02-09-59 v COMMISSION MEETING
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
FEBRUARY 901959
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes of Meeting of January 26, 1959
3. Recognition of Visitors
4. Bids on Sanitary Sewer System
5. Communications to Commission
6. City Manager
1. Final Inspection,Sewage Treatment Facilities
2. Final Estimate, Wm. S. Smith Constr. Co.
3. Final Estimate, Henry G. DuPree Co.
4. Final Estimate, Joe Reinertson of Jacksonville, Inc.
7. Ordinance:
1. Garbage Ordinance, Final Reading.
8. Reports
9. Commissioners.
?MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ATLANTIC BEACH CITY
COMMISSION HELD AT THE CITY HALL ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH,
1959 AT 8 P.M.
Presentz
Wm e So Howell
Preben Johansen
Chas, R. Moore
Hugh Roberts •
ll s. Laney Whitehurst„ Commissioners
and
Frank Thompson, City Attorney
J.P. Waggoner, • Jr,, City Manager
Aj e7.e
S, Grage, City Clerk
The meeting was called to older by the Mayor-Commissioner,
Mr. Howell.
Minutes of the meeting of January 26th, 1959 were approved as
written upon motion of Mro Moore; seconded by Dr. Whitehurst
and carried.
Mr. Howell recognized visitors present and called for am
business from the floor. There was none
The bids for Sewage Collection Facilities which were received
for tabulation and study at the January 26 h 1959 meeting, were
next considered. It was advised that Mr. Walter Parks Engineer
on this project, had written the low bidders to determine if they
would be agreeable to entering into a contract with the City with
aeotion 5 of the specifications modified to provide that upon
payment to Contractor for Area "A" the Contractor agrees to defer
any further payments that become duo until owner collects the
Special. Assessments against benefitted properties, eta" and that
upon request of Contractor the City will assign the Special Assess.
ment liens to the Contractor to further secure the payments that
have otherwise become due to Contractor under this Contract.
Mr. Hamilton, Attorney for the InterrAmerisan Pipeline Corporation,
low bidder, advised that his client could not accept this proposal
as suggested by the Engineer as they are in the construction
business and not financial, but that they would accept negotiable
seourities which they would necessarily have to discount and they
would expect the City to pay for any loss due to discounting.
Mr. Howell reported for the Committee advising that Joe Reinortson
of Jacksonville, second low bidder, has agreed to the contract with
modification as set up in Engineer's letter of February 3rd, 1959,
therefore the Committee recommended that the contract for Sewage •
Collection Facilities be awarded to Joe Reinertson of Jacksonville,
Inc, and that the City Attorney be directed to prepare the necessary
Resolution awarding said contract to the Joe Reinertson of Jackson-
ville. Whereupon Mr. Moore moved that the report of the committee
be accepted, which motion was seconded by Mr. Johansen and carried.
Whereupon the City Attorney was directed to prepare said Resolution,
it .x;utes 2-9-59r. Page #2.
A letter was presented from the S.M. Company advising that they
are the owners in fee simple of the lands occupied and used by the
Selva Marina Country- Club and that they desire that these lands be
included within the City of Atlantic Beach and that the .exceptions
for the lands occupied and used by th, Selva Marina. Country. Club
be removed from the draft of the Special Act of the Legislature
as proposed by the R.C.BOS. Corp, There was a discussion whereupon
Dr, Whitehurst moved that the request of the S.M. Coo be approved
and that this land be included in the Special Acts to Legislature.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Moore and carried,
Mr. Waggoner advised that the final inspection had been made by
Mr, Walter Parks, Engineer on the Sewer Plant, Lift Stations and
Force Mains, He also presented Estimates for final payments from
the Contractors as follows:
Final Estimate r5- Henry Go Dupree Co, $144361.88
. Final Estimate #5` Joe Reinertson of Jaxo - 2320.56
Final Estimate #?- Wm. S® Smith Comte Co, 12,213,30
H'e. advised that these Estizaates°have been approved by the Engineer
.and he reoommends their payment, as soon as the necessary papers
as required by the government are received from the Contractors.
'Jiro Roberts moved that the Estimates be paid as 'recommended by the
City P'anlager, seconded by Mr. Moore and parried
Mro Waggoner advised that he plans to have Open House at the new
Sewer. Plant on Sunday, February 15th, 1959 from. 9 A.M. to 5 POM,
all those interested' are invited to come, Mr. Parks, who was
present advised that he thought it would be well for the people
to come and see what they have bought,
The City Commission next went into session for a Public Hearing
on Ordinance regulating the accumulation, removal and disposal of
garbage, etc,, in line with notice as posted, Commissioner Howell
presented and caused to be read in full Ordinance #55-59..2 entitled
P. An Ordinance Regulating the Accumulation, Removal, and Disposal
of Garbage, etca ", Mr, Johansen moved its adoption on second and
final reading, said motion was seconded by Mr, Roberts and having
been duly considered the Mayor put the question thereon and the
vote wast
Ayes Johansen, Moore, Roberts, Whitehurst, Howell
Nays None
Whereupon the Mayor declared said motion carried and said Ordinance
#556.59x2 duly adopted on second and final reading.
Mrso Chas. Moore tharlred the Commissionoon behalf of the Garden
Circles for the passage of this Ordinance,
The City Attorney was directed to prepare an Ordinance controlling
house to house soliciting,
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- There being no further business the Mayor declared toe ting ad
journede
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