1970-03-10 Regular1202
Msrch 19, 1970
The Cit.v Council.men cf the City of Okeechob~e, Florida ,~et in regular session at the City Hall
on the above date at ?:OC, P.M. with the fe]lowin~' present: Mayor D~nham, President Gardner,
Councilmen ~reland, Hunt n.nd P~d~ett with Attorney Curren aod Clerk Spivey.
Cm~nci~n .~a.ker w~s ~bsent due to
M~nutes o~ tb~ ment~n~ hn~d Februar~ 10 an~ ~], 1970 were r~ ~nd aooroved as read.
The foliowin~ b~lls in the amount of $ 6~691.[:)4 and $ 6,239.8~ were app~ved
and ordered pnid when funds are available:
GENERAL ~D
Okeechobee County B~nk $1,O82.
Bond Refund 3~.OO
Blue Cross of Florida, Inc. 26.60
Unifo~ Allowance 129.OO
Treasurer of the S~:~te of ~a. Gen. Fd. Fla. Police ica. 86.00
C!a~on ~ite 160.OO
BreaZhalyzer Test 1OO.OO
A~d3. ey Dunh~ ~O.OO
Oleo Godwin 633.00
Florida Power *~ Light Company 907.19
United Te!eDhone Company of ~orida 92.06
Lerois Texaco ~1.O9
Southwest Pipe and %umDly Inc. 6~.~
Hunt Brothers Groce~ Company
Okaechobae Hardware ~ Fu~iture Comnc~y
B~m'd e' s Auto SupD] ~, Inc. 11~.
W~ m't~ ~ent~ls 3~.
Attaway Lumber 11.
Wherrell A~to Parts 11.7~
Domer's Machine Shor, ho.22
Leonard Ber~er Yns~rance AgencM 1,~O5.76
Motorola Commun~ catLons ~ F]ectronics, Inc. ~2.59
~! Enco Station 17.h6
Dude's 66 Service Station 32.38
L~.ke Dodge-P]~outh, Inc. 2~.92
Sunrise Sport Shop ~.30
Park D~ 9.aO
The Okeechobee News v.37
Glades Gas Company 21~.h3
Kelly Tractor Company 6.11
Doc's Texaco 10.25
John's Standard Se~,~ice 70.h9
Phil' s American Service 16.3~
Okeechobee "66" ~e~,'ice ~.OO
Northwest Truck Parts, Tnc.
Turner Machine and aupply Company
The H. & W.B. Drew Compa%v 77.3~
Truck ~ui~ent Thc. 36.7~
East Coast Fire Equipment 11.O0
-. op~ cal Termite Cm'~trol ~0.00
Z~p Manufacturin~ Company 87.hO
Elliott Aooliance Se~.ce 39.12
The Selig Chemical '~ ndustr~ es 87.23
nk~achobee Volunteer Fi~ Deoa. rtment, Tnc. )~90.OO
Pure Oil nj,~s'ion gO.68
Wberrell Oil Comoany ~O.7~
~orida Microfilm Cn~orat~on 7
G1 !be rt Culbreth 2 P. 7
Park Stationers, Thc. 19.7~
Ft. P~erce Tyoewr~tnr Co.
To tel $6,691.
~ATE~. ANTI S~ER OPEIh~TION AND MATNTEN.~CE ~ND
Okeechobee County Bc~ $ 720.80
Blue Cross of Florida
Water D~Oosi. t EeF~m~ 63.80
~oa try Cash
Jim,? Oe~:.,i*, 20.00
So~thwest P~rw~ nn~ Fupply, Ena. ~20.70
~mt ~ro*h~s Nrnee~-~- Co?~any 6.0~
Oke~-'hebee U~,r&~mr~ ,~. Furnitur~ Cr,p'many $ 29.3?
R~nr~e's &~t.o Supply, Inc. ~;3.9~
~t,!mway I,~mber C~mpa~y P2.
