1961-05-02 Regular72S
May 2, 1961
The City Council of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, met in regular session
at the City Hall on the above date at ?:00 P. M. with the following present: Mayor
i',~ack, President Gardner, Councilmen Hunt, Parkerson, Wat£ord and Yeilding with Attorney
hendry and Clerk Sptvey.
i~inutes of the meeting held April 4, 1961, were read and approved as read.
The followir~g bills were ~pproved and ordered paid when funds are available:
GENEIiAL FUh'D:
Okeechobee ~dwe. ?~ Furn. Co. - $ 50.59
Standard 0il Company ...................... 128.62
0. K. Garage ............................. 21.V1
Donald S. Lavigne, Inc. - ............... 135.91
r~iotorola Finance Corporation -- 77.].4
Inter Countw Tel and Tel Company 24.87
~lor_d~ Power and Light Company 554.58
~otorola Communications & Electronics, Inc. ................... 15.50
General Office Equipment & Pr~nting Company 20.85
%~errell 0fl Co-~pany .................................... 141.94
;~. L. H~ncock ............................... 5.85
Raulerson Department Store -- 1~.50
Bennie's Auto SupDly 1.98
0keechobee "66" Service 129.52
0keechobee Atlantic Service 13.43
DeWitt Supply Company 38.50
The 0keechobee News ........................................... 36.05
.~dart i n ' s Uni f ores 3.58
Palmer Chemical & Equipment Company, Inc. - .......... 1.98
Alto Watford & Sons 12.58
Harden's Tinker Shoe and Saddle Shop 83.35
Attaway Lumber Company ........................... 70.58
Mixon' s Garage ................................................ 16.43
The Louisiana Raulerson Hospital 12.50
James A. Norton, M.D. 5.00
Rutledge Ice Service ................................ 7.50
WATER AND SEWER OPERATION AND ~iAINTENANCE F~ND.I -
Rockwell Manufacturing Company ............. 255.57
R. D. Wood Company 45.38
Tesco Chemicals .......... 100.68
5~e ekins ............. 31
Badger Meter ~,,(fg. Company --- 55.85
Florida Power and Light Company ......... 515.97
Roy I)raugh on .... 66.00
Inter County Tel and Tel Company - 3.20
Standard 0il Company 61.52
Rutledge Ic® Service ............................... 4.80
Attaway Lumber Co~qo any 19.05
John D. Draughon ........... 15.00
0keechobee Builders Supply Company ..... 391.42
Western Auto Store 1~.80
Sanfax Corporation 98.85
Davis Meter & Supply Co., Inc. -- 469.73
Burgess Supply Comp any ...... 62.60
Worth Paint Store 13.30
Nayes, Standard Service .................... 6.75
Bennte's Auto Supply, Inc. 1.66
0keechobee }{ardware & Furn. Co. 475.19
Charles E. Freeman Inc. 8.95
Fire Chief (~odwin requested permission from the Council for the Volunteer
Fire Dept. to place a radio ~t the City Hall for communication with fire truck. After
~iiscussion Chief Godwin requested to get detailed information.
Councilman Yeilding reported a request to open Cherokee Street to Eleventh
S,..reet to give access to BIR. 88. Matter referred to Supt. Williams for investigation.
A request w~s presented to grant permission to change the location of First
~aotist~ . Church directfonal signs. Permission granted.
A request w~s reported from ;.~rs. I~c Duffle to park trailer on lots north of
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of Independent Baptish Church. After discussion the Council denied request due to it
being ix conflict with Ordinance. $
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A reGuest for re~'~afr of entanc® to T. T. T. property owned by C. r~usgrove was
dfsc~ssed. ~Iatter referred to Street Committee and Supt. Williams.
?ne Council authorized the printing of 500 building per~ts, padded 100 to book.
Councilman Hunt ~iscusse~ occupational license. The Council agreed all persons
~oing business should have a license.
Councilman Hunt reported 18,000,000 gallons of water ~ump®d in April 196l -
IZ,O00,O00 gallons in April 1980.
Councilman Hunt discussed the safety ladder devic~ at water tank. Attorney
Hendry reported that h~ had written a 1.tter to th~ Flortda Industrial CommissiOn r®-
garding matter.
~.~ayor ~.~!ack discussed the request mad~ for church signs on Parrott Av®nue, hous®
to house mail deldver~.~ and civil d~fens~ activities.
Councilman Park®rson discussed the jail ventilation situation. A bid pric~ was
~eceived from ~ranuon Williams for the installation of two windows but was returned to
h~m for clarlf~.cat~on. ~atter deferred to next meeting with th~ Council requesting
~odwin to secur~ two bids for th~ work.
Co~mcilman Perk®rson r®port®d a request f~om ~argu~rit~ Lynn to open Hiawasse®
Street at 8~venth Str~t ~nd run South approximately ~ blocks. Natter referr®d to
~trset Committe~ and ~upt. Williams for investigation.
Councilman Park~rson discussed Chief Thomas using personal car at night end®avorinE
to appr®h®nd speed,rs and drag racers. After discussion and consid~ration Councilman
to
?arkerson moved to authorfz~ Chief ~aomas/use personal car at intervals desired for
a perio~ of one month to work on abov~ situation, seconded by Councilman Hunt and
unanimously carri®d~
Council~an Wat?ord discussed a matter r~ferred to him at April ~th meeting r~-
City
gard~ng the purchas® ~f a washing machin~ for/Hall us~, submitting a pric~ of $~00.00
for n~w machin~ and brief r®port on Police ~epartment. After discussion Councilman
Yeilding moved to 'purchase new washing machinm for City Hall, seconded by Councilman
Parkerson and carried.
Pursuant to notic~ of Public Hearing published in Okeechob®e News th~ subject to
consld~r vacating, discontinuing and closing THAT PART OF ~HE EAST ~0 FEET OF NE~REDITH
a~rREET LYING SOUTH OF STATE ROAD # ~0 was brought before the Council for discussion.
~o protest was heard ~he ounce- agreed to defer action ~til next regular meeting of
th~ Council.
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received f'rom
A re-zon]~ug application was/Clyde R. Durrance requesting that the S~- of
$,~- of SW-~ West of taylor Creek except l~nd to i~Ieserv~, Section 22, Township
South, Rang~ 55 East, bo ro-zonod from Co~ ' .
~.~ercmal to Residential (R-5) Said
property ~as ~e-zoned Co~arcial through error instead of Residential (R-5), therefore,
this re-zoning is for the p~pose of correcting error. ~e Council authorlz~d the
Clerk to pub]!sh not,ce of intention to ~end City Zoning Ordinanc~ No. 2~1.
NOTICE OF IN~NT~ON TO A~,~ND ~I~ ZONING ORDINAN~
NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council of th~
City of Okeechobee, Florida, a municipal corporation, will
consider rezoning from Co~ercial to Residential (~-5) for
the p~pose of a 2~ailer Park and b o amend accordingly the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance $~71 adopted Novembe~ ~1~
].955, the following described real property, situate, lying
and being within the co.orate limits of the City of Okee-
,.~obee, Florida, to-wit:
~ of of
SW~~ SV~?~~ West of T~ylor Creek
except l~d to Neserve, Section
To.ship ~ South, Range Z~ East
and that a public hearing in reft!on thereto will be held
at ~:~0 ~. ~. on the Otb day of June, 1981, in the City
Council room, City Hall, Okeechobee, Florida, at which time
all parties in interest ~nd citizens shall have an opportunity
to be heard.
Please govern yo~selves ~ccordingly.
Claude Gardner
President City Co. cji
City of 0keechobee
0keechobee, Florida
ATTEST:
Lorena Spivey
City Clerk
City of 0keechobee
Okeed~obee, Florida
PUBLISH: P~ay 19, 198!.
Upton motion the Council adjourned. ~~j
PRESIDENT CI ~
A ~ ~ES T. ~ ~