1999-05-01CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
SUMMARY OF COUNCIL ACTION
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I. CALL TO ORDER: - Mayor:
May 4, 1999, City Council Regular Meeting, 6:00 p.m.
Mayor Kirk called the May 4, 1999 Regular City Council Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
II. OPENING CEREMONIES: Invocation offered b Reverend J.P. Ziegler; Reverend J.P. Ziegler offered the invocation;
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Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Kirk. III Mayor Kirk led the pledge of allegiance.
III. MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF ATTENDANCE - City Clerk. 111 Clerk Thomas called the roll:
Mayor James E, Kirk
Present
Council Member Noel A. Chandler
Present
Council Member Lowry Markham
Present
Council Member Robert Oliver
Present
Council Member Dowling R. Watford, Jr.
Present
City Attorney John R. Cook
Present
City Administrator Robert J. Bradshaw
Present
City Clerk Bonnie S. Thomas
Present
Deputy Clerk S. Lane Gamiotea
Present
V. MINUTES - City Clerk.
A. Motion to dispense with the reading and approve the Summary of Council Member Markham moved to dispense with the reading and approve the Summary of Council Action for the
Council Action for the Regular Meeting of April 20, 1999. Ill Regular Meeting of April 20,1999; seconded by Council Member Oliver.
Discussion: None.
VOTE
KIRK - YES
CHANDLER - YES
MARKHAM - YES
OLIVER - YES
WATFORD - YES
MOTION CARRIED.
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V. WARRANT REGISTER - City Administrator.
A. Motion to approve the March, 1999 Warrant Register in the
Council Member Watford moved to approve the March, 1999 Warrant Register in the amounts: General Fund five
amounts, General Fund $585,439.95 and Public Facility
hundred eighty-five thousand, four hundred thirty-nine dollars, ninety-five cents ($585,439.95) and Public Facility
Improvement Fund $1,496.00.
Improvement Fund one thousand, four hundred ninety-six dollars ($1,496.00); seconded by Council Member Markham.
Discussion: None.
VOTE
KIRK - YES
CHANDLER -YES
MARKHAM - YES
OLIVER - YES
WATFORD - YES
MOTION CARRIED.
VI. AGENDA -Mayor.
A. Request for additions, deferrals or withdrawal of items on today's III Mayor Kirk asked whether there were any additions, deferral's or withdrawal's of items on today's agenda. Unfinished
agenda. Business Item "B" was pulled from the agenda.
VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
A. Consider and approve the Revised Street Maintenance Program Following a brief discussion, Council Member Watford moved to approve the street maintenance from capital
section of the Fiscal Year 1998-99 Public Facilities Improvement outlay deleting item number one, item number six and item number eight as presented in Exhibit One; seconded
Fund Capital Outlay - City Administrator/Public Works Director by Council Member Markham.
(Exhibit 1).
VOTE
KIRK - YES
CHANDLER - YES
MARKHAM - YES
OLIVER - YES
WATFORD - YES
MOTION CARRIED.
See list on page three.
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VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS CONTINUED.
A. Consider and approval the Revised Street Maintenance Program
section of the Fiscal Year 1998-99 Public Facilities Improvement
Fund Capital Outlay continued.
B. Update regarding Brantley Code Violation - Mayor.
VIII. NEW BUSINESS.
Streets included in the Improvement Project are as follows:
Northwest 71h Avenue from North Park Street to Northwest 2"d Street, estimated cost $14,000.00. This is for an overlay
only.
Southwest 61h Avenue from 191h to 21' Street, estimated cost $16,800.00. This is for an overlay only.
Southwest 151h Street from 3`d to 51h Avenue, estimated cost $19,800.00. This is for an overlay only.
Southwest 61h Avenue from 2°1 to 4" Street, estimated cost $14,000.00.
Southwest 12`h Avenue from North West Park Street to Southwest 2"d Street, estimated cost $18,000.00. This is a new
street to be paved and guard rails installed.
Northeast 2nd Street from North Parrott Avenue to 4" Avenue, mill and overlay center lanes only, estimated cost
$21,500.00.
Southwest 2' Avenue from 16h to W Street, choosing Option One to only pave the street, estimated cost $22,533.00.
Southeast 61h Avenue from North Park street to Southeast 2"d Street, overlay and installing one set of guard rails to
alleviate the cross traffic, estimated cost $4,750.00.
Northwest 71h Avenue from 4th to 51h Avenue, estimated cost $23,051.00.
Mayor Kirk requested this item be pulled from the agenda.
A. Motion to approve a request from First Baptist Church to Council Member Oliver moved to approve a request from First Baptist Church to temporarily close Southeast 6m Avenue
temporarily close Southwest 6" Avenue between North and South between North and South Park Streets on December 7 through 11, 1999 from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. each night;
Park Street on December 7 through 11, 1999 from 5:30 p.m. to seconded by Council Member Chandler.
10:30 p.m. each night (Exhibit 2).
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VIII. NEW BUSINESS CONTINUED.
A. Motion to approve a request from First Baptist Church to
Discussion: Council noted this even was moving down one block in the park and that this would a better location for
temporarily close Southwest 61h Avenue between North and South
the pageant.
Park Street on December 7 through 11,1999 from 5:30 p.m. to
10:30 p.m. each night continued.
VOTE
KIRK - YES
CHANDLER - YES
MARKHAM - YES
OLIVER - YES
WATFORD - YES
MOTION CARRIED.
B. Consider and approve an alley closing application. Request is to Council discussed this was the piece of property that was rezoned at the last meeting to Industrial and that anything
close both alley's in Block 71, City of Okeechobee - City Clerk Industrial to go in there, they would probably need all the property. Mayor Kirk noted all they would be doing is approving
(Exhibit 3). the application and it has to come back in the form of an ordinance.
Council Member Watford moved to approve Alley Closing Application No. 50, the name Monica Harden and set
for public hearing; seconded by Council Member Markham.
VOTE
KIRK - YES
CHANDLER - YES
MARKHAM - YES
OLIVER - YES
WATFORD - YES
MOTION CARRIED.
IX, AQJOURN REGULAR MEETING - Mayor.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE AtlafSED that if a pe Ineedto
al any decision made by the City Council with
There being no further items on the agenda, Mayor Kirk adjourned the meeting at 6:18 p.m.
respect to any matter considered at this meeting, he/she ay that a verbatim record of the proceeding made,
which record includes the testimony andrevdence u whichto be based.
ATTEST:
E. KIRK, MAYOR
BONNIE S. THOMAS, CIVIC, CITY CLERK