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Mar~h 9, 1~65
The City ¢ounc~i ef the City of Okeechobee, Flor±da, met in regular session at the City Hall
on the above date at 7:00 P, M. w±th ~he £ollowin§ present: Mayor Mack, ?res±dent Mc Cro¢l~in, Council-
man Gardner, Hunt, Walker ~ Watford w±th Attorney Hendry and Clerk Spivey.
Minutes of the me$tings held January 19, February 2 and 16, 1965 were read and approved as read.
$ 30.40
The following bills in the amount of $ 2~842.23 and $ 4~891.84 were approved and
ordered paid when funds are available;
I & S REFUNDING B~NDS FUND:
Irving Trust Com~ $ 30.40
GENERAL FUND:
Athleon Alderman,~Tag Agent 3. OO
Arch Livingston, ~o~tor Vehicle Commissioners 3.50
Garden Land Nurseries ' 95.76
Jack Ezell 100.00
Inter County Tel Snd Tel Company 42.78
Florida Power and,.Light Compan~ 869.63
Okeechobee Gener~ Hospital 52.50
Big Lake Printers 6.45
O. K. Garage 7,48
Florida-Georgia TSactor Co., Inc. 67.75
Robinson Seed StoSe 4.95
Domer's Machine S,op 2.00
Alto Watford & So~s 175.41
Tropical Termite $ontrol, Inc. ~ 30.00
Florida Microfilm Corporation 7.68
The Selig Company 96.00
Hayes Electric 8.50
Motorola CommunicStions and Electronics Inc. 46.00
Lewis H. Dreese GSrage 17.50
Okeechobee Hdwe. & Furn. Co. 11.O3
Park Drugs 4.05
Okeechobee Motor ~ompany 94.97
Associates Financial Services Corporation 71.10
Dotherow Office SSpply Compan~ 59.88
Gilbert Culbfeth 56.70
Hunt Brothers GroSery Company 5.55
Olen Godwin 77 · 99
Ridge Tanklines T~uck Stop 6.28
H. L. Schofield, ~r., M.D. ~0.00
The Okeechobee NeSs-Mirror 18.20
Donald R. Mack 147.72
Bennie ' s Auto Supply, Inc. 102.O1
Standard Oil Com~nY 88.76
Halsey & Griffith~ Inc 13.60
Okeec~bee Chambe~ of ~ommerce 250.00
Bruce E. Mills, M~. D. 157.50
James A. Horton, ~. D. 30.00
TOTAL 2,842.23
WATER AND SEWER O~RATION AND MAINTENANCE FUND:
L. C. Fortner, Jr* 15.OO
Alan Chandler, Ac$ing Postmaster 49.20
Inter County Tel ~d Tel Company 9.53
Florida Power and Light Company 688.28
Donald R. Mack In$urance Company 9.78
Joe C. Woolf 150.00
Tosco Chemicals 150.00
Mixon' s Machine S~p and Manufacturing 119.90
Hughes Supply, InS. 58.51
Robinson Seed St~re 103.85
Sanfax Corporatio$ 350.59
Rockwell Manufact.~ring Company 720.00
The Western Untio~Telegraph Company 4.19
The Foxboro Compa~ 112.90
Hayes Standard Se~¢ice 7.20
The 0keechobee N~ Mirror 12.60
Davis Meter & Sup~y Co., Inc. 847.44
Alto Watferd & So~ 9.75
Western Auto Store 6.35
Domer' s Machine S~op 12.21
Rutledge Ice Serv~e 2.70
Okeechobee Army & ~Navy Surplus Store 19'.47
Jennings Electric ~otor
Shop
65.OO
Bonnie ' s Auto Supply, Inc. 6.65
Okee. Hdwe. & Fur~. Co. 191.72
Attaway Lumber Co~ 22.85
Okeechobee Motor ~m~ny 4.00
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Meekins ~ $ 13.50
F. H. ~ss & Company 841.20
S~nda~ Oil Company 64.83
Halsey $ Griffith Inc. 184.90
Bisca~ Chemical Laboratories, Inc. 37.74
TOTAL $4891.84
Upon request Russell Domer appeared before the Council discussing the building of a fire siren
Tower, offering tS build a 35 foot tower and furnish all material at a cost of $800.00, stating their
would be an extra charge for the safety rail on top. Due ~ the dangerous condition of present tower
the Council felt this to be an emergency, Councmlman Hunt recommended and moved to authorize Domer's
Machine Shop to baild a 35 foot tower furnishing all material including a safety rail seconded by Council-
man Gardner and u~nimously carried.
