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MINUTES Board of County Commissioners

Tuesday, December 17, 2019@ 9:00 AM DeFuniak Springs Board Room

Regular Meeting

COMMISSIONER ATTENDANCE PRESENT: Commissioner Bill Chapman, Commissioner Danny Glidewell,

Commissioner Melanie Nipper, Commissioner Trey Nick, and Commissioner Tony Anderson

STAFF PRESENT: Larry Jones, County Administrator, and Sidney Noyes, County Attorney

OPENING COMMENTS Chairman Chapman welcomed those in attendance.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG AND INVOCATION

RECOGNITION OF GUESTS Chairman Chapman recognized Ms. Rhonda Skipper, Tax Collector, who was present.

Chairman Chapman recognized Mr. Bud Day and Mr. Kaleb Morain, District Manager for Waste Management. Mr. Day stated pickup would run one day behind this week due to Christmas. Chairman Chapman also recognized Mr. Day·on his retirement and service to the county.

Mr. Jones commended Mr. Day for his commitment to the residents of the county.

CALL TO ORDER Chairman Chapman called the meeting to order.

CONSIDER ADDITIONS/DELETIONS

1. Additions:

Under Consent Agenda Add. # 1 - (19-1298) Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign amendments to the lease agreements with The Green Air Group, LLC., Speedee

Printing, INC., d/b/a Lou Lou Beans and Stone Clinical Laboratories, LLC. due to a decrease in the tax rate for commercial leases effective January 1, 2020

Motion by Commissioner Anderson , second by Commissioner Glidewell , to approve the addition to the Consent Agenda as presented.

5-0 by the following votes:

Ayes: Commissioner Chapman, Commissioner Glidewell , Commissioner Nipper, Commissioner Nick, and Commissioner Anderson

APPROVAL OF AGENDA WITH ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS

Motion by Commissioner Anderson, second by Commissioner Nipper, to approve the agenda with the addition.



PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments.

ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION There were none.

APPROVALOFCONSENTAGENDA

Motion by Commissioner Glidewell, second by Commissioner Nick, to approve the Consent Agenda as follows.



CLERK'S ITEMS:

2. Request to approve the Minutes of the December 10, 2019 Regular Meeting

3. Approve Expenditure Approval List (EAL) excluding the Waste Management expenditures

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ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:

4. Request travel authorization for Commissioners and staff for 2020

5. Request to approve litigation matrix and ratify actions of the Office of the County Attorney

6. Request approval of the 2020-2021 TDC Marketing & Communications Committee Members

7. Request approval of the 2020-2021 Destination Improvement Committee Members

8. Request approval of the 2020-2021 TDC Beach Management Committee Members

9. Request approval of elected TDC Officers and appointed TDC Advisory Committee members

10. Request approval of the conditions provided by the State of Florida for temporary ingress I egress from Grayton Beach State Park to Deer Lake State Park

AGREEMENTS/CONTRACTS:

11. Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign amendments to the lease agreements with The Green Air Group, LLC., Speedee Printing, INC., d/b/a Lou Lou Beans and Stone Clinical Laboratories, LLC. due to a decrease in the tax rate for commercial leases effective January 1, 2020

12. Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign State funded grant agreement number F0033 for project number DEM-SR00025 in the amount of $126,000.00 for the installation of an automatic transfer switch for a standby generator at Walton High School for the Special Needs Shelter under the Florida Division of Emergency Management's Shelter Retrofit Program. There is no match required

13. Request approval of agreement for dune protection services at three locations.

14. Request approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Northwest Florida State College to allow NWF to utilize a portion of county owned property on Triple G Road for a fire training tower

15. Request to award, approve and authorize the Chairman to sign Contract No. 020-001 Construction Contract for the District 3 Road Department Office with the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder, Holley Development Corporation in the amount of $332,500.00

16. Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the renewal agreement for Health Insurance Consultant Services with Combined Insurance Services of North Florida, Inc for an additional term of one year

17. Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. 019-036 for County Highway 2A Cross Drain Replacement with


Utility Solutions Group, LLC increasing the contract price $7,500.00 and increasing the Contract time 2 calendar days

TASK ORDERS:

18. Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign Task Order Number 19-01 for Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Grant Management and Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) Plan Revision with Tetra Tech, Inc. not to exceed $56,625.00

WASTE MANAGEMENT EAL Chairman Chapman announced his conflict of interest and submitted Form 88 to the clerk.

