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08-05-1952 Regular Meeting REGULAR MEETING ~ ~ A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held at the City hall, Tuesday, August 5~ 1952. The meeting was called to ,order at 7:30 P. M. by vice-president B. K. Ferguson, with the following members being present: Winston, Meeker and George. Absent Cork, Jr. ' Others being present wore Mayor Higby, City attorney Morsa, Supt. Sheldon, :Police Chief Brooks, J. B. Fullwood, Mr. W. H. McQuistion and Mr. John Duff. Tho minutes of the meeting held July 15, 1952 were road and approved as read. Mr. Duff stated that he wished to bui&d some cottages on his property South of Hook Street and East of Highway 27 and that he desired to purchase wator service from tho city for the developement. He further stated that inasmuch as this property was not within the'oity limits that he was willing to purchase the necessary pipe, fittings, metor andsoforth, and bear the expense of the installation; that all he was requesting was permission from the city WaS that they furnish water to his project at the pr~vailing rates., Motion by Winston; seconded by George; that Mr. Duff be allowed to install a one and onequarter inch water line to tne city mains; that sarno be connected to the city mains and that Mr. Duff be furnish~ water by the city at the prevailing rates. It being understood, Howover, that Mr. Duff is to bear the entire expense of the ins bill ;:;t;~ and that said installation is to remain the property of Mr. Duff. Fo~ion carried. Mr. George reported that he expoctod to have bids for the completion of the South end of Diston street-within the very near future. . Mayor Higby reported that the police tlepartment was in need of a man to replace Mr. Godwin and that they had an application which was apparently satisfactory. Mayor Higby was authorized to procood on his own judgement and that of Police chief Brooks. ....- . Mayor Higby further reported that in the absence of the third policeman it had boen necessary to use Mr. "Joe Barnhart on the police force for night patrol and that Mrs. Barnhart was attending the radio. Uayor Higby recommended that during the..time that Mrs. Barnhart was doing radio duty that she be paid five dollars per night. Motion by Winston, seconded by Koeker, that"furs. Barnhart be paid five dollars each night for radio work. liotion carried. Chief'Brooks read his report and same Was accepted and ordered +,1 led. City Attorney Morse stated that' he had no report. Supt. Sheldon statod that the water mains were now on hand and that he would like authorization to purohase tho necessary connoctions and fittings in order that the laying of the mains could be completed. Motion by Winston, seconded by George, that Mr. Sheldon be authorized to purchase the necessary essential fittings as shown on the engineers drawing to complete the new mains, but that the purchase of tho altitude valve and the two six inch meters be held up for tho present. Motion carried. .Tax Assessor Nagel called the Councils attention to the fact that certain lands within the city of Clermont had not been" properly valued, or assessed, for genoral operation