Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 11-22-1988 Regular — reading text

contract for the fiscal year 1989 and do their own. The Mayor interjected by repeating the motion which is to causethe City Manager to take this under advisement. get input from staff and from those knowledgeable. and return with a recommendation as to the cost and other factors. Mr. H. T. Smith said he doesn' t feel two weeks will have any great impact but there are two roads they are going down next year. One is either the county is going to. has created an empire here. will have a continued budget for a contractor support for comprehensive plans and we' ve already found out we have very little control over that and we need every bit of expertise we can get and the other thing is that whatever happens next year is dumped in our lap in December. and if we don' t have somebody on board in the near future designated long for the haul whether it Billy. he' s be superb job. but we need done a somebody who' s got some planning background because the chances are we want it dumped in our laps sometime next year. The Mayor called for the vote. and it carried unanimously with Wyatt. Rosenbaum. deVaux. Bobo. Tona. Roberts in favor. PRO- RATE SHARE FY 89 The Municipal Planning Board' s recommendation that the City Council request the Okaloosa County Government to provide the City of Fort Walton Beach their pro- rata share I of the Fiscal Year 89 Comprehensive Plan monies for planning purposes. will be postponed until staff returns with a recommendation on the in- house planning capability. BEAUTIFICATION COMM. The City Clerk announced that the appointment of the CHAIRMEN APPOINl'MENT chairman and vice chairman will be held at the next Council meeting. 50 11/ 22/88 PLACEMENT OF WHISKEY The Beautification Committee recanmends that Council BARRELS approve the placement of free standing planters in the form of whiskey barrels every 100 feet on both sides of Highway 98 from Eglin Parltway to Perry Avenue containing cherry laurel trees ( approximately 34 trees) to be maintained. if necessary. by the City Beautification Committee members in the form of watering and care with hopes that the City would maintain them. Mr. deVaux said he thinks council needs a recommendation from staff to see if they want to maintain these trees and how much it is going to cost the taxpayers. Mr. deVaux then moved to refer this back to staff to bring back appropriate information for council to make a decision on the placement of free standing planters in the form of whiskey barrels every 100 feet on both sides of Highway 98 from Eglin Parkway to Perry Avenue. Motion was seconded by Mr. Rosenbaum. Ray Munn. 232 Sotir Avenue. member of the Beautification Committee, explained that the canmittee wants to add a little color to the downtown area and the downtown merchants are in favor of this idea; this idea. he added. is a pilot program for the rest of the city. The Mayor called for the vote on the motion. and it carried by a vote of 4 to 2 with Rosenbaum. Tona. Roberts. deVaux in favor. and Wyatt. Bobo opposed. REQUEST A GRANT FOR The Beautification Committee recommends that Council BEAUTIFICATION AND follow the lead of the City of Destin and request a IRRIGATION grant from the State for beautification and irrigation of eligible streets. Mr. deVaux moved that the city ask the State of Florida for grants for beautification and irrigation. Motion was seconded by Mr. Bobo and carried unanimously, with Rosenbaum. deVaux, Wyatt. Bobo. Tona and Roberts in favor. APPT. OF EMPLOYEE AS Shirley Greene. chairman of the Beautification PUBLICITY PERSON Committee, asked for council to take action on using an employee as a personpublicity notify news to the media of business from each of the city' s committees. Mr. deVaux indicated that news releases are usually released from the Mayor' s office. and asked the Mayor if this should be coordinated through him. The Mayor stated he had no objection and would accept the task.  51 11/ 22/ 88 GOLF COURSE CONCESSION Mr. Bobo moved that Muriel L. Kelley a/ k/ a Lynn Kelley be permitted assign to and rights in the his interest lease dated August 12. 1987 with the City of Fort Walton Beach to Phyllis L. Kelley for the purpose of operating a concession at the Fort Walton Beach Municipal Golf Course. Motion was seconded by Mr. with Roberts. 1 Roberts and carried by a vote of 5 to 1 Bobo. Tona. deVaux. Wyatt in favot. and Rosenbaum opposed. STEPHENS V. FWB Mr. Rosenbaum moved that the City Clerk be directed to write Mr. Monroe. tomorrow. directing him to close this case in any way Mr. Monroe sees fit that is in the best interest of the city. Motion was seconded by Mr. Bobo. Mr. Roberts moved that the motion be amended that Mr. Monroe proceed as suggested in his correspondence dated November 14. 1988 and described in his correspondence dated November 9. 1988. Mr. Rosenbaum and Mr. Bobo both accepted the amendment to the motion. The Mayor called for the vote on the motion. as amended. and it carried unanimously. with Rosenbaum. deVaux. Wyatt. Bobo. Tona and Roberts in favor. EMERALD COAST Ken Mathiasmeier. Niceville. said the Emerald Coast IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL Improvement Council is an out- group of the Okaloosa Island Business Association and the purpose of this