Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 09-27-11 regular part 2 of 2 — reading text

Mr. Bolduc reported that at the time the MPB staff report was written and posted, the project did not contain enough information and Staff recommended the MPH deny the application. However, the applicant subsequently submitted a revised Site Plan and Stomrwater Management Plan which complied with the City's Land Development Code, and Staff then recommended approval of the project to the MPB, and was approved at their September 1, 2011 meeting. '~ The vote on the motion to approve the Waste Management Storage Yard Site Plan and the Development for the property at 109 Ready Avenue NW carried unanimously. RESULT: APPROVED (UNANIMOUS) E MOVER: Dennis Reeves, Council Seat 3 SECONDER: Joyce gossom, Council Seat 2 a AYES: Griggs, gossom, Reeves, Goodwin, Nabors, Rigdon, Rynearson 15. CITY MANAGER REPORTS The City Manager announced the Homeless Summit Meeting on September 15 at the Emerald Coast Conference Center; that several City employees will participate in the United Way Day of Caring on September 16; and congratulated his Executive Assistant, Carole Jones, on the birth of her second grandchild, Katelyn. 16. CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS The City Attorney advised he received an e- mail from the City's insurance carrier advising there me no issues in the policy to exclude coverage at the airport and advised that Staff be allowed to speak with the airport about providing services. City Council ajFon Walton Beach Page 5 Regular Meeting Minutes September 13, 2011 17. MAYOR/COUNCIL COMMENTS Dr. gossom advised Fort Walton Beach was included in a study that found the City was strong in the areas of hazard mitigation, local government involvement and local government autonomy. Dr. gossom discussed a process that would provide for non -city based organizations or individuals to speak with the City Council. Discussion included that there is an item on every agenda for the general public to speak to Council about any item not on the agenda, and that Councilmembers can ask for an issue to be placed on an agenda. Dr. gossom advised she was clearer on the process as it stands. Mr. Rigdon mentioned the previous discussion regarding a homeless shelter and questioned whether it would actually keep people off the street. It was noted that if stores and organizations stop providing services to them, homeless individuals will leave and the problem will cease. The Mayor attended a moving 9/ 11 Ceremony at Uptown Station and that several City police officer were in attendance; he attended the Ethics Workshop presented by the Florida League of Cities; he presented some awards at the golf club and received compliments on the course; discussed the training activity that the Special Forces will undertake; and discussed the Community Rating System where City residents will have reduced property insurance rates because of the abilities and capabilities of the City services. 18. ADJOURNMENT: 7: 20 pm Approved: Mayor: Attest: City Clerk City Council o %Fort Walton Beach Pug' 6 Packet Pg. 19  8. 2 City Council of Fort Walton Beach RECREATION MEMORANDUM To: Robert T. Mearns, City Manager From: Jeff Peters, Recreational and Cultural Services Director Date: September 27, 2011 Subject: Okaloosa County Library Cooperative Agreement L BACKGROUND: 1. 1 The terms of the agreement among the members ofthe Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative ( OCPLC) are set out primarily in the organization' s Interlocal Agreement. 1. 2 The State Aid to Libraries grant program requires that the new Interlocal Agreement be on file with signatures with the State Library by October 1, 2011. 2. 1. This year' s proposed Interlocal Agreement will be in force for one ( 1) year. 2. 2. The first five years of the cooperative were outlined in a 5 -year agreement. The financial uncertainty of recent years have made shorter 1 - year terms necessary. This past spring, members of the OCPLC Interlocal Agreement Committee designed a new allocation formula outlined in the Interlocal Agreement. This formula will determine the amount of funding each library receives from the County support. Emphasis in the new formula is on productivity figures such as circulation and other measures of library use. 2. 3. Committee members generally believed that the new formula better demonstrates the productivity of the libraries and allocates the funds accordingly. 2. 4. The formula is on page 8 of the Agreement. 3. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: 3. 1. The County has allocated $ 535, 000 in support of library services. 3. 2. The City's portion of this allocation is $ 76, 017.41. Last year's allocation was $79, 671. 