Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 02-12-13--cra — reading text

Notary Public r Tawu PWMggwapcM. p MYCammiwcn epplppX awr E+ pYea 4tnorZO M Packet Pg. 44  7. t .d September 11, 2012 Minutes Regular Meeting Dean Covey, 270 Brooks Street SE, expressed concern with the City Manager's approval on change orders of up to 10 percent of the bid amount. w The City Manager advised that the recommendation is in accordance with the City's Purchasing c Policies. He also acknowledged his background in civil engineering and his familiarity with the E aspects of the project, m Council requested they be kept apprised of the project and any high expenditure items. UO The vote on the motion to award the bid to Wharton -Smith Inc, of Sanford Florida, fora m 5 not -to- exceed amount of $6,467, 000. 00 to renovate Pump Station No. I and construct a new g 4 million gallon wet weather storage tank, and to authorize the City Manager to approve project change orders up to 10 percent of the bid amount in accordance with the City' s It E Purchase Policies, carried unanimously. _. -.. - - - RESULT: APPROVED jUNANIMOUS] E MOVER: Bull Rigdon, Council Seal 6 0 c SECONDER: Bobby Nabors, Council Seat 5 AYES: Griggs, Reeves, Goodwin, Nabors, Rigdon, Rynearson v y ABSENT: Joyce gossom mN Local Mitigation Strategy Annual Update v Stella Jones, City Planner, advised the City participates in FEMA's Community Rating System N for the National Flood Insurance Program, and the Local Mitigation Strategy Plan Report is prepared by the County's Comprehensive Plan/ Local Mitigation Strategy Committee, as well as o, representatives from the City. Ms. Jones advised no action by Council is necessary; the only requirement is for Council to cdE receive this item as information and document it in the meeting minutes. Revised Interincal Agreement for Sound Side Development The City Manager informed this was addressed earlier at the CRA meeting, and explained that during their review of the project, HUD determined that the secured loan amount could be increased to accommodate the general contractor performing the infrastructure improvements, allowing the general contractor to complete construction of the entire project. Therefore, the Interlocal Agreement is revised to reduce the CRA's financial contribution from $ 2, 5000, 000 to 700,000, benefiting the City by allowing the reallocation of the remaining funds to other projects and programs within the CPA. The vote on the motion to authorize the Mayor to execute the amended Interlocal Agreement with the Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority and Sound Side apartments, LLC, for the Sound Side apartments development and any accompanying documents associated with the Interlocal Agreement, carried unanimously. cup Councu offo, i wnQon eeo1e raze 6 Packet Pg. 45  7. t. d September 11, 2012 Minutes Regular Meeting RESULT: APPROVED [ UNANIMOUSI c MOVER: Bobby Nabors, Council Seat 5 SECONDER: Dick Rynearson, Council Seat 7 Jq AYES: Griggs, Reeves, Goodwin, Nabors, Rigdon, Rynearson ca E ABSENT: joyce gossom a Discussion of the Draft Development Agreement Components for the Landmark Center Development 9u Tim Bolduc, Acting Engineering/Utilities Director, discussed the four components that Fort a Walton Development Partners ( the developer) is seeking from the City for their Landmark g Center project. These components include 1) conveyance of City property for a parking garage; c 2) funding from the City for infrastructure; 3) participation in existing City grant programs; and E 4) Tax Increment Financing (TIF) refund to the developer in an amount equal to the tax revenues that would be assessed on the property. E E Mr. Bolduc continued that Staff is working with the Developer to construct a Development Agreement that would embody the requests of the developer, while meeting the needs and u funding capacity of the City, and requested Council discuss the components of a Development rn Agreement and to provide any direction to Staff as they see fit. o m Mr. Rigdon stated he has received a lot of calls from people who object to the project, and stated a his concern that taxpayers' money is being used for private investment. b Discussion ensued regarding the projected size of the planned parking garage and the number of spaces that the developers are planning. Ken Wright of Fort Walton Development Partners explained they are using existing plans from a previous development agreement with the City. Charles Scott, 205 Beachview, stated his thoughts that a parking garage is not needed and that governments should not be in the business of picking winners and losers. Phil Golmeyer, 205 Buck Drive, stated he would like to see a private appraiser appraise the worth of the land. He also discussed the impact on the increase in traffic in the Kea; that a traffic study needs to be conducted to determine the Level of Service ( LOS); stated his opposition to transferring tax money back to the developer; and received clarification that there would not be a fee for parking in the proposed garage. Mr. Golmeyer also discussed a possible conflict of interest with Councilmembers Reeves and Nabors who have businesses downtown, and questioned whether they should recuse themselves from voting on the issue. Jim Dowling, 111 Ferry Road, discussed possible concerns if a garage is built, including creating a public nuisance if occupied by individuals during day /evening hours; ensuring citizens would receive prime parking spaces, in the lowest levels of the structure; and ingress /egress and the impact of traffic in the local area. Mary Jo Johnston, Greenbrier Drive, stated she does not like the idea of the project and that Council needs to be cautious about spending taxpayers' money. Page 7 Packet Pg. 46 City Council o( Port Wa7rmt Beach  7. 1. e 6/ 3/ 10 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, FORT WALTON BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, FORT WALTON BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY B SOUND SIDE APARTMENTS, LLC, REGARDING INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AT SOUND SIDE APARTMENTS, A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT This Interlocal Agreement ( "Agreement') is made by and among the City of Fort Walton Beach ( "City'), a Florida municipality, Fort Walton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency ( "CRA "), a Florida special district, Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority ( "FWBHA "), a body corporate and politic organized under Chapter 421 of the Florida Statutes, and Sound Side Apartments, LLC ( "Sound Side "), a Florida limited liability company. 1. Intent a. Recognizing that the Sound Side Apartments Planned Unit Development Project') furthers the goals and polices of the CRA Redevelopment Plan, on March 17, 2010, the CRA Board of Commissioners approved the use of up to $ 2, 500, 000 in Community Redevelopment Revenue Special Trust Funds for site demolition, site infrastructure improvements, site restoration, and other costs for the Project. b. Recognizing that the Project furthers the