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05-15-1946 Regular Meeting --~ ,., ... ~ CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES OF ADJOffiNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD AT CITY HALL,WEDNESDAY,MAY 15, 1946, at 7:30 p.m. ~ The n~etine was called to order by President F. B. Roe, other Councilmen present being ~r. Brown$ Mr. Mac- donald, Mr. Johns on; Mr. Gaine s absent ~ Mayor McQuis.tion$ Attorn~ Morse~ 1~arshal Sullins, City ngineer A. G. Cole, ~upt. H. M. Cole, City Clerk R. F. House and Tax Assessor Go A. Nash were also present 0 The minutes of the previou's meeting were read and approved. Mr. Brown said that Mr. Stokes had asked about tax no tic es of several pe ople . Mr. Morse was asked to look these up and report at the next meeting. Mr. Johnson said that Smith & Gill~spie had been noti- fied that the. Council had accepted proposal made by Smith & Gillespie on sewerage matter. In a letter to Mr. Morse, Smith & Gillespie 'said that they would get work under way at once but that they needed.a City map. A motion was made by Mr. JOhnson, seconded by fur. Macdonald, that Mr. Morse get one map. Mr. Nash asked about the' assessment roll and said that property sold prior to January 1, '1946, should be on this year's roll and the valuation Should be in proportion to other lots. Mr. Nash also suggested a 15 or 20% flat in- crease in assessments. Mr. Brown, Mr. Macdonald, Mr. Jolmson, and Mr. Roe were all in favor of this plan. Mr. Nash said he would try to have the assessment roll for the June meeti:ri5. '\ A. G. Cole presented a tracing of W. W. Boyd Resub- division of Lot 5, Herring Hooks Plat, and.the Councii said it would be acceptable if Tract 5 was dedicated to the City for park purposes. A motion was made by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Johnson, that the City Attorney prepare a resolution t~~t East Avenue be closed between Orange Avenue and Lake Shore Drive, and the Pomona Products Company be given use of tt but without any cOns truction on property. The motion carried. Bill was presented by Bowman & Brown Company for lots on L~ce Minneola from Takahashi plus three lots, amounting ~o $749.44 Which was o~dered paid November 6, 1945. A letter WaS presented from Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Harris asking their names be removed from petition for rezoning. With reference to the petition of Frisz to rezone Block 121 to C-l area, a motion was made by Mr. MaCdonald, seconded by Mr. Brown, that the Council take favorable action qn ~he petition to put this in C-l area and also put Blocks .109-l10-1ll-112-ll3-ll4-120-l23-l24-l25-125A-126-126A-136- 137-138-139-140-141 and 142 in Cl area as proposed by the Jaycees and Boosters' Club, and tha t the City Attorney Morse . draw up resolution and advertise the amendment to the Zoni~ Ordinance in accordance With the provisions of Ordinance 48. There being no turther business, .lI'lr. Macdonald made a motion, seconded by r. Brown, to adjourn to meet again at the ca 11 of the Pre s ident . ~Ai/fk ~reSiderit of City Council. ~. C~ty Clerk