A yes vote was to approve the motion.
Request by DeFuniak Springs Mayor Bob Campbell to consider a letter of support for a request to the state for a waiver of the need for the city to repay Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) funds/interest in connection with property acquisition and development of Gene Hurley Park and request that the city be allowed to convert the park property from recreational to a use compatible with a runway extension at the DeFuniak Springs Airport.
Motion by Chapman to have staff draft a letter of support.
The motion was approved unanimously: Tony Anderson-yes; Bill Chapman-yes; Danny Glidewell-yes; Trey Nick-yes; Melanie Nipper-yes.
Request by Larry Jones, county administrator, for approval to reject all bids associated with the invitation to bid (ITB) for the Muscogee Nation Greenhouse project due to budget constraints/project scope being more than anticipated, and request to re-advertise a more specific ITB.
A motion for approval by Glidewell carried unanimously.
Request by Jones in connection with previous BCC direction to contact the owner/seller of property located adjacent to Helen McCall Park to determine the price of the property. Request was to allow staff to evaluate what amount of the property would be usable as part of the park, with one of the firms providing continuing engineering services to the county to be consulted if needed.
A motion for approval by Glidewell carried unanimously.
Proposal by Jones to cancel the previous request for proposals (RFP) for a party to operate the DeFuniak Springs Country Club restaurant and bar and to redraft the RFP and re-advertise with inclusion of public space available. This was due to no responses having been received to the previous RFP.
A motion by Glidewell to cancel the previous RFP and advertise a redrafted RFP carried unanimously.
Update by Chance Powell, Walton County traffic engineer, on potential improvements at the CR-30A/CR-393 intersection.
Motion by Glidewell to have staff draft a task order for design, by an engineering firm under continuing contract with the county, of improvements at the intersection, including a traffic signal and turn lane, with the task order to be brought back before the BCC.
The motion was approved unanimously.
Request by Jones for approval of an agreement allowing a contractor for the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to enter the DeFuniak Springs Golf Course property to access two monitoring wells on the property used for data collection, assessment, and remediation activities associated with off-site petroleum contamination.
A motion for approval by Chapman carried unanimously.
Request by Jones to approve and authorize the BCC chairman to sign a resolution and agreement for the CR-0605 Resurfacing Project, a grant project through the state Department of Transportation (DOT) Small County Road Assistance Program, with the grant agreement to fund $4.6+ million for construction and construction engineering and inspection (CEI) services for the project, which is to include milling, resurfacing, and creating 12-foot-wide travel lanes, along with drainage improvements, signage upgrade, and pavement markings. The project is to begin at CR-2 and continue approximately 6.5 miles to U.S. 331 in the Paxton area.
A motion for approval carried 4-0: Anderson-yes; Chapman-yes; Glidewell-yes; Nick-yes; Nipper-abstaining due to a conflict.
Request by Jones for approval of a change order on the seawall renovation project at Bay Grove Park to increase the contract price by $17,600 for additional work and to extend the contract time by 45 calendar days.
A motion for approval by Chapman carried unanimously.
Request by Jay Tusa, Walton County Tourist Development Council (TDC) executive director, for direction on parcels available for purchase for public beach access and beach parking in Blue Mountain Beach, on Eastern Lake Road, and on Pompano Street in Inlet Beach.
Motion by Chapman to have Tusa negotiate with the owners of the properties to arrive at prices closer to appraised value and also, with respect to the Inlet Beach parcel, to have Tusa and Walton County Planning and Development Services Director Mac Carpenter address concerns related to the Inlet Beach Neighborhood Plan and meet with concerned citizens, with information to be brought before the BCC at the next regular meeting in south Walton County.
After BCC and staff discussion and public comment, the motion was approved 3-2: Anderson-yes; Chapman-yes; Nick-yes; Glidewell-no; Nipper-no, with Glidewell stating that his no vote was because he did not support continuing to look at the Inlet Beach parcel.
Request and motion by Chapman to have Tusa look into two parcels he had heard might be for sale in the vicinity of the dune walkover at the public beach access at Walton Dunes. At the request of Glidewell, he added to the motion having Tusa also look into a parcel to the west of the Inlet Beach Regional Beach Access.
The motion was approved unanimously.
Request for Tusa for direction on the two adjacent parcels available for purchase for beach parking that are located on the north side of CR-30A adjacent and to the west of Stinky’s Fish Camp restaurant.
After BCC and staff discussion and public comment, there was a motion by Glidewell to narrow down plans for the property to Option E, providing for the current easement for Woodward Avenue located to the west of the restaurant to be abandoned except for a small sliver of the easement and for the road easement to be shifted to the west, allowing Woodward Avenue to continue to have a direct connection with CR-30A. Added to the motion was direction for staff to negotiate with property owner Jim Richard, and, upon reaching agreement, modify the purchase contract for the property in line with Option E, and bring back the modified contract to the next regular BCC meeting in south Walton County
After additional public comment, the motion was approved unanimously.
Request by Sidney Noyes, county attorney, to cancel an agenda item, the public hearing on the proposed ordinance to approve a fifth cent Tourist Development Tax. Noyes explained that the state Department of Revenue had not completed its review of the ordinance and that she would reschedule the item for the agenda once that review had been completed.
A motion by Chapman to cancel the hearing carried unanimously.
Request by Noyes for approval of a settlement agreement in connection with the DeFrancesch v. Walton County and DeFrancesch v. Bradley lawsuits.
A motion for approval by Chapman carried unanimously.
Request by Kevin Boyle to close both lanes of a portion of CR-30A from Seagrove Plaza to Downtown Seaside from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on July 4 for the South Walton Fourth of July Parade.
A motion for approval by Chapman carried unanimously.
Request by Grover Short for the county to take over maintenance of American Court in the Indian Cove Subdivision in Santa Rosa Beach.
Motion by Chapman to have Walton County Public Works do an assessment on the possibility of the county taking over American Court.
The motion was approved unanimously.
Request by Carpenter for approval of a three-year agreement between Walton County and the West Florida Regional Planning Council for the administration and implementation of the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program.
A motion for approval by Nipper carried unanimously.
Request by Carpenter for approval of a three-year agreement between Walton County and Habitat for Humanity for administration and implementation of the SHIP Program, Replacement Housing Strategy.
A motion for approval by Chapman carried unanimously.
Request on behalf of Seagrove Horizons, L.L.C., for approval of the Seagrove Horizons, L.L.C. Small Scale Amendment, providing for a land use classification and zoning district change from Residential Preservation to Neighborhood Commercial on 0.14 acre in order to allow a pool on the second floor above the Surfing Deer restaurant south of CR-30A in Seagrove for the private use of condominium residents/owners, with the use to be restricted to that of commercial pool.
A motion for approval by Glidewell carried unanimously.
Request by Noyes to approve satisfaction of SHIP mortgage by Matthew and Christina Miller in the principal amount of $2,934.50.
A motion for approval carried unanimously.
Continued to the June 27 BCC regular planning/land use items meeting at the request of the applicants were the following agenda items: Alys Beach Block BB Plat, Alys Beach CC Plat, Heron’s Crossing Phase 2 Plat, and the Palms at Inlet Beach Plat.