Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 05-28-1963 Regular — reading text

MINUTES OF I REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL A regular meeting of City Council was held on Tuesday, May 28, 1963, in Council Chambers of City Hall, with the fol- lowing ' members present: Sam E. Lindsey, Mayor Fred Tolbert H. H. Carnathan Ray Jones Lee Courter Jimmy Ready s. L. Rogers Cliff Long and City Manager, City Attorney and Finance Director- City Clerk. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Lindsey at 7:) 0 P. M., with invocation delivered by Rev. Turton. Mayor welcomed visitors to the meeting. Rev. Turtonrequested permission for the YMCA to use City Shop to maintain their bus. On motion made by Councilman Tolbert, seconded by Councilman Rogers, the vote was aye, unanimously. Joe Anderson, attorney in Fort Walton Beach, asked for hear- ing later on in meeting. Mr. Walker informed Council that 10 invitations were mailed for bids on sanitation truck. Manager then submitted proof of publications, read specifications and opened the bids. Three bids were received: I 1. Warren Taylor Ford Company bid $ 11, 552. 45 - Manager read exceptions re $ 215 to be charged if truck is delivered to City of Fort Walton Beach; delivery date within three weeks. 2. Hood Motor Company bid $ 11, 215. 69 - f. o. b. in Fort Walton Beach; listed specifications with some variations, however.  77 3. Lee Pontiac, bid $ 10, 897. 00 - Inc. delivery approximately 30 days; financing with GMAC interest rate at 5%. Specifications off on two points: ( a.) cab axle - off on minimum measurement and ( b.) front springs - less than 7, 000 pounds required. Mr.Sawyer, who represented low bidder, Lee Pontiac, was temporarily absent from Council Chambers at this time. Mr. Walker read letter from Mr. Byrd of Hood Motor Company and stated that it would cost the City $ 400 extra if this bid were accepted. Manager then recommended this matter go to the committee for study and deliberation. On motion made by Councilman Tolbert and seconded by Councilman Jones, the vote was aye, unanimously. Mr. Anderson, attorney for Okaloosa County Gas District, discussed the Okaloosa County Gas District Ordinance that had previously been passed by the Okaloosa County Gas District Board and a Resolution that the City Council should adopt ratifying and confirming the usage of certain terms. Councilman Tolbert asked questions about the Resolution and expressed his desire to read it before it is either approved or disapproved. After a short dis- cussion, Mayor stated that due to the length of the Resolution, being some 59 pages long, he suggested that the Councilmen be furnished copies at some later date, so that they may read the Resolution in its entirety. City Manager discussed meeting of CATV Committee which had been held on May 27, 1963, at 7: 00 P. M. He stated that no recommendation had been reached. At that point Councilman Carnathan asked for a ten- minute recess, so that he and the other members of Council might have the opportunity to discuss the CATV problem briefly. Mayor granted the recess at 8: 15 P. M., and the Councilmen and City Manager adjourned to the Conference Room of City Hall. Council meeting reconvened at 8: 30 P. M., with Councilman Carnathan stating a decision had been reached that City Council would ask the City Manager to contact a number of city governments in Florida and surrounding areas, such as Alabama, and pose a list of questions to them concerning their handling of the CATV systems. City Council would then abide by the decision of a simple majority and act  78 accordingly. The secretary was asked to read the questions to be asked of the various cities, as follows: I 1. 2. Do you drops? inspect If this inspection? so, house connections or house what charges are made for Do you inspect any other portions of the system, such as receiving stations, antenna, transmission lines or amplifier units? 3. Do you charge ad valorem taxes on real or personal property owned by the CATV company? 4. What franchise tax do you charge? 5. What licenses does the CATV company pay? 6. Are the TV poles grounded? Is each pole grounded or just the amplifier? 7. Do you require house drops or house connections to be grounded? 8. Do you require a lightning arrester at each installation? 9. Do you require master electricians to make the house connections? Mayor instructed City Manager to obtain the needed information from nearby cities and states, in order that the situation could then be placed before Council at some future meeting. Councilman Carnathan stated that the CATV should operate under the same procedure as it has in the past few weeks until a decision has been reached, to be enforced retroactively at that time. Mr. Sawyer, representing low bidder on sanitation truck, returned to the Council Chambers at this time. Councilman Rogers moved that low bidder, Lee Pontiac, receive the bid I providing proper changes specifications. the vote was are made in accordance with Councilman Ready seconded the motion and aye, unanimously.  r;~n Ii.; '....... City Manager requested that Council' s previous action requiring all City employees to live within the City limits by June 11, 1963, be waived for the secretary for a period of one ( 1) year. On motion made by Councilman Long and seconded by Councilman Courter, the vote was aye, unanimously. Finance Director requested that accounts in original budget within departments of the City of Fort Walton Beach be adjusted. He went on to say that the same amount of money is involved but to be transferred from one department to another where the need arises. The recommendation is as follows: CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA FROM: Finance Director and City Manager TO: Finance Committee Recommend the following accounts ( original budget) within departments indicated below be adjusted. CITY HALL DEPARTMENT: Office Supplies 300. 00 Utilities 1, 000. 00 Equipment Repair & Maintenance 400. 00 Salaries 1, 700. 00 POLICE DEPARTMENT: Equipment Repair & Maintenance 300. 00 Vehicle Repair & Maintenance 2, 700. 00 Office Supplies 150. 00 Prisoner Meals 600. 00 Gas & Oil 1, 200. 00 Training 650. 00 Uniforms 400. 00 Parking Meter Repairs & Maint. 150. 00 Salaries 1, 200. 00 Auto Allowance 50. 00 Miscellaneous 100. 00  1'. 8() r'~T'~ ~-'.'.. ' to"'>. - __ a) FIRE DEPARTMENT: Vehicle Repair & Maintenance $ 700. 00 I Building Maint. & Cleaning Supplies Supplies Utilities 300. 00 100. 00 75. 00 Salaries $ 1, 175. 00 INSPECTION DEPARTMENT: Supplies $ 50. 00 Miscellaneous $ 50. 00 GOLF COURSE DEPARTMENT: Telephone $ 200. 00 Gas 400. 00 Equipment Repair & Maintenance 700. 00 Miscellaneous 600. 00 Golf Course Supplies 690. 00 Vehicle Repair & Maintenance 100. 00 Membership Dues 160. 00 Salaries $ 2, 000. 00 Supplies ( Fertilizer, Chem, Etc.) 850. 00 PARKS MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT: Equipment Repair & Maintenance $ 800. 00 Gas & Oil $ 100. 00 Miscellaneous 100. 00 Building Maintenance 600. 00 RECREATION DEPARTMENT: Telephone $ 225. 00 Playground Supplies 100. 00 I Athletic Officiating Books & Publications Convention Expense Miscellaneous 151. 50 4. 00 20. 00 50. 00 Salaries $ 450.,' 0 Senior Citizens 100. 00 81. STREET DEPARTMENT: Maintenance Materials 3, 000. 00 Vehicle Repair & Maintenance 1, 200. 00 Gas & Oil 2, 200. 00 Salaries 2, 000. 00 SANITATION DEPARTMENT: Vehicle Repair & Maintenance 2, 400. 00 Gas & Oil 1, 400. 00 Salaries 1, 000. 00 SEWER OPERATION & MAINTENANCE FUND: Auditing