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RECESSED MEETING THURSDAY; SEPTEMBER 14~ 1~j78
The City Council of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, convened in
Recessed Session in the Council Chambers at the City Hall, 0keechobee,
Florida, at 7:0o P.M., Thursday, September 14, 1978.
President Russell V. Domer presiding.
Councilmen Edward W. Douglas, Larch Bass, and Lytle Raulerson were
present. Councilman Jim Knight was absent.
Others present were: Audley Dunham, Mayor; L. C. Fortner, Jr.,
Director of Public Works; E. H. Reutebuch, Assistant Fire Chief; David
Conlon, City Attorney; and Sylvia Christian, Acting City Clerk.
PUBLIC HEARING
FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS
It being the hour of se~en o~clock P.M. and pursuant to a notice
published September 7, 1978 the meeting was opened as a second and f~nal
public hearing as required by Section 121 (b) (1) of the State and Local
Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 which requires each recipient government
to have a public hearing on possible uses of funds.
President Domer informed that the Gouncil had discussed uses as
follows:
General Insurance $34,000.00
Street Lighting & Electricity $36,000.00
Maps & Reproductions $2,300.00
Fire Hydrant Demand Charge $17,280.00
Tennis Court $5,160.O0 ·
President Domer asked if there was anyone present with any objections.
Councilman Bass moved to use this as a final allotment of these
~nds from the Federal Revenue Sharing Funds inte the General Budget as
stated, seconded by Councilman Douglas and vote carried.
PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE NUMBER #405 - ,AD.OPTION OF BUDGET - FIRST READINC
President Domer submitted for first reading Ordinance Number #403
which is "An Ordinance adopting a budget for the fiscal year beginning
October 1, 1978 and ending September 30, 1979, and providing for the
effective date hereof."
President Domer indormed that the expected Tax Revenue for 1978-79
had not been ~received from the County Tax Assessor's Office, therefor
milage could not be levied.
Following a lengthy discussion Councilman Raulerson moved to con-
clude in first hearing subject to second hearing that the milage will
remain 4.51 for the General Budget the dollar amount to be adjusted
when the figures are in and that the debt service milage which is now
1.11 to be adjusted to figure needed to reduce amount of dollars by
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$5,000 dollars for their Budget Year 1978-79, seconded by Councilman
Knight and vote carried.
SEWER LINE AGREEMENT
Attorney Conlon submitted the proposed rough draft of Sewer Line
Agreement between the City and Royalsand City M~rke~.
Following a lengthy discussion the Council agreed to accept the
Sewer Line Agreement with the following changes:
Council agreed to maintain maintenance of lift stations,
Item #6 - Agreed to gua~antee 30,000 gallons per unit for 2 years
which applies for permit within 18 months.
Item #9 - excluding factory waste.
Item #10 - omit.
Following a lengthy discussion Councilman Douglas moved to authorize
signing of Agreement with corrections, seconded by Councilman Bass and
vote carried.
0KEECHOBEE LIMITED
Attorney Conlon questioned what decision the Council had made on
shelling Streets for 0keechobee L~mited.
Councilman Raulerson stated that from previous discussion they
had discussed shelling the Streets as needed.
Following a lengthy discussion Councilman Raulerson moved to
authorize Director Fortner to commence the necessary actions ~o cause
the Street known as North West 5th Avenue lying between North West
9th Street and either the inter~ection of North West llth Street or the
interseetiam of North West 12th Street to be shelled said interesection
Street to be determined by the developer and to further authorize the
shelling of 670 feet of either North West llth Street or North West 12th
Street in accordance with the intersection if it was shelled too and
further authorize Director Fortner to take necessary action for the
installation of the water main to serve the same area that is shelled,
seconded by Councilman Bass and vote carried.
CO-SIGNER - FINANCE CHAIRMAN
President Domer informed that he is now the Finance Chairman co-signer
on all of the Certificates of Deposit and someone else needed to be
assigned as co-signer.
Councilman Douglas nominated Councilman Jim Knight as his co-signer
with a second from Councilman Bass and vote carried.
RESUSCITATORS
Assistant Fire Chief Reutebuch submitted a price on resuscitators
as discussed at meeting of September 12, ~978.
1-$50 + parts to repair
1-New $365
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Following discussion Councilman Raulerson moved to purchase two new
resuscitators and one case if necessary, seconded by Councilman Bass and
vote carried. --~
BRYANT PROPERTY - DRAINAGE t
Director Fortner stated that last year there had been discussion on
correct,on of a drainage problem around Judge Bryant's home on South
West 7th Avenue and rerouting that water to the north and then west across
what he thought at the time was a Street but the Street has been closed
and sold to Ronnie Watts and he has agreed ~o give the City a ten foot
easement across 700 feet of his property west to the City Limit Ditch.
The problem being in order to drain that water to the west the ditch
has to start 4 feet deep and end at a little more than 5 feet deep. The
easement is only l0 foot wide and if a l0 foot ditch is put in the walls
will be straight up and down. The only solution is to buy a culvert and
bury it mmpi have a flat strip there.
The cost of aluminum culvert 16 gauge put together with bands and
gasket at the joints would cost approximately $4,600 dollars for that
distance. A steel culvert would cost approximately $5,300 dollars.
Following discussion Councilman Knight moved to authorize Director
Fortner to purchase and install at his decision what is necessary to
install culvert, seconded by Councilman Douglas and vote carried.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further busiLness the meeting adjourned at 9:00 P.M.
Russeli V. Domer
President City Council
City of 0keechobee
ATTEST:
S.~via Chris tian
A~ting City Clerk
City of Okeechobee