042869 MINUTES
City Commission, Sanford, Florida--28 at 8:00 P. M.
_1969
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 April 28, 1969.
Present: Commissioner Lee P. Moore, Mayor " James H. Crapps
" Earl Higginbotham
W. Vincent Roberts
" A.L. Wilson
City Attorney W. C. Hutchison, Jr.
City Manager W. E. Knowles
Acting City Clerk Rosa M. Rotundo
Pol~e:Chief Ben E. Butler
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman.
A. B. Peterson, Jr., Chairman of the Scenic Improvement Board of the City of
Sanford, appeared befoee the Commission to present a proposed Agreement between the City and
the Orange-Seminole-0sceola Planning CommissiOn for the preparation of a beautification plan
for the area within the City of Sanford. Mr. Peterson outlined that said Board had initiated
the program with said Planning CounCil and that the Zoning and Planning Commission endorsed
the plan.
Harlan L. Hanson, Planning Director, Orange-Seminole-Osce~la planning Commission,
Orlando, Florida, was present and summarized that under the Agreement and for a cost of
$5,000.00 the City would receive a basic plan, a long range designed and detailed urban
beautification plan to include five recommended or specific beautification projects; and
that said plan would assist the City in applying for federal funds relative to any beauti-
fication grant; implementation of the plan as a leadership program for authorized groups to
work from; the plan would be keeping within the scope of funds that the City could afford
with explicit terms of cost of maintaining said projects.
After consideration, Commissioner Wilson moved to implement the plan as per Con-
tract submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Roberts and carried over the dissenting vote of
Commissioner Crapps.
Consideration was next given to a Downtown Beautification and Improvement Proposal
for First Street as presented by Alex J. Serraes, President of the Downtown Sanford Merchants
Association, requesting that the City install and maintain the following:
1. Construct a median-island down the center of First Street from French
Avenue to Sanford Avenue for the planting of palm trees therein.
2. Change the on-street parking on First Street from angle to parallel.
3. Remove all benches from the sidewalks on First Street.
Mr. Serraes informed the Commission that: said plan was presented to the Zoning and Planning
Commission on April 2~, 1969, and endorsed ~by said board; Gerald Dake, City P~anning Con-
sultant, was preparing sketches of the proposal in addition to an alternate recommendation
or ramification relative to retaining angle parking but on a 50 degree angle and the Possi-
bility of using sidewalk planting areas rather than medians; he was investigating the
possibility of the local gas company furnishing gas lights for installation within the
planting areas.
After discussion, Commissioner Crapps moved that the City deny the request of the
three items outlined in the foregoing paragraph. Seconded by Commissioner Wilson. Motion
failed to carry.
Commissioner Roberts moved to authorize the City Manager to work out a plan as
discussed and outlined by Mr. Serraes regarding a median-parkway plan on First Street with