Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 10-25-05 workshop — reading text

following day. Exceptions to city waterfront parking restrictions at the 596 Fort Walton Landing may be approved by the city manager. 597 598 599 Certain Recreational Activities Prohibited 600 No person in a park shall: 601 602 Bathinf!and Swimminf! 603 Swim. bathe. or wade in anv waters or waterwavs in or adiacent to anv park. except in 604 such waters and at such places as are provided . and in compliance with such regulations as are 605 herein set forth or mav hereafter be adopted. Nor shall any person frequent any waters or places 606 customarily designated for the purpose of swimming or bathinfi!. or congregate thereat when such 607 activity is prohibited bv the city upon a finding that such use of the water would be dangerous or 608 otherwise inadvisable. 609 610 Structures on Beach 611 Erect. maintain. use or OCCUpy on or in any beach or bathing area any tent. shelter or 612 structure of any kind unless there shall be an unobstructed view into said tent. shelter or structure 613 from at least two ( 2) sides~ nor shall anv guv wire. rope or extension or exterior brace or support 614 be connected or fastened from anv such structure to any other obiect outside thereof. 615 616 Bath- Houses 617 Dress or undress on any beach. or in any vehicle. toilet or other place. except in such 618 bathing houses or structures as may be provided for that purpose. 619 620 Boatinf!in Desif!nated Areas 621 Bring into or operate any boat. raft. or other water craft. whether motor-powered or not. 622 upon any waters. except at places designated for boating by the city. Such activity shall be in 623 accordance with applicable regulations as are now or may hereafter be adopted. 624 625 626 Prohibited Behavior 627 No person in a park shall: 628 629 Alcoholic Beveraf!e in Parks Prohibited 630 Consume or possess anv alcoholic beverage in anv city park. recreational. or cultural 631 center except when temporary authorized to do so by the city for the purpose of special events on 632 designated city properties. 633 634 Glass Containers Prohibited 635 Possess a beverage in a glass container in any park in the city. 636 637 Fires Prohibited 638 Build or attempt to build a fire except in such areas designated for fires. No person shall 639 drop. throw. or otherwise scatter lighted matches. burning cigarettes or cigars. tobacco paper or 640 other inflammable material. within any park area or on any highwav. road or street abutting or 641 contiguous thereto. 642 643 Closed Areas S44 Enter an area posted as " Closed to the Public." nor shall anv person use. or abet the use of 645 any area in violation of posted notices. 646 647 Loiterinf!and Boisterousness 648 Sleep or protractedly lounge on the seats. or benches. or other areas. or engage in loud. 649 boisterous. threatening. abusive. insulting or indecent language. or engage in anv disorderly 650 conduct or behavior tending to a breach of the public peace. 651 652 Interference with Others 653 Disturb or interfere unreasonably with any person or party OCCUPYIng any area. or 654 participating in any activity. under the authority of a permit. 655 656 657 Animal Control 658 659 Definitions 660 Animal shall be held to include every living dumb creature. 661 662 Custodian means any person or agent designated by the owner of an animal to provide care. 663 shelter. protection. refuge or food and otherwise control the animal's actions. 664 665 Direct control means the immediate. continuous physical control of a dog or cat by means of a 66 leash or other tether of sufficient strength to restrain the animal. Direct control shall not include 667 verbal or aural control. 668 669 Owner means any natural person. firm. association or corporation who owns. keeps. harbors or 670 controls an animal. and the knowledge and acts of agents and employees of corporations in 671 regard to animals transported. owned. employed bv or in the custody of a corporation shall be 672 held to be the knowledge and acts of such corporation. 673 674 Direct Control 675 The owner or custodian of an animal shall have direct control at all times an animal is in a 676 park or near a recreational and cultural center. 677 678 Not Permitted in Certain Areas 679 Animals. other than dogs used to aid the blind. are not permitted inside any recreational 680 or cultural center. Considering the health and safety of all users of city parks. the council shall bv 681 resolution set forth a policy of when and under which conditions animals shall be allowed at the 682 city parks. 