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1974-02-05Regular January !0, 1974 The ~bove workshop ~,~'; was _ ,,,.. ....... ,~ postponed. ~~ CITY CO~CIL ATTEST: OI~ CLERK Janua~ 22, 1974 The City Council of the City of ~eechobee, ~orida, met in recessed session at the City Hall on the above date at i:O0 P.M. with the follo'~ng: P~yor ~udley ~h~, ~esident Do~ld L. B~k, Co~cilmen: Fd~mrd W. Douglas, ~ssell V. Domer, E. H. H~t, Clifford C. Betts, Jr., City ~erk S~dra Be~ett and ~rector of ~blic Works, L. C. Fo~ner, Jr. President B~k called the meeting to order. ~ector Fortner presented a job application for Motor ~erator ~uipment n~er I Trainee from Wallace Wayne Norton. ~rector Fortner stated that Norton had worked for the City for 7 months before going into the a~. Co~cilman Hunt moved to e~loy Norton at a ramnees sala~ until he proves ~mself, seconded bM Counci~ Douglas and carried. Closing doc~ents were ~r~fshed by the City and accepted by Farmers Home Ad~nistration on the $400,000.00 loan . The Co~cil authorized the City Clerk and Mayor to execute the ~nds, afte~hich a check in the amount of $400,000.00 was presented to the City. Councilman Hunt ~:oved to authorize the City ~erk to transfer the balance of $32,152.53 from the old account , Wat,,r and Sewer System Construction Fund to the new account, City of Okeechobee and Farmers Nome ~dm~nstration, and transfer $65,847.47 from ~e Cigarette T~ Fund into the new account, seconded by Co,clan Betts and carried. Councilman H~t moved to authorize the City Clerk to issue voucher checks from the new B account in the amount of $~ ,424.65 to The Okeechobee County a~ to pay the interest on interim loan to date, seconded by Co~cilman Domer and carried. Upon motion the Co~cil adjou~ed.. P~S~T CI~ CO~CIL CITY CL~ P~brua~ 5, 1974 ~e City Co~cil of ~e City of Okeechobee, ~orida, met in re~l~ session at 7:00 P.M. on the above date at the City Hall ~th the following present: P~yor Audley Du~am, ~esident ~o-tem Russell V. Domer, Co~cilmen: E. H. Hunt, ~ard W. Douglas, Clifford C. Betts, Jr., City Clerk ~ndra Be~ett, Director of ~blic Works L. C. Fortner, Jr., Attorney J. ~ward Curren, B~lding 0f~cial Rich~d B. ~ray, ~ief of Police, De~tt H. Staats and ~re ~ef Olen ~n. In the absence of ~esident Burk who was absent due to il~ess in the f~ly, ~esident Pro-rem Domer presided over the meeting. ~esident ~o-ten Domer opened the meeting ~th prayer by Counci~an Douglas. The follow-lng bills in the amount of ~ 1 3,2~1 ,80 ,$ 12,108.O3 ,$ 32:1~2.~ , $ 1,424.65 ,$ .47~050.83 & $ 68~847.47 were approved and ordered paid when funds are available: ~EN ~2PJLL FUND Richard B. Spray ~ 140.00 I%ict~ard B. Spray 6.10 Okeechobee County Bank 1,576.70 City of Okeechobee, ~nployees Pension Trust 76.68 Cit?~ of Okeechobee, Fire Department E~loyees Pension Trust 70.00 City of 0keechobee, Police Employees Pension Trust 177.36 Larry Mobley 1 4.90 Rayford Henry Stone 6.~5 Leyron M. Baker 10.45 Ja~es Croslyn Dewitt H. 3taats 14.90 Police Dept.-Fees for Attending Court 85.00 Police Dept. - Uniform Allowances 150.00 Police Dept. - Radio Dispatchers Uniform Allowances 60.00 Fire Dept. - Uniform Allowances 30.00 United Telephone Company 181.44 Councilmen Expense 300.00 Audley Durff~am 1 O0 .O0 Board of Adjustments and Appeals 125.00 American Family Life Assurance Company 11.40 Sandra Bennett, Petty Cash Custodian 1.06 Edmond H. Reutebuch 237.50 Olen Godwin 237.50 Russell and Schmoyer Printers, Inc. 39.50 Aid Laboratories, Inc. 6.63 Olen Go d'~rin 2.00 Burgess Sapply 11.71 The Cake Cozmpany 5.30 Everson - Eoss Company 21.30 Parrott, Inc. 1 ~.06 Jeff ers' Texaco 41.65 Red' s Shell Service ~2.68 North Tampa CB Center 405.00 Dor.~er' s Machine Shop 1 51.39 Okecchobee Radiator Service 22.45 Doc ' s Texaco 4. O0 }-hmnuel G. Garcia, M.D. 10.00 Indian River Uniform Hental, Inc. 16.60 Glades ~as 46.28 ' }Hllbilly Auto Parts 14.00 W & W Grage 23.85 Okeachobee Office Supply 5.58 The Okeechobee News 9.72 R..