Town of Melbourne Beach  REGULAR TOWN COMMISSION MEETING December 20, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. COMMUNITY CENTER -! 509 OCEAN AVENUE  MINUTES Commission Members: Mayor Alison Dennington Commissioner Sherri Quarrie Commissioner Corey Runte Commissioner Marivi Walker Commissioner Adam Meyer Staff Members: Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro Town Clerk Amber Brown  1. Call to Order  Mayor Alison Dennington called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  2. Roll Call  Town Clerk Amber Brown conducted a roll call Commission Members Present Mayor Alison Dennington Commissioner Sherri Quarrie Commissioner Corey Runte Commission Marivi Walker Commissioner Adam Meyer  Staff Members Present Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro Finance Manager. Jennifer Kerr Building Official Robert Bitgood Fire Chief Gavin Brown Public' Works Director Tom Davis Town Clerk. Amber Brown  3. Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence  Mayor Alison Dennington led the Pledge of Allegiance. 4. Meeting Agenda - Additions/Deletions/Changes  1/Page    Commissioner Sherri Quarrie spoke about changing the meeting agenda section 12 new  business items d, e,f,g,h h and put them on a workshop.  Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about wanting to do the proclamation, parks board, and each item for public comment but have the department heads do a very brief summary to get to the items that people came here for. Move the following items: proposal for the audiovisual, the reappointment of Jim Simmons, and proposals for legal services to the end. Commissioner Corey Runte disagreed with Mayor Alison Dennington'sp proposal. A lot oft the Commissioner Marivi Walker spoke about continuing the meeting by following the agenda. Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about the department reports taking a while and people are  items need to be discussed during workshops.  here to discuss items that are at the end.  Commissioner Corey Runte made a motion to move items D through H of new business toa workshop for greater discussion; Commissioner Sherri Quarrie seconded; Motion carried 3-2 with  Mayor Alison Dennington and Commissioner Adam Meyer dissenting.  5. Consent Agenda  A. Approval oft the Regular Town Commission Meeting Minutes November 15, 2023  B. Reappointment of Board Members Appointment of Board Members  1. Reappointment of Haley Conrad to the Parks Board 2. Reappointment of Danika Warren to the Parks Board 1. Appointment of Sabrina Cornelius to the Parks Board D. Appointment of Non-Voting Members to Town Boards 1. Appointment of Rebecca Stevens to the Parks Board 2. Appointment of Julianne Samuel toi the Parks Board  2. Appointment of Judy Lukeman to the Ryckman House Historical Preservation and  Awareness Board  Commissioner Sherri Quarrie made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda; Commissioner Marivi  Walker seconded; Motion carried 5-0. 6. Procamations/Presentations/Awards  A. Presentation of a proclamation commemorating 37 years of dedicated volunteer service to the Town of Melbourne Beach provided by Retired Fire Chief David Micka  Mayor Alison Dennington presented a proclamation commemorating 37 years of dedicated volunteer service to the Town of Melbourne Beach by Retired Fire Chief David Micka. Retired Fire Chief David Micka spoke about joining the department as a stress relief from  his work and encouraged everyone in the community to volunteer.  Brief Reception at 6:19 pm.  2IPage    Town Clerk Amber Brown conducted a roll call Commission Members Present Mayor Alison Dennington Commissioner Sherri Quarrie Commissioner Corey Runte Commissioner Marivi Walker Commissioner Adam Meyer  Staff Members Present Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro Finance Manager. Jennifer Kerr Building Official Robert Bitgood Fire Chief Gavin Brown Public' Works Director Tom Davis Town Clerk Amber Brown  7. Finance/Budget Report  Commissioner Sherri Quarrie made a motion to approve the finance/budget report as presented;  Commissioner Marivi Walker seconded; Motion carried 5-0. 8. Department and Board/Committee Reports A. Public Works Department  Public Works Director Tom Davis commended his crew for locating a sinkhole, identifyingi it was a collapsed corrugated pipe, and being able to solve the problem in-house. The  estimated cost saving was about five to eight thousand dollars.  B. Building Department  Commissioner Adam Meyer asked for the report to include the address for new vacation Mayor Dennington asked to include al list of all registered vacation rentals as part of the Building Department report, if there is a list of owner-occupied rentals, and spoke about those homeowners who could live ini the house part-time and still rent rooms out. Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro spoke about the Town Code and possibly even the State Commissioner Corey Runte spoke about discussing registeringowner-occupied vacation  rentals.  Legislature allowing homesteaded properties to rent out rooms.  rentals at ai future meeting. . Code Enforcement No additions D. Fire Department  Fire Chief Gavin Brown spoke about a software issue, so he was not able to download the  two reports that he normally provides.  3IPage    E. - Police Department  Mayor Alison Dennington asked about the Police Chief retiring, and when the RFP will go Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro spoke about the RFP will probably go out next week. The Police Chief is retiring on February 1st and is willing to be contracted until a new police  out,  chief is hired.  Commissioner Adam Meyer asked what the hiring process would be.  Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro spoke about the applicants going ini front of a review board, the review board narrows it down to 3-5 candidates, the board presents the candidates to the Town Manager, and the Town Manager brings the candidates to the  Commission toi interview. F. Town Clerk No additions  9. Public Comment (Non-Agenda Items)  After being acknowledged by the Mayor, members of the public should state their name and address for the record. The Commission encourages citizens to prepare their comments in advance. Each individual will have three (3) minutes to address the Commission on any topic(s)  related to Town business, not on the Agenda. Tina Coppock - 505 Avenue B  Tina Coppock. spoke about last month the Mayor spoke about wanting to move forward, but there are 2 agenda items to directly put digs on the Mayor's opponent. Don't use your public office to make digs at people you are in opposition to. Where can the public find out how much the Mayor is costing the Town in lawsuits? The Mayor is not interested in dropping any of the Mayor Dennington spoke about it is not that black and white because the Town Attorney would bill the Town when it shouldn't be billed to the Town. There is a resolution that says the Commission cannot contact the Town Attorney directly they are supposed to contact the Manager to get permission. Icannot answer your question. Why not ask the Town Manager why the Commission has been allowed to contact the Town Attorney directly?  lawsuits? Not in good faith going to bury the hatchet.  Bruce Larson 1507 Pine. St  Bruce Larson asked what are the agenda items that were deferred. Thinks those topics do need more discussion and should be at a workshop, 5O that is the right thing to do. Encouraged more participation at workshops. There is a great need toj further discuss those items. There is an agenda problem. Maybe create a citizen board to create and prioritize the agenda.  4IPage    Commissioner Corey Runte spoke about what each item is that was removed from the agenda Mayor Dennington spoke about those items are all the ones she put on the agenda. Spoke about there being a huge backlog of public records requests which is why she put on the agenda discussion on a deputy clerk. There are records that only the Clerk has access to and if she is gone for a week then you cannot see those records. Even Melbourne Village has a deputy clerk. Would like to take immediate action to start the repeal process on the second kitchen ordinance. Spoke about wanting to get a constitutional amendment regarding vacation  to be placed on a workshop.  rentals.  Jim. Simmons  409 Avenue B  Jim. Simmons spoke about the Mayor's job other than having one vote is to manage the meeting, follow the agenda, and. stay on topic. He spoke about the process for calling point of order. If the answer to a question is short then you can answer a question, however, ifitis not  then it should be directed to the Town Manager toj follow up on.  Steve Walters 416: Sixth Avenue  Steve Walters spoke about point of order, but Commissioner Runte has interrupted 6 times. Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about scheduling Mayor meetings to address items including  They are going to obstruct the Mayor every chance they can.  vacation rentals and stop signs.  Frank Thomas = 606 Atlantic. St  Frank Thomas spoke about being on the Commission for 6 years. This is the wildest crowd he has ever: seen. Tomorrow. is the winters solstice. The. 39th New Year's Day history walk that he  started will be on New Year's Day at 10 am. Roger Newell. 506 Colony  Roger Newell spoke about how he has recently attempted to locate all of the vacation rentals, but websites have gotten smart and do not post the addresses. Why is the Town not auditing  the Town. Attorney bills?  