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072147-Adjourned Regular Sessio14 MINUTES City Commission, Sanford, Florida,..--fful~r--.21,----st---7--:--30---P-"M ........... 19 ....!57 The City Commission of the City of at the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Present: Commissioner H. James Gut, Mayor. , Andrew Carraway , Robert A Williams City Attorney Fred R Wilson City Manager & Clerk H ,N. Sayer Deputy City Clerk Gordon L. Bradley Absent. Commissioner Geo. D. Bishop , Lea R Lesher Meeting called to order by the Chairman. Sanford Florida met in Adjourned Regular Session Mlorida, at ?:30 o'clock P.M. July 21, 194?. and the vote stands as follows: Commissioner Gut AYe " Oarraway Aye ,, Williams Aye Thereupon said Ordinance No. The roll was called and the vote Commissioner Gut Aye , Carraway Aye , Williams Aye 418 was placed on its final passage and adoption. stands as follows Further consideration next given to the adoption of Ordinance No.418, reducing the license tax on furniture auctioneers from $100.00 to $20.00 per day, which was intro- duced at the adjourned regular meeting of July 18, 1947. City Attormey Wilson then advised the Commission of his opinion that the license tax of $100.00 per day for furniture auctioneers as imposed by Ordinance No. 354, would be ruled excessive by the Courts. Mr. E.C.Smith Jr. President of the Sanford Retail Merchants Association next advised the Board that his Association is still not in favor of auction sales, but in view of the le- gal opinion rendered by the City Attorney, ltwould sanction the Commission imposing a license tax that will be upheld by the Courts. Also, that the Association recommended a maximUm fifteen day limit be included in the amended ordinance. Mr. George Austin, Manager of the Thorpe Furniture Company, next stated that he felt that the proposed license tax of $20.00 per day is still too high. Commissioner Cgrraway then re-introduced ordinance No. ~18, entitled: ORDINANCE NO. 418 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA, AMENDING PARAGRAPH 18 OF SECTION 5 of ordinance no-354 PASSED AND ADOPTED ON THE llth DAY OF S EPTEMBER,1944, AND LEVYING AND IMPOSING CERTAIN LICENSE TAXES FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, SAID PARAGRAPH 18 RELATING TO AUCTIONEERS. and same was placed on its first reading and read in full by the Clerk. Commissioner Williams then moved that Sub-Sec (b) of Paragraph 18 of Sec i of said Ordinance No. 418, be amended to include the words "but for not more than fifteen business days in any one year." Seconded by Commissioner Carraway and carried by the following vote of the Commission: Commissioner Gut Aye ,, Carraway Aye ,' Williams Aye Commissioner Carraway then moved that the rules be waived and said Ordinance No be placed on its final passage and adoption. Seconded by Commissioner Williams. Thereupon the question recurred upon the waiver of the rules; the roll was called MINUTES Ci~ Commission, Sanford, Florida,. July 21...a~. 7:30 ~ M ..... 19~ Thereupon the Chairman announced that the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, by unanimous vote had passed and adopted said Ordinance No. 418, ent~led: ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA, A~ENDING PARAGRAPH 18 OF SECTION 5 OF ORDINANCE NO 354 PASSED AND ADOPTED ON THE llth DAY OF SEPT~ER,1944, AND LEVYING AND I~POSING CERTAIN LICENSE TAXES FOR NUNICIPAL PURPOSES, SAID PARAGRAPH 18 RELATING TO AUCTIONEERS. On motion duly adopted Ordinance No. 41~ was next ordered POSTED at the front door of the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, in accordance with the terms of the Charter, as amended. Report of July analysis of milk from all dairies operating in Sanford, as prepared by Dr. L.R.Scribner's Laboratories at Orlando, next presented, such report showing all such milk within the requirements of grade "A" milk. Commissioner Carraway next moved that the Seminole County Junior Chamber of Commerce be granted their request to use one parking space on Park Avenue adjacent to Roumillat & Anderson's Drug Store for the purpose of displaying an automobile that will be given away on Labor Day. Seconded by Commissioner Williams and carried. On motion duly carried, t~e Commission next approved the employment of E.L.Lavy at salary of $138.75 per month, and B.H.Giles at salary of $143.00 per month to fill position of two additional firemen authorized by the City Commission. Communication next received from the Zoning Board of Appeals recommending that Nr. J.C.Owens be granted a permit to install and operate a gasoline service station at 515 Elm Avenue in connection with h~ grocery store. Natter taken under advisement. In response to the request of the Fernald-Laughton Nemorial Hospital that the City require Nrs Velma L Gonzalez to establish a bus service to the airport for the benefit of the hospital patrons, visitors and staff, a letter was next read from Mrs Gonzalez advising that a survey had been made, and that there would not be sufficient passengers to patronize the bus to pay for the operating expenses. Communication next received from Nr. W.D.Ryan, General Nanager of the Ninneapolis Baseball and Athletic Association, accepting the City's invitation to conduct their 1948 spring training program in Sanford. Communication next received from Radio Corporation of America accepting the contract for furnishing the Police Radio Equipment at a price of $2,925.00, completely installed and ready for operation. On motion duly carried, th~ Commission next authorized an expenditure in amount of approximately $200.00 to cover t~e cost of repairing the roof on the reservoir at the Water Plant. Consideration next given to adopti~an ordinance prohibiting the keeping of chickens and other fowls within a certain distance of a residence. Thereupon after consideraDle discussion, and on recommendation of the City ~anager that such a law should be enacted, the City Attorney was directed to prepare such ordinance for consideration of the Commission. The City ~anager next reported that NcCormick Lumber Company had com~nced with the repairm on their warehouse building located on East 1/2 of Block 3 of Tier 12, E.R. Trafford'e Nap of Sanford, which was condemned by the City Commissioner under date of ~ay 26, 1947. MINUTES City Commission, S~nford, Florida,_.5-ul~r.. 21.,..__a_t._.~.:-~-u-.~--~ ............. 19..~7. On recommendation of Inspector Duncan, the City Attorney was next directed to prepare an Ordinance amending Paragraph (C) of Section 12 of the Electrical Ordinance, for the purpose of increasing the inspection fees on certain types of electric~l work. The Commission then proceeded to a lengthy study of the matter of revising t~e occupa- tional license tax rates as levied and imposed ~ Ordinance No. 354, and amendments thereto, final action being deferred, pending further consideration. There being no,further business the meeting adjourned. ATTEST: