1958-06-17 Reg. Adjourned57O
BE YT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of 0keechobee, Florida,
in regular session assembled, that the reco~nnendation of ti~e ssid
Zoning Co.~'~nissioner, as hereinbefore set forth, be, and the same is,
hereby r,~t~fied and approved.
BE YT FURT~iER RESOLVED 'that Notice of said approval be published in The
0keechobee News, s newspaper published in 0keechobee County, Florida,
as required by the Statutes of the State of Florida, and Ordinances of
the City cf 0ke,~chobee, Florida.
PASSED and ADOPTED this the l0 day of June A. D. 1958.
CITY OF 0KEE~0BEE, FLORIDA
BY: Jesse R. Watford
President - City Cou~'cil"'
ATPEST: Lqrena .3pivey
CITY CLKRK
Pursuamt to notice published in the 0ke~:~chobee News and no objections having
been filed, Councl].~:an Gardner moved to rezone from "Agricultural" to Commercial" tine
above described parcel of land belonging to George F. Collins, seconded by Councilman
Chandler and carried.
Upon motion the Comncll adjourned to meet June 17, 1958 at 8:00 P. N.
At'TEST: ~-CITY C!,E~ J ~¥%/ PRESIDENZ~'--UF CITY COUNCIL
June ].7, 1958
The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regular adjourned
session at the City Hall on the above date at 8:00 P. M. with the following present:
Mayor Du~faam, P~sident Watford, Councilmen Chandler, ~ardn~r, Pearce and Walker with
G. C. Durrance, City Atto~ney.
President Wstfor. d presented plans and b].~e prints dra'~ by Florida Power and
Light.Engineer, ?eg~',pding proposed street lights. Con.uti!man Cb. andler moved that plans
he approved and Flor. Ida Power and Light Company be authorized to install lights
according to plans, seconded by Councilman Pearce and carried.
A discussion on Sewer program was heard. J R Durrance, Bond Agent, was
introduced to the Co-umci.] by' President Watford. Mr. Darrance presented a proposal
for issuing and financing Revenue Certificates for construction of sewerage improve-
ments, as proposed by Re]land A. Sharp, Consulting Engineer. Proposed issue $350,000.00
Interest =2~/o - Mattu',ity 30 years. Mr. Durrance agreed to meet with the CouDcil July
1 for further discuss!on.
O. L. Hunt, Supt, of Public Instruction appeared before the Council requesting
tho Council io incl~de i:~ the original sower plans, sower to the new Elementar~y School
now ~ader con,strict!on. After discussion. Councilman ~andler presented the following --~
Resolution az~d moved its adoption and upon being seconded by Councilman Gardner was
put to a vote amd u:~animously
R E S 0 L U T I O N
'~ERT".AS, the Board of Public Instruction of 0keechobee County,
Florida, ~as under construction a,~ E]ementar'y School Building, and
WHERF~S, ~t is imperative that the sa~d building be connected
w'~":h thc sewc::.~ line of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, and
'~HEREAS, ~n the 10th da.7 of Jm~e, 1958, bids were re-
ceived b~y the City ~oun~i. 1 of the City of 0keechobee, Florida~
roz. the construction of said sewe~', ,~a!d lowest bid being in
th:a s~ of $14,6~2.31. and
V~EREAS, the City of 0keecl~obee desires to assist the
Board of Public Instruction in the construction of this sewer
cc.~nection co,only knovm as "0sceola Street Sewer" but, due
tc the financ~a! condition of said City, the Council is ~able
at this time to f~nance said project, and
~ 0keechobee is now formulating plans
V~EREAS, tke ~' ty of
for the extens~.on of the sewer system of the City of 0keechobee
as will more fully appe~ from the records in the office of the
City Clerl~, 0keechobee, Florida.
NOW, ~EREF0~, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of 0keechobee, F!o;zda, that fu the ovent the Board of
Public Instruction of 0ke ~_~.~be~ ~ounty, Florida, should pro-
ceed vdth the construction of sa~d 0sceola Street Sewer, as
aforesaid, the City of 0keechobee hereby agrees to refund ~d/or
p~y to the said Board of Public Instruction of 0keechobee County,
Florida, money o~ended in the construction of said sewe~ llne
~oresaid, not to exceed the sum of $]4,6~2.31, if and ~en the
f~aa~cfng of the sewer improvement project is completed and the
a~ai~a ]m.e for tke c:~nstruction of said project.
money becomes -
PASSED in regular adjourned session this the 17th day of
June, ]958.
Jesse R. Watford
R. E. ~:andler
Claude Gardner
John F. Pearce
Fra~lin Walker
CI~Z COUNCIL
A~ST: Lorena Spi.vey
~o~cflman Gardnez' moved to parc!~ase 350 ~eet or ~/~ inch galvanized pipe
and ]]50 feet of 2 inch, seconded by Coancf]ma~ G'.~and!er ~nd carried.
b-'; on motion the Council adjo=ned.
CITY CIE