Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 10-26-1976 Regular — reading text

“61 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA October 26, 1976 INTRODUCTION WELCOME OF VISITORS MINUTES COUNCIL AS A COMMITTEE PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS BUILDING GYM FLOOR AT HEDRICK RECREATION BUILDING A regular meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida was held at City Hall on October 26, 1976 at 7:30 p.m. with the following members present: COUNCILMEN;: George A, Palmer C, H. Rigdon, Jr. Robert L, Hunt Charles H, Hill Hurdis A. Brock James K, Baughman John H. Bishop Mayor Smith ALSO PRESENT: City Attorney, City Clerk- Finance Director, City Manager. Councilman Hill gave the invocation and Mayor Smith led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, 7 Mayor welcomed visitors of a Boy Scout Troop and their leader, Mr. White. He also wel- comed the representatives of the Junior Service League who were present at the meeting, Minutes of the regular Council meeting of October 12, 1976 were presented for approval. Councilman Brock moved that the minutes be approved as presented. Motion was seconded by Mr, Hill and carried unanimously. Mayor presented the following recommenda- tions from Council as a Committee: 1, Recommend preliminary plans submitted by Henry Nichols, Architect, for a Senior Citizens facility be approved. 2. Recommend City Manager be authorized to contact architect of Hedrick Recreation building regarding gym floor and require him to get a date that contractor will have a floor expert in Fort Walton Beach and Council will meet with them to discuss what they are going to do about the gym floor, Since time is of the essence, v + atenail 69 2-26-76 INDIAN TEMPLE BIDS PLANS FOR CHESTER PRUITT NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER VARIANCE REQUEST: 223 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD DELAY FOR PUTTING IN SIDEWALKS IN LAKESIDE COURT MINIMUM SEWER BILL FOR MEN'S ROOM VACANCY CERTIFICATE FOR WATER METER - 206 MIRACLE STRIP PARKWAY OAKLAND ASSESSMENT ROLL REPAYMENT TIME EXTENDED WIDENING OF MOONEY ROAD meeting should be set as soon as possible. 3. Bids were opened for the Indian Temple. The following bids were received: Liffner § Co., Inc. $54,814 Lord & Son Construction Co. 49,381 Tri County Builders 40,972 Recommend bids be given to architect for - study and recommendation back to Council. 4, Recommend final plans submitted by Ricks/Kendrick/Stokes/David, Architects, for the Chester Pruitt Neighborhood Center be approved and authorization be given for bidding with a bid date of December 21, 1976, 5, Recommend variance be granted to permit construction of an addition to a residence at 223 Hollywood Boulevard which is a non- conforming building in a C-1 zone. (Alex- ander Fadrowsky, owner) 6. Recommend Mr. & Mrs. Ted Bass, 5 Lake- Side Court, be permitted to delay putting in sidewalks, as required by ordinance for newly constructed houses, until neigh- bors put their's in. 7. Recommend Men's Room, 19 Eglin Parkway, be charged minimum sewer bill for two months, (Leak discovered on property owner's site.) 8, Recommend Mr. Herbert Whittaker be allowed to sign vacancy certificate for three units on one water meter, with one vacancy from September 1 to September 31, 1976, located at 206 Miracle Strip Parkway. 9, Recommend that the repayment time on Oakland Assessment Roll be extended to ten years for those owners who own corner lots or two or more lots in the assessment: district. 10, Recommend approval of the joint venture between the City and County for the widening of Mooney Road from Racetrack to Country Club with the City to provide $3,000 toward the cost. COMMITTEE MEETING HELD TO STUDY TRAFFIC ON COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE VARIANCE REQUEST: CARRY OUT RESTAURANT IN BEL-AIR SHOPPING CENTER REQUEST TO KEEP PONY AT 128 GBORGIA PLACE DENIED CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES WATERPROOF SEALER TO BE APPLIED TO EXTERIOR WALLS OF HEDRICK RECREATION BLDG PROPOSAL FROM H. H. CARNATHAN TO SELL CITY VESTA CORP PROPERTY APPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS CAPITAL DEVELOP - MENT & INVESTMENT PROGRAM DRAINAGE ON OKAHATCHEE CIRCLE PROBLEMS WITH CITY WELL #8 /d-26-76 63 11. Council was advised that a meeting had been held by the Committee appointed to study the traffic problem on Country Club Drive. Further studies are being made, 12. Recommend variance be granted to per- mit operation of a carry-out restaurant in Bel-Air Shopping Center without installing a grease trap provided requirements from Building Inspector and Engineering Depart- ment are met, (Ricki Anderson) 13. Recommend request from Lynne Ferrari for permission to keep a pany at 128 Georgia Place be denied. Also, recommend Mayor write a letter to Lynne explaining why Council was unable to grant her request, 14, Recommend Christmas holidays for City employees be scheduled for Friday, December 24 and Monday, December 27. 15. Recommend authorization for application of two coats of waterproof sealer to the exterior masonry walls of the Hedrick Recreation building at a cost of $1,676. 16. Recommend committee be appointed to study proposal from H, H. Carnathan to sell City remaining Vesta Corporation property between 3rd and 4th Addition to Vesta Heights (equivalent of 12 lots) for $36,000 owed by Vesta, 17. Recommend City Manager be authorized to submit applications under the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Program. Resolutions to be read at Council Meeting tomorrow night. 