Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 12-14-1967 Special — reading text

Sconiers) said yes) he moved that City honor prior commitments. Motion seconded by Mr. Rigdon) and carried unanimously. Mr. Rogers said if he understood) Council did not want to cancel a dance but there were numerous dances available several nights a week. He commented that they would have the broadcast somewhere) and would welcome any suggestions for needy families. He said he was surprised at the general feeling of the governmental body of the City. He thanked Council for the time) saying it was most rewarding and highly educational) and left the meeting room. Attorney commented on why it had to be in the Community Center( in the form of a question~ Manager commented on a contest held in the past year by the radio station resulting in deliberate acts against the City lasting three or four: days with groups scattered over the City Hall Complex taking the place apart looking for a Honda key. He said the City asked them to please move to different areas - diverting clues - and met with no success. He said there was a great deal of damage done to the City Hall complex. Mr. Rogers returned to the room' a'nd the Attorney asked him why the promotion had to be held in the Community Center) and asked him what would be wrong with having it in a church or school. Rogers said would have restrictions. schools In answer to what was with the high school) Rogers said he had wrong just thought with the Community Center being the property of the citizens of Fort Walton Beach) it would reflect well on the City. He said he got the general feeling that Council felt there was not a need for it. Council assured him that he was wrong. Mayor suggested renting a building. Mr. Ready said he felt sure Max Bruner would let them have the school. Rogers said he didn' t think there would be that much problem to tting the community center. City Clerk who had left the room/ rEturned and reported that he had called Reverend Talmadge Smith) and he said he would be glad to come down to the meeting if it were necessary) that he never intended for the church to be used at any time) and the only thing he volunteered was storage space if necessary.  2-b~Q R~ erg sai~ hetho~ght Re~ erend Sm~ th s~ ouldbe aSked, down, ce he m~ sunderstootl Sm~ th or Sm~ th m~ sunderstood h~ m. Manager s~~ gested St. Simon' s church as a possibility. Rogers commented on the statements about the contest and said he was sure the Manager' s comments were unintentional. 1 Manager said the City had notified the station of damage and asked them to please shift clues somewhere else and said that WNUE didn' t hide the Honda key until the final day of the contest. . He said the City property was well kept for the public, and that we liked to improve it rather than harm it. Rogers said under laws and controls they had to hide anything like that before giving first clue on the air or risk loosing license. He said they tried, but was too lat~ to divert people with clues. Manager said the man at the station who was contacted. refused to do anything about, and Manager asked Rogers that they please not do that anymore. Manager pointed out the responsibility for the teens when they come to the City' s community center, and the combining of the functions would not be good along that line. Rogers asked Council if it were a necessity, would they cancel what was scheduled. Manager said he didn' t think that was the question. Council agreed that they were in sympathy with what WNUE was trying to do, and felt there was a need for it. Attorney asked if schools were available, and the community center were not through being scheduled, why was it necessary to cancel. He said it was simply that WNUE haddenied been the use of a building, and it wasn' t a selfish motive. Rogers said it didn' t sound like it. When asked what he would report, Rogers said the only choice he had was that the City denied them the use of the Citizen' s building. Attorney asked if he were going to say it was denied because of previous commitments. 1 Rogers said say it was denied because of a he had to teenage dance the City had scheduled. Rogers asked Attorney if he would like a job writing the news. Rogers said he would never say anything that wasn' t completely true - that he would say they couldn' t have the community center, and the Attorney again asked him to say why, and Rogers said becausecr previous commitments. Rogers left the meeting! Dom.  L______ 260 Council in further action postphoned the next regular meeting datesince it would fall on December 26. This was unanimous on motion by Mr. Ready, seconded by Mr. Sconiers. Meeting adjourned at 6: 15 p. m. APPROVED: ~ 0 / 2.... 9b'f. MAYORa;LL~ ATTEST: eLf City Clerk 1~. f:1 v~