expense. - -::' , . ~ ... Motion by Winston, secondod by Meeker, that Tax assessor Nagel be; and herewith is, instruoted to place the proper valuation on those outlying properties, heretofore known as an exclude'd area, and that. the Council levy the same tax rate on said lands as it shall levy on properties in other parts of the ci~y. Tho lands in question being tho~e lying South of Division street, Wost of Highway 27, North of Hooks street and West of Grand highway. antr.o11c~ail :v~a tho ayes were Winston, Meeker and Ferguson~ Nay: none. Pass: George. Absent Cork. Motion oarried. Motion by Meeker that oity discontinue the repairing of oity owned sidewalks for the remainder of the fiscal year due to the faot that they had greatly exceeded thQ amount budgeted for that purpose and that further funds were net available. The motion died as it was not seoonded. Motion by George, seconded by Meeker that the bills be paid. Motion carried. Clerk Johnson read a letter from Urs. Ruth Dormer; wherein' she made" an offer, to the oity, 6f fifty dollars for lot 12, Block 31; Clermont Heights. Motion by Meeker, seconded by George, that the offer made by Mrs. Ruth Dormer be tabled until the matter could DO investigated . and a valuation placed on the lot in question. Motion oarried. ". , Clerk Hohnson reported that'Mr. E. N. Van Buren, safety specialist for the Insurance companies, had made certain rocommendations concerning the"J. C. Beach, and that at the instructions of Mr. T.'C. Cork, Jr.' CoUncil chiarman; the matter had beon referred to Mr. William Lee, J. C. president, with instructions to carry out the recommendations at tho oarl~0st possible date. Clerk Johnson Read a letter from Mr. Alton Krauss relative to the removal of a row of citr~3 from the South sido of Ohestnut street,' East of Fifth street~' 'lhe matter was reforred to Mr. G00:!'ot., with instructions to contact Mr. O'Neal, owner of the adjacent property, and have the matter correctod. Clerk Johnson read a bid from South Lake Construction Company in the amount of 1850.00 for the construction of a new pump house. ~otiop by Winston, seconded by George, that the bid submitted by South Lake Construotion Company for the construction of a pump house be ~ablod. Motion by Meeker; seconded by Goorgo that meeting adjourn. -~ .......,.- '"'9~ .-. .: ' e , ' ~e. , , . .... ., . CIft OF CLERMONT, FIpRIDA. 'ORDINANCE NO. / I I , , , 'AN 'ORDINANCE GRAW~G 'IDFJ:pRIn4. POW!..R OORroRATION, ITS " ' '. . I . ~ ., . . . . LEGaL REPaESENTA'l'IV:ES, SVCCESOORS AND ASSIGNS,:TIJE RIGHT, AND" :.': ,;' " . , . . I . PRIViLE,OE OF, ~ND FRANcHISE: FOR CONSTRUCTI~GJ mINTAINING J\ND OPE~TING AN ELECTRIC POWER PLANT AND' DIsTRim'1'lON 'SYS~ IN THE CITI OF CLEaMONT, COUNTY OF tAKE, AND STArt, OF FL01UDA,~ , , BE IT ENACTED BY THE CI'l'! COtmCIL OF' THE CITY OF 'OLE:RMo~'I', \ . . .,. ,LAKE COl1NT,I, 'FWRIDA I " 'Sec.ti~n1. ,'I'ha. t 'the said C1 ty Qf Clermont, does )~e,reb7 , give and' ~aJ:)t: linto, Flor:tda Power Go;rporation, 'a corporatj,on organ" . .'''1 '". I . . . ." , !zed ~nd ~x;i~t.i.ng ~er the lawsof'1iheBtate of Florida, and 'to'.... . . .' .' .". . . . '. . :' ~'.' '.' ~. . . ....", its legal:re~re~en~aiivesl successors, a~d a~s;1gn~J ,i~e ,~ight ,and,': , . , , prlv11~ge. ~f, a 'franChise' for ~con~t,~uctihglm.ai~ta:im.ng and operating , , for a period ,of thirty (30). years; in i~e said,' 01 ty of Clermont" an,' ' I. '. . . '. "... . . '. '. '". I' ." . " . electric powe~"p].ant, ,S~b6tatiO~ ,and ;~istrillution .sy~tem, 'or, othet ,,' , . - lighting ,Sys~ for, the _ purpQse ~f ligh tirig ,by elec trie! ty ,t~e " ','. .......,.