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

for street lights and sidewalk improvement programs need to be addressed in the rest of the City and not only within the CDBG area. Mr. Roberts moved that the Housing draft element be the Okaloosa County Board of submitted to 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. Bobo. and carried by a vote of 4 to 2. with Wyatt. Bobo. Tona and Roberts in favor. and Rosenbaum and deVaux opposed. HISTORIC AND SCENIC The Mayor announced the next matter for consideration PRESERVATION ELEMENT is the Historic and Scenic Preservation element. STAFF REPORTS Mr. Mikel stated he wished to thank Mr. Maney and the AND CCMMENTS Historic Society for their effort preparation in the of this element. He commented optional this is an element that can be submitted directly to the Department of Community Affairs from the City of Fort Walton Beach because it is not under the BDC and County contract. Mr. H. T. Smith reported that the Municipal Planning Board fully endorses this element and recommends that I the City Council accept the Historic and Scenic Preservation Florida Department of element and that Community Affairs. it be forwarded to the 46 11/ 22/88 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 Mr. deVaux moved that the Historic and Scenic Preservation element be accepted as an optional element to the Comprehensive Plan and that it be submitted to the Department of Community Affairs for their review. Motion was seconded by Mr. Rosenbaum and carried unanimously. with Rosenbaum. deVaux. Wyatt. Bobo. Tona and Roberts in favor. PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURE Mr. deVaux expressed desire that public hearings on a items which have a deadline be brought before Council fOI' consideration a couple of months prior to the deadline. He then moved that public hearings not be brought to Council at the last final time for a public hearing. Motion died for lack of a second. PICTURE DEDICATED The Mayor presented for display a picture taken of Fort Walton Beach and the Emerald Coast taken from approximately 200 miles in space and presented to the City of Fort Walton Beach from Colonel Dick Covey. RECESS The Mayor recessed the meeting at 8: 25 p. m. CALL TO ORDER The Mayor called the meeting to order at 8: 35 p. m. GENERAL PUBLIC Tom Maney. 116 Methodist Street. stated he wished to talk about a matter of communications. He said there are a number of people in the community that are ve~ critically concerned over the growing tendency of various County level government organizations and commissions taking major actions affecting significant numbers the of people without providing adequate opportunities for all concerned to be heard; even though they follow the law. make the public announcements on the media. there a lot of examples of people who are not able to get the word. He then relayed two well known examples of recent action taken by the MPO on the Hollywood Bridge issue and the Dorcas Landfill action by the County and a third action was revealed in the newspaper today that the County Commissioners had voted in October to grant a 25 year lease to a private firm to develop and operate a public park near Destin.  47 11/ 22/88 GENERAL PUBLIC ( CONT.) Mr. Maney then proposed that this Council exert their influence with the County Commissioners. the Metropolitan Planning Organization and County other organizations to not only follow the law in giving public notices in the media. but to send letters to each City Council at least three weeks in advance of any major action that will be taken that could affect I others the letters City Hall about members so it. will so that He can said this be in Council placed that caught by surprise and none of be will on the Fort Walton Beach citizens will know way the know bulletin none and of a the copy board Council the of