City Council Meeting 02/04/2025 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 - Comm Vertolli, District 1

3.Presentations

  1. a.CCA Board Meeting Update - Charlene Cross

  2. b.PD - Swear In New Officer Nick Trendafilov

  3. c.PD Award  - Officer Mathews

  4. d.Proclamation - Pine Castle Pioneer Days - Celebrating Citrus 2025

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 Council member requests before the vote on the motion that an item be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately.

  1. a.Resolution 25-03: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Belle Isle, Florida, urging the Florida State Legislature to enact legislation to provide a public records exemption for municipal clerks and employees who perform municipal elections work or have any part in code enforcement functions of a city and providing for an effective date.

  2. b.Approval of First Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Orange County Intergovernmental Radio System Encryption Key

  3. c.Approval of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)

6.Unfinished Business

  1. a.Discussion on Wallace Field Interlocal Agreement

7.New Business

  1. a.ORDINANCE 25-02 - First 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.

  2. b.Approval of CCA Sponsorship - Viva Las Vegas

  3. c.Approval of Hearts Against Hunger 5K Sponsorship

  4. d.Approval Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) - Gated Private Communities

  5. e.Special Events Committee Recruitment/Members

  6. f.Discussion and Approval of Belle Isle Youth Council Participation Program

  7. g.Appointment of Canvassing Board Member for March 11, 2025 Election

8.Attorney's Report

9.City Manager's Report

  1. a.City Manager's Report

  2. b.Chief's Report

  3. c.Public Works Report

10.Mayor’s Report

11.Commissioners Report

12.Adjournment

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