City of Gulfport Florida Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 17, 2015

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1 City of Gulfport Florida Regular City Council Meeting Minutes The Regular Meeting of the Gulfport City Council was held on in the City Hall, City Council Chambers, located at d Street South, Gulfport, Florida. Samuel Henderson, Mayor, called the meeting to order at 7: 00 p.m. The invocation was given by Councilmember Daniel Liedtke followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Present were Councilmembers Michael Fridovich, Daniel Liedtke and Yolanda Roman; Vice Mayor Christine Brown; Mayor Samuel Henderson; City Manager James O' Reilly; City Attorney Andrew Salzman and City Clerk Lesley DeMuth. Presentation: Mayor Henderson presented a Certificate of Completion to Councilmember Roman from her attendance at the Institute of Elected Municipal Officials. 1. Public Comment. None. 2. City Manager Report. No Report. 3. City Attorney Report. No Report 4. City Clerk Report. No Report. 5. Consent: Consider approval of the Council Meeting Minutes of February Motion by Councilmember Liedtke, second by Councilmember Fridovich to approve the Consent Agenda. UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY ACCLAMATION 6. Ordinances: , Second Reading and Public Hearing: An ordinance of the Citv of Gulfport Florida, amending Chapter 6 Beaches, Boats Boating and Waterfront Structures Article I. In General, Section Public Casino Boat Dock; prohibiting mooring during the hours that the dock is closed; Prohibiting obstruction; Establishing a prohibition of nuisances; providing for the repeal of ordinances or parts of ordinances, in conflict herewith, to the extent of such conflict; providing for severabilityand providing for an effective date. City Clerk DeMuth read Ordinance No by title only.

2 Regular Council Meeting Minutes 2 City Manager O' Reilly explained the Ordinance. Mayor Henderson opened the Public Hearing. Eleanor Zinner asked for clarification on the regulations of boats anchored around the Casino area and how the laws would relate to boats anchored in the proposed mooring field. Neither hearing nor seeing anyone else who wished to speak, Mayor Henderson closed the Public Hearing. City Manager O' Reilly advised off -shore anchorage is regulated by both city ordinances and Florida State Statutes and if the city constructed a mooring field, a set of rules and. regulations pertaining to that designated area would be established. Mayor Henderson advised the city did not receive a grant this year for the mooring field and a decision has not been made on whether or not to reapply. Motion by Councilmember Fridovich, second by Councilmember Roman to adopt Ordinance No ROLL CALL: COUNCILMEMBER LIEDTKE COUNCILMEMBER ROMAN COUNCILMEMBER FRIDOVICH 7. Resolutions: a , A resolution of the City of Gulfport, Florida, providingget amendment for the Recreational Trails Program Funds; authorizing the city manager to procure design services for a bicycle /pedestrian trail from Clam Bayou to the Gulfport Municipal Marina; and providing for an effective date. City Clerk DoMuth read Resolution No by title only. Cify Manager O' Reilly explained the Resolution. Mayor Henderson opened the public discussion. Neither hearing nor seeing anyone who wished to speak, Mayor Henderson closed the public discussion. Motion by Councilmember Roman, second by Vice Mayor Brown to approve Resolution No In response to questions by Council, City Manager O' Reilly' discussed the proposed trail design phases, preliminary plan features, and a neighborhood meeting to discuss impact. City Manager O' Reilly also spoke to long term visioning for a bicycle /pedestrian trail in other areas of the city. ROLL CALL: COUNCILMEMBER LIEDTKE COUNCILMEMBER ROMAN

3 Regular Council Meeting Minutes 3 COUNCILMEMBER FRIDOVICH b , A resolution of the City of Gulfport, _Florida, authorizing the citv manager to apply for and make application to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Community Development Block Grant National Disaster Resilience ( CDBG -NDR ) Competition; and providing for an effective date. City Clerk DeMuth read Resolution No by title only. City Manager O' Reilly explained the Resolution. Mayor Henderson opened the public discussion. Neither hearing nor seeing anyone who wished to speak, Mayor Henderson closed the public discussion. Motion by Councilmember Liedtke, second by Vice Mayor Brown to approve Resolution No Councilmember Roman and City Manager O' Reilly discussed the city position on climate change /sea level rise and that by making this application for funding, it shows the city is trying to be prepared. Councilmember Liedtke encouraged anyone with an idea/ suggestion, since this is a competitive grant based on innovative ideas, to contact the City Manager or a Council Member. In response to a question by Vice Mayor Brown, City Manager O' Reilly addressed how the lift station will be made flood proof, and he discussed with Councilmember Liedtke backflow preventer design. ROLL CALL: COUNCILMEMBER LIEDTKE COUNCILMEMBER ROMAN COUNCILMEMBER FRIDOVICH 8. Discussion Items: a. Lincoln Cemetery City Manager O' Reilly provided an overview on the city' s efforts to resolve the ongoing maintenance issues surrounding Lincoln Cemetery; pointing out this is private property. City Manager O' Reilly recommended the city continue to maintain and lien the property until such time the owner, Mr. McKinnon, can come to some agreement with an outside organization, and advised he could not recommend that the city get into the cemetery business unless Council is willing to commit sizable resources.

4 Regular Council Meeting Minutes 4 Councilmember Fridovich mentioned his discussions on the cemetery property with the Urban League and Pastor Williams, AME Church, who is willing to take it over. He suggested the city put the property in foreclosure by letting it go into disarray for six months. Council discussed with City Attorney Salzman and City Manager O' Reilly the city' s maintenance of the property in accordance with the state statutes, the foreclosure process and possible scenarios involved with that process. There was a consensus of Council that they were not in favor of letting the property go for six months without being mowed, that they did not want to change the city' s current maintenance procedures, and that City Attorney Salzman would prepare for their discussion a memorandum detailing options available to the city. b. Clam Bad City Manager O' Reilly referenced the title searches of the properties located within Clam Bayou; advising the documented property listings show the majority of property located within the city is privately owned, state owned, or owned by the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Vice Mayor Brown said she would like to change her idea for a Clam Bayou Management Plan to a Clam Bayou Nature Preserve Management Plan to manage the land and kayak launch; suggesting when the contract expires with the agency that built the sand dunes, the dunes be leveled for a ground -level park. City Manager O' Reilly advised he would review the agreement and report back to council. Mayor Henderson discussed with City Manager O' Reilly his desire to have base line water sampling /monitoring in the Clam Bayou area. c. Amendment One Councilmember Roman spoke on an she sent to council, after their last meeting, on her recommendation that the city provide comments on the implementation of Amendment One. She advised she did follow up with Ryan Matthews, Florida League of Cities, and although the League has not yet prepared their comments, they will and those comments will be in line with making sure the wording on the usage of these funds stays as general as possible and as favorable as possible to local communities /cities. Councilmember Roman read the position statement of the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners and her proposed comments. Mayor Henderson advised that Ryan Matthews is the facilitator for the Florida League of Cities Energy Environment and Natural Resources Committee for which he has chaired the past year. Mayor Henderson read the Committee' s broad policy statement relating to these types of funds and felt as a voice for 390 plus cities in the State; he was not sure how much more traction they will get by sending something from the city as opposed to that body sending this forward specifically relating to those fund or those types of funds. Mayor Henderson clarified with City Attorney Salzman that each council member can provide their individual comments as long as their comments do not take a position for the city. Councilmember Roman stated this is an online submission and Councilmember Liedtke advised he would like to see Councilmember Roman' s comments and he would go online as well.

5 Regular Council Meeting Minutes 5 9. Council Comments/Informational Reports. Councilmember Roman reported on the upcoming Little League registration, Junk in the Trunk, Gulfport Youth Forum, and a meeting she will be having with Representative Kathleen Peters. Vice Mayor Brown asked if council could explore closing city offices on Presidents' Day, reported on a donation by her husband to be used toward an employee appreciation luncheon, and announced the top 10 graduates at Boca Ciega High School. Councilmember Fridovich suggested council attend the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council' s Future of the Region Awards luncheon, and requested the city fund the registration fee for the Gulfport Area Chamber of Commerce' s President to attend the Florida Chamber of Commerce Capitol Days; there was not a consensus of council to do so. Mayor Henderson spoke on the Brownfields brochure prepared by the Community Development Department, mentioned the Police Department' s Annual Report, reported on the Tangerine Greenway car show and thanked council for being collegial and professional and, due to the overlapping of interests, asked they be respectful of each other when reporting on issues. City Manager O' Reilly advised council he would like to schedule a workshop in March to discuss the budget. 10. Adjournment. Motion by Councilmember Fridovich, second by Vice Mayor Br to adjo Date Approved: f 7 5 Samuel Hen erso Mayor Le" Muth, Muth, ity erk