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MINUTES
OF THE
OKALOOSA
COUNTY
LEAGUE
OF CITIES
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS MEETING
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 6, 2003
CALL
TO ORDER
Mayor
Carroll called the meeting to order at
12:00
noon
at Cinco
Bayou
Town Hall.
PRESENT
Mayor
Sara Carroll - Cinco Bayou (President)
Councilwoman
Brenda Bush - Crestview
Mayor
Craig Barker - Destin
Mayor
Glenda Glover -
Fort Walton Beach
(Secretary/Treasurer)
Councilwoman
Fay Miller - Laurel Hill
Mayor
Gary Combs - Shalimar
Commissioner
Heyward Strong -
Valparaiso
Commissioner
Elaine Tucker - County
ABSENT
Mayor
John Thomas - Mary Esther (Vice-President)
Councilman
Al Swihart - Niceville
ALSO
PRESENT
Helen
Spencer, City Clerk -
Fort Walton Beach
MINUTES
Commissioner
Strong moved to approve the
January 9, 2003
Board of Director’s minutes. Mayor
Glover seconded motion and it carried unanimously.
TREASURER'S
REPORT
Mayor
Glover gave the Treasurer’s Report as follows:
current balance of $3,140.63 with a payment to Two Trees
Restaurant for $1,128.90, to the Department of State for $61.25, and to
Bon Appetit for $90.14.
Commissioner
Strong moved to approve the Treasurer's Report.
Mayor Combs seconded motion and it carried unanimously.
LEGISLATIVE
FORUM RECAP
A
brief discussion was held on the low turnout by the Legislators at the
Legislative Reception held Saturday, January 25.
It was noted the last Legislative Reception held in September had
a good turnout by the Legislators.
Mayor
Glover moved that the Legislative Reception be held annually in
September beginning with September 2003.
Councilwoman Bush seconded motion and it carried unanimously.
OCLOC
WEB SITE
Mayor
Combs recapped the presentation given last month on establishing an
Okaloosa County League of Cities web site.
The presentation given included the costs involved as follows:
$35.00 per year for the domain name; $10.00 to $50.00 month
hosting service; $345.00 flat fee to create the web site pages, up to 20
pages; and $10.00 monthly maintenance fee (after the first year) to
include secretarial support for
recording and publishing agenda and minutes; for a total cost of
approximately $500.00 for the first year and approximately $275.00 a
year cost thereafter.
Commissioner
Strong moved that the
Okaloosa
County
League of Cities proceed with the creation of an OCLOC web site at a
cost not to exceed $500. Mayor
Glover seconded motion and it carried unanimously.
A
one-year contract will be drawn up with Tina Smith to develop the OCLOC
web site for an amount not to exceed $500.00.
LEGISLATIVE
DAY
Commissioner
Strong gave a report on the Legislative Day held
February 4, 2003
in preparation for the Legislative Action Day.
Commissioner Strong suggested that Joel Blackwell, a consultant
on contract by the Florida League of Cities, be invited to speak at the
March dinner meeting to give a grass roots briefing and to train elected
officials who plan to attend the Legislative lobbying sessions.
The Board agreed that Commissioner Strong work to set up a
briefing/training session with Joel Blackwell to give training on grass
roots lobbying at the March dinner meeting.
NLC
LEGAL EXPENSE FUND
Mayor
Glover mentioned the NLC is requesting voluntary contributions of 5% of
the annual dues from NLC members that will be contributed toward a Legal
Expense Fund. Mayor Glover
noted the NLC is creating a new Legal Expense Fund that will cover legal
fees of carefully selected litigation on behalf of cities and towns
where Court decisions or regulatory ruling, either favorable or
unfavorable, could have a significant impact on a large number of
municipalities across the country. It
was noted that some Cities/Towns in OCLOC are not members of NCL. No
action was taken on this item.
ANNOUNCEMENTS/REPORTS
FROM CITIES
Cinco
Bayou - Mayor Carrol reported on new construction that will take
place. She also mentioned that Cinco Bayou was rejected on their
CRA application because, according to the State Department of Revenue,
there has never been any retail sales in the Town of Cinco Bayou that
brought in any revenue due to the fact that the 86 businesses in Cinco
Bayou could not be identified because they have a Fort Walton Beach zip
code.
Crestview
- Councilwoman Bush mentioned the election on March 11th to elect the
Mayor and all Council members. She reported on the dedication for
the Veterans' Memorial that will be held in March.
Destin
- Mayor Barker reported they would have the State of the City address on
February 24th. He also reported on the beach re-nourishment
project that Destin is contemplating.
Fort Walton Beach
– Mayor Glover reported the police have moved into the new building
with a ribbon cutting to be held in July and renovations are proceeding
on the Fire Department. She
reported on the private sector businesses that are opening in our
downtown area. She mentioned
the election on March 11th to elect four Council members.
Additionally, she mentioned the Golf Course problems.
Laurel
Hill – Councilwoman Miller reported Laurel Hill recognized Ola
Richbourg as the citizen of the year.
She also mentioned the Town is applying for a grant.
Shalimar
– Mayor Combs said the Town was progressing along with no problems.
Further, they would like to annex the businesses located on
Eglin Parkway
and are considering tasking their Town Attorney to look into possible
options.
Valparaiso
– Commissioner Strong reported TDC is trying to award them another
grant for $25,000. He also
mentioned he is working with the FLC and the TDC to schedule some type
of conference to be held at the new convention center.
Okaloosa
County
– Commissioner Tucker reported there would be a workshop on February
11th to discuss a Taxi Cab ordinance and the Animal Control
Services. She encouraged
everyone to contact his or her
County
Commissioners
about anything that comes up.
MARCH
MEETING
The
next meeting will be held on Thursday, March 6, at
12:00 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Being
no further business, the meeting adjourned at
1:00 p.m.
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