AGENDA

CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

November 24, 2009

6:00 pm

 

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE -   Rev. Roger Goen, Wavecrest

Community Church

STUDENT ACE AWARD:   Sierra Day - Choctawhatchee High School

Tera Demkowicz - FWB High School

1.         APPROVAL OF AGENDA

2.         SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

2.1       Legislative Update by Senator Don Gaetz

3.         CONSENT AGENDA

3.1 Approval of the minutes of the Special Council Meeting of November 10, 2009, and the Regular Council Meeting of November 10, 2009.  (City Clerk)

3.2 Award Bid for Front Loader Refuse Truck to Ingram Equipment Sales. Synopsis: Budgeted expenditure of $202,107 to replace out of service vehicle. Essential to continue commercial trash collection service. (Utility Services Director)

3.3 Resolution 2009-46. Budget Amendment.  Synopsis: Amends the final FY2009 budget. (Finance Director)

3.4 Resolution 2009-47. Budget Amendment. Synopsis: Amends the FY2010 budget. (Finance Director)

3.5 Resolution 2009-49. Terminates Youth Committee.  Synopsis: At the June 23, 2009 Meeting, Council directed staff to readdress the issue if a quorum could not be accomplished.  No quorums since. (Public Information Officer)

3.6 Approval of lease with the Playground Amateur Radio Club.  Synopsis: Lease is consistent with Council direction. (City Manager)

3.7 Resolution 2009-45. Establishes a 401(a) defined contribution pension plan and awards the plan administration to the ICMA-RC. Synopsis: Provides a pension plan through the ICMA for new employees per Council direction. (Finance Director)

 

 

 

4.         PUBLIC COMMENTS

4.1       Comments from the public on items not on the agenda.

5.         QUASI-JUDICIAL

5.1       Public Hearings - Second Reading:

5.1.1 Ordinance 1811. Rezoning property at 248 Brooks Street SE from MUW-12 to PUD.  Synopsis: On October15, 2009, the MPB approved this request with a 5-2 vote. (Senior Planner)

5.1.2 Ordinance 1813. Rezoning property at 248 Hollywood Boulevard SE from R-2 to CF. Synopsis: On October 15, 2009, the MPB unanimously approved this request. (Senior Planner)

5.1.3 Ordinance 1814 - Rezoning property at 34 Carson Drive SE from R-2 to CF. Synopsis: On October 15, 2009, the MPB unanimously approved this request. (Senior Planner)

6.         ORDINANCES-FIRST READING

6.1 Ordinance 1817.  Closes the General Employees' Defined Benefit Plan effective December 31, 2009. Synopsis: Council directed that employees hired after January 1, 2010 participate in a Defined Contribution Plan. (Finance Director)

7.         ORDINANCES - SECOND READING

7.1       No items

8.         APPOINTMENTS

8.1 Appointment to the Beautification Committee/Tree Board.  Synopsis: Vacancy declared in August for a term until February 2012.  There is one application on file. (City Clerk)

8.2 Appointment to the Municipal Planning Board.  Synopsis: Board Member Jim Tucker resigned November 5, 2009.  There are four applications on file. (City Clerk)

 

9.         ACTION-DIRECTION- DISCUSSION

9.1 Action - Resolution 2009-44.  Terminates the Vision Plan Advisory Committee.  Synopsis: This committee has completed its function. (Senior Planner)

9.2 Action - Resolution 2009-43. Establishes the Economic Advisory Group.          Synopsis: This Group is responsible for assisting in the implementation of the Economic Development Plan (Senior Planner)

9.3 Action - Revised lease for the C.H. "Bull" Rigdon, Jr. Fairgrounds.  Synopsis: Council directed the City Manager to negotiate a revised lease to reduce the rent. (City Manager)

9.4 Action - Resolution 2009-48. Budget Amendment.  Synopsis: Accounts for the reduction in revenue from the Fairground lease and the increase in revenue from the Science Center lease. (Finance Director)

9.5 Action - Requests the CRA be designated as the funding source for $200,000 in consulting and engineering expenses for Sound Side.  Synopsis: Approval of this item provides expenditures of $3,500 for a market study and $1,750 for an environmental assessment update before any further costs are incurred. (Engineering Services Director)

 

10.       CITY MANAGER REPORTS

10.1 Council Retreat. Synopsis: Council to consider a Retreat on Saturday, January 9, 2010 to develop a 2010 Action Plan. (City Manager)

 

11.       CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS

12.       MAYOR/COUNCIL COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

• Quasi-Judicial - denotes that the item must be conducted as a quasi-judicial hearing in accordance with Florida Statutes
• Action-Direction-Discussion items may be acted upon by the City Council by either a motion with vote in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order, or by a consensus of the Council.

Any person who decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.  (Chapter 286.0105 F.S.)

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