Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 09-24-1963 Regular — reading text

than the value of the lots and she strongly objected to the assessment. J. D. Boles asked if it were City policy to run sewer and water lines through a sec- tion that was not thickly populated. Manager replied that this was done upon petition of majority of people in these subdivisions. Recommended policies for the # 2 Community Center in the Negro Community from the Parks and Recreation Dept. were referred to the Administrative Committee for study and report back to Council on motion by Councilman Ready, seconded by Councilman Long, and aye unanimous vote.  r: frl 4(( Recommendation from the Parks and Recreation Board that the City permit the Nursery Board to lease 10, 000 sq. ft. of land for the next five years to allow a nursery for colored children, was referred to the Administrative Committee for study and report back to Council, on motion by Councilman Rogers, seconded by Councilman Jones, and aye unanimous vote. I Recommendation from the Parks and Recreation Board that the City purchase approximately 1650 linear feet of waterfront property located east of the Cinco City limits bounded on the south by Yacht Club Drive and on the north by Cinco Bayou, was referred to the Finance Committee for study and recommendation back to Council. Motion was made by Councilman Carnathan, seconded by Councilman Ready, and the vote was aye unanimously. Recommendation from the PaMS and Recreation Board that $ 1000 of recreation department salaries be transferred towards Negro recreation equipment and $ 240. 00 be transferred to a car allowance for Supervisor of Girls' Activities: was referred to the Finance Committee ~ or study and recommendation back to Council on motion by Councilman Tolbert, seconded by Councilman Jones, and aye unanimous vote. The following recommendations from the Golf Course Board were presented: 1. Recommend that club storage fees be reduced to $ 1. 00 effective 1 October 1963. The Board feels that a greater number of players would be willing to store their clubs at this price. 2. Recommend that the salary of the professional be discon- tinued and that the salaries of all other personnel employed at the Municipal Golf Course be paid out of City funds and that all personnel be under the supervision of the City Manager effective September 15, 1963. That the City purchase the pull carts from Mr. Wilkinson at aprice to be negotiated, and that the future rental of pull carts be split equally between the City and Mr. Wilkin- son. Effective 9- 14- 63. Recommend that the professional receive 10% of the gross rental of the electric golf carts effective August 31, 19p3. I Recommend that the professional maintain his own cash register for his merchandise sales, golf lessons, club repair, and rental and that the profit of these operations go to him, effective 9- 5- 63. Recommend that the City make all purchases of repair parts, tools and other equipment used in the repair of electric or pull carts and that the professional and other employees of the Pro Shop do all labor necessary to keep the equipment in working order, effective 9- 15- 63. h~':; 3. Recommend that a small shelter type building to house vending machines between # 9 green and # 10 tee be erected providing the cost is under ~ 500. 00 Councilman Jones stated that these were the best recommendations he had ever seen from the Golf Course Board, and he moved that they be accepted. Motion seconded by Councilman Long. In the discussion that followed, Councilman Courter stated that the 1. 00 storage fee was not adequate in his opinion. After further discussion, vote was taken as follows: Nay - Rogers, Carnathan, Tolbert, Courter, Ready Aye - Jones, Long Councilman Tolbert moved that these recommendations be put into committee consisting of Council as a whole to study and possibly improve and complete at next regular Council meeting. Motion was seconded by Councilman Courter, and the vote was aye unanimously. Council voted unanimously on motion by Councilman Rogers, seconded by Councilman Ready that the following recommendations from the City Manager and the Finance Director be approved. 1. In reference to the previous discussion regarding the unsecured funds in a local savings and loan association, we have made varied efforts to make arrangements to secure these funds so that we could continue earning 4% on our deposits. The local loan associations' attorney ruled that they would be unable to secure these funds in excess of . 10, 000. 00, therefore we recommend that the monies in ~he local association ( General Improvement Fund) in excess of 10, 000. 00 be deposited in the Southern National Bank ( Gen- eral Improvement Fund) with authorization to invest these funds in U. S. Treasury Bills until needed. 2. Reoommend., that the monies that have been designated as Right- of- Way fund in the amount of $ 62, 000. 00 which was previously authorized to be deposited in the local savings and loan association, be deposited instead in the Southern National Bank which in turn would be invested in U. S. Treasury Bills until needed. ( These monies resulting from the sale of the Utilities Tax Refunding Issue, JUly 1, 1963.) The Council authorized this money to be used in the downtown area for right- of- way in connection with construction of Brooks Bridge, Highway 98, and providing parking on Perry Boulevard. This account to be known as the Right- of- Way Fund. Council voted unanimously on motion by Councilman Jones, seconded by Councilman Ready, that library request for capital outlay be granted as follows: $ 5000. 00 for books, $ 1500. 00 for juve- nile furniture, and $ 1000. 00 for audio equipment.  r-' on 26 June 1963 Congressman Sikes City Manager stated that introduced bill in the House of Representatives to add the words " educational use" to recreational tract deed restrictions. Councilman Ready asked if City Manager and Finance Director could come up with some figures on what it would cost for City to operate its own mosquito control. I City Manager reported that City is presently being sprayed twice each week - from 7 in the evening till 2 in the morning. He further stated that one driver from the City had been loaned to the Program, and that a truck had been borrowed from Mary Esther which they will allow City to use in the evenings. He stated that two spray planes were back at Eglin and they were to spray City. A discussion followed re costs of City' s operating such a program. Due to the lateness of the hour a discussion of the proposed budget for 63- 64 fiscal year was postponed until Monday night, July 15, at 7: 30. Copn~ ilman Courter moved that since term of present Mayor Pro Tem expires July 16, Jimmy Ready be appointed Mayor Pro Tem for one year term to begin on expiration date of present Mayor Pro Tem. Motion was seconded by Councilman Long and the vote was aye unanimously. Councilman Long moved that since Mayor' s term expires September 15, 1963, this term be extended to July 1, 1964. Motion was seconded by Councilman Ready, and the vote was aye unanimously. City Manager read request from Dr. Russell, President of the local Cancer Society, asking for relief from the $ 25. 00 fee for use of auditorium for the Cancer Benefit Show. Councilman Long moved that this request be turned to Parks and Recreation Board for their handling; seconded by Councilman Ready, and the vote was aye unanimously. City Manager reported that in reference to Lease of City owned property to Southern States Steel, Incorporated, he had received check for lease payment which he was holding for further instruc- tions from Council. Councilman Carnathan moved that this check be accepted; motion seconded by Councilman Tolbert, and the vote was aye unanimously. I City Manager reported that he had obtained figures Playground Equipment for Vesta Heights Playground. on cost of i ,.)~~. J City Manager stated there was a favorable article in the Montgomery Advertiser Newspaper, July g, 1963, concerning the City of Fort Walton Beach, and the Playground Area. City Manager stated a drainage problem on Holmes Avenue which needed to be corrected at an estimated cost of $ 746. 00. Councilman Carnathan moved that this be approved; seconded by Councilman Courter, and the vote was aye unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 10: 30 P. M. fo2 . _ ADOPTEDm3. APPROVEDA/~~ y~~~ ATTEST: J c1t;~ r~~ h~ -