City Council Regular Meeting, Monday, December 11, 2023
CITY OF AVON PARK
Highlands County, Florida
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
December 11, 2023, 6:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, 123 E. Pine Street, Avon Park, FL
This meeting will be held in person at the above address.
You are welcome to attend via ZOOM, if you wish. To enter this meeting, you must use the ZOOM app and use code 599 309 2787 No Password needed
Agenda
A. CALL TO ORDER:
1. Invocation
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
B. PROCLAMATIONS/SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
4. Proclamation Campbell Health Solutions, Inc., “World AIDS Day” (Terry-Anne Jackson, Program Manager)
C. CONSENT AGENDA:
(Any Councilmember may remove an Item on the Consent Agenda and place it on the Action Agenda for discussion following the Consent Agenda)
5. Minutes, November 13, 2023, City Council Regular Meeting, and Minutes, November 30, 2023, City Council Special Meeting (City Clerk, Christian Hardman)
6. Approve Calendar year 2024 Holiday Schedule (City Manager, Mark Schrader)
7. Invoice Cloud Merchant Agreement (Finance Director, Melody Sauerhafer)
8. Amendment 2 to the CDBG-MIT MTO39 Drinking Water Infrastructure Project Subrecipient Agreement (Finance Director, Melody Sauerhafer)
9. Approve Individual Project Order No. 19 (Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Remediation Plan) from Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. (City Manager, Mark Schrader)
D. ACTION AGENDA:
10. Public Hearing - Resolution No. 2023-28 Stormwater Assessment. City Council requested a presentation prior to vote (City Attorney Jerry Buhr, Attorney Chris Rowe, and Engineer Craig Fuller)
11. First Reading to consider Ordinance No. 15-2023 Applicant-initiated request to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Avon Park on property located at 560 E. Green Street (Jeff Schumacher, CFRPC)
12. First Reading to consider Ordinance No. 16-2023 Applicant-initiated request to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Avon Park on property located at 82 Central Avenue (Jeff Schumacher, CFRC).
13. Award Bid - ITB #23-14 Replacement of HVAC Boy’s and Girl’s Club (City Manager, Mark Schrader)
14. Select Law Firm - RFQ #23-10 Foreclosure Attorney or Firm (City Manager, Mark Schrader)
15. FRDAP Agreement MLK Jr. Sports Complex Agreement (Finance Director, Melody Sauerhafer)
16. Management Agreement between the City of Avon Park and Heartland Cultural Alliance (City Manager Schrader and City Attorney Buhr)
17. City Council to appoint volunteers to serve on the Christmas Mall Decorating Committee (City Clerk, Christian Hardman)
18. Event Request Fiesta de Reys/Three Kings Event (Deli Alicea, Calvario Church/Without Boarders)
19. Event Request and Road Closure Spring-a-Palooza (Sherri Eason, Heartland Helping Hands)
20.Event Request and Road Closure Spring-a-Palooza 3K Mall Run (Sherri Eason, Heartland Helping Hands)
21. Executive Session: to discuss portions of the Firefighters Union Negotiations Collective Bargaining Agreement. This is a closed session for Councilmembers and Staff only. (City Manager Mark Schrader, and Outside Counsel Brian Koji).
E. STAFF UPDATES/ADMINISTRATION:
F. ATTORNEY UPDATES:
G. COUNCIL DISCUSSION/UPDATES:
H. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT:
22. Regular Updates from the City Manager
I. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
J. ADJOURN:
23. The next City Council Regular Meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 8, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.
Any person who might wish to appeal any decision made by the City Council of the City of Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida, in public hearing or meeting is hereby advised that he/she will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose, he/she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made which will include the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based. Any person with disabilities requiring accommodations in order to participate should contact the City Manager prior to the meeting.
