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19961-03-07 Regular March 7, 1961 The City Council of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, met in regular session ~t the City Hall on the above date at 7:Z0 P. M. with the following present: Mayor ~/ack, President Gardner, Councilmen Hunt, Parkerson, Watford and Yeilding with Attorney ~endry and Clerk Spivey. Minutes of the ~eetings held February 7 and 25 1961, were read and approved ~ s r~ad~ ~ followi, ng bills w~r~ approved and ordered paid when f~ds ape available: GENERAL FUND: Florida Power and Light Company ......... $ 481.92 ~e Supply Corporation 8.21 Halsey & Grifflth, Inc. - .............. 14.~5 Robinson Se~d Store ...... 2.25 Bennie' s Auto Supply 9.49 Big L~e Press 21.50 Hunt Brothe~s Groce~ Company ..... 1.80 Hayes Bros. Amaco Service .......................... 27.40 Hayes' Standard Service 4V.76 0keechobee Hardware & F~nit~e Company 10.65 Harden's Tinker Shoe and Saddle Shop 129.V5 H. & H. Amsco 4.~5 Haynes E. Williams --- 18.00 Padgett ' s Pharmacy 4.62 ~obley' s Garage ........................... 51.55 ~ite's 66 Service 6.59 Inter Co~ Tel and Tel Co. 3.75 Domer' s Machine Shop - 12.04 Shell Service Station 6.84 Charles E. Freeman, Inc. --- 2.85 ~,'~. L. Hancock ............... 6.55 0keechobee "66" Service ......... 6.22 Leroy Briney 2.95 0keechobee Atlantic Service 22.61 DeWitt Supply Co, any ........ 22.00 Dave's ~ading Center 6.50 Alto Watford & Sons .................................... 53.24 I~,~otorola Co~unications & Electronics, Inc. · 15.50 Palmer Chen:tcal & Equipment Company, Inc. 186.00 Standard 0il Co~y 184.60 ~e Okeechobee News ...... ].6.10 ~e Okeechobee News 7.00 inter County Tel and Tel Company 14.~ I & S REFUNDING B0~S F~: Yrvimg ~ust Company ..... 25.30 WA~R A~ S~R 0PERA~0N A~ ~IN~NANCE FUND: Florida Power and Light Co, any 492.95 Southern Pipe & Supply Co, any 55.45 Domer's Machine Shop ........ 20.85 Standard 0il Co~any - 136.97 Rockwell Nan~acturing Comply 118.80 0keechobee Builders Supply Comply -- 25.85 l~unicipal For~ & Systems Company 283.83 Charles E. Freemen, Tnc. --. 9.50 K. I.. "Jack" Sharpe 600.00 Tesco ~e~cals, Inc. ................................. 106.88 City of Fort Pierce --- 238.05 Halsey & Griffith Inc. - .... 6.35 Belie' s Auto Supply 7.57 Hayes" Standard Service ......................... 1.00 Me ektns 15.91 Rutledge Ice Service -- 2.40 Okeechcbee Hardware & F~n. Co. 94.30 Davis Meter & Supply Co., Inc. - - 2,364.56 Pursuant to notice published in Okeechobee News of public hearing, regarding a trailer par~ in R3 Zone located on Fractional Part of Gov't. Lot ?, Sec. ~2-37S-35E. President Gar~:~ner asked if their were anN' objections. Jimmie Belk and Brannon Williams stated their objections.. ,qfter discussion Councilman Yeilding moved to grant request and permit trailer park in R-3 zone to be located on above location. ~otion died for lack of a second. B. ',i. Thomas appeared b~fore the Council requesting permission to have tra. ilez, par$~e,J, at meat packing plant, due to occupant living in trailer worked at the plant at night and acted as night watchman. ~ayor ~';lack stated that the owner had been summons to court and case had been continued until ~arch lC. After discussion Council- man Hur~t moved to re-study ~ailer Ordinance seconded by Councilman Watford and carried. P~r~suant to notice published in Okeechobee News the matter of rezoning Lots II and l~o~, Block 126 or~g!ual Town of Okaecl~obee from Residential (R-2) to ~omu~er¢:ia~ was d~.scussed. President Gardner asked for objections. No objections were heard. Upon motion by Councilman Yeilding, seconded by Councilman Watford and animously carried, f~t was moved to re-zone the above described property from Residential (R-2) to Co~.ercial and