Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 09-11-2007 regular agenda — reading text

CITY OF FORT WAL TON BEACH City Council Meeting Agenda - September 11, 2007 - 7: 00 P.M. City Council Chambers 107 Miracle Strip Parkway, SE Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION - Pastor Charles Sansom, Sr., Family of Faith Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PROCLAMATIONS American Business Women' s Day Constitution Week 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA il!i".~ y, ISEit4Tfl!( j!;'::...~~ t;::,;>: ijEN',~:~::,',.".,,:" bN'+, ",.,,' ~~'..., . .~~ ".' ,.. .:.....~'.,,~:. , 2. Approval of the minutes of the Council Workshop of August 14, 2007; the Executive Session of August 14, 2007; the Regular Council Meeting of August 14, 2007; the Special Council Meeting of August 22, 2007; and the Regular Council Meeting of August 28, 2007. ( City Clerk) ( See Backup) 3. Consideration of approval of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Grant Agreement in the amount of $ 100, 713 for the Lower Choctawhatchee Bay Coastal Conservation program. ( Utilities Director) ( See Backup) 4. Pursuant to Vol. 2,Chapter 4, Section 4. 01, Paragraph 4. 01. 025 Fort Walton Beach Code of Ordinances, and Section 4, Paragraph J of the Purchasing Policies and Procedures, request authorization to award Bid 07- 129 Annual Fertilizer Bid to the lowest responsive, responsible bidders at the unit prices outlined in the bid tabulation. Purchase is subject to availability of budgeted funds. ( Golf Club Administrator, Parks & Recreation Director, Public Works Director) ( See Backup) 5. Staff requests Council authorization to award engineering I consulting services for the design and construction management of four ( 4) stormwater pollutant separators ( RFP 07- 126) to the top ranked firm, Goodwyn, Mills, and Cawood Inc. of Crestview, Florida. Staff further requests authorization for the City Manager, or the City Manager' s designee, to negotiate a contract with Goodwyn, Mills, and Cawood Inc. for engineering / consulting services not to exceed the budgeted amount of $ 60, 100. If approved, sufficient funding is available. ( Utilities Director) ( See Backup) 6. Consideration of acceptance of the General Employees Retirement Fund Actuarial Valuation as of October 1, 2006, dated July 2007. ( City Manager) ( See Backup) 7. Consideration of acceptance of the Local Mitigation Strategy Status of Plan Implementation Report, dated September 18, 2007, for informational purposes. ( Public Works Director) ( See Backup) 8. Pursuant to Volume 2, Chapter 4, Section 4. 01, Paragraph 4. 01. 025 Fort Walton Beach Code of Ordinances and Section 4, Paragraph I of the Purchasing policies and procedures, request authorization to award Outsourcing of the Printing and Mailing of Utility Bills to Arista Information Systems, Inc., Duluth, Georgia. The City will piggyback from this RFP for a period of one year, with two ( 2) one year options. ( Finance Director) ( See Backup) 9. Considerationof Resolution ( 2007- 11) of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, amending Resolution 2007- 11 to allow City residents, and students of Fort Walton Beach High School or Choctawhatchee High School in the 10th to 12th grade to be members, and setting an effective date. ( Public Information Officer) ( See Backup) 10. Comments from General Public on matters of City business not otherwise on the agenda. 11. Presentation of Fundraising Program Proposal by Jerry Melvin. ( City Manager) ( See Backup) No items 12. Consideration of Ordinance ( 1728) of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, amending the City' s Comprehensive Plan relating to property located at 739 Lovejoy Road NW; providing for authority; providing for findings of fact; providing for amendment of the Future Land Use Map for the property form MDR, Medium Density Residential to MUCC, Mixed Use Community Commercial; providing for internal consistency; providing for transmittal; and providing for an effective date. ( CDS Director (See Backup) Municipal Planning Board Recommendation: Approval ( 6-0) ( 8/ 2/ 07) 13. Consideration of an Ordinance ( 1726) of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida; providing for authority; amending section 12. 735. 01, Land Development Code, entitled " Home Occupations": by removing the requirement for an annual inspection by the Building Official and the Fire Chief and amending section 8. 