Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 12-20-1983 Special — reading text

241 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA DECEMBER 20, 1983 INTRODUCTION A Special Meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton 1 Beach was held on Tuesday, December 20, 1983, at City Hall in the Council Chamber at 5: 00 p. m. with the following members present: Mayor Kathryn P. Bagley Councilmen: J. Jerome Miller, Mayor Pro- Tern Larry Patrick Gloria. Battle Ralph Rivers Patricia Thornber John Franklin Also present: City Manager, City Clerk, Finance Director, City Attorney, and News Media. Absent: Councilman J. C. " Buck" Smith CALL TO ORDER Mayor Kathryn P. Bagley called the meeting to order and read the following call for a Special Meeting: Pursuant to Section 5 of the City Charter request a Special Meeting be called at 5: 00 p. m. on December 20, 1983, for the purpose of: Discussing donation of land to the City. Property located adjacent to Mooney Road triangularly off Mooney Road. Property is valued at $ 12, 000. Thomas W. Ryan City Manager" DONATION OF LAND Mr. Patrick asked if this property was the Parcel C described on the map? City Manager, Chuck Ingram, stated that it was the same property. 1 Franklin Mr. asked what the exact positioQ of the ditch was in relation to the property, is it a boundary or does it run through the middle of the property? Mr. Ingram stated that it defined the property line. He also stated that two or three of the City' s pipes run under the property and that eventually, the City will need the property for expansion. Mr. Patrick asked if the City had already made some improvements to this land? Mr. Ingram stated that the City had already made some improvements.  12/ 20/ 83 242 Mrs. Thornber moved the adoption of the Resolution, after the attorney reads it, to accept the donation of the land to the City. Mr. Patrick seconded the motion. The City Attorney, Mr. Moore, read the Resolution. RESOLUTION 83- 67 RESOLUTION 83- 67: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DONATION OF LAND DONATION OF LAND FROM H. FRENCH BROWN, JR., MALCOLM C. CROTZER, C. H. LONG, JOSEPH J. GUIDRY, H. BRENTWOOD BRYAN, C. WALTER RUCKEL, AND WINSTON G. WALKER, TO THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. The Mayor asked for any other discussion, and being none, called for the vote. The motion carried unani- mously. Mrs. Thornber suggested that the City write a letter thanking the donators for the land. It was agreeable to all, and the City Clerk was asked to write the letter. _ BOARD OF ADJUST- The Mayor stated that since the Board of Adjustment MENT had changed their meeting day in response to a er; sent lett. by the Council requesting same, she thought least some of the at members of Council should be at their first meeting in January, and wanted to ask that the Council members consider attending the meeting. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, meeting adjourned at 5: 20 p. m. APPROVED: ~. IA~ 1f),19"1i f2/?; rI~ vf; MAYOR: (~ KATH . P. BAGLE ATTEST: m.~ ty Clerk