Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 06-23-2009 regular — reading text

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Chamber commitment: Staff time, Conference Room Rental. 3. Marketing: The Chamber inherits full responsibility for all promotions and marketing for the Downtown area. This includes marketing expertise in creation and ALL printing costs. Also distribution to all condos on Okaloosa Island/Welcome Center. All Press Releases, emails, brochures, activity posters( for store windows), newspaper ads, street banners( across 98), display flags( Bowlegs), etc 4. 2008 -2009 totals: Press Releases: 10 Emails: 35 Event Brochures: 7000 Posters: 500 Newspaper Ads: 5 Street Banner: 1 Flags ( Bowlegs) 100 Temporary Signs: 70 Permanent Directional Maps: 6 Downtown Brochures: 10, 000 5. Downtown Advocate: The Chamber has assisted in orienting the Downtown businesses and advising them best way to work with the City services, such as CRA, City Police, etc. Monthly meetings allow the City to give " one stop" updates to majority of businesses rather than having to go door to door. With follow up emails, majority of business owners can be canvassed. Allows the city to get by in —and majority choices as needed - o- n projects such as streetscape. Also has allowed the business owners to get to know the City staff, police department in a cooperative way. 6. Downtown community relations: There are over 100 individual businesses in the Downtown area —which entails 100 individual business owners and perhaps an additional 100 landlords. The Chamber has assisted in working towards majority voting and approval of numerous initiatives as a result of this advocacy. Also, assisted and funded —several receptions for the downtown people to get to know each other and promote working together. 7. Activities promoted: Halloween Christmas around the World  CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 23, 2009 Approval of Agenda No Backup) Agenda Item Number:  CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 23, 2009 Special Presentation Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce Synopsis: Personnel from the Chamber will make a presentation about what the Chamber does for the City Agenda Item Number: 2. 1  Page 1 of 1 Carole Jones From: Ted Corcoran [TedCorcoran@fwbchamber. org] Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 2:04 PM To: Carole Jones Subject: Chamber agenda for 6/ 23 Council meeting Thank you for confirming a spot on the agenda -on the June 23 Council meeting -- for the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce the opportunity to explain some of the projects that we are involved in which benefits our citizens. We will have the following speak on our behalf: Alan Gieseman, CEO White Wilson Medical Center, 2009 Chair of the Board —Chamber overview Chad Hamilton, Partner, O' Sullivan Creel, CPA, 2010 Chair Elect —Local issues Tammy McDaniel, Destin Air Charters, Former Board member —Greening initiatives Lisa Jo Spencer, Partner, Fleet, Spencer, Kilpatrick —Homeless Kathy Houchins- Breakers on Okaloosa Island —Past Chair, Festivals /Military Maggie Halsey- Barefoot Weddings -Board member —Downtown initiatives Although there are a lot of presenters, I still feel very comfortable that we will go no longer than 10 minutes. I will not be in attendance —a good opportunity for the Council members to hear from our members /local business leaders on the Chambers mission. Please advise if you need any additional information from me. Thank you. wnk 6/ 17/ 2009  CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 23, 2009 Special Presentation Downtown Merchants Association Synopsis: Business owners will address the homeless issue and aggressive panhandling Agenda Item Number: 2. 2  Page 1 of 1 Carole Jones From: Robert Meams Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 1: 00 PM To: Carole Jones Subject: FW: Agenda Item Robert T. Mearns City Manager City ofFt. Walton Beach 850-833- 9504 850-833 -9640 (Fax) From: bobby nabors { malito: info@liquidsurfandsail. com] Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 10: 35 AM To: Robert Mearns Subject: Agenda item Bob, Please add this item to the next agenda. The downtown merchants and I would like to discuss and address the homeless issue and what we can do to resolve aggressive panhandling. Thanks B bobby nabors Liquids Surf and Sail LLC 158 miracle strip pkwy Fort Walton Beach, FI 32548 850-664 -5731 Fort Walton Beach - Miami - Fort Lauderdale 6/ 12/ 2009  CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 23, 2009 Consent Agenda Approval ofmmMinutes: Executive Session of June 2, 2009 Special Council Meeting of June 2, 2009 Regular Council Meeting of June 9, 2009 Agenda Item Number: 3. 1  209 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA JUNE 212009 INTRODUCTION An Executive Session of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was held on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 5: 30 p. m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, with the following members present: Mayor Mike Anderson Councilmen: Mike Holmes, Virgil Miller, Dennis Reeves, Bill Garvie, Bobby Nabors, Bill Patterson, and Dick Rynearson Mark Wiltsie, Administrative Services Also Present: Bob Mearns,City Manager; Director; and Mike Mattimore, Labor Attorney CALL TO ORDER The Mayor called the meeting to order. EXECUTIVE SESSION The public meeting was recessed at 5: 30 p. m. to convene the Executive Session to discuss Labor Issues. RECONVENED The public meeting was reconvened at 6: 25 p. m. ADJOURNMENT Being no further business the meeting adjourned at 6:25 p. m. APPROVED: MAYOR: ATTEST: CITY CLERK ddm  211 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA JUNE 29 2009 INTRODUCTION A special meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was