Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 11-10-2009 - regular — reading text

10th Seal of the City of Fort Walton Beach to be affixed this day of November 2009. MIKE ANDERSON, MAYOR  City of Fort Walton Beach 'V OCLA5WATI09V WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout encourages smokers to quit; and WHEREAS, thousands of children are experimenting with a product that can produce lifetime addiction with an increased risk of cancer; and WHEREAS, more Americans die every year from tobacco -related diseases than from AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, fires, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides combined; and WHEREAS, youth -related promotions such as the Great American Smokeout Pledge encourage youth not to start smoking; and WHEREAS, the health benefits of not smoking are substantiated and well known. NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Mike Anderson, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Fort Walton Beach, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 19, 2009, as The American Cancer Society's GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT DAY in Fort Walton Beach and in doing so, urge all smokers and smokeless tobacco users to demonstrate to themselves and our children that they can quit, and to further encourage our children not to start smoking by joining the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Fort Walton Beach to be affixed this 10t" day of November, 2009. MIKE ANDERSON, MAYOR  CITY COUNCIL MEETING November 10, 2009 Approval of Agenda No Backup) Agenda Item Number: 1  CITY COUNCIL MEETING November 10, 2009 Special Presentation Legislative Update by Representative Ray Sansom No Backup) Agenda Item Number: 2. 1  CITY COUNCIL MEETING November 10, 2009 Consent Agenda Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting of October 27, 2009 Agenda Item Number: 3. 1  21 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA OCTOBER 27, 2009 INTRODUCTION A regular meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was held on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at 6: 00 p. m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, with the following members present: Mayor Mike Anderson Councilmen: Mike Holmes, Virgil Miller, Dennis Reeves, Bill Garvie, Bobby Nabors, Bill Patterson, and Dick Rynearson. Also Present: Robert Mearns, City Manager; Helen Spencer, City Clerk; Toni Craig, City Attorney; Department Directors and Media. CALL TO ORDER The Mayor called the .meeting to order and welcomed everyone. He requested anyone who wished to address Council to approach the podium after being recognized, then state his or her name and address for the record. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE Mr. Miller gave the Invocation and Mr. Patterson led in the Pledge of Allegiance. PROCLAMATION —ARBOR DAY 2009 The Mayor presented. a proclamation to Carole Jones in recognition of State of Florida Arbor Day on January 16, 2009. PROCLAMATTON— CENSUS 2010 The Mayor presented a proclamation to Cam Johnson committing the City to partner with the US Census Bureau to help ensure an accurate census count in 2010. PROCLAMATION —COVENANT HOSPICE The Mayor presented a proclamation to Kappy Smith and Lil Jenkins of Covenant Hospice recognizing November 2009 as National Hospice Month. STUDENT ACE AWARDS The Mayor presented the Student Ace Awards to Sarah Gates of Choctawhatchee High School and Jordan Holley of Fort Walton Beach High School. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The Mayor advised the following agenda items have been postponed: Item 2. 1, Mainstreet Presentation, until the November 10, 2009 Council meeting; Item 3. 5, Playground Amateur Radio Club Lease until the November 10, 2008 Council meeting; Item 5. 1, Vacation of Easement until the January 12, 2010 Council meeting; and Item 9. 1, Water Line Extension, until the December 8, 2009 Council meeting. The Mayor requested the motion be to approve the agenda as amended, excluding these -items. Mr. Reeves moved to approve the agenda as the business of the day, as amended, excluding Item 2. 1, Mainstreet Presentation, until the November 10, 2009 Council meeting; Item 3. 5, Playground Amateur Radio Club Lease until the November 10, 2008 Council meeting; Item. 5.1, Vacation of Easement until the January 12, 2010 Council meeting; and Item 9. 1., Water Line Extension;: until the December 8, 2009 Council meeting. Mr. Garvie seconded motion and it carried; unanimously with Holmes, Miller, Reeves, Garvie, Nabors,,-Patterson, and Rynearson In favor. 22 Regular Council October 27, 2009 SPECIAL PRESENTATION The presentation .by the former Main Street Organization President has been postponed until the November 10, 2009 Council meeting. CONSENT AGENDA Mr. Miller requested Staff provide some background information and the streets that will be resurfaced in reference to Item 3.2, consideration of an RFP for FDOT Resurfacing projects, for the benefit of the public. Michael Beedie, City Engineer, advised the City was contacted by FDOT that it was eligible for roadway resurfacing projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ARRA) of 2009. Mr. Beedie continued that the FDOT consolidated the prioritized projects from the City and other municipalities and counties and that the Transportation Planning Organization The roads in the City to be resurfaced TPO) determined the final rankings of the projects. include Country Club Avenue from Mooney Road; Memorial Parkway NW from Hollywood Boulevard to Beal Parkway; Wright Parkway SW from Miracle Strip Parkway to Hollywood Boulevard; Bay Drive SE from Brooks Street to Hollywood Boulevard; and Yacht Club Drive from Beal Parkway to Eglin Parkway. Mr. Miller noted the good work done by Staff and Mr. Garvie gave credit to Mr. Holmes, who sits on the TPO, as working to get these City streets the funding. Mr. Miller moved to approve the following Consent Agenda items. Mr. Patterson and it carried Holmes, Miller, Reeves, Garvie, seconded motion unanimously with Nabors, Patterson, and Rynearson in favor. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of October 13, 2009. FDOT RESURFACING PROJECTS To award RFP 09 -126, the resurfacing of Wright Parkway SW and Bay Drive SE in the amount 149, 300 to CW Roberts Contracting and Greenhorne & O' Mara, Inc. in Tallahassee, Florida, of $ and also authorize the City Manager to approve change orders up to the budgeted amount of 432,798.00; if necessary; RFP 09 -127, the resurfacing of Yacht Club Drive NE and Memorial Parkway NW in the amount of $ 413, 924.45 to CW Roberts Contracting and Greenhorne & O' Mara, Inc. in Tallahassee, Florida, and also authorize the City Manager to approve change orders up to the budgeted amount of $ 726, 114. 00, if necessary; and RFP 09 -128, the resurfacing of Country Club Avenue NE in the amount of $ 136,650 to CW Roberts Contracting and Greenhorne & O' Mara, Inc. in Tallahassee, Florida, and also authorize the City Manager to These approve change orders up to the budgeted amount of $ 448,334.00, if necessary. projects will comply with all requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Local Agency Program through the Florida Department of Transportation. AWARD OF FERTILIZER BID To award Bid 09 -124, Annual Fertilizer Bid, to the lowest responsive, responsible bidders, LESCO and Regal Chemical, for approximately 210,000 pounds of fertilizer, purchased as needed, for the Golf Club and Recreation and Cultural Services at an estimated cost of 97, 300. 00. ASE-- DISASTER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES RENEWAL OF MOTOR VEHICLE LE_ Renewal of Motor Vehicle Lease for [disaster Transportation Services between the City of Fort Walton Beach and Okaloosa County School Board. 2-  23 Regular Council October 27, 2009 PLAYGROUND AMATEUR RADIO CLUB LEASE This item has been postponed until the November 10, 2009 Council meeting. PUBLIC COMMENTS Anna Louise Bankston, widow of community activist Willie Bankston, requested that a bust of her husband be placed at Chester Pruitt Park. The Mayor informed that several years ago the City Council approved the request of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference ( SCLC) to erect a monument but the SCLC never followed through, and the organization has since disbanded. The City Manager advised that he has been in discussions with CC Fearson and that plans are being made to have a community event in February, which is Black History Month, recognizing early black community leaders. He continued that he cannot make any promises regarding any kind of bust or monument for Mr. Bankston but that he would look into the matter. VACATION OF EASEMENT AT 103 ALABAMA AVENUE Request City Council consideration of an application requesting the City to vacate a sanitary sewer easement at 103 Alabama Avenue NW. This item was postponed until the January 12, 2010 Council meeting. ORD. 1811. REZONING 248 BROOKS STREET SE TO PUD The City Attorney read the ordinance by title. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA REGARDING A 3. 13± ACRE PARCEL WITH A PHYSICAL ADDRESS OF 248 BROOKS STREET, FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA; AUTHORIZING THE REPLAT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY; REZONING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY TO THE BAY TOWNE VIEW SUBDIVISION PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; AND APPROVING THE DEVELPOMENT PLAN FOR THE BAY TOWNE VIEW SUBDIVISION PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The City Attorney announced a quasi -judicial proceeding and gave the oath to those who planned to testify. Ed Stanford, representing the applicant, advised the property was originally purchased and a Development Order was issued for a 25 -unit condo project; however, because of the market conditions financing was not available, and a plan was put together whereas the property could be sold and split into seven single family lots for seven homes to be built. However, the Development ( PUD). Mr. Stanford property cannot be subdivided without doing a Planned