BRADENTON – At Wednesday's meeting, the Bradenton City Council heard a presentation by Commissioner Carol Whitmore and Jeannie Holmes Bystrom on the issue of the often-lethal harm to local bird wildlife caused by fishing lines. In other business, the council approved a Special Use Amendment requested by Fawley Bryant Architecture for a chilled water facility; a School Resource Officers Program Agreement between the city police department and the Manatee School Board; a contract renewal for the company behind the city's red light cameras; keeping the tentative property millage rate at 5.8976; and establishing public hearing dates for said rate.
INVOCATION & PLEDGE (The City does not endorse the religious beliefs of any speaker.)
- Invocation by Pastor Nick Manassa of Resonate Life Church.
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Mayor Wayne Poston
2. PROCLAMATIONS
3. PRESENTATION
- Commissioner Carol Whitmore and Jeannie Holmes Bystrom
4. ADMINISTERING THE OATH
5. CITIZEN COMMENTS
6. CONSENT AGENDA (Passed unanimously)
a) Public Event: Inaugural Twilight 5K Ghost Run-Walk/Oct. 18 downtown.
b) Public Event: Bradenton Blues Fest/Dec. 5-6 at Riverwalk.
c) Public Event: Music in the Park/Monthly, Jan.-May 2015 at Riverwalk amphitheater.
d) Public Event: Pickin’ Picnic/May 23, 2015 at Riverwalk.
e) Reduction to current Permit Fee schedule.
f) Resolution 14-26: 2014-17 CDBG Consolidated Plan and 2014-15 Annual Action Plan.
g) Resolution 14-27 reappointing Thomas Vorpahl to the Merit Board.
h) Resolution 14-28: reappointing Donald Bingham to the MPO Citizens Advisory Board.
i) Minutes: June 25 City Council meeting.
j) Budget adjustment – Judicial Center Parking Garage paystations.
7. BUSINESS/ADVERTISING, PETITIONS, HEARINGS & COMMUNICATIONS
SU.14.00118 WARD 4 NEIGHBORHOOD 1.01 (Passed unanimously)
Request of Fawley-Bryant Architects, agent, for Manatee County Government, owner, for Special Use approval to establish an Electric Substation (Chilled Water Facility) at 323 9th Street West (zoned T6-Urban Core).
8. NEW BUSINESS BY DEPARTMENT HEADS, CITY ATTORNEY AND COUNCIL
Carl Callahan, City Clerk & Treasurer
- 2014-15 School Resource Officers Program Agreement between Manatee County School Board and City of Bradenton Police Department. (Passed unanimously)
- Red light camera contract renewal. (Passed 4-1, with Councilman Bemis Smith dissenting)
- Tentative millage rate and public hearing dates. (Passed unanimously)
9. BUSINESS BY APPOINTMENT
10. COUNCIL REPORTS
11. DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
