Town ofMelbourne Beach  REGULAR TOWN COMMISSION MEETING  July 19, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. TOWN HALLTRAINING ROOM 507 OCEAN AVENUE  MINUTES Commission Members: Mayor Wyatt Hoover Vice Mayor. Joyce Barton Commissioner Sherri Quarrie Commissioner Corey Runte Commissioner Marivi Walker StaffMembers:  Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro Town Attorney Cliff Repperger Town Clerk Amber Brown  1. Call to Order  Mayor Wyatt Hoover called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.  2. Roll Call  Town Clerk Amber Brown conducted a roll call Commission Members Present Mayor Wyatt Hoover Vice MayorJoyce Barton Commissioner Sherri Quarrie Commissioner Corey Runte Commissioner Marivi Walker  StaffMembers Present Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro Town Attorney Clifford Repperger Building Official Robert Bitgood Police Chief Melanie Griswold Fire Chief Gavin Brown Public Works Director Tom Davis Town Clerk. Amber Brown  1/Page    3. Pledge of Allegiance and Moment ofSilence Mayor Wyatt Hoover led the Pledge of Allegiance 4. Meeting Agenda - Additions/Deletions/Changes Marivi Walker seconded; Motion carried 5-0.  Vice Mayor Joyce Barton made a motion to approve the agenda; Commissioner  - Consent Agenda  A. Approval oft the Regular Town Commission meeting minutes June 28, 2023  B. Approval oft the site plan for 510 Third. Ave - new home 1. Reappointment of Charles Cain toi the Board of Adjustment  C.R Reappointment of Board Members  2. Reappointment of Daniel Hansen tot the Historical Preservation and. Awareness  Board (Ryckman House)  Commissioner Marivi Walker moved to accept the Consent Agenda as presented;  Commissioner Sherri Quarrie seconded; Motion carried 5-0.  6. Proclamations/Presentations/Awards A. Presentation of Citizen of the Year  Mayor Wyatt Hoover presented a proclamation recognizing Bruce Morgan as the  Citizen of the Year. Followed by al brief reception.  Town Clerk Amber Brown conducted a roll call Commission Members Present Mayor Wyatt Hoover Vice MayorJ Joyce Barton Commissioner Sherri Quarrie Commissioner Corey Runte Commissioner Marivi Walker  StaffMembers Present Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro Town Attorney Clifford Repperger Building Official Robert Bitgood Police Chief Melanie Griswold Fire Chief Gavin Brown Public Works Director Tom Davis Town Clerk Amber Brown  7. Finance/Budget Report  Vice Mayor Joyce Barton made a motion to accept the finance report as presented; Commissioner Corey Runte seconded; Motion carried 5-0.  8. Department and Board/Committee Reports  A. Public Works Department  2IPage    Public Works Director Tom Davis spoke about the base of the' Town Hall sign in front oft the Community Center fell offs so it will be stuccoed. He has received good Mayor Wyatt Hoover spoke about parking funds help pay for upgrades in the parks.  feedback about thel boardwalk.  B. Building Department  Building Official Robert Bitgood spoke about thel building department doing well  with one new. home and 48 permits issued.  C.Code Enforcement addressed.  Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro spoke about all oft the open violations have been Building Official Robert Bitgood spoke about red tags that become code violations  will be going in front oft the Special Magistrate.  D.Fire Department  Fire Chief Gavin Brown spoke about teaching a lot of community classes recently  including CPR and Stop the Bleed.  E. Police Department  Police Chief Melanie Griswold spoke about doing beach patrol through. August, Officer Sullivan is at SRO training, received emails and calls from residents about people speeding and passing on Riverside Dr, reviewed the speed trailer data from Riverside Dr. Strongly believes the stop signs on Riverside Dr will reduce the amount oft traffic on Riverside, minimize the speeding and increase the safety for  the pedestrians and bicyclists.  F. Town Clerk No additions  9. Public Comment (Non-Agenda Items)  After being acknowledged by the Mayor, members ofthe public should statei 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.  Allen Waters 312 Sixth. Ave  Allen Waters commended Tom. Davis and the Public Works Department on theirgreat work over the years. Stop signs are for traffic control notj for speeding. Focus more  on enforcement.  3IPage    Jennifer Ottomaneli 510 Avenue. A  Jennifer Ottomanelli spoke against the new stop signs on Riverside Dr and read part ofthe Uniform Traffic Control Manual which states stop signs are not appropriatefor  traffic control.  Haley Conrad 2011 Oak St pursue other options. Jack Byrd 3685 Park Way Drive  Haley Conrad spoke against the new stop signs on Riverside Dr. and would like to  Jack Byrd spoke about last year he proposed placing mental health signs in Melbourne Beach. Over 600 people have visited the links that were put out on the signs, and they received a detailed email from an individual stating the information was. just what he needed. He presented an Eagle Mentor award to Mayor Wyatt  Hoover.  