Okaloosa County BOCC — July 15, 2014 — reading text

Property within the SDR Area will be allocated a portion of the assessment costs based upon a point system which considers the above factors. The County intends to finance this assessment project. This will permit the costs attributed to your property to be amortized over the remainder of the total assessment period not to exceed eight (8) years beginning in 2008. The annual assessment on your property will include your share of principal, interest and collection costs. The maximum annual assessment proposed to be imposed on your property shall not exceed $ . The County intends to include the annual assessments on your ad valorem tax bill to be mailed in November, 2014 and will continue annually thereafter. Failure to pay the assessments will cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property which may result in loss of title. The total C-1 Packet Pg. 483 proposed assessment to be collected on all properties within the Destin Subarea of the MSBU is $ , inclusive of all administrative costs and statutory discounts over the total eight (8) year assessment period for the project commencing in Fiscal Year 2008. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on August 19, 2014 at 6:00 p.m., in the Water & Sewer Building, 1804 Lewis Turner Boulevard, Fort Walton Beach FL, for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed assessments, including collection on the ad valorem tax bill. You are invited to attend and participate in the public hearing or to file written objections with the County Commission prior to or during the hearing. If you decide to appeal any decision made by the Board of County Commissioners with respect to any matter considered at the hearing, you will need a record of the proceeding and may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be made. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Office of the Board of County Commissioners at (850) 651-7105, or in writing to the Board of County Commissioners, 1804 Lewis Turner Boulevard, Suite 100, Ft. Walton Beach, Florida 32547. A copy of the updated Assessment Roll for Fiscal Year 2014-2015, the Final Report of the Funding Feasibility Study, the Ordinance, and all relevant County resolutions are available at the Office of the County Administrator, 1804 Lewis Turner Boulevard, Suite 400, Ft. Walton Beach, Florida 32547, and at the Emerald Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau, located at 1540 Miracle Strip Parkway, Ft. Walton Beach, Florida 32548. Questions regarding your assessment and the process for collection may be directed to (850) 651-7131. C-2 Packet Pg. 484  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: July 15, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Ed Schroeder SUBJECT: TDC Vacancy Appointment DEPARTMENT: Tourist Development Department BCC DISTRICT: STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request approval to appoint Martin Owen to fill a vacant seat on the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council. BACKGROUND: In April 2013, the Board appointed six (6) non-elected members to serve on the Council. Daniel Empson, who was appointed to serve a two-year term as a Tourism Industry member, has tendered his resignation. Section A.500(4) of the TDD Operations & Procedures Manual requires vacancies on the Council to be filled in the same manner as the appointment of the person whose absence created the vacancy. Pursuant to F.S. 125.0104(4)(e), the six (6) non-elected Council members must be individuals who are involved in the tourist industry and who have demonstrated an interest in tourist development, of which, not less than three (3) nor more than four (4) shall be owners/operators of a tourist accommodation. Currently the Council is comprised of three (3) Owner/Operator members and two (2) Tourism Industry members. Thus, the vacant seat may be filled by either an Owner/Operator member or a Tourism Industry member. The Selection Committee convened a duly noticed public meeting on June 16, 2014 and voted to recommend the appointment of Martin Owen to fill the vacant Lodging Industry Owner/Operator seat for the remainder of a two-year term ending in October 2015. The TDC recommended selection of Martin Owen at its meeting on June 26. OPTIONS: Approve or Disapprove RECOMMENDATION: Approve and adopt the proposed Resolution replacing and appointing a member of the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council. RECOMMENDED BY: Packet Pg. 485 APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator Packet Pg. 486 Packet Pg. 487 Packet Pg. 488 Packet Pg. 489 Packet Pg. 490 Packet Pg. 491 Packet Pg. 492 Packet Pg. 493 Packet Pg. 494 Packet Pg. 495 Packet Pg. 496 Packet Pg. 497 Packet Pg. 498 Packet Pg. 499  RESOLUTION NO. 14-___ A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, REPLACING AND APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THE OKALOOSA COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 125.0104, Florida Statutes, the Board of County Commissioners (“Board”) adopted Ordinance 89-23 in 1989 and established the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council (“Council”); and WHEREAS, in Resolution 13-61, the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners (“Board”) appointed members to serve on the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council (“Council”); and WHEREAS, Daniel Empson has resigned from the Council leaving a vacancy that must be filled; and WHEREAS, the Board appointed a Selection Committee to review and recommend a qualified candidate to fill the vacant seat on the Council; and WHEREAS, the Selection Committee convened a duly noticed public meeting on June 16, 2014, and recommended the appointment of the individual listed below; and WHEREAS, the Board now desires to affirm the selection of and appoint the member to serve on the Council. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida, that: SECTION 1. RECITALS. The above recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated herein by reference. 1 Packet Pg. 500  SECTION 2. APPOINTMENT OF LODGING INDUSTRY OWNER/OPERATOR COUNCIL MEMBER. The Board hereby appoints MARTIN OWEN to serve as a Lodging Industry Owner/Operator member of the Council for the remainder of a two (2) year term ending in October 2015. SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall become effective upon its approval. DONE AND ADOPTED in Okaloosa County, Florida, this _____ day of July, 2014. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMSSIONERS OF ATTEST: OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA _________________________ ______________________________ DON HOWARD, CHARLES K. WINDES, JR, Clerk of Court Chairman 2 Packet Pg. 501  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: July 15, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: John Hofstad SUBJECT: Emerald Coast Bar Wars DEPARTMENT: Public Works BCC DISTRICT: Two STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Emerald Coast Professional Firefighters Council is requesting the use of a portion of the beach at the Boardwalk for Emerald Coast Bar Wars charitable fund raiser. BACKGROUND: County Ordinance #13-07 (regulation of county recreational areas, including parks and beaches) addresses Special Events at county parks, beaches or recreational areas within Okaloosa County. A request has been received from Nate Webster with the Emerald Coast Professional Firefighters Council to use a portion of the beach at the Boardwalk for the Emerald Coast Bar Wars games fund raiser. The event is to be held Sunday, September 28, 2014. Although the Emerald Coast Professional Firefighters Council is not officially a not-for-profit organization, they are requesting a waiver of the Special Event Permit fees. Proceeds from this event will be donated to a fund for Andy Rukse, a four-year old boy who was severely burned. This request has been reviewed and approved by Public Works, Public Safety, the Sheriff's Office and the leaseholder at the Boardwalk. OPTIONS: Approve / Disapprove request for a Special Event permit to host the Emerald Coast Bar Wars on Okaloosa Island. RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve the request for a Special Event Permit to utilize a portion of the beach at the Boardwalk for the Emerald Coast Bar Wars Fundraiser as submitted and consideration of the Board for the waiver of permit fees. RECOMMENDED BY: Packet Pg. 502 APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator Packet Pg. 503 Packet Pg. 504 Packet Pg. 505 Packet Pg. 506 Packet Pg. 507