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06-24-1927 Special Meeting J,,i- "j -, ,w,-;s: ........ , ..f.... ~ iI, 1!l' '., , " I ~ ~~" '!' L 1 ~;' . " .. ;. SPECIAL EEETING OF THE CITY OOU~CIL HELD AT THE CrTY HALL Jm~E 24th, 1927, AT 8:00 olcloc~ P. M. Meeting called to order and presided over by H. C. Brown, president, and upon roll call by the clerk showeQ the following present: H. C. Brown, W. 'u. Davenport, H. F. Bailey and C. E. Tabor, Councilment. .Isam Blackburn, Cl erk.. The comr.uttee ap~oined June 21st to assist in making contrEct with Mr. Roumillat reported and the report eccepted, t.nd cOli1:::iittee discharg~d. REPORT. This Contre.ct, n~ade a,nd entered into this _ day .of , A. D. 1927, between the City of Olerr.:ont, a munici- pal corporation of La:..e COU'.1ty, FloriG6., hereinafter called "City", and C. H. Roumnllat ~f C~er~ont, Lake Oounty, Floric~, doin~ busi- ness as Cler.,.:lnt Utili ties Com'~any, hereinafter called "Grantee", ';;'IT:.~SSETH: TH.iiT, ~.'H::P..;:;:.AS, Oity is n01'7 the owner Gf weter plant End ~Eter distributio~ systec: ~nd '1E~RE;.S, Gra.ntee is in a position to improve the lJI'esent ,~':; ter plc.nt <: nO. V:c. ter G.istributio:l system and ~.-rovid€ for the f'.lture needs of the City &n~ its inhabiteats: N07:, 'lHRERFORE, in cone iclerc..t iO.-of the mutual covenants and a~reemen~ to ~€ performed by the parties hereto, th~ said parties h€~eby c~ree each ~ith theother as follor-s: (1)' . Ci ty a'0xees to sell to. Gra.ntee i te "'c;,ter pla.n t e.nc~ 1.72 ter distxi but ion syste::: including cl J \"Jells, t~ nks, pureI'ine; equip- ,,!f wmt, pipes, 1.VCiter :nc,ins, i!iete:-s, supplies, tool~ end. ::iscellaneou6 .~.. I I <,' \., ;.i~ <~ "'.;'. q "I' equipment ~t o~ned and used by the City for the distribution of w~ter, tO~cther with free use of all necessary lan( surroun6ing l.ju._:~-.ine; st~tion, tcnk, c.nd the use of buil6.inG"s used by the City in connectio~ with its wFter pl~nt anQ water distribution system, to ~it: Galvanized iron buil&in~ lyin~ north of th8 r~ilrocd right';'~f-i'\'ay on LE.ke :~ai1neola, opposite the tce plant, , for the sum of Forty-three Thousand Five Hundred and nO/lOa DOllars (}43,500.00) pey~ble as follows: $,4,000.00 cash witt-in thirty d~ys after election hereinafter refErred to. ~ .. ~~;.; $10,000.00 note due, three 'years after d[te of trC'.nsfer, ~ith interc~t after meturity at the r~te of six per cent. per annum. Assumption of $5,500.00 bonds due in 1932 with interest from date of transfer at six per cent. ~aycble semi-annually on the first day of January and the first day of July each year. Assw~ption of ~24,000.OO bon~s due in 1950 w.ith interest to accrue efter jate of transfer at the rate of SiR rer cent. per annum, pay~ble semi-annually, on the first day of Sep- tember and the first day of March each Year. A. ~. ~~ :'.:'1 Interest payments on SE.id bon.:s to be ma.de by the Grantee to the City Treasurer of City not less than ten d~ys prior to date when sace is payable. Grantee to pay to the City Treasurer on or before the fey of of eahh year the sum of $200.00 for-each One Thou$and Dollars of bonded indebtedness Que in 1932 as sinking ftmd to retire Eaid bonds, and $41.67 for each one Thousa.nd Dollars of b:nded inde 1:tedness due in 1950 . as a sinking fund for the retirement of s~id bonds, provided, 'however, tcc:t should the Grantee acquire the ownership of s~id bon~s and surrender the same to the City no further Payments on account of interest or sinkin3 funds sh~ll be required on the bon:s surrendered. The Grantee shall furnish a bond signed by himself as prin- cipay, Lnd Bome surety COli1l:;a~:.y