Okaloosa County BOCC — December 4, 2012 — reading text

6.1.a 909 expense. This section does not apply to the Pier, and Newman C. Brackin Park, and Attachment: Original Ordinance 08-06 with Revisions 004 011513 (1290 : Public Hearing - Changes to Revisions of Ordinance 08-06) 910 James Lee Park. 911 912 Section 13. Advisory Committee. 913 914 A. Established. There is hereby established in the County an Okaloosa County Parks 915 Advisory Committee. This committee shall consist of nine seven citizens, six (6) one (1) 916 coming from each of the five Commission Districts the unincorporated areas and three 917 (3) two (2) additional members, at least one of which shall be from an from the 918 incorporated area , with each County Commission District being represented by at least 919 one member. The committee representation will seek to reflect the diversity within the 920 County. The terms of office shall be for periods of three years or until their successors 921 are appointed and qualified, except the members first appointed shall be staggered in such 922 manner as the County Commission authorizes. Members of the committee shall be 923 notified of their appointments in writing and shall provide a response indicating their 924 willingness to serve within ten days after receipt thereof or they shall automatically 925 forfeit their appointments. The County Commission, or their designee, shall have the 926 authority to revoke any appointment for reasonable cause and vacancies on the committee 927 shall be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners for the unexpired term. 928 Additional members from various other public and private organizations may be added. 929 930 B. DUTIES: The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee shall serve as advisors to the 931 Board of County Commissioners and the Parks Division Department. They should assist 932 in the following: 933 934 1. Identification of sites for future community parks, boat ramps, beach access, 935 parking, and trails and bikeways. 936 937 2. Joint use agreements with the School Board, municipalities, YMCA, Eglin 938 officials, State Forestry, and other partners to help reduce cost. 939 940 3. Neighborhood parks program. This program will work with neighborhood 941 associations to develop parks in existing neighborhoods. 942 943 4. Identification of funding sources (FRDAP, TEA-21, Land & Water Conservation 944 Fund; Water Grant, etc.) 945 946 5. The preparation of a priority list for the establishment of new recreational 947 locations. 948 949 Section 14. Prohibited Vehicle Parking. 950 951 No tour buses, eighteen wheelers, fifth wheel trailers, recreational vehicles (RV), etc. are 952 permitted to park at any time in any County park, beach or recreational area. All vehicles 953 must fit into a standard 9 ft (width) by 18 ft (length) parking space. School buses will be 954 reviewed on a case by case basis. No vehicle is allowed to take up more than one 21 Packet Pg. 30  6.1.a 955 designated parking space. Violators will be towed at the vehicle‟s owner expense. Attachment: Original Ordinance 08-06 with Revisions 004 011513 (1290 : Public Hearing - Changes to Revisions of Ordinance 08-06) 956 957 Section 15. Weddings Conducted in County Public Parks. 958 No reservations will be made for County public parks on the following holidays or holiday 959 weekend due to increased demand for these facilities: Memorial Day/Memorial Day 960 weekend, 4Th of July/4Th of July weekend and Labor Day/Labor Day weekend. 961 All wedding planning companies who wish to conduct weddings on County public parks, 962 beaches, or recreation areas must obtain a Qualified Beach Vendor Certificate (see Section 963 16-48). 964 Beach wedding schedule for James Lee Park. 965 1. All Qualified Beach Vendors seeking to perform weddings at James Lee Park, 966 regardless of the number of guests, must contact the Public Works Parks Division 967 a minimum of 14 days prior to the planned event. 968 2. The following information is required to schedule weddings: the date, time, name 969 of the Qualified Beach Vendor, bride‟s and groom‟s names, and number of 970 expected guests. 971 3. Bookings are made on a “first come, first served” basis. 972 4. County staff will coordinate all dates and times for the proposed weddings with 973 the lessee of James Lee Park. 974 5. Existing guidelines for special events hosted on County public beaches, parks and 975 recreation areas will be enforced. 976 6. Qualified beach vendors and individuals with scheduled wedding events will be 977 notified that the parking facilities at James Lee Park are available for the public 978 and cannot be reserved or „saved‟ in advance of a scheduled event. Shuttling of 979 guests is strongly recommended. 