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Council advances code updates, accepts library grant and clears housing authority development items
Summary
On a largely procedural night the council adopted multiple code and charter-conforming ordinances, approved a $5,550 Dollar General literacy grant for the Fort Walton Beach library, and authorized the Housing Authority's major development order and a first amendment to its development agreement; votes on these items were unanimous.
The Fort Walton Beach City Council adopted a set of administrative ordinances and moved forward several city and housing projects during the meeting.
Clerical amendments: Mr. Burns and city staff presented multiple code updates to align municipal ordinances with charter amendments and land-development clarifications. Items adopted on second reading included code cleanups relating to elected-official benefits, election timing, and land-development code provisions for shipping containers and pole barns. Staff described these as technical corrections and council approved them unanimously.
Library grant: The council accepted a $5,550 Dollar General Literacy Foundation grant to support family-literacy programming at the Fort Walton Beach Library and approved Resolution 2026-12.
Housing Authority: Staff recommended and council authorized a major development order for the Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority's 100-unit senior living project (Bayside Towers) at 27 Robinwood Drive Southwest. Council also approved a first amendment to the Bayside Green development agreement to correct scrivener errors in property legal descriptions and easement text. Both housing items were authorized unanimously; staff noted the corrections were ministerial and required HUD-conforming language in the agreements.
Separately, the council approved ordinance 2219 (police retirement plan DROOP addition) on first reading, a measure staff said has no fiscal impact and is designed to aid retention of experienced officers. Council asked staff to return with any required contract updates.
