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HomeMy Public PortalAbout11-27-2017 Workshop Workshop Meeting November 27, 2017 5:30 p.m. Council Chambers The Workshop Meeting of the Crestview City Council was called to order at 5:30 P.M. Members present were: President J.B. Whitten, Vice President Bill Cox, Joe Blocker, Shannon Hayes. Also present were the honorable Mayor David Cadle, City Clerk Elizabeth Roy, City Attorney Bill Holley department heads and members of the press. Mr. Doug Faircloth is absent due to illness. WORKSHOP Called to Order This workshop was called to order by Mr. Whitten. Pledge of Allegiance The pledge was led the City Clerk, Ms. Roy. Open Workshop The Workshop was open by Mr. Whitten and noted that Councilmember Faircloth was not present due to an illness. Approval of Agenda Public Opportunity on Council Agenda items Discussion of Red Light Cameras Police Chief Taylor presented to Council the importance of the City of Crestview having a Red Light Camera program. This program would be modeled after the current one that the Police Department of Gulf Breeze uses. He informed Council that there would have to be an ordinance establishing the program, a resolution establishing protocols and procedures, an approved vendor contract, establish sites for placement among other items. Police Chief Taylor cited a survey that was done during January of 2016 to show the severity of implanting this program. Discussion ensued on the information presented. Mr. Peter Pauling, Retired Police Chief of the City of Gulf Breeze, then did a presentation on how the red light camera system works in relation to capturing the a driver “running” a red light, issuing a citation, what the camera looks like and the costs of the system. Mr. Pauling noted that when the City of Gulf Breeze implemented the program the reduction of accidents went down significantly. Discussion ensued to the information presented to Council. Mr. Cox asked what the time limit was on the citation after it has been mailed. Mr. Pauling answered sixty (60) days. Discussion ensued. Police Chief Taylor asked for a consensus from Council for him to start the application of a red light camera system and begin program implementation. Discussion ensued. Council gave their consensus for the Chief Taylor to start the process. Update on City Charter Review Ms. Gaillard, Growth Management Director, stated that the proposed Charter has been revised to incorporate the items of concern by the Council in the Special Workshop held on October 30, 2017. The formal approval of the proposed Charter by the Council is the next step necessary in the course of actions that will allow the formal presentation of the document to the public. The approved, proposed Charter will be incorporated in ordinance format and presented to the Council at two public meetings. After the presentation in the latter meeting, the Council will vote on the adoption of the Ordinance. The passage of which, will allow for and direct the submission of the proposed Charter to the electorate. She then reviewed the revisions for Council. Discussion ensued on the information presented. Ms. Gaillard asked for a consensus from the Council, that this can be brought to Council on December 11th for approval. Council gave consensus for the proposed Charter to be presented for approval during the December 11th Council Meeting. Mr. Blocker suggested having Mr. Lux, Supervisor of Elections come and explaining the process to have the proposed Charter voted on. Update on Alcohol Beverage Review Ms. Gaillard, Growth Management Director, gave Council a status report on all Alcohol Beverage holders, their locations, type of establishments and other various elements. So far: 54 parcels with Alcohol Beverage Licenses holders have been confirmed, 61 parcels with Religious Buildings and/or ownership have been confirmed, 9 parcels with daycare establishments have been confirmed, 20 parcels with the Public Schools classification have been confirmed. Discussion ensued relative to the information presented. Traffic Impact Fee Clarification Ms. Gaillard, Growth Management Director, inquired of Council concerning the Traffic Impact Fee. There was a question posed by a prospective developer concerning the Traffic Impact Fees stems from projects which will be assessed transportation fees and development expenses by Okaloosa County and the Florida Department of Transportation as well as the City of Crestview. This question is not addressed in the current ordinance for the Traffic Impact Fee. She then suggested to review the matter and bring it forward in a public meeting, reviewed and brought forward at a workshop or discuss on a per development case. Mr. Hayes stated that he could support having a workshop. Mr. Cox agreed with Mr. Hayes in having a workshop. Mr. Blocker concurs with the other Council members. Discussion ensued. Council gave consensus to have a Workshop for the Traffic Impact Fees. Mr. Steele, Public Services Director, suggested extending the moratorium. His reasoning was that in working with developers, he has been able to get them to do certain road improvements in the areas that they are developing. Discussion ensued. Discussion on Property Maintenance Code Mr. Hayes and Mr. Blocker asked if this item could be tabled for another workshop. Council made a decision to not discuss this item until another workshop due to time. Ms. Gaillard, Growth Management Director informed Council that from January 2017 to November 27, 2017 the Code Enforcement Officers have closed 951 cases and stated other goals that were met by that department. Comments from the Audience There were no comments from the audience. Adjournment This meeting was adjourned by Mr. Whitten at 7:53 p.m. _____________________________ __________________________ Elizabeth M. Roy J B Whitten City Clerk Council President Minutes approve this day of______, 2018. 4 Workshop Minutes 11/27/2017