Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 06-14-1983 Regular — reading text

consistent in the instance of a very serious felony. You may also find in that though that if instance there finding was aguilt of felony that there on a serj,Qus were moral reasons that you did not want somebody to sit on your council and I think you would have that right. Mayor asked if they were ready for the question. Mr. Miller stated that he had an amendment to the motion, I am sorry this issue applies to one individual but I think it is important that Council, if we are going to pursue this path which I prefer we do not, that we clarify what the ground rules are going to be and I would move that we amend the motion to say since  i>"- r~.- -"',. 6- 14- 83 088 QUALIFICATIONS OF adjudication is withheld so that we establish criteria that COUNCILMEN PER- when adjudication is withheld that the issue does not come TAINING TO JOHN before us. Mayor asked if there was a second to the amend- FRANKLIN ment? She stated that the amendment had tailed due to a lack of a second. Mr. Franklin stated that he would like to speak. He stated that a year ago when his wife walked out and started making ridiculous complaints against him, they would recall that he came and stated that at anytime it became an embarrass- ment to the City of Fort Walton Beach and that it interferred with his performance as a councilman, that he would resign. ) He stated that at this time he felt a certain estranged wife felt she had sympathetic ear and he was judged a erroneously and he had appealed that judgement and person- naly he was not guilty of any crime and did not think at this point he had embarrassed the City of Fort Walton Beach and he was still able to carryon as a councilman and would do so unless otherwise directed. Mayor called for the question. Motion carried unanimously Mr. Franklin asked that the minutes reflect that he did not vote on the issue due to a conflict of interest. The vote on the motion was six for, none against and one abstention. Mayor Bagley asked that the new council members that were at the meeting, that this be one of the things that they clear up and felt it was unclear as to what should be defined as crime. ( Copy of " Conflict of Interest" form for Mr. Franklin is hereto attached and made a part of the record.) EMERGENCY ITEMS Mayor stated that this item had been placed on the agenda at her request so that anyone in the audience wanted to bring up an item at Council and felt their item was an emergency would have an opportunity. RECESS Mayor called for a five minute recess and the meeting would reconvene at 9: 00 p. m. MR. SUNDY Mr. Sundy did not return to the meeting after the recess. ITEMS BY THE CITY Mayor reconvened the meeting with the presentation of the MANAGER items from the City Manager. GOLF COURSE City Manager presented the following memo from the Parks CONCESSION and Recreation Director: Recommend the F. W. Schinz Investments be awarded the Golf Course Concession at Course 2, per their proposal dated May 31, 1983. Meetings and negotiations were held between City Represen- tatives and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne M. Rykoskey, Sr., however they voluntarily withdrew from consideration via telecon on April 27, 1983. Primary factors for their decision to with- draw was: 1. Concessionaire to be responsible to install and maintain a septic tank for the concession facility. Note: Sewer service is not available at Course 2 and existing septic tank facilities are inadequate to support the concession.)  6- 14- 83 089 GOLF COURSE 2. Were not prepared to offer a financial return to the City. CONCESSION (~ on' t) 3. Desired an option to extend or renew the agreement. A series of meetings and negotiations were held with Mr. F. W. Schinz resulting in the latest proposal and one which is considered acceptable. Mr. Schinz has agreed to all the bid provisions plus: 1. septic tank for the concession I Install and maintain a facility. 2. Requires 30 days minimum, after signing a formal agreement, tI to open the facility. Mr. Bishop moved the staff' s recoJlUl1endation. Mr. Franklin seconded the motion. Mr. Miller asked if the bidder was a proprietorship or corporation operating under a fictitious name. Mr. Miller stated that he would appreciate it if in the contract it was made clear so that they would know who they contracting were with. He stated he had t reservation about voting on one when they don' t know that status., Mayor called for the question and the motion carried unanimously. ORDINANCE 740 Mr. Grant moved that the order of the day be set aside and that ANTI- NUDITY Item 11 A., discussion regarding amendment to Ordinance 740 be brought up. Baughman seconded the motion. Mr. Voting aye for the motion: Baughman, and Grant, Franklin; voting nay: Miller, Bishop and Thornber. Mayor voted for the1l10tion thus breaking the tie vote. Mr. Grant stated that prior to an earlier comment he had indicated that he felt this ordinance needed and he felt 1l1ost everbody in- cluding Judge Stafford, some amendment and some revision. However, since he had requested that this be placed on the agenda, he had had opportunity to get a copy of the Orange County Ordinance an and would like to make copies available to the incoming council people with the suggestion that as versus continuing or making any effort to revise Ordinance 740 that before they go any further with that for them to sit down and take a look at the content of the Orange County Ordinance. He stated ~ hat there were aspects of the Orange County Ordinance that makes it signifi~ ntly superior to what they were working with in 740. He state~ that it was his feeling that they should do nothing with 740 and recommended to the ncoming council that they take the Orange County Ordinance, sit down and look at it and ask questions about it and find out what 1 the status of the Orange County ordinance is and if in fact it is under litigation at this time and if so, what is the status of the litigation. INDUSTRIAL PARK City Manager presented one sealed bid from Metric Systems for 3 METRIC SYSTEMS BID- parcels in the Industrial Park. Mr. Bishop 1l1oved that the bid be opened. MOtion was seconded