authlDrized. to do business i:1 the Stc:te: af li'lo!'ida aE s'.lrety, such sureey to be acceptD. ble to. the City. Oounci~, condition upon the prompt payment of the interest and sinldn:; funds on the d&tes he7ein l~rovided, such surety bonds to be in the smn of Five Thoustnd Dollars ($5,000.00) and to be L~in- te.ined so long c: s any of the bon::'s c:..ssumed are outstanding, but n18.Y be reduced proportionately if any bonds are surrendered to the City. ra) Grantee agrees to assume the performance of all con- tr~cts made by Oity in carrying on the. business of furnishin7 ~eter. (3) Oity a~rees that it will not en~ r into any further cont7Tcts affecting its 'lJ'.'6ter pla.nt and distribution system prior to c.E:.te of c.ctual EElc ~:nd. delivery of se id property to the Grantee 't'JitholJ.t the writteri consent of the Grantee, End thr t said 'property." G~ will be delivered to ~rantee free and clear of all liens and charges of any rnd all kinds, except the lien that may be ch~,rged E..,!,C'inst St:.lne on e,cco'lmt of the bono.s hereinbefore assumed to be pa.id by the 'J.rtntee, ~hd thr.t Oity will forever warrant c:.nC: defend title thrlE!to e.0c.,inst the cle.ims of a.ny c-.nd C).ll persons v:hclj~seove7.' except those .'~ ......,. , cle-.ms und~eI' the E forer-aid bonds. (4) The contr~.ct or fr6!lchise de,ted the S~:i;e da te of t}~is contrr.:ct, tl CO~1Y of which i8 ht:reto pttached :"nc uj,c;.a.e a pa.rt ~I;.. . '"j ".. hE;::eo:.:, fohs 11 ~ and. is heI'c'by ;;i6.c"\e . ~\.lbj E.ct to E: 11 terms E,.n6 c0:,.di- tions of this contract. (5) It is 8-sreed. that in C2.se the 3r~ntee stall fa,il in mekin~ any of the paymen+s herein agreed to be made, the Oity may at its o.ption decler€: t:Cis contrt.ct forfeited, a.nO. may ~ .~ cause a received of the entire w~ter plant and distribution sys~ ,.., tern to be appointed. (6) It is a:Teed th~t this contract shall becoDe . . null and void unless ratified by a majority of the Qualified voters of the Oity ~t an election to be held as provided by 1,=:.1': i'i thin (ays .,1. nf the acceptance of this contract by City. IN -;: ITNESS ':.'HE..~EOF, ':!his Oon tract has been executed. in duplicate this _ day of ~ A. D. 1927. Doing business as O~~ont Utili ties Oompany,. CITY OJ' CLE'?~O~lT, FLORIDA By :Mayor. Attest~ ~~ , City Clerk. Signed, sealea and delivered in the yresenceof; '-b;~ / ORDINANCE ~TO. g~ ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRA~CHISE UNTC C. H. Rt)maILLAT, DOH!G BUSINJ::SS AS CLER:;~r. NT UTILI7I'2:S OO:PAl~Y, FIrS SUCCESSORS A~Jr ASS IGNS, Tr OFE::tATE AND :'~An:T.Anj a ';','_4TER '-:C:RKS AND GAS M.A~~UFACTURING ,'1IID DISTRI'CUTI'\-'" PL",.TT' TY "'P~ ('!ITY Oii' CL""'p.i:r"lT ...J. :...J .1:.1J ..J,: .__. ___,ll; 'oJ . .l!.i ..1.1.... , FLORI:>A, FeR FU"?LIC A~:D PRIVATE SUFFL Y 0': ~';'T::R . AND GAS FOR DGI\:ESTIC .A~!D CC;[::ERCL-ili USE. ~ ,.,. ...~ III! i BE IT ENACTED 3Y TH:E F'EOPLE OF TH:E CITY ':'F CLER:~cr~T: 8.ection 1. ThE:.t for and. in considere.tion of the !)re- mises hereinc: fter named, the Ui ty of Clermont does 1:el~eb~' e;rc'.nt ~nc. convey unto O. H. RoulilillatJ doing business un::ler the firm t~ . ..oi .'. " , ,... '., ..., , ' ,\ I I' I .1 .' i .- I ' .. ,.~, ~p~".') ~~'~, "'':'f'" ~ .Il .; r~;;' ~~.: ' ~ .. ",itIt:tjk~ ,.' .~~! :~~ ~'1!~'."i. . '~.:,~ .I' .,::~.. It ~ '. ~::r "';..'.~" '.~ I '. na~~ 2nd style of Oler~ont utilities Oompcny, the risht, privilege E..nd Emthori ty to' construct ar Ol)ere.te and mainte.in for e. period of. thir~y years in the City of Olermont, Lake County, Florida, a water "l'orka end C;C'.E plunt fo:~ the public and p:r.i vate supply 0::' wr..ter and gas to the City Of Oler;(ont and its inhabitants anc":. the said C. H. Romaillat during the existence of the french1se hereby grarted is . . on [<11 of the streets, avenues c:md alleys of sc.id Oi ty as may be required. for the proper distribution of 1.