Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 01-23-2007 regular agenda — reading text

CITY OF FORT WAL TON BEACH City Council Agenda - January 23, 2007 - 7: 00 P.M. City Council Chambers 107 Miracle Strip Parkway, SE Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION Pastor Larry Carter, Fishers of Men PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Youth from Fishers of Men STUDENT ACE AWARDS Choctawhatchee High School - William Castro Fort Walton Beach High School- Tai Knight CONSENT AGENDA 1. Approval of the minutes of the Council Workshop of January 9, 2007, and the Regular Council Meeting of January 9, 2007. ( City Clerk) (See Backup). 2. Consideration of a request from Okaloosa County Habitat for Humanity to waive the water tap fees, sewer tap fees and building permit fees, for two new Townhomes to be constructed at Burgess Way Subdivision located at 15 A& B Bobolink Street. ( CDS Director) (See Backup) 3. Consideration of a request to close the Fort Walton Beach Public Library on March 5, 2007 for the purpose of allowing staff to participate in an all day training session the sponsored by Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative. ( Parks & Recreation Director) (See Backup) 4. Pursuant to City of Fort Walton Beach Code of Ordinances, Volume II, Chapter 4, Section 4. 01, paragraph 4. 01. 025 and the Purchasing Policies and Procedures, request authorization to award RFP # 07- 107, LED Color Display Sign with Identification Cabinet, to the low, responsive, responsible bidder meeting specification, Innovative Signs of Sarasota, FL, in the amount of 31, 020. 75. If approved, sufficient funds are available in account number 310- 5074- 519- 6300. Public Works Director) (See Backup) 5. Pursuant to City of Fort Walton Beach Code of Ordinances, Volume II, Chapter 4, Section 4. 01, paragraph 4. 01. 025 and the Purchasing Policies and Procedures, request authorization to award Bid # 07- 103, Annual Sidewalk Bid, to the low, responsive, responsible bidder meeting specifications, Emerald Coast Concrete Specialties, of Fort Walton Beach, FL for a period of one year, and allow the City Manager to approve the extension of the bid with up to four (4) one-year options, if it is determined to be in the best interest of the City. If approved, sufficient funds are available. ( Public Works Director) ( See Backup) 6. Pursuant to City of Fort Walton Beach Code of Ordinances, Volume II, Chapter 4, Section 4. 01, paragraph 4. 01. 025 and the Purchasing Policies and Procedures, request authorization to award contract for one Kubota M5040HD Tractor, and one # LA1153 Front End Loader, to Wise Equipment of Crestview, FL, utilizing the State of Florida Contract, in the amount of 24, 033. 00. This item is an emergency replacement and was not budgeted. If approved, sufficient funds are available from transfer of contingencies and other accounts as outlined in the backup report. ( Parks & Recreation Director) ( See Backup) 7. Pursuant to City of Fort Walton Beach Code of Ordinances, Volume II, Chapter 4, Section 4. 01, paragraph 4. 01. 025 and the Purchasing Policies and Procedures, request authorization to award bid # 07- 105 Annual Pesticides to the low, responsive, responsible bidders meeting specifications, at the unit prices outlined in the bid tabulation sheet, not to exceed $ 236,850. If approved, sufficient funds are available from various account numbers outlined in the backup report. ( Golf Course Administrator) ( See Backup) PUB~ JpHEARI,.,(.-; AGEND.A.... SecondR~ading 8. Consideration of Ordinance ( 1718) of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida; authorizing the exchange of real property situated at 106 McGriff Street NE, Fort Walton Beach, FL, with real property situated at 36 Carson Drive NE, Fort Walton Beach, FL; authorizing and directing closing by the Mayor and City Clerk; and providing an effective date. ( Second Reading) ( CDS Director) ( See Backup) 9. Consideration of Ordinance ( 1715) of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida; providing for authority; amending section 2. 11. 12 entitled Meetings, Volume II, Code of Ordinances, by providing for meetings of the Municipal Planning Board on the second Thursday of January each year; resolving conflicting provisions; providing for severability; and providing an effective date. ( Second Reading) ( CDS Director) (See Backup) Municipal Planning Board Recommendation: Approval 7-0 ( 12/7/06) 10. Consideration of Ordinance ( 1714) of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida; providing for authority; providing for findings of fact; providing for the vacation, abandonment, discontinuance and closure of all alley rights- of-way in Block J, Spivey Gibson second addition to Camp Walton, as recorded in plat book 1, page 30, Public Records of Okaloosa County, Florida; and providing for an effective date. ( Second Reading) ( CDS Director) ( See Backup) Municipal Planning Board Recommendation: Approval 7- 0 ( 12/7/06) PUBLlCtiEARJNGA.~ENDA-. Fi.rst Reading 11. Consideration of Ordinance ( 1719) of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida; amending Section 3. 02, Building Code, by adding Section 3. 02. 13; providing for authority; enacting a new section providing a foundation survey shall be required within 21 calendar days after the foundation inspection; providing for conflicting provisions; providing for severability and providing for an effective date. ( First Reading) ( CDS Director) ( See Backup) REGULARAGENDA 12. General Public on matters of City Business not otherwise on the agenda. 13. Consideration of release of lien in the amount of $ 51, 000 for the property located at 124 Magnolia Avenue SE, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, FL Tax ID # 24- S2- 13- 1910- 0128- 0000, in lieu of payment of $2, 550. 00. ( CDS Director) ( See Backup) 14. Consideration of a request by the Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority to rebate their payment in Lieu of Taxes for FY 2006, totaling $ 20, 841. 97. The Housing Authority indicates the purpose of their request is to utilize these funds to offset initial development expenses incurred in planning for the addition of 200 residential housing units at Germany Terrace in the Beal Parkway Neighborhood. ( Finance Director) (See Backup) 15. Consideration of request to authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to draft an interlocal agreement to transfer 16. 3 acres of property located at 1958 Lewis Turner Boulevard, subject to the site location depicted in Schematic Plan D- 3 ( also labeled B- 1), at a cost of 2, 000, 000 for the purpose of the construction the Okaloosa County Judicial Center Annex Expansion; and subject to terms and conditions as outlined in the backup report. ( City Manager) ( See Backup)  16. Consideration of a request from the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce representing the Historic Downtown Fort Walton Beach Businesses to approve the use of CRA funds to hire a professional firm to develop the design and construction plans for the Main Street Streetscape project. (CDS Director) (See Backup) 17. Consideration of acceptance of the Annual Report of the CRA for 2006. ( CDS Director) ( See Backup) 18. Consideration of a request to authorize the City Manager to execute a renewal of the City of Fort Walton Beach Medical Insurance Program with Blue Cross/ Blue Shield of Florida. If approved, sufficient funds are available. ( Human Resources Director) (See Backup) 19. Consideration of appointments to the CRA Board of Commissioners. ( City Clerk) ( See Backup). 20. Consideration of appointment to the Beautification CommitteelTree Board. ( City Clerk) ( See Backup). 21. Consideration of appointment to the Firefighters' Pension Fund. ( City Clerk) ( See Backup) 22. Consideration of a citizen representative to the Vision Plan Stewardship Committee. ( City Clerk) ( See Backup). 23. Consideration of a Beautification CommitteelTree Board representative to the Vision Plan Stewardship Committee. ( City Clerk) ( See Backup). 24. MayorlCouncil Announcements. 25. 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