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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: June 4, 2013
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Rick Owen
SUBJECT: RESTORE Act Committee Nominees
DEPARTMENT: County Administrator
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request the Board consider for RESTORE Act Committee from
"Environmental" and "Tourism" categories as well as citizens "at large".
BACKGROUND: Through adoption of County Resolution 13-47 at the Board of County
Commissioners' meeting on March 5, 2013, the Board agreed to establish an advisory committee
to assist in determining projects that qualify for RESTORE Act funding and therefore would
serve the public interest. The composition of this committee was included in the Resolution.
At the BCC meeting held on May 7, 2013, in the County Courthouse in Crestview, the Board
approved appointment of the following individuals from the associated entities:
Okaloosa League of Cities North (Crestview) - Thomas Gordon
Okaloosa League of Cities South (Destin) - Sam Seevers
Charter Boat Association and Fishermen’s Cooperative - Gary Jarvis
Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce - Dr. Jack Azzaretto
Niceville-Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce - Dr. David Goetsch
Okaloosa County School Board - Cindy Frakes
The staff has also collected names and applications from the following individuals for the
remaining Committee seats and requests Board consideration.
EDC - Kay Rasmussen
Tourism - Martin Owen
Environmental - Rebecca Sherry (16 letters of recommendation available upon request), Steve
Shippee, Paul Foster, Ross Hamilton, Steve Czonstka (request letter attached/application
pending).
Citizen At Large (x2) - Jonathan Tallman (5 letters of recommendation available upon request),
Rebecca Sherry (also selected “at large” on application), Ross Hamilton (also selected “at large”
on application), Kelly Murphy-Reed and James Breitenfeld (recommended by EDC), Ken Hair,
Elaine Tucker, Chris Sehman
RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends consideration and further direction on listed
nominees.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator