CITY OF MONTICELLO, FLORIDA

City Council Regular Meeting

245 S. Mulberry Street

Monticello, FL 32344

 

AMENDED AGENDA

September 7, 2010   7:00 p.m.

 

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

 

2.         Invocation

 

3.         Pledge of Allegiance

 

4.         Approval of Minutes of 8/3/2010 Council Meeting

 

5.         Public Comment

 

6.         Janine Harris, Community Relations Manager, Communities for a Lifetime             Program, Department of Elder Affairs

 

7.         Jefferson County Humane Society in re:  New Shelter Development Proposal

 

8.         Proposal for Resolution Requesting Modification of Speed Limits Along U.S. 19 South Corridor

 

9.         Winston Lee, Special City Consultant in re:  Recommendation That Dollar

            General Site Plan Application Be Designated A Major Development Review          Under Code Sec. 54-75

 

10.       Discussion of Adoption of Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan To

            Update the Capital Improvements Schedule

 

            PUBLIC HEARING:

            ORDINANCE 2010-07 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY OF MONTICELLO    COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO AMEND THE CAPITAL IMPROVE-   MENTS SCHEDULE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE

           

11.       Discussion of Proposed Ordinances Regarding Limited Sewer Bill Adjustments

            for Extenuating Circumstances and to Provide for Waiver of Systems         Development Charge for Second Connection to Water System for Purposes of            Irrigation Meter

 

 

            ORDINANCE FIRST READINGS:            

            ORDINANCE 2010-08 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 90, ARTICLE II,           DIVISION 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF       MONTICELLO, FLORIDA TO ADD A PROVISION FOR LIMITED          ADJUSTMENT OF SEWER BILLING CHARGES BASED ON

            EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES; PROVIDING FOR     SEVERABILITY; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND    RESOLUTIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE             DATE

           

            ORDINANCE 2010-09 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF

            MONTICELLO, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 90, ARTICLE III,

            DIVISION 2, SECTION 90-165 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF

            THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, FLORIDA TO ELIMINATE THE

            IMPOSITION OF THE WATER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGE

            FOR SECOND CONNECTIONS TO THE POTABLE WATER         DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES; PROVIDING

            FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES

            AND RSOLUTIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE

           

12.       Discussion of Proposed Ordinances Recommended by the Local Planning

            Agency

           

            ORDINANCE FIRST READINGS:

            ORDINANCE 2010-10 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MONTI-

            CELLO, FLORIDA AMENDING SECTION 54 OF THE CITY CODE

            OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, FLORIDA CLARIFYING THE

            PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION AND DESGINATION OF

            HISTORIC PROPERTIES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;

            AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE        

 

            ORDINANCE 2010-11 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MONTI-

            CELLO, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 54 OF THE CITY CODE

            OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, FLORIDA CLARIFYING THE

            FUNCTIONS OF THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY; PROVIDING

            FOR SEVERABILITY; AN PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE

 

            ORDINANCE 2010-12 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MONTI-

            CELLO, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 54-78 OF THE CITY

            CODE OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, FLORIDA CLARIFYING

            THE PROCEDURE FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW AND AMENDING

            THE RQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC NOTICE; PROVIDING FOR

            SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE

 

13.       Selection of City’s Representative and Ex-Officio Appointee to the Jefferson        County Economic Development Council Board 

14.       Approval of Task Order 13 for Preparation of Comprehensive Plan

            Amendments to Incorporate Findings of the Adopted Evaluation and

            Appraisal Report

 

15.       Selection of Electric Franchise Renewal Consultant

 

16.       Selection of Renewal Plan for City Group Health Insurance

 

17.       Renewal of City Attorney Contract

 

18.       Update on City Street Survey

 

19.       Council Member Reports

 

20.       Old Business

           

21.       Reports from Committees and Departments

            *Bruce Leinback, City Attorney

            *Fred Mosley, Police Chief   

            *Steve Wingate, City Manager          

            *Emily Anderson, City Clerk

                          

22.       New Business

           

23.       September Meeting Dates

            *September 9, 2010 6:00 p.m. – Tentative Millage/Budget Hearing

            *September 20, 2010 6:00 p.m. – Final Millage/Budget Hearing

           

24.       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.