05.01 Licenses and Business Regulations: entitled " Annual Inspection Required: by removing the requirement for the Fire Department to conduct annual inspection for Home Occupations; providing for severability, and providing an effective date. ( CDS Director) See Backup) Municipal Planning Board Recommendation: Approval (6- 0) ( 8/ 2/ 07) 14. Consideration of an Ordinance ( 1745) of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida; amending Chapter 17 of the City of Fort Walton Beach Code of Ordinances, Article IV, Police Officers' Retirement Fund;amending Section 17- 42, Source of Funds, Employee Contributions; Employer Contributions; Chapter 185, Florida Statutes, Distribution; amending Section 17 -46, Persons Entitled to Benefits; calculation of benefits; normal retirements, providing for severability of provisions; repealing all ordinances in conflict herewith and providing an effective date. ( Human Resources Director) ( See Backup) 15. Future Agenda Items. ( City Manager) ( See Backup) 16. Consideration of Resolution ( 07- 14) amending the budget for the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, for the fiscal year October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007, making certain amendments to designated appropriations of funds of the City, and providing an effective date. ( City Manager) ( See Backup) 17. Consideration of appointment(s) to the Code Enforcement Board. ( City Clerk) ( See Backup)  18. Consideration of appointment to the Beautification CommitteelTree Board. ( City Clerk) ( See Backup) 19. Consideration of appointment to the Historic Sites and Structures Advisory Board. City Clerk) ( See Backup) 20. Consideration of appointment(s) to the Youth Committee. ( City Clerk) ( See Backup) 21. Mayor/ Council Announcements 22. City Manager Announcements ADJOURN Any person who decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. (FS286.0105). The City of Fort Walton Beach adheres to the American with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable modifications for access to this meeting upon Please call Clerk request. City Helen Spencer at 850- 833- 9509 to make a request. For Hearing Impaired dial the City Hall TDD # 850-833- 9925 or 1- 800-955-8771 ( TDD) or 1- 800- 955-8770 ( Voice). Requests must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting in order to allow the City time to provide requested service.  City of Fort Walton Beach 'yJ ifmeritl 'dAfJ) dt J6emJ/iful J6elltfjed OCLjI9tljI mON qxj{ WHEREAS, the American Business Women' s Association ( ABW A) will celebrate its 56th Anniversary on September 22, 2007; and WHEREAS, the mission of the American Business Women' s Association is to bring together business women of diverse backgrounds and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support, and National recognition; and WHEREAS, ABWA' s Fort Walton Beach Charter Chapter, established in 1973, sponsors local educational scholarships annually and joins with other chapters throughout the United States in providing scholarships totaling more than $ 3 million per year; and WHEREAS, the American Business Women' s Association, a national educational association of employed women, believes that the enormous efforts of today' s dynamic, concerned business women deserve recognition- not only the more than 80, 000 active members of the Association, but all working women. 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 September 22, 2007, as AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN' S DA Y* in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and urge all our citizens to salute the 57 million American businesswomen for their contributions to the private and public sectors of this county. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, to be affixed this 11th day of September 2007. MIKE ANDERSON, MA YOR  Fort Walton Beach 'yJ City of J6elutf ul/el tfjd ifmeritl'dAfJ) dt qxj{ OCL)f9vl) f maN WHEREAS, Our Founding Fathers, in order to secure the blessings of liberty for themselves and their posterity, did ordain and establish a Constitution for the United States of America; and WHEREAS, it is of the greatest importance that all citizens fully understand the provisions and principles contained in the Constitution in order to effectively support, preserve, and defend it against all enemies; and WHEREAS, the two hundred twentieth anniversary of the Signing of the Constitution provides an historic opportunity for all Americans to remember the achievements of the Framers of the