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05-04-1954 Regular Meeting REGULAR MEETING The Regularly scheduled meeting for May 4, 1954, was adjourned until Thursday, May 6, 1954, by Council President Arthur George due to the fact that a quorum was not present. ADJOURNED MEETING An Adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held at the city hall, Thursday, May 6, 1954. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. with all Council members present. Others 1'resent were Mayor Boyd, City attorney Morse, Supt, Sheldon, Police Chief Clark,:IIr. W. H. McQuistinson and Mr. Don McCaffrey. The minutes of the meeting held April 20, 1954, were read and approved as read. Mr. McCaffrey Requested that the city Council re-zone to a M-1 area the following described property: Begin at Grandhighway and extend three hundred feet West along Highway 50, and 150' South from Highway 50' on the South side and 150' North of Highway 50 on the North side. Motion was made by Sickler, seconded by 01ivenbaum that Mr. McCaffrey's request be granted and that the property above described be rezoned as requested. A roll-call vote was requested with the following results: Yes: Sickler, Olivenbaum and Kons1er. No: Winston and George. Motion carried. Motion by Sickler, seconded by Olivenbaum, that city attorney prepare and advertise the proposed Ordinance. Carried. Motion by Winston, seconded by Konsler, that the number "1" well be equipped with Chlorinating eq~ipment and that Supt. Sheldon be authorized to purchase such equipment. Motion carried. Mr. Olivenbaum brought up the matter of city employees participating in the Federal Old Age and Survivors' Insurance act. Clerk Johnson was requested to poll the emplo.ees and determine if they cared to participate. Police chief Clark submitted his monthly report, which was accepted and ordered filed. Mayor Boyd stated that the Police department needed certain equipment amounting to 40.85. Motion Winston, seconded by Konsler and carried that the purchase of such equipment be authorized. The matter of furnishing relief for Police Dept. during vacation periods was discussed and the matter was left to the discretion of the mayor. Myor Boyd discussed the possibility of the city purchasing machinery and equipment for street building and maintenance. The matter was referred to the streets committee for a later report. Mr. McCaffrey requested that the ~roperty along the sides of Highway 27, now zoned as C-1 and/or C-2 remain so zoned and not changed to a T-C zone. Mayor Boyd read a letter from Mr. Francis Whitehair of the State Road Department, wherein Mr. Whitehair requested that mayor Boyd furnish his department with a list of city road needs. Clerk Johnson read a letter from attorney Morse, relative to the methods and costs involved regarding Eminent Domain Proceedings for rightotway for alley.