Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 01-24-06 Workshop — reading text

CITY OF FORT WAL TON BEACH,' City Council Workshop Agenda January 24, 2006 at 5: 30 p.m. City Council Chambers 107 Miracle Strip Parkway, SE Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Mayor Anderson I WORKSHOPAGENpA 1. General Public ( on items of City business). 2. Discussion regarding draft Wrecker Ordinances - Versions A and B ( Council Member Holmes) (City Attorney) ( See Backup). 3. Discussion regarding telephonic participation at Council; draft resolution attached. ( Council Member Hartwell) ( City Attorney)( See Backup). 4. Council Protocol - ( Mayor Anderson) 5. LED Streetlights ( Council Member Pullen) ( See Backup). ADJOURN will Any person who decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter at this meeting 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 MEETING Januar 24, 2006 Workshop Agenda Discussion regarding draft Wrecker Ordinances Versions A and B) Council Member Holmes) Council Action 1 st 2nd Vote: Agenda Item Number: WA- 2 Ordinance A, Clean- Up Only Su ested b Police Chief, Attorne Current Provisions Chapter 38 Wreckers Affected Reason for Changes Consistent treatment of all occupational license requirements Permit administrative control over administrative Issues Proposed Repeal Chapter 38 Substantive Changes City Manager would incorporate administrative provisions from Chapter 38 in an administrative directive re ardin Wrecker Rotation Pro ram Ordinance B, Private Tow Regulations Suggested by Police Chief, Attorney Current Provisions Chapter 38 Wreckers Affected Reason for Changes - Consistent treatment of all occupational license requirements Permit administrative control over administrative Issues Regulate wrecker operations within the City Proposed - Repeal Chapter 38 Substantive Changes - City Manager would incorporate administrative provisions from Chapter 38 in an administrative directive regarding Wrecker Rotation Program Adopt maximum rates, storage area requirements, occupational license and inspection standards LD-A * 2-  1 ORDINANCE 1671- A 2 3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON 4 BEACH, FLORIDA; PROVIDING AUTHORITY; 5 REPEALING IN ITS ENTIRETY THE CURRENT 6 CHAPTER 38, WRECKERS; ADOPTING A NEW 7 SECTION ENTITLED WRECKER OPERATIONS AND 8 SERVICES; ESTABLISHING WRECKER ROTATION 9 PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF 10 CONFLICTING PROVISIONS AND SEVERABILITY; 11 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 12 13 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL 14 OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: 15 16 SECTION I. AUTHORITY 17 18 The authority for enactment of this Ordinance is Section 166. 021 (1) and 166. 043, 19 Florida Statutes ( 2004). 20 21 SECTION II. INTENT 22 Section 166. 043, of the Florida Statutes allows the City to enact service rates for 23 towing of vehicles from or immobilization of vehicles on private property, and rates for 24 removal and storage of wrecked or disabled vehicles from an accident scene or the 25 removal and storage of vehicles in the event the owner or operator is incapacitated, 26 unavailable, leaves the procurement of wrecker service to the law enforcement officer at 27 the scene, or otherwise does not consent to the removal of the vehicle. 28 29 SECTION III. AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 38 30 Chapter 38 is hereby repealed in its entirety as follows: 31 32 See. 3 & 1. DefiflitioflS. 33 The f- viRg '. venIs, terms aRa phrases, ':; heR usea iR this ehapter, shall have the el e'. 34 meafliflgs aseribed te them iR this seetieR, e, ceept ','; here the eeRtext dearly ifldieates a 35 aiffereRt meaRiRg: 36 AS.2l1a8nea ': ehide shall meafl any vehiele whieh has not BeeR ffie': ee iR 72 hours ana is 37 loeatea eR publie preperty, ineludiflg, But Ret limite a te a eity street or right ef way. 38 Centroeted H'FCe!wr shall mea-R the eity pull iR ,,';reeker serviee vlhieh is Regetiated by the 39 eity to pw': ide eertaifl te' lling serviees for the eity. 40 cer shall meafl a v:reeker meetiRg the requireffieflts ef this R8tati81'l Ii' l' ec.' ehapter aRd 41 registered with the poliee aepartment as a rotatieR wreeker. 42 ( Ceae In5, ~ && 8. 01; Ord. Ne. 653.3, 1 10 & 4; Ord. Ne. 1557, ~ 1, & 12 03) 43 Cross ref-erene s: DefiRitieRs aRd rules of eORstmetiofl geRerally, ~ 1 2. 44 45 See. 3& 2. PeBalty fer violatiens. 46 UpOfl reeeipt 13y the eity maflager of aRY \ YritteR eomplaiRt eR aflY wreeker serviee, the 47 eity maBager may investigate the faets of the eomplaiRt. If the eity maflager fiRas that the 48 eoml1' la- iRt is '<,alid, he shall Rotify the wreeker serviee, ifl '.'lritiflg, afla gi' le the wreeker 49 serviee a fair eppertuRity te 13e heara. Thereafter, the eity manager may fiRe the \ vreeker Toni L.Craig Page 1 1/19/ 2006  50 seryiee ta be iR yielatia1'1 ef this chapter. .\ vielatioR ef any af the flrevisieRs ef this 51 ehapter BY eOffil3any a1'1Y \\' reeker partiepati1'1g iR the fert ' NalteR Beaeh \ Vreeker 52 Rotation Pre gram shall Be resolved as felle'.vs: 53 1) first vielatien: The eity maRager, iR his sele aiseretieR, may suspe11' a the 54 partieipatiRg wreeker eempany from the rotatie1'1list fer a time periea of 3 0 days. 55 2) SeeoRa yielatioR: The eity maRager, i1'1 his sele aiser tie1'1, may remeve the 56 partieipatiRg \ vreeker eompa11' Y frem the retatieR list until sueh time as the partieipatiRg 57 wrecker e fil3a11' Y she'.vs, to the eity s satisfaetien, that ma1'1ager' steps have beeR takeR to 58 assure that '; ielatie1'1s BY the partiepati1'1g w-reker eompany ':; ill Ret e01'1tiRue 59 Other thaR stated above, ' liolatie1'1s ef this ehapter are pU1'1ishable as preyided i1'1 se tie1'1 60 l-&-: 61 Code 19& 5, ~ 8S6. 99; Ord. tIe. 1557 ~ 2, S 12 03) 62 63 See. 3 S 3. .\ uthority ef eity pull iR 'l;reeker a1'1d rotatieR ':.'reekers; expe1' ses. 64 a) The eity pull i1'1 '.\' reeker shall Be autherized at the aireetioR ef the poliee 65 departmeRt, at pre 1'1egotiatea ee1'1traet priees, to tov;: 66 1) City o\'/fled vehieles; a1'1d 67 2) Vehieles ef value or seized by the peliee or at the evide1' tiary departme11' t request of 68 aR)'other la'.v