Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 08-22-06 regular minutes — reading text

through the previous agreement, the City did not have the authority to do any improvements on private property. Therefore, a formalized agreement between Earl King Farms and the City must be executed prior to the City performing any permanent improvement on the private property of Mr. King. Dr. Pullen moved to authorize the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Agreement between Earl King Farms, located in Freeport, Florida and the City of Fort Walton Beach, for the disposal of sewage biosolids, and further authorize the to City construct an impervious concrete slab on Earl King Farms at a cost not to exceed $20, 000. 00. Mr. Holmes seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Patterson, Campbell, Tucker, Pullen, Hartwell, and Minich in favor. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN/ CRA UPDATE Report on progress and schedule for the update of the Comprehensive Plan and CRA Plan Update. Missy McKim,CDS Director, discussed the time line for the CRA and Comprehensive Plan Update and explained that a comprehensive plan amendment cycle is in progress, and the City should hear from DCA by September 1, 2006. She also discussed the Evaluation and Appraisal Report, which will be developed into a schedule in the fall, and that both the CRA and MPB boards will be involved in all of the processes. Also discussed was the idea of increasing densities in certain sections of the CRA District that was discussed at the joint CRAlMPB meeting earlier this month, and that public workshops will be held before coming before Council and, if approved, will be amended into the ComprehensivePlan. 24 Regular Council 8- 22- 06 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ( CONTI Dr. Pullen requested that he receive copies of the materials regarding the updates of the plans to keep him informed. Mr. Tucker requested that he be provided with information regarding the life spans of CRA' s, according to the current laws adopted by legislature. CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD APPOINTMENT rcement Board. Consideration of appointment to the Code Ent> I )" i! i Mr. Minich moved to appoint Terry Brockhoeft, 332 Shannon Court, to the Code Enforcement I,:, ' , Board for a three-year term until August 21, 2009. Mr. Tucker seconded motion and it carried 1 Ii unanimously with Holmes, Patterson, Campbell, Tucker, Pullen, Hartwell, and Minich in favor. BEAUTIFCATION/ TREE BOARD COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT Consideration of appointment to the Beautification Com it e T/ ree Board. Mr. Campbell moved to reappoint Gary Robins, 17 Holmes Blvd NW, to the Beautification Boar for a four-year term until August 21, 2010. Dr. Pullen seconded motion and Com it e T/ ree it carried unanimously with Holmes, Patterson, Campbell, Tucker, Pullen, Hartwell, and Minich in favor. MAYOR/COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. Minich discussed the importance of Council members being cautious when talking to the public, other elected officials, and/ or the press, that the opinions given are their own and not the opinion or position of the City. Discussion included that Dr. Pullen often attends City board and committee members as a private citizen, and he states that he is there as a private citizen if he speaks. It was noted that minutes other than Council minutes attended by Dr. Pullen should address him as Dr. Pullen rather than Councilman Pullen, and that comments are his personal thoughts and not those of the City. Mr. Hartwell questioned, after receipt of and approval by Council of the abandonment plan, whether the City Manager should speak with those organizations/ individuals who have contracts with the Northwest Florida Fair Association to see if the City can assist them in accommodating their event. Mr. Hartwell was reminded that Council cannot discuss the fairgrounds until the abandonment plan has been received. Dr. Pullen stated he has spoken with county representatives regarding the judicial center, and suggested having a workshop with the county commissioners to get their thoughts on the judicial center. It was clarified that the City Manager was tasked by Council to meet with the County Manager to discuss ideas and report her findings back to Council. Mr. Tucker agreed that Dr. Pullen has the right to talk to anyone as long as it is his personal opinion he is stati ng. Mr. Campbell wanted it noted, for the record, that he was threatened by a board member of the Fair Association earlier this evening. He thanked John Hofstad for the trip out to Hurlburt Field, and advised I he visited Crestview Councilman Sam Hayes in the hospital and he is doing better. Mr. Patterson expressed concern over the issue of iIIegals in the area and suggested a workshop be held to receive citizen input. It was mentioned a workshop was held earlier this month and the issue discussed with the City Manager receiving direction to write a letter from the City Manager/City Attorney to business owners regarding the hiring of iIIegals, as well as to realtors regarding renting to iIIegals. Discussion included a workshop sometime in the future to discuss legislation on the issue.  25 Regular Council 8- 22- 06 MAYOR/COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS ( CONTI Mr. Patterson also requested a list of properties the city owns/ leases and their fair market value. Mr. Holmes mentioned the latest issue of the Beach Bits was excellent and contained a lot of useful information and articles. The Mayor mentioned positive situations/ events that have happened in the City recently, including the actions of the fire department during the rescue at a water tower; the water reuse project agreement with Hurlburt Field; an article on the Indian Temple Mound in Emerald Coast Magazine; and the success of the youth baseball program. The Mayor also commended staff for their quick response in handling a w misunderstanding in the use of the fairgrounds for an event, and fixing the air conditioner in the auditorium for Stagecrafters performances. CITY MANAGER ANNOUNCEMENTS The City Manager announced the public hearing for the budget on Wednesday, September 6 at 5: 30 pm; the final Friday Night Flick on August 25 at 8: 30 pm; the primary elections on September 5; and Sunday in the Park on September 10. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjoumed at 10: 30 p. m. APPROVED: ! - /~ .~ MAYOR: ~~ ~ AT 7tT/J L,~ AA/'~ A fA./~ City CLERK r'' Ive/ ddm