Meeting Date: 04/06/2009 04:00 PM
Agenda:
911 N. CR 393
The South Walton Fire District’s Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on
The agenda will include, but not be limited to the following:
Special Items: EMSTARS Contributing Partner Award of Excellence
National Telecommunications Week Proclamation
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. Secretary/Treasurer’s Report
IV. Attorney’s Report
V. Chief’s Report
VI. Committee Reports – Board Action Item: Audit Committee Meeting
VII. Unfinished/Old Business
Board Action Item: Attorney / Monthly Retainer vs. Billable Hours – B. Flanagan, Fiscal Officer
Board Action Item: Station 3/393 Property Update – Assistant Chief Marc Anderson
VIII. New Business
IX. Public Comment*
X. Adjournment
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Minutes:
Minutes not approved at this time
South Walton
SOUTH WALTON FIRE DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Meeting Minutes –
***PENDING APPROVAL***
Commissioners Present: Maurice Gilbert, Jack Abbit, Brian Christenson, Mike Stange, Harry
Commissioners Absent:
Call to Order:
Special Item: Presentation of EMSTARS Contributing Partner Award of Excellence was issued to Dan Bryan, SWFD IT Director.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to approve the minutes of the
Secretary/Treasurer Report: Harry
Attorney’s Report: Lori Bytell, Attorney
On a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted to approve Attorney Bytell’s monthly billing statement.
Chief’s Report:
Chief Talbert issued the SWFD Annual Report 2008 to Board members and recognized
All SWFD personnel are currently attending state required wildland fire training under the direction of
Met with TDC regarding the progress on the Ed Walline storage facility plans. The TDC is currently awaiting bid feedback. Beach wheelchairs have been ordered and are scheduled to arrive this week.
Preliminary figures from Walton County Tax Collector’s Office forecast a 20% reduction in taxable value for SWFD with approximately a 2.0 million dollar reduction in revenue.
Traveling to the State capital next week to support and honor SWFD Training Chief, Wayne Watts, who will receive his Instructor of the Year award for 2008.
Will attend the Florida Fire Chief’s Association Strategic Planning meeting on May 4 and 5, 2009 in
Station 4/Mack Bayou Road renovations have begun. Fire/rescue personnel have been temporarily relocated to 176 commercial Parkway,
The next Board meeting will be held on
Committee Reports:
Audit Committee Meeting
Fiscal Officer,
Attorney/Monthly Retainer versus Billable Hours
On a motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted to accept Attorney Bytell’s offer to discontinue her firm’s minimum monthly billing practice of $1,000 per month and invoice SWFD for billable hours only, effective this billable cycle. The Board will review these statistics, which will be provided by the Fiscal Officer, on an annual basis.
Station 3/393 Property Update
BDI representative, Mike Dentzau, attended the meeting and discussed the mitigation plan in detail.
On a motion duly made, Jack Abbit/Vice-Chair recommended that the Board proceed with the approval of the purchase of the MC Davis property under the condition of 24.1 acres donated, and the remaining acreage purchased for $176,000, at an average cost of $2,200 per acre; and also pursue filling the land when the Board deems appropriate prior to the end of five (5) years to make it uplands versus wetlands. Concurrently, staff will research the functional use and costs involved to provide some services (storage/maintenance) at the CR 393 South property.
The motion died for lack of a second.
On a motion duly made and seconded, the Board authorized Chief Talbert and staff to purchase the MC Davis property as discussed for the purchase price of $176,000 for a total of 70 acres for wetland mitigation purposes. Prior to the five (5) year expiration date of the permit, the Board authorized the Fire Chief to pursue filling in the land to make it an uplands classification versus a wetlands classification.
The Board requested that staff investigate the use of the building and property located at CR 393 South for the purpose of satisfying the current needs of a storage/maintenance facility and report to the Board at the
New Business: None
Public Comment: Commissioner Brian Christenson thanked Attorney Bytell for her graciousness in adjusting her firm’s monthly billing schedule and her awareness of current economic conditions.
Adjourned: The meeting adjourned at