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09-24-1957 Regular Meeting Adjourned Keeting ~n adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held at the City Hall on Tuesday, September 24th, 1957. The meeting was called to order by Council chairman, Harold Turville, at approximately 8:00 P.Ko with all Council me.bers present. Others present were Mayor Keene, acting city attorney, Welborn Daniel, Police Chief Parker, representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and a reporting Committee of the speciaiiY appointed City Government research Committee. The minutes of the meeting held September 3, 1957, and notice of adjournaent of the meeting called for September 17, 1957 were read and approved. Hr. John Kiddleton submitted the report of the City Governaent Research Committee; such report stating that they recommended that the city hold a referendum to determine if the voters of Clermont favor a City Xanager form of Government and that such referendum be held as soon as possible. Kotion by Roe, seconded by Van Nostrand and carried that the city hold a special election as soon as legal to determine if the voters of the City of Clermont favor a 'City Manager form of Government. Kotion by Van Nostrand, seconded by Carrington and carried that the City Council accept the report and recommendations of the City Governaent Research Committee and that they be extended the sincere thanks of the City Council for a job well done. Hr. Bgan, Mr. John Hiddleton and Xr. Young spoke to the Council relative to an increase in the amount allotted to the Chamber of Commerce in the proposed budget. Xr. Roe offered, and moved the adoption of, a Resolution pertaining to a 1~ service chaTge on the collection of Bond Debt Service taxes, with such charge being paid into the general fund. Kotion seconded by Van Nostrand and carried. Kotion by Van Nostrand, seconded by Bishop and carried that the millage for both real and Personal property taxes for the taxable year of 1958 be set at 4 mills for bond debt service and 8 mills for general operations. Hr. Roe offered and moved that it be passed: AN ORDINANCE LEVYING A TAX ON PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC ITY, BUlK GAS, METERED GAS, BOTTIED GAS, TELEPHONE SERVICE, TELEGRAPH SERVICE, AND FUEL OIL WITHIN THE CORPORATE LDUTS OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT FROK ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION OFFERING SUCH UTILITY SERVICE FOR SALE EXCEPT UTILITY SERVICE OWlTED BY THE CITY OF CLERMONT: DEFINING WORDS AND TERKS USED IN SAID OR1HNANCE, PROVIDING FOR THElCOLLECTION OF SAID TAX: PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSITION OF THE PROCEEDS THEREOF: PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE: PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATE: AND DECLARING THIS ORDINANCE TO BE AN EMERGENCY MEASURE. The motion was seconded by Col. Van Nostrand and unanimously carried. Hr. Bishop then moved that the rules be waived and that the Ordinance be read the second time by title only. The motion was seconded by Hrs. Carrington and unanimously carried. After the second reading of the Ordinance, by title only, Hrs. Carrington moved that the rules be further waived and that the Ordinance be placed upon its passage. The motion was seconded by Col. Van Nostrand and unanimous~y carried. Thereupon the Ordinance was read, in full, for the third time and upon Roll Call vote the Ayes were Carrington, Van Nostrand, Bishop, Roe, and Turvi11e. Nayes: none. Absent: none. The Ordinance passed, title as stated, and was ordered recorded in the Ordinance and numbered Ordinance 156. A copy of the Ordinance in full appears im- mediately following these minuteso After considerable discussion regarding the requests from the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce for an increase in the amount allotted to them in the proposed budget, motion was made by Roe, seconded by Carrington, that the Chamber of Commerce be a~lowed $3,500.00 in the 1957-58 budget and that the anticipated revenue from the sale of city owned property be increased from $4,700.00 to $5,700.00. Chairman Turville ca~led the roll on this motion with the following result: Ayes: Roe, Carrington, and Turvi1le; Nayes: Van Nostrand and Bishop; absent; none. The motion carried by a majority of three to two. Xotion was made by Roe, seconded by Carrington, and carried, that a~l Organizations receiving any financial support from the city must furnish the City Council with a complete audit of all expenditures and revenues for the fisca~ year passed and a complete copy of their proposed budget for the suc- ceeding year when making their request for funds from the city. Hr. Roe reported that a "dealS had been made with Hr. William Boyd whereby the city would allow Hr. Boyd certain credits on his street paving assessments for work done by him on the streets to be paved. Such work to inc~ude certain engineering cost and a limited amount of dozier work. Xotion was made by Roe, seconded by Carrington and carried, that the firm of Boykin and Elliott be awarded the contract for the construction and paving of Disston Avenue from Lake Shore Drive to Xinnehaha Avenue, and Palm Lane (or Division Street) from Disston Avenue to Anderson Street, and that the Kayor and City Clerk be authotzed to execute the necessary contract. Col. Van Nostrand, chairman of the Building Committee, re- ported that it had been necessary to refuse a permit for certain additions to the O. K. Ice Company building due to the proposed useage inasmuch as permission for such pro- posed useage would have to be decided by the Council and the Zoning Board of Appeals. Mr. Turvi1le reported that the Garden Club had requested that the city cooperate with them in a new method of Xmas lighting for the business section of the city. It was agreed that the city would cooperate with the Womens Club in their program of Xmaslighting. Mayor Keene reported that the Christian Science Society had again requested that the city widen certain streets in order that they would have a larger parking area. It was decided that nothing could be done about the matter at this time, but that it would probably be necessary to widen Fifth Street in the near future and that such action would provide additional parking area. Clerk Johnson read a report from the Zoning Commission wherein the commission recommended that no change be made in the zoning of Block #99, and it was further recommended that the city consider using the South Yest corner of this block for a wayside park. Motion was made by Van Nostrand, seconded by Roe, and carried that the city accept the recommendations of the Zoning Committee with regards *0 change in zoning for Block 199 and that the Clerk so inform Hr. William Boyd, and that the Council take under consideration the committees recommendation regarding a wayside park in said block. Clerk Johnson read a letterfrom Hr. Fox relative to the paving of Disston Avenue wherein Hr. Fox stated that he was of the opinion that the charges were too much, but that he would "go along" with the majority of the property owners. Motion was made by Bishop and seconded by Van Nostrand and carried that Clerk Johnson be authotzed to have an awning placed over the front door of the City Hall at a cost of $55.00. Police Chief Parker recommended that the "island" in the center of East Avenue just west of the cemetery, be re- moved. The matter was referred to the Streets Committee and Hr. Sheldon for investigation. Police Chief Parker requested permission to purchase four tires for the Police car. Xotion by Roe, seconded by Carrington, and carried that the request be granted and that the POlice Dep't. be authorized to purchase four new tires for the Police car. ~~ , ~ lIe, ( President'; City Council