Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 12-19-2000 Special — reading text

87 r.~} ". , TIll! QfW.- CmQf_ ~~: 19;'" . .' ---.. - t ;" ':' '.':.. ;:' , : i" , ...,-. --'.. .' ',' -, ,- {.. .....',.... A Special Meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was held on Tuesday, December 19, 2000, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall with the following members present I Mayor Glenda Glover Councilmen: Clay Carnathan, Janet Baggett, Jim Dowling, Jim Tucker, Dean Covey, Chuck Kelley, and Margie Collins Also Present: Reid Silverboard, City Manager; Helen Spencer, City Clerk; Joyce Shanahan, Finance Director; Charles W. Turner, Project Manager; Department Directors; Media cALL TO ORDGj The Mayor called the meeting to order to review the Design Development plans of the library. JoISIGN,DIVI.1ONINT~"' U1Sbb1 John Bozarth, architect with Harvard Jolly Clees Toppe, advised he would discuss the drawings and the budget of the library and take comments from Council during the presentation. Discussion ensued regarding the possibility of running a sewer line underneath the library to service the adjoining car wash and law office and the feasibility of rerouting the service to Florida Place; narrowing the lanes in the parking lot and adding entrance and exit signage; the location of the retention pond and water quality vs. quantity; the use of wood trusses in raised roof area; and saving costs on the north tower. Further discussion included glass/ windows in the Friends' Store; the cable connection into the meeting for the satellite feed; exterior and interior room lighting; the use of impact resistance glass in lieu of shutters on clere story; and the feasibility of having a clock in the tower. Mr. Tucker left the meeting at 6: 20 p.m. Robert Blythe of Blythe Engineering discussed the use of fogger mist heads and a wet pipe system rather then sprinklers throughout the building, and having separate controls for the thermostat in the conference/ meeting room. Landscaping for the courtyard/ public plaza was discussed as well as an easement for landscaping on the southwest side of the library. Mr. Bozarth advised that the project is within budget at this time. The City Manager advised he needed a motion from Council to approve the design and development I plans authorizing the architect to proceed with the construction documents. Council briefly reviewed their main issues of concern understood the direction they would like him to follow. previously discussed and felt that Mr. Bozarth Mrs. Collins moved to approve the design and development plans and to authorize the architect to proceed with the construction documents. Motion was seconded by Mrs. Baggett and carried unanimously with Carnathan,Baggett, Dowling,Covey, Kelley, and Collins in favor f(ucker absent).