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Home My WebLink About03-02-1971 I I I MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA MARCH 2, 1971 Present: Mayor Fox, Comm. Crawford, Turner, Carter & Whitehead Absent: None The meeting was called to order by Mayor Fox at 7"07 P.M. The minutes of. the last regular meeting held February 16,1971, the special meeting held February 22, 1971 and the special meeting held February 24fl 1971 were read and approved. with the exception that the radio that was bought will be for the regular police in- stead of the police reserves. Comm. Carter made a motion to pay all bills in order. Comm. TUrner seconded the motion. Voted and carried. (A) FROM GENERAL FUND William R. Dykes - advance Theodore H. VanDeventer - Judge Morris D. Richards - Fire Dept. Ronald D. Strosnider " " Douglas-G. Jones - " " James R. Meeks _ "" James Coschignano " Paul Solomon - " Rupert J. Warr " BilL W. Peoples " Jerry A. Oliver " Willard H. Maddox John D. Woods - , Gene Nobles Melvin McCreight Earl,E. Barnette Ray Q. Ungaro Rex Warr Roger D. Shirley Carm~'.W. Austell Edward Amburgey " Thomc;l.s Butler " Gary W. Carroll " Samuel Zeigler " Robert Windham " Stephen Enfinger " Vernon Trowell " John.H. Rhodes - Attorney Frank Turner - fireman Ed Loughlin _ " Ruby!s Restaurant H. M.Bowness Glenn Joiner Jean ~s Florist Winter Garden Hardware Carse Oil Co. John~on & Akins Adam~on.Cleaners Jack.Cocke & Co., Inc. Barnettes Janitor Supplies The Bp.ay Hardware Stev~ & Harry's Shell Service " 20.00 100.00 47.40 33.18 23. 70 23. 70 23 . 70 23. 70 14.22 14.22 >11J..22 14.22 14.22, 14.22 14.22 14.22. "14.22' 14.22 14.22 14.22 14.22 14.22 ,14.22 14.22 14.22 .14.22 14.22 200.00 14.22 .14.22 167.09 462.06. 79.86 8.~O. 71.10 5.00 62.00 2.00 52.50 l4~00 ,16.43 26.98 " } f/ " " " " " " " Echols Bedding CO~ Hood Tractor Co. Whites Auto Mid=Florida Gas Co. James H. Matthews Pegrams Grocery Ocoee Gulf Service Sarge~t Sowell, Inc. W. D.. Morgan's Army Store Winter Garden Lumber Co. Orange-County Law Enforcement Council Motorola Cbmm. Traywicks Carage Wayne L. Godbold Arnold's Service Station J.Z. Anderson Ramada Inn Orlando Sentinel Star Florida Metal Craft Davis Meter & Supply Co. Hughes Supply, Inc. Auto. Electric Co. American Cryogenics, Inc. Pine. Hulls Automotive Parts Chemetron Corp.. Mational Fire Protection Assoc. HowellBRos. The Winter Garden Times Ocoee GMlf Service H. A..H~dges - water dep. ref. The Travelers Ins. Co. J. C. Stone Memorial Police Academy " .. It ""1 tI 30.00 62.02 15.28 55.20 77.00 64.26 141.59 75.65 54.20 - ~33.60 '~5-; 00 47.00 10.50 20.00 331.94 44.00 40.79 5.79 3.80 53.08 41.57 .31.88 5.00 134.50 , 4.05 47.89 48.00 4.40 21. 36 . 5.25 723. 52 55.00 55.00 , 111~22 105.90 43.49 95.61 '92.09 94. 79 90.99 110.65 68.29 87.55 89.75 87.45 85.35 30 . 72 107.78 50.00 111~22 105.90. 63.49 95~6l 92.09 94.79 10.66 43.67 87.55 89.75 87.45 85.35 110.70 Sam Oliver - Water O. G. Smith - Water William R. Dykes, Jr.. jJ. I. Jernigan - sante Otis,Hensley - santo Melvin Williams - santo Jimmie R. Keen - santo Clarence L. Wilson - santo Byron A. Martin - sante Roy C. Strickland - st. Martin L. Strickland - st. Oscar H. Moore - st. Jesse Bruce - st. George H. Horton - cemetery Clark H. Beery - inspector Adron H. Claunch - advance Sam Oliver - water O. G. Smith - water Wm.. ,R. Dykes, Jr. - water J. I. Jernigan - santo otis.Hensley - santo Melvin Williams - santo Jimmie R. Keen - santo Joe A. Trudeau - santo Roy C. Strickland - st. Martin L. strickland - st. Oscar H. Moore - st. Jess~ Bruce - st. Melvin L. Duvall - mechanic I r_!.............. I I I I I George H.. Horton.- Cemetery Clark H. Beery - Bldg. Insp. Frank Giaimo Of' water dep. ref. Yaris Taylor II II II Melvin McCreight II II II John E.Clark, Jr. II II Harry R. Wiggins II II William Y. Jones II " Raymond E. Davis" II Donald R. Mullen ix "',, R. J. Crowder II "" Earl Tillman II " Paul Fosmight II " Dorothy S iles " " Clarence t. Wilson "- santo Bank of West Orange - income tax Barbara Hooks - Clerk Anna M.Dodge - Asst. Clerk Adron Claunch - Police James G. Tenney - police Leroy Turner - police William S. Walker, Jr. - police James D. Hood - police John H. Boyd - police Raymond E. CUok - police 30. 72 10 7 . 