Mike Krajic-2103 Neptune Dr  Mike Krajic spoke about being. Santa at the tree lighting and it was great, and read a prayer.  Mark McBride - 310. Second Ave  Mark McBride spoke about attending. for the. same thing for the last two months. There are three. Airbnbs around his house. He wants solutions and asked when the workshops will be.  5/Page    Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about her plan to have multiple joint workshops. Every week from here on out she will have a meeting to cover various topics such as Airbnb's. Wants to do Commissioner Corey Runte spoke about the workshop is on. January 3rd which is int two weeks from today. To make any ordinance changes we need a Town Attorney which the Town does  aconstitutional amendment regarding Airbnb's.  not currently have.  Jim Turi-204 Dogwood  Jim Turi spoke about having 8 Airbnbs in a two-block. radius. Is it possible to limit the amount of Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about how every house could be an Airbnb, but a possibility would bet to create a homeowners association by street. Believes doing a constitutional  Airbnbs in an area, or could his entire block be Airbnb's?  amendment is the best way.  Haley Conrad - 2011 Oak. St  Haley Conrad. spoke about how the Town can install stop signs on Riverside, but just because something is legal does not mean iti is the right thing. Reviewed what FDOTS criteria is for  determining if a traffic control device is a good solution.  Paula Panton - 809 Riverside Dr  Paula Panton asked if there is a process to remove stop. signs. There were no problems before, and it is more dangerous now. There are a lot of people that are against the. stop. signs.  Riverside used to be a speed trap and we need to get back to that.  Commissioner Corey Runte spoke about getting at traffic engineer report for Riverside. Should get a professional's opinion on the stop signs to see what the best route is. There are a lot of Commissioner Adam Meyer spoke about the stop signs can be removed by the Commission Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about a process to puti in stop signs. Does not think the formal process happened. Remove the stop signs if the process was not followed then follow the process if they are replaced. Has not heard a single person that likes the stop signs. If people  people that are for the stop signs.  directing the Town Manager to remove them through a vote.  are speeding then the police department needs to write tickets.  John Hart 407 Surf Rd  John Hart asked if there was a traffic study done to install the. stop signs if not remove them. What is the liability ofremoving the stop signs, doing the. study, andj following the proper  procedure?  6Page    Commissioner Corey Runte spoke about there not being an engineering study done before. Commissioner. Adam Meyer read a public comment that was emailed to him from Chuck Cain. The email spoke about the lawsuits between Mayor Alison Dennington and the Town and the Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about one of them being an appeal for the shed case. The Town does not have a zoning placement permit. Thinks the Town Attorney was overbilling the Town because he would communicate directly with Commissioners, and is being sued as part Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro spoke about the Town does not agree with the statement Building Official Robert Bitgood spoke about being listed in the election lawsuit, so he should be able to contact the Town Attorney without permission because the Town Attorney is  amount it is costing the Town.  of one oft the lawsuits. about overbilling.  representing him ini the case.  Gabor Kishegyi -221. Surf Rd  Gabor Kishegyi spoke about from a law enforcement standpoint the best way to enforce speeding is when people do not know when or where directed traffic enforcement is being Mayor Alison Dennington read a public comment that was emailed to her from Kate and Dan Wilborn. The email spoke about limiting parking at the Sixth Ave boat ramp to Melbourne  done.  Beach residents.  10. Public Hearings/Special Orders 11. Unfinished Business  A. Consideration of the proposals for audio-visual equipment ini the community center Town Clerk Amber Brown spoke about the issues with the current sound system including not being able to add more microphones sO some people have to share, residents havinga hard time hearing, microphones being corded and there are only two places that are in the floor to plug them into sO the cords are run along the floor to be plugged in, the current system does not record sO there is an external recorder with wired microphone discs sitting around to record the audio sO more wires and they only cover part oft the area. Part oft the quotes is to add a visual component tol live stream the meetings. Previously presented five quotes, then the Commission narrowed it down to two quotes and asked for a side-by-side comparison. The AVI-SPL quote is for $84,450.16: and the BIS Digital quote is for  $70,930.24.  