Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 04-09-13 regular — reading text

187 Final Minutes — City of Fort Walton Beach Regular Meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach Tuesday, April 9, 2013 6: 00 PM 107 nenace Std, Parkway Fort Walton Beach, Fl, 32548 CALL TO ORDER 6: 00 PM Meeting was called to order on April 9, 2013 at Council Chamber, 107 Miracle Strip Parkway, Fort Walton Beach, FL. Attendee.Name ,.: „_ Title ;:. Status ` Arrived. Mike Anderson Mayor Present Bobby Griggs Council Seat 1 Present joyce gossom Council Seat Absent John Mead Council Seat 3 Present Trey Goodwin Council Seat 4 Present Amy Jamieson Council Seat 5 Present Bull Rigdon Council Seat 6 Present Dick Rynearson Council Seat 7 Present The Mayor advised Dr. gossom was out of town. INVOCATION Pastor Greg Hill from Westwood Baptist Church led in the Invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Mayor led in the Pledge of Allegiance and the Thunderbird Honor Guard presented the colors. PROCLAMATIONS American Indian Week The Mayor presented the proclamation for American Indian Week to David Baxter. Doolittle Raiders Farewell Tribute Reunion The Mayor read the proclamation. Military Family and Community Covenant Day The Mayor read the proclamation and advised it would be sent to commanders of major military installations. Cin Council ofFort Walton Beach Page 1 Printed 4/ 10/ 20/ 3  Minutes 2013 NAACP 65th Birthday Celebration The Mayor read the proclamation for the NAACP's 65th Birthday and presented it to Sabu Williams. RECOGNITIONS None. PRESENTATIONS- -2012 CRA Annual Report Tim Bolduc, Engineering/ Utilities Director, presented the CRA Annual Report for 2012. Activities completed in the CRA area during the 2012 calendar year included new and revised CRA economic incentive programs; updating the CRA Plan to simplify the development review process; the establishment of a CRA Ad -Hoc Advisory Committee; the completion of the Brooks Landing Waterfront Park and a new parking lot; and paving, sidewalk, and infrastructure improvements. Discussion included that Code Enforcement is heavily involved with the nuisance abatement process; the CRA ad -hoc committee is a one -year committee that focuses on implementing and planning programs to coincide with the CRA Plan; and that future projects will include the entire CRA area and not just downtown. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mr. Rynearson moved to approve the agenda as presented. Mr. Griggs seconded motion and it carried unanimously. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Dick Rynearson, Council Seat 7 SECONDER: Bobby Griggs, Council Seat I AYES: Jamieson, Griggs, Mead, Goodwin, Rigdon, Rynearson ABSENT: Joyce gossom CONSENT AGENDA --Approval of Minutes Ms. Jamieson moved to approve the Consent Agenda, approval of Minutes from the Regular Meeting of March 19, 2013, and the Special Meeting of March 26, 2013. Mr. Griggs seconded motion and it carried unanimously. RESULT: ADOPTED [ UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Amy Jamieson, Council Seat 5 SECONDER: Bobby Griggs, Council Seat I AYES: Jamieson, Griggs, Mead, Goodwin, Rigdon, Rynearson ABSENT: joyce gossom PUBLIC COMMENTS Gloria DeBeny, 220 Martisa Road, expressed concern regarding loud noise being done behind her home during the hours of 10 pm to 7 am. She stated the company involved in the project informed her the City approved the work and she wanted to know who to contact within the City. City Councll ofFor, Walton Beach Page 2 Pr /nted 411012013  189 Minutes 9, 2013 The City Manager reported he was advised of her situation and that the contractor did not have approval from the City to work during the nighttime hours. He assured the issue has been addressed and will not happen again. QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS None. RESOLUTIONS None. ORDINANCES -FIRST READING None. ORDINANCES- SECOND READING None. APPOINTMENTS None. ACTION -DIRECTION -DISCUSSION Request for Code Enforcement Fine Waiver at 653 Country Club Avenue NE ( CEB # 07 -852, 09 -1619, 410 -259, # 11 -20, # 11 -525, & # 13 -319) The Mayor asked if the property owner wanted to speak before Staff gave their presentation. Any. Paul Flounlacker, representing Kathi Thomas, property owner of 653 Country Club Avenue NE, advised he has spoken with the City Attorney regarding the issue and requested the City accept a settlement in the amount of $5, 000. 00 at the time of closing. He informed there is a buyer and feels the property will sell and is asking for six months for the property to close to take care of an IRA lien that is incurred on the property. Mr. Flounlacker informed the property will be maintained and kept in compliance until the property is sold. Tim Bolduc, Engineering/ Utilities Director, stated Staff has reviewed the information provided by the attorney and property owner and has spoken with the potential builder and Staff is confident there is a buyer for the property. Therefore, Staff is requesting Council accept the 5, 000 offer and allow six months to close on the property and one week to come into compliance or the offer comes off the table. Mr. Bolduc advised that $ 5, 000 is close to what the City has incurred in this issue, and rather than continue the case for a long period of time and incurring additional costs, it is better to get the property back on the market for redevelopment. Discussion included whether the ordinance containing the mitigation schedule would be violated if this offer was accepted. The City Attorney advised what is being offered is a recommendation and it is up to the discretion of Council how they want to proceed. Also discussed was the fact that an offer has been made which was not a factor when the case was previously discussed. Also discussed was that the mitigation schedule was put into place and in every case property owners have the opportunity to take care of the problem before it gets out of hand. The City Attorney advised there are other issues such as county tax liens which have been brought to the attention of Staff. City Council ofFort Walton Beach Page 3 Printed 417012013  Minutes 2013 Mr. Rigdon moved to accept Staffs recommendation to accept the $5,000 offer and allow six months to close on the property and one week to come into compliance or the offer comes off the table. Mr. Mead seconded motion and it carried unanimously. RESULT: APPROVED [ UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Bull Rigdon, Council Seat 6 j SECONDER: John Mead, Council Seat 3 AYES: Jamieson, Griggs, Mead, Goodwin, Rigdon, Rynearson ABSENT: joyce gossom Request for Code Enforcement Fine Waiver at 41 Silva Drive NW ( CEB Case # 09 -844) Tim Bolduc, Engineering/ Utilities Director, advised the City Attorney has produced a recommendation based on his research of the case to settle for $2, 000 as recommended by the property owner and Staff supports that recommendation. Al Rogerson, property manager for Susan Kelly Realty that represents the bank that owns the property, advised they did not get legal possession of the property until December 28 and did not have the ability to bring the property into compliance; however, once possession was received the property was brought into compliance within 30 days. Mr. Goodwin moved to accept City Attorney' s recommendation to accept the offer of 2, 000 requested by the property owner. Ms. Jamieson seconded motion and it carried unanimously. RESULT: APPROVED [ UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Trey Goodwin, Council Seat 4 SECONDER: Amy Jamieson, Council Seat 5 AYES: Jamieson, Griggs, Mead, Goodwin, Rigdon, Rynearson ABSENT: joyce gossom Nominations for 2013 Northwest Florida League of Cities Awards The City Manager reported the nominations for this years Northwest Florida League of Cities NWFLC) are due by April 17, 2013, and will be announced at the NWFLC Summer Dinner on May 10, 2013. Categories include the Municipal Official of the year, Legislator of the Year, and Community of Excellence. The City Manager suggested three projects for consideration for the Community of Excellence Award: 1) The CRA Economic Incentive Programs adopted in June of 2012; 2) the Brooks Street Parking Lot; and 3) the Brooks Landing Waterfront Park. Council agreed these were all excellent projects and asked if they could be combined into one project. The City Manager stated that could be achieved with a good write up by Staff. Mr. Rynearson moved to proceed with the Community of Excellence process and combine all three projects into one nomination. Mr. Rigdon seconded motion and it carried unanimously. City Council oJFort Walton Beach Page 4 Printed 4/ 1020[ 3  191 Minutes April 9, 2013 RESULT: APPROVED [ UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Dick Rynearson, Council Seat 7 SECONDER: Bull Rigdon, Council Seat 6 AYES: Jamieson, Griggs, Mead, Goodwin, Rigdon, Rynearson ABSENT: Joyce gossom Municipal Official of the Year Nomination Mr. Rigdon nominated Councilman Bobby Griggs as the Municipal Official of