Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 03-14-1979 Regular — reading text

1 67 I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA March 14, 1979 INTRODUCTION A regular meeting of the City Council of Fort I Walton Beach, Florida was held on Tuesday, March 14, 1979 at City Hall at 7: 00 p. m. with the following members present: COUNCILMEN: Daniel Houghton, Jr. Robert L. Hunt Charlie H. Hill John H. Bishop Hurdis A. Brock C. H. Rigdon, Jr. Mayor Smith ALSO PRESENT: City Attorney, City Manager, City Clerk- Finance Director ABSENT: James K. Baughman Invocation was given by Councilman Hill md Mayor led in the Pledge to the Flag. MINUTES Mayor presented the minutes of the Special Meeting of February 15, 1979 and the Regular Meeting of February 27, 1979. Mr. Hill moved that the minutes be approved as presented. Motion was seconded by Mr. Brock and carried unanimously. REAPPOINTMENTS TO Mayor presented acceptances of reappointment to HEARING PANEL the Hearing Panel from Donald C. Raimey and J. Jerome Miller. LETTER FROM HUD Mayor presented a letter from Department of HUD advising that the City has complied with civil rights and laws administered by the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. FWB REDEVELOPMENT Annual Report and Financial Statement was pre- I AGENCY FINANCIAL sented from the Fort Walton Beach Redevelopment STATEMENT Agency. Mr. Hunt moved that the report be accepted. Motion was seconded by Mr. Hill and carried unanimously. TERMINATION OF MILO Mayor read a Notice of Termination of the con- SMITH CONTRACT tract between Milo Smith & Associates, Inc. and the Fort Walton Beach Redevelopment Agency. l68 3/ 14/ 79 PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR Mr. William Porter, Executive Director for the FWB REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Fort Walton Beach Redevelopment Agency, presented a memo to Councilrecommending that the City accept the proposed contract submitted by the consulting firm of Wortman & Mann of Jackson, Mississippi, to prepare an overall redevelop- ment plan for the Downtown Area. Basic con- tract is for $ 38, 000, plus an additional cost estimate of $ 13, 000 for aerial photographic and topographic map work and printing services, for a total cost of $ 51, 000. Mr. Porter explained the additional $ 13, 000 cost. Printing services will cost $ 7, 000, and will include a five- volume final report-- one volume for each of the five elements. There will be twenty- five copies printed in black and white at an estimated cost of $ 600. Printing costs will also include a 25- 30 page Executive Summary Booklet printed in full color to be distributed to people in the City and prospective developers. There will be 500 copies printed at a cost of 3, 500. A Public Information Brochure, full- color, will be printed for distribution to business people and civic groups. We recommend 5, 000 copies at a cost of $ 2, 400. This totals 7, 000 for printing costs. The other $ 6, 000 is for an aerial mosiac photograph at a cost of $ 2, 200 and a topographic mat at a cost of 4, 250. The agency is attempting to obtain the aerial photograph and topographic map from the Air Force or the Department of Transporta- tion, and if we are successful in doing this, the total cost will be reduced by $ 6, 000. Dr. Houghton asked if there is not already available an aerial photograph and topographic map? Mr. Porter replied, not this detail. in It would be impossible to go into a detailed study without a detailed topographic map. I have checked and there doesn' t seem to be one avail- able. Mr. added that a topographic map is some- Hunt thing that can be used at City Hall also, and I think we do need it. Dr. to approve the proposed Houghton moved contract with the firm of Wortman & Mann at a total estimated cost of $ 51, 000. Motion was seconded by Mr. Rigdon and carried unanimously.  3/ 14/ 79 169 . RESIGNATIONS FROM Mayor read a letter of resignation from the MUNICIPAL PLANNING Municipal Planning Board from Walter H. Richard- BOARD son. Mr. Hunt moved that the resignation be accepted with regrets. Motion was seconded by Mr. Hill and carried unanimously. I Mayor presented a letter of resignation from the Municipal Planning Board from Lee Terrell. Dr. Houghton moved that the resignation be accepted with regrets. Motion was seconded by Mr. Bishop and carried unanimously. PLANNING COUNCIL AS Information was presented in reference to AREA AGENCY ON AGING supporting the designation of the West Florida Regional Planning Council as the Area Agency on Aging. Also a letter was presented from Mrs. Ruth Lovejoy, Executive Director of the Oakloosa County Council on Aging, Inc. opposing the endorsement of the Planning Council in this capacity. Mayor read a memo from City Manager recommending that the information be noted but that no resolution be passed. Mr. Rigdon said, what you are doing here is putting the Council on Aging under a political body. If I read the information right, it looks like it will be mandated that it go into one the other. or Since we have a good rela- tionship with the West Florida Regional Planning Council and this is what Santa Rosa and Escam- bia counties are going to do, it looks like it would be in order for us to do the same thing. Mr. Rigdon moved to pass a resolution suppor- ting the designation of the West Florida Regional Planning Council as the Area Agency on Aging. Motion was seconded by Dr. Houghton. Dr. Houghton said, since I am not that familiar I with this, I would like to give Mrs. Lovejoy a chance vote Mr. I to voice her objections. would Bishop like to hear Before I said he agreed with Mr. from her. Rigdon in that this is the way we should go, but he had no objections to listening to Mrs. Lovejoy. Mr. Rigdon withdrew his motion and moved to put the request back on the agenda for the next meeting. Motion was seconded by Dr. 170 3/ 14/ 79 Houghton and carried unanimously. FUNDS RECEIVED FROM Mayor presented a statement from the City to OKALOOSA COUNTY the Okaloosa County Commissioners for a total COMMISSIONERS of $ 65, 887. 50, which includes $ 14, 200 for Court Fines & Forfeitures; $ 34, 493. 75 for lJ Road and Bridge Taxes and $ 17, 193. 75 for a portion of the cost to run water service to County Maintenance Facility in City Industrial