Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 02-12-1963 Regular — reading text

003 303 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL 1 A REGULAR MEETING O~ CITY COUNCIL WAS MELD IN COWNCIL RO' M AT CITY HALL eN TWESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 1963 WITH THE ~ oLl'. ING MEMBERS PRESENT: SAM E. LINDSEY, MAYOR FRED TOLBERT H. H. CARNATHAN LEE E. COURTER RAY JONES C. H. LONG J. W. READY WINSTON G. WALKER, CITY MANAGER WALTER J. SMITH, CITY ATTORNEY CHARLES H. EVANS, ~ INANCE DIRECTOR- C, TY CLERK THE MAYOR CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7: 30 AND DELIVERED TNE INVOCATION_ MAYOR WELCOMED AS . YISITORS 7 PUPILS REPRESENTING THE ~ I~ TN GRADE O~ EGLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TOGETHER WITH THEIR TEACHER, MRS. ELEANOR DAMEWOOD, WNO ATTENDED COUNCIL MEETING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR STUDY COURSE IN GOVERN- MENT. MINUTES O~ THE REGULAR MEETING O~ 2~ JANUARY 196.3 WERE READ AND APPROVED AS READ, WITH DELETION O~ THE WOR8 "'~~ E. DERStt APPEARING IN SECOND PARA- G~ APH O~ PAGE 298 .~ THE MINUTE BOOK. THE ~ OLLOWING RECOMMENDATION ~ ROM THE CEMETERY BOARD WAS READ AND APPROVED IY COUNCIL: THE BOARD DISOUSSED THE POSSIBILITY O~ RAISING THE PRICES O~ BURIAL PLOTS TO INCLUDE THE PRICE O~ TNE GRAVE MARKER, MAKING THE ~ OLLOWING PRICES PREVAIL: 175. 00 PLOT' TO 1100; 190. 00 PLOTS TO SI15 AND THE ' 100. 00 PLOTS TO . 125. 00...." FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT COUNCIL INSTRUCT FINANCE DIRECTOR TO PAY GARAGE DOOR CONSTRUCTION COSTS TO SOUTHERN STATES STEEL IN TNE AMOUNT O~ ' 1, 498. 61, AND ON MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN READY, SECONDEI IY COUNCILMAN CARNATHAN, THE VOTE WAS AYE, UNANIMOUSLY. I THE PUILIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORTED THAT IT HAD AWARDED THE BID ON GALVANIZED PIPE TO ADAMS SUPPLY COMPANY, AS LOW BIDDER, ~ OR THE SUM O~ ' 2, 124. 90. THIS REPORT WAS APP~ OVED IYUNANIMOUS CONSENT ON MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNATHAN, SECONDED BY CeUNCILMAN READY. 304 304 304 THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION WAS READ FROM THE INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY BOARD: RE' LeVEJOY ROAD ( BORDERING NORTH SIDE OF KELLY TRACT)- THE INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY BIARD, IN ITS MEETING OF 30 JANUARY 1963, RECOMMENDS THAT AN ADDITIONAL 12- FOOT RIGHT- IF- WAY BE GIVEN OVER A 8tBTANCE OF SOME 100 YAROS. THIS WILL ENAILE THE COUNTY TO IMMEDIATELY START THE PAVING ON THIS ROAD." THE MANAGER STATED THAT SINCt THIS RECOMMENDATION WAS SUBMITTED, ANOTHER REQWEST HAD BEEN MADE O~ THE BOARD FOR AN ADDITIONAL 20' TO THE 33' ORIGINALLY AGREED TO BUT NO DECISION IN THE WAY O~ A RECOMMENDATION HAD BEEN MADE ~ OR COUNCIL. THE MANAGER ~ URTHER STATED THAT SOME MEMBERS GENERALLY AGREED TO GIVE THE 33' AND SELL THE ADDITIONAL 20' IUT NOT ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE IN AGREEMENT. COUNCILMAN LONG MOVED THAT 33' IE DONATED AND 20' BE SOLD AT THE RATE OF St, OOO PER ACRE. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNalLMAN JONES AND THE VOTE WAS AYE, UNANIMOUSLY. ORDINANCE # 100. 13 RE CHANGE OF USE, LOT 13, BLOCK A, BEL AIR FIRST ADDITION WAS APPROVED ON SECOND READING. O~ DINANCE38# o RE LICENSE FOR DOGS AND CONTRO~ OF DOGS WAS ~ RESENTE. AND READ FOR THE FIRST TIME. COUNCILMAN JONES COMMENDED THE ANIMAL CONTRO~ COMMITTEE ON ITS EFFORTS AND WORK AND MOVED THAT ORDINANCE 380 BE PASSED ON FIRST READING. THIS. S SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNATHAN AND THE VOTE WAS AYE, UNANIMOUSLY. OUNCILMAN READY AGREED WITH COUNCILMAN JONES ON THE WORK OF THE ANIMAL CONTROL COMMITTEE AND MADE THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES AND PASS ORDINANCE # 380 ON THIRD AND FINAL READING, COUNCILMAN LONG SECONDED THE MOTION. COUNCILMAN CARNATHAN, SPEAKING AS A MEMIER O~ THE COMMITTEE, STATED HE FELT THIS ORDINANCE SHOULD TAKE ITS FULL COURSE AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW AND BE READ IN TWO MORE SEPA~ ATE READINGS. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE MAYOR CALLED FOR A VOTE ON MR. READY' S MOTION AND THE VOTE WAS NAY: COUNCILMAN CARNATHAN; AYE: COUNCILMEN COURTER, JONES, LONG, READY, AND TeLBERT. MOTION PASSED AND THE ORDINANCE WAS APPROVED ON THIRD AND FINAL READING. AT 8: 00 P. M., A PUBLIC HEARING WAS ~ EL~ ON STREET, WATER AND SEWER ASSESSMENT LINDA LANE, OAKLAND HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION. As ONLY TH~ EE 3) PROPERTY OWNERS WERE INVOLVED AND AS THEY HAm N~ AGENTS PRESENT TO OPPOSE THE ASSESSMENT, IT WAS apPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. ORDINANCE # 381 RE LICENSING BICYCLES WAS PRESENTED AND READ ON IRST READING. MANAGER ADVISED COUNCIL THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT EN~ OURAGED THE PASS I NG O~ T HIS ORD I NANCE I NASMUCH AS I T WOULD HELP THE DEP. RTMENT IN ESTABLISHING OWNERSHIP O~ STOLEN BICYCLES AND IN WORKING WITH THE CHILDREN IN SETTING UP SA~ ETY RULES AND MEASURES.  3~ THE QUESTION WAS ASKED I~ THE CHILDREN WERE GOI" I TO HAVE ANY SA~ ETY SESSIONS PLANNED FOR THEM AND THE ATTORNEY