CITY OF MONTICELLO, FLORIDA

City Council Regular Meeting

245 S. Mulberry Street

Monticello, FL 32344

  AGENDA

January 3, 2012      7:00 p.m.

 

1.         Call to Order  (please turn off or mute cell phones and pagers)

 

2.         Invocation

 

3.         Pledge of Allegiance

 

4.         CONSENT AGENDA:

*Approval of Minutes of 12/6/2011

            *Approval of Lease Contract for Copier/Scanner

 

5.         Public Comment

 

6.         Approval of Permit for Jefferson County High School Championship

             Parade – January 7, 2012 / Request for Fee Waiver

 

7.         Approval of Permit for Parade/Procession – FSU Cycling Race/

Resolution 2012-01 Assuming Liability for Road Closure

 

8.         Park Committee Presentation

 

9.         Anne Holt of Monticello Main Street in re:  Request for City Application to FDOT for Placement of a Visitor Kiosk to be Placed in State Right-of-Way

 

10.       PUBLIC HEARING:

ORDINANCE 2012-01 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF

MONTICELLO, FLORIDA, BY REDESIGNATING A PARCEL OF  LAND,  BORDERED BY SOUTH JEFFERSON STREET ON THE WEST, EAST CHEROKEE AVENUE ON THE SOUTH, AND JACKSON STREET ON THE EAST, COMPRISING 1.15 ACRES, FROM MIXED USE B/R-BUSINESS/RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL; PROVIDING FOR PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF THE SPECIFIED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF MONTICELLO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR LEGAL EFFECT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, SCRIVENER’S ERRORS, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

 

ORDINANCE 2012-02  AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY BORDERED BY SOUTH JEFFERSON STREET ON THE WEST AND EAST CHEROKEE STREET ON THE SOUTH AND JACKSON STREET ON THE EAST, COMPRISING 1.15 ACRES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, FLORIDA FROM MIXED USE B/R-BUSINESS/RESIDENTIAL TO B-2 BUSINESS HIGHWAY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

11.       Order to Show Cause Hearings on Order of Abatement

Resolution 2011-25   195 Scott Drive

Resolution 2011-26   Parrish Lane

 

12.       Follow-Up on 30 Day Extension for Nuisance Abatement Action – Corner of Second and Lemon Streets (Resolution 2011-11)

 

13.       Bid Results for Demolition/Property Clearing of Unabated Nuisance Properties

           

14.       Developer’s Request for Acceptance of Site Improvements - Dollar General

 

15.       Report of Local Planning Agency Recommendations for Modification to Regulations Regarding Bed and Breakfast Inns

 

16.       Old Business

 

17.       New Business

 

18.       Reports from Committees and Departments

            *Bruce Leinback, City Attorney

*Fred Mosley, Police Chief   

            *Steve Wingate, City Manager          

               -Pricing for re-striping at Courthouse Circle

            *Emily Anderson, City Clerk

           

19.       Council Member Reports

 

20.       Administration of Oaths of Office to Elected Officials

            *Idella Scott, City Council Member, Group 3

            *John Jones, City Council Member, Group 4

            *Gerrold Austin, City Council Member, Group 5

            *Fred Mosley, Chief of Police

*Emily Anderson, City Clerk/Treasurer

 

21.       Election of Mayor and Vice Mayor

 

22.       Workshop Date/Topics

            *Discussion of Internet Café Moratorium Ordinance

 

23.       Adjournment

 

 

 

Minutes of the City Council meetings may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office or online at www.cityofmonticello.us.   The minutes are recorded, but are not transcribed verbatim.  Persons requiring a verbatim transcript may make arrangements with the City Clerk to duplicate the recordings, or arrange to have a court reporter present at the meeting.  The cost of duplication and/or court reporter will be borne by the requesting party.

            Persons who wish to appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. 

In accordance with Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodations to participate in this meeting should contact the Mayor through the City Clerk’s office no later than 5:00 P.M. on the day prior to the meeting

 

 

PROTOCOL FOR ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL

AGENDA ITEMS

Any person or group desiring to be placed on the agenda shall make such request with the City Clerk by 4:00 p.m. at least eight (8) days prior to a meeting.  The request shall include: 

A.  the name and address of the person making the request; 

B.  the organization or group, if any represented;

C.  content of the information to be presented – if written material is to be passed out, a

     copy of such material shall accompany the request;

D.  an estimate of the time necessary for such presentation and discussion and action thereon;

E.  Specific action desired of the Board                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

NON-AGENDA ITEMS

Public Comment – any interested person may, upon signing the sign-up sheet prior to the commencement of any council meeting, address the council during the Public Comment portion of the meeting. 

Any non-agenda remarks or comments shall not exceed three (3) minutes in length.  Such time may be extended to ten (10) minutes by majority vote of the council.

Any personal charges to be made against an individual council member or city employee shall be in affidavit form.  If any information is to be presented that is in the form of a statement or charges that might be considered derogatory or of a serious nature, such shall be presented in writing and shall specifically state the charges in the form of an affidavit, with copies sufficient in number so that one copy may, and it shall, be sent at once to each such member or employee.  Neither this rule nor any other shall preclude the right of any citizen to address the Council; however, the Council will not be obligated to act on any proposal not on the agenda.