78 4.97 4.97 4.42 4.15 5.25 5.25 1.09 5.25 10l.00 4.70 10.00 5.25 38.39 881.30 211.77 93.85 226.05 220.04 308.58 224.44 210.54 160.00 172.80 Comm. Crawford made a motion for the planning and zoning commission to get three bids on a filing cabinet for their maps and materials. Comm. Whitehead seconded the motion. Comm. Crawford, Turner, Carter and Whitehead voted YES. No NO'S. Carried unanimously. Mr. ~cQuillan and Mr. Claude Locke representatives from the Florida Telephone Corporation was present in regards to a request from them to install telephone cable into Ocoee. They explained some of the work they are:planning which will give Ocoee residents better service. Comm. Crawford asked about the mileage charge from W.nter Garden to Ocoee. They stated it cost more to run lines'andthe cost of the bills were based on the distance from the station area in any direction, that it did not just apply to Ocoee. Mayor Fox asked if we were dissatisfied with our service would we go to_Florida Public Service Commission with our complaint. Mr. Locke stated this was correct. The Commissioners asked about a franchise or working agreement with the company. Mr. Locke stated they did not have franchises any place except where they had base stations. Our attorney was to investigate this and we are to have a special meeting next Tuesday night to discuss this further. Mr. W. H. "Bill" Reedy former Legislaturer introduced ~1r. Malloy of the Florida Pollution Control Commission, Mr. Jennings of the East Central Florida Planning Council and Martie Kreidt of the Orange County Planning Corrnnission were 'present to dis- cuss with the commissioners how to go about applying for a loan and/or a grant for a sewer plant for Ocoee. Mayor Fox asked Mr. Malloy if this could be done in stages and he stated this was the usual procedure. Mr. Malloy suggested the proper pepre sentatives meet PL 660 members in Tallahassee ~9 ~a~e ~roper applications for a grant. Mayor Fox asked him which he thought would be most feasi~le to build our own plant or wait until the big inch was installed. He stated he fel t we should build our own. Mr. Jennings stated .the East Central Florida Planning Council was to help get grants started. . They go over the plans once they are completed before they are submitted to HUD. He stated that in the big inch plan's a pumping station was scheduled' for Ocoee to connect with Altamonte Springs. They stated 33 percent of the cost could be obtained from HUD as a grant and money was also 'availalfu from the State. They also stat'ed the out-" look on g'rants from HUD was very favorable at this' time. Mr. 'Reedy suggested we have a meeting with Mr. Kreidt 'of the Orange County Planning Council to discus3 further plans dn applying for a grant. Comm. Whitehead made a motion to, let Howell Bros'. Janitorial Service c'lenn the Youth Center at $45.00 per_ month. Comm. Crawford seconded the motion. Comm. Crawford, Turner, Carter and Whitehead voted YES. No NO'S. Carried ~nanimously. I Mri~ Mat~ie H. Farmer appeared before the Com~issioners offer- ing her property for sale on the corner of Bowness Road and SR #439 for the purpose of building City buildings. She is askEilig"$60, 000.00 for 8t acres. No ac tion wa_s take'n.. No action was taken on purchasing the land on South Bluford Avenue until results of the water level tests were received. The Planning and Zoning Commission was also asked to discuss the property at their next meeting. I Comm. Carter made a motion to hire Melvin L. Duvall as City Mechanic. Comm. Turner seconded the motion. Comm. Crawford, Turner, Carter and Whitehead voted YES. No NO'S. Carried unanimOUSly. Ted Mikalsen asked that a ~public hearing be set for the City Commission in regards to the Zoning Ordinance. This hearing was set for March 23, 1971 at 7:00 P.M. A letter of intent to annex the property at Minorville for L. M. Folsom was signed by the ~ayor. Comm. Carter suggested if the police do not get their cars gassed up at the C~ty barn they will ha~e to pay for allover 5 gallons they have put in the cars. Comm. Whitehead made a motion to give the firemen permission to have a banquet at the Ramada Inn. Comm. Turner seconded the motion. Comm. Turner,Carter & Whitehead voted YES. Comm. Crawford sustained from voting. Motion was carried. There being no further business recess this meeting until March Whitehead seconded the motion. 9:30 P.M. L" .' ATTEST~4---"-" ,;u(J Clerk Comm. Crawford made a motion 'to 9, 1971 at 7:00 P.M. Comm. Thereupon Comm. r.ecessed at a4J"1:p) l! rrLf Mayor I