Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 10-08-02 regular Council agenda — reading text

present to discuss the upgrading of the facade of city hall. 01r~'.;:~11mJ fIiJ1i';.,. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. APPROVED: MAYOR: ATIEST: CITY CLERK c c  170 c o 9/ 24/ 0'4 I I COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY e PROGRESS REPORT I i I, 2002 I I i I, 120174 City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida - 1. Name of the CRS Floodplain Management Plan Mitigation or Local Strategy(LMS): 99- 27. as amended. Okaloosa Coun'~ Local Mitigation Strategy. Ordinance i 2. Date Adopted: November 13. 2001.by City Council of Fort Walton Beach I I I 3. Location where copies are available for review: City of Fort Walton Beach I and Okaloosa County Department of Ii Community Development Services De.partment Court Growth Management. Okaloosa County Clerk of I I if any): None I I 4. Summarize any floods that occurred during the year ( ii 5. What impact did the floods have on the repetitive loss areas? Not Applicable i i and note how much was I 6. On a separate sheet, list each element of the original plan accomplished during the year. See # 7. previous t 7. II I I I I I I I Should new projects be started or should any of the recommendations or objectives be I 8. is addressed annually in revised? The Okaloosa County Local Mitigation Strategy initiatives are Ie- evaluated. and new initiatives January. The identified mitigation The initiatives are then identified and scored based on criteria in a numerical system. the scoring criteria beginning in ranked. The committee will be Ie-evaluating initiatives. concurrently with identification of new mitigation January. For more information, contact: Nancy E. McDonald. CRS Coordinator 850) 833- 9647 Docs\ CRS\ ProIZI' CSS RCDort CRS 2002. doc D:\DPT020C\  171 o~ c_ A special meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida,was held on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 at 5: 30 p. rn.in the Council Chambers at City Hall,with the following members present: Mayor Glenda Glover Councilmen: Clay Carnathan ( arrived at 5: 55 p.m.), Janet Baggett, Jim Tucker, Dr. Wayne Pullen, Chuck Kelley, and Mike Anderson. Absent: Jim Dowling Also Present: Reid Silverboard, City Manager, Helen Spencer, City Clerk; Joyce Shanahan. Finance Director; Jerry Miller, City Attomey; Department Directors and Media lMiU>> l- The Mayor called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. She requested anyone who wished to address Council to approach the podium after being recognized, and then state his or her name and address for the record. f~ A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINAL MILLAGE RATE FOR THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA,FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 1, 2002 AND ENDING ON SEPI'EMBER 30, 2003, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Glover stated Res. 02- 24 will adopt the final millage rate for the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida for the Fiscal Year October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003, and providing for an effective date. c The Mayor stated the :final millage rate for FY 2002-03 is 4. 9700 mills, which is 2.82% above the rollback rate of 4. 8337 mills. The rollback rate is the millage rate that will provide the same ad Valorem tax revenue as was levied during the prior year. The 2. 82% percentage increase is the percentage increase in property taxes. The Mayor stated the reason for setting the millage rate at 4.9700 mills is to fund expenses of the General Fund for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003. The Mayor opened the public hearing and asked for comments from those present on the proposed millage rate. As there was no one who wished to speak, the public hearing was closed. Mrs. Baggett moved to approve Resolution 02-24 setting the final millage rate for the City of Fort Walton Beach at 4. 9700 mills for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2002 and ending September 30, 2003. Mr. Tucker seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Baggett, Tucker, Pullen, Kelley, and Anderson in favor (Carnathan and Dowling absent). The Mayor stated the:final millage rate for the City of Fort Walton Beach is 4. 9700 mills for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2002 and ending September 30, 2003 and is 2. 82% above the rollback rate of 4. 8337 mills. The 2. 82% percentage increase is the percentage increase in property taxes. The purpose for setting the final millage at 4. 9700 mills is to fund General Fund expenses for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2002 and ending October 30, 2003. The City Attorney read the ordinance by title only. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN EXPENDITURES, EXPENSES, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2002 AND ENDING c SEPTEMBER 30, 2003, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The Mayor opened the public hearing and asked for comments on Ordinance 1515 establishing the Budget for the Fiscal Year beginning on October 1, 2002 and ending September 30, 2003. As there was no one who wished to speak, the public hearing was closed.  112 9- 25- 02 o o I The Finance Director called Council' s attention to page two listing the final carry-over list and encumbrances. I' Mr. Tucker moved to adopt Ord. 1515 on second reading. Mr. Kelley seconded motion. Mrs.Baggett moved to amend Ord. 1515 to insert the rmalized open purchase orders and special project carry- overs as provided by the Finance Director. Mr. Tucker seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Baggett, Tucker, Pullen, Kelley, and Anderson in favor (Carnathan and Dowling in favor). The Mayor called for the vote on the motion to adopt Ord. 1515 on second reading, as amended, and it carried unanimously with Baggett, Tucker, Pullen,Kelley, and Anderson in favor (Carnathan and Dowling absent). The Mayor announced Ordinance 1515 is adopted on second reading as amended establishing a budget for the City of Fort Walton Beach for the fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2002 and ending September 30, 2003, with a final millage rate of 4. 9700 mills which is 2.82% higher than the roll-back millage of 4. 8337 mills. B' ~_ 1f6DBII11BJfjj A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER I, 2001 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2002, MAKING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS OF FUNDS OF THE CITY, APPROPRIATIONS INCREASING THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND BY $ 49,020, AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT BY $ 17, 942, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. The City Attorney read the resolution by title only. I Mr. Tucker moved to approve Res. 02- 26. Mr. Anderson seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Baggett, Tucker, Pullen, Kelley, and Anderson in favor (Carnathan and Dowling absent). Discussion on ways to improve the fa~ade of the City Hall and the old library buildings. Randy Stokes, of Stokes & Associates, requested comments from Council regarding their expectations, desired outcome, I and constraints for improvements to the fa~ade of City Hall and the old library. I i Clay Carnathan arrived at 5: 55 p.m Comments included installing a covered walkway between City Hall and the old library; removing the screen walls; erecting columns similar to those