A lette~ was read from Joe C. Woolf regarding the work and improvements at sewer plant suggesting
that the plant bt operated as an Activated Sludge Plant which would require minor modifications. After
discussion the CoUncil agreed /use the Activate~ Sludge System as recommended by Joe C. Woolf alsc authorize
the purchase of n$cessary plastic pipe for sewer plant.
Mayor M$ck recommended that the Council request the Legislature to amend the Charter to provide
for the appointme!t of a Prosecuting Attorney and to authoriZe the Police Officers of the City of Okee-
chobee to make attests outside the premises of CiTM in fresh pursuit.
Councilman Watford moved to advertize notice of Legislation of intention to apply to the 1965
Session of the FlOrida Legislature for an Act authorizing Police Officers of theCity of Okeechobee to
make arrests outsAde the corporate premises of City, proViding such arrest is made in fresh ~rsuit,
seconded by Counc~an Gardner and unanimously carried.
Counci~n Gardner moved to advertize notice of 'Legislation of intention to apply to the 1965
Session of the Fl~ida Legislature for an Act authorizing the ~ity Council to appoint a Prosecuting
Attorney, seconder by Councilman Watford and unanimously carried.
An appl$Cation was received from J. H. Ward requesting that Lots 1, 2 and 3 ~aylor Creek Manor
be rezoned from A~icultural to Commercial. Councilman Walker moved to authorize the Clerk to publish
motice of public ~aring, seconded b~ Councilman Hunt and carried.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND CITY ZONING ~RDINANCE ~271
NO~ICE is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida
a municipal corporation, will consider rezoning from AGRICULTURAL to COMMERCIAL and
to amen~ accordingly the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance #271 adopted November 21,
1955, ~ following described real ~property, situate, lying and being within the
corpora~ limits of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, to-wit:
Lo~s 1, 2 and 3 TAYL'~R CREEK MANOR~
and that a public hearing in relation thereto will be held at 7:00 P. M. on the
6th day !ef April, 1965, in the City Council room, City Hall, Okeechobee, Florida,
at whic~ time all parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be
heard.
PL~SE GOVERN YOURSELVES ACCORDINGLY.
Clyde Mc Crocklin
CLYDE MC CROCKLIN
PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
ATTEST: ~orena S~ive~ OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
~ty Clerk
ty of Okeeqhobee
~eechobee, ~lorida
PUBLISH ~N THE OKEECHOBEE NEWS-MIRROR: MARCH 18, 1965
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Councilman Watfort~ moved to advertize for bids for the purchase of regular gasoline and
diesel for period of one year, seconded by Councilman Gardner and carried.
NOTICE
NOTICE XS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of
Okeechobee, ~lorida, will receive sealed bids for the purchase of
~EGULA~ GASOLINE and DIESEL to be delivered to the City Hall for a
period of ohs year beginning April 6, 1965.
Ail bid$~ will be opned in the Council Chamber on Tuesday, April
6, 1965 at 7~00 P. M.
The Ci~ Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids,
Clyd~ Mc Crocklin
ATTEST: PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL
Lorena Spive$ CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
City Clerk
PUBLISH IN T~E OKEECHOBEE NEWS-MIRROR: March 18, 25 & April 1, 1965/
Councilman Walker reported that Mrs. Mc Whorter had reported that herself and two more property
owners in Clay Subdivision South of Road #70 had agreed to have water installed providing the City approved
the extension . Also a water line extension request from Don Stewart to Lots 5 & 6, Block 73 requiring
approximately 175 feet of pipe from approved S. D. A. Church new water line and a request from Lamonte
Moore for water line extension requiring approximately 750 feet of pipe to property east of State Road
98 north of Twelfth Street. After consideration and discussion Councilman Walker moved te grant request ar
install water line extensiol to Don Stewart property Lots 5 and 6, Block 73 upon payment of tap fee and
water deposit and also upon payment of three water tap fees ama deposits i~nstall water line to Mc Whorter
property and twe other property owners in Clay Subdivision South of State Road 70 seconded by Councilman
Gardner and carried.
Councilman Gardne~ moved to suDscribe for one year subscription to Water and Sewer Journals,
to be mailed to City Hall, seconded by Councilman Walker and carried.
Upon motion the CSuncil adjourned.
PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL
ATTEST: ~A~_~ ~ CITY CLER~ ~ ~