to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance #271 accordingly. Re-~i'~oning applications and advertising fees were received from Goldie H. White requestf~ng that I~ots 7, 8, 9, lC, ll and 12, Block 168, Original Town of Okee- chobee be rez~:~ned from Residential (R-3) to Commercial; C. E. Drawdy requested that Lots I and 2, Block 174, Original Town of Okeechobee be re-zoned from Residential (R-3) to Comw~erctal and a petition signed by all property owners in Wilcox Shores, Okeechobee Estates a~d First Addition to Okeechobee Estates requesting that all property in the s'~bdivfsions be re-zoned from Agricult.~ral to Residential (R-2). ~he Council auth- publish orized the Clerk to/Notice of intention to amend City Zoning Ordinance # 2V1. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO A~END CITY ZONING ORDINANCE NO. ~V1 HOTICE is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Oke~chobee, Florida, a municipal corporation will consider re-zoning from Residential (R-3) to Co~mercial and to amend accordingly the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance No. 271 adopted November 21, 1955, the foil. owing described real property, situate, lying and being within the corporate limits of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, to-wit: Lots 7, 8, 9, lC, ll and 12, ~lock 168, Original Town of Okeechobee, and Lots I and 2, Block 174, Original town of Okeechobee and that a public hearing in relation thereto will be held at 7:30 P. ~!. on the 4th day of April, 1961, in the City Council ~oom, City Hail, Okeechobee, Florida, at which time all parties in interest ~nd citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. Please govern yourse]~ ves acc o~dingly. ~laude Gmrdner p reo~dent City Council City of Okeechobee Okeechobee, Florida A T ~$T: Lor ~na Spi~ey City Clerk Cit? of Okeechobee Okeechobee, Florida ?bB~ISH: Narch l?, 1981 720 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND CITY ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 271 NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, a municipal corporation will consider re-zoning from Agriculture to Resudebtuak (R-2) and to amend accordingly the Comphrehensive Zoning Ordinance No. ~71 adopted November 21, 1988, the following described real property, situate, lying and being within the corporate limits of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, to-wit: All lots and blocks in Wilcox Shores, a subdivision according to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 3, page 18, public records of Okeechob~e County, Florida, and All lots in Okeechobee Estates, a subdivision according to the plat thereof recorded iu Plat Book 3, page ~0, and All lots in the First Addition to Okeechobee Estates, s sub- division according to the Plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 3, page ~3, public records of Okeechobee County, Florida and that a public hearing in relation thereto will be held at ?:30 P. M. on the ~th day of April, 1981, in the City Council room, City Hall, Okeechobee, Florida, at which time all parties in interest and citizens shall have an ooportuntty to be heard. Please govern your- selves accordingly. Claude Gardner President City Council ~ity .of Okeechobee Okeechobee, Florida A TTE ST: Lorena Spivey City Clerk City of Okeechobee Okeechobee, FI orida PUBLISH: March l?, 1961. Lester Jennings and W. C. Creach appeared before the Council regarding the construction of Teen Age Recreation Center on Lots l, 2, 3, ~, ~ and 28, Block 100 Original Town of Okeechobee, requesting some assurance of tax exemotion. ~atter de- ferr~ ed for further study and advisement. ~dr. Yoes a2peared before the Council regarding his dog that had been picked up. M~yor Mack discussed the situation. ~atter deferred to next meeting. Water Supt. Kinsau] submitted report on water department activities during th- month of ~ebruary as follows: WATER WORKS AND ~LANT FEBRUARY, 1961 43 Tapping and cutting in service 15 ~eter - new- installed l~ Repair and put in service 9 Tapping jobs and service line 94 Meter box installed. - cement box 8 }..~eter box install. - cast iron 3,059 feet of pipe various size (2" l~" l" 3/4" laid) ..~,~'-~ 371~ .9~ ex~nse for materials used on a]~ ~bs~ for February WA TER PLANT 59~ Hours of p~&mping for February operated plant 9.0 hours out of 24 hours per day 4'79,965 (~als. average per day ~2,~1~49,000 ~;als. p~mmped for February, 1961 1961 February - 13,849,000 gals. 1960 February - 10,816.000 gals. 3,033,000 gals. increase over 1960, February ]_961 Jammry - 13,830,000 gals. 1960 January - 11,852,0..0.0 gals. 1,9V$,000 gals. increase over 1960, January. Prices on 2 - 6" and 6 - 12" tlydraulic Gate Valves, 2 - 6" and 2 - 12" [~plft ~leeves aha ap~nmtances were submitted by Ben F. Crabbe, Inc., Davis Meter and Gupply Co., Soutber Pipe & Supply Co. and James B. Clow & Sons, Inc. I.owest price quoted being from Ben F. Crabbe, Inc. Councilman Hu3~t moved to purchase the above 72! items From ~ald Comp&ny seconded by Councilman Watford snd unanimously carried. Surimi. t~insaul stated the need of the fo!].owing: I - l~" meter, 2 - l" meters, ~4 - 5/4"x 5/8" m~ters, lO00 feet of l" pie;e, lO00 feet of 5/4" pipe, 500 feet of 2" pipe. Councilman H~t moved to 'p~chase the above, seconded by Councilman Parkerson and ~r~animo~sly carried. Councilman Watford discussed opening the allies in Blocks 182 and 146. trees block?n~4 vision near Tastee Freez and a r,quest for side walk in front of Lot 12, B]~:,ck 165. Natters referred to C~uncilman YeS,ding for investigation. Councilman Ye]lding discussed a school crossing on State Road .~441. klatter referred to ~,~ater an~ Li~ts Committee for investigation. Also discussed a request from the ~ur~,h of the Brethern for Ch~ch Zone Signs due to the noise of semi-trucl~s. >~atter referred to Mayor. C~,uncilman Park~rson moved to increase Policemen clothing allowance from $5.00 to $10.~0 per month effective as of ~arch l, 1961 seconded by Co~cilman Yeilding and ~m'~anlmously carried. Also discussed the p~chase of uniforms through the City in order to obta~.n 8iscount. No definite action taken. Pz"e:;iaent Gardner appointed Councilmen Hunt and Watford as a co~ittee to accomp~n~- the Co~mty Co~issioners to investigate fire ~,uck. ~e building of a Post Office was disccused. Co~cilman Yeilding moved to instruct Atto?ney Hend~ to prepare necessary material for Legislation to amend ~arter to, aut~orize 'the City to build a Post Cf lice financing to be by ~me Certificates, seconded by Co,clip,mn Warlord and unanimously carried. Attorney 'Hendry advised the Co~cil that G. W. Clay had settled judgment in Ord~nance ~6 regarding cleaning of vacant lots discussed ~d upon motion by Councilman P~kerson, seconded by Councilman Yeilding and ~animously carried, it w~s moved to .:~mend said Ordinance. Attorney nendry instructed to ~ite model 3ette~ to be sent to owners of vacant lots. Cou~cilmau Yeilding moved to purchase 12 - 12" - 20' ~coated culvert sec- cnded by Cou~2ilman H~t and carried. ~;a~r ~:ack repo~ ~e~ a r~quest for ;r~ ~RUCK PARKTMG SIGNS in f~ont of 98 Gulf ~,er~ce snd J~e's Package Store. Mayor authorized to purchase signs. A;~p2ications rot policeman were received f~om the following: ~rayne ~. Burk, Ira ~. Sk~e~s~ W. ~. Stewart, Charles Parker~on and J~mes Paul Jones. ~ayor ~ack r~co~ur~ended Wa~e ~. b~k. Co~cilman Yeild~.ng moved to accept recom~endation or the ~.~yor ~nd e~p.!oy W~e 0. B~k as City Policeman subject to his signing co~tr~,ct to be y~reD~red by Attorney Mendry~ seconded b ~ ~ou~ci~man H~t ~nd ~animous!y carried. Councilman Hunt moved to employ ~. 