209  CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA OFFICIAL MEETING MINUTES  FEBRUARY 15, 2022, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING  CALLTOORDER  Mayor Watford called the regular meeting of the City Council for the City of Okeechobee to order on February 15, 2022, at6 6:00 P.M. int the City Council Chambers, located at 55 Southeast (SE) 3rd Avenue, Room 200, Okeechobee, Florida. Thei invocation was offered by Mayor Watford, followed by the Pledge of Roll was taken by City Clerk! Lane Gamiotea to establish a quorum. Members present: Mayor Dowling R. Watford, Jr., Councill Members Noel A. Chandler, Monical M. Clark, Robert' "Bob", Jarriel, and Robert' "Bobby"  Allegiance led by Council Member Chandler.  II. ATTENDANCE M. Keefe, Jr.  II. AGENDA ANDE PUBLIC COMMENTS  A. There were no requests fori items be added, deferred, or withdrawn from the agenda. B. Motion by Council Member Keefe, seconded by Council Member Clark to approve the agenda as No comment cards were: submitted for public participation for issues not on the agenda.  presented. Motion Carried Unanimously.  IV. PRESENTATIONS ANDI PROCLAMTIONS  A. Police Officer. Jeremy LaRue, accompanied by his wife, was recognized by Mayor Watford and Police Chief Donald Haganf for his) years of service. He was presented with ap personalized leather embossed portfolio and framed certificate, which read "In recognition of your 10 years of service, hard work, and dedication to the City, its citizens and your fellow employees from February 10, 2012, through February 10, 2022." Additionally, he was honored for his service as ar member oft the Citizen Charter Review Advisory Committee (CCRAC). Mayor Watford presented a framed Certificate of  Appreciation, with his terms ofs service.  V. CONSENT AGENDA  Motion and second by Council Members Keefe and Clark to:  A. [Dispense with the reading and] approve ther meeting Minutes for. January 18, 2022 [as presented). B. Approve the' Warrant Register for. January: 2022 [int the amounts of: General Fund, $614,310.00; Public Facilities Improvement Fund, $31,550.28; and Capital Improvement Projects Fund, $101,387.90, as Approve ar request from Okeechobee Main Street to temporarily close Southwest (SW) 2nd,3rd, and 4th Avenue's! between North and South Park Street's, from 5:00P.M. on March 11, 2022, through 6:00 P.M. on! March 13, 2022, for the Annual Speckled Perch Festival [as presented in Exhibit 1). A. Motion ands second by Council Members Clark and. Jarrielt tor read! byt title only, proposed Ordinance No. 1248, regarding Application! No. 22-001-SSA, reclassify Blocks 110 and 121,CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, Plat Book 5, Page 5, Okeechobee County public records, 3.9+)- acres from Commercial (C) to Multi- Family Residential (MFR) on the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use (FLU) Map, submitted by property owner F. Mitch Stephens/Gienwood Park, LLC, located between Northeast (NE) 2nd to 3rd Avenue's and NE: 3rdto 5th Street's [as presented in Exhibit 2). Motion Carried Unanimously. City Attorney John Fumero read proposed Ordinance No. 1248 by title only as follows: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA; AMENDING THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, ORDINANCE NO. 635 AS AMENDED, BY REVISING THE FLU MAP ON A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN FROMCTOMFR, APPLICATIONI NO. 22-001-SSA; PROVIDINGI FORINCLUSION OF ORDINANCE AND REVISED FLU MAP IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; AND Motion and second by Council Members Keefe and Clarkt to adopt proposed Ordinance No. 1248. City Planner, Mr. Jiml LaRue presented the Planning Staff Report findings (included within Exhibit 2), Mayor Watford opened thef floorf for public comment. Mr. Steve Dobbs of 2091 NE 2nd Street, Mr. Frank Irby of 1385 SE 23d Street, and Okeechobee Economic Development Corporation Business Manager Kaylie! King of 2229 Northwest 9th Avenue, addressed the Council ins support of adopting the ordinance  presented).  Motion Carried Unanimously.  VI. MAYOR WATFORD OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING AT6 6:09 P.M.  PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR ANE EFFECTIVE DATE."  andt thel Planning Board's recommendation for approval. and responded to various questions from the Council.  