HomeMy Public PortalAbout10/07/1961Commission Meeting Held October 7, 1961
Present: Mayor Curtis H. Dodson
Commissioner J. Phil Hoyle
It Stewart B. Iglehart
Also attending: Kathleen Kirton, Wm. F. Koch, R. A. Nilsen, and
Henry Lilienthal.
Mayor Dodson called the meeting to order and asked to hear
from Mr. Nilsen. Mr. Nilsen stated that he had come to the
meeting to personally thank the Commission for the recently com-
pleted water extension project. He said that the water pressure
at'his home had been greatly improved.
Mr. Koch was given the floor and he stated that he was at the
meeting to request authority for Mayor Dodson to sign the plat of
the Reed Subdivision so it could be submitted to the County for
recording.
Mr. Iglehart moved that Mayor Dodson sign said plat for the
Town. Motion seconded and passed unanimously.
The minutes of the Meeting held August 5, 1961, were read,
approved and adopted. The Financial and Water Reports for August
and September were read and approved. All payments made during
August and September were approved.
Mr. Hoyle moved that the Town authorize Himes & Himes, C.P.A.s
of Delray Beach, to conduct an audit of the Town's books for the
fiscal year 10/1/60 - 9/30/61. Motion seconded and passed unani-
mously.
A letter from the Animal Rescue League of Palm Beach was read.
This letter requested a contribution from the Town. After a general
discussion, it was decided that since this item had not been
budgeted for, the Town could do nothing this year.
There was a general discussion of the Town's legal position
regarding serving water to the Reed Subdivision. It was decided
to table further discussion until the Town Commission has a meeting
with the Gulf Stream Golf Club officials.
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1, Several letters of complaint regarding the increase in
license fees were read to the Commission. A general discussion
of the increase followed. It was agreed by the Commission that the
fees were fair and just to all businesses doing work in the Town.
Police reports for August and September were read.
The minutes of the Meeting of the Town Commission sitting as
a Board of Equalizers held August 16, 1961, was read, approved and
adopted.
Resolution #509, approving and adopting Tax Roll as recorded
on January 1, 1961, was read, approved and adopted.
Resolution #510, declaring Tax Roll as approved by Board of
Equalizers to be equalized, was read, approved and adopted.
Resolution 0511, setting Tax millage at 5.7 mills for the
taxable year 1961, was read, approved and adopted.
Resolution #512, pro rating certain General Fund expenses to
the Water Fund,was read, approved and adopted.
The second and final reading of an ordinance regulating the
use of toxic and poisonous sprays in the Town was read, approved
and adopted.
The first reading of an ordinance setting fees for occupational
Licenses in the Town was heard by the Commission.
Dep. Town Clerk Gwynn informed the Commission that he and
Chief Cowart had made an inspection of the newly completed water
line and that with the exception of a place North of The Gulf
Stream Golf Club, all complaints and problems had been taken care
of, and that the new line was working perfectly. All persons
affected by this new line are enjoying much greater water pressure.
The Commission then instructed Gwynn to make the final payment to
Crabtree Construction Co. as soon as Boone Nursery indicates that
they have been paid for the work they have done for Crabtree
Construction Co.
Mayor Dodson led a discussion regarding the Town's present
dump site and the necessity for guarantying its future availability.
The Commission instructed Dep. Town Clerk Gwynn to contact the
owner of the dump and work out an arrangement by contract giving
the Town exclusive right to its use for a five -year period with
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option to renew for another five years. Cost for such use is not
to exceed $200.00 per year. Gwynn stated he would report on the
progress at the next meeting.
Mayor Dodson reported that Ernest Glass had been examined by
two doctors who say that he has heart trouble which will affect
his ability to perform strenuous work. Mayor Dodson said that the
Town had hired an extra man to help with the heavy work and that
Ernest had been driving the truck and supervising the work while
he has been under doctor's care. It was agreed by the Commission
that the Town should consider his replacement after he has been
able to locate work which the doctors would consider safe. Tom_
Clerk Gwynn was instructed to look into the possibility of his get-
ting disability benefits under the Social Security law, and report
his findings at the next meeting. In the meantime, the Town will
continue to keep the extra man on to help with the trash collection.
The Commission authorized the Town Clerk to secure bids on
two 1962 police cars. Bids to be obtained from two Chevrolet and
Ford dealers.
Mr. Iglehart read a letter to the Commission from Henry V.
Pope. This letter offered to sell the Polo Fields to the Town
for $1,000,000 and the assumption of a $130,000.00 mortgage. The
Commission instructed the Town Clerk to write a letter td Mr. Pope
thanking him for the offer and indicating that such an undertaking
was impractical for the Town to consider. It was pointed out that
interest alone would exceed the Town's annual Budget. It was
estimated that taxes would have to be tripled at least for such
an undertaking.
There being no further business to come before the sion,
the meeting was adjourned. „
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Attests _!� l�
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Financial and Water Report
August 1961
Water used: Master meter 10,529,500 gallons
Individual meters
9,598,000 if
Water Fund General Fund Deprec.Fund
Balance 7/31/61 $12,871.35
Deposits 3,040.35
Withdrawals 1,597.35
Balance 8/31/61 $14,314.35
Cost of bonds on hand
Balance owed on water contract
Revenue for August 1961:
Water
Trash
Licenses
Permits
Other
Total
Checks drawn on Water Fund:
$23,162.63 $830.70
2,221.13
$20,941.50
$18,055.00
$ 6,249.08
$ 2,346.20
468.00
90.00
120.00
16.15
$ 3,040.35
#315 Picard Chemical Co. clorine
16 H. L. Cromer, Inc. repairs to main
17 Gulf stream Golf Club water - July
18 Brockway,Weber & Brockway supervision
Total
$830.70
$ 28.88
12.50
1,517.10
38.87
$1,597.35
Financial and Water Report - August 1961
Checks drawn on General Fund:
#1663 Ocean Ridge Gulf Service
64 Sundy Feed & Fertilizer
65 Colony Cleaners
66 Delray Ignition
67 Mildred Martin
68 Howard Smith
69 Neway Uniform Co.
1670 County Sanitation
71 Hands Book Store
72 Ocean City Lumber
73 C. W. Ramsey
74 Cash
75 So. Bell Telephone
76 Whitt MacDOwell
77 E. Glass
78 P. Bradwell
79 Fla. Power & Light
1680 Bo -Del Printing
81 VOID
82 VOID
83 Roy Cowart
84 Melton Partin
85 James Brown
86 William Gwynn
87 C. W. Ramsey
Total
gas, oil, etc.
yard care
police uniforms
police car
secretarial service
bookkeeping -2 mos.
sanitation dept.
collection - August
office supplies
new hose
lot cleaning
reimburse petty cash
police radio repairs
Salary
it
office & street lights
stamped envelopes
salary
it
cut grass
Checks drawn on Town Clerk's Special Account:
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119.30
12.15
10.95
9.35
5.00
42.00
18.00
250.00
8.00
8.95
15.00
41.50
11.70
40.05
48.38
42.12
95.07
29.94
406.45
310.93
295.69
385.60
15.00
$2,221.13
r3 E. Glass salary $ 48.38
4 P. Bradwell it 42.12
5 E. Glass It 48.38
6 P. Bradwell 42.12
7 Olus Drayton ' 16.00
Total $__.L97 - 00
Balance in Special Account - $303.00
Water used:
Balance 8/31/61
Deposits
Withdrawals
Balance 9/30/61
Financial and Water Report
September 1961
Master meter /Z Z' -7 7 06
Individual meters
Cost of bonds on hand:
Water Fund
$14,314.35
4,110.77
7,884.15
$10,540.97
$18,055.00
Revenue for September 1961:
General Fund
$20,941.50
2,916.22
$18,025.28
Water $2,052.20 Licenses
Trash 610.00 other
Taxes - net 222.07 Total
Checks drawn on Water Fund:
#319 Void
20
Picard Chemical Co.
clorine
21
Minn. - Honeywell Regulator
Co. ink for
gauge
22
Gulf Stream Golf Club
water -
August
23
Void
24
Crabtree Construction Co.
payment
#4
25
Void
gals.
gals.
Denrec. Fund
$ 830.70
$ 830.70
$1,175.00
51.50
$4,110.77
26 Otto Schmeisser service clorinator
3 mos.
27 Crabtree Construction Co. Payment #5 final
28 Brockway, Weber & Brockway final supervision
29 Fla. Power & Light Co. electric for clorina-
tor
$ 86.64
6.36
1,263.54
1,295.71
50.00
4,953.37
148.60
79.93
Total $7,884.15
Checks drawn on General Fund:
#1688
E. Glass
Salary $
48.38
89
P. Bradwell
°
42.12
1690
E. Glass
It
48.38
91
P. Bradwell
It
42.12
92
E. Glass
it
48.38
93
P. Bradwell
it
42.12
94
Ocean Ridge Gulf Service
Gas, oil, etc.
102.99
95
Modern Tree Surgery
Exchange item
4.00
'96
So. Bell Telephone
Telephone
13.00
97
Colony Cleaners
Police uniforms
14.65
98
County Sanitation
Collection - Sept.
250.00
99
ocean City Lumber Co.
Sanitary - supplies
2.30
1700
void
•01
Martin Secretarial Serv.
Typing
2.50
02
Hands Book Store
Office supplies
1.85
03
Neway Uniform & Supply Co.
Sanit. - uniforms
18.00
04
Price & Lee Co.
City directory
30.82
05
Gedney,Johnston&Lilienthal
Prepare ordinance, etc.
25.00
06
Fla. Power & Light
Street lights & office
96.71
07
Bo -Del Printing
Office stationery
19.53
08
E. Glass
Salary
48.38
09
P. Bradwell
42.12
1710
P. Bradwell
42.12
11
E. Glass
48.38
12
R. Cowart
406.45
13
M. Partin
"
310.93
14
J. Brown
295.69
15
W. Gwynn
385.60
16
C. W. Ramsey
Cut Grass
15.00
17
C. W. Ramsey
Clean lots
30.00
18
W. Gwynn
Replenish special
checking acct.
356.78
19
Cash
Replenish Petty Cash
6.92
1720
Air Control Prods.
Refund overpayment on
License
75.00
Total
Checks drawn on Special Account:
$2,916.22
##.8 olus Drayton Salary - Sanit. $ 36.98
9 11 11 It " 38.74
10 It " " 41.58
11 it 11 if 41.58
12 Surry Collins it 16.00
Total $__L74-88
MINUTES --OF THE MEETING OF THE TOWN COMMISSION
SITTING AS,A BOARD OF EQUALIZERS ON:
August 16, 1961
The Town Commissioners of Gulf Stream, Florida, met at the Town
Hall in Gulf Stream, Florida, at 10:00 a.m. on August 16, 1961,
to hear and consider complaints of the property owners and to
receive and equalize values of real estate and improved property
on the Town's Assessment Rolls as of January 1, 1961.
The Deputy Town Clerk called the Commissioners attention to
resolution #506 which set the date and time for the Equalization
meeting and to the fact that the equalization meeting was post-
poned until August 16, 1961.
The Town's tax assessment roll was presented to the Commissioners
sitting as a board of equalizers. The following summation of
valuations was disclosed:
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Total value of all real estate and improvements as recorded on
the Town's Tax Assessment Roll
on January 1, 1961 $8,060,455.00
Exemptions
181,760.00
Total taxable value of
real estate & improvements 7,878,695.00
The Town Commission sitting as a Board of Equalizers, after
reviewing the tax roll and the valuations, passed the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION rr509
WHEREAS, the Town Commission sitting as a Board of Equalizers
on August 16, 1961 between 10:00 a.m. and 12 :01 p.m., did hear all
complaints by property owners of Gulf Stream, Florida, relative to
the values placed on property as of January 1, 1961, did affirm
and agree that all valuations are fair, reasonable and just and
DO Hereby RESOLVE that the Tax Assessment and Valuation Roll as
recorded by the Town Tax Assessor as of January 1, 1961 be
HEREBY approved and adopted. It is hereby recorded that no
tax payer tendered a written complaint to the Board of Equalizers
during the Equalization Meeting.
EQUALIZATION MEETING MINUTES (continued) Page 2
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION AS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED:
RESOLUTION 0510
BE IT RESOLVED that the 1961 Tax Roll, as has on August 16, 1961
been equalized, be returned to the Tax Assessor and that the Tax
Assessor is hereby instructed and directed by the Town Commissioners
to fix values on the said assessment roll, and we do HEREBY DECLARE
the said values to be equalized. The said values shall not be
altered in value except there be a change adopted by Palm Beach
County on their Tax Assessment Rolls.
The meeting was adjourned at 12 :01 p.m.
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RESOLUTION #511
BE IT RESOLVED, that all real property as recorded on
the Town Tax Rolls for the year 1961 and as equalized
on August 16, 1961 be assessed at the rate of five and
seven- tenths (5.7) mills for the taxable year - 1961.
The Deputy Town Clerk is hereby authorized to levy the
tax of five and seven - tenths mills on each and every
taxable piece of real property within the Town Limits
of Gulf Stream, Florida, for the taxable year - 1961.
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RESOLUTION #512
Passed, approved and adopted at Commission Meeting of
RESOLVED that the following schedule of percentages shall be
paid by the Water Fund for the fiscal year October 1, 1961
through September 30, 1962.
1) Bookkeeping Service 1/4 of total
2) Legal & Professional:
Annual Audit 1/10 of Total
Attorneys 1 /10 of Retainer Fee
3) Postage & Stationery - Actual
4) Salaries:
Roy Cowart 1/20 of Total
William Gwynn 1 /10 of Total
5) OASI Tax: 3% of #4
6) Secretarial Service - Actual
7) Car use:
upkeep - 1/20 of 1/2 of Police Cars Maintenance
Gas & Oil - 1/20 of 1/2 of Police cars Gas & oil.
The above listed percentages and amounts to be paid by the
Water Fund for the fiscal year October 1, 1961 throu em
1962. n
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ATTEST:
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William E. Gwynn, Dep. Town Clerk
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