Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 03-28-1972 Regular — reading text

McLaughlin but as a result of this he was the one that got clobbered, however, as a public official he expected to be clobbered. He said he would continue trying because it was his duty.  99 Mr. Van said he would go along with his Buskirk request way it had just been stated the second the time, because of personal reasons. Mr. Van Buskirk moved for the previous question. Motion seconded Mr. Hedrick and the vote was unanimously to by aye cut off debate. VOTE TO Vote to the original motion was unanimously. 1 aye MOTION Mr. Guidry then moved that Mr. Grubb of the First City Bank be appointed chairman. Motion seconded by Mr. Schweizer and carried unanimously. Mr. McLaughlin said he stoodrea~y, when there was anything where he could help the committee he would help. DRAINAGE Mrs. Cass,306 Holmes Boulevard, asked about big DITCH BEHIND drainage ditch running down to Wright Parkway HOLMES BOULE- behind their back fence and said stagnant water was VARD now standing in it. She' had checked with the water Department and had been told the ditch was to be filled up. The Health Department had told her it was a health hazard. ' Mayor asked the City Manager for information. It was determined that this ditch was on property just acquired by Mr. Blake for development and the ditch would be filled. Mrs. Thornberry of 342 Holmes said there was also water standing behind her house and the cause was from the water tower being drained. City Manager explained that this would have been from the recent Number 3 water plant when the tank was flushed and cleaned within the last month and that this was now complete. He noted this could be avoided in the future by draining to the gutter of the street. COUNCIL AS Mayor asked if Council wished to read the recommenda- COMMITTEE tions from the Committee of Council as a Whole. BIDS 1. Bids for Libnary Equipment, Parking Lot Lighting, Concrete Pipe, Excess Equipment, Tennis Comrt.~ Cement and Mortar Mix ( Only one bidder - not opened) were I BAGGETT PLACE RE- SURFACING pp~ ned at 3: 30 p. m. and a recommendation will pared for the Tuesday night meeting~ . 2. cost Committee recommended . the approval of estimated of the resurface of Baggett Place, S. W. from Cedar be pre- Avenue to Cowrie Avenue in the amount of $ 2, 302. 18. 3. recommended that~the representatives Committee of the Day Care Program and any other organization seeking funds from the City by means of a donation 100 come befope the committee no later than May 15 to justify their reasons for needing this money. SEACO - 4. Committee recommended ' that Seaco Lighting Center FLOOD ELEVATION be granted variance to Ordinance 557, regarding VARIANCE floor elevation for an addition to their existing building. Also that the City Attorney be requested l to draw up an Ordinance 557 permitting amendment to the City Council to grant variances on individual basis. ATTORNEY~' 5. Committee recommended approval of the invo~ ce The INVOICE - from Campbell & Rice Law Offices for services on SOUTHERN STATES appeal in the Case of Southern State Steel Corpora- STEEL SUIT tion vs. the City of Fort Walton Beach in the amount of $ 688. 86. Also that a letter be sent to Mr. Nelson Davis reminding him that the City is waiting to hear from him on his lease proposal. ( S. S. S., Inc.) GROUP INSURANCE 6. Committee recommended that the employees Major REVISIONS Medical Insurance with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company be increased to $ 10, 000. 00 and the base policy be increased ($ 33. 00 room rate per day) to be effective April 1, 1972. The City will pay the cost of the increase in premiums. USO PROGRAM 7. Committee recommended that City Attorney be requested to draw up a Resolution of the City Council' s declaration of support of the USO " Father Image" Program. JR. HIGH 8. A recommendation for the request by Bruner, TENNIS COURTS Meigs, and Pryor Jr. High Schools to use the Com- USE munity Center tennis courts for " Home" matches from 1. p. m. until 5 p. m. and weekday practices from 2: 30 p. m. until 4: 30 p. m. will be prepared for Council at the Tuesday night meeting. CHAPMAN INVOICES9. Committee recommended that invoices ( 3) from RE: LOW RENT the City ~ 6 Chapman & Sons, Inc. in reference to HOUSING PROJECT repair wovk done by the City be cancelled. DUGGAN LETTER 10. A letter from Mr. W. F. Duggan asking Council to RE: SCHOOL reconsider their decline to renew his occupational BUS SHELTERS license for advertising was read to the Committee. No action was taken by the Committee. CONCRETE 11. The recommendation from the Concrete Benches BENCHES Committee, which was tabled on March 14, 1972, as kept on table. MOTION Mr. Rigdon moved accepted, that they be Number~ 1 thru 11. Motion seconded by Mr. Guidry and carried unanimously.  101 SEACO Mayor 4 which granted Seaco Lighting read Number Center variance to Ordinance 557 regarding floor a elevation. CEMENT AND Single bid received for cement and mortar mix was MORTAR MIX BID opened by general consent of the Council. Bid was from Moody Kelly Concrete - 1. 60 per bag for 1 mortar mix and 2 .~10 per bag for ceme-nt. Mr. Rigdon moved that the bid be accepted. Motion seconded by Mr. Schweizer and carried unanimously. CONCRETE Bids for concrete pipe were: PIPE BID 24" 36" Sikes 6. 70 12. 95 12% Horton Concrete Pipe 6. 70 12. 95 5% Recommendation from Public Works Director was that bid be awarded to Horton being low bidder with the discount. Mr. Van Buskirk. moved that this recom- mendation be approved. Motion seconded by Mr. Brock and carried unanimously.- BIDS SURPLUS Bids ' for sale of surplus equipment were: EQUIPMENT SALE Lot 1 2 3 4 5 K. Crowder 11. 00 ' 8. 00 151. 00 41. 00 8. 00 W. Fla. Scrap Metal 76. 00 36. 00 Pensacola Trac- tor 527. 00 E. Evans 112. 00 Continued Lots 6 7 8 K. Crowder 5. 00' 31. 00. 37. 50 1' ,4"- 1.z.. rIa. t: ap e'f' Ketal 2i8. QQ ~ 1,, W.... Pensacola Tractor 256.. 00 Manager read recommendation