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HomeMy WebLinkAbout110471 /505 MINUTES City Commission, Sanford, Florida November 4 at 12:00 Noon 19 71 DO'l'li/!lti. OW OFFli..,'E I/,Uk'I"L¥ The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in special called session at the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, at 12:00 Noon on November 4, 1971. Present: Mayor-Commissioner.Lee P. Moore Commissioner James H. Crapps Commissioner Gordon T. Meyer Commissioner W. Vincent Roberts Commissioner Julian L. Stenstrom City Attorney W. C. Hutchison, Jr. City Manager W. E. Knowles City Clerk H. N. Tamm, Jr. Absent: Police Chief Ben E. Butler The meeting was called to order by the Chairman. Commissioner Meyer' moved to waive the requirement of the twenty-four hours written notice and to call the meeting into special session. Seconded by Commissioner Stenstrom and carried by unanimous vote of the Commis~on. . A letter.was submitted~from Howard H. Hodges, President, Sanford Atlantic National Bank, setting forth:a proposed 10-year expansion program and requesting information for the: possible purchase of the City parking lot on the northwest corner of Park Avenue and First Same was referred to the-City Manager for a report on the size and costs of the Street. property. Commissioner Roberts next intmoduced Resolution No. 1107, and after being read in full, moved on its passage and adoption. Seconded by Commissioner Stenstrom and ca~ried. Said Resolution. No. 1107 being in words and figures as follows: A RESOLUTION ORDERING AND PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A BOND ELECTION OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA, ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEED- ING $4,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGAT%ON BONDS OF THE CITY; SUCH BOND ELECTION TO BE HELD ON DE'CEMBER 7, 1971. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA, t~hat: SECTION 1. A bond election of the qualified electors residing in the City of Sanford is hereby called to be held on the 7th day of December, 1971, at the time and places hereinafte: set forth, to determine whether or not the issuance of general obligation bonds not exceeding in the aggregate $4,000,000 shall be approved by such qualified electors to finance the cost of constructing or acquiring storm drainage improvements in the City. The bonds proposed to be issued shall be payable from ad valorem taxes levied without limitation as to rate or amount on all taxable property in the City; none of such bonds shall be issued for a longer term then forty (40) years and no bond shall bear interest at a rate or rates exceeding the maximum legal rate of interest at the time of the sale of the bonds. SECTION 2. The Bond election provided for in Section 1 shall be held at the same time and places as the general City election but shall be held and conducted as a separate bond election. Only qualified electors shall be permitted to vote in the bond election provided for in Section 1 hereof. Ail qualified electors shall submit proof by affidavit made before the inspectors DOT~2~OW OFFICE SUPPLY COMPANY MINUTES City Commission, Sanford, Florida NOvember t at 12:00 Noon 1971 5O9 ' that they are qualified electors residing in the City. Qualified electors who vote by absentee ballot shall submit proof by affidavit made before a notary public or other person authorized to take oaths under Florida law. The polls will be open at the voting:~ places for said bond election from seven o'clock P. M. on the same day. SECTION 3. The places of voting and the Inspectors and Clerks for the polling places for the bond election, who are hereby appointed for such bond election, are as follows' Polling Places Clerks Inpsectors Sanford Civic Center Hortense W. Roumillat Charlotte M. Smith Peter J. Bukur Lida Stine SECTION 4. Voting machines shall be used at said bond election and the form of ballot to be used in said bond election shall be in substantially the following form: OFFICIAL BALLOT CITY OF SAN-FORD, FLORIDA BOND ELECTION - DECEMBER 7, 1971 Instruction to Voters: Shall the City of Sanford issue not exceeding $4,000,000 principal amount of general obliga- tion bonds of the City bearing interest at not exceeding the maximum legal rate of interest at the time of the sale of the bonds, maturing not later than fort~ (40) years from the date of issuance thereof, payable form ad valorem taxes levied on all taxable property in the City without limit as to rate or amount for the prupose of constructifig or acquiring storm drainage, improvements in h he.City as more spe-_ cifically described and provided in Resolution No. 1107 adopted on the 4th day of November,. 1971. Indicate by pulling down lever over "FOR APPROVAL OF BONDS" if you favor:the issuance of said bonds. "' SECTION 5. ~ndicate by pulling dc~n lever over "AGAINST APPROVAL OF BONDS" if you do not favor the issuance of said bonds. Paper ballots shall be used at such election for absentee voting. The form of ballot to be used in the election for absentee voters shall be in substantially the form provided in Section 4 above, except that Instructions to Voters shall be as follows: Instruction to Voters: If you are in favor of the issuance of said bonds, place an "x" in the space to the left of the words "FOR APPROVAL OF BONDS" If you are not in favor of the issuance of said bonds, place m"x" in the space to the left of the words "AGAINST APPROVAL OF BONDS". SECTION 6. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to have printed on plain white paper a sufficient number of the aforesaid ballots and to deliver them to the appropriate officials for absentee voters'and shall also have printed sample ballots an&~shall deliver them to the Inspectors and Clerks on or before the date and time for the opening of the polls for such bond election for the voting places at which voting machines are~to be used, and is further authorized and directed to make appropriate arrangements with the proper officials of Seminole County for the use of such voting machines at the polling places specified herein and to have MINUTES City Commission, Sanford, Florida Novenber 4 at 12:00 Noon .19 71 printed on plain white paper and delivered in accordance with law the official ballots for use in such voting machines. SECTION 7. For the purpose of determining the result of said bond election, the bonds shall be approved if a majority of the total votes cast in the bOnd election shall be in favor of the:i.issuance of the bonds. SECTION 8. This resolution shall be published in full as a part of the notice of such bond election, together with an appropriate caption in such form as the City Clerk shall determine, in the Sanford Herald, a newspaper published and of general circulation in the City of Sanford, once each week for four (4) consecutive weeks, the first publication to be not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of such bond election. SECTION 9. Tn the event that any word, phrase, clause, sentence or paragraph hereof shall be held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, Such holding !i:.shall not affect any other word, clause, phrase, sentence or paragraph hereof. SECTION 10. Ail resolutions in conflict or inconsistent herewith hereby are repealed, insofar as there is conflict or inconsistency. SECTION 11. This resolution shall take effect upon its becoming a law. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of November, A.D., 1971. Attest: s/ H. N. Tamm, Jr., City Clerk APPROVED: s/ Lee P. Moore, Mayor NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS ON THE ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING $4,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS BY THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA, ON DECEMBER 7, 1971. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bond election will be held on the 7th day of December, 1971, in the City of Sanford, Florida, for the pumpose of determining whether general obliga- tion bonds of the City shall be issued in an aggregate principal amount of not exceeding $4,000,000, bearing interest at such rate or rates, not exceeding the maximum legal rate of interest at the time of the sale thereof, and maturing not later than forty (40) years from the date of the bonds, for the purpose of constructing storm drainage improvements in the City, as described in Resolution No. 1107 of. the City adopted on the 4th day of November, 1971, which such resolution is published in full below as a part of this notice. The polls will be open at the voting places on the day of the bond election from ~e~en o'clock A.M. until seven o'clock P.M. on the same day, and only qualified electors may vote in the said election, all as provided in Resolution No. 1107 adopted on November 4, 1971, and published in full as part of this notice. Attest: THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA s/ H. N. Tamm, Jr., City Clerk By s/ Lee P. Moore, Mayor Co~missioner Roberts reported that his action was on the basis that the drainage pro- ject would be a decision of the people through a referendum vote to tax themselves. The Commission authorized the preparation of information as to an estimated millage MINUTES City Commission, Sanford, Florida Novmaber 4 at 12:00 Noon 1971 DOT~t~EOW OFFICE SOFI~LY COMPANY increase to service the issue at the current rate of interest. After discussion, additional names were suggested for appointment to the Sanford Housing Authority as follows: William Speigle, Father William Ennis, and Dr. Vann Parker. After consideration, the City Attorney was authorized to prepare ordinances to adopt the following: Southern Standard Plumbing Code, 1971 Edition; Soukhern Standard Gas Code, 1971 Revisions to 1969 code; Southern Standard Building Code, 1971, revisions to 1969 edition; and National Electric Code of 1971. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. ATTEST: lm MAYOR