980 7. Wedding parties are allowed 30 minutes prior and after the completion of the 981 ceremony for setup and breakdown. 982 Section 16. The provisions of this Ordinance shall take effect as provided by law and do hereby 983 repeal any and all ordinances or provisions thereof in conflict herewith. 984 985 DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED in session on this the _____ day of December, 2012. 986 987 988 989 990 OKALOOSA COUNTY, a political 991 Subdivision of the State of Florida 22 Packet Pg. 31  6.1.a 992 Attachment: Original Ordinance 08-06 with Revisions 004 011513 (1290 : Public Hearing - Changes to Revisions of Ordinance 08-06) 993 By: ________________________________ 994 995 DON R. AMUNDS, CHAIRMAN 996 997 BOARD OF COUNTY 998 COMMISSIONERS 999 1000 ATTEST: 1001 1002 1003 1004 _____________________________ 1005 DON W. HOWARD 1006 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT 1007 23 Packet Pg. 32  6.1.b Packet Pg. 33 Attachment: Sign Sample (1290 : Public Hearing - Changes to Revisions of Ordinance 08-06)  6.1.c Attachment: Ord 08-06 Letter to Lodging Partners (1290 : Public Hearing - Changes to Revisions of Ordinance 08-06) RE: Changes to County Recreation Areas Ordinance 08-06 To Our Valued Lodging Partners, In an effort to protect endangered wildlife species and the beaches of our beautiful emerald coast, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) have approved measures to address abandoned/unattended personal items being left on the beaches overnight. We understand that the most important aspect of any change is educating the public. In order to inform our visitors and local residents, a cooperative effort by the Tourist Development Department (TDD), the Public Works Parks Divisions, and Beach Safety is in process. Beach Safety, who patrols County beaches daily and provides lifeguard services, will be interacting with and educating the public concerning the requirement to remove personal items between the hours of midnight and 7:30am. Together, Parks and Beach Safety personnel are developing a tagging system as a means to identify personal items left on the beaches overnight. This system will help personnel clearly identify those items which have been abandoned and left on the beaches overnight. These items will be collected by County personnel and transported to another location for disposal. The Parks Division will be placing informational signage at all County access points to the Gulf on Okaloosa Island and James Lee Park as a further effort to notify the public. These signs are intended to remind beach visitors of the need to remove personal property from the beach during the specified hours. The County’s intent with this program is to provide advanced education to citizens and visitors regarding the Ordinance changes in an effort to avoid confiscating abandoned personal property. The TDD will be developing additional literature explaining the positive environmental effects these new changes will present. This information will be provided to all lodging facility managers, condominium associations, sales managers and directors, and property management companies to assist in educating their patrons. Change is always better received by our citizens and visitors if thoroughly explained well in advance of implementation. On behalf of the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners, we ask that you join us in this effort to communicate the recent changes to our County Recreation Areas Ordinance to those visiting our beautiful Emerald Coast this year. Packet Pg. 34  6.2 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: January 22, 2013 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: John Hofstad SUBJECT: Public Hearing - Forest Cove MSBU Additional Street Light DEPARTMENT: Public Works BCC DISTRICT: Four STATEMENT OF ISSUE: A Public Hearing for opportunity to hear public comments regarding installation of an additional street light within the Forest Cove Municipal Service Benefit Unit (MSBU) at the intersection of Church Street and Forest Cove. BACKGROUND: A resident within the Forest Cove MSBU has requested an additional street light be installed at the intersection of Church Street and Forest Cove. A petition has been presented to the residents within the Forest Cove MSBU. According to our records, there are currently 43 members contributing to the MSBU. Policy requires that 51% of the members sign the petition in agreement of the installation of the additional street light. At this time, 26 members have signed in support of the additional light which represents a 60% approval. An advertisement was placed in the Northwest Florida Daily News on