The Crestview City Council took multiple formal actions on Sept. 22. Key motions, outcomes and immediate next steps are listed below. All votes occurred during the regularly scheduled meeting unless otherwise noted.
- Approve meeting agenda: Motion carried 5-0.
- Consent agenda (except item 5 pulled for discussion): Consent approved 5-0. Item 5 amended to renew continuing contracts with Mr. Fence and Harris Fence; motion carried 5-0.
- Ordinance 2010 (Comprehensive plan amendment, Antioch Road ~7.56 acres) — adopted on second reading: 5-0. Staff to update future land use map.
- Ordinance 2011 (Rezoning from C1 to R3 for same parcel) — adopted on second reading: 5-0. Staff to update zoning map.
- Ordinance 2012 (Amendment to Community Redevelopment Agency code) — passed on first reading: 5-0. (First reading; second reading required for final adoption.)
- City Manager employment agreement (nominee Miss Levins): Council approved the employment agreement and authorized the mayor to sign; motion carried 5-0. Council discussed severance language and distinctions between resignation in lieu of termination vs voluntary resignation.
- Intergovernmental Agreement with Okaloosa County for sidewalks (FDOT-funded, city contingency funds): Approved 5-0.
- Red light camera annual report (FY July 1 to June 30): Council accepted the annual report with a data correction; motion carried 5-0. Staff noted 3,980 violations recorded, 3,169 paid, and revenue distributions to state and city after vendor fees; staff corrected the number of notices sent to uniform traffic citations to 290.
- Reject all photography proposals and direct staff to draft a permitting ordinance allowing vetted multiple vendors (to protect choice and address public concerns): Motion carried 5-0.
- Authorize city attorney to negotiate purchase of The Rock (Central Baptist Church) with a ceiling of $1,500,000: Motion carried 5-0. Staff to order engineering reviews and return with feasibility/cost analysis.
- Adopt City Government Week agenda (series of community and school events): Motion carried 5-0.
For each approved item, staff identified the next steps: drafting implementing documents, ordering engineering and civil reviews, returning contract language or ordinances for subsequent council readings, and coordinating with Okaloosa County and FDOT for the sidewalk work.