Commissioner Corey Runte spoke about the equipment not fitting the needs of the Town, sO at least the audio portion needs to be done. However, the visual component would increase transparency and allow residents who are out of Town to watch it live.  7IPage    Commissioner Adam Meyer asked if other municipalities in the area use either company Town Clerk Amber Brown spoke about some oft the other municipalities in the area using IM: Solutions, which we got a quote for and it was significantly higher sO the Commission wanted quotes from other businesses. Spoke about the videos being stored on YouTube. Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about being completely against this. She does not have any problems with the equipment. She is worried about replacing equipment that works for something new. The cost of this equipment might cover ai full-time deputy clerk. Spoke about potential hidden costs with future licenses, and video storage for meetings that are 4 Town Clerk Amber Brown spoke about other municipalities that use IM Solutions because they are located right in Melbourne and they have an employee from the company attend every meeting to operate the equipment. Regarding video storage, for the Town of Melbourne Beach our official record of the meetings is the minutes, sO the retention period Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about money not growing on1 trees; if the money' was coming from a grant, or ifi it was donated, and if the current equipment was broken. A lot of things are great that you don't do because of the cost. It seems like a platform for  and asked about the storage of the videos.  hours long.  for the videos is not going to be permanent.  people to be on TV.  Commissioner Adam Meyer asked what fees are annual.  Town Clerk Amber Brown spoke about the annual support and maintenance are the only Mayor Alison Dennington asked about the warranty period, the cost, what is covered, and Town Clerk Amber Brown spoke about the warranty details are in the proposals.  annual fees. support.  Tina Coppock -505 Avenue B  Tina Coppock. spoke with a resident in Town who has a medical issue that prevents them from attending the meetings but would like to watch it live. Spoke about the cost of the audio-visual equipment is about as much as the lawsuits with the Mayor.  Jim Simmons - 409 Avenue B  Jim. Simmons asked if it would be ADA compliant.  Town Clerk Amber Brown spoke about YouTube doing the closed captioning to be ADA compliant, and other municipalities using YouTube to stream meetings.  8Page    Julie. Samuels-2 2320. S River Rd  Julie Samuels asked about the price difference between livestreaming and posting a recording of the meeting. Likes the idea of having a video, but does it need to be live?  Bruce Larson -1 1507 Pine St  Bruce Larson asked if we are ADA compliant today because he cannot hear half of what is said in the back. There are far cheaper options with delayed recording. Ifpeople cannot interact do they need it live-streamed? Are there less expensive options? Commissioner Corey Runte spoke about issues including the audio recordings on Sound Cloud do not allow you to fast forward, sO you have to listen to the entire recording, being able to watch the meeting would be better than listening to a less-than-average recording. The minutes are abbreviated, and it would provide bettert transparency and public record. Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about not wanting to waste taxpayer's money; there are Commissioner Corey Runte spoke about not being able to fix the current equipment to  other more critical items to spend money on.  provide what is needed. Jeff Fisher -! 509 Harland  Jeff Fisher spoke about having a requirement definition of what you are looking for. He has  experience with procurement and would be happy to help the Town.  Ann Marie McBride - 310 Second  Ann Marie McBride asked what percent oft the Town budget this is, and if it was budgeted. Commissioner Corey Runte spoke about it being a budgeted item, and it is less than 2  percent of the Town Budget. Frank LaGrassa - 412 First Ave  Frank LaGrassa spoke about how the Mayor is not suing the Town she is suing the Commission and protecting the Town and the residents, sO what happened to her does not  happen to them.  Commissioner Corey Runte made a motion to approve BIS Digital as presented for the audio and visual; Commissioner Marivi Walker seconded; Motion carried 4-1 with Mayor Alison Dennington  dissenting.  Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about voting against it because it is too expensive, we do not know how old the current equipment is, there are less expensive measures to get the  same goal, and the current equipment still works.  9IPage    Commissioner Corey Runte made a motion for a short break.  Break at 9:05 pm,  Town Clerk Amber Brown conducted a roll call Commission Members Present Mayor Alison Dennington Commissioner Sherri Quarrie Commissioner Corey Runte Commission Marivi Walker Commissioner Adam Meyer B. Appointment of the Vice Mayor  Staff Members Present Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro Building Official Robert Bitgood Town Clerk Amber Brown  Commissioner Sherri Quarrie made a motion to nominate herself; Commissioner Corey Runte  seconded; Motion carried 4-0 with Commissioner Sherri Quarrie abstaining.  Steve Walters 416. Sixth Ave  Steve Walters spoke about Commissioner Sherri Quarrie does not need to recuse herself  because there is no benefit to being Vice Mayor.  Commissioner Corey Runte made a motion to nominate Commissioner Quarrie as the Vice Mayor; Commissioner Adam Meyer seconded; Motion carried 4-0 with Commissioner Sherri Quarrie  abstaining.  Vice Mayor Sherri Quarrie spoke about abstaining from the vote due to a possible conflict - Reappointment of Board Member James Simmons to the Board of Adjustment  of voting for herself.  Commissioner Adam Meyer spoke about the Town receiving other applications that will be presented at the. January workshop, so he would like to wait on this one until then to Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about agreeing with Commissioner Meyer to look at all of Commissioner Corey Runte spoke about how this was tabled, sO there is a full Commission, he has been on the Board, and out of all oft the applications he is the most qualified. Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about not agreeing with Commissioner Runte, seems there isaf favorite, sO rather than do it fairly all at once you want to piecemeali it. Vice Mayor Sherri Quarrie asked what positions are available.  compare all ot them at the same time.  the applications together.  10/Page    Town Clerk Amber Brown spoke about the open positions are one board member and two Vice Mayor Sherri Quarrie spoke about being in favor of Jim Simmons because the board member position needs tol be filled as soon as possible, he has the most experience, and that would allow people without as much experience toi fill the alternate positions to get familiar with the position and that Board. Asked for the other candidates to be at the Town Clerk. Amber Brown spoke about the reason this agenda item is at this meeting is because oft the motion that was made when it was tabled, the other candidates have been encouraged to attend the Januaryworkshop SO the Commission can interview them. Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about how it seems some ofi the Commission hasa relationship with Mr. Simmons, and wants to push him through rather than giving all three  alternates.  January workshop to bei interviewed by the Commission.  the same opportunity.  Tina Coppock - 505 Avenue B  Tina Coppock. spoke about how it. seems the Mayor has a vendetta against. Jim Simmons. If he is the most qualified then he. should be voted in and then work onj filling the alternate  positions, 50 those individuals can get up to speed. Tim Flint -1 1706 Atlantic St, Unit. 3A  Tim Flint spoke about being one of the applicants and would like to be involved, and after listening to the Commission he thinks being an alternate would be a good step for him.  Frank LaGrassa - 412 First Ave  Frank LaGrassa asked when you interview people how important is the person's view on growth, or if knowledge of zoning is a big factor. When you get on the Board it is pretty Vice Mayor Sherri Quarrie spoke about the person needing to know the codes. Everyone needs to know the rules and follow them and if they do not then the Board of Adjustment needs to make a ruling. You do not make a decision based on feelings. The Board of Adjustment is a quasi-judicial board. If someone has a bias they shouldn't be on the Board. Mayor Alison Dennington asked if there are rules on what can be asked, ori ifitisaspecific Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro spoke about what the Board of Adjustment does. A board member's opinion comes into play when someone applies for a variance because you have to prove al hardship. What one member considers a hardship may not be the same for another member. The applicant will have to plead their case as to what their  easy to get caught up.  list of questions.  