Minutes January 10, 2023 Page 1  MINUTES  The City of] Blountstown, County of Calhoun, State of Florida, meti inl Regular Session' Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 5:00P.M. The following members of the City Councilj present were: Mayor Tony Shoemake, Councilman Bill Gaskin, Councilwoman Mert Stephens, Councilman Clifford. Jackson and Councilwoman Sheila Blackburn. Also] present were: Police Chief] Mark Mallory, Public Works Director Phillip Absent were: City Manager Traci Hall and City Attorney Jeff Carter. Alsoj present were: Tony Arrant, and Colton Purvis, Megan Hoff, Jason Mayor Tony Shoemake called the meeting to order at 5:001 P.M. Councilman Jackson) led the! Invocation. Councilwoman Stephens led thel Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Tony Shoemake presented to the Council with the Additions of Jason Alderman with New) Business. Councilwoman Stephens made ar motion to adopt the Agenda witht the. Add-ons. Councilman Gaskin seconded the: motion. Motion passed. Next was the approval ofl February 14, 2023, Regular Meeting Minutes. Councilwoman Stephens made ai motion to approve the February 14,2023, minutes. Thel Monthly Bills were presented for action. Councilman Gaskin asked questions concerning certain bills, such as three repetitive nail kits from Ace Hardware and other questions that willl be answered with a follow-up report in the next few days. Stephens made ai motion toj pay the monthly bills with the. Add onl Bills. Councilman Next was Proclamations and Awards. No Proclamation or Awards. The first item in Old Business was Capital Solutions Report. Councilman Gaskin askedi ifs SB 0540 was preventingt the city from charging surcharge to customers outside ofo city limits. ChiefMallory stated he will send an email tol Patrick Bell to answer and clarify this question. Councilman Gaskin willi make a summary of these questions for Mr. Nexti in Old) Business was Engineer's Report. Mr. Colton Purvis provided Council an update regardingt the WWTF Effluent Reuse System. Mr. Purvis stated the land clearing was ons schedule and almost complete. After the clearing is complete topsoil  Griffin, Fire Chief Ben Hall and Council Secretary Joni Lambeth.  Alderman, and Arzella Smith.  Councilman Jackson seconded the motion. Motionj passed.  Councilwoman  Gaskin seconded the motion. Motion passed.  Bell. Mr. Bell was unable to attend the Council Meeting.  stripping willl bei the next: step.  Mr. Purvis] provided Council with an update regarding the Blountstown Inflow and Infiltration Improvements. Mr. Purvis stated documents are ready to go out for bid Mr. Purvis updated Council about the Splash Pad. Mr. Purvis handed out a quote fort the Splash Pad spray deck from Struthers Recreation for a total of$ $7,062.50. The  andi ready for Mrs. Hallt to review.