Paula. Panton 809 Riverside. Dr  Paula Panton spoke against the new stop signs on Riverside Dr, and how flow  problems can be a point ofdanger and a nuisance.  Jane Waters 312 SixthAve  Jane Waters spoke about the stop signs that happened SO quickly SO what is going to  be next? When will the residents get a say?  Olivia Conrad 2011 OakSt  Olivia Conrad asked who the discussions were with about the stop signs  Police Chief Melanie Griswold spoke about the' Town department heads being involved.  Mary Weerts 400 Driftwood  Mary Weerts spoke about being inj favor ofthe new stop signs on Riverside Dr, and  that there should be one on driftwood.  4IPage    Catie. Knotts 223 SixthAve  Catie. Knotts spoke against the new: stop signs on Riverside. Dr, never sees speeding on that stretch ofroad that now has two: stop signs. Would like to see other options.  Jesse O'Toole 403.Andrews Dr  Jesse O'Toole spoke against the stop signs on Riverside Dr.  Mayor Wyatt Hoover spoke about appreciating resident feedback. Will continue to Commissioner Corey Runte: spoke about where to put a stop sign does not need to goto the Commission. That can be handled by the Police Chief whose priority is safety. As a Commission, they need to do what is best for all of the residents. Nothing is ever permanent, and Riverside Dri is in the process ofb being repaved SO any solutions willl be  evaluate the situation.  part of that project.  The audio recorder stopped working, SO a secondary recorder was set up.  10. Public Hearings/Special Orders 11. Unfinished Business 12. New Business  A. Consideration ofa adding a designated bike lane along Riverside Drive in conjunction Commissioner Marivi Walker spoke about how adding a bike lane might help slow Commissioner Corey Runte spoke about what the re-pavement process will entail. Vice Mayor Joyce Barton spoke in favoro ofe exploring the option ofadding a bikel lane.  with the re-pavement project.  down traffic and provide a designated place for bicyclists.  Amy Rickman 303 Sunset  Amy Rickman spoke about how a bike lane on Riverside would befabulous.  Paula Panton 809 Riverside Dr  Paula Panton asked howj far the bike lane would go. Loves the idea ofa bike land,  but is concerned about the safety aspect.  5Page    Mayor Wyatt Hoover spoke about this item would be to explore the option ofhaving  abikel lane, and at most it would go to the' Town limits.  Commissioner Marivi Walker made a motion to include a discussion of a designated bike lane on the Riverside Dr repaving project: Vice Mayor Joyce  Barton seconded; Motion carried 5-0.  B. Consideration of mold cleanup in the Community Center.  Public Works Director' Tom Davis spoke about issues that have caused mold to grow in the Community Center. Spoke about adding a way tol lock thet thermostat and pull Mayor Wyatt Hoover spoke about adding language to the application about keeping  bars to automatically close the doors.  the security deposit if doors are propped open for long periods.  Further discussion ensued  Vice Mayor Joyce Barton made a motion to proceed with the mold cleanup proposal from Pure Maintenance of Florida for the Community Center in the amount of $3,850.00; Commissioner Marivi Walker seconded; Motion carried 5-0.  C. Consideration of a request to amend the Binding Lot Agreement for Djon'sa and give Town Attorney Clifford Repperger spoke about how the Town entered into an agreement in 1995 with Djon for the expansion of the seating of the restaurant Djon's. As a condition oft that expanded seating thei restaurant was required to bind lot 20 with 26 parking spaces. The restaurant is on lot 18 and Djon has now purchased lot 19 which is adjacent to the restaurant. The applicant would like to amend the binding lot agreement to move the parking from lot 20 to lot 19. Ifthe Commission isi in favor ofs swapping thej parking area then the agreement would: need to be amended and noticed. Town Attorney Clifford Repperger asked for the intent from the Commission and approval for the agreement to be amended. Commissioner Sherri Quarrie asked about what zone each loti is.  consent tot the Town Attorney to legally amend the agreement.  Town Attorney Clifford Repperger spoke about to thel best of] his knowledge all three Commissioner MariviV Walkerasked what they plan to do with thel lot that is currently used for parking. The new parking lot would need the buildings torn down to add a parking lot toit. Cani the' Town stipulate what surface the parking lot will be? What Town Attorney Clifford Repperger spoke about the details not being disclosed about the plans for the current parking lot, but there was a discussion of putting duplexes. Building Official Robert Bitgood spoke about how they have already brought up underground water retention for the new lot. No matter what surface is put there,  of thel lotsl being in zone 8B.  isg going to happen on the current parking lot?  water retention is still required.  