Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 05-11-2010 regular — reading text

smooth operation of the City, and expressed his support of the City Manager. Mr. Rynearson also stated he feels the City Manager has done an outstanding job, and feels that many employees left for higher paying positions, and they should be supported in those endeavors. Mr. Rynearson stated if anyone left for reasons other than that, it may be due to Council' s inability to offer pay raises to employees the past three years, and that the blame should be placed on Council and not the City Manager.  149 Regular Council meeting 5 - 11 - 10 CITY MANAGER EVALUATION coat. Mr. Holmes stated he is not one for public praise or criticism, he prefers to discuss such matters in private; however, he is confident that the City Manager is aware of any concerns that Council might have, that there are tough issues ahead and Council needs to take responsibility for some of these issues as well. The Mayor advised his comments were not meant to be critical, it was his observation and he appreciates the Staff in keeping the City running efficiently under the leadership of the City Manager. Mr. Reeves requested that the City Manager' s compensation package be considered for a future agenda in regards to his benefits and salary as he was hired well below the previous City Manager. He said the City Manager has proven himself to Council and it is something that should be discussed. The Mayor suggested this could be something to discuss at the budget policy meeting on May 18th. CITY MANAGER REPORTS The City Manager provided up -to -date information on the City' s response to the deepwater horizon oil spill. He reported the City' s action has been pro- active and preventative to the greatest extent possible and discussed future plans to address the situation. He mentioned that a video has been made of the entire shoreline of Fort Walton Beach to serve as a visual record of the " before" condition in the event there were to be effects of crude oil contamination; that staff has planned a shoreline clean -up along City owned property on Friday by volunteers to be supervised by staff; that the City has mobilized to the extent necessary without incurring any extraordinary costs and most efforts to date have been done by staff with no expenditures; that the City has prepared a contingency plan to identify environmentally sensitive areas; that particular attention is being paid to the stormwater outfalls that have the recently installed stormwater separator units; and that the City will employ screening material along the shoreline of City owned property to reduce the effect of contamination should the oil reach these areas. He encouraged private property owners to remove debris from the shoreline to minimize the effects of any crude oil contamination. MAYOR/COUNCIL COMMENTS Ms. gossom expressed appreciation for the time she was able to spend at the fire station last week and reminded Council she will be unable to attend the next Council meeting. Mr. Reeves thanked Linda Evanchyk for her service as a teacher. Mr. Nabors discussed the effects of offshore drilling on the military mission and the tourism industry and requested another resolution with firmer language opposing offshore drilling be sent to the legislature. The City Manager acknowledged a resolution can be prepared for Council' s consideration. Mr. Rynearson mentioned he was honored to have the privilege of personally escorting two WWII veterans in the 7`" Emerald Coast Honor Flight to Washington D.C. and he thanked the Fort Walton Beach community for the homecoming staged for the distinguished veterans upon their return. He also thanked Linda Evanchyk for her service as a teacher. The Mayor mentioned the Eglin Growth Management Team will hold a public hearing at the Northwest h Florida State College on June 7 at 6: 00 p.m.; he attended a Continuum of Care meeting; the excellent May Day festival at Chester Pruitt Park; the Peace Officers Memorial ceremony this Friday at 6:40 a.m. in front of the public safety buildings; the celebration day events for veterans on May 5th with the Honor Flight, the welcome home event for the Vietnam veterans, and the dedication ceremony for the UH1N medi -vac; noted Council was provided a legislative recap from The Advocacy Group; and mentioned the Charter Boat Captains are working on a resolution to support an early open of the red snapper season. 150 Regular Council meeting 5 - 11 - 10 ADJOURNMENT Being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7: 10 pm. APPROVED: MAYOR: W." o/ ddm Date completed: 5 -13 -10