Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 05-25-1976 Regular — reading text

221 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA May 25, 1976 A regular meeting of the City Council of I INTRODUCTION Fort Walton Beach, Florida was held at City Hall on Tuesday, May 25, 1976 at 7: 30 p. m. with the following members present: COUNCILMEN: George A. Palmer C. H. Rigdon, Jr. Robert L. Hunt Charles H. Hill John H. Bishop Hurdis A. Brock James K. Baughman Mayor Smith ALSO PRESENT: City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk- Finance Director Councilman Hill gave the invocation and Mayor led in the Pledge to the Flag. MINUTES Mayor presented the minutes of the April 27, 1976 and May 11, 1976 meetings for Council approval. Mr. Brock moved that the minutes be approved. Motion was secon- ded by Mr. Hill and carried unanimously. COUNCIL AS A COMMITTEE Mayor presented the following recommendations, from Council as a Committee: VARIANCE REQUEST: 1. a variance be granted Recommend to 149 FERRY ROAD, N. E. Harry Howton, 149 Ferry Road, N. E., ( Lot 13, Block 24, Elliotts Point 11th Addition) to the flood plan level of 9. 2' to 5', variance of 4. 2'. Also, grant a variance to 30' setback requirement on back lot line to 25'. IVARIANCE 328 REQUEST: SUDDUTH CIRCLE, N. W, 2. yard Mr. Recommend set back Dean Crane, 328 permit him to build a variance requirement be granted Sudduth a of 3~' to Circle N. W. storage shed. the to side to VARIAN€ E REQUEST: 3. Recommend variance be granted to permit FERRY ROAD, BRICK VENEER construction of a brick veneer building IN C- 2 ZONE in C- 2 zone on east side of Ferry Road, r- - t"'"'~____..-"',..~"-'-..".~.'"'"...',. v-____=__.___"........~.__..._'....; C."'".".-=.,-_~'.' 222 fof(, 256. 1 feet north of Highway 98, building to be used for law office. ( Ray Touchtone Earl Battles). DRAINAGE PROBLEM AT 305 4. Recommend City Engineer look into HOLMES BLVD. N. W. drainage problem in the area of 305 Holmes Boulevard, N. W. and see what it is going to cost to increase the size of the pipe and see if we can get easements to solve the problem. City Engineer to report back to Council in two weeks. FOSTER HOME FOR RETARDED 5. Recommend Mr. Bishop and Mr. Hill meet PERSONS with Mr. Harold Thigpen regarding his request to operate a foster home for re- tarded persons in his home at 198 Rose Marie Lane, S. W. NEYENDORF AND WEAVER TO USE 6. Recommend permission be given to CITY OWNED VACANT LOT FOR Robert Neyendorf and David Weaver to use GARDEN City owned vacant lot on the S. E. corner of Oakland Circle N. W. and Cecelia Drive N. W. as an extension of their back yards and garden space. City will have the right to take it back with 90 day option. ( Verbal agreement-- no lease). DRAINAGE PROJECT FOR ELLIOTS 7. Recommend the normal policy of owner PO~ NT, 8TH ADDITION SID paying material cost be applied to drainage project for Lot 24, Block 11, and Lot 11, Block 10, Elliotts Point 8th Addition SID at Ohio and Ferry ( estimated cost $ 500 each) and that prior to issuance of any permit that the City Engineer make sure that the elevation meets City code. PARKING LOT AT BROOKS ST. 8. Recommend approval of project to grade, PERRY AVENUE level base, and place shell surface on parking lot at corner of Brooks Street S. e. and Perry Avenue S. E.-- estimated cost: 2, 500 - $ 3, 000. ( Leased from St. Joe Paper Company). NOTE RECEIVABLE FOR DAMAGES 9. Recommend authorization of note receiv- f I TO CITY FIRE HYDRANT able for damages to fire hydrant between City and Mrs. Lillian Neville in the amount of $ 869. 56 to be paid at the rate of $ 25 per month, to include interest of 8% of unpaid balance. J FENCE BID" 10. bid was opened-- only one bid Fence received. Shalimar Fence Industries @ 3, 140. Recommend bid be given to Public Works Department for recommendation back to Council.  S';;.~ - 223 PLANTS BID" 11. Recommend " Plants Bid" be awarded to low bidder: Kings Nursery 6, 308. 90. @$ Other bids were: Randall' s Nursery @ 8, 078. 30; Stevens & Van Dyke Garden Center @$ 7, 993. 25; and Webb' s Nursery @ $ 6, 471. 60. USED WATER METER BID" 12. Recommend " Used Water Meter Bid" be awarded to Herndon Reed @ 3/ 4" $ 4. 00 each, 1" $ 10. 00 each; 1~" $ 15. 00 each-- Total bid 910. TV SYSTEM & SEALING EQUIP- 13. " TV System & Sealing Equipment Bid" MENT BID" recommendation will be presented in two weeks. BISHOP APPOINTED TO CHAMBER 14. Councilman John Bishop be Recommend OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIREC- appointed representative of Council as a TORS member of Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. CITY TO ENDORSE RESOLUTION 15. Recommend City endorse resolution FROM BOARD OF COUNTY COM- from Board of County Commissioners reques- MISSIONERS ting DOT to erect signs on Eglin Parkway, Mary Esther Cut- Off, Beal Street and Race- track Road. CITY TO ENDORSE RESOLUTION 16. Recommend City endorse resolution FROM BOARD OF COUNTY COM. from Board of County Commissioners reques- MISSIONERS ting DOT to conduct traffic count of Eglin Parkway, Mary Esther Cut- Off, Beal Street, Racetrack Road and Brooks Bridge. SURVEYS OF HOLLYWOOD BLVD. 17. Recommend surveys of Hollywood Boule- AND SHELL AVENUE vard and Shell Avenue furnished by City Engineer and other surveyors be turned over to City Attorney for legal determin- ation based upon this data. Mr. Hunt removed himself from voting in this matter. NDP