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

l citizens. This has the expertise behind it and the research behind recommend which is the it to best way. I feel that the Gas Board should be given the opportunity to recommend how the citizens will best benefit. I recommend that we vote against this motion. Mr. Bishop said, I can' t vote for something unless we take a look ateverything involved. There are four possible ways of doing this. I am not going on record to support one particular way of doing  ro 3/ 11/ S0 & 3/ lS/ S0 J(: itbefore I see the ways. all It may be better to payoff the debt and reduce the rates. I think we should take a look at all the possibilities. Mr. Hill said, I think we should look at the way which would best benefit the taxpayers. Mr. Baughman said, Board is owned by the the Gas 1 four cities. We, as elected officials, do have a responsibility to know something about what goes on with the Board and to help control it. I have looked at the options. I know there are other cities much larger than ours who have elected to return money directly to the people. I believe that there is only one way to handle the money and that is to return it to the people. Mr. Bishop said, I am not really looking for a rebate. I was paying for the service at that rate. Since we do have a transient area, it may cost a lot of money to run down these people and pay the rebate. I think it should be left up to the Board. Dr. Houghton said, I don' t want anyone to think that my comments were not for the citizens to receive benefits from this money. My comments were that the citizens receive the most and in the best way where they would save the most money, whether it is by getting money back or reducing their gas bills. I move that the motion be tabled. Motion was seconded by Mr. Swnrly. Question was called for and motion to table carried with Mr. Baughman and Mr. Grant voting NO. RESOLUTIONS & City Attorney presented the following resolutions ORDINANCES and ordinances: SO- 12 RE: APPROVAL SO- 12 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH OF THE COMMUNITY APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT- DEVELOPMENT BLOCK BUTLER TERRACE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND FEASIBILITY GRANT- BUTLER OF ACQUISITION AND RELOCATION THROUGH NEGOTIATION TERRACE OR EMINENT DOMAIN FOR THE BUTLER TERRACE NEIGHBOR- HOOD STRATEGY AREA. Dr. Houghton moved that the resolution be approved. I Motion was seconded by Mr. Grant and carried unanimous ly . SO- 13 RE: URGING SO- 13 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A MOTION OF THE GREATER REPUBLIC AIR LINES, FORT WALTON BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE URGING REPUBLIC TO USE NAME OF AIR LINES TO USE THE NAME FORT WALTON BEACH ON ALL FORT WALTON BEACH TICKET SALES AND DESTINATION LISTINGS TO EGLIN AIR ON TICKET SALES FORCE BASE, CHANGE VPS DESIGNATION TO FWB ON LUGGAGE CHECKS, PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Mr. Grant moved that the resolution be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Rigdon and carried unanimously. o76 3/ 11/ 80 & 3/ 18/ 80 526. 6 RE: ESTABLISH- 526. 6 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 5B- l, 5B- 3, ING CEMETERY DUTIES 5B-5, 5B- 7, AND 5B- 9 OF THE FORT WALTON BEACH CODE AND REGULATIONS OF ORDINANCES ESTABLISHING CEMETERY SEXTON DUTIES: REGULATING PLACEMENT OF MARKERS AND TOMBSTONES: IN- CREASING THE PRICE OF CEMETERY LOTS AT BEAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY: REGULATING PAUPER BURIALS AND REPURCHASE OF SPACE, PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Mr. Bishop moved that the ordinance be approved on first reading. Motion was seconded by Mr. Grant and carried unanimously. 586. 3 RE: AMENDING 586. 3 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5- 2 OF THE SECTION 5- 2 OF THE FORT WALTON BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR CODE PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN INSTALLATION OF ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER IX, SECTION 901 OF THE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER STANDARD CODE PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. SYSTEMS Dr. Houghton moved that the ordinance be approved on first reading. Motion was seconded by Mr. Hill and carried with Mr. Baughman voting NO. Mr. Baughman said, I was not in favor of this when we talked about it two years ago. I just cannot be in favor takingof out of the Building Code the requirement for sprinkler systems. We are going to have buildings that could go as high as fifteen stories. The reason we took it out before was for competitive reasons, so that local builders in the City could compete with builders outside the city. I just don' t think that is a good enough reason to risk people' s lives. 503. 33 RE: AMENDING 503. 33 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 15A- 13 OF THE SECTION 15A- 13 TO CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, REVISE THE CLASSES FLORIDA, TO REVISE THE CLASSES ASSIGNED TO SALARY ASSIGNED TO GRADES, PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. SALARY GRADES. Dr. Houghton moved that the ordinance be approved on first reading. Motion was seconded by Mr. Rigdon and carried unanimously. 65. 3 RE: AMENDING 65. 3 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 15- 4 AND SECTION SECTION 15- 4 AND 15- 47 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT 15- 47 REGARDING WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, TO SUBSTIT~ TE THE AGE OF AGE EIGHTEEN