Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 06-26-2007 regular agenda — reading text

con comments. Bill Walter, 320 Smith Drive NE, spoke against the height of the flag pole and expressed his belief that no one should get special privileges and rights with the flag that no one else can get within one square mile. Barry Gray expressed his support of a 170' flag pole. Rachael Fn~zier, 1147 Patriot Court, spoke in favor of the ordinance that would allow a 170' flag pole and mentioned the controls that will regulate flag poles to keep them in proportion with the property. Kara Wood, 443 Shoal Lake Drive, Crestview, read an email from her husband Monty Wood who is stationed at Hurlburt and currently serving in Korea and expressed his support of the ordinance that would allow a 170' flag. She mentioned the support of the military she has seen in the community and added her support of the ordinance. 26 Regular Meeting 6- 12- 07 ORD. 1724 cont. Bill Sullivan, 17 Lucille Street, expressed his support of the ordinance. Bill Wayne, 113 Wayne I Circle SE, spoke against the ordinance because of the height and its impact on the military down range targets. Charlene Greenwald, 206 Jet Drive NW, voiced her support of the ordinance and her disbelief that a flag. pole at 170' will interfere with the military mission. Ramon Collado, owner of Baskin- Robbins at 91 Eglin Parkway NE, voiced his support of the ordinance and agreed the flag pole will meet all the standards and As there was no one further who wished to speak, the public regulations. o hearing was closed. Mr. Holmes moved to adopt Ord. 1724 on second Mr. Garvie seconded motion. reading. Discussion included views in support of the ordinance that would allow a 170' flag pole and in opposition of the ordinance because of the height and the impact on the mission of Eglin. The Mayor called for the vote on the motion to adopt Ord. 1724 on second reading _and it carried by a vote of 5 to 2 with Holmes, Miller, Reeves, Garvie, and Minich in favor and Pullen and Hartwell opposed. CITY COUNCIl/MAYOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND RELATIONSHIP Consideration of defining the responsibilities of the City Council and the relationship of the Mayor so that activities in City Hall and in Council meetings will proceed more smoothly. Mr. Miller commented the item has nothing to do with personalities; it is a question about organization of the Council and compliance with the City Charter. He expressed his belief that the has done Mayor an outstanding job representing the City, is great in community relationships and is a wonderful an asset for the City but he is no longer a Councilman. He stated the Charter says all powers of the city shall be vested in a council of seven members, the ones with the seat numbers, and says the Mayor shall preside at the meetings of the Council and shall also have the and power perform the duties conferred and imposed by the charter and ordinances of the city; he shall have the right to cast a deciding vote should any issue before the members of the city council end in a tie vote. He expressed the Mayor needs to be an impartial, presiding official and thought they need to define the roles and mission of the Council and the roles and mission of the Mayor. He would like to arrive at an understanding tonight so they can proceed forward in the future. He also stated City Council supervises four charter officers and City Council, as a collective group, is their supervisors and they have a right to oversee what they do and comment on what they do; the Mayor does not have that right, they do not work for the Mayor, they work for the City Council. He mentioned the web page is inaccurate and causes confusion and they need to make sure the people in the city understand that. the power is vested in City Council and they are the legislative of the He mentioned the body City. web page says the City Council is the legislative body of the City; it is seven Council members. composed of the Mayor and He said that is not true, City Council is composed of seven Council members presided over by the Mayor and occasionally by the Mayor- Pro Tem. He thought they need r I tQ be consistent in everything so they can present the same information to everyone and the City lJ Council and City government will run more efficiently. Mr. Minich moved to suspend Roberts Rules of Order for this discussion this item. Mr. Holmes seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Miller, Reeves, Garvie, Pullen, Hartwell, and Minich in favor. 28 Regular Meeting 6- 12- 07 CITY COUNCIL/MAYOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND RELATIONSHIP cant. The Mayor expressed his understanding that under Roberts Rules of Order he can participate in discussions, and he tries to make sure he is asking for clarification issues, but once a motion is made he gets out of the debate. He tries to restrict his comments just for clarification. Mr. Minich commented since the Mayor does preside, he makes the rulings and lately a lot of the Mayor' s comments were for clarification other than opinions, but since the Mayor makes the rulings it keep an air of impartiality unless he feels strongly about an issue, then he passes the o isimportantto gavel. He said it is the right of every member of Council if they think the rules are being violated they can make a point of order. Mr. Miller commented when he asks a question of someone behind the podium he would like the on occasion answered the person behind the podium to answer the question, not the Mayor who has question. He stated it is just a of getting organized, it is not personal, it is roles and question missions, they have the job of being Councilmen and he is the Mayor. Mr. Reeves commented that sometimes when trying to facilitate a group someone might feel like they are getting their toes stepped on a little bit, but that is part of the job. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. There was no one from the public who wished to speak. No action was taken by Council. FAIR ASSOCIATION LEASE Consideration of a lease agreement between the City of Fort Walton Beach and the Northwest Florida Fair Association. that The City Manager referenced the draft lease agreement and went over a few minor changes need to be made: page 3, line 74 the words be separately licensed will continue to be struck through but will be elii'ninated from the final version; page 4, line 96 should be buildings plural; page 6, line 130 & 131 should also state excluding windstorm coverage; page 7, line 156 rewrite the date to use the conventional date method of June 30, 2012 and line 160 rewrite the date as January 31; page 8, line 179 and 185 the zip code should be 32547; and line 173 the zip should be 32549. confirmed that the corrections did not change the draft lease agreement The City Attorney significantly. Charles Rigdon, Jr.,with Fair Association said the Association thanks the Mayor and Council for the rent is opportunity and thanked the City Manager who represented the City well. He said the base want it to hold up approval of the lease tonight but the only issue not in the acceptable and he did not lease is acknowledgement that if the Fairgrounds has to be used for emergency management, they ask that the rent be pro- rated based upon how many days the fairground was actually being used. He said if FEMA pays them for the use of the buildings, then the Association should pay the City but if ~ FEMA does not pay them then they ask that the rent be abated. He said they have no objections to the recommended administrative changes to the draft lease but the only thing he asked is to let them look at their deductibles on windstorm coverage. The City Manager commented if the windstorm coverage will change the outcome of the vote then Council may want to require her to bring that back to Council. She explained the reason for concern over damage to the in the event of a catastrophic event is to ensure proper removal of the buildings buildings.  29 Regular Meeting 6- 12- 07 FAIR ASSOCIATION LEASE cont. Mr. Minich received confirmation from Mr. Rigdon that other than the windstorm damage, there was no. problem with the $ 1, 000 deductible for everything else. Mr. Hartwell