Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 07-27-1976 Regular — reading text

d, InstructCity Manager to negotiate best possible fee for this work. Agreements and fee to be approved by Council, Following completion of this study, Parking Committee will make recommenda- tion to Council for solution of parking problem, Mr, Baughman asked how this recommenda- tion differs from the Municipal Planning Board. s recommendation, Mr, Hill explained that Ricks/ Kendrick/ Stokes/ David would make a survey, Mr, Baughman replied that this is what the Municipal Planning Board did, Mr, Hunt stated that he has looked at this recommendation and I believe that we need to have an outside firm come in and look at the parking situation, I Mr, Rigdon stated that the Municipal Planning Board looked at the overall downtown area and picked out so. e good spots for parking lots, Some of think that maybe we need more parking, but we don' t know really how many mer- chants are parking their cars there. Sometimes I can find all the parking places in the world and other times you can' t find a parking place at all, I think we need an outside individual to r t'....-.~-._._...__'~"'~_.~-__..."~",... 1/~ 7/ 1" 282 look at this, If we don' t need the parking I don' t want to spend the money. The Municipal Planning Board just does not have the staff to make an in- depth study, Mr, Brock moved that the recommendations be approved, Motion was seconded by Mr, Hill and carried unanimously, THANK YOU LETTER Mayor Pro Tem presented a thank you SOTIR FENCE letter from Jean Elliott, a resident of Moriarity Street, reference the Sotir fence, THANK YOU CARD~, J, BROCK Mayor Pro Tem presented a thank you card FAMILY from the A, J, Brock family, RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCES City Attorney presented the following resolutions and ordinances I 76- 29 REI TERMINATING 76- 29 A RESOLUTION TERMINATING THE LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCY LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCY OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, ELIMINATING THE POSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LPA TRANSFERRING ANY REMAINING FUNCTIONS TO THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF, Mr, Baughman moved that the resolution be approved, Motion was seconded by Mr. Rigdon and carried unanimously, 30 RE I LEASE AGREEMENT 76- 30 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY 76... WITH ENVIRONMENTAL FILTRA- MANAGER ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF FORT TION PRODUCTS, INC, WALTON BEACH TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL FILTRATION PRODUCTS, INC., PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF, Mr, Hill moved that the resolution be approved, Motion was seconded by Mr. Rigdon and carried unanimously. 656 RE I ANNEXING PROPERTY 656 AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING CERTAIN PROPERTY TO THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Mr, Rigdon moved that the ordinance be approved on second and final reading. Motion was seconded by Mr, Brock and carried unanimously,  7/ 7~- -- 283. 657 RE: INTENT TO ANNEX 657 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE INTEN- TION OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH TO ANNEX LAND TO SAID CITY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 171, 04, FLORIDA STATUTES, PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF, I Mr, Brock moved that the ordinance be approved on second and final reading. Motion was seconded by Mr, Bishop and carried unanimously, 658 RE I FLOOD PLAIN 658 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING FLOOD REGULATIONS PLAIN REGULATIONS FOR THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, Mr, Baughman moved that the ordinance be approved on second and final reading. Motion was seconded by Mr, Brock and carried unanimously, LETTER TO DOWNTOWN BUSINESS Mayor Pro Tem presented a letter from ASSOCIATION City Manager to Mr. Houser, President of Downtown Business Association along with a recommendation from the Chief of Police reference the parking in the area of the USO, City Manager replied that he has not received a response from the retail merchants. HUNT TO APPEAR BEFORE Mr, Rigdon asked Mr. Hunt, as repre~ COUNTY COMMISSIONERS sentative from the City Council to the County Commissioners, to appear at the next Commissioners meeting and ask them to consider the following projects: 1, Okahatchee Circle drainage, We would like the Commissioners to provide the pipe for this drainage, 2. L · Ombre Court paving, Ask Commis- sioners to provide 100% funding for the paving of L' Ombre Court, Part is in the City and part is in the County, I COUNCIL AS WHOLE TO FORM INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE Mr, Rigdon it is time something ourcity, Beach owns stated that he feels about bringing industry to The City of Fort Walton a large piece that that this City Council did of property which is laying dormant, I think that every member of this Council should be part of an Industrial Committee, I feel that the City officials along wU:h the City administration should take it