Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 10-23-1984 Regular — reading text

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 163 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA OCTOBER 23, 1984 INTRODUCTION A regular meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was held on Tuesday, October 23, 1984, at City Hall in the Council Chambers at 7: 00 p. m. with the following members present: I. Mayor Kathryn P. Councilmen: J. Bagley C. " Larry Patrick Ralph Rivers Buck" Smith J. Jerome Miller Patricia Thornber John Franklin Gloria Battle Also Present: City Manager, City Clerk, City Attorney, Director of Finance, Department Heads, Media INVOCATION Invocation was given by Councilman Franklin, who also led the Pledge of Allegiance. COMMITTEE OF Mayor Pro- Tem Battle presented the Committee of the Whole Report THE WHOLE REPORT of October 22, 1984. The Committee of the Whole of the City Council: MINUTES 5. Recommends to Council that the minutes of the regular Council meeting of October 9, 1984, be approved. DONATION OF 6A. Recommends Council that the City donate a front- end to M- 56 LOADER TO loader, City equipment number M- 56, to the Okaloosa County COUNTY FAIR ASSN. Fair Association. ARISTA- CRAFT 8A2A. Recommends to Council that the application from Arista- CAB. SHOP APPLI- Craft Wood & Cabinet Shop, Inc., for property in the Industrial CATION FOR Park be approved, and that the City advertise for bid a 6/ l0ths PROPERTY IN of an acre parcel of property at a minimum cost of $ 5, 000. 00 INDUST . PARK per acre plus front foot assessment costs, site to be determined by the City Manager. ENTERPRISE ZONE 8A2C. Recommends to proposed ordinance Council that the AND HIGH RISE establishing Enterprise an proposed ordinance on Zone and the CONSTRUCTION high rise construction be advertised for public hearings, with ORDINANCES the first public hearing to be held by the Municipal Planning Board and the second public hearing to be held by City Council. I NOLAND COMPANY BONDING ISSUE 8A2D. pursuant Recommends Revenue Bonds to to Council approval of the issuance of $ 750, 000. 00 in Industrial for Noland Company. an inducement resolution Development COMPANY " X" 8A2E. Recommends to Council that, since Company " X" failed to INDUSTRIAL PARK respond to the bid on property which they had requested in the PROPERTY BID Industrial Park, they forfeit their $500. 00 application fee, and the property be made available for purchase by others.  v r 10/ 23/ 84 16L~ BOND APPLICA- 8A2F. Recommends to Council that the bond application from TION- PERRY ST. Perry Street Ltd. be accepted, providing that it meets all LTD. requirements of the bond guidelin~s. GOLF COURSE 8A4A. Recommends to Council that the Golf Course architect EXPANSION be authorized to proceed with a new schematic drawing at an DRAWINGS estimated cost of $ 11, 000. 00, and an additional $ 11, 000. 00 be budgeted to cover the cost. HIGHWAY 98 8B. Heard a request from the Beautification Committee that MED IAN IMPROVE- work on the medians on Highway 98 begin as soon as possible, MENTS and referred the matter back to staff. LOAN AGREEMENT l4A. Recommends to Council that the City enter into a loan WITH FIRST CITY agreement with First City Bank in the amount of $ 325, 000. 00 BANK FOR COMPUTER for financing the Automated Management Information System, at an annual percentage rate of 7~% on the unpaid balance for a 5- year period, with no early payout penalty, and that the funds budgeted in the General Improvement Fund for the Auto- mated Management Information System be set aside to make payments. LETTER OF AGREE- l4B. Recommends to Council that the City enter into a letter MENT WITH FLA. of agreement with the Florida Center for Public Management for CENTER FOR PUBLIC technical support during the implementation phase of the MANAGEMENT computer purchase, at an estimated cost of $ 9, 000. 00. SEPT. 1984 l4C. Recommends to Council that the invoice from Hogg, Allen, INVOICE FROM HOGG, Ryce, Norton and Blue in the amount of $ 2, 496. 80 for labor- ALLEN, RYCE, related attorney fees for the month of September 1984 be NORTON & BLUE approved. GOLF COURSE l4D. Heard a presentation from Dave Bennett, Golf Course EXPANSION PRES- Expansion architect, regarding the revised plan, and statements ENTATION of support from the Mens and Womens Golf Associations. INDUSTRIAL PARK l4E. Opened sole bid receivedon Industrial Park property. PROPERTY BID Bid from Larry W. Cooper for the sale of one ( 1) parcel was LARRY COOPER of 1. 5 acres in the amount of $ 26, 320. 20; 5- year option on one ( 1) parcel of 2. 0 acres in the amount of $ 2, 000. 00; 5- year option on one ( 1) parcel of 2. 11 acres in the amount of 2, 110. 00, and a check in the amount of $ 30, 430. 20 was included with the bid. LETTER OF COMMIT- l4F. Recommends to Council that the City issue a letter of TMENT TO HOUSING committment the Fort Walton Beach Housing Autority to to AUTHORITY TO provide labor and equipment necessary to close the drainage CLOSE DRAINAGE ditch which runs through the Authority, at an estimated cost DITCH of $ 36, 000. 00 for labor and $ 24, 000. 00 for equipment. ACCEPTANCE OF l4G. Recommends to Council that the City accept a 60' right- RIGHT- OF- WAY IN of- way from H. H. Carnathan and Company, located in Oakland OAKLAND ADDITION Addition, east Viking Manor, to be used to of construct an access road to Holly Sands Apartments, Ltd. UTILITY CONST. l4H. Recommends to Council that utility construction projects PROJECTS FOR for Cypress Village Townhomes be approved, and the developer CYPRESS VILLAGE be assessed the entire cost of construction. Estimated costs are: Water-$ 35, 855. 43; Sewer-$ 54, 304. 45; Storm Dr.-$ 32, 736. l5.  10/ 23/ 84 165 MEETING DATE FOR 141. Asked staff to set up a meeting date for discussion of PENSION DISC. General and Fire Pension Plans. CITY SHOP UPDATE 14. Heard update on the City Shop Complex, and a report that an it would probably be ready to move into within 3 to 4 weeks. REPORT ON ANDREW 15. Heard a report from the City Attorney that