2021-03-16 Agenda
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
55 SE THIRD AVENUE OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974
CITY COUNCIL
OFFICIAL AGENDA
MARCH 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. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of Minutes – March 2, 2021 regular meeting
B. Approval of Warrant Register – February 2021
C. Ratify the appointment of J.P. Zeigler as the Fifth Member to the General Employees’ Pension Fund Board of
Trustees
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Consider a request from the Board of County Commissioners to relocate the Tourist Development Council to the
Chamber of Commerce building at 55 South Parrott Avenue (Exhibit 1).
B. Consider a professional service agreement with MacVicar Consulting, Inc. for participation in the planning process
for the development of a new Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM) by the Army Corps of
Engineers (Exhibit 2).
C. Consider a new alternate appointment to the Flagler Park Design Review Advisory Committee (Exhibit 3).
D. Discuss Code Enforcement Magistrate Hearing Process (Exhibit 4).
E. Consider a request to use FLAGLER PARKS No. 2 and 3 (Blocks G and L) to recognize the graduating class of
2021 with temporary signs featuring a photograph and name of each senior, displaying approximately one week
before graduation on May 28 (Exhibit 5).
VI. CITY ATTORNEY UPDATE
VII. COUNCIL COMMENTS
VIII. ADJOURN MEETING
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