0. Stewart as relief Policeman, subject to his ~ccey~t~nce, ('or ~ days each week ~' $~.00 per day and ~lO.00 per month clothing ~]low~nce, :~econded by Councilman Yeildi~ and unanimously carried. to :;~c~lm~n Hunt r~o~,ed/have city ka~l sprayed rot pest control, ~econded by U'~.~r~ciT~ar~ "~']ding ~nd carried. ~_uncllman e!ld~.ng presented the following Resolution and moved its adoption az~d ~pon b~in~- seconded by Co~cilman ~A~atford was put to a vote and unanimously carried: 722 R E S 0 L U T I O N WHEREAS, the City of 0keechobee, Florida has experienced a tremendous growth in population (and industrial expansion), and ~_EREAS, 2he Greyhound Corporation, Southern Gr~'aound L~nes Division, has been rendering motor bus transportation to the residents of Florida aod its thousands of winter visitors and totu~i.qts over variou~ routes in the State of Florida, and ,~E~AS, it has come to the attention of the City Council of 0keec!~obee, Florida that the Greyho~und Corporation, Southern Grey- hotrod Lines Division, has filed an application with the Floridm Railroad and Public Utilities Commission and intends to file an applicatio~ with e~e Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to transport passengers, baggage of passengers, new~papers and light express between St. Petersburg, Florida and Jct. of U. S. Highway ~ and Florida Highway No. ~0 as follows: From St. Peters- burg, Florida over U. S. Highway l~ to Bradenton, Florida, thence ove~ Uo S. Highway 41 to Junction Florida Highway 72 (~ miles south of Sarasota, Florida); thence over Florida Highway 72 to~ Junction F!~rida Highway ~0 (1 mile west of Arcadia); thence over Florida Highway 70 to junction of U. S. Highway 2~, and return over the san-. route, serving all intermediate points, and V~ERE~S, it is necessary and essential that said application be granted in order that pub~c convenience and necessity be best served, so that the permanent residents and visitors to this area may enjoy efficient motor bus transportation between 0keechobee, . Florida and St. Petersburg, Florida and intermediate points namely, Arcadia, Florida, Sarasota, Florida and Bradenton, Florida without interchange, over the lines of Southern Greyhound Limes Division, NOW, ~YEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of 0keechobee, Florida, iu regular meeting assembled this 7th day of March, 1981, that this Council formally appro~es the application of Southern Greyhound Lines Division for the extension of '* ~s con,non carrier bus service between St. Petersburg, Florida and Jct. of U. S. Highway 2~ and Florida Highway No. 70, as described herein, and that this Council respectfully requests the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission and the Interstate Commerce Commission to grant said application~ BE IT FUR~ER RESOL~ED that certified c opies of this Resolution be fur~tshed 'i~ne Grehound Corporation, Southern Greyhound Lines Division, for transmittal to the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Con, hiss!on and the Interstate Commerce Commission in support of its application for permanent authority to operate over said route. PASSED and DULY ADOPTED at a meeting of the City Council of 0kee- chobee, Florida on the ~th day of March, A. D. 1981. (Place) Okeechobee, Fla. (Date) ~/~/19$l The District Engineer Corps of Engineers U. S. Army P. O. Box 4970 Jacksonville 1, Florida In consideration of the general and special benefits as a result of dredging in Taylor Creek, 0keechobee Co~mty, Florida, permission is hereby granted to the United States or to contractors working for the United States, to deposit dredged material and/or lay dredge pipe lines and equipment to transport dredged