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1974-05-14 Recessed CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA NOTICE OF LETTING - INVITATION TO BID Sealed Bids will be received by the City Council of the City Of 0keechobee, Florida, at City Hall, until 7:00 O'Clock P.M., June 11, 197h$ at which time the bids duly submitted will be opened and read for furnishing and delivering various sizes of sign faces made with Scotchlite Brank R flective Sheeting or Scotchcal Brand Non-Reflective Film as needed by the City of Okeechobee during the next twelve (12) months following receipt of bids. The City Council of the City of Okeechobee reserves the right to reject any or all bids or the accept the proposal deemed most advantageous to the City. Donald Burk President of City Council City of Okeechobee, Florida ATTEST: Sandra Bennett City Clerk Improving the telephone system for the Mayor, s office, City Clerk's office, Building Officiall office and ?~blic Works office by installing key telephone system with intercom was discussed. Director Fortner was instructed to investigate cost of new system and report at a workshop meeting. Attorney Curren requested a workshop meeting to discuss amending Ordinance number 3~2, The Pension and R~'tirement System for employees of the City, by adding that the plan be manditory for all employees, revising the election, of City Clerk to appointive and the possibility of abloshing the City Court. Fire Chief Olen Godwin presented the Fire Report for the month of April. Chief Go~in requested permission to attend the State Fire Convention in Melbourne, Florida May l~th through the 18th. Councilm~n Douglas moved to authorize Chief Godwin to attend the Convention, seconded by Councilman Hunt and carried. A re-zoning application was received from D. R. Daniel requesting Lot 10, Block 170, Original Town of Okeechobee, be rezoned from Residential (R-I) to Commercial. Councilman Hunt moved to publi sh notice of public hearing to consider rezoning the above described property, seconded by Councilman Douglas and carried. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO M~END CITY ZONING ORDINANCE #271 NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, a municipal corporation, will consider rezoraing from Residential (R-~) C ' to ommercmal and to amend accordingly the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance #27~ adopted November 21, 19~, the following described real property, situate, lying and being within the corporate limits of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, to-wit: Lot ~0, Block 170, Original Town of 0keechobee and that a public hearing in relation thereto will be held at 7:00 P.M. on the 9th day of July, 1972, in the City Council room, City Hall, Okeechobee, Florida, at which time all parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. PLEASE GOVERN YOURSELVES ACCORDINGLY. Donald Burk Ii Donald L. Burk ii President City Council 0keechobee, Florida ATTEST: Sandra Bennett , City Clerk Okeechobee, Florida A letter was read from H. H. Raulerson, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, requesting the City to submit their budget requests to the Board of County Commissioners for the fiscal year 1974-75 on or before May 23, 1974. Matter referred to Councilman Betts. A letter was read from sixteen citizens residents living in the area between The Record Ranch and the Tastee Freez on U.S. 441 South informing the Council about a noisy and disorderly crowd that distrubed the peace. After discussion the Council agreed to discuss the matter with Police Chief Staats. A discussion on General Revenue Sharing planned use report was heard. It was the consensus of the Council to designate the entire Federal Sharing Fund of $130,748.00 for water system improvement Councilman Douglas instructed Director Fortner to present specifications on street sweeper at next meeting. Director Fortner requested authority to have a survey made at Hensell Viers at 311 S. W. 17th Street and west of 3rd Ave. for a water line extension easement. The Council instructed i~ Director Fortner to investiEate cost of survey and report at next meeting. Chief Godwin expressed his appreciation to the Council for the Volunteer firemen's __~ uniforms. Chief Godwin stated that there were now 17 complete uniforms. Increasing the City Clerks salary from $7,200.00 to $8,000.00 was discussed. Councilman Betts moved to increase the salary to $8,000.00 retroactive October 1, 1973, seconded by Councilman Hunt and carried. Minutes of the meeting held March 12th was read and approved as read upon motion of Councilman Douglas, seconded by Councilman Hunt and carried. The Clairfier at the water plant was discussed. Director Fortner informed the Council that Westinghouse Electric Corporation Infilco Division and City Engineers were attempting to work out a solution to the problem. Upon motion the Council recessed to Tuesday, May 14th at 6:00 P.M. ., PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL CITY CLERK May 14, 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 and Russell ¥. Domer, City Clerk Sandra M. Bennett, Attorney, J. Edward Curren and Director of Public Works, L. C. Fortner, Jr. A letter was read from B. Jay Baraff, Attorney for UltraCom, Inc., regarding clarification of "gross subscriber revenues" and enclosing "Clarification of the Cable Television Rules and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Inquiry" paragraphs 91 through 104 which deal _with