Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 08-08-06 regular minutes — reading text

275 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA AUGUST 8, 2006 INTRODUCTION held on Tuesday, August 8, A regular meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was members present: 2006, at 7: 00 p. m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, with the following Mayor Mike Anderson Councilmen: Mike Holmes, William Patterson, Bob Campbell ( Mayor Pro Tem), Jim Tucker, Dr. Wayne Pullen, Jim Hartwell, and Mike Minich Also Present: Joyce Shanahan, City Manager; Helen Spencer, City Clerk; Finance Director ( Position vacant); Toni Craig, City Attorney; Department Directors and Media. CALL TO ORDER He requested anyone who wished to The Mayor called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. then state his or her name and address Council to approach the podium after being recognized, address for the record. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE 506. The invocation and Pledge of Allegiance were lead by Boy Scout Troop HEART READY CITY PRESENTATION Association announced the City Paul Singleton, 41 Mooney Road, volunteer with the American Heart of Fort Walton Beach met all the criteria to be heart ready and presented a Heart Ready Award to the City of Fort Walton Beach. CONSENT AGENDA 2006" for the Northwest Florida Fair The request to approve the amended " Plan of Operations to be considered Association for the 2006 calendar year was removed from the consent agenda separately. seconded motion and it Mr. Minich moved to approve the consent agenda items. Mr. Campbell Pullen, Hartwell, and Minich in carried unanimously with Holmes, Patterson, Campbell, Tucker, favor. MINUTES of June 21, 2006, the Regular Council Approval of the minutes of the Special Council Meeting of July 13, 2006. Meeting of June 27, 2006, and the Special Council Meeting BID 06- 122. PURCHASE OF VARIOUS TREES bidders: Award RFP # 06- 122, Purchase of Various Trees, to the two lowest responsive, responsible of Longleaf Pine, 165 Panhandle Growers of Milton, FL, in the amount of $ 11, 600 ( for the purchase Natches 10'- 12' with 2"- 2 %" caliper B& B gallon container, Pond Cypress, 12'- 14' B& B, Crepe Myrtle B& B standard single truck, and standard single truck, Crepe Myrtle Biloxi 10'- 12' with 2"- 2 %" caliper B& B standard single truck) and Skinner Nurseries Crepe Myrtle Apalachee 10'- 12' with 2"- 2 %" caliper Oak 4" caliper B& B, and Cabbage of Freeport, FL, in the amount of $52, 305 ( for the purchase of Live Palm 15' field dug unbooted). BID 06- 123. WATER TANK DEMOLITION bidder, Iseler Award Bid # 06- 123, Water Tank Demolition, to the lowest responsive, responsible 64,700, which includes the Base Bid Demolition Incorporated of Romeo, Michigan, in the amount of $ of $ 58, 000 plus Additive Alternate # 2 in the amount of $ 6, 700, and authorize the City Manager to the aggregate total change order execute individual change orders up to $ 5, 000, not to exceed amount of $ 15, 000.  Regular Council 8- 8- 06 276 GRANT OF EASEMENT FROM NWEC DEVELOPMENT Accept a Grant of Easement from NWEC Development, LLC, for a boardwalk and mound viewing area on the Indianola on the Water Condominium property. MOA AGREEMENT - STORAGE OF CHEMPACK CACHE Approve a Memorandum of Agreement between the State of Florida Department of Health and the City of Fort Walton Beach on the storage of a Chempack Cache. Pf~~; Considered separately FAIRGROUNDS PLAN OF OPERATIONS 2006 Consideration of a request to approve the amended " Plan of Operations 2006" for the Northwest Florida Fair Association for the 2006 calendar year. The City Attorney gave her legal opinion that it is not advisable to continue to amend the operations plan because the Fairgrounds have been given a notice of termination and any further activity allowed there could create liability. Council took no action on the request to amend the " Plan of Operations 2006" for the Northwest Florida Fair Association for the 2006 calendar for year Congressman Jeff Miller's representative to use the conference room for interviewing applicants for the Military Academy. Mr. Minich moved to direct the City Manager to find another City facility location for Congressman Jeff Miller' s representative to use for interviewing applicants for the Military Academy. Mr. Campbell seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Patterson, Campbell, Tucker, Pullen, Hartwell, and Minich in favor. ORD. 1709: PRIVATE LIFT STATIONS The City Attorney read by title. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, AMENDING SECTION 10. 73. 04, SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL, PRIVATE LIFT STATIONS, ANNUAL INSPECTIONS REQUIRED; OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY PERMITTING STATE OF FLORIDA LICENSED MASTER PLUMBER TO CONDUCT ANNUAL INSPECTIONS OF PRIVATE LIFT STATIONS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. John Hofstad, Utilities Director, explained the amendment to the ordinance is to allow the inspection of private lift stations by a state licensed master plumber because state licensed professional engineers capable and willing to perform the inspections are scarce. Councilman Tucker questioned why the City does not monitor the lift stations and expressed a preference that the City makes sure the lift stations are in compliance. Mr. Hofstad explained that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection ( FDEP) and the State and County Departments of Health are the responsible agencies for insuring compliance for the safe treatment and disposal of domestic waste, and the City did not want to draft an ordinance that would infringe on the authority of FDEP as they are the enforcement agency. He said the ordinance was designed to ensure that those facilities were being looked at annually by someone who is competent in the installation and design of sewage lift stations and the previous administration did not want staff to perform the inspection in- house because of an assumed liability, so it was decided to require an outside professional to perform the inspections. In response to the question on the number of private lift stations in the City, Mr. Hofstad responded there are approximately 29. The City Manager pointed out the only change to the Ordinance is to allow a licensed master plumber to conduct the inspections, which are licensed by the State and bonded and insured as required by State Statute. Mr. Hofstad explained that the City Utilities Department monitors the inspection form that is turned in to the City.  8- 8- 06 Regular Council 277 ORD. 1709 cont. the public hearing was closed. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As there was none, seconded motion. Mr. Minich moved to adopt Ord. 1709 on first reading. Mr. Campbell of contracting with an outside plumber to Councilman Tucker expressed he did not want the obligation the City annually to make sure that all make sure it is done and wanted the inspection performed by the lift stations are in compliance. staff and manpower to take on the Councilman Holmes questioned the liability if the City had the has very limited liability on burden of certifying a lift station. The City Attorney stated the City is inspections,