Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 10-25-2006 ‎(special)‎ — reading text

incerel y , c! Pvd? wt r;~ Toni L.Craig CC: Council City Manager City Clerk 244 Racetrack Rd ~ E Fort Walton Beach FL 32547- 1866 50)243- 6% 9 Fax: (& 501244- 8929 Email: aiao! com attvcn!'  Don Dewrell @002 08/ 16/ 06 14: 17 FAX 850 664 6460 Dewrell & erndon Attorneys 1261 A Norlh HA tLaw Eglin Parkway ShaHmar, FL 32579 J. LaDon Dewrell Ashley S:mith Herndon August 10, ~ WO Ms. Joyce Shanahan City Manager City of Fort Walton Beach RE: Council Agenda - Fairgrounds Dear Ms. Shanahan: Please docket the Fair Association on the Council Agenda to discuss the following items: 1. Will the City sell the Fairgrounds property (less the City Softball Complex) to the Fair Association? 2. If so, will the City sell same based on the Appraisal utilized when the City purchased the property in late 2005, plus interest thereon to date of closing. 3. If not, at what price and how much of said property will the City sell to the Fair Association? 4. If a sale to the Fair Association is not acceptable, will the City extend the Fair Association' s lease or permit? If so, for how long? 5. If an extension is not possible:.will the City purchase the existing improvements from the Fair Association at the costs of same to the Fair Association? 6. If the City does not desire to purchase the existing improvements, will it allow the Fair Association until July 2007 to remove said improvements? 7. Any other matters relevant to the foregoing. Your attention and assistance in this matter is appreciated. Respectfully, Y' - r. t .Ladon Dewrell UAttorney for the Fair Association Office: ( 850) 651. 2082 - Fax: (850) 651.2693  1958 Lewis Turner Blvd. . Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547 ( 850) 862- 0211 · FAX ( 850) 8@:;!.:. 3~"" ail;.:~~~ R@gnt.net T !.-~ LI~ r-.~ l.-: J c....... J c) 1 Board of October 3, 2006 I Directors: J Clyde Mayor Jackson City Manager President City Council Chamber I07 Miracle Strip Parkway, SE J l.. Rodney Walker Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 Vice- President Re: Northwest Florida Fair Abandonment Plan Wayne Driver Dear Mayor, Manager and Council, Charles Rigdon Per your request we are submitting to you our abandonment plan for the fairgrounds. Clayton After you have had a chance to consider our proposal and if you do not accept any of the Hicks offers we will start removing our buildings with a demolition pennit. We also request Bill that you call a special meeting to discuss this plan as quickly as possible so that we can Patterson detennine what our status is here at the fairgrounds. James Campbell Thank you, Chris Hughes C. H g;t~ CEO/Director a Rigdon Jr CEO; Director CC: City Attorney Faye Boroughs Assistant Manager Tim Shaw Attomey  1958 Lewis Turner Blvd. · Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547 850) 862- 0211 · FAX ( 850) 864-2395 f-mail: NWFlFAIR@gnt.net October 2, 2006 City of Fort Walton Beach P.O. Box 4009 Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549 To Whom It May Concern: SUBJECT: FORT WALTON BEACH FAIRGROUNDS ABANDONMENT PLAN In accordance with the recent request from the City of Fort Walton Beach, may the following serve to deliniate the options under which The Northwest Florida Fair Association would propose complying with the request of your city council 1) We would like to request that the City of Fort Walton Beach renegotiate and renew our current lease. 2) We would request that the City of Fort Walton Beach establish a price and offer to sell the property currendy required by the Fairgrounds Association to us. 3) We would request that the City of Fort Walton Beach make an offer to purchase all facilities and equipment currendy owned by the Fairgrounds Association. 4) We would request that the City of Fort Walton Beach extend the current lease agreement for the time required to allow the Fairgrounds Association to honor all existing contractual agreements 5) Should the City of Fort Walton Beach not be willing to entertain any of the above proposals.we would like to request that we be allowed a term of no less than 180 days from the date of the final decision by the city council to remove all facilities and equipment owned by the Fair Association, and return the grounds to the condition in which it was originally acquired by the Fair Association. The Fair Association would also like to state that we fully support the placement of the Okaloosa County Judicial Center on the property adjacent to the existing fairgrounds. We see no reason that we could not mutually exist with both us and the Judicial Center utilizing the existing parking facilities. It is our belief ihai ihis would be the best use for the property on both a routine basis; as well as supplying a buffer to Eglin AFB, and serving as an excellent and needed site in rimes of natural disaster for our entire area. As has already been proven our existing facilities and site an unmatched location for :. taging and provide:. operation of ~ a11Y emergency funcions. Sincerely, Attachment E - City Code - City Excess Real Property CHAPTER 2. 00. GENERAL Page 1 of3 CHAPTER 2. 00. GENERAL Sec. 2. 00. 01. Motto And Sketch For Letterhead Stationery. A new motto, which reads " America' s most beautiful beaches," nd a new sea oats sketch for letterhead stationery, are hereby officially adopted by the city. Sec. 2. 00. 02. City Seal. The following seal is hereby officially adopted b GRAPHIC LINK: Click here A color photo is provided to assist in e selection of colors and shades of the logo adopted by the city. The photo does not portray the tr colors; therefore, the following Pantone Matching System PMS) colors and shades are provided 0 assist in the color selection: Outer border: Orange 151; Letters and numbers: Solid Reflex Blu , Water: Reflex Blue- screen 40%; Sky: Reflex Blue- screen 20%, or Blue 291; Sun: Orange 151- scree 40%; Sand: White; Ship: Blank- light screen at 10- 20%; Sea oats: Gold 121; Grassand base of sea ts: Gold 121 mixed to obtain darker shade of gold; Birds, airplanes and borders: Black. Sec. 2. 00. 03. Collect" n of Attorneys' Fees in Actions for Damages. The city shal e entitled to collect reasonable attorneys' fees in any civil action when the city prevails in any suit or the collection of damages for injury to city property. Sec. 2.00. 04. Assessment of Attorneys' Fees and Costs for Lease of City Property. When city property is leased for less than its fair market value, the lessee shall be assessed all attorneyS'fees and all other costs associated with the preparation and recording of the lease. Sec. 2.00. 05. City Excess Real Property. The city manager may, from time to time recommend to the city council the disposal of city real of the property which is unneeded for immediate or foreseeable future development/use requirements and recommendation to the city council for review and city. The city manager shall submit a report determination whether the parcel is unneeded for the immediate and future development/ use unneeded requirements of the city and should be declared excess. No property shall be considered as for the immediate and futuredevelopment/use requirements of the city if the city has any existing or herein excludes projected development/use for the property. The term development/use as used utilization for public utilities purposes which may be reserved to the city upon disposal of the property. 2. 00. 051 Disposition Procedures shall Upon the city council determining the parcel to be excess real property, the