>..:....,.~......~.,~ '.::. "-... ._.:.~~.........,.~.....~.I. " .'. '. . 'j sti'E:Jets, or Ji)ublic.,squares 'of'sa:l.d'City,<arid'the dwelli1ig~, ho~se$' . ".. " . .. . . and,:'pi~es o;fbusine~~' ot< it's<inhab1tants/-'~ 1'or' the' p~rpo~ ,', , ,.., . '. - ... .~, ".". . '. .' ...."..... ; '. further of generating:' ~nddiS~ributing and/9r, transini tt-ing eiec~r'ic, '1'. .' '; ....: ..~I,.. ."., :.: "'. ."' .. '. ~"''''. ~ ....~ .'~'.' '". ":'. . curren~, fo..~ 'the ~ur.pose o.f.: ~ight, power '8X!~i' heat,:',oZl,'an;y. 'other pur.. . . ..' pose' ~or,which 'electric:tty may .b~ used. , , "Section 20 ' '.l'hat the said grantee shall have f?r a period of thil"1iY: (~), years,,"~e p;rlvilege, ffanchise'~~ow~r~ right and' : '.' ',. . I' . . " . "utl1o:dty'~ lay" erect'and 'm~t;lta~ iD.. 'and ;up,on,the squ.ares,' streets,' ' av:enu~s" a1leys; wharves,: viaducts1 bridges.t,,~/or ot~er publ~c , " '" tho~6~hi'ares and parts'of said city, 'a~ the~:~o~ e~st, or 'in~y here.:. ::' ,:', " . after beconstruc~d, open:ed", laidol,lt OJ" ,extended' Jd thin t!1e present' " . .' " ~ .... . " .. ',' . ~ . ". . . 'e " ,limits: of said C~ty, ~r,~thin ~u~~'~~r~~ry,,':~s ',l!l8-Y '~ereaft~r:,be" . a,dded to it, al~ neceasar,y poles,: or.:otJ;ier, S1ipp~rts,. 'cciuiucto1's, 91': ' applianoes ' for 'the poles 'or otber ~ans 'of 'conveyance to be used., , ~n tran~ ~t~s electric current, for 'the purpos.e..~f lighting, ~~t' '.' or p6~r; or fo~'such other' p.urpo~es as electriqity may be u~ed, , and fo.r ~his purpose, the authQri ty' and rig~t 1s bereby granted ~ ," make a1i necessary, excava~ions ~'said ~qutire~~:$treets, avenues," ai.1~ys or other thoroughfUesan~ partscir s8.1d O;itYJ . and the ~an~e ; s~ have tb9 right, power anel authori,ty to fasten and to ,stretch and la1al,~ng ~he 'lines or' sa~d pCl.es. or' other meaile of "~on.veyan,c~, ' . ' all the w~s 'or Other med~ums '~cessa~' ro~ tranSmitting ,and con~ . " , , - '. wyiDg' the electric' current tabe useqin ~aid bUEd,ness, together with , . ,.., " ,:' ,,' .. . " J . " all the right and privileges .necessary Or conve~ientror the full " '.. .' . . '. ..' l' .... . use or enjoyment thereot; inclu.d.1ng: ~he rig~t to trim, cut and keep clear aU trees and limbs along, eai<l line~. that may in i.ny way .en';.,' ' danger:'tbe' pr~per: operati~n of ,the '~ei and' the gra~tee shall have the right~ privil$~ ~.n.d.authority to ,?-onstruct, e~ctand. main~,i~.in said' CitY apoWe~; hQuse, sUbstation,:o~~~entr~ plant or plantsiwith . .' . '" ., ' , ':. .' '. . all, the engines;' 'boilers, dynamos, machin,e:s and'devices, and app1i... . . . . '"" . . .. . " . .ances tha,t may.be required for 'gene~~tiDg electrj,city, and for c8.rry~, . .'. . ~, '.. '. . ." " ..." ing on th~~ buain~s~ ~f~resaidi 'P.