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'240 MINUTES City Commission, Sanford, Florida, $~.~tember 1, 8 P ~ 19 48 .... ~.~.~ .................. . ............................. The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida met City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, at 2:00 o'clock P in adjourned cession at the · ~.Seotember l, 194~, Present: Commissioner Andrew Carraway, Acting Hayor. " Randall Chase " John Krider Sr. City Attorney Fred R Wilson City Manager & Clerk H N Sayer Deputy City Clerk Gordon L. Bradley Absent: Commissioner Robert A Williams, Mayor. " Lea R.Lesher. Meeting called to order by the Chairman. Further consideration next given to the existing fire hazard at ~he Municipal Airport created by the aviation gasoline left in the twelve underground storage banks by the Navy for the purpose of preserving the lining of the tanks. Thereupon after considerable discussion, Commissioner Chase moved that the City Manager dispose of the gasoline and fill the t~nk$ with water, in order to eliminate the public hazard caused by the aviation gasoline being stored in seld tanks. Seconded by Commissioner Erider and carried. Consideration next given to the request of the Fellowship Foundation to lease the Synthetic Trainer Building and the Laundry Building at the airport, and also to lease that portion of the airport property east and south of the runways for farm and grazing purposes. Thereupon after considerable discussion and on motion duly adopted, the Commission offered to lease ~he Fellowship Foundation the Synthetic Trainer Building for a period of ten years at a rental of $2,400.00 per year, the Laundry Building for a period of ten years at a rental of $960.00 per year, and the ~ack portion of the airport property for farm and grazing purposes for a period of ten years at a rental of $1,000. O0 per year. The Commission then proceeded to sit as a Tax Equalization Board to give further consideration to the complaints registered as to the assessed valuations on the 1948 Tax Roll. The following action was next taken with respect to complaints as to individual valuations presented to the Board at its meeting of August 10th and other complaints flSed since that time: Name Description Margaret Ann Super Markets Personal property 15,350.O0 Chase & Co. Personal Property (Except at Nkt) 169.450.00 Assessed Valuat ion Chase & Co. Personal property at Market 1,450.00 The Polar Bear Personal Property g,930.00 Stoudenmire'e Variety Store Personal property 1,250.00 Haynes Office Machine Co. Personal Property 1,g?O.O0 Complaint Action of Board Claims too high ~,~.ore than actual Inventory value More than actual Inventory value More than actual Inventory Value 1,~ore than actual Inventory Value More than actual Inventory Value No change Reduced to $116,610.00 (Book value shown in evidence) Reduced to $660.O0 (Book vslue shown in evidence.) Reduced to $~,000. OO (Book value shown in Evidence) Reduced to $950.00 Reduced to $720.00 (Book value shown in evidence) Sanford Herald Personal proelrty 23,O60.00 Claims too high h~- w~,~ +^ ~* ~n~ ~ MINUTES NAN____~_E _ DESCRIPT ION THE Yowell Co Personal Property Patrick ~rult Co Personal Property Atlantic Refining Cgmpany Merchandise at bulk plant ASSESSED VALUATIO_N 78,740.00 33,1OO.00 2 210. O0 COMPLAINT ACTIONOF BOARD. More than actual invert- Reduced to $58,830.00 tory Value. (Book value shown in evidence) More than actual lnven- Reduced to $17,300.00 tory value (Book value shown in evidence.) Stock of merchandise Assessment canceled discontinued in 1947 (Evidence produced showing no stock) Sanford Dry Cleaners Personal property 1,110.00 M E Patterson Personal property at 910 Elm Ave. 300.00 Claims too high Claims too high No change No change Shell Oil Co. A & P Tea Co. E Z Irwin-Store Mather Furniture Co