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1974-04-09 Regular 17E1 April 9, 1974 The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regular session at the City Hall on the~ above da%~.at 7:00~iP.M. with t'he following present: Mayor Audley Dunham, President Donald L. Burk, Councilmen: E.H. Hunt, Edward W. Douglas, Russell V. Domer, Clifford C. Betts, Jr., City Clerk Sandra Bennett, Director of Public Works, L. C. Fortner, Jr., Attorney J. Edward Curren and Fire Chief Olen Godwin. President Burk opened the meeting with prayer by Councilman Douglas. The following bills in the amount of $ 22,396.2~ , $ 16:~40.9~ , $ 29~357.50 $ 2.,306.67 ,$. 625.00 & $ 67,387.50 .were approved and ordered paid when funds are available. GENERAL FUND Motorola, Inc. $ 58.59 0keechobee Hardware & Furniture Company 17.33 Kelley's Garage & Machine Shop 66.46 Minton Equipment Company 57.56 Winta Rentals 1 3.00 Fort Pierce Typewriter Company, Inc. 229.50 Bennie's Auto Supply, Inc. 53.97 Attaway Lumber Company 36.57 Pitney Bowes 11.25 Domer' s Mac~ine Shop 8.34 Fry Hardware Company, Inc. 33.00 McAlpin, Curtis & O' Haire 1,710.00 The Okeechobee News 8.66 Acme Supply and Ribbon Company 196.20 Hunt Brothers Grocery Company 20.30 ~ Kelly Tractor Company 558.97 Okeechobee County Commissioners 396.00 '- Sawyer' s 33.84 Ring' s Sales & Service 3.45 Dude's "66" Service Station 4.00 L. P. Sanitation 733.33 Vaughn & Wright, Inc. 2.89 Wherrell Oil Company, Inc. 933.06 AA Fire Equipment 106.00 Okeechobee Voluntteer Fire Department, Inc. 572.50 Parrott, Inc. 96.24 Jeffer' s Texaco 1 2.00 Jones Equipment Company 194.32 Martins Uniforms 27.OO Waters Electronic s 40.50 Okeechobee General Hospital 10.00 Touchton Drugs 9.90 Doc ' s Texaco 8.30 Hillbilly Auto Part s 10. O0 Indian River Uniform Rental, Inc. 26.00 Associates Capital Services 150.43 Glades Gas 55.24 Syble' s Flowers & Gifts 15.60 Florida Jaycees Magazine 247.50 J. Edward Curren 170.00 Sandra Bennett 1 45.00 R. L. Polk & Company 82.50 Bowen Supply Company, Inc. 5.19 City of Okeechobee - W & S Revenue Fund 128.62 Richard B. Spray 6.10 Richard B. Spray 105.00 Social Security Contributions Trust Fund 1,558.32 --- Bond Refund 330.00 Florida Combined Insurance Agency, Inc. 384.00 ~ Leonard Berger Insurance Agency 900...OO(~ American Family Life Assurance Company 11.40 United Telephone Company ;, 188.40 Florida Power and Light Company 1 ,342.08 Sandra Bennett, Custodian Petty Cash 6.15 City of 0keechobee - Employees Pension Trust #502-890-6 95.85 City of Okeechobee - Fire Dept. ~mployees Pension Trust 307.04 C.$ty of Okeechobee - Police ~loyees Pension Trust 226.05 Radio Dispatcher s - Uniform Allowance s 75. O0 Fire Department - Uniform Allowance 30.00 Councilmen i~qoense 300. O0 Audley Dunham 1 00. O0 Board of Adjustment and ~ppeals $ 125.00 Larry Mobley 7.45 Dewitt H. Staats 7.45 Police Department - Uniform Allowance 150.00 Police Department- Court Fees 90.00 ~keechobee County Bank 2,0 30. O0 Olen Godwin 62.50 Edmond H. Reutebuch 62.50 Water and Sewer Operation & Maintenance Fund 537.76 Leonard Berger-Insurance Agency 1,258.00 City of Okeechobee - Cigarette Tax Fund 4,775..78 City of Okeechobee - W & S Revenue Fund I ,01'9~,1'3 Total $23,41 5.42 WATER AND S~ER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUND Sandra Bennett, Petty Cash Custodian $ 226.89 Social Security Contribution Trust Fund 828.58 Florida Combined Insurance Agency, Inc. 170.13 Colonial Life and Accident Insurance Company 4.00 American Family Life Assurance Company 11 .40 United Telephone Company 4o75 Florida Power and Light Company 3,266~58 City of Okeechobee-Employees Pension Trust 190.72 John M. Bennett 125.00 Water Deposit Refunds 421 .18 Okeechobee County Bank 1,075.90 Robert F. Glenn, Postmaster 230.34 Motorola, Inc. 25.16 Okeechobee Hardware & Furniture Company 76.48 Kelley's Garage & Machine Shop 2.25 Minton Equipment Company 34.24 Wi~ta Rentals 57.50 Fe'~t Pierce Typewriter Company 285.60 Bennie ' s Auto Supply, Inc. 10. 04 Attaway Lumber Company 7.1 0 Pitney Bowes 11.25 Domer ' s Machine Shop 3.50 ~rv Hardware 8.78 McAlpin, Curtis & O'Haire 1,710.00 The Okeechobee News 5.54 Acme Supply and Ribbon Company 1 30.78 Southeastern Printing Company, Inc. 114.76 Apperson Chemicals Inc. 2,004.00 Southeastern Municipal Supply Co., In6. 762.09 Bif 26.45 Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc. 10.40 Rockwell International 2,O57.39 Trailways Bus Station 14.65 Lake Dodge-Plymouth, Inc. 21.68 Riverview Utilities Supply, Inc. D/B/A Rusco 105.04 Flanagan-Metcalf, Inc. 704.80 Mad-Ray Ready-Mix 36.00 Consolidated Chemical Corp. of Florida 217.25 Curren Electric Company 9.00 Peabody Barnes 1 43.20 P & P Tractor Company 1RO.OO Wherrell Auto Parts 20.93 W. W. Grainger, Inc. 46.56 Penwalt Corporation-Wallace & Tiernan 420.75 Ernest Evans 686.31 TOTAL $1 6,540.95 WATER AND SEWER REVENUE FUND Okeechobee Water & Sewer System Revenue Fund $ 2,306.67 City of Okeechobee, W & S Revenue Bonds Sinking Fund 2,050.83 City of Okeechobee, W & S Operation & Maintenance Fund 25,000.00 ~-~ Total $29,357.50 OKEECHOBEE WATER AND SEWER REVENUE FUND City of Okeechobee, Okeechobee W~S System Revenue Fund $ 2,306.67 CITY OF OKEECHOBEE - REVENUE CERTIFICATES ACCOUNTS $z001-03-67, O01-O3-O40 & 001-03-59 Certificates of Deposits $ 625.00 Intrest and Sinkin~ Refunding Bonds Fund Certificate of Deposit $67,387. ~O Pursuant to notice published in the Okeechobee News regarding a public hearing to consider rezoning from Agriculture to Commercial Lot 13, Block 31, Original Town of Okeechobee, President Burk masked if there were any objections to the requested rezoning. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Raulerson were present requesting clarification of the intended use of the property. It was reported that Mr. Cobb planned to sell the property. After discussion Councilman Douglas moved to rezone the above described property as requested and to amend Ordinance #271, seconded by Councilman Domer and was unanimously adopted. ORDINANCE NO. 271 - (99) ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 271, BEING AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ZONING REGULATIONS FOR THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND AMENDMENT THEREOF PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 1 76, FLORIDA STATURES, 1953. WHEREAS, application has been made by David d. Cobb, Sr., requesting this Council to rezone from Agriculture to Commercial Lot 13, Block 31, Original Town of Okeechobee, and WHEREAS, notice of intention to amend City Zoning Ordinance No. 271, regarding said application was duly published according to law, and WHEREAS, on the 9th day of April, 1972, a public hearing was held in the City Council room pursuant to said notice, and ~EqEREAS, it is deemed to the best interest of the City of Okeechobee to grant said application; now therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. That Lot 13, Block 31, Original Town of Okeechobee be and is hereby rezoned from A~riculture to Commercial, effective April 9, 197h. SECTION 2. That the application requesting rezoning and proof of publication to amend Zoning Ordinance No. 271 published in connection with the above application be attached to this Ordinance and become a part hereof. SECTION 3. That the City Clerk make the appropriate change on the City Zoning Map in accordance with this Ordinance. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of April, 197h. Donald L. Burk PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL ATTEST: Sandra Bennett CITY CLERK APPROVED BY ME THIS 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 1972. ludle~ Dunham MAYOR Pursuant to notice published in The Okeechobee News for the purpose of receiving bids ~for the purchase of Chemicals, the following bids were received, opened and read . 3,650 - Bags of Aluminum Sulfate " I ...... I I .... I' f 14,600 - Bags of Hydrated Lime 73 - Bags of Copper Sulfate 600 - Ba~s of ~ctivated Carbon 25 - B~ms of 70% Powered Chlorin~ 36 - Ton Tanks of Chlorine Apperson Chemical, Jones Chemical, Thompson-Hayward Co., Allied Chlorine 1. ~. Sulfate 6.~0 CWT 5.50 CWT No Bid No Bid 2. H. Lime 4.00 CWT 3.00 CW~ No Bid No Bid 3. C. Sulfate 34.35 CWT 39.25 CWT No Bid No Bid h. A. Carbon 1 3.00 CWT No Bid No Bid No Bid 5. Powdered Chlorine 39.25 CWT 21.50 CWT 36.00 CWT No Bid 6. B~s Chlorine (Tons) ll.50 CWT 12.00 CWT 12.00 CWT 12.00.~,CWT 7. Gas Chlorine (150's) 16.75 CWT No Bid No Bid No Bid Allied Chemical Corp. Ashland Chemical Co. '1. A. Sulfate 103.00 per ton 6.22 CWT i;2. H. Lime No Bid 4.50 CWT i 3. G. Sulfate No Bid 38.33 CWT i12. A. Carbon No Bid No Bid 5. Powdered Chlorine No Bid 36.00 CWT 6. Gas Chlorine (Tons) No Bid No Bid !i7. Gas Chlorine (150' s) No Bid No Bid The Council requested Director Fortner to tabulate bids and report to the Council with his recommendation. Afterwhich Director Fortner returned and reported that Apperson Chemicals, Inc. had presented a bid for all chemicals listed and the performance in the past of delivery had been ~adequate. Upon recommendation by Director Fortner, Councilman Hunt moved to accept bid from i Apperson Chemicals, Inc. for the purchase of chemicals as listed above, seconded by Councilman Douglas and unanimously carried. Mr. Alton G. Cox, Subregional Representative of the State of Florida Department of !