122383-Special Session154
MINUTES
City Commission, Sanford, Florida
December 23 at 1:30 p. M.
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The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in Special called Sessxor
in the City Manager's Conference Room, at the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, at
1:30 o'clock p. M. on December 23, 1983.
Present:
Mayor-Commissioner Lee P. Moore
Commissioner Milton E. Smith
Commissioner Edward A. Yancey
Commissioner David T. Farr
Commissioner Edwin O. Keith
City Attorney William L. Colbert
City Manager W. E. Knowles
City Clerk H. N. Tamm, Jr.
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman.
The Chairman announced that the purpose of the meeting was to consider a report
from ESE testing laboratory showing three additional wells at the Mayfair Country Club well
field above the acceptable limit of 0.1 ppb of EDB.
The City Manager reported that this will now close 6 wells representing a loss of
5.76 million gpd from maximum capacity of both well fields of 9.17 million gpd, leaving
available 3.41 million gpd.
Commissioner Smith moved to authorize to undertake emergency action as
a) Recognize an impending emergency now to prepare for a
water shortage.
follows:
b)
c)
Authorize the City Attorney to complete agreements
with the owners of irrigation wells for testing,
laying of pipe, obtaining power, utilization of
well for a temporary water supply.
Waiver of Bid requirements and authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and obtain:
l)
Well drilling companies to bring in portable equipment
to pump, test, and furnish weter from irrigation wells
re (b) above.
Pipe and fittings to transport water to the water
plants.
Well drilling company or companies to drill one or
more new wells as deemed necessary (60 pages of
specs are in process of going to bid-suggest
negotiate prices based on specs). One well is in
process for auxilary plant and 17-92 well field.
Suggest we will have a need for more than one well.
Order and install parts without bids to increase
the capacity of the auxilary plant's high lift
pump.
d)
e)
f)
There being no
Moritoriam on building permits for all new construction.
Drop water system pressure to reduce useage up to 15%.
Prepare a City Commission proclamation to request public
to conserve water (for use and publication as needed).
With requirements of no lawn watering, garden watering,
car washing, etc., until the water supply is restored.
further business, the meeting was adjourned.
MAYOR
ATTEST: