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.CITY. COMMISSION, SANFORD, FLOEIDA, May 16 at l: O P M 19 45
The City Commission of the City of San.ford, Florida met in adjourned regular session
at the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, at 1:30 o'clock P.M. May 16,19~5.
Prewent: Commissioner Edward Higgins, Mayor.
" Geo.D.Bishop
" H.Jame s Gut
~. C. Hill
City Clerk H.N.Sayer
Absent: Commissioner M.J.Lodge.
Meeting called to order by the Chairman.
Further consideration next given to the application of Market Package Store, Inc., for
permit to sell liquors, to be consumed off the premises, at southeast corner of. French
Avenue and Thirteenth Street.
Thereupon after considerable discussion, and in view of the fact that ordinance
No. 359, passed and adooted by the City Commission under date of October 16,19~, limits
the permits and licenses to vendors of alcoholic beverages, exceot beer and wines, 'to not
in excess of one permit and license to eaCh 1500 oersons in ~he City of Sanford, accord-
lng to the last census thereof, State or Federal , and that the last census of Sanfo~d
shows a pooulatlon of 10,800, for which there have been granted seven such oermits and
licenses; the Commissi'on declined the aforesaid aoolication.
Commissioner Gut next introduced Ordinance No. 3?5, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFO.~D FLORIDA, GRAMTL~MG TO HILL LUMBER AND SUPPLY
EARD, INC., AN EASEMENT FOR THE USE O? A PORTION OF MY~TLE AVENUE BET~'~EEN TM!RD ~ND
?OURTH STREETS IN SAID CIT~ FOM A TERI~ OF FIvE YEARS, SUBJECT TO T~, TERMINATION OF
SAID EASEMENT AS HEREIN PROVIDED.
and same was read in full by the Clerk.
Thereuoon Commissioner Gut moved that the rules be waived and said Ordinance No.
315 be placed on its final passage and adootion.
Seconded by Commissioner Bishoo.~~ ~ ·
Thereupon ~he question recurred uoon the Waivure of the rules. The roll was called
and the vote stands as follows:
Commissioner Higglns Aye
" Bishoo Aye
" Gut Aye
" Hill Aye
Thereupon said Ordinance No. 3?5 was olaced on its final oassage and adootlon.
The roll was called and the vote stands as follows:
Commissioner Higgtns Aye
" Bishoo Aye
" Gut Aye
" Hill Aye
Thereupon the Chairman announced that the City Commission of the City of Sanford,
Florida, by uanimous vote'had oassed and adooted said Ordinance No. 3?5, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA, GRANTING TO HILL LUMBER AND SUPPLY
YARD INC., AN EASE~WIENT FOR THE USE OF A PORTION OF MYRTLE AVENUE BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH
STREETS IN SAID CITY FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS, SUBJECT TO THE TERMINATION OF SAID EASE~
MENT AS HEREIN PROVIDED.
On motion duly carried, Ordinance No, 375 was next ordered POSTED at the front door
of the City Hall in the City of Sanford, F!orida,~ in accordance with the terms of the
Charter , as amended.
Bill of Hill Imolement Comoany in amount of $665.OO , covering ourchase of 500
ft. of 2~" and 200 ft of 1½" Fire Hose, in accordance with bid awarded November 13,19~$,
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Cost-war planning of the disposition and operations of the Municipal Airport that is
now being used by the Sanford Naval Air Station.
Thereupon after considerable discussion and on motion duly carried, the Commission
appointed a Committee consisting of Mayor Higgins and Commissioner Gut to 'serve with the
Committee to be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners for the purpose 'of start-
ing negotiations toward the cost-war dispositions and °oerations of the Municipal
Airport property.
On motion of Commissioner Gut, seconded by Commissioner Hill and carried, the
Commission next authorized the purchase of a two inch Gorman-Ruop W-12,portable Water
Pump from Florida Equipment Company at a orlce of $226.60 for use in the ~'ater Department
in connection with repairing water mains and service lines.
On motion duly carried , the Clerk was next authorized and directed to have the
Commissioners room re-decorated and to have venetian blinds installed on the windows
in both the Commissioners room and the Clerk's office.
City Planning Committeemen R.L. Corne!l,W.A.Leffler and Lea R. Lesher next appeared
before the Board and submitted the following annual report~
Sanford, Florida
May 14,1955.
Mr. Mayor and members of the City Commission:
As Chairman of the City Planning committee, I wish to make a report on its act-
ivities for the cast 12 months.
By your action this committee was created in June 1945.
With no particular guide for its o~ocedure, the committee took up its ~:~d~i~ with
a desire to recommend civic improvements and betterments for the citizens'of this
community.
In all our recommendations to you, it has been our endeavor to present only those
projects which we confidently believed reasonable, necessary, timely and within the
means of accomplishment by the City Commission.
I would like to recite to you now these recommendations:
1. Make a survey of the facilities and site for the construction of a munlcioal
swimming pool. To engage an engineer to submit plans..
2. Plan for the beautification of the City.
3. Take action for the removal of the sub~nerged river boat "EthelDow"; require
the St. Johns River Line to have oremlses cleaned up in vicinity of warehouse and garage.
$o Provlde~oublic rest rooms and'parking spaces for ,;both white and colored in the
business sections. ~
5- Secure estlma~es and clans for a bus terminal.
6. Secure the dedication of laBd for a city park from the County at the southern
entrance of the city.
~. Provide for a City Recreational Director and that the City aooropriate $1200.00
for 195~-~5-; $600.00 for salary and $600,00 for new equloment and repairs to existing
equipment.
Plan for a new hospital.
Provide storm sewers ~n the Georgetown area.
lO,Plan for sewer dlsoosal sYstem.
11. Beautify the approaches to the City.
12. Remove the band shell from present location on pier.
13. Plan for the construction of a new nurses home.
Create a park & beautification commission.
15. Establish~a trailer Dark on French Ave. between Fourth and Fifth Streets
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19 Maintain street markings.
20. Remove the ruined walls in front of the Nayfair hotel.
At our May 2nd m~e~e~g, the committee discussed and makes these additional
recommendations:
21. That the City Commission give active consideration of the employment of a
City Manager.
22. That additional monies be raised thru taxes or service charges to meet the
cost of improvements desirable for the city.
Some of these recommendations, I am happy to state, have been accomplished or
are on their way to be put into acti°n. The fate of the others, is in your hands.
The committee hopes you look upon them favorably ,
At this point, the committee oroooses the question; "What about the future
of this planning? Does the City Commission believe the committee has been useful
and can be of help in the future ? Have they been aiming in the right direction in
~akisE su~g~$tlons and will their recommendations be given~ careful consideration by the
omm!~slon '~ I believe I express the unanimous opinion or the Planning Committee
when I say we do not want to give time.and discussion to projects that will not
be given any consideration by the members of the City Commission. %~e dont want' to waste
our time nor yours.
~ile the scope of our °lanning activities may not be as broad as some peDDle mm.y
interoret them to be, we have~t~r~d~_~o be conservative in making recommendations and
guided by Our knowledge of the City's financial circumstances, together with the
lack of labor and materials.
On behalf of the Planning Committee, I wish to thank the City Commission for
their cooperation in our discussions and recommendations. We all aooreciate this
opportunity to serve our community.
Lea R. Lesher,
Chairman.
Mayor Higgins then expressed on behalf of the City Commission its appreciation
to the City P~anning Committee of the services render~$ the work accomplished and
the support given the Board during .the past year and requested that they continue
to serve in this capacity. Also, advising that in reference to Item No. 22 of the
foregoing recommendations, the City Commission had been giving consideration to
imposing a Utility Service tax under authority of House Bill No. ~5~ of the 1945
Legislature, in order to raise additional funds for contemplated oost-wsr improve-
ments, and requested the Planning Committee to give consideration to such a tax-
There being no further business the meeting adjourned.
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