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I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Watford called the special meeting of the City Council for the City of Okeechobee to order on
September 14, 2023, at 6:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, located at 55 Southeast 3rd Avenue, Room
200, Okeechobee, Florida.
II. ATTENDANCE
Roll was taken by City Clerk Lane Gamiotea to establish a quorum. Members present: Mayor Dowling R.
Watford, Jr., Vice Mayor Monica M. Clark, Council Members Noel A. Chandler, and Robert "Bob" J. Jarriel.
David R. McAuley was absent with consent.
III. AGENDA AND PUBLIC COMMENTS
A. Motion and second by Council Member Chandler and Jarriel to adopt the agenda as published.
Motion Carried.
B. There were no comment cards submitted for public participation for issues not on the agenda.
IV. MAYOR WATFORD OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:01 P.M.
A. Motion by Council Member Jarriel, second by Vice Mayor Clark to postpone until October 3, 2023, if all
materials are submitted to City Staff by September 18, 2023; otherwise postpone until October 17, 2023,
the motion to approve or deny with or without contingencies, Final Plat Application No. 23-003-TRC/FP,
proposed development is a 16.2+/- acres commercial subdivision, to be titled: PARK STREET
COMMERCE CENTER, located in the 1100 to 1200 blocks along the North side of North Park
Street/State Road 70 East,just West of the eastern City Limits/Northeast 13th Avenue. The newly platted
subdivision will consist of five lots for future commercial development, two master stormwater tracts,
rights-of-way Northeast 3rd Street and Northeast 13th Avenue, and an abandonment of the unimproved
and unutilized portion of Northeast 12th Avenue, formerly Mobley Street, submitted by Adam Ramsey,
Registered Agent for Park Street Okeechobee, LLC; property owner William R. Grigsby,Jr. Exhibit 1.The
matter will be re-noticed and advertised, once the date is determined.
Motion Carried.
MAYOR WATFORD CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:04 P.M.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
A. There being no further items of discussion, Mayor Watford adjourned the meeting at 6:04 P.M.
Submitted By:
Lane Gamiotea, CMC, City Clerk
Please take notice and be advised that when a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any
matter considered at this meeting, s/he may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes
the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.City Clerk media are for the sole purpose of backup for official records
of the Clerk.
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