Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 03-09-2004 — reading text

Defense " Quality Vendor"; the National Outstanding Enterprise of the of Taiwan; Inc. 500' Fastest Growing Private Companies in America"; and the Year Award from the government s " Defense' Nunn- Award.; and Department of s Perry of the WHEREAS, in February, 2003, Dr. Hsu was appointed by President George W. Bush as a member international trade; and President' s Export Council ( PEC) which is the premier national advisory committee on WHEREAS, MTI' s success is a direct result of Dr. Hsu' s guiding principles, being People, Technology, Integrity, Commitment and Customer. in me as Mayor of the City of Fort NOW, THEREFORE, I, Glenda Glover, by virtue of the authority vested Walton Beach, do hereby extend our sincere appreciation to MTI AND DR. PAUL S. HSU and country. for your efforts to support our military' s ability, and your commitment to our community IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Fort Walton 9'" Beach to be affixed this day of March, 2004. 6~ "" ;: YOR LENDA G~ CITY COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 9, 2004 CONSENT AGENDA Minutes Agenda Item No. - CAI  149 A Council Workshop Meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was held on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 at 7: 00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, with the following members present: Mayor Glenda Glover Councilmen: Mike Holmes, Bill Patterson, Jim Tucker, Dr. Wayne Pullen, Chuck Kelley, and Mike Anderson. Absent: Mayor Glenda Glover and Councilman Bob Campbell. Also Present: Joyce Shanahan, City Manager; Helen Spencer, City Clerk; Mike Burton, Finance Director; Toni Craig Teal, City Attorney; and Department Directors. V("l.\ f;'ff ""L-Y 0', i'ff-] ~ 1'"" b1 D"~' l jt'...~~~~~ d_~~!~~~ The Mayor Pro Tern called the meeting to order. The Mayor Pro Tern led in the Pledge of Allegiance. rb-=~~~ i1~~~ -: ~}-;-=~~-~~"~ 0~~~~~~' ~')~ 1LJJJ Brad Shutz, one of the owners of ReMax Realty, shared information on their recent purchase of the structure downtown known as Cash' s, the Surf Shop and an additional 2. 0 acres currently under contract to purchase. He circulated a rendering showing the structure from Highway 98 and described their intent to remodel the current structure within the current footprint, possible plans for a connecting road from Perry to the City parking lot, and possible future development depending on the outcome of future purchases, density requirements, and zoning. Following the comment on the redundancy of the CRA Board and the Municipal Planning Board over the review of proposed developments, the CDS Director explained any development within the CRA District would go before the CRA Board for site plan review and recommendation to City Council; the Municipal Planning Board is charged with any proposed changes to the Comprehensive Plan, changes to the development standards or rezoning changes and recommendation to City Council. She noted any development standard changes or rezoning changes within the CRA District are taken to the CRA Board for informational purposes only. Karen Gercak, 214 Miracle Strip Parkway SW, owner at Pirates Bay Condominiums, mentioned the notice of violation recently served and expressed concern on the reason they have been served for violations. The City Attorney advised the matter is an active Code Enforcement Board issue, staff is still dealing with the situation and Council has no jurisdiction over the issues. The City Manager noted that the owners of Pirates Bay Condominiums could contact staff with any questions about the violation notices. Dr. Pullen commented Council became aware of the violations when the Pirates Bay Development was brought before Council last year, and expressed his feelings that it is his responsibility to see that the ordinances are enforced. Tom Carter, owner at Pirates Bay Condominiums, mentioned the problem was presented at a condominium Board last weekend and commented the condominium has been operating a certain way for years then meeting suddenly there is a violation citation. He requested any help that can be given from Planning and Zoning to solve the problem. The City Manager noted the Code Enforcement process will take several months to resolve and the owners of Pirates Bay Condominiums can address their questions to staff. Charlene Greenwald, 206 Jet Drive, commented that the pansies are beautiful. c-\ ISO 2- 17-04 h~, r,=~ J; ~~~~~ ot''J!) s~k k....