2-15-2022, CITY COUNCIL REGULARMEETING, ,PAGE10F3    210  VI. PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED  A. Continued. Pastor Chad Keathley submitted a written comment to be read into the record. Mayor Watford read thef following "la am thep present pastor oft the Okeechobee Church of Godl located at3 301 NE 4th Avenue. IV would like to express my support for the proposed building plan on the adjacent property of our church. Ihave spoken tol Mr. Stephens and have shared details oft thep proposed project with our governing board ofe elders. While we are very understanding of possible concerns from nearby residents, we welcome the opportunity to have additional families within walking distance of our property. Rental options are very! limited in Okeechobee, and we have experienced' that firsthand from new attendees andi new staff who are still searching for permanent living accommodations. Thep plan that Mr. Stephens has shared with mes seems tob be something that will be very! beneficial to our church Mr. Stephens of 17705 Middlebrook Way, Boca Raton, disbursed a revised potential site plan and  and our community."  responded to various questions from the Council. Motion Carried Four to One. MAYOR WATFORD CLOSED' THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:54P.M.  VII. NEWI BUSINESS  A. Motion ands second! by Council Members Jarriel and Clark to read! byt title only, proposed Ordinance No. 1249, regarding Petition No. 22-001-R, rezoning Blocks 110 and 121, CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, Plat Book 5, Page 5, Okeechobee County public records, 3.9+1- acres from Heavy Commercial (CHV)t to Residential Multiple Family (RMF), submitted by property owner F. Mitch Stephens/Gienwood Park, LLC, located between! NE: 2ndt to 3rd Avenue's and NE: 3rdt to 5th Street's, for the proposed use ofar multi- Attorney Fumero read proposed Ordinance No. 1249 by title only as follows: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA; AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE BY REZONING CERTAIN TRACTS OF LAND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, FROM CHV TO RMF, PETITION NO. 22-001-R; AMENDING THE ZONING MAP ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND Motion and second by Council Members Keefe and Jarriel to approve the first reading of proposed Ordinance No. 1249 ands set March 15, 2022, as the Final Public Hearing. Following Planner LaRue's review oft the Planning Staff Report, Mayor Watford opened the floor for public comment. Ity was noted for the record that Pastor Keathly's written comments as provided in the previous item were restated B. Motion ands second! by Council Members Jarriel and Clarkt to read by title only, proposed Ordinance No. 1250, updating the Capital Improvements Five Year Schedule within the Comprehensive Plan [as Attorney Fumero read proposed Ordinance No. 1250 by title only as follows: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA; UPDATING THE FIVE-YEAR SCHEDULE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS MANDATED BY FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 163.3177/3)(b); PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR Motion and second by Council Members Clark, and Jarriel to approve the first reading of proposed Ordinance No. 1250 and set March 15, 2022, as the Final Public Hearing. Motion Carried C. Administrator Ritter provided an update on the services provided by the City's Landscape Architect, Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc. regarding the schedule for the remaining deliverables for The Flagler Park Master Plan. The City received the property surveys, a comprehensive tree assessment ands survey, and the topography surveys. On February 21st, the architect will meet with City Staff and Okeechobee Main Street representatives to coordinate and clarify designs for the remainder of the Master Plan. The schedule of items that will be due to the City is as follows: March 25lh, revisions for Park7, Butterfly Square; March 31st, Conceptual Planting Plani for the curb extension along the South side of South Park Street from SW6 6tht to SE 2nd Avenue's; April 29th, Park 5, Settlers Square; May 27h, Park 4, Seminole Square; June 24th, Park 3, Speckled Perch Square; July 29th, Park 2, Veteran's Memorial Square; August 26th, Park 1,Cityl Hall Plaza. That willl bring them tot the end oft their contract. D. Following discussion, al Motion and second by Council Members Clark and Jarriel to postpone to the March 1, 2022, meeting the request to approve a recommendation from the Technical Review Committee to deviate from the standards listed in Section 78-36 of the City's Land Development Regulations regarding the requirements for installation of sidewalks pertaining to the Budget Home, LLC, triplex projecti located atl NE: 3rd Avenue and 5th Street [as presented in Exhibit 5). Motion Carried  family structure [as presented in Exhibit 3). Motion Carried Unanimously.  PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE."  for this ordinance. Motion Carried Unanimously. presented in Exhibit 4). Motion Carried Unanimously.  SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE."  