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June 27, 2022
6:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
1. Call to Order
The Regular Meeting of the Crestview City Council was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by
Mayor JB Whitten. Board members present: Mayor Pro Tem Andrew Rencich, Council
members: Doug Capps, Cynthia Brown, and Joe Blocker. Also present: City Manager Tim
Bolduc, City Clerk Maryanne Schrader, City Attorney Jonathan Holloway, and various
staff members. Council member Shannon Hayes was excused.
2. Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance
2.1. Pastor Jeff Childers, the Shepherd's Church
The Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance was led by Pastor Jeff Childers of the
Shepherd's Church.
3. Open Policy Making and Legislative Session
Mayor JB Whitten went over the rules of procedure and noted there was a quorum.
4. Approve Agenda
Mayor JB Whitten called for action.
Motion by Council member Andrew Rencich and seconded by Council member Joe
Blocker to approve the agenda, as presented.
Roll Call: Joe Blocker, Cynthia Brown, Andrew Rencich, Douglas Capps. All ayes.
Motion carried.
5. Presentations and Reports
Mayor JB Whitten called Chief McCosker forward to recognize the award recipients.
Chief McCosker called Officer Tyler Dean forward who was recognized as the Officer of
the Quarter. He mentioned Officer Dean is a second -generation police officer, as well as
the K-9 trainer.
Mayor JB Whitten stated he is proud of the Crestview Police Department highlighting their
teamwork.
Mayor Whitten called Hannah Wilburn, All In Credit Union, forward. She recognized the
Employee of the Quarter, Officer Tyler Culbertson. Hannah congratulated Officer
Culbertson for the "Strongest Link" award with a $100 check in appreciation of his work.
Mayor Whitten called Mary Henderson, from Utility Billing, forward to receive her award
and thanked her for what she does in contributing to the success of the community.
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6. Consent A enda
Mayor JB Whitten called for action.
Motion by Council member Cynthia Brown and seconded by Council member Joe Blocker
to approve the Consent Agenda, as presented.
Roll Call: Joe Blocker, Cynthia Brown, Andrew Rencich, Douglas Capps Ayes: None
Nays: All ayes. Motion carried.
6.1. Approval of May 23, 2022 City Council minutes
6.2. Approval of June 13, 2022 City Council Minutes
6.3. Budget Amendment
A Resolution of the City of Crestview, Florida, amending the CRA Budget for Fiscal
Year 2022 to better reflect Revenues and Expenditures, and Providing for an
Effective Date.
6.4. Purchase of three zero turn mowers through State Contract from Crestview Ready
Rent & Sales
6.5. Purchase of Slope Mowers through State Sheriffs Association Contract
7. Public Hearings / Ordinances on Second Reading,
7.1. Ordinance 1875 - John King Road Annexation
Senior Planner Nicholas Schwendt introduced Ordinance 1875 - John King Road
Annexation. He
stated the next three ordinances relate to the John King Road project. The property is
zoned mixed use, which is consistent with surrounding property.
Senior Planner Nicholas Schwendt asked the City Clerk to read the ordinance.
City Clerk Maryanne Schrader read the Ordinance by Title: An Ordinance Annexing
to the City of Crestview, Florida, ± 0.94 Acres of Contiguous Lands Located In
Section 32, Township 3 North, Range 23 West, and Being Described As Set Forth
Herein; Providing For Authority; Providing For Land Description; Providing For
Boundary; Providing For Land Use And Zoning Designation; Providing For
Amendment to the Base, Land Use and Zoning Maps; Providing For a
Comprehensive Plan Amendment; Providing For Filing With the Clerk of Circuit
Court of Okaloosa County, the Chief Administrative Officer of Okaloosa County and
the Florida Department of State; Providing For Severability; Providing For
Scrivener's Errors; Providing For Liberal Interpretation; Providing For Repeal of
Conflicting Codes and Ordinances; and Providing For an Effective Date.
Mayor JB Whitten asked for comment from the Council and public and hearing none
called for action.
Motion by Council member Andrew Rencich and seconded by Council member
Douglas Capps to adopt Ordinance 1875 - John King annexation on second reading.
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Roll Call: Joe Blocker, Cynthia Brown, Andrew Rencich, Douglas Capps. All ayes.
Motion carried.
7.2. Ordinance 1876 - John King Road Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Senior Planner Nicholas Schwendt introduced Ordinance 1876 - John King Road
Comprehensive Plan Amendment.
