City Council Meeting 09/21/2021 06:30 PM City Hall Chambers, 1600 Nela Avenue

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 – OPEN | 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 Sue Nielsen, District 7

3.Discussion/Appointment of District 5 Commissioner and Oath of Office

4.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 City Council meeting minutes - August 17, 2021

  2. b.Approval of the City Council meeting minutes - August 23, 2021

  3. c.Approval of the City Council meeting minutes - September 7, 2021

  4. d.Monthly Reports: Code Enforcement, Fire Unit Responses, NAV Board, PD, and Red Light Camera

5.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.

6.Unfinished Business

  1. a.Ordinance 21-10 (Second Reading and Adoption)  AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BELLE ISLE, FLORIDA; AMENDING SECTION 50-103(a) OF THE CITY’S CODE OF ORDINANCES AS SUCH PERTAINS TO HOME-BASED OCCUPATIONS; PROVIDING FOR HOME-BASED BUSINESS REGULATIONS CONSISTENT WITH GENERAL LAW; AND PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT, SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE

  2. b.Discussion on Equity Study Commission

7.New Business

  1. a.Discussion/Appointment Kevin Pierre to Budget Advisory Committee (District 4)

  2. b.Discuss Revised Lease Agreement for Cornerstone Charter Academy

  3. c.Discuss/Determine qualifications of Nicholas Fouraker to run for Reelection

8.Attorney's Report

9.City Manager's Report

  1. a.Issues Log

  2. b.Chief's Report

  3. c.Public Works Report

10.Mayor’s Report

11.Items from Council

12.Adjournment

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