Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 06-27-2006 ‎(regular)‎ — reading text

J' WHEREAS, Carrie was the first " home- grown" Betsy Ross at the City' s July 4th celebration at the Landing; and the Landing became home to the Friday Night Flick events, which Carrie planned, organized and even raised funds to produce this great event for the community; and WHEREAS, as Public Information Officer, Carrie played a vital role during times of calm and efficient manner, maintaining contact and emergency, maintaining a and whatever needed to ensure the communication, providing information, doing was continuation of operations; and WHEREAS, July 7, 2006, will be Carrie' s last day of service to the City as she sets off to begina new life in a stay-at-home mom/ college student status for Georgia, enjoying as long as she can stand it, and checking out what comes next. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Anderson, by virtue of the authority vested in me as be missed Mayor of the City of Fort Walton Beach, do wish to state publicly that Carrie will both personally and professionally and I hereby extend our best wishes to CARRIE WURDEMAN* For a happy and healthy future. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the 2006. City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, to be affixed this 27th day of June, u/~ MIKE ANDERSON, MAYOR  CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 27, 2006 Consent Agenda Approval of Minutes: Council Workshop Meeting June 13, 2006 Regular Council Meeting June 13, 2006 City Clerk) Council Action 1 st 2nd Vote: Agenda Item Number: CA- 1  225 MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA JUNE 13, 2006 INTRODUCTION A Council Workshop Meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was held on Tuesday, June 13, 2006, at 5: 30 p. m. with the following members present: Mayor Mike Anderson Councilmen: Mike Holmes, Bill Patterson, Bob Campbell, ( Mayor Pro Tern), Jim Tucker, Dr. Wayne Pullen, Jim Hartwell, and Mike Minich Also Present: Joyce Shanahan, City Manager; Helen Spencer, City Clerk; Finance Director Position vacant); Toni Craig, City Attorney; and Department Directors CALL TO ORDER The Mayor called the meeting to order. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Mayor led in the Pledge of Allegiance. FIRE PROTECTIONIWATER SYSTEM AT FAIRGROUNDS Discussion about Fire protection and water system at the Fairgrounds. Jackie Hart, City Fire Marshall, addressed the fire protection and water system at the fairgrounds. He went over water flow options and concluded the most effective solution involves installing one fire hydrant on the existing 10- inch water main coming from the Golf Club property and one fire hydrant on the existing 6- inch water main feeding the softball complex/fairgrounds, and to install a post- indicator valve. He said a fire alarm system has to be installed in the building but at this time since it is an existing building it will not be necessary to install a sprinkler system. John Hofstad, Utilities Director, noted there is a 2-4 week lead time to order the materials and the work will take two days. The City Manager noted the cost for the repairs/ improvements is within her authority to approve and it is on the agenda because Mr. Hartwell had some questions about the issue so it was brought forward so Council would be aware of the issues. She stated the City does need to make the repairs because there is no mechanism by which to suppress the fires at this point in time. Mr. Hartwell expressed he is not opposed to making the facilities safe for the public, but is adamantly opposed to spending taxpayers money to make a private building comply with State and Local Fire Codes, then read excerpts from his May 17, 2006 email that expressed his concerns and position on the fairgrounds property. He added that he knew the City has to take the necessary steps to bring the property up to safety standards with the Fire Code, but also believed the Fairground Association should reimburse the City immediately. He noted the future land use of the property is not known. The City Manager mentioned staff is preparing an RFP for a consultant on the future use of the property and it should be ready shortly. Mr. Minich expressed his belief that the City should honor the contract entered into with the Fair Association and it is the City' s responsibility to provide the necessary infrastructure. He acknowledged improvements to the building are the Fair Association' s responsibility. C -I 26 Council Workshop 6- 13- 06 FIRE PROTECTIONIWATER SYSTEM AT FAIRGROUNDS cont. Mr. Patterson agreed it is the City' s requirement to provide the infrastructure from the street to the building. Mr. Tucker noted the City Manager has the authority to approve the work and is currently preparing the RFP on future land use of the property. He mentioned he would support selling the property at 265, 000 an acre if someone wished tp purchase it. Mr. Holmes commented that the City has to provide the infrastructure and the City Manager has that authority. The City Manager noted the City is not providing any improvements to the building, just fire hydrant improvements which will cost approximately $6, 000. 00 for materials. Fire Marshall Jackie Hart mentioned the City is currently under a Class 3 ISO rating and if the ISO retums there will be a penalty if something is not done to improve the hydrants. Bull Rigdon, 9 Bay Drive, commented the fairgrounds is not a private organization, they are controlled by the Department of Agriculture, they are a 501 C organization, and they are there to serve the public. RIGHT-OF- WAY ISSUES Power point presentation on Right-of-Way issues. The CDS Director commented it is a complicated issue with a lot of various codes that address different issues of the right- of-way and staff recognizes at time they are conflicting and it is a difficult situation because of the development of the City prior to the regulations, so there are a lot of non- conforming uses. She gave a power point presentation that covered the basic issues of right-of-way ( ROW) which included the definition of a right- of-way; the right- of-way regulations; ROW prohibited activities; additional requirements; the typical ROW types and widths; permitted structures; typical violations found in the ROW; activities not permitted in the ROW; properties that have historically has parking in the ROW; and potential solutions. She commented where they can solutions in the revisions to the Land go from here is to request the consultant to look at various Development Code. Some discussion ensued on the responsibility of maintenance of a righto- f- way, the landscaping in the righto- f- ways not to block visibility, the street widths and set backs for the righto- f- ways that vary in neighborhoods, and the parking of commercial vehicles and private vehicles in the right- of-way. Chris Gibson, 249 Brooks Street, encouraged Council to ask staff to move forward with the workers are not problem. She referenced the construction projects on Brooks Street where the site and encouraged Council to put stop a to it. parking on the job construction to The CDS Director acknowledged it is a continual problem and staff is working with Public Works put up " no parking" signs on both sides of Brooks Street by the curve area, and the building division works with each of the contractors as the issues come up. traffic The City Manager explained the " no parking" signs will be put up because they do obstruct and they can be and it is dangerous, and by putting up the signs parking will not be permitted ticketed.  227 Council Workshop 6- 13- 06 ARTS & DESIGN SOCIETY - WATER CISTERN Update by the Arts & Design Society regarding their efforts to improve the water cistern. James Thoreen, 33 Anastasia Drive, handed out excerpts of a power point presentation on transforming the cistern into a museum and studio. He stated they are requesting permission to proceed with the project before they ask for donations. . The City Manager noted the process has to go through a formal site plan approval. She believed Mr. Thoreen is seeking a conceptual idea if Council thinks they are going in the right direction and they understand they still need to go forward with all the formalities of a site plan approval. The City Attorney cautioned Council that whenever the plan goes through the site plan process it is quasi-judicial and Council will either approve or disapprove any recommendation if it goes to the CRA, and cautioned Council they should not prejudge the issue. She was unsure how much of a conceptual idea Council can give, or how much of a consensus, because of the quasi- judicial issue. The City Manager noted Mr. Thoreen is just providing an update to Council. She mentioned there is aresolution on file where Council supports the idea of moving forward with the idea of developing the cistern into an art gallery. The City Attorney mentioned that ADSO has a lease that is renewable nine times for a 50 year lease agreement. GOLF COURSE Lee McDonald, 10 Rue De La Roi, stated the City made a verbal contract with the golfers years ago where they would play golf for one year at a particular price and stated the City has reneged on st that as of June 1 and there has been a exodus of golfers going to other courses because they can play and ride