Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 03-09-1976 Regular — reading text

since they do not have a legal status. There is a 10- year guarantee against cracks or defects. Mr. Kate Bagley stated that the committee hasrlt spent money even for one postage stamp for the project yet. Everything that has been done has not cost the City or the Bicentennial Fund a cent. Every- thing has been done through the coopera- tion of the Air Force and a few individ- uals. Mr. Hunt moved Council underwrite that the request and sign the contract. Motion was seconded by Mr. Palmer and carried unanimously. City Attorney read the following resolu- tion: 76- 15 RE: CONTRACT FOR 76- 15 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY SPIRIT OF ' 76 STATUE MANAGER ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH CHUCK TOMAN AND FLORIDA STATE UNIV- ERSITY FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A BICENTENNIAL STATUE PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Mr. moved that the resolution be Hill approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Baughman and carried unanimously.  JI9/?~.- 141 PAINTING FIRE HYDRANTS FOR Concerning painting the fire hydrants in BICENTENNIAL Item # 1, City Manager presented recommen- dation Chief that the fire from Fire hydrants Highway 98, Eglin Parkway on and Beal Parkway be painted in a Bicen- tennial theme. I Mr. be Baughman moved that the recommendation approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Rigdon and carried unanimously. MUNICIPAL PLANNING BOARD Mayor presented the following recommen- RECOMMENDATIONS dations from Municipal Planning Board: 1. Request from N. L. Miley to re- parcel the following piece of land into 12 individual lots: Commencing at the Northwest corner of the Southeast one- quarter of the Northeast one- quarter of the Southwest one- quarter of Section 35, Township I- South, Range 24- West, Okaloosa County, Florida; thence South 890 28' East 570. 0 feet to the Point of Beginning, thence continue South 890 28' East 93. 06 feet to a concrete monu- ment marking the Northeast corner of the Southeast one- quarter of the Northeast one- quarter of the Southwest one- quarter of said Section 35, thence South 890 23' East 263. 4 feet to a concrete monument marking the Northwest corner of Forest Manor Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 5, page 18, of the Public Records, Okaloosa County, Florida, thence South 00 22' 27" West along the West line of Forest Manor Subdivision 470. 72 feet to the North Right- of- Way Line of a 60 foot street, thence North 860 14' West along said Right- of- Way Line 356. 0 feet, thence North 00 14' East 451. 0 feet to the Point of Beginning. MUNICIPAL PLANNING BOARD recommends that I the proposed plat be approved subject to approval by the City Engineer for dedi- cation of right- of- way, naming of street, and/ or any other legal aspects that might be necessary for the City Attorney to look into. The Board further recommends that in com- pliance with Section 19- 10( F) of the Fort Walton Beach Code of Ordinances, there exists a requirement that the Planning  J/ 9/ 1~ 142 Board require the dedication of lands within a subdivision for park and recrea- tion purposes, an amount equal to at least five percent of the gross area of the subdivision. Inasmuch as this is a small parcel of land, the Municipal Planning Board recommends that Council require the subdivider to pay to the City an amount equal to 5% of the land value for recrea- tion purposes. Mr. Brock moved that the recommendation be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Bishop and carried unanimously. CIVIC CENTER COMMITTEE Mr. Hunt presented the following recommen- RECOMMENDATION dations from the Civic Center Committee: Recommend that the City of Fort Walton Beach endorse the Century III proposal. Mr. Hunt that the recommendation moved be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Rigdon and carried unanimously. PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDA- Mayor presented the second and third TIONS recommendations from the Municipal Plan- ning Board: REQUEST FROM HORACE SHEP- 2. Request from Horace Shepheard asking HEARD TO SUBDIVIDE LOT IN permission to subdivide Lot 1, Block 10, OAKLAND ADDITION Oakland Addition to Fort Walton Beach into two lots. These lots, if subdivided, would contain 7, 500 square feet each. Lot 1, Block 10, Oakland Addition is zoned R- lA and is required to have 8, 000 square feet per lot. Requestor is asking for a reduction in the square footage of 500 square feet to accomodate two lots with 7, 500 square feet. MUNICIPAL PLANNING BOARD recommends denial of the request due to the fact that the size of the two lots would not comply .~ with R- l or R- lA zoning, therefore it would have to be R- 2, which would require J re- zoning and that would generate spot ~.). 1 zoning. " REQUEST FROM HORACE SHEP- 3. Request from Horace Shepheard for