Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 10-14-03 regular Council agenda — reading text

Consideration of request from Okaloosa County Habitat for Humanity to waive the Water Tap fees, Sewer Tap fees and Building Permit fees for a new home to be constructed at 107 Harbeson Avenue. REQUEST: Habitat for Humanity is requesting that City Council waive the Water Tap fees, Sewer Tap fees, and Building Permit fees for a new home being built at Lot 4, Block 1 of Central Addition located at 107 Harbeson Avenue. BACKGROUND: Attached is a letter from Nitsi Bennett, Executive Director, requesting the waiver of fees for a new home. The savings of the fees will be used for costs of items that Habitat is not able to secure funding for or cannot be donated as " in- kind". The Water Tap fee is 490. 00, the Sewer Tap fee is $ 600. 00 and the building permit fee is $ 331. 00. ' Habitat is aware that the impact fees for water and sewer of $1 , 010. 00 cannot be waived. ANALYSIS: The Water Tap fee is $ 490.00, the Sewer Tap fee is $ 600. 00 and the Building Permit fee is $ 331. 00, totaling $ 1,421. 00. RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends consideration of Habitat's request to waive the Water Tap fee, Sewer Tap fee and Building Permit fee for 107 Harbeson Avenue. Concur: Ii, ~ I.(. 10. J'~3 ce Shanahan Date Interim City Manager fl~ nOKALOOSA COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY October 3, 2003 City of Fort Walton BeaCh Joyce Shanahan, Interim City Manager 107 Miracle Strip Parkway Fort Walton Beach, FI 32548 Dear Joyce, After our conversation regarding the permit fees, I did as you suggested and talked to Nancy at the Water and Sewer Department and to Kelly in Engineering. 4 As I told you in our conversation, Habitat For Humanity is building a home at Lot Block 1 of Central Addition, (107 Harbeson Avenue). We are building this home for the Churinov family. Trustmark Bank is sponsoring the home, and we have lined up a great group of volunteers to build their home. The Churinovs will be also be contributing their time to the construction. At this time I would like to respectfully ask for your assistance for a waiver of the Water Tap Fees, which is $490. 00, as well as the Sewer Tap fees of $600.00. As requested l, OlO. OO. At the by you we will continue to pay the impact fees for water and sewer of$ of the cost of approximately $331. 00. The permitting same time I am requesting forgiveness for savings of these fees can then be applied for costs of items that we cannot secure funding or cannot be donated as " in-kind". I really do appreciate the on going support and dedication of the City of Fort Walton Beach towards Habitat For Humanity and the families whom we assist. Together we can do great things for our residents and our community. Please give me a call at your convenience should there be anything else that you may need from Habitat or myself. . ViiI 1f' 99 Eglin Parkway, Suite 12 Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548 ( 850) 315 0025 Fax ( 850) 3151~ CITY COUNCIL MEETING October 14, 2003 Request approval for release of lien at 194 Rose Marie Lane SW Agenda Item No.- 7  CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM DATE: October 8, 2003 TO: Joyce Shanahan, Interim City Manager THROUGH: Missy Mckim, CDS Direc\~ FROM: Ed Moore, Code Inspector SUBJECT: Release of lien on 194 Rose Marie Lane SW REQUEST: 194 Rose Marie Lane Mrs. Audrey E. Imsand requests that the lien on the property located at Southwest be released. The total lien amount is $ 95,450. 00 with an additional $ 90. 00 for administrative fees. BACKGROUND: for a repeat On March 12, 1997, this property was brought before the Code Enforcement Board Board issued violation of accumulation of trash and care of premises. The Code Enforcement Order II, Repeat Violation in Non- compliance, which imposed a fine of $50. 00 per day for each In addition, administrative fees in the day the violations were not brought into compliance. amount of $90. 00 were charged to the property owner. On May 7, 2002, the property was found to be in compliance with the above listed violations and the $50.00 per day was stopped. ANALYSIS: stated she plans The property has been brought into compliance. Mrs. Audrey E. Imsand has to maintain and improve the property to the betterment of the surrounding neighborhood. The in has been brought into City Council has released liens in the past, after the property question compliance, usually with the requirement that any administrative fee( s) be paid as well as any additional attorneyfees or costs which may have accrued during the Code Enforcement case. RECOMMENDATIONS: Imsand, Staff Due to the compliance of the violations and the cooperation of Mrs. Audrey E. recommends release of the liens in the amount of $ 95,450. 00 in lieu of payment of the $ 90.00 administrative fee. Concur: 0 .f J .(~ Date 1Ir;  e e July 23, 2003 Ms. Missy McKim CDC P.O. BOX 4009 Ft. Walton Beac~ Fl.32549 Dear Ms. McKim, Fl.,32548. He My son, Jack 1.Imsan~ lives at 194 Rosemarie Lane, Ft.WaltonBeac~ is has some health problems and has run into some financial problems. One of which child and does need home. keeping up with his mortgage payments. He has a 10 yr old a Since he is so far behind in his mortgage payments and they have increased the interest rate so high that there is no possibility of his being able to catch up. As a result he is very close to facing foreclosure. In order to save his house and keep a home for him I was the making arrangements to buy the house myself and payoff present mortgage . company. Unfortunately, I ran into several stumbling blocks preventing me ftom doing so. When the title search was done they discover,ed that the city had 2 separate liens listed against the against the property trom 1997. I am attaching the copy of liens can take place. property thatthe Title Company has to have satisfied before any closing the One of them was for not cutting grass, etc., and has grown faster than the grass. (by way, the grass has been cut now). If there is any way the debt on this property can be forgiven it would be very much appreciated. I am attaching a copy of the Commitment ftom the Title Company. Please see items ( B) 31, 2003, to prevent foreclosure , and (E). I was U)' ing to close on the property by July in until that date and be able to travel on a much keep a decent inrerest rate that is locked needed vacation. Sincerely yours, t .-.? /' L Au~~~~ d~..~ 308 Jonquil Avenue Ft. Walton Beach, Fl. 32548 Phone: 850- 862-5072 Cell; 376-1142 uoa dGv: SO EO E~ tnr d 1.0S- G98- 0SB PUI!SWI Certificate of Satisfaction of Lien The City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, a municipal corporation, ("Citylt) of Post Office Box 4009, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, filed for record in the office of the Public Records ofOkaloosa County, Florida, claim of lien that was recorded in Official Record Book 2116, Page 1825. In such lien, the City of Fort Walton Beach, by and through its Code Enforcement Board, entered an Order Imposing Administrative Fine/Lien and gave notice of a lien on real property owned byJack and Emily Imsand (" Owners"), at 194 Rose Marie Lane SW, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida and being more particularly described as: 194 Rose Marie Lane SW Lot 5, Block D, Seabreeze 6th Addition, Tax ill #24- 2S- 14- 221G-000D- 0050 Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida. had as a result of a finding by the Code Enforcement Board that the Owners of such property 13, violated certain provisions of the Code of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, on or about February 1997. of the On October 14, 2003, the City Council after further consideration and satisfaction of violations the City hereby releases the aforementioned Order of Lien against the property Owners and consents that the lien be discharged of record. Pursuant to chapter 162 of the Florida Statutes