Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 03-09-2010 Regular — reading text

AGENDA CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING March 9, 2010 6: 00 pm CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION – Pastor Michael Thorne, Abundant Life Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECOGNITION 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2. PRESENTATIONS /PROCLAMATIONS 2. 1 No items. 3. CONSENT AGENDA 3. 1 Approval of minutes of Special Meeting on February 23, 2010, and Regular Meeting on February 23, 2010. ( City Clerk) 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS 4. 1 Comments from the public on items not on the agenda. 5. RESOLUTIONS 5. 1 Resolution 2010 -8. Approval of Budget Transfer to Expend CRA Funds For 25 Miracle Strip Parkway. Synopsis: Funds $ 35, 000 for the demolition of structures and payment ofdelinquent taxes. ( City Manager) 6. ORDINANCES — FIRST READING 6. 1 Ordinance 1820. Amends Section 10. 52. 04, Bases of Monthly Charges. Synopsis: Corrects a previous improper action wherein a Resolution rather than an Ordinance changed codified baseline water charges. No financial impact. (Finance Director) 6. 2 Ordinance 1824. Amends Section 10. 10. 15, Cost, Payment for Lots, Crypts & Niches of the Code of Ordinances by adding " Exception for Certain Persons ". Synopsis: Amends current cemetery regulations to provide for no cost burial services for certain persons killed in the line ofduty. ( City Manager) 7. ORDINANCES – SECOND READING 7. 1 Ordinance 1821. Amends Stormwater Utility Fee. Synopsis: Per City' s the consulting engineer, revises the definition of an Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) for commercial Stormwater Utility fees, reducing commercial customer fees. Engineering and Utilities Director) 7. 2 Ordinance 1822. Amends Municipal Planning Board Meeting Time. Synopsis: The MPB unanimously requested its meeting time be changed from 5 PM to 5: 30 PM. Engineering and Utilities Director) City Council Regular Meeting March 9, 2010  7. 3 Ordinance 1823. Amends Temporary and Special Events Permitting Procedure. Synopsis: Provides for combining two separate permitting processes into a simplified administrative procedure to expedite permits. ( Engineering and Utilities Director) 8. APPOINTMENTS 8. 1 Mayor' s appointment the Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority. Synopsis: to Consideration ofreappointment ofPat Thornber. ( City Clerk) 8. 2 Appointment of an alternate to the Code Enforcement Board. Synopsis: Consideration ofappointment ofPhilip Rose. ( City Clerk) 9. ACTION -DIRECTION—DISCUSSION 9. 1 Action - Resolution 2010 -7. Amendment to the City Comprehensive Fee Schedule. Synopsis: Includes the stormwater utility fee into the Comprehensive Fee Schedule. Finance Director) 9. 2 Action —Nominations for appointment to fill vacant City Council Seat 2. Synopsis: Council members may nominate electors to fill the seat. ( City Council) 9. 3 Discussion —Shariah- Compliant Financial Products. Synopsis: Requested by Council Member Patterson. 10. CITY MANAGER REPORTS 11. CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS 12. MAYOR/ COUNCIL COMMENTS 13. ADJOURNMENT Quasi -Judicial —denotes that the item must be conducted as a quasi -judicial hearing in accordance with Florida Statutes Action -Direction — Discussion items may be acted upon by the City Council by either a motion with vote in accordance with Robert' s Rules of Order, or by a consensus of the Council. Any person who decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter at this meeting will 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. ( Chapter 286. 0105 F.S.) The City of Fort Walton Beach adheres to the American with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable modifications for access to this meeting upon request. Please call City Clerk Helen Spencer at 850- 833 -9509 to make a request. For Hearing Impaired dial the City Hall TDD # 850- 833 -9925 or 1- 800 -955 -8771 ( TDD) or 1 -800- 955- 8770 ( Voice). 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 Regular Meeting March 9, 2010  CITY COUNCIL MEETING March 9, 2010 Approval of Agenda No Backup) Agenda Item Number: 1  CITY COUNCIL MEETING March 9, 2010 Consent Agenda Approval of Minutes: February 23, 2010 - Special Meeting February 23, 2010 - Regular Meeting Agenda Item Number: 3. 1  MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA BUSINESS RETENTION PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FEBRUARY 23, 2010 INTRODUCTION A special meeting of the City Council of Fort. Walton Beach, Florida., was held on Tuesday, February 23, 2010; at 5: 00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, with the following members present: Mayor Mike Anderson Councilmen: Mike Holmes, Dennis Reeves, Bill Garvie, Bobby Nabors, Bill Patterson, and Dick Rynearson Seat 2 - vacant Also Present: Robert Mearns, City Manager; Helen Spencer, City Clerk; Toni Craig, City Attorney; Department Directors and Media CALL TO ORDER The Mayor called the meeting to order and. welcomed everyone. He requested anyone who wished to address Council to approach the podium after being recognized, then state his or her name and address for the record. MOMENT OF SILENCE /PLEDGE The Mayor asked everyone to join him in a moment of silence in honor of Councilman Virgil Miller 20th. who passed away Saturday, February The Mayor then led in the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mr. Reeves moved to approve the agenda as the business of the day. Mr. Garvie seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Reeves, Garvie, Nabors, Patterson, and Rynearson in favor (Seat 2 vacant). BUSINESS RETENTION PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Business Retention Panel ( BRP) Recommendations Implementation Plan. The City Manager went through a power point presentation on the items in the BRP recommendations. He reported of the nine recommendations three have been in progress since inception of the Panel, one is currently under study for future consideration, two need Council direction, and three are policy matters for Council to decide. The City Manager went over the recommendations that are work in progress and require no action of Council. He reported the recommendation to implement plans in the Land Development Code to offer flexibility and incentives for redevelopment upon certain conditions is part of the Land Development Code updating process currently in progress; the recommendation to maximize the incentive potential of the CRA to encourage private reinvestment with proper cost/ benefit analysis has been under consideration by staff and presented to the CRA for comment and action; and the recommendation to adopt an economic incentives program that encourages industries to relocate within the City limits is part of the Economic Implementation Plan under analysis by the Economic Advisory Group and is also part of the Comprehensive Plan process in implementing the eleven strategic planning areas. ti 1 Special Council 2/ 23/ 10 BRP RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN cont. The City Manager then went over the two recommendations staff believe to be high priority that will expedite the development review and permitting process and requests direction from Council. The first recommendation is to expand the category for expedited and minor projects in order to increase staff level review and approval authority because preparing items for Board review requires time and resources which cost both the developer and the taxpayer; and the second recommendation is to re- evaluate the adopted comprehensive fee schedule to allow for incentives and fee waivers or reductions for new development and redevelopment, with. criteria established that is based on qualitative cost/ benefit analyses such as money generated through construction activity, increased taxes, and additional jobs created. The City Manager went over the recommendation that is currently under study to review the activities, ordinances, the membership, and the qualifications for membership on the Historic Sites and Structures Advisory Board. He reported the Board is looking for grant funds to conduct another analysis of historic sites and structures in the City and update the map that identifies archaeological sensitive sites; and staff is seeking insight from the Archaeological Institute of UWF on how to proceed to update the map and how to create criteria for identifying a historic structure. He discussed the issues with the demolition permitting process and the regulatory authority of the Board that should not regulate and control, and the need to review the history of the Board, the original enabling ordinance of the Board as an advisory Board, the membership, and qualifications of membership on the Board. He said this will be revisited for further action after he meets with the City Attorney to discuss reducing the scope of the Board and he and staff meet with the Archaeological Institute at UWF on Thursday. The City Manager then went over the three recommendations that are policy decisions that lie within the realm of City Council. He reported the first recommendation is to amend the City' s Land Development Code to remove the development review authority of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) as it adds time to a development application that has little or no value added. Some discussion included agreement that CRA review does slow down the process and it costs the developers money, and goes beyond the scope of their mission. The City Attorney advised to remove the CRA from the site plan review process will require an ordinance to go before the Municipal Planning Board then City Council for two readings. The City Manager went over the second recommendation that City Council should perform the functions of the CRA Board because