hardship is.  11Page    Mayor Alison Dennington asked. Jim Simmons about emails that go out behind the scenes about various town issues. What is his process for documenting if someone emails him about al Board of Adjustment issue? Does the Board of Adjustment have a town email?  Should the Board of Adjustment have its own email?  Jim Simmons - 409 Avenue B  Jim. Simmons spoke about how hej follows state law. He discloses any emails that he receives before voting. He does not. send out emails behind the. scenes. He is a private citizen who is allowed to express his opinion on any issue before the Town except) for issues that go before the Board of Adjustment. There is not a Board of Adjustment email and if people want to express their opinion they should attend the meetings. Iti is the same as court, you cannot email a judge orj jury to influence them or vote the way you want. That would be aj felony and he would not do that. The Board: should not have an email because individuals need to testify in court/ before the Board. The Board of Adjustment is held to the  Sunshine Law as well.  Commissioner Corey Runte made a motion to approve. James Simmons for reappointment to the Board of Adjustment; Commissioner Marivi Walker seconded; Motion carried 3-2 with Mayor Alison  Dennington and Commissioner Adam Meyer dissenting.  Commissioner Adam Meyer spoke about voting against it because they asked for more people to apply and they did, so he would like all ofthe applications presented during a Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about dissenting because it would be good to give Commissioner Marivi Walker spoke about voting yes for the person whol has the most experience and would be the best choice for the Town, and allowing people to learn by  workshop and be able to ask questions at the same time.  everyone a chance.  being an alternate.  12. New Business  A. Appointment of the Voting Delegate and Alternate Voting Delegate for the Space Coast  League of Cities  Commissioner Corey Runte made a motion to nominate Vice Mayor Sherri Quarrie as the Voting Delegate for the Space Coast League of Cities; Commissioner Adam Meyer seconded; Motion carried Vice Mayor Sherri Quarrie made a motion for Commissioner Corey Runte to stay as the Alternate Voting Delegate; Commissioner Marivi Walker seconded; Motion carried 3-1 with Mayor Alison  4-0with Vice Mayor Sherri Quarrie abstaining.  Dennington dissenting and Commissioner Corey Runte abstaining.  Mayor Dennington spoke about dissenting because Commissioner Corey Runte is on sO  many committees already.  12/Page    B. Consideration ofa a temporary hold on permitting for 2nd kitchens  Vice Mayor Sherri Quarrie spoke about submitting this agenda item because there are community concerns, so stop and look at everything again and readdress it. She included Brevard County's sordinance to show Brevard County's process to remove a second kitchen  ifa home is no longer homesteaded.  Commissioner Adam Meyer asked ift there have been any permits pulled.  Building Official Robert Bitgood spoke about there have not been any permits issued fori it. Ac couple of people have inquired about it, however, no one has pulled a permit fori it. Mayor Alison Dennington asked ift the Building Official had seen any second kitchens when Building Official Robert Bitgood spoke about not seeing any, but he also does not know if Mayor Alison Dennington asked about how the Town would know if someone installs a Commissioner Corey Runte spoke about Planning and Zoning brought this to the Commission to remove some ambiguity in the Town code because that was happening. This is foram multigenerational suite tol keep families together. He does not think the Commission has the right to tell families they cannot stay together. Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about getting both sides. One side is about keeping families together, but the other side is having Airbnbs renting to two families. Why not have it be by development order then they get filed with the county and it would be single- family only and cannot be made into multifamily and follows the land. Building Official Robert Bitgood spoke about having new homes that have a wet bar, the newi thing now is to not even have an oven and instead have a convection oven. By clarifying the definition it has forced those rooms to bei titled as al kitchen. Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about this being a good start, but that it would need to go to workshops and amend the code which could take nine to twelve months. Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro spoke about how the hold could be extended. Mayor Alison Dennington asked if the Building Official goes to an address for an inspection Building Official Robert Bitgood spoke about when an inspection is scheduled the only things he can look at are what he is there to inspect. However, if during an inspection an addition is being added then that is a different situation, but he does not have the  he had done vacation rental inspections and if he looked for them. he has the legal recourse to do anything if he did see one.  second kitchen, but doesn't permit it.  and sees a second kitchen does that get noted?  authority for possible things that may or may not be allowed.  13/Page    Commissioner Corey Runte made a motion to approve at temporary hold/moratorium on permitting for second kitchens for 6 months which can be renewed at the discretion of the Commission by  vote; Commissioner Marivi Walker seconded; Motion carried 5-0.  C. Consideration of proposals for Legal Services from RFP responded tot the Request for Proposal (RFP).  Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro spoke about these three being the law firms that  Commissioner Marivi Walker spoke about wanting to go with either of the larger firms. The Commissioner Corey Runte spoke about Attorney Clifford Repperger's hourly rate was $210.00. He is potentially interested in speaking with all three. He asked the Town  fees are very reasonable.  Manager for her thoughts on the candidates.  Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro spoke about how all three have municipal experience, but the two bigger law firms have a deeper bench. The response time for a larger firm might be quicker because they have more experience and more people. Commissioner Adam Meyer spoke about being interested in speaking with all three. He is interested in why Mr. Stokes spends short terms at other towns. Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about wanting to meet with all three, and ift the RFP could be open longer but start the interview process as the proposals are received. Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro spoke about generally you wait until the RFP is over before you start processing the proposals. There were a few other inquiries, but they did Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about what happens if after the interviews the  not respond to the RFP.  Commission does not like any of the candidates.  Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro spoke about the possibility that the candidates do not accept the position, and in either case, the Town would go out for RFP again. Commissioner Corey Runte spoke about leaning towards one of the large firms specifically Ryan Knight's law firm, but he would like to proceed with all three firms.  Tina Coppock : 505 Avenue B  Tina Coppock. spoke about having a lot of government experience. It is not a good idea to cancel and reopen an RFP. It does not look good and you may not get more applicants. She isc concerned about any charges for travel time with the firms over in Winter Park. Mayor Alison Dennington spoke about how the attorney does not attend workshops or the  Mayor's meetings sO typically it would be once a month.  14/Page    Vice Mayor Sherri Quarrie made a motion for the Manager to set up interviews with all three in the  month of January one at a time;  Jim Fisher - 509 Harland. Ave  Jim Fisher asked who the hiring authority is and good luck.  The Commission answered they are.  Commissioner Marivi Walker spoke about scheduling a meeting as soon as possible to do  the interviews.  Vice Mayor Sherri Quarrie amended her motion of Vice-MayerSherquariemadeametion-forthe Manseriosetupinteewihslhveelnie-menheanvarroneatatimel to schedule: a meeting as soon as possible for all of the Commission to attend together; Commissioner Corey  Runte seconded; Motion carried 5-0.  D-Cemsiderstiontereperpasiodaane.0ao02-sesomdkichens New Business Item D was tabled to a workshop. COMseIeNGFAREAREaDepuyionde New Business Item E was tabled toaworkshop.  Consderaltionte-epealfsemploniorOwmerOaswpiec-Vacaton-Rentals  New Business Item F was tabled to a workshop. 0Msmamaettmwww New Business Item G was tabled toa a workshop.  H-Dkasiononsopsen  New Business Item H was tabled to a workshop.  13. Administrative Reports A. Town Manager Noadditions 14. Commission Reports 15. Task List 15/Page    Updated:  Options and Costs for Live Streaming Proposals were presented as an agenda item during this meeting. The Commission approved the BIS Digital proposal. - Closed  16. Public Comment None 17. Adjournment  Vice Mayor Sherri Quarrie moved to adjourn; Commissioner Corey Runte seconded, Motion carried  5-0.  Meeting adjourned at 10:41 p.m.  ATTEST:  Alison Dennington, Mayor ER  Amber Brown, Town Clerk MhB ELRO VE  1883  16/Page