Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 10-15-1974 Regular — reading text

Effective date 1976) Mr. Van Buskirk moved that the recom- mendations be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Brock. City Manager stated that the cost to increase the Fire and Casualty insurance 50% would be an additional $ 3, 600 per year.  281 Mr. Baughman asked if the committee has. a recommendation as to what professional consultant we hire? Mr. Rigdon replied that we have asked Mr. Evans to corne back to the committee with individual consul- tants and the committee will then recom- mend to council the individual who is I going to do the work. Motion to approve the Insurance Committee' s recommendations carried unanimously. HOLLYWOOD LEASE COMMITTEE HOLLYWOOD LEASE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Recommend Southern States Steel' s lease not be extended or property exchanged but that City offer to buy their 8- year lease back. 2. Have City Attorney write a letter to Nelso- n Davis ( Southern States Steel) regarding sub- leasing property and have him advise the city in writing what he proposes to do with the property. 3. Recommend Vacationland Broadcasting Company' s lease not be extended but that lessee be allowed to develop as M- l property. 4. Recommend City Attorney be instructed to advise lease holders to pay all lease obligations based upon attorney' s interpretation of lease. Mr. Van Buskirk moved that the recom- mendations be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Baughman and carried unanimously. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOM- COMMITTEE MENDATIONS 1. Recommend the paving assessment on Blake Avenue in Industrial Park be turned I over to the City Attorney with instructions to collect assessment or make recommen- dation to council. 2. Recommend that a letter be written to parties who have not completed Industrial Park purchases that have been. approved by Council and explain to them that the City needs to know their intentions.  283 of this application for rezoning to C- 2. Mr. Baughman moved that the council follow I the recommendations of the Hearing Panel and Planning Board to deny the request. Motion was seconded by Mr. Schweizer and carried unanimously. I 2. PLANNING BOARD recommends request from that a Jack Nichols to name the street which his house faces on the south side of the Golf Course, Buena Vista Lane, N. W. be approved. A numbering system should be established for the two residences on the east side of the street as soon as possible. Mr. Rigdon moved that the recommendation be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Brock and carried unanimously. RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCES City Attorney presented the following Resolutions and Ordinances: 74- 25 RE: FUELADJUSTMENT 74- 25 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH SUPPORTING THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES' POSITION WITH I REGARD TO THE FUEL ADJUSTMENT CHARGED BY UTILITY COMPANIES, DATE HEREOF. PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE Mr. Rigdon moved that the resolution be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Palmer and carried unanimously. 617 RE: ANNEXING CERTAIN 617 AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING CERTAIN PROPERTY PROPERTY TO THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. East half of Northwest 1/ 4 of Northwest 1/ 4 of Southeast 1/ 4, Section 35, Township 1 South, Range 24 West, Okaloosa County, Florida ( 10 acres north of Cinderella Lane) Mr. Rigdon moved that the ordinance be approved on second reading. Motion was seconded by Mr. Baughman and carried unanimously. SOUTHERN STANDARD HOUSING 593. 1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5- 1 I CODE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA TO PROVIDE FOR THE INSPECTION AND APPLICATION OF THE SOUTHERN STANDARD HOUSING CODE TO BUILDINGS PROPOSED FOR ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF  w ~ r' ..~~. 284 FORT WALTON BEACH, PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. ( 1st reading) Mr. Rigdon moved that the ordinance be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Brock. Motion carried unanimously. TV CABLE COMMITTEE Mayor asked for any old business. Mr. Van Buskirk stated that as a member of the TV Cable Committee, he would like to I ask that a letter be sent to Mr. Harris 1 to get an update of the improvements being made in the cable system. City Attorney stated that. he is expecting a letter from Mr. Harris, but has not received it yet. City Manager asked Mr. Schweizer if the committee is ina position to recommend payment of the bill for the first draft of a franchise ordinance. Mr. Schweizer replied yes, and moved that the bill from Cole, Zysltra & Raywid in the amount of $ 1, 309. 82 be approved for payment. Motion was seconded by Mr. Rigdon and carried unanimously. LETTERS OF APPRECIATION Mayor presented a letter from Robert McNamara complimenting library personnel, o_,.>._ J also a letter from John Shortall, Jr. complimenting golf course personnel for council information only. DIVISION OF FAMILY SERVICES Mayor presented a letter from Division REQUEST FOR LAND of Family Services requesting availability of land- space for emergency shelter home. Mr. Rigdon moved that the request be put into the Industrial Committee for further study and a recommendation back to council. Motion was seconded by Mr. Van Buskirk and carried unanimously. ACCREDITATION OF MUSEUM Mayor presented a notice from the American Association of Museums that the Museum has been accredited. ( For council infor- mation only.) Mr. Baughman stated that the Jo report of accreditation was especially