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News Segment 1
DFS Meeting 10-09-12
The DeFuniak Springs City Council meeting started with several citizen
requests. The DeFuniak Springs Women’s Club asked to make Circle Drive a
closed street for Halloween night. In the past the request has been to make
the roadway one-way to allow parents the ability to take their children
around. The Women’s Club said there have been safety concerns. The Council
agreed the additional safety is needed. The hours will be the same as the
DBPA’s Halloween Happening, from 6pm until 8pm on the 31st. This is an hour
later starting and stopping time than previous years.
The Women’s Club also asked for a reduction of the water expense, saying
they have over $200 in bills at a time when they used no water. This also
includes sewer rates. Council was told there are several months when they
do not use any water, but have to pay the minimum fee. The Club is on a
commercial rate. It was noted the money they pay for water not being used
would help send children to after school care. Mac Work made a motion to
amend the ordinance to allow the 501c3 organizations they fund to be based
on residential rates. The discussion mentioned opening a door for other use
later and how much it would help. The motion failed three to two.
Citing time constraints, but wanting to stay on the committee, Sara
Comander asked to resign as the Tourist and Economic Development Committee
Chair. Kermit Wright asked to have a meal to say “thank you” to the city
employees. The Council renewed the contract for bio-solids sludge from the
waste treatment plant. The city is working on the new water hook-ups. If
you have the pipe in your yard, please be patient. The Council also
approved renewing the agreement with the Walton Economic Development
Alliance.
City manager Sara Bowers presented a report on the costs to operate the
rental facilities based on what it takes the city to provide the opening
and closing for events. The recommendation is to increase the rental fees
slightly. There could also be a yearly increase based on the Consumer Price
Index. This would also provide a mechanism to charge non-profits based on
the costs or costs plus a fee. Henry Ennis said he does not feel this is
the time to go up on rates. Mac Work noted the city pays more in utilities
than they make in rent. The city will change the ordinance to allow
changing rates by resolution.
The DeFuniak Springs Fire Department responded to a structure fire with
people inside. Two firefighters from the city responded to the residence
just outside the city limits. The firefighters, along with a county
firefighter, saved three children and a mother by carrying them out of the
burning building. Another firefighter stayed in the city to make sure it
was protected. DeFuniak Springs Fire Chief Brian Coley said Congressman
Miller, Brad Drake and Marti Coley will present the firefighters with
recognition.
The Council also took time to thank the city employees for their extra
effort in a time much is being cut. The Council noted how they are picking
up the slack.
News Segment 2
OCSO Home Invasion
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of a home
invasion robbery on October 6
th at 1150 Airport Road in Destin.
The 30-year old victim says he was sitting on his couch watching football
around 8:30 p.m. when he heard a knock at the door. When he looked out the
window, he saw a woman and then opened the door. He then noticed another
female outside and saw two men running towards his door.
The victim says he ran towards his bedroom to get a firearm and was knocked
down and hit three or four times.
He says one of the men took his pistol, his cell phone and cash. He told
deputies the suspects got into a Jeep
Cherokee type vehicle and left.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s
Office at 850-651-7400 or
Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers at 850-863-TIPS.
News Segment 3 <http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentView.aspx?DID=4269>
WCSB Agenda
Consent Agenda Items
5.01 - Agreements / Contracts
a. Approval of Contract with Leslie Hulion (M. Harrison)
b. Approval of Contract with Sharie Smith (M. Harrison)
8.05 - Purchasing - Approval of Purchasing Exceeding $25,000.00 (M. Hobbs)
8.10 - Annual Financial Reports - Approval of Annual Financial Report
Replacement of Exhibit C-3 Page 6
8.13 - Financial Audits
a. Approval of Audit: School Board Internal Funds (M. Hobbs)
b. Approval of Audit: Walton County School Board for Fiscal year Ended
June 30, 2011 (M. Hobbs)
10.15 - Charter School Reports
Approval of Charter School Capital Outlay Plans for Seaside Neighborhood
and Walton Academy Schools
14.02 - Communications & Technology Plan - Approval of Communication and
Technology Plan (M. Gardner)
15.01 - Trip (Bus/Van) Requests
a. Approval of Paxton High School Boys Basketball Schedule (J. Hicks)
b. Approval of South Walton High School Students to Travel to Tallahassee,
Florida on October 20, 2012, to
Attend FAMU Open House (J. Hicks)
c. Approval of Walton High School Girls Soccer Schedule, 2012-2013
d. Approval of Walton High School Boys and Girls Basketball Schedules,
2012-2013 (J. Hicks)
e. Approval of South Walton High School for Carey Nick to transport five
(5) students to Livingston, AL to visit the University of West Alabama
Campus on November 8, 2012(J. Hicks)
19.04 - Architectural Services - Approval to Renew Architectural Services
Contracts for an Additional Year 19.07 - Construction Change Orders -
Approval of Emerald Coast Middle School - Eight (8) Classroom Addition
Change Order #2 to Elkins Constructors (M. Gardner)
Action Agenda Items
9.01 - Personnel Recommendations
a. Approval of October 9, 2012 Personnel Recommendations (S. Alford)
b. Approval of October 9, 2012 Personnel Addendum (S. Alford)
9.19 - Evaluation System RTT
Approval of School Leader Evaluation System - State Model (S. Alford)
19.24 - Facilities: Energy Education - Presentation of Energy Education
Program Savings Update (M. Doggett)
19.31 - Five-Year Capital Outlay Plan - Approval of Five Year Capital
Outlay Plan (M. Gardner)
19.40 - Miscellaneous - Presentation of Facility Update (M. Gardner)
25.10 - Education Foundation
Approval of Walton Education Foundation - Board membership List (M. Doggett)
25.35 - Student Expulsions - Approval of Student Expulsion #1213-05 (C.
Anderson)
52.01 - School Board Travel - Approval of School Board Travel, to Tampa,
Florida on November 26-30, 2012 (C. Anderson)
WC BCC Agenda
Approval of Consent Agenda
1. Approve Expenditure Approval List (EAL)
2. Approve Minutes
3. Approve Resolution declaring November 2012 as Pancreatic Cancer
Awareness Month in Walton
County<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6622>
4. MOU between Enterprise Florida, Inc. and Walton County Economic
Development Alliance <http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6623>
5. Approve Funding Agreement with the Walton County Economic Development
Alliance for FY 2012-2013<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6624>
6. Approve FY 2012-2013 Agreement with Liberty Fire
District<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6625>
7. Advertise for RFP for FY 2012-2013 Actuarial Services for GASB 45 as
requested by the Clerk’s
office<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6626>
8. Approve to designate $600.00 from District 1 Recreational Plat Fees for
signs <http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6627>
9. Approve for Chairman to sign Letter of Support for Project Beer’s
re-certification
application<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6628>
10. Approve a Resolution to amend the 2011-2012 budget for unanticipated
excess Tourist Development
Tax<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6629>
<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6629>
LCDR Patrick F. Coleman, Deputy to the Federal on Shore Coordinator Deep
Water Horizon Response Gulf Coast Incident Management Team – Report from
the Coast Guard regarding active shoreline segments in Walton County
Gerry Demers, Interim County Administrator
1. Administration
a. RESTORE Act
1. Approve Resolution and Interlocal Agreement establishing a Gulf
Consortium <http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6630>
2. Appoint Alternate Representative (Director) to serve on Gulf Consortium
3. Establish Structure of Local Restore Council
4. Administrative Coordinator “Staff” position
5. Announcement – the next RESTORE (Gulf Consortium) Meeting will be held
October 22, 2012 in Tallahassee at 1:00 PM at City Hall
Toni Craig, County Attorney
1. Notice of scheduling an Executive Session in the matters of Suzanne
Harris v. Walton County Board of County Commissioners, Walton County Court
Case No. 09-CA-800 and Suzanne Harris v. Walton County Board of County
Commissioners, Walton County Court Case No. 11-CA-1027
Dawn Moliterno, TDC Executive Director
1.Design and Engineering Services for identified additional beach access
parking (Walton Dunes, Santa Clara Phase II, Montego Avenue) from
Preble-Rish <http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6631>
2. Updates
Commissioner Cecilia Jones, District Five
1. Appoint Gerald Burwell to the Design Review
Board<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6632>
Public Comments – please limit comments to five minutes or less
Wayne Dyess, Planning and Development Services Director
LEGISLATIVE ITEMS:
1. RECREATION FEES ORDINANCE - An ordinance amending the Walton County Land
Development Code section 11.03.03 to modify procedure for valuing platted
land for the purpose of calculating recreation impact fees for
subdivisions, providing for severability, and providing an effective
date.<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6633>
<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6633>
2. PRESERVATION FEES ORDINANCE - An ordinance amending the Walton County
Land Development Code section 4.06.02 to modify a procedure for valuing
land area for the purpose of calculating preservation buy out fees for
subdivisions, providing for severability, and providing an effective
date.<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6633>
3. LSA 12-01.01 - Walton County is requesting the adoption of a Large Scale
Text Amendment to Walton County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element
Policy L-1.4.4 Neighborhood Commercial, to modify the location criteria for
new Neighborhood Commercial future land use map designations to allow new
designations in the Route 30A Scenic Corridor on DeFuniak Street in Grayton
Beach south of CR 30A and north of Pine
Street.<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6633>
4. LSA 12-01.04 - Walton County is requesting the adoption of a Large Scale
Text Amendment to Walton County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element
Policy L-1.4.10 Light Industrial, to modify the location criteria for new
Light Industrial future land use map designations to include a requirement
to establish compatibility through a compatibility analysis and to remove
the requirement that they be located on a major collector or arterial
roadway with immediate access to the regional roadway
network.<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6633>
5. Sugar Sand Lane Plat - Project number 12-00300002 is a plat application
submitted by Emerald Coast Associates, Inc., for a four (4) lot
single-family subdivision (DO# 05-00100066) on 0.48 acres with a future
land use of Village Mixed Use. The project is located at the southeast
corner of the intersection of CR 30A and Sugar Sand Lane, identified by
parcel number 24-3S-19-25120-000-0146.<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6633>
6. WRM Ventures Plat - Project number 12-00300009 is a plat application
submitted by WRM Ventures, LLC, for a seven (7) unit commercial subdivision
on 9.92 acres with a future land use of Light Industrial. The project is
located approximately 0.25 miles north of US Highway 98 and Old Blue
Mountain road, identified by parcel number
25-2S-20-33190-000-0160.<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6633>
7. Villas at Inlet Beach Re-Plat - Project number 12-00300006. This is a
replat application submitted by Emerald Coast Associates, Inc., requesting
approval for a re-platting of 10 existing lots to 8 lots and the common
area of Villas at Inlet Beach on approximately 2.1 +/- acres with a future
land use of NPA/infill. The site is located south of Winston Lane on the
Gulf of Mexico and identified by parcel number
36-3S-18-16115-000-0010.<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6633>
QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEMS: <http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6633>
8. Sunset Villas Replat - Project number 11-00300003 being reviewed by
Jason Bryan. This is a re-plat application submitted by Gulf Coast
Community Bank, re-plating lot 8-12 of Sunset Villas lots on 0.458 +/-
acres with a future land use of Residential Preservation. The project is
identified by parcel number
28-3S-18-16150-000-0080.<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6633>
9. Park Avenue West PUD - Project number 11-001-00006 being reviewed by
Jason Bryan, with Scenic Corridor Review by Mac Carpenter. This is a major
development application, submitted by Inlet Beach Capital Investments,
requesting site plan and development design approval for a planned unit
development consisting of 4,800 square feet of commercial space and three
(3) single family lots. The site is approximately 0.82 acres with a future
land use of Neighborhood Planning Area/Infill within the Inlet Beach
Neighborhood Planning Area. The site is located on the south side of
Highway 98 and abutting West Park Place, approximately 0.4 miles south of
the Orange Street, more particularly identified as parcel identification
number 36-3S-18-16100-000-1720.<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6633>
News Segment 4
<http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentView.aspx?DID=4269>
Looking for the arrest report? http://jailpublic.co.walton.fl.us. This is
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The FSU Seminoles will host Boston College on Saturday, October 13th.
Pre-game at 2:30 pm. Kick-off at 4:30 pm. Go Noles!
The Rotary Club of DeFuniak Springs is holding a Night Golf Tournament on
Friday, October 26th at the DeFuniak Springs Country Club. Come play golf
in the moonlight using lit golf balls and specially marked greens.
Registration begins at 5:30 pm. Shotgun start at dark. BBQ Pork will be
served from 6-7 pm. The entry fee is $45 per person and includes 3
mulligan, string, cart, green fees, and meal. For more information or to
register, contact Robert Harrington at 801-498-0029.
Obituaries - Listen in the morning, just after noon and the 4pm hour
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Mr. Homer Smith Jr., age 79, of DeFuniak Springs passed away Sunday,
October 7. A time of visitation will be held 6:00~8:00 PM, Tuesday,
October 9, at Clary-Glenn Funeral Home Chapel; 230 Park Avenue, DeFuniak
Springs, Florida 32435. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM,
Thursday, October 11, at Old Union Cemetery in Wray, Georgia. Floral
arrangements are being accepted. You may go online to view obituaries,
offer condolences and sign guest book at www.clary-glenn.com. Clary-Glenn
Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
Ewell Lee Tadlock went to be with the Lord on October 4th. Rev. Michael
Tadlock will officiate a private farewell ceremony at New Hope Cemetery
near Bonifay on Friday, October 7th.
Mr. Auburn Carl Ward, age 79, passed away Friday, October 5. A time of
visitation will be held 6-8 pm Monday at Clary-Glenn Funeral Home. Funeral
services will be held at 10 am, Tuesday, October 9 at Clary-Glenn Funeral
Home. Floral arrangements are being accepted. You may go online to view
obituaries, offer condolences and sign guest book at www.clary-glenn.com.
Clary-Glenn Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
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