Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 08-03-09 special council-budget review — reading text

Article - II of the Ci srter reads The general;,:.nature of - thethe object of the -= ° Corporation is --- to unite dancers of the affiliated -` to promote and enjoy square and round clubs.;. in their efforts funds for .. public charities;. and to cooperate with -- dancing;::: raise , civic :officials in- contributing .to community projects. PASARDA:. s' Xegistered with the Internal Revenue Service ( IRS) as a non- profit tax -exempt corporation under section 501 ( of c) 7 591772276•. the IRS code -and holds- Federal, Identification number FASARDA for . its .. serves •as . the umbrella -. affiliated clubs and has insure documents to inter.nal =rules Ln its.-governing:.-: established ' °= the : State Charter and IRS requirements are upheld. of the Northwest Florida Square and Round PASARDA . is a member the Florida Federation of. Assoc-iation,...:_ Square Dancers and Dance. the. Uni:te:d Square- Dancers- of America. It was in cooperation with were successful in - having the these or:ganizatIons : 1that...::we Amer i - can . Folks L°eg•islature.:declare.: Square- Dancing .as.. the -official State of -Floc ida Seventeen . ( 17) other States. have = : the :-: Dance : : o# also .designated Square Dancing as their State- Folk- Dance. on- the- Emerald- Coast since the late Square dancing has existed and less autonomous 19401s. In past years the clubs were more or recreation centers, Church n...var.ious .-i: danced` i- ocati-ons .- schools, the . early A970 'x.,. it became evident that the halls,: etc -. . In threatened because places -to -meet were. being denied activity -was non - affordable prices. or were available only at five ( 5) 1973 _ the -- In-.--..- PASARDA decided to of member ::clubs .. pursue 2k ri71n ha11 even . though funds . were : very limited. build i:ng = `a square dance - L, e. as was submi.tted.:to the City of Fort Walton Beach and A.- proposal acres. of land in the industrial Park PASARDA was granted on -a. ease basis for twenty( 20) years with an Love oy Roa ). ears. o^p pon moorenew - f"or anadd"FtionaI 1974, the slab for a`. 4350 square foot buildin w s' early Iin =.- ours w.. = a s uare dancer contractor. Funds to rocure a metal building from a local square dance caller at his cost were OM- 10 obta ned rom ancers.. t roug_ issuance of non- interest ear n9 stilI Ail, certificates: Con Sfr+ v The _ building` was physically- constructed` bv the square dancers using in -house talents`. ( Wives ..would bring food and drink to the site and urge the men forward.) Wood flooring was obtained from a in Light and fixtures, condemned school Holley /Navarre. plumbing air- -conditi-oners, heaters, water coolers- and nearly every item 91-  M LWA needed in; : construction was - obtained through salvage from old uihdngs declared : surp - u-, at :Eglin.-Air Force Base. Some fixtures including chairs were bought and donated by square dancers. The bui1-di< - ng .- was comph:eted: in six ( 6) months and the grand o „ ening ne n pr_ 7. The:.. -;_ ri:orr --interes:t:.bearing certificates -were paid off in- three( 3) years_ by an assessment of $ 1. 00 per dancer for each dance night along _ with proceeds from flea markets and other fund raising events plus, cash_ donations.. from dancers. In 1980:, , t- he=-paxking lot. was paved : " I again funds with raised by non.. int: eres-t bearing :certificates -.The - certificates were paid off and:in 1982 PASARDA became debt free and proud owner of a beautiful dance hall. The ;_.land: 1eased :: from- the . -city was in_a low lying area with bad dra-i nage - . and__-PA SARDA - HALL: suffered several f loodings - in the 19:801_s This- resulted . in months of down. time. and expense as the bui ldi. : hg: was dried o.ut,:.. :the f ioor resanded -. and refinished . The city. was . never' able. to correct..: the flood -. problem. 7, During 1990` an -.adjacent : -property I owner, ` %Chromalloy Compressor" Technologies ( then known as Aero Technology) offered to relocate COP A - FN the= HALL: - to. another location in exchange for the right to ( AEdivu purchase the. property rom the c y, agreed an Chromalloy- 2urehased - the lot- at 17 deeded Industrial Street and the-. property to the cif . Chromalloy essential) built a r" lacement buililing on tfie lot and transferred ownership of t e current PASARDA HALL to the association. A > new. building had to be constructed because Chromalloy and the bu.ilciing -. constructor ( Design Build Systems) determined that it was not feasible to tear down and relocate the old building. The_: city---issued to the an lease amendment the substituting tease current property the for property in Industrial Park. The amendment took effect on Anril' 19, PASARDA took possession R rl991. of the new hall in late 1991. The move was not without expense to PASARDA. A number of items became our responsibility and over 8, 000. 00 in expenses were incurred. Doth PASARDA and the City benefited from the relocation. PASARDA received a new building and the City received prime, high and d property on Industrial Street. PASARDA - presently is comprised of five( 5) member clubs: Sandpipers, Flying Squares, Roundels, Belles a Beaux and the Bayou Shufflers. It continues to offer family oriented recreation to the citizens of the community. PASARDA HALL is a clean no- drug, no alcohol, no smoking. social facility. PASARDA' s most recent Charity Ball was held March 11, 1994 with proceeds going to the Crisis Line. Other chariies. supported in 92_  F y+ recent years include...— Sharing. - and Caring, Coalition on the Homeless, and