City of Daytona Beach Shores Life is Better Here A Premier, Friendly Place to Be

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1 City of Daytona Beach Shores Life is Better Here A Premier, Friendly Place to Be AGENDA CITY COUNCIL MEETING May 9, :00 p.m., Community Center, 3048 S. Atlantic Ave. Daytona Beach Shores, FL Upon being recognized, a member of the public shall proceed to the podium and give his or her name and address and may, thereafter, speak for a maximum of three minutes on any matter relevant to a specific agenda item. During Audience Comments, a member of the public may speak on any matter relevant to City business which is not on the agenda, for a maximum of three minutes in accordance with Section 2-1.1(d) and 2-2 of the City Code. In accordance with Section 2-2, during periods set aside for public discussion any person desiring to speak shall secure a form located at the agenda table, complete the form and present it to the City Clerk so the speaker can be recognized by the presiding officer. The use of profanity, obscene language, threats or any violent or abusive conduct by any person shall constitute a violation of this section. It shall be the duty of the Director of Public Safety, upon the order of the presiding officer at any such meeting, to forcibly, if necessary, evict any person violating the provisions of this section from the Council Meeting Hall. Any such violation shall subject the offender, upon conviction thereof, to a fine and/or imprisonment as prescribed by Section 1-8. CALL TO ORDER BY MAYOR ROLL CALL BY CITY CLERK CEREMONIAL MATTERS: PRAYER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 1. CEREMONIAL ITEMS, PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC NOTICES: Presentation on Hope Place Shelter Proclamation for Municipal Clerk Week Proclamation for Police Week Proclamation for Public Works Week BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL: ORDER OF BUSINESS 2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: April 11, 2017 City Council Meeting 3. CONSENT AGENDA: Approval to spend $500 from Contraband for fishing tournament City Council 5/9/ P age

2 4. REPORTS OF THE CITY ATTORNEY: Charter Amendment update 5. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER: OLD BUSINESS: None. NEW BUSINESS: 6. CONSIDERATION TO SPEND BUDGETED FUNDS ON HOMELESS SHELTER(S) 7. COUNCIL COMMENTS: 8. AUDIENCE REMARKS/PUBLIC COMMENTS: 9. ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR THE NEXT AGENDA: 10. ADJOURNMENT: Notice is hereby given to all interested parties that if a person should decide to appeal any decision made at the aforementioned meeting of the City Council, such person will need a recording of the proceedings conducted at such meeting, and for such purpose he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings was made; such record to include testimony and evidence upon which any appeal shall be based. Please be advised that all City Council Meetings are recorded. Note: Individuals covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 in need of accommodations for this public meeting should contact the Office of the City Clerk at 2990 S. Atlantic Avenue, Daytona Beach Shores, FL 32118, or telephone at least seven working days prior to the meeting. City Council 5/9/ P age

3 PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC NOTICES: Forough B. Hosseini from Hope Place Proclamation for Municipal Clerk Week Proclamation for Police Week Proclamation for Public Works Week

4 Daytona Beach Shores City Commission Meeting May 9, 2017

5 The homeless. They re not who you think. 1 in 5 homeless is a child.

6 America s Youngest Outcasts Florida s Official Poverty Rate 17.1%* *U.S. Census Bureau

7 Florida s 67 County Poverty Rates range from 9.6% %* Volusia Ranks #44* *U.S. Census Bureau

8 The problem is bigger than you know. The victims are smaller than you think. 25%* of the children in Volusia County live in poverty!

9 No kid chooses to live on the street! Volusia County School District Homeless Students ~ 2,300 Including 180 Unaccompanied Youth living on their own but continue to attend school even though they have no guardian or stable housing. Plus additional 600 preschool children that are homeless in our community.

10 Homeless Families The fastest growing segment of the homeless population constituting over 40% of America s homeless are Women and Children. = Women and Children The fastest growing homeless population. Family homelessness is often caused by a medical or financial event leading to a family losing their residence.

11 How close are YOU to Homelessness? 2/3 of Americans would have difficulty coming up with the money to cover a $1,000 emergency.* These difficulties span all incomes: 3/4 of people in households making less than $50,000 a year; and, 2/3 of those making between $50,000 and $100,000 *The Associated Press-NORC What can cause an emergency requiring $1,000? Unexpected medical bill Car Breakdown Sick child requiring missing work Elderly parents or family members requiring care Death in family It only takes ONE bad event to end up Homeless!

12 The American Dream --- Everyone has an equal opportunity to a career and wealth --- The American Dream is alive and well except for the Poor Nearly 70% of children born to parents in the bottom 40% of incomes remain in poverty!* *The Bridgespan Group

13 Who Will Reside at Hope Place? Hope Place is NOT FOR Chronic Homeless! Hope Place is intended ONLY for TWO CATEGORIES of Situational Homeless: 1. Families with Children 2. Unaccompanied Youth

14 What HOPE PLACE is: Temporary and Transitional Housing for Families with children Temporary and Transitional Housing for Unaccompanied Youth enrolled in school Hope Place residents will be screened for drug and alcohol abuse Hope Place residents will be screened for criminal background Residents have to be referred through an agency (not a walk-up facility) A refuge where people in despair mostly not of their own choosing, are granted a few months of respite to be able to find a job, save enough money to rent an apartment, while they and their children are in a safe location and have food and basic necessities to survive. Hope Place will help them become contributing citizens of our community.

15 We believe EVERYONE Should have a place to call HOME. We are respectfully requesting a Five-Year commitment toward the operating costs of Hope Place!

