Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 02-12-13 regular — reading text

described above, you otherwise may participate in these matters. However, you must disclose fine nature of the conflict before making any attempt to influence the decision, whether orally or in writing and whether made by you or at your direction. IF YOU INTEND TO MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION PRIOR TO THE MEETING AT WHICH THE VOTE WILL BE TAKEN: You must Complete and file this form (! before making any attempt to influence the decision) with the person responsible for recording the minutes of the meeting, who will incorporate the form in the minutes. ( Continued on other side) APPOINTED OFFICERS ( continued) A copy of the form must be provided immediately to the other members of the agency. The form must be read publicly at the next meeting after the form is filed. IF YOU MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION EXCEPT BY DISCUSSION AT THE MEETING: You must disclose orally the nature of your conflict in the measure before participating. You must complete the form and flle it within 15 days after the vote occurs with the person responsible for rewriting the minutes of the meeting, who must incorporate the form In the minutes. A copy of the farm must be provided immediately to the other members of the agency, and the form must be mad publicly at the next meeting after the forth is filed. DISCLOSURE OF LOCAL OFFICER' S INTEREST I, BOBBY GRIGGS , hereby disclose that on 12 FEBRUARY , 20 13 a) A measure came or will wine before my agency which ( check one) inured to my special private gain or loss; inured to the special gain or loss of my business associate, VW im TCHI inured to the special gain or loss of my relative, inured to the special gain or loss of__ _, by whom I am retained; or inured to the special gain or loss of _ _ which is the parent organization or subsidiary of a principal which has retained me. b) The measure before my agency and the nature of my conflicting interest in the measure is as follows: LANDMARK DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT - Agenda Item 14. 1 I have had a business relationship with Ken Wright for several years. As a result of this relationship, I obtained knowledge of the Landmark Center well in advance of its presentat' on before the Council. I have a business relationship with a person who owns interest in clos proximity of the proposed Landmark Center. While I would receive no personal gain from this proposal, in order to avoid the perception of impropriety by myself or this council, I abstain from voting. Date Rod ignature NOTICE: UNDER PROVISIONS OF FLORIDA STATUTES § 112. 317, A FAILURE TO MAKE ANY REQUIRED DISCLOSURE CONSTITUTES GROUNDS FOR AND MAY BE PUNISHED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: IMPEACHMENT, REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION FROM OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT, DEMOTION, REDUCTION IN SALARY, REPRIMAND, OR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $ 10 000. CE FORM BB - EFF. 72000 PAGE 2  FORM 86 MEMORANDUM OF VOTING CONFLICT FOR COUNTY, MUNICIPAL, AND OTHER LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICERS NAME OF 90ARID M SION. AUTHORITY. OR COMMITTEE LAST NAME —FIRST NAME —MmOLE NAME MEAD J0I1NT COUNCILZ; CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH CITY COUNCIL THE BOARD. COUNCIL, COMMISSION, AUTHORTY OR COMMITTEE ON MAILING ADDRESS WHICH I SERVE IS A UNIT OP'. 241 LINSTEW DRIVI' NW I, Y OCOUNaY O OTHER LOCAL AGENCY COUNtt CITY NAME OF POLITICAL SUSDIMSION: FORT WALTON BEACH OKAI.00SA DATE ON WHICH VOTE OCCURRED MV POSITION Is ELECrrvE o APPOINTIVE 12 FEBRUARY 2013 WHO MUST FILE FORM BB This form is for use by any person serving at the county, city, or other local level of government on an appointed or elected board, Council, commission, authority, or committee. It applies equally to members of advisory and non -advisory bodies who are presented with a voting conflict of interest under Section 1113143, Florida Statutes. Your responsibilities under the law when faced with voting on a measure in which you have a conflict of interest will vary greatly depending on whether you hold an elective or appointive position. For this reason, please pay close adention to the instructions on this form before Completing the reverse side and filing the form. INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 112. 3143, FLORIDA STATUTES A person holding elective or appointive County, municipal, or ether local public office MUST ABSTAIN from voting on a measure which inures to his or her special private gain or loss. Each elected or appointed local officer also is prohibited from knowingly voting on a mea- sure which inures to the special gain or Ipss of a principal ( other than a government agency) by Whom he or she is retained ( including the parent organization or subsidiary of a Corporate principal by which he or she is retained); to the special private gain or loss of a relative; or to the special private gain or loss of a business associate. Commissioners of Community redevelopment agencies under Sec. 163. 356 or 163. 357. F. S., and officers of independent special tax districts elected on a one -acre, one -vote bas's are not prohibited from voting in that capacity. For purposes of this law, a " relative• includes only the officers father, mother, son, daughter, husband, wife, brother, sister, father -in -law, mother -in -law, sorNn -law, and daughter -in -law. A " business associate" means any person or entity engaged in or carrying on a business enterprise with the officer as a partner, joint Venturer, coowner of property, or corporate shareholder (where the shares of the corporation are not listed on any national or regional stock exchange). ELECTED OFFICERS: In addition to abstaining from voting in the situations described above, you must disclose the coo ict: PRIOR TO THE VOTE BEING TAKEN by publicly stating to the assembly the nature of your interest in the measure on which you are abstaining from vofing; and WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER THE VOTE OCCURS by completing and filing this form with the person responsible for recording the min- Lies of the meeting, who should incorporate the form in the minutes. APPOINTED OFFICERS: Although you must abstain from voting in the situations described above, you otherwise may participate in these matters. However, you must disclose fine nature of the conflict before making any attempt to influence the decision, whether orally or in writing and whether made by you or at your direction. IF YOU INTEND TO MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION PRIOR TO THE MEETING AT WHICH THE VOTE WILL BE TAKEN: You must complete and file this form ( before making any attempt to influence the decision) with the person responsible for recording me minutes of the meeting, who will incorporate the form in the minutes. ( Continued on other side)  APPOINTED OFFICERS ( continued) A copy of the farm must be provided immediately to the other members of the agency. The form must be read publicly at the next meeting after the form is filed. YOU MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION EXCEPT BY DISCUSSION AT THE MEETING: ou must disclose orally the nature of your conflict in the measure before participating. ou must complete the form and file it within 15 days after the vote occurs with the person responsible for hemming the minutes of the meeting, who must incorporate the form in the minutes. A copy of the form must be provided immediately to the other members of the agency, and the forth must be mad publicly at the next meeting after the form is filed. DISCLOSURE OF LOCAL OFFICER' S INTEREST i JOHN MEAD hereby disclose that on 12 FEBRUARY 2013_: a) A measure came or will come before my agency which ( check one) XXX inured to my special private gain or loss: inured to the special gain or lass of my business associate, inured to the special gain or loss of my relative, inured to the special gain or loss of by whom I am retained; or inured to the special gain or loss of which is the parent organimdon or subsidiary of a principal which has rammed me. b) The measure before my agency and the nature of my conflicting interest in the measure is as follows: LANDMARK DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT — Agenda Item 14. 1 The Mead Law Firm ( formerly Michael Will Mead, PA) has represented in the past and /or currently represents clients with active litigation and /or previous litigation involving real estate development and /or business loans, including one business loan used for Fort Walton Beach Development Partners; which was the entity that was / is developing the Landmark Center Project. My vote could foreseeably directly benefit my business office, which is family owned, as well as directly benefit my clients. Due to these issues I abstain from voting. Data Filed ighature OTICE: UNDER PROVISIONS OF FLORIDA STATUTES § 112. 317, A FAILURE TO MAKE ANY REQUIRED DISCLOSURE ONSTITUTES GROUNDS FOR AND MAY BE PUNISHED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: IMPEACHMENT, REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION FROM OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT, DEMOTION, REDUCTION IN SALARY, REPRIMAND, OR A VIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $ 10, 000. CE FORM BE - EFF. 12000 PAGE 2 10: HELEN SPENCER FORT WALTON BEACH CITY COUNCIL FROM: JOHN S. MEAD DATE: FEBRUARY 12. 2013 RE: Ft. Walton Development Partners, LLC Philip H. Weener Eric J. Nathan Bruce Houle Kenneth M. Wright, Jr. The Mead Law Firm formerly known as Michael Wm. Mead, PA has represented in the past and /or currently represents clients who are lenders,/, 4e with active litigation and /or previous litigation involving Pt lip a W-GGaer> L is