Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 09-13-11 regular — reading text

T. Meams, City Manager From: Helen Spencer, City Clerk Date: September 13, 2011 Subject: For ABWA Day ATTACHMENTS: abwa day emerald coast chapter PDF) SIGNATURE BLOCK: Helen Spencer Completed 09/ 06/2011 11: 40 AM Carole Jones Completed 09/ 07/20119: 31 AM City Manager Completed 09/07/ 20115: 07 PM City Council Pending Packet Pg. 8  F42. City ofFort Walton Beach V 4mefica' s Wost BeautifuCBeaches TROCL,l1 JYt,A'l l IO WHEREAS; the American Business Women' s Association ( ABWA) celebrates its 62nd Anniversary on September 22, 2011; and WHEREAS; the mission of the American Business Women' s Association is to bring together business women of diverse backgrounds and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support, and National recognition; and WHEREAS; ABWA' s Emerald Coast Charter Chapter, established in 1983, sponsors local educational scholarships annually and joins with other chapters throughout the United States in providing scholarships totaling more than $ 3 million per year; and WHEREAS; the American Business Women' s Association, a national educational association of employed women, believes that the enormous efforts of today' s dynamic, concerned business women deserve recognition — not only the more than 550, 000+ active members of the Association, but all working women. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Anderson, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Fort Walton Beach, do hereby proclaim September 22, 2011 as AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN' S DAY" and urge all our citizens to salute the 57 million American businesswomen for their contributions to the private and public sectors of this country. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Fort Walton Beach to be affixed this 13th day of September 2011. MIKE ANDERSON. MAYOR Packet Pg. 9  6. 1 City Council of Fort Walton Beach 0 To: CITY MANAGER MEMORANDUM Robert T. Meams, City Manager From: Carole Jones, Executive Assistant Date: September 13, 2011 Subject: By the EDC ATTACHMENTS: 8 - 16 -11 Okaloosa Industry Growth 2011 -2016 ( PDF) SIGNATURE BLOCK: Carole Jones Completed 08/ 10/ 20112: 04 PM Carole Jones Completed 08/ 10/ 20112: 04 PM City Manager Completed 09/ 07/20114: 57 PM City Council Pending Packet Pg. i6  c no 6 N y N 0 o C7 y 5 rL o o x ON O v 1 v O U m b O 1 OO O OO OO O OO OO OO OO OO OO frlOO9N OO OO OO VjVj fqfq ViVi zaxro/zaxro/ AA sadsad s2utujegs2utujeg PacketPacket Pg.Pg. 1111  0 City Council of Fort Walton Beach 0 To: CITY MANAGER MEMORANDUM Robert T. Meams, City Manager From: Carole Jones, Executive Assistant Date: September 13, 2011 Subject: Approval of Agenda SIGNATURE BLOCK: Carole Jones Completed 09/ 06/ 2011 11: 29 AM Carole Jones Completed 09/06/ 2011 11: 29 AM City Manager Completed 09/06/ 2011 11: 29 AM City Council Pending Packet Pg. 12  City Council of Fort Walton Beach CITY CLERK MEMORANDUM To: Robert T. Mearns, City Manager From: Helen Spencer, City Clerk Date: September 13, 2011 Subject: Approval of Council Minutes L BACKGROUND: 1. 1. Approval of the following Council Minutes: the Special Council Meetings of August 16, 2011 ( Recreation Center Consolidation and the FY 11 - 12 Budget); and the Regular Council Meeting of August 23, 2011. ATTACHMENTS: 08 -16 -11 recreation centers-- fmal( DOC) 08- 16 -11 -- budget final DOC) 8 -23 - 11 final ( DOC) SIGNATURE BLOCK: Helen Spencer Completed 09/ 06/2011 11: 31 AM Carole Jones Completed 09/ 06/2011 11: 43 AM City Manager Completed 09/ 06/2011 11: 43 AM City Council Pending  Final Minutes — City of Fort Walton Beach Special Meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach Tuesday, August 16, 2011 5: 00 PM 107 Miracle snip Parkway Fort Walton Beach, a 32568 1. CALL TO ORDER 5: 00 PM Meeting was called to order on August 16, 201 l at Council Chamber, 107 Miracle Strip Parkway, Fort Walton Beach, FL. Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Mike Anderson Mayor Present Bobby Griggs Council Seat 1 Present Joyce gossom Council Scat 2 Present Dennis Reeves Council Seat 3 Present Trey Goodwin Council Seat 4 Present Bobby Nabors Council Seat 5 Present Bull Rigdon Council Seat 6 Present Dick Rynearson Council Seat 7 Present 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ACTION ITEMS 1. Consideration of Recreation Consolidation Plan Jeff Peters, Recreation/ Cultural Services Director, presented a power point presentation of the City' s four recreational facilities, including the Hedrick Center, the Docie Bass Center, the Chester Pruitt Recreational Center, and the Senior Center. Mr. Peters explained all of these facilities were built in the 1970's and need extensive renovations to modernize the facilities to enhance energy efficiency, and noted some health concerns as well. Mr. Peters discussed the proposed project to consolidate the four centers into one facility located at the current Hedrick location, centralization of the athletic fields, and the project schedule. He informed a State required Request for Qualifications ( RFQ) must be issued for Architectural & Engineering services, and the City's consultant will conduct a preliminary site investigation and prepare the stormwater and environmental resource permitting. The costs to issue the RFQ, conduct the preliminary site investigation, and prepare the stormwater and environmental resource permitting, is approximately $260, 000. 00. Dan Keck of Hatch Mott MacDonald, the City's consultant, discussed the design build process as City Council oJFan Walton Beach Page I Packet Pg. 14  i Special Meeting Minutes August 16, 2011 the fastest, and presented the conceptual 2 -year schedule from the issuance of the RFQ to the grand opening, estimated to be July 2013. Brandy Wunker, Finance Director, informed the actual cost of the project will not be known until the RFP is issued, but if the project total exceeds an amount that can be financed, the project would be completed in two phases. Mr. Peters stated Staff is requesting ( 1) the issuance of an RFQ for Architectural and Engineering services to prepare the design -build criteria package and act as City representative during the design build selection and procurement, in the not to exceed amount of $115,000; and 2) executing a task order for Hatch Mott MacDonald to conduct the preliminary site w investigation and prepare the stormwater and environmental resource permitting, in the not to 2M exceed amount of $145, 000. 00. c Mike Owens, football coach and athletic director at Fort Walton Beach High School, spoke in e favor of the project and encouraged Council to consider it.