Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 09-23-1980 Regular — reading text

Agency. ( Mr. Grant and Mr. Baughman vQted NO) Dr. Houghton moved that the recommendation be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Sundy and Mayor called for dis cussion. Mr. Baughman said, my reason for voting NO was that the Insurance Committee Pent $ a lot of time on this. In my opinion Risk Management won the bid fairly and squarely. The bid you made the motion to award is about $ 40, 000 higher than the company who won the bid. This is the reason why I voted NO in the committee meeting and why I would have to vote NO tonight. Mr. Rigdon replied, I was led to believe that when Risk Management came in there would be a greatly  1 j- 9/ 23/ 80 reduced When I see that one company was premi urn. low in overall bid, I don' t see where Jim gets the his figures from. We would be competing with other cities with Risk Management. Risk Management is owned by the League of Muni cipali ties, whi ch is government running the insurance business. The way I see it, we are not getting a break. Both policies depend on what our loss rate would be at the end 1 of the year. Mr. I would much rather see a local individual, who is a taxpayer, get the bid than see the bureaucrats collect these premiums. Bishop said, I looked at Mr. Ripandelli' s comments, and his last sentence that even said with the lower going- in premium Risk Manage- with ment, the final low price would be with Long. This was what I voted on. Dr. Houghton stated, I don' t know where the $ 40, 000 figure came from, but when we looked at the overall package, there was a $ 10, 000 difference. This 10, 000 figure was based on a loss factor. The bids asked for a Retro C or Retro D type plan. Risk Management did not bid on Retro C or Retro D type plan. I served on the Insurance Commi ttee two years ago when the experts in the insurance field recommended that the way for this Ci ty to go for the best over- all picture was the Retro- type plan. They di d s tate at this meeting that it would take period of four to five years, working a on your safety programs, etc. to reduce your losses in order for this program to be effective. We have only been in it two years. We have instituted a safety program and a pilot program in the Sani- tation Department which we hope will reduce losses in the Workmen' Compensation insurance coverage. s The insurance expert, Mr. Ripandelli, did not make a recommendation in his report, except that he did say that based on a low loss ratio Long Insurance would be the low bid. That was the reason I made the motion. We have to depend on our losses in this City. We have some ways to curtail our losses, but we have no ways to curtail the losses of other cities. I would rather take our risk and try to keep down our losses in this city than 1 depending rather insurance can see on this other agencies benefit by this Mi ami or s omewhe re . money ci ties I so going that money losses. I als 0 would into one of our local the people, in this City rather than going to Mr. Baughman said, the $ 10, 000 was an additional savings we made by splitting the bid between Long and Risk Management. You are talking about the risk of major cities. Major cities are not in this plan. Most of them are cities about the 282 9/ 23/ 80 size of ours. Thehistory of the last four or five years does not reflecta premium as low as Risk Management. We were also given a fairly good assurance of another 17% reduction in dividends, and the history of the pool is that they have paid the dividends. These are the reasons I voted as I di d. Question was called for and motion carried with Mr. Grant and Mr. Baughman voting NO. 2. Recommend that the City provide a police escort for out- of- state trip for the Fort Walton Beach High School Band. Mr. Rigdon moved that the recommendation be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Hill and carried unanimously. 3. Reconunend that the Mayor set a date and time for dedication ceremony for new Civil Defense Operations Center. Mayor stated that this has already been taken care of. LTR. OF COMPLAINT Mayor presented a letter from Vermad Trucking, Inc. RE: CITY' S WRECKER expressing a complaint about Ford' s Used Cars, Inc. ROTATION LIST being on the City' s wrecker rotation list. Recommendation was made that the letter be turned over to a commi ttee for study. Mayor appointed Mr. Sundy as Chairman, and Mr. Bishop and Mr. Hi 11 as me mebe rs . LTR. FROM BIG GREEN Mayor read a letter from Big Green Booster Board BOOSTER BOARD for the Ci ty' s support of the golf teams in the Ci ty . AUDIT- COMPREHENSIVE Mayor read letter from the Department of Communi ty a PLANNING ASSISTANCE Affairs reference annual audit report on Comprehensive PROGRAM GRANT Planning Assistance Program grant, stating that all requirements of the grant have been met. RESOLUTIONS AND city Attorney presented the following resolutions ORDINANCES and ordinances: J 80- 42 AUTHORIZING 80- 42 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF ONE PURCHASE OF PARCEL PARCEL OF PROPERTY FOR BUTLER TERRACE, PHASE I FOR BUTLER TERRACE REDEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. ( Lot 16, Block 4, Brooks Addition $ 5, 600). Dr. Houghton moved that the resolution be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Rigdon and carried unanimous ly.  Li8"j 9/ 23/ 80 80- 43 RESOLUTION 80- 43 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF ONE AUTHORIZING PURCHASE PARCEL OF PROPERTY FOR BUTLER TERRACE, PHASE I OF ONE PARCEL OF REDEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE PROPERTY FOR BUTLER HEREOF. ( W 1/ 3 of Lots 12, 13, & 14, Block 5, Brooks TERRACE Addi tion- $ 13, 000). , Mr. Hill moved that the resolution be approved. Moti on was seconded by Mr. Baughman and carried 1 503. 36 AMENDING 15A- 13 OF ORDINANCE SECTION THE CODE unanimous ly. 503. 36 CODE FLORIDA, OF