City Council Meeting 08/04/2026 06:30 PM City Hall 1600 Nela Avenue Belle Isle FL 32809

City Council

Mayor Jason Carson
Vice-Mayor – Comm Beth Lowell, District 5

District 1 Comm – Ed Gold | District 2 Comm – Holly Bobrowski | District 3 Comm – Karl Shuck 
District 4 Comm – Bobby Lance  | District 6 Commissioner – Christopher Oller
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 - Comm Bobby Lance, District 4

3.Public Comments & Announcements - Persons desiring to address the Council must complete and provide the City Clerk a yellow "Request to Speak" form and are limited to three (3) minutes. When the Mayor recognizes you, state your name and address and direct all remarks to the Council as a body.

4.Presentations - na

5.Consent Items - These items are considered routine, and one motion will adopt them unless a Council member requests before the vote on the motion that an item be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately.

  1. a.Approval of the City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes  - July 21, 2026

  2. b.Approval of the City Council Meeting Minutes  - July 21, 2026

6.Unfinished Business

  1. a.ORDINANCE NO. 26-03 - SECOND READING AND ADOPTION:  AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BELLE ISLE, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 50, ARTICLE II, SECTIONS 50-32 AND 50-33 OF THE CITY CODE TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS GOVERNING SUBDIVISIONS AND LOT SPLITS AND DEFINITIONS, AND AMENDING CHAPTER 54, ARTICLE I, SECTION 50-3 OF THE CITY CODE GOVERNING NON-CONFORMING USES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,  CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

  2. b.ORDINANCE 26-05 SECOND READING AND ADOPTION:  AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELLE ISLE, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE  RESCUE SERVICES, FACILITIES, AND PROGRAMS WITHIN THE CITY; AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE BELLE ISLE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION; RESERVING SECTIONS 12-2 THROUGH 12-10 OF ARTICLE I; CREATING A  NEW ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT”; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PROVIDING DETERMINATIONS OF SPECIAL BENEFIT; AUTHORIZING THE IMPOSITION, LEVY, COLLECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANNUAL FIRE RESCUE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE CITY; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR THE ADOPTION OF ASSESSMENT RESOLUTIONS AND ROLLS, FOR NOTICE, AND FOR INTERIM ASSESSMENTS; PROVIDING THAT THE ASSESSMENTS CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON ASSESSED PROPERTY; PROVIDING METHODS OF COLLECTION; AUTHORIZING EXEMPTIONS  AND HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

7.New Business

  1. a.ORDINANCE 26-04 FIRST READING AND CONSIDERATION - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BELLE ISLE, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 50, CITY OF BELLE ISLE CODE OF ORDINANCES; AMENDING SECTION 50-78 GOVERNING ARTIFICIAL TURF REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF IMPERVIOUS AND PERVIOUS ARTIFICIAL TURF; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

  2. b.RESOLUTION 26-08 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BELLE ISLE, FLORIDA, EXEMPTING CITY FROM SECTION 50-102(A)(9) OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

8.Attorney's Report

9.City Manager's Report

  1. a.City Manager's Report and Work Plan

  2. b.Chief's Report

  3. c.Public Works Report

10.Mayor’s Report

11.Commissioners Report

12.Adjournment

“If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Council with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he/she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he/she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.”(F. S. 286.0105). “Persons with disabilities needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the City Clerk‘s Office (407-851-7730) at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.”