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090848MINUTES City Commission, Sanfo~d, Florida, ............. 5e.l~.~ab.~r._...~...1.:..}D....l~...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 M September 8, 19~8. Present: Commissioner Lea R Lesher, Acting Mayor. " Andrew Carraway " Randall Chase. " John Krider Sr. Assistant City Attorney A. Edwin Shinholser. City Manager & Clerk H.N.Sayer Deputy City Clerk Gordon L. Bradley. Absent: Robert A Williams, Mayor. Meeting 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 wes 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 Messrs 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, 19QB. Seconded by CoMmissioner 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 Messrs H.James Gut, W C Hill, Karlyle Housholder, Frank S. Lamson, W.A.Leavitt, E G Kilpatrick Jr., Geo ASpeer Jr, Fred R. Wllson and A.Edwin 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 matter of checks being received by the Fellowship Foundation that are payable to the.City of °anford, as a 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 then 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. MINUTES City Commission, Sanlord, Florida, Sel~etal~e~ ~ at, l ?0 P.. !119 '247 Letter next submitted from the Finance Committee of the Free and Accepted Masons Lodge Number 62, protesting against the tax assessment in amount of $15,390.00 placed on the portion of the Masonic Hall that is being used for commercial purposes, claiming that the entire property should be exempt from ta×atlon under the provisions of Florida Statutes of 1941, Section 192.06 , Subsection 3 as amended, because they are not renting more than 75% of the floor space of the building and the entire proceeds therefrom are used for fraternal and charitable purposes. Thereupon after considerable discussion the Commission declined to exempt the aforesaid property from taxation because sufficient evidence had not been submitted to justify such an exemption. Protest next received from the Sanford Charitable Fraternity Association , Inc. against the tax assessment in amount of $11,110. O0 against the portion of their Lodge Building that is being used for commercial purposes, because they are renting less than ?5% of the building, submitting an affidavit from the Secretary-Treasurer certifying that the associa- tion is non-profit organization and uses the entire proceeds from the property for fraternal and charitable purposes. Exemption denied because sufficient evidence was not submitted to justify same. Letter next received from Central Florida Quick Freeze & Storage Company requesting a reduction in the assessed valuation in amount of $20.440.00 on their cold storage plant property described as Lots 1,2 and 3 of Block 15 Tier ?, Sanford, and the assessed valuation in amount of $11,470.00 placed on the fixtures, machinery and equipment; claiming that they are only utilizing a part of the building and using part of the machinery and equipment in connection with their business. Matter taken under advisement. Letter next submitted from Prank Evans, Agent , protesting against the assessed valuation in amount of $1?,lO0. OO against the following described property: W. 35 ft 8 3/8 In, of N 93 ft of Lots 12, 13, and l~ of Block 3 Tier 2, Sanford. Thereupon after comparison of the assessed valuation with similar properties similarly located, it was felt that the assessed valuation on the above described property to be well in line and no adjustment allowed. There being no further business the meeting then adjour~d until a later date. Attest: A~t lng Mayor. Clty Cl?r~.