~{. Barber 3.00 Associates Capital Services 1 50.43 L. P. Sanitation 733.33 Florida Municipal Sales Company, Inc. 8.00 Oke~chobee Hardware and Furniture Company 17.51 Att~way Lumber Company 5.80 Halsey and ~riffith 11.15 ~torola Inc. 58.59 Hunt Brothers Grocery Company, Inc. 39.80 Okeechobee Insurance Agency 3,237. Fry Hardware Company, Inc. 3.48 Bennie' s Auto Supply, Inc. 175.92 3 ~ Comp&ny 335.50 ~'~nton Equipment Company 11 6.1 4 Signal Construction Company, Inc. 1 32.00 Dude's "66" Service Station 13.00 P & P Tractor Cm~0any 67.50 Sessions Upholstering 1 8.00 Wherrell Auto Parts 37.62 National Chems earch 11 8.70 Tau~ch & Free Printing, ~nc. 42.37 McCall Office Supply & ~-~uipment 1 96.14 Burke Pest Control, Inc. 50.00 ~L~r~.ins Uniforms 88.60 Florida Power and Light Co~%oany 1,271 .75 ~eechobee Volunteer Fire Dept., Inc. 17~,00 O~a ~chobee Cou~?~y Sherriff's Department 300.00 Social Security Contributions Trust Fund 1,320.88 Tot ~l $1 WA'£.ZR AND SE',~ER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE .~JND Social Securit~ Contribution Trust Fund ~.tater Deposit ~efunds S~ndra Bennett, Petty Cash Custodian $ 269.~8 John M. Bennett 1OO.00 Okeechobee Count's= Bank 86~.00 City of Okeechobee-Emp!oyees Pension Trust 1~7.0~ ~--~ United Telephone Company 68.07 Colonial Life and Accident Insurance Company 2.00 ~ American Family Life Assumance Company 11.20 Robert F. Glenn, Postmaster 270.72 Ernest Evans 68.~.~1 Tausch & Free Printing, Inc. 17.68 National Chemsearch 207.00 ~nerrell Auto Parts 7.78 Okeechobee Har~.~are & Furniture Company 81.88~ Attaway Lumber Company 39.1~ Halsey & Griffiti~, Inc. 1~.6~ Motorola Inc. 25.16 Hunt Brothers Grocery Company, Inc. 21 .0~ Okeechobee Insurance Agency 6~1 .~0 Fry Hardware Company, Inc. 56.32 McCall Office Supply ~ Equipment 1 5.1 5 A. W. K. Industries 268.00 Curren Electric 63.96 Doc' s Texaco 11 . 50 United States Concrete Pipe Company 536.40 Hach Chemical Co~any, Inc. 23.67 Southern Pump & Supply, Inc. 7 .~6 Southeastern Printing Company, Inc. 431.36 Meekins 9 · O0 ~d-Ray ~e~ dy-~'~.~ 52.00 P & P Tractor Company 125.00 Okeechobee Bus Station 2.85 Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc. 40.27 W. i~. Grainger, Inc. 191.59 Kissam Builders ' Supply 84.40 Apperson Chemicals 2,522.90 Kelley's Garage ~ Machine Shop 34.90 Wallace Norton 150.00 ~orida Power an~ Light Company 2,724.56 q Total $1 2,108.03 i ~ATER AND SEWER CONSTRUCTION FUND City of Okeechobee and Farmers Home Administration $32,152.53 CITY OF OKEE. AND FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION !! Okeechobee County Bank $ 1,424.65 WAT~{ AND SE~F2~ REFENUE ~ City of Okee. - W & S Oper. & ~"L~int. $25,000.00 City of Okee. - W & S Revenue Bonds Sinking Fund 2,050.83 CIGARETTE TAX FUh~D City of Okee. an(] Farmers Home Administration $68,847.~7 Pursuant to Notice published in 'Pne Okeechobee News regarding a public hearing to consider rezoning of Lots 4, 5 and 6, Block 137, City of Okeechobee from Residential (R-2) to Commercial, 'President Pro-Tem Domer asked if there were any objections to the requested rezoning. No objections were heard or ~_led. Councilman Douglas moved to rezone the above described property from Residential (R-2) to Commercial, presenting the following Ordinance for adoption and upon being seconded by Councilman Hunt was put to a vote and unanimously adopted. --~ O ANCE NO. - ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 271, BEING AN ORDINANCE, F~TABLISHING ZONING REGL%ATIONS FOR THE CITY OFOKEECHOBEE,~ FLORIDA, ~ID PROVIDING FOR THE ADMI%!- ISTRATION, E~FORCEMSNT AND ;3~NDM~IT THEREOF PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 1 76, FLORIDA STATUTES, 1953. WHEREAS, application has been made by John Robinson requesting this Council to rezone from Residential (R-2) to Commercial, Lots 1~, .~ and 6, Block 137, Original Town Of Okeechobee, and ~4~S, notice of intention to amend City Zoning Ordinance No. 271, regarding sai.'t application was duly published according to law, and ~.~REAS, on the ~th day of February, 197h, a public hearing was held in the City Council room pursuant to said notice, and WHEREAS, it is deemed to the best interest of the City of Okeechobee to grant said application; now therefore BE IT OP~DAZNED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF T~ CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. That Lots h, 5 and 6, Block 137, Original Town of Okeechobee, be and is hereby rezoned from Residential (R-2) to Commercial, effective February 5, 197h. SECTION 2. That the application requesting rezoning and proof of publication to amend Zoning Ordinance No. 271 published in connection with the above applica- tior~ be attached to this Ordinance and become a part hereof. SECTION 3. That the City Clerk make the appropriate change on the City Zoning ~p in accordance with this Ordinance. PASSED AND ADOPTED this ~th day of February, l?Th. Donald L. Burk PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL ATTEST: Sandra Bennett CITZ APP:QOVED BY ME THIS ~th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 197h. ~udle~ Dunham ~YOR Pro tern President Do~er reported that at the Trustees meeting held February l~ l~Th on the Fire, Police and Employees Retirement Trust Funds, ~. James Landriscina had reported that the annually a~ount reouired in The City of Okeechobee Munciipal Firemen's Pension Trust was $21 9.~h. There was no deficiency in the Mur~icipal Police Officers andF~ployees Pension Plan Trust ~hnds. Councilman '.Betts w. oved to authorize the bEty Clerk to issue a check in the amount of $21~.~h to the Firemen's Pension Trust, seconded by Councilman Douglas and carried. Also discussed was making the ~etirement plan ~.andato~y rot the City employees. The Council instructed Attorney Curren to investigate the i possibility and report at the I~arch 1 2th ~eeting for further study. Mr. L. M. Pearson was present requesting water line extension to his property on Lucy Island. The Council infor~ed Mr. Pearson that the Citys past regulations were that the customer pays for ali. ~-~penses of extensions outside the city li~dts. Also there would be a State Board Of Health per,its, engineers prelimary study~ right of ~ay:.per~,its and Farmers Home Ad~d. nistration approval. I,h~. Pearson asked the Council if they would agree to his installing the pipe himself under the Citys specificatior~. After discussion theCouncil agreed to Mr. Pearsons purp0sal with the agreer~ent~ of. the o~,rner to execute document to convey said water line and easew, ent to the City. x.a'. ~4arren Ferebee appeared before the Council stating that he was having a customer '/parking problem due to persons parking and leaving cars for a ling period of time and requested a two hour pa:'ktng sign be installed and his drive way extended. The Council informed Mr. Ferebee 'the+ the. City had no jurusdiction on State Secondary roads that he would have to contact the ~Department of ~ransportation. Royc E. and Sandra Pearce was present requesting S.W. llth Ave. be closed and presented the Council with a petition signed by eight property owners on S.W. llth Drive given their permission to baize the r.:~ad closed. The Council informed them that when a title is vacated it reverts back to the original owner. After discussion the Council tabled action and advised Mr. Pearce to investigate title owner if vacated. ~. Paul si~_~ned by 38 prooerty owners complainin~ about the ordor. President Pro tem Domer informed Mr. Mann that chemicals for odor control had been used and was still working on plans for a new sewer system. ~. Hensell Viers at 311 S.'~'~. l?th Street was present to discuss with the Council the completion of openin5 17t? Street. Councilman Douglas informed Mr. Viers that the City was in the process of completing the project. The Fire Department report for the month of January was presented by Chief Godwin. Chief Godwin reported that only $236.63 had been spent to date in assembling the new "tanker". The Council commended Olen, the re~ular and Volunteer firemen for their free time and labor spent on the truck. Director Fortner presented the water, Sewer and Street report for the month of January. Memorandum No. 1 - Stock items at the water plant, cost $h86.11. Councilman Hunt moved to approve Memorandum No. I and purchase items as listed on paid memorandum, seconded by Councilman Douglas and carried. Memorandum No. 2 - Stock items at the water plant, cost $39~$.7.3, Councilman Humt moved to approve memorandu~ No. 2 and purchase items as listed on said memorandum, seconded by Councilman B~tts and carri~. Memorandum No. 3 - replacement of water !i~e in Deber~, Gardens with a 6~ water line at a cost of $3,7.31 .51. After discussion Councilman Botts moved to authorize Director Fortner to replace the..[~'; line subject to State Health Department approval, seconded by Councilman Hunt and carr5 Memorandum No. h - Lab Equipr~e~t needed for water ~o+~~0 ~,o, 1 /~207~ P. H. Meter, reuuired by the State Health Department, cost $198.00. Councilman Hunt moved to approve memorandum No. ~ and ?~rcba~e meter, seconded b~.~ Councilman Douglas and carried. Memorandum No. ~ - Che~cal Feeder for new chemical being added to clarifer. 1 metering pump, mi~ing chacO, er and aacessories, aproximate cost $?[0.00. Director Fortner stated that the new c!ar[fer w~sn'+, ~unbtioning properly and in ~ttmmpts to get the unit to perform Westinghouse Eie~ b~' ~ ...... m~ Corporation Ir~fi!?o Di?ision had installed a borrowed chemical feeder~ wWich was at date the und~t was performing. .After discussion the Council agreed to postpone purchase. Director Fortner reported a request for water line extension at South East !3th Ave., which ..... $00 feet from ~ ~ ' ' water line. The-~ board to investigate request. Director Fortner sub~,~tted a job application from Steven Pierce D~on, an 18 year old High Schoo~ Senior for part tim~:: Street Sweo~e~,. ~ ~'~ -- ~ ~ounc~man Douglas moved 'to e~ploy Dixon, seconded by Councilman Hunt and carrie~. Director Fortner report~.d that Hubert Harden requested ~Tater line extension in E1 ~ira Sol Subdi%dsion. Councilman Hunt moved to autholrize Director Fortner to e~:tend water line with the agree- !ment 'that Mr. Harden pays ~or all e:coenses of extension, seconded by Councilman Botts and carried. Director Fortner reported on recei~,~ing continuous complaiuts on the condition of the alley behind the A and P Store and the parking area. Director For,~n~r stated that when the Street Depart- ment t.~proves the alley an~ it rains it floods the parking area. ,%rter discussion the Council l, authorized Director Fortne:" to clean the ditch adj~ the alley and requested Councilman Dou~!as to ~contact Mr. ~tobe!lo. il Attorney Curren reeuested per;mission to attend the Florida League of Cities, Inc. Thirteenth kr,.,~ual Conference for City official and City Attorneys ~rch 11, 12, 1974 in Tallahassee Hilton Hotel tn Tallahassee, Florida.~ Councilman Douglas moved to authorize Attorney C~rren to attend the session, seconded by Councilman Betts and carried. Police Chief Dewitt Staats submitted a job application for radio dispatcher from France Marion Stafford. Chief Staats stated that Stafford could operate theBrea~hlyzer~ and had attended Basic Law Enforcement. Councilm~n Douglas moved to employ Stafford, seconded by Councilman Betts and carried. ~t~f Staats reported that due to increasing traffic accidents figures and excessive ~speaders, he recommended the City purchase a mobile radar unit for the Police Department. Chief Staat, s stated that the unit has been tested and was far more accurate than for an officer to clock the soeeder. Councilman Betts moved to purchase said mobile radar unit for $2,100.00, the motion died for !ack of a second. The Council postponed action far further investigation. A rezonin~ application was received from Richard ~L~les requesting that Lots 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Block ]~, First Addition To South Okeechobee, be rezoned from Residential (R-1) to Commercial. iCouncilman Betts moved to advertise Notice of Public Hearing to consider the rezoning of the above described pro~)erty, seconded by ~ounc~lman Hmut and carried. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO M~END CITY ZONING OI~DINANCE #271 NOTICE is hereby ~iven that 'the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida a ~unicipal corporation, ~*ill consider rezoning from Residential (R-1) to Commercial and to amend accordingly the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance ~.