BRADENTON – At the meeting following Wednesday afternoon's budget meeting, the Bradenton City Council heard a presentation on CRA Budget Proposals, heard more public comments on the approved Harbor Sound project on Perico Island, and approved a motion to discuss funding for a conceptual plan for 48th Street Court East with a nearby business that may benefit from said project.
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Mayor Wayne Poston
2. PROCLAMATIONS
- Red Ribbon Week: Oct. 20-24 2014
3. PRESENTATIONS
- CRA Budget Proposals
- Regatta update (no action required)
4. ADMINISTERING THE OATH
5. CITIZEN COMMENTS (full story)
6. CONSENT AGENDA (Passed unanimously)
a) Verizon Water Tank Lease Amendment.
b) Request to use Riverwalk amphitheater for a client appreciation night on Nov. 8.
c) Public Event: Downtown Hanukah Celebration on Dec. 18 on Barcarrota Blvd.
d) Public Event: Pirates & Princesses 5K on April10 in downtown.
e) Public Event: DeSoto Grand Parade on Saturday, April 25.
f) 2015 calendar of City Council meetings and holidays.
g) Resolution 14-40 appointing Veronica Rogers to the Planning Commission.
h) Forfeiture Fund requests from police equipment.
7. BUSINESS/ADVERTISING, PETITIONS, HEARINGS & COMMUNICATIONS
8. NEW BUSINESS BY DEPARTMENT HEADS, CITY ATTORNEY AND COUNCIL
Claude Tankersley, Public Works & Utilities Director
- 48th Street Court East Conceptual Plan (Thornton’s) (After discussion, a motion was made to initiate communication with Wawa on helping fund the plan, which Councilman Gene Gallo advised may help bring business to the company's neighboring store. Motion approved 3-2, with Councilmen Harold Byrd and Gene Brown dissenting.)
9. BUSINESS BY APPOINTMENT
10. COUNCIL REPORTS
11. DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS