2020-06-16 Agenda
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CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
55 SE THIRD AVENUE
OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974
JUNE 16, 2020
6:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
OFFICIAL AGENDA
Mayor
Dowling R. Watford, Jr.
Council Members
Wes Abney
Monica Clark
Bob Jarriel
Bobby Keefe
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-69, issued by the Office of Governor Ron DeSantis on March 20, 2020, and extended by
Executive Order No. 20-139, effective June 5, 2020, municipalities may conduct meetings of their governing boards without having
a quorum of its members present physically or at any specific location, and utilizing communications media technology (CMT)
such as telephonic or video conferencing, as provided by Section 120.54(5)(b)2, Florida Statutes.
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ATTENDANCE
III. AGENDA AND PUBLIC COMMENTS
A. Requests for the addition, deferral, or withdrawal of agenda items.
B. Motion to adopt agenda.
C. 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. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
A. Present a Certificate of Retirement and Retirement Badge to Police Detective Bill Saum.
V. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of Minutes – May 19, 2020 and June 2, 2020
B. Approval of Warrant Register – May 2020
C. Approval of a Temporary Maintenance Easement located at 703 SW 6th Street (Exhibit 1).
VI. PUBLIC HEARING
A. Adopt proposed Ordinance No. 1212 regarding Comprehensive Plan Small Scale Future Land Use Map
Amendment Application No. 20-002-SSA to reclassify 2.87+/- acres located along SW 7th Avenue from
Single and Multi-Family Residential to Industrial submitted by Loumax Development, Inc. Planning Board
is recommending denial (Exhibit 2).
VII. NEW BUSINESS
A. Update from Florida Department of Health Okeechobee County regarding COVID-19 – Tiffany Collins
B. Overview and discussion of Draft Economic Development Strategy and Disaster Resiliency Plan –
Jennifer Codo-Salisbury, Deputy Director of Central Florida Regional Planning Council (Exhibit 3).
C. Motion to read by title only, approve first reading, and set final public hearing date to July 7, 2020 for
proposed Ordinance No. 1213 regarding Rezoning Petition No. 20-001-R for 2.87+/- acres located along
SW 7th Avenue from Residential Multiple Family to Industrial submitted by Loumax Development, Inc.
(Exhibit 4).
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VII. NEW BUSINESS CONTINUED
D. Motion to read by title only, approve first reading, and set final public hearing date to July 7, 2020 for
proposed Ordinance No. 1214 regarding Rezoning Petition No. 20-002-R for 0.50+/- acres located at 204
East South Park Street from Residential Multiple Family to Central Business District submitted by Best
Value Real Estate, LLC (Exhibit 5).
E. Overview of Charter Review (Exhibit 6).
F. Discuss summer meeting schedule.
VIII. COUNCIL COMMENTS
IX. ADJOURN MEETING
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