BRADENTON – At Tuesday’s city council meeting, members amended the city’s current sign ordinance, banned possession of glass bottles from the public right of way and gave Claude Tankersley, the director of public works, the go-ahead to obtain the loan needed to upgrade McKechnie Field. Mrs. Anita Rogers, who was representing several homeowners adjacent to Tarpon Point Grill, complained of lewd acts and noise pollution associated with the business.
1. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Invocation led by Chaplain Paul Scheele of Water’s Edge Community.
2. PROCLAMATION:
Engineers Week Feb. 19-26.
3. PRESENTATION:
Alan Zirkelbach, Zirkelbach Construction, on progress of bus transfer station and courthouse construction.
4. ADMINISTERING THE OATH:
5. CITIZEN COMMENTS:
6. CONSENT AGENDA:
a) Minutes from Jan. 25, 2012.
b) EECBG Award Amendment.
c) Street closure: Public art dedication in Village of the Arts on March 2.
d) BPD expenditure request.
7. BUSINESS/ADVERTISING, PETITIONS, HEARINGS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
SU.11.0093 WARD 5 NEIGHBORHOOD 7.03 BMW/PUBLIC HEARING (Unanimously approved)
Request of Luis Tabares, agent for Harry Bakker, owner, for special
use approval for a used car sales lot to be located at 704 Manatee
Avenue East (zoned T5).
LU.11.0049 ORDINANCE 2935/ FIRST READING (Unanimously approved)
Request of the City of Bradenton to textually amend the Form-Based
Code as pertaining to signage standards, fence standards, and marina
facilities.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BRADENTON, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS
OF FACT; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF BRADENTON FORM-BASED
CODE TO INCLUDE MINOR TEXT AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO SIGNAGE STANDARDS,
FENCE STANDARDS, MARINA FACILITY REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF
PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE NO. 2937/FIRST READING (Unanimously approved)
An ordinance prohibiting the possession of open glass bottles in public right of way.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRADENTON, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER VI, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES,
SECTION 6-4 BY ADDING THERETO A PROVISION PROHIBITING THE POSSESSION
OF OPEN GLASS BOTTLE UPON ANY PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY OR PUBLIC PARKING
LOT; PROVIDING FOR EXCEPTIONS FOR COLLECTING AND RECYCLING SUCH
CONTAINERS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
8. NEW BUSINESS BY DEPARTMENT HEADS, CITY ATTORNEY AND COUNCIL:
Claude Tankersley
a) RESOLUTION 12-02
Award construction contract for 9th Avenue Ware’s Creek bridge to
Woodruff & Sons.
Carl Callahan
a) Interlocal agreement between the City and Manatee County for
purposes of funding capital improvements at McKechnie Field.
b) RESOLUTION 12-03 Bond resolution to fund improvements at McKechnie Field. (Unanimously approved)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRADENTON, FLORIDA
(THE ”CITY“) AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE BY THE CITY OF A NOT EXCEEDING
$8,500,00 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REVENUE BOND, SERIES 2012, TO PROVIDE
FUNDS TO FINANCE CERTAIN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY’S SPORTS
COMPLEX KNOWN AS MCKECHNIE FIELD AND PAY ALL OR A PORTION OF THE COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BOND; ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL OF
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. TO PURCHASE SUCH BOND PURSUANT TO A NEGOTIATED
PRIVATE PLACEMENT; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY AND THE
SUBSTANTIAL FOR OF A LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A.; AUTHORIZING THE REPAYMENT OF SUCH BOND FROM CERTAIN
PLEDGED REVENUES, AS FURTHER DESCRIBED HERIN AND IN THE LOAN
AGREEMENT; RATIFYING CERTAIN ACTIONS TAKEN PRIOR TO THE DATE HEREOF BY
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WITH
RESPECT TO ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL FROM BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.;
DELEGATING CERTAIN AUTHORITY TO THE MAYOR, MAYOR PRO-TEM, CITY
MANAGER, CITY CLERK, CITY ATTORNEY, BOND COUNSEL, OTHER OFFICERS OR
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY, IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE
BOND; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF INCOCNSISTEN PROVISION; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
c) Loan Agreement between the City and Bank of America. (Unanimously approved)
9. BUSINESS BY APPOINTMENT:
10. COUNCIL REPORTS:
11 DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS:
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