City Council Meeting 07/18/2023 06:30 PM City Hall Chambers 1600 Nela Avenue Belle Isle FL

City Council Commissioners

Nicholas Fouraker, Mayor
Vice-Mayor – Beth Lowell, District 5

District 1 Commissioner – Ed Gold | District 2 Commissioner – Anthony Carugno | District 3 Commissioner – Karl Shuck  |  District 4 Commissioner – Randy Holihan | District 6 Commissioner – Stan Smith | District 7 Commissioner – Jim Partin

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 hand the City Clerk a completed yellow "Request to Speak" form. 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 Stan Smith, District 6

3.Consent Items - These items are considered routine and have been previously discussed by the Council. They will be adopted by one motion unless a Council member requests before the vote on the motion to have an item removed from the consent agenda and considered separately.  If any item were removed from the Consent Agenda, it would be considered immediately following approval of the remainder of the Consent Agenda.

  1. a.Approval of the City Council meeting minutes - June 20, 2023

4.Citizen's Comments - Persons desiring to address the Council must complete and provide the City Clerk a yellow "Request to Speak" form. When the Mayor recognizes you, state your name and address and direct all remarks to the Council as a body, not individual council members, 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 answered within a reasonable period following the meeting date.

5.Unfinished Business

  1. a.ORDINANCE NO. 23-04 FIRST READING AND CONSIDERATION - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BELLE ISLE, FLORIDA,  ADDING SECTION 50-78 ARTIFICIAL TURF REQUIREMENTS TO ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 50 OF THE CITY’S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; CREATING AN ARTIFICIAL TURF PERMITTING PROGRAM AND ADOPTING RELATED PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 

6.New Business

  1. a.Selection of City Manager Candidate or Motion to Continue Search

  2. b.Approval of the 2023/24 School Resource Officer Agreement with CCA

  3. c.Approval of the 2023/24 Funding Agreement Metro Plan Orlando

  4. d.Allocation of Bond Proceeds for Stormwater

  5. e.Review and Discuss Cross Lake Design Plans

  6. f.Surplus of Police Department Equipment

7.Attorney's Report

  1. a.Update Florida League of Cities CS/SB 102 - Building, Zoning, and Land Development

  2. b.Update on SS 166.041 (3)(d) - Continuance Ordinance Hearing

  3. c.Review and Discussion Draft Letter to CFPB Regarding Residential PACE Program

8.City Manager's Report

  1. a.Discuss Scheduling Workshop with CCA re Wallace Field and Available Date

  2. b.ARPA Funding

  3. c.Chief's Report

  4. d.Public Works Report

9.Mayor’s Report

10.Items from Council

11.Adjournment

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