Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 06-13-1971 Regular — reading text

suggested the possibility of placing a chain link fence so that the City could have access to the alley to solve the problems being experienced with the alley. Mr. Van Buskirk moved that Municipal Planning Board recommendatn.on be approved and the alley closed. Motion seconded by Mr. Rigdon. Mr. Rigdon noted Mr. Martin in the audience who was on the Hearing Panel and asked him about the Panelts recommendation that the alley not be closed. Mr. Martin said he had never known why he was that board, but he knew he wasn' t put on put on there to give the City property away. He said at the present time it was immaterial whether to close or shut it but 50 years from now houses would be gone and there would be apartments and would need alleys for utilities. He said at a future time they would need it for drainage. He reiterated that he was not on the board to give away City property. Mr. Van Buskirk said he was at the hearing panel and he agreed with Mr. Martin. Mr. Rigdon asked Mr. Van Buskirk if his motion did not mean they were going to close the alley. It was noted if it was left as an easement through, and block the ends, would solve everybodyts problem. Mr. Rigdon made an amendment to motion to Thlock alley to traffic. Mr. Van Buskirk said he understood that to be the Municipal Planning Board recommendation~ Mr. Maples said he owned lots 78, 79, and ! 80 and asked how much easement Ci ty'~.g"aiJlg I I to need for utilities. He said alley was. only 20 feet wide. Van Buskirk withdrew his motion with permission of the second. City Attorney was asked if Council could do this. Attorney said alternatives were: City had authority to block alley and not to let travel through there; City could w~ ca~ alley  155 1M and retain utility and drainage easement; or could do absolutely nothing. Mr. Van Buskirk restated his motion that alley be blocked. Motion seconded and carried unanimously. 1 HEARING PANEL AND PLANNING BOARD Mayor from Recommend from read the following recommendations Hearing Panel: that request be denied to rezone C- 2 to M- l property located at 131 REF: PAINT & BODY Chestnut Avenue, S. E., north half of lot 323 SHOP and south of lot 322, OCean City SID, to operate a paint and body shop. Planning Board at the July 6 meeting recommend- ed that request to the fact it be denied due would constitute spot zoning and therefore be inconsistent with Ordinance 100. Mr. Rigdon moved that recommendations be approved and the recommendations be denied. Motion seconded by Mr. Palmer and carried unanimously. PLANNING BOARD A third recommendation from the Planning REF: STREET NAMES Board was read concurring with Housing LOW RENT HOUSING Authority request to name streets in the low rent housing project for Housing Authority Board Members: Dowdell Street, Buchanan Court, and the Ed Brown Street. Mr. Rigdon moved that the request and recommendations be approved. Motion seconded by Mr. Palmer and carried unanimously. GENERAL MAXWELL Mayor read a reply from General Maxwell noting LETTER REF: MILITARY that military land directly north of the old LAND entrance to the Cityts golf course was re- leased to the County School System on 30 December 1970 for an elementary school and would not be available to the City for utilization in the recreation department softball and tennis programs. I RESOLUTIONS 71- 17 The following resolutions City Attorney: 71- 17 RESOLUTION OF APPLICANT APPROVING were read by the PROGRAM AND PROVIDING FOR THE EXECUTION OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR A TEMPORARY LOAN, DEFINITIVE LOAN AND A CAPITAL GRANT TO AID IN FINANCING NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM NO. FLA. A- 3.  m_.___.~_.__.__.___________~__~__~_._______ L.__.__.._ 156 Mr. Schweizer moved that this resolution be approved. Motion seconded by Mr. Van Buskirk and carried unanimously. 71- 18 71- 18 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE IS- SUANCE OF PROJECT LOAN NOTES IN CONNECTION ' WITH PROGRAM NO. FLA. A- 3 Mr. Brock moved that this resoultion be approved. Motion seconded by Mr. Schweizer and