2020-12-15 Agenda
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
55 SE THIRD AVENUE
OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974
DECEMBER 15, 2020
6:00 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING
OFFICIAL AGENDA
Mayor
Dowling R. Watford, Jr.
Council Members
Wes Abney
Monica Clark
Bob Jarriel
Bobby Keefe
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. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of Minutes – November 17, 2020 and December 1, 2020
B. Warrant Register – November 2020
V. PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE ADOPTION
A. Adopt proposed Resolution No. 2020-19 regarding Special Assessments (Exhibit 1).
VI. NEW BUSINESS
A. Presentations of proposals for RFQ No. ADM 03-32-09-20, Professional Landscape Architect Services in
reverse order of ranking by staff (Exhibit 2).
Michael Flaugh (5)
CPH, Inc. (4)
Chen Moore and Associates (3)
Community Solutions Group (2)
Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc. (1)
B. Read by title only and set January 5, 2021 as a final public hearing date for proposed Ordinance No. 1221,
updating the 5-Year Schedule of the Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements (Exhibit 3).
C. Approve Bid Award for SE 6th Street Paving Improvements Project No. PW 01-10-11-20 to Excavation
Point, Inc. in the amount of $38,924.00 (Exhibit 4).
D. Approve additional fees in the amount of $4,458.00 for the implementation of services for the eSCRIBE
Software (Exhibit 5).
E. Adopt vendor fees for Police Officer special detail and holiday detail (Exhibit 6).
F. Adopt Police Officer rate of pay for special detail and holiday detail (Exhibit 7).
VI. NEW BUSINESS CONTINUED
G. Fire Department Separation Agreement update (Exhibit 8).
VII. CITY ATTORNEY UPDATE
VIII. COUNCIL COMMENTS
IX. ADJOURN MEETING
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