Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 10-13-2009 regular — reading text

budget. Ms. Dunworth explained the revised resolution reflects changes made to the budget at the September 91 2009 public budget meeting, including $ 3, 500 for Council refreshments; increased funding to the Economic Development Council in the amount of $ 8, 000; a decrease in risk management in the amount of $ 13, 000; and the appropriation from undesignated fund balance was reduced to $ 534, 637. Ms. Dunworth further explained that the revised resolution reflects the new budget as well as project carryover changes, including an additional $ 60, 000 for GPS equipment as well as $ 64, 000 for Fountainhead Condominiums storm drain improvements which is scheduled for the September 22, 2009 Council agenda. The Mayor opened the public hearing. As no one wished to speak the public hearing was closed. Mr. Reeves moved to approve Res. 2009 -40 to adopt the budget for the City of Fort Walton Beach for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2009 and ending September 30, 2010. Mr. Garvie seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Reeves, Garvie, Nabors, Patterson, and Rynearson in favor (Miller absent). The Mayor stated the budget for the City of Fort Walton Beach for FY 2009 -10 is $ 36, 066, 691 with a millage rate of 4. 1986, which is 5. 35% below the rolled -back rate of 4. 4359 mills. ADJOURN Being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5: 36 p. m. APPROVED: ATTEST: MAYOR: CITY CLERK Ive l 2-  MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING PRESENTATION -MAJOR CHANGES TO 2020 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 INTRODUCTION A special meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was held on Tuesday, September 22,- 2009, at 5: 00 p. m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, with the following members present: Mayor Mike Anderson Councilmen: Mike Holmes, Bill Garvie, Bobby Nabors, and Bill Patterson Absent: Virgil Miller, Dennis Reeves, Dick Rynearson Also Present: Bob Mearns, City Manager; Helen Spencer, City Clerk; Toni Craig, City Attorney; and Department Directors PURPORF The purpose of the Special Council meeting is to present major changes to the 2020 Comprehensive Plan. CALL TO ORDER/ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Mayor called the meeting to order and led in the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mr. Holmes moved to approve the agenda as the business of the day. Mr. Garvie seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Garvie, Nabors, and Patterson in favor Miller, Reeves, and Rynearson absent). MAJOR CHANGES TO 2020 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Samantha Abell, Senior Planner, presented for Council' s review and discussion the Evaluation and Appraisal Report ( EAR) based amendments to the Comprehensive Plan for the City for the year 2020. Ms. Abell advised the 2008 EAR, which was adopted on May 13, 2008, identifies three major issues: Growth and Development along the waterfront; Housing; and Transportation. She noted that State law requires the EAR to be completed once every seven years. Ms. Abell advised the major changes planned for the 2020 Comprehensive Plan include the addition of a Conservation Element, a Coastal Management Element, a Future Land Use Element ( FLUE), and a Transportation Element. She informed that each of these planned amendments were discussed at workshop meetings and feedback was received from the general public as well as the City's Community Redevelopment Agency ( CRA) Board and the Waterfront Committee. Ms. Abell explained that the Conservation Element focuses primarily on coastal management, wetlands, estuaries, and environmentally sensitive zones while the Coastal Management Element focuses primarily on appropriate coastal development activities and restricts development subject to destruction or damage by natural disaster. Ms. Abell continued that major amendments to the FLUE relate to establishing special planning areas;expanding performance standards; expanding the bonus system; implementing the CRA Urban Framework Plan; and military compatibility. She discussed the need for special planning areas including encouraging redevelopment by tailoring land regulations /incentives to the specific needs of an area and to identify areas which are unique by their operation /natural features /built environment. 