TOWN OF WHITE SPRINGS "On the Bank of the Suwannee River" MINUTES WHITE SPRINGS TOWN COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING White Springs Library 16403 Jewett St. White Springs, FL 32096 Thursday, June 26 2025 -5:00 p.m. 1. Call to Order, Invocation, and Pledge of Allegiance = Mayor Brown called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. 2. Roll Call Members present: Mayor Brown, Vice Mayor Williams, Councilwoman McCall, Councilwoman Alridge, and Councilman Gamsby. All present. Vice Mayor Williams made motion to accept Roll Call and Councilwoman McCall seconded. Motion passed 5-0. 3. Additions, Deletions, and/or Amendments to the Agenda = added (E) = Approval Bid for Housing Construction (F) Purchasing a Side by Side and (G) Motor repairs for F-150 truck. Councilman Gamsby made the motion to add listing E, F, and G and Vice Mayor Williams seconded. Motion passed 5-0. 4. Citizens from the floor (5min.limit) = None 5. Old Business: Sharon Shea: Letter of Concurrence Interpretative Sign Install = Mrs. Shea shared copies of The Historic Walking Tour brochures for the Town of White Springs. Council members thank Mrs. Shea for all she is doing for the town and that the murals were awesome. There will be a walking tour and welcome station scheduled later in August. The final grant report will be sometime in July. Councilman Gamsby made the motion to sign the Letter of Concurrence interpretative Sign Install and Councilwoman McCall seconded. Motion passed 5-0. 6. New Business a) Approval to sign Request for Modification #1 letter for the CDBG Grant - Councilman Gamsby made the motion to approve to sign Request for Modification #1 letter for the CDBG Grant and Vice Mayor Williams seconded. Motion passed 5-0. b) Resolution 25-09 to update bank signatures, etc. - Attorney Jean-Bart read Resolution 25-09 and gave recommendations. Councilman Gamsby had some concerns regarding credit cards usages and reporting the purchases. Credit cards would be issued to Mr. Garner, Town Manager and Mr. Vaughn, Utility Director. Mr. Garner would be added to the bank account at First Federal Bank. Add Amendment #B - Council members will be able to go online, review or get copies ofi the bank account statements and credit card purchases. If Mr. Garner hires a clerk, he can add the name to the bank account. Councilwoman McCall made the motion to accept the Resolution 25-09 to update bank signatures, etc. and the motion was seconded by Councilman Gamsby. Motion passed 5- 0. c) Submission of projects for the Loss Mitigation Strategy (LMS) List = LMS List was discussed. Some of the topics highlighted were the Community Center, Emergency Shelter and generators. Councilman Gamsby made the motion to accept the LMS List and Vice Mayor Williams second. Motion passed 5-0.- d) Set Hearing Dates for Zoning Requests - Three are zoning requests. There will be two public hearings, and the zoning requests and dates must be posted with the local newspapers. 1st Hearing - July 20, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. = White Springs Library 2nd Hearing = July 22, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. - White Springs Library Motion made by Vice Mayor Williams to Set Hearing Dates for Zoning Requests and seconded by Councilwoman McCall. Motion passed 5-0. e) Approval of Housing Constructions: CDBG Grant = Three constructions companies and quotes were approval. Council members were asked if they were related to anyone who was approved for the new homes to please to abstain themselves from voting on the bids. Vice Mayor Williams removed herself from the bid for Linda Hall and Mayor Brown removed herself from Vivian Young. Linda Hall, Olga Patterson, Arlean Shakespear, and Vivian Young were approved for the new homes. Bids were approved at $119,125, $127,025, $124,150 and $175,640. The highest approved bid of $175,640 was high because the land is flood land. Councilwoman McCall made the motion to accept the bids approved by the council members for the Approval of Housing Constructions and was seconded by Councilman Gamsby. Motion passed 5-0. f) Purchase a Side by Side - Mr. Gamer, Town Manager asked the counci! members to approve up to $12,000 to purchase a new Side by Side. The golf cart we have now is sO old and sO costly to fix. Mr. Garner suggested that we can use the ARPA funds. Motion made by Councilwoman McCall to accept the request to purchase a side by side and second by Vice Mayor Williams. Motion passed 5-0. g) F-150 Truck Motor Repair Mr. Garner, Town Manager is requesting permission to repair the F-150 truck motor. He presented three bids for the repairs: $16,647.24, $12.883.66 and $10,412.81. Councilwoman McCall made the motion to accept the bid of $10,412.81 to repair the F-150 truck and the motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Williams. Motion passed 5-0. 7. Citizen from the Floor (5 min. limit) - None Meeting adjourned at 6:31 p.m. IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE TOWN COUNCIL, WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING, THAT PERSON' WILLI NEED AF RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND FORI PURPOSE THAT PERSON MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD INCLUDES TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) PERSONS NEEDING SPECIAL ACCOODATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE NOT LATER THAN THREE DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING. TOWN MANAGER, TOWN CLERK OR DESIGNEE DATE 10363 Bridge Street, White Springs, FL 32096Ph. 386.397.2310 I Fax 386.397.1542 - www.whitespringsorg I mangeréwhitespingstlus