-~271 adopted November 21, 19~, the .following described real property, situate, lying and being within the cor!?orate limits of the City of Okeechobee, ~orida, to-wit: Lots 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Block 3~, First Addition to South Okeechobee, according to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 1, page 17, public records of 0keechobee County and that a public hearing in relation thereto will be held at 7:00 O'Clock P.M. on the 12th day of i~arch, 1974, in the City Council room, City Hall, 0keechobee, Florida, at ',~hich time all parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. PLEASE GC~f~_~N YOURSFLVES ACCO~QDINGLY. Donald L. Burk BBNALD L. PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA ATTEST: Sandra Bennett City Clerk 0keechobee, Florida ~UBLISH 1-N THE OKEECHOBEE NEWS: FEBRUARY 14, 1974, 1974 City Clerk Bennett submitted an application for employment on Phyliss Gayle Beauchamp for ~clerical T~az .... e Cou~nci!man Betts moved to employ Beauchamp, seconded by Councilman Hunt and carried. Pre~ident Pro tern Domer anmounced that there would be a workshop meeting ~,,ith the Police Department at 6:30 P.M. Thursday, February 7, 1974. President Pro rem Domer announced 'the regular council meeting dates to be as follows: :~L~rch 12, 1974, April 9, 1974, ~4ay 7, 1974 and J~une 11, 1974. A l~tter was read from Jack Poorbaugh, Representative informing the Council that due to ~tenuatin~ c! rcumstances, the Okeechobee Legislative Delegation Hearing~has been changed from 'F,-~bruary !4th to February 19, 1974. oouncil~n Betts reported that the la~.¢n mower used on the grounds at City Hall needs S~ate purchase price, seconded Irep!act~ and ~oved +,o purchase a 22" Sawyers Yazoo for $202.00 ~ I -'I I I ..... I 'T by Councilman Douglas and carried. Chief Godwin reported that the Citys new fire truck is due to arrive around March 15, 197~. CounciLman suggested a workshop meeting to discuss extending the fire station roof. --~ A letter was read from Alton G. Cox subregional Representative of the State of Florida Department of Pollution Control. Mr. Cox stated in the letter that they have received several co~,'~. plaints concerning open burning in and around the City of Okeech0b'ee. He reouested to be put on the City Council agenda so details could be explained. A letter was read from Okeechobee County Chamber of Commerce inviting the City to take part in theSpeckled Perch Parade. The Critical shortage of gasoline in Okeechobee was discussed. A telegram sent February ~, 197h to Governor Reuben Askew and State and national senators and representatives to seek immediate relief from the gas shorta]e was read: Fuel shortage Okeechobee area critical. Require immediate emergency relief. Constitutes serious threat to Health, welfare, safety, econo,Ac and environmental well-being to our citizens. It was reported that County Commissioners scheduled a meeting Wednesday February 6, 197h with City officials, U.S. Congressman L. A. Bafalis aide to seek assistance. Following the session a delegation will travel to Fort Myers to meet with some Federal agency officials. The Council discussed Director Fortner statement for 1 35 hours overtime during December 1973 and January 197~ in the amount of $7h2.~0 for hours spent with Engineer~'Contractor on new clari fer -'~ Upon motion th~, ~uncil recessed to meet at 6:30 P.M. on February 7, 1RTh. PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL CITY CLERK February 7, 1~7~ The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, net in recessed session at the City Hall on the above date at 6:30 P.M. with the following present: Mayor Audley Dunham, President Donald L. Burk, Councilmen: E. H. Hunt, Edward W. Douglas, Russell V. Domer, Clif Betts, Jr. and i Clerk Sandra Bennett, also all members of the Police Department. President Burk stated that the main purpose of the meeting was to bring out problems and any weakness existing within the Department. An informal discussion followed with Chief Staats and members of the Law Enforcement Department. Chief Staats stated that the $2~.00 per month Uniform allowance wasn't enough to replace uniforms and d~? cleaning bills. ~atter to be checked out. Sergeant Mob!ey felt that each Department Head should issue thair, own purchase orders. The Council advised that any purchase over $1 O0 has to be approved by Council and ~yor Dunham approves up to $100.00. The Humane Department was discussed. The Council reported trying to negotiate vrith the County to come to an agreement on a dog ordinance. Chief Staats discussed with the Council the purchase of the $2,100 mobile radar unit.