Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 03-09-1954 Regular — reading text

2!) t Gorden Gih'son, ~~ yor of Conco Bayou, Florida, and two ( 2) mem'hers of the Town of Cinco Bayou and the Town Attorney of said Town, and after discussing the pronlems of extending the water works of the I City of Fort Walton Beach to the Town of Cinco Bayou, Florida, re- commend that the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, take the following ~ ction: Enter into a 30 year contract to provide the Town of Cinco Bayou, Florida, \" i th water for the use 6fj said tewn. s residents upon the express agreement of said town to pay all expenses for the exten- sion of the water system, except the cost of water meters, with deposits, tap on fees and water charges in~ring directly to the City of Fort Walton Beach, with the Town of Cinco Bayou receiving a revenue in the amount of 10% to reimnurse them for the installa- tion of same. Respectfully SU'hmit ed, s/ Theo Bass Chairman, Operations and } ilaintenance Comm. s/ W. J. Ronerts~ Jr. Mem'her Following a 1enghty discussion,a motion was made ny Mr. stacy and seconded ny Mr. Walker that the recommendation of the committee he accepted. Vote aye, unanimous. I Following a a discussion of the financial statements to ne presented, motion was made ny Mr. Harneson and seconded ny Mr. ~ ass that the Financial statements ' he presented at the next meeting. Vote aye, unanimous. The agreement with the Manager of the Community Center was read ' hy the Clerk as follows: t1ANAGERIAL AGREEl~ NT Fenruary 23, 1954 IT IS AGREED netween the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and Jack L. Smith of Fort Walton Beach, that Mr. Jack L. Smith shall operate and manage the nuilding and grounds now known as the Community Center and the reareation area of such Center sunject to the restrictions and provisions of the deed to such property. The operation and management does not include any nui1dings or grounds which may ne erected ny, or allotted to, other civic organizations of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. This agreement shall ' he in force and effect for a period of five ( 5) years unless sooner terminated for cause or ny mutual I agreement. premises ' hy All 'huildings, Mr. property or fixtures placed upon the Smith will remain his property nut upon termination of the contract and within sixty ( 60) days after the date of termi- r- 0~ 2 nation such property will he removed from the premises or will he disposed of to other persons or organizations su~~ ect to the appro- val of the Council Recreation Con; mi ttee. The conditions of agreement and employment are here set forth: TheCo~ nunity Center ~ uilding and grounds shall ne avail- to all civic organizations and groups upon le a'l--, request neing made within a reasonahle time, two weeks notice heing consldered a reasonahle time. All janitorial functions and services will ~e performed y Mr. Jack L. Smith persons hired and paid- hY him or at no expense to the City of Fort vJalton Reach, Florida. The City shall furnish all janitorial supplies and equip- ment and shall maintain local telephone service, however, all long distance service will he at the expense of the Community Center Manager. Mr. S~ ith shall receive Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($ 250. 00) per month as salary and shall receive all revenue from any rents or uses of the ~ uilding and from any concessions operated in the Community Center ~ uilding or on the premises. He shall have the right to erect a ~ uilding to house outside con- cessions, however, the plans for any such huilding must first 'l--, e mitted to the Council Recreation Committee, sU'l--, or its successor, for approval of design, prior to con- struction. The City of Fort Walton Beach shall stand the expense of all Community Center grounds maintenance and repair with the exception of the maintenance and repair of any huild- ing erected thereon ny Mr. Smith. It will furn~sh and maintain such athletic equipment and playground equip- ment as it deems necessary. All lights, gas, and water shall ~ e at the expense of the City; however, all lights, gas and wJ.ter used hY any outside concession ' l--. uilding Uilt hY Mr. Smith under the terms of this contract will e seperate metered to Mr. Smith and all 'l--. ills for the use of such lights, gas and water shall ne at the persQaal expense of 1~. Smith. The ~ uilding shall at all times e kept clean and orderly ' l--. y Mr. Smith and at his expense and it shall he his duty to notify the City IvIanager or his representative of any le deficiencies in noticeal' --, materials or equipment \ vhich might impair the mission of the Community Center, of, if allowed to continue, might cause major damage to the structure of the Community Cen- ter BUilding or the outside recreational facilities. The room in the South- West corner of the Community Center BUilding designated as the Linrary Room and the room in the uilding designated as the North- East corner of the ' l--, Scouting Room are specifically excluded from all terms of this contract and will continue to he so excluded un- til such time as they are no longer used for these pur- poses. However, the Center Manager will maintain at all. times a key to each of these rooms for the purpose of police and fire protection.  253 The foregoing agreement entered into this 23rd day of Fenruary, 954, ~ etween Mr. O. M. Earley, acting in hehalf of the City Council and for the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and Mr. I Jack L. Smith, 110 Windham Drive, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, COUNCIL RECREATION COM}ITTTEE: sl O. M. Earlev O. M. Earley, City Manager sl W. B. Harbeson W. ' q. HariJeson, Memner sl Jack L. Smith Jack L. Smith sl James E. Miller James E. Miller, MemiJer sl W. C. Walker W. C. Walker, Memner Sworn to and sunscrined to nefore me this 23rd day of Fenruary, 1954. My commission expires sl H. J. Strickland SeptemiJer 15, 1956. Notary Punlic The Recreation and Civic COIT~ ittee recommended that the contract ne accepted as read. A motion was made ny Mr. Stacy and seconded By Mr. Bass that the contract he accepted. Vote aye, unanimous. After a thorough discussion of covering garnage trucks, it was I decided that the ordinance on the nooks Mr. was Earley advised the Council that the Seahrook Machinery Company sufficient. wishes to nring a Street Sweeper here for a demonstration. Mr. Earley was instructed to invite them here for the demonstration. The City l~ nager requested instructions from the Council as to the disposal of the nalance of the Sudduth Street Escrow Fund. A motmon was made ny Mr. Harneson and seconded ny Mr. Ronerts that the Street Escrow Account ne closed and the nalance paid to Sudduth. Vote aye, unanimous. Ordinance # 140 was then placed on the second reading as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 140 AN ORDINANCE RELATlNG TO THE SEIZURE OF ANY VEHICLE VESSEL, OR OTHER CONVEYANCE USED WITHIN THE CORPORAtE LIlv[LTS OF THE CITY OF FORT W~ LTON BEACH FOR THE TRANS- PORTATION OR REMOVAL OF OR FOR THE DEPOSIT OF CONCEAL- ffiNT OF ~ TY STILL AND STILLING APPARATUS OR RAW MATER- IAL USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ILLICIT AND ILLEGAL ALCHOLIC BEVERAGES, OR OF ANY ILT, ICIT AND ILLEGAL ALCHOLIC BEVERAGES OR LIQUORS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE I EORFIETURE THEREOF UNDER THE GENERAL STATE LAW. A motion was made ny Mr. HariJeson and seconded ny Mr. Williams that the ordinance ne passed on the second reading. Vote aye, unanimous. q t: If J ''3::. The following resolution was then read ~ y the Clerk: A RESOLUTION TO ~ E ENTITLED A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE OPPOSITION OF THE CITY OBUN- CIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON " REACH TO THE ENACTMENT IN THE 1954 SESSION OF CONGRESS OF PROPOSED LAW ELIMI- NATING TAX EXEl1PTION ON BONDS ISSUED ~ Y P~ LIC BODIES AND TAXING I~ NICIPALLY OW~lliD UTILITIES. WHEREAS, many municipalities in the State of Florida and in the United States sU'hstantialy reduce taxation upon the citizens thereof ' hy the sale of puhlic nonds issued hy said municipalities which are now exempt from Federal Taxation; and WHEREAS, many municipalities sU'hstantialy reduced the tax nurden upon its citizens ' hy operating utilities