Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 02-05-1957 Regular — reading text

the City of Fort ~hlton Beach, February 5, 1957." rr. Smith made a motion this recommendation be adopted. Seconded by } Ir. Pelham. Vot~ aye, unanimous. Mr. Cahalan made a further motion that in view of the fact that Mr. Earley has I been } 1ayor, Councilman and City Manager for a very long time, he feels that Council, in accepting his resignation should render sincere thanks to Mr. for his service. Seccnded by Nr. Pelham. Vete aye, unanimous. Earley Mr. Pelham suggested that the Administrative Committee investigate the of. haying a dinner in honor of Hr. Dossibi1it:{. Earley and welcoming Hr. Balcer. he ~ ee~ s l~S ~ t! s ~ n Order. 142 Cahalan re2d to COilllCi1 a request from the Girl Scouts that l~+. they be, permitted to drop 1, 000 leaflets on t,h~ CitJT of rort ~..;altonBeach as an advertising me8sure. i' r. Roberts made a motion that this request 1)e granted 1, rith the stipulation that no more than l,OOO such leaflets be dropped over tl-J.e Ci ty . Seconded by Fir. Long. Vote aye, unanimous. l1alachi King, County COITli'nissioner for this :r'istrict, ,~ s present at the ,request of Council to discuss the problems and plans of the County road program as it € f! ects our City. Co~~ cil vms p0rticular1y concerned ~ rith the improving of HolljilVJood Boulevarcl vrestward, and l1r. statecl he thinks this paving, Kin!; including curbs and gutters for a three mile section of street, could be included in the budget for 19) 7- 58, providing he cRn get such ~ resolution passed. IIIir. King agreeably answered various questions rertaining to County roads in general, and those within the City in p!'1rt. tcular. Nr. Cahalan graciously thanked Mr. King for being presEnt and stated thp. information imparted had been most enlightening. Hi th reference to the> pending question of Tr8dc Sto,mps, Ci t': J Attorney stated he woulr' like to meet 1-11 th t'he Administrative Committee to draw up an ordinance regulating licensing of such vendors - he feels they should be classified as merchants. However, !' 1r. St.ewart advised he had been told this lTlatter ,,,auld come before this session of the Legislature vdth the thought of abolishing trade stamps in Florida. The ~ dministrative Committee is to meet iv.ith the Attorney in this connection. Hr. bmi th reported all efforts to expedite the ' W"8ter expansion progr2.m are .-- being FElde i~order that our water supply m[1Y be morE: near1J' adequate to summer demands. Mr. Bass stated that the Committee, in an effort to solve the problem of inadequate ho'spital facilities, were 'making an effoEt to have the County use the three hospitals, operating them as a unit, but so far the Committee from the County had not arrived at a satisfactory conclusion inasmuch as Valparaiso has not come up with a solution. In order to get the Committee to ~ rk, r. Bass made a motion that the City of Fort ~rValton Beach Eospital facilities, including land, building and equipment, be offered to the County for 148, 000. OO, to be paid back to the City from the County funds or some Bond proceeds. Seconded by Mr. Roberts. Vote aye, unanimo~ s. ORDINA~rcE ' 226 NO.. JlN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ~ l50, 00o. OO UTILITIES TAX REVENUE CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1957, OF FORT ~t1ALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING n~~ ROVEMENTS ANt ZXTENSIONS TO THE WATEIrJlTORKS PIANT AND SYSTEM AND SE'tiE.. 1i. SYSTE:M IN FORT W_LTON BEliCH, PROVIDING FOR THE &\ LE AND SECURITY OF SAID CERTIFICATES, l\.1\ TD FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF FROM THE PROCEEDS . OF THE TAX Ilv' lPOSED BY SAID CITY ON THE SALES OF ELECTRICITY, GAS, 1.vATER. 1\1\';:)TELEl? HO~JE SERVICE, KlNG CERTAIN COVENANTS W.. AND AGREEMENTS IN THAT COmmCTION, AND DECLARING AN DlERGENCY.  1.43 was Ced in written form introd<.:' by 1'1r. Thea Bass and Was read in full in oper. I meeting It vss and discussed. Cahalan ' hat the charter rule requ~r~ng ordinances then moved by Mr. to be read on separate days be waived and the ordin~nce be ~ ow three considered for final passage. The motion was seconded by } 1r. Bass and carried the roll call vote of not less than five member~ of the City Council, to wit: Aye: Roberts, Bass, Pelham, Smith, Long, Pace and Cahalan. Nay: None. It was then moved by Mr. Cahalan that by reason o~ the urgent necessity for the construction of the improvements to be made with the proceeds of said certificates that there is an urgent need for the 1m.": lediate preservation of the public peace, property, health or safety that this ordinance take effect immediately as an emergency measure. The motion ~~ s seconded by ~ 1r. Bass and carried by the roll call vote of not less than five members of the City Council, to 1dt: Aye: Roberts, Bass, Pelham, Smith, Long, Pace and Cahalan. Nay: None. The ordinance again read in full and W8.S discussed, after which, was then pursuant by Mr. Cahalan and seconded by Mr. Bass, it was to motion made adopted without change on final reading by the following roll call vote: Aye: Roberts, Bass, Pace, Long, Pelham, Smith and Cahalan. ~ ay: None. The ordinance thereupon authenticated b~' the signature of the Mayor and was attested by City Clerk, was recorded in a book kept for that purpose, and the ordered published in the form of a synopsis reciting the title and substance I was of the ordinance in the Playground News, a newspaper ~ ublished in Okaloosa County and of general circulation in Fort Walton Beach, said publication to be mede ~~ thin ten days after final passage. It was requested that ordinance amending Ordinance 100 so as to include Hospitals and Clinics, except animal hospitals and clinics, in Section de~ ling Tdith R- lA Residential be given the Number 227 and the Utle now spread in the minutes: ORDINANCE ~ ro. 227 YTITLED AN ORDINANCE E!' A;.; ORDINANCEl\ MENDING ORDINANCE UmvIBER 100, SAID OF.DINAiCE IEING AN ORDINANCE ES:r \ ELISHHlG A ZONING PIAN iVITHIN THE ALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, CREATING SIX ( 6) TONN OF FORT i-: CTS, DISTR!l: REGUMTIUG AND ! 1S TRICTING THE LOCATION AND USE OF BU'ILDINGS, STRUCTtJRES, AND lAND FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY, RESIDENCE OR OTHER PLRPOSES, THE HEIGHT A~m SIZE OF STRUCTu~, THE SIZE OF OPEN SPACES FOR LIGHT AND VEN'fIIATION: ADOPTING A W"P OF SAID DISTRICT: DEFINING 111.1,S USED: PROVIDING FOR THE TE.. ADJLJ::>TNEm', j1:NFORCEH& 1IJT AHD AHENDME:JT THEREOF, PRESCRIBING PEUALTIES FOR VIOIATION, AUT) PR(JvIDING FOR TH:S:; EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. r/ I Mr. Smith remifi~ed Council of the approaching shift to Daylight Saving Time qy Eglin Field. and t1"e resulting confusion created in the area as a whole, and made ~ motion that the Council as a whole sit as a committee with Attorne.y Tork out a 3olution of the problem StevJart to i- of area time - to draw up plans for State legislation if such is required. Seconded by :' 11'. Bass. Vote, aye unanimous. 144 cking the statement that we have in ~, he. neigtborhoo(, of $ 20a, OOO. oO in o:L'~ hernbanks and the mane::" could be en deposit in cur. O'WTl City ~. Jith the same J the Chase National 3ank, l1r. &. ss suggested VIe ecurit.;"88 trat. offered b< look into tr.e possibility of getting some of these fUJ1C.s 1si' tr:>:'crred to our local bAnks. }~ r. Bass also suggested the of nolding SRturd~~ possibilit:; crning Council. committee meetings and this paft. uojcct should be c: icula::..' discussed at such meGt.ing. motion J:ld de b:' o'I Pelham