Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 11-09-1971 Regular — reading text

1 263 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA NOVEMBER 9, 1971 1 INTRODUCTION A regular meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was held at the City Hall on November 9, 1971~ with the following members present: Mayor, Maurice McLaughlin Councilmen George Palmer C. H~ Rigdon, Jr. H. C. Van Buskirk Joe Guidry Art Schweizer Hurdis Brock Fred Hedrick City Attorney, and City Manager. MINUTES After opening formalities, minutes for the regular meeting of October 12, 1971, and the special meeting of October 18, 1971, were unanimously approved as written on motion by Mr. Van Buskirk and seconded by Mr. Rigdon. RECOMMENDATIONS Mayor read the following recommendations from Council as Committee: INDUSTRIAL PARK 1. request from cabinet Recommend that MEHLING- MONTANA shop business ( Mehling- Montana) for two acres in the Industrial Park be approved at a minimum price of $ 4, 500 per acre with the restriction that if the property were used for anything II INDUSTRIAL PARK else 2. sold for it would revert back to the Recommend that no more property be in the Industrial Park unless it industrial/ manufacturing opera- an is City. tion, and that each parcel be restricted for that purpose with the stipulation that if it is used for anything else it will revert back to the City. 264 I GIBSON SAND 3. Mr. Gibson appeared before the PIT Committee in regard to the sand pit. Committee asked the City Manager to check with the insurance carrier to make sure the matter is being checked and that they contact Mr. Gibson. ASPHALT BID 4. a Committee authorized the opening of bid for asphalt and recommends single l I that the bid be awarded to Okaloosa Asphalt at $ 12. 00 per ton for type II. 3/ 4 TON TRUCK 5. Recommendations for bids on 314 ton BID truck for recreation department and gasoline bids will be prepared for the Tuesday meeting. BASS STREET 6. Recommend that assessment roll be PAVING prepared for paving of Bass Street - between Comet and Third Street. SHRINE CLUB 7. Recommend that Shrine Club request RE: INDUSTRIAL PARK to approximately lease twenty ( 20) acres REQUEST in the Industrial Park for development of a fairgrounds, be referred to the Industrial Committee of Council for a recommendation at the next meeting. City Attorney to be invited to meet with the committee. LISA LYNN SID 8. Recommend that more information be obtained for committee' s study in reference to possible purchase by the City. Committee made recommendation on no the drainage construction at this time. LIFT STATION 9. Recommend approval of a lift station POULTON on Poulton Street estimated cost to be 8, 107. 08. SEWER TO 10. Recommend approval of sewer line KING I; LIFFNER construction to serve King I; Liffner in the Industrial Park at an estimated cost of $ 5, 258. 50. SEWER POULTON MAIN- STREET 11. sewer Street estimated Recommend main from to approval construction Jonquil to cost $ 15, 357. 06. of on 8" Poul~Qn PVC Rogers Street l PAVING LOVEJOY 12. Recommend that City join with the ROAD County, Carnathan Construction Company, and the former owners of adjacent property in paving the remainder of Lovejoy Road to the Hurlburt Field boundary - a fair share of the cost.  265 OVER 65" 13. Recommend the following persons HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION who failed to apply for the City' s additional " over 65" exemption be allowed the exemption: Mrs. William R. Thompson, Mr. Jon Frangos, Mr. Sawyer E. Smith, Mr. Carmen Walker, Mrs. Mary Early, Mr. T. B. Davis. I" OVER 65" HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION 14. cerning Recommend the " that over Homestead exemption be amended indicate that after individuals have the 65" Ordinance additional to con- filed 'one time for the exemption establishing their eligibility, that they be mailed notices and forms for renewing their exemption each year. WATER MAIN