MINUTES OF special MEETING OF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY – may 17, 1965
The Board of County Commissioners met in special session in the Commissioners’ Room in the Courthouse at Tavares on Monday, May 17, 1965, at 9:00 o’clock A.M. for the purpose of accepting bids for two way radios and aerial photography and any other business which might come before the Board.
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman with the following members present: Chairman Babb; Commrs. Cowart, Dykes, and Livingston; Clerk Owens; Attorney Duncan; and County Engineer Hays. Commr. Theus was out of town on business.
bids – two way radio system
On the recommendation of the Engineer and on a motion by Commr. Cowart, seconded by Commr. Dykes and carried, a bid from General Electric Company was accepted in the amount of $6,125 for a complete two-way radio system featuring a transistorized station and eight mobile units.
On a motion by Commr. Babb, seconded by Commr. Cowart and carried, a maintenance bid on the two-way radio system from General Electric Company was accepted at a cost of $6 per month per mobile unit, plus $15 per month for the base station.
On a motion by Commr. Dykes, seconded by Commr. Cowart and carried, the Board approved the purchase of four additional mobile units at a cost of $570 per unit installed.
aerial photography
On the recommendation of the Engineer and on a motion by Commr. Dykes, seconded by Commr. Babb and carried, the bid from the E. Central Florida Regional Planning Council was accepted in the amount of $5,076.00 for two sets of aerial photographs, provided the sample print is approved by the Tax Assessor. The photographs set to scale 600 feet to 1” in the amount of $2,485.75 will be paid by the Tax Assessor.
deeds
On the recommendation of the Engineer and on a motion by Commr. Babb, seconded by Commr. Dykes and carried, the deeds conveying the following described properties to Lake County were accepted and ordered recorded upon the public records.
GRANTORS: Sam I. Barber and wife, Isabel Barber
THE WEST 25 FEET OF: The South 337.26 feet of the North 578 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 3, Township 19 south, Range 24 East.
GRANTORS: Mason Haynes and wife, Falfer Haynes
THE SOUTH 10 FEET OF: The North 249.5 feet of the East 177.08 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 19 South, Range 24 East.
GRANTORS: Cottie B. Patterson
THE NORTH 10 FEET OF: The West 177.07 feet of the East 354.18 feet of the South 249.5 feet of the North 529 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 19 South, Range 24 East.
GRANTORS: Willie Harris, Jr. and wife, Dorothy Harris
THE SOUTH 10 FEET OF: The West 177.07 feet of the East 354.15 feet of the North 249.5 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 19 South, Range 24 East.
GRANTORS: Grace Cullen and William Cullen, her husband
THE NORTH 10 FEET OF: The South 249.5 feet of the North 529 feet of the West 177.07 feet of the East 531.22 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 19 South, Range 24 East.
GRANTORS: Clarence Perry and wife, Bertha A. Perry
THE SOUTH 10 FEET OF: The West 88.54 feet of the East 442.69 feet of the South 124.00 feet of the North 249.5 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 19 South, Range 24 East.
GRANTOR: Harriet Rivers, Widow
THE SOUTH 10 FEET OF: The South 124 feet of the North 249.5 feet of the West 88.53 feet of the East 531.22 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 19 South, Range 24 East.
GRANTORS: Joseph Lee and Essie L. Lee, his wife
THE NORTH 10 FEET OF: The West 324.28 feet of the East 855.50 feet of the South 249.5 feet of the North 529.00 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 19 South, Range 24 East.
GRANTORS: Aaron Sharpe and wife, Ida Sharpe
THE SOUTH 10 FEET OF: The West 324.28 feet of the East 855.50 feet of the North 249.5 feet of Section 4, Tp. 19 S., R. 24 East, AND
THE NORTH 10 FEET OF: The East 177.08 feet of the South 249.5 feet of the North 529 feet of Section 4, Tp. 19 S., R. 24 East.
GRANTORS: McLester McKee and wife, Janella McKee
Commence at the Northwest corner of Section 3, Township 19 South, Range 24 East; run thence South 239.38 feet to the point of beginning; thence run North 89̊ 46’ East, 1327.59 feet to the West Quarter-Quarter line of Section 3, Township 19 south, Range 24 East; thence run South 0̊ 11’ West, 216.76 feet; thence run south 89̊ 37’24” West, 25.00 feet; thence run North 0̊ 11’ East, 166.76 feet; thence run South 89̊ 46’ West, 1302.59 feet, to the West boundary of Section 3, Township 19 south, Range 24 East; thence run North along said section line, 50.00 feet to the point of beginning.
Engineer Hays filed a sketch of the above-described properties.
roads – state
The Engineer advised the State Road Department recommends that Sumter Street from Dixie Avenue in Leesburg to State Road 25 be widened and resurfaced, and if the County and the City of Leesburg will widen the street, the State Road Department will pave same without the necessity of acquiring additional right of way. Commr. Cowart stated he will work with the City of Leesburg on this project.
A motion was made by Commr. Dykes, seconded by Commr. Babb and carried that the Chairman and Clerk be authorized to execute an agreement with the Florida Power Corporation for lighting the interchange at State Road 500 and State Road 19 at a cost of $99.25 per month to be paid from the Road and Bridge Fund.
county buildings
Mr. Jack Jones, Architect, appeared and presented a sketch of the proposed Engineering and Zoning Department Building. The Board requested Mr. Jones to figure the approximate cost of the building and advise as soon as possible.
On a motion by Commr. Dykes, seconded by Commr. Babb and carried, Jack Jones was designated as Architect on this project, and the fee was set at 6 percent.
courthouse
On the recommendation of the Attorney and on a motion by Commr. Babb, seconded by Commr. Cowart and carried, the Board authorized the Attorney to have a podium constructed for use in the Circuit Courtroom.
The designation of parking spaces in the new County parking lot was referred to Clerk Owens on a motion by Commr. Dykes, seconded by Commr. Cowart and carried.
laws and legislature
On the request of the Zoning Director, the Attorney was instructed to review Planning and Zoning House Bill #1624 and to recommend any changes if necessary.
road and bridge department
On a motion by Commr. Dykes, seconded by Commr. Babb and carried, the Board established a vacation pay schedule for Road and Bridge employees as follows:
Two weeks paid vacation each year when the employee has been employed one year or longer
One week paid vacation each year when employee has been employed six months.
appaisals
On a motion by Commr. Babb, seconded by Commr. Dykes and carried, George Coffey and Edwin R. Waite were appointed to appraise the following described properties:
OWNER: W. G. Wells – Lot L and South 100 feet of Lot M, Resub of south one-half of Block 41, Tavares
OWNER: Lake Region Packing Assn – North 50 feet of Lot M, Resub of South one-half of Block 41, Tavares.
civil defense
On a motion by Commr. Dykes, seconded by Commr. Babb and carried, the application from F. W. Hess for the position of Civil Defense Director was accepted effective June 1, 1965 at a monthly salary of $500.
industrial & tourism commission
A request from the Industrial & Tourism Commission for the Board’s approval to change the name of the Commission to Lake County Development Commission was approved on a motion by Commr. Dykes, seconded by Commr. Babb and carried.
budget
Clerk Owens asked the Board’s approval to hear budget requests from various departments on May 26 at 9 a.m. The request was approved by the Board.
hospitals
Mary Hamner, Director of the Lake Memorial Nursing Home, appeared with reference to Rules of Compliance under Civil Rights Law. Members of the Board concurring, the Chairman referred this matter to the Attorney.
Mrs. Hamner advised the Veterans Administration have inquired of her if the County would take some of their patients into the Nursing Home. The Board agreed not to enter into any program with the Veterans Administration at this time.
e. central florida regional planning council
Chairman Livingston presented a request from the Council for approval of a special committee to assist in the preparation of a comprehensive agricultural development program, whereupon, on a motion by Commr. Cowart, seconded by Commr. Babb and carried, the following persons were approved to serve on the committee:
Byron E. Herlong, John R. Nelson, Charles E. Jones, Charles Johnson
road closing
On a presentation of a petition to close a portion of the following described street and on a motion by Commr. Babb, seconded by Commr. Cowart and carried, the Board authorized a public hearing for June 7, 1965:
That part of Oak Street lying between Lots “C” and “D” according to the plat of Glendale.
On behalf of Getford, the Engineer orally petitioned the Board to close certain streets in Eustis Meadows Subdivision in exchange for a deed conveying 30 feet of right of way to the County. On the advice of the Attorney, the Engineer was instructed to secure an additional 20 feet of right of way from the grantor and to advise the petitioners to have a proper petition prepared regarding the road closing.
There being no further business to bring before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
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CLERK CHAIRMAN