Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 08-19-08 special minutes - budget — reading text

sidewalks, and curbs through regular street sweeping and pavement rejuvenation and/ or overlay programs. Mr. Beedie advised of a reduction in employees due to the reallocation of employees to the Storrnwater Division. Also discussed was one capital improvement project for pavement improvement in the amount of $75,000.00. Discussion ensued on the paving of Butler and that the City Council will hear a land use change on September 9 when the issue of paving Butler will be discussed. The Mayor asked for public input. Dean Covey, 270 Brooks Street, stated his concern that he did not want to see the City streets neglected. Mr. BeediE~ responded that there is a system of prioritizing roads to be paved first, and the roads will be addressed as funding permit. There was no additional public input. Mr. Beedie also addressed the GIS system. Stormwater Fund Stormwater managenlent addresses water quality, flooding, environmental, and regulatory issues. Mr. Hofstad advised the budget for stormwater management as presented is predicated on adoption of the stormwater utility, and informed money is not available to continue to fund the stormwater division and meet the needs of the community from a stormwater perspective. Mr. Hofstad reported the City is in its last year of the initial term of the NPDES permit and the renewal permit has been applied for; however, the total maximum daily loads established for coastal communities ' Nil! not be published until around 2010 and once published, communities with NPDES permits will be expected to comply with the State and DEP which will be an enormous undertaking.  237 Special Council 8- 19- 08 Stormwater Fund ( cont) Mr. Hofstad advised Council will receive the second ordinance on the stormwater utility next week. Discussion included the fact that if funding were made available for the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance ( CBA), the City would have less money to do construction projects, and that funding for the CBA would include public outreach programs, and is part of the public participation component in the NPDES program. The Mayor asked for public input. There was none. Mr. Minich moved to approve the Utility Services budget as presented. Mr. Holmes seconded motion and it carried by a vote of 5 to 1 with Holmes, Reeves, Garvie, Hartwell, and Minich in favor and Pullen opposed ( Miller absent). GOLF CLUB FUND The Golf Club consists of two championship 18- hole golf courses, putting green, driving range, and clubhouse. The Pines Course has a challenging layout of over 6, 800 yards, and the Oaks Course offers over 6, 400 yards of narrow fairways. The Club holds many community oriented golf tournaments and promotes a Junior Golf Program every summer. Jim Frazier, Golf Club Administrator, advised that the budget for the Golf Course looks good; that tournament participation is on the increase and the maintenance budget continues to decrease due to tree line to tree line maintenance. Discussion ensued on expenses for fertilizers, which has been cut back due to rebates that are applied for, and that the overall budget is a little bit less than total revenues projected, so funds are expected to be put in reserve. The City Manager advised that the funding of four positions was cut from the budget but the authorizations remain; however, if the need arises it will come back to Council to reauthorize the positions. The Mayor asked for public input. There was none. Mr. Minich moved to approve the Golf Club budget as presented. Mr. Garvie seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Reeves, Garvie, Pullen, Hartwell, and Minich in favor (Miller absent). Mr. Minich requested he be provided a worksheet that provided the additional revenues from the increase in the tentative millage rate to ascertain how much has to be added to the budget. The City Manager advised he would be provided with that worksheet. RECESS There being no further business, the meeting recessed at 8: 50 p. m. APPROVED~ 0u.Jf A~, T: MAYOR: t4:~ CITY CLERK ' Ive