material on the following described lands belonging to the undersigned: PURPOSE: Spoil Area Beginning at the Northeast (NE) corner of Block 253, CITY OF OKEE- CEOBEE, a subdivision, acco~ding to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 2, page 4, 0keechobee County, Florida, public records, ~un North along the Northerly extension of the East line of said Block 253, to the South line of the right of way for South Park Street; thence, West along the South line of the right of way for South Park Street to the intersection thereof with the East line of the right of way for Hiwassee Street; thence, North along the East line of the right of way for Hiwassee Street to the inter- section thereof with the South line of the right of way for North Park Street (State Road ~?0); thence, East along the South line of the right of way for North Park Street (State Road #VO) to the interaection thereof with the West bank. of Taylor Creek; thence, Southesterly, meandering the said West bank of Taylor Creek to an in. ter::~ectkonwith the Easterly exteusion of the hornet line of Block 252, ,f said platof the City of 0keechobee; thence, West along the ~,Yorth line of said Block 252 and the Easterly and Westerly extension thereof to the Northeast (hrE) corner of Block 253 and the point of begi n~-,ing. 723 P[FR?OSE: Pipe Line Easement All of the right of way for First Street and Second ~treet and the South 25© feet of the right of way for Riverview Drive as shown and dedicated on the Replat of Wilcox Shores, a subdivision, according to the plat thereoF, as recorded in Plat Book 5, page 5, 0keechobee County, Florida, public records. In consideration of the premises the undersigned waives all claims U ' against the nlted States, inclusing their employees, agents and con- tractors on account of the exercise of the right herein granted. The permission herein granted shall become null and void after the 51st day of December, A. D. 1961. CITY OF 0K'~.E~0BEE, a municipal corporation of the State of Florida BY: Claude Gardner A T~£S T: Lot cna Spivey (Place) 0keechobee (Date) 8/29/19~1 The District Engineer Corps of Engineers U. S. Army P. 0. Box 4970 Jacksonvill 1, Florida In consideration of the general and special benefits as a result of dredging in Taylor Creek, 0keec]~obee 0ounty, Florida, permission is bore- by cranted to the United States or to contractors working for the United States, to deposit dredged material and/or lay dredge pipe lines and equip- to transport dredged material on the following described lands belonging to the undersigned: PURPOSE: Spoil Area with Retaining Dikes All that part of First Street, as shown and dedicated on the Replat of Wilcox Shores, a subdivision, according to tlc plat thereof, aa recorded in Plat Book ~, page S, 0keechobee County, Florida, public records, lyiog Southerly of Lots 2 to 9 inclusive, Block 8, of said Replat of Wilcox Shores, and Northerly of Lots 88 to 94 inclusive, 0keechobee Estates, a subdivision, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book $, page 20, 0keechobee County, Florida, public records. In consideration of the premises the undersigned waives all claims against tko United States, inc]u~ ~ their employees, agents and contractors on .~.ccount of the exercise of the right herein granted. T'n, permission herein granted shall become null and void after the 31st day of December, A. D. 1961. CITY OF0~'~K~,.E ~.~ 0BEE,CTM a munf. cipal corporation of the State of Florida A~~'''~r~ST: BY: Donald R. L orena S_~iy_ef[~ MAYOR UT TY CLERK 'H-~e above two documents were approved by Attorney Hendry and ordered executed byI the proper officals. ~,?o.~ mo~;'~_vn the Council adjourned to meet Thursday, March 9, 1'961 at 9:30 A. ~,!~ PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL