grant was seated as Vic'e Chairman of the City Council,
City of Clermont..
Mr. Grant, Chairman of the Building Committee, reported that
his committee ha(l considered the request of \'Jilliam Boyd ::or
a changing of the zoning of that property along State Highway
50, between "t'Jest Avenue and 12th Street, anclfor the elimin-
ation of Note J of the Zoning Ordian.ce ,~ pertains to
Block 99j that after giving the matter consideration they
unanimously agreed that the requested changes should not be
made.. The Council concurred with the report and recommenda-
tions of the Committee and agreed that the Zoning should Gon-
tinue as it is at the present time.
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Mr. Beals offered and moved that it be passed AN ORDINANCE
M.ffiNDING PARAGRAPH (A) OF SECTION ONE (1) AND ALL OF THREE
(3) OF CHAPTER XX OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF CLEillqONT, AS A~mNDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 142 OF THE CITY
OF CrnIDJIONT, BEING CRDINANCES REGULATING THE RATES FOR 1,IA'l'ER
CONSlJIvIED FRm.~ THE lvATER SUPPLY, TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND
OTHER ~~TTERS RELATING THERETO.
Ivlotion seconded by Mr. Meeker and unanimously carried. MY'.
Meeker moved that the rules be waived and the Ordinance be
read the second time by title only. Motion seconded by
Mra Grant and unanimously carried.
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After the second reading of the Ordinance by title only,
Mro Beals moved that the rules be further waived and that
the Ordinance be placed upon its passage. Motion seconded
by Mr. Grqnt and unanimously carried. Thereupon the Ord-
inance was read the third time and upon Roll Call vote the
Ayes were: Turville, Jensen, Grant, Beals and Meekerj Nayes,
none; Absent, none.
The Ordinance passed title as stated and was ordered recorded
in the Ordinance Book and numbered 146. A copy of this Ord-
inance appears immediately follo,ring these minutes.
P. We Williams and John R. Jones spoke to the Council relative
to available funds for summer recreation for the colored
childreno Clerk Johnson was instructed to issue a check in
the amount of ~125000 to the Community Club for such purposes.
Chairman Turville read a letter from Mr. John A. ivatson,
Manager of the Chain 0' Lakes Motel, requesting permission to
erect a directional sign at Highway 50 and Bloxam Avenue.
Clerk Johnson was directed to advise Mr. Watson that his re-
quest could not be granted as it was in violation of city
ordinancesG
Motion by ~ieeker, seconded by Jensen and carried, that Clerk
Johnson be authorized to issue checks in the amount of $6.00
each to the persons serving as Clerk and Inspectors of the
special election held May 22, 1956.
Motion by Jensen, seconded by Meeker and carried, that Super-
intendent Sheldon be authorized to dispose of an old truck,
owned by the citYe
Motion by Meeker, seconded by Jensen and carried, that Super-
intendent Sheldon be authorized to purchase and install an
agitator for the city owned rock spreader.
Mayor Boyd informed the Council that the land being deeded
to the City by O. Te Cook in exchange for certain city property,
amounts to slightly less than two acres. Chairman Turville
appointed a committee to investigate the mattero
Motion by Grant, seconded by Jensen, that the meeting adjourn.
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