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

Baptist Church off-site parking lot located at 8 Second Street SE. Status: City Council approved the site plan for First Baptist Church with conditions at October 24, 2006 meeting. Case # 06- 15- SP: Consideration of approval of site plan for Bartruff Dental Office Building located at 82 Beal Parkway SW. Status: City Council approved the siteplan for Bartruff Dental Office Building with conditions at the October 24, 2006 meeting. Case # 06- 16- SP: Consideration of site plan for Trustmark Bank located at 100 Eglin Parkway NE. Status: City Council approved the site plan for Trustmark Bank with conditions at the October 24, 2006 meeting. Consideration of approval of amendment to site plan for Villa Di Case # 03- 02- SP: Mare Condominium located at 248 Brooks Street SE. the Status:City Council approved the amendment to Villa Di Mare at November 14, 2006 meeting. Three of the buildings have a certificate of occupancy. Case # 06- 17- SP: Consideration of approval of site plan for McDonald' s Restaurant Rebuild at 31 Eglin Parkway NE. City Council will consider the recommendation of the CRA to Status: 9, 2007 approved the site plan for McDonald' s Restaurant at their January meeting. Consideration of a 12- month extension for Joe & Eddies Mixed- Case 05- 09- SP: Use Condominium located at 206 Florida Place SE. the CRA to Status: City Council will consider the recommendation of for Joe & Eddies Mixed- Use approve the request for a 12- month extension Condominium at their January 9, 2007 meeting.  5 II. Matchinq Streetscape Grant Reviews: There were no new matching streetscape grants requested. III. CRA Plan Update: The CRA discussed the CRA Plan Update at the following meetings: Workshop held on January 18, 2006 Land Use Workshop held on February 22, 2006 Land Use Workshop held on March 15, 2006 Land Use Workshop held on April 27, 2006 Land Use Regular meeting July 12, 2006 Land Use Regular meeting August 2, 2006 Land Use Regular meeting October 4, 2006 CRA Plan Vision, Goals and Objectives Workshop held on November 27, 2006 Implementation Plan IV: Budqet/Capitallmprovements Projects: 1. Recommended approval of the budget for 2006/2007. The CRA Board reviewed the capital and operating budget for the CRA and recommended approval to the City Council. 2. Beal Parkway Implementation Plan The plan was approved by City Council in January 2006. Status: The Seal Parkway Neighborhood has prioritized the Entrance Park/Clock Tower as the number one priority. A surveyor has been hired to survey the area prior to a request for proposals being prepared. The Entrance Park/Clock Tower is located on the City owned triangular parcel south of Walter Martin Drive between Harbeson Ave. and Carson Dr. 3. Eglin decorative Lighting. The city hired Schmidt Dell Associates, Inc., Consulting Engineers, to develop construction drawings to underground utilities and install decorative lighting from Hughes Street NE to fourth Street/Perry Avenue SE.  6 Status: The construction drawings are complete and Gulf Power will prepare a binding cost for undergrounding the electrical lines. 4. Public Parking City Council awarded the Downtown Parking Facilities Plan RFP # 06- 111) to Rich and Associates, Inc., in the amount not to exceed 26, 275. Status: The consultant has collected field data and is in the process of surveying the merchants and employees in the study area. 5. Heritage Park st Status: The school house and post office have been moved from 1 Street to the Indian Temple Mound Museum, now known as Heritage Park. I rrigation has been installed. 6. Vandergriff Park Status: The property has been purchased by the City. V: Other 1. Submittal of the CRA Board Annual Report to City Council. Status: Joyce Gossom, CRA Chairman, presented the 2005 Annual Report of the Community Redevelopment Agency activities to City Council on January 10, 2006. 2. Election of CRA Board Chairman and Vice- Chairman. Status: City Council nominated Paul Kieszek for an unexpired term until January 27, 2007. City Council nominated Dean Covey for an unexpired term until February 21, 2009. 3. Joint CRAlMPB meeting June 15, 2006: Kick-off meeting of the Land Development Code update August 16, 2006: Presentation of Draft CRA Future Land Use Map and Text Amendments  CITY COUNCIL MEETING January 23, 2007 Regular Agenda Consideration of request to authorize the City Manager to execute a renewal of the medical insurance program with Blue Cross/ Blue Shield Human Resources Director) Council Action 1 st 2nd Vote: Agenda Item Number: RG - 18  CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH MEMORANDUM DATE: January 9, 2007 TO: Joyce Shanahan, City Manager FROM: Mark Wiltsie, Director of Human Resources SUBJECT: Renewal of Medical Insurance Program Back2round: As part of the City' s total benefit package, full-time employees can participate in the City' s medical insurance program. Currently, the City contributes 75% of the premium while employees contribute 25% through payroll deduction. In addition, retirees are eligible to continue their medical insurance coverage by paying 100% of the premium. Employees who terminate from City employment may elect to participate in the medical plan under the provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act ( COBRA). This federal law provides for the continuation of coverage ( typically 18 months) and requires the former employee to pay 100% of the premium. In January 2001, as a result of a Request for Proposal ( RFP), the City entered into an agreement with Blue Cross/Blue Shield ( BC/BS) of Florida to provide medical insurance coverage for our employees, retirees and their families. Since that time the City has renewed its coverage with BC/BS on an annual basis. The BC/BS insurance program currently provides for three ( 3) levels of coverage and associated premiums of which employees, retirees and COBRA participants can select either of the following: 1752 Base Plan In February 2005, the City adopted this plan as the base plan for our employees and retirees which also can be elected by COBRA participants. This is a BC/BS Blue Options plan and provides for reasonable coverage levels and premiums consistent with the local market. 702 Buy Up Plan This is BC/ BS' s Blue Choice plan and offers higher coverage levels and provides for a broader network of physicians than the Blue Options plan. Employees who elect this plan are required to pay the entire cost of the upgrade. In other words the City' s share of the premium remains the same as the 1752 Base Plan. As mentioned above, retiree' s or COBRA participants are required to pay 100% of the premium regardless of the which program they elect. 1352 Buy Down Plan This Blue Options plan offers coverage levels which are somewhat less than the Base Plan and as such, the premiums are relatively lower. 004- 07 t-16 Discussion: In anticipation of the upcoming renewal of the City' s medical insurance program effective February 1, 2007, staff met with our Blue Cross / Blue Shield ( BC/BS) of Florida representative Lisa Dixon in December 2006 to discuss our claims history and utilization of the plan. At that point, BC/BS underwriters rated our programs as requiring a 11. 2% increase for renewal. Following further discussions with Ms Dixon and a re- submittal to underwriting for consideration, an 8% increase resulted. Although I believe this is a reasonable increase based on the last 12 month utilization of the plans and the continuing escalating costs in the medical industry, staff requested BC/BS underwriters to consider further reductions in the premium renewal if changes in plan coverages were made. The chart below identifies each ofthe three ( 3) plans, the changes in plan design for each and the current and proposed premiums: Current Plan Features Proposed Plan Features Premiums 1752 Blue Options Base Plan Current Proposed Increase Office Visit Co- Pay Office Visit Co- Pa Single: $ 329. 86 $ 344. 37 4.4% 20 Famil Ph s. $ 25 Famil Ph s. Family: $ 901.49 $ 941.16 35 Specialist $ 50 S ecialist Calendar Year Deductible Calendar Year Deductible 250 Single $ 500 Single 750 Family $ 1500 Family Rx Co- Pay Rx Co- Pay 50 Annual Deductible) 15 Generic $ 15 Generic 30 Brand $ 30 Brand 50 Non- Preferred $ 50 Non- Preferred 1352 Blue Options Buy- Down Plan Office Visit Co- Pay Office Visit Co- Pay Single: 287. 62 303. 73 5. 6% 20 Famil Phys. $ 25 Famil Ph s. Family: 786.08 830. 10 Rx Co- Pay Rx Co- Pay 50 Annual Deductible) 15 Generic $ 15 Generic 30 Brand $ 30 Brand 50 Non- Preferred $ 50 Non- Preferred 702 Blue Choice Buy- Up Plan No Changes. City Cost of Premium is Same as Single: 384. 92 415. 71 8. 0% 1752 Base Plan. Family: 1052. 73 1136. 95 Based on current enrollment in the medical plans offered to our employees, the annual City cost for premiums will be $ 1, 493, 814. If approved, sufficient funding exists in the 2006/ 07 budget for the increases associated with the medical insurance renewal. 004- 07 Recommendation: Staff respectfully requests that City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a renewal agreement with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida as proposed in this staff report. Respectfully Submitted, J