Wberrell Auto Parts, Tmc. 39.78
Dc~, ~'~ M~cb~e Shop
!,aor-~ra P~g~r Insurance Company 7~0.2b
wa~,~ ~'ola Cor:mtunicat~ons & Electronics, Inc. 2~.16
Mob2=,y's MarJ.ne Sa]~= !~ Service ~.~0
Wall '~ce ~,' Ti ~ r~an 120.[~O
D ~r ~ Grocery i...0~
B roc ~¢s Prod,.~ c ts }. (0. O0
N~ti nnal Ch,~m~;¢-~¢.h Prom ]6a
Rob~nscn Sozd Store v.O0
a~n~>erson Chemic3!~, Tre. 699.90
Rockwell Manufacturing Company 136.9~
DayS? Meter & Sopply Co.~ Inc. 11.80
C~}rT~n Scienticic Cnmpm]y
qc~¢hern M~t~r ,~ Suoply Co., Inc. h27.?~
E ,~ E Automotive Clin~c }~2.~2
Pa~~ Statieners, Inc. h.98
For~ Pierce Typewriter Comoany 12h.20
Tnt~ $6,2~5
Arehie Bass and Jaok Rogers we-e ~ra~mt rem~est~n~ the Cm~nci! tc close the aaa e-~ in Block
]~ Okeeehobee He~gh%s also Magnolia Stree% Prom ~min Street east to deadend. The Council agree~ to
in~estiRate r~tter and advised Mr. Bass and Mr. Rogers %o s~it the request }n the fo~ of a written
Postmaster J. C. Fewe!]. adhered before the Counci7 in re~ards to erectin~ additional street
~ns ~!so cbamg~ng the stre~+.s w~th ~uDlicate n~es. After ~iscuss~on President Gardner req~es~d
Street .~ ~t. Wil]i~s and Bnilding Official ~ite to check out all needed street
St. Supt. Wi]li~s p~sented s~cif~cat~ons o~ tractor. Counci~an Padgett moved to advertise
for bids or +~aetor, seconded by Co~meilmam B~Tand a~ carrSed.
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HE, BY OI~ that the City Council of the ~ity of Okeeehobee~
Florida, w~]] ~oei_~e sealed bids for the purchase of the followi~:
D~e~e] EnBSne Tractor maxim~ H. P. 71 with ~wer steering
Front 8.2~ x 1~ 12 ply t~ek tir~
Rear 12.OO x 9},~ 8 ~1~ s~re ~q~ srader tire
Power shuttle transm~ss~o~ toque cc~erter
Front ~nd loader maximas lift ~000
1 aubqn yard ~ in one bucket a~ backhoe minim~ 2~ foot reach with
2h ~.neh ~nd 36 inch buoke~m
Said bids ~i!l be o~ened in the Cm~nci] Chmmber ~ the City Hail in
'd
Oke~ahobe~, Floe a ~t 8:~ P. M. on T~esday~ April 7~ 1970.
The Oounci! rescues the rieht ~ reject any and all bids.
Cla~e Gardner
President City Council
~ ~,o~: Lorena Spi~ey Okeeohobee ~ Wlorida
City Cle~
Ok~eabobee~ ~ orida
PUBLISH IN ~E OKF, ECHOB~ N~S: March 19~ 26 and April 2~ 1970.
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Supt. wi!ltl ams reported the need of a new ~r~lm? ~t .~eredith Street lfift ststion. .~fter
discussion CouncJlmar P~.d~ett moved to D~reh~e 3 ~nch Barnes Sunk Ptmp at aoproxfimate cost of $3~0.00
seconded by Councilman Br~land and un~nously car~ed.
Supt. '~/19ams also repor~d the need of sewer ~. Ce~3mci~s,n Padgett moved to m]rchase
neeessa~,' pipe, seco'tried by CouncSl~an Hunt and carried.
Fire Chief Godwfin and ~ssistamt reported that the reception on fire t~ck radios was not
good amd r~quested ~f~:ior t~ ~pcre, ase ~,le bef~ght of radio %ower at an approximate cost of $7~.OO.
AF$,er d~cuss~nn Courcil~%n B~!and moved to grant reouast and extend the height of the radio tower
6] feet, saacn~ed by Co~nci]~an H~mt and carrY.ed. (present height of to, qer ~1 feet - a total of 1Oh ft
Chia~ Oodwfin ~,r,d Aasdstan% Chief Godwin reported on fi~ on Pensacola Street, Southwest
Chief Thomas r~r~d the need of a $~%~ recorder for use in the interrogatdon of prisoners.
After di~c~,~s~on Counc~lm~ Brelar~d move~ to p~rchase a ta~ recorder, cost ~o% to exceed $~0.00,
soot,haled by Counci]~ar Psdgett and carried. Chief ~n~a.s a~r~e~ ~ trade ~n a DictoDhone on the
· murcha~a of the tape rec~dar.
