Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 12-16-14 regular — reading text

apt war rs erf Draft Minutes City of Fort Walton Beach Regular Meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach Tuesday, December 16, 2014 6: 00 PM 107 Miracle Strip Parkway Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 CALL TO ORDER 6: 00 PM Meeting was called to order on December 16, 2014 at Council Chamber, 107 Miracle Strip Parkway, Fort Walton Beach, FL. Attendee Name;7 _ M" _;{ T>< tle y - Arrived Mike Anderson Mayor Present Bobby Griggs Council Seat 1 Present joyce gossom Council Seat 2 Absent John Mead Council Seat 3 Present Mike Holmes Council Seat 4 Present Amy Jamieson Council Seat 5 Present Dick Rynearson Council Seat 7 Present Dr. gossom was absent from this evening' s meeting. INVOCATION In honor of late Council Member C. H. " Bull" Rigdon, Rev. Sharon Schuler from First the Presbyterian Church led in the Invocation. A slide show in Mr. Rigdon' s honor was presented after the Invocation and Pledge. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Mayor led in the Pledge of Allegiance. PROCLAMATIONS None. RECOGNITIONS— Student ACE Award - CHS - Quint Gornto The Mayor presented the Student ACE Award for Choctawhatchee High School to Quint Gornto. Student ACE Award - FWBHS - Mikaela Pollock The Mayor presented the Student ACE Award for Fort Walton Beach High School to Mikaela Pollock. City Council of Fort Walton Beach Page 1 Printed 12/ 17/ 2014 Regular Meeting Minutes December 16, 2014 Presentation of Awards to the 2014 Christmas Parade Float Winners The Mayor presented the 2014 Christmas Parade Awards to the following organizations: Best Service Entry, Krewe of Karibbean; Best Youth Organization Entry, Cub Scout Pac 527 Liza Jackson; Best Marching Entry, Choctawhatchee High School Band; Best Commercial Business Entry, XL Kites; and Best Religious Entry, New Life Deliverance Temple Church. Presentation by United Way Mr. Ken Hinrichs, President of United Way of Okaloosa and Walton Counties, recognized City employees who raised over $ 5, 000 for the United Way campaign. EDC Quarterly Report Mr. Nathan Sparks, Executive Director of the Economic Development Council ( EDC), presented the activities of the EDC for the fourth quarter of 2014. Mr. Sparks also discussed marketing; a potential business that will be coming to the City's Commerce and Technology Park; and the success of the EDC' s website. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The Mayor advised that Item 14. 4, Task Order for Drainage Improvements on Miracle Strip Parkway, has been tabled until the meeting of January 13, 2015. The vote on the motion to approve the agenda, as amended, carried unanimously. RESULT: ADOPTE D AS AMENDED.[ UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Amy Jamieson, Council Seat 5 SECONDER: Bobby Griggs, Council Seat 1 AYES: Griggs,. Mead, Holmes, Jamieson, Rynearson ABSENT: Joyce gossom CONSENT AGENDA The vote on the motion to approve the Consent Agenda carried unanimously. RESULT: APPROVED[ UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Amy Jamieson, Council.Seat 5 SECONDER: Bobby Griggs, Council Seat 1 AYES: Griggs, Mead, Holmes, Jamieson, Rynearson ABSENT: joyce gossom Minutes Approval 1. Monday, November 17, 2014 2. Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3. Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Award of Playground Equipment for FWB Recreation Complex Recommends City Council approval to utilize USC Purchasing Contract # 110179 pricing and award playground equipment for the new FWB Recreation Complex to J. A. Dawson in the not- to- exceed amount of$ 31, 000. City Council of Fort Walton Beach Page 2 Printed 12/ 17/ 2014  Regular Meeting Minutes December 16, 2014 Award of Purchase for Police Vehicles Recommends City Council approval to purchase seven fully-equipped new police vehicles via State Contract or Florida Sheriffs Association Annual Contract for a not-to- exceed amount of 238, 000. Telemetry System Upgrade for FCC Narrow- Banding Sole Source Recommends City Council approval to award a sole source bid to Data Flow Systems, Inc. to continue implementing the FCC required narrow banding of the City's telemetry system. Award of Purchase of New Backhoe Recommends award of the purchase of a New Backhoe for the Streets Division through the National Joint Powers Alliance contract to Thompson Tractor Company, Inc. in a not-to-exceed amount of$ 100, 000. Award Purchase of Furniture for the Recreation Center Recommends City Council approval to waive the bidding process to allow the City to utilize State Contract Pricing and to award the purchase of the furniture for the new FWB Recreation Center from Gulf Coast Office Products ( GCOP) in the amount of$ 120, 889. 