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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: March 18, 2014
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: John Hofstad
SUBJECT: Best Western of Ft. Walton Beach Qualified Beach Vendor Certificate for
2014
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
BCC DISTRICT: 2
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Approve a request from John Brato owner of Best Western of Fort
Walton Beach to obtain a Qualified Beach Vendor Certificate to provide beach chair and
umbrella rentals on designated public beaches on Okaloosa Island. This is a renewal application.
BACKGROUND and ANALYSIS: John Brato, owner of Best Western of Fort Walton Beach,
has met the requirements specified in Ordinance No. 13-07, County Recreation Areas; Section 8:
Commercial Activity on Public Lands and Section 10: Permit for a Designated Beach Property to
obtain a Qualified Beach Vendor Certificate (QBVC). Granting this request will permit said
business to conduct commercial beach chair and umbrella rentals on a designated public beach.
Because the staff of Best Western of Fort Walton Beach is providing beach chair/umbrella
rentals to their own cliental, no QBV Beach Vehicle Permit was requested.
OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove.
RECOMMENDATION: Request Board approval of the Qualified Beach Vendor Certificate
0038 for the calendar year of 2014 (14QBVC0038) to John Brato owner of Best Western of Fort
Walton Beach.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator