City Council Regular Meeting, Monday, March 11, 2024

CITY OF AVON PARK

Highlands County, Florida

CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

March 11, 2024, 6:00 p.m.

Avon Park Community Center, 310 W Main 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:

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)

4. Minutes, February 26, 2024, City Council Regular Meeting - (City Clerk, Christian Hardman)

5. Fred Fox Enterprises Agreement for FRDAP Grant- (Finance Director, Melody Sauerhafer)

6. Saxon Gilmore & Carraway, P.A. Agreement for Foreclosure Attorney- (Finance Director, Melody Sauerhafer)

7. Ascent Aviation Group, Inc. Fuel Purchase- (Finance Director, Melody Sauerhafer)

D. ACTION AGENDA:

8. Public Hearing, Second Reading: Ordinance No. 01-2024, Revocation of Residential Rental Properties Regulation- (City Attorney, Jerry Buhr)

9. Public Hearing, Second Reading: Ordinance No. 02-2024, Amending the Future Land Use Map for 601 S. Lotela Avenue- (CFRPC, Jeff Schmucker)

10. Public Hearing, Second Reading: Ordinance No. 03-2024, Amending the Official Zoning Map for 601 S Lotela Avenue- (CFRPC, Jeff Schmucker)

11. Public Hearing, Second Reading: Ordinance No. 04-2024, Amending the Land Development Code Pertaining to Development Standards for Allowable Accessory Structures within Mobile Home Parks- (CFRPC, Jeff Schmucker)

12. Quasi-judicial hearing- Request for Code Enforcement Lien Reduction (717 W Winiford Street)

11. Event Request: Bread Fest 2024 (Historical Society of Avon Park)- (President, Nancy Fisk)

14. Council to vet Adrian Gamez and Terrence Wills (selecting one applicant) for appointment to fill a vacancy on the Planning and Zoning Board - (City Clerk Christian Hardman)

E. STAFF UPDATES/ADMINISTRATION:

F. ATTORNEY UPDATES:

G. COUNCIL DISCUSSION/UPDATES:

H. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT:

15. Regular Updates from the City Manager

I. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:

J. ADJOURN:

16. The next City Council Regular Meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 25, 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.