A letter was ~ceived and read from tba P. T. &. requesting more ~!ice su~ision at the
schoo~ crossing at Osceo!a Street amd Third Street. Matter referr~ to Police Chief Thomas.
Pursuant to no, ice nublishe'~ fr ~e Okeechobee News regard~ng a pubIic hearing to consider
Original Town of Okeechobee,
rezom~n5 erom Residentda] (~-?) tn Commerc~a! Lots 1, 0 ~nd 3, Block 160,/Pres~dent Gardner asked
tb~r were amy objections. No objection was h~rd or filed. Therefore, Co~nci~an Padgett moved
to ~zone the above closer;bed mroperty fro~ Residential (R-~) to Cn~ercia], present~n~ the
OrdinaDce and moved its s~option and upon being seconded by Counci]m~ Hunt was p~]t to a vote and
unanimous] y adopted:
O~DINANCE ~DING ORDINANCE NO. 271, BEING AN O~DINANCE EFTABLISHING ZONING
~GULATION2 ~R T~ CITY OF OK~CHOBEE, ~DRIDA, AND P~VIDING FOR T~
A~)MINST~TiON, EN~RCF~ENT AND A~ENT THEREOF PURSUANT ~ T~ PRO~SIONS
OF C~APTER 1~6, ~.ORIDA ST~.T~[TES,
WWE~EAS, a~plication has been made by E. C. Goo]shy, requestin~ this Council
to rezone from ~{esident~a! (R-3) to Commercial Lots 1, 2 a~ 3, Block 160, Or~nal
Towr~ of Oke~cbobee, and
W}~RE&S~ notice of intention to amend City ZoniDg OrdinaDce No. 271, regarding
s~i~ app!~cation was duly ~blished accorddn~ to law, and
'J!~ER.EAS~ c'.~ the lOth day of M~rcb, 1970, a public hearing was held in the City
Council room Dursuan% to said notice, and
~EREAS, f~ is deemed to the best interest of the City of Okeechobee to grant
said appt~aat~,~; now therefore
BE IT O~AINED BY ~E CITY CO[~CIL OF THE CITY OF OKE~HOBEE,
SECT]ON 1. That Lots 1, ~ ~nd ], Block 160, Original To~ of Okeechobee, be
and are hereby ~zoned from Residential (R-3) to Commercial effective March 10, 1970.
SECTION 2. ~at the application requesting rezoning and orcof of publicati~ to
~end Zoning Ordinance No. 271 published in connection with the above application be
attachn~ to th~s O~inance.and become a ~rt hereof.
SECTION ~. That the City Clerk ~ke the a~ropriate change on the City Zoning
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MsT, in %ncordance with this O~dJnance.
PASg. ED AND ADOPTED tbds loth day of March, 1970.
Claude Gardner
PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL
ATTEST: Lorena Spive~
CITY CLERK
APPROVED BY ME THIS lOth DAY OF MARCH, 1970. Audley Dunham
MAYOR
A letter of complaint was received signed by nearby residents to Betty's Bar on South
Parrott Avenue' regarding the disturbing noise from Betty's Bar. Matter referred to Chief Thomas for
inves tigation.
Su?t. Further reported a request from Marvin WherreI[ to purchase 360 feet of used pipe.
The Council af[reed to sell the above pipe for $?~.O0.
~t~ orney Curren re~orted on the law governing excavating. The Council requested Attorney
Curren to not~fy Mr. B. P. ^bney the la~ governing excavating of property within city limits.
At~,orney Curren reoorted that in h~s search of the public records he found no easement on
ditch that th~ Council ha8 discussed ~n reference to layin~ water main.
Co,~nc]lman Bre]and reported a request ~rom Mrs. Mona Cornett to open hth Street in So.uth
Okeechobee f~,m Osceola Street to H~cooebee Street in order for the Police Dermrtment to render better
pro?~,ction to her prooertyo Supt. Willis~as to investigate matter,
Co~ncilman Wont moved to continue the contract with Goodbody and Company as Financial
Consultants for the City of Okeechobee for a period of one year, seconded by Councilman Padgett and
carrY.ed °
Co~ncilman Hunt moved to employ I,eon W.~]lis to ~n level on ditch on Okeechobee Avenue
· " seconded by Councilman Padgett and carried
knew~ as "Mar'~ham Du. tch,
Co~nci!man Hunt discussed with the Council the junked cars behind the "Green Gator. The
Council was a~vised by Attorney Curren that this was in violation of the Zoning Ordinance. Matter
referred to C~'~uncilman Bre],.and.
Co~u~cilman Hunt agreed to meet with the County Commissioners in regards to T. V. Cable
Franchise.
qe~olutions and Utility Agreements from the Department of Transportation were presented.
Councilman !{u~t moved to ado~t the fo!lo~'ing Resc!utiers and the ~roper officials be authorized to
execute the Utility ~%~rea~ents and ~pon being seconded ~f.~ Councilman Bre]~nd was ~ut to a vote and
unanlmous]~y ~doDted:
?LORIDA STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT
CITY EESOLUTION
COUNTY ' SECTION UTILITY JOB NO. STATE ROAD NC. COUNTY NA~ PARGEI.& R/W JOB NO.
9'1 ~30 6625 Sts. in Okee Okeechobee 6 2620
A i~SOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN UTILITIES AGREEMENT FOR THE ADJUSTMENT,
Ct~ ~,Nr~E OR REI,OCATION OF CERTAIN UTILITIE~ WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY LIMI'PS HERE-
AFTER DESCRIBED, AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS RESOLHTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT.
!gHEREAS, the State Road Department of Florida has looa$~d and proposes to
~e~struct or reconstnlct a ~art of Stat~ Road Streets in Okeechobee C~t[; amd
WHEREAS, in order for the State Road Department t6 further and complete said
prrject, it is necessary that certain utilities and~or facilitS~es within the Right
or Way l~mits of said State Road Sts. i.n Okee. C.~ty be adjusted, changed or
relocated; and
~{EREAS, the S~te Road Department having requested the City of Okeechobee ,
a~ ..... :rig %e ma~:,~ nv ca,~ +~ he made such adjustm~r:~:,~, changes or relocations nf said
,~t~]_i+~es an~/'.r facil.i+ies a~ s~t o~$. in said a.~reemen6. ~m~ ~aid ~equest ha~ng been
d~q v "onsideredj
NOW THEREWORE, BE IT RESOLI~D by the Git}- Council of the City of Okeechobee,
Flor4.~a~ that ~;he President C~ t,~ Council an~ Cler~ be and they are hereby authorized
and directed ir, make, execu%~ and 5~]~ver to %he State Road Departmept a Utilities
Agreement eot *.he adjustment, change or relocation of certain uti].4ties ~ithin the
Right m~ ~'~ay ].~its of said State Roads ~s. in Okee. Cit~.~ Sec%ion 91~30~62~;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLED that a certified copy of this ~solu%ion be fo~arded
to the State Road De~rtmen6 at Tallahassea~ ~orJda.
~ORIDA STATE ROAD DEPARTME~T
CITY ~SOLUTION
COI~TY SEC~'ION UTILITY JOB NO. STATE ROAD NO. fOrTY N~ PARCEL ~ R~ JOB NO.
91 C~ 6626 Wolef Road Okeechobee ~'%' 21~O
A ~ESOLUTION A~O~I7~X~G EXECUTION OF AN UTILITIES AGREEMENT ~R THE ADJUStmENT, CHANGE
OR RELOCATION O~ CERTAIN UTILITIES WITHIN T~ RIGHT-OF-WAY LIMITS ~REAFTER DESC~.IBED~
~ND PROVIDTNG '.;~N THIS ~SOI.UTION S~LL TA~ EFFECT.
~EREAS, '~he State Road Department of ~orida has located and oroposes to constmmt or
reconstruct a part of State Road Wolff Roa~; and
WHEREAS~ in order for the State Road Deoartment ~ forther and complete said
oroject, it is necessa~ that eo~tain utilities and/or facilities within the Right of
Way li<its of ~ai~ State Road Wolff Rd, be adjuste~, changed or relocated; and
~EREAS, *he State Road Deoartmeut hav~nE ~ques~d the City of Okeechobee~
~oelda, to ~x~cute and deliver to the S~te Road Department a Utilities Agreement,
agr,eing to make or cause to be made such adjustments, changes or relocations of
said utilities 'and/or facilit~s as set out in sa~ Agreement, and said request
having been duly considered;
DF. 7T PESOL~D by the CITY COUNCIL of the City of O~eechobee,
NOW THE~E~,~,
Florida, that +~he President C~ty Council and C]er~ be an~ they a~ hereby ~othorized
~n5 ~ected t~ make, execute and deliver to the S~te Road Deoartment a Utilities
Agreement ~or the a~justment, change or relocation of ~a~ta~n nti]~ties within the
Right of Wa~z ]5 mits o'f said State Road Wolff Rd. Section 9].930-6626;
~R IT ~9T~R ~SOL~D that a cert~.fied copy of this Resolution be fo~arfled
to the State Rcad Department at Tallahaasee, ~orida.