Senior Planner Nicholas Schwendt asked the City Clerk to read the ordinance.
City Clerk Maryanne Schrader read the Ordinance by Title: An Ordinance of the City
of Crestview, Florida, Amending its Adopted Comprehensive Plan; Providing For
Authority; Providing For Findings of Fact; Providing For Purpose; Providing For
Changing the Future Land Use Designation From Okaloosa County Mixed Use to
Commercial (C) on Approximately 0.94 Acres, More or Less, In Section 32,
Township 3 North, Range 23 West; Providing For Future Land Use Map
Amendment; Providing For Severability; Providing For Scrivener's Errors; Providing
For Liberal Interpretation; Providing For Repeal of Conflicting Codes and
Ordinances; and Providing For an Effective Date.
Mayor JB Whitten called for comment from the Council and the public. In hearing
none, he called for action.
Motion by Council member Andrew Rencich and seconded by Council member
Cynthia Brown to adopt Ordinance 1876 - John King Road Comprehensive Plan
Amendment on second reading.
Roll Call: Joe Blocker, Cynthia Brown, Andrew Rencich, Douglas Capps. All ayes.
Motion carried.
7.3. Ordinance 1877 - John King Road Rezoning
City Attorney Jonathan Holloway swore in Senior Planner Nicholas Schwendt for the
quasi-judicial segments of the meeting.
Senior Planner Nicholas Schwendt introduced Ordinance 1877 - John King Road
Rezoning and requested that the staff report be entered into the record - On April 27,
2022, staff received an application to annex and to amend the comprehensive plan
and zoning designations for property located on John King Road. The subject
property is currently located within unincorporated Okaloosa County with a future
land use and zoning designation of Mixed Use. The application requests the
Commercial High -Intensity District (C-2) zoning designation for the property. The
Planning and Development Board recommended approval on June 6, 2022, and the
first reading was approved by the City Council on June 13, 2022. The subject
property is currently vacant, and a development application has not been submitted.
Based on the requested land -use and zoning designations, the property could be
developed for commercial use. Staff reviewed the request for rezoning and finds the
following: The proposed zoning is consistent with the proposed future land use
designation; the uses within the requested zoning district are compatible with uses in
the adjacent zoning districts; the requested use is not substantially more or less
intense than allowable development on adjacent parcels. Courtesy notices were
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mailed to property owners within 300 feet of the subject property on May 16, 2022.
The property was posted on May 24, 2022. An advertisement ran in the Crestview
News Bulletin on May 26 and June 2, 2022.
Senior Planner Nicholas Schwendt asked the City Clerk to read the ordinance.
City Clerk Maryanne Schrader read the Ordinance by Title: An Ordinance of the City
of Crestview, Florida, Providing For the Rezoning of 0.94 Acres, More or Less, of
Real Property, Located In Section 32, Township 3 North, Range 23 West, From The
Okaloosa County Mixed Use Zoning District To The Commercial High -Intensity
District (C-2) Zoning District; Providing For Authority; Providing For The Updating
Of The Crestview Zoning Map; Providing For Severability; Providing For
Scrivener's Errors; Providing For Liberal Interpretation; Providing For Repeal Of
Conflicting Codes And Ordinances; and Providing For an Effective Date.
Mayor JB Whitten called for comment from the Council.
Council member C. Brown mentioned she has driven by the area.
Mayor JB Whitten called for comment from the public. In hearing none, he called
for action.
Motion by Council member Joe Blocker and seconded by Council member Douglas
Capps to adopt Ordinance 1877 - John King Road Rezoning on second reading.
Roll Call: Joe Blocker, Cynthia Brown, Andrew Rencich, Douglas Capps. All ayes.
Motion carried.
7.4. Ordinance 1878 - Williams Avenue East Annexation
Senior Planner Nicholas Schwendt introduced Ordinance 1878 - Williams Avenue
East Annexation. He stated the property is located in an unincorporated area. The city
will see positive financial impacts.
Senior Planner Nicholas Schwendt asked the City Clerk to read the ordinance.
City Clerk Maryanne Schrader read the Ordinance by Title: An Ordinance Annexing
to the City of Crestview, Florida, ± 0.69 Acres of Contiguous Lands Located in
Section 21, Township 3 North, Range 23 West, and Being Described as Set. Forth
Herein; Providing For Authority; Providing For Land Description; Providing For
Boundary; Providing For Land Use And Zoning Designation; Providing For
Amendment to the Base, Land Use and Zoning Maps; Providing For a
Comprehensive Plan Amendment; Providing for Filing with the Clerk of Circuit
Court of Okaloosa County, the Chief Administrative Officer of Okaloosa County and
the Florida Department of State; Providing for Severability; Providing For
Scrivener's Errors; Providing For Liberal Interpretation; Providing For Repeal of
Conflicting Codes and Ordinances; and Providing For an Effective Date.
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Mayor JB Whitten called for comment from the Council and the public. In hearing
none, he called for action.
Motion Council member Joe Blocker and seconded by Council member Andrew
Rencich to adopt Ordinance 1878 - Williams Avenue East Annexation on second
reading.
Roll Call: Joe Blocker, Cynthia Brown, Andrew Rencich, Douglas Capps. All ayes.
Motion carried.
7.5. Ordinance 1879 - Williams Avenue East Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Senior Planner Nicholas Schwendt introduced Ordinance 1879 - Williams Avenue
Comprehensive Plan amendment.
Senior Planner Nicholas Schwendt asked the City Clerk to read the ordinance.
City Clerk Maryanne Schrader read the Ordinance by Title: An Ordinance of the City
of Crestview, Florida, Amending Its Adopted Comprehensive Plan; Providing For
Authority; Providing For Findings of Fact; Providing For Purpose; Providing For
Changing the Future Land Use Designation From Okaloosa County Low Density
Residential to Residential (R) on Approximately 0.69 Acres, More Or Less, In
Section 21, Township 3 North, Range 23 West; Providing For Future. Land Use Map
Amendment; Providing For Severability; Providing For Scrivener's Errors; Providing
For Liberal Interpretation; Providing For Repeal of Conflicting Codes And
Ordinances; and Providing For An Effective Date.
Mayor JB Whitten called for comment from the Council and the public. In hearing
none, he called for action.
Motion by Council member Cynthia Brown and seconded by Council member
Douglas Capps to adopt Ordinance 1879 - Williams Avenue East Comprehensive
Plan amendment on second reading.
Roll Call: Joe Blocker, Cynthia Brown, Andrew Rencich, Douglas Capps. All ayes.
Motion carried.
7.6. Ordinance 1880 - Williams Avenue East Rezoning
Senior Planner Nicholas Schwendt introduced Ordinance 1880 - Williams Avenue
East Rezoning and requested that the staff report be entered into the record — On May
17, 2022, staff received an application to annex and to amend the comprehensive plan
and zoning designations for property located at 760 Williams Avenue East. The
subject property is currently located within unincorporated Okaloosa County with a
future land use and zoning designation of Low Density Residential and Residential -1,
respectively. The application requests the Single and Multi -Family Density Dwelling
District (R-3) zoning designation for the property. The Planning and Development
Board recommended approval on June 6, 2022, and the first reading was approved by
the City Council on June 13, 2022. The subject property is currently developed for
residential use and a development application has not been submitted. Based on the
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requested land -use and zoning designations, the property use will continue as a
residence. Staff reviewed the request for rezoning and finds the following: The
proposed zoning is consistent with the proposed future land use designation; the uses
within the requested zoning district are compatible with uses in the adjacent zoning
districts; the requested use is not substantially more or less intense than allowable
development on adjacent parcels. Courtesy notices were mailed to property owners
within 300 feet of the subject property on May 17, 2022. The property was posted on
May 24, 2022. An advertisement ran in the Crestview News Bulletin on May 26 and
June 2, 2022.
Senior Planner Nicholas Schwendt asked the City Clerk to read the ordinance.
City Clerk Maryanne Schrader read the Ordinance by Title: An Ordinance of the City
of Crestview, Florida, Providing For the Rezoning Of 0.69 Acres, More Or Less, Of
Real Property, Located In Section 21, Township 3 North, Range 23 West, From The
Okaloosa County Residential -1 Zoning District To The Single And Multi -Family
Density Dwelling District (R-3) Zoning District; Providing For Authority; Providing
For The Updating Of The Crestview Zoning Map; Providing For Severability;
Providing For Scrivener's Errors; Providing For Liberal Interpretation; Providing For
Repeal Of Conflicting Codes And Ordinances; And Providing For An Effective Date.
Mayor JB Whitten called for comment from the Council and the public. In hearing
none, he called for action.
