121365-Regular Session MINUTES
City CommiSsion, Sanford,;, Florida . Deo:ember~ 1~, at 8 P. H.
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1965
The City Commission of the'City of Samford, Florida, met in regular session at the
~ity Hall in the City of Sauford, Florida., at 8:00 o'clock P. M. on December 13, 1965.
Present: Commissioner M. L. Raborn, Jr., Mayor
" J.B. Baker "
" J.H. Crapps
" Earl Higgi~botham
" A.L. Wilson
City Attorney Wm. C. Hutchison, Jr.
City Manager W. E. Wnowles
City Clerk H. L. Whelchel
Police Chief A. S. Williams
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman.
Commissioner Wilson next introduced Resolution No. lO15, amd after being read in
full, moved on its passage amd adoption. Seconded by Commi ssioner Higginbotham and carried.
Said Resolution No. lO15 being in words and figures as follows:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMHISSION
OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FII)RIDA,
DESIGNATING BANK DEPOSITORIES FOR
THE YEAR 1966.
WHEREAS, it is necessary annually to designate depositories for f;,_nds of the City
of Sa~ford acoordi~g to the Charter of' the City of Sanford,
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida
that The Sanford Atlantic National Bank, Florida State Bank of Sanford amd United State B~
of Seminole be, and they are hereby designated as depositories, for city funds for the year
1966 upon such institutions f~rnishing the necessary reserves and security as is required
by law.
BE I~ FUR~ RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the minutes of the City
~ommission of the City of Samford, Florida, and a copy hereof be delivered to the President
of each of said institutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of December, A.D. 1965.
s/ M. L. Raborn, Jr., Mayor
s/ J. H. Crapps
Attest: s/ H. L. Whelchel s/ A. L. Wilson
City 'Clerk s/ Earl Higginbotham
s/ J. B. Baker
As 'the' '0'ity Commiss'ion of 't'b'e' '
City of Sanford, Florida
Consideration next given to employee holidays for City personnel for Christmas and
Hew Year's, and after discussion, Co~missiOner Higginbotham moved that the City employees be
authorized to have the full day of Friday, December 2~, 1965, as a holiday, and that all
other work days will be worked as normal, seconded by Commissioner Crapps and carried.
Request next presented from Robert Besserer, 1305 Forest Drive, for a street light
to be placed at Forest Drive and Washington Court. The City Manager recommended this instal-
lation, and further recommended street lights be placed at Commercial Street and Laurel
Avenue, and at Commercial Street and Elm Avenue. After consideration, Commissioner Crapps
moved on approval of the three locations for street lights, seconded,.by Commissioner Wilson
and carried. "-
Consideration was next given to the statement in the amo~ut of $600.00 for the
0ity's membership fee, based o~ population, in the Florida League of Municipalities, and
nmotion of Commissioner seconded Commissioner Wilson and same
Baker,
by
carried,
was
Ipproved for payment.
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Statement from the A. C. Doudney Surveyors, Inc., in the amount of $1,251.26, for
survey work done for the Marina Lakefront Development project, was next presented for ap-
proval, and on motion of Commissioner Crapps, seconded by Commissioner Baker and carried,
same was approved for payment from General Fund, to be reimbursed when the Public Improvement
Revenue Bonds are sold.
Statement of LeRoy C. Robb Construction Company for work completed on Mainten,~_ce
Building north of West Sixth Street was next submitted, representing 85 per cent of materials
and work completed, in the amount of $11,200.00; and on recommendation of the City Manager,
Commissioner Crapps moved that payment of said amount be approved, seconded by Commissioner
Baker. and carried.
On recommendation of the City Manager, and on motion of Commissioner Crapps,
seconded by Commissioner Wilson and carried, salary reclassifioation~was authorized as
follows:
John T. Bennett From 21-D ($$,900 O0 annual)
To 21-E ($5,068~00 ,n~ual)
Request next submitted from John A. Burton, IV, Architect representing Butte
Knitting Mills, Spartanburg, South Carolina, new owners of Alix of Hiami plant at Sanford,
asking for the City's position on installing a water and sewer main to serve the Sanford
plant, giving cost of such installation, with cost figure for sprinkler system installation,
if installed. After discussion, Commissioner Crapps moved that the City Hanager notify the
company that the City will extend the utilities, upon their determination of their needs,
upon the payment to the City the actual cost of any or all utility extensions, and upon
the property owners signing the proper annexation petition or agreement that would be valid
for such time that the City determined'it feasible to annex the property, and to pay the
outside City limit water and s~wer rate fees on City utilities Until such annexation.
Seconded by Commissioner Baker and carried.
Ordinance No. 879, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF TEE CITY OF SANFORD,
FLORIDA, ~DLNG SUBP~G~H (o) OF
SECTION 4--2 OF CHAPTER $,THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA 195~, AS
AHENDED, SAID SECTION DEALING WITH
Ski,ES OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS ON STATE,
COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL PRIHARY ELECTION DAYS,
SAID ~DHENT PERMITT.~I/gG Sa:~S'ON SUCH
DAYS~EXCEPTAS PROHIBITED BY STATE LAW.
placed on its first reading and read in full at regular meeting November 22, 1965, was next
placed on its final passage and adoption. After being read in full, the roll was called and
the vote stands as follows:
Commissioner Raborn Yea
" Baker "
" Crapps "
" Higginbotham "
" Wilson N~ye
Thereupon, the Chairman announced that the City Commission of the City of Sanford,
Florida, had passed and adopted said Ordinance No. 879, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD,
FLORIDA,. AKENDING SUBPARAGRAPH (c) OF
SECTION 4-2 OF CHAPTER $, T__~E. CODE OF
THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA 195~, AS
AHENDED, SAID SECTION DEALING WITH
SATR8 OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS ON STATE,
COt/NTY OR M~JNICIPALPRI~aRY ELF~TION DAYS,
SAID AMEND~T PER/~ITTING S&I~ES ON SUCH
DAYS EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY STATE LA~.
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On further review by the Zoning and Pla~ing Commission, requested by the City
Commission~'~the Board again denied a recommendation for the rezoning from R-1 (One Family
Residence) to C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) the location of the southwest corner of West
25th Street and Poinsetta Avenue, as advertised in Public Hearing notice published in
Sanford Herald November 12, 1965, and held November 22, 1965. After consideration, Commis-
sioner Crapps moved to deny the rezoning appeal until such time as this particular property
should become contiguous to commercially zoned property in this immediate area, seconded by
Commissioner Wilson and carried.
On motion of Commissioner Wilson, seconded by Commissioner Crapps and camried,
the current vouchers and payrolls were next approved as evidenced by General ~nd Florida
~State Bank Vouchers Nos. $275 through Nos. $328; General Fund Sanford Atlantic National
Bank Vouchers Nos. 10506 through Nos. 10500 and Nos. 11063 through Nos. 11158; Water and
Sewer Revenue Fund Sanford Atlantic National Bank Vouchers Nos. 1055 through Nos. 1058.
On motion of Commissioner Baker, seconded by Commissioner Crapps and carried,
minutes of regular meeting of October 28, 1965, and regular meeting of November 8, 1965,
were next approved.
Consideration next given to Condemnation Report No. 65-152, at 619 East 10th
Street, under the name of Mary and Fannie Cooper,.deceased, whereby the time for repair or
demolition had expired November 29, 1965, and the City crews, when moving in to demolish the
st~acture, had found an elderly man living there. The Commission instructed the City
Manager to work out any problems for the removal of the person from the premises and the
City to Proceed with the demolition of the dilapidated structure.
Request next received from Loxcreen Plant in the Sanford Industrial Park on South
Sanford Avenue, for outside City water service. After discussion, Commissioner Crapps
moved to authoriZe the service from the industrial service line that is presently in exist-
ante, seconded by Commissioner Higginbotham and carried.
Consideration next given to the site purchased by the Sanford Herald in the City's
Lake HonrOe Industrial Park not being serviced by City sewer lines, and the expense of
laying such an individual line would be prohibitive. Commissioner Crapps moved that the
Sanford Herald be allowed to install the necessary septic tank facilities to take care of
their sewage requirements until the City could work out, in the future, the money for pro-
;~viding sewer lines to the entire area of the park. Seconded by Commissioner Wilson and
carried.
The use of the City Commission~.;Room by the State Health, Education and Welfare
Department, Social Security Division, was next discussed. After much deliberation, Commis-
sioner Higginbothammoved to notiZy the Social Security Division that their weekly meeting
space at the City Hall wuuld have to be moved out as soon as possible, due to the increase
of citizens pursuing their weekly service here in Sanford causing an inconvenience of availa-
ble space in the City Hall, seconded by Commissioner Baker and carried.
Consideration next given to Resolution No. 1008, adopted Hatch 22, 1965, estab-
lishing the poli6y for compulsory retirement of City superviSorS~.at the age of 65, with the
Commission reserving the right ~ approve or disapproV~ annual requests of supervisors and
employees to work past the age of 65. After discussion of including all employees, excluding
laborers, under this policy, Commissioner Baker movedl that Resolution No. 1008 be amended
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to include all employees of the City, .~xcluding the laborers, the amendment to be effective
January l, 1966, seconded by Commissioner Higginbotham and carried.
Consideration next given to City of Sanford board appointments of the Board of
Adjustment and Appeals, Plumbing Board, and Electrical Board, a~d on motion of Commissioner
iHigginbotham, seconded by CommissionerCrapps and carried, the following appointments were
approved:
Reappointment to Board of Adjustment a~d Appeals:
H. R. Strickland
Reappointment to Plumbing Board:
William Halback
Harry Lee, Jr.
Reappointment to Electrical Board:
E. C. Harper, Jr.
Donald Young
year term to expire January 7, 1969
2 year term to expire January 1, 1968
2 year term to expire January 1, 1968
2 year term to expire January 1, 1968
2 year term to expire January 1, 1968
Petition next submitted for one or more street lights on West 12th Street, west
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of Pomegranite Avenue. After discussion as to exact locatmon, CommisSioner Higginbotham
moved that the request be denied on the basis that the street is not City right-of-way,
!seconded by Commissioner Baker amd carried./
Letter of resignation was next submitted by Dr. W. Vi~ent Roberts, Chairman of
Civil Service Board, effective January l, 1966, relieving him of the~appointment t° the
Civil Servide Board. Commissioner Higginbotham quickly moved to deny the request until such
time the Doctor had placed his proper signatUre upon the request so presented, seconded by
Commissioner Crapps and carried.
Consideration next given to a letter of reply submitted by the City Attorney from
Erskine W. Landis, Box 358, Deland, Florida, dated December 15, 1965, regarding the sale
o2 further negotiation of his privately owned 2-fo0tstrip of land on the lakefront, in
conjunction With the City's development of the marina site. ~. Laudis was agreeable to the
sale of this land for an outright price of $2,500.00 with him bearing the cost of sale, or
at a price of $2,000.00 net to him. After discussion, Commissioner Higginbotham moved to
approve and accept the price of $2,000.00 net to Mr. La~dis, and authorize the payment of
same out of the General Fu~d, to be refunded to this fund upon sale of Public Improvement
Bond Sale in the near future, seconded by Commissioner Crapps a~d carried.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
ATTEST :, ,,
Clerk
HAYORf