Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 11-22-1988 Regular — reading text

41 MINUI'ES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH. FLORIDA NOVEMBER 22. 1988 1 INTRODUCTION A regular meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach. Florida. was held on Tuesday. November 22. 1988. at 7: 00 p. m.. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. with the following members present: Mayor John L. Shortall. Jr. Councilmen: Sidney Rosenbaum David deVaux James Wyatt Lee C. Bobo Thomas Tona William J. Roberts. III Absent: J. C. " Buck" Smith Also Present: Helen Spencer. City Clerk; Jerty Miller. City Attorney; Charlie Evans. Director of Finance; Department Heads; Media The Mayor welcomed everyone to the meeting. and thanked them for coming and showing an interest in their City government. He then asked if anyone wishes to speak to please indicate their desire to be recognized by the Chair. then state for the record their name and address. INVOCATION Mayor Shortall gave the invocation and led in the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC HEARINGS The Mayor announced there were public hearings on the agenda to consider the elements for the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Fort Walton Beach. and advised he has proof of proper publication of the hearing. The Mayor also announced no group. agency. or government has registered with the City for notice pursuant to Section 3. 5 of Ordinance 956 on the elements under consideration this evening. I RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT STAFF REPORTS & COMMENTS The Mayor announced the first is maps the Recreation and Billy Mikel. that need to Personnel Director. be Open Space corrected matter draft for consideration stated there and element. sane are some language definitions that need to be cleaned up in this element. These being are coordinated with the contractor through the Municipal Planning Board. 42 11/ 22/88 STAFF C(} tMENTS ( CONT.) H. T. Smith, Chairman of the Municipal Planning Board, reported that the Board believes the scope and intent of the required sections of 9J- 5 are not adequately represented in the draft element. He again recounted the difficulty the Board has had in receiving cooperation from the contractor. He then reported that the Board recommends the Recreation and Open Space element not be accepted as prepared by Barrett Daffin & Carlan until the documents meet the criteria of Rule 9J- 5 and payment be withheld until an acceptable document is obtained from BDC. PUBLIC INPUT The Mayor asked if there was anyone from the general public who wished to address this element. There being no comments from proponents or opponents. the Mayor closed public input and opened the floor for City Council discussion and debate. COUNCIL DISCUSSION Discussion centered on the Municipal Planning Board' s recommendation that this element not be accepted and payment be withheld. Mr. Wyatt questioned whether Council had the freedom to take such action. The City Attorney answered that the City has a contractual obligation with County underthe the interlocal agreement wherein the County has a responsibility and the City is bound to compliance requirements under that contract. The Mayor wished to know if there were any legal means for the City to withdraw money. The City Attorney stated that the City is bound by the interrelationship. Mr. Rosenbaum moved that the Recreation and Open Space draft element be submitted to the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners with a submission letter stating that the City retains the right to make final decisions before final submission. Motion was seconded by Mr. deVaux. Discussion followed on the point that the element does not meet the criteria of 9J- 5. The City Attorney commented that the elements preliminary are in the stage. Mr. Mikel noted that it is important that the draft elements be submitted to DCA by the deadline date in order to receive DCA' s comments on problem areas . The Mayor called for the vote on the motion, and it carried by a vote of 5 to 1, with Rosenbaum, Wyatt, Bobo, Tona and Roberts in favor, and deVaux opposed.  43 11/ 22/ 88 COASTAL MANAGEMENT The Mayor announced the next matter for consideration is the Coastal Management element. STAFF REPORTS Mr. H. T. reported that the Municipal Planning Smith AND CClfMENTS Board took major exception to portions of this element and strongly objects to what they felt is extraneous information. stated the Board further believes the 1 He scope and intent of the required sections of 9J- 5 are not adequately represented in the draft element. He then reported that the Board recommends the public hearing draft of the Coastal Management element not be accepted as prepared by Barrett Daffin & Carlan until the document meets the criteria of Rule 9J- 5 and