Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 09-08-1987 Regular — reading text

that the of the Whole of September 3, 1987, as amended, be adopted as the actions of Council, and it oarried unanimously. 146 9/ 8/ 87 PRELIMINARY PIER PERMIT Mr. deVaux stated he thought Council was only 38 MIRACLE STRIP PKY approving the preliminary permit for a dook and was not approving the length or the n\ l 1ber of slips for the dock. He felt the reference to the footage should be deleted from the motion. Mr. Smith moved that thepreliminary permit for a 300 ft. pier at Tuoker, 38 Miracle Strip Pkwy., leasee, be approved, S. W., for Jim and for Staff to come back with a recommendation on the parking situation. Motion was seconded by Mr. Wyatt. 0.. Mr. Smith stated it clearly understood that the was purpose of this is for permi t purposes only and Council has no control over the water. Mr. Wyatt stated he was under the impression that Council only needs to give permission. Mr. Rosenbaum statEli he understood that Council is not approving the permit, they are only endorsing request to get a permit. Mr. deVaux stated that the discussion on approving this permit did not inolude the length of the pier, but the motion states a 300' pier. The City Manager stated that the City is only saying they have no objection to this request for a permit. Mr. Bobo moved that the motion be amended to delete the footage. Motion was seconded by Mr. deVaux. The Mayor called for the vote on the motion as amended, and it carried unanimously. INDUSTRIAL PARK Mr. Smith moved that the application from APPLICATION FROM Manufaoturing Technology, Inc., for two ( 2) acres of MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY property in the Industrial Pane, be approved, based on the contingencies that they meet the twenty employee per acre requirElllent within two years of opening the business, if they leave the Park the option is terminated for failure to comply, easement ( access) is provided to option property, and the option is executed for a period of 2) two ( years. The City shall advertise for bid a 2- acre paroel of property at a minimum cost of $ 5, 000. 00 per acre plus front foot development costs and all closing costs, and a two ( 2) year option for three ( 3) acres adjacent to original property. A $ 1, 000. 00 non- refundable deposit per acre is required for option property, and cost of property and park criteria must be met at the time the option is exercised or option is forfeited. Motion was seconded by Mr. Roberts.  147 9/ 8/ 87 INDUSTRIAL PARI ( CONT.) Mr. deVaux stated he did not think the $ 5, 000. 00 per aore per foot had been stated. and that Council was only approving the permit. The City Clerk explained this consistent with how Counoil had done previous is ones in the past and had understoai this was how Council wanted this one to be done. 1 Mr. record, deVaux company name. name, and the that then Paul He wished Hsu to had make stated personally put the property in his name instead of his noted the motion permit and application turned into the it he shows clear, was the for going company the to City does not show anywhere that he intends to put the property in his name. He stated if the motion was approved as stated it was approving the applioation for Manufacturing Technology, Ino. to purchase the property and not Paul Hsu. Paul Hsu, President, Manufacturing Technology, remarked that he did state that the pieoe of property would belong to him. He stated that, for several reason, it would be more beneficial for the Corporation if it did not get invohed in the real estate business and felt the only way to do this would be to put the business under his name. He also noted he owns 100% of the business and is the sole owner. The Mayor noted, for the record, that Council had approved it for Paul S. Hsu, as President of Manufaoturing Technology, Ino. Mr. Wyatt stated there is a stipulation that if Manufacturing Technology failed to meet the requirements that he lost his position. The Mayor stated that Counoil had instructed the City Attorney to ensure that was in the contract. Mr. deVaux stated that Council had disoussed in the past letting individuals purchase property the in Industrial Park as individuals and questioned whether that was still the goal of this Councilor was Counoil now changing the criteria to allow individuals to purchase property in the Industrial Park. Mr. Smith stated this was done for another company before and I that the City Attorney said there would not be a problem doing it this way. The Mayor asked the City Attorney if he had oovered the only real situation the City may be faced with that would oause a problem. The City Attorney answered he has covered the problem as instructed. 148 9/ 8/ 87 INDUSTRIAL PARI ( CONT.) Mr. deVaux moved to modifY the motion to add Paul S. Bsu, as President of Manufacturing Technology, Inc.