~'Polluction Control was present in regards to increasing complaints concerning open trash buring in i the Okeechobee area. Mr. Cox reported that there had been numerous complaints during the past two yearsli but were now more frequent. Mr. Cox presented the Council with rules of the Department of Pullution ~Control Chapter 17-5 Open Burning and Frost Protection Fires and informed the Council o~ the ~porceedure of handling complaints. Farmers planning on burning off land should notify the Florida !Division of Forestry for a permit. Mr. Tom Close and Mr. Kenneth Bass, representatives of Charles Royal, Contractor, were ~present at the request of the Council in regards to Mr. Charles Royal requesting permission to ipave within the Right of Way of Riverview Drive adjacent to and paralleling the North Shore Plaza ~ Shopping Center. The Council informed Mr. Bass and Mr. Close that the right of way i£dpaved would cover utility pipes and lines, that it was the original intent to permit only one exit on the parking lot and entrance for traffic. After much discussion the Council requested that the parking area be re-painted to ~aliow Only~t~he one exit and entrance, also to pain "No Parking" in restriced areas. Mayor Dunham reported on the hazardous parking along South Park Street. The Council informed the Mayor that the County has full responsibility for the Secondary road system and that the City would have to discuss the problem with the County Commissioners. The monthly report for the Building Department was presented. It was reported by President iBurk that Mr. Spray, Building Official, was reportedly doing fine and should be back to~ork in a 'week. The Council discussed writting a letter of appreciation to the County Commissioners and to the County Building Official, Mr. Clayton White. President Burk to write the letters Director Fortner presented the Water, Sewer and Street report for the month of March, 1972. Memorandum No. 1 - Items needed for stock at water plant, in the amount of $1,693.32. Councilman Hunt moved to authorize Director Fortner to purchase items as Listed, seconded by Councilman Domer and carried. Attorney Curren requested a workshop meeting to discuss making the Citys retirement manditory, a referendum on making the office of City Clerk appointive. The Council agreed to call a workshop in the near future. Fire Chief Olen Godwin presented the fire report for the month of March. Chief Godwin requested the authority to purchase S%eel~in the amount of $125.00 to complete the %anker truck. Chief Godwin stated that the Voluntter Firemen would Furnish the labor at no expense to the City. . Councilman Betts moved to authorize Chief Godwin to purchase steel, seconded by Councilman Domer and carried. Chief God~in reported the the Citys new fire truck was expected in June and requested .a radio to be installed in the new truck. Police Chief Dewitt H. Staats presented the Council with a letter of resignation from Carl D. Johnson, radio di~wpatcher, effective April 19th. Councilman Domer moved to accept the resignation , seconded by Councilman Betts and carried. Chief Staats submitted a job application on Rudy Douglas Dyer for Radio dispatcher to replace Johnson. After reviewing the application, Councilman Domer moved to employ Dyer , Jseconded by Councilman Betts and carried. City Clerk Sandra Bennett submitted a report on the Session 2 of the F~C-FSU Governmental Accounting Pro,ram in Ft. Lauderdale she attended in April,: Councilman Hunt reported that Mr. R. E. Hamrick requested a workshop meeting with the Council in regards to opening a street. The Council set April 16th at 6:00 P.M. to meet with Mr. ' Hamrick. Councilman Doulgas reported that he had investigated the request by Mrs. Patricia Grant at the March 1 2th meeting for streeb lights at Deans Court and recommended that three poles and four lights be provided for the area. The Street Department Committee to investigate. Councilman Domer reported complaints from Kelly Trailer Park on trash pile up near the area. Fire Chief Godwin, Police Staats and