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

at interested citizens will be caught by surprise. He further stated he felt that the flow on information is already working very well at the City level within thisCouncil. within the Boards and within the League of Cities. but communication from the County to the Councils is lacking. He then recommended that this Council pass a resolution. or whatever is appropriate. with the County and also request support from surrounding municipalities in order to get the County to inform the public when they are going to take action. The Mayor responded that the League of Cities sent a letter to each County Canmissioner requesting a meeting and 7 of the 9 municipalities were represented and 3 of the 5 Canmissioners were present. He commented he thought Mr. Maney is right and they need to keep working on it. REGULAR MINUTES Mr. deVaux moved that the regular minutes of November 8, 1988. be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Tona and carried unanimously, with Rosenbaum. deVaux. Wyatt. Bobo, Tona and Roberts in favor. MPB CHAIRMAN REPORT H. T. Smith. chairman of the Municipal Planning BoaId reported that the Board. in their deliberations this year and frustration. considered the alternatives and their capability of addressing the elements. He stated they have very demanding year coming up. a He said it is the Board' s considered opinion that the 7 elements that have come forward are nonspecific. there is not a real item of Capital Improvement that needs there pretty finite schedule I to be addressed and is a coming forward next year for this. the third, Capital Improvement element. It is really going to be the five year specific funding plan and a ten year look into the future. He stated the schools and seminars are replete with agendas of cities that received grants to put in a sewer system. water system or a road system and then find themselves somewhere down the road with a sudden deterioration of the whole system because they didn' t look forward and plan. 48 11/ 22/88 MPB REPORT ( CONT.) Mr. H. T. Smith stated that they do not have. either through their inputs or through the contractor, identified items for a Comprehensive Plan for the Capital Improvement next year, and to be meaningful that will have to be generated by early summer to go into budget consideration in the fall and by law it has to go forward by December to be submitted. He stated the point is there is very short time frame. a the Board has been disappointed in the l:esponse from the contractor and support from the County. He then stated that Municipal the Planning is Board recommending to Council to establish an in- house planning capability, with the staff, to prepare the documentation required per rule 9J- 5 that meets State requirements. He stated the Board has been very happy with the support and the point of contact with Mr. Mikel. He submitted that a good planner can earn his pay and contribute, not only to meeting the requirements of the law. but to help the Board with good budget items on conservation of energy in dollars in Fort Walton over the long haul. He stated again that the Board recommends that a staff capability be generated. MPB RECOMMENDATIONS The Mayor announced that Ordinance 1004 will be ORD. 1004 brought up later on the agenda during the ordinances. P lRATES BAY The Municipal Planning Board approves and endorses the recommendations of the City Manager as stated in a memo dated October 14. 1988, regarding Pirates Bay/ Condominium, with one exception on page 2 of stated memo. paragraph ( 4), change the minimum square feet from 386 to 375. Mr. deVaux wanted to know what different comments or suggestions were made with regard to changing Pirates Bay from DR- 4 to DR- 5. The Mayor said no action is required on this tonight. Mr. Roberts asked about changing the minimum square feet from 386 to 375. and Mr. Rosenbaum explained that the standard hotel- type room is 375 sq. ft. and this will permit Pirates Bay to operate as a hotel. The Municipal Planning Board' s recommendation will be brought forward in Ordinance form at a later date. APPT. OF TOM MANEY The City Clerk announced that the recommendation of AS CHAIRMAN Tom Maney as the next chairman of the Municipal Planning Board will come before the December 13th meeting. CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD The Mayor announced that action has taken place on this item already.  49 11/ 22/ 88 ELEMENTS The Municipal Planning Board recommends to Council to establish an in- house planning capability with staff to prepare the documentation required by Rule 9J- 5 that meets state requirements. Mr. Wyatt moved to request staff to come back to the meeting with information what type of manpower I next on needs this would require. Motion was seconded by Mr. Bobo. Mr. Rosenbaum stated the City will have fulfilled their contractual agreement with the County on the grant money and the comprehensive plan. He then asked the City Attorney if the City can withdraw from the