Okaloosa County BOCC — March 15, 2016 — GFWBCOC Request — reading text

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 ) Sewer Capacity Expansion Charges (CECs) and project material as a part of the $16,860 cost for the 2016 Board of Directors: C LeDon Anchors* project. Charlotte Bergman Jackie Blue fl";’c’,‘nD;jgj‘g‘ By submission of this letter, both the Boards of Community Solutions and the Greater Fort Walton x;‘hfi; cking Beach Chamber of Commerce, respectfully request the Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners Eernarg J"ohnson consider a contribution of labor, usage of county equipment and administrative costs, estimated to Ciff Long* be $7,516 towards the project. Bruce Marshall* Melissa Matern Sfifafi:’z"g;g?" Our community has been dreaming of a facility such as this for almost 50 years. The assistance from g,oyge Snarsvde;:l the County—on this request—as well as others that may be forthcoming—will make this a facility a r. SCO mi . e o . . . Stephen Smith reality. A place where citizens of our County—our community—will be able to change their lives for Pam Woodall th bett Marcia Wright-Reynolds € better. *Life Director 2016 Sponsors Thank you for the consideration of this request. Apex © ............ (((. M COX CUMULUS Tammy McGa ughy Mitc gell O H\C/Iggglfl) Raily @ 2016 Chair/FWB Chamber 2016 Chair/Community Solutions 34 Miracle Strip Parkway, S.E. * P.0. Box 640 Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549 < Office: 850- 944 8191 ¢ www. fwbchamber.com