Town of Shalimar

Town Commission Meeting Minutes

June 9, 2009

 

CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Gary Combs called the meeting to order at 6:02 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 - absent

 

Commissioner Ursel Behnken -  absent

 

Commissioner Glenn Wagner -   present

 

Others in attendance:  Town Manager Tom Burns, Deputy Clerk Tina Smith, resident Vivian Moser.

 

PLANNING AND ZONING BUSINESS - The Planning and Zoning Board didn’t have a meeting in May.

 

TOWN RESIDENTS' TIME - The resident present had no new business.

 

TOWN ATTORNEY'S REPORT:

I.

 

RICHBOURG STORAGE LOT UPDATE - Manager Burns reported that this item is on the school board’s agenda.  Also, he asked the commission if the town wants to purchase title insurance.  There was some discussion about how the fee for title insurance would be calculated on a land trade.  Manager Burns will confer with Attorney Chesser on this issue.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

I.

 

APPROVE MINUTES FROM THE MAY 12, 2009 TOWN COMMISSION MEETING - Commissioner Garcia moved to approve the minutes of the May 12, 2009 meeting as written.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner Wagner and passed unanimously.

 

NEW BUSINESS - There was no new business to discuss.

 

MAYOR COMBS’ REPORT - Mayor Combs reported that he attended the June OCLOC lunch meeting and he suggested to the Executive Board that they rescind the Resolution but his motion with the league didn’t receive a 2nd.  The entire board agreed that they’d like to have Valparaiso attend the meetings again.

 

COMMISSIONER GARCIA’S REPORT - Steve Shadwell has been promoted to the rank of Corporal.

 

COMMISSIONER MCCALLISTER’S REPORT - Commissioner McCallister was not present.

 

COMMISSIONER BEHNKEN’S REPORT - Commissioner Behnken was not present.

 

COMMISSIONER WAGNER’S REPORT - Commissioner Wagner had nothing to report.

 

POLICE REPORT:

-  The Police Department wrote 191 tickets last month

-  The grant money won’t be received until around September but the items have to be purchased this fiscal year

-  The new car will be delivered on June 18

 

TOWN MANAGER UPDATE:

-  The Department of Transportation was contacted about the paving contract.  They aren’t going to let the contract until August 2012.

-  There is a rumor that the county will be asking the town to pay for a crossing guard though we have received no formal correspondence.

-  Manager Burns is working with The City of Fort Walton Beach on their additional permit fees.  They have a $20 fee to store the documents and input the data which Manager Burns has asked that they waive and we’ll store the information in our vault.  Mr. Bolduc with Fort Walton Beach doesn’t feel it would be fair that his residents pay less than Shalimar for their permit so that fee can not be waived.  Mayor Combs suggested Manager Burns talk to the City of Valparaiso.

-  The preliminary property tax value is approximately 5% less than it was last year.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

JUNE 24, 2009 - PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING

 

JULY 14, 2009 - NEXT TOWN COMMISSION MEETING

 

JULY 21, 2009 - OCLOC DINNER AT TWO TREES RESTAURANT

 

ADJOURNMENT:  Commissioner Garcia moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:22 p.m.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner Wagner and passed unanimously.

 

 

 

 

 

___________________________________              __July 14, 2009_____________

Tina Smith, Secretary                                                                                              Date approved