Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 05-29-1963 Special — reading text

WAIVER OF NOTICE OF MEETING WE, THE UNDERSIGNED COUNCIL MEMBERS O~ THE CITY O~ FORT WALTON BEACH, FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY WAIVE NOTICE O~ TIME, PLACE, AND PURPOSE O~ THIS SPECIAL MEETING Or THE CITY COUNCIL; DO HERESY SET THE TIME O~ SAID MEETING AT 3: 00 P. M., WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 1963, AND THE COUNCIL CHAMBER O~ CITY HALL AS THE PLACE. THIS SPECIAL MEETING WAS CALLED ~ OR THE PURPOSE O~ DISCUSSING PROPOSED LEGISLATION INTRODUCED BY SENATO~ FERRIN CAMPBELL THAT IT WOULD HINDER THE OPERATION CITY. J~ J cf/~  89 MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL I A special meeting of City Council was held on Wednesday, May 29, 196), in Council Chambers of City Hall, with the follow- ing members present: Sam E. Lindsey, Mayor Fred Tolbert H. H. Carnathan S. L. Rogers Jimmy Ready and City Manager, City Attorney and Finance Director- City Clerk. Mayor Lindsey opened the meeting at 4: 00 P. M., stating that the special meeting had been called for the purpose of dis- cussing proposed legislation introduced by Senator Ferrin Campbell which would hinder the operation of the City. City Manager then proceeded to read a telegram he had re- ceived that morning, as follows: Senate and House Finance and Taxation Committees yesterday approved a general tax bill increasing the present sales tax to four percent. House has retained cigarette tax increase in its tax program but Senate has omitted any increase. Urgent you immediately wire your senator to include HB 450 cigarette tax increase in its tax program and wire your representatives to retain cigarette tax increase as provided in HB 450. s/ Gordon T. Butler, Executive Secretary, Florida League of Municipalities" I City Manager then read the telegram he had sent to Represent- atives Maurice Mclaughlin and James Wise: Urge you to retain cigarette tax increase as provided in Hause Bill 450 in your tax program. Please en- courage Campbell to help cities."  J'., t" C) 2. ..._ f!J- The telegram sent to Senator Campbell was then read by City Manager, as follows: Urgently request you include House Bill 450 in your tax program. This is of vital concern to the City of Fort Walton Beach." City Attorney explained the bill concerning Okaloosa County District. He stated that Section 5 had been amended and that Sections 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 had been added. He then proceeded to read the amended Section 5: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: Section 5. Members of the district.-- The members of the district shall be the municipalities of Crestview, Niceville, Valparaiso and Fort Walton. Other municipalities in Okaloosa county wherein gas service is furnished by the district may become members of the district by filing with the secretary of the state of Florida a resolution duly adopted by its governing body, declaring the desire and in- tention of such municipality to become a member of the district and its willingness to be bound in all respects by the rules and regulations of the district and the by- laws, resolutions and acts of the board of directors relating to the business and affairs of the district." City Manager then read the first telegram he had sent to Representatives Mclaughlin and Wise in the morning, as follows: City of Ft. Walton Beach strongly opposes amend- ment toSection 5 of Senate Bill permitting new member municipalities without approval of Gas District Board. Strongly request withholding of passage of Senate Bill restricting issuance of bonds by City requiring approval by election and restricting fees. City Council calling special meeting today to consider this bill." A short discussion followed. Councilman Carnathan moved that Council authorize City Attorney to go to Tallahassee for the necessary period to stay in constant contact with the City' s representatives and the Senator and do whatever he can to carryon for Council. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ready and the vote was aye, unanimously.  91 Councilman Carnathan then moved that telegrams be sent to the Representatives and that one be sent to the Senator to express City Council' s opposition in this passage. The motion was seconded by Councilman Tolbert and the vote was aye, unanimously. I City Attorney then outlined the other bill briefly concerning bonds for Okaloosa County. pertaining to the Discussion ensued. attorney' s He read portions of the sections fees and the fiscal agent' s fees. Councilman Carnathan moved that City Attorney take this matter up with the Senator and the two Representatives and include in the telegrams to all three of them the violent opposition by Council. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rogers, and the vote was aye, unanimously. Councilman Carnathan moved that City Manager should contact the head of the newly- formed Home Builders Association, urging them to contact Legislature to express their strong opposition. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ready and the vote was aye, unanimously. Councilman Rogers expressed his intention to go to Tallahassee with City Attorney. The meeting was adjourned at 4:) 0 P. M. ADOPTED ~ 1, < )9 to. ?, dLlJ; 1.5) APPROVED~, t;.~..~ Ma or ATTEST d~ 7J. fv~ City Clerk I