Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 01-22-05 — reading text

POTENTIAL DISCUSSION TOPICS EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT SERVICES 1. City Boards a. Membership b. Consolidation 2. New Technology a. LED for Marquee b. Portable Drives 3. Rapid Response Unit as an Alternative to Major Fire Truck as Response 4. Organizational Restructuring for Increased Efficiency 5. Disaster Recovery Plan a. Linkage with County Plan 6. Homelessness 7. CRA Question 8. Stricter Code Enforcement 9. Charter Change - Voting Status of Mayor 10. Annexation 11. Ordinances a. Full Review b. Sunset Provisions COMMUNITY QUALITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE 1. Building Heights 2. Attainable Housing 3. Continue water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure investments 4. Architectural Standards 5. Regional Growth Partnerships 6. Parking a. Parking Garage b. 35 Unit Space c. Local Standards 7. City Position on the Bridge a. Stress Need for Regional Study 8. Continue CRA focus on blighted areas Page 2 of 3  POTENTIAL DISCUSSION TOPICS - CONTINUED COMMUNITY QUALITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE - CONTINUED 9. Underground Utility Plan 10. Continue Clean Water Initiative 11. Neighborhood Plans a. Neighborhood Linkages 12. Yellow River Reservoir FINANCIAL VIABILITY 1. Millage Rollback 2. Industrial Park Incentives 3. Regional Growth Partnerships 4. Continue Golf Course Direction 5. Long Term Financial Picture a. Pensions, b. Competitive Salaries Page 3 of 3  City of Fort Walton Beach MEMORANDUM Date: January 12, 2005 To: Mayor Glover & City Council Members From: Joyce Shanahan, City Manager ~~ Subject: Recommendations for the January 22, 2005 City Council Strategic Planning Workshop from the City' s Boards and Committees As you know, Council invited all the Boards and Committees to make recommendations and suggestions for the Strategic Planning Workshop. The following list summarizes by Board or Committee, the individual responses staff has received: Beautification Committee/ Tree Board Discussed at their meeting on January 3, 2005, the Beautification Committee offers the following: Firm up all of the following aspects of Beautification Committee responsibilities before next quarter: 1. Tighten up quarterly Neighborhood Beautification Awards by giving more responsibility to the neighborhood leaders and residents in decision making; 2. Get the community more involved by publicizing Beautification Committee activities and neighborhood award winners in newspapers and Beach Bits quarterly; 3. Develop a new yard award sign and get more ( at least 13) signs from city sign shop; 4. Be more involved in Gateway Sign Project; 5. Rotate responsibilities among Beautification Committee members. At the same meeting, the Tree Board offered the following: 1. Celebrate State Arbor Day on third Friday in January ( 1- 21- 05) with a small gathering of Mayor and Council Members and a tree planting on City property at City Hall. This year' s tree will be a variety of Eastern Red Cedar that will also serve as a " Christmas Tree"; 2. Speak with Board of Education on school National Arbor Day involvement for last Friday in April; 3. Discuss trees for planting along streets and public areas and as replacement for loss, at each meeting with city representatives. 1 Board of Adjustment Discussed at their December 16, 2004 meeting, the Board had no comments or issues to submit. Code Enforcement Board Discussed at their December 8, 2004 meeting, the Board had no comments or issues to submit. CRA Board At their January 5, 2005 CRA meeting, the CRA Board of Commissioners discussed goals that they would like to see the City address during the 2005 calendar year, focusing on the CRA geographic area. These goals were submitted by Board members prior to the meeting and the CRA Board prioritized them at the meeting. Five ( 5) CRA Board members were present at the meeting: Joyce Gillie Gossom, Chair; Chris Gibson; Jason DesHotels; Millie Thrush; and Bill Garvie. The following lists the goals in priority order approved by unanimous consensus of the Board: 1. Complete the CRA/Urban Master Plan Update 2. Address the issue of the Emerald Coast Bridge Authority study. 3. Identify need for downtown parking lot( s) and/ or garage( s) and earmark funding in the CRA Budget for purchase of land and costs of construction to meet the identified need. 4. Purchase the privately-owned portion of the Tringas City Parking Lot prior to the budget year 2008/ 09 5. Develop a CIP project account for Underground Utilities, similar to the ongoing street pavement, drainage, and sidewalk funds ( where money is set aside, then each year specific locations are identified for the facilities). 6. Develop a plan for location of pedestrian crosswalks throughout the CRA and coordinate with FDOT and City Public Works Department to install these facilities. 7. Develop plans for landscaped medians on the following roadways in priority order: ( 1) Eglin Parkway; ( 2) Beal Parkway; and ( 3) Hollywood Boulevard. 8. Coordinate with FDOT to develop plans to improve the following intersections re- radius, etc.): ( 1) Perry Avenue SE at Miracle Strip Parkway SE; and ( 2) Perry Avenue SE at First Street SE to allow for more effective turning movements. 9. Develop an aggressive marketing effort, including incentives and partnership opportunities, to attract college and university branch campuses downtown. 10. Stripe bicycle lanes on all roadways that are of sufficient width and design a bicycle map ( other parts of the City could be included as well as CRA). 2 Golf Club Advisory Committee Staff received no response from this Committee. Historic Sites & Structures Board At the November 16, 2004 Historic Sites and Structures Advisory Board meeting, the members discussed 14 items which they had separately submitted as priorities prior to the meeting. The board members determined the following as their top three priorities: 1. Examine the ordinance that defines the Board' s purpose and broaden it to include working on grant applications and such. 2. Determine the policy to put an ordinance in place which allows those working on historic sites to know what is required of them. 3. Update the inventory of historic properties in the City. Municipal Planning Board The Municipal Planning Board was due to meet on January 6, 2005, but the meeting was cancelled due to a lack of a quorum. The following is a list of the issues that were submitted by the members, however, they have not had an opportunity to prioritize these items: 1. Bring the City Code Book up- to- date. If necessary bring in outside support. 2. Work towards having the Vision Plan incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan. 3. Establish a time schedule for the commencement of an underground utility program. 4. Establish a time schedule to begin and finish the boardwalk in the Sea Breeze and East Miracle Strip neighborhood areas [ between Brooks Bridge and Elisa Liza) Jackson Park]. 5. Get the Comprehensive Plan ready for City Council to review and approve in 2008. 6. Advise and support the City Council on ordinances, rules and regulations that will apply to the CRA and develop the City as a unified whole. 7. Establish architectural guidelines for all areas of the City. 8. Work on parking needs through out the City. 9. Review the zoning in MUW12, MUW18 and MUW24. 10. Look at the possibility of height restrictions in the City. 11. Adopt a marine sanitation system ordinance. 12. Review the City Tree Code to protect native trees. 13. Develop a theme for the city to build on. 14. Live with the organizational chart as designed or change it. 15. All boards need to cooperate and work towards city vision and comprehensive plan. 3 16. City Council can only be as effective as we are in conjunction with City Offices. 17. Are all Boards and City Council working effectively with the Military - including Coast Guard? 18. Is City Zoning up to date with State Laws? 19. Does city need more staff to ( do) everything that is asked of them? 20. Council should be aware of the concerns that the military have. 21. What are Boards and City Council stand towards " The Bridge"? 22. Do we want one?( Bridge) 23. Is a Bridge needed? 24. If so, how does a toll bridge help " the local citizenry"? 25. Traffic concerns and what we can do as a city to come up with a solution that may help us avoid an unwanted new bridge. Our bridge has 4 lanes, and Hwy 98 has 4 lanes on the East and West side of the bridge so the bridge is obviously NOT the problem. 26. Building heights along the Sound and the need to have that changed for the sake of both the citizens of Fort Walton Beach and the military. Vision Stewardship Committee At their meeting on January 10, 2005, the Committee developed the following memo for consideration: The City would provide enforcement of architectural standards to business developers and builders to assure compliance with the neighborhood " plan of action". This may require the use of an Architectural Review Committee. Water' s Edge Ad Hoc Committee This committee had made recommendations as part of their Master Plan: The following is the section entitled " Recommendations": The Water' s Edge Ad Hoc Committee recommends that the City Council: 1. Pursue the Coastal Partnership Initiative Grant. 2. Pursue the Clean Marina Program. 3. Establish mooring fields along Santa Rosa Sound. 4. Educate City residents on wetland protection and storm water run off. 5. Provide pump out stations. 6. Require marinas to have hurricane preparedness plans. 7. Restore the docks/ piers at Fort Walton Landing. 8. Pursue the development of a public marina at Fort Walton Landing. 4  STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION BOARD/ COMMITTEE INPUT Beautification Committeeffree Board v Discussed at the 1- 3- 05 meeting - the Committee/ Board approved the attached list of Goals for 2005. Board of Adjustment Discussed at the 12- 16- 04 meeting - Board had no comments or issues to submit to Council. Code Enforcement Board Discussed at the 12- 8- 04 meeting - Board had no comments or issues to submit to Council. v CRA Board Will discuss at the 1- 5- 05 meeting. Missy will summarize the Board' s issues and forward to Helen immediately after the meeting. Golf Club Advisory Committee Nothing received from this Committee. j Historic Sites & Structures Board See minutes of 11- 16- 04 meeting on discussion of Board priorities. Carrie is preparing memo. Municipal Planning Board Will discuss at the 1- 6- 05 meeting. Missy will summarize the Board' s issues and forward to Helen immediately after the meeting. Vision Stewardship Committee Will discuss at the 1- 10- 05