Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 01-10-06 Regular — reading text

Walton Beach Rotary Club. He has made a significant and meaningful contribution to the City and the community at large through his service; and WHEREAS, during his 31 years of employment with the City, he has enhanced the quality of life of the community at large with the additions and improvements he has been instrumental in making to many park and recreation areas and facilities. He has developed a number of new facilities over the years, including the Fred Hedrick Athletic Complex, the Oakland Heights School Athletic Fields, the City Hall Athletic Complex, Fort Walton Landing Park, the Ferry Park Fitness Trail, and the BMXlSkateboard Park. Through all of the milestones of his career he has maintained a positive attitude, humble demeanor, a strong sense of public service and an exemplary work ethic; and WHEREAS, his calm personality, his sense of humor, his genuine compassion and his understanding nature have lade favorable impressions on those he has served and those with whom he has worked; and, these same qualities, along ith considerable patience and persistence, have been invaluable following the many hurricanes since 1995 which have caused numerous reconstruction projects at the City' s waterfront parks under his care; and WHEREAS, Eugene E. Peters will retire from the City effective January 20, 2006 and it has been said that he will devote his retirement years to continued service in the community as well as spending quality time with his family and friends, playing golf and completing the very lengthy " honey- do" list. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Anderson, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Fort Walton Beach, do wish to state publicly that Eugene E. Peters will be missed both professionally and as a fellow employee, and I hereby extend our best wishes to EUGENE E. PETERS* and his entire family for much success and happiness in the future. IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Fort Walton Beach to be affixed this 10"' day of January 2006. ~ ~ MIKE ANDERSON, MAYOR  Presented to Gene E. Peters 00 ./ < In Gratitude for Loyal and Dedicated Service from 11- 4- 74 To 1- 20- 06 Best Wishes Always V_ '\  lty of Fort Walton Beach ) 1 A merica/ r Uost"' t/itb 13~ 13eatd-' P!C& CLA).1A TI&N involved WHEREAS, the Fort Walton Beach Jaycees have actively of community itself in the life of our community for the future development State of Florida for the leaders as an organization, nationally, and in the past fifty- one years; and WHEREAS, the Fort Walton Beach Jaycees have contributed humanitarian projects such as Give- A- Kid- A- Christmas, Thanksgiving Red Cross; and Dinner Baskets, an9 Profit Share with the American the basic WHEREAS, the Fort Walton Beach Jaycees have adopted of laws, tenets of purpose of brotherhood, free enterprise, government human personality, and service to humanity. of the authority NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Anderson, by virtue Beach, do hereby vested in me as Mayor of the City of Fort Walton proclaim the week of January 15th, 2006, as FORT WAL TON BEACH JA YCEES WEEK in the City of Fort Walton Beach and urge all citizens to recognize the all of its citizens. importance of community service to set my hand and caused IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto to be affixed this 10th day of the Seal of the City of Fort Walton Beach January 2006. iuk Il-uh MIKE ANDERSON, MA YOR A-,  City of Fort Walton Beach ) 1 A mertca/ tf'M~ t/itb B~ Beaut;-' P!C& CLAMA rI&N WHEREAS, the State of Florida designated the third Friday in January of each year as " ArborDay" in the State, a day that recognizes the importance of trees and forest stewardship; and WHEREAS, the City of Fort Walton Beach desires to observe the State of Florida Arbor Day in promoting awareness of the importance of trees in our urban landscape and how they improve our community, provide wildlife habitat, generate oxygen for the air we breathe, beautify the I~ ndscape, stabilize soil, and filter pollutants from our groundwater and air; and WHEREAS, such recognition is an opportunity to further enhance the City' s community forestry by planting a tree and promoting arboricultural techniques; and NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Anderson, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Fort Walton Beach, do hereby proclaim the tree planting in Ferry Park on January 20, 2006, to be in recognition of the STATE OF FLORIDA ARBOR DAY IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Fort Walton Beach to be affixed this 10th day of January, 2006. MA~ K~  CITY COUNCIL MEETING Januar 10, 2006 Consent Agenda Approval of Minutes: Regular Council Meeting December 13, 2005 Special Council Meeting December 20, 2005 City Clerk) Council Action 1st 2nd Vote: CA- 1 Agenda Item Number:  MINllTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL IV.. ., riNG 0' 49 OF 1 CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA DECEMBER 13, 2005 INTRODUCTION A regular meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was held on Tuesday, December 13, 2005, at 7: 00 p. m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, with the following members present: Mayor Mike Anderson Councilmen: Mike Holmes, William Patterson, Bob Campbell, Jim Tucker, Dr. Wayne Pullen, Jim Hartwell, and Mike Minich Also Present: Joyce Shanahan, City Manager; Helen Spencer, City Clerk; Finance Director vacant); Toni Craig, City Attorney; Department Directors and Media. CALL TO ORDER The Mayor called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. He requested anyone who wished to address Council to approach the podium after being recognized, then state his or her name and address for the record. INVOCATION The Rev. Roger Goen from WaveCrest Community Church gave the Invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Youth from WaveCrest Community Church led in the Pledge of Allegiance. PROCLAMATION- RONNIE BISHOP The Mayor presented a proclamation and plaque to Police Chief Ronnie Bishop upon his retirement after 31 years of dedicated service to the City. PROCLAMATION-JOE CAYER The Mayor presented a proclamation to Joe Cayer for his volunteer services as an instructor for the Women' s Self Defense Awareness Seminar that is taught by the Fort Walton Beach Police Department. AWARD~ OHNDOUMA The Mayor presented a Life Saving Award to Corporal John Douma of the City's Police Department after he saved an individual who received multiple stab wounds from a knife attack. CHRISTMAS PARADE WINNERS The Mayor presented awards to the winners of the Christmas Parade. SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY Michael Beede, coach of the City Slickers Co- Ed Softball Team, presented the Championship Trophy to Mayor and Council and thanked them for sponsoring the team. RELAY FOR LIFE Jo Main from the City's Public Works Department advised that a check in the amount of $1, 400.00 was presented to the Relay for Life from Heritage Cycle as a result of their Toys for Tots campaign. SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEM The Mayor asked for a motion to move the Supplemental Agenda Item to number 18a so it can be discussed before the Mayor/Council and City Manager announcements. c-\ uJ 50 12/ 13/ 05 SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEM ( CONTI Mr. Tucker moved to move the Supplemental Agenda item to number 18a on the Council agenda. Mr. Campbell seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Patterson, Campbell, Tucker, Pullen, Hartwell, and Minich in favor. CONSENT AGENDA Mr. Patterson moved to approve the following Consent Agenda items. Mr. Hartwell seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Patterson, Campbell, Tucker, Pullen, Hartwell, and Minich in favor. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the minutes of the Council Workshop of November 22, 2005, and the Regular Council Meeting of November 22, 2005. INTER- GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY AGREEMENT- PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE To authorize the City Manager sign an inter-governmental agency agreement between the District Board of Trustees of Pensacola Junior College, Florida and the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, providing for students in Fire Science and related programs to participate in clinical facilities ( medic truck) in which students can acquire certain of the clinical experiences required in the curricula of approved programs. BID 06- 101. ANNUAL PESTICIDES To award Bid # 06- 101, Annual Pesticides, to the