Okaloosa County BOCC — March 18, 2014 — reading text

weddings on public beaches in Okaloosa County. This is a renewal application. BACKGROUND and ANALYSIS: Nicki Cox, owner of Island Sands Beach Weddings, has met the requirements specified in Ordinance No. 13-07, County Recreation Areas, Section 8: Commercial Activity on Public Lands, to obtain a Qualified Beach Vendor Certificate (QBVC). Granting this request will permit said business to conduct commercial beach weddings on public beaches in Okaloosa County in accordance with any exceptions, restrictions, or provision the Board may impose. OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove. RECOMMENDATION: Request Board approval of the Qualified Beach Vendor Certificate 0025 for the calendar year of 2014 (14QBVC0025) to Nicki Cox, owner of Island Sands Beach Weddings. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator Packet Pg. 466 Revised: March 5, 2013 Qualified Beach Vendor Certificate Processing Check List New Applications √ Renewal Date Received: Company Name: Island Sands Beach Weddings Contact Person: Nicki Cox Phone #: (850) 974-0921/(850) 259-4896 Email: info@islandsandsbeachweddings.com NA Application form √ $500 Application fee √ Hold Harmless Agreement √ Statement of Acceptance of Ordinance 13-07 √ Copy of Liability Insurance for $1,000,000 naming BCC as insured √ Copy of O.C. Local Business Tax Receipt NA Copy of Workman’s Comp. Insurance policy BCC Approval: _______________________ Packet Pg. 467  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: March 18, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: John Hofstad SUBJECT: Vacate a portion of 2nd Ave in Port Dixie DEPARTMENT: Public Works BCC DISTRICT: 2 STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Steve Bennett, Bennett Farm and Land Investment, LTD Is petitioning the Board of County Commissioners to vacate a portion of 2nd Avenue right-of-way and a portion of the East-West alleyway through Block 2 of the Port Dixie Subdivision in the Shalimar area. BACKGROUND: Bennett Farm and Land Investment, LTD is petitioning the Board of County Commissioners to vacate a portion of 2nd Avenue and the alleyway adjacent to their property. The vacation request is for the right-of-way adjacent to Lots 19 through 23, Block 2, as platted Townsite of Port Dixie. The requested area for vacation along 2nd Avenue is 20' x 150'. The request area along the unopened alleyway is also 20' x 150', which is the entire width of the alley. Bennett Farm and Land Investment will receive the entire width of the requested vacated alleyway because they own the property adjacent to the alley requested to be vacated. All normal stipulations of vacated rights-of-way will remain in place. See attached photos for reference. OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove a request for a Public Hearing to vacate said right-of-way. RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve the request for a Public Hearing to be scheduled on April 15, 2014 for the right-of-way vacation request from Steve Bennett agent for Bennett Farm and Land Investment, LTD. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator Packet Pg. 468 Packet Pg. 469  Previously vacated R/W lying adjacent to Lots 15 thru 18, Blk. 2 Areas outlined in red are requested to be vacated Watree Construction Development Lots 15-18, Blk. 2 and vacated R/W Packet Pg. 470 Packet Pg. 471 Packet Pg. 472 Packet Pg. 473 Packet Pg. 474 Packet Pg. 475 Packet Pg. 476 Packet Pg. 477 Packet Pg. 478 Packet Pg. 479 Packet Pg. 480  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: March 18, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: John Hofstad SUBJECT: Vacate a portion of Nutmeg Ave in Niceville DEPARTMENT: Public Works BCC DISTRICT: 5 STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Stephen Kennedy, as agent on behalf of himself, Matthew Smith- Kennedy and Mark Williams and wife Kim, is petitioning the Board of County Commissioners to vacate a portion of Nutmeg Avenue right-of-way between Blocks 24 and 25 as platted Valparaiso Realty Company's Pine Crest Addition to Valparaiso, Fl. Sheet No. 9, Subdivision No.'s 5 & 6. BACKGROUND: Mr. Stephen Kennedy is petitioning the Board of County Commissioners to vacate a portion of Nutmeg Avenue adjacent to property owned by him and the parties he represents. The vacation request is for the right-of-way adjacent to Lots 24, 25 and 26, Block 25 on the east side of the right-of-way and adjacent to Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 24 on the west side of the right-of- way as platted Valparaiso Realty Company's Pine Crest Addition to Valparaiso, Fl. Sheet No. 9, Subdivision No.'s 5 & 6. The requested area for vacation lies south of 18th Street and north of Hickory Street measuring approximately 50' x 144.46'. All normal stipulations of vacated rights-of-way will remain in place. See attached photos for reference. OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove a request for a Public Hearing to vacate right-of-way. RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve the request for a Public Hearing to be scheduled on April 15, 2014 for the right-of-way vacation request from Stephen Kennedy. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Packet Pg. 481 Ernie Padgett, County Administrator Packet Pg. 482 Packet Pg. 483 Packet Pg. 484 Packet Pg. 485  Stephen Kennedy’s Lot Matthew Smith- Kennedy’s Lot The portion of Nutmeg Ave requested for vacation Mark and Kim Williams Lot Packet Pg. 486 Packet Pg. 487 Packet Pg. 488 Packet Pg. 489 Packet Pg. 490 Packet Pg. 491 Packet Pg. 492 Packet Pg. 493 Packet Pg. 494  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: March 18, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Elliot Kampert SUBJECT: Brownstones Phase I Plat approval DEPARTMENT: Growth Management BCC DISTRICT: 5 - Commissioner Windes ISSUE: To review the final plat for Brownstones Phase I at Kelly Plantation, a proposed 4 lot single family attached (townhome) residential subdivision as submitted by Matt Zinke with Gustin, Cothern, & Tucker on behalf of the property owner, KPH3, LLC. The property is currently zoned Mixed Use 2 (MU 2) with the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation of Mixed use 2 (MU2). The property is located within the boundary of Kelly Plantation Planned Unit Development (PUD) Master Site Plan with a designation of Future Parcel #4, amended on May 21, 2013. The general location of the property is north of Kelly Plantation Drive, west of One Water Place Condominium, Destin. Property contains 5.69 acres more or less. BACKGROUND: Development Order (DO) for Brownstones at Kelly Plantation was issued on July 23, 2013 for a 23 lot single family attached (townhome) residential subdivision. PUBLIC COMMENT/OPPOSITION: None as of the date of this writing (3/10/14). STAFF FINDINGS: The proposed final plat is consistent with the Okaloosa County Comprehensive Plan, Land Development Code and with the Kelly Plantation PUD Master Site Plan amended on May 21, 2013. RECOMMENDATION: Staff has no objection to the approval of the final plat as submitted. All approvals are on file. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator Packet Pg. 495  ATTACHMENT - A 00-2S-22-0000-0001-0670 NICEVILLE VALPARAISO EGLIN BLUEWATER BAY SHALIMAR FORT WALTON SUBJECT PROPERTY BEACH DESTIN Legend : Roads Location Map Packet Pg. 496  ATTACHMENT - B 00-2S-22-0000-0001-0670 SUBJECT PROPERTY Legend Parcel Lines Aerial Photo : Packet Pg. 497 Packet Pg. 498 Packet Pg. 499  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: March 18, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Elliot Kampert SUBJECT: Transit Assistance Request Letters to Municipalities DEPARTMENT: Growth Management BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Board of County Commissioners must decide whether to authorize the chairman to sign and send the attached letters to the municipalities requesting assistance with transit funding. BACKGROUND: As the Board of County Commissioners begins the development of the FY 2015 budget, it needs to know whether and to what extent the municipalities are willing and able to assist with the funding of the public transit system. The attached letters advise the cities' mayors that without financial assistance the County will not be able to continue to fund the transit system as it now exists, and also advises them that city and county staff have been working on a memorandum of agreement and funding methodology that will soon be presented to the local League of Cities. OPTIONS: Approve or not approve the letters. RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners authorize the Chairman to sign the attached letters, and that the letters be sent to the municipalities. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator Packet Pg. 500  Board of County Commissioners State of Florida The Honorable Sarah Seevers, Mayor March 18, 2014 City of Destin 4200 Indian Ba you Trai l Destin, FL 32541 Re: Public Transit Service Dear Mayor Seevers : For the last two years, the Board of County Commissioners asked our municipal leaders to consider including in their budgets funding to help the County pay for public transit service. As we begin considering the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget, transit funding will once again become a matter of concern . As you may be aware, the County has to date provided in excess of $2 million to fund the transit system since 2007 . These County funds are used to match the State and Federal grants that provide the balance of our transit funding. To more proactively address this issue, County staff has had several meetings with