4. RECOMMENDATION: 4. 1. Request Council' s approval of the proposed OCPLC Interlocal Agreement as written and submitted by the OCPLC Governing Board. ATTACHMENTS: 2012 Interlocal Agreement CLEAN Aug. 2011 ( DOC) SIGNATURE BLOCK: Jeff Peters Completed 09/ 07/2011 10: 13 AM Packet Pg. 20  8. 2 City Council of Fort Walton Beach RECREATION MEMORANDUM To: Robert T. Meams, City Manager From: Jeff Peters, Recreational and Cultural Services Director Date: September 27, 2011 Subject: Okaloosa County Library Cooperative Agreement Finance Completed 09/ 08/ 2011 10: 56 AM City Attorney Completed 09/ 08/ 2011 12: 45 PM Carole Jones Completed 09/ 20/ 20119: 49 AM City Manager Completed 09/ 20/ 2011 11: 22 AM City Council Pending  F- 82.-] Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative Interlocal Agreement This Agreement is entered into among Okaloosa County, hereinafter referred to as the " County," and the municipalities of Crestview, Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Mary Esther, Niceville, and Valparaiso, hereinafter referred to as " Participating Municipalities," each a municipal corporation located in Okaloosa County, WHEREAS, Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, Intergovernmental Programs, Part I, Miscellaneous Programs, Section 163.01, The Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969, provides that public agencies of the State of Florida may exercise jointly with any other public agency of the State of Florida any power, privilege, or authority which such agencies share in common, and which each might exercise separately; and that a joint exercise of power by such agencies may be made by contract in the form of an intedocal agreement; and, WHEREAS, Chapter 125, Florida Statutes, subsection 125.01( f), authorizes the County to provide libraries and cultural facilities and programs; and, WHEREAS, Chapter 166, Florida Statues, subsection 166.021 ( 1), authorizes municipalities to render municipal services, and exercise any power for municipal services, and exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by law; and, WHEREAS, the County and the Participating Municipalities desire to cooperate in a countywide agreement to provide public library services without charge in Okaloosa County; and, WHEREAS, the County is an eligible political subdivision under Chapter 257. 17, Florida Statutes, that can participate in the State Aid to Libraries Program and is designated as the single administrative unit that can designate a governing body for countywide library service; THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: PURPOSE: The County and Participating Municipalities agree to cooperate, pursuant to the terms of this Interlocal Agreement, in the operation of a countywide public library cooperative in Okaloosa County. In particular, it is the express purpose of the Agreement to provide for the coordination of library service throughout the legal service area of the COOPERATIVE; to Packet Pg. 22  0 provide for equal access to free (without charge) public library service in the Cooperative service area; and to formulate and implement consistent plans, programs, policies and procedures in the operation, maintenance and development of library service throughout the legal service areas of the participating entities. 2. DEFINITIONS: a) " Cooperative" shall mean the Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative. b) " Cooperative Coordinator shall mean the employee of the Okaloosa County Public Library Governing Board who administers the bookmobile and cooperative headquarters and coordinates Cooperative activities and who meets the requirements and carries out the duties of the single administrative head as defined in 1 B- 2. 011( 3)( d), Florida Administrative Code. c) " County" shall mean Okaloosa County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida. d) " Crestview" shall mean the City of Crestview, a municipal corporation located in Okaloosa County, FL, that operates the Robert L. F. Sikes Public Library. e) " Deslin" shall mean the City of Deslin, a municipal corporation located in Okaloosa County, FL, that operates the Deslin Library. f) " Directors Council" shall mean a council whose membership will include the library director of each participating library and other appointments as outlined in the Library Cooperative Bylaws. g) " Fiscal Year shall mean budget year October 1- September 30. h) " Fixed Assets" is defined by the county as all property with value of $ 1, 000 or more purchased under the equipment control account, as amended from time to time. Fixed Assets shall be in accordance with Board directives, Florida Statutes, and the