City Council Meeting 08/17/2021 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 – Rick Miller | 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 - Commissioner Shuck, District 3

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 City Council meeting minutes - August 3, 2021

  2. b.July Reports: Code Enforcement, BIPD UCR Report 2020, Marine Stats, NAV Board, and OC Fire Unit Responses

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 21-08: Second Reading and Adoption 

    AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BELLE ISLE, FLORIDA; AMENDING SECTIONS 28-91 THROUGH 28-100 AND CREATING NEW SECTIONS 28-101 AND 28-102 OF CHAPTER 28, ARTICLE IV OF THE CITY CODE; UPDATING AND MODERNIZING CITY CODE PROVISIONS GOVERNING OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES/BUSINESS TAX RECEIPTS AND RELATED MATTERS, INCLUDING CHANGES NECESSARY FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE CURRENT STATUTES UNDER CHAPTER 205, FLORIDA STATUTES, WITH RESPECT TO TERMINOLOGY, RULES, REGULATIONS, PROCEDURES, AND OTHER MATTERS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION, AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.

  2. b.Resolution 21-17 for Zip Code Changes - A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR  AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE  CITY  OF  BELLE ISLE, FLORIDA, DECLARING THE NECESSITY FOR MODIFICATION OF THE ZIP CODE DESIGNATION BOUNDARY ASSIGNED FOR THE CITY  OF BELLE ISLE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE ("USPS") ZIP CODE BOUNDARIES AFFECTING THE CITY OF BELLE ISLE.

6.New Business

  1. a.Approval of Agreement with FDEM for American Rescue Plan Act Funding

  2. b.Approval of Deed Restriction for Wallace Field

  3. c.Appointment of Vinton Squires to Planning & Zoning Commission (District 4)

  4. d.Appointment of Katharine Stinton to the Budget Committee (District 5)

  5. e.Reappointment of Craig Huff to the Special Events Committee

  6. f.Reappointment of Maggie Burdette 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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