HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963 05 07 Village Council Regular Minutes
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VnLAGE OF BORTH ClUANDO, F.UmIDA
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'1'1le ._111& was called. to orei.. .. lIvor AIletereoa.
ne DTOC&tioa was &iTea b.r lira. La. Pa1rl'mla.
B:tll _s oalleet 1J.r tll. Clem u4 ill atteadar1c. .... Ka18r Aad.ersoa,
Cou.c1l .....sYadepoe1., Ferrill, lDledes and SIi.paeuoa, At_rD.'" Jou s..U
ucl c1tiz_s at 'the Yi.llIc. of Borta Orlaado.
Due to tlae T8ry leapq "_4&, _tioa was macie bJ' Jfr. aeplumsoa that rAAil1ag
of the Kiatea of th e April 2ad Ulet 4th Special "-iles and April loth. replar CoDo:D.
Keet1ags be IF-paS8ed. and. copies of these Kiaates be postecl OIl tile Y1llace Balle1i:la Board..
JIot:la was secoRdell bT 1Ir. Ferria and uaillouslJ' app:roTed..
The .eetiDg as tJaen 'b.1raed. OTer W Attoraer Swell. f.. a report CD. .... of the
1t_s .e ... he.. able to check.
Se reported. tbat proc... )wi be_ started. to obtain Rot Parmt Lepslatioa ..d
lle &plaiaed. this law to those pr.se<.
Jfr. Senll apiJ:lw.t iato the utter of possible fOvees of r8Y8JIJlle :fbr tae
Vill.e. Be Rated that be Bas be_ tryile to contact Y1lla&e officials of T1.1la&es of
compar_le si.e 10 tae area to datemine ju.st w.t type ffttDUl.es and arraag__s
\la.,. haTe be_ able to obtain from. FlCll"ida Power. Se has not be_ able to c:leterm1ae
collpar1soas but w1l1 cOIltiae to cl1eck.
lIr. Senll stated tut CIIl the list of rwenae searces now 1n effect that W&8
pT. te hiIR, tll... was .. ..eati_ of the S% of all rev...es f~ water &ad. _..race
Utilities
claar... to be paid the City by the Bortb Orl&Dlo/Co~ under the FraDcld..e ,aa'ed.
tIl., a. sill; torl;h in Ordi fta!>>!e 110 Section 1.3. It....s his adTice that it thi. is
,/ DOt be1ag p1ll4, tae Couoll .mul4 pre.. tor pqment aacl also "e w.,. 4d:tort to obta:la
r retr_ctiTe ,..,...ts dae.
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Oa the questioa ofwhetJaer or II)t we might obtaia a franchise oa the metered
,..-cas _sla... ia the vmece" Ilr. Sewell faRd. DO reason wlv this particalar t)'pe of
r' . HrTice could not be franchised. Slch franchise would DOt pl"eclude tke sale 1a tile ViUlICe
of bottle .. b7 &DOther eu.ppl1... Jfr. Sewell sugestecl tllat before .eaot.1atiDg such
a fruch1se~OoUllc11 cClRtact lIWlicipal officials in otker saller nearby' t..s to see
_at type traDcb1s. the,y have aDd to drive as hard a baraw 011 ....8r7 fraacb1se &8
posd.ble, bec...e thes. traach1ses usua.l.q am far JIUV' ,.ears. _.,... Aaderson stated
t....t JIr. Jo_aul" District .....g.. of Florida Power" has &clYiaed that tta. do not. aelo-
t.1ate franc1li.ses" but in situations Uke that of Borth Orlaado" glve a straight 2$ 011
total 'bUls in the village.
JIr. s.ell aclri.sed that a statute ell&c1;ed in 1957 by the Flar1da Legislature
gives a JIIWl1cipal1. the pow.. to aS88SS a tax a1 electric ad IU up to ~ of the total
coat of the coaodit7. Tb1s is a simple and d:l.rect source of r....enue i__ch as it is
collected. the ut1l1t7 ~puies as a atili. tax and remitted to the VilJ.a&e. This
r-ould be pit into effect by' a Resolution, but Attorn. SWell suggested it ... 'be put
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. into <<f'fect tbJ.oGu.&A an ordiauce as oppoeed to a resolat1on.
The qu&l tl.oa of an .. valore tax upon knv"le p..sonal pr-o,.-L)' 11'&8 qaia
tiBlaa.d and)[r. Sllrell apla1ned. at mme leagth just what auch a tax would cover with
re~ ect to indiYid.uaJs, tirms and corporations. JIr. Senll. aclrised that ver,y detiDiteq
such ad valor. tax could not be lened. ~08bu_... wess the VUl.a&e is _thorised
by Le&1slatiDn to ... cert.a1n peraeaa aDd i.adiv1d.uals. Also" in the event of aD
ad valorem tax" 1t would be necessary to e!etenl1ae, in the c:aa. of Borth Orlando Utilities
C~, nori.cla POIf'er, atburban Prop_e, just what installations and equipm.e.tlt would be
consjdered P"sow prop... and wbat ..,uJ.d be capital assets.
Ai; this point there'W'&S an inte1'lll.saiOll in the cliseuastoa so that Coun~"'III.
Sliepheason D1i.,.t iat.rodnce to the as~q Attorney C.:a.Lautenburg of Fern Park, who
Iaad. been awroMhed _ the poss1bUit7 of accepting the appointment as Village Judge.
/tr. Lautea'bvg aaie! ke W&8 defia1te:q interested. JIotioa was JUd. by JIr. Stephenson"
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eeco_eel by' Jlra. Va.depoel aDd UJ'IAni.oUsq appro,""" that 1Ir. LautW1b1rl be appoillted
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as 'illeae 'udge 08 a lee Basis. Court wU1 be held oae or two enn:l.ngs & BIOatb., &8 nec888&174
r- JIr. S8rell thea contimuEd his d:l.sCl1salCll on mett>>ds of obta:iDiJI.g rwe_e. Be
.1""' Idvised council to im.ed1at.q beg1n negotiations with the Garbage collection agenc;r tor,
franchise. lIr. Anderson advised. that another Cbllection Agency, the Logue Garbage Semce
was also :lateres1ied ill the Vill.e's b118i1lesS. Jlrs. VanEepoel is to obtaia proposals from
AM. Garl:a&8 Sel"V'ice and the Lope Garbage Service 81d submit to COWlcll.
Attorae;y Sewell advised, ill answer to & question ot a citizElD., that uDder &lIT
.. valor. tax the 15,000 hc.-stead eDDption would ap~ as it covers Counl;7 ao:l IllUDicipal-
ities.
Oa the matter of outstudi.Dg iDdebt.edness, JIr. Senl.l advised that he has not
had oPporturdt7 to go iIlto this thoroa&hl7. On the F1Ql":kia Power bill tor street lights
h. -.ats to check into the contract tt>>rougtlq as aoon as posa:1.ble, becu.se under some
ci.rc\&StIllC.S cont.racts siped 'by' an ot1lDial, without apparent etherization, can be
valid. ae 1d.n ad'I'1se on tbis.
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JIr. SInll statecl that it was imperati.... that the Village Books be in good order
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as t.a... _st bea u. &ccoutiDc OD. or before BOYd: of tld.s 78U' to the state COllp'trollerts
oftice. lIrs. ,lJ'iItepoel a4visecl that; no books had. be_ kept, bT the prnious Couacil troll
J1Il7 14, 1962 until Jpr1l1, 1963 when preset ac:1llinistrat:IDD. took OYer. JIr. 5.e11 advised.
tbat the present COWlcllis not responsible tor errors or OBBisa1oas ill the books before
the,y took oUic.. Se also stated t~ it was perll1.seable to close out the books as of
.lee 30, 1963 aac1 ope a n_ set as 01' lull' 1, 1963, a&ldllg the Village fiscal 'Tear the saae
as the Bat:IDaal one.
JIr. Sewell sqgested that since n_ appo1ntacts w..e being made to .....i_s
VUJ.a&e offices, that alla_q appoiated otticers iaediateq fud.l1arize th8l8el....s
with their duties.
tith reterence to the confiict of iIlterest cllarterrensioD legia1.atioD. that
bad been proposed., JIr. sewell expJ.aiD.ed that this was not neces8&l7 ibaSll1lch as under
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~M 1.. tJa..e i8 a prwisiCll that aIV' perSOIl wllD i8 participat1Dg in JBtaicipal
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loyer_eat cannot benefit ill . _netary witi' troJIL business traasacteel for the O1t7.
Valor .lJ1derson then called. for a hear1n& of C1tiseas. Bo c1tiz_s
cles1roas of a heariDg at this tjae.
Couaellua lbo4es then presented his reports &8 follows:
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A LttUe Leape Al.JYi1"8rT has been fODled to aseist anc:l promote the L1ttle
Offic..s elected are -
1Ir. Art Dodes - Pres1clCl1t
IIrs. BetV'lUlodes,Secre'ta.z7
IIrs. Gloria Ferrin, Treasurer
B1ll Raha, Purc~ "I Agent
~ Charles Rowell, Trusportatloa
Bu.. Stewart; - r11Wlce
Bob stephenBClB - General v""888r
The infield of the diarDalld has been cl..,ed and tile area cleaaecl up.
The Little Leape fiaaaces ..e in fa1r~ 1004 sb4pe w1th approx1-.te~
'50.00 ia the treasurr.
In tlle absence of the ZoDiq Board Chairmanlfr. HelIIq, lfr. Andereoa ac1rlseel
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.(' .....t the phetoarapJdc cop1es of Plats and Codes of Borth Orlando bave be. obtaineel
at; & cost of 136.31.
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Councllman st.epheason, &s Com1ssLon.. of Police, requ.ested Polioe Chief
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!11scm to report on Pl'OIress made 1a the r.....pnizat1on of the Police Departmct.
1Ir. TUson stated tD& eaaplet.e F.B.I. reports have be. received on the proposed
police force - Andrew Ferrin" William Raha, Richard Docies, Robert stephenson &lid
Dave TU8GIl, alii all recorcls are clear. fte IrGlp 1s pres_t~ JUicing arran.g_ats
for pbotogrllphs. The.v are also clra.ft,1ag rules anc:l replat:iDas for tile Pollce
Department to be reporliedlGer.
Th..e fa1.lo1reci a disouseien on the neceseit7 for complete insuruce
coyereae for the Police Depart,meat betore act1vatiDg &IV' persoaaeJ... CoucU as
_used that competitive quotations tor tais insur8llce are be1Dg obtained and 'WOuld
be avaUable verr .ort~.
Chief T1J.SCI1 askeel tl1at Council cons1der actioa on l1ecess&1'7 equ1Jaent
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tar the Police torce am on tbe utter ot obtai1l1"8 neeeseary twuls to operate the
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Jepartment. .e also reqt1este4 copies ot aU ordiDaaces and resolutions pertaining
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to 1_ eatoree.meat.
Kr. TUson also _vised tat arrug__ts had been made with the Orlando
Police Department tor traiDi.ng all persoDllel1dthout 8lV cost to the Village.
Kaitlaad also will asaist; when8'1&r necessary.
Ik>tion was made, ch~ secollded and curied, that appointment ot t1le police
otficers be cleta-red until the Village Ilas obtaiBecl satistactor;y and proper insuraace.
Fire eo.iuiGller stephensc:a reported that atter a pre1imina,.,- surver 1t was
determlaed that it would cost a mini~m of $4,00 to 1500. to put the tire truck in
condition tor use. A discus.ioll tallow. Oil the adrlsability of startring to reconditioll
t. track. .ot>>n lILIde by Counc:Llaan. Ferrin that the re-organization of the Fire
Department and ...k Oil the truck be tabled until we can determ:i.J:1e the tinaacial positi_
I,_ot the caamunit,..
r 8eYeral namES were placed 111 cc:asUeration tor appointment as Fire Chiet - 1.e.,
HeIlE')" Ward, Robert Dean, llo7 Burke and WUliam Hahn. Uter disC\1sG.on ot the previous
4Iltpet"1ence in Fire Deparau work of each eudidate, Councllman Ferria made a IIOt1on
fer the appoint.ment. ot William Habn as Fire Chief. .0t1on was seconded by Krs. VanEepoel
ad uaard.mousl1' approved.
Ir. stephenson r-.d a let;ter relative to the unpaid bill to LaFrance, whereiD
payaent of 158.76....s recpested by 9:00 A.)(. on JIa,. 6th, or judpent would be
filtered. ltga1nst the Village. Becamse of the tiae ele_nt, a1.l CouncU a8lbers bad.
si&ned and oa,ed p8lMBt or the bill iDlaecliat~ and check had been sent O11t to meet;
the deadline.
lIr. st.ephensCll advised that Utle on the tire truck has been received alii he
will sec..e title on the police car.
,....~ Krs. Vaa'lepoel reperted on fi1w1ces. In addttioa to the bills that have be.
r prm.ousl1' listed" two aw it8IB .ere reported - JI..70 far gas tor the tire truck
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~,-. paid out lu 1Ir. steph_on aDd $36.31 far the photographic cq>ies of the Village
.T-, pl.ats OIdag to Wieboldt C..ra 9l0p.
Jlrs. Vdepoel stated tbat she bad obtained a bid oa Iasurance for the Village
ad a discus81DD fallDwecl OD the aclrls8b:IJ.it1 of caacelliDg al\1 ext;at insurance
and obtiai.uiDg D_ coTerage.
Jlotioa was ade &Ill d.u17 seconded to tltble act18n QIl insurance until suc'
tt..e . J.iMsWere obtaiAecl to cCJYer aU pb.ases of operation of police aDd. Fire
Departm.ent. lIotjoa was cat"rJ.ed with Idditional p1'OV'1s1Dn that a special meeliiDg be
called for the scpress purpose of sett1.i.Dg all Police Depart_nt and lire Department
re-orpnisatioa matters.
.otioa was made by CO\UlcilJlan Ferrin to pq the fol.l.cnriD&:
$36.31 to Wiebo1cit Camera ard. $1.70 to JIr. &ephensOll far gas. seconded b;v
JIr. aodes and ._n......us:q approved.
IIrs. Valilepoel W&8 authorized to contact Pickerell ~arting Goods CCDpalV'
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ad tr.v to make an &I'l"An.. -t for -.all t1me pa.ymeats to clear up the eatst8l1diD.g
account of $U2.0l.
Jlrs. Va"poel requested help for the compilation of the ceD8l1S report..
Under an buiDe..:
Couac:U..un Rhodes preseat.t a resolutioa to be presented to tl1eBorth Orlanclo
Co1lp&Dl' for the d8d:ication of the recreat10a area to the Village. JIotioa tor a4optioa
of the :resolution ....s made b,y 1Ir. 1I10des, seconded by lIr. Ferria and u-n'mousl.1'
Ippl'ond.
lIayor Anderson adrlsei that ('A)uncil will hoJ.d a board. llee\;iDg once a DMlIlth
far the purpose of determimq busines8 to be presented. at Replar Coucil JleeliiJ3gs.
JIr. Rhodes preseated. a Reso1.ution COJBm8Dd1ng the Borth Orlando Garden Club
tor its ucellent wark in the Village, .. designating the JIDI1th of lIq as "Clean-up
_d ...t1tieatjoa JloatW' . .otaa made by lh'. 8tepl1_SOJl, seconded b;y 1Ir. R_des
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f or adoption of this "solution. Unanimously approved..
1Ir. Rhodes advised that he bati cbntactect JIr. Shepherd and was Wormed. that
the gas tank, wh1ch holds 350 gall_s, does not belong to the Borth Orlando Compaqr
but to the Gulf OU Compal\Y. He stat;ed that the Village could u.se the tank just
as long as they puochase GuU gasoline at a price of 24.3; far regular gas.
)lot>>n was _de b7llr. Ferrin that we accept the off.. of the Gulf OU Co.
contingent UpGD the tank: bcl.ng Eved to a safer area. Kotion seconded by'llr.
aepaenson and. unudaou&:q approved.
Jlr. Rhodes wised tat the VU1ace has obtained. apprO'f'al to use &lV'materials
or fencing .allable tor encJ.osing the area to protect tbe tire tra.ck.
Couacllman Rhodes reported that he llad contacted Smshine Septic Tank Co.
relatiTe to cleaning up the eoDllUl1itT B1:Uding tMil1ties. JlotioD JUde br JIr. Rhodes
secoDdeel by' 1Ir. Ferrin and. dliq approved that tile Village p,," for the Septic tuk
s<<rvi.ces tor th e C:L vic 'building.
)lotion was mlde by )lr. Bjaodes and seconded b7 llr. Ferrh that the VilJ.a&e
donate $'75.00 to the Little League Fund to assure adequate finuces to complete the
S-.&CIl. )lotion uDaJrlmoul.7 approved.
lIrs. V&11Bepoel will contact possible replac8llent tor Village Clerk who will
be absent tor vacation.
Jfr. stepheason presented a IesolutiDn of A.ppreciat>>n to the City of )laitland .
and Police Cbiat' Be&1'7 tor their tine cooperat:1Dn &1ti assistance. IIotion for adoptien
et the aesolution was .ade by Jlrs. VaJ')Eepoel cd seconded. 'by llr. Ferrin. )lotion
carri eel.
1Ir. Btephcson reported no action on o'btainil'\g a full-t1ae all arC81ld -.ploy..
for the Village. )lotion br llr. Ferrin, dull' second8d and carri.. that action on
such full-t1me employee be tabled untll the cact tinancial position of the Village
is det81"mined..
IIrs. VanEepoel suggested tbat, 1n...cb as the Borth Orl.do CODlp8.lV' owns a
eJ...,. pit, thtl' might be pr8Y&iled. upon to donate clay tor the ranch l'Ow. 1Ir.
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Anderson will contact lIr. Fasula relatiTe to tb1s.
JIayor Anderson reported. he had receiTed a canplai1'lt trom lIr. DaTid Keyser
on flooding around his ho_ 1IIh1ch is washing out his lawn. Councll wUl evaluate
the situ.ation and determine what will be n.eceseary to correct it.
It was also reported. that there haTe been JII&D7 COOlplaints about packs ot
dogs roam:i.D& unleashed. through the Village destro;yiDg shurbs and. plants, am a
complaiD.t on a citize on t..... at;. housing 19 cats which ~e allowed. to roaa at
night. After <liseusaion it was decided to t_ro~ check the Ordinance on dogs
and post a notice to all citizens that such Ordinance exists and 1Iill be str8lll1eusq
eotorceci' by the police - with first a warniDg and then a tine.
lIqor Anderson aanoWlced that lIrs. Fairburn has agreed to accept appointment
88 Chaplain tor regular meetings. lIDtion made by )Irs. VanEepoel and seeonded
br Ifr. Rhodes that. lIrs. Fairburn be appointed Chaplain. ]lotion UOAnilJl'usly approyed..
Jfa1'or Anderson stated that the Landmark CODlJ>&l\Y and the Horth Orlando Co.,
,,/ hav:1n& no fUrther use tor the IIodel Hoae Ottice building haTe ottered it as a tempor8.17
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Vill_e Hall on a lease basis at 11.00 per month. The lease is being drawn up and
will be sublllitted to CoWlcll. The lease 1d.ll contain provision tor 30 dl\Ts notice
of order to ncate.
JIotion was -.de by lIrs. VanEepoel that a fiscal l'ear to concur with the
:lational fiscal l'ear of Ju~ 1st to June 30th be adopted. JIotion seconded by
lIr/. Rhodes am UDWli-usll' apprOYJd.
lIayor Anderson suggested t.bat a bookkeeper be engaged 1;0 close out the books
as of June 30th, 1963 am establish a n_ set as ot Ju~ 1st. )(otion to this effect
_s JUde by JIr. Ferrin, dull' seconded and unPi-.sly approved.
lIr. stephcson reported that he had. receiTed a serious ccmplaint about a
resident who has bee hiTes on his property' which present a hazard to neighbors.
JIr. Rhodes, as CoJllld.saioaer ot Health and. Welfare, rill ccntact the owner ot the
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Mrs. CampbeII. _._ t.o be heard on conditions existiAg in the TiciD1ty of
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Recreation area and. adjourml!g Borth Orlando CompalV' property were creating a health
88IW1ce tor her faml.q. Mr. Rhodes will contact JIr. Faaula IplCi malee 81"1'8JI8emeats
to have the __ cleanEd up.
Jlqor Anderson armounced. t.hat a n_ syst_ of reeiproci\y on aties of the
CoQllcll was being instit..ted. llrs. VariEepoel ad llr. Ferrin will cooperate OR
duties of Finance, .dg~ Franchise ReactiatiORS, Roads, Bridges, Utilities and
Legal AdTlce. 1Ir. Rhodes and)(r. stephcson will cooperate on matters ot Fire and
Police Depart_ss, Health, Recreation, Welfare and. Internal Policy.
)lotion was made bT Ilr. Rhodes, seconded. by Mr. Stephenson, that a special
councU meeting be held _11' 20th at 7:30 P.ll. expressq for Police 8Dd. Fire
Depa.rtment aatters. Jlot1A:>n carried.
IIrs. Salter, the treasurer, stateel that she lIOald not be respoASible for
1117 entries in the VUlace books prior to 11er appoi.atlle1'lt.
On motion of JIr. 8tephenson,aeetoiag was adjouraed.
Respectf1il.q submitted,
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