Town of Shalimar

Town Commission Meeting Minutes

June 14, 2005

 

CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Combs called the regularly scheduled meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. in Town Hall chambers.  He led the "Pledge of Allegiance" to the Flag.

 

ROLL CALL FOR THE RECORD         

 

Mayor Gary Combs :  present

 

Commissioner Jerry McCallister:  present

 

Commissioner Ursel Behnken:  present

 

Commissioner Ricardo Garcia:  present

 

Commissioner Glenn Wagner:  absent

 

Others in attendance:  Town Manager Tom Burns , Deputy Town Clerk Tina Smith , Police Chief John Cash, Planning and Zoning Board member Johann Behnken, and Residents Bertha Evans, Penn Gagnon, Sriphon Pegues, Noah Evans, Virginia Rapp, Candis Carrillo, Joe Bell, and Waste Management representative Rory Cassedy.

 

PLANNING AND ZONING BUSINESS:  The issue on the Planning and Zoning agenda was tabled by the applicant.  Manager Burns discussed a timeline for the Comp. Plan with the P&Z Board.

 

TOWN RESIDENTS' TIME:  The residents present questioned the Commission about the drainage issues.  Manager Burns explained that he placed the ad for an engineering firm but received no responses.  He will now have to call individual firms.  Mayor Combs stated to the residents that if they have any ideas about what may help mitigate some of the drainage issues, discuss them with Manager Burns.  Manager Burns stated that he will order some sand bags and sand and advertise it in the June Tidbits.

 

TOWN ATTORNEY'S REPORT:

Attorney Chesser was asked to brief the Commission on Eminent Domain procedures.  He suggested that Manager Burns draft up a letter to Rob Harrell, make him a viable offer and mention Eminent Domain as a future possibility.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

I.

 

APPROVE MINUTES OF THE MAY 10, 2005 TOWN COMMISSION MEETING – Commissioner Garcia moved to approve the minutes from the May 10, 2005 meeting as written.  Commissioner McCallister seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

I.

 

WASTE MANAGEMENT REQUEST FOR CPI INCREASE – Mayor Combs asked Mr. Cassedy if any of the other cities have approved the increase.  No other city has approved it but Waste Management is in negotiations with The City of Destin.  Mayor Combs stated to Mr. Cassedy that is unhappy with the service and that the high gas prices are not a good enough reason for the town to agree with an increase because the town is only has 4.7 miles of roads.

 

II.

 

RESOLUTION 2005-06 – LMS PLAN ADOPTION – Commissioner McCallister moved to approve Resolution 2005-06.  Commissioner Garcia seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.

 

MAYOR COMBS’ REPORT:

I.

 

TIDBITS REMINDER – Anyone interested in writing a Tidbits article need to have it to Deputy Clerk Tina Smith within the week.

 

COMMISSIONER GARCIA’S REPORT:  Everything’s pretty quiet.

 

COMMISSIONER MCCALLISTER’S REPORT:

I.

 

SET DATES FOR JUNE BUDGET MEETINGS – Everyone agreed that June 21, 2005 and June 23, 2005 at 5:30 p.m. would be good.

 

COMMISSIONER BEHNKEN’S REPORT:  Commissioner Behnken left the meeting.

  

COMMISSIONER WAGNER’S REPORT:  Commissioner Wagner was not present.

 

POLICE REPORT:  Officer William Curtis is done with his training.  Also, the department got a video camera and a lap top for their “click it or ticket” involvement.

 

TOWN MANAGER UPDATE:  Manager Burns noted a complaint letter in everyone’s packets regarding the house at 10 Cherokee Road .  He stated that he talked to the property owner and was told that the house would be habitable within 90 days.  Manager Burns will write a letter to that effect and send it to the property owner.  The Commission would also like to add that the house should be secure (windows, doors, clean up outside) within the next 30 days.

  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

JUNE 29, 2005 -- PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING, 6:00 P.M.

 

JULY 12, 2005 -- TOWN COMMISSION MEETING, 6:00 P.M.

 

ADJOURNMENT:  Commissioner McCallister moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:37 p.m.   Commissioner Garcia seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.