1970-05-05 Regular April 14, I970
The City Council of the C~?T ef nkeec~obee, Florida, ~t in reg~lar ~journed session at
t~o n~ty Ha~l on the ab~e ~ate at 5:30 P. M. w~th the followi~ nresent: President Gardner,
Co~sncilman Pad~ett a~d Walker w~th Clerk Spivey, Building Official White a~d Wa~r Supt. Fortner.
Councilman Padgett moved ~ repeal 0rdi~ance No. 328, entitled "An 0~in~ce regulating
the movement and relocation of houses an~ b~i]dings within tho City of Okeechobee", pre~ent~ng the
following Ord~ nanc~ and ~'~oved its odo[~t~ cn and ~po~ b~ng sec~.~ by Councilman Walker was ~ut to
a vote and adopted:
OR])IN~CE NO. 337
A~T ORDIMA~,~ TO ~EPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 328, ENTITIJ~T] "AN ORDINANCE ~G~ATING
THE MO~MFNT ~D ~ELOCATION OF HOUSES AWD BU~.DIWGS ~THYN T}~ CITY OF
P~, ~t Ordained B~ The Mayor and C~ty Co~nc~l of the Cit~ of Okeechobee, Florida:
Section 1. That Ordinanae No. ~?a~ ,~e~-M~-~S, entitled "An O~inanoe
reg~lating the meve~e~t and relocation of houses a~ buildinKs withi~ the City of
Okeec~obee", b~.~ and the same i~s herbs,
Section 2. That this Ordinance shall ~ke efe~et ~pon ~ts passage a~ approval
b~ the MaMor.
~SSED AND ADOPTED t~s ]4th day of April, 1970.
Cla~de Gard~ r
PRESCOTT, CITY
ATTE~TWD:
],orena
CITY CLER~
At?R.O~D by ~e th~s lhth day of A~ril, l?O.
Au~ ey Dnnh~
MAYOR
~o~cilma~ Pad,att mov~, seco~ed, by Counai]m-~o Walker a~d carri~ to grant ~it
C~]bert C~]bretb to mo~e offdce b~J~n~ r~ Lot lO, ~]ock ].69, Ori~nal To~ of Okeechobee to
~.ot 7, Block 216, F~rst A~dition to City of Oke~cbo~e.
~oon motioo th~~ Co~.~ncil Adjourned. ~~~
CITY C~.FRK~
May 5, ].970
· ~e Ci.ty CcunC~ ~ t~e City of Okeech~bee. ~o~i~. met ~v reg~lar session at the City
w~] or th~ abc~z~ :t~,t~ ~.t 7:00 ~. M. with the fol]~ng present: Pr~dent Garduer, Counci~
Brel~d, Padgett and ~alk:~r with Att, or~r C~rren and Clerk
Minutes of the ~eetin~ held A~'il 7 and 14, 1970, we:~e read a~ ao~oved as read.
The fo]low~n~ bills in the amo~nt of $ 9,016.~8 and $ 6988.20 we~ aoproved
and ordered oaid when ~ ~re
CET'ERAI, WIND:
Em:t Coast Fire Eou4pment $ 2
Olin Godwin 91~.00
~u~ [ey Dunha~ 90.
Br~ athalyzer Tc st 10.00
R].~e Cross of Flori~, Yne. 26.60
O~ri Contr~b~t~on Fn~ 2,288.O9
U '
· m~ornal ?.ovemle So,ice
8or~,~ Refund
a~a~om WhiLe 160.OO
Flrrids Pow~r ~ L~ght Comoauy
D~'~' s: 66 S,~rvice 2tat~ on 39!.'92
B~.n~e's Auto Surer,]y, Inc. 12.63
'~-'m,'t Cb~,,ro]~t 2h0.36
WY: -r~,].l Auto Putts, [~'c. 33.~8
Mo~oroln Comm~mica+3n~s O Electron;~'s, Inc. <8.59
Ok~,ecbobee He,ware & ~urniture Corn?my
Jo>'n' s Standard Se~zi ce
~:t,, ..... .,~,,.~r~ec~,. "66", ~ervi(? 1]..38
t~oc' s I ex.,~eo 9.~O
geiig Chemical VndustrSes 96
Fh:,L Pro~.h=r~ 2rocery C~,~anv 37.V0
Os-cola Nediaal Center 13.00
Th~ Goodyear Tire .~ Rubber Como:~ry I;6.On
~-h:f es Electric ~.00
Da~ .,hemmcal Cormo~rt~om ~9.77
2o> or~ .Supply Company, !nc. 162.
