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

City Manager advised the Men' s and Women' s Golf Association will be notified for potential committee representatives and that names received will be voted on at the next meeting. The Mayor called for the vote on the motion and it carried unanimonlly with Carnathan, Baggett, Dowling, I Tucker, Pullen, Kelley, and Andenon in favor. Joe Sasso, 18 Oakdale Road, received clarification that staff members will be advisors to the committee. lDISCUSSmN-m. lSlRVJCJt OOHSO'UDATJON~ 0Ji L> lsCUS!IoIOn or condllcllng; 1 "' Ire ICC Con~ hdmlon \\' orkl!hop SCI'\ The City Manager reported letters have been received from the City of Mary Esther and the Ocean City Wright Fire District concerning scheduling a Fire Consolidation Workshop. Neither entity bas shown an interest in having a workshop, and word was received from the Okaloosa Island Fire Department that they are not interested in the issue. The City Manager asked for Council' s direction as to the feasibility of scheduling a workshop. Consensus of Council was to drop the idea of a workshop at this time due to lack of interest from other fire agencies. rm-AYOIllCOUNQLANNMJNCEME~ Mr. Anderson received an explanation on the water pollution problem at Gamiers Bayou. Dr. Pullen discussed the state' s efforts to take over the trust fund for rehabilitation of homes and that funds received by the city and county will have to be roD through the legislature. Mrs. Baggett discussed the Seabreeze neighborhood meeting and thanked the citizens for their interest and input, and encouraged residents of other neighborhoods to attend their meetings. Mr. Carnathan congratulated the Fort Walton Beach Girls basketball team for their victory in the semifinals. Mayor Glover announced the Okaloosa County Veterans Memorial Dedication on March 22, and the Air Force Jazz Ensemble will entertain at the Landing on March 23. She also reminded that March II is Election Day and encouraged everyone to vote. tr. rrY MANA.GER AN 01JNCEMEN1'!ij None. vw. lNW/"' f'":.~'>.-.. f:: There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:05 p. rn. l3 I ~tl/ ): APPROVED: 11(~ a.. ~ ~' MAYOR: 0 I>\>'" I 7!id. . CITY CLERK ~  o o CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Joyce Shanahan, City Manager SUBJECT: Resolution 2005- 35 DATE: November 17, 2005 Pursuant to Council' s request, staff sent a letter in September to Okaloosa County Commissioners asking that they update the Northwest Florida Hurricane Storm Tide Atlas for the Jurisdiction of Okaloosa County. The County explained that the maps were prepared by the US Army Corps of Engineers and funded by the State of Florida and FEMA. The County suggested that the City of Fort Walton Beach petition the State, FEMA and the Corps of Engineers to fund a new study based on current data. If approved, a copy of the Resolution will be distributed requesting support from other cities and Okaloosa ,County. Thank you. U:\ CJones\DPTOO2b\ CMO\Memos\ Memos 2005\11- 17-05 M& CC w res OS- 35. doc k7P  o o 53 SECTION 3. REQUEST A NEW TIDE ATLAS STUDY OF OKALOSSA COUNTY BE FUNDED 54 BY THE U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND FEMA, BASED 55 UPON CURRENT GROUND EVELVATIONS AND TOPOGRAPHY. 56 57 a. The need exists to update the Tide Atlas of Okaloosa County, based upon 58 current ground elevations, which is essential to protect and preserve the health 59 and welfare of all residents of Okaloosa County; and 60 b. Only the Only the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Emergency 61 Management Agency and the State of Florida have the funds, ability and 62 expertise to undertake this study. 63 64 SECTION 4. DISTRIBUTION OF RESOLUTION. 65 66 Request that a copy of this resolution be sent to the following: 67 a. Okaloosa County 68 b. All Cities of Okaloosa County 69 c. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers 70 d. The Federal Emergency Management Association 71 e. The State of Florida. 72 73 SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 74 75 This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval by the City Council and signature of the 76 Mayor. 