Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 02-09-2010 Regular — reading text

AGENDA CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 9, 2010 6: 00 pm CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION —Pastor Rob Bohnsack, First Presbyterian Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2. PRESENTATIONS /PROCLAMATIONS 2. 1 Presentation. Captain Gary Kruschke on DMAT deployment to Haiti. Synopsis: FWB Fire Captain Kruschke will detail his recent experience assisting earthquake recovery efforts in Haiti. 2. 2 Proclamation. Through With Chew Week and the Great American Spit Out. Synopsis: The Students Working Against Tobacco Club at Fort Walton Beach High School request this proclamation to warn of the dangers oftobacco use. 3. CONSENT AGENDA 3. 1 Approval of minutes of January 16, 2010, Council Retreat, Special Meeting on January 26, 2010, and Regular Meeting on January 26, 2010. ( City Clerk) 3. 2 Award of Annual Pesticide Bid. Synopsis: Supplies various pesticides from ten separate and lowest bid vendors for use at several locations. Budgeted item. Recreation & Cultural Services Director) 3. 3 Award of Annual Insecticide Bid. Synopsis: Patented product and a sole source item used to control mole crickets. Budgeted item. ( Recreation & Cultural Services Director) 3. 4 Approval to submit grant application. Synopsis: Application for $881, 100 grant to retrofit 1, 000 street lights with LED lights, gym lights and obtain Florida Green Government designation. ( Engineering and Utilities Director) 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS 4. 1 Comments from the public on items not on the agenda. City Council Regular Meeting February 9, 2010 5. RESOLUTIONS 5. 1 Resolution 2010 -04. Urges Florida' s Congressional Delegation to Appropriate Funding to the National Marine Fisheries Service. Synopsis: Okaloosa County League of Cities requests support for funds to undertake a new stock assessment of certain fish species in the GulfofMexico. ( Mayor Anderson) 6. ORDINANCES —FIRST READING 6. 1 No items. 7. ORDINANCES – SECOND READING 7. 1 Ordinance 1819. Abolish Beautification Committee and appoint duties of Tree Board to the Municipal Planning Board. Synopsis: Consistent with City Council direction on January 12, 2010. ( City Manager) 8. APPOINTMENTS 8. 1 Approval of the Mayor' s appointment to serve as the tenant commissioner on the FWB Housing Authority. Synopsis: Florida Statutes require a tenant be appointed by the mayor to serve on the FWB Housing Authority. ( City Clerk) 9. ACTION -DIRECTION– DISCUSSION 9. 1 Action – Authority for City Manager to execute an Agreement with Public Financial Management, Inc. A Financial Advisor is essential for the review of Synopsis: current bonds, existing debt and refunding opportunities. Previously retained Financial Advisor is no longer responsive to the City' s needs. ( Finance Director) 9. 2 Action – Authority for City Manager to execute an Agreement with Nabors, Giblin Nickerson. Synopsis: Bond Counsel is necessary should the City refund or initiate bonds. There is no current contract for bond counsel. ( Finance Director) 9. 3 Action – Settlement of Code Enforcement Case. Synopsis: Property at 322 Vista Street in compliance. Council approved mitigation schedule may be applied. Building Official) 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, andfor 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 February 9, 2010  CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 9, 2010 Approval of Agenda No Backup) Agenda Item Number: 1  CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 9, 2010 Presentations /Proclamations Presentation Captain Gary Kruschke on DMAT deployment to Haiti. Synopsis: FWB Fire Captain Kruschke will detail his recent experience assisting with the earthquake recovery efforts in Haiti Agenda Item Number: 2. 1  CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 9, 2010 Presentations /Proclamations Proclamation Through With Chew Week and the Great American Spit Out. Synopsis: The Students Working Against Tobacco Club at Fort Walton Beach High School request this proclamation to warn of the dangers oftobacco use. Agenda Item Number: 2. 2  City of Fort Walton Beach M TROCLA9WA 7ro5V WHEREAS, the Fort Walton Beach City Council is concerned about the health and welfare of the City; and WHEREAS, many of the City's youth and adults are known to use spit tobacco; and WHEREAS, 18. 3% of Okaloosa County high school students reported using smokeless tobacco in their lifetimes; and WHEREAS, Students Working Against Tobacco is present in our schools working to mobilize, educate, and equip our youth to revolt against and deglamorize big tobacco; and WHEREAS, people who consume 8 -10 dips or chews per day receive the same amount of nicotine as a heavy smoker who smokes 30 -40 cigarettes a day; and WHEREAS, spit tobacco contains 28 known carcinogens including formaldehyde, nickel, polonium - 210 ( a radioactive compound) and can contain up to 100 times the level of nitrosamines lawfully permitted in regular products like bacon or beer; and WHEREAS, spit tobacco users are fifty times more likely to get oral cancer than non- users; and, WHEREAS, spit tobacco increases a person' s risk of cancer of the lips, tongue, cheeks, gums, floor and roof of the mouth, throat, larynx, and esophagus. NOW THEREFORE, 1, Mike Anderson, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor 14 -20, 2010, as of the City of Fort Walton Beach, do hereby proclaim the week of February Through With Chew Week and Thursday, February 18, 2010, as the day of The Great American Spit Out and, in so doing, urge citizens to make publicly known the dangers of spit tobacco use and also urge spit tobacco users to demonstrate to themselves, their friends, and their families that they can quit for the day of the Great American Spit -Out. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City 9th of Fort Walton Beach to be affixed this day of February 2010. MIKE ANDERSON, MAYOR  CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 9, 2010 Consent Agenda Approval of Minutes: January 16, 2010 - Council Retreat January 26, 2010 - Special Meeting January 26, 2010 - Regular Meeting Agenda Item Number: 3. 1  65 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA COUNCIL RETREAT JANUARY 16, 2010 INTRODUCTION A Council Retreat of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach" Florida, was held- 0n Saturday, January 16, 20105- at Two Trees Restaurant- from `8 :30- a.m. to 12: 00 p.m. with `the following membersy present: Mayor Mike Anderson Councilmen: Mike Holmes, Virgil Miller, Dennis Reeves, Bill arVie, Bobby` Nabors; Bill Patterson; -and Dick Rynearson J, Also Present: Bob Meams, City Manager; Helen Spencer; City Clerk; Toni Craig, City Attorney; and public visitors Scott Mayville, Fort Walton Beach fireman and Dean Covey, citizen. PURPOSE The purpose of the Council Retreat is to discuss the direction of the City on annexation and bonds. - CALL TO ORDER The Mayor called the meeting to order. ANNEXATION The City Manager discussed ways to annex land into the City to increase revenues. He mentioned one way to undertake annexation is through a dual referendum that is voted on by the voters of the area- to be annexed an& City-voters. - He noted an annexation referendum comes down to what it will cost the property owner so a campaign must address the value added such as the enhanced services of police,, fire, and recreation provided by the City. He mentioned the areas north of Gamier' s Beach and areas around the hospital as candidates for annexation: The City Manager mentioned another option is through enclave annexation. He said there is a state statute that allows the City to annex areas identified as enclaves through an Interlocal Agreement with the County. He said there are eight unincorporated lots in the Kenwood area that are surrounded by the City and the County Administrator said the County Commission would consider an Interlocal Agreement. He noted the County would have nothing to lose as they would still collect taxes but would no longer have to provide any services. Discussion on annexation of the Kenwood area enclaves included the benefits of tying into the City water and sewer system as well as the added benefit of police and fire response time. It was suggested that the Kenwood residents be provided a financial incentive, such as the tap fee waived, to annex. Other areas discussed as potential candidates for