091150-Regular SessionMINUTES
City Commission, Sanford, Florida,_....S.e..D~em.!~.er .~,..1.....~.. 8....1~.,. N..,.1950.
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The Gity Oommission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in regular session at the City
Hall in the City of Samford, Florida, at 8:00 o'clock P. M. September ll, 1950.
Present: Commissioner Andrew Carraway, Mayor " F.A. Dyson
" John Xrider
" W, H. Btemper
City Attorney A, Edwin Bhinholser
City Manager Clifford McKibbin, Jr.,
City Clerk H. N. Bayer
Chief of Police R. G. Williams
Absent: Commissioner Randall Chase
regular meeting of August 28, and ajourned meeting of September 1, 1950,
Minutes of
next approved.
Monthly reports of Streets, Banita~on, Health, Water, Police, Fire, Airport and Liorary
Departments for month of ~ugust 1950, submitted and examined.
Financial statement and statement of revenues and expenditures of month of August, sub-
mitted and examined.
Bank statements in all accounts for month of August 195O, properly reconciled, submitted
and examined.
On motion duly adopted,payment of current invoices and payrolls for month of August 1950
was next approved, subject to approval ~Flnance Committee, as evidenced by Voucher Nos. 5016
thru 5146.
Mr. Wellborn Phillips, Br., of P~illips Properties next appeared with further reference
to their proposal submitted at meeting of August 28, to pave Orange Avenue between 24th Street
and 25th Streets with mixed-in-place asphalt if the Oity would furnish clay for the base pay
one-half of cost of installing curb and gutter, which was accepted by the Commission, provided
the street would be paved 24 feet in width with 5" x 18# combination curb and gutter. He then
requested approval to pave the streets 18 feet in width with 6" x 16" raised curb instead of
24 feet with curb and gutter in order to keep the cost down on the 28 dwellings to be con-
structed on said street, advising of the recent advance in cost of building materials and
of the Federal Housing Administration placing a ceiling price as of July l, 1~50, on the
sale of the proposed dwellings.
No action taken.
Tommle Stringer, life guard at municipal swimming pool, next submitted a proposed
summer recreation program for 1951, and same was taken under advisement to be considered in
the adoption of next fiscal year's budget.
The City Manager next reported on conference with local bank officials relative to loan
in amount of $100,000.00 to finance construction of the Municipal Memorial Stadium, advising
that the Banford Atlantic National Bank would consider handling ~20,000.00 of the loan and
Florida Bt~te Bank the balance, providing the City would pledge a portion of utility tax
revenue as security for the loan.
Further consideration was then given to the bids submitted at adjourned meeting of Septem-
ber l, for constructing the stadium and furnishing and installing the field floodlights.
Commissioner Krider moved the acceptance of the
finance the construction in a manner satisfactory
Corporation in amount of $10?,900.00 for eon-
Thereupon after considerable discussion,
lowest bids, subject to the City's ability to
to the Commission, that of prime bid of Jarco
structlng the stadium, and $5,600.00 for furnishing and installing bleacher seats, bid of
Graybar Electric Comgany in amount Of $17,22~.35 for furnishlng floodlighting materials, and
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Commissioner Dyson next moved that the City submit an application to the Sanford Atlantic
National Bank and Florida State Bank for loan in amount of $100,000.00 to finance construction
of the Stadium, payable annually within five years, to be secured by pledge of a protlon of
the utility tax revenue.
Seconded by Commissioner Krider and carried over the dissenting vote of Commissioner Stemper.
Mr. R. T. Cowan, Vice-Chairman of Sanford Housing Authority, next appeared and requested
the City to purchase Lot 7 Block 9, Tier 14, Seminole Park, from the County at cost of $185.00
for the ~utnority, to be conveyed to Frank Nelson for a site for his dwelling whiCh will be
removed from the housing project site, advising that the Authority would re-pay the City for cost
of the lot within the next 90 days, and on motion of Commis~oner Stemper, seconded by Commissioner
Krlder and carried, same was authorized.
Mr. Cowan next advised that the Authority had awarded a contract to J. D. Wadsworth to
remove approximately 31 dwellings from the project site, and requested the Commission to re-
duce t~e City's fee of $10.00 per building for ~ermit to remove the aforesaid buildings, and
same was denied.
Mr. Cowan next tendered his resignation as a Commissioner of the Sanford Housing Authority
because of lnterferring with his private business, and same was declined.
Mr. Cowan next advised that the Authority had not been able to find an avsllable site for
the additional 75 low-rent dwelling units for colored families for WhiCh application had been
filed with Public Housing Administration, and for re-locating a number of the dwellings that
will have to be removed from the site for the first 125 units. He then requested the Com-
mission to consider re-zoning the area between main line of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
and 4th Street and Pecan Avenue and Pomegranlte Avenue from white residential to colored
residential, in order that it may be acquired by the Autnorlty and used for the aforesaid
purpose.
Matter referred to Zoning Board of Adjustment for recommendation.
On motion of Commissioner Stemper, seconded by Commissioner Dyson and carried, the Com-
mlsslon next approved the appointment by the Mayor of Attorney G. A. Speer, Jr., to act
as Municipal Judge in the absence of Judge Sharon while on vacation.
On motion of Commissioner Dyson, seconded by Commissioner Stemper and carried, the
airport property was next aut~orized to be included in the petition for county fire control.
Upon recommendation of Chief of Police, and on motion of Commlssloner Stemper, seconded
by Commissioner Dyson and carried, the Commission next approved a loading zone in front
of place of business of Bert's Swap Shop on West First Street, because of not having a rear
entrance to building.
The City Manager next advised that Florida Fashions, Inc., had made a survey of several
available sites for their proposed manufacturing building and had selected a tract, size
250' x 2~8' of the Glty owned property located at southwest corner of French Avenue and
Fulton Street.
Thereupon Commissioner Stemper moved that the City offer this property to Florida
Fashions, Inc., for the aforesaid purpose.
Seconded ~y Commissioner Krider and carried.
The Commlsslon next reconvened as a Tax Equalization to give further consideration to the
1950 ~ax Roll, as prepared by the Tax Zssessor.
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Thereupon after further consideration, and on motion of Commissioner Dyson, seconded
by Commissioner Krlder and carried, the Board directed that the aforesaid assessed valuation
be reduced to $21,110.OO.
The ~oard then approved the valuations on the 1950 Tax Roll as set by the Tax Assessor
and adjourned as an Equalization Board.
On motion of Commissioner Dyson,
mission next authorized the tax levy
allocated as follows:
seconded by Commissioner Krider and carried, the Com-
for year 1950 to be placed at 17.4000 mills, to be
DEPARTMENT OF DEB~ SERVICE
9.0000 Mills
DEPAI~MENT OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT 8.4000 Mills
There being no further business the meeting then adjourned until 8:00 o'clock P.
September la, 1950.
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