,Jmw~s' Equipmen+ Commamy 99~.Ig
b'o~ ~ n?c,n S,,=nd ~?tr, re 90.qO
ro,'t Pierco Tv~ew~i,, . t,e~,. 2omoanv
Ok~ echobee (}]ass Window Com~m~ 2.q6
Th, Okeochoboe News
''-''qchobe~ go]n~,t, oer FSre Boot , Tnn. 2
Vn~ ted Te]eoho~e Comman].r of Florida ]_]6.O~1
'Pm '~I $9,0!5.
";I'":$ ..~ ~'.,77'~ °CPP,lmTON A~JT~ ~-ifTNTENANC~ ~IIND
J. 8. Fewell, Postmast,~r
A] '~ Watterso~ ]OO.OO
rn~.,-~rna! Rev~mue Servi co q2~.lO
Oq~:'~ Contribution. ~nnd
~,-~ ~rt~n+' Mot~ VehSc!,,s 10.50
Wa' '?r DEW:':?5 t Ref, m4 70.!O
~1~ Cross of Flori~=, ~e. gO.OO
?lc ri:~q. Power ~ Light, Co~'oanv ¢,29.95
D'~r~e's "66" Servico Station ]JlJl.70
Unfted Telephone Company oe ~orida 13.70
Per ~Se's A~t,o Supply, Inc. 2~.01
2i] '~ert Cuibr~th 12.79
Whr~t'rel! Auto Parts, Inc.
Mo!'~rola ',,ommum~_cu,nons S~ Electron!cs, Inc. 2~.16
Oke,mhobeo n,~dware E: ~mmiture Comp~n7
~+,~ ~.way Lumber u,~ ~am~. _ h7.69
John's St. andard S~vice
~ook-A-Way, Ina. ]8?.00
The V~ckers~ Company 2~.02
Ferzusen Plumbins, Inc. ~.71
Par'< St.~tioners, T~c, 6.73
,Ier,ulngs E].oetric Mot, or Shop
'~ .... r~cn ,hom~c~l~. Tnt.
qm~ hheastern 5hlni. ci~a] $~n~l].,r
' ~' W - · v ................ ·
W. W. Gr~inger, Inc.
~: ...... 23.20
1t12
?at, a! $ 6,988.90
,4~tar arid ~,~ Operation & Maintenance Fund S}0,000,O0 =.'.~ !~
Mr. p. nd J'4rs. ArehEe Bass ,~e~e present i~ regards to a d~aSna~e problem 5n go~thwest section
or city ~L old DSxie W5ghway and Mai.~ 5treet, The Cmm~i! aEreed to have matter investigated and
and effort will be made to correct situation,
Surer, Wo~tner re¢'~ort, d that the 6 ~neh compound meter supplMing wa~r to Wilcox Shores and
Okeechobee Estates mhm.~ld be reworked and calibrated to the American Water Works Associat5on standards.
The cost, weuld be $!72.~ basic charge~ $100.nO charge ~ rework meter p]_~s the cost of ~arts. The
mbo Ccunei! authorized Su~t. W~rtner to talk with Mr. Evans ~pd report detai3 s to Councilman Walker.
Mr..~94 ~¢,-¢,. Ch:~,lie We Clead ~.,ore pre~emt diseu~si~g ~ -oq:~est to make a trailer turk on
ts ~ amd 6, Bleak gR, O~Lg~a! Tram cf Ok~oho~. After discussion Mr. Me Clead was advised to
meet with ~oard of ,~d.']ust"~.ents ,~m~
Purs~mn~ to not~'~e m~blished Jn the Ok~eahobee ~l~.ws reya~din~ a mublic hearing to consider
c!osin~ ~8 foot~_~]!~v.. craning, north asd south fin Block ] , c~=oabobee. Heights and a part of Magnolia
Street east of Main Stree~, ].y~n~ between Blocks 1 and 7, Okeechobee Hpi~hts, President Gardner asked
if their wp.e :my obj~act~, ns to the above request, k}o objection was heard or filed regarding the above
4~sc~.bed alley. Mr. and Mrs. O].en Godwin adjofinfing pro~rty owners on Magnolia Street were present
?oic~ng their objection t,. closing above described Magnolia Street. After discussion CounciLman
Bre]a~d moved to close a]'~ey intoning north and south i~ P].nek l, Okeeahobee Heights p~senting the
fol!o~_ng Crd~r~?mee ~nd mc~ved its adootion mud ~oon bein~ seconded by Counci~an Padget% was ~%
to a vote and adooted. Councilman Padgett moved to deny request te close Magnolia Stree+, east of
Mnin Street lying betwee~ Block 1 apd ? Okeeehebe~ Hei~hts~ secen4e4 by Councilman Breland and carried.
