City of Mexico Beach Meeting Minutes TUESDAY FEBRUARY13, 2024-9:00AM  The City of Mexico Beach City Council met ina a regular meeting on Tuesday February 13, 2024, at 9:00 am at the Public Works Building in Mexico Beach. Mayor Miller and the following Councilmembers were present: Linda Hamilton, Adrian Welle, Jerry Smith and Richard Wolff. Also present were City Administrator, Chris Hubbard, City Clerk, Tammy Brunson and City Attorney  Clint McCahill.  Call to order: Mayor Miller called the meeting to order at 9:00: am.  Consent Agenda: Mrs. Hamilton motioned, and Mr. Welle seconded to approve the meeting minutes for January 9, 2024, January 19, 2024, and. January 31, 2024. Motion passed with unanimously.  II.  Scheduled Appearance:  1. Tommy Davis presented Pam Madrid with the Employee oft the Month Award for January. 2. Rich Moreira with Carr, Riggs and Ingram gave an update on accounting services and getting everything in order. They are now caught up on bank reconciliations and working on information for the audit.  III.  Ordinances:  1. Ordinance 833 (Second Reading) - Lodging Establishment was brought to the table. Mrs. Hamilton motioned, and Mr. Wolff seconded to read Ordinance 833 by title only. Motion passed unanimously. Open public comment at 9:20 am. No public comment was made. Public comment closed at 9:20 am. Mr. Welle motioned, and Mr. Wolff seconded to approve Ordinance 833. Motion passed unanimously. 2. Ordinance 834 (First Reading) - Amend Ordinance 540, Mexico Beach Shopping Center was brought to the table. Mr. Wolff motioned, and Mrs. Hamilton seconded to read Ordinance 834 by title only. Motion passed unanimously. Open public comment at 9:22 am. No public comment was made. Public comment closed at  9:22 am.  IV. Resolutions:  1. Resolution 24-01 Increase city boat ramp fees was brought to the table. Mr. Hubbard explained Councils request to have daily boat ramp fee changed from $20.001 to $25.00 and the annual fee changes from $100.00 to $200.00. Open public comment at 9:23 am. Several comments were made concerning what it cost to maintain the boat rampi facility, this increase will not affect Mexico Beach property owners and repairs that need to be made. Public comment closed at 9:32 am. Mrs. Hamilton motioned, and Mr. Welle seconded to approve Resolution 24-01. Motion passed with a 4to 1 vote. No vote was Mr. Smith.    City of Mexico Beach Meeting Minutes TUESDAY BRLANI320A-900AM  V.  Other Business:  1. Development Agreement with Farmdale Phase Ila approval was brought to the table. Mr. Hubbard explained the additional information included with the packet regarding sewer and water capacities. Mr. McCahill explained he spoke with the developer's attorney about the lot liens that were of concern. Their attorney said he was not sure why it wasi int there and he would remove it. He also stated in the annex request, Mr. McCahill would prefer the lots are annexed prior to being sold, but said the developer wants it to read as part of the contract with the buyer of the lot, because he is afraid it is going to take the City too long to complete the annexation process. Open public comment at 9:49 am. Several comments were made concerning the timing of annexation, development already approved under Bay County Building Code, what financial burden will this put on the city, water and sewer infrastructure, and acceptance ofi infrastructure and lift stations. Glenn Davis, Utilities Director answered question regarding capacity and maintenance. Mrs. Hamilton asked Mr. Welle to recuse himself from voting because he may have future financial gain since he isa realtor. He replied that it is absolutely unnecessary because he is not the agent for the developer and that it would be no different than her purchasing one of the houses once it was built and it increased in value. Mrs. Hamiton motioned to deny the Farmdale agreement. No second was made, motion died. Mr. Welle asked for Mr. McCahill legal opinion about a possible conflict of interest with him being a realtor: since he has been questioned twice on this issue. Mr. McCahill responded by saying he does not think Mr. Welle has a current conflict of interest. Mr. Welle motion, and Mr. Smith seconded to approve the Development agreement with the change to 3.04 removing except for those reflected on the plat and #14 require annexation before any lots are sold. Motion failed with a 3to 2 vote. No votes were Mrs. Hamilton, Mayor 2. Waste Management Contract was brought to the table. Mr. Hubbard explained The Crossing Apartments wants to use trash compactors from Waste Management. We would enter into an agreement with Waste Management in the amount of $2,599.00 per month for the compactor. This figure is based on weight of trash disposed and does not include ai fuel surcharge. We would continue to bill The Crossing their regular monthly charge of $5,029.00 which would make a profit to the city ofapproximately $2,400.00 per month. Open public comment at 10:03 am. Questions included what would stop other entities from doing the same thing and would the monthly price increase due to volume. Public comment closed at 11:05 pm. Mrs. Hamilton motioned, and Mr. Welle seconded to table the item for further study. Motion passed with a 4to 3. Amend Dewberry FEMA services was brought to the table. Mr. Hubbard explained Dewberry was doing an Environmental Study for the jetties project. That task order has run out and they would like to amend it for an additional $16,500.00 to finish the study. Thisi is necessary to get the Army Corp permits. Mrs. Hamilton asked if Atkins representative, Dina Bautista, could come to the next meeting to update Council on FEMA projects and give her input on this task order. All agreed to table this until the next meeting. 4. Financial report was brought to the table. Mr. Hubbard went over the monthly financial report.  Miller, and Mr. Wolff.  1vote. No vote was Mr. Smith.    City of Mexico Beach Meeting Minutes TUESDAY ERUAN13,0A-900AM  VI. Department Reports  Tommy Davis updated Council on the Public Works Department and the work they are doing on storm drainage issues. Chris Hubbard reported on the Utilities Department and Code Enforcement. ChiefWalker told Council about a grant he received to purchase imaging devices and a nozzle system. It isa 50% reimbursed grant, which means the Fire Department will have to pay $3,691.67 out of pocket, but he feels certain he can get another grant to cover that cost. Mr. Welle motioned, and Mr. Wollf seconded to accept the 50% match grant and purchase the equipment for $7,383.00 Motion passed unanimously. Lt. Williams presented monthly statistics from the Sheriff's Department. He stated warning for traffic violations are going  tostop.  VII. Citizens Comments:  Alex Hogana asked about Point Broadband and the broken pipes. Brian Callahan talked about fiber optic installation and what we should expect from the contractors. Sue Hogan thanked Brian Callahan for giving information to the citizens. She feels Citizens were kept in the dark and are not being taken care ofand it needs to stop. John Harrell gave kudos to Tommy's crew working on 15t Street. He asked about progress with purchasing a boom truck and what would happen with the money if it were not spent. Rock Kries asked about who is fixing the broken lines. He thanked council for pushing back on the development.  VIII. Mayor Comments: IX. Council Comments:  Mayor Miller stated our city needs to move forward and work together.  Mr. Wolff asked about an update on Capital Projects and new personnel included in the budget. He also  asked about the expense of the new accounting firm.  X.  Staff Comments:  1. City Administrator Mr. Hubbard stated he is monitoring water and sewer capacity. He said he did have the plan for the broadband installation, but they were moving SO fast and changing locations dependent on lines being marked made it hard for advanced notice to citizens. We will be going out for bids for the 7th Street restrooms. Underwater debris Removal Project Army Corp permit was received and will be going out for bid. Under the Palms Park pole barn is going up. Picnic tables and playground equipment should be installed by the end of next month. Please let Mr. Hubbard know any budget item you would like for next year. League of Women Voters is wanting to have ai forum with all candidates running for office. He talked about the capital improvement projects that were noted in the budget. Waiting for bank reconciliations to make sure 2. City Attorney- - No comments at this time. Mayor Miller asked about Canal Street. Mr. McCahill said he will  how much money we have for those projects. have it ready for the next meeting.    City of Mexico Beach Meeting Minutes TUESDAY BAUAAI5,0A-SO0AM  XI. Adjournment: Mr. Smith and Mr. Welle motioned to adjourn the meeting at 11:26 am.  By: ml Mayor, Michele Miller  Attest: ommyBwp City Clerk, Tammy Brunson