Okaloosa County BOCC — June 7, 2016 — May 3, 2016 Meeting Minutes (Reg)

May 3, 2016 Regular Meeting The regular Tuesday meeting of the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners was called to order at 6:00 p.m. at the Crestview City Hall Council Chambers. Members present were Charles K. Windes, Jr., Chairman; Carolyn Ketchel, Vice Chairman; Wayne Harris; Nathan Boyles; and Trey Goodwin. Also present were J.D. Peacock II, Clerk of Circuit Court; Kay Godwin, Deputy County Administrator; and Greg Stewart, County Attorney. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S UPDATE Mrs. Kay Godwin, Deputy County Administrator, said Mr. John Hofstad, County Administrator, is at Maxwell Air Force Base attending the National Security Forum. She said the tour of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) with representatives from Eglin Air Force Base (EAFB) went well and Mr. Alvin Henderson, Public Safety Director, and his staff represented the County well. Mrs. Godwin stated avenues for additional partnerships with EAFB are being explored to share EOC resources in the event of a disaster. She further stated the bond sales went well; the market did better than anticipated and the bonds sold at an annual debt service of $12,500 less than anticipated. COUNTY ATTORNEY'S UPDATE Mr. Greg Stewart stated he had nothing. COMMISSIONERS' MINUTE Mr. Charles Windes reflected on the recent passing of former Commissioner Nick Nicholson and expressed heartfelt condolences to his family. Mr. Windes further stated the Gulf Consortium meeting held in Tampa last week discussed the development of the State Expenditure Plan which was revised to account for the even- steven split resulting in county driven processes being adopted during the November Consortium meeting. He said with the completion of the goal-setting meeting in November, the approval of the State Expenditure Plan process on April 21 and pending May 3, 2016 -1- Minute Book 74, Page 210 Okaloosa County Board of County Cormnissioners submittal of the revised grant application, preparation is being made to move into the phase-two nomination. Mr. Windes said the next meeting will be held on June 28 in conjunction with the Florida Association of Counties ( FAC) Annual Conference, which will discuss the Pot 3 allocation for $286 Million. Mrs. Carolyn Ketchel also expressed her condolences to Mr. Nicholson's family. Additionally, she praised Mr. Alvin Henderson, Public Safety Director, and further stated the County has the ability to text 911. She explained the preference is to call 911 but if situation dictates, you can text 911. Mrs. Ketchel said this service is now provided by all phone providers and added the first test was received today and the system works well. She said, "call if you can, text if you can't." Mr. Trey Goodwin stated he had nothing. Mr. Nathan Boyles stated he had nothing. Mr. Wayne Harris said, "Rest in Peace Senior Master Sergeant Nicholson." CLERK OF COURTS' UPDATE Mr. J. D. Peacock stated he had nothing. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mr. Tom Venote, Kelly Way, Valparaiso, said he is glad more airlines are traveling to and from the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) . He also feels it is important to improve ground transportation to/from the airport. Ms. Ann Spann, Chair of the Crestview Historical Preservation Board, thanked the Board for its willingness to consider their concerns regarding the architectural design of the new Crestview Courthouse; more specifically, the columns reminiscent of the 1918 Courthouse in the final design of the new building. Additionally, Ms. Spann expressed continued concern regarding the visibility of the columns from the Historic Downtown point of view f ram the South Main Street approach to the Courthouse and requested the Board consider the feasibility of placing the May 3, 2016 -2- Minute Book 74, Page 211 Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners