Town of Shalimar

Town Commission Meeting Minutes

May 9, 2006

 

CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Gary Combs called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. in Town Hall chambers.  He led the "Pledge of Allegiance" to the Flag.

 

ROLL CALL FOR THE RECORD         

 

Mayor Gary Combs - present

 

Mayor Pro-Tem Ricardo Garcia - present

 

Commissioner Jerry McCallister - present

 

Commissioner Ursel Behnken - present

 

Commissioner Glenn Wagner - absent

 

Others in attendance:  Town Manager Tom Burns, Police Chief John Cash, Deputy Town Clerk Tina Smith, Town Attorney Mike Chesser, Kenneth Holt, Cristobal Bailon, and Johann Behnken.

 

PLANNING AND ZONING BUSINESS - There was no Planning and Zoning Meeting in April.

 

TOWN RESIDENTS' TIME - Kenneth Holt expressed interest in the surplus chain link fence section out back.  The board told him to just take it if he wanted it.

 

TOWN ATTORNEY'S REPORT - Mayor Combs asked that the contract be sent over to Mr. Harrell and make sure he agrees.  Attorney Chesser suggested $500 for Earnest Money.  Manager Burns would like to see the closing of the property before the end of the Fiscal Year.  Everyone agreed on closing on the property on August 25.  Some additions/changes to the contract were discussed:  Amount should be $397,500, the Earnest Money amount can be filled in at $500, and a small section explaining the town’s use of the property until closing.

Attorney Chesser has received the Preliminary Development Order and would like to finish reading it during the meeting. 

 

OLD BUSINESS:

I.

 

APPROVE MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 11, 2006 TOWN COMMISSION MEETING AND THE APRIL 25, 2006 SPECIAL TOWN COMMISSION MEETING - Commissioner Behnken moved to accept the minutes from the April 11, 2006 meeting and the April 25, 2006 special meeting as written.  Commissioner McCallister seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.

 

 

NEW BUSINESS:

I.

 

TOWN VEHICLE DISCUSSION - The Police Department has seized 3 vehicles, 2 of which have gone through the court process and now belong to the town.  Manager Burns suggested that the Police Department choose one vehicle for undercover work and sell the other 2.  Commissioner Garcia stated that he will discuss this with his department and inform the commission of their decision at the next meeting.  

II.

 

POLICE CAR BID - Manager Burns reported that only one bid was received for the old police car.  The bid was for $316.  Manager Burns stated that the car has been known to just turn off while being driven and someone that test drove it said that it didn’t feel like the transmission was shifting correctly.  Commissioner Garcia moved to sell the 1996 Ford Crown Victoria for $316.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner Behnken and passed unanimously.

III.

 

10 CHEROKEE ROAD UPDATE - Mr. Bailon stated that his plumbing inspection will be tomorrow but the county won’t give him the occupancy certificate until the sheetrock is all up and covering the wires.  Mayor Combs said that it is noticeable that someone has been working on the property.  It was agreed that the previous deadline can be disregarded.

IV.

 

BUDGET MEETING DATES (SUGGESTED DATES 6/6/06 AND 6/13/06) - These dates are good for everyone.  Mayor Combs reminded Manager Burns that he’d only have a couple of weeks and Manager Burns said there was enough time.  He will have a tentative budget to everyone by the end of next week.  He also has to check the dates of the other budget meetings in the county and if there are any conflicting meetings he will inform everyone via e-mail. 

V.

 

AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND BUDGET ORDINANCE 2006-02 - The Board authorized Manager Burns to rewrite the budget ordinance to include the land sale.  He will have the rewritten ordinance to everyone by the end of next week.  The first and second readings will take place at the budget meetings discussed earlier.

 

MAYOR COMBS’ REPORT:

I.

 

OCLOC UPDATE - 1-CENT SALES TAX - APPROVE LIST - (In no particular order) 1) Complete Master Storm water management plan for the entire town, 2) Mitigate flooding on Barron Court, 3) Mitigate flooding at Shalimar Commons Subdivision, 4) Mitigate flooding on Shalimar Drive.  Mayor Combs added 5) Complete Storm water management plan for the town hall property and surrounding lots.  There were no other additions and no one disagreed with this list. 

 

Commissioner McCallister asked Manager Burns if there were any plans to restripe Richbourg Ave.  Manager Burns said that he talked to the resource officer at Meigs who said that everything was fine with the current set up.

Hemphill is proposing to start the pipe line repair paving in 3 weeks.  Manager Burns reminded them of the patch where the water line broke and the patch where the police sit and they have said that they will pave both areas.

 

The town now has another part-time maintenance man, Jeff Adams.  Maintenance Supervisor Kent Beck and Mr. Adams will be cleaning up the back area at the end of the week, after Mr. Beck is through with his personal business.

 

COMMISSIONER GARCIA’S REPORT - Commissioner Garcia had nothing to report. 

 

COMMISSIONER MCCALLISTER’S REPORT - Commissioner McCallister let the board know that the new police truck has been delivered and is out front.

 

COMMISSIONER BEHNKEN’S REPORT - Commissioner Behnken asked the Commission if anyone thought it was unfair that she was the only judge for the yard of the quarter.  Everyone agreed that she was doing fine on her own.

  

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

 

POLICE REPORT – Police Monthly Activity Report attached - Chief Cash briefed the number of parking warnings and parking tickets that had been given out in the last month in Shalimar Commons.  He also reported the amount of speeding tickets given on Gardner Drive and Old Ferry Road.  Also, part-time officer, Will Curtis, who is recently married, will be out of the Air Force on June 1 and has been offered a job with the Walton County Sheriff’s Department.

 

TOWN MANAGER UPDATE - Attorney Chesser gave Manager Burns his changes to the Preliminary Development Order.  The changes will be added and the final draft will be e-mailed out to everyone for review.

  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

MAY 31, 2006 – PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING - There may be a meeting for the EAR Comp. Plan Review.  The town’s deadline for the Comp. Plan update is the Summer of 2008.

 

JUNE 6, 2006 – FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP  5:30 P.M.

 

JUNE 13, 2006 – SECOND BUDGET WORKSHOP  5:30 P.M.

 

JUNE 13, 2006 – TOWN COMMISSION MEETING  6:00 P.M.

 

ADJOURNMENT -- Commissioner McCallister moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:52 p.m.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner Garcia and it passed unanimously.