1970-04-07 Regular 1807
WHERE&S, in order for the State Road D~,partment to further and complete said
p?oject, it is necessary that certain ntS.l].tSes and/or facilities within the Right
ce Way ]im~ts of said State Road Canal Road be adjusted, changed or relocated; and
W~REAS, the State Road Department havi~ r~quested the City of Okeechobee~
~orida, t~ execute and deqiver t,~ the State ~ad Department a Utilities Agreement,
a~'reeing to make or cause to be made such adjustments, changes or relocations of
s~id utilitSes and/or facilities as set out in said Agreement~ and said request
ha~ng been duly considered;
NOW T~.~FORE, BE IT ~SOL~D by the CITY CO~CIL of the City of Okeechobee~
F]orida, that the President City Council and Clerk be and they a~ hereby authorized
and directed to make~ execute and deliver ~ the State ~ad De~_rtment a Utilities
Agreement for the adjus*~ent, change or relocation of eortain utilities within the
R~gh6 of Way limits of said State Road Canal Rd. Section 91950-6627;
BE TT FURTHER RESOLED that a certified copy of this ~solution be forwarded
tn the State Road Department at Tallahassee, ~orida.
PREStUD]T OF CITY ~OUNSII,
lpril v 1970
Th.-~ CSty CcuneS] cf the City of Okeo. chob~e, ~]orida met 5~ regular session at the
CSty He~l] en the above date at 7:00 P.M. w~!b the gel) owing present: Mayor
Pr~5. d-,~t Oq~dn~,r~ Cou~'~lmo~: ..... Br~l~,~_.~ H~mt~ ~d~t+~, ~ ~nd Walker w~tb Att, crecy C~rr~n
[~5, utes of the race+Jug h~].d March 30~ 1970 were read a,w~ pp~roved as r~ad.
Th'" foq]o~g Bills in the amount of a
w~e ~i~pro~re~ and orderc~ n~d ,,rbeD ~unc]s ar~
I~:~NG TRUST COMPANY $ 26.00
n-F~,~RAL F!$I'D
Bt ~ Cross o? FlorSda, Inc. $ P6.60
At,,leer Aq~e~an, Tag Agent P.~O
,T. ~o-tnik 76.85
qk,:>echoboe Coumty B,~k 998.}~0
Po ~ ico Unifo~ AI~ owance 125. O0
fiiqbert Chevrol~.t Company, Inc. 2 ~2~0.00
Ok.'eehobec Chamber of Commerce ~00.00
C]_'- Igc n ~if e 160.~
.... ~ <0. O0
Ol,-n Ood,~,5 n 553.00
Un~ ted Te!ephorm Company of Florida 99.09
Fl,'rida Power and [.Sght Comr~y 2A6.11
L. H. W~q'lSs 67.90
Wb~-,re]_! Juto Parts g7.O2
Dor,~r' s Machine She? .~O
053 bert, Che~,rolot Comoany, r~c. ~63.7~
Be'.nSo's Auto Supp][,, Inc. ].1.70
Okoechobee qardware ~ Furnilm~ Corm~y
Ru::sel] ,md So,meyer PrSnters 1!.7~
,!o~n's Standard Servico 2.00
Mo~oro!a Communica!5. ons and Electronics, Inc. 92.09
Tr,~t~Sca! Te~5. te Contel 30.~
SyY].es Wlowers ~ Gifts 7.50
Th~ Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
---], 1 ' 'I'
The Okeechobee ~ews $ 17.96
.u. ge .... Su~p].y Company 2.67
Okeechobee Ins~rance Company
~ B C F~re E~u~ment Thc.
East Co~.Z~, W~ro Fql}~nme~, 11.00
O!a~ Gas Come-any
~h~S~'s 66 Service St~+,~on 78.].6
),~,] Enco Stat~ ~n 12~1
Hu~t Brothers C~ce~ Comv3r~ ~7.80
Haynes E. Wi]3~ ]9.OO
Park Dm]g 7.]0
Wi7 li~m Electr[c 2~.00
Ranch [~ach~ ne F. hop ~.80
Okeecbobee Vot~nteer P5 ? Depar~,%~.~ inc.
Pure Oil DSvSs~on
Standa~ O51 Company 16.92
Park Stationers, Inc. 7.70
Fort P~ erce T~ewriter Comoany 2)~.2~
Total $8 ~ 325. O3
~/ATER .S- SEi~R (~PE~TIC, N AND ~AINfEN~C.
Okeechobee County Bank $ &OC~.lO
~aoer Deposrt F'efunds 109.O]
Blue Cross of Florida, Inc. ¢0.90
L. C. Fortncr, .tr. 1~.00
Alfred Watterscn 100.OO
J. C. Fewe!l, ~ostmaster 71.~O
Petty Cash 262.20
United Tel~gboma Company o~ ~orida
Florida Power & L5.ght Company 739.00
t. H. Willis 62.~0
Wherrell Auto Y'~rts, The. 19.36
Domer'~ Machire Shop
Giqbert Culbre~h
Be nn ~ e ' s : ~,: ~.c gupply, I nc. 79.7~
Okeecbcb~e Hard~.~sre ~ Furniture Company ~7.96
Russell and So,mayer Pr~nters 11.7~
John's Standard Se~ce 9.12
Motorola Co~ications ~ Elactran~cs, Inc. 2~.16
The Selig Chemical Industries !62.OO
Apperaon Chemic,~ls, Inc. 1,~16.6~
Okeechobee A~y Surplus Store 23.~7
Robert Mays 60.00
C~rtin Sc~ entific Co~any 1~.70
Robinson Seed Store 27.33
Southeas tern ~]~ci'pal S Imc 6~6.87
~ . upply Co., .
Wallac~ & Tiern~n, Inc. 1,[~66.00
Ro~ell Manufacturing Company 1,310.00
So~]thern Meter ~- S~]mp].M Co~many, ~nc.
Meekins 8.~O
Attaway L}zmbe r ~]om patay 2h. 82
~fa]_]oy's Garage ~ Machipe Shop 2~.71
Mail Order Syst,=m, Inc. ~.72
Consolidated Chemical Corp. 130.~O
Park Stationers, Inc. 1.10
Fo~t Pierce Typewr~ ter Company
Total $7,27~.~7
TP)2~WER OF FUNr, S
Water ~- Sm,~er O~)eration ?~ Maintenanc= Fund $]~,OOO.00
A. &. Scott in ~'~ha].f of Curr~n Electric was present requesting the Council's assistance
~n Fett~ng the allay in Bl~:.ck 1).~9 o~ned. A lettcr requesting the Council to remove encroac~ents
and obstm]ctions from alley fin Block !~O was recorded
consensus of the Counc~l to o~n the alley for public use, Counci~an Breland moved to ~mke the
necessary steps to open al~ey in Black ~9, Original Towm o~ Okeecbobee for m~h]ic use, seconded by
Ccunci!man Padgett and uua,~ously carried. Matter referred to Counci~an Padgett, Chai~an of Street
De~artment and Attormey Curren.
A~"~,~,~-t~,~, .., · for a stre,~t ].i~ht at tha Nnw ........ Lire Youth Cam~ nn ~outh Park Stree+ to help
th,~ Dlqy ~'~ v~q~ hear~. Couplet!man ~a~er agreed to ~nvestigate matter.
~1 3tokes ;,~as present s~tb,~5 tting r~-,vised promosal for P'ranchise on a CATV system to be
Padgett
o~'~ated by OkeA~o ~,~-~, , ,, . After ~..sc~ss~ ~ Counc~a~moved to accept the pro~es.~], o~ered by
tk~e above ao-~ny for a ;~riod of six (6) Mea-s, seconded by Councdlman Bre]_and. The Co~lowi. ng vo~
,,,~ +ake~:. A~ - Cm~nc4 q~an qreland a~'v~ ~adgett - Nay - CounciLman Ht:nt and ~r;.a~.-ker - Pres~.~ ~nt
S~,t. Wiqli~s reoor+ed the r~eed of a trash m~mp. P, fter disc~ssion Co~ciqman Padgett moved
to r,~lrcb:~s,, ~.~ ~p~ s~aonded by Co~nci].man Breland and nna~imon~l~r ,,ar~med.
Su.%. WitlA~s also reported the need ~
¢ a two wheel trailer, approxi.mat~ cost $1~O.00.
Cn~meil.man P:idgett moved to purchase said trail~p, seconded by Councilman Walker ~d unanimously carriefl.
The hour of ei2ht o~c!ock having ar~_ved bi~ were received, opened and read erom the
fei. lowing re- the murchase of one Pi, esel Engine Tractor:
Sunrise Tractor Company, Inc. ,p!~,3!8.OO
ll ,O)~6.O0 ktterna~
Miqton Equi~ent Company, Inc. ] ].,l~8~&.OO
1] ,6~8.00 Alternate
Taylor & Munnell Machine Works, Inc. l~l ,892.00
Be ~'ggren Eq~5 ~a,~t Co,pany. Wnc. ] ?, $]].. 82 9,099.71 Alte~ate
Tr i.] Ford ?factor C~m~y ~.!~,891.00
T~, Co,mci]. :~re~pd Lo ?ostpoue meardi~g ce t~ b~ds, so that the bids co~].d ba studied further.
Ro~er Jones was oresent ~eeking i~fc~ation as to the progress bei. ng made on secn~ng
additional we:ret prezsure. Th~ Counci] endeaw~red to bring Mr. Jones up to date on the progress made.
Z~-t. ForLner repel+ed that an alley ~n ~ou~].as Park Subdivisqom had been fenced hindering
the water Meter ~aader Cr',m raadimg meter. The Co,dnc~] agreed for Sut~t. Fortner t~ meet with County
Commissioaer~, amd request t~qf the al].ey Re ~a~d.
Ch'~qf Godwin reported the head of the fcqqowin~ additional fire equi~ent:at a cost of
o - ]?' "all fog"
~O ft Geoa~al Ooub!e Jacket, ~00 lb. test hose coupled
Afte~ discus~'~_ou Councilman Hunt moved to purchase the above neede~ eq~i~ent, seconded by CouucS!man
Padgett and ~uam~mously carried.
S~'.*.. Wortner repor~d the condition oe the chemical storage building at water plant,
requestiog the Council to investigate matter. The Council agraed to ~aat Tuesday, April l~.~th an8
make a tour of the water plant and building.
Co~ nc~lman Hunt move5 t~at ~ttorney C~rre~ orepare Ordinance on co,troll.ed fire bur~ng
w~t,b';n the cf ty ].imits, seconded by Counc~Jmn- Padgett and '_man~ous]y carried.
Co,~ncitman Hunt moved that Attorney Curre~ ~r~ ..... -'~' Ordinance adopting W~orida ~ +
,, · .... . ota~ otatutes
C~apter 72-?~, ~oriia Laws ]o6~, ~;eeonde5 by Counci]~ Bre].~d a~ unanimously carr~e~.
~ ~etter w~'- rece~?e~ from Rev. Frederick R. Tmmbore, Church of Our .Saviour (Em~seomal)~.
re~u~st~mff~ ,~ additional recreatie~ areas for retire~ versing, ~ s. The Council ordered letter Filed.
~en motion the Co~ail adjourned to meet A~ril ~ 1970 at _.~O P. M. ~