683 684 Conditions of Animal Presence 685 No animal shall be permitted to run at large at city parks. No animal shall be permitted to 686 destroy or damage public real or personal property. or interfere with the reasonable use and 187 enioyment of the parks.  688 The owner or custodian of an animal shall immediatelv remove and dispose of the 689 animal's waste upon anv public or private mopem when the owner or custodian of the animal 690 could reasonably be expected to be aware of the waste or has received notice of the existence of 691 the waste. 692 No owner or custodian shall leave an animal closed in or confined to a vehicle at a park. 693 recreational. or cultural center unless the animal is confined in a cage or container or temporarily 694 securely tethered bv a device that will not permit the animal to fall or iump from the vehicle. and 695 that provides adequate air for its consumption. 696 No person shall conduct. sponsor or participate in a performing animal exhibition. 697 display. circus or rodeo in which animals are induced or encouraged to perform through the use 698 of chemical. mechanical. electrical or manual devices in a manner which will cause. or is likely 699 to cause. physical iniurv or suffering. All equipment on performing animals shall fit properly and 700 be in good working condition. 701 702 703 SECTION 4. PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS. 704 Violations of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in the general violations section of 705 the Code of Ordinances. 706 707 SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY. 708 The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are severable. If 709 any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid, 710 unconstitutional or unenforceable by the valid judgment or decree of the court of competent J 11 jurisdiction, such invalidity, unconstitutionality or unenforceability shall not affect any of the 712 remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance. 713 714 SECTION 6. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. In the event any ordinance or parts of 715 ordinances are in conflict with any other provision of the Code, the provisions of this Ordinance 716 shall prevail. 717 718 SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon 719 approval by council and signature of the Mayor. 720 721 PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT 722 WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA ON THE DAY OF , 2005. 723 724 725 726 MICHAEL G. ANDERSON 727 MAYOR 728 729 ATTEST: Approved as to form and legal sufficiency. 730 731 732 HELEN A. SPENCER TONI L.CRAIG 733 CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY 734 735 New language is underlined. 736 Deleted language is strieken. 737  CITY COUNCIL MEETING October 25, 2005 Public Hearing Consideration of Ordinance 1670 repealing sections 2- 266 Purchasing Policies and adopting a new section entitled Purchasing First Reading) City Attorney) Council Action 1st 2nd Vote: PH - 9 Agenda Item Number:  Toni L. Craig Attorney at Law TRANSMITTAL MEMORANDUM Date: 17 May 2005/Reis ued 18 Oct 2005 To: Mayor Council City Manager City Clerk RE: Ordinance Amending Purchasing Policy 2005 Update and Recodification Ib 1'0 Suggested by Purchasing Director, Attorney Current Provisions 2- 266 Affected Reason for Changes - Increase City Manager' s level of spending authority commensurate with recent purchases of the City and the budget Administrative efficiency City has good procedures for competitive purchasing to ensure fairness, Quality, and timeliness Proposed - Increases level of purchases required to be advertised Substantive Changes and competitively bid from $ 12, 000 to $ 20, 000 Increases City Manager' s independent ability to spend for equipment and vehicle repairs from $20, 000 to 28, 000 244 Racetrack Rd NE Fort Walton Beach FL 32547- 1866 850) 243- 6969 Fax: ( 850) 244- 8929 Email: attycrg@aoI.com Jl-t--~  1J1b 1 K $' ~ , ORDINANCE NO. l~ 2 XJt 3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH FLORIDA 4 REPEALING SECTION 2- 266, PURCHASING POLICIES AND 5 PROCEDURES OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF 6 FORT WALTON BEACH FLORIDA; ADOPTING A NEW SECTION 7 ENTITLED PURCHASING WHICH INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF 8 PURCHASES REQUIRED TO UNDERGO PUBLIC ADVERTISEMENT 9 AND COMPETITION FROM $ 12,000 TO $ 20,000 AND INCREASES 10 LEVEL OF CITY MANAGER' S SPENDING AUTHORITY FROM $20, 000 i> PAIRf; 11 TO $ 25,000 FOR EQUIPMENT AND ' 12 ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 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