~:~;ter and gc.s to e.11 parte .of t:le..icl Ci ty, and to make 2.11 necessary repairs thereto. Section 2. That the said O. H. Roumi1lat, his successors 0.110. ass igns, shall nd; be per;ili tted to charge for ":'.~ tel' more the.n the ;llE'.ximu:n ra.tes set out 2S fo1Im~s: RESIDE~\TTIAL AXD OOM:.JERCIAL J!:.TER RATE . Yearly contract. First 4500 gel10ns @ 33 1/3p. per M. Gallons. Next 5500 gallons @ a5~ per M~ ~al1on8 Nex.t 15.,000 :allons lp 204; per M. gallons' Allover 25,000 gallons @ 15t per ~. ~allons ~inim'..ul1 rtlont:l1y charge $1'.50. . The s;;;id 0" H. Rotimil1at is to connect with hiG we. tel' mains at e~ch ~loces BS Oity ~ay desire fire hydrants throughout the entire Syst~1Zl, such hyd~ants c'ile: :cixtures are to be f-urni::;ied c:.nd kept up by th.e Oi ty of Cler.::m t, c.:i the E;aic. C. H. Roumil1~ t is to make no cr.arge to the City or its. inhf:bitants foX' ';"~er furnished to the Oity or its inhe.bitents for fi:,:s protection. Section 3. That the sc.id 0 ~ H .-Rcumi,lla. t, :1is succe~sor s End r: Fj.gns, in constri.;.cting pipes ~nL ~&i'ns .~in the stre~ts of t:le . . Otty of.Oler ont stD.11 firet eubmit to.-the. Oity "CO-...ncil,a p1En shm"!ing the streets ~:::::cn \7:1ich the lilCl.ins e-no. pipes E'.re to be laid . . t.nc. shall ~oide b:i a.ny orclermao e bjr the governin:-: authorities of the Oi t'y o'~ OlE. r .-on t c01:.cerni11.:; the !:.:a.nner Cl.ne. time that sr..id 1 ines sha.ll be ~::uil t. The Oity sha.11, (j.t the tir.a.e the !)lC1n shorlinE the streets on "::"hicr. the mE: ins <:.n0. r ipes 1P7i11 be l~id, is fi1eC:, design~"lie on such _:lr.L. f:t which ~:oin"'s fL'e h:.drants e.re to be placed and may fUlnish TIE C:.r: ::'ittin::.;s -r::hen such ::1a ins are 1f! io.. c::nd req:.1ire hycirants to 1e plE-ced at. a lE.ter o.c:te. The Oity of Okmcnt, t.OS- . ever, ess.ur;ew the o';li:;b tion of ::,Jc-,y ing c:.1l costs of hy.c..rants, fi ttings fond la.bot. for iJ.;,serting addi t ione1 hydrants on u18.ins laid prior. to the transfer thereof. Section 4. The sciu C. H. Roumi11at in acceptin3 this fra.nchise shall become lift ble for all ce.mages accruin]; by reason of the construction of said work or which shEll arise frorr. the negli- Bence of Sf id Grantp.e, or his eUlployees, and in the' operation and Ir'..G intenance of SE..ic. wc.:ter p1e.nt or plants shall imdemnify c.nd save ~_. ., h6.rreless the Oi ty of Olermon t from and against e.ny damages that 1l1cy arise as the resul t of any neglig~nt act of the Gr6ntee. Section 5. The soid O. H. Roumillat sholl wit~in one ~ear from the daye u this Franchise is ratified by a majority of the , qualified v"'Oters of the Oi ty of 01er,::ont at an e1ecti~n called for thc'.t pu:rpose, c.S referred to in the Cont.ract hereto atta.ched, lay End c-'nnect v.ri1h the present .....T[;ter s-;stem si~ (6~. inch m€;ins on the following streets: On Highland Avenue from Seventh Street to Tenth Street. - On Tenth St:ree't ftomChe;,:nutt to Linden Streets. Oh Linden Street fro~ Tenth to Twelfth Streets. On Twelfth Street from Linden to Lake Drive. On Fifth Street.frm Montrose to DeSoto Streets. On Osceola Street from Fourth to Second Streets. On Second Street from Osceola to Orange Avenue. On Oranj:'"'oe Avenue fr:J::-: Secon<li Street to East Aven:e. ...r On Fifth Street fro ;'_ DeSoto ito Chesnutt Streets. On Riviera Road fr~: the end of the ~resent six (6) inch ~ines west of Fonrth Street alon~ the Riviera Roed to ~in~ehaha Avenue; thence, ~lon~ ~innehaha Avenue to Anderson Strest. On Anderson fro..: 1.!r.innehaha Avenut to Highland Avenue. On Highland Avenut froQ Disston to Bloxom. On Bloxom frof.1 Highland Avenue to Broome Street. On Broome Street fro;'_~B10xom A enue east approximc.. te1y six hundred and thirty (630) feet~ Section 6. Oi ty a.grees 'In t:.urnish to the se io. C. H. Roumi11at fire hudrants and fixtures to be located on the ebove ~ ~ ID2ins at s~ch places as it may desire and to teep said fire hydrants in rep;- 11' E:.S stip1iilated in Section 2 herelbf, [11 wLter foI' fixe protection to be furnished by the s~id O. H. Rowni11at, his heirs, su'Ccessors or assigns, free of any chc:rge whcctsoever. Sect i,1.'1 7. The Sel id O. H. Roumilla t does hereby ~ '-'ree to p:crforr.l all the condi tiol1s and stipu1~tions embodied in t~:e contrc: ct entered into by and between theCi ty of 01ernmt and the sf.iel C. H. .... .~ Rouini1lat bearin~ even '::ate herewi th and hereto. atta.ched a.nd made E:.. part of this Ordina~ce, and in case the said C. H. Roumil1at shall :f.t:li.l in the performance of any of the duties and oblig~.tions imposed upon him by the terms of scid contract,. this :9"7flnchise, at the o:'tion of the Oi ty, nlay be terminated, and thenceforth null and void. Section 8. The s~i~ C. H. Rowni1l~t, his heirs, successors or a~signs, ShB11 f~rnish ~t all timeE &n ad~quate supply of pure VIr,ter approved by the Stc.~~e BOo.rd ~f Heal th Conii sh".ll connect 'l:vith his mains all persons ~esiding mithin the corporate limits of the City of Clermont and extend 3/4 inch pipe to the property line of ~~1 applicants for water whose propertF line is ~ithin one hundred E'nd ten (110) feet of such lnain ana. shall have the right ~o charge cS deposit upon makinz connection with his main end putting in a meter a sum not to exceed fen Dollars ($10.00) for ea.ch customer, which sum shall be refunded to such customer upon the cancellation end termination o.f contrcct between the. sa.id O. H. Roumillat and such customer, ~rovided all ~~r rentals charged ag~inst said custoi:~er be l"Hlid in full end the sf'id customer has received service from :~iG 1ina for a period of six (6) months or more. EaCh user of p:- t er shn1l receive a service equi val en t .to a 3/4 inch pipe from tfnk, queEtions of e.o.equacy of supply e.nd :'mrity of. r:ater, if dis- pute:o, shall "ue arbi tra ted e.s here.inafter provided. Section 9. The s~id C. H. Rowni11at, his heirs or ~ssigns, t, shall insta,ll E',d.cU tior~a1 pumping eq ..npment, extenct. ihe mains c'.nd .construct adci.i tional ~;C,. t er tanles to provide for the additional niter supply Jllhen [nd cS the Seme may be reBsonab):y rc ~ui:red by the City 00unci1, rrovic.ed, hO'!1ever, thi:. t in case the Oi ty Council she.l1 mnke any req."irements r.s to extensions or additions noJ; deemed reasonable by the scid C.H. Roumil1at, his heirs or aefigns, such differences ~ ,., she-.l1 be settled by three El,rbi trators, one of 'I1't'ho!ll shall be selected by the City Council, and one of whom shall be selected b:r C. H. Roumil1c.t, e.nd. one of l"7hoill (a non-resident of thcCi ty of C1er':::olt) shall be selected by the t~o named as aforesaid, ~nd the decision of ths :..ajori ty of such Er2i trf. tors shall be binc.ing upon the Ci tr of C1er.:: on t Clnd ul-.on C. H. R01.1mi11at, his heirs or til.ssit;ns, the costs o:Z such ~rbi +rc. tors, if pny., shcH1 be borne by the rr- rty B.gc.inst v>"om cecision of the arbi trc:,tors is rendered. Section 10. The said (;i ty ofC1er'..ont coes :-lercby rreerve, and the srid. C.. P. Roumi11et ~oes cereby