2023-12-21 IV.A 10-19-2023 Draft Minutes, F•OK
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
PLANNING BOARD MEETING
OCTOBER 19, 2023
DRAFT SUMMARY OF BOARD ACTION
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Hoover called the regular meeting of the Planning Board for the City of
Okeechobee to order on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at 6:00 P.M. in the City Council
Chambers, located at 55 Southeast Third Avenue, Room 200, Okeechobee, Florida,
followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
II. ATTENDANCE
Roll was taken by Board Secretary Patty Burnette. Chairperson Dawn Hoover, Board
Members Phil Baughman, Carl Berlin, Jr., Karyne Brass, Mac Jonassaint, Jim Shaw and
Alternate Board Member Dean Murray were present. Vice Chairperson Doug McCoy was
absent without consent and Alternate Board Member Jon Folbrecht was absent with
consent. Chairperson Hoover moved Alternate Board Member Murray to voting position.
III. AGENDA
A. There were no items added, deferred, or withdrawn from the agenda.
B. Motion by Member Baughman, seconded by Member Jonassaint to approve the
agenda as presented. Motion Carried Unanimously.
C. There were no comment cards submitted for public participation.
IV. MINUTES
A. Motion by Member Baughman, seconded by Member Jonassaint to dispense with
the reading and approve the September 21, 2023, Regular Meeting minutes. Motion
Carried Unanimously.
V. CHAIRPERSON HOOVER OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:02 P.M.
A. Abandonment of Right -of -Way Petition No. 23-002-AC, which requests to abandon
a portion of the 15-foot-wide alleyway lying South to North between Lots 3 to 6 and
9 to 12 of Block 34, FIRST ADDITION TO SOUTH OKEECHOBEE, Plat Book 1,
Page 17, public records of Okeechobee County.
1. City Planning Consultant Mr. Ben Smith with Morris-Depew Associates, Inc.
[attending via Zoom], briefly reviewed the Planning Staff Report
recommending approval.
2. Ms. Jerri Hill, Real Estate Agent, on behalf of property owners Guelff Family
Limited Partnership and Porter Holdings of Okeechobee was present and
available for questions. There were none.
3. No public comments were offered.
4. No Ex-Parte disclosures were offered.
5. Motion by Member Baughman, seconded by Member Berlin to recommend
approval to the City Council for Abandonment of Right -of -Way Petition No.
23-002-AC, as presented in [Exhibit 1, which includes the findings as required
for granting a vacation of rights -of -way petitions per Code Section 78-33;
Planning Consultant's analysis of the findings and recommendation for
approval; and the Technical Review Committee's recommendation for
approval]. The recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for
consideration at Public Hearings, tentatively scheduled for November 7,
2023, and December 5, 2023. Motion Carried Unanimously.
CHAIRPERSON HOOVER CLOSED THE PULIC HEARING AT 6:06 P.M.
VI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE
No updates provided at this time.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Hoover adjourned the meeting at 6:07 P.M.
Submitted by:
Patty M. Bumette, Secretary
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