Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 09-26-2006 ‎(regular)‎ — reading text

Anna M. Peele has served the City of Fort Walton Beach well since September 17, 1984, first in the capacity of Education Coordinator, and achieving the position of Museum Director on February 7, 1998; and her WHEREAS, the performance of her duties and responsibilities has been notable and marked by has received state grant professionalism, dedication and knowledge. During her years with the City, Anna to the Indian Temple Mound Museum' s commitment to servicing the public by the addition of funding improve for the the Yulee Way Lazarus Education Center, and has been instrumental in modernizing the museum facility of the collections, exhibits and benefit of visitors and staff alike. Her concern for the cultural integrity museum' s in the City' unique history with museum heritage site hasalways been her guiding principal, and her joy sharing s visitors has always been a welcome mainstay; and Office WHEREAS, Anna initiated the relocation of the Camp Walton Schoolhouse and Gamier Post Indian Mound Museum and Fort Walton Temple Mound to create The City of Fort Museums to join the Temple and Walton Beach Heritage Park & Cultural Center, enabling the museum to " Share the Past with the Present"; of the WHEREAS, during her 22 years of employment with the City, she has enhanced the enjoyment in public events, community at large with innovative educational programs, outreach projects, and participation service and and has always maintained a positive can- do attitude, a sense of direction, a strong sense of public dynamic leadership; and American WHEREAS, her experience, personality, compassion and heartfelt respect for the Native culture and the history of this community have been a source of inspiration for those she has served worked and of public purpose have been invaluable in with, and these qualities, along with persistence, patience sense preserving our area' s historical integrity for posterity; and been said, WHEREAS, Anna M. Peele will retire from the City effective September 30, 2006, and, it has home and yard projects, will devote her new-found free time to continued community service, catching up on stamping, and other artistic endeavors. of the City of NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Anderson, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor that Anna M. Peele will be missed both professionally and as a Fort Walton Beach, do wish to state publicly fellow employee, and I hereby extend our best wishes to ANNA M. PEELE and her entire family for much success and happiness in the future. of the City of Fort Walton IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal Beach to be affixed this 26th day of September 2006. - bk MAYORMIK{ ANDERSON  City of Fort Walton Beach 1 AmBrtca/ rMO;WBeaut-"' lf'id B~ P'N& CLA),fA TION WHEREAS, the Fort Walton Beach Dog Daze Festival was established in 2000 as a not- for-profit community event to promote all aspects of responsible dog ownership, and to provide an opportunity for all local dog groups to share their information and resources to the community; and WHEREAS, the Fort Walton Beach Dog Daze Festival has now teamed its event with the American Kennel Club' s " Responsible Dog Ownership Day" program through their programs which include AKC Canine Good Citizen testing, which certifies and rewards dogs with good manners at home and in the community, and AKC Companion Animal recovery, a database of more than 2 million pets who have been permanently identified with a tattoo or microchips, as well as providing educational tools to the general public year round; and WHEREAS, the AKC has established their "AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day" on September 16, 2006, recognizing and promoting all aspects of responsible dog ownership including safety with children, obedience training, spaying/ neutering, licensing, leashing, and exercise; and WHEREAS, more than 400 AKC- affiliated clubs and other animal related organizations across the country have committed to educating the public about responsible dog ownership through local events and demonstrations. NOvv, THEREFORE, I, Mike Anderson, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Fort Walton Beach, do hereby proclaim September 30, 2006, as FORT WALTON BEACH DOG DAZE & AKC RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP DAY" in the City of Fort Walton Beach, because every dog deserves a responsible, educated, and respectful family. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Beach to be affixed this 26th day of September Fort Walton _ 06. Student ACE Award - September 26, 2006 Diana Nguyen, Senior, Choctawhatchee High School Diana Nguyen is an International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidate with a 4. 85 weighted GPA. She has been involved with the school' s Engineering Program since she started at Choctaw. Diana' s extracurricular activities include: Spanish Honor Club Key Club National Honor Society Volleyball Weightlifting IB Council Warchiefs Spirit Club Fellowship of Christian Athletes Beta Club Captain of the Math Team Minority Council Historian President of Mu Alpha Theta. She has been Class Vice President since her sophomore year. Her awards include: Okaloosa County Honor Student Yale Prize Book Award Nominee for Rensselaer Medal Scholarship. She has over 150 community service hours for IB including: Tutoring Fundraising food drives carnivals And she can speak three languages.  c: ~ cO- 0 eo ~ II' . a 0 gO 0 o ..-. r P ~ CD- cao CO 0 a! c. CD~ o.:! CD a CD~~ Q~: rCD a O c:a , S -.0: '; n CD - Q. 0. 9- CO ... ." otIII!!.-", c; 0 &-.. O Z CD 0-: 0" rIA. 0 00 c Q o Q- o --- E 0' 0 cO C o CO 0 CD&-"'~ e: 0- oe.. CD 0" ~ r ca o'" g..(\) 0- o c-- 0. CD C 6 :) o CD 0 t' a.~~ 0.- 3 o~0 -. 2 o ~1'( C I 0. CD c.; ~ r o So i f I I..: J I..: J S 0"  CITY COUNCIL MEETING September 26, 2006 Consent Agenda Approval of Minutes: Special Council Meeting September 6, 2006; Special Council Meeting September 8, 2006; Council Workshop September 12, 2006; Executive Session September 12, 2006; and Regular Council Meeting August 22, 2006 City Clerk) Council Action 1st 2nd Vote: Agenda Item Number: CA- 1  27 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH,