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042858-Regular SessionMINUTES City COmmission, Sanford, Florida, April 28 at 8 P. M. 19 58 The City Commlsslon of the City of Sanford, Florida met in regular session at the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida ~at 8:00 o'clock P. M. on April 28, 1958. Present: Commissioner Merle Warner, Mayor " R.S. Brown " D.M. Gatchel " Ea~ Higginbotham " A.L. Wilson City Attorney W. C. Hutchison Jr. City Clerk H. N. Bayer City Manager W. E. Knowles Deputy lerk H. N. Tamm, Jr., Police Chief R. G. Williams The meetlng was called to order by the Chairman. The first order of business was a continuation of the discussion of the traffic problem on San~rd Avenue. City Manager Knowles submitted an estimated cost of widening Sanford Avenue aporoxi- mately 8 feet from 2nd Street to 6th Street as follows: Paving $2,50 0.00 Street Light Relocation 1,120.00 Hydrant Relocation 2~o.oo Material Costs Labor, Equipment and Contingencies .3,870.00 5, 8o5.oo Total $ 9,675. Also, estimated costs for installing 15 mercury vapor lights, 20,000 lumen units, would be $5,000.00. E. Bud Moughton, spokesman for the Sanford Avenue Improvement Association, merchant s whose businesses are located on Banford Avenue, next appeared and submitted the following re- quest: 1. Widen Sanford Avenue from First Street to Sixth Street. 2. Arrange for off-street parking space. Provide better street lighting. 4. Provide for widening Sanford Avenue from 15th Street to 25th Street at a future date. Ben Katz, next appeared, and spoke of the desire for urgent action and that his association would contact the property owners on Sanford Avenue in an effort to clean up and repair their business property. After consideration, moved by Commissioner Hlgglnbotham to include in the budget for the ne×t fiscal year the sum of $]:~,675.00 to ~rovlde for the widening of Sanford Avenue from Second Street to Sixth Street and to provide for installation of 15 mercury lights. Seconded by Commissioner Gatchel and carried. Leroy Anderson, Superintendent of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, next requested consideration of adoption of a resolution requesting the removal of passenger trains No. 80 and 89, and further stated that his company had suffered an annual loss of $192,899.00 after taking into account all revenues derived from the ooeration of these two trains. Mr. Anderson stated that before any passenger train could be removed from service it would be necessary to apply to the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission for approval and at which time the aforesaid resolution would be submitted. J. A. Shipman, Commercial Agent for the Atlantic Coast Line Ra~.lroad Company next ~lsnop ,~xfice ~quiprnen~ ~o., lnc., unanuo, r l(~rida MINUTES City Commission, Sanford, Florida, April 28at 8 P. M. 19. 58 appeared, stating theft the resolution was requested to present before the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission in order that t. he Commiss~ion would recognize the managements decision affecting the operation of these trains. P. T. Meeks, Chairman of the Locomo'tiVe Trainmen, next appeared, stating that these were the only local trains operating during the day and that Sanford was the terminal station of these trains and opposed any action of 'the' Commission approving the requested resolution. Rudy Sloan, legislative representat'iv~ of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, next appeared opposing adoption of the said're'solution. Ed Kirchhoff, manager of W. E.' Kirchhoff, ne×t aooeared, stating that his firm engaged in growing flowers and. shipped their product by the above mentioned trains and that discon- tlnuance of said trains would be greatly detrimental to has business. Commissioner Warner stated that the discontinuance of these trains was ~ot within the Jurisdiction of the City Commission and that the decision should properly be considered before the Florida Railroad and Ut'llities Commission. Commissioner Gatchel outli'ned that the City Commission was not fully appraised of all the circumstances affecting the operation of passenger trains and therefore the controversy should be submitted to the proper governing., authority, and that the City Commission should take no action on the question. Commissioner Wilson concur'red with Commission C-atchel and stated that thl~ should be treated with a hands-off policy. Commissioner Higglrbotham pointed out that the railroad is a public utility and is therefore a concern of the City Commission, and on this basis moved ~he. ado.pti.on of the pro- posed resolution not opposing the discontinuance of local trains numbers 80 and 8~. Seconded by Commissioner Brown and on 'roll call the vote stands as follows: Commis s.l. oner Brown Yea " Ga t c he 1 Na ye " Hi g ?i hbo t ham Yea " Wi 1 s on Na ye " Warn er h~aye JuSge E. Ambrose Olliff, next apoeared, and recommended suspension of sentence imposed on William Paul Elliott, .case No. 58726 of the Municioal Court on March 24, 1958, in con- sideration of the defendaYcs efforts to enter the'Armed Forces. Moved. by Commissioner Higgln- botham, seconded by Commissioner Gatchel and carried, that the sentence be suspended. Application next submitted from. John Henry Smith, 2018 W 18th Street, for permit to ooerate a taxicab, and in consideration of the number of taxicabs now in operation, moved by Commissioner Higginbotham, seconded by Commissioner Gatchel and carried to deny the ap- plication. Request next submitted by Myron A. Reck, Owner of Radio Stat! on WTRR, for a mview of the 99 year lease with his company to amend with a downward revision the rental percent- age provision or to purchase the property at a nominal sum. After discussion, moved by Commissioner Higginbotham, seconded by Commissioner Gatchel and carried to deny the request to revise the rental percentage provision, and. to offer to selI the 'property at the prevailing appraised value. After consideration, moved by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Gatchel. an8 carried, to designate the Mayor to sign contract with the Florida Development Commission for appoi, ntment of GeorFe Simons as Planning. Consultant, and. to designate the City Manager as MINUTES City Commission, Sanford, Florida, April 28 at 8 P. M 19. 58 379 After discussion, moved by Commissioner Higginbotham, seconded by Commissioner Brown and. carried to transfer to the Capital Improvements Fund for the construction of a patio at the Civic Center the following funds: Account 4201 420 6 4208 " 4215 Salaries Printing Telephon. e Mileage 4222 Playground Equip. $3,250.oo 200.00 5o.oo 300.00 2OO.OO ~,000.00 Request ne×t submitted from James B. Gut to revert to 5iagonal parking on Magnolia Avenue from First Street to Second Street. After consideration of the improvement in the flow of traffic and the appearance of the street as a result of parallel parking, moved by Commissioner Gatchel, seconded by Corn- missioner Higginbotham and carried to deny the request. In :consideration that Mr. Gut was not present after making the above request, moved by Commissioner Gatchel, seconded by Commissioner Brown and carried to table action on the above motion until next meeting. Commiss~mer HigginbOtham next introduced Ordinance No. 644, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA CLOSING, VACAT3)~G AND ABANDONING THAT CERTAIN ALLEY TN THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLOR- IDA LYING BETWEEN FIRST STREET AND SECOND STREET AND MANGOUSTINE AVENUE ~ND AVOCADO AVENUE, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS EXTEND- ING FROM THE EaST PROPERTY LINE OF LOT 18, Th]ENCE EAST TO THE W~ST PROPERTY LINE OF LOT 25, TPEENCE NORTH TO FIRST STREET, aCCORDING TO GRACELINE COURT, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 99, PUBLIC RE- CORDS OF SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, RESERVING HOWEVER, TO THE OF SANFORD AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES. and same was placed on its first reading and read in full. Commissioner Gatchel ne~t introduced Ordinance No. 645, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF S AWFORD FLORIDA A~NDING ORDINANCE NUMBER ~62 OF SAID CITY~ AS AMENDED, SAID ORDI?