2019-11-19 Agenda
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
55 SE THIRD AVENUE, OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
6:00PM
REGULAR MEETING
OFFICIAL AGENDA
Mayor
Dowling R. Watford, Jr.
Council Members
Wes Abney
Monica Clark
Bob Jarriel
Bobby Keefe
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Invocation
B. Pledge of Allegiance
II. ATTENDANCE
III. AGENDA AND PUBLIC COMMENTS
A. Requests for the addition, deferral or withdrawal of agenda items.
B. Public participation for any issues not on the agenda requires an Agenda Item Form or a Comment Card.
Citizen comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker unless otherwise approved by the Mayor.
IV. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
A. Civilian recognition and life-saving award to Gabe Littrell.
B. Proclaim the week of November 20-27, 2019 as Farm City Week.
C. Proclaim November 30, 2019 as Small Business Saturday.
V. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of Minutes – November 5, 2019
B. Approval of Warrant Register – October 2019
VI. NEW BUSINESS
A. Update from the Okeechobee County Economic Development Corporation presented by Megan Smith,
President.
B. Motion to approve FDEP Agreement No. LPQ0007, Okeechobee Taylor Creek S outh 4th Street Stormwater
Conveyance, in the amount of $300,000.00 (Exhibit 1).
C. Update on Broadband Initiative for Okeechobee County presented by Mayor Watford.
D. Update on the 2020 Census presented by Mayor Watford.
E. Motion to approve the Fiscal Year End 2018/2019 Budget Adjustments – City Administrator/Finance
Director (Exhibit 2).
VII. COUNCIL COMMENTS
VIII. ADJOURN MEETING
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