2021-08-17 AgendaCALL TO ORDER
II. ATTENDANCE
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
SS SE THIRD AVENUE OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974
AucusT 17, 2021
5:00 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING AND
FINAL BUDGET WORKSHOP
OFFICIAL AGENDA
Mayor
Dowling R. Watford, Jr.
Council Members
Noel Chandler
Monica Clark
Bob Jarriel
Bobby Keefe
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 Comment Card.
Citizen comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker unless otherwise approved by the Mayor.
IV. PRESENTATION AND PROCLAMATIONS
A. Proclaim the month of September 2021 as Hunger Action Month.
B. Present a Certificate of Appreciation to Former City Administrator Marcos Montes De Oca.
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VII.
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Consider a Temporary Street Closing request from Okeechobee Main Street to close SW 3rd Avenue
between Hwy 70 and SW Park Street for "Movie Night in the Park" on October 9, 2021, November 13,
2021, December 10, 2021, January 8, 2022, February 12, 2022, March 5, 2022, and April 9, 2022 from
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Exhibit 1).
B. Consider a Temporary Street Closing request from Okeechobee Main Street to close SW 3rd Avenue and
SW 4th Avenue for the Labor Day Festival on September 5, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. until September 6, 2021 at
10:00 p.m. (Exhibit 2).
NEW BUSINESS
A. Motion to read by title only and set September 7, 2021 as the final public hearing date for proposed
Ordinance No. 1236 to revise Section 2-172, Chapter 34, and Table 2 of Appendix G of the City
Code of Ordinances to reflect changes as a result of the City entering into an Interlocal Agreement
with Okeechobee County to provide fire services within the City (Exhibit 3).
B. Consider adoption of Resolution No. 2021-06 to amend the schedule of fees for inspection and
enforcement of fire safety codes to adopt Okeechobee County's inspection fee schedule (Exhibit 4).
C. Consider settlement offer for Bella Rose Day Spa and Salon, LLC, D/B/A Bella Rose Day Spa, in the
appellate case of Bella Rose Day Spa and Salon, LLC, D/B/A Bella Rose Day Spa v. City of Okeechobee,
Florida, in the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Okeechobee County, Circuit Case
No. 21-AP-100, City Case No. 200312003 (Exhibit 5).
CITY ATTORNEY UPDATE
VIII. CITY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE
IX. COUNCIL COMMENTS
X. RECESS REGULAR MEETING AND OPEN BUDGET WORKSHOP
A. Discuss the proposed 2021-2022 fiscal year budget
XI. ADJOURN WORKSHOP AND RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION
A. Unfinished items or issues discussed during the budget workshop to be addressed.
XII. ADJOURN MEETING
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