City Council Meeting 10/05/2021 06:30 PM City Hall Chambers 1660 Nela Ave, Belle Isle, FL

City Council Commissioners

Nicholas Fouraker, Mayor
Vice-Mayor, District 6 Commissioner – Jim Partin

District 1 Commissioner – Ed Gold | District 2 Commissioner – Anthony Carugno | District 3 Commissioner – Karl Shuck
District 4 Commissioner – Randy Holihan | District 5 Commissioner – Beth Lowell | District 7 Commissioner – Sue Nielsen

Welcome - Welcome to the City of Belle Isle City Council meeting. Agendas and all backup material supporting each agenda item are available in the City Clerk's office or website at www.belleislefl.gov. If you are not on the agenda, please complete the yellow "Request to Speak" form to be handed to the City Clerk. When the Mayor recognizes you, state your name and address and direct all remarks to the Council as a body and not individual council members, staff, or audience. The Council is pleased to hear relevant comments and has set a three-minute limit. Rosenberg's Rules of Order guide the conduct of the meeting. Order and decorum will be preserved at all meetings. Personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks are not permitted. 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 Ed Gold - District 1

3.Consent Items - These items are considered routine and have been previously discussed by the Council. One motion will adopt them unless a Council member requests before the vote on the motion to have an item removed from the consent agenda and considered separately.  Any item removed from the Consent Agenda would be considered for consideration following the remainder of the Consent Agenda.

  1. a.Approval of the Workshop minutes - August 25, 2021

  2. b.Approval of the Workshop minutes - August 31, 2021

  3. c.Approval of the City Council Budget Hearing minutes - September 21, 2021

  4. d.Approval of the City Council Meeting minutes - September 21, 2021

  5. e.Proclamation declaring October 15, 2021, as “Blind Americans Equality Day” in the Orlando Metropolitan Area

4.Citizen's Comments - Persons desiring to address the Council MUST complete and provide the City Clerk a yellow "Request to Speak" form located by the door. After being recognized by the Mayor, persons are asked to come forward, state their name and address, and direct all remarks to the Council as a body and not to individual members of the Council, staff, or audience. Citizen comments and each section of the agenda where public comment is allowed are limited to three (3) minutes. Questions will be referred to staff and should be answered by staff within a reasonable period following the meeting date. Order and decorum will be preserved at all meetings. Personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks are not permitted. Thank you.

5.Unfinished Business

  1. a.ORDINANCE NO. 21-11 - SECOND READING AND ADOPTION:  AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BELLE ISLE, FLORIDA AMENDING SECTION 2-54 OF THE CITY’S CODE OF ORDINANCES; DISALLOWING MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM BEING APPOINTED TO OR REMAINING ON ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP TO ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND ADDRESSING COUNCIL AUTHORITY FOR THE REMOVAL OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS; AND PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT, SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

6.New Business

  1. a.Approval of Resolution 21-21: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELLE ISLE, FLORIDA AMENDING THE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF BELLE ISLE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTING RESOLUTIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

     

  2. b.ORDINANCE NO. 21-12 - FIRST READING AND CONSIDERATION:  AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BELLE ISLE, FLORIDA APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE LEASE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY TO THE CORNERSTONE CHARTER ACADEMY, INC. FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF A CHARTER SCHOOL; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, NON-CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

  3. c.ORDINANCE NO. 21-13 - FIRST READING AND CONSIDERATION:  AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BELLE ISLE, FLORIDA AMENDING SECTION 30-77 TO ARTICLE 30 OF CHAPTER 30 OF THE CITY’S CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR WITHHOLDING THE ISSUANCE OF VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES AND REVALIDATION STICKERS FOR OUTSTANDING PARKING VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE CITY; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

  4. d.Special Events - Approval of the 2021 Holiday Events Budget

  5. e.Reappointment of Kathy McCoy to the Special Events Committee

7.Attorney's Report

8.City Manager's Report

  1. a.Issues Log

  2. b.Chief's Report

  3. c.Public Works Report

9.Mayor’s Report

10.Items from Council

11.Adjournment

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