Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 02-07-1961 Regular — reading text

147 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL HELD ON FEBRUARY 7, 1961 PRESENT: Mayor Roberts, Councilmen Carnathan, McLaughlin, Miller, Jones, Bass, Long and Ready; also City Manager, City Clerk and Attorney I TIME: Stewart 9:' l5 Minutes of regular a. m. Mayor Roberts presiding. meeting of January l7th and special meetings of January 24th were read and approved. Reports from Public Works Committee were presented for Council action: Commi ttee recommends that building perini t fees as set forth in Southern Standard Building Code be adopted by the City, repealing fees as es- tablished by Ordinance 240." Councilman Bass moved that this recommendation be accepted. Seconded by Councilman Jones. Vote aye, 11T1animous. ItCommittee recommends thatCity Engineer work directly with engineer employed by the property that the sanitary sewer line running owners; across a portion of this property to Lift Station #4 be lowered with lowering to begin 30 days after plans and speoifications have been filed and approved by the City; and. that the City be given continuing access to the canal for the purpose of maintaining existing storm drainage. Representative of property owners ( Major Roser) is to be notified of Council aotion." Councilman Miller moved that this recommendation be accepted. Seconded by Councilman Jones. Vote aye, unanimous. Committee reoommends that City Manager be authorized to advertise for bids on the following construction equipment: Tractor and Disk Flat Bed Dump Truck Bulldozer 11 Trade Caterpillar Patrol for Larger Machine. Manager advised that a further consideration of equipment needs indicates traotor and disk are not immediately neces ar,y and asked authorization to substitute one pick- up truck. I Councilman Bass moved that this recommendation be approved to include Manager' s request. mous. Seconded by Councilman McLaughlin. Vote aye, unani-  C 1 J.. t~ L.~ Commi ttee is of the opl.nJ.on that Southern Standard Building Code, as adopted, together with Fire Prevention Code, provide necessary protec- tion against unsafe construction in fire zone. 1t Councilman Miller moved that this recommendation be approved. Seconded by Councilman Bass. Vote aye, unanimous. Committee recommends that an 8 to lO acre tract be made available as an aircraft and missile site to receive planes of the IIlOO" series and missiles as they are provided through Eglin with actual site selection being made when planes and missiles are made available." Councilman Bass moved that this recommendation be accepted. Seconded by Councilman Miller. Vote aye, unanimous. Based on special committee appraisal, P. W Committee recommends that Mr. Hastings be offered $ 425. 00 for the 5- foot differential in land exchange consummated about five years ago." Councilman Jones moved that this recommendation be accepted. Seconded by Councilman Bass. Vote aye, unanimous. Committee recommends that the City Manager be authorized to advertise for bids on chain link fencing as required to extend equipment yard approximately 200 feet to the West." Councilman Ba,. moved that this recommendation be approved. Seconded by Councilman Miller. Vote aye, unanimous. Public hearing on street assessments to be levied against property abutt- ing Alexandra and Anastasia Drives, Villa Russ Park, was called and. con- ducted by the reading of Resolution 6l- l and accompanying assessment roll. Mr. R. B. Canlis, Block 3, Lot 36; Mr. Jimmy B12ck 6, Benaquisd, Lot 3; and Mr. E. S. White, Block 4, Lot 9, protested a.esess...~ n& gainst indivi- duals, claiming their contracts with FHA and VA provided that the cost of this paving be borne by the contractor. I t was agreed that any agree- ment included in the purchase of property abutting on this improvement must of necessity be settled between the contractor and purchaser, and the three property owners concerned were advised to present bills for this assessment to the contractors for payment. City Manager will assist in any way possible. Councilman Ready arrived at 9: 40 and Councilman Long at 9: 43 a. m. Councilman Bass moved that assessment roll on the paving on Anastasia and Alexandra Drives be approved as read. Seconded by Councilman Miller. Vote aye, unanimous.  149 Public hearing on street assessments to be levied against property abutting Gregory Street from Watson to Holmes was called and conducted by the reading of Resolution 6l- 2 and accompanying assessment roll. I Since property owner made objection or comment on the assessments to no be levied, adopted. Councilman McLaughlin moved that this assessment roll be Seconded by Councilman Miller. Vote aye, unanimous. Roy Ricks, member of the building appraisal committee for the four suggested civic center sites, made oral report that the committee would not reoommend any existing buildings for municipal conversion with the exception of the new buildings on the school site. Complete written report will be prepared and presented by this committee at the next regular meeting of City Council. Ordinance 329, Fire Prevention Code, was presented and read in full: AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A FIRE PREVENTION CODE PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM FIRE AND EX- PLOSION, AMENDING SAID CODE IN ONE PARTICULAR, PROVIDING FOR PENALTY FOR PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, REPEALING INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES, ES~ ABLISHING VALIDITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE Councilman Miller moved that Ordinance 329 be passed on third reading. Seconded by Councilman Ready. V ote aye, unanimous. Ordinance 330, closing that portion of ~ taIf Drive lying within Block F, Second Addition to Park Place, was presented: AN OBDlNANCE CLOSING, ABANDONING AND VACATING A CERTAIN PORTION OF STAFF DRIVE IN PARK PLACE SECOND ADDITION, FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA; VESTING TITLE TO PROPERTY LYING THEREIN; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE Councilman Ready moved that Ordinance 330 be passed on second. reading. Seconded by Councilman Miller. Vote aye, unanimous. Ordinance 328, revising building permit fees was presented and read in full: AN OBDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 240 !eO PROVIDE FOR RE.' VISION OF I BUILDING PERMIT FEES, REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE Councilman Ready moved that Ordinance 328 be passed on first reading. Seconded by Councilman McLaughlin. Vote aye, unanimous. 150 Resolution 6l-4, authorizing paving assessments on Iowa Drive was pre- sented and read in full. Public hearing is scheduled for February 2lst at 9: 30 a. m. Councilman McLaughlin moved that Resolution 6l- 4 be adopted as read. Seconded by Councilman Bass. Vote aye, unanimous. Resolution 6l- 5, authorizing golf course design. agreement with W. W. Amick was presented and read in full: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH WILLIAM WALKER AMICK, FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, FOR THE DESIGN OF AN l8- HOLE GOLF COURSE, SETTING FORTH SERVICES TO BE PERFOI005D THEREUNDER, FIXING COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES SO PERFORMED 1ANNER IN WHICH COMPENSATION SHALL BE MADE, PROVIDING FOR DURA- AND THE 1> TION OF SAID AGREEMENT, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE Councilman Ready moved that Resolution 61- 5 be adopted as read. Seconded by Councilman Carnathan. Vote aye, unanimous. Letter from Arts and Designs Society proposing that this organization be commissioned to prepare and operate on a trial basis the Indian Mound Museum was read and discussed. Representatives of the Arts and Designs Society and Indian Mound Board are requested to meet with Council Adminis- trative Committee on Tuesday, February l4th, 9: 30 a. m., to discuss this proposal. Letter from Mr. Holton Hudson, Resident l' lanager, Coronado Motor Hotel, Okaloosa Island was presented for Council consideration: ItAs resident manager of the Coronado Motor Hotel now under construction on Santa Rosa Island immediately West of the Gulfarium, we are vitally inter- ested in the possibility of contracting with the City of Fort Walton Beach for the use of their fire fighting equipment when called. An early decision will be most appreciated and I pray that it will be a favorable one. In the event you agree to such a contract, on what basis and under what conditions could we negotiate? ItThanking you for your immediate attention to this request as it is 1I impera.- tive that we make a decision very soon. Manager advised that the State Rating Bureau has been informed that the City will be unable to provide fire protection outside its corporate limits, and asked Council action on this request. Councilman Bass moved that this petitioner be asked to take this request for fire protection to the Okaloosa Island Authority and that Council  r "_ _ ___",,":,_ ;," 51 r l~&, Public Works Committee be instructed to meet with them to discuss thif, problem. Seconded by Councilman Ready. Vote aye, unanimous. Councilman Bass remarked that several locations present definite fire hazards,