AGENDA
WALTON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
October 14, 2014
Walton County Solid Waste Facility
4:00 PM Opening Comments
Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag
Invocation
Recognition
Call to Order
Consider Additions/Deletions
Deletions:
Under County Administrator
e. Update on the Freeport Fire Proposal
Approval of Agenda with additional and/or deletions
Public Comments – please limit comments to five minutes or less
Items removed from Consent Agenda for further discussion
Approval of Consent Agenda
1. Clerk’s Items:
1. Approve Expenditure Approval List (EAL)
2. Approve Minutes of July 8, 2014 Special Meeting; September 9, 2014 Special Meeting (Executive Session at 2:30 PM); September 9, 2014 Special Meeting (Executive Session at 3:00 PM); September 3, 2014 Workshop; September 22, 2014 Budget Hearing; and September 23, 2014 Regular Meeting
2. Administrative Items:
1. Approve to surplus/dispose of several items from the Library, Supervisor of Elections, Planning & Development Services and the Property Appraiser’s Office
2. Approve to re-appoint Commissioner Sara Comander to serve on the Gulf Consortium Executive Board
3. Approve to use District 1 Recreational Plat Fee Funds, not to exceed $3,000, for a handicap handrail at Cowford Landing Board Ramp
4. Approve to advertise and hold a Special Meeting on November 18, 2014 at 9:00 AM at the Walton County Courthouse in DeFuniak Springs to reorganize the Board and appoint representatives to serve on various Boards and Committees
5. Approve a Resolution declaring October as Manufacturing Month in Walton County
6. Approve purchase of office furniture for newly elected Commissioner Cecilia Jones
7. Approve Quarterly Report for the Fourth Quarter July, August and September 2014 from the Life Enrichment Senior Center
3. Budget Amendment Resolutions/Transfers:
1. Approve to advertise and hold a Public Hearing on October 28, 2014 to bring $321,000.00 in Law Enforcement Automation Funds into the FY 2015 Budget to replace IT hardware for the Sheriff’s Office
4. Agreements/Contracts:
1. Approve Amendment to Contract No. 014-015 – Pine Tree Replanting at
the Landfill due to clerical error in Scope of Work
2. Approve the Primary Care Award Alternative LIP Letter of Agreement for
the Walton County Health Department in the amount of $189,150.00
3. Approve the Enhanced CHDs Alternative LIP Letter of Agreement for the
Health Department (Coastal Branch) in the amount of $173,694.00
4. Approve FY 2014-2015 Federal Election Activities Grant and allow the
Chairman to sign the Certificate regarding matching funds and equipment as
requested by the Supervisor of Elections
4:05 PM Larry D. Jones, County Administrator
- 1. Administration
- a. Walton County Wellness Program
- b. Request to allow staff develop Request for Qualifications for the design of the South Walton Sports Complex
- c. County office/Sheriff substation at Mossy Head Industrial Park
- d. Consider holding a Special Meeting on October 28, 2014 prior to the Regular Board Meeting to hear presentations from AVCON regarding the Parking Needs Assessment and from Government Services Group regarding the Tax Increment Financing Report
- e. Update on the Freeport Fire Proposal
- 2. Public Works
- a. Request approval to seek construction bids in relation to road construction, stormwater pond construction and sewer and water line extensions for the Mossy Head Industrial Park
- b. Request approval of Change Order No. 4 to Contract No. 013-020-CR 2 Phase I & II – a decrease in contract price in the amount of $8,899.64
- c. Request approval of Change Order No. 3 to Contract No. 013-023-CR 2 Phase III, extension in contract days due to weather, holidays and extra work
- d. ITB#014-022 – Widening and Resurfacing of CR 3280 from Magnolia Lodge Road to SR 20 (SCRAP)
- e. Request to approve and award ITB#014-032 for the purchase of one back-up diesel generator for the Public Works Building, to low bidder – not to exceed $42,000.00
- f. Request direction and/or approval for Task Work Order No. 14-011 – Professional Engineering Services for Evaluation of April 20, 2014 Storm Event with Tetra Tech; Atkins, Inc. and Preble-Rish, Inc.
- g. Request approval of Cooperative Agreement between Okaloosa County and Walton County regarding County Line Road
1. ITB#014-025 – Legion Park Boat Ramp Improvements – award and approve Contract to
RBM Contracting in the amount of $57,573.00
2. Request to initiate purchase process for parking lot located in Gulf Place according to the
Property Acquisition Ordinance
3. Request to advertise and hold a Public Hearing on October 28, 2014 for a Budget Amendment
to move $250,000 from Emerging Marketing Reserves to Promoting or Recruiting for
additional air service to the Walton County area
4. Updates
4:30 PM Mark Davis, County Attorney
1. Request to advertise and hold a Public Hearing on October 28, 2014 to consider an Ordinance
recognizing and formalizing the Inlet Beach Water System, Inc.’s exclusive franchise to
operate and maintain a public water supply and sewage collection and disposal system in
Walton County
2. Request to approve 8[SUP]th[/SUP] Supplement to Amended and Restate Franchise Agreement conditional
upon receipt of consent from bond insurer insuring the existing bonds
3. Request to advertise and hold a Public Hearing to consider amending §22-54(g), Walton
County Code of Ordinances providing clarification on which items are prohibited from
remaining on the beach (Beach Activities Ordinance)
4. Request approval of a letter to the Florida Attorney General and authorization for the
Chairman to sign the letter seeking opinion regarding use of TDC tax funds for parks
5. Request approval to purchase legal software in the amount of $17,500.00
6. Request to review and ratify Litigation Matrix
7. Request to approve Settlement Agreement and General Release in Margaretten v. Walton
County
8. Request to approve Contract for Sale and Purchase of Real Property – Forest View, LLC
(South Walton Sports Complex)
9. Request to advertise and hold a Public Hearing to consider an Ordinance granting an
Economic Development Tax Exemption to Empire Truck Sales, LLC
4:40 PM Vice-Chair Cindy Meadows, District Five
4:45 PM Commissioner Sara Comander, District Four
1. Update on the NRDA Restoration Projects
4:50 PM Commissioner Bill Imfeld, District Three
4:55 PM Commissioner Kenneth Pridgen, District Two
5:00 PM Chairman W.N. “Bill” Chapman, District One
1. Approve a Resolution proclaiming support for the designation of Walton County as a
“Purple Heart County”
5:05 PM Additional Public Comments - please limit comments to five minutes or less
Agenda Recap - Staff Review of Directives
5:10 PM Planning and Development Services 1. RFQ #014-027 - Hazard Mitigation Program Grant Writer – request to reject all proposals 2. Request approval to advertise for Request for Qualifications for Consulting Services for Emergency Planning, Disaster Recovery, Hazard Mitigation and RESTORE Act Grant Program Services Adjourn