77 78 ADOPTED: 79 80 81 MAYOR: 82 Attest: MIKE ANDERSON 83 84 85 86 HELEN SPENCER, CITY CLERK 87 88 89 90 Approved as to form and legal sufficiency. 91 92 93 94 95 TONI L. CRAIG, CITY ATTORNEY 96 97 Page 2  Page 1 of 1 o o Joyce Shanahan From: AttyCrg@aol.com Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 1 : 37 PM To: Joyce Shanahan Subject: Re: RESOLUTION 05- 35 Attachments: RESOLUTION05- 35. doc Joyce The attached version of Resolution 05- 35 is approved as to form and legal sufficiency. In a message dated 11/ 17/ 2005 1 : 16:01 P. M. Central Standard Time, jshanahan@fwb. org writes: I added clarification to section 3 that it be funded by the Corps, the State and FEMA. thanks. joyce Toni L.Craig Attorney at Law Fla. Bar No. 0115444 244 Racetrack Rd NE Fort Walton Beach FL 32547 850) 243- 6969 Fax: ( 850} 2~ 8929 Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man' s character, give him power." Abraham Lincoln ( 1809- 1865) The information contained in this email may be A TTORNEY- CLlENT privileged and should not be disseminated to or viewed by anyone other than the named recipient. If you are uncertain, please ask. 11/17/ 2005  Q Q Information Systems Department State of Florida October 5, 2005 Hon. Mike Anderson, Mayor City of Fort Walton Beach 107 Miracle Strip Pkwy SW P. O. Box 4009 Fort Walton Beach, FI 32549 Dear Mr. Mayor: In reference to your letter to Chairman Bill Roberts dated September 26, 2005 regarding the ''Northwest Florida Humcane Storm Tide Atlas Jurisdiction of Okaloosa County May 1998" study: The best available Okaloosa County Humcane Storm surge data was prepared by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District in May of 1998. This project was jointly funded by the State of Florida, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the U. S.Army Corps of Engineers. This study, titled " Northwest Florida Hurricane Storm Tide Atlas Jurisdiction of Okaloosa County May 1998", uses the SLOSH model to determine surge heights based on hurricane strength, wind speed, and direction of movement. Once these surge heights are determined, the still water flooding associated with the surge is calculated by subtracting the ground elevation from the associated surge elevation. Therefore, an accurate ground elevation is very important in determining the extent of flooding associated with a particular surge. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers used 10 foot contour, Pre- Hurricane Opal, U. S. G. S. quadrangle maps to determine the ultimate storm surge limits for each hurricane category. I agree that subsequent tropical systems since Humcane Opal have certainly altered dune heights and inland topography. Okaloosa County and most of the counties in Northwest Florida currently possess much better and more current elevation information than the U. S. G.S. quadrangle maps. It is however, currently beyond the scope and ability of Okaloosa County GIS to "... bring these storm surge maps up to date..." I would certainly be able to provide any agency deemed proficient and capable of computing and analyzing the SLOSH model with our most accurate digital elevation data. GIS Division 1804 Lewis Turner Blvd, Suite 402 Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 850) 651- 7570 FAX (850) 651- 7576  C',:) C~ Hon. Mike Anderson, Mayor October 5, 2005 City of Fort Walton Beach Page # 2 I would suggest the counties of Northwest Florida, petition the State of Florida, FEMA and the Corp of Engineers to fund a new study based on current data. As you may be aware, the May 1998 study does reflect a " worst case" scenario using the maximum surge heights coupled with a mean high tide. Okaloosa County and the City of Fort Walton Beach are currently reviewing evacuation zones using the May 1998 surge zone models and empirical storm related experience to redefine areas that need to be evacuated due to a storm event. Therefore, these evacuation zones and not the May 1998 surge zones will determine what areas will be evacuated. I would be happy to discuss these issues with you at any time. an Sambenedetto GIS Manager micro@co. okaloosa. fl. us cc: Chairman Bill Roberts James D. Curry, County Administrator  C'