Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 08-08-2006 ‎(workshop)‎ — reading text

doesn' t violate the rights of property owners. Such an ordinance, he said, would allow the city to focus on providing language classes and other services that aid the city' s poorest legal residents. When we say stop illegal immigration, it has to be part of a system," Abed said. " At the same time, you have to be able to help the existing, legal residents in our city." Contact staff writer David Fried at ( 760) 740- 5416 or dfried@nctimes. com. articles/ 2006/ 07/ 09/ news/ inland/21_ 03 _117_ 8_ 06. www.nctimes.com/ prt 8/ 2/ 2006  page 1 ot 1 Carole Jones From: Ted Litschauer ent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 3: 52 PM o: Joyce Shanahan; Carole Jones Subject: ordinance Attachments: HAZELTON. pdt; 06050802. doc The attached ordinance from Hazelton, PA, is the only one I could find regarding illegal aliens. There is a large number of blogs, and commentary, regarding it on the web. I' m also attaching a document, which I previously submitted back in early May regarding the iHegal alien topic, just FYI. Esta bien? Chief Ted Litschauer Fort Walton Beach Police Department 7 Hollywood Blvd, NE Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 Uitschauer@fwb. org Office: 850/ 833 - 9547 Fax: 850/ 833 - 9563 8/ 2/ 2006  Until April of 2002, long standing legal opinion was that 1"""'. local law enforcement had no authority with regard to the enforcement of immigration laws. Then, the U. S. Department of Justice - Office of Legal Counsel determined that we could, if local jurisdictions enacted ordinances charging the local law enforcement agency with enforcement of immigration violations. Few cities, if any, have. There are no additional resources available to enable local law enforcement agencies to take on, yet another, enforcement task. Nor are local officers trained in the specifics of immigration law and its enforcement. Also, when immigrant resident groups learn that local law enforcement officers represent immigration consequences, they avoid contact with the police. Crimes then to run free. go unreported, potential witnesses vanish, and criminals are allowed It represents a reversal of the tenets and successes of community policing, having the opposite effect. The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency ( ICE) exists to perform those duties. 06050802. doc  CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP August 8, 2006 Workshop Agenda Discussion about request from Panhandle Animal Welfare Society, to amend their lease and erect a new facility City Manager) WA- 2 Agenda Item Number:  City of Fort Walton Beach MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Joyce Shanahan, City Manager SUBJECT: Request for Lease Amendment by Panhandle Animal Welfare Society DATE: August3, 2006 Backaround: On December 18, 2002, the City of Fort Walton Beach entered into a lease agreement with the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society, Inc ( P. A.W. S); to lease 760 Lovejoy Road, a 150 foot strip of to the west of the P.A.W. S. property. property, The intent of the lease agreement was for P.A.W. S. to erect a building on the premises for a spay and neuter clinic and for related humane activities. The lease is automatically renewed each year unless either party provides at least one hundred and eighty ( 180) days notice of intent to not renew. Discussion r~ On June 16, 2006, we received a request from P.A.W. S. asking for consideration of an amendment to the lease provision regarding one hundred and eighty ( 180) days notice of intent r' to not renew. According to a memo from Board of Directors President Mike Coup, it is their goal to build " a new state of the art sheltering facility.. ..including an education center and conference facility; the latest in design in humane sheltering and housing and a medical facility for treatment in our care." In order to undertake this capital campaign, P.A.W.S. would like to have a long- term lease ( greater than a year) or ownership of this property. In addition, provision 6 A: Alterations, Maintenance and Repairs, requires the lessee to submit plans for any alteration or addition with a value of more than $ 7, 500 to the City for the City' s prior approval; noting that such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Mrs. Dee Thompson- Poirrier and President Mike Coup will be in attendance at the workshop to review their plans for the future of these facilities. Recommendation Staff requests direction from Council on amending the lease, and consideration of P. A.W. S. plans for improvements. Once we gain City Council consensus on this item, it will be brought forward at a subsequent Council meeting. Respectfully submitted, @/YMI~~ ger jJ f+Z- -  The Humane Society &. Adoptioo center at PA \ 752 Lovejoy ReI. Fort Walton Beach FL. 32548 ZID& JUN 16 flj 2: 28 1re~.. Sooity& A& pmCenteratPAWS Fort Walton Beach City Council City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida 107 Miracle Strip Parkway, SW Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32549 Dear Honorable Members of the City Counci~ In 2002, the Panhandle A nimal Welfare Society entered into a lease agreement for the property west of our shelter on Lovejoy Road, and paid in advance on the lease for twenty-five years. It was our intention at that time to expand our present facility that currently houses all of Okaloosa counties animal services personnel, our animal adoption center, and the spay and neuter clinic. After three years of extensive research, visiting other humane facilities, and planning,the PAWS Board of Directors is now ready to move forward with a campaign to build a new, state of the art sheltering facility. It is our goal to build a structure that will include an education center and conference facility, the latest design in humane sheltering and housing, and a medical facility for treatment of the animals in our care. The growth in Okaloosa County over the past decade has created an enormous growth in the pet population. With that growth also comes the dark and sad side of 8J1imal cruelty and abuse. In addition to our already over crowded shelter, we also house all animals involved in court cases such as organized fighting and cruelty. For these reasons and more, the shelter that was adequate in 1990, is no longer capable of humanely housing all the animals in our care. Section 2. A. States: " The lease shall automatically renew each year unless either party provides at least one hundred eighty ( 180) days notice of intention not to renew". The Panhandle Anim9. 1s Welfare Society Board of Directors respectfully asks that this clause be removed or reworded to give our agency the assurance of a long-term lease/ownership commitment to this property. This request is important to us as we move forward in our commitment to building a very expensive facility that will greatly benefit the citizens of this county and the animals entrusted in our care.  RD. P.A. w.s. . 752 LOVEJOY  Lease. City of Fort Walton Beach and Panhandle Animal Welfare Society, Inc. This lease made this .LZ-day of D"PMk~ 2002, between the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as the " City", and Panhandle Animal Welfare Society, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the " Lessee." WIT N E SSE T H: SECTION 1: PREMISES AND CONTINGENCIES A. In consideration of the covenants, conditions, agreements and stipulations provided in the following, the City leases to the Lessee the premises described as : See Attached Exhibit "A" Hereinafter referred to as " premises". B. The Lessee shall not use the premises for any unlawful purpose and shall comply with all laws and permitting requirements now in force or hereafter adopted. applicable to the premises or the business conducted on the The Lessee agrees not to use the premises for, or to permit the premises. operation of any offensive, noisy or dangerous activity, nuisance or anything against public policy, or operate in any way that will injure the reputation of the same or of the building of which they are a part. Except as may result from acts of force majeure, Lessee agrees it will not allow the premises to become unoccupied or vacant. The Lessee shall take appropriate precautions to prevent fire on the premises, maintaining necessary fire detection devices and extinguishing equipment at all time. The Lessee shall make diligent efforts to prevent the infestation of noxious insects or animals. C. Within one year of signing the lease, Lessee shall construct a building on the premises to be used as a spay and neuter clinic and for related humane activities and obtain a Certificate of Occupancy therefor. If the Lessee uses a portable building, such building will be Department of Community Affairs ( DCA)- approved. SECTION 2: TERM AND COMMENCEMENT DATE A. The term of this lease agreement shall be for a period of one year and commence on the d day of aCg ~ I- e~. 2002. The Lease shall automatically renew each year unless either party provides at least one hundred eight ( 180) days notice of it's intention not to renew. SECTION 3: RENT A. The Lessee shall pay to the City as and for rent for the premises the sum of $1. 00 per year. payable in advance. B. The Lessee shall also pay all Sales, ad valerrn and Use Taxes due as a result of this Lease. If the and forwarded to the City is obligated to collect any taxes they shall be added to the rental payments City as part of said rental payments. SECTION 4: TAXES AND LICENSES Beach, a A. Real Property or Intangible Taxes: Although the premises are owned by the City of