6IPage    Commissioner Corey Runte spoke about it making sense. Noi issues moving forward Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro spoke about not allowing Djon to have both lots Commissioner Sherri Quarrie asked about the 10-foot distance ini the drawing, and a Building Official Robert Bitgood: spoke about thatl being a buffer area on thej proposed plan, and the wall would be discussed during the plan review process. Mayor Wyatt Hoover spoke about collecting the deposit beforehand to cover any  with this. as parking lots.  block wall separating the residential homes.  Town expenses. Paula Panton 809 Riverside Dr  Paula Panton spoke about Djon's needing more parking. They have cars Mayor Wyatt Hoover spoke about this would maintain the amount of parking, but  everywhere, sO will this help that? move: it next toi thel business. Haley Conrad 2011 OakSt  Haley Conrad asked ifthis would allow the restaurant to increase seating. Mayor Wyatt Hoover spoke about how this would not expand the restaurant.  Catie Knotts 223 Sixth. Ave  Catie. Knotts asked how Djon is SO concerned about the beautification along Ocean  Ave, but allows Sands to be the way iti is.  Commissioner Corey Runte made a motion to approve and allow the Town Attorney and Town Staff to work and negotiate on amending the binding lot agreement with Djon's by giving full consent to legally amend the agreement as presented with the $5,000.00 deposit prior to starting: Commissioner Marivi  Walker seconded; Motion carried 5-0.  D. Consideration of creating a Veterans Memorial Park.  Public Works Director Tom Davis spoke about the only thing the' Town currently has isal little monument by the flag pole, sO. he would like to put a Veterans Memorial at  Circle Park to show the appreciation.  Mayor Wyatt Hoover asked ift that area was thel best spot fori it.  7IPage    Public Works Director Tom Davis spoke about picking that area because it is a nice Commissioner Marivi Walker spoke about being in favor ofi it because iti is a heavily trafficked area with a good open area. Keep in mind the residents with regard tot the Commissioner Corey Runte spoke about being in favor of it, just make sure the Vice Mayor Joyce Barton spoke about it being nice to be able to have an area tol have Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro spoke about the Parks Board has asked fora a place tob hold a veterans memorial event. Among town hall staffand family, 98 people have  big open area.  flag pole which would: require a light.  residents are notified when a workshop is scheduled.  an event for veterans.  served.  Amy Rickman 303 Sunset  Amy Rickman spoke about this being a great idea.  Hayley Conrad 2011 Oak  Hayley Conrad spoke about how the Parks Board would like to be involved in the  planning ofthe park and any events.  Vice Mayor Joyce Barton madeamotion to approve with proceeding to plan and create Veterans Park at Circle Park; Commissioner Marivi Walker seconded;  Motion carried 5-0.  13. Administrative Reports A. Town Attorney No additions B. Town Manager  Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro spoke about being approached by the Girl Scouts top plant a succulent garden at' Triangle Park. That area. has no power or water. Commissioner Sherri Quarrie spoke about not being in favor ofany cactus, or  plants with thorns. 14. Commission Reports 15. TaskList  8/Page    Updated:  Parking Stickers - Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro provided two starter S.E.A Project - Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro received drawings from Live Streaming = Town Clerk. Amber Brown received two quotes, waiting on Sixth Ave Boat Ramp = Mayor Hoover spoke about the Stephens put in a dock that would be higher than what the Town would and it is already getting destroyed from the wave action, so ift the Town put in a small dock it would not last long.  drafts, but iti is still a work in progress - August Bowman, ready to schedule a workshop August  three more - September  16. Public Comment  Paula Panton 809. Riverside Dr  Paula asked about the dock, and spoke about the material her dock is made out ofis great and allows the water to go through it, and there is a more heavy-duty  commercial gradefrom what she has.  Dan Brunger 400 SixthAve  Dan Brunger spoke about appreciating the Town taking care ofthe issue he had. A couple ofweeks ago there was a leak on the City ofMelbourne side and got itfixed.  17. Adjournment  Commissioner Corey Runte moved to adjourn; Commissioner Marivi Walker  seconded, Motion carried 5-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:21 p.m.  ATTEST:  Hoowin  hf  WyattHoover, Mayor  Amber Brown, Town Clerk ELBOURNE  9IPage