Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 06-09-1981 Regular — reading text

179 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA June 9, 1981 IJNTRODUCTJON A regular meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was held on Tuesday, June 9, 1981, at the City Hall at 7: 00 p. m. with the following members present: COUNCILMEN: C. H. Rigdon, Jr. Harold Sundy Charlie H. Hi 11 John H. Bishop E. A. Grant James K. Baughman Dr. Daniel Houghton, Jr. Mayor Robert W. Gates ALSO PRESENT: City Attorney, City Manager, and City Clerk- Finance Director Invocation was given by Councilman Bishop and Mayor led in the Pledge of Allegiance. POOLI C HEARING Mayor opened the meeting at 7: 00 p. m. with a public hearing on the following: BUDGET REVISION OF Public Hearing was opened at 7: 00 p. m. for budget CURRENT COMMUNITY revision of current Community Development Block DEVELOPMENT BLOCK Grant Program. GRANT PROGRAM TRANSFER FROM: Acquisition 55, 700 Clearance Activities 5, 000 Relocation Payments and Assistance 39, 000 Planning 300 General Administration 10, 000 TRANSFER TO: Rehabilitation 110, 000 I Rick of There Dr. Sprague explained that this will be a revision existing dollars and has been approved by HUD. being no comments from the public or council, Houghton moved that the budget revision be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Bishop and carried unanimously. PUBLIC HEARING RE: Public Hearing was opened concerning the following REZONE FROM R- l TO request: Request to rezone from R- l to R- 2, property R- 2, LOTS 35 AND 36, located at Lots 35 and 36, Ocean City Subdivision. OCEAN CI TY S/ D 118 & 120 Elm Street, S. E.) 118 & 120 Elm St. SE  L..-----------'---_";-"'.__..-'_______________ _ 180 6/ 9/ 81 PLANNING BOARD recommends request to rezone be approved. Lots are presently bordered on side and rear by R- 2 and on front by Elm and Oak Street, S. E. Lots are 50 ft. in width and realtor can sell both lots in package deal, therefore making property attractive for good development. There being from the public, Mr. Bishop no comments moved to approve the Planning Board' s recommen- dation that .the rezoning be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Sundy and carried unanimously. 2, 000 GRANT- RE: Mrs. June Lawrie explained that she had contacted THE GANNETT FOUNDATION the Mayor and requested that the City accept a grant INC. - FOR HURLBURT in the amount of $ 2, 000 from The Foundation, Gannett MEMORIAL WINDOW FUND Inc. to be endorsed ' over Memorial to the Hurlburt Window Fund. She said she was not aware of the legal problems with this request when she talked to the Mayor. City Attorney advised that the City not accept this grant due to the fact that a11 ' rn:nies recei ved by the City should be expended for municipal purposes and there is really no avenue to turn the money over to be used at Hurlburt. It was recommended that Mrs. Lawrie attempt to locate another non- profit organization, such as the Air Force. MINUTES Mayor presented the minutes of the May 12, 1981 meeting. Mr. Bishop moved that the minutes be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Hill and carried unanimously. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM Mayor presented the following recommendations from MUNICIPAL PLANNING the Municipal Planning Board: BOARD 1. REQUEST: Sub- divide lot-- remove 2 ft. from Lot and add 2 ft. to Lot 3, Block 3, Bayridge Sub- division, to allow existing chain link fence and shrubs, etc., to remain on Lot 3. ( Lot 2 will be sold) . PLANNING BOARD recommends request be approved. Requestor owns both lots which is 90' x 120'. Removal and addition ofleave the two feet would Lot 2 at 88' and Lot 3 at 92' x 120' x 120'. The ~ 8, 000 square feet minimum lot si ze and the re- qui red 75' minimum lot width that is required _,," by Section 23- 5( h) of the Code of Ordinances, can still be met with the reduced lot size. J Mr. Baughman moved accept the Planning Board' s to recommendation to approve the request. Motion was seconded by Mr. Hill and carried unanimously. 2. REQUEST: Rezone property from R- l to R- 2, property located at Lots 35 and 36, Ocean City Subdivision-  6/ 9/ 81 1.81. 118 and 120 Elm Street, S. E. PLANNING BOARD recommends request to rezone be approved. Lots 35 and 36, Ocean City Subdivision, is presently bordered on the side and rear by R- 2 property and on the front by Elm and Oak Street, S. E. Lots are 50 ft. in width and Realtor can sell both lots in package deal, therefore making the property I attractive for good development. This item was taken care of in the Public Hearing, however, Mr. Bishop moved to accept the Planning Board' s recommendation. Motion was seconded by Mr. Sundy and carried unanimously. RECOMMENDATION BY Mayor presented the following recommendation signed CITY MANAGER, PUBLIC by City Manager, Public Safety Director and President, SAFETY DIRECTOR AND IAFF: PRESIDENT, IAFF Recommend an amendment to the contract between City and IAFF Local 2601, to delete Definition A of Article 40, which is in conflict with Article 10, Section I, ( Basic rate