Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 12-03-1991 Workshop — reading text

177 MI~~ TES OF THE COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH. FLORIDA DECEMBER 3, 1991 INTRODUCTION A workshop meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton I Beach. Florida, was held Tuesday, December 3, on 1991, at 5: 30 p. m., in the Council Chambers at City Hall, with the following members present: Councilmen: Cissy Wyninegar. Mayor Pro tempore Nick Nicholson Bob Campbell Pete Smith Chris Gibson Tom Maney John Hambleton Absent: Mayor William J. Roberts. III Also Present: Chuck Keeler, City Hanager; Helen Spencer. City Clerk; Department Heads; Media CALL TO ORDER The Mayor Pro Tem called the workshop meeting to order to discuss the Occupa t iona2. License Ordinance and Council issues. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE The City Manager reported over the last year a staff ORDINANCE committee reviewed the Occupational License Structure, and it has been addressed in workshops. Some decisions have been made; the merchants and manufacturers licenses have been adjusted, and refunds have been given. The coin operated devices vlere discussed, a recommendation was made, although no refunds have been given. He reminded he was instructed at the workshop of November 28, 1991, to return with an Occupa tional License Fee schedule that would be incompliance with the State Law and no fee \>lOuld be higher than any other municipality in Okaloosa County. He ment ioned the \ vorksheet presented to Council is that schedule, and his recommendation is that this be put into Ordinance form and be passed as the Occupational License Fee Sched ule for theCity of Fort Halton Beach. He mentioned the City Attorney has revie\ved the schedule and raised one concern with the coin operated devices, which was the I 1, 000 cap. litigation. He relayed the City Attorney' s comment that although there is nothing illegal about having a cap, he feels if the City vlas ever challenged the person would in any type of probably prevail. When questioned who vlOuld challenge the cap. the City Nanager remarked it could be someone with 40 machines who would be paying the same amount of money as someone with 80 machines. A comment was made if that scenario comes up, it should be dealt with at that tirr~. 178 12- 3- 91 Workshop OCC. LICENSE ORD ( COlfr) When asked what it would cost the City to lower some of the Occupational License fees, the City Manager replied the total cost is $ 40, 000. Mr. Nicholson expressed concern for the $ 40, 000 revenue that will have to be made up somewhere next year out of the General Fund. The following is a list of the proposed reductions 1n the License Fee Schedule relating to Occupational licenses. All others will remain the same. CLASSIFICATION #/ TITLE CURRENT PROPO SED 4.( a) Amusement Pa rks for each ride, etc, per week 50. 00 (, y 37. 50 15. Automobiles kept for hire 200. 00 $ 50. 00 18. Bakeries. deliveries 100. 00 $ 50. 00 27. Television Stations 225. 00 $ 200. 00 28. Brokers. Stocks, Bonds, etc. 200. 00 $ 150. 00 Brokers. Home Mortgage 300. 00 $ 200. 00 36. Cemetery Companies 225. 00 $ 200. 00 40. ( a) Coin Operated Amusement machines, other than radios & televisions. per machine 50. 00 $ 25. 00 ( max $ 1000) 41. Consultant 100. 00 $ 75. 00 42. ( a) Contractors - A/ C. heating. refrigeration. etc. 150. 00 $ 100. 00 42.( j) Contractors - Paving. asphaJt. concrete, etc. 200. 00 $ 150. 00 42.( n) Contractors - Roofing 125. 00 $ 100. 00 42.( y) Contractors - Fire Protec1." on 200. 00 ~ q 00. 00 45. Dance Halls 200. 00 $ 150. 00 46. Dancing Schools 100. 00 $ 50. 00 50. Directories 225. 00 $ 200. 00 53. Dog and Animal Exhibitions pe r vleek 150. 00 $ 75. 00 59. ExpLess Companies 100. 00 ...., 7S. U(j 61. F inallcC' j (\ j 180 12- 3- 91 Horkshop OCC. LICENSE ORD ( COI~.) CLASSIFICATION #/ TITLE CURREI\ 1'f PROPOSED 124. Soft Drink Bottlers or Manufacturers 375. 00 250. 00 128. Taxidernlists 50. 00 37. 50 Mr. Smith moved to recommend to Council to adopt the proposed License Fee Schedule. Motion was seconded by Mr. Maney and carried by a vote of 6 to 1 with Campbell, Smith, Gibson, Maney, Eambleton and Wyninegar in favor and Nicholson opposed. REPORT ON STATUS OF Ned t1cNath. Project Hanager for Baskerville- Donovan. GOLF COURSE AND GROUIID Inc., gave a report on the golf course and ground STORAGE TANK storage tank. He briefly went over the Project Team Organization. then proceeded to go into the problems encountered at the waste water treatment plant which were related to three items: Ponding on the sprayfield, inadequate