Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 09-12-06 regular minutes — reading text

43 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 INTRODUCTION A regular meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was held on Tuesday, September 12, 2006, at 7: 00 p. m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, with the members present: following r Mayor Mike Anderson Councilmen: Mike Holmes, William Patterson, Bob Campbell, Jim Tucker, Dr. and Mike Minich Wayne Pullen, Absent: Jim Hartwell Also Present: Joyce Shanahan, City Manager; Helen Spencer, City Clerk; Finance Director Position Vacant); Toni Craig, City Attorney; Department Directors and Media. CALL TO ORDER The Mayor called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. He requested wished to address Council to anyone who approach the pOdium after being recognized, then state his her name and address for the record. or INVOCATION AND PLEDGE Pastor Jeff Rouff, Living Hope Church, gave the Invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Youth from Living Hope Church led in the Pledge of Allegiance. PROCLAMATION The Mayor presented a proclamation to Sara Levesque, Constitution Week proclaiming September 17- 23 as The Mayor presented a proclamation to David McLemore, Reserve Lieutenant with the Police Department, upon his retirement after 15 years of service. CONSENT AGENDA Mr. Patterson moved to approve the following Consent Agenda items. Mr. seconded motion and it carried Campbell unanimously with Holmes, Patterson, Campbell, Tucker, Pullen, and Minich in favor (Hartwell absent). APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the minutes of the Special Council Meetings of August 14 and 15, 2006; and the Regular Council Meeting of August 22, 2006 I"""'" BID 06- 127. ANNUAL RYE GRASS SEED To award Bid # 06- 127 Annual Rye Grass Seed to the lowest responsible, responsive bidders, Innovative Turf Supply, LaGrange, Georgia; Kelly Seed, Hartford, Alabama; and Lesco Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, for approximately 80, 000 pounds of grass seed to be used by the Golf Club, Parks and Recreation, Public Works, and the Cemetery at an estimated cost of $60, 000.00. 44 9/ 12/ 06 REGULAR AGENDA- GENERAL PUBLIC Angela Snowball, 349 Brooks Street, the Indianola mentioned rumors going around that Condominiums on Brooks Street are the developers of CDS Director stated the going to excavate the entire mound. The Indianola Condominium Documents disturbance of the mound. She do not allow mentioned a request for revisions to any digging or before Council and once the site plan will come again staff will reiterate the no digging or disturbance of the mound. NATURE WALK PROJECT- LAKE DRIVENIRGINIA DRIVE l~.',.";"".",.,." Consideration of a request for support of a proposed Nature Walk I . '..., Eagle Scout project, to be located on project submitted as an Drive. Further, authorize City-owned property adjacent to Lake Drive and funding for materials for the project in an amount not Virginia 775. 00. to exceed Jacob Sumrall, 303 Circle Drive, Fort Walton Beach, project of a Yo mile nature tail located on the explained his proposed Eagle Scoul Virginia Drive. Mr. Sumrall advised the Nature City- owned property adjacent to Lake Drive and Trail will provide educational various vegetative species placards to identify through the property, and will cost approximately $ 775. 00. John Hofstad, Utilities Director, explained his department will provide necessary for the Nature Walk, and that no whatever assistance is passive improvement to the permitting is needed as it will be considered a park. Chris Gibson, 249 Brooks Street, received confirmation there are no beavers in the area. Charlene Greenwald, Jet Drive, thanked Mr. Sumrall for the project. Thomas Murray, 811 Sparkleberry Cove, Niceville, speaking as a Sumrall, encouraged Council to personal friend of Mr. support the project and wished him activity. great success in this Dr. Pullen moved to support the proposed Nature Walk Scout candidate Jacob Sumrall, to be located on project submitted by Eagle Drive and Virginia Drive, more City-owned property adjacent to Lake Vesta Heights Subdivision 4th specifically known as Parcel 2, Lot 9, Block 9, of the Addition, and to authorIze cost of the project for the purchase of construction funding up to $ 775.00 of the motion and it carried materials. Mr. Tucker seconded and Minich in favor ( unanimously wIth Holmes, Patterson, Hartwell absent). Campbell, Tucker, Pullen, POLICE FUNDRAlSING CAMPAIGN- TRAINING OF DRUG Consideration of a request CANINES authorizing the Police Department to establish a campaign to solicit up to $ 18, 000 for the fundraising purchase and training of two fighting the illicit drug trade. drug canines to assist in Police Chief Ted Litschauer advised the Police Department is dedicated to I community of illicit drugs, and that eliminating the and apprehensions as the drug canines would provide another tool in dogs, when trained, are able to making arrests for a lawful search for alert an officer of contraband. Chief Litschauer probable cause canine unit and has had advised he has had worked great success with it. with a drug Glenda Glover, 115 Waynell Circle, questioned the animals. The Chief day- to-day cost for a year to 3, 000 per year to responded that in his experience with the canines, he keep the handle vetenarian costs and had budgeted food for two budget. He noted some overtime is dogs,andnever exceeded the recommended flex time rather than involved for the handlers of the dogs, and has overtime pay for the handlers.  9/12/ 06 45 FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN Mr. Minich moved to authorize the Police Department to campaign to solicit up to $18, 000 for the establish a fundraising purchase and training of two Holmes seconded motion and it carried drug canines. Mr. Tucker, Pullen, and Minich in favor ( unanimously with Holmes, Patterson, Campbell, Hartwell absent). Council questioned whether there were any funds available