19. Request to Approve the Waste Management Expenditure Approval List (EAL)

Total WM General Fund $ 4,811 , 725.66 $ County Trans./Public Works $ 226,808.72 $ 482.08 Bldg Dept/Enterp. Fund $ 941.29 $ N.W. Mosquito Control $ 240.24 $ Fine & Forfeiture $ 4,288,852.53 $ Section 8 Housing /HUD $ 5,958.29 $ Tourist Dev. Council $ 58,891.77 $ Solid Waste Enterprise $ 1,019,541.56 $ 296,721.91 Preservation $ 63.65 $ Recreation Plat Fee $ 333.00 $ Capital Projects Fund :

Infrastructure Improvements $ 4,087.33 $

Mossy Head Industrial Park Tax Increment Funding

Totals ~ 1oi4171444.04 ~ 2971203.99 Grand Total(less WM) $ 10,120,240.05

Motion by Commissioner Nick, second by Commissioner Glidewell, to Approve the Waste Management Expenditure Approval List (EAL) in the amount of $297,203.99.

4-0-1 by the following votes:

Ayes: Commissioner Glidewell, Commissioner Nipper, Commissioner Nick, and Commissioner Anderson

Abstain: Commissioner Chapman

LARRY D. JONES, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR


ADMINISTRATION

20. Wyndy Crozier, Principal/Director Emerald Coast Technical College - Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign and send a letter of support for Walton County School District's Triumph Gulf Coast Grant Application

Ms. Crozier appeared before the board and requested the board write a letter and stated the purpose was to add additional classrooms for nursing. The grant would help them meet the needs of our community due to the shortages in nursing. Ms. Crozier presented a copy of the grant for the record.

Motion by Commissioner Nick, second by Commissioner Glidewell, to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign and send a letter of support for Walton County School District's Triumph Gulf Coast Grant Application.


Ayes: Commissioner Chapman, Commissioner Glidewell, Commissioner Nipper, Commissioner Nick, and Commissioner Anderson

21. Request to accept the donation of eight acres located in Paxton, FL from Paul Horton

Mr. Jones advised the board the owner has requested to donate eight acres to the county. The property is located adjacent to Lake Jackson. Mr. Sunday has been working with the owners who have agreed to move forward with asking the board to accept the donation.

Mr. Sunday presented a sketch of the eight acres as prepared by the surveyor, legal description, and quit claim deed.

Motion by Commissioner Glidewell, second by Commissioner Nick, to accept the quit claim deed for the donation of eight acres located in Paxton, FL from Paul Horton.



JAY TUSA, TDC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR


22. Presentation and request approval of conceptual plans for the new TDC Discovery Center

Mr. Tusa presented an overview and showed a layout of the site and newly proposed Discovery Center.

Commissioner Glidewell questioned the proposed cost of the building. Mr. Tusa stated currently it is $7-9 million on the conceptual plan, but they will have more accurate numbers in February. Commissioner Glidewell also questioned the proposed foot traffic compared to the old building. Mr. Tusa stated they do not have any proposed numbers, but will promote the new center. The issue with accessing the current location makes it difficult to promote.

Chairman Chapman questioned how many of the 79 parking spaces will be used by employees. Mr. Tusa stated 20.

Motion by Commissioner Anderson, second by Commissioner Nick, to approve the conceptual plans for the new TDC Discovery Center.



PUBLIC HEARING

23. Consideration of Amendments to Walton County Beach Activities Ordinance

Motion by Commissioner Glidewell, second by Commissioner Nipper, to call to order the advertised Public Hearing to consider amendments to the Walton County Beach Activities Ordinance.



Attorney Noyes stated the Beach Activities Ordinance amendments have been included in the ordinance and Mr. Kellenberger will present the recommended changes. She further stated some of the changes suggested by the TDC are relatively minor. There are no substantive changes. This ordinance incorporates changes the board of county commissioners began putting into place, including three additional scuba charter


permits and addressing No-wake Zones along with the ones preempted by state regulations which will allow the county to fix the signage the county has been unable to permit.

Chairman Chapman requested Mr. Kellenberger address only the amendments to the ordinance. He also stated current wake zones have been preempted by the state and not recognized. These proposed changes will allow the county to make necessary adjustments to establish the wake zones and provide an avenue for Florida Game and Fish Commission to provide enforcement.

Mr. Brian Kellenberger, Director of Beach Operations, presented the following changes: Item 22-54(p) - or other metal tools made for digging/excavating sand; Item 22-57(d)1 e and 22-57(d)2e - the following language was submitted - Permit holder or immediate family member must remain with the permitted vehicle while on the beach. However, Mr. Kellenberger recommended that language not be included in the revisions due to it not accomplishing the purpose it was intended for. Item 22-57(d)4 - County Scuba Charter operations; 3 permits total. Under this subsection [d)(4), there shall be a limit of 3 permits total to be issued . Permits will be issued by lottery to eligible applicants. Applicants may submit applications between May 1 and June 15 of each year. A lottery selection will be conducted by County Administration on June 20 and all applicants will be notified of the results. Those selected by lottery will have 30 calendar days to purchase permit from the County beginning July 1. Those who fail to purchase their permit within the 30 days will forfeit their chance to obtain the scuba charter beach driving permit. Current permit holders will be given priority to renew permits each year and shall renew their permit between April 1 and April 30. If any permit holder does not renew their permit by April 30, an additional number of permits (that would bring the total to 3) may be issued using the lottery system set forth in this paragraph. To qualify under this paragraph, the following requirements apply: a. Applicant must be a Walton County resident OR a Scuba charter operator must be business owner in Walton County. Proof of residency must be presented to the board 's designee at the time of application. b. The vehicle and boat trailer being registered shall be owned by the Walton County resident or scuba charter operator and used for the scuba charter operation. c. Applicant must provide proof of general liability insurance not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. Walton County shall be named as certificate holder and additional insured prior to being receiving permit. d. Proof of required licensure, certifications and insurance must be presented to the Board's designee at the time of application. e. Applicant must hold a current OUPV Captain License and must be a certified dive master (or equal) accredited by a scuba industry agency. f. Must be certified by the American Red Cross in CPR I AED and as a first responder. g. Additional requirements regarding beach/gulf operations, life safety vessel requirements and dive operations are listed on the permit application. Failure to comply with any permit requirements may result in permit revocation.


Chairman Chapman voiced his opposition to vehicles on the beach .

Mr. Kellenberger presented the language change to Item 22-60(b)1 and 22-60(d)6 -and dune system. Mr. Kellenberger stated there has been a lot of feedback on storage boxes for people with a small amount of vendor equipment. Some of the boxes are too large for what is needed . It was requested that fitted covers be used and added to the code as an allowable use. Attorney Noyes stated if the board is in favor, that portion would need to be readvertised. She felt it could be accomplished prior to the spring break season.

Commissioner Anderson questioned if the addition of "dune system" was because last year people put their supplies there and Code Enforcement could not require them to remove it due to the language. Mr. Kellenberger stated that was correct.

Commissioner Glidewell voiced the need to keep the language simple for better enforcement.

Mr. Kellenberger spoke about the success of the pilot program. He spoke about possibly expanding the program to other beaches and noted the differences in unit price for smaller locations. Mr. Kellenberger presented Item 22-60(b )3 - The Board may enter into an agreement with a vendor to provide managed vending services at any all regional beach accesses and/or neighborhood beach accesses with greater than 100 linear feet of public beach that are owned , leased , dedicated to , or maintained by the County or TDC, except for the Miramar Beach Regional Beach Access. In the event the Board enters into an agreement with a vendor to provide managed vending services at any regional or neighborhood beach access, the terms of the agreement shall govern vending at that particular regional or neighborhood beach access.

Chairman Chapman spoke about the wording "may enter into agreement" and recommended not expanding to additional accesses this year allowing staff time to analyze the issues. He felt vendor locations should be at regional beach accesses only for this year. Attorney Noyes stated the language was added last year to accommodate the managed beach vendor program and the language is superfluous and felt no changes to the language were needed. Adding the additional language will add more limits. Commissioner Anderson requested Mr. Kellenberger follow the Chairman's recommendation and preferred no changes in the language. However, if changes are made that it would be brought back before the board . Attorney Noyes asked for direction to include areas that will be managed under the beach vendor program and to bring that back at a later meeting.

Chairman Chapman clarified that the intention of legal staff would be to revert back to the previous verbiage. Attorney Noyes stated it would be easier to keep it as is and then deal with the location through an agreement. Chairman Chapman asked if Mr. Kellenberger would present the additional locations back to the board later. The consensus of the board was to go back to the original language.


Commissioner Nipper asked if the county could take on additional beach accesses this year. Mr. Kellenberger felt they could but wants to make sure they have a successful program.

Discussion continued regarding vendor zones, whether to do away with them and the possibility of having two vendor concessionaires.

Mr. Kellenberger presented changes to Item 22-60(d)2 - additional language added was watersports, and parasail for life saving measures for watersports. Item 22-60(e)4 adds and maintain a current certification in BLS/CPR for rescue professionals a CPR certification or and water safety certification recognized by the American Red Cross or industry equivalent.

Motion by Commissioner Anderson, second by Commissioner Glidewell , to adopt the amended Walton County Beach Activities Ordinance (2019-26) with the following recommendations: delete proposed additional language in Section 22-57(d)1 e, 22-57(d)2e relating to immediately family members driving permits and changes to 22-60(b)3 managed vendor areas as stated.



There were no public comments.

Motion by Commissioner Glidewell, second by Commissioner Nipper, to close the public hearing.



SIDNEY NOYES, COUNTY ATTORNEY

DANNY GLIDEWELL, DISTRICT TWO

24. Request to consider a resolution declaring Walton County a Second Amendment Sanctuary

Commissioner Glidewell presented a proposed resolution declaring Walton County, Florida a Second Amendment Sanctuary. Currently ten counties in Florida have already adopted a resolution of this nature. This will give our local authorities the ability to not


enforce laws contrary to United States Constitution's second Amendment and protect the citizens.

Motion by Commissioner Glidewell , second by Commissioner Nick, to adopt a resolution (2019-121) declaring Walton County a Second Amendment Sanctuary County.

Mr. Stephen McBroom, Mr. John Tollison , Ms. Dale Carr, and Mr. Walter Jones 111 , spoke in favor of the resolution .

Commissioner Anderson clarified this is a resolution , not a law, and it does not go against the Constitution. This is saying the county supports the Second Amendment.



Commissioner Glidewell wished everyone a Merry Christmas.

COMMISSIONER MELANIE NIPPER, DISTRICT THREE Commissioner Nipper announced she has a follow-up appointment for her back surgery on December 19th and would not be able to make it to the employee appreciation luncheon. However, she voiced her appreciation to all the county staff and for their hard work. Commissioner Nipper wished everyone a happy holiday.

VICE-CHAIRMAN COMMISSIONER TREY NICK, DISTRICT FOUR Commissioner Nick wished everyone a Merry Christmas.

TONY ANDERSON, DISTRICT FIVE Commissioner Anderson commented on how blessed Walton County is and stated the staff is the best in the whole state. He spoke about how hard they work. He too wished everyone a Merry Christmas.

CHAIRMAN BILL CHAPMAN, DISTRICT ONE Chairman Chapman announced that the FACT Board of Trustees annually requires the one who serves on their board to be designated for the upcoming year.

Motion by Commissioner Anderson , second by Commissioner Glidewell , to appoint Chairman Chapman to serve on the FACT Board through the 2020 term.




Chairman Chapman also wished everyone a safe holiday and a Merry Christmas. He also commended staff for their hard work and going the extra mile to do the outstanding jobs they do.

OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS

Mr. Jones voiced appreciation on behalf of staff and thanked the commissioners for their support, commitment, and dedication to staff. He stated staff takes their job seriously and it is a pleasure to be part of a great family.

Commissioner Glidewell commended Mr. Tousignant, District 1, for his attention in addressing a road problem that he reported to him and the fast response in Mr. Tousignant fixing the problem.

The commissioners recess from 10:08 a.m. until 10:18 a.m.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 5. Path of Grace LSA • Request to transmit. Project number LUM19-000009 is being

reviewed by Bob Baronti. This is a large scale amendment application submitted by Jenkins Engineering Inc., on behalf of Path of Grace Inc., requesting approval to change the future land use from Conservation Residential to Public Facilities & Institutional with a zoning of Conservation Residential 1 :2.5 to Institutional on 10.09 +/- acres. The project is located on the west side of Church Street approximately 1 mile north of the intersection of U.S. Hwy 98 and Church Street and is identified by parcel number 27-2S-20-33210-000-0340.

Mac Carpenter presented the Path of Grace LSA request.

Motion by Commissioner Anderson , second by Commissioner Nick, to approve to transmit the Path of Grace LSA to the state for review and approval.



ADJOURN There being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 10:09 a.m.


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