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1979-09-11 Regular Meeting \ 2513! Edward W. Douglas President City Council City of 0keechobee ATTEST: Bonnie So ~homas City Clerk City of 0keechobee RECESSED MEETING THURSDAY~ AUGUST 30, 1979 The City Council of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, convened in a Recessed meeting in the Clerk's office at the City Hall, 0keechobee, Florida, at 7:00 P.M., ThurSday, August 30, 1979. President Edward W. Douglas presiding. Councilmen Donald Burk, Jim Knight, Lytle Raulerson and Oakland Chapman were present. Others present were L.C. Fortner, Director of Public Works; Keith Tomey, Fire Chief; Larry Mobley, Police Chief; Richard B. Spray, Building Official; Bonnie S. Thomas, City Clerk and Sylvia Christian, Deputy Clerk. 79-93 CITY LAND PURCHASE Councilman Raulerson reported on the City land purchase. Municipalities cannot buy properties bearing a mortgage. The Michigan attorney is going to contact 0keechobee Couney Bank to set pu a trust fund to pay Howard Wise in the next three (3) years. This will remove the mortgage obstacle. EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION Chief Mobley presented an application for employment of Howard Pickerin~ to replace Lee Duncan as patrolman. Councilman Chapman moved to hire Howard Pickering as patrolman on a six (6) month probation period with starting salary of Ten Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($10,~00.00), seconded by Councilman Knight, vote carried. Council- man Burk opposed. PROPOSED PAY BLAN The proposed pay plan was discussed. It was determined that the over all impact would be 3.62%. No action was taken to adopt the plan at this time. PROBATIONS Councilman Burk moved to adopt a policy that all probation be based on performance with no salary increase at that time, seconded by Councilman Raulerson, vote carried. 2514 ADJOURNM~NT There b~ing no further business, the meeting Recessed until September 1979. ~dward W. DSuglas ~ President City Council City of 0keechobee ATTEST: ~ ? Bo~nnie S. Cho~as City Clerk City of 0keechobee FIRST REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY~ SEPTEMBER 11, 1979 The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, convened in a Regular Meeting in the Council Chambers at City Hall, Okeechobee, Florida, at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, September 11, 1979. President Edward W. Douglas presiding. Councilmen Oakland Chapman, Jim Knight, Donald Burk and Lytle Raulerson were present. Others present were: Bonnie S. Thomas, City Clerk; David Conlon, City Attorne' L.C. Fortner, Jr., Director of Public WorkS; Richard B. Spray, Building Official; Keith Tomey, Fire Chief; Phillip Purvis, Police Lieutenant; David Hunter, Humane Officer and Sylvia Christian, Deputy Clerk. The Invocation was offered by Councilman Knight. 79-1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilman Raulerson moved to approve the minutes of the August 9, 14 and 16, 1979, meetings, seconded by Councilman Burk, vote carried. MR. McWHORTER - GOLDEN CORRAL STEAK HOUSE Mr. McWhorter, Golden Corral Steak House representative, appeared before the Council and submitted a plot plan showing approximately eight thousand (8,000) square feet of green fill. Mr. McWhorter requested Golden Corral Steak House and the City enter into a standard contract concerning a sewage guarantee. Also, in the contract the City provide for an exchange of easements, approval of the plot plan and reserve approval of the exact shrubbery. After discussion, the Council instructed Attorney Conlon to draft an agree- ment with the clause guaranteeing three thousand five hundred (3,500) gallons of sewage and the provisions noted above. 79-58 MUZAFFAR HUSAIN~ M.D. - REZONING REQUEST Dr. Muzaffar Husain appeared before the Council regarding his request to ..... I .......... T - ! ' ' ' i ........ "ill ............ ;I ........... f ..... " ............. rezone Lots 21 and 22, Block 2, City of Okeechobee, from Holding to RST. President Douglas informed Dr. Husain it was brought to the Council's at- tention this issue had come before the Council prior to the required thirty day period. Action will be taken at the September 25, 1979, meeting. WILMA CHALLANCIN - WATER BILL Citizen Wilma Challancin could not appear before the Council regarding her last month's water bill. Prior to the meeting she spoke with Director Fortner. Director Fortner informed the Council Ms. Challancin requested to pay the One Hundred Seventy-Five and 80/100ths Dollars ($175.80) bill at Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) per month, which would take slightly more than seven months. Councilman Burk noted the City is not in the banking business so the bill should be paid in full. No further discussion Councilman Burk moved the bill be paid in full by Septmeber 15, 1979, seconded by Councilman Knight, vote carried. Councilman Chapman opposed. 