Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 11-22-05 ‎(regular)‎ — reading text

04 Z~ ZUJ~ O~< 3 WO g~~ 300 u~ U) Z~ c: O,,"": I/) E o i> u.- f  o 0 2- 312 FORT WALTON BEACH CODE Sec. 2- 312. Disposition procedures. Upon the city council determining the parcel to be excess real property, the city manager shall proceed with the procedures set forth below to dispose of such excess real property. 1! 1) The city manager shall secure one independent appraisal of the property by appraisers qualified to conduct appraisals for the State of Florida by general law. 2) Any city real property declared to be surplus by the city council may be disposed of in a manner aec1arec1 by the CIty council, including but not limited to sealed bid, auction and negotiated sale. 3) The city manager shall cause written notice of intent to dispose of property to be sent to abutting property owners, if any, and advertised twice in the legal advertisement section in a newspaper having general circulation within the city; advising the date by which proposals or offers must be received. 4) Once a contract for sale has been negotiated to the satisfaction of the city manager and proposed purchaser, the city manager shall cause said contract to be submitted to the city council for its review and approval. Ord. No. 1252, ~ 4, 8- 9- 94; Ord. No. 1273, ~ 1, 11- 22- 94) Sec. 2- 313. Contract for sale; council review and approval required. The city council shall review any proposed contract for sale and make a determination as to whether said contract is approved or"disapproved. 1) The city council shall approve by ordinance the conveyance of any land of the city. 2) At any time before the city council approves any contract for sale, the city reserves the all offers, or negotiated contracts for sale for excess real rightto reject proposals property. 3) Once the city council approves a contract for sale of excess real property, the subject may then be sold according to the terms of said contract. property 4) Award shall be made based upon consideration of best price and utilization of the and property for uses benefiting the city and its citizens, in the exclusive development discretion of the city council. Ord. No. 1252, ~ 5, 8- 9- 94) Sec. 2- 314. Authority of city employees. a) No action or statement by any city employee shall be construed to be official action on I behalf of the in ~ city contract for sale, as the contract may only be confirmed by onfirming any the city council. b) Persons interested in purchasing property, which in order to facilitate the proposed with development requires rezoning are advised that it is the city council that is empowered the rezoning the ultimate authority to rezone property. No employee of the city can guarantee of the property in question. 162 Supp. No. 8- 1999  o o cr~ c'd I\- l5" 05 . www. totalpartsplus. com 709 Anchors Street NW, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548 ~ Phone: ( 850) 244- 7293 Fax: ( 850) 664- 5349 November 10, 2005 s.JoyceSh~ City ~ anager City of F ort Walton Beach 107 SW Miracle Strip Pkwy Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 RE: 55 Hill Avenue Dear Ms. Shanahan, I would like to express my interest to purchase the vacant city property located at 55 Hill Avenue for a multi-tenant business center with "High Technology" building architecture and landscaping. As a resident of the City' s Commerce and Technology Park for over 20 years, I strongly believe our community will benefit by a centrally located " Advanced Technology Center" which will also incubate" new and high technology businesses. the According to the City Code of Ordinances, Sec. 2- 312 Disposition Procedures, I would prefer method of "negotiated sale" to purchase the entire 9. 19 acres. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely,  o o 1! fIII"". CITY COUNCIL MEETING November 22, 2005 Regular Agenda Consideration of request by Beach Community Bank to approve a Matching Streetscape Grant up to $ 10, 000 for improvements at 17 Eglin Parkway CDS Director) Community Redevelopment Agency Recommendation: Approval (6-0) 11/ 02/05 Council Action 1st 2nd Vote: RG - 12 Agenda Item Number:  o o CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM Date: November 7, 2005 To: Joyce Shanahan, City Manager From: Missy McKim, AICP, Director Community Development Services Subject: Consideration of Approval of a Matching Streetscape Grant for 17 Eglin Parkway SE, and for the City to enter into a Streetscape Maintenance Agreement with Beach Community Bank for the improvements within the FOOT R- O- W and a 10' streetscape easement to be granted to the City REQUEST: The property owner, Beach Community Bank, has submitted an application for a CRA Matching Streetscape Grant Program in order to install brick pavers in the FOOT public and right- of-way abutting the property at 17 Eglin Parkway SE and to install pavers minor landscaping on a 10' streetscape easement the bank will grant to the City. The proposed improvement entails the removal of the existing concrete sidewalk and construction of an eight-foot sidewalk constructed of brick pavers along the frontage of the property on Eglin Parkway. Because of the additional width of the sidewalk and associated demolition impacts,some minor replanting of ground cover and sod will also be required within the 10' streetscape easement. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS: 26, The Matching Streetscape Grant Program was approved by City Council on June 2001, after receiving a recommendation for approval from the CRA Board of to Commissioners on June 6, 2001. In April 2004 the City Council approved revisions to a the grant program, which allows improvements on a streetscape easement of up for ten- foot width inside the private property granted by the property owner to the City of up to streetscape improvements. The SO/ 50 matching grant program provides grants of 10, 000 as an incentive for commercial property owners to improve the appearance commercial properties that abutting public rights- of-way. The program is available to all abut a City or FOOT public right- of-way within the CRA Area. The following improvements are eligible for grant funds under the program: Sidewalks; Landscaping; Irrigation systems for approved landscaped area; Decorative light fixtures and associated electrical wiring; Street furniture ( benches, trash receptacles, etc.); and 1""'. Placement of overhead utilities underground. a site plan showing the The program guidelines require that the applicant submit in the public right-of-way proposed improvements, a list of amenities to be provided cost and the and/ or streetscape easement, and a cost estimate showing the total project 1- VV Q\s-\  o o amount of grant funds requested. The applicant is required to enter into a maintenance agreement with the City 0 f Fort Walton Beach, guaranteeing t he maintenance 0 f the improvements for their duration. The CRA Board of Commissioners must review and recommend approval of the matching grant funds, and the City Council must approve the grant funds. The grant funds are awarded to the applicant after the improvements