Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 11-21-06 ‎(special)‎ — reading text

the permit area. and a prescribed time improvement", frame for those actions. The abandonment plan must be submitted to the City and will not be accepted. or any action authorized, wnil the City notifies you in writing that the abandonment plan is sufficient. If you fail to out the tenns of the abandonment plan, all aboveground improvements carr)' shall become the property of the City and, in accordance with Florida law, may be sold, the Fair destroyed. or otherwise disposed of without any liability to the City. I-Iowever. Association shall remain liable for all costs associated with their removal, including costs of sale and impoundment, cleanup, and restoration of the area. If you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you. Sincerely, c!Jivd? Toni L. Craig o,a< d cc: Council City Manager City Clerk 244 Racetrack Rd}JE Fort Walton Beach FL 32547. 1866 850) :143- 6( 1) Fax: ( 8501144- 8929 Email: att\ aJaol.c:om cn!' 08/ 16/ 06 14: 17 FAX 850 664 6480 Don Dewrell @002 ell & DewrAttomey, At He..: rndon Law 1261 A North Eghn Parkway Shalimar, FL 32519 J. LaDon Dewrell Ashley Smith Henulon August 16, :lW6 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 bued 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 aot acceptable, will the City extend the Fair Association' s lease or permit? If so, for how long? 5. If an extension is Dot possibl~>will the City purchase the existing improvements from the Fair Association at the costs of same to the Fait 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, t'Attorney U .Ladon DewreU for the Fait Association Office: ( 850) 651.2082 - FIIJt: ( 850) 651. 2.693 A. Ir" r& I!UI! 1958 Lewis Turner Blvd. · Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547 850) 862- 0211 · FAX ( 850) 8fl.Jf"21 ~ f-'! Jail;. / IWFL AIR@gnt. 1/. L net r!!~ J L,', J 1 Board of October 3, 2006 1 Directors: J Clyde Mayor I ackson City Manager President City Council Chamber 107 Miracle Strip Parkway, SE oJ Rodney Walker Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 V ice- 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 offdrs we will start removing our buildings with a demolition permit. We also request Bill that you call a special meeting to discuss this plan as quickly as possible so that we can P a tIerson determine what our status is here at the fairgrounds. James Campbell Thank you, Chris Hughes C.H CEO/Director Rigdon Jr CEO/ Director CC: City Attorney Faye Boroughs Assistant Manager Tim Shaw Attorney A 1111 nlID! 1958 Lewis Turner Blvd. · Ft. Walton Beach, Fl 32547 850) 862- 0211 · FAX ( 850) 864- 2395 E- mail: NWFlFAIR@gnl.net r!!. 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 currently 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 currently 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 from the date of the final days 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 11.", in; 5 would 5t lL~" for the h"" th""b"" property on both a routine basis; as well as supplying a buffer to Eglin AFB, and serving an excellent and needed site in times of natural disaster for our entire area. As as has already been proven our existing facilities and site provides an unmatched location for staging and operation of m~ y 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: