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

4, Meeting of the Fort Walton Beach Municipal Planning Board was held on Thursday, February 2010 at 5: 00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 107 Miracle Strip Parkway SW, with the following members present: Glenda Glover, Chairman; Janet Wilson, Vice -Chairman; Brian Rosales; Charles Scott; Al Stearns, and Darrell White Absent: Don Panzenhagen, unexcused Also present: Samantha Abell, Planning Manager; Michael Beedie, City Engineer; Tim Bolduc, Building Official CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Chairman led in the Pledge of Allegiance. MINUTES Mr. Stearns moved to approve the January 14, 2010 minutes. Ms. Wilson seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Glover, Rosales, Scott, Stearns, Wilson, and White in favor (Panzenhagen absent). ORD. 1819: ABOLISH BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE The City Attorney reported Council will consider on second reading an ordinance to abolish the Beautification Committee which was also appointed the Tree Board. She advised Council has assigned the Tree Board duties to the Municipal Planning Board. MPB/LPA MEETING TIMES Ms. Wilson requested that either the Planning Board 5: 00 p.m. meeting time be changed to 5: 30 p.m. or the Local Planning Agency (LPA) 5: 30 p.m. meeting time be changed to 5: 05 p.m. The City Attorney advised under the Statute the LPA cannot meet before 5: 30 p.m. and the 5: 00 p.m. meeting time for the Planning Board is set by ordinance. She explained the Statute requirements of an LPA and Code requirements for citizen participation. Ms. Wilson moved to recommend to City Council that an ordinance be prepared to change the meeting time of the Municipal Planning Board to 5: 30 p. m. Mr. White seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Glover, Rosales, Scott, Stearns, Wilson, and White in favor (Panzenhagen absent). INFORMATION ITEM —CRA CASE - REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT TO SITE PLAN LANDMARK CENTER Ms. Abell pointed out the email received from Bruce Houle, Partner in Landmark Center that requested the Landmark agenda items on the CRA and MPB agendas be removed and rescheduled for next month. She reported the CRA did reschedule the item to their next meeting. 110- Municipal Planning Board regular meeting 2 -4 -10 REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE DEVELOPMENT ORDER — LANDMARK CENTER Mr. Stearns moved to reschedule to the March meeting the request for a Conditional Use Development Order Permit to Operate Transient Lodging in the MUMS District in Conjunction with the Landmark Center. Ms. Wilson seconded motion. The City Attorney advised the issue is a quasi-judicial proceeding and it would be a disadvantage without the applicant present. She suggested the Board grant the request. The Chairman called for the vote on the motion to reschedule to the March meeting the request for a Conditional Use Development Order Permit to Operate Transient Lodging in the MUMS District in Conjunction with the Landmark Center and it carried by a vote of 5 to 1 with Glover, Rosales, Scott, Stearns, and Wilson in favor and White opposed Panzenhagen absent). DIRECTOR' S REPORT Ms. Abell mentioned the Business Retention Panel' s mission was to identify obstacles and opportunities the City may consider to ultimately improve and stabilize the local economy and to develop a Final Recommendation Report to City Council. She briefly went over the recommendations of the Panel that City Council consider: 1) Expanding the category for expedited and minor projects in order to increase staff -level review and approval authority. This will reduce the time and cost for site plan review and project permitting. 2) Amending the City' s Land Development Code ( LDC) to remove the development review authority of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). 3) Sunsetting the Community Redevelopment Agency Board of Commissioners as a citizen' s advisory committee to City Council ( City Council should perform the functions of the CRA Board). 4) Reviewing its policies and practices with respect to the need to acknowledge the right of private property owners in regards to their properties. 5) Implementing plans in the Land Development Code to offer flexibility and incentives for redevelopment upon certain conditions. 6) Maximizing the incentive potential of the CRA to encourage private reinvestment with property cost/benefit analysis. 7) Re- evaluating the adopted comprehensive fee schedule to allow for incentives and fee waivers or reductions for new development and redevelopment. 8) Reviewing the existing sign ordinance which establishes that all nonconforming signs must conform to the City' s sign ordinance by July 12, 2011. 9) Adopting an economic incentives program that encourages industries to relocate within the City limits. Ms. Abell reported the Panel made a final recommendation that City Council look at the Historic Sites and Structure Advisory Board and whether the value of being a Certified Local Government warrants the existence of the Board or whether that Board should be sunset as well. RECESS The meeting of the Municipal Planning Board recessed at 5: 30 p.m. Municipal Planning Board regular meeting 2 -4 - 10 CONVENE LOCAL, PLANNING AGENCY The meeting of the City of Fort Walton Beach Local Planning Agency convened at 5: 30 p.m. REQUEST AMENDMENTS TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT — LANDMARK CENTER Request to amend a Development Agreement in conjunction with the Landmark Center.. Ms. Wilson moved to reschedule to the March the to meeting request amend a Development Agreement in conjunction with the Landmark Center. Mr. Stearns seconded motion and it carried by a vote of 5 to 1 with Glover, Rosales, Scott, Stearns, and Wilson in favor and White opposed (Panzenhagen absent). ADJOURN The meeting of the Local Planning Agency adjourned at 5: 31 p.m. RECONVENE The meeting of the Municipal Planning Board reconvened at 5: 31 p.m. ECONOMIC ADVISORY GROUP 25th Ms. Glover reported the Economic Advisory Group met January and they are excited to get started. She said instead of meeting quarterly they are going to meet monthly until they have their tasks and assignments established. EX -PARTE COMMUNICATION The City Attorney provided some information to refresh the members on quasi-judicial proceedings and ex -paxte communication. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 5: 40 p.m. ddm 112-  Page 1 of 1 Samantha Abell From: Toni Craig [ toni @tonicraig. info] Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 3: 10 PM To: Samantha Abell Subject: RE: ordinance to revise MPB meeting time Attached is a draft ordinance setting the MPB meeting time. This ordinance is sufficient. Thank you! Toni L. Craig Attorney at Law Fla Bar No 115444 850) 243 -6969 www.tonicraig. info From: Samantha Abell [ mailto: sabell @fwb. org] Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 3: 29 PM To: Toni Craig Cc: Michael Beedie Subject: ordinance to revise MPB meeting time Toni, time to re if Staff would appreciate if you' d draft the ordinance to revise the MPB's meeting th Noe2 I meant only to point out I inadvertently volunteered to draft the ordinance last night... ( ?) readings by Council would take us to the April meeting before the 5:30 time takes effect. The discussion veered a bit from the tracks. O Thanks, Samantha D. Abell, Planning Manager Engineering Services Department Planning and Economic Development Division cell) 850- 833 -9926 ( fax) sabell fwb.org 850 -833 -9604 ( office) 850 -585 -3260 ( City of Fort Walton Beach P. O. Box 4009, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549 law. Most written communications to or from Ct Please Note: Florida has a very broad public records the public and media upon request. o of Fort Walton Beach officials are public records available to e -mail address and communications may therefore be subject to public disclosure. before printing this e -mail. Think Green - Please consider the environment 113- PHIS PAGE IS LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK 114-  CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 23, 2010 Ordinance on First Reading 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 Agenda Item Number: 6. 3  CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH MEMORANDUM To: Robert T. Meares, City Manager From: Samantha D. Abell, Planning Manager Through: Michael D. Beedie, P. E., City Engineer Date: February 16, 2010 Subject: Ordinance No. 1823 — Amending the Code of Ordinances to allow Certain Temporary Business Endeavors and Events on Public and Private Property, City, County and State Rights of Way; and to Establish Procedures for Such Activities. 1. PURPOSE / INTENT: 1. 1. Ordinance 1823 fosters economic stimulus by encouraging entrepreneurship and the arts, building on the City' s tourism industry, and creating a more efficient permitting process. 1. 2 The City currently has an administrative process in the Code of Ordinances for permitting certain special events and another administrative process in the Land Development Code for temporary uses. Together the two processes permit various outdoor uses, events, and activities such as parades, special park events, sidewalk sales, exhibitions, displays, performances, fairs, carnivals, bazaars, contests, rodeos, grand opening events for new businesses, and seasonal holiday sales lots. Combining the two separate processes into one streamlined administrative procedure will ensure governmental decrease the time for obtaining efficiency and The such a permit. revisions include requests from merchants and property owners to encourage artists and live