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

15. Recommend approval for construction PERRY BOULEVARD of an 8" water main on Perry Boulevard from Miracle Strip Parkway to First Street, S. E. at an estimated cost of 6, 541. 42. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE 16. Committee recommends that Municipal ORDINANCE Planning Board be requested to study the pccupational license ordinance and recommend to Council any changes felt timely. ( Council to provide sections to be rev~ewed) VACANT LOTS, 17. Recommend that City Manager the CONDEMNED HOUSES and the City Attorney prepare recommendations for updating ordinances concerning clearing vacant lots, condemned houses, abandoned automobiles, etc. HUGHES AVENUE 18. Committee discussed possible paving damage on Hughes Avenue. MOTION Mr. Van Buskirk moved that recommenda- tions 1 through 18 be approved as written. Motion seconded by Mr. Rigdon and carried aye unanimously after Mr. Rigdon assured Council that the I Industrial Park Committee would study all a Council' s criteria for the park' suggestions s in preparing occupants. 266 MUNICIPAL HEARING PANEL Mayor read the following recommendations AND PLANNING BOARD: from the Hearing Panel and the Municipal RECOMMENDATIONS Planning Board: HEARING PANEL- From the Hearing Panel on October 27, 1971, RE: ALLEY CLOSING REQUEST recommend the following: Request through to to close Block 8, the 40 Oakland Addition Fort Walton Beach extending from Avenue ft. alley l Wright between Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 on one side, and lot 6 on the other side, be denied. The Municipal Planning Board at its regular meeting held November 2, 1971, recommended that the request to close alley be denied. Mr. Rigdon moved that this request be denied. Motion seconded by Mr. Schweizer. Mr. Palmer asked if the Board recommenda- tions could in the future contain a brief statement as to why they made their recommendations. Vote to the motion was aye unanimously. REPORTS Mayor read the October reports fOD Sewer Operations Department, the Library, and theHumane Society. SECOND PARCEL APPLIED City Manager reported that Council passed FOR IN INDUSTRIAL PARK ResolutiDn 71- 13 which authorized the BY MILLS BROTHERS executiofi' of a deed and sale of 2. 05 acres of land in the Industrial Park to Mills Brothers Construction Company. He noted that there had been no attempt to acquire recommended that the land and the resolution be rescinded. He noted the Attorney would read the appropriate resolution at the proper time. He said if at a later date Mills wished to ~ purchase land he could come back to Council and renew his request. BIDS Bids for annual supply of gasoline were: Standard Oil 28, 134. 70 Humble Oil 29, 137. 95 Gulf Oil 26, 353. 50 Circle S 28, 561. 59 Recommendation was that bid be awarded to  267 mH low bidder, Gulf Oil. Mr. Rigdon moved that this bid be awarded to low bidder. Motion seconded by Mr. Palmer and carried unanimously. TRUCK BID Bids for 3/ 4 ton truck for the Recreation Department were as follows: 1 John Tatum Motors $ 2, 620. 00 Preston Hood Chevrolet $ Gary Smith Ford $ Dodge City $ Lee- Pontiac 2, 714. 2, 560. 00 Oldsmobile $ 2, 649. 72 00 2, 900. 00 Recommendation was that bid be awarded to low bidder, Dodge City. Mr. Rigdon moved that the recommendation be approved. Motion seconded by Mr. Palmer and carried unanimously. INDUSTRIAL PARK Bid for 2 in the Industrial Park acres BID was opened. Blake Construction Company bid $ 3, 001. 00 per acre asking for option for one year for 2 more acres. Bid contained a $ 600. 00 good faith deposit. Bid letter stated that Carroll Craft Fiberglass, Inc. would manufacture fiberglass bathtubs and shower units. Title would be taken by Blake Con- struction Company. Mr. Plamer moved that bid be accepted. Motion seconded by Mr. Schweizer. Attorney noted that the option would be drawn for two acres at the smae price. Mr. Rigdon asked the Attorney if previous leases had clauses about the use of the property. Attorney said to his knowledge all of the leases in the Industrial Park limited the type of fabrication or manufacture with no retail sales. He noted an exception on one option granted 1 to Vitro that did not contain the restrictions. He noted the one on Holly- wood now in litigation as being loosely drawn several years ago. Mr. Buskirk asked if Council could Van place clause into it to the effect if a they went to retail sales the parcels would revert back to the City. lilt 268 Attorney said he felt buyers would run into problems with lending institutions if such clauses were placed in the dees. Attorney stated in reply to a question by Mr. Hedrick that each document was drawn for each company since each was differect and that no set guidelines were used since each was individual and you had to be real careful; each was handled as best he could. Mayor commented that Attorney had not been handed guidelines but handled them on an individual basis. Mr. Rigdon said he didn' treally agree with what the City Attorney said concerning leases in the past being handled loosely. Mayor said he understood that each was handled individually. Attorney Smith said documents were better than what City had run into on Hollywood and probably if City had additional information on the operation of each business might be able to make them a litter better. Question was called and vote was aye unanimously. RESOLUTIONS Attorney read the