Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 08-27-13--regular — reading text

August 6, 2013 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Elliot Kampen SUBJECT: 2013 Local Mitigation Strategy Annual Update /Community Rating System Section 510 Compliance DEPARTMENT: Growth Management BCC DISTRICT: All Introduction 9vAd R_ CG In 2011, Okaloosa County and all its municipalities adopted a substantially revised version of the Local Mitigation Strategy ( LMS). The new LMS was found in compliance by the Florida Division of Emergency Management in April 2011, and by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in May 2011. By July acm 2011, all the municipalities as well as the County had passed ordinances or resolutions adopting the wf J 2011 LMS. Because it includes a comprehensive analysis of the County' s and municipalities floodplain areas and floodplain management strategies, as well as analyses of all other hazards by which the County is threatened, the LMS serves as the County' s Hazard Mitigation Plan as provided in Section 510 of the Community Rating System ( CRS) Coordinator' s Manual. This Annual Report is structured to comply with the requirements of CRS Activity 510 reporting criteria as provided on pages 510 -30 and 510 -31 of the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System Coordinator' s Manual, FEMA publication FIA- 15/ 2007. Annual Report Preparation. Submittal to Governing Bodies Release to Media and Public Availability This annual report was prepared internally by the Planning Division of the Okaloosa County Growth Management Department and has been distributed to all the municipalities. For credit under the Community Rating System, this Annual Report must be distributed to the media and be made available to the public. To this end, it is being sent to the Northwest Florida Daily News, and copies of this Report are available for review or download online at the Growth Management portion of the County Website, and may be viewed or obtained in hard copy at the Growth Management Department' s offices located at the Water & Sewer Administrative Complex, 1804 Lewis Turner Boulevard, 2 "d Floor in Fort Walton Beach, or the North Planning Office located at 402 Brookmeade Drive in Crestview. The entire 2011 LMS, as amended, may also be accessed via the Growth Management portion of the County website or at the previously mentioned Growth Management office locations. Revisions to Local Mitigation Strategy With the approval of the Local Mitigation Strategy Committee ( comprised of representatives from the County, all nine municipalities, Eglin Air Force, the Okaloosa County Public School District, and private citizens) and as noted in the 2012 Annual Report, the County amended the 2011 Local Mitigation Strategy to include its Disaster Housing Plan as a revised section 5. 10. 06. Additional Changes for this Annual Report The following oroiects have been completed: u m9n The Okaloosa County Water & Sewer Department has completed the replacement of the Okaloosa ii Island Lift Station. Qcc The following protects have been removed from the attached project list. acm y Project # 5 Main Island lift station has been completed, per Mr. Mark Wise, Engineer for Okaloosa CountyCounty WaterWater & & SewerSewer Dept.Dept. StatusStatus ofof LMSLMS GoalsGoals andand ObjectivesObjectives AtAt thisthis time,time, muchmuch ofof thethe workwork identifiedidentified inin thethe LMSLMS isis ongoing.ongoing. TheThe GoalsGoals andand ObjectivesObjectives ( ( thethe statements statements underunder eacheach Goal),Goal), provideprovide thethe broadbroad rangerange ofof whatwhat isis toto bebe accomplished accomplished duringduring thethe fivefive - - yearyear planningplanning periodperiod fromfrom 20112011 throughthrough 20152015 byby thethe LMSLMS Steering Steering Committee.Committee. SinceSince ActionAction ItemsItems are,are, forfor thethe mostmost part,part, ongoingongoing activities-activities- suchsuch asas implementationimplementation ofof thethe FloridaFlorida BuildingBuilding Code,Code, FloodplainFloodplain ManagementManagement practices,practices, etc.etc. - - thatthat areare undertakenundertaken asas partpart ofof thethe County'County' ss andand municipalities'municipalities' dayday - - toto- - dayday operations,operations, theirtheir statusstatus isis ongoing.ongoing. Projects,Projects, onon thethe otherother hand,hand, maymay bebe partpart ofof on-on- going,going, programmatic programmatic activitiesactivities ( ( suchsuch as,as, forfor example,example, installinginstalling generatorsgenerators toto supplysupply emergencyemergency powerpower atat keykey infrastructure)infrastructure) oror major,major, oneone - - timetime ( ( oror atat leastleast veryvery longlong term)term) upgradesupgrades ofof facilitiesfacilities suchsuch asas thethe construction construction ofof aa newnew emergencyemergency operations operations center.center. AtAt thethe timetime ofof thisthis 20132013 AnnualAnnual Report,Report, allall ofof thethe GoalsGoals andand ObjectivesObjectives areare beingbeing met,met, andand projectsprojects havehave beenbeen completedcompleted asas noted,noted, above.above. 20132013 LMSLMS ProjectsProjects AttachmentAttachment AA isis thethe currentcurrent listlist ofof LMSLMS projectsprojects asas approvedapproved byby thethe LMSLMS Committee.Committee. ThisThis listlist alsoalso provides provides thethe statusstatus ofof eacheach project,project, andand statesstates thethe reasonreason ( ( typicallytypically lacklack ofof funds)funds) forfor anyany projects projects forfor whichwhich actionaction hashas beenbeen deferred.deferred. ItIt shouldshould bebe notednoted thatthat RebuildRebuild NorthwestNorthwest Florida,Florida, aa private,private, nonnon - - profitprofit organization,organization, hashas submittedsubmitted toto thethe FloridaFlorida DivisionDivision ofof EmergencyEmergency Management Management oneone ofof thethe projectsprojects onon thethe 20132013 LMSLMS PriorityPriority ListList Projects,Projects, OkaloosaOkaloosa ResidentialResidential RetrofitRetrofit programprogram submittedsubmitted byby RebuildRebuild NorthwestNorthwest FloridaFlorida inin response response toto thethe availabilityavailability ofof fundsfunds resulting resulting fromfrom HurricaneHurricane Isaac.Isaac. ThisThis projectproject PedcetPedcet  8. 2.a was considered and endorsed by the LMS Committee. In addition, the City of Mary Esther submitted a project to replace an existing stormwater drainage pipe located on the rear of several lots located on Brewer Circle. Recommendations for New pro acts or Revised Recommendations Except for the City of Mary Esther project noted above, there are no new projects contemplated, nor are there any recommended revisions. RECOMMENDATIONS: RECOMMENDED BY: Iliot Li: mpen, rector 7/ 312013 APPROVED BY: ounty Administrator Z 7/ 312013 ErnieErnie Padgett,Padgett, CountyCounty AdministratorAdministrator  City Council of Fort Walton Beach qV CITY MANAGER MEMORANDUM To: Michael D. Beedie, City Manager From: Michael Beedie, City Manager Date: August 27, 2013 Subject: Revised Tennis Center Contract 1. 1. 1. In 2001, the City of Fort Walton Beach contracted out the operation of the Fort Walton Beach Tennis Center for a three ( 3) year period with the option to renew for an additional three ( 3) year period. 1. 2. In 2007, an amendment to the original contract was executed to extend the term of the contract for an additional three ( 3) year period with the option to renew for another three ( 3) year period under the same terms and conditions. 1. 3. The current contract will end on September 30, 2013. 2. DISCUSSION: 2. 1. On June 11, 2013, City Council approved, by a 4 -3 vote ( Council Member gossom absent), a new three ( 3) year contract between the City and the Tennis Center Contractor, Erik Stenberg, with the following changes: 2. 1. 1. The Contractor will be responsible for setting up all utility accounts in his name, as opposed to the accounts being in the City' s name. The City will still fund utilities at a total yearly amount of $IOK however, this maximum amount will he added to the monthly stipend paid to the Contractor, and will increase the stipend from $ 1, 500 to $ 2, 333. By doing so, the City has the advantage of