franchise fees, released by the Federal Communications Commission, requested by the Council at April 30th meeting. After reading and discussing the rulings, Attorney Curren read the revised ordinance. The Council called a recessed meeting May 17th, 1972 at 1:00 P.M. to sign ordinance. The City Clerk presented the Council with an employee performance evaluation on Bernice Elders, Clerk 1 in the Water Department for authorization to raise her to Clerk 11 at the salary of $6,000.00 as July 1, 1972. Councilman Domer moved to authorize the Clerk to promote Elders to Clerk 11, seconded by Councilman Hunt and carried. An application for employment was presented by Director Fortner on Martin B. Handshaw for water plant operator for the Councils consideration. After reviewing the application, Councilman Hunt moved to authorize Director Fortner to employ Handshaw, seconded by Councilman Domer and carried. Upon motion the Council recessed to Friday, May 17, 1972 at 1:00 P.M. C I T~ CL~RK May 17, 1972 The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in recessed session at the City Hall on the above date at 1:00 P.M. with the following present: President Donald L. Burk, Councilmen: E. H. Hunt, Edward W. Douglas, Russell V. Domer, Clifford C. Betts, Jr. and City Clerk Sandra Bennett. President Burk read Ordinance number 370 amending Ordinance number 357 being entitled Okee Air Co., Inc. Cable Television of Okeechobee Franchise Ordinance, by adding new sections 27 relating to completion of system, section 28 concerning maintenance of local office and complaint procedure, by adding new subsection 9 (e) providing a construction time performance bond and modification of Section 12, 12 and 22. Councilman Domer presented said Ordinance and moved its adoption under the provisions of Section 166.O21 (b) Florida Statutes. Upon being seconded by Councilman Betts was enacted by no less than a two-thirds vote of the City Council. ORDINANCE NUMBER 370 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 3~7 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF 0KEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, BEING ENTITLED OKE AIR CO., INC. CABLE TELEVISION OF OKEECHOBEE FRANCHISE ORDINANCE, BY ADDING NE~ SECTIONS 27, RELATING TO COMPLETION OF SYST~, SECTION 28 CONCERNING MAINT- EN~2~CE OF LOCAL OFFICE AND COMPLAINT PROCEDURE, BY ADDING NEW SUBSECTION ~ (e) PROVIDING A CONSTRUCTION TItlE PERFORMANCE BOND AND MODIFICATION OF SECTION 12, 12 AND 22. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA: 1. That Ordinance Number 317 as modified by Ordinance Number 367 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Okeechobee, Florida, being entitled Oke Air Co., Inc. Cable Television of Okeechobee Franchise Ordinance, be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto and inserting therein, the following sections to be numbered 27 and 28, which said sections read as follows: "Section 27. Completion of System. Oke Air Co. shall complete construction of the system on the following schedule; within one (1) year after FCC approval to construct the system, not less than 60 percent of the system shall be completed, with energized trUnk line to be extended to not less than 10 percent of the system in each of the ensuing four (2) years." "Section 28. Local Office and Complaint Procedure. Oke Air Co. shall maintain a local office or a~ent, with a phone number available to take any subscriber complaints, which shkll be as speedily resolved as is possible under the state of the art and capacity to obtain parts where required. Any subscriber complaint not so resolved may be reported by the subscriber to the Mayor of the City of Okeechobee, who shall receive and act on such complaints and make report to the City Council for further action where resolution is not achieved." Section 5 is amended to include a new subsection (e), which said subsection shall read as follows: "Section 5 (e). Construction Performance Bond. The Company shall furnish a Bond to the City in the sum of $5,000.00 to guarantee performance of Section 27 of this Ordinance as amended." Section 12 is clarified as follows: Any rate increases will be subject to prior approval by the City, which will not act until appropriate public proceedings affording due process have been held. Section 12 is modified to make clear that the 3 percent payment to the City shall be 3 percent of '~ross subscriber revenues", except, however, that this franchise fee base shall change to "gross revenues" automatically in the event the FCC changes its rule s. Section 22 is amended to state specifically that there will be only one ten year renewal option and before it is approved by the City, the City Council will review the qualifications of the franchise holder, including its continuing legal, technical, character and financial qualifications, and will also review its past operations to ascertain that they have been totally satisfactory. 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage by the City Council and its approval by the Mayor. 3. This Ordinance was proposed, considered and adopted under the provisions of Section 166.021 (3) (b) Florida Statutes, and was enacted by no less than a two-thirds vote of the City Council. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of Ma~ , 1972. Donald L. Burk President of the City Council ATTEST: (Seal) Sandra Bennett City Clerk APPROVED BY ME this 17th day of May~ 197~. i Audley Dunham Mayor ' City of Okeechobee, Florida I I - I li - ! '1" "