Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 02-10-09 special — reading text

CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH City Council Special Meeting Agenda February 10, 2009 - 5:00 P.M. City Council Chambers 107 Miracle Strip Parkway, SE Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Mayor Mike Anderson AGEND 1. Consideration of a request for Council to direct staff to coordinate with The Advocacy Group to send a letter to Governor Crist soliciting his support for stimulus funding for the Hurlburt Reuse Water) project. ( Utilities Director) ( See Backup) 2. Consideration of setting legislative priorities. ( Mayor Anderson) ( See Backup) ADJOURN Any person who decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matterat 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. (FS286.0105). 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Requests must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting in order to allow the City time to provide requested service.  CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING February 10. 2009 Special Meeting Agenda Consideration of a request for Council to direct staff to coordinate with The Advocacy Group to send a letter to Governor Crist soliciting his support for stimulus funding for the Hurlburt Reuse ( Water) project Utilities Director) Council Action 1 St 2nd Vote: Agenda Item Number: SP- 1  CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Carole Jones, Executive Assistant SUBJECT: Request for approval —letter to Governor Crist DATE: February 4, 2009 Discussion Please find attached an e- mail string identifying the need for a letter to be written to the Governor, soliciting his support for stimulus funding for the Hurlburt Reuse Project. Slater Bayliss from The Advocacy Group has offered not only his advice on drafting the letter, but to hand deliver to the offices in Tallahassee. Recommendation Staff respectfully requests Council to direct staff to coordinate with The Advocacy Group and proceed with sending the letter. Respectfully submitted, I Lf I o °I Carole Jones Date Executive Assistant Reviewed and Concur, o Date Acting City Manager Re: FDIG Reuse Project Summary 12 -01 -08 Page 1 of 4 Carole Jones From: Slater Bayliss [ slater.bayliss@taglobby.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 1: 42 PM To: John Hofstad Cc: Mike Anderson; Robert Mearns; Sarah J. Busk Subject: Re: FDIG Reuse Project Summary 12 -01 -08 John- pleased to assist. I believe I can add value in terms of Tallahassee political landscape in the drafting process. I would suggest addressing letter to the Governor and copying the others ( addresses below). Secondly, mailing the letters will delay them by several weeks in various mail rooms at the Capitol and most likely they will never be seen by the right people. It would be my suggestion and offer to hand deliver them on behalf of the Council in Tallahassee. Addresses are as follows: Governor Charlie Crist State of Florida The Capitol 400 S. Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 32399 -0001 The Honorable Michael W. Sole Secretary Department of Environmental Protection 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard M.S. 49 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dr. David Brill, Director Executive Office of the Governor Office of Tourism, Trade & Economic Development The Capitol, Suite 2001 Tallahassee, Florida 32399 -0001 Mr. George Roberts, Chairman Northwest Florida Water Management District 1603 Bay Avenue Panama City, Florida 32405 Original Message - - - -- From: John Hofstad <jhofstad@fwb.org> To: Slater Bayliss Cc: Mike Anderson < manderson@fwb.org> Sent: Tue Feb 03 14: 09: 45 2009 Subject: RE: FDIG Reuse Project Summary 12 -01 -08 Good Afternoon Slater, The Mayor passed on the information in the email below based on his earlier conversation with you and the idea of drafting a letter requesting stimulus funding. If possible, can you provide me with a list of all the people that should be addressed in the letter, including their mailing addresses, titles, etc.? I' ve been working with our local group, Northwest Florida Utilities, on this very issue, so I have a fairly good idea on how to craft this letter. I' ll make sure I forward a draft to you for review before we finalize it for Council. Thanks again for your assistance. John Hofstad 2/ 4/ 2009 Re: FDIG Reuse Project Summary 12 -01 -08 Page 2 of 4 Utilities Director City of Fort Walton Beach P. O. Box 4009 Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32549 850) 833 -9904 direct line 850) 833 -9613 office 850) 833 -9690 fax jhofstad@fwb.org Original Message---- - From: Mike Anderson Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 11: 14 AM To: John Hofstad Subject: RE: FDIG Reuse Project Summary 12 -01 -08 John, If you need help, don' t forget Slater' s offer to assist. Mike From: John Hofstad Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 11: 13 AM To: Mike Anderson Subject: RE: FDIG Reuse Project Summary 12 -01 -08 Thanks Mayor ...I' ll get to work on it. John Hofstad Utilities Director City of Fort Walton Beach P. O. Box 4009 Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32549 850) 833 -9904 direct line 850) 833 -9613 office 2/ 4/ 2009 Re: FDIG Reuse Project Summary 12 -01 -08 Page 3 of 4 850) 833 -9690 fax jhofstad@fwb.org Original Message---- - From: Mike Anderson Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10: 59 AM To: John Hofstad Subject: FW: FDIG Reuse Project Summary 12 -01 -08 FYI From: Slater Bayliss [ mailto :slater.bayliss@taglobby. com] Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:42 AM To: Mike Anderson; Sarah J. Busk Cc: Robert Mearns Subject: Re: FDIG Reuse Project Summary 12 -01 -08 Mayor- DEP Secretary Mike Sole is coordinating environmental projects as it relates with federal stimulus funds. I recommend John draft a letter for the Councils consideration requesting consideration for stimulus funds to complete the Hurlburt Reuse project. we are happy to work collectively with John and Bob to draft the letter. As discussed I believe the project selling points are that the majority of the project is completed, it is a proactive " greening" project and it will be helpful as it relates to next round of BRAC. The letter should be addressed to The Governor with CC' s to Mike and to Dale Brill (director of OTTED)who is the Economic Development point on the Governor's office and will most likely be coordinating BRAC efforts and George Roberts, of Panama City who is the Chair of Northwest Florida Water Management District Slater Original Message - - - -- From: Mike Anderson < manderson@fwb.org> To: Slater Bayliss; Sarah J. Busk Sent: Mon Jan 26 16: 43: 512009 Subject: FW: FDIG Reuse Project Summary 12 -01 -08 I hope this helps. Let me know if you need any more information or have additional questions. Regards, Mike From: John Hofstad Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 3: 41 PM To: Mike Anderson Subject: FDIG Reuse Project Summary 12 -01 -08 2/ 4/ 2009 Re: FDIG Reuse Project Summary 12 -01 -08 Page 4 of 4 Mayor, The one -page summary we prepared for the Hurlburt Reuse project is attached. It should include all of the information you asked for with the exception of the State Departments/ Personnel we've talked to regarding funding. We've discussed funding for this project in the past with the Northwest Florida Water Management District (Ron Bartel and Paul Thorpe) and the Governor's Office of Tourism Trade and Economic Development, OTTED. The discussions with OTTED were routed through our local EDC office and Mr. Larry Sassano and Mr. Jim Breitenfeld. We've not specifically discussed this project with anyone that I can think of with FDEP. Hope this helps ...let me know if you need anything else. John H. Please Note: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from City of Fort Walton Beach officials are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your e -mail address and communications may therefore be subject to public disclosure. Think Green - Please consider the environment before printing this e- mail. Please Note: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from City of Fort Walton Beach officials are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your e -mail address and communications may therefore be subject to public disclosure. Think Green - Please consider the environment before printing this e- mail. 2/ 4/2009  CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING February 10, 2009 Special Meeting Agenda Consideration of setting legislative priorities Mayor Anderson) Council Action 1st 2nd Vote: Agenda Item Number: SP- 2  CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Carole Jones, Executive Assistant SUBJECT: Legislative Priorities DATE: February 4, 2009 Background Each year the City has been asked to provide legislative priorities to forward to the Florida League of Cities, and each year Council has discussed various issues important to the City, and voted to bring the list to three. Discussion Last year, Council approved hiring a lobbyist, and the relationship with The Advocacy Group was developed. In December of 2008, Council approved one more year with The Advocacy Group and to start the year, they visited on January 26, 2009 to meet individually with Council Members to solicit their input for tasking The Advocacy Group for the upcoming Legislative Session. A copy of their summary report is attached. As of writing, no other items have been submitted for consideration. Recommendation Staff respectfully requests Council prioritize the issues identified in the summary report, to give direction to The Advocacy Group for working on our behalf. Respectfully submitted, 2ly oR role Jones Date Executive Assistant Reviewed and Concur,