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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL r~ETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA HELD:
January t!3, 1968
PRESENT:
NONE:
Councilman Hamby, Hager, Reese, Vandergri1't and Mayor lVdnor.
None.
Special Meeting was called to order by Mayor Minon 7:30 P. M.
Purpose of Special Meeting, to discuss sewerage for the city.
Attorney Hamlin read the statutes on sewerage.
Mr. Walter Fritz of Micheal Engineering Co., had figures for the
sewerage plant. They were as follows: $610,000.00 for section
1, 6, 7, 6-A of the map. $190,000.00 of this would be assess-
ments to the property owners at $4.00 per foot. $75,000.00 would
be a grant. Leaving the city $350,000.00 at approximately
$20,000.00 a year. This would be a HUD loan through Public
Health Service. 1'<1r. Fritz called the HUD 01'fice in Atlanta
and was sure Ocoee could qualify for this loan.
After much discussion, the Council called 1'or a Special Meeting
Thursday night, January 2,th, 19b8 at 7:30 P. M. provided city
attorney Hamlin and Mr. Fritz could be present. Attorney Ha~in
and Mr. Fritz are to get in tough with the city auditor in regard
to the possibility of the city being able to afford this amount.
Attorney Hamlin and Mr. Fritz agreed to go to Atlanta and contact
the HUD office regarding this loan provided the city will pay
their plan~fares and pocket expenses.
Their being no further business, Councilman Hamby motioned
Council adjourn. Counc1lman Reese seconded motion. Thereupon
Council adjourned at 9:1b P. M.
Attest:
Clerk
MINUTES OF SPECIAL 1'<ffiETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, OCOEE, FLORIDA HELD
January 25, 1968
PRESENT: Councilman Hamby, Reese, Vandergrift, Hager and Mayor Minor
ABSENT: None
Special meeting called to order by 1'<~yor Minor at 6:15 P. M.
Purpose of meeting "Sewerage System" for the city.
Councilman V~dergrift introduced Mr. Tubbs, principal of the
Ocoee High School. Mr. Tubbs stated that in order for the school
to expand its facilities it would be necessary to have sewerage.
He stated Ocoee had the largest growth in school enrollment of
~ city in Florida. The average being b% with Ocoee 12%.
Mr. Murray was present at the Council and stated he was very much I
opposed to city sewerage, from sale of bonds. He referred to the
city selling bonds 40 years ago and the problems that this
brought about.
Mr. Robert Wagner, a fiscal agent of the firm of Leedy, Wheeler
and Alleman reported to council that he had studied the finaneial
feasibility of the sewerage project and that in his opinion it
was feasible and a public health need.
A resolution to send City Attorney Hamlin and Mr. Walter Fritz
representative of Micheal Engineering Co., to Atlanta to investigae
the posibility of obtaining a loan from the Department of Housing
and Urban Development, to cover the first phase of the sewerage
project, at a cost 01' $610,UUO.00 was made. Councilman Hamby
motioned that the above resolution be put to a vote. Councilman
Vandergrift seconded the motion. Councilman Hamby, Hager and
Vandergrift voted yes. Councilman Reese votea no, Mayor Minor askea
to go on record as opposing the motion and stated he would not
sign the application form to HUD Motion carried by majority vote.
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Attest:
Clerk
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