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Home My WebLink About10-19-1971 I I I MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY CO~~IISSION OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA HELD OCTOBER 19, 1971 Present: c~M3.Y(9r Fox; Comm. Crawford, Turner, Carter & Whitehead Absent: None The meeting was called to order by Mayor Fox at 7:30 P.M. The minutes of the 'last regular meeting were read and approved. Comm. Whitehead made a motion to approve all bills in order. Comm. Carter seconded the motion. Voted and carried. (A) FROIvI GENERAL FUND: Otis Hensley - loan O.A.S.I. Contribution Fund Sam Oliveril- Water O. G. Smith - water James Czarnecke, Water Otis Hensley - sante Manual Ramos - sante Charles R. Johnston -sant Harry Hensley - sante Roy C. Strickland - st. Oscar H. Moore - st. Jesse Bruce - st. Melvin Williams - st. Mike Williams - st. Bobby J. Stephenson - st. Clifton O. Lawler - st. James E. Pfckels - mech. George H.-HOrton 0 Cem. Clark H. Beery - bldg. insp. Rick Williams - st. Otis 1.McFarland - sante Hughes Supply, Inc. American Cryogenics Badger Meter Leonard W. Saine Orlando Paving Co. Public Gas Saxon Business Products Ocoee High School (Yearbook) Pitney-Bowes) Inc. Sears, Roebuck, & Co. Florida Tele. Corp. Prudential Ins~ CO. Adron Claunch - police Leroy Turner - " William S. Vlalker II James D. Hood " John H. Boyd Raymond Cook " John R. Wood " Ranel1e Hornsby n Edward G.- Loughlin - dispatcher Ethel fJIills If 30.00 5,083 .92 111.22 105.90 87.45 92.09 49.39 102.25 74.82 111.00 87.45 78.85 76.79 68.29 76.79 56.63 105.40 30.72 107.78 12.80. 71.94 93 8 . 46 10.50 980.25 83 .00 490.39 41.27 76.77 65.00 2.13 209.95 44 . 3 5 506. 53 263 .55 308.58 224.44 210.54 169.85 182.95 182.00 107.47 179.87 179.87 . Shirley Walker - dispatcher Linda Watkins - " Sam Oliver - water O. G. Smith - water James Czarnecke - water Otis Hensley - sante l-~nual Ramos -sant Charles R. Johnston - sante Harry Hensley - sante Otis McFarland - sante Roy C. Strickland - st. Oscar H. Moore - st. Jesse Bruce - st. Melvin Williams - st. Mike Williams - st. Raymond Baker - st. George Horton - cem. Robert Bullington - st. Rick Williams - st. Clifton Lawler - st. James E. Pickels - mech. Clark H. Beery - bldg. insp. John L. Vignetti - City Manager Barbara Hooks - Clerk Peggy Scroggins - Ass't Clerk Brad Norsworthy - st. Hubert W. Fox - Mayor Raymond C~awford - Comm. Frank Turner " John W. Carter " Lewis Whitehead " James T. Vandergrift - fire chief Frank's Enco Service F. & R. Office Supply Motorola Comm. Hood Tractor Co. Engels Elmer Kerr Elect. Apperson Chemicals Modern Stationery, Inc. John H. Rhodes, Jr. - attorney Carter Concrete Service West Orange Mem. Hosp & Thomas Kirkland Sentinel Star Co. Basic Asphalt Corp. Southeaster Mun. Supply Co. Snap On Tools Jim's Equ~pment Co. Carse Oil Co. H. M. Bowness A.B.C. Fire Equip. Davis Meter & Supply Hood Tractor Co. Hughes Supply , Inc. Glenn Joiner & Son Whites Howell Bros. Janitor Sere 76.73 161.08 111.22 105.90 87.45 62.09 89.99 102.25 74.82 78.22 91.12 87.45 78.85 76.79 68.29 68.29 30.72 68.29 33.63 56.63 105.40 107.78 329.50 211.77 114.08 15.00 47.40 23.70 23 .70 2) .70 23 .70 104.28 34.01 0.,1.00 47.00 21.00 217.95 3 2 .40 198.00 9.30 672.50 1,925.00 671.87 169.74 6,645.00 129.18 269.00 5.00 2.50 425.92 11.80 .29 90.12 137 . 53 . 11.59 4.12 103 .00 I I .. I John B. Newsom Florida Metal Craft Byr-Tur, Inc. Orlando Generator Service Barnette's Janitor Supply Johnson Automotive Dean Richards - Ronald Strosnider - Paul Solomon James L. Coschign,ano " Ray fJIeeks .. " Jerry A. Oliver Douglas G. Jones Rupert Warr Edward G. Loughlin Bill W. Peoples Willard Maddox John D. Woods Ray Q. Ungaro Gene C. Nobles Earl E. Barnette Rex Warr Edward Amburgey Toomas Butler Samuel Zeigler Robert Windham Roger Enfinger Vernon Trowell Albert J. Holloway Michael R. Jernigan Larry Walls Terry Lewis Winter Garden Lumber Co. B. & H. Sales Co. I " " " " " " " " " " II " " " " " " " " " " " " " . 22.92 15.63 2.4.10 52.65 5.50 179.33 47.40 33.18 23 .70 23 .70 23 . 70 23 .70 23 .70 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 14.22 14.22 14.22 34.20 74.56 Fire Drill " " I " 11 " " " " " " " II " " " " " " " " " " " Jack Marsden, representing a group of residents, in ~4rion Park, stating they would like to go on record asking that the remaining brick streets in Marion Park be left as they are, namely, Lakewood Avenue, Magnolia and Lafayette Streets. They had a petition with several names protesting these streets being torn up and repaved. Comm. Crawford stated the contract had already been signed on Lakewood Ave~ue. Mr. BilI Breeze, who lives at 351 South Lakewood Avenue, stated he felt they sould be improved for those who have to use them regularly going to and from their homes. Mr. Marsden asked if they could legally break the contract they would like for them to do so. The Commissioners felt they should if the people in the area do not want them paved. Comm. Vfuitehead made a motion to cancel the contracts if it can be done legally. Comm. Crawford seconded the motion. Comm. Crawford, Turner, Carter and Whitehead voted YES. No NO'S. Carried unanimously. Comm. Whitehead made a.,motion to sign the application to the State Board of Health for water tie-in for the West Orange Industrial Park. Comm. Crawford seconded the motion. 'Comm. Crawford, . Turner, Carter and Whitehead voted YES. No NO'S. Carried unanimously. Comm. Turner made a motion to accept the group insurance plan from:. tlle Prudential Insurance Co. for t'he City Employees, as they have the best plan of insurance. Comm. Whitehead I ':J seconded the motion. voted YES. No NO~S. Comm. Crawford, Turner, Carter and Whitehead Carried unanimously. r~. Fox amd y~. Vignetti stated they had contacted County Comm- I issioner Ben Benham and he was working on having a traffic light installed at Silver Star Road and Bluford Avenue, also he is trying to get ~ne at Silver Star Road and the Apopka Road. f~. Vignetti r'eported the portion of Oakland Avenue West of Bluford Avenue is being prepared for paving. Also the East section is already being paved and the Basketball Court will b~ started on October 20, 1971. ~'Ir Carl Peavy of Peavy Poultry was present to discuss with the Commission what he was planning to build in the West Orange Industrial Park. He is to have a warehouse for a distribution point and_office. Plans have already been approved by the Building Inspector. Comm. Turner made a motion to issue the building perm~t for Mr. Peavy. Comm. \Vhitehead seconded the motion. Comm.Crawford, Turner, Carter and Whitehead voted YES. No NO'S. Carried unanimously. ' Mr. Jim Clark is to be contacted to be present at a special meeting to be held Tuesday, October 26, 1971 at 7:30 P.M. to discuss with the Commissioners the progress and problems of the West Orange Industrial Park. Mr. Vignetti stated the A. B. C. Liquor Store on Highway #50 was exparlding their lounge. !v'.r. Kent Tyus; of Lakeshore Gardens was present to discuss several items 'in his subdivision. He stated other parties were interested in connecting into his Sewer Plant but Ewould have to be expanded but he. is having trouble getting a loan with a 15 year lease from the City on the property. He would like to know if the City would extend the time on the lease. He also wants to know if the City is interested in taking over the plant or not. If not he will let someone else take it over. Mayor Fox informed him we could probably let him know our decision by next Tuesday night: He also needs water lines installed on one more street in the first section of the development. He was informed we do not have enough help and are not finanicially able to put the water line in at this time. He is to install his own water lines and turn them over to the City. He asked for more street lights to be installed along White>Road. He is to contact Florida Power about, installing these lights. Mayor Fox, Comms. Turner and Crawford and the City Manager went to Apopka to inspect their gas chlorinators. They felt this would be a big savings to the City as well as being a better way of chlorinating the water. This was postponed until the next fiscal year beginning Nov. 1, 1971. Comm. Crawford made a motion to accept Ordinance #541, an ord- I inance 'annexing certain property into the municipal boundaries of the City of Ocoee, Florida and establishing the zoning class- ification of such property. Comm. Turner seconded the motion. Comm. Crawford, Turner, Carter and Whitehead voted YES. No NO'S. Carried unanimously. I: I I I Comm. Crawford made a motion to accept Ordinance #542, an ordinance imposing a tax on the sale and pruchase of electricity, metered or bottled gas, fuel oil, telephone and telegraph service, and services competitive thereto, delivered in the City of Ocoee, Florida, providing a method for collection of the tax by the seller thereof, and providingc_a method for collection of the tax by the seller thereof, and providing penalties for the violation of the ordinance. Comm. Whitehead seconded the motion. Comm. Crawford, Turner, Carter and Whitehead voted YES. No NO'S. Carried unanimously. Comm. Whitehead asked what the charter said about the City Manager's duties. Our attorney pointed our the duties in the charter. Mr. Whitehead read a portion and stated he found out what he wanted to know. Comm. Carter suggested we purchase a tape recorder for the Comm- ission meeting. The