Okaloosa County BOCC — March 15, 2016 — GFWBCOC Request

Tammy McGaughy 2016 Chair of the Board Warren Averett, LLC. Bill Roberts 2017 Chair-Elect Barnes Insurance and Financial Services LA Woodall Immediate Past Chair The Arc of the Emerald Coast Matt Turpin Treasurer Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC Mary Tinsley Section Chair — Professional Development Edward Jones Investments Ryan Price Section Chair - Community Business Interiors Ron Raybourne Section Chair - Special Events APEX Broadcasting Eddie Springle Section Chair - Business to Business Okaloosa Gas District Nick Chubb Section Chair — Networking Cabinets RRR Us 2016 Board of Directors: C LeDon Anchors* Charlotte Bergman Jackie Blue Mark Dutram Jason Floyd Ken Hair Kathy Houchins* Bernard Johnson Henry Kelley Cliff Long* Bruce Marshall* Melissa Matern Mitch Mongell Jeanne Rief* Joyce Sanders* Dr. Scott Smith Stephen Smith Pam Woodall Marcia Wright-Reynolds *Life Director 2016 Sponsors Apex cox € +M1-RALD géa\uqu R\MJ !g#gs WINDCREEK CASING & HOTEL GREATER FORT WALTON BEACH | (HAMBER OF COMMERCE “Believing and Achieving Together” March 4, 2016 Kelley Windes, (Chairman) Commissioner District 5 Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners 1250 N. Eglin Parkway, Suite 100 Shalimar, FL 32579 Cc John Hofstad, County Administrator Okaloosa County 1250 N. Eglin Parkway, Suite 100 Shalimar, FL 32579 Dear Mr. Windes: I respectfully request the opportunity to appear before the regularly scheduled meeting of the Okaloosa County Commissioners on Mar 15, 2016 at 08:30AM. My request is to be heard as a visitor to the County Commission to speak in support of a request made by Community Solutions in reference to One Hopeful Place. Attached is a letter of support approved by the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. If approved, I will appear in person at the Mar 15, 2016 County Commission meeting to explain this request in full detail and answer any questions the board may have. Thank you in advance for you gracious consideration of this request. I will look forward to your response. Sincerely, Ted Corcoran President/CEO 34 Miracle Strip Parkway, S.E. « P.0. Box 640 Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549 < Office: 850-244-81 www. fwbchamber.com GREATER FORT WALTON BEACH | (HAMBER OF COMMERCE “Believing and Achieving Together” Tammy McGaughy 2016 Chair of the Board Warren Averett, LLC. issi o fwere To: Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners Bill Roberts 2017 Chair-Elect gf::;;l";‘;’r:?;esa“d On behalf of the Board of Community Solutions of the Emerald Coast, and the Greater Fort Walton X Woodl Beach Chamber of Commerce we greatly appreciate the support of the Okaloosa County Board of Immediate Past Chair Commissioners with our One Hopeful Place project (City of Fort Walton Beach former Waste Water The Arc of the Emerald Coast | Treatment Plant off Beal Extension). Matt Turpin Treasurer Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC We are very pleased to report that Phase 1-- our 10 bed homeless veteran facility/cold night shelter- Mary Tinsley is under construction now and will be operational by June 30, 2016. Section Chair — Professional Development Edward Jones Investments Phase 2-- our facility to serve homeless women, children and families—will be ready by Fall 2016. Ryan Price Section Chair - Community ) . A i Business Interiors The City of Fort Walton Beach has been working very closely with the County Public Works Ron Raybourne department on the logistics of all aspects of these projects. Section Chair - Special Events APEX Broadcasting Eddie Springle This collaborative public works effort includes the installation of a 2” sewer line extension, utilizing gz:g; :hair— Business to an existing meter with no changes on the potable water. (There are many more specifics that your Okaloosa Gas District county staff has included with this request) Nick Chubb Section Chair —Networking Community Solutions, through a grant, will be providing $9,344 to pay Okaloosa County for the Cabinets RRR Us