give and ~runt unto the Cit"7 of Clermont, the right, at the ex;)iration of thirty (30) yeers from dete hereof, to ,urch~se the ~ater plant end dis~ri- ~ buting system and the Gas plant E nci c~istri outing system f.no all ~ property used in connect ion '.".'i th sarc.e or. either of theiil, or in connection with the ~r&nchise herein ~r8nted, ~ithin the corpor~te limits of saidCity or s'_lch p::'rt of f:.c.'id property fS ];pe munici- pa1ity inc;y desire to purch$:.se e.t a v&lllE'tion to oe fixed ~.nc.l determined by crbitretion as may be provided by 1ew. Section 11. The er..id C. H. Roumi11at shall not be required, 6. t any time to place any ma ins lower th~n thirty (30) inches be10'T. the ~treet level a1onr:, which.' 8:3id. msins shr.'.ll run, ['.n::~ shall ".Je re.:uire<.: to rep1f.':.ce or -repair f..ny E '!':reets torn up in f. manner ~DtiEf.Bctory to City En7.ineer. Section 12. In Cr se the sr id C. H. Ro'..:mi11e. t c t C'ny tir.:e f{".i1s to ~u0stanti~.11y comply 't'.'ith the terms end condi~ tions of this Fre~chise, theCity 0;' C~~bnt m&y, ~t its option, dec1c re the f':.:id Franchise forfeited a.nO. the seine thenceforth null E.nd void. Section 13. In case the s2id C. H. Roumill6.t shell within the time hereinfl.fter mentioned exercise his -ri[;ht to instc;.ll End ofJerate in the City of.U1ermont .:.... gas. p1a.nt em. bas distri- bution systeM, the scme shall be subject to such reasonable regulttionE as may be imposed the~ecn by the Oity Council. In Qa,se the sc:.id C. H. RoumilleJt sha.l1 fill to install ~nc put into operction ~ ~es plant in the City of O~€rmont w~1in ten (10) years frcrtl the da.te of the ed.option 0:: this ?r~.l.1chise by the ~ity of 01Er::r..t so :~:uch of scici. fra.nchise f E gives the ri~ht to irrta11 Cl. grs plant G.110 3C:s distri 'bution systel1~ \:oithln the Oi ty ofOlermont sht.~ll ce c:nd becoae null end vo~ ~:ro- ~ .,' vided, hc-:cver, tl1ct the fC.ilure of the :-; ~,icl C. H. RO'Ludl1c t to install a.nC put into Jperc.t~on the g<=s plo.nt Dno. ;,;c's c-:'is- tri~u'tion system shall ::"n nC?' '''l. ~;. ~.:~::€ct this Ir,":.ncl1ise in so ftr c'.s the SL:!e relates. to the wc'ter J.:l~:.-nt Cl{'.\"loter oistribu- tion system heTei~ referred to. SE;ct ~on 14. Thtt all the rizhts [no pri~ile8e8 srb~te1 herein shall enure to c.nd. 8"11 the duties and obli:::"c.tons ii.poeed herein sha,ll be e:.eeumed by the cede. O. H.. Roumi11nt, hie successors, heirs ~nd assiens. .~ ~ Section 15. This Ordinance shall teke effect i~nediately u' .on its pa ssege and c.doptior.. , E~!ACTED this _ day of ~ A. D. 1927. ~~or. As. the Attest:~~/ Ui ty 1 erk. City Oouncil of the Oity of Olermont. Upon motion by OouncIlman B~iley, seconded by Oouncilman Tabor, c.nc carried that the c.bove contrc.ct be accepted provided i t !~e 8.pproved by the ci tizens c,t an election to be held for th~ t purpose. Mr. Bailey, chairman of the Ordinance Oo~4ittee, offered for ~doption ~n ordinance call~a6 an election to Qetermine whethEr at. not th's City of 01. r;..ont shall sall its wp' +.er ~<?t-k8plant and distrubution system ~nd grant a F:ater works and [;CS franchise to to O. H. Roumil1at, doin~.: business ~.s Clerr~:.ont Utilites Company, e.nd ~tS passed on its first r€edi~g. l;:r. Bailey then moved that the rules be suspended and the ...... -- '., proposed ~rdinance be passed to the second readine and carried. Mr. Bailey then moved, seconded by Mr. Tcbor, ~nd .~:~ cCl.r:.:'ied thFot the ordinance be passed c,s Ordinance NO. No :::'urther business, the Council e;djounned to meet upon the call of the r-resident. ~ ~ ~_~ ~President of City Council. .At ~'ce t ~ \ City Clerk. .f . 'lIo:.