Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 03-24-10 regular — reading text

CITY OF FORT WAL TON BEACH City Council Meeting Agenda —March 24, 2009 —6: 00 P.M. City Council Chambers 107 Miracle Strip Parkway, SE Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION —Reverend Roger Peadro, First Christian Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE —Youth from First Christian Church PROCLAMATION — Kick Butts Day 2009 ACE AWARDS - Dane Carter, Fort Walton Beach High School Michelle Moody, Choctawhatchee High School 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2. Consideration of accepting the Annual Audit and Comprehensive Financial Report for the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. Mr. Jody Henderson and Ms. Angela Balent will be present at the meeting. ( Finance Director) ( See Backup) Synopsis: Annual Audit is mandated by State Statute BOARD/COMMITTEE,REPORTS None. CONSENT AGENDA 3. Approval of the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of March 10, 2009. ( City Clerk) ( See Backup) 4. Consideration of request for approval for an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Fort Walton Beach and the Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners for radio communication equipment received through the PSIC Grant. ( Fire Chief) ( See Backup) Synopsis: Approve Agreement with County to receive fundingfor communications equipment. 5. Consideration of request for ratification of a payment to the Florida League of Cities to settle a liability claim, in the amount of $ 25, 000. ( Administrative Services Director) ( See Backup) Synopsis: This amount is the City' s deductible responsibility. 6. Comments from General Public on matters of City business not otherwise on the agenda. i i„ , iii o .,, i ,, / , , . i of i ;: i., /, / / / i i // ii i i /% // /,, :,<:, i , / i / /, i / /, i -i ... / i / i „ ;. i / / / „ / /,:., . /, /,,,..,,., / / /, //. . / iii/ /. .,, -/ / ij i ,./ /. -. . 7. Consideration of a request from Michael Crew, applicant, for a third 12 month extension of the approval of a site plan for Alta Vista Condominium located at 220 Miracle Strip Parkway, SW. Development Services Director) ( See Backup) Synopsis: Community Redevelopment Agency recommended approval with conditions - 7 -0 on 314109 8. Consideration of a request from Sara Burgess, property owner, for a third 12 month extension of the approval of a site plan for Alconese Terrace located at 107 Brooks Street, SE. ( Development Services Director) ( See Backup) Synopsis: Community Redevelopment Agency recommended approval with conditions - 7 -0 on 314109 Second Readinz 9. Consideration of Ordinance ( 1781) of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida; providing for authority; amending Chapter 3.20, Fire Code, of the Code Of Ordinances; resolving conflicts with Florida Fire Prevention Code by deleting obsolete and inconsistent local amendments; providing for severability; and setting an effective date. ( First Reading) ( Fire Chief) ( See Backup) Synopsis: Standardizes the Fire Code to be consistent with the Florida State Fire Codes. REGULAR AGENDA 10. Future Agenda Items. ( City Manager) ( See Backup) 11. Consideration of a request for approval of a release of lien in the amount of $15, 700. 00 for the property located at 653 Country Club Avenue NE, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, Tax I.D. # 24 -S I -36- 0540 -OOOB -003B, in lieu of payment of $ 3, 140. 00 and $ 650. 00 in administrative fees. ( Development Services Director) ( See Backup) Synopsis: Remove one lien in exchangefor code compliance and place anotherfor direct city costs. 12. Consideration of Resolution ( 2009 -08) of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, approving the Local Housing Assistance Plan as required by the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program Act, Subsections 420.907- 420 -9079, Florida Statutes; and Rule Chapter 67 -37, Florida Administrative Code; authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute any necessary documents and certifications needed by the State, authorizing the submission of the Local Housing Assistance Plan for review and approval by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation; and providing an effective date. ( Development Services Director) ( See Backup) Synopsis: The LHAP has been updated to be current with regulations and policies and includes incentives from the Affordable Housing Committee. 13. Consideration of a request for Council to authorize the City Manager to execute a contract extension to September 30, 2009, with the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance for services related to implementing the National Pollutant Discharge System Phase 11 program in the amount not to exceed the remaining portion of the $ 26,250. 00 that was approved in the FY 2008 -09 Budget. If approved, sufficient funding is available as outlined in the backup report. ( Utilities Director) ( See Backup) Synopsis: Provides for coordination with the City' s fiscal year. 14. Consideration of a request by Ft Walton Development Partners LLC to amend a motion that approved the Collateral Assignment of the Development Agreement between City of Fort Walton Beach and Ft Walton Development Partners LLC to the Georgian Bank and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute that document on behalf of the City by deleting the requirement for proof from the developers of a performance and payment bond of no less than $ 4, 250, 000. Development Services Backup) Synopsis: Requests the City to accept Director) ( See collateralization of the proposed parking garage from the financing entity without requiring a performance bond at this time. 15. Consideration of a request for Council approval to submit the Wastewater Treatment Interlocal Agreement to the Northwest Florida League of Cities Community of Excellence Award. ( Mayor Anderson) ( See Backup) Synopsis: Provides for entry into an awards competition. 16. Consideration of a request for Council to nominate an elected official for the Northwest Florida League of Cities Municipal Official of the Year Award. ( Mayor Anderson) ( See Backup) Synopsis: Provides for entry into an awards competition. 17. Consideration of a request for Council' s support of a County -wide Proclamation supporting the F- 35 beddown. ( Mayor Anderson) ( See Backup) Synopsis: This request came from the Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners. 18. Consideration of appointment to the CRA Board of Commissioners. ( City Clerk) ( See Backup) Synopsis: Vacancy created by election ofBobby Nabors to the City Council.  19. Other City Business for discussion purposes. 20. Mayor /Council Announcements 21. City Manager Announcements ADJOURN Quasi -Judicial — denotes that the item must be conducted as a quasi -judicial hearing in accordance with Florida Statutes 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. ( FS286.0105) 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 of Fort Walton Beach mm aYlPmY, artrutiie br TROCL 05V WHEREAS, nationwide, one fifth of all high school students ( grades 9 -12) are current smokers; along with nearly one out of every ten eighth graders; and WHEREAS, three million high school students are current smokers; and more than a third of all kids who ever try smoking a cigarette become new regular, daily smokers before leaving high school; and WHEREAS, one out of three youth smokers will ultimately die prematurely from smoking -related diseases, unless current trends are reversed; and WHEREAS, smoking kills more than 400,000 Americans each year, representing more deaths than from AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, murders, suicides, drugs and fires combined; and WHEREAS, most of these deaths could be prevented; and WHEREAS, Kick Butts Day is an annual national initiative sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco -Free Kids that makes elementary, middle and high school students leaders in the fight against youth tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Anderson, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Fort Walton Beach, do hereby proclaim March 25, 2009, as KICK BUTTS DAY 2009" in Fort Walton Beach, and urge citizens to stand up with the children of Fort Walton Beach in opposition to the sale, advertising and marketing of tobacco products to children. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of Fort Walton Beach to be affixed this 24th day of March 2009. 9. ta MIKE ANDERSON, MAYOR  ONON OO OO CC