Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 02-23-2010 Regular — reading text

AGENDA CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 23, 2010 6: 00 pm CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION – Pastor Mickey Muse, Westwood Baptist Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECOGNITION – STUDENT ACE AWARDS: Choctawhatchee High School – Asha Kennedy Fort Walton Beach High School – Elizabeth Gallagher 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2. PRESENTATIONS/ PROCLAMATIONS 2. 1 LTC Gary Bloomberg, US Army Special Forces Command, Special Forces Integration Team Eglin. Synopsis: LTC Bloomberg will discuss the relocation of the Army' s 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) to the area. ( Mayor Anderson) 2. 2 Quarterly Report from the CRA Board. Synopsis: Chairman Dr.joyce gillie gossom will present the report. (CRA Chairperson) 3. CONSENT AGENDA 3. 1 Approval of minutes of Special Meeting on February 9, 2010, and Regular Meeting on February 9, 2010. ( City Clerk) 3. 2 Grounds Maintenance Bid Award. Synopsis: Awards $ 34,200 grounds maintenance bid to Advanced Lawn Control. (Recreation & Cultural Services Director) 3. 3 Approval to apply for USDA 2010 Urban and Community Forestry Grant. Synopsis: Staff requests approval to apply for a $ 10, 000 grant for the 2011 Earth Day and Arbor Day events using City personnel and equipmentfor the 50% match. ( City Manager) 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS 4. 1 Comments from the public on items not on the agenda. 5. RESOLUTIONS 5. 1 Resolution 2010 -5. Opposes Amendment 4. Synopsis: Amendment 4 passage would require a voter referendum for all comprehensive plan changes. ( Mayor Anderson) 5. 2 Resolution 2010 -6. Amendment to the City Comprehensive Fee Schedule. Synopsis: As directed, staff has adjusted recreation and culture fees to address families with several children. ( Recreation and Cultural Services Director /Finance Director) 6. ORDINANCES —FIRST READING 6. 1 Ordinance 1821. Amends Stormwater Utility Fee. Synopsis: Per the City' s consulting engineer, revises the definition of an Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) for commercial Stormwater Utility fees, reducing customer cost. ( Engineering and Utilities Director) City Council Regular Meeting February 23, 2010  6. 2 Ordinance 1822. Amends Municipal Planning Board Meeting Time. Synopsis: The MPB unanimously requested its meeting time be changed from 5 PM to 5: 30 PM. Engineering and Utilities Director) 6. 3 Ordinance 1823. Amends Temporary and Special Events Permitting Procedure. Synopsis: Provides for combining two separate permitting processes into a simplified administrative procedure to expedite permits. ( Engineering and Utilities Director) 7. ORDINANCES —SECOND READING 7. 1 No items. 8. APPOINTMENTS 8. 1 No items 9. ACTION -DIRECTION—DISCUSSION 9. 1 Action — Code Enforcement Settlement - Godwin property. Synopsis: Staff and CE attorney recommend settlement ofcode enforcement case for $5, 000. ( Building Official) 9. 2 Discussion —Lawsuit against Merrill Lynch for General Employee Pension Fund losses. Synopsis:Following Beggs & Lane attorneys presentation at the 21912010 Special Council Meeting, Council requested a continuance to give additional time to review the information andfee structure. ( Finance Director /City Attorney) 9. 3 Discussion — Northwest Florida League of Cities 2010 Excellence Awards. Synopsis: Council consideration of nominations to the NWFLC for municipal awards. ( Mayor Anderson) 9. 4 Discussion — Support for the Governor Stone. Synopsis: Council Member Garvie requests support for funding a $ 300 sign for the Governor Stone schooner. ( Council Member Garvie) 9. 5 Discussion — No Cost City Cemetery Graves for Persons Killed in the Line of Duty. Synopsis: Council Member Patterson requests that Council consider providing graves in a City cemetery at no cost to persons killed in the line of duty. ( Council Member Patterson) 9. 6 Discussion - Establishment of Citizen' s Budget Committee - Synopsis: Council Member Patterson requests that Council consider creating a citizen' s budget committee to advise Council on budgetary decisions. ( Council Member Patterson) 10. CITY MANAGER REPORTS 11. CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS 12. MAYOR/COUNCIL COMMENTS 13. ADJOURNMENT Action -Direction — Discussion items may be acted upon by the City Council by either a motion with vote in accordance with Robert' s Rules of Order, or by a consensus of the Council. Any person who decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. ( Chapter 286.0105 F.S.) 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City Council Regular Meeting February 23, 2010  CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 23, 2010 Approval of Agenda No Backup) Agenda Item Number: 1  CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 23, 2010 Presentations /Proclamations Presentation LTC Gary Bloomberg, US Army Special Forces Command, Special Forces Integration Team Eglin Synopsis: LTC Bloomberg will discuss the relocation ofthe Army' s 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) to the area Agenda Item Number: 2. 1 Print Article: EDITORIAL: BRAC puts Okaloosa in 7th heaven Page 1 of 1 nwfdail Y new . Com news & information for the emerald coast EDITORIAL: BRAC puts Okaloosa in 7th heaven 2010 -01 -29 16 :38: 08 No doubt about it: Lt. Col. Gary Bloomberg, whose job right now is to help integrate the Army' s 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) into Okaloosa County, is articulate and enthusiastic and brimming with information about the coming move. It helps that the news is good for both the county and the troops who make up the 7th, the legendary Green Berets. Interviewed last week by the Daily News' editorial board, Lt. Col. Bloomberg said 2,200 soldiers plus about 4,300 family members soon will move from Fort Bragg, N. C., to the Eglin Air Force Base area, fulfilling a Base Realignment and Closure objective. He said that will mean a roughly 25 percent increase in Eglin' s activeduty population. The troops will be an elite bunch — trained like pro athletes, educated to speak at least two languages, carrying top security clearances. They will buy homes and put their kids in school and be active in local civic groups. We' re going to add to the fabric of this community," he said. The community, in turn, is making its own preparations. Lt. Col. Bloomberg was especially pleased with plans for a BRAG- funded overpass across State Road 85 to link Duke Field and the 7th Special Forces Group' s new headquarters. The overpass will enable military equipment and personnel to cross SR 85 without tying up traffic. Our infrastructure requirements are being more than met," he said. The benefits of the bed -down should extend well beyond Okaloosa County. Lt. Col. Bloomberg said Army and Air Force personnel will work well together. "We will grow natural synergy," he said, and become a force multiplier" — a better fighting group — for the Department of Defense. The downside? Because of the dangerous, boots -on- the -ground kind of work they do, he said, the Green Berets have a higher casualty rate than an Air Force community may be accustomed to seeing. We hope time will prove him wrong on that but right about everything else. When we in Northwest Florida make new friends, we want to keep them. Welcome to the Emerald Coast, soldiers. Copyright 2010 Freedom Communications. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Poligy I User Agreement I Site Mao. http : /www.nwfdailynews.com/ / common /printer /view.php ?db= nwfdn &id =25306 2/ 15/ 2010 Print Article: ` Rowdy' Green Berets vs. ` crazy' Northwest Florida Pagel of 2 nwfdail news.com news & information for the emerald coast Rowdy' Green Berets vs. `crazy' Northwest Florida Mona Moore 2010 -01 -30 19 :20 :23 FORT WALTON BEACH — Army Lt. Col. Gary Bloomberg starts A every meeting he has with 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) families with the same question: " Who' s heard something crazy about Northwest Florida." As chief of the integration team charged with preparing the arrival of Eglin Air Force Base' s new tenants, Bloomberg has heard a lot of myths about Fort Bragg, N. C., and Northwest Florida. He shared a few of them recently when he talked with the Daily News' Editorial Board. He said he and his team were assigned to Okaloosa County last summer, two years before 7th Special Forces battalions start to arrive. He said local officials have asked whether they will need more jail space and police to handle the "rowdy" Army guys. On the Fort Bragg trips, he hears