~ANCE E~TABLISHING A ZONING PLAN WITHIN THE CITY OF SANFORD, REGULATING THE USE OF LAND SAID AMEND~NT PROHIBITING THE USE OF IAND ~ITHIN THE CITY OF SANFORD FOR TRAILER PARKS AND JUNK YARDS. and same was placed on its first reading and read in full. Commissioner Gatchel then moved the waiver of the requirement of the second reading of said Ordinance No. 6~5, and that same be placed on its final passage a~nfi adoption. Seconded by Commlssioner Higginbotham. Thereupon the question recurred on the waiver of the secon'd reading, the roll was called and the vote stands as follows: Commissioner Warner Yea " Brown Yea " Gatchel Yea " Higginbotham Yea " Wilson Yea Sald Ordinance No. 645, was then placed on its final passage and adoption, the roll was called and tthe vote stands as follows; Commissioner Warner Yea " Brown Yea " Gatchel Yea " Higginbotham Yea " Wilson Yea Thereupon the Chairman announced, that the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, by unanimous vote b~d passe~ and adopted sci5 Ordinance No. 6~5, entitled: MINUTES City Commission, Sanford, Florida, Aor!l 28 at 8 P.M. 19 58 LAND, SAID A~Eh~DMENT PROHIBITING THE USE OF LAND WITHIN THE CITY OF SANFORD FOR TRAILER PAPJ{S AND JUND YARDS Ordinance No. 656, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 14, SECTION 14-13 T~REOF, THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA 1954, ADDING THERETO .OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE CLASSIFICATION OF BOOKKEEPERS AND TAX COBSULTANT$ W~EN NOT A PART OF OTHER EMPLOY- MENT, AND SETTING THE FEES THEP~FOR. introduced and placed on £1rst reading at regular meeting of March 24, 1958, was next placed on its final reading. The roll was then called on the final passage and a dootion of said Ordinance No. 636 the vote b~eing as follows: Commissioner Warner Yea " Brown Yea " Gat chel Yea " Higgl nb o tham Yea " Wilson Yea Thereupon the Chairman announced that the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, by unanim~s vote had passed and adopted said Ordinance No. 656, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA AMENDINC~CHAPTER 1~., SECTION 1~-13 THEREOF, THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA 19~, ADDING THERETO OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE CLASSIFICATION OF BOOKKEEPERS AND TAX CONSULTANTS WHEN NOT A PART OF OTHER EMPLOY- MENT, AND SETTING THE FEES THEREFOR. Ordinance No. 643, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BANFORD, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER TH~ CODE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA 1954 BY ADDING THERETO SECTION ~-9 PROUIDiNG FOR DISPLAY OF GASOLINE OR OTHER PETRO- LEUM PRODUCT PRICES. introduced and placed on first reading at regular meeting of April 14, 1958, was next placed on its final reading. The roll was then called on 'the final passage and adoption of said Ordinance No. 645, the vote being as follows: Commissioner Warner Yea " Brown Yea " Gat chel Yea " Hlgginb otham Yea " Wit lson Yea Thereupon the Chairman annou~nced that the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, by unanimous vote had passed and adopted said. Ordin~ance No. 643, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD.; FLORIDA AME~DI.~.~G CHAPTER 5, THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SAh[FORD, FLORIDA 1954, BY ADDING THERETO SECTION ~-9 PROVIDING FOR DISPI~Y OF GASOLINE OR OTHER PETROLEUM PRODUCT PRICES. After consideration, moved by Commissioner Hig~inbotham, seconded by Commissioner Brown and carried, authorizing City Attorney to prepare an ordinance establishing closing hours for the ~sale of alcoholic beverages by chartered Clubs a~ defined by applicable laws~i~ of the State of Florida. Request ne×t submitted by local photographers to amend the licensing ordinancs to place a fee of $500.00 on photographers, with local photographers to~ be given credit of $475.00 for a picture for the City, and after consideration moved by Commissioner Hig~'inbotham seconded by Commissioner Gatchel and carried to deny the request. The next item of bus~.ness was the consideration of off-street parking behind the Civic Center, and. after discussion, moved by Commissioner Higginbotham, seconded by Com- missioner Gatche! and carried, to table any action because the municipal parking lot is only one block away. On motion of Commissioner Hig~inbotham. seconded by Commissioner Wilson and carried. MINUTES City CommissiOn, San/ord, Florida, April 28 at 8 P. M. 19 ~8 381 minutes of special meeting of april 4, and regular meeting of April 14, 1958 approved. ~fter discussion, moved by Commissioner Higginbotham, seconded by CommiSsioner Gatchel and carried authorizing the City Manager to aon~ert the small recreation building in Fort Mellon Park to an office and storage room for the Recreational Director. MoveU by Commlss~oner Hi~.g~.nbotham, seconded by Comm~ssloner Gatchel and carried, authorizing the .oayment of ~,477.50 to Po~rell's Office SuDaly Company for folding chairs and tables for the Civic Center. There being no further bus,.ness the meetinF adjourned. ATTEST: gm MAYOR ......