02260-Regular Session MINUTES
City Commission, SanfOrd, Florida, February. 22 at 8 P.M. 1960
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The City Commission 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 February 22, 1960.
Present: Commissioner Earl Higginbotham, Mayor .
Joe B. Baker
" Robert S. Brown
J.H. Crapps
" A.L. Wilson
City Attorney Wm. C. Hutchison, Jr.
City Manager W. E. Knowles
City Clerk H. N. Tamm, Jr.
Police Chief R. G. Williams
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman.
R. Chester Rearick, DeBary, Chairman of the Sanford DeBary Entertainment Ass'n
next appeared to request that dressing and toilet accommodations be installed for the actors
and performers adjacent to the stage area at the Civic Center.
Mrs. Camilla Bruce and Frank Mebane also appeared to support said request.
After considerable discussion of the desirability of having such facilities,
the Commission authorized further study of costs and plans for same.
Wm. A. Leffler next presented a request by Philip Zeuli to replat that area
between Celery Avenue and 8th Street abutting the easterly City limits line, and on motion
~of Commissioner Baker, seconded by Commissioner Crapps and carried, over the dissenting
vote of Commissioner Brown, sarae was approved on recommendation of the Zoning and Planning
Commission, with the provision that all utility easements would be alley easements.
Wm A. Leffler next requested that the above property be designated as area from
which to receive petitions for annexation, and on motion of Commissioner Baker, seconded
by Commissioner Crapps and carried, same was approved.
Next order of business being a Public Hearing to consider vacating, closing and
abandoning a portion of a certain street in ace, ordance with the following notice published
in the Sanford Herald on February 1, 1960.
NOTICE OF PROCEEDING FOR VACATING, CLOSING AND
ABANDONING A PORTION OF A STREET.
You will take notice that the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida,
at 8:00 P. M., on the 22nd day of February, 1960, in the City Commissioner's Room at the
City Hall in the City of Sanford., Florida, will consider and determine whether or not the
City will vacate and abandon any righ't of the City and the public in and to that portion of
North side of Fourth Street. in the City of Sanford, Florida, described as follows, to-wit:
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THEEAST'BOUNDARY OF LOT 1, BLOCK
28,
~ MELLONVILLE, 81 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF
SAID LOT, RUN SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID BOUNDARY 15 FEET, THENCE
WESTERLY TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT, THENCE EAST-
ERLY TO POINT OF BEGINNING.
Persons interested may appear and be heard at the time and place avoce specified.
CITY COMMISSI0?[ OF THE CITY OF
SANFORD, FLORIDA
By: H. N. Tamm, Jr., City Clerk
The Chairman then announced that the Commission would be~lad to hear from
anyone in favor of, or against closing, vacating and aband0~ing that portion of a street
as described in the foregoing notice.
There being no objections registered, Commissi~oner Brown moved that that portion
of mid street be Vacated, closed and abandoned as advertised. Secondedby Commissioner
Wilson and carried.
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Request next submitted by Paul Johnson, d/b/a The Big Dip, 2518 Park Drive, for
per, it to sell beer and w~ne, for consumption on premises, and on motion of Commissioner
Wilson, seconded by Commissioner Brown and carried, same was approved on the recommendation
of the Chief of Police.
Recommendation next submitted from the Zoning and Planning Commission to rezone
Lots 14 through 18, Block 5, Eldorado subdivision from C-N (Commercial Neighborhood Shop-
ping) District to C-1 (Commercial Retail) District, and moved by Commissioner Baker, seconded
by Commissioner Crapps and carried, to hold a Public Hearing on March 14, 1960, to consider
s am e.
Letter next submitted from Richey Green, DistriCt Engineer, Stste Road Depart-
ment, advising of disapproval o~ request for a suspended "School Crossing'" sign at French
Avenue and Third Street, and moved by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Wilson
and carried, to table further action on the request.
On motion of Commissioner Baker, seconded by Commissioner Brown and carried,
the City Manager was authorized to attend Employees Benefit Plan Seminar in Miami on
February 25, 1960, and appointed City Clerk H. N. Tamm, Jr., as acting City Manager during
his absence from the City.
Request next submitted from Eugene D. Dimmock for annexation of Lot 27, Block
13, Dreamw°ld, and after discussion, the Commission advised him to approach the other owners
in the block and resubmit the request on the basis of the entire block.
On motion of Commissioner Baker, seconded by Commissioner Brown and carried,
employees were granted salary reclassifications as follows
Leroy Lee, 16-D ~?6.62/week to 16-E ~81.94/week
Harry Schaffer, 9-C ~61.54/week to 9-D ~64.67/week
Emory Lee, ll-C ~59.62/week t° ll-D ~62.83/week
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The Commission next approved publishing/the Sanford Herald and the Orlando
Morning Sentinel a compilation of reports onlz~he pollution of Lake Monroe and the proposed
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sewage disposal plant and also a repor~Commissioner Walter Bugeski of St. Augustine out-
lined a comparative summary of the costs of operations of St. Augustine, Ft. Pierce, sanford
and DeLand.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned.