City Council Meeting 03/04/2025 06:30 PM City Hall Chambers, 1600 Nela Ave, Belle Isle FL

City Council

Nicholas Fouraker, Mayor
Vice-Mayor – Jason Carson, District 4

District 1 Commissioner – Frank Vertolli | District 2 Commissioner – Holly Bobrowski |
District 3 Commissioner – Danny Otterbacher  |  District 5 Commissioner – Beth Lowell |
District 6 Commissioner – Stan Smith | District 7 Commissioner – Jim Partin

Welcome to the City of Belle Isle City Council meeting. Please silence all technology during the session. Thank you for participating in your City Government.

1.Call to Order and Confirmation of Quorum

2.Invocation and Pledge to Flag - Commissioner Otterbacher, District 3

3.Presentations

4.Public Comments & Announcements - Persons desiring to address the Council must complete and provide the City Clerk a yellow "Request to Speak" form, limited to three (3) minutes, with no discussion. When the Mayor recognizes you, state your name and address and direct all remarks to the Council as a body.

5.Consent Items - These items are considered routine, and one motion will adopt them unless a commissioner requests to have an item removed from the consent agenda and considered separately.

  1. a.Approval of the City Council Meeting Minutes - February 18, 2025

  2. b.Approval of Surplus Items - PD Outdated Computer Equipment

6.Unfinished Business

  1. a.ORDINANCE 25-02 - Second Reading And Consideration: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELLE ISLE, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 26 ENTITLED “STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES” OF THE CITY OF BELLE ISLE  CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE III ENTITLED “OFFENSES INVOLVING PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER,” TO PROHIBIT URINATING AND DEFECATING IN PUBLIC, TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC CAMPING, TO PROHIBIT SITTING OR LYING ON SIDEWALKS AND BICYCLE PATHS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR TRESPASS WARNINGS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

7.New Business

  1. a.Review of Ordinance No. 25-03 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BELLE ISLE, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 50, ARTICLE II, SECTIONS 50.32 AND 50.33 OF THE CITY CODE GOVERNING SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TO PROHIBIT THE CREATION OF FLAG-SHAPED LOTS ON LAKEFRONT AND CANAL FRONT LOTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

8.Attorney's Report

9.City Manager's Report

  1. a.City Manager Task List

  2. b.Chief's Report

  3. c.Public Works Report

10.Mayor’s Report

11.Commissioners Report

12.Adjournment

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