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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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Last Updated (Friday, 20 November 2009 15:02)
Position: Mayor of City of Fort Walton BeachName: Mike Anderson
Term(s): 2005 - Present
Phone: (850) 862-5530
Email: fwbmayor@fwb.org
Background: Mike Anderson has lived in Fort Walton Beach since 1979. Upon graduation from the University of Southern California with a degree in Industrial Management, he entered the Air Force. Mayor Anderson retired from the Air Force in 1984 as a Lt Col and began working with Civil Service at Eglin in 1985. He retired from Civil Service in 2005. Mayor Anderson holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of West Florida. Prior to being elected Mayor, he served four years as a Fort Walton Beach Council Member. His early involvement in the City was as a member of the Mayor's Advisory Group and the Around-the-Mound Project Advisory Group. As a City Councilman, he was a member of the Okaloosa-Walton Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) and the Northwest Florida Regional TPO. He is currently Chairman of the Florida League of Cities Home Rule Legislative Policy Council and on the Board of Directors for the Okaloosa School Foundation (Take Stock in Children). Mayor Anderson is the President of the Okaloosa County League of Cities and the First Vice-President for the Northwest Florida League of Cities. In 2007, he received the Florida Mentoring Partnership's Local Government Mentor of the Year award and was selected as the Florida League of Cities Mayor of the Year. He is a member of the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board and Government Committee, the Emerald Coast Marine Institute Board of Directors, and the Shelter House Board. Mayor Anderson and his wife Linda have two sons, Matt (wife Cynthia and children Samantha, Alyssa, and Nicholas) and Sam (wife Jennifer)
Position: Council Seat IName: Mike Holmes
Term(s): 2003 - Present
Phone: (850) 243-8329
Email: mholmes@fwb.org
Background: Mike Holmes has lived in the Fort Walton Beach area since 1956. He graduated from Choctawhatchee High School in 1974. He has worked at Holmes Auto Repair since 1970. Councilman Holmes served on the City Code Enforcement Board from August 2002 until he was elected to City Council. Councilman Holmes is married and has three daughters.
Position: Council Seat IIName: joyce gillie gossom
Term(s): 2010 - Present
Phone: (850) 244-9525
Email: jgossom@fwb.org
Background: Born in Chicago, Illinois, joyce gillie gossom and her husband Thom have lived in Fort Walton Beach since 1999. joyce received a Bachelor of Science degree in special education from Illinois State University in 1978, a Master of Education degree from Georgia Southern University in 1992, and an Education Doctorate from the University of West Florida in 2004. She has worked 30 years in academic, entrepreneurial, and corporate professions. Among the many professional hats joyce has worn, includes working as a special education teacher in Chicago IL and Nashville TN; as a management consultant in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama; and as an instructional designer and supervisor for Georgia Power Company. In addition, joyce has been a small business owner in Birmingham AL and a higher education instructor in Alabama and Florida. In 2004, she joined the University of West Florida where she currently serves as the Associate Dean for UWF Emerald Coast, the extended programs and regional engagement division. Throughout her professional career, joyce has served as an active member or as an officer with numerous civic, professional, and community organizations.
Position: Council Seat IIIName: Dennis Reeves
Term(s): 2007 - Present
Phone: (850) 864-4569
Email: dreeves@fwb.org
Background: Dennis Reeves is a lifelong resident of Fort Walton Beach. Upon graduating from Fort Walton Beach High School in 1988, he joined locally owned retail establishment, Don Alans Menstore as a sales representative and rose to Vice President and partner in 1998. Dennis continues to oversee the Fort Walton Beach location.
Position: Council Seat IV
Position: Council Seat VName: Bobby Nabors
Term(s): 2009 - Present
Phone: (850) 499-5369
Email: rnabors@fwb.org
Background: Bobby Nabors was born and raised in Fort Walton Beach. He majored in chemistry and graduated cum laud from the University of Florida in 2003. During his time at the university and the year following he traveled all over the US and the Caribbean as a sales rep and windsurfing instructor for water sports equipment manufactures. He has since started the water sports retail company Liquid Surf and Sail with locations in Fort Walton Beach, Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Before wining a seat on City Council he held a position on the Fort Walton Beach CRA board.
Position: Council Seat VIName: C.H. "Bull" Rigdon
Term(s): 2010 - Present
Phone: -NA-
Email: brigdon@fwb.org
Position: Council Seat VIIName: Dick Rynearson
Term(s): 2009 - Present
Phone: (850) 862-4004
Email: drynearson@fwb.org
Background: Dick Rynearson has lived in Fort Walton Beach since 1981. A native of Ohio, he graduated from Kent State University in 1967 with a bachelors degree in Aerospace Technology. Dick served 11 years in the United States Air Force as a pilot and missile test engineer. He served a tour in Vietnam as a C-7A aircraft commander/instructor pilot, and 2 tours on Guam as a B-52G aircraft commander flying missions over Southeast Asia. His combat service resulted in being awarded the Air Medal with 7 oakleaf clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Silver Star. In 1978 Dick joined Hughes Aircraft Company/Raytheon as a missile systems test engineer. He also worked in new business development before being promoted to site manager of the company's Eglin AFB based air-to-air missile test team. In 1995 he earned a Masters degree in business from Troy University. Dick retired from Raytheon in 2005. Dick's wife, Janey, is the owner of P S Gifts in Fort Walton Beach. They have 4 children and 10 grandchildren and are members of the Shalimar Methodist Church.