~~- 1.- Update on Golf Club Advisory Committee meeting - Rate Study. The City Manager reported that staff put together and presented to the Golf Club Advisory Committee five different rate scenarios that would cut costs, increase rounds, and increase rates with the goal that the Golf Club would break even over a period of time. She stated the committee members will review the different rate structures at a meeting next Monday at 5: 00 p.m. and will hopefully forward a recommendation to Council. She mentioned staff is trying to move forward with a rate plan, which is the :final stage of the Operations Plan. rI-~ j't\7.\TI< fijii~,( r~,' 1j "~' frf: vJ 1" j~~~: l~ :. I-,,"t0L. !..:J JJlj{>~ UI~.::;.. Dr. Pullen suggested the drainage rrom the " Lake" property be changed so that the water is filtered, which will help with the clean water initiative. T!li1J. IID] t~ Dr.Pullen mentioned his research to see if there was a way volunteers could serve on more than one committee. He his thought that there is a problem with one of the committees. He mentioned the Vision expressed Committee members can only be a voting member of one committee. The City Manager explained the Vision Committee members are representatives of the other boards/ committees. Dr. Pullen mentioned he found there is no legal way a person can serve on more than one committee. 7!I m2~""':-" ilL- ~ r;-;;'" ~ " ~ - :-~ lli~~ J~!_ G~ a;~~ dg :lJ\ K01~1 Mr. Anderson addressed the misinformation being circulated by citizens about the trees at the Landing, why the Cityis not of the part Countywater line being installed, and the Sunquest Charter Yacht at the Landing. He before circulating expressed the need to get the word out to the citizens to go to staff first with questions misinformation. 7] tal1r1f:]l~{~?"~ i1\~~ Mr. Tucker expressed the desire that Council discuss the location of the Charter boat and be able to vote on it. The City Manager stated that staff has not moved forward with lease negotiations because they fJIst have to of and revise the submerged land lease with DEP. She reported that DEP has received a number complaints be 30- comment period on the submerged land lease, which is calls rrom citizens and there will now a day public a longer process than the routine permitting process. She said the dock will then have to be evaluated to determine whether or not a boat that size can dock at that location, then staff will proceed with trying to negotiate a lease with everything that will have to be improved. She stated staff would appreciate knowing whether or not Council is interested in to move forward. She suggested Council consider whether or continuing not they are willing to continue to pursue the project at the first meeting in March. March 9, Council concurred to revisit Council' s conceptual approval of the Sunquest Yacht Charter issue at the 2004 meeting. should Richard Gercak, 214 Miracle Strip Parkway, SW, commented that the Water' s Edge Ad Hoc Committee have an input on the issue and suggested that committee get active. The City Manager explained it has been advertised to seek volunteers for the ad hoc committee and it will go to Council as soon as there are enough applications to form the committee. Bob Rettie, 317 Sudduth Circle, expressed his perception that Sunquest was presented to Council as an unsolicited proposal and that staff is working on the proposal. Mr. Tucker left the meeting at 8: 05 p.m.  2- 17- 04 151 f\" Fl~cr- R\;T,; J _ ,~ Yr- -;"'/;;( 1., =;':; W'!'-"' j-'-' ~\':\' J_ J J'~\;..' n~)::-'\~ 11 ,] 11:cii.":-: J. T'.~. C!. '~\ t\~ d ) 1 The City Manager explained, because the submerged land lease belongs to the City, the CitY is responsible for seeing if the lease can be amended, and until they know if the lease can be amended they do not know if they can move forward. Charlene Greenwald, 206 Jet Drive NW, expressed it is a small nucleus of people being very vocal and the City' s future welfare should not be dictated by a few, and commented only a part of the Landing would be commercial. The City Manager acknowledged the issue would be placed on the March agenda. LQ( 6)illJ~S!~ ~~j~l~~ nJtp L!R\: I~[Lhl rD(Q~~ l Mr. Patterson suggested in order to eliminate the voluminous documents provided to Council in response to a request for information that a USB port be provided in order to download large documents. The Mayor