03/28/1949
CITY COlv.u\lIS.sION MEETING
Murc.;l1 28, 1949
The city Cu!Ullli:.wioll 01' tl!e City of CleLu'vvCiter met in Speciu1 se~sion
the eveninG of M<-:.l'ch 28, 1949 at 7:;0 1).11.. in the r.it~' :1.u11 'tiith tilt'! tollov'J-
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Hur r~' D. Sur6eun t
E. B. Casler, Jr.
Herbert ~. Hro~n
Le 1Wl d J!'. Dr evv
GU~I L. }: eun ec1y
Mayor COIfunissioner
COLll,"is ~ion er
:::ur,J,.i~J~j i oner
COliliaissi oner
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Also prl'!sent: DO~ld i\. I3~'nnett
Geort~e r,:cClurrlJ:H:i
B~n Y.rent zn:an
Ci ty Mana.ger
Chief of Police
C i t.Y At tor ne y
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,\fter the m~~tirlg h::j(1 b.-en enlJed to order, ';eorC,:e "!. Smith, ettorney,
who repr~sented t.h~ r:itj' in the i'eninSllloI' Telephone';ompany sllit on the
).~ utilit~,1 tr:x, h~,nd rod cories elf the Sou)'t ':.:; opinion to f'~~h 01' the com-
reissionl'!:'s. H{"' 8"id thp.t t.he (;ourtG l"'linc:; h.-.u not lll<j(le cl~ar the bunis of
the opinion, 'tnc1 st::t~d thot he !;nci ills 8sf'ocial,r' ::.ttol'ney 'tvould be hElIlPy
to petiti.("~1! thl'" cC'urt 1'01' U "r"-he-'.:rin~ fOl' the :-,urpose 01' clurifying the
courts decision, provid.-d the CitJ' 1/Y0111d :-OJ' t.r&v~l l"!xp~nses to Tt:llahossee
if such a tri P Hbould bec::>me ne ce ssnr~1. Cornmimlioner Bl'ov;n moved t:.hCit the
attorneys previously employed b~' the city be illS tructed to petition the court
for a re-heGring uno the nc(:esG,".ry ey.penses :luthorized. Conu::issiom'r Drew
seconded the motion and it carried unanim:Jusly.
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city Attorney KrentZfm;.l.fl discussine; the "'l'it 01' i,:undumus in conn~ction with
the Black Healty COlllvany explained thut the Ill'it "~t.lS an l:ilternutive one and pro-
vided fOl' th e Ci ty l~iuna gel' to shovv Cl:iuse \'Ihy the IJ1~ t S U o!lli t t ud bjl the Bla ck
Heulty Company ViCio Hot U1JIJ1'Oved; tha t the return dute for 1'j.lin~ un unswer to
the wit v.liS Jlpril 11th. Mi'. K:rentzffil:1n explained thllt the defense of this suit
would ~'equir'e vvOrk over und beyond the l'egultil' duties of Ii city H.ttorney and
l'eq,uested tha t the COIIJIuission tluvise him i1' they ~dshed him to defend the suit
and to Ciuthorize the paYIllent of' uttol'neys fee. Ilir. CusleI' L10ved tmt Attorney
Krentzman be authorized to defend the suit. 111'. Dre\.. :;econded the motion and
it carri ed unanimously. COL..l!r.issi oner Drevi moved the. t H Hesolution aut horizing
and directing Ben Krentzman, City i-\.ttorney to d~I'end the Cit~' of Cleal'v,L.ter in
the t certain suit novo pending in the Circuit Court, whe ;:ein Thomfls H. Black
Realty Corapan~1 is the petitioner, and Boyd A. Bennett as City Manager, the
respondent, be ado pted. Comm.i~;sioner Casler seco nded the mot io n bond it carried.
Voti ng "uJ'e", r,'iayol'-Coffimissioner Sargeant &. Commissioners 13ro\lwIl, Cusle.;- Dl'ev.- and
Kennedy.
Ci ty Attorney Krent zman to 10 th e Commission he \'1:0 ulc! canta ct j'ol'lTler City
Clerk Frank Coale~1 relative to an agreement with M. }'. ."'eidemeyer on the accept-
ance of a neposi t on the East. 150ft of th;' "~est 6(JO ft of the N 155 f't. of the
South 205 ft of TrElct fi, County Club Heplat. fVld report to the Apprnisal COlT'.mittee.
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H. Iv;. Blnnton inquired if the ~oIllCission vwulc1 be interested in leasing the
City Q'!/nl'!o 'Sverin~h:lm property for 9. period of 99 yec1rs ut an annual rental of
$500.00; the property to be leased to a club which would erect a build in g on
the prop~rty at 8 cost of one Dnd a quarter million dollars. Mr. Blanton agreed
to present r.is IH'Opositlon to the Commif;~ion at the next reeuJJ;r m~eting end the
metteI' wes deferred by consent.
The Resolution set out beloV\ is he.:.'eby m:c1e e p:,.rt of these minutes:
HESOLUTION
WHf:.REiI.::.i, the rrho,l4lus H. Black, Jr. Hei:.llt y COClpb.ny, Inc. has filed suit
against the Cit~' 01' Clearwater, oy and tL.rougl1 Buyd A. Bennett, us City Manager
of s'oid City, in the Cil'cuit COUL't of the Sixth Judiciul Ci.r'cuit of the State of
Florida, ~herein it is seeking a Writ of Mandamus, and
ViHEREAS the charter of the Cit y 01' Cleur'~ateI', Florid a, provid es as
follows: "When required to do so by resolution of the city Commission, he (City
Attorney) shall prosecute and defend in behalf of the City all complaints, suits
and controversies in vyhich t.he r:ity is a rart.", tlnd
Vl.EmREAS it is desired that Ben Krentzman, as Cit~< Jlttorney of the City
of Clearwater, Florida, be autp.orized to defend and that h~ d~fend the City in
said suit,
NO~ THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of
Clearwater, li'lorida, in sessio1l du ly and legally provided:
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CITY CO~1MISSION 1ffiETING
March 28, 1949
1. That Ben Krentzman, as City Attorney of the City of Clearwater,
Florida be, and he is authorized and directed to defend the city of Clearwater
in thet certain suit at lr w now re ndine in the Cirouit Court of the sixth
Jud ioio 1 Cir cui t, Vohe l'ei n Thum~i s II. BIn ck, J 1'. Reolt y Company, Inc. is the
petitioner, and Boyd ~~. Bennett, us City MWlager of the City of Clearwater,
l!"'lorida is respondent.
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PaSSED tiliD J\DOPTED th is
Utiy of March, il.D. 1949.
(signed)
Harry D. Sargeant
l\layor - C ommi ~;s lone r
ATTEST:
(siBned) H. G. Wi~O
City Aud or & Clerk
On a motion by Commissioner Drew, seconded by Commissioner Casler and
unanimously cerri~d the meeting was adjourned.
FolloVoing edjournment the Commission discussed proposed changes in Civil
Service L8~S and ngreed to meet at City Hall, Sunday, April Jrd at l~OO P.M.
with the Civil service Board and the Employees Committee for further discussion.
Mayor -Co
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April 4th.1949.
The City Commission acting as a Board of Equalization,met at City Hall
Monday April l,.th. at 12;00 Noon.
There being no objections to any assessments,the Assessment Roll for
1949,w8s approved.
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�I�'i' Cph3�iTS�iI�N NI��TTNG % `� _
Nir�xch �8, 19k9
The City Conuni��ion of i�t�e City o� Cler�rwr�t�r m�t in u�ecial session
the eveniu� �f Murch 28, 1949 at 7:3Q P.N,. in th� fiit�� Iialz v�ith the Yallo�v-
in;; ruer.t.bcrs present ; �
I3urry D. 5�rge�nt - Iul�yox Couimissioner
L. B. C�.slcr, Jr, - Co�u;iissioner
H�rbc�t r.". $rov�,n - ;,�r,ic;issioner
Leland I�'. Urevv - Gommissioner
Guy L. I�Gnnady - Conimission�r
Absent - None
Also present: �3oyd A. Brnnet;t - City hiana�;er
Ge�r�c Iv;eClamma - Chie� oP Policc
Bcn Krentz�an - City fiti;orney
Af.tGr the meetin� had bc;en call.cd to order, G�or�e :"J. Smit�, attorney,
who represented the Git;� in {�he Peninsular Telephonr rompany suzt on the
5a utillty tax, he;n�ed copies of the Court's opin.ion to eaeh �i the com-
missioncrs. He s2id that the Courts ruling t�;d not made clear the basis of
the opinion, �nd st�ted that he en& his associaLe sttorney would be happy
to petition thr. caurt �or a re-hearing for the �urpose oP clariPying the
courts clecision, provided the City v�ould �-ay travel expenses to Tallahassee
if such a triP should become necessary. Commissioncr �rov,n moved that th�
attorneys previously empl�yed by the City oc instructed to petition the court
for a re-h�aring and the n�cessary expenses authorized� �am�issioner Drew
seconded the motion and it c�sried unanimausly�.
Qity xttoine5� Krentzman discizssing, the ?'Trit of I;�andamus in connection with
the Slack ttealty Com�any explained that the tiNrit wds an'alternative one and pro-
vided �or the City P,Ianager to show cause why thc p1at� subr�itted by t�.� Black
Ysalty Com�any was not approved; tb.at the return date Tor iilir�g an r�nswer to
th� suit was tipril llth. Mr. Krentzmrxn explain�d Lhat the dcPerse oY this suit
would r�quire �,nrk ovcr and beyond the regular dLties or r� City xt�Goraey and
requestrd that the Commission advise him ii th�v'y�,ished him to dcP�nd the suit
and to authorize thc payrilent of attorneys fe�. IVir. Casler moved t1�at Attorney
Krentzman be authorized �;o de��nd the suit, I�Tr.. Drevf secorded tY�e motion and
it c�xrried upanimously. Commissioner Drcw moved th�t a�csolution �uthorizing
and d; r ecting Ben Krent zman, City iittorney tu de�end. the City oP Clearv,�te� in
that certain suit now pending in the Cirauit yourt, whereix� Thomas H. Blaek
Realty Gompany is thc petitioner, and Boyd A. Bennett as City �?ana�er, thC
resnondent, be adopt�d. Commissioner Casler s��conded the motion and it carr�ed.
Voting <<ape", Ni�yor-Commissioner Sargeant & Co�unissioners Brovan, Casle� Drev� attd
Kenncdy.
City Attorney F:rentzman told the Commission he woulcl contact former City
Clerk Frar.k CooleS� relative to an zgreement �niith M. F. '=.'eidemey�r on the accept-
ance oi a dcposit on �hA �ast 150 ft of the '�rest b6U Pt of the �T 155 ft. of the
South 205 �t oi' Tract D, Countv Club Replat and report to thc kppr�isal Cosmittee.
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H. lu;. Bl�nton inquired iY tha Com.�ission would be interested in leasing t�e
City o�rme�c3 �veri��hnm oroperty for a perzod of 99 ,years at sn annual rental oi'
�500,00; �h� propert� to be laased to a club which would ereet a building on
the praperty at �a cost of one �nd a auarter million dollars. I��r. Blar_ton agreed
to Rresent his proposition to the Co_mn:iseion at thc next reguLr meeting ancl the
m�tter w�s deferseci b� eonsent.
The Pesolution set out be1�w is hareby �da a�,rt o� thes� minutes;
I?ESOLUTIOTd
P�FiE;REtiS, the Ttio�ias H. Black, Jr. iteslt� ConPany, Inc, has Piled suit
a�ainst the Cit,y ai" Clearwater, by and t�rough Boyd A. Bentret�, as Gity Manager
uP suid City, in the Circuit Court of the Sixth J`udicial Circuit of the Statc oP
Florida, wherein it is seeking a rVrit of bTandamus, and
GUHEREAS the charter of the Gi�y of Cleartvatcx� , F�'lorida, provides as
follows: T«Nhen required to cla so by resolution o3 the C-itq Corlmission, he (City
Attorney) shall prosecute and dePend in behal� of the City all complaints, sui�s
and controversies in tvhich the rity is a part,��, and
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GJF�REAS it is des3s ed that �3en Krentzman, as Cit3� tittorney of thc Citq
of Cle�zrw�ater, ]+lorida, be authorized to deYend and that h� de�r.nd the City in
said suit ,
NO'"1 TfiERET'ORE B�, IT RE�OLVED bp the City C�mmission of the City of
Clearwater, Florida, in sessiora duly and 1e�;ally nrocided:
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hiarch 2g, 1940
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1'. That Ben Kr�ntzm�r_, as City Att�rney o� the Ci�Gy pf G],carwater,
Florida bc, and he is authorized an�i directed to dcfand the �ity of Clearwatcr
in th�st ce�uain suit at l��a� now pcndirl�� in thc Cirauit Court of the �ixth
J'udicial Cir cuit, whel•ein Thomus F. Bl�c1s ,�`r . Raalty Company, Inc , is tho
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.� petitioner, and Boyd �. Ben,pett, as Cit3� n��na�cr of thc City of Clearti+ater,
Fl�rida is resnon3ent.
Pt�SSED rsATD �PTED this a�y of Ivlarch, x,D, 1949 •
(signed) fIarry-il. Sar�eant
Ma;r rx - Commiss i one r
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(si�ned) H. G �^Tingo
Gity Au 'tor & C erk
On a motion b1� Commissioner 3]re�v, seconded by Commission�r Cusler and
unanimously carrie3 the maetiilg wes adjourned.
roll�wiug edjournment thc ConmissiQn discussed proposed cbanges in Civil
Servica Zav�s �nd agrced to meet at City Hall, Sunday, �ipri7. 3rd at 1;00 P,M.
with tha Civil Service Bosrd and the Employees Comsittce Por Purthcr discussion.
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IvIayor-Co ssioner
ATTEST:
C ti y Auditor'& lerk
Iipril l�th.1949.
The City Comm3.saien acting es a Boerd �f Equalization,met at City Hr�ll
Monda� April l�th. at 12:00 Noon,
There beittg no objections to anp as�essments,the Assessment Roll for
191�9,was approved.
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