FIIRRIDA STATE ROAD DEPAR~T
CITY ~SOLUTION
COI~TY SECTION UTILITY JOB NO. STATE ROAD NO. COI.~TY N~E PARCEL & R~I JOB
91 ~30 6627 Canal ~ad Okeech obee 9 2620
A RESOLUTION AI~THO~ZING EXECUTION OF AN UTILITIES .iGRE~E~ H)R T~ ~9.!~tqT~ CHANGE
OR RELOCATION OF CERTAIN ~TILITTES ~THIN THE RIGHT-OF-WaY L~ITS HEP~A~ER DESCRIBED,
AND PRO,DING ~Y~N THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EF~CT.
~iFRE~S, the Road Department, of ~o~da has located and proposes to constr~ct
or ~const~ct '~ part of State ~ad Canal RoadL and
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W~{F, RE&S~ in order for the ,State Road Department to further and complete said
pr~ jeer, it is necessary that certain uti.l~.tSes and/or facSlities within the Right
of Way limits of said State Road Canal Road be adjusted, chan~ed or re]_ocated; and
W!~ERE]AS, the State Road Department. havS..~, requested the City of Okeechobeet
~Lo-.~da, to execute ~nd do3~v~r t,~ the Sta ..... Road Department a Utilities Agr.=ement,
;i~g'~-eelng to make or c~use to be made $~ich adjustments, changes or relocations of
sa-'d utilitS~s and/or facilitSes as set out 5n said Agreement, and said request
having been duly considered;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PuE. SOLVED by the CITY COUNCIL of the CS tM of Okeechobee~
Flc, rida~ that the President City Council and Clerk be and they are hereby authorized
~ cna, tment a Utilities
and directed to make, execute and deliver to the State Road D
Ag,'eement fo~ t, he adjustment, change or relocation of ~rtain utilities within the
RS. jh% of Way limits of said State Road Canal Rd.$ection 915.30-6627;
BF T? WURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be forwarded
to the~State Road Department at Tallahassee, Florida.
ipril ?, 1970
mh~ Ci~; Cm~nei] ,,e the C~ ~
...... t~ of Ok~nnhob¢~o, ~"!orida met 5q re~lar session at the
C5t7¢ t{ait on the above date at 7:00 P.M. with the gel)owing present: Mayor D~nb~¢
P~5 d~t Onrd~or, Co'~ ~'!].mor: ~relq~a, W~t, P~d~ot+ ~nd Walker wi th Attorney C~rr~n
?i,~',tes nC the mee+,5~g ho].4 March ]O, ]97n ~,,a, re read ~m-: ~pproved as r~ad.
The fol]owqr, g ~1].!~ in the amoun+, of $ 8,32~.O3 , $ 7,875.~7 ¢ $ ~6.O0
w,,:r~, "~!-,-ro~od ~:~n~ ordered n~4 ,-,rheD eunds
f!~?rNG TRUST COMPANY $ 26.OO
B!.':" Cross ce FlorSd~, Inc. $ 26.60
,T, ;~o~.nik 76,85
Oko,choboe County B-~
Po%: c~ TTnieo~ Ail o,,r~eo 129. CO
O~!~ert Ch6vrol~t Company, Inc. 2,2<O.O0
CW~,,chobeo Ch0mh~r o¢ Commerce ~OO.OO
Un5 'ed Telephone Company of Florida 99.09
Florida Power and f.Seht Com?o~y 2A6.11
L. ;~. WS]14s 67.50
Who,'ro!] ;-~t,o Part.s g7.02
Dor~ r's Machine Shof .60
Odl~,ert. Ch,.,vro]¢t Comoany, Tna.
Ben: ia's A~t.o 2~.~pl)]7, Inc. ].1.70
Oke¢,chobee qqrdware ~r ~urnitu~
Rus-:el] ,;nd Schmcyer Printers
Jnbr~s Standard Servic~ 2.00
>~t,~ ro!a CommunicatSons and Elect~onSes, Tne. 92.O9
Svb'.~° FI. ewers & OS frs
Tho qooavear Tire and Rubber Company