A regular MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

february 8, 1977

The Lake County Board of County Commissioners convened in Regular Session on Tuesday, February 8, 1977 at 9:00 A.M., in the Commissioners’ Room, Courthouse, Tavares, Florida.  Present were:  C.A. “Lex” Deems, Chairman; James R. Carson, Jr., Thomas J. Windram, Glenn C. Burhans, and J.M. Hoskinson. Others present were:  James C. Watkins, Clerk; Christopher C. Ford, County Attorney, Sharon Mitchell and Andrea Gambrell, Deputy Clerks.

The Invocation was given by James R. Carson and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Thomas J. Windram.

county property

Commr. Deems informed the Board that he had been contacted by Mr. Elmer Sperry regarding the surplus items which were awarded to him by the Board of County Commissioners through sealed bids.  He is requesting that he be allowed to pick up and pay for his items piece by piece.  Discussion was held.  The Board saw no objection to this request and directed the Clerk to notify the County Engineer of the request of Mr. Sperry regarding the above was approved.

courthouse

Mr. Watkins presented to the Board a request from Sheriff McCall for certain changes to be made in the Communications Room for the Sheriff’s Department in the new Courthouse.  Discussion was held.  The Board directed the Clerk and Architect meet with a representative of the Sheriff’s Department to determine the cost of the changes and present a report to the Board as soon as possible.

accounts allowed

On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Windram and carried unanimously, the Board approved payment of the bill in the amount of $132,658.00 from P & C Thompson Brothers which is in accordance with their contract.

On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Hoskinson and carried unanimously, the Board approved payment of the bill in the amount of $2,303.39 from Jones and Dickerson, Architects, which is in accordance with their contract with the County.

funds-transfer

Mr. Watkins brought to the attention of the Board that Kiamesha Concord had filed the necessary papers which entitles them to receive funds in the amount of $65,000 which represents the net funds received from the sale of land owned by them due to non payment of taxes.  Discussion was held.  On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Windram and carried unanimously, the Board approved the transfer of $65,000 from Contingency to “2101604 “Refunds.”

On a motion by Commr. Hoskinson, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Board approved the following transfers:

local landfill

$2,000 from $4210401-2 “Construction of Building” to #4210337-2-2 “Maintenance of Grounds”  Reason:  Over expended

state ii landfill

$2,000 from #4210402-1 “Equipment” to #4210338-1 “Maintenance of Equipment”  Reason:  Have bill for repairs to equipment but nothing budgeted in

this category.

cancellation of warrants

On a motion by Commr. Hoskinson, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Board approved the following warrants to be cancelled:

GENERAL REVENUE #1065 in the amount of $30.00 made payable to Ms. Thelma Ashe for Commr. Hoskinson to attend a conference.

FINE AND FORFEITURE #1077 in the amount of $6.20 made payable to Richy

McMillian for Witness before the State Attorney.

bonds

On a motion by Commr. Windram, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Board approved the following contractor bonds:

490-77                     Don H. Gilileo dba Dilileo Roofing

843-77                     John McDuffie dba Masonry Contractor

1503-77                     Robert C. Hyatt dba Metro Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

1504-77                     Henry Haar dba Henry’s Dry Wall

1505-77                     James T. D. Ambrose dba Residential Contractor

licenses and permits

On a motion by Commr. Hoskinson, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Board approved the $500 gun permit bond from Walter G. Fowler.

accounts allowed

On a motion by Commr. Hoskinson, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Board approved travel for Aubrey Hayes to attend the HUD General Accounting Workshop for new Low-Rent & Section 8 Programs in Jacksonville on January 17 & 18, 1977.

On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously, the Board approved travel for Mr. Phillip J. Yoder and Eddie Dean Ratliff to attend an Aquatic Weed Training Program in Bartow on March 15-17, 1977.

On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously, the Board approved travel for Martha Alexander, Blanche Miller and Margaret Hodge to attend a required Workshop for Dietary Workers in Daytona on February 24, 1977, on behalf of the Lake Memorial Nursing Home.

county buildings/nursing home

Mr. Jack Jones, Architect, appeared before the Board regarding the deficiencies which were cited at the Lake Memorial Nursing Home by the State Inspector.  He stated that, in his opinion, the deficiencies could be corrected at an approximate cost of $1,500 - $2,000.  Discussion was held regarding the possibility of Mr. Jones handling the problem and negotiating with persons in the local area regarding the repairs that are needed at the Nursing Home.

On a motion by Commr. Windram, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Board declared that an emergency existed and approved to retained Mr. Jack Jones, Architect, at $35 an hour for Architectural services and $12 an hour for Draftsman services.  The Board also approved for Mr. Jones to negotiate the necessary tradesmen who have the ability and qualifications to correct these deficiencies.

The Board requested Mr. Jones send a letter to the proper Authorities informing them of the corrections which have been made to the Lake County Nursing Home according to their directions.

communications

Commr. Deems presented to the Board a letter from the Florida State Fair Authority inviting the Commissioners to attend the Fair in Tampa.  The Board requested the Clerk to respond to the letter informing the proper authorities that the Board will make every effort to attend the State Fair.

roads – county

Commr. Deems presented to the Board a letter from Mrs. M.L. Woodward of Sorrento requesting the Board of County Commissioners include in their road trip the repair of certain roads in the Sorrento-Mount Plymouth area.  Discussion was held.  Commr. Windram requested that the Clerk respond to Mrs. Woodward informing her that the Board did consider the roads that were mentioned in her letter and they are included on the list which will be reviewed by the Board of County Commissioners.

accounts allowed

Commr. Windram presented to the Board for discussion the need to repair the roof on the Armory in Eustis.  Commr. Windram stated that for many years there was approximately $7,750 in the Budget designated “Armories” however in the last budget this item was deleted and the funds were placed in another account.  He stated that according to his information it would cost approximately $11,800 to repair the roof and if the County could provide $7,750 the State of Florida Department of Military Affairs would absorb the balance of the funds in the amount of $4,050 needed to repair this roof.  Discussion was held.  On a motion by Commr. Windram, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Board approved the expenditure of $7,750 for the repairs to the roof at the Armory in Eustis.

animals

Commr. Hoskinson presented to the Board the proposal of Mr. Danny Tanner of Eustis regarding the charges for boarding stray cows and horses.  On a motion by Commr. Hoskinson, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Board approved the quoted charges by Danny Tanner for the boarding, storage and transportation of animals which are too large for the Animal Shelter to handle.

Commr. Hoskinson stated that he has instructed the Purchasing Department to continue seeking quotations in this matter.

municipalities

Commr. Burhans presented to the Board a request from the City of Umatilla for 25 loads of clay which will be used on its City Streets.  Discussion was held.  The Board stated that it has always sold this material to the municipalities at a particular price and stated that it should not deviate from this policy.  On a motion by Commr. Burhans, seconded by Commr. Windram and carried unanimously, the Board approved the sale of clay to the City of Umatilla at the price determined by the County Engineer.

appropriations

Commr. Burhans reported to the Board that last week he had attended a meeting of the District Advisory Board of Manpower Planning.  He stated that he learned that there would be approximately $1,000,000 available to Lake County under CETA Title VI, however, it would have to be used for the creation of new projects rather than the employment of people.  He also stated that the municipalities were eligible to apply for these funds.  Discussion was held regarding the “strings” which would be attached to these funds.  The Board requested that Commr. Burhans, Mr. Harry Spooner, CETA Coordinator; and Bob Andrew, County Engineer draw a project for which these funds can be used and present it to the Board for formal approval.

roads – county

Commr. Windram presented to the Board a request from Mr. Middlebrook regarding an extension of Wekiva River Road, DR 4-4298, which is not paved.  Discussion was held.  It was the feeling of the Board that they would give Mr. Middlebrook permission to pave the portion of unpaved road to County standards and upon completion would take it into the County Maintained System.

schools – misc.

Commr. Windram presented to the Board requests for the County to supply 300 yards of clay for use on the ball fields located at the Eustis Heights Elementary School and 30 yards of clay for use on the Mount Dora ball field.  Commr. Windram stated that it was asked if it would be possible for the clay used on the Eustis Heights ball field be obtained from the Shields Pit in Eustis.  The Board stated that this is not a County clay pit and arrangements would have to be made with the owner otherwise the clay for this ball field would have to be obtained from one of the County clay pits.

On a motion by Commr. Windram, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously, the Board approved for the County to supply Mount Dora High School with 30 yards of clay to be used on its ball field.

On a motion by Commr. Windram, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously, the Board approved the request for the County to supply the 300 yards of clay for use on the Eustis Heights Elementary School ball field.  The Board also approved for the County to obtain the amount of clay stated above from the Shields Pit provided permission can be obtained from the owner and subject to the County receiving a Hold Harmless Agreement from the owner.

Commr. Windram gave to the County Engineer, for his attention, the supporting information he had received regarding these requests.

accounts allowed

Mr. Gary Knuckles, Purchasing Agent, appeared before the Board regarding the purchase of a water sampler for the Pollution Control Department.  He stated that they had obtained six quotations of which only one met the required specifications.  He, therefore, recommended to the Board approval to purchase an lsco water sampler for the Pollution Control Department at a cost of $1,465.  On a motion by Commr. Hoskinson, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Board approved the above purchase as recommended by the Purchasing Department.

county buildings/accounts allowed

Mr. Knuckles appeared before the Board and reported on the heating units which are needed for the sign shop and the building occupied by the Division of Youth Services.  He reported to the Board that he felt it was necessary to repair the heating units in the building being used by DYS because there is no source of heat at this time and is very uncomfortable for the employees.  On a motion by Commr. Hoskinson, seconded by Commr. Windram and carried unanimously, the Board approved for the Purchasing Agent to proceed with the repairs to the heating units in the County Building occupied by the Division of Youth Services.

On a motion by Commr. Hoskinson, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously, the Board approved the replacement of the heating unit in the County Sign Shop at a cost not to exceed $650.

accounts allowed

Mr. Knuckles requested permission to purchase a file cabinet with lock for the Engineering Department for use in securing their personnel records.  On a motion by Commr. Hoskinson, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously the Board approved the purchase of the above item at a cost not to exceed $125.00.

emergency medical services

Doctor Thomas Langley presented to the Board for approval eleven of the new Board of Directors of the Lake County Emergency Medical Services Council.  They are:  Robert Jordan, Chairman; Thomas Langley, M.D., Vice Chairman; Carl Bender, Secretary-Treasurer; Bernadine Braithwaite, Diane Davis, Williams Driggers, Katherine Sherman, Malcolm McCall, Robert Taylor, Ruth Thomas and Everett Weber.

Doctor Langley stated that there will be one more name submitted to the Board at a later date for approval.

On a motion by Commr. Windram, seconded by Commr. Hoskinson and carried unanimously, the Board approved eleven of the twelve persons who will serve as the Board of Directors for the Lake County EMS Council as submitted by Doctor Thomas Langley.

At this time, Mr. Gordon Savage, Member of the Advisory Council on the District # 3 EMS Council, appeared before the Board.  He stated he had read the newspaper articles regarding the County’s concern pertaining to the location of Lake County in the Gainesville EMS Catchment Area.  He assured the Board of County Commissioners that no one wishes to hinder the patient flow to Orlando from Lake County.  At this time he introduced Ms. Brita O’Carroll who will assist the Counties in this area in the implementation of its EMS Plan and assist them in obtaining grant monies.

Ms. O’Carroll appeared before the Board and gave a brief history as to how and why redistricting changes were made in the Health Planning Council and EMS Catchment Area.  She, too assured the Board of County Commissioners that District EMS Council does not want to interfere with patient flow care to Orlando if the physician feels that this is where his patient can receive the best kind of care for his or her particular illness.

Points of discussion were, the possible “overtaking” by the Government of policy making decisions regarding Emergency Medical Services within the Counties leaving the counties no alternative but to administer the mandate of the Government, possible predetermination of patient referral according to catchment areas, possible loss of grant monies due to the rural area into which Lake County has been placed.  Discussion was held.

Doctor Langley appeared before the Board to express his concern as well as the concern of many persons in the medical field that it may come to a point where emphasis will be placed on having a specialized type of care oriented to a particular hospital, leaving the physician no choice as to where he or she would send his or her patient.

Ms. O’Carroll agreed that these concerns were realistic but that we would have to work together and earn each other’s trust in order to have a smooth working relationship.  She stated that her job was to assist the Board of County Commissioners and the local EMS Councils in the implementation of their plans in an orderly manner without placing heavy financial burdens on the taxpayers or the County.

The Board expressed their appreciation to Ms. O’Carroll for appearing before them to explain the reorganization that has taken place pertaining to Emergency Medical Services.

Mrs. Beulah Savage, resident of Lake County, appeared before the Board and expressed her feelings on Lake County’s having a well trained and organized EMS Plan.

recess and reassembly

The Chairman announced that the Board would adjourn for lunch at the Silver Lake Golf and Country Club.  The public and press were invited on a dutch treat basis.

zoning

ZONING VIOLATION 76-145  David R. Fowler

No one appeared before the Board regarding this case.  On a motion by Commr. Windram, seconded by Commr. Hoskinson and carried unanimously, Mr. Fowler was found in violation, the violation was declared a public nuisance and the Board gave him 30 days to comply with Ordinance 1971-6.

ZONING VIOLATION 77-10  Chinton Purvis

No one appeared before the Board regarding this case.  On a motion by Commr. Burhans, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Board found Mr. Purvis in violation, declared the violation a public nuisance and gave him 30 days to comply with Ordinance 1971-6.

ZONING VIOLATION

No one appeared before the Board regarding this case.  On a motion by Commr. Windram, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Board found Mr. Love in violation, declared the violation a public nuisance and gave him 30 days to comply with Ordinance 70-1.

ZONING VIOLATION 77-16  Jack Pack

Michael Duncan, Attorney representing Mr. Pack, appeared before the Board and stated that his client had received a permit from Lake County to operate his business at the present location.  Discussion was held.  It was discovered that Mr. Pack had received an Occupational License to operate a business in Lake County and had not received a permit from the County for the construction or operation of his business at the present location.  Further discussion was held.

Mr. Duncan stated that his client had a petition for rezoning submitted to the County which is scheduled to be heard before the Planning and Zoning Board on February 15, 1977, he requested that his client be allowed to continue operating his business until the hearing date when a decision will be made.  The Board stated that Mr. Pack is presently operating a business in an R-1-7 zone which is residential and could not allow him to continue violating the Zoning Ordinance.

On a motion by Commr. Windram, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, Mr. Pack was found in violation, the violation was declared a public nuisance and was instructed to cease the operation of his business in the R-1-7 zone immediately.

ZONING VIOLATION 77-18  Maynard Burgess

Mr. Burgess appeared before the Board regarding this case.  He stated that he had been dumping clean fill on the property in question because it was under water and he was attempting to fill it in.  On a motion by Commr. Burhans, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Board found Mr. Burgess in violation, declared the violation a public nuisance and gave him 30 days to comply with Ordinance 1970-1.

accounts allowed

On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Windram and carried unanimously, the Board approved payment of the following vouchers:

General Revenue                      865-1136         Youth Volunteer Couselor                    6

Fine & Forfeiture                      147-183           Fish Conservation                             10-12

Road & Bridge                         274-364           DWI School                                       7-8

Auto Inspections                         62-79             NE Ambulance                                     4

CETA                                        43-56             201 Facilities                                        3

ST. II Landfill                               1-5               Section 8                                            7-10

ST. II Mosquito Control                 1                COR (County Buildings)                     7-8

Cert. of Indebtedness                   1-2               Block Grant                                          1

indigents

On a motion by Commr. Hoskinson, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Board approved for the changes to be made on the Indigent list:

CANCEL        Arthur L. Morgan for Betty Smith                     Dist. # 5                       $37.50

CANCEL        Johnny Mae Bailey for John H. Duvall               Dist. # 4                       $45.00

CANCEL        Debbie Sasser for Marie Reihl                          Dist. # 4                       $45.00

ADD                Mike Smith for Geraldine Mae                          Dist. # 3                       $50.00

CANCEL        Hugo Nachbaur for Sharon Howe                     Dist. # 2                       $50.00

ADD                Andrew Floyd for Carol Williams                      Dist. # 1                       $34.00

adjournment

There being no further business to be brought before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 2:45 P.M.

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C.A. “Lex” Deems, Chairman

 

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James C. Watkins, Clerk