Persoral property Personal Property Personal Property 1,500.00 14,700.00 2,470.00 Personal Property 41,330.00 Florida State Ino. The Texas Co. Mrs L A Renaud Sun Oil Co. Montezuma Hotel City Ice & Fuel Co Pat's Barbecue Stand Theatres Personal property in Princess Theatre 3,715.00 Personal Property 4,515.00 Personal property at 2201 Oak Ave. Personal property Personal property Personal property 500.00 5,070.00 2,630.00 550.00 Personal property 550.00 Claims too high Claims too high Claims more than Actual inventory Assessed with property in Jewelry dept. owned by Miss Margaret C Gwaltney Claims too high Claims too High Claims too high Claims too high Claims too high Claims too high Claims too high No change. NO. change. No change ( No evidence to substantiate claim.) Reauced to $39,180.00 (Property of Miss Gwaltney deducted from assessment.) No change. No change. No change No. change. No change. No change. No change. Randall Thorpe Furniture Company Russell Seed Co Geo. E.Slack Electric Co Personal property 4,500.00 Personal property 12,420.00 1,670.00 Personal property Personal property at 501 Sanford Ave. Personal property Mrs Nancy Robbins Central Apartments Personal property Model Cleaners Personal property Jones Tire Shop Personal property 240.00 5o0. oo 1,800.00 4,560.00 2,7 0.00 Rand-Christ Org. Personal property 2,460.00 Gulf Oil Corp. Personal property 21,970.00 Claims too high Claims too high Claims too high Claims too high Claims too high Claims too high Claims too high More than actual inventory value Claims too high because only used for experimental purposes. Claims too high No. change. No change. No change. No change. No change. No change. No change. Reduced to $2,300.00 (Book value shown in evidemoe Reduced to $1,500.O0 No change. Gulf O11 Corp S. 23.3 ft. of Lot 7 all Lots 8,9 & 10 Blk 2 Chapman & Tucker Addn. '8,990.00 " " " Lot 5 Blk 3 Tr. 8 Sanford 4,330.00 " " " S 11.46 ft of Lot 10 all ll Blk 3 Tr. 4 ll,150.O0 Claims too high Claims too high Claims too high No change. No change. No chan~e. MINUTES City Commission, Sanfo~d, Florida, _ ......... DESCRIPT ION ASSESSED VALUAT I0N. Co~pLAIN~. ACTION OF BOARD. Sinclair Co. M H Brock Thorpe D L Harper Refining Furniture Personal property Lot 1 Blk 6 Tr. 5 Co All (Less N la ft.) Lot 9 Blk 3 Tr. 2 LOts 28,& 3© Rose Court 4,990.00 Assessed with furni- ture & fixtures owned by Reduced to $44~0.00 distributor property of P H Fuller deducted from assessment 3,940.00 Claims too high No change 22,820.00 Claims too high in Reduced to 21,040.00 comparison with actual because of type of con- vslue, struction. 7,700.00 Claims too high in comparison with other Reduced to 5,700.00 property, upon physical inspection (Refused to allow such inspection before value assessed.) D L Harper E. 62.1 ft of lot 2 & l~t 4 ( Less N 10 ft of W. 74 ft Woodruff Bubdiv. Miss Aranka Takach Lots 4 & 5 & E. 6 ft of Lot 11 Blk 1 Tr. 4 Miss Aranka Takach W. 29 ft of Lot ll Blk i Tier 4 A D Rosier Plumbing Company Personal property at lll N French Ave. 10,260.00 20,200.00 9,490.00 16,700.00 Claims too high in comparison to income No chsnge. Claims too hlgn in comparison to other property. No change. Claims too high in comparison with other property No change. Claims more than No change ( No evi- actual value of inventory dence su0mitted to substantiate claim) Realty Trust Co. Beg.461.5 ft N and 99.5 ft E. of Int of center lines of Elm Ave & Fulton St. run N 424 ft to Pt. in Lake Monroe, W. 245.0~ ft to a pt. in Lake Monroe,S. 424 ft. E. 245.06 ft to Beg. (Less W. 50 ft of N 360 ft. and less R/W for State Road ~o 3) 1~,37o.oo Claims too high because of dock in bad state of repair. Reduced to $17,450.00 Chase & Company Lots 2 and 3 Blk 4 Tier 6 3,500. CO Chase & Company N W 1/4 Blk 2 Tier 7 Chase & Company Lots 1 and 2 & 3 Blk 4 Tr. 5 12,820.00 39,580.00 ~rs