Unanimously.  No official action was required.  Unanimously.  2-15-2022, CITY COUNCIL REGULARI MEETING, PAGE20F3    211  VII. NEW BUSINESS CONTINED  E. Mayor Watford yielded the floor to Ms. Magi Cable of the Okeechobee Historical Society to present potential uses of Primitive Baptist Church property [located at 1003 SW 3ud Avenue, legal: Lots 9 through 12 of Block 8, SOUTH OKEECHOBEE, Plat Book 1, Page 12, Okeechobee County public records). The Historical Society would like to partner with the City to utilize at least one of the two buildings as ar museumt tot feature Mr. Gordiel Peer, Mr. Pete Clemons, and other local family's! historical artifacts as well ast featurel historicali information aboutt the churchesi in Okeechobee. A copy ofap power point that provided local church establishments, including the Primitive Baptist Church in 1919, and current photographs of the property andi inside the buildings, isi incorporated within the official minute file. The Council thanked Ms. Cable for her presentation. No official action was taken at thist time. F. Police Chief Hagan and Finance Director India Riedel provided for informational purposes recent developments related to the Florida Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System. After the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons, the state-wide system was mandated for all agencies and hospitals to participate in by 2008. At that time, there were grants/state appropriations to assist with the initial purchases. The new system will be required to be implemented as of 2023. To date, there are no grants/state appropriations availablet fort the Cityt to applyt to cover or off-set the costs for ar new console andr radios. However, they are hopefult this willo change. Senator Ben Albritton of District 261 has recently been a champion on this issue and understands the financial hardship these costs will have on rural agencies. There are many things going on behind the scenes and equipment available to purchase now, which are not budgeted items. Staff will continue to monitor the situation and weigh options on equipment purchases; thisi issue will be a costly itemi int the upcoming Fiscal Year budget. Working on the drafto ordinance to adopt the Charter, will send thet template to be reviewed soon. There are several preemption bills moving through the current Legislative process that are troubling, Continues to draft a quasi-judicial ordinance to adopt a policy for land use and rezoning issues. The Working with the Central Florida Regional Planning Council to assist/moderate the Counci-Planning Board Joint Workshop to review the FLU and Zoning Maps inconsistencies and the best methods to Thet two companies whos submitted tot the Planning Services Request For Qualifications willl ber making presentations tot the Council att thel March 1str meeting. Fromt there, a contract will need tol ber negotiated As part oft the public outreach recommended byt the CCRACI regarding thep proposed Charter, he will be highlighting the proposed changes on the local radio station, WOKC, once a month starting in March  VIII. CITYATTORNEY  he will continue tor monitor them closely.  City currently has af Resolution that needs tor modernize the procedures.  IX. ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE  address thep properties. for Council approval. top provide information.  Chief Smithh has sold another fire truck and 4 pallets ofe equipment on gov deals. The City's two appropriation bills are still inj place att this time.  X. COUNCIL COMMENTS Council Member Chandler: Council Member Jarriel: Council Member Keefe:  Suggested that instead of replacing the twol large oak trees located on the front lawn of City Hall that were recently removed, toi install different landscaping closer to the building. With the trees gone, you  can nows see the actual architecture oft the building. Askedt thati monthly Department Head reports begin again. allowf for the City to enteri into a contract for Planning Services. Agreed with Council Member Chandler's idea.  Suggested thatt thel Mayor and Council ride on the vintage fire trucki in the next parade. Inquired to whent the Counci-Planning Board. Joint Workshop would be held. No date has been sett to  XI. ADJOURN; Mayor Watford adjourned ther meeting at 8:02F P.M.  Submitted By: Lane Gàmiotea, CMC, Fd records ofthe Clerk.  Ciy Clerk  Please taker notice andi be advised that when aj person decides to appeal any decision made byt the City Council with respectt to any matter considered att thist meeting, s/he may need toe ensuret that a verbatimr record oft thep proceedingi is made, whichr recordi includes thet testimony ande evidence upon which the appeali is tob bet based. 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