84. Award Purchase of 300- Gallon Chemical Sprayer Recommends City Council approval to award a 300- Gallon Chemical Sprayer, utilizing State Contract Pricing, to Beard Equipment Company in the amount of$ 35, 807. 94. Municipal Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Agreement I Recommends City Council approval to renew the Mutual Aid Agreement between the municipal law enforcement agencies in Okaloosa County and to authorize the City Manager and Police Chief to execute the agreement. 2014 Tree City USA Recertification Application Recommends City Council review and acknowledgement of the documentation for the recertification of the City as a Tree City USA. The information was reviewed by the Local Planning Agency, which serves as the City's Tree Board, on December 4, 2014. Amendment to the Lease for Sprint Site 621 Anchors Street NW Recommends City Council approval of a lease amendment with Sprint Nextel for new cellular equipment on the elevated water tank located at 621 Anchors Street NW. FY 2013- 14 CDBG Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) Recommends City Council approval of the FY 2013- 14 Community Development Block Grant CDBG) program Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation and Report ( CAPER). PUBLIC COMMENTS Jeff Peters, Recreation/ Cultural Services Director, updated Council on Phase II of the Master Site Plan, stating Staff is working with various skate/ bike experts to build a BMX freestyle/ skate park at the site of the new Recreation Center. A proposal to build the southern portion of the site will be brought to Council at the January 13, 2015 meeting, and during construction/ renovation the skate park will be closed, with a grand opening when construction is completed. City Council of Fort Walton Beach Page 3 Printed 12/ 17/ 2014 Regular Meeting Minutes December 16, 2014 Alexandra Morrow of Shalimar, representing the interest of BMX riders, presented a powerpoint and stressed the importance of the sport among its members. RESOLUTIONS None. ORDINANCES- FIRST READING - QUASI JUDICIAL The City Attorney gave the oath to those who planned to testify, and verified there was no ex- parte communication from the Council regarding either ordinance. 1909 Amends FLUM for 623 Country Club Avenue NE from NF to LDR AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS 623 COUNTRY CLUB AVENUE NE, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THE ORDINANCE, TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ( LDR); PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY; PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT; PROVIDING FOR CONSISTENCY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The City Attorney read Ord. 1909 by title. Tim Bolduc, Engineering/Utilities Director, advised Ord. 1909 amends the Future Land Use Map FLUM) for 623 Country Club Avenue NE from NF ( Not Flumed) to LDR ( Low Density Residential), and that the Local Planning Agency ( LPA) recommended approval at their December 3, 2014 meeting. The vote on the motion to adopt Ord. 1909 on first reading carried unanimously. RESULT: FIRST READING. [UNANIMOUS]'. Next 1/ 13/ 2015 6: 00 PM MOVER: Amy Jamieson, Council Seat 5 SECONDER: Dick Rynearson,`Council Seat 7 AYES Griggs, Mead, Holmes, Jamieson,' Rynearson. ABSENT: joyce gossom . 1910 Rezones 623 Country Club Avenue NE from NZ to R-1 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY; PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT; PROVIDING FOR PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS 623 COUNTRY CLUB AVENUE NE, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, TO BE ZONED R- 1 ( SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) ZONING DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE AFFECTED PORTION OF THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The City Attorney read Ord. 1910 on first reading. Tim Bolduc, Engineering/ Utilities Director, advised that Ord. 1910 rezones 623 Country Club Avenue NE from Not Zoned ( NZ) to R- 1 Single Family Residential, and that the Local Planning Agency ( LPA) recommended approval at their December 3, 2014 meeting. City Council of Fort Walton Beach Page 4 Printed 12/ 17/ 2014  fl Regular Meeting