Town Commission Meeting 10/17/2023 01:30 PM TOWN HALL COMMISSION CHAMBERS, 3614 S. OCEAN BLVD., HIGHLAND BEACH, FL

1.CALL TO ORDER

2.ROLL CALL

3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

5.PRESENTATIONS / PROCLAMATIONS

  1. A.Resolution No. 2023-030

    A Resolution of the Town Commission of the Town of Highland Beach, Florida, ratifying the selection, appointments, and term of office of members of the Planning Board; and providing for an effective date.

6.PUBLIC COMMENTS

Public Comments will be limited to five (5) minutes per speaker.

7.ANNOUNCEMENTS

Board Vacancies

Board of Adjustment and Appeals      Two (2) vacancies, for a three-year terms and

                                                            One (1) vacancy for an unexpired term ending September 21, 2024

Meetings and Events

November 01, 2023  11:00 A.M.     Natural Resources Preservation Advisory Board Regular Meeting

November 07, 2023    1:30 P.M.    Town Commission Meeting

Board Action Report

None.

8.ORDINANCES (Public Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker per item after Commission initial discussion.)

  1. A.Resolution No. 2023-031

    A Resolution of the Town Commission of the Town of Highland Beach Florida, calling for a Referendum of the Qualified Electors of the Town of Highland Beach to be held on March 19, 2024, as to whether the Town shall be authorized to (A) finance and implement a Sanitary Sewer Lining Rehabilitation Project to repair, replace, and prevent structural damage to the sewer lines for a not to exceed cost of $3.5 million dollars, and (B) issue its General Obligation Bonds, payable from the full faith and unlimited Ad Valorem Taxing Power of the Town, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $3.5 million dollars to finance the cost thereof; providing for notice and advertising of the referendum; providing for referendum canvassing and for other purposes; providing for severability, conflicts, and an effective date.

  2. B.Ordinance No. 2023-004

    An Ordinance of the Town Commission of the Town of Highland Beach, Florida, calling for a Referendum of the Qualified Electors of the Town of Highland Beach to be held on March 19, 2024, as to whether the Funding Limitation of $350,000, set forth in Section 2.01(30) of the Town of Highland Beach Charter, shall be adjusted to $900,000 to account for the past 32 years of inflation and be adjusted annually thereafter on June 1st (beginning In 2025) in accordance with the Regional Consumer Price Index (MSA); providing for notice and advertising of the referendum; providing for referendum canvassing; providing for severability, the repeal of laws in conflict, codification, and an effective date.

  3. C.Ordinance No. 2023-005 

    An Ordinance of the Town Commission of the Town Of Highland Beach, Florida, calling for a Referendum of the Qualified Electors of the Town Of Highland Beach to be held on March 19, 2024, as to whether the Town Of Highland Beach shall amend its Charter at Article I, Section 1.06(7) to provide the Town Commission the discretion to delegate, by resolution, its canvassing duties to the Countywide Palm Beach County Canvassing Board for more efficiently run Municipal Elections; providing for notice and advertising of the referendum; providing for referendum canvassing; providing for severability, the repeal of laws in conflict, codification, and an effective date.

  4. D.Proposed Ordinance

    An Ordinance of the Town Commission of the Town of Highland Beach, Florida, amending the Administrative Amendments to the 7th (2020) Edition of the Florida Building Code to update and amend the requirements for reinspection and recertification of existing threshold buildings and other buildings owned by a condominium or cooperative association; providing for the repeal of all ordinances in conflict; providing for severability and codification; and providing for an effective date.

9.CONSENT AGENDA (These are items that the Commission typically does not need to discuss individually, and which are voted on as a group.) Public Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker per item after Commission initial discussion.

  1. A.Approval of Meeting Minutes

    October 03, 2023 Town Commission Meeting Minutes

10.UNFINISHED BUSINESS  (Public Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker per item after Town Commission initial discussion.)

  1. A.Fire Rescue Implementation Update

  2. B.Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) RRR Project Update

  3. C.Building Department Recertification Program Update 

  4. D.Continued discussion of Milani Park.

11.NEW BUSINESS  (Public Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker per item after Town Commission initial discussion.)

  1. A.Approve and authorize a Right of Way Permit for KMV Fiber Telecom Inc. to bore fiber optic communication cables under State Road A1A starting at the north property line of 4713 South Ocean Boulevard and ending on the west of State Road A1A south property line of 4800 South Ocean Boulevard.

12.TOWN COMMISSION COMMENTS

Commissioner Judith M. Goldberg

Commissioner Donald Peters

Commissioner Evalyn David

Vice Mayor David Stern

Mayor Natasha Moore

13.TOWN ATTORNEY’S REPORT

14.TOWN MANAGER’S REPORT

15.ADJOURNMENT