79-74 COMMUNICATIONS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS A. POLICE DEPARTMENT 1) EMPLOYEE RESIGNATION In absence of Police Chief Mobley, Lieutenant Phitlip Purvis presented a letter of resignation of Brawlie Gaskins, dispatcher. Councilman Chapman moved to accept resignation of Brawlie Gaskins, seconded by Councilman Burk, vote carried. 2) EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION Lieutenant Purvis presented an application for employment of John Wilbur as radio dispatcher to replace Brawlie Gaskins, at a starting salary of Eight Thousand Four Hundred-Fifty Dollars ($8,450.00). Councilman Chapman moved to hire John F. Wilbur at a beginning salary of Eight Thousand Four Hundred-Fifty Dollars ($8,450.00), seconded by Councilman Burk, vote carried. 3) ACTIVITY REPORT Lieutenant Purvis presented the Police Department Activity for the month of August. B. CITY ATTORNEY 79-68 1) RESOLUTION - HUMANE SOCIETY President Douglas read the Resolution with the Humane Society and the City. After brief discussion, Councilman Burk moved to table the Resolution until the next Regular Meeting and the problems are further resolved, seconded by Councilman Knight, vote carried. 2) PROPOSED BUDGET ORDINANCE President Douglas read the proposed Ordinance adopting the Budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1979. The Ordinance read as follows: 2516 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, after having held a public hearing on the Annual General Fund Budget, both operating and debt -'~ service, hereby adopts as its budget the attached budget, which by this reference is incorporated herein as though fully set forth, for the operation of the govern- ment of the City of Okeechobee for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1979, and ending September 30, 1980. SECTION 2. That it shall be the duty of the City Clerk to set up the afore- said appropriations of revenue and expenses on the account records of said City, to keep such accounts thereof as required by the Charter of said City, as may be directed from time to time by the City Council. SECTION 3. Upon the effective date of this Ordinance, the Ordinance control- ling the temporary budget, being Ordinance No. 412 is repealed. SECTION 4. That this Ordinance was proposed, considered and adopted under the provisions of Section 166.041 (3) (b) Florida Statutes, and was enacted by no less than a two-thirds vote of the City Council and shall become effective upon final passage. DONE AND RESOLVED and made effective this day of , 1979. ?9-93 3) LAND PURCHASE Attorney Conlon presented a letter from Macomb Land Company regarding the delay due to the outstanding mortgage on the prop~erty. Conlon suggested the Council pass a resolution stating as follows: WHEREAS, the time for performance of our contract with Macomb Land Company has expired, or is about to expire, WHEREAS, the Macomb Land Company has agreed to extend the closing date as contained in its letter of September 4, 1979, NOWTHEREFORE, be it resolved by the Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida that said extension is accepted by the City. DONE AND ORDERED, PASSED AND ADO?TED this llth day of September, 1979. Councilman Burk moved to accept this resolution suggested by Attorney Conlon --~ and to be drawn up by the City Attorney for the extension of the additional sixty (60) days on the land purchase as stated in the letter of September 4, 1979, seconded by Councilman Raulerson, vote carried. 4) HARDEN "T" ALLEY CLOSING Hubert Harden's attorney has not produced the needed legal descriptions for a resolution to be drawn up. ?9-?5 5) DOG ORDINANCE Attorney Conlon conferred with the State Attorney about setting a bond. The State Attorney was of the opinion that perhaps the Police Chief had gotten some procedures mistaken. The State Attorney suggested a meeting be set up with himself, Attorney Conlon and Chief Mobley to discuss this matter, a bond may not be needed. 6) NOISE ORDINANCE Attorney Conlon thought, in order to have proper noise decibels in the Noise Ordinance, a sales representative would be asked to appear before the Council to answer questions. After brief discussion, the Council instructed Councilman Chapman to have --~ Police Chief Mobley contact neighboring cities to see if they use a noise meter. Also, to research further. 2517 C. FIRE CHIEF 1) ACTIVITY REPORT Fire Chief Tomey presented the Fire Department Activity Report for the month of August. 79-74 D. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS 79-65 1) KELLY TRAILER PARK LIFT STATION Director Fortner presented a letter from Engineer Donald M. Shepherd regard- ing the Kelly Trailer Park Lift Station final payment to Markham Pipelines. Mr. Shepherd was present to answer any questions pertaining to the change order. Mr. Shepherd stated it was his decision the Lift Station needed to b e raised with mortar and brick for the additional cost. This was done in the best interest of the City. Councilman Raulerson stated upon the explanation from the engineer, and being in the best interest of the City moved to approve the change order, seconded by Councilman Knight, vote carried. 2) MARKHAM PIPELINE - FINAL PAYMENT In regard to request for final payment to Markham Pipeline subject to acceptence by Council of change order Councilman Raulerson moved to grant final payment to Markham Pipelines after all waiver of liens and releases are sub- mitted and approved by the City, seconded by Councilman Burk, vote carried. 3) ANNUAL PENSION FUND ADMINISTRATOR'S CONFERENCE Director Fortner presented a letter from the State of Florida stating the Treasurer's Office is sponsoring the Eleventh Annual Pension Fund Administrator's Conference on September 13, 1979. Director Fortner requested permission to attend along with Jinks Reutebuch, Chief Mobley and Chief Tomey. Councilman Burk moved to approve Department Heads attending the conference, seconded by Councilman Knight, vote carried. 79-4 4) EMPLOYEE EVALUATION Director Fortner presented Employee Performance Evaluations on Joe Schumacher and Jeff Elders. These being two of the last employees hired prior to the abolishment of the automatic pay raise, Councilman Burk moved to approve the evaluation of Joe Schumacher and Jeff Elders with a raise in salary of Four Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars ($465.00) and Two Hundred Thirty-Six Dollars ($2~6.00) per year respect ly, seconded by Councilman Chapman, vote carried. 79-58 5) MUZAFFAR HUSAIN~ M.D. Regarding the property owned by Muzaffar Husain, M.D. and the street giving access to the property, Director Fortner informed the Council Northeast 13th Street will have to be improved in ordered to build. 2518 6) SHELL FOR CITY STREETS Director Fortner informed the Council the City has been unable to obtain shell from the County for the past two months. Due to all the rain, the streets are in dire need of repair. Director Fortner suggested purchasing shell from another source. Council made no decision on this matter at this time. 7) TRASH CLEAN UP L.P. Sanitation is having difficulty keeping up with the trash clean up within the City. After discussion, the Council instructed the Public Works Department to use the City front-end loaders and dump trucks to assist L.P. Sanitation in the clean up after hurricane David. 8) ACTIVITY REPORT Director Fortner presented the Water, Sewer and Street Department monthly reports for the month of August, 1979. 9) CLEARWELL Director Fortner informed the Council the transfer pump for the clearwell has been installed and connected. Within thirty (30) days the inter-connection between the two clearwells will be ready. The leaks are being watched and are still being repaired. 10) BEACHWATER Director Fortner informed the Council Beachwater Association has drawn up the check due the City, but as of meeting time the City has not received it. 79-42 E. CITY CLERK 1) QUARTER MEETING CALENDAR Clerk Thomas presented the quarter meeting calendar as follows: October 9th and 23rd, 1979 November 13th and 2?th, 1979 December llth and , 1979 Councilman Burk moved to accept the calendar dates as stated, recess first meeting in December for second meeting prior or after December 25, Christmas Day, seconded by Councilman Chapman, vote carried. 79-71 COMMUNICATIONS FROM COUNCILMEN A. EDWARD W. DOUGLAS 1) BUDGET MEETING President Douglas reminded the Council of the Budget Meeting to be held Thursday, September 13, 1979, 7:00 P.M. B. LYTLE RAULERSON 1) PHONE COMPLAINT Councilman Raulerson received a phone call from the citizen that lives next door to Dick Morse, cattle hauler. She complained that even though papers have been served on him, he still parks several cattle trucks loaded with calves on 2519 property leased from a neighbor. The noise and odor is unbearable. Councilman Raulerson noted that the area is zoned RSF. He felt the citizen has a legitimate complaint and something needs to be done. The Council instructed the Police Chief to check into this matter. 2) BUDGET MEETING Councilman Raulerson asked each Councilman to review their proposed pay plan schedule prior to the budget meeting, for discussion. Also, according to Mr. Thomas, auditor, the land purchase item will have to be a budgeted item before it can be closed. 79-58 3) HUSAIN REZONING REQUEST Councilman Raulerson made a public apology pertaining to the Husain rezoning request. He was in error as to the proper time of advertisement. DISBURSEMENTS Water & Sewer Operation & Maintenance $35,60?.58 Water & Sewer System Revenue Fund $1,983.32 Water & Sewer Revenue Fund $79,044.98 General Fund $53,899.09 I & S Refunding Bonds $10,000.00 Anti-Recession Fund $1,556.60 Cigarette Tax Fund $125,000.00 ADJOURNMENT There being np further business, the Meeting Recessed until Budget Session, September 13, 1979, at 7:00 P.M. Edward W. Douglas ~ President City Council City of Okeechobee ATTEST: Bonnie S. TI5%~as City Clerk City of Okeechobee 79-88 BUDGET WORKSHOP SESSION THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1979 The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, convened in a Budget Session in the Clerk's office at City Hall, Okeechobee, Florida, at 7:00 P.M., Thursday, September 13, 1979. President Edward W. Douglas presiding. Councilmen Donald Burk, Lytle Raulerson, Oakland Chapman and Jim Knight were present. Others present were Bonnie S. Thomas, City Clerk; L.C. Fortner, Jr., Director of Public Works; Keith Tomey, Fire Chief; Larry Mobley, Police Chief and Sylvia Christian, Deputy Clerk. FIRE DEPARTMENT MERGER The Council discussed the possibility of the City-County Fire Department merger. A bi-weekly pay period was suggested. DEPARTMENT REQUESTS The Department requests on budgeted items was researched and certain items were reduced. SALARIES The Council discussed salaries for the 1979-80 Budget year with no decision being made. ANTICIPATED WATER BILL REVENUE The anticipated Revenue from water bills was determined to be too low, so the Council increased the estimate on the proposed budget. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Meeting recessed at 10:35 P.M. Edward W. D$ugia~- /~ ~~ President City Cou~'cil City of Okeechobee ATTEST: Bonnie S. Thomas City Clerk City of Okeechobee ?9-88 BUDGET WORKSHOP SESSION TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1979 The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, convened in a Budget Session in the Clerk's office at the City Hall, Okeechobee, Florida, at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, September 18, 1979. President Edward W. Douglas presiding. Councilmen Lytle Raulerson, Jim Knight, Donald Burk and Oakland Chapman were present. Others present were Bonnie S. Thomas, City Clerk; L.C. Fortner~ Jr., Director of Public Works; David Conlon, City Attorney; Larry Mobley, Police Chief; Keith Tomey, Fire Chief and Sylvia Christian, Deputy Clerk. NOTICE OF MILLAGE ORDINANCE The Council discussed the Notice Advertising Millage increase. President Douglas read the proposed Ordinance by title only for the Levying and Collecting of Taxes for the City of Okeechobee. Councilman Raulerson moved to accept Ordinance as read by title only and '%~ ~ ' ' ' I ~ ....... ~ .... ~ ....................... ~ IllII I[I~[[[ I [1 I I~ [ I I1[ [ I~'' [I ' [ '1 . I [' - ] ! i - I ' / [ AGENDA FIRST REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 11, 1979 7:00 P.M. 1. Invocation 2. Approval of Minutes of meetings: August 9, 14, 16, 1979. 3. Muzaffar Husain, M.D. - Rezoning request from Holding to RSF, Lots 21 & 22, Block 2, City of Okeechobee 4. Mr. McWhorter - Golden Corral Steak House representative 5. Wilma Challancin - water bill 6. Open for Citizens not appearing on Agenda 7. COMMUNICATIONS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS A. City Attorney - 1) Contract - Humane Society 2) 20' T Alley Resolution - Hubert Harden 3) Noise Ordinance 4) Amendment to Dog Ordinance - set bond 5) Attorney's contract B. Building Official C. Police Chief D. Fire Chief E. Director of Public Works - 1) Don Sheppard 2 Meter for measuring noise F. City Clerk - Calendar 8. COMMUNICATIONS FROM COUNCILMEN A. Edward W. Douglas B. Oakland Chapman C. Jim Knight D. Donald Burk E. Lytle Raulerson - 1) Land purchase 9. Disbursements 10. ADJOURNMENT