16 MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING April 11, S. Atlantic Ave. Daytona Beach Shores, FL Present: Council Member Lorraine Geiger, CouncilMember Mel Lindauer, CouncilMember Richard Bryan, Mayor Harry Jennings, Vice Mayor Peggy Rice. Staff: City Manager Michael Booker, City Clerk Cheri Schwab, City Attorney Lonnie Groot, Community Services Director Fred Hiatt, Finance Director Steve Whitmer, and Public Safety Director Stephan Dembinsky. 1. CEREMONIAL ITEMS, PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC NOTICES: Public Safety Assessors Director Dembinsky explained the assessors were not able to attend the meeting. He briefly explained the Accreditation process that occurs every three years. Ron Durham from First Step Shelter Inc. - Rev. Durham showed a presentation on the proposed First Step Shelter. Finance Educational presentation - Director Whitmer reviewed the city s investment policy and where the city s money is allocated. 2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: March 28, 2017 City Council Meeting CMBR GEIGER moved, seconded by CMBR LINDAUER to approve the minutes of March 28, Vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote (summary: Yes = 5). Yes: Council Member Lorraine Geiger, CouncilMember Mel Lindauer, CouncilMember Richard Bryan, Mayor Harry Jennings, Vice Mayor Peggy Rice. 3. CONSENT AGENDA: Board Application: Planning & Zoning John Schmitz for alternate member Approval to transfer $37,000 from contingency for PS in car cameras CMBR RICE moved, seconded by CMBR GEIGER to approve the consent agenda. Vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote (summary: Yes = 5). Yes: Council Member Lorraine Geiger, CouncilMember Mel Lindauer, CouncilMember Richard Bryan, Mayor Harry Jennings, Vice Mayor Peggy Rice. 4. REPORTS OF THE CITY ATTORNEY: Attorney Groot informed the council that he had received the AGO on referendums for building height or development orders. It affirms what he has previously told the council. City Council 4/11/ P age

17 CMBR Bryan had sent him a series of questions recently and he proceeded to answer them. Who is the client for the city attorney? Attorney Groot s answer - the city and its constituent parts. Is it likely a violation if a council member (call him/her the speaker) expresses an opinion to most of the people present including at least one other council member on a matter that is likely to come before council? Answer If the meeting is not noticed, it is a violation. If the meeting is noticed, it depends on the intent of the second council member to circumvent the meeting laws. Of course a council member that hears the speaker is not in violation. Answer Not necessarily. If the council member attended the meeting strictly to circumvent the Sunshine Law to hear the speakers remarks Does it matter if the speaker had previously expressed the opinion in a council meeting or other such public meeting? Answer Probably not. What are the elements that constitute notice of a public meeting? Answer Adequate time before a meeting posted in the normal way that the City posts items. We use the bulletin board at City Hall and our website. Certain items also require legal advertisements. 5. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER: The City Manager announced that two staff members would not be available for the April 25 th meeting. The council agreed to cancel that meeting. The next scheduled meeting would be on May 9 th. OLD BUSINESS: None. NEW BUSINESS: 6. Discussion of proposed changes to the Charter term limit language CMBR Lindauer began the discussion stating he felt that term limits meant a person could serve two terms or a total of eight years. He felt the City Attorney s draft ordinance with proposed ballot language was confusing but he would rather have a council initiative that could be placed on the November 2018 ballot. He submitted proposed language for the City Attorney to use. CMBR Bryan also submitted language that closely mirrored the 22 nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. CMBRS Rice and Geiger didn t submit any changes but instead questioned the need for a change. They felt the current language had not been abused in the past. CMBR Geiger provided stats showing that 71% of cities in Florida do not have term limits. She inquired if there could be stricter guidelines for qualifying to run for office. The following audience members spoke: Rosana Scaccia read from a prepared statement that will be appended to the minutes. Honey Burget felt the current language of term limits was not being adhered to. Frank Dart stated that he had been a county legislator for 18 years in New York. He favored having term limits. City Council 4/11/ P age

18 At the end of the discussion, Mayor Jennings asked the City Attorney to re-craft the proposed ordinance incorporating the items submitted. 7. COUNCIL COMMENTS: CMBR Geiger reminded the audience that only a few Taste of the Shores tickets remained. CMBR Lindauer inquired if the pedestrian crosswalk near the townhomes could be moved to the entrance. Currently, it goes nowhere. He also felt there could be better signage at some of the crosswalks. CMBR Bryan read from a prepared statement on building height. It will be appended to the minutes. MAYOR Jennings questioned some of CMBR Bryan s remarks that were directed towards him and his Mayoral campaigns. 8. AUDIENCE REMARKS/PUBLIC COMMENTS: Sean O Brien read from a prepared statement on building heights that will be appended to the minutes. Frank Dart stated he was against increasing the building height. He did not want to lose his view from Oceans 1. He also spoke on the increased traffic on Dunlawton Avenue. Lastly, he asked if the city could waive permit fees to repair damage from Hurricane Matthew. Honey Burget began to speak about her Homeowner s Association board, but was told that was not appropriate for the meeting. 9. ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR THE NEXT AGENDA: None. 10. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting ended at 9:30 pm. MAYOR HARRY H. JENNINGS CITY MANAGER MICHAEL T. BOOKER ATTEST: CITY CLERK, CHERI SCHWAB City Council 4/11/ P age

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20 Reports of the City Attorney Update on Charter Amendment for term limits

21 Reports of the City Manager

22 CONSIDERATION TO SPEND BUDGETED FUNDS ON HOMELESS SHELTER(S)

23 Council comments

24 Audience remarks

25 Items for the next agenda