2021-02-16 Agenda
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
55 SE THIRD AVENUE OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974
CITY COUNCIL
OFFICIAL AGENDA
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
6:00 P.M.
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. PRESENTATION AND PROCLAMATIONS
A. Proclaim the week of February 21 – 27, 2021 as Engineers Week.
V. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of Warrant Register – January 2021
B. Reappoint Mr. Tommy Clay as the regular member (term ending March 1, 2025) and Mr. Jeff Fadley as
the alternate member (term ending March 1, 2023) to the Okeechobee Utility Authority Board of Directors
(Exhibit 1).
C. Approve disposal of obsolete surplus equipment that is no longer needed by the City (Exhibit 2).
VI. NEW BUSINESS
A. Donation of new well in Veterans Park by American Drilling (Exhibit 3).
B. Introduction of Okeechobee County School Board Buddy Mentoring Program by Director of Grants &
Special Programs, Heather Dobbs (Exhibit 4).
C. Consider settlement proposal in the case of City of Okeechobee, Florida v. Gloria Rodriquez, et.al., Case
Number: 47 2020 CC 000 190 CC AX MX (Exhibit 5).
D. Discuss the semi-annual Town Hall meeting date, time, and location (Exhibit 6).
VII. CITY ATTORNEY UPDATE
VIII. COUNCIL COMMENTS
IX. ADJOURN MEETING
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