Palmetto City Commission Agenda Results: 4/1/2013

PALMETTO -- At Monday night's meeting, commissioners voted to purchase and install 3,200 AMR (Automatic Meter Readers) at resident and business locations around the city at a total cost that will not exceed $1,460,000.

PROCLAMATION: National Tartan Day

April 6, 2013

Accepting:  Todd MacClinchy, President of the South Bay Chapter of New World Celts International.  Mr. MacLinchy is accepting on behalf of the four local Scottish/Celtic organizations.

Swearing-in of all persons intending to address City Commission.

Non-agenda Item Public Comment:  Comments shall be limited to two minutes.  Commission does not generally take action on any matter raised during these public comments, but may direct the matter to be placed on the agenda of a future meeting, if appropriate.

1.  CITY COMMISSION AGENDA APPROVAL

Items pulled -- 2-B-2, 2-B-3 & 2-B-4 for vote

Action Request: Motion to approve the April 1, 2013 Agenda. -- Approved, Unanimous

2.  CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL

A.  Mayor’s Office

1.  Appoint to Code Enforcement Board

B.  City Clerk’s Office

1.  Minutes:  March 18, 2013 -- 

2.  Correction to March 4, 2013 Workshop Minutes -- Approved, Unanimous

3.  Special Function Permit: Walk for Life 9/28/2013 --  Pulled for later vote, until pending FDOT decision -- Approved, Unanimous

4.  Blalock Walters Legal Billing

C.  Police Department

1.  Police Computer Equipment Purchase -- Clarify  -- Approved. Unanimous

Action Request: Motion to approve the April 1, 2013 Consent Agenda. Item A-1 & 2-B-1 only -- Approved, Unanimous

3.  SELECTION OF CRA BOARD CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR

Action Request: Motion to nominate a CRA Board Chair. -- Tambra Varnadore -- Approved, Unanimous

Action Request: Motion to nominate a CRA Board Vice Chair. -- Charles Smith-- Approved, Unanimous

4.  1st PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE 2013-05 DOWNTOWN CORE DESIGN (M. Barnebey)

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF PALMETTO, FLORIDA, AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES, ZONING CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR REVISIONS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE INTERPRETATION AND PROCEDURES, AMENDING AND CLARIFYING THE DOWNTOWN CORE DESIGN GUIDELINES; AMENDING THE GOVERNMENTAL SIGN REGULATIONS; AMENDING THE AREAS AFFECTED BY THE GUIDELINES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. -- No motion or action needed

Open the public hearing.  Close the public hearing after public comment.

The second public hearing is scheduled for April 15, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as same can be heard in these chambers. --  Not ready to make any further recommendations yet. Currently, recommendations are to keep boundaries at present location. 

5.  1st PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE 2013-02 MOBILE FOOD VENDORS AND TEMPORARY USES

(M. Barnebey)

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF PALMETTO, FLORIDA, AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES, ZONING CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR A DEFINITION OF MOBILE VENDORS; REVISING THE CURRENT TEMPORARY USE PERMIT CRITERIA AND ADDING CRITERIA FOR USE AND OPERATION OF MOBILE VENDORS, INCLUDING PUSH CARTS AND TEMPORARY VENDORS; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Open the public hearing.  

Action Request: Motion to continue the first public hearing on Ordinance 2013-02 to May 6, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as same can be heard in these chambers.-- Approved, Unanimous

6.  TELEMETRY METER CONTRACT APPROVAL (J. Freeman/A. Tusing)

Carried forward from the 4:30 p.m. workshop meeting.

Action Request: Motion to approve and award the sole source purchase of AMR water meters in the amount of $1,140,275 to Sunstate Meter and Supply and to Utility Metering Solutions for the installation of AMR meters in the amount of $319,725 via the Panama City piggyback contract for a total cost not to exceed $1,460,000.Cost $1.1 million for equipment and $319, 000 for install. Will come close to zero cost to the city. -- (subject to Attorney review) -- Approved, Unanimous

Recess the City Commission meeting to open the April 1, 2013 CRA Board meeting.

1.  CRA BOARD AGENDA APPROVAL 

Action Request: Motion to approve the April 1, 2013 CRA Board Agenda. -- Approved, Unanimous   

2.  CRA CONSENT AGENDA

A.  Minutes:  March 18, 2013

B.  Treasure Cove Development Store Front Grant #13-08 -- Approved, Unanimous

C.  Growers Hardware Store Front Grant #13-09 -- 

D.  Seychelles Spa Store Front Grant #13-10 -- Approved, Unanimous

Action Request: Motion to approve the April 1, 2013 CRA Consent Agenda -- Approved, Unanimous  2-A

3.  MANATEE R.V. STORE FRONT GRANT (J. Burton) -- next meeting

4.  DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL CORE REDEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES 2.0 (J. Burton)

This is an update to the current program.

Action Request: Motion to approve amendments to Downtown Commercial Core Incentives. -- Pulled

5.  SUTTON PARK PAVILION CONTRACT APPROVAL (J. Burton)

Action Request: Motion to approve contract with Zirkelbach Construction for the construction of the Sutton Park Pavilion not-to-exceed $538,000 and approve a contingency fund for the project not-to-exceed $54,084 and approve the use of the contingency fund to repave 10th Avenue from 6th to 7th Street. -- Approved, Unanimous

Amendment--Will later review and ask for justification of amount on one line item adjustment -- Approved, Unanimous

street scape is sustainability improvement can use CRA funds. (unforeseen condition fund)

5.  DISCUSSION: CRA LOAN FUND  --Discussion as to whether balance should be returned. Remainding amount is at a favorable interest rate and could be used to fund restrooms in Sutton Park. It was also discussed whether staff (advisory board) should revisit the item to determine all options. Davis would like to involve the advisory board for their blessing -- Continued

6.  CRA DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS -- Two great projects on the horizon and would like to keep the contractor because of the success we have gotten from this firm. (Allison and Goth) 

7.  PRESIDING OFFICER’S COMMENTS -- Gateway has been a huge success 

8.  CRA BOARD MEMBERS’ COMMENTS -- 

Williams -- Jeff has performed Great job

Davis -- I do appreciate the Advisory board

9.  PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE CRA BOARD -- None 

10.  ADJOURNMENT

Reconvene the City Commission meeting.

7.  BASEBALL FIELD UPDATE -- Smith: I understood post and listing to our participating, I haven't seen anything. We need to revisit our recognition. 

8.  ASR WELL UPDATE -- no

9.  DEPARTMENT HEADS’ COMMENTS -- 

Jim Freeman -- Thanks for support on the meters 

Chief Rick Wells -- Thanks Mayor for all of your support.

Jeff Burton -- Refresher course for CRA directors coming up in May. 

10.  MAYOR’S REPORT -- National day of prayer 9 a.m. at the park

11.  COMMISSIONERS’ COMMENTS --

-- Williams: At the MPO Meeting, the  PD&E subject came up right away. The county was really against it. Now we'll have a feasibility study. Jennifer said we did have a chance to exercise the option, but not for long.

-- Varnadore: Can we have CRA issues on a workshop? (Burton answered yes)

-- Cornwell: Happy birthday to Allen Tussing

-- Davis: Congrats to Allen, Great riding with you chief. (Wells)

-- Smith -- I would like to update everyone on my D.C. trip. I was there four to five days, met with Senators and staff,and 60 to 70 visitors ... Internet tax revenues are a missed opportunity. We are just not collecting the taxes. Cutting budgets… We teamed-up non stop until the evening. We did good work and stopped bad policies. Everything is on the table as far as cuts go.  

12.  ADJOURNMENT