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

Constitution and the rights, privileges, and responsibilities they afforded us in this unique document; and WHEREAS, the independence guaranteed to American citizens, whether by birth or naturalization, should be celebrated by appropriate ceremonies and activities during Constitution Week, September 17 - 23, 2007, as designated by Proclamation of the President of the United States of America in accordance with Public Law 915. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Anderson, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, do hereby proclaim the week of September 17 - 23, 2007 as CONSTITUTION WEEK" in the City of Fort Walton Beach and urge all citizens to reflect during that week on the many benefits of our Federal Constitution and the privileges and responsibilities of American citizenship. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Fort Walton Beach to be affixed this 11th day of September 2007. Ih~ MA VOR MIKE ANDERSON  CITY COUNCIL MEETING September 11, 2007 Approval of Agenda No Backup) Council Action 1 st 2nd Vote: 1 Agenda Item Number:  B3 MINUTES: OF THE COUNCIL WORKSHQP MEE;TING 1, , . " OF lIHE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLQRIDA AUGUST 14, 2007 . ; INTRODUCTION A Council Workshop Meeting of the City Council' of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was held on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 5: 30 p. m. wth the fol/owing members present: Mayor Mike Anderson J Councilmen: Mike Holmes, Virgil Miller" Dennis Reeves,~8i11 Garvie, Dr.Wayne Pullen, and Mike Mini'ch -. Absent: Jim Hartwell 1;.' 1 t( Also Present: Joyce Shanahan, City Manager; Helen Spencer, City Clerk; Lisa Absher, Finance Director; Toni Craig, City Attomey; and Department Dire.ctors CALL TO ORDER The Mayor called the meeting to order> PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Mayor led in the of Allegiance. Plepge PRESENTATION BY IT/ POLICE DEPARTMENTS- MOBILE DATA BROWSER Dr.Pullen advised he saw this presentation at one of the neighborhood meetings and found it very informative and wanted Council and the public to be aware of the use of computers in the police vehicles ar;td their capabilities. Ted Litschauer, Police Chief, discussed how technology has advanced since he first entered law enforcement, and explained how computers are used extensively by the Department in the performance of their duties, including record keeping, analysis, and dispatch. He advised that information such as addresses and calls of other officers and the ability to check persons and car tags, as well as the ability to research and access the driver' s information and photograph, is available in the police vehicles. Chief Litschauer noted the Fort Walton Beach Police Department is affiliated with the Northwest Florida Intemet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the FBI' s North Florida Cyber Crime Task Force, and the National White Collar Crime Center. Sgt. Phil Cheney demonstrated some of the field capabilities of the computer systems, including dispatch, the Active Incident Screen, messaging, and the ability to check drivers licenses and vehicle tags. The Mayor questioned the procedure for keeping poirits of contact for businesses current. Chief Litschauer advised that the contacts are only as current as received from the business proprietors, J and that part of the alarm ordinance coming before Council is an annual registration to keep contacts current. Ray Seip, 121 Nebraska Avenue, was advised that individuals are encouraged to give as much information as possible when calling dispatch, that some information comes up automatically when an individual calls, and that all un responded 911 calls are answered. After the presentation, Council was invited to the City Hall parking lot to view one of the in- car computer systems.  85 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA AUGUST 14, 2007 INTRODUCTION An Executive Session of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was held on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 6: 30 p. m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, with the following members present: Mayor Mike Anderson Councilmen: Mike Holmes, Virgil Miller, Dennis Reeves, Bill Garvie, Dr. Wayne Puflen, and Mike Minich. Absent: Jim Hartwell Also Present: Joyce Shanahan, City Manager; Toni Craig, City Attorney; and John Hofstad, Utilities Director. CALL TO ORDER The Mayor called the meeting to order. Pursuant to Section 286. 011 ( 8) Florida Statutes, and other considerations, the City Attorney requested that Council adjourn to an Attorney- Client Executive Session so that she may receive the City Council's advice concerning the following litigation: Daniels v. City of Fort Walton Beach, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Administrative Hearings Case No. 07- 0954. The transcript of the Executive Session will be made a part of the public record upon the conclusion of the above referenced litigation. ' EXECUTIVE SESSION The public meeting was recessed to convene the Attorney- Client Executive Session of the Fort Walton Beach City Council, as noticed in the Northwest Florida Daily News () n August 3, 2007, regarding the following: Daniels v. City of Fort Walton Beach, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Administrative Hearings Case No. 07- 0954. RECONVENED The Executive Session was concluded and the public meeting was reconvened at 6: 50 p. m. ADJOURNMENT Being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6: 50 p. m. J APPROVED: MAYOR: ATTEST: CITY CLERK ddm  87 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA AUGUST 14, 2007 INTRODUCTION A regular meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was held on Tuesday, August 14, 2007, at 7: 00 p. m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, with the following members present: Mayor Mike Anderson J Councilmen: Mike Holmes, Virgil Miller, Dennis Reeves, Bill Garvie, Dr. Wayne Pullen, and Mike Minich Absent: Jim Hartwell Also Present: Joyce Shanahan, City Manager; Helen Spencer, City Clerk; Lisa Absher, Finance Director; Toni Craig, City Attorney; Department Directors and Media. CALL TO ORDER Th~ 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 Buddy Duncan, Chaplain at the Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, gave the invocation. PLEDGE Dr. Pullen led in the Pledge of Allegiance. PROCLAMATION The Mayor presented a proclamation and plaque to Roslyn Salter upon her retirement from the City after 20 years of service. PRESENTATION The Mayor presented Certificates of Completion of the 2007 Institute for Elected Municipal Officials to Councilmen Virgil Miller, Dennis Reeves, and Bill Garvie. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mr. Minich moved to approve the agenda. Dr. Pullen seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Miller, Reeves, Garvie, Pullen, and Minich in favor (Hartwell absent). CONSENT AGENDA Mr. Minich moved to approve the following Consent Agenda items. Mr. Garvie seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Miller, Reeves, Garvie, Pullen, and Minich in J favor ( Hartwell absent). MINUTES Approval of the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of June 26, 2007, and Special Council Meeting of August 2, 2007.  Regular Council meeting 8- 14- 07 88 UNITED WAY' S DAY OF CARING Authorize up to 15 City employees to volunteer for one- half day, during regular work hours, in support of the United Way' s 2007 Annual Day of Caring on September 14, 2007. Further, approve a corporate sponsorship fee in the amount of $ 200 to offset costs of breakfast, t-shirts, printing and miscellaneous supplies. EMERGENCY REPAIR TO TRUCK 6 Ratify the total cost to repair Truck 6 in the amount of $49, 003. 13. ANNUAL GRASS SEED BID Award Bid 07- 128 Annual Grass Seed Bid to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Pennington Seed of Milton, Florida, for approximately 80,000 pounds of grass see to be used by the Golf Club, Parks and Recreation, and Public Works at an estimated cost of $60,000. 00. ACCEPT DONATION OF BRONZE ART SCULPTURES Accept donation of bronze art sculptures from the MainStreet Organization to be placed in Sound Park and the Fort Walton Landing and accept additional monies to be used for maintenance of the sculptures. STANDING COMMITTEE and ADVISORY BOARD REPORTS Report from the Historic Sites & Structures Advisory Board by Chairman Don Panzenhagen. Don Panzenhagen, Chairman of the Historic Sit~s & Structures Advisory Board, reported the City has been approved to become a Certified Local Government. He gave a presentation on the areas for implementation in preserving the historic knowledge of the residents, identifying structures to be preserved, research of previously identified historic sites, the staff needed to perform the work, critical time lines for the budget grant application, and some issues and recommendations that will be coming forward on storage and archives and the need for a professional architectural survey. There was no action required of Council. SITE PLAN EXTENSION - CBG WALDORF BUILDING Consideration of a request by Choctaw Engineering, Inc., applicant and engineer of record, for a 12 month extension of the approval of a site plan for CBG Waldorf Building, to be located at 45 Eglin Parkway, NE. The City Attorney gave the oath to all individuals who expected to testify. Mark Siner, Choctaw Engineering, briefly went over the request for an extension of the site plan approval and verified there are no changes to the location or