Okaloosa County BOCC — August 24, 2013 — reading text

Presentation The Teaching Children to Save project was successful again this year. There were 122 entries who deposited $12,737.28!! Since the program began in 2004, there have been 2,421 youth making deposits totaling $233,856.40. 2013 Teach Children to Save Winners Savannah Martin Kameron Mathis Taylor Pfeiffer Mia Petrovich Jameson Gray Tyler Kersanac Packet Pg. 6  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: August 20, 2013 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Kathy Newby, Public Information Officer SUBJECT: Public Information Officer Presentation The Public Information Officer's PowerPoint presentation is attached. Packet Pg. 7  www.okaloosafl.com Please silence all pagers & cell phones for Board of County Commission Meeting. All visitors must speak into microphone for live broadcast & give name & address. Packet Pg. 8  Okaloosa County Water & Sewer The southernmost fitting of the project is being installed at the intersection of Denton Blvd & Bob Sikes Blvd. (Pictured: Jeff Chessher, ChuckVanderford, Scott Kelley, Chad Stewart, and Joe Booker) Packet Pg. 9  Denton Blvd. & Bob Sikes Joe Booker, Jeff Chessher, and Cliff Owen prepare the last fitting on the project. Water & Sewer -In-house crews continued work on Denton Blvd. -All piping is now installed on the 36” force main project with the City of Ft. Walton Beach. -Testing, paving, and right-of-way restoration is ongoing. Packet Pg. 10 Packet Pg. 11 Time Capsule Update Celebrating our state, our county and our heritage  About 45 items submitted for consideration to go inside the time capsule.  Time Capsule committee meets monthly  Working on activities print materials in preparation for the final quarter of the year and Time Capsule Sealing event  Emphasis is to also prep and preserve ideas, photos, collaterals for follow up use in celebration of our 100th anniversary Packet Pg. 12  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: August 20, 2013 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Daniel O'Byrne SUBJECT: Public Hearing - Beach Restoration MSBU Assessment DEPARTMENT: Tourist Development Department BCC DISTRICT: ALL STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Pursuant to the ordinance creating the Municipal Service Benefit Unit for Beach Restoration, an initial assessment resolution was adopted on August 6, 2013. The Initial Assessment Resolution established the proposed rates for the assessment, directed that notice be given for a public hearing to consider adopting a Final Assessment Resolution, and scheduled such a hearing. The purpose of this Final Assessment Resolution is to adopt the final assessment rates, confirm the method of apportionment established in the initial assessment resolution, certify the assessment roll, and re-impose the assessment for the Fiscal Year 2013- 2014. A public hearing on the Final Assessment Resolution has been scheduled for September 3, 2013 and will take place in Crestview. In order to facilitate public participation from residents who may be unable to attend the September 3rd hearing, the County has scheduled a public hearing on August 20, 2013 in Fort Walton Beach to allow public comments on the Final Assessment Resolution. However, no formal action will be taken. BACKGROUND: On December 4, 2007, the County adopted Ordinance 07-71 which created the Okaloosa County Beach Restoration Municipal Services Benefit Unit (MSBU). The purpose of the MSBU is to facilitate the imposition of special assessments to partially fund the Beach Restoration Project within the Destin Sub-Assessment Area of the MSBU. As a result of prior action of the Board, the assessment within the Okaloosa Island Subarea has been eliminated and refunds paid. Therefore, this assessment will only be within the Destin Subarea. Further, the property of Oceania Condominium was previously excluded from the Destin Project in 2010 and therefore they have been excluded from the assessments since that time and refunds paid. On August 6, 2013, the Board adopted the Initial Assessment Resolution, which set the preliminary assessment rates, outlined the apportionment method, set the September 3rd public hearing and provided for the required statutory notice. Pursuant to Ordinance 07-71, the Board is required to confirm or repeal the Initial Assessment Resolution, with such amendments the Board deems appropriate, after hearing comments and objections of all interested parties at the September 3, 2013 public hearing to be held in Crestview. RECOMMENDATIONS: Accept public comments on the final assessment resolution for the Okaloosa County Beach Restoration Project Municipal Service Benefit Unit for the assessment imposed for Fiscal Year 2013-2014. Packet Pg. 13 RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator Packet Pg. 14  OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA INITIAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION FOR THE OKALOOSA COUNTY BEACH RESTORATION PROJECT MUNICIPAL SERVICES BENEFIT UNIT FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 Packet Pg. 15  RESOLUTION 13-_____ A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND FUNDING OF BEACH RESTORATION WITHIN THE BEACH RESTORATION MUNICIPAL SERVICE BENEFIT UNIT; PROVIDING RECITALS, AUTHORITY AND DEFINITIONS; ADOPTING THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT ROLL; PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION OF THE ASSESSMENTS TO FUND THE BEACH RESTORATION IN THE DESTIN SUBAREA; PROVIDING FOR COLLECTION OF THE ASSESSMENTS PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT; PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECT OF THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida (the “County”) adopted Ordinance 07-71 on December 4, 2007 (the “Ordinance”), to create the Okaloosa County Beach Restoration Project Municipal Service Benefit Unit (the “MSBU”) and to authorize the imposition of special assessments to partially fund the Beach Restoration Project within the boundaries of the MSBU; and WHEREAS, the Ordinance has been amended periodically to remove certain areas from the boundaries of the MSBU and to exclude certain properties from the special assessments; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Original Assessment Resolutions, the Assessments are to be collected over an eight (8) year Assessment Period, beginning in Fiscal Year 2008. Throughout the Assessment Period the methodology established in the Original Assessment Resolutions is to be applied within the boundaries of the MSBU established pursuant to the Ordinance; and 1 Packet Pg. 16  WHEREAS, at duly noticed public hearings to be held on August 20th, 2013 and September 3rd, 2013, the Board will consider the adoption of the “Final Assessment Resolution.” Such Final Assessment Resolution would confirm the terms and provisions of this Initial Assessment Resolution and approve the final Assessment Roll for Fiscal Year 2013-2014. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. RECITALS. The above recitals are adopted and incorporated as part of this Resolution. SECTION 2. AUTHORITY. This Initial Assessment Resolution (“Resolution”) is adopted pursuant to the Ordinance, Chapter 125, Florida Statutes, Article VIII, Section 1, Florida Constitution, and other applicable provisions of law. SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS. All capitalized words and terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Ordinance. As used in this Resolution, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context hereof otherwise requires: "Assessment" means an annual special assessment imposed against property located within the Destin Subarea of the MSBU to fund the Project Cost of Beach Restoration within that subarea, and related expenses. “Assessment Coordinator” means the Director of the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Department, or his designee, to administer and coordinate Assessments. "Assessment Period" means the time period estimated by the County during which Assessments are imposed for any portion of the Obligations that remain 2 Packet Pg. 17 outstanding unless otherwise prepaid. The Assessment Period shall be established as eight (8) years commencing with Fiscal Year 2008. "Assessment Roll" means the non-ad valorem assessment roll, as amended and supplemented, relating to the Project Cost of the Beach Restoration within the Destin Subarea, and related expenses. "Beach Restoration" means the select clearing and grubbing, fill and sand mining, shoreline, berm, and dune stabilization and restoration, and provision of infill sand. "Board" means the Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida. "Building" means any structure, whether temporary or permanent, built for support, shelter or enclosure of persons, chattel, or property of any kind. "Capital Cost" means all or any portion of the expenses that are properly attributable to the acquisition, design, construction and installation (including demolition, environmental mitigation and relocation) of the Beach Restoration and imposition of the Assessments under generally accepted accounting principles; and including reimbursement to the County for any funds advanced for Capital Cost and interest on any interfund or intrafund loan for such purposes. "Collection Cost" means the estimated cost to be incurred by the County during any Fiscal Year in connection with the collection of Assessments. "County" means Okaloosa County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida. "County Administrator" means the administrative head of the County which the Board has authority to control or such person's designee. 3 Packet Pg. 18  "Dwelling Unit" means a building, or portion thereof, which is lawfully used for residential purposes, consisting of one or more rooms arranged, designed, used, or intended to be used as living quarters for one family only. “Feasibility Study” means the study adopted pursuant to Section 5(E) of this Resolution. "Final Assessment Resolution" means the resolution described in Section 10 of the Ordinance