Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 05-23-06 regular — reading text

CITY OF FORT WAL TON BEACH City Council Agenda - May 23, 2006 - 7: 00 P.M. City Council Chambers llr~' j 107 Miracle Strip Parkway, SE li~) Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION Pastor Gerald Waters, Greater Temple Church International PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Youth from Greater Temple Church International PROCLAMATIONS Valerie Phillips Retirement Friends of the Library Sons of the American Revolution STUDENT ACE AWARDS Joseph Gaccione, Choctawhatchee High School Jessica Sansom, Fort Walton Beach High School SPECIAL GUESTS Representative Ray Sansom Bill ZeU, Past Commander and Current Chaplain DAV, Chapter 72 and Dale Roesser, Vice- Commander DAV l~ gNlltJfllll'~ I 1. Approval of the minutes of the Special Council Meeting of May.4, 2006; the Workshop Meeting of May 9, 2006; and the Regular Council Meeting of May 9, 2006. ( City Clerk) ( See Backup). 2. Pursuant to Volume II, Chapter 4, Section 4. 01, Paragraph 4. 01. 025 of the Purchasing Policies and Procedures Manual, staff requests Council authorization to award Bid No. 06- 118, Cinco Bayou Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project to the low, responsive, responsible bidder Hemphill Construction, Inc. of Florence, Mississippi, in the amount of $254, 148 for the construction of 1, 100 linear feet of 8- inch ductile iron aerial force main underneath Cinco Bayou Bridge; and staff further requests Council authorization for the City Director) Manager to execute individual change orders not to exceed the aggregate total of $15, 000. ( Utilities See Backup). 3. Cons,ideration of a request to approve the amended " Plan of Operations 2006" for the Northwest Florida Fair Association for the 2006 calendar year. (City Manager) ( See Backup). and utilities 4. Acceptance of two Grants of Easements from Sailwatch Landing, LLC, for sidewalk, parking the Sailwatch along the south side of Brooks Street and a boardwalk along Santa Rosa Sound on Landing Condominium property. ( Public Works Director) ( See Backup). SECOND READING 5. Consideration of an Ordinance (1706) of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida; amending section 2. 03. 01, beautification committee establishment; membership; to reduce the membership from seven to five members; and providing for an effective date. ( Second Reading) ( CDS Director) (See Backup). Beautification Committeeffree Board Recommendation: Approval 4- 0 (4-3- 06) FIRST READING 6. Consideration of an Ordinance ( 1671) of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida; providing authority; repealing in its entirety the current chapter 8. 11, Wreckers; adopting a new chapter 11. 12, entitled Wrecker Operations and Services; requiring permitting of owners and operators; regulating wrecker operations and services on private property; establishing City Wrecker Rotation Program; repealing conflicting provisions and setting an effective date. ( First Reading) ( City Attorney) ( See Backup). Municipal Planning Board Recommendation: Approval 4- 0 ( 5/ 4/ 06) 7. Consideration of an Ordinance (1703) of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida; Relating to the Annexation of Lot 3 and the South 30. 75 feet of Lot 2, Block B, Country Club Estates Subdivision (653 Country Club Avenue NE); Providing for Authority; Providing for Findings of Fact; Providing for Property Annexed; Providing for Effect of Annexation; Providing for Municipal Boundary; Providing for an Effective Date. (First Reading) ( CDS Director) ( See Backup). Municipal Planning Board Recommendation: Approval 4- 0 ( 5/4/ 06) 8. Consideration of an Ordinance (1704) of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Amending Directions- The Comprehensive Plan of the City of Fort Walton Beach: 2008, Pursuant to Florida Statutes, Chapter 163; Providing for Authority; Providing for Adoption of a Text Amendment to the Future Land Use Element Regarding Military Installation Compatibility, Coordination and Education Resulting from an Amendment Proposed by an Application of the City; Providing for Severability; and Providing for an Effective Date. Proposed Phase/ First Reading) ( CDS Director) ( See backup). Municipal Planning Board acting as the Local Planning Agency Recommendation: Approval 4- 0 ( 5/ 4/ 06) 9. Consideration of a request for Final Plat Approval for Max' s Townhomes Subdivision; a replat of a parcel of property into two (2) lots located at 3 A & B Magnolia Avenue SE, for the purpose of transfer of ownership by owner Max W. Wright. (CDS Director) (See Backup). Municipal Planning Board Recommendation: Approval 4- 0 ( 5/ 4/ 06) 10. General Public ( on items of City business). 11. Consideration of a request by Mr. Saras Taveprungsengku ( Mr. T) to assign the lease for the Fort Walton Beach Golf Club Food and Beverage Concession to Orasa Group, Inc.; Ms. Vanida Jariyatephavon, President. ( City Manager) ( See Backup). 12. Presentation by Chief Dutton on the Hurricane Preparedness. ( Fire Chief) ( See Backup). 13. Consideration of a request to enter into a Contract for Professional Services to Comprehensively Review and Revise the Land Development Code with WilsonMiller in the Amount of $48, 625. In FY 2005-06 25,000 has been in FY 2006 for this work. If approved, authorize the City Manager to execute budgeted the agreement. Note: A budget transfer will be required at year' s end. ( CDS Director) ( See backup) ( See Additional Materials Folder) 14. Consideration of a Resolution (06- 17) of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida; amending the Parks and Recreation Section of the Comprehensive Fee Schedule to include a fee structure for rental of the grounds at the fairgrounds/softball complex for the City of Fort Walton Beach; and providing an effective date. ( Parks and Recreation) ( See Backup). 15. Consideration of a request to cancel Vision Plan Stewardship Committee Meetings from June 2006 to November 2006. ( CDS Director) (See Backup). Page 2 of 3  City of Fort Walton Beach ) 1 A ~ tca/ lf'idt3~ rMose-t3eaur' PROClAMA rION WHEREAS, Valerie Phillips has faithfully served the City of Fort Walton Beach Li~ rary and its patrons as the City' s Adult Services Librarian for more than 11 years; and WHEREAS, Valerie is retiring from the City of Fort Walton Beach to live closer to her in family Charleston, South Carolina, and pursue her lifelong interests; and WHEREAS, in her endeavors for the library, she has enthusiastically and skillfully assisted many adults and young people with their questions on many varied topics. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Anderson, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Fort Walton Beach, extend best wishes to VALERIE ANN PHILLIPS in her retirement, and to state publicly that she will be missed both professionally and as a fellow employee. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of Fort Walton Beach to be affixed this 23rd day of May, 2006. MA YOR MIKE ANDERSON  City of Fort Walton Beach ) 1 A~ tca/ lf'idt3~ rMose-Beaur' PROClAMA rION WHEREAS, for the past several years the Friends of the Fort Walton Beach Library have been conducting fundraisers and selling books and other items in the Friends store to fund improvements to the lobby of the Fort Walton Beach Library, and have raised more than $ 60, 000; and WHEREAS, the first phase of these improvements is complete, and includes a new ceiling with a three-toned wave design, recessed lighting, and track lighting; and WHEREAS, the new lighting will enhance art work that is planned for the lobby; and WHEREAS, future plans include adding a one- of-a- kind saltwater aquarium in the lobby that will welcome visitors. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Anderson, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Fort Walton Beach, do hereby congratulate the FORT WAL TON BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY On the recent completion of the lobby ceiling and lighting enhancement project. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Fort Walton Beach to be affixed this 23rd day of May, 2006. JJA~ MAYOR MIKE ANDERSON  City of Fort Walton Beach ) 1 A~ tca/ rMose-t3~ lf'id8~ PROClAMA rION WHEREAS, the National Society of the Sons of the America Revolution ( SAR), was organized on April 30, 1889, as an effort to establish a collection of Revolutionary War records, and due to the efforts of the SAR, Congress passed a law in 1892 directing the War Department to work with the SAR in the gathering and collection of these war records; and WHEREAS, 16 Presidents have become members of the SAR by virtue of having a lineal ancestor who either fought in the Revolutionary War, or provided a service for the American cause; and WHEREAS, on June 9, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt, the fourth American President to join the SAR, signed the Congressional Charter of the National Society of the American Revolution; and WHEREAS, the collection of Revolutionary War records became so great that in 1926, Congress authorized $ 2, 000, 000 for construction of a new National Archives building on the Mall Triangle that was completed in 1937; and WHEREAS, the SAR continues to work in every state and several countries overseas promoting youth programs and encouraging the telling of America' s