City Council Meeting

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City of Gulfport Florida

City Council Meeting Notice

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Gulfport City Hall, 2401 53rd Street South Gulfport, FL

6:00 PM

AGENDA

Call to Order

Invocation given by Councilmember Christine Brown

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Presentations

1.

Public Comment

2.

City Manager Report

3.

City Attorney Report

4.

City Clerk Report

5.

Consent:

5.a.

Consider approval of Meeting Minutes from meeting held December 5, 2023.

EXHIBIT: Item 5.a. - Meeting Minutes 12.05.2023.pdf

6.

Ordinances

7.

Resolutions

7.a.

Resolution No. 2023-111: A Resolution of the City of Gulfport, Florida, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with MSL, P.A. for independent audit services.

EXHIBIT: Item 7.a. - Memorandum.pdf

EXHIBIT: Item 7.a. - Resolution No. 2023-111.pdf

7.b.

Resolution No. 2023-112: A Resolution of the City of Gulfport, Florida, authorizing the City Manager to retain Milestone Professional Services, Inc. for additional financial support services.

EXHIBIT: Item 7.b. - Memorandum.pdf

EXHIBIT: Item 7.b. - Resolution No. 2023-112.pdf

7.c.

Resolution No. 2023-113: A Resolution of the City of Gulfport, Florida, authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Atlantic Pipe Services, LLC for the rehabilitation of an estimated 24,000 LF of Priority Two Sanitary Sewer Mains.

EXHIBIT: Item 7.c. - Memorandum.pdf

>> DECEMBER 19th -- INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY COUNCILMEMBER CHRISTINE BROWN FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. YOU WILL PLEASE STAND. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING. SO, SOMETIMES THE THINGS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE TRUE ARE THE THINGS A MAN NEEDS TO BELIEVE IN THE MOST. SUCH AS PEOPLE ARE BASICALLY GOOD, THAT HONOR, COURAGE, AND VIRTUE MEAN EVERYTHING, THAT POWER AND MONEY AND MONEY AND POWER MEAN NOTHING . THAT GOOD ALWAYS TRIUMPHS OVER EVIL, AND I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER THIS, THAT LOVE, TRUE LOVE, NEVER DIES. YOU REMEMBER THAT THOSE --YOU REMEMBER THOSE THINGS, DOES NOT MATTER IF THEY ARE TRUE OR NOT. YOU SEE A MAN SHOULD BELIEVE IN THOSE THINGS BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE ARE WORTH BELIEVING IN. THESE ARE THE WORDS OF HUB PLAYED BY ROBERT DEVOL IN THE 2003 FILM SECONDHAND LIONS. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> ALL RIGHT, ROLLCALL? >> COUNCILMEMBER BROWN. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR RAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER O'HARA. >> HERE. >> CUSTOMER THANOS. >> HERE. >> CITY MANAGER O'REILLY. >> MAYOR, MY MISTAKE I'M SUPPOSED INFORM YOU THAT THE MAYOR WOULD BE OUT OF TOWN, HE HAS BEEN ASKED TO BE RISK IF YOU EXCUSE. >> CITY CLERK HURCO PRESENT. >>, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION THIS EVENING, CORRECT? OKAY, THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT ASPECT OR I'M SORRY, WILL GO STRAIGHT TO YOU, PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE NOT ON OUR RESOLUTIONS AGENDA? WE WILL START WITH YOU. NANCY. >> FRANCINE WHITTEN. >> HERE TO KEEP HER UNDER CONTROL? >> YEAH, MY BEST. >> I JUST WONDER, THIS IS A 33 YEAR DURING OPERATION CENTER, BECAUSE OF THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE IN GULFPORT , WE DID 160 FAMILIES, 450 KIDS . LAST YEAR WE DID 130 FAMILIES AND 320 KIDS. SO , WE DID MORE THIS YEAR, BUT BECAUSE OF THE CITIZENS OF GULFPORT, EVERYBODY, AND ALL OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS, WE ARE ABLE TO DO ALL THIS. EVERY YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR, SO. >> HOW MANY YEARS? >> 33. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. >> THIS IS THE LADY HERE WHO RUNS EVERYTHING BEHIND-THE-SCENES. >> NO. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I'M WE USED TO DELIVER THEM ON THE FIRE TRUCK ON CHRISTMAS EVE. >> IS A GROUP EFFORT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FRANCINE, THANK YOU, CHIEF. ANYBODY ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? YES? >> HELLO, MY NAME IS EVELYN TONY, I LIVE IN THE RAINY DISTRICT. LET ME JUST START BY SAYING THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING OUR COUNCIL NUMBERS , I KNOW WHAT A HARD JOB IT IS AND I APPRECIATE YOU. UNTIL LAST YEAR AND I AM VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE TOWN, ESPECIALLY THE PUBLIC WORKS CASINO AND THE SENIOR CENTER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT THOSE THREE. I AM HERE JUST WITH A SUGGESTION, SOMETHING THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER FOR THE FUTURE. SOMETHING THAT I HAVE NOTICED THAT I THINK SHOULD BE RECONSIDERED. THE OTHER MORNING WHEN I WAS WALKING ALONG THE BEACH I SAW THIS ADORABLE DOG FROLICKING IN THE WATER. SHE WAS HAVING THE TIME OF HER LIFE, AND I INITIALLY FELT HER JOY. BUT THEN I ROBERT HER PARENT COULD GET A TICKET. AND I WONDERED WHY SHE COULD NOT LEGALLY BE ON THE BEACH AT THAT TIME OF THE DAY. THERE WAS CLEARLY NO ONE THERE THAT WOULD BE BOTHERED BY HER PRESENCE, IN FACT I WOULD SAY SHE BROUGHT JOY TO EVERYBODY THAT WAS THERE, INCLUDING ME. WE ARE DOG FRIENDLY COMMUNITY, EVERYWHERE YOU GO THERE ARE WATER BOWLS, RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE DOG TREATS, AND THE DOGS DON'T EXACTLY KNOW WHERE TO GO TO GET THEM. A SURPRISE WHEN THE STROLLER HAS A BABY IN IT OR NOT A DOG, WE WOULD HAVE A PET STORE, WE HAVE SOAPY STORES AND WE HAVE A PET STORE, AND WE HAVE A DOG BAYER. OUR DOGS GO EVERYWHERE NOW, AND IT IS NOT AN ISSUE, EXCEPT THE BEACH. SO IN MY VISION WE TAKE ON THE SIGNS AND LET THE RULES THAT GOVERN THE STREETS GOVERN THE BEACH AS WELL, THE PEOPLE OF GULFPORT ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS, THEY ARE CONSIDERATE AND KIND, AND I SEE THEM PICKING UP TRASH ALL THE TIME. SO JUST AS OUR STREETS ARE CLEAN, SO WILL BE OUR BEACHES IF THE DOGS ARE ALLOWED ON IT. WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE CAMERAS ON THE BEACH ALSO, SO YOU COULD, IF ANYBODY DID BREAK A RULE AND NOT CURB THEIR DOG, YOU CAN FIND THEM AND FIND THEM, AND INSTEAD OF LETTING THOSE FEW RUIN IT FOR THE MANY, PLEASE, MAYBE AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE RECONSIDER THE DOG, THE DOGS ON THE BEACH ROLE. AND IF YOU'RE NOT THE PART OF MY VISION OF DOGS BEING ALLOWED ANYWHERE, MAYBE CONSIDER A TRIAL WITH A JUST LIKE LIMITED HOURS OR A LIMITED SPACE ON THE BEACH. I'VE TAKEN A POLL OF PEOPLE THAT I HAVE TALKED TO THAT HAVE DOGS, AND THAT OUR AT SUNRISE LEADING UP TO 8:00 WOULD BE WONDERFUL, MAYBE AN HOUR IN THE EVENING FROM SUNRISE OVER WOULD BE GREAT ALSO. OR MAYBE A SECTION OF THE BEACH LIKE BETWEEN THE REC CENTER AND THE PEER THAT GOES NOWHERE. THAT IS IT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE WITH PUBLIC COMMENT? YES. >> PLEASE, PLEASE NO CLAPPING, PLEASE, I'M SORRY. >> EVENING, MY NAME IS DEB LAME AND I LIVE IN VICE MAYOR RAISED DISTRICT. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION THAT WE JUST DID AT THE REC CENTER. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE CITY FOR TAKING AN ACTIVE ROLE TO INCREASE THE TREE CANOPY IN GULFPORT. ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION ENTRY GIVEAWAYS ALWAYS GET THE RESIDENCE EXCITED. INCLUDING MYSELF. THE ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION AT THE REC CENTER WAS WONDERFUL, THE CHILDREN READ ABOUT GREEN BUT WAS, PINE TREES AND ARBOR DAY. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL TREE GIVEAWAYS. NUMBER ONE, ALLOW THE CITY HORTICULTURIST TO EXPLAIN THE FERTILIZER IN THE PTEROSAUR INCLUDED WITH EACH TREATMENT THERE WERE TWO PACKETS, ONE WAS PTEROSAUR BEEN ONE WAS FERTILIZER, WILL EVER HURT SOME AVAILABLE, THEY GAVE US SALT. WHAT ABOUT EXPLAINED TO ANYBODY WHAT THAT WAS FOR. SO, POSSIBLY BEFORE THE TREES ARE ACTUALLY HANDED OUT AND LINED UP, TOVAR OR OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR COULD EXPLAIN WHAT EXACTLY ALL OF THAT IS FOR, ALSO IF SOMEBODY WERE THERE TO ACTUALLY DIG A HOLE SO THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND NOT TO SINK THE TREE INTO THE GROUND SO THAT THE SOIL IS UP ON THE TRUNK, I'M HAPPY TO SAY I'VE SEEN TWO PINES PLANTED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS JUST FROM WALKING THE DOG. WHICH I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN I SAW THOSE JUST THIS WEEK. THE OTHER THING , THE SUGGESTION IS GET AN ADDRESS IN AN EMAIL FOR EACH OF THE TREES, THIS WOULD BE GOOD FOR TRACKING THE TREES AND REMINDING THE RESIDENTS TO WATER THEIR TREES, ALSO RESIDENCE COULD SENT AN EMAIL IN WITH QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE ABOUT TREES OR PLANT RELATED, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO VOLUNTEER TO EITHER ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, COMING IN FROM THE EMAIL, WORK WITH TOVAR, WORK WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, PUBLIC WORKS, THIS PAST YEAR I HAVE RETIRED FROM THE CITY OF MADEIRA BEACH AFTER 35 YEARS IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, SO I KNOW A BIT ABOUT PLANTS AND TREES AND THAT SORT OF THING. BUT THAT IS IT. SO, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE DOING UP THERE IS AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE? YEP , KELLY. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, CAN BE RIGHT, HERE IS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE GULFPORT PREVENTION STREAMER, SARAH WAS COMING THIS EVENING, HER DAUGHTER IS ILL SO I HAVE A LIST THAT I'M GOING TO READ FROM MY PHONE, SO EXCUSE ME. BUT I WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE ABOUT OUR NEW YEAR'S EVE EVENT, WHICH IS HAPPENING ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, THE TICKETS ARE $50, INCLUDES A BUFFET COURTESY OF THE CATERING, MUSIC, A CHAMPAGNE TOAST AT MIDNIGHT, AND SOME OTHER SURPRISES. SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE YOU CAN PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE OR AT THE BEACH BIZARRE, WE ARE HAVING OUR GULFPORT TUESDAY FRESH MARKET ON DECEMBER 26th, WE ARE EXPECTING TO HAVE A BIG TURNOUT OF VENDORS FOR THAT EVENT. LOOKING AHEAD TO 2024, AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW WE HAVE MOVED FROM DOWNTOWN GULFPORT AREA TO THE GULFPORT BOULEVARD AREA. WE ARE NOW IN 5317 GULFPORT BOULEVARD, WHICH IS WHERE THE BEACH HOUSE IS TO BE, THE ARTIST PLACE. WE HAVE MOVED THERE BECAUSE WE HAVE NEEDED MORE SPACE, WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR WELCOME CENTER SPACE, WE HAVE INCREASED THE WALL SPACE FOR OUR MEMBERS TO SHOWCASE THEIR ARTISTIC CREATIONS, WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE OFFERING A CO-WORKING SPACE FOR NUMBERS OF THE CHAMBER, AND WE HAVE A VERY NICE CONFERENCE ROOM, WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THE BIG MEETINGS. WE ALSO HAVE A BIG PATIO AREA FOR OUTDOOR WORKSPACES. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN DEVELOPING NEW COMMITTEES. WE HAVE A PLAN FOR A MORAL BATS COMMITTEE AND ARTS ALLIANCE. THE TAURUS COMMITTEE AND ADDRESSEE COMMITTEE, WE EXTENDED INVITATIONS TO ALL MEMBERS TO JOIN THESE COMMITTEES AND ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIPS OF THESE PILLARS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. WE DO MONTHLY LUNCH MEETINGS, I KNOW MOST OF YOU PROBABLY ALREADY BEEN TO SOME OF THOSE, BUT WE HAVE THEM EVERY SINGLE MONTH , WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS AND AMBASSADORS , THESE GATHERINGS WILL SERVE AS A PLATFORM TO SERVE TO FOR INVALUABLE CONCERT CONTRIBUTION, SHARE OPPORTUNITIES, DISCUSS UPCOMING EVENT THAT INITIATIVE. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF SUCCESS IN 2023 FOR US AS A CHAMBER, WE HAVE CELEBRATED A MARKET INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESSES, MEMORABLE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONIES , ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH IN TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP, STAFF, AND VOLUNTEERS AS WELL AN ABUNDANCE OF SUCCESSFUL EVENTS. WE HAVE SURPASSED EXPECTATIONS BY FILLING EVENT SPACES DURING SEVERAL OF OUR EVENTS AHEAD OF THE TYPICAL SEASON. SHOWCASING THE REMARKABLE OFFERINGS OF OUR ARTIST AND MARKER COMMUNITIES REALLY 23 LOOKING FORWARD TO AN EXCITING 2024. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE? >> IF I MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MISS RIGHT FOR HER SERVICE TO THE CITY, SHE WAS ELECTED TO STEP DOWN FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD, EXCUSE ME, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, IT WAS ONE , STAFF WENT TO THINKER JUST FROM THE CITY. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YES. MARLENE? I SAW YOUR HAND BEFORE. OH. >> EVENING, I HAVE A SERIOUS REQUEST, WE HAVE VERY QUICKLY MOVED INTO OUR MULTIPLE ELECTION CAMPAIGN. AND IT IS BECOMING APPARENT THAT WE MAY NEED TO REMIND PEOPLE AND MAKE THEM AWARE OF WHAT OUR CAMPAIGN SIGN ORDINANCES ARE , AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BRING UP THE FACT THAT LAST WEEK MY SIGN FOR MY YARD FOR THE CANDIDATE I'M SUPPORTING WAS TAKEN BEFORE THE WIND AND NOT ONLY IS THAT UN-AMERICAN BY UNDERSTANDING IT IS ILLEGAL, SO I THINK WE MIGHT NEED TO EDUCATE AT LEAST SOME FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY, PLEASE. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. >> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? OH. KAREN? YES. >> GOOD EVENING. I CAME OUT ON THIS COLD WINTRY NIGHT. >> RELATIVELY SPEAKING. >> YEAH. >> FOR FEAR THAT SOME OF YOU MIGHT NOT BE HERE AT THE END, I MEAN I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS BECOMING COMMON FOR RESIGNATIONS TO BE HAPPENING AT THE CITY COUNCILS. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT , YOU WILL AFTER SEEING THE NEWS. BUT IN ALL SINCERITY I REALLY WANTED TO COME OUT BEFORE THE YEAR WAS OVER JUST TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I HAVE BEEN ATTENDING THESE REGULARLY FOR 11 YEARS NOW, NOBODY KNOWS I'M QUITE OUTSPOKEN AND LET MY FEELINGS BE KNOWN. BUT I TRY AND BE RESPECTFUL, AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THIS WAS EASIER FOR ME TO SPEAK FROM THE SIDE OF THE PODIUM THAT IT IS FOR YOU ON THAT SIDE, SO I APPRECIATE IT, I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DID, YOU HAVE DONE THIS YEAR. I ALWAYS APPRECIATE WATCHING THE COUNCIL GO TO THE BUDGET PROCESS, I HAVE HAD TO LIVE ON A BUDGET MY WHOLE LIFE, SO I REALLY LIKE THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT GOES INTO THE BUDGET. AND FOR ME, THE MOST, THE BEST MEETING OF THE ENTIRE YEAR IS CONSISTENTLY WHEN YOU HAVE ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT COME UP AND THEY TALK ABOUT ALL OF THEIR SUCCESSES AND WHAT THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS. AND I WOULD, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY COME OUT AND REALLY HEAR THAT MEETING IN PERSON BECAUSE IT REALLY SHOWS YOU FOR ALL OF THE COMPLAINING THAT GOES ON, THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF SERVICES AND A LOT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS EACH AND EVERY YEAR OF THE CITY, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, KAREN. ANYBODY ELSE? TOMMY? >> TOMMY BIXLER, 39th STREET SOUTH, COUNSELORS, AND A COUPLE THINGS. ONE, WOULD LIKE TO MENTION FOR LIONS CLUB, WE HAVE A PANCAKE BREAKFAST COMING UP JANUARY 7th, I KNOW EVERYBODY'S GOING TO BE CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S AND KEEP THE LIONS CLUB IN MIND, ALL THAT MONEY GOES TO HELP PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. ALSO, IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD, WE ARE HAVING A DANCE, A 70s DANCE ON SATURDAY, THE 20th OF JANUARY. ALL THE MONEY GOES TO HELP THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. WE HAVE ABOUT TWO YEARS IN A ROW, RAISED $4000 EACH YEAR. WENT RIGHT OUT TO STUDENTS, SO THE PROPHET STAYS WITH THE LIONS CLUB, HELPS THE STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. EVEN IF YOU CAN'T ATTEND, ACTUALLY THIS IS A FLYER, I SHOULD BE TALKING TO THEM, THAT YOU WILL KNOW ABOUT IT. PICK UP THE FLYER, THE QR CODE AT THE BOTTOM WILL CONNECT YOU TO BUY A TICKET. GOES TO HELP KIDS, YOU KNOW, THEIR FUTURE, OUR FUTURE, SO, $25 A TICKET, 30 FOR VIP SEATING , YOU CAN GET 10 AROUND THE VIP SEAT RIGHT ON THE DANCE FLOOR, SO GET 10 PEOPLE TO COME AND HELP SUPPORT THE STUDENTS. THE OTHER THING, FRANCINE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB WITH OPERATION SANTA, AND I HEARD THERE ARE COUPLE OF GIRLS THAT, YOU KNOW , NEEDED BICYCLES, SO KATHY AND MYSELF, THAT IS MY WIFE , WE WENT OUT AND BOUGHT THOSE TWO. SO MR. VINCENT, YOU HAVE TAKEN TO YOUR STORAGE LOCKER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR? >> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WITH PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. I SEE NOBODY. THAT BRINGS US TO THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. >> ESTIMATE VICE MAYOR, DOES A COUPLE OF ITEMS THIS EVENING. FIRST OF ALL, THE SELECTION OF THE PST A BOARD MEMBER, SUBSEQUENTