City of Mexico Beach Meeting Minutes TUESDAY MARCH 26, 2024-6:00PM  The City of Mexico Beach City Council met ina a regular meeting on Tuesday March 26, 2024, at 6:00 pm at the Public Works Building in Mexico Beach. Mayor Miller and thet 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.  Scheduled Appearance:  1. Kelly Simpson with AC Disaster talked about the new development at 932 15th St and the stormwater issues. 2. Tonia Nation with AVCON updated council on the Stormwater Evaluation Plan they are working on for the 80-acre parcel on the east end of town. Phase 1 should be complete by October 2024. 3. Mayor Miller added a discussion on Legal Services. She recommends hiring Tim Sloan as interim Legal Counsel and extending the deadline for the already advertised RFP to allow morei time for interested candidates to submit proposals. She asked for the hiring of an interim be placed on the agenda for the special meeting being held on March 29, 2024. Mr. Welle motioned, and Mr. Wollf seconded to extend the  Legal Service RFP due date to April 28, 2024, at 2 pm. Motion passed unanimously.  II.  Ordinances:  1. Ordinance 835 (First Reading) - Incorporating Compactors and Rates was brought to the table. Mrs. Hamilton motioned, and Mr. Welle seconded to read Ordinance 835 by title only. Motion passed unanimously. Open public comment at 7:44 pm. Cindy. Jolly stated this should only be for commercial not 2. Ordinance 836 (First Reading) - Amend Ordinance 818, adjusting current sanitation rates was brought to the table. Mr. Wolff motioned, and Mrs. Hamilton seconded to read Ordinance 836 by title only. Motion passed unanimously. Open public comment at 7:57 pm. No public comment was made. Public comment closed at  residential. Public comment closed at 7:50 pm.  7:57 pm. III. Other Business:  1. Consideration to allow Crazy Wave Runner Rentals to rent space on city property was brought to the table. Mr. Hubbard explained Hector cannot run the business from the Toucans location because of construction of the new restaurant. He would like to use the beach at Sunset Park or at the old pier location on 37th St. until construction is complete. Open public comment at 7:00 pm. Cindy. Jolly stated a city park beach area should not be used for a business like this. Lorene Lindsey was concerned with beach safety with both locations being heavily used. Lisa Logan asked how Sunset Park beach would be accessed.. John Harrell asked why they can't use the Toucans beach area like they have in the past. Public comment closed at 7:10 pm. Council discussion surrounded around Sunset Park & 37th St. not being an option, renting a slip on the canal, beach vending not being allowed sO why would wel let this happen on city property and the possible liability to the city. Mrs. Hamilton motioned, and Mr. Welle seconded to deny approval to use city property for Crazy Wave Runner Rentals. Motion passed unanimously. Direction from Council was to see ifToucans would allow them to operate even with the construction or try to find some other alternative.    City of Mexico Beach Meeting Minutes TUESDAY MARCH 26, 2024-6:00PM  III.  Other Business Cont.:  2. Discussion regarding food trucks was brought to the table. Mrs. Hamilton started by saying the food truck issue is a problem. She is proposing a moratorium on newi food trucks until we can find a solution. Allara with tpc, stated a moratorium must be done by Ordinance and falls into Florida Statute 125 which requires public notice and 2 readings. Open public comment at 8:34 pm. Several comments were made regarding parking, safety, setbacks, licensing, the location on 27th St. being not an ideal location and not combining other locations that are not having issues in with the one that is. Closed public comment 8:54 pm. Consensus was to have the Sheriffs Department work with the 27th St. location on parking and Code 3. Consideration of Waste Management contract for Mexico Beach Crossings 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 noti include a 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 of approximately $2,400.00 per month. Open public comment at 8:06 pm. No public comments were made. Public comment closed at 8:06 pm. Mr. Welle motioned, and Mr. Wolff seconded to approve the Waste Management contract for Mexico Beach Crossing. Motion passed unanimously. 4. Mutual Aid Agreement with the Overstreet Volunteer Fire Department was brought to the table. Mr. Hubbard explained the agreement with the Overstreet Fire Department needed to be renewed. Open public comment at 8:15 pm. No public comments were made. Public comment closed at 8:15 pm. Mr. Wolff motioned, and Mrs. Hamilton seconded to approve the Mutual Aid Agreement with the Overstreet Fire 5. Approval of the purchase of flag poles for city parks was brought to the table. Mr. Hubbard explained the cost for 2 newi flag poles for Under the Palms Park and Parker Park would be approximately $6,000.00. Open public comment at 8:18 pm. No public comments were made. Public comment closed at 8:18 pm. Mr. Welle motioned, and Mr. Wolff seconded to approve the purchase of two new flag poles and preparing the required amendment for fund balance of $6,000.00. Motion passed unanimously. 6. Internal Controls flow chart was brought to thet table. Mayor Miller asked if anyone had an issue with tabling this item to the next meeting to allow more time to discuss. Mr. Welle motioned, and Mrs. Hamilton seconded to table the Internal Controls flow chart to the April 9, 2024 meeting. Motion passed 7. Setting a time for the City's Arbor Day Proclamation on April 26th was brought to the table. Mr. Hubbard said the Arbor Day Tree Giveaway would be from 9 am to 11 am on April 26th at Parker Park. All agreed and 8. Projects list update was brought to the table. Mr. Hubbard went over the projects list and answered  Enforcement with trailer safety issues.  Department. Motion passed unanimously.  unanimously.  were excited about the event.  questions.    City of Mexico Beach Meeting Minutes TUESDAY MARCH 26,2024-6:00PM  IV. Citizens Comments:  Tim King said the house behind 121 14th St needs to be addresses. It needs to go through the Special Master process to teari it down if owners are not responding. Lisa Logan asked about the new multi-use path going  from 3861 to Crooked Island. She is worried about the issues this is going to cause.  V.  Mayor Comments:  Mayor Miller stated her comments to a question at the League of Women's Voters function were taken out  of context. The 2022 audit is not complete but hopes it will be completed in April.  VI. Council Comments:  Mr. Wolff thanked Mr. Welle for his service to the city. Mr. Welle stated for the record the 2023 audit is not late yet. He also gave kudos the Fire Department for their fast response time. Mr. Smith said what a great  job Randy. June has been doing with all the parks.  VII. Staff Comments:  1. City Administrator - Mr. Hubbard did not have any additional comments.  2. City Attorney - No comments at this time.  By:  Attest: arumyPnwar  Mayor, Richard' Wolff  City Clerk, Tammy Brunson