Councilman Domer instructed to investigate. Police Chief Staats requested permission to purchase two walkie talkie radio,~units for ~the Police Department at a approximate cost of Sh00.00. Also Chief Staats informed the Council if he could draw up specifications on a new 197~ police car. Chief Godwin inquired if the Fire .Department could have the old Ford Car. The Council withheld action until matter could be investigated. City Clerk Bennett reported a request for a city occupational license from W. R. Leitner in a residential area for a part time garage work. After discussion, Councilman Betts moved to ~dissapprove request, seconded by Councilman Domer and carried. Councilman Betts moved to pay for Johnny Bennett room while City Clerk was attending Seminar in Ft. Lauderdale, seconded by Councilman Domer and carried. Minutes of meetings held January 8th, 10th, 22nd, February 5th, 7th and l~th were read ~and approved as read upon motion of Councilman Douglas, seconded by Councilman Domer and carried. Mr. Henry Hooker was present presenting the Council with a progress report on his obtaining easements from property owners in the block South of Hooker property for sewer line easements. After discussion Councilman Domer moved to instruct Attorney Curren to confirm didication of alley way to I I ! Ir`. ! 1' *' City, authorized a sur~ey made on the description of the alley way and to take an elevation of said alley way contingent on dedication of alley way, seconded by Councilman Betts and carried. Upon motion the Council recessed to meet April 16, 1974 at 6:00 P.M. PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL CITY CLERK April 16, 1974 The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in recessed session at the City Hall on the above date at 6:00 P.M. with the following present: President Donald L. Burk, Councilmen E. H. Hunt, Edward W. Douglas, Russell V. Domer, Cliff C. Betts, Jr, Director of Public Works, L. C. Fortner, Jr. and City Clerk Sandra Bennett. Mr. R. E. Hamrick and Mr. Bill Rooks were present requesting the City to open S. E. 3rd Street between S. E. 5th Street and S. E. hth Street. Mr. Rooks and Mr. Hamrick stated that they "would clear the streets if the City would haul off the trees on said street. After discussion Council. man Domer moved to open S. E. 3rd Street, subject to confirmation that one block of 3rd Street was dedicated street, seconded by Councilman Betts and carried. The Council instructed Attorney Curren to check out right-of-way. Mr. Hamrick reported that he was in the process of having Taylor Creek dredged. Councilman Domer discussed purchasing One ~w police car, walkie talkies and radio unit to ilbe installed in the new car. After discussion Councilman Domer moved to authorize Police Chief Staats to draw up specificationson new car andto purchase one G. F~ mobile MT 75 FFU h channel radio and two G. E. Portable radios at ~681.00 each, seconded by Councilman Betts and carried. Councilman Betts moved to authorize Fire Chief Godwin to purchase I G.E. mobile radio for new fire truck,at $7h0.00, seconded by Councilman Douglas and carried. President Burk presented the Council with copies of letters send to the County Commissioners and Building Official Clayton White expressing their gratitude and thanks for their support and cooperation in maintaining the Citys building inspection proEram during the illness of Mr. Spray. President Burk stated that Mr. Spray:would be off for another month, and that he had made arrangemenSs ~with Mr. Donald A. Wells to maintain the building department until Mr. Spray is able to resume full ~:activities. President Burk requested the Council to consider putting Mr. Spray on an Administrator i'L~av~ whil~ absen~ and recommenHed that the City compensate Mr. White for his services. Councilman iiDomer moved to authorize President Burk to work out details with Mr. Wells on salary, place Mr. Spray on Administrative leave and to pay Mr. White for services rendered, seconded by Councilman Betts and carried. A re-zoning application was received from Leslie and Lou 'alla Perry requesting that Lots 2 anti 3, Block 220, Original Town of Okeechobee be re-zoned from Residential (R-l) to Commercial. The ;:iapplicati°n read that he planned to sell the property for sales and service of Electronic Equipment. ~!Councilman Hunt moved to advertise Notice of Public Hearing to consider the re-zoning of the above ,property, seconded by Councilman Betts and carried.