Keith L Westfall LOt 21 Blk A Buena Vista 2,~20.00 JH Crapps Fred W Ball Meyer Provus Lots 52,53 and N 1/2 54 Fort Mellon Frac Lots 1 and 2 Blk 7 tier 8 Lot 2 & N 1/2 of Lot 3 Blk $ Tr. 4 5,650.00 4,130.00 13,820.00 William Williams Lots 5 & 4 Block 14 Tier 8 5,060.00 Claims too high Claims too high Claims too high for type of construction Claims too high be- cause of location Claims too high Claims too high Claims too high in comparison to income. No change No change. No change. No change. No change no change. No change. Claims too high because of location No change. Margaret M Jerry Lots 4 & 5 Blk 5 Chapman & Tucker Aodition 14,470.00 Claims too high in comparison with other property No change MINUTES 243 NAME DESCRIPTION - ASSESSED - - VALUATION Harry Hervlah Lots 6,7 & 8 Blk 15 Tr. S ( Less R.R.R/W) Housholder ,Associates Attorneys for 4~ property Owners in Goldsboro Sec. Various parcels of property in Goldsboro Karlyle Housholder, Agent Lot 4 Blk 2 Tr.3 Manuel Jacobson R E Herndon Lots 1,2 & 3 Blk 3. Tr.2 E 1/2 of Lots 9 and l0 Blk 6 Tr. 2 Mrs Minnie O Smith S. 62 ft of Lot 6 Blk X St. Gertrude Addn Ralph A Smith Mrs Raymond G Fox John Gore Lot 4 Evans Terrace Lot 12 S..encer Heights LOt 13 Blk y St. Gertrude Addition A Maroene~e T E Wilson Chase Jr. Leavitt Irwin Hill Lots 10,11,12 & 13 Blk ?A Dreamwold 2nd Sec. Lots 7 & 8 Blk A Strlngfellow Addn. ACTION OF BOARD. 2,160.00 Claims too high because of R.R. R/W across property Reduced to 1,690.00 Claims assessed vhluatlons are too high because of inad- equate services furnished by the City No change in any of the assessed valuations. 64,920.00 Claims too high in comparison with actual v~ue of the property 71,040.00 Claims too high No change. No change. 3,510.00 Claims too high because of location No change. 1,820.00 6,780.00 4,260.00 3,830.00 14,340.00 2,000.00 Lots 137, 139 & 141 Sanfo Park 7,540.00 Lots 68,70.72 and N 7 ft. of 74 Sanfo Park 3,170.00 Lots 8, & 9 Blk A SOU. Sanford. 7,440.00 12,390.00 Lots 6,7 & 8 Spencer Heights Orville W Touchton Lot 36 Rose Court Florida State Bank N 53.25 ft of Lot 1 3 Tier 4,Sanford 5,490. OO Blk 42,060. O0 George D.Blshop E. 120 ft of Lots 11 and 13 Rose Court 20,420.00 N J Duggar Maud M Miller Lot 3 Blk 12 Tier 6 Lot 13 and N 25 ft of E. 15.3 ft of Lot 14 Blk 6 Tier 2 3,080.00 5,040.00 Claims too high because of location No change. Claims too high because of inadequate drainage No change. cClalms too high in com- No change. parison with other property Claims too high because of location No change. Claims too high because of no City facilities No change. Claims too high because Cldg. in Oad state of repair No change. Claims too high No change. Claims too high No change. Claims too high No change. Claims too high in comparison with similar properties No change. Claims too high No change. Claims too high in com- parison with sale value No change. Claims too high in com- parison with similar properties. Claims too high No change. No change. Claims too high No change. Sun Oil Co Beg 344 ft N of N llne of Fulton St. & 56 ft E. of W. line of French Ave. run N along E line of French Ave. 115 ft E. at ,344 NAME Atlantic Refining Co Atlantic Refining Co I~rs W E Horns $ D H ighl eyman ~rs Pearl Cowart J M 5tinecipher E L Burdick L H Harvey Frank L Miller James K Knight Bert A Adams $Iagg~le Will lams L F Guiles MINUTES City Commission, Sanforcl, Flo~icla,----S-es`t-. 1-.- ~...2.:_.R-- lA ................ 19. ~. ASSESSED CO~pLAINT ACTION OF BOABD. DESCRIPTION SE1/~ Blk ? Tr. 9 VALUAT IO~N _ -- -- 3,660.00 Claims too High No change. Lot 5 Blk ~ Tr. ~ Lot 5 Blk 13 Tr. 7 Lot 30 Blk 7 San Lanta 11,930.00 1,950.00 5,320.00 Lots 1 & 2 Blk 1 San Lanta 5 o.oo Lot 19 Pine Heights N 5© ft of Lot I Blk 12 Tier 9 ~,~artin Addn. N 1/2 Lot 7 Lying W of Oak Ave ( Less W. ft ) Keeley Subdiv. 51 Lot 55 Pine Heights Lot 10 Blk 11 Tr. 6 Lot 1 Blk 11 Tier F N %8 ft of Lot 5 Blk 18 Chapman & Tucker Add 6,190.00 3,490.00 6,7~O.00 5,3 o.oo 3,000.00 1,840.00 1,830.00 Claims too high Claims too high Claims too high No change. No change No ch~nge Claims too high in proportion to income No change. Claims too high No change. Claims too high No. ch2nge. Claims too high Claims too high Clai~,:s too high Claims too high Claims too hi~h because house in bad state of repair No No change. No change. No change. No chsnge. change. E. 67 ft of Lot 1 N 14 ft of E. 67 ft of 2 W. 39 ft of S. 36 ft of Lot ~ and W. 39 ft of N 8 ft. of Lot 3 Blk 8 Tr. 2 9,050.00 Claims too high in pro- portion to income No chmnge. Mrs Ella Adams,Est. Beg. at N W Cot of S ~ 1/4 of $ W 1/~ of N E 1/~ of 36-19-30 run S. 132 ft E. 315 ft N 132 ft. W. 315 ft ( Less E. 150 ft) $4,500.00 Claims too high because of location. No change. Mrs Gladys Smith E. 15© ft of N 132 ft of W. 315 ft of S 1/2 of $ W 1/~ of N E 1/2 of 36-19-30 J A Gramling Lot 7 Blk 9 Tier B Andrew Jones Lot 21 Boykins Sub. 0 E v,~ite Woodrow Pope J S Routh Lot 7 Blk 13 Tier 5 Lot 5 Blk 8 Tier C N E 1/4 Blk 3 Tier 19 ~,~lO.O0 ~,5~o.oo 2,070.00 3,250.o0 2,360.00 4,270,00 Claims too high Claims too high in proportion to income Claims too high Claims too high Claims too high Claims too high in proportion to income No change. No change. No change. No change. No change. No change. Miss Fannie Reba Munson Lots 6 and 7 Blk 8 Tr. K S Johnson Lot 7 Blk 8 Tier B 5 5,800.00 ~,130.00 Claims too high Claims too high No change. No change. K S Johnson K S Johnson L E stokes F E Bolz Lot 5 Blk 9 Tier B Lot 3 Blk 7 Tier A Lot 8 Oak Hill Lots 6 and 7 Blk 13 Tier 3 3 120.00 3,570.00 2,120. O0 Claims too high in proQortion to income Claims too high in proportalon to income Claims too high 7,200.00 Claims too high because of inability to p~Y 2,790.00 Claims too high in ~comparison with other No change. No change. No change. No change. Mary L Muller LOt 5 Blk 5 Tier 7 ~ ~h~n~e. MINUTES City Commission, Sanford, Florida, ' Sep.~ 1._ t~t 2 P M 19 48 , DESCRIPTION Lobs 4-5 Blk 12 Tr. Lob 5 Blk 10 Tr. 1 NAME J T Newby F P Rines Lot 5 Blk 4 Tr. ll 0 R Estridge Bessie J Herndon Lob 6 & N 40 ft Lot ? Blk 8 Tier 3 Rosa Boykln Murph Lots 25 & 26 Blk B South San ford. Miss Isabelle Simon W. 75.6 ft of lot lO Block 13 Tier 8 Simon S. 10 ft of Lot 2 N ll 1/3 ft of 4 Blk 3 Tier i 2 Miss Isa.belle Miss Isabell Simon Lobs 1 and 2 Blk 10 Tr. 6, Sanford G ~ Spencer Lots 55 , 57 and 59 Rose Court Mattie T Stoudenmire W. 42 ft of Lot 5 Blk 9 Tier 8 ASSESSED VALUATION 3,600.00 4,170.O0 Mather Furniture Co E. 81 ft 3 5/8 In. of N 93 ft of Lots 12,13 and 14 Blk 3 Tr. 2 2,720.00 CO$~LAINT ..ACTION OF BOARD. Claims too high No Change. Claims %oo high be- cause of location No change. Claims too high in comparison with cuber property. No change. 8,400.00 Claims too high in proportion to income 2,980.00 Claims too high No change. 2,400.00 Claims too high No change. 1,320.00 Claims too high No change. 2,180.00 Claims too high No change. 10,150.~O No change. Claims too high in com- parison with similar properbles. 2,420.00 Claims too high No change. 37,210.00 Claims too high in comparison to purchase price. No change. State Theatres Beg at N E Cor Lob 3 Blk 3 Tr.4 Run W. 51.55 ft bo Pt. which is 2.63 ft W. of N W Cor Lot 3, thence Sly bo S. line of Lot 4 to point which is 3.15 ft. W. of S W Cor of Lot 3 thence E. 54.3 fb to Pt. which is 1.5 ft. E. of S E Cor Lob 3 thence Nly to pt. of Beg. 22,810.00 No change. Claims too high No change. F1 a. Inc. Consideration next given to the numerous complaints registered against the assessed valuations placed on vacant lots for year 1948. Letters then submitted from J.M. Cleminshaw Company, who revalued all property for the City, and the local Board appointed by the City Commission to assist in establishing land values, recommending that the assessed valuations on vacant land be reduced at least 20~. Thereupon after considerable discussion and on motion duly carried, the Board ordered a 20~ reduction in the assessed valuation placed on all unimproved real property classified as vacant lobs, pieces or parcels of land. On motion duly carried, the Equalization Board next ordered the assessed valuations placed on stocks of merchandise by the Tax Assessor reduced 15%. The Equalization Board then adjourned until 1:30 o'clock P.M. SeptemOer 8, 194~. Attest: Acting ~ay o~ MINUTES Ci~ Commission, Sanford, Florida,. ....... S~l~.t. emher_.~_l.1.YD-.I~. N. __19 ...~ The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in adjourned session at the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, at 1:30 o'clock P ~ September 8, 19h8. Present: Commissioner Lea R Lasher, Acting Mayor. ,, Andrew Carraway ,, Randall Chase. ,, John Krider Sr. Assistant City Attorney A. Edwin Shinholser. City ~anager & Clerk H.N.Sayer Deputy City Clerk Gordon L. Bradley. Absent: Robert A Williams, ~ayor. ~eeting called to order by the Chairman. Consideration next given to the appointment of a Board of Bond Trustees to serve as trustees of all bonds and to manage and control the Sinking Fund, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5?, as amended, of the City Charter. The Board of Bond Trustees having been dispensed with during the time the City was in default on its bonded indebtedness because of it being necessary for the City Commission to negotiate direct with the Bond creditors, and no new Board was ever appointed. Thereupon Commissioner Carraway moved that ~essrs Frank Shames, W.A.Leffler and George D Bishop be requested to serve as the Board of Bond Trustees of the City of Sanford, effective as of October l, 1948. Seconded by Co~missioner Chase and carried. Consideration next given to the appointment of a committee to revise the City Charter, it being the opinion of the Commission and several citizens that it should have a complete revision, for approval at the 1949 Session of Legislature, inasmuch as the Charter has not been revised since 1923, with the exception of a few amendments. Thereupon Commissioner Chase moved that Nessra H.James Gut, W C Hill, Karlyle Housholder, Frank S. Lamson, W.A.Leavltt, E G Kilpatrlck Jr., Geo A Speer Jr, Fred R. Wilson and A.Edwln Shinholser be requested to serve as a committee to revise the City Charter. Seconded by Commissioner Krider and carried. Further consideration next given to the ma%ter of checks being received by the Fellowship Foundation t~hat are payable to the .City of °anford, aea result of its solicit- ation of funds to carry out its program, of which the City Clerk was authorized to endorse in the name of the City to said Fellowship Foundation without recourse by Resolution No. 734, adopted by the City Commission under date of .August 23, 1948. Thereupon on motion of Commissioner Krider, seconded by Commissioner Chase and car- ried, the Commission directed the City Attorney to address a letter to the Fellowship Foundation stating that the Commission does hereby disapprove the making by any party, organization or agency of any future solicitations or requests for funds payable to or to be paid in the name of the City of Sanford, Florida, unless such use of the City's name has first been authorized and approved by the City Commission, and any funds received by the City or third party payable to the City or in the City's name without such prior authorization and approval, shall be returned by the City to sender forthwith. The Commission %hen proceeded to sit as a Tax Equalization Board to give con- sideration to any further complaints filed with the City Clerk since the meeting of September l, as to assessed valuations on the 1948 Tax Roll.