Commissioners decided we would have to wait until the next fiscal year. ~~. E. P. Miller asked about the franchise from the Lake Apopka Natural Gas District. They were to start installation in the City within 2 years from the date of the franchise and nothing has been installed with the exception of the Ramada Inn. The franchise was signed December 1968. Our attorney stated he was also the attorney for the gas district and the franchise had not been fulfilled and could be terminated. He also stated they were not financially able to install lines in Ocoee at this time. Our attorney is to ask the General Manager to meet with them next Tuesday night. Mr. Miller also asked about having two dead trees in front of his home removed. Mayor Fox asked Leroy Turner to check into this and inform him of his findings. Chief of Police, Leroy Turner, ~crted the Ocoee Police Depart- ment was getting a F.C.I.C. machine in the police station. Due to the lack of room in the police station they have asked.for permission for a specal type of installation. The owner of the building, Edwin Pounds, ~~ll have to be contacted for this. Our attorney reported the Clarcona residents have acquired the services of the Ackerman Legal Firm to file suit on the annex- ation of the Apopka-Vineland Road. ~~. Rhodes feels that we should drop the annexation of this road. He was given per- mission to draw an ordinance de-annexing this road right-of-way. Mr. Rhodes received a letter from the Florida Telephone'Corporation attorney conserning the back ooupational license for the company. They both agree that we have the authority to tax them but we cannot charge over one-half of the states'~'fee, which was 10 cents per phone until recently it was raised to 15 cents per phone. The Commissioners feel we are entitled to the fee in our occupat- ional license ordinance and will per sue the matter in Court. Mr. Vignetti informed the commissioners that we have rec6Yed more revenue than our anticip~ted budget and would:like to have per- mission from the Commissioners to spend this additional revenue. I ~r. Rhodes stated we would have to have some estimated figures in order for the commissioners to vote on it. This is to be done at the special meeting next Tuesday night. There being no further business Comm. Crawford made a motion to [recess_this meeting. Comm. Whitehead seconded the motion. Commission meeting cr~~essed' at 9:45 P.M. Attest: ~ L; ~ L /1.. /&, ~lerk Mayor MINUTES OF THE RECESSED MEETING OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA HELD OCTOBER 26, 1971 Present: ~yor Fox; Comm. Crawford, Turner, Carter and Whitehead Absent: None The recessed meeting was called to order by Mayor Fox at 7:30 P.M. The meeting was to discuss the progress and problems of the West Orange Industrial Park with Jim Clark, and Mr. Jack McDonald of the Lake Apopka Natural Gas District also met with the Comm- issioners to discuss the franchise they have with Ocoee. Mr. McDonald stated they felt they could spend approximately $50,000.00 to install gas lines:.in Ocoee, up Wurst Road into Peach Lake Manor at the time the franchise was. signed, but they were not finanicially able to do so at this time. He stated they would come into Ocoee at the earliest possible date, whcih may be three or four years, but their franchise has already expired as of this date. He told the Commissioners if they could find someone else to install gas lines in Ocoee they would be out, but if not when they were in a position to come into Ocoee they would have to renegotiate with the City conserning the franchise. Mayor Fox proposed to the Commissioners to give them a chance before trying to get someone else. The Commissioners agreed with this decision. Mr. Jim Clark discussed. the sewer plant and the drainage of the West Orange Industrial Park. The Commissioners discussed the drainage ditches in the park and felt they should not be left open, but he had the drainage plans for the park and they had been approved by the County Engineer. Comm. Crawford asked r~~ Clark where the water was going after leaving Ocoee and Mr. Clark explained the course of the water on his plans. ~~. Clark informed the commissioners that the County Commissioners had stated that Bowness Road had erverted back to the o\~er, JerrY Brown, since thei.County had not complied with all agreements when the Road was dedicated. The County had promised f~. Brown a North to South drainage ditch from his prpperty through the Park. Mr. Clark is willing to give an easement for this ditch so Bowness Road will not be closed. ~~. Clarks plans are to be sent to our engineer for his approval before the Commissioners will accept them. 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