ORDINA~}CE NO. 338
AN Q~DIN;~YCE CLDSING~ DISCONTINUING A~m VACATI>~G THAT CERTAIN
ALLE'WAY RU~;~ING NORTH AND SOUTH IN BLOCK l, OKF~CHOBEE ~IOHTS,
ACCQ~PlNG Tc~ THE PLAT T~REOF ~CORDED IN PI.AT BOOK 1, PAGE 12,
PUt, Ye ~ECORDS OW OKEECHOBEE COHNTY, W!DRIDA.
~'g]ERF.&S, an aoplicatJon has been received requesting the City Council
to c].'~, 4iseon~inue ~nd ~mea~ that certadn a]).e~m, ay running North and South in
~l~oe~ '~_~ O~ze~eho~'~ee W~i~{hts, accnrding to the Plat of Ok~echobee mco~ed in Plat Book
]., Page 12, ~n.~c Records of Okeechobee County, Florida, ~d l~aereas, Notice of pubIie
hearing to consi4er closing, discontinuing and vacating the above described alle~-ay was
~'~b~o~4-'~ ~ in The Okeechobee News on April 16, 1970 and, whereas, said public hearing was
held according t~~ said Notlee on the ~th day of ~'lay, 1970, and whereas, there were no
objections to s~id applica~,~on and it appearing to be to the best i~,erest of the C~ty
of Okeecho~ee +,o grant said applieatie~
NOW~ ........... m~PEF~W~ Be It Ordained By The City Council of the City of Okeechobee~
~or~ da:
Section 1. That certain al!e~ay running North and South in B].ook 1, Okee-
cl,~ee {~igh+,s, accord~rg to tb~ Plat thereof re~orded ~n Plat Book l, Pa~e 12, public
and
records of O~<eec~,obee County, ~lorida, be/~*, is hereby closed, discontinued and ~mcat~d,
I I T U I I "
]_813 '
%cotton 2. That a certified cc,?? of this Ordinance be recorded in the
~!f"~lic ro?ords of O~eechobee Counter
Passed ~nd adopted on th~s 5th day of Malt, 1970.
Claude Ga~ner
PRESIDENT CITY CO~C!L
!T"'EST: Lorena Spivey
CITY CLERK
AP~RO~n ~Y ~ ~S ~th day of
A~d].~v DunCan M
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY G!~N that the CitM Council of the City of Okeechobee~
Wlorida has r~c~ed a Petition requesting that the Cit~; Courior! ~ff4c~a]lv
c]~'~se o~=htoen~ (1,q) root al!er.. ~mn~ng north and south ~n Block ~ Okeecho~ae
}~ .i~Bts ~nd theft u~rt of Ma~mo]~a ~tr~mt ~t of Main Street l~_~g between
~]"cks ] ~md v, Okeechoboa ~{~ights, according to the ~!~t of Okeechobee re-
corded in Plat Book 1, page
~ public ~earing will be b~ld at ~ r~+,V Ha!!, T~esday, May 5, 1970 ~t 7:30
~. M. f~' tBo nur~oze of considering said P~tition q~d to hear all ~r~ons
wh~ w~h to b~ Be'~rd either for ov against said Petition.
s Claude Gardner
C] aua~ Oardner
President City Council
~,kec ch ohe~,
C j 'h~:~ C~erk
C~ty of 0keeehoh,~e '
Okeeehobee, ~orida
P?~LTSW ~N OKEECWOBEF ~,TS:
~ET7 TIOW
W~ +h~ ~mders~gD~d ~r,~rt~ owners, res~ctf]]!ly ~tdtion th~ C~Z-~ CouncJ!
nf the C~ty of Okeechobe~ ~or~a, to officially c].ose ~dgh~en (18) foot alley
r~mning north ~nd sm.~th in
n~ Mnj. n .:q+,re~t ].~ng }~otweon Plock ]. ~nd 7, O'ze~ehobee H~ights, aeccrd~.~g tn the
Co'~nty, ~orjda.
J~k
Ninetta
G] ~n Shockley _
lmhie Bass
L~m~]le H. Bass
~wn~ngs ~r e':nopies on east s~de o~ C~ty }{ail. Ae~mr 4~scussJon CouDe~lman Padgptt moved, s~eonded
by Cou~ci]ma.~, Bre3~d and cereS, ed tn m~rehase and ins~ll said a~ngs.
m '~er~- o~ ?. C. Whi~ in V~t. ~{osoita3 w~,s au~,ho~_~d by tlne Council.
through MaM ~6. mae Cra]moil E~a~+,ed request,.
The Council discussed the bid~ on tb~ purchase of 1 - Di~se! Engine Tractor, matte~ having
been ~ostr~pr"t erom Aprj~ 7, ].970 meeting for ~tudy. Upon recommendation of Street Supt. W~lliams,
per s~eci fic,~ tions
Councilm~ P~qe'tt move~ to acc~t the bid/fro~ Minton Eq,~t Company in th~ n.~mmt of $11,~8~.O0,
~:~econ~.--q bM Councilman ~land an~ carried.
Cmmc~]m ~n '~a!ker r,':~rte~ t~t he :md M~v~m Arr~nts, Wana~er o~ ~or~:~ Pcz,~e~ and 7.,i~h% Compsny
bed ~nvest~E~e,e~ the re?~est far a stre:'tt ]f~ht at the New L~f~ Youth C~p Center on east So~th Park.
Street and ther~ was no/way te ~roct light %o ben6fi% Youth Center.
A letter was re~d ~:d ordered f~led from ,7. W. ~.~rsell of '~r~etta, Genre[ia relating to
~eDartment o~eration~ a~~ his ~ersona] ~x~rience ~nd training.
C].aJms w~rn f~led ~-y W~]e~ P~escott a~ ~. P. Evans eot damages ~sult~ng fr~ e~re March
lO, 1970 ~t Lots 7 and 8. B]cck 20~, Griginal Town of Oke~cbr-bee. Matter ro~rred to Attorrey T~mnn ~otion the Cou,~cdl ad.jou~ed to meet Msv ]-9, 1°70. , ~+,. ~:30.~., P.~ ~.~
CITY CLE~
May 19, 1970
The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, ~lor~da, met f.n regular aS.io~:rned session at, the
.qtv~ Ha~l on the ~bov~ ~'tte. at ~:30 P. M. with the fo!lowin~ ~resent: w~ror.~ r~mh~,~ Preside~
qcrdner, Counci~an B~l~d, H~mt and Padgett wSth Attorney Curmn and Clerk
Pursuant ~ notice ~ublished in the Okeachobee News regarding a cublic hearing to consider
rozoning from [$sidentia~ (R-3) to Co.eroS. a2 Lot ~:, Block )~ ~ Wright's 1st AddStSon, Pres[dent
Gardner asked 5~ their w,~re ~y objections to the above rezoning. No objection was hea~ or giled.
Counci]_ma~ PndF~t+ moved to re~.c, na the above d~scribed propertM a~d presented the follo~ri n~ Ord,.hence
~or ador,+5~ n~ uro~ ~-~:n7 sa,,~.-~ BM Councilman Bre]and wa.s ¢,~ to a vote ~n~
r'r~BT~t'ler~ ::MENr~ING O~T:TNANCE NO. 271,
~EG[~ATIONS ~q THE CI~ ~W OK~CHOBEE, FLDCTB:}, .{ND PROVIDING ~;~ T~
OW CHAP~R ].76, ~,ORTDA STAT!r~S, 1993.
W~REAS, a~m!iaatirm~ h,:u~ been maia by., ¢.. P.. ~,,~ns, , , r~cuesting.~ this Council ~ rezone ,.
from ~sidentia5 (~3) to Co~rci. al ~ot h, rq.ock h, u~right's 1st Addition, and
WHEREAS, not-~c~' of in~ntion to amend City Zoning Ordinance No. 271, re~a~ling said
applScation w~s dui.. DublisheO ~ecorr~nff to law. and
~.~m,m)q,,,,.. , on tho 19th day of Mny~ ]o70..,.. a oublic hearinR was held in the City Council
room pursuant t~ ~aid notice, and '.;
'~m~°E~,~ ~.~ it ~s d~emed to the best i~terest o~ the City o~ Okeechobee to grant said
application: now tbarefo~
i~E iT C:R~_'~INED BY T[~ CITY COUNCIL OF THF CTTv o~ O~EECrla~E~~ ~ORiDA:
~'P~'P'Tnr~, ....... : ] . mb., ..t Lot ~t, alcck h, Wright'~ ..... 1st f4dition, be and 5s hereby rezoned
from r{,esidentia] (o_]) t~ Co~ercia] ~"r"eet, ive May 19, ].gVO.
9ECTTfV! .7. Th,~t the a~]ication recue.stina ~7. oni.n~ and oroof of oublication to "
~nend Zoning Ordinance No. 271 published in connection with the above applicati.on be