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04-19-1955 Regular Meeting REGULARLY ADJOURNED MEETING ~ ....., An adjourned meeting of the city Council of the city of Clermont was held at the city hall April, 19, 1955. The meeting was called to order by Chairman E. G. Winston at 7:30 P. M. with all members present. others present were Mayor Boyd, City attorney Morse, Supt. Sheldon and Fireman Fullwood. The minutes of the meeting held April 15, 1955 were read and approved as read. Motion was made by Grant, seconded by Olivenbaum, that the city contract with Florida Power Corp. to have the light s at the J. C. Beach burn all twelve months of the year at a cost not to exceed ~10.50 per montho Motion carried. Members of the Clermont Ski Club requested that the city constru~t a Ski IItake offll and IIlanding" area West of the present J. C. beach~ and an estimated cost of from~150.00 to tff;200.00. The matter was referred to the Parks Committee to determine the definate cost and the availability of funds. Mrs. Stanley, city Tax assessor, reported to 'the Council regarding the Business Personal Property valuation oft the Louise Rose property and recommended that the valuation be reduced from ~,500.00 to ~OO.OO. Motion was made by Beal, seconded by Olivenbaum that the Personal Property valuation of Mrs. Louise Rose be reduced to $500.00 as recommended by Tax Assessor Stanley. Motion carried. Mr.~' J.... R. Brown, representing Dual Parking Meter Corporation, presented the council with a Parking meter program. After full discussion motion was made by Beal, seconded by Grant, that the city enter into a contract with said Dual Parking Corp. for the purchase, on a trial basis, of 56 Double Automatic meters and 8 single automatic Parking meters at a cost of :i6, 260.00. On roll call vote the ayes were Winston, ~onsler, Grant, Beal and Olivenbaum. Nays none. Absent none. Mre Konsler, chairman of the Streets Committee reported that his Committee had made and inspection of the paving of Sunny Dell drive and Oak Drive; that the found them to meet the necessary city requirements for street construction. Mr. Konsler moved that the paving be accepted by the city for future maintenance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Olivenbaum and carried. Mr. Konsler moved that, i~asmuch as the subdivision of Oak View had been accepted by the city prior to its present Ordinance governing subdivisions; that inasmuch that the street right of way of Pine Lane in said subdivision was only thirty feet i,n width as compared with the present fifty foot width requirement, that the paving requirement of twenty four feet be reduced to twenty feet for Pine Lane. The motion was seconded by Olivenbaum and carried. ~ ~ Mro Konsler stated that an audit of the cost s of construction of Bloxam avenue from Highway 50 to Hook street had been made and that the recommendation of the Streets Committee was that in line with such audit the cost of the avenue paving be set at ~3.00 per lineal foot from Minnehaha avenue to Hook street and 12.50 per lineal fOOD from Highway 50 to Minnehaha avenue, that the abutting property owners pay one third of the cost and that the city pay one third of the cost; plus all intersections. Mro Konsler moved that the city clerk be instructed to bill all property owners for their share of the paving of Bloxarn avenue as out lined in the foregoing report and recommendations. The motion was seconded by Mr. Grant and carried. Mr. Konsler reported that street right of way for a continuation of Chestnut street from West avenue to loth street had bpen obtained from the property owners without cost to the city, provided that the city pave said part of Chestnut street within ninth days from date, such paving to be without cost to the abutting property owners due to their contribution of aforesaid right of way. Mr. Konsler moved that Mr. Sheldon proceed with the grading and paving of Chestnut street from West avenue to lOth street as soon as possibleo The motion was seconded by Mr. Olivenbaum and carried. ... ~ Mr. Olivenbaum stated that Mr. C. C. Highy had requested that he be granted permission to widen eighth street, from it s present width to the side walk, immediately in front of the South fifty feet of lot 1, Block 82. The matter was referred to the streets committee for investigation and recommendations. Mayor Boyd informed the Council that Mr. H. K. Stokes, County Commissioner, would like to know if the city would share with the county in the expense of paving Hook street. I Motion was made by Konsler, seconded by Beal, that the City Share) with the County the cost of paving Hook s~reet to the extent that the city bear one sixth of the cost and ihe abutting property owners bear one third of the cost. Motion carried._ Mr. Grant, chairman of the Parks committee, reported that he had met with John R. Jones and W. H. McKinney, representatives of the colored citizens of the community, and offered them the use of a part of the South shore of East lake for a colored bathing beach with the assurance that the city would contribute dlJ..25.00 yearly towards the maintenance and operation of said beach. Mr. Grant further reported that John R. Jones and William McKinney accepted the proposition. Motion was made by Beal, seconded Olivenbaum, that the use of garbage cans in excess of thirty gallon capacity be prohivited where such garbage was to be picked up by the city Sanitation department. Motion carried. Mr. Grant reported on progress of obtaining an alley right of way through Blocks 77 and 80, and moved that a survey of the proposed alleys be made in order to determine its exact location. The motion was seconded by Mr. Konsler and carried. _ . ---r I? " v/3 1.: J.:o Mayor reported that dogs were giving considerableYl at the schools. The matter discussed but no action taken. Mayor Boyd recommended that the city revise its Ordinances and have same printed into an up to date Ordinance book. The council agneed as to the need but stated that funds were not available for such a program. Chairman Winston appointed the Street s committee to make arrangement s with some of the Realtors of the city to appraise certain city owned property as well as certain property owned by Mr. Bauerle. ~ ~ Mr. Sheldon requFsted permission to purchase storm coats, hats and boots for the men working on the Sanit~tion truck. Motion was made by Konsler, seco med by Olivenbaum and carried that Mr. Sheldon's request be granted and that storm coats, hats and boots be purchased for the men working on Sanitation truck. Motion was made by Olivenbaum, seconded by Kosnler that the city's unlicensed equipment be deleted from the Automobile Liability policy and that the limits of the 21anket Liability policy be increased to be equal with the limits of the Automobile Liability policy. Motio~ carried. Mr. Olivenbaum stated that Mr. T. C. eork, sr. had requested that the city give consideration to the deeding of South Lake Memorial hospital to the Welfare League in order that said property might be llsed~'as,:eolllateral for the purpose of borrowing money for further hospital construction. No action was taken. Mro Boyd asked for an executive session. Moti~y Konsler,- seconded by (Q~ tnJ;;D'/)~ ) E. G. Winston, pr~sDi~f^ Olivenbaum that meeting adjourn. ad~ JJ.. M. f ~son/CTerK-- -