Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 09-26-1989 Regular — reading text

point.  7 9/ 26/ 89 THORNBER VS CITY ( CONT' D) Mr. Moore said Judge Fleet may up or lower his figure but feels he will tie the same figure into the growth formula which is what the order from the District Court said. and when he does that. then it will moot the appeal grounds Hr. Day might have. Mr. Smith moved to deny Mr. Day' s offer. Motion was I seconded by Mr. Merriwether and carried unanimously with Smith. Rosenbaum. Wyatt. Merriwether. Wyninegar. deVaux in favor. Mr. Maney said let the record show that he abstained from voting because his son. Judge Maney. is involved in this case. MINUTES Hr. Maney moved that the regular minutes of September 12. 1989. be approved. as amended. Motion was seconded by Mr. Smith and carried unanimously with Smith, Rosenbaum, Wyatt. deVaux. Merriwether. Wyninegar. Maney in favor ( the amended changes will be made to the official minutes). MPB MINUTES Mr. Rosenbaum moved that the Municipal Planning Board minutes of September 5. 1989. be filed with City the Clerk. Motion was seconded by Mrs. Wyninegar and carried unanimously with Smith, Rosenbaum. Wyatt, Maney. Wyninegar, deVaux. Merriwether in favor. MPB RECOMMENDATIONS Mr. Maney moved that Municipal Planning Board the recommendations be approved with regard to the sidewalk policy. Motion was seconded by Mr. Smith. Mr. Maney said if we approve that. then he would like to make some more amendments to this whole policy not inconsistent withthey what proposing. City are The Attorney suggested Workshop" this proposition and to " attend to the concepts proposed in the Compo Plan that is in the adoption process now and also consider assessments. Mr. Maney said he would like to incorporate the recommendations of the Board. He said what he would propose is in Priority Level I school areas to include, " those streets on which children would normally walk to those schools." Hr. Maney said in regard to what the City Attorney said on the Compo Plan. it is in the Compo Plan that we have these I priorities and with regard to assessment. he said in the City of Destin where they have put in several miles of sidewalk recently. there' s been no assessment at all; they have taken it out of the General Fund. 8 9/ 26/ 89 HPB REC. ( CONT' D) Mr. Maney the for proposes following discussion. Item No. 3. " Notify property owners and proceed with a survey to determine if property owners are interested in having sidewalks. Both sides of a street would be independently evaluated so that if one side failed to achieve greater than 50 percent property owner agreement. the other side could still be built." Me. Maney said he would add a Section 4. " All sidewalks constructed shall be 100 percent financed by the city." Mr. Haney then deleted Item No. 3 entirely and substituted for that. " all sidewalks constructed shall be 100 percent financed by the city." Mr. Haney said in Priority Level I we could add after health care areas. " and areas where partial or incomplete sidewalks now exist." The City Attorney said this will come back in resolution form. but council should pass this conceptually. The Hayor called for the vote. and it carried unanimously with Smith, \ vyatt. Rosenbaum. deVaux. Maney. Merriwether, Wyninegar in favor. Mr. Haney moved that the council accept recommendation 2 of the planning board which directs the City Manager to prepare an ordinance to require sidewalks on all public property within the next five years. Mr. deVaux asked if that motion would say. five years from now. every city right- of- way will have a sidewalk. The City Attorney said he read that as municipal property. and if that is the case. then council does not need to do anything because they hold the purse strings. Hr. r1aney withdrew his motion. Hr. deVaux said he would like to see a time- frame and stick to that goal. Mr. Maney then moved to request the City Manager to examine the sidewalk issue and report back to council \ vithin a month a reasonable plan and schedule for completing all the sidewalks in the city and to recommend a time- frame that will accomplish it. Hotion was seconded by Mr. deVaux and carried unanimously with Smith, \ vyatt. Rosenbaum. deVaux. Maney. Merriwether. Wyninegar in favor. 1r. Merriwether moved that all new developments or redevelopments be required to construct sidevlalks by amending Section 1020. 07 of the Codified Ordinances. Motion was seconded by Hr. Maney and carried unanimously with Smith. Wyatt. Rosenbaum, deVaux. Maney. Merriwether. Wyninegar in favor. ANNOUNCEMENT - MAYOR The Mayor reminded council of the League of Ci.ties LEAGUE OF CITES meeting in Niceville on Thursday night.  9 9/ 26/ 89 ANNOUNCEMENT - HAYOR The Mayor also announced that the County Commission SOLID WASTE did sign a contract today for the transfer station. Mr. Smith moved that the city pursue and