Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 06-27-06 regular minutes — reading text

bays that contain over 15 parking spaces in remove one parking space from each of those bays to allow for the required landscaping islands. e) Please redesign the parking bay located to the north of the in the northeast corner of proposed pool area the site) to provide for more to bring the efficient vehicular turns and existing parking spaces closer into be marked for one- conformity. In addition, this should way traffic only, as the drive aisle is less than 24 feet, which is the requirement for aisle width with 90 degrees f)Parking requirements for the site do not parking on both sides of the aisle. include the restaurant or the residence. The restaurant manager' s parking should be calculated at 1 space per 100 feet, and the square manager' s residence requires 2 Mr. Holmes seconded parking spaces. motion and it carried Tucker, Pullen, and Minich in favor ( unanimously with Holmes, Patterson, Campbell, Hartwell absent). REGULAR AGENDA- GENERAL PUBLIC Ms. Sam Kincaid discussed the changes from the site plan of the Villa del Mar condo was approved by the City and asked for Council' s assistance to ensure project that as approved. Ms. Kincaid the project would be built was advised that no Certificate of Occupancy has been the project is granted and that being monitored by City staff. PRESENTATION BY HDR- TRAFFIC SIMULATION SCENARIOS Presentation by HDR on US 98 ( Brooks Bridge Area) Traffic Simulation Scenarios. Jeannie Alexander and Michael Trueblood of HDR presented various traffic on the US 98 ( Brooks simulation scenarios Bridge Area), which included existing conditions and three scenarios. improvement Chris Gibson, 249 Brooks Street, was advised that a of Eglin and First Street. pedestrian light will be installed at the corner There was no action taken by Council. 256 Regular Council 6/ 27/ 06 MPB REQUEST- FUTURE PRIORITIZATION OF UNDERGROUND UTILITIES Consideration of a request from the Municipal Planning Board recommending the future prioritization of Underground Utilities to begin at the western edge of the City limits ( Mary Esther/Fort Walton Beach) a long Highway 98 to a t I east S t.Mary's A venue a san absolute minimum, but preferably all the way to Brooks Bridge, with Beal Parkway and Eglin Parkway as the second and third areas. Mr. Mitchell advised that in November of 2005, the City Council moved to proceed with the construction drawings for underground utilities and adding decorative street lights for Eglin Parkway, and gave the MPB direction to look at a second location after the Eglin project was completed. He informed that the MPB, through their Committee of One, distributed a report in February of 2006 which concluded that "the first approximate mile to be undergrounded should be the Miracle Strip ( Highway 98) corridor. Mr. Mitchell stated that at their June 2006 meeting, the MPB voted to forward their recommendation that the plan to underground utilities start on Highway 98 to City Council, even though Phase II of the Eglin Parkway project was in progress. Council expressed confusion regarding the MPB' s recommendation, as the Eglin Parkway lighting project was approved by Council and is underway. Dr. Pullen stated that the MPB was charged with doing a study and to bring forward a recommendation on what they felt was best for the city, and that Council is being asked to accept the study and move forward. Dr. Pullen moved to accept the Municipal Planning Board recommendation for the future prioritization of Underground Utilities to begin at the western edge of the City limits ( Mary Esther/ Fort Walton B each) a long Highway 98 to a t I east S t.Mary' s A venue a san absolute minimum, but preferably all the way to Brooks Bridge, with Beal Parkway and Eglin Parkway as the second and third areas. Mr. Tucker seconded motion. Council expressed the importance that the City finish a project that has been voted on and accepted, that the MPB was tasked to come back with a priority list to be considered after the Eglin Parkway project, and what they sent back was a report where Eglin Parkway is third on the priority list. The City Manager reminded Council that there is a current and binding contract executed for the design work and cost estimate of the Eglin project. Discussion ensued regarding the fact that the Eglin project began as a beautification enhancement program, but somewhere along the way has been turned into a hurricane issue regarding where power should be restored first in the city in the event of a hurricane. The Mayor called for the vote on the motion and it failed by a vote of 2 to 4 with Tucker and Pullen in favor and Holmes, Patterson, Campbell, and Minich opposed ( Hartwell absent). WATERFRONTS FLORIDA VISION PLAN Consideration of adoption of the Waterfronts Florida Partnership Waterfront Vision Plan. Becki Pence, Waterfront Florida Program Manager, presented a brief overview of the Waterfronts Florida Program, and explained the task of the Committee was to develop a vision plan for the area from Brooks Bridge to Liza Jackson Park. The Committee named their plan "Charting the Course" and input was received from business owners along the waterfront. The plan deals with such issues as public access to the waterfront, hazard mitigation, cultural and environmental protection, and enhancement of the waterfront economy. Two issues that sparked a lot of interest in the community included water quality and public access to the water. Ms. Pence advised the Committee will begin working on prioritizing short-term projects that can be done within the next year, and asked that the vision plan be approved by Council.  257 Regular Council 6/ 27/ 06 WATERFRONTS FLORIDA VISION PLAN ( CONT) Dr. Pullen moved to approve the Charting the Course: Fort Holmes seconded motion and it Walton Beach Vision Plan. Mr. carried unanimously with Holmes, Tucker, Pullen, and Minich in favor ( Patterson, Campbell, Hartwell absent). RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENT FOR FISHING PIER CONSTRUCTION AT Request Council ratification of a " Long Term SOUND PARK between the Florida Department of Agreement- Covenant Running with the Land" Environmental Protection and the fishing pier, riparian to real property owned by the City for the construction of a Lot 23, Sea Breeze Subdivision, City described as: Lot 22 and the East 75 feet of recorded in Plat Book 1, Okaloosa County; and further Page 22 of the Official Records of authorization for the Mayor to execute the described as FDEP File No.: 46- agreement specifically 0250753- 002- DF. John Hofstad, Utilities Director, explained the agreement is the State' s construction of the fishing pier requirement for the the agreement and facility at the Sound property, and is seeking Council' s approval for authorization for the Mayor to execute the agreement. Mr. Campbell moved ratification of a " Long Term Agreement- Covenant Department of Environmental Protection andRunning Land" between the Florida with the construction of a fishing pier, the City for the riparian to real property owned by the 22 and the East 75 feet of Lot 23, Sea Breeze Subdivision, City described as: Lot of the Official Records of recorded in Plat Book 1, Okaloosa County; and further Page 22 execute the agreement authorization for the Mayor to specifically described as FDEP File No.: 46- 0250753- 002- DF. Minich seconded motion and it Mr. carried unanimously with Holmes, Tucker, Pullen, and Minich in favor ( Patterson, Campbell, Hartwell absent). DISCUSSION ON SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS Discussion on School Resource Officers. Mr. Holmes discussed his concern regarding the funding by the School Board of only one resource officer for the high schools within the both high schools, but City. Council was of the feeling that officers are needed for questioned how the second officer would be funded The consensus of Council was for