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HomeMy Public PortalAbout12-11-2017 City Counil MeetingCity Council Meeting December 11, 2017 6:00 PM Council Chambers The Regular Meeting of the Crestview City Council was called to order at 6:00 P.M. Members present were: President J.B. Whitten, Vice President Bill Cox, Shannon Hayes, Joe Blocker, and Doug Faircloth. Also present were the honorable Mayor David Cadle, City Clerk Elizabeth Roy, City Attorney Ben Holley, department heads and members of the press. REGULAR AGENDA Called to Order This meeting was called to order by Mr. Whitten at 6:00 p.m. Invocation: Pastor Donald Stringer and Pledge of Allegiance The invocation and pledge were led by Pastor Donald Stringer of the Set Free Indeed Outreach Ministry. Open Policy making and legislative session Approval of Agenda Mr. Whitten asked any changes and for action by Council for the Agenda. Ms. Roy, City Clerk stated that there were two items on the Agenda to a correction in the Consent Agenda to item “b” and the addition of 14 “e” the First Reading of Ordinance 1631. Mr. Whitten added a change to 13 “a” to ISP not IPS. A motion made by Mr. Hayes to approve the Agenda for the December 11, 2017 Council Meeting with the three noted changes. Seconded by Mr. Blocker with 5 yeas from Mr. Hayes, Mr. Blocker, Mr. Whitten, Mr. Cox, Mr. Faircloth, 0 nays, motion carried. Special Presentations Approval of Minutes Approval of the minutes from the October 9, 2017 Council Meeting and the October 23, 2017 Workshop. Mr. Whitten asked for action by Council. A motion made by Mr. Blocker to approve the minutes from the October 9, 2017 Council Meeting and the October 23, 2017 Workshop. Seconded by Mr. Cox with 5 yeas from Mr. Blocker, Mr. Cox, Mr. Whitten, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Hayes, with 0 nays, motion carried. Public Hearings: Ordinance 1627- 175/185 Share Plan President Whitten asked for the City Clerk to read Ordinance 1627 by title. City Clerk, stated, “Mr. President, Ordinance 1627 reads by title, This is the Second Reading of Ordinance 1627.” President Whitten opened for the Public Hearing. There was no response, President Whitten closed the Public Hearing and asked for action by Council. A motion made by Mr. Hayes to adopt Ordinance 1627 on the Second Reading and send to Council President, Mayor and City Clerk for signatures. Seconded by Mr. Blocker with 5 yeas from Mr. Hayes, Mr. Blocker, Mr. Whitten, Mr. Cox, Mr. Faircloth with 0 nays, motion carried. Public Opportunity on Council Propositions Mr. Jody Smallwood, 321 W. Woodruff Ave, Crestview Fl, employee of the City of Crestview spoke on Agenda item 14 “b”. He feels that the employee buy back would still be a viable option for this year and wanted to know if this request would be granted. Mr. Smallwood noted that the option was taken away 2007 but thinks current employees would benefit greatly from a buy back option. Consent Agenda Approval of invoice from Allen, Norton and Blue in the amount of $7553.20. Approval of invoice from Ben Holley for $4025.00. Approval of Ard, Shirley and Rudolph invoice in the amount of $1522.50. Approval of Christmas Party closing, City Hall. Approval of the Site Construction Plans for Dr. Phil C. Alabata Eye Clinic. Approval of the Site Construction Plans for the Chick-Fil-A restaurant. Acceptance of the Special Warrant Deed for 108+/- SF located at the southeast corner of the McDonald’s USA, LLC parcel located at 302 James Lee Blvd. West. (18-3N-23-0000-0011-0000). Acceptance of a Drainage Easement at the southeast corner of the property described in Item 9 “g”. Approval of the final plat for Redstone commons Phase 2B. Approval of the Proposed Charter Verbiage. Mr. Whitten asked for action by Council. Mr. Hayes noted the approval for Chick-Fil-A in the Consent Agenda. A motion made by Mr. Cox to approve the Consent Agenda items “a”, “b”, “c”, “d”, “e”, “f”, “g”, “h”, “i” and “j”. Seconded by Mr. Blocker with 5 yeas from Mr. Cox, Mr. Blocker, Mr. Whitten, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Hayes with 0 nays, motion carried. Resolutions Resolution 18-04- Out of City Water- Growth Management President Whitten asked for the City Clerk to read Resolution 18-04 by title. City Clerk stated, “Resolution 18-04 reads by title, This is Resolution 18-04.” President Whitten asked for Staff Reports. Ms. Gaillard, Growth Management Director stated that there is already water being serviced to this address. The passage of this resolution will give us the ability to have the new property owners initiate a new services agreement. President Whitten called for action by Council. A motion made by Mr. Blocker to adopt Resolution 18-04. Seconded by Mr. Hayes with 5 yeas from Mr. Blocker, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Whitten, Mr. Cox, Mr. Faircloth with 0 nays, motion carried. Resolution 18-05- Out of City Water- Growth Management President Whitten asked for the City Clerk to read Resolution 18-05 by title. City Clerk stated, “Resolution 18-05 reads by title, This is Resolution 18-05.” President Whitten asked for Staff Reports. Ms. Gaillard, Growth Management Director, stated this is an existing water service that was granted to the Builders and now to the property owners who will initiate their own service agreement. A motion made by Mr. Blocker to adopt Resolution 18-05. Seconded by Mr. Hayes with 5 yeas from Mr. Blocker, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Whitten, Mr. Cox, Mr. Faircloth with 0 nays, motion carried. Committee Reports Scheduled Presentations from the Public Quarterly update from EDC- Nathan Sparks, Executive Director EDC of Okaloosa County Mr. Sparks, the Executive Director of the EDC (Economic Development Council) of Okaloosa County presented to the Council the EDC quarterly report. He stated that the EDC installed new individuals to their roster. Mr. Sparks then spoke about the EDC’s Marketing Initiatives that included the “TeCmen” Industry day, the Destin Fishing Equipment Industry Familiarization Tour in October, the NDIA Air Armament Symposium and the unveiling of the EDC’s website, www.florida-edc.org . He reviewed some of the EDC’s Strategic Initiatives and then ended is update with reviewing the project activity over the last quarter. Discussion ensued relative to the information presented. Spanish Trail Cruisers Car Show- John Colby Mr. John Colby, 550 North Main Street, Crestview Fl, President of the Spanish Trail Cruisers requested of Council the date of April 21, 2018 for the car show that his organization normally holds on Main Street. He also asked for security provided by the Police Department and for Public Services to provide trash cans and barricades. Mr. Whitten asked for action by Council. A motion made by Mr. Blocker to approve the request from the Spanish Trail Cruisers for the date of April 21, 2018. Seconded by Mr. Cox with 5 yeas from Mr. Blocker, Mr. Cox, Mr. Whitten, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Hayes with 0 nays, motion carried. Request from Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce for Health Fair in-kind sponsorship- Christie Cadenhead Ms. Christie Cadenhead, 1447 Commerce Drive, Crestview Fl, Chairman of the Board of the Chamber of Commerce stated that the Chamber is planning for the 11th Annual Community Health Fair that is held at the Community Center with at least seventy-five medical vendors. Those vendors offer several free screenings and information for the attendees. Ms. Cadenhead asked for the City’s continued partnership with this event. The Community Center has been booked for the event to take place on January 19th and 20th. In exchange for a Silver Level sponsorship Ms. Cadenhead requested of Council to waive the rental fees for those two days. The sponsorship is valued at five-hundred dollars. Discussion ensued. A motion made by Mr. Hayes that the request made by the Crestview Chamber of Commerce for the in-kind sponsorship of the Health Fair accepted by the City. Seconded by Mr. Faircloth with 5 yeas from Mr. Hayes, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Whitten, Mr. Cox, Mr. Blocker, with 0 nays, motion carried. Dr. Donald and Pastor Patricia Stringer- Set Free Indeed Outreach Ministry Worldwide Pastor Donald Stringer and Pastor Patricia Stringer, 302 Victory Lane, Crestview Fl, of Set Free Indeed Outreach Ministry Worldwide, informed Council that they will be opening their church doors the 23rd of December. Ms. Stringer stated that she has been very active in the community in helping those who were less fortunate. The couple just wanted the community to know that they were available to accept donations to help them further their cause in helping the community. Project Reports and Comments from Mayor and Council Approval of ISP Agreement Chief Taylor informed Council that he has sent a request in to the ISP (Institute of Senior Professionals) and they informed him that his request would have to come from Council. Council gave consensus for Mr. Whitten to sign the request for the ISP. Discussion of Okaloosa County League of Cities Dinner, January 18, 2018 Ms. Roy, City Clerk informed Council that is the City of Crestview’s turn to sponsor the Okaloosa County League of Cities dinner on January 18, 2018. Warrior’s Hall is booked to hold the event, she is just waiting on the caterer to make contact, the theme will be a winter fest theme but the plan is for the event is to be enjoyable. Mayor Cadle stated that he wanted to thank Sandra Wilson on the Christmas parade, this was her first time organizing the parade. Mr. Hayes stated that last week he was in Orlando for the Legislative Conference and that he attended meetings that concerned the CRA and Home Rule. Mr. Whitten decided to break protocol and let Mr. Johnson speak now instead of at the end because he needed to leave. Mr. Gary Johnson, 398 N Spring Street, Crestview Fl, spoke about his outreach services in the community. Mr. Blocker stated that he gets a constant request about the streets in the City. Mr. Steele, Public Services Director, requested that