3-  Special Council 9 -22 -09 2 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PRESENTATION ( CONT) Ms. Abell explained performance standards categorize development to implement incentives and the levels of performance standards are categorized as grade, staple, and prime. She explained standard grade development equals " by right" standard development criteria; staple development and equals added density and /or intensity for building design standards and pedestrian standards; prime development equals the highest density and/ or intensity for attaining a heightened level of amenities beyond staple development levels by providing a specified " public event." Ms. Abell advised the purpose of the Transportation Element is to establish a multi -modal for the to include bikeways, ways, road mass transit, i transportation plan City pedestrian i improvements, and funding mechanisms. She advised that the entire City is designated as a Transportation Concurrency Exception Area ( TCEA) and that the " Ecoway" is the City's required multi -model plan as a TCEA. In conclusion, Ms. Abell summarized the EAR -based amendments related to the three major issues of Growth and Development; Housing, and Transportation. The revisions are based on the 2006 Beal Parkway Plan; the 2006 Waterfront Committee' s Charting the Course; the 2007 CRA Plan Update; the 2007 Report for a Sustainable Emerald Coast; and the 2009 Joint Land Use Study. Ms. Abell noted that other revisions are necessary for internal consistency with other elements of the 2020 Comprehensive Plan. ADJOURN Being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:45 p. m. APPROVED: MAYOR: ATTEST: CITY CLERK Ive 4-  3 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 INTRODUCTION A regular meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was held on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, at 6: 00 p. m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, with the following members present: Mayor Mike Anderson Councilmen: Mike Holmes, Dennis Reeves, Bill Garvie, Bobby Nabors, and Bill Patterson Absent: Virgil Miller and Dick Rynearson Also Present: Robert Mearns, City Manager; Helen Spencer, City Clerk; Toni Craig, City Attorney; Department Directors and Media. CALL TO ORDER The Mayor called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. He requested anyone who wished to address Council to approach the podium after being recognized, then state his or her name and address for the record. He advised of a slight change to the agenda, stating the Home Rule Hero presentation has been moved under recognitions on the agenda. INVOCATION /PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Pastor Jeff Rouff, Living Hope Church, gave the Invocation and his son Joel led in the Pledge of Allegiance. PROCLAMATION — PUT THE BRAKES ON FATALITIES DAY The Mayor presented a proclamation to Officer Tracy Randolph of the City's Police Department 10th, proclaiming October 2009, as " Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day." PROCLAMATION —AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMANS DAY The Mayor presented a proclamation to Deidra Lunderman, President of the Fort Walton Beach Chapter of the American Business Women' s Association ( ABWA), proclaiming September 22, 2009 as ABWA Day. RECOGNITION —STUDENT ACE AWARDS The Mayor presented the Student Ace Awards to Megan Connor of Fort Walton Beach High School and Joshua Treloar of Choctawhatchee High School. RECOGNITION —FLOC HOME RULE HERO AWARD TO MAYOR ANDERSON Scott Dudley of the Florida League of Cities presented the " Home Rule Hero Award" to Mayor Anderson for being a strong advocate for protecting home rule rights. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mr. Reeves moved to approve the agenda, as amended, as the business of the day. Mr. Patterson seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Reeves, Garvie, Nabors, and Patterson in favor (Miller and Rynearson absent). SPECIAL PRESENTATION --QUARTERLY PENSION REPORTS Joe Bogdahn of the Bogdahn Group presented the General Employees' Pension Plan financial status reports for the quarter ending June 30, 2009. 5- 0 Regular Council Meeting 09 -22 -09 CONSENT AGENDA The Mayor requested that the motion for approval of the Consent Agenda include authorization for the City Manager and /or Mayor to sign appropriate documents included with the Consent Agenda items. Mr. Holmes moved to approve the following Consent Agenda items and to authorize the City Manager and /or the Mayor to sign any documents included with the Consent Agenda items. Mr. Patterson seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Reeves, Garvie, Nabors, and Patterson in favor ( Miller and Rynearson absent). APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of September 8, 2009, the Special Council Meeting of September 9, 2009; and the Special Council Meeting of September 15, 2009. RES. 2009 -37 -- ACCEPT FLUS AND RELATED COMMUNITY INITIATIVES A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH ACCEPTING THE EGLIN JOINT LAND USE STUDY ( JLUS) REPORT AND SUPPORTING RELATED COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. RENEWAL OF INSURANCE POLICIES To authorize the City Manager to execute insurance policies with Public Risk Insurance Agency Property & Casualty); Florida League of Cities ( Workers' Compensation and various miscellaneous policies)totaling $ 791, 417; and to authorize issuance of a Request for Proposal RFP) to remarket the City's insurance program, utilizing the assistance of Corporate Risk