18. Recommend City contact Mr. Echols regarding purchasing the pipe necessary to alleviate the drainage problem on Okahatchee Circle, 19, City Manager advised Council that there are problems with City Well #8 and he expects to have recommendations for Council at tomorrow night's meeting. Mr. Baughman moved that the recommendations be approved as presented. Motion was seconded by Mr, Brock and carried unani- mously, fw 64 [0-26-16 INDIAN TEMPLE BID DRAINAGE ON OKAHATCHEE CIRCLE PROBLEMS WITH WELL #8 THANK YOU LETTER FROM FRENCH BROWN In reference to Recommendation #3, City Manager presented a recommendation that bids be rejected and readvertised, since the cost of roofing seemed to be too high. Motion was made that this recommendation be approved. Motion was seconded and carried unanimously. ™ City Manager stated that Mr. Echols had j been contacted regarding Recommendation aa #18, however there has been no response as yet, <A report will be made at the next meeting, City Manager advised Council that we have a little more information regarding Well #8, Item 19, The Layne Central drilling crew has access to metal cutting bits that cost $2,430 each and they say it could take two of these bits to do the job of drilling 126' of mud pipe that has dropped to the bottom of this well. The drilling time could take up to a week which would cost another $2,300, Then after it is clear of the obstruction, the well would be logged in two or three different ways. This would cost another $1,200 to tell you what has to be done. Provided no major things are wrong, this would be the extent of the cost; but, if we have to go in that well like we did in the case of Well #9 and drop a sleeve inside and then grout between the sleeve and exterior of the pipe, we would have to come back and talk to you with a cost figure. We are asking for authorization to go ahead with these cutting bits and a week or two of drilling and authorization to go ahead and log the well, Mr, Rigdon said he believes the way Mr. Walker recommends is the most economical way to go and made such a motion. ~ Mr, Baughman asked, you are talking about $8,500? City Manager said yes, to get the well cleaned out and find out what else has to be done. Motion was seconded by Mr. Palmer and carried unanimously, Mayor read a letter from the French Brown family thanking Council for its LETTER FROM USO LETTER OF APPRECIATION FROM BOB MARTIN WATER/GARBAGE FEE FOR THE STAGECRAFTERS RAYMOND KIRK REQUEST FOR REDUCTION IN LICENSING FEE 10-26-7TE 7 ; 65 expression of sympathy at the loss of Kate Brown, Mayor read a letter from the USO expressing appreciation to Jim Hughes, Edwin Watts, and the entire Golf Course staff for their assistance in the recent tournament on September 25, 1976, Mayor read a letter from Bob Martin, Ontario, Canada, expressing his appreciation to the entire staff on the Golf Course and commen- ding them for the fine job that they do. Mr. Bob Solbert, representative of Stage- crafters, was recognized and asked for relief on the water/garbage bill for the building being used on 115 Chestnut Ave, S. E. The building is used by the Stage- crafters, however the water billing is on a commercial rate. He also pointed out that there is a $5.00 garbage fee on the bill and the building is not used enough to justify a garbage fee. Councilman Hunt asked what the City's position in the past had been. City Manager stated that there had been relief given on tap fees, but none on deposit or water usage. After further discussion, Mr. Baughman moved that Mr, Solberg be granted relief in the form of a residential deposit fee; however, that the water and garbage fees remain as they stand. Motion was seconded and carried unanimously, Mayor recognized Mr. Raymond Kirk, 153 Audrey Circle, N. E., who complained that the water bill was entirely too high. Mayor stated that it was unfortunate that the water bills had to be increased, but due to the rising cost of living, every- thing has gone up. Mr. Palmer also pointed out that the alternative would have been to raise ad valorem taxes in the City. City Manager presented a request from Mr, Through, a local dredging contractor, that consideration be made to reduce the fee for his licensing, since he does 25% of his work inside the City. Councilman Hunt expressed concern that granting this reduction would set a pre- cedent that would not be beneficial to the City. He stated that many businesses INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE ia ne cat hla = are required to buy a City license for the small amount of work they do within the City. He moved that the request be denied, Motion was seconded by Mr. Baugh- man and carried unanimously. Mayor called for any other new business to be brought before the Council. Mr. Rigdon said he had a report from the Industrial Committee, Mayor said he was going to call for that under old business, but Mr. Rigdon could go ahead. Mr. Rigdon said last time Mayor asked for a report he didn't have one, Since then the Industrial Committee that you appointed me to serve on, met with Mr. Parkton from the County and Mr. Pryor from Mary Esther, and Mr. French Brown from the Chamber, along with Jerry Melvin. In that meeting it was decided by the committee that we would more or less favor, I believe, the recom- mendation that Council was in favor of, about keeping the industrial operation under the Chamber so to speak. We are in the process of drawing up a charter something similar to the 100 man charter and 25 man charter. Mr. Melvin talked to me yesterday, He has been waiting on some guidelines from the Industrial Com- mittee in Tallahassee. I hope the next time Council meets, I will be able to pass on to you a litte more information. I believe we are going in the direction that everybody here around the table favors. We do know that Mary Esther did commit themselves that they are interested in joining the City of Fort Walton Beach in participating in the funding for an Indus- trial type committee. Mr. Parkton of the County did not commit themselves that they would put funds in there. I believe the State told the Board of County Com- missioners that over in Pensacola the County Commissioners put about $60,000 into their funds and Panama City put about $100,000. So we are hoping that the Board of County Commissioners will see their way clear to fund this thing. There is a question of--Niceville has started something, about 25 club members and Crestview has started one--I think the Commissioners are kind of ina position of how