Motion by Council member Joe Blocker and seconded by Council member Cynthia
Brown to adopt Ordinance 1880- Williams Avenue East Rezoning on second reading.
Roll Call: Joe Blocker, Cynthia Brown, Andrew Rencich, Douglas Capps. All ayes.
Motion carried.
7.7. Ordinance 1881 - Robinson Avenue East Vacation
Senior Planner Nicholas Schwendt introduced Ordinance 1881 — Robinson Avenue
East Vacation. He mentioned the alley serves no use to the public, and the city will
reserve a non-exclusive perpetual easement to access utilities.
Senior Planner Nicholas Schwendt asked the City Clerk to read the ordinance.
City Clerk Maryanne Schrader read the Ordinance by Title: An Ordinance of the City
of Crestview, Florida, Vacating and Abandoning the Alleyway Lying Between Lots 1
Through 3 and 7 Through 9 of Block 12, Edney's Third Addition, As Shown On The
Plat Recorded In Plat Book 1, Page 126 of the Public Records of Okaloosa County,
Florida; Providing For Update of the Crestview Base, Zoning and Land Use Maps;
Providing For Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances; Providing For Filing of This
Ordinance with the Clerk of Circuit Court of Okaloosa County; Providing For
Severability; and Providing For an Effective Date.
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Mayor JB Whitten called for comment from the Council and the public. In hearing
none, he called for action.
Motion by Council member Joe Blocker and seconded by Council member Andrew
Rencich to adopt Ordinance 1881 — Robinson Avenue East Vacation on second
reading.
Roll Call: Joe Blocker, Cynthia Brown, Andrew Rencich, Douglas Capps. All ayes.
Motion carried.
8. Ordinances on First Reading - Nothing brought forward.
9. Resolutions — Nothing brought forward.
10. Action Items
10.1. Salary - Budget
City Manager Tim Bolduc recommend inflationary measures to assist the employees.
He has positions throughout the city where the employees are primary providers and
having problems making ends meet. He said a panel evaluated our pay and
surrounding jurisdictions to ensure we are competitive in the market. Some
jurisdictions have made salary amendments, so a hybrid method was chosen to
provide $1,000 one-time only check and a 3% increase for staff below the director's
level. The details were sent out to Council prior to tonight's meeting. Additionally,
we will freeze some spending from now until the end of the year.
After discussion, the Council voiced their support, and City Manager T. Bolduc
stated Council member Hayes had expressed his support, as well.
Discussion ensued regarding the employees selling PTO. City Manager T. Bolduc in
concurrence with Finance Director G. Toussaint responded that the city had money in
reserves to be able to make the adjustments. Council concurred with allowing
employees the option of selling their PTO.
City Manager T. Bolduc voiced his appreciation to the Council adding our employees
are our greatest assets.
Motion by Council member Andrew Rencich and seconded by Council member
Douglas Capps to approve and accept staff recommendation for the salary
amendment and to allow staff to utilize the PTO reserves.
Roll Call: Joe Blocker, Cynthia Brown, Andrew Rencich, Douglas Capps. All ayes.
Motion carried.
11.
City Clerk Report - City Clerk M. Schrader reminded Council to submit their Form 1 by
July 1St
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12. City Manager Report
City Manager T. Bolduc updated Council on the Bowers and Field Affordable Housing
project stating he would like to acquire the property across the street in the amount of
$20,000. He added the house is currently a code enforcement case. The return on
investment would be six one -bedroom apai tiiients, adding we have the money in the
budget.
Motion by Council member Joe Blocker and seconded by Council member Andrew
Rencich to approve the City Manager to enter into an agreement to purchase Lot 6 and
relocate the residents per staff recommendation.
Roll Call: Joe Blocker, Cynthia Brown, Andrew Rencich, Douglas Capps. All ayes.
Motion carried.
13. Comments from the Mayor and Council
Mayor JB Whitten asked for comments from the Council.
Council member C. Brown invited all to the 4th of July celebration at Twin Hills Park.
Mayor Whitten mentioned that Juneteenth was a great success. We set the example for the
rest of the County.
He added we swore in two police chaplains - Pastor Josh Neel of Hope City Community
Church and Pastor Darlene Haynes-Scheuermann of Kingdom Life Worship and Training
Center.
14. Comments from the Audience
Mayor JB Whitten asked for comments from the public. No one came forward.
15. Adjournment
Mayor JB Whitten adjourned the meeting at 6:42 p.m.
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