Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 03-11-1980 Regular — reading text

comrndttee. Motion was seconded by Mr. Hill and carried unanimously. RECOMMENDATION Mayor presented a recommendation from the Rehabili- FOR APPROVAL OF tation Committee for approval of the following REHAB APPLICATIONS Rehab applications: Application 501, North Hill Gardens, Lot 18, Block 6. Applicant meets all the requirements set forth in the Rehab Policy statement. Repair/ rehabilitation estimate is $ 6, 000. Recommend that this case be approved as a GRANT. Mr. Hill moved to approve the application. Motion was seconded by Dr. Houghton and carried unanimously. I Application 502, North Hill Gardens, Applicant meets all requirements set Rehab Policies except income for a grant. the income was acceptable as a 3- 6% loan, Although the Comrndttee recommends this case be approved as a Lot forth 16, Block in the 6. GRANT. A letter of explanation circulated to was Councilmen. Section III of the resolution adopting the Rehab Policies and Procedures allows the City Council to waive requirements as provided for in Chapter III ( c) ( 4). Any or all requirements may o64 3/ 11/ 80 & 3/ 18/ 80 be waived by motion for any particular case. Repair/ rehabilitation estimate is $ 7, 000. Mr. Grant moved to approve the application. Motion was seconded by Mr. Bishop and carried unanimously. BEAUTIFICATION Mayor presented the following recommendation COMMITTEE from the Beautification Cornrndttee: RECOMMENDATION As Fort the James you know, the Walton Beach Beautification has charged been reviewing sign ordinance prepared for the City by Dr. Claus. It appears the review will take Cornrndttee with of I several months. At the Cornrnd ttee I s meeting of March 4, we reviewed the zoning, electrical, and building codes now on the books, pertaining to signs. It is anticipated that the codes as they exist now will be incorporated into the final ordinance. Therefore, we recommend to City Council that the existing codes be enforced now." Mr. Hill moved that the recommendation be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Grant and carried unanimously. CITY BUDGET- CITY Mr. Rigdon stated that he has looked at the City MILLAGE 1980- 81 budget. The City is getting ready to prepare the budget for the following year. I have looked at the operations and would like to request that we ask the City Manager to work toward reducing the millage in 1980- 81. I think it is a possibility. That is a motion. Motion seconded by Dr. Houghton, was and he asked Mr. Rigdon include to in his motion that Council would like the millage to be reduced a minimum of one mi 11. Mr. Rigdon so amended his motion. Amendment was seconded by Dr. Houghton. Mayor repeated the motion as amended. Mr. Grant suggested that the Budget Committee be reconvened. I made an attempt three months ago to do this same thing. j Dr. Houghton said, I don' t feel that the committee is capable of knowing what is capable of being reduced in each department. The administration knows better where they can cut the budget. The administration is well versed in this. Mr. Sundy said, 6n_ I don' t in the face of inflati. know that it can be cut. He mentioned the reduction of federal funds and asked if that would not have an affect on some of the equipment the City purchases with federal funds.  r, C r-- 3/ ll/80 & 3/ 18/ 80 j 0 ,~~ Mayor replied that it will be some time before we find out exactly what the government is going to do. Mr. Baughman said, we are all interested in cutting the millage. I believe that when you have a committee that is appointed to work on important points, particularly like this, that the committee members should participate in it and know what is 1 going on. Mayor suggested that the tration first corne up with it to the committee. city Manager and adminis-. a plan and then submit Mr. Rigdon said, that was the reason for my sug- gestion. I think we need the administration to work on it. Let them make their recommendations and then let the majority of this Council decide what services we will cut. I think we should give them a guide and that is a good guide. Dr. I feel that after the administra- Houghton said, tion has our motion and knows what the desires of this Council are they can corne up with some re- commendations to this committee, and then the comrrdttee can bring it to the Council. Mayor requested that Mr. Rigdon amend his motion that when the administration comes up with a re- commendation, that it be put before the comrrdttee before it comes to the full Council. Mr. Rigdon agreed that that was his intent. Mr. Grant still have a motion to make asked, do we that the City Manager? recom=mendation Mayor to replied yes. Would you consider an amendment to the motion to the effect that we make an effort to reduce the utility taxes. Mr. Rigdon replied, no. I will not make an amend- ment. , My motion give the City Manager and was to hi~ department heads the authority to make a report to us and then if the Comrrdttee so feels that they want to cut other things out and cut services then I think we should do what you are saying. But other- I wise, heads I want the City Manager and the department to make that Mayor said that the advalorem taxes and the utility taxes are different. sacrifice first. Mr. Bishop said I think it matters where we start. It will have to corne department heads, what