City of Mexico Beach Meeting Minutes TUESDAY JANUARY23, 2024-6:00PM  The City of Mexico Beach City Council met ina a regular meeting on Tuesday January 23, 2024, at 6:00 pm 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 6:00 pm.  . Mayors Comments: Mayor Miller stated the current Sheriff's contract was signed by Mr. Hubbard not by the Mayor as the Charter states. She is requesting a new contract be drawn up for her to sign. Mr. Wolff motioned, and Mr. Welle seconded to have the mayor sign the contract. Motion passed witha4to1.No  vote was Mr. Smith  II.  City Council Report: To allow staff to go home, all agreed to move Items 1 and 6 under the Other Business  section to the top of the agenda.  III. Citizens Comments: Rock Kries asked if it would be possible to bring back the "junk" pickup fora a fee to the homeowner. He also asked about blue tarps being on buildings. John Harrell asked about the. JEA lawsuit and asked if the boom truck that wasi in the budget has been purchased yet. Shirley Miller expressed concern over ar rumor about not being able to chain your dogs in your yard. She also feels the Police should be brought back inhouse. Connie Reisinger agreed with the junk pickup comments. Jean Burns asked about the status of the 15th Street bridge that is funded through State Appropriations. Larry Henderson said thej junk pickup once or twice a year was a good idea and he asked that citizens comments are moved to the end of *Before starting the Agenda, Mr. McCahill announce that the. January 31, 2024, meeting would be held at  the meetings.  1:30 pm in the Public Works Building.  IV. Consent Agenda: Meeting minutes were brought to the table. Mrs. Hamilton motioned, and Mr. Welle seconded to approve the minutes for the. January 4, 2024, Special Meeting with changing references to the "Facebook page" to read' "Mexico Beach Facebook page". Motion passed unanimously.    City of Mexico Beach Meeting Minutes TUESDAY AMUARY23,202-600PM  V.  Regular Agenda:  1. Development Agreement with Farmdale Phase II approval was brought to the table. Developer Brent Faison stated all changes to the contract that were agreed upon from the last meeting are updated in the new draft agreement. Mr. Faison was available for questions. Open public comment at 6:32 pm. Several comments were made concerning the timing of annexation, development already approved under Bay County Building Code, what financial burden will this put ont the city, water and sewer infrastructure, anda a Comprehensive Plan. Mrs. Hamilton motioned to deny the Farmdale agreement. No second was made, motion died. Mr. Smith motioned to approve the Farmdale Phase II Annexation Agreement with the following changes. Updating the date on page 1, on page 3 paragraph 4 adding municipal and water impact fee's, changing the word meter to connections in section 8, paragraph 14 annexing before any lots are sold, on page 4 paragraph 8, changing the word meters to connections, addressing the lien comments and on page 5 updating the contact information to include the Mayor. No second was made, motion died. Mrs. Hamilton motioned to table the item. No second was made, motion died. Discussion continued with concerns issue over annexation happening before the lots were: sold or noted as a contract stipulation when lots are sold, exceptions on liens on lots and not annexing all acreage on both sides of Highway 98. Mrs. Hamilton motioned to table the item to further study the agreement. No second was made, motion died. Discussion continued trying to give directions to Mr. Faison. Mayor Miller asked what benefit the city gets out of this agreement. She is suggesting a 4200 ft water line installed by the developer or annexing all oft the property on both sides of the highway. Mr. Welle motioned to table the item to the first meeting in February to give Mr. McCahill time to incorporate the additional changes into the agreement and run number to explain exactly how much revenue this will generate. No second was made, motion died. Mr. Wolff made a motion to table the item to the first meeting in February, get number together fori impact fees, consult with our engineer to assist us and consult with Mr. McCahill on the contract. Mr. Welle seconded. Mrs. Hamilton then asked for clarification of the motion which Mr. Wollf repeated. Mrs. 2. Discussion to increase the boat rampi fees was brought to the table. Open public comment at 7:36 pm. Citizen concern was with the cost to maintain the boat ramp facility and using the money we have already. Public comment closed at 7:41 pm. Mrs. Hamilton motioned, and Mr. Welle seconded to raise the daily! boat ramp fee to $25.00 and the annual pass to $200.00. Motion passed with a 4t to 1 vote. No vote was Mr. 3. Variance - Gulf View Motel was brought to the table. Ms. Mills-Gutcher explained the request being made by the property owner. Open public comment at 8:00 pm. All comment centered around the location of the swing and being able to rebuild how it was pre-storm. Public comment closed at 8:10 pm. Mr. Welle motioned, and Mr. Wolff seconded to allow the Gulf View Motel to rebuild a swing to how it was pre storm. 4. Ordinance 833 (First Reading) - Lodging Establishments was brought to the table. Mr. Welle motioned, and Mrs. Hamilton seconded to read Ordinance 833 by title only. Motion passed unanimously. Open public comment at 8:14 pm. Rock Kries commented on how the Comprehensive Plan needs to be re-done, because this could put al hotel in a residential neighborhood. Public comment closed at 8:17 pm. 5. Resolution 24-01 Amending Resolution 2017-07 on meeting procedures was brought tot the table. Open public comment at 8:19 pm. No public comment was made. Public comment closed at 8:19 pm. Mr. Welle motioned, and Mrs. Hamilton seconded to approve Resolution 24-01. Motion passed unanimously.  Hamilton then seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.  Smith.  Motion passed unanimously.    City of Mexico Beach Meeting Minutes TUESDAY. JANUARY23, 2024-6:00PM  V.  Regular Agenda Continued  Community Planning Technical Assistance Grant Agreement was brought to the table. Allara Mills-Gutcher with tpc explained the grant, the timeline we are under and was available for questions. Open public comment at 8:25 pm. Discussion revolved around new development, zoning, disappointment over this only covering a portion of the city, how important this is to the city moving forward and the scope of work. All agreed to get this portion done, work on expanding to the rest of the city next year and incorporating this into updates to the Comp Plan and LDC. Closed public comment at 8:41 pm. Mr. Wolff motioned, and Mrs. Hamilton seconded accept the grant agreement. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Wolff motioned, and Mrs. Hamilton seconded to allow Allara to proceed with 2 Visionary sessions. Motion passed unanimously. StJ Joe Company plan for parking lot at Salt Creek was brought to the table. Chris Shortt with Dewberry showed the design for the 62-spot lot and was available for questions. Open public comment at 8:56 pm. Questions included why this was needed, how many: spots there will be and when it will be completed. Discussion on a proposed restaurant location in the Mexico Beach Shopping Center was brought to the table. Zach Child with 98 Real Estate explained he has investors who would like to open a 150-seat restaurant using all 5 available lots at the shopping center. Ordinance 540 would not allow that to happen. His investors are inquiring if Council would be open to amending the Ordinance to allow the restaurant to be built. Open public comment at 9:08 pm. Questions were asked about parking and would it be 1 restaurant or 2. Closed public comment at 9:11 pm. Council gave direction to Mr. Hubbard to have the 9 Engineering Contract with Anchor CEI was brought to the table. Mr. Hubbard went over the contract. Open public comment at 9:21 pm. No public comment was made. Closed public comment at 9:21 pm. Mr. Welle motioned, and Mr. Wolff seconded to approve a contract with Anchor CEI as the Engineer of Record. 10 Discussion on holding workshops was brought to the table. Mayor Miller stated she would like to bring back Pre-agenda Workshops. Open public comment at 9:28 pm. Discussion included times for meetings, do we already have enough meetings and voting on something you are just discussing for thet first time. Closed 11 Projects List was brought to the table. Mr. Hubbard went overt the projects list and answered any questions. VII. City Administrator Report: Mr. Hubbard introduced Jordan Becker with Point Broadband and explained what they will be doing around town. Mr. Becker assured everyone he is available if anyone has any issues.  Closed public comment at 9:01 pm.  Ordinance amended and bring it back to the next meeting for a first reading.  Motion passed unanimously.  public comment at 9:41 pm.  VIII. City Attorney Report: Mr. McCahill had nothing to report at this time  IX. Adiournment: Mr. Smith and Mr. Welle motioned to adjourn the meeting at 10:07 pm.  Michele Miller  afle  Mayor,  -aBous  City Clerk, Tammy Brunson