197  CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA OFFICIAL MEETING MINUTES  DECEMBER 21,2021, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING  CALL TO ORDER  Mayor Watford called the regular meeting of the City Council for the City of Okeechobee to order on December 21 2021, at 6:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, located at 55 Southeast 3rd Avenue, Room 200, Okeechobee, Florida. Thei invocation was offered by Pastor Don Hannan of the First United Methodist Church, Roll was taken by City Clerk Lane Gamiotea to establish a quorum. Members present: Mayor Dowling R. Watford, Jr., Council Members Noel Chandler, Monica Clark, Bob. Jarriel, and Bobby Keefe. A. Mayor Watford asked whether there were any agenda items to be added, deferred, or withdrawn. New Business Item A, to read by title only proposed Ordinance No. 1246 regarding Petition No. 21-006-R was B. Motion by Council Member Keefe, seconded by Council Member Jarriel to approve the agenda as C. There were no comment cards submitted for public participation for issues not on the agenda.  followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council Member Clark.  II. ATTENDANCE  III. AGENDA ANDI PUBLIC COMMENTS  withdrawn.  amended. Motion Carried Unanimously.  IV. CONSENT AGENDA  Motion by Council Member Keefe, seconded by Council Member Clark to:  A. |Dispense with the reading and] approve the Minutes for the November 4, 2021, Citizen Charter Review Advisory Committee and City Council Workshop, and the December7, 2021, Regular Meeting; B. Approve the Warrant Register for November 2021 [in the amounts, General Fund: $616,157.74; Public Facilities Improvement Fund: $15,054.35; and Capital Improvement Projects Fund $42,125.58 as A. Motion to read by title only, and set January 18, 2022, as the final public hearing date for proposed Ordinance No. 1246, regarding Rezoning Petition No. 21-006-R submitted by Muhammad Nooruddin, registered agent for NASSAI Management Group, LLC( (property owner), to rezone from Residential Multiple Family to Heavy Commercial, Lots 23-24 of Block 3, OKEECHOBEE, Plat Book 5, Page 5 Okeechobee County public records, located at 204 Northwest 13th Street, the proposed use is a storage facility [as presented in Exhibit 1. Item withdrawn from the agenda and will be resubmitted pending ownership issue B. Arevised Exhibit 2 was distributed at the meeting. Motion by Council Member Jarriel, seconded by Council Member Clark to read by title only, proposed Ordinance No. 1247 regarding demolition of blighted structures; amending the City Code of Ordinances at Chapter 30, Article II Nuisance [as presented in Attorney Fumero read proposed Ordinance No. 1247 as follows: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA RELATING TO THE DEMOLITION OF BLIGHTED STRUCTURES; AMENDING THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES AT CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE II "NUISANCE" BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 30-31 "DEFINITIONS"; SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 30-43 "PUBLIC NUISANCES"; SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 30-74 "RESERVED"; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND Motion by Council Member Jarriel, seconded by Council Member Clark to approve the first reading of proposed Ordinance No. 1247 and set January 18, 2022, as ai final public hearing date. Motion Carried C. Council Member Keefe moved to approve al leave of absence without pay for al Public Works Maintenance Operator [E.G. Whidden] from December 20, 2021 through January 2, 2022 [as presented in Exhibit 3);  presented); Motion Carried Unanimously.  V. NEW BUSINESS  being resolved.  Revised Exhibit 2. Motion Carried Unanimously.  PROVIDING FOR ANE EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES."  Unanimously.  seconded by Council Member Jarriel. Motion Carried Unanimously.  RAMABRACIYCOINCIREGULUAMETMAPAGEIOFZ    198  V. NEWI BUSINESS CONTINUED  D. Motion and second by Council Members Jarriel and Clark to approve a piggyback agreement between the City of Okeechobee and Scott's Quality Cleaning for professional custodial and cleaning services [n the amountofs20,659.92 pery year, initial term oft three years, beginning January 1,2022, and ending December 31,2025, andi may be renewed for upt tot two additional one-year terms, as presented in Exhibit 4). Motion  Carried Unanimously.  VI. CITY ATTORNEY UPDATE VII. CITY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE  Attorney Fumero hadr no new information toy provide.  Administrator Ritter gave an update on the River Run subdivision issue of certain property owners' structures encroaching over drainage easements, wastewater lines, and within the boundary setbacks. The Cityi is having surveys completed, encroachment agreements and/or other legal documents will be required to solve these issues. AI representative from the County will be presenting ther new Local Mitigation Strategy Plan for adoption Mayor Watford. Inquired whether thep pending issue to consider changing the City Clerk's position to appointed needed tol be resolvedbefore the Town Hall meeting was held. Several responded that in addition to discussing the proposed Charter revisions at the January 24, 2022, Town Hall meeting, input from the residents will be Council Member Jarriel. 1) Asked about the status of the Council meetings being televised. Administrator Ritter responded it is expected to be functioning by February. 2) He commented on the joyous and warm welcome by ther residents while hey participated on riding with Santa on the float throughout the residential areas before Christmas and the City should be proud that they do this for the community. Mayor Watford echoed similar comments, adding he received messages of appreciation, one from a new resident who was impressed that the City provided this. The Mayor specifically thanked Chuck Akers, Detective Pickering, and all the Council Member Chandler. Distributed information from the Central Florida Regional Planning Council Council Member Keefe. 1)Asked Attorney Fumero aboutt the structure of using consensus within the minutes. 2)Het theni inquired about unimproved alleys/streets andi ift the Cityi is proposing to abandon them, since the City has aloto ofr rights-of-way tor maintain. Administrator Ritter responded thel bigger issuei is drainage and thei impact Council Member Clark. 1) Asked about the status of addressing the conflicts between the Future Land Use and Zoning maps. There are funds within the budget to address some of the conflicts. Administrator Ritter explained the City has not moved forward with this duet tot the Request for Proposals for Planning Services that was let in November. Two proposals were received, and Staff is working through the required process. Once the City has ar new contract, a workshop with the Planning Board can be scheduled and the City can move forward on these issues. 2) Noted her appreciation to Staff on all the efforts during the Christmas season.  att the next meeting. IX. COUNCIL COMMENTS  collected ont the City Clerk position.  employees who assisted.  comparingi interesting and statistical information about Okeechobee.  the changes may cause.  X. ADJOURN, Mayor Watford adjourned the meeting at 6:53F P.M.  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