Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 11-26-1968 Regular — reading text

Recommendations approved except for no. 7. Motion seconded by MR. Sconiers and carried unanimously. Discussion of Mr. Rigdon said as he had stated the No, 7 previous day that he was still opposed Golf Course to 6 months annual dues and was very much opposed. Memberships Mr. Carnathan asked the City Manager how much additional paperwork City would have if considered reducing it to three months period. Manager said would decrease present work by 3 times because present memberships are monthly. Mr. Carnathan said after giving the matter more thought it very possibly could work a h rdship lot of people and he on a would recommend that no. 7 be denied and that it be set up on a three months basis. Motion seconded by Mr. Rigdon. Mr. Long said were actually interested in keeping stable the number of members year- around, He mentioned six months memberships due and payable monthly. Manager asked about twelve mpnths m~ mberships payable quarterly, Mr. Rigdon commented that as far ashe could see from reports he didn' t see a slack time. He said if a man had to fork over six months advance funds to play golf he thought it was wrong. He said we liked dollars spent by people who stayed six or eight months. He said a lot of people felt the course wasn' t built for tourists and he felt it was build for everybody. Mr. Carnathan asked if the new course hadn' t relieved some of the pressure on the City' s course, Mr. Ready arrived at 7: 50 p. m. Manager answered that it was his under- standing that the Eglin course was going to eliminate all civilian play. It was indicated that this had already taken place. It was indicated that memberships at the new course in Shalimar were $ 100. 00 for six months minimum, and were operating with 50% of the course completed.  247 Golf Course Mr. said he would love to gee Rigdon the three basis tried. months Mr. Memberships Discussion Sconiers said he felt should try the three months basis, and suggested annual memberships with quarterly dues~ Mr. Rigdon said he didn' t see anything wrong with that. Mr, Sconiers asked how much trouble would be to set that up. I Manager said it would be Mr. Rigdon asked no trouble. if w6uld have a penalty where an individual would have to eatch up before would be entitled to play and pay another three months dues. Someone asked Mr. Falkenberg who was in the audience what his feelings were. He said he had an annual membership but had only played five times this year. He said however, he favored annual membership with possibly quarterly dues as had been suggested. Mr. Carnathan with permission of the second, amended the motion to read twelve months memberships with quarterly dues. Amend- ment seconded and carried unanimously. Water Meter Bids Mr. Sconiers moved that water meter bid be awarded to low bid, for American made meter - Crane. Motion seconded by Mr. Killingsworth. Mr. Rogers of Kent Meters respectfully asked Council reject bids and readvertise to de- leting the clause requiring American made He displayed atool made in meters. Germany which the City was now using. He mentioned that he meant to ask to be heard on the matter before any motion was made. The vote to the motion was aye unanimously. In discussing the concrete bids, Mr. Killingsworth moved that they be thrown out and readvertised stating in the notice in the event that there is a tie the bid I at will be awarded to the previous low bidder. Motion seconded by Mr. Sconiers, and carried un- animously. 248 MAB recommendation Recommendation from Municipal Advisory re Indian Mound Board ( MAB) was read recommending that no action betaken on Hilary Stewart' s adjacent) property offer to sell property adjacent to the Indian Mound property until Urban Renewal Agency can act on it. Mr. Sconiers moved that this recommendation be approved. Motion seconded by Mr. Long, and carried unanimously. MPB The following recommendations from recommendations the Municipal Planning Board were read: Rezoning Howard 1. A request to rezone from C- l to C- 2 Gill SID Lots 1, 2, & 3 on Blk 5, Howard Gill SID. The MPB does not favorable accept the Hearing recommendation, and it is Panel' s recommended Council that this request be to denied on the basis that: the Board considers this request to be spot zoning as this will suggest that we have zoning surrounded by C- 2 c~ l. This precludes contiguous zoning. It is aesthetically compatible to the not Safety Building Company on the other side of the street nor the City after we have planned and landscaped the area around it to look as attractive as possible. The Board does not feel there is a land use shortage because the Comprehensive Land Use Plan provides real estate for the outdoor display of Power- driven equipment. This was passed, Rezoning in 2. Request to rezone Lot 62 on Magnolia Ocean City SID Street and Lot 148 on Pine Street ( Ocean City SID) from R- l to R- 2 for construction of duplexes - Board recommends that the request denied and recommends to the be Council that it not be approved, In accordance with the zoning ordinance for R- 2 zoning, the property does not meet the minimum size requirements for multiple family dwellings, 3. With reIerence to the request to rezon~ Rezoning in Lot 13, Blk A,Air 1st, from R- 1A to Bel I Bel Air First C- 2, MPB concurs with the Hearing Panel and recommends denial of the request inasmuch as the property would be spot zoned, and there is not any property in the immediate vicinity ~oned C- 2. MPB does not concur with Hearing Panel in recommending