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Home My WebLink About11-18-1969 I I I MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY CONNCIL OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA HELD NOVEMBER 18, 1969 Present: Mayor Fox; Commissioners: Whitehead, Stinnett, Farmer & Miller Absent: None The meeting was called to order by Mayor Fox at 7:00 P.M. as a board of Adjustment. Our tax assessor Michael Hamlin asked for any complaints on taxes. There were no complaints and Comm. S.tinnett made a motion that the City Commission accept the tax ~oll as prepared by the Orange County tax assessor and to issue ~ warrant to Mr. Hamlin as tax assessor to collect the City taxes. Comm. Farmer seconded the motion. Comm. Stinnett, Farmer, Whitehead, and Miller 'voted YES. No NO'S. Carried unanimously. Comm. Stinnett made a motion to dispense with the reading of the minutes of .the last regular meeting held November 4, 1969, the special meetings held November 4, 1969 and the meeti~g November ,11, 1969. .Comm. Farmer seconded the motion. Comm. Stinnett, Farmer, Whithead and Miller voted YES. No NO'S. Carried unanimously. Comm. Miller made a motion to pay all bills in order. .Comm. Stinnett seconded themotion. Voted and carried. FROM GENERAL FUND: Edwin Pounds - Rent on Dispatchers office Floyd'Baker - Dep. Ref. Thomas J. Fox - Water Dep. Ocoee-Sports Assoc. Eagle-Army & Navy Store - Sante Dept. Orell-Cawley - sante dept. Otis Hensley - sante Steven Daly - santo Rex Gann - sante J. I.' Jernigan - sante Robert Keller - st. Roy C. Strickland - st. Oscar H. Moore - st. Martin L. Strickland - st. Otis G. Smith - Water Sam Oliver - water Ouida,Meeks - dispatcher Florida State Board of Health Engels John Larpb, Inc. Johnson & Akins, Inc. F. & R. Office Supply. Pitney Bowes, Inc. Johnson Automotive Mary Hinds Mid-Florida Gas James H. Matthews Central Paper Co. Ocoee Electric Service Ted Snells Davis Meter & Supply Bank of West Orange 195.00 5.70 15 . 23 200.00 14.16 78.34 83.07 74.34 41.13 86.79 79.$8 78.98 75.02 80.98 96 .13 100.95 47.15 50.00 78.65 224.87 20.00 3 5 . 00 15.00 15.27 175.20 18.64 48.00 30.64 20.00 20.00 85.38 786.50 . 1- I Earl K. Wood - Taxes Florida Telep. Corp. Florida Power Corp. Maurice Hazen - Witness Fee Orell Cawley - sante Otis Hensley - sante Steven P. Daly - san.t Rex Gann - sante J. I. Jernigan - sante Robert Keller - st. Roy C. Strickland - st. Oscar H. Moore - st. Martin L. Strtkland - st. Otis G. Smith - water Sam Oliver - water Jacksonville National Bank Adron Claunch - police William R. H~ger - police Teddie R. Hey - police James G. Tenney - police, Leroy Turner-police William S. Walker, Jr. - police James D. Hood - police Edward G. Loughlin - dispatcher Ethel Mills - dispatcher Euna Copeland - dispathcer Walter Morehouse - building inspector Barbara Hooks - Clerk Anna M. Dodge - Asst. Clerk james.T. Vandergrift - Fire chief Hubert W. Fox - Mayor Hoyt Farmer - Commissioner E. P.' Miller - " Lewis Whithead - " William E. Stinnett _11 Edward Loughlin - youth center Hollis Dean - youth center U. s.-Postmaster - police Theodore Vandevanter - Judge Griffin & Hamlin - attorney 10.41 7.25 1,182.46 3.00 84.89 97.96 89 .23 120.02 101.98 79.88 78.98 75.02 80.98 96 .13 100.95 45.61 224.97 239.49 202.86 197.56 279.49 197.56 128.99 161.15 148.52 148.52 104.1Q 187.47 70.45 ,95.20 47.60 23 . 80 23 .80 23 .80 23 .80 4.76 4.76 6.05 75.00 200.00 I I CEMETERY FUND: George Horton George Horton 25.70 25.70 Comm. Stinnett reported the new truck for the water department had arrived and the radio had been installed and the Ocoee Water Department stBnciled on the sides. West Orange Battery service on McKey Street asked the City to mark three spaces in front of his business as NO PARKING spaces for his customers to get into his business. Comm. Miller was to I take care of this. Comm. Farmer made a motion to have Mid-Florida Gas of Winter Garden install Gas heat in the Dispatchers office in the amount of $109.85. Comm. Stinnett seconded the motion. Comm. Farmer, Stinnett, Miller and Whitehead voted YES. No NO'S. - ;)- I I I Mr. E. L. Simmons at 307 Bay Street was compaling of a drainage problem through his property. Comm. Miller was to check into this. Comm. Farmer made a motion to hire James D. Hood as regular policeman Comm. Stinnett seconded the motion. Comm. Farmer, Stinnett, Miller and Whitehead voted YES. No NO'S. Carried unanimously. James Robbins wanted to rent the King property on Taylor street for a storage space. This building had previously been condemned but Comm. Stinnett and the building inspector were to investigate to see the condition ~of the building. Ed Fields had applied for an occupational license to do odd jobs in the City. Comm. Farmer made a motion not to is~e him a license. Comm. Stinnett seconded the motion. Comm. Farmer, Stinnett, Miller, and Whitehead voted YES. -No NO"S. Carried,unanimously. The Teen Council appeared bofore the Commission to ask permission to add onto the Youth Center and possibly have other recreational facilities outside the center. They anticipate cleaning up the inside, air conditioning the building, building picnic tables and and barbarcue pit, basketball and tennis courts and landscaping the area. They want permission from the City to make these changes and would like to know what help the City can give them. Mayor Fox proposed to table this disuussion until next meeting when Mr. Pickerill can present more definite plans for the changes. Comm. V~itehead made a motion to table the matter until next meeting. Comm. Stinnett seconded the motion. Comm. Stinnett, Whitehead, Miller and Farmer voted YES. No NO'S. Carried unanimously. Comm. Farmer made a motion to buil a grease pit in the new City barn.and pay for it out of the Sanitation Department. Comm. Stinnett seconded the motion. Comm. Farmer, Stinnett, Miller and Whitehead voted YES. No NO'S. Carried unanimously. Comm. Miller made a motion to use purchase orders for all pur- chases made for the City. Comm. Farmer seconded the motion. Comm. Miller, Farmer, Stinnett and Whitehead voted YES. No No'S. Carried unanimously. Chris Sission, of the Ocoee Sports Assoc. asked the City for a donation for their basketball league. Also for lights for a soft- ball field if space for a field can be located. Comm. Stinnett made a motion to give them $200.00 for the basketball league. Comm. Whitehead seconded the -motion. Comm. Stinnett, Whi~ehead, Miller and Farmer Bated YES. No NO'S. Carried unanimously. Harvey Ford was present to inform the Council that the trash men had picked up a dog house from in front of his house. He stated the house was not on the street right-of-way. Comm. Stinnett made a motion to table this until the next meeting, until more information could be obtained. Comm. Whitehead seconded the motion. Comm. Whitehead, Stinnett, Farmer and Miller voted YES. No NO;S. Carried unanimously. Comm. Miller made a motion to accept the personal property tax roll. Motion died for lack of asecond. - 3- 1- Comm. Stinnett made a motion to send each~person of the personal j. property tax roll a letter and have a voard of adjustment at the ~- next regular meeting. Comm. Whitehead seconded the motion. Comm. L{, Whitehead, Stinnett, Miller and Farmer. voted YES. No NO'S. Carried ~ unanimously. . ~- Comm. Stinnett made a motion to accept the new charter voted on J- by the voters on November 4, 1969. Comm. Farmer seconded the ~ motion. Comm. Stinnett, Farmer, Whitehead, and Miller voted 0- YES. No NO'S. Carried unanimously. /)- Our attorney had the contract between the City and Orange Canty /1 pertaining to the Ocoee zoning. . The contract was to be examined I~-by the Zoning Board before the City signed it. f~- Comm. Miller made a motion to retain his present emplyees on the J~- street department, Robert.Keller, Roy Strickland, Martin Strickland, {~-and Oscar Moore, at $10.00 per week raise. .Comm. Whitehead I~' seconded the motion. Voted and Carried /,- Comm. Miller was given permission to use the money he had left over {~-from las~ years budgetotb build streets with. ~'~-Comm. Farmer made a motion to retain James T. Vandergrift as Fire 1VJo Chief. Comm. Whitehead seconded the motion. Comm Whitehead, ~I Farmer, Ydller and Stinnett voted YES. No NO'S. Carried. Comm. Whitehead made a motion to retain his present employees on the Sanitaion Department: J. I. Jernigan, Otis Hensley, Steven P. Daly, ,Rex Ga~n and Orell Cawley. Comm. Stinnett seconded the motion. Comm. Whitehead, Stinnett, ~liller & Farmer voted YES. No NO'S. Carried unanimously. Comm. Stinnett made a motion to retain his present employees Sam Oliver, and Grady Smith. Comm. Farmer seconded the motion. Comm. Stinnett, Farmer, Miller and Whitehead voted YES. No NO'S. Carried unanimously. Comm. Stinnett made a motion to retain the present policemen: LeDoy Turner, William R. Hager, Adron Claunch, James Tenney, William.S. Walker, Jr., Teddie R. Hey and James Hood. Comm. Miller seconded the motion. Comm. Stinnett, Miller, Farmer, and Whitehead voted YES. No NO'S. Carried unanimously. Comm. Miller made a motion to r.etain the CityCler~, Barbara Hooks, and Ass't Clerk, Anna M. Dodge and the building inspector Walter F. Morehouse. Comm. Stinnett seconded the motion. Comm. Miller, Stinne~t"Farmer & Whitehead voted YES. NO NO'S. Carried unanimously. Comm. Miller made a motion to retain our City attorney, Michael Hamlin. Comm. Stinnett seconded the motion. Comm. \Vhitehead, Miller, Stinnett & Farmer voted YES. No NOIlS. Carried unanimously. . . Comm. Farmer made a motion to pay James T. Vandergrift, $100.00 per month. Comm. Stinnett seconded the motion. Stinnett, Farmer and ~itehead voted YES. Comm. Miller Motion carried. I I Fire Chief Comm. refrained from I voting. , Mayor Fox appointed Comm. Stinnett over the Building Inspector ,and to collect the rent from the City owned houses. Comm. Farmer was appointed over the Cemetery. T -4 - I I I There being no further business Councilman Miller made a motion to adjourn this meeting. Comm. Farmer seconded the motion. Thereupon Council agjourned at 9:05 P.M. Attest: t2""" L;", xt'6-L: lerk !f~ \~f Mayor