~vid~d 'tb~t~ ~ 'accomplishing' th~ ' .' '.' ., . I. pUrposes atores8:1d, the 'streets of -s&1d City shall' not be",unreas~n- I. I" '.' . . '. . .' : . ., I . . ." "' :, , . . . ' . ' . . ~., abliob~r~rUcted, and, 'liork in cOimection thereW1 tl1 shall be done' and, can,'ied o~;ln conform! ty' With such reasonable "rules Snd' regu:Lations ' .. wi th refe.renee 'thereto as may be adopted bY' the' City Council of .said , " ~e City fo~ the, prOtection of the publlc; and provided, further, that the said gr~ntee s~ assu.~'~.11~bi~ty for d~age:or p~rsonal,injttr,y caused:by its ri~g+igence in doirig ~ch work. " " 'Section 3. ' The 'grante~agrees ~t the, .materials to be . used in the coristrucrtion and lIla1ntenance of the ,system and the .... -2- . .. . oil . tt ....1.. . , . .' .~ .. " . '- . . . . .. electric serviee tQ be rendered .the~ebY'shal~~e. inev~r.v ~espect. equal to 'the .average. of. cities a~ tQwns in this. viciinty where. '. . . . . '. '. . .. - .' . electricity is used; and agrees that. in.providing service under the..~ . . '. . - . ' .' . . . provisions of this 'franchise it..Will give.to. the' City of Clermont, . . and its i.nh:abi ta.nts~ . the same .favorable conBid,e'ration extended t6 any other,'city or town in Florida of. aiiirllar size .serve.4bY the .... grantee under like conditions. . .." . ' , .' '. . Section 4~' As a' furt~r conaidera.ti~n' of this, franc~se, . . . sa:j.d City':.'ofCie~ont agrees not' to engage in the bUSiness of dis- t;ributiIig and seD:ing ~lectrici ty durmg the . life of this francliise . or any e~ensionthereof in' competition.with :.~ 'grap:tee, its legal .reJ)resentatives, successOrs and. assigns.... . . . . .'Section 5~' That the saidgr~tee,~ shall have the right and prtvilege ,~o.e1i1a.rge s~ch.p~e~pl~nt as it may 'construot, in~rea.s,& . . ' the. number of poles, conveyances,,' or appliances, ,.extend its wires,; ., , " .' I . . . . lines. or. conveY'anc~s, .and to generallY develop or change its services..' .. or me'thod~.:' to ~m~et t~e .gtowth a,nd progress of'sa14 City, and to .c~n- form to the.6~t~ritific and mech~nica1 adv~~em~nt' anddiscoveryo~, th,e :..-. . , . ag$, and .that su~h WOrk shall be .done and carried on in oonformity .', . . . .. ". .' .' With :such .reasonable ~le$ and regulations with :reference thereto..: . '. . . , " . .' ~.' .' . Sectic>n:6. . It is' co~enarited. and a~eed'bY and between the. ' . . c'-ty. of 01e;rmont .an:d F10tid~ Po~r;;r',.C.orpor~tion, .a' c~rporati~n, its O' ~egal .'repreaentati.ves,.. suc~es~o~s 'a~d a'ssigns; th,at. the mUnicipality .. . .. . '..~:" '. .. . ~ . , . has the r1ght',at and after theexp1ration:. of ,this .fr.anch1se, to' . "'.' "'W . .' purchase the. dis~ributioIlw~t~J'. ,~:ine.s,: :o~~dUits and. 'other. convey:- ..' . . . . .' .,.... ..1 '. '. . . ~~es ..f~r. ~8tri~U~ing $.ai~ .elecrt~~o. ourr~n~) .o,';r pr~~~r~t ,used. un~~r '.. . o~. in 'conneotion'with .the. rranChise'.or', right.,. 'o.r.' such part. of sU,ch. . ' '. '. ~ . . ',\ . - property as the City may desire 'to . p~cha~e'i"which ~~all' be locate'd.. . . wit$ the c,o,rporate limits .of said City, at a yaluation of the -3~ . " .( .' .. , . . I __' , ' .... .-' .e , . , ' . proPerty~ real ~d. person~,~es~red; ~h:l,ch val~tionshall. be fiXed:., . by arQitra tion; . as ~ay b~ provided, bY. :Law; 'exc~p~g from this 're.. " :', ~erva tion, other power plants erec:te~ o~t.side'the present co:rpora te:, " . lWts and high tension transmission iinesowned .by- the. corporation , . and connected with',! ts gener~ wstem ofdlstribution, and U:s~dfor' . ,~he purpQses of' serving communities othe~than its grantor hereih~ section 7 .It is further co~nanu:d and, agreed that ~ Qase said City-o,f Clermont shoUld elect:no~to pu;'c~asesaid' di.str~:-' I . "', . . ' bUtic>Q.system.andproperty'of the . gra~tee, as he:reinabo~e pi'Ovided~'.' ,'., . , at' the ~nd6f said period ot. tM'rty" (30) ~'~~rs~ ,said mUniCipality , . . . .' . ~ will neVertheleasrene1l. or extend- the.fra.nchise.,'hereby granted for. . SU~h pe~od'of '~~~~d ~pon" su~h'~~s;'as ~;'be.~~t~lly agree~'" '. . ~ . , : . . . . 'upon beiiwee:q. the parties at that timeJ and consistent With the laws.' . . . . ot. t!1e 'State of, F~rlda ." \~: . Section, B.. The rates .to bec~rged by'the' g;l"antee here;l.n, :. . its legal repre~entativesi ~uccessors and assi~s, forel~ctric service .to .the ,said "City and ~ ts i:DhabitantsJ. s~ be the corpora.. tion's. st~uldal;'d pubJ:~shed tariffs: for domestic and . commerciri ser.;. vice as now in effect or as 'subs.eq\lEmtly presc~ibed or approved bt t~ Florida Railroad .~ Public Utilities Co~s.~on~ or suchothe'r governmental body as may be given ..1urisdic~io~ :o/such matters .i13: the 'Sta tel of Florida.~ '. ...., 'Section 9. As a further consideration !or the grantingpf '~. ~ . . ,thi s' rr~~his~J ....th~ ,said . ~~n:te.e ,s~8,1l.', duri~g ,t~e. term. of. this fra~-:- . . ~hrS!3,' :pay to ~~e. City: of Cl~nt as a burd~n :ili1p!,sed by this' ord-' "" in~ce and-.as o~e.of .the .expresse~ cond.itio~s. and;considerations'for the .franc.his,~J righti:Jand pr~V:ue~es .granted::and 'conferred.bY' u.:i.~' ordinance:, 2% of the gross ~ceipta' fro~ the. sale' of electric' energy" . iIi the City 'of ..Clemont fo~ the :first, ten-year ,p~ri.od of thisfran-:-: ,. . . . chise,3% for th~\"~cotui'~n-year peri~dJ . a~4' '4% for theremainde~.,- ":4- , .- 6 I, . , .....:. . . -^" - .:... J. t: :: '. ... :. p~ . .... " '. . ", ,\' t.. '. . ,., Of the ,~~.~. of "this . franohise:; ..~xCl;'pting. '.therefro~ the revenues. re-': ceive~.':f~m e~rgy. delivered. t~: ~~ consum~'~.,~ 1i1dUstrial p~wer'. . . ,'customer$ :and by the City when 'used.for municipal purposes. Tlie' " . " sa1<;1 ~~:t.ee..~haU bereq~ired to,:'~ep .p~op~ .b.ooks of ~ccount. s~~w~ . i11g'monthly gross, receipts from, the sale of electricenerg,r wit~n ' . . . . .' . .. . . . .' . . the 'corporate 11mi~s of the OitY.'?f Clermont" 'an:d shail~e a state-, , . . . '. inent" in vri~ing,; showing.SUQh r~eiptsfor .each semi-annu81:per1od ~ '. . . . " . . . ending: June 3Qth. and December 31st of each and' every year" and ~~,e~ on such 'statements shaJ.i m8.ke pa.;vmEmt to ~h.e Ci ty Tax: Coilect~.r't~e ' . amount due.... ;' " .. \ , ,. r,. Section 10. That' this,'Ordinance shall.become erfecti~e 'upon. . . .". .. . . '. .'..., '. ,'. r ~ -. .. . . . the s~.:,.Qe:ing l'eg~1y p~ssed and a~j)p~e~:b7 ,the: Oity Co~ncU of the' o~tY' of. '9l~ozi~,:..~~. i~ P.r6Vid~d ,'hl':~'i~'~de~rte~~. andi~ i~. '.::.'.. ... "..,.,- further .' agree.d tha t t}~e grantee ~d herein" Florj,da Pow~r Corpora t~on,' . ~ _. . .".. ~ .' . . . . ,: .', . . ". ','..' ',. '. l. ..' , ~, . , . " . .,; . .: aQ~ep,ts, tlJe.. .t'zo~chise a~ ,Of' th~ date 'o~. ..~e: ~s'~ge an~ adoption br th~ .' " c;ty co~c~ ~(t i~s ;SUb~eqUEm~ app;ov~~: aa"~~r~1nbefO~ proVided>" . t.,' pa:ssed fi-rst "reading this /~N dayof<:::7dH ~ r .. . :, . , A.D~ 19S2~ . , A.]). 1952. . .'. passed, se~ond readirig tMEJqC.N'. day..o~-nhV.E" . PaSsed ,third reading this :/~7:' day of~~i'~'Y . . . .' . " /. . , A. D., 1~52." . . . . . . /&:/. :?-,;e AI y, oS C. G.e ~ :....:rAii :' . . /.s/ ~~~~=- G ):"'h,,..,a"rb.,.,j . .. . . . '.. /.u.. .., . .; ).~/ ~tp ;,~ ~/;;}- .,( ~ G€"~a~.Fr . (sEAt) . '/S/~h/. '~.e-.F"~G";e ...., . 1.5-/: q." ~F-~ ;"us 0 ~ . ':. . 01 y Co~cU . . .'.. { I .. .1 " --;-_. .' po ., . G., ; '.' . .-r, ~/, ~ .. " . . . ."i '.!,' ,; " ;..... . , " .' ! S1l'ATE. OF FLORIPA,' ) , " ) COUNTY OF LAG':' ), 55, " " . ,) , CIttOF' CI$HMOlrl",' ) , , , , " , " ~'?!~~H,.,.s'Q# , City. Clerk.of the Cit)'" , . " .. '.' ot Cle~on~~: n~r:t~~;, d~ hereby certify thai,:th~"a~~e'and fore-':' , ..' . , ,.' , .~ going' or~iri.mice'was, dUly"and legal11:passed ~~. adop'ted by the ','." City ',90uncU' o{ ~e"City, of ,Clermont,'. Florida, in regular . " , , . session'a$senible'~J' at wbic~ ~aiQsessio~ a quo,rum of the City,. COUJiCU'''w~s,,'preseni, and tbe 'l5aid ordinaJi~e is ~reby trans- ,. .. . .... " -' . . , . , mitted ,to :t.h.$ Mayor for his approval. : . . , . (SEAL)' I,. . , . ,'. '. =, ,Th~.,abo~. .~d f~r~go1ng o~~anc~ bas bee~ mu.r'~xamined and '~,: ,:., ~e 'is',hereby...approved. . ,', , ') , , .,~ated'.at ,Clermont; Fl,orida, th~s /~?: day of~/~ V j' " "/. A. D. 1952-. . '" . ' " l. . ~ .' '/~~.o ~. ~~~ y i " , ,'". .Mayor':o! e ./ .' , " , city elf:: 'Clermont, Florida ,'.., '. .' ,/. ; , . . . ..' . ','~..:' . -f: . , " ;, " 10, " ., . ';" ... ... .. .... ,'. ',~' ,',' . . '. :....:'. 'e '.\ *,' .. : ' . . Accounts Pabable August 1, 1952 ~ '~' Judys Service Station Superior Auto Service Clermont Hdw. Co., Vlilliam Lee Sangers Builders Supply O. Ko Ice Co., Moores Plumbing & Heating Fergusons men & Boys Southern Paint Co~; Sun Chevrolet Co., Finleys lIunicipal Supply Achords Gtrage Harry P. au Frank Wright Fire Calls Florida Power Co., Mine & Mills Lakeland Cemont Co., Traffic Signal Engineer Russel Uniform Co., Orange State Oil Co; Standard Oil Company Brantly Electric Fred Wolfe Moeke.r Brothers . Harper Motor Co., Clermont Builders Whirler Glide Mowors South Lake Publishers Doc Jones Wolfe c!: Konsler Highway Equipment Co.~ Atlantic Chemical Go., Brodie Edwards Florida Telephone Corp Rambo Florist Polk Construction Coo~ Johns l'fansvil10 ~ \;.. - . l37~9l~ ;'; 22 . 90'<'''~' 44 ~ 97./ 10~00" 660.25-<' 10000< 4.5~ 4~95-1 ll~05.( 19.39< 17~20./' 194~19< 29~68< 3.4 ~ 50.( -60.00.( 615 ~58.(( ~,~Q 375 ;00 ~ 137:00< 1>,,"'- 88.78(q."\' 34 ~ 72< l70~39! 120;12"/ 39.5l'<f 73 ~ 25< . 38.10./, 2.66 < 8.00./1~')f 8.15.( 38.00< 35 ~OO./ 22.75,( 37 ~37 ( 12. 00"1\'q,~ 42 olCW 22 ; 98.( 80052'" 4;253~50 3;163;68 10,'739.08