Mr. Blocker schedule a meeting with him so they can discuss this street request. Mr. Blocker inquired of the Police Chief if there was a curfew in place. Chief Taylor answered that at this time there is no curfew but he will research to be sure. Mr. Cox stated that he read a magazine article titled, “The 25 Fastest Growing Cities in America and the 25 That Are Losing Populations” and in the article the Cities in Okaloosa County were in the twenty-first place for the fastest growing Cities. Mr. Whitten gave a “shout-out” to Joey, the owner of Joey The Jeweler, on Main Street who put on a free movie for children that included free drinks (apple cider, hot chocolate), Santa Claus and a pony. Staff Reports and Recommendations Discussion of CCPAA fundraising- Chief Taylor Chief Taylor informed Council that the CCPAA (Crestview Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni) is a organization that is associated with the Police Department to help raise funds. They have helped raise funds for the Christmas toy program and were recently approached by Walker Elementary to help fundraise for police dogs. Discussion ensued. Ms. Roy suggested that if the future it should be clarified whether donations are going to the City or the CCPAA. Chief Taylor stated that applications such as the one for the Christmas toy program can be changed and all those who donate know that they are giving to the CCPAA for that purpose. Discussion of Annual Leave Buyback- City Clerk Ms. Roy, City Clerk stated that at the last City Council Meeting Captain Smallwood spoke about the topic of selling back annual leave. She then went to explain how salaries are budgeted and how the buy back would work for the City of Crestview. This item can be included in next year’s budget if need be. She then suggested that Council could approve a gift card for all employees. It would be around $15,000.00 to do and that could include employees and Elected Officials. Discussion ensued. A motion made by Mr. Blocker to give each employee a fifty dollar gift car. Seconded by Mr. Hayes with 5 yeas from Mr. Blocker, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Whitten, Mr. Cox, Mr. Faircloth, with 0 nays, motion carried. Presentation by Paul Lux-Supervisor of Elections Mr. Lux, Supervisor of Elections for Okaloosa County reviewed the different options with Council for having the Citizens vote for a referendum to the City Charter. Discussion by Council on referendum options. Discussion ensued amongst Council about the options Mr. Lux presented. A motion made by Mr. Blocker to have the Charter Referendum in August. Seconded by Mr. Hayes with 5 yeas from Mr. Blocker, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Whitten, Mr. Cox, Mr. Faircloth with 0 nays, motion carried. Ordinance 1630-Comp Plan Amendment 17S(First Reading)- Growth Management President Whitten asked the City Clerk to read Ordinance 1630. The City Clerk stated, “Ordinance 1630 reads by title, This is the First Reading of Ordinance 1630.” President Whitten asked for Staff Reports. Ms. Gaillard, Growth Management Director informed Council that this request is dealing with lots 8 and 9 of the Wingard Addition. James and Richard Moulton have submitted the application to request the assignment of Low Density Residential (LDR) Future Land Use Category and Single-Family Dwelling District Zoning designation be placed on the property. The two lots can accommodate four homes. Discussion ensued. President Whitten asked for action by Council. A motion made by Mr. Blocker to adopt Ordinance 1630 on First Reading and move to Second Reading. Seconded by Mr. Cox with 5 yeas from Mr. Blocker, Mr. Cox, Mr. Whitten, Mr. Cox, Mr. Faircloth with 0 nays, motion carried. Ordinance 1631- Rezoning for 17S First Reading- Growth Management President Whitten asked for the City Clerk to read Ordinance 1631. The City Clerk stated, “Ordinance 1631 reads by title, This is the First Reading of Ordinance 1631.” President Whitten asked for Staff Reports. Ms. Gaillard, Growth Management Director, stated that this ordinance is simply rezoning for the previous Ordinance 1630 from Industrial to Single Family Dwelling. President Whitten asked for action by Council. A motion made by Mr. Blocker to adopt Ordinance 1631 on First Reading and move to Second Reading. Seconded by Mr. Hayes with 5 yeas from Mr. Blocker, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Whitten, Mr. Cox, Mr. Faircloth with 0 nays, motion carried. Comments from the Audience The Department Heads wished the Council, Happy Holidays. Mr. Terrance Freeman, 800 W. Monroe St, Jacksonville Fl, of Wiregreen Energy Fund to offer his company services to the City. Mr. Cal Zethmayr, WAAZ, 506 1st Ave, Crestview Fl, gave his thoughts and suggestions on the referendum that will take place in August. Adjournment This meeting was adjourned by Mr. Blocker at 7:53 p.m. _____________________________ __________________________ Elizabeth M. Roy J B Whitten City Clerk Council President Minutes approve this_____ day of , 2018. 2 Minutes 12/11/2017