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Meeting Summary
Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners
Tuesday, February 21, 2012– 6:00 PM
Water and Sewer
I. Public Information Update
II. County Administrator’s Update
1. Support resolution opposing proposed transfer of governance, legal
rights of the Mid Bay Bridge Authority by the State of Florida.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Wayne Harris, Commissioner District 1
SECONDER: James Campbell, Commissioner District 5
AYES: Harris, Roberts, Amunds, Campbell, Parisot
III. Public Hearing
1. MOTION TO TABLE consideration of a request submitted by Charles
Rumsey as business manager for Parkview Estates, LLC, for a vacation of
the Plat for Parkview Estates Townhomes near Parkview Road and
Denton Blvd. in Fort Walton Beach. District: 3.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Wayne Harris, Commissioner District 1
SECONDER: James Campbell, Commissioner District 5
AYES: Harris, Roberts, Amunds, Campbell, Parisot
Motion to table this Public Hearing until March 20 meeting and pull related item b under Growth
Management Dept. in this agenda.
IV. Consent Agenda
1. January 17, 2012 Regular Meeting minutes.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Wayne Harris, Commissioner District 1
SECONDER: Bill Roberts, Commissioner District 3
AYES: Harris, Roberts, Amunds, Campbell, Parisot
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2. Request approval of a Resolution submitted by Surety Land Title of
Florida, LLC for Leasehold Conversions to prepare Quitclaim Deeds for
the following: Steven R. VanBooven, Lot 27, Destin Pointe; and Daniel
DuFault and wife, Denise DuFault, Lot 43, Block F, Residential Section
No. 5 in Destin.
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3. Request approval of final payment in the amount of $35,864.97 to
Anderson Columbia Co., Inc. for completion of the White Point Road
Sidewalk Improvements project.
4. Request approval of a request submitted by Best Western Fort Walton
Beachfront Hotel for a Qualified Beach Vendor permit for chair and
umbrella set ups at the hotel for calendar year 2012.
5. Request approval to appoint Chuck Larouche to the Plumbing
Competency Board as a consumer representative to fill a vacancy on the
Board.
6. BT-12-21 to provide funding for Garnier’s Emergency Medical Services
building renovations in the amount of $65,000.
7. Resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget, General Fund, to
reflect appropriations for budget transfer from Airport Enterprise Fund
for live scan fingerprinting equipment in the amount of $14,032.
8. BT-12-22 to provide funding for live scan fingerprinting equipment in
the amount of $14,032.
9. Resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget, Tourist Development
Fund, to reflect appropriations from Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation
Commission for artificial reef development grant in the amount of
$60,000.
10. BT-12-20 to provide local match for artificial reef grant in the amount of
$6,000.
11. Resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget, Capital Outlay
Construction Fund, to reflect appropriations for cash carryforward in the
amount of $15,000.
12. Resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget, Water & Sewer
Enterprise Fund, to reflect appropriations from Florida Department of
Economic Opportunity for CDBG Fiscal Year 2008 Supplemental Disaster
Recovery Emergency Funds Program Agreement - Construction (labor,
equipment, material) of Newcastle Area Water System Improvements
(water main services and fire hydrants) grant in the amount of
$252,923.
13. Resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget, Airport Enterprise
Fund, to reflect appropriations from Florida Department of
Transportation for reconstructing and rehabilitating taxi lanes at Destin
Airport in the amount of $600,000.
14. BT-12-23 to provide local match for reconstructing and rehabilitating
taxi lanes at Destin Airport in the amount of $300,000.
15. Request approval of a Workers’ Compensation claim settlement.
16. Request approval of a request submitted by the Lake Pippin MSBU Board
for a check in the amount of $19,251.40 from their MSBU account for
final payment for the dredging of the Lake Pippin Channel.
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17. Request approval of a Proclamation designating March 7 & 8, 2012 as
Ride 2 Recovery Days in Okaloosa County.
18. Request approval of final payment in the amount of $7,773.92 to HDR
Construction, Inc. for services rendered in the White Point Road
Sidewalk Improvements project.
V. Department Business
1. Greg Donovan/Airports
a. Request authorization for the Purchasing Department to seek quotes in
lieu of bids for the purchase of 3 Airport police vehicles. District: All.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Wayne Harris, Commissioner District 1
SECONDER: Bill Roberts, Commissioner District 3
AYES: Harris, Roberts, Amunds, Campbell, Parisot
b. Request approval of and authorize the Chairman to execute a First
Amendment to the US Airways contract based on reassigned space, fee
waivers and advertising incentives for new service. District: All.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: David Parisot, Commissioner District 2
SECONDER: James Campbell, Commissioner District 5
AYES: Harris, Roberts, Amunds, Campbell, Parisot
2. Jeff Littrell/Water & Sewer
a. Request consideration and staff direction concerning the County’s role in
regards to the future of the NVOC Wastewater Treatment Plant. District:
3&5.
RESULT: ADOPTED [4 TO 0]
MOVER: Bill Roberts, Commissioner District 3
SECONDER: David Parisot, Commissioner District 2
AYES: Wayne Harris, Bill Roberts, Don Amunds, David Parisot
ABSTAIN: James Campbell
b. Request approval of and authorize the Chairman to execute Task Order
No. 115 with Polyengineering, Inc. for design/construction phase
services the New Potable Water Supply Well & Treatment System for the
Mid-County service area. District: All.
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RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: James Campbell, Commissioner District 5
SECONDER: Bill Roberts, Commissioner District 3
AYES: Harris, Roberts, Amunds, Campbell, Parisot
c. Request approval to increase Regions Bank borrowing for Capital
projects and authorization to fund debt services reserves. District: All.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: James Campbell, Commissioner District 5
SECONDER: Bill Roberts, Commissioner District 3
AYES: Harris, Roberts, Amunds, Campbell, Parisot
3. Elliot Kampert/Growth Management
a. Request approval of a final plat for FWC Forest Way Townhomes, a
proposed townhome project located on the west side of Forest Heights
Road in Fort Walton Beach, currently zoned R-2 and consisting of .84
acres more or less. District: 3.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Bill Roberts, Commissioner District 3
SECONDER: David Parisot, Commissioner District 2
AYES: Harris, Roberts, Amunds, Campbell, Parisot
b. Request approval of the change of use and development order for
Parkview Estates Townhomes, an existing townhome/apartment
complex located near Parkview Road and Denton Blvd. in Fort Walton
Beach. District: 3.
ITEM PULLED; RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 20 ALONG WITH RELATED PUBLIC HEARING. (See
motion/vote public hearing, this agenda.)
c. Request approval of plans submitted for a dune walkover replacement at
Emerald Isle Condominium on Okaloosa Island. District: 2.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: David Parisot, Commissioner District 2
SECONDER: James Campbell, Commissioner District 5
AYES: Harris, Roberts, Amunds, Campbell, Parisot
(To include handicap access.)
4. Mark Bellinger/Tourist Development Council (TDC)
a. Request authorization to pay all outstanding loan balances of the
completed 2007 East Destin Beach Nourishment project from the TDC’s
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first penny funding that is dedicated for beach nourishment projects.
District: All.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: David Parisot, Commissioner District 2
SECONDER: Bill Roberts, Commissioner District 3
AYES: Harris, Roberts, Amunds, Campbell, Parisot
b. Request authorization to use $100,000 of TDC reserve funds to support
the City of Destin with emergency stabilization/widening of Norriego
Point. District: All.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: James Campbell, Commissioner District 5
SECONDER: David Parisot, Commissioner District 2
AYES: Harris, Roberts, Amunds, Campbell, Parisot
c. Request authorization to award the bid for elevator construction at the
Emerald Coast Convention Center to Lord & Son Construction, they being
the lowest bidder meeting specifications. District: All.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Bill Roberts, Commissioner District 3
SECONDER: James Campbell, Commissioner District 5
AYES: Harris, Roberts, Amunds, Campbell, Parisot
d. Request authorization for a Resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2012
Budget, Airport Enterprise Fund, to reflect appropriations for budget
transfer from Tourist Development Fund for marketing and promotional
initiatives for the upcoming Washington DC route at Northwest Florida
Regional Airport in the amount of $100,000. District: All.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: David Parisot, Commissioner District 2
SECONDER: Bill Roberts, Commissioner District 3
AYES: Harris, Roberts, Amunds, Campbell, Parisot
5. Visitor - FDOT
6. John Hofstad/Public Works
a. Request approval of and authorize the Chairman to execute SCS
Engineers Task Order No. 43 for semi-annual compliance and remedial
action plan modification sampling and reporting for the Baker Landfill.
District: All.
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RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: James Campbell, Commissioner District 5
SECONDER: David Parisot, Commissioner District 2
AYES: Harris, Roberts, Amunds, Campbell, Parisot
MOTION FOR a-h with discussion on a, b, e, and e is pulled from motion/approval to come back to
board at a future date.
b. Information concerning an automatic extension of the Memorandum of
Understanding with Waste Management for program to evaluate the
recovery of recycled materials from the solid waste stream delivered to
the transfer station. District: All.
c. Request approval of and authorize the Chairman to execute Attachment
E which was inadvertently not executed with original grant documents
from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission for construction of artificial
reefs. District: All.
d. Request approval of the use of approximately $200,000 of Constitution
Gas Tax (CGT) reserves for completion of Buck Ward Road full depth
reclamation and stormwater improvements. District: 3.
e. Request approval of the staff prepared list for roadway restriping.
District: All.
f. Request approval of the staff prepared list for roadway resurfacing.
District: All.
g. Request approval of and authorize the Chairman to execute a contract
renewal with the Florida Department of Corrections for an officer to
supervise inmate crews that assist the Public Works department in road
and stormwater tasks. District: All.
h. Request approval of an addendum to the Stormwater Master Plan, and
approval to work with the City of Fort Walton to accomplish joint
modeling. District: All.
VI. Old Business
1. Consideration and staff direction concerning changes and updates to the
Strategic Plan for 2013. District: All.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Wayne Harris, Commissioner District 1
SECONDER: James Campbell, Commissioner District 5
AYES: Harris, Roberts, Amunds, Campbell, Parisot
Strategic Plan approved with changes and updates.
2. Request approval to schedule an Executive Session concerning the
Shalimar Village and Beach Renourishment litigations on March 6, 2012
starting at 5:00 p.m. prior to the Board meeting.
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RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Wayne Harris, Commissioner District 1
SECONDER: David Parisot, Commissioner District 2
AYES: Harris, Roberts, Amunds, Campbell, Parisot
Okaloosa County adheres to the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable
modifications for access to this meeting upon request. Please call the County Administrator’s Office
at (850) 651-7515 to make a request. For Hearing Impaired, Dial 1-800-955-8771 (TDD), and 1-
800-955-8770 (Voice). Requests must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting in
order for Okaloosa County to provide the requested service.
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