Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 04-27-06 regular minutes — reading text

199 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA APRIL 27, 2006 INTRODUCTION A special meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was held on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 5: 30 p. m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, with the following present: Mayor Mike Anderson Councilmen: Mike Holmes, Bill Patterson, Bob Campbell, Jim Tucker, Dr. Wayne Pullen, and Jim Hartwell w Absent: Mike Minich Also Present: Joyce Shanahan, City Manager; Helen Spencer, City Clerk; Finance Director ( position vacant); Toni Craig, City Attorney CALL TO ORDER The Mayor called the meeting to order. PLEDGE The Mayor led in the Pledge of Allegiance. UPDATE TO FAIRGROUNDS OPERATIONS PLAN Consideration of a request to approve an update to the Fairgrounds Operations Plan for 2006. The City Manager advised she received a request on April 26 from Charles Rigdon of the Fair Association to allow the Early Learning Coalition to rent a building at the Fairgrounds on May 9 and May 10. Also, Tap Enterprises Inc. is requesting use of the fairgrounds for a tool sale on May 12 and 13, and the Supervisor of Elections wants to have a class there on May 1 through May 3. The City Manager informed these were events that were not listed on the Operations Plan that Council received in January, and Council' s authorization is needed to allow Mr. to Rigdon proceed. Mr. Tucker moved to permit the following events to be held at the Fairgrounds: the Supervisor of Elections on May 1- 3, 2006; the Early Learning Coalition on May 9 and May 10, 2006; and Tap Enterprises Inc. May 12 and 13, 2006. Dr. Pullen seconded motion. Mr. Rigdon was asked how much notice he received on these three requests. He replied he' s been working on the tool show for about a month, and the Learning Coalition about three weeks. He advised the Supervisor of Elections contacted him a few days ago, as she has been having these classes there for the past several years. r' The City Manager advised that Mr. Rigdon has provided her with a revised Plan of Operation that she intends to place on the Consent Agenda for the next Council meeting. The Mayor called for the vote on the motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Patterson, Campbell, Tucker, Pullen, and Hartwell in favor (Minich absent). CRIMESTOPPER PROGRAM Mr. Tucker wanted to inform Council that a high- pressure pump from his place of business was stolen and he has offered a $ 5, 000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the pump and the arrest and conviction of the guilty party. He also intends to notify the newspaper, radio, and use flyers to offer the reward. 200 Special Council 4- 27 -06 CRIMESTOPPERS ( CONTI Mr. Tucker asked Council to consider having a Crimestopper program whereby City funds would be offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of criminals. Mr. Tucker asked that Council think about the idea for future budgets. ADJOURNMENT Being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5: 40 p. m. f f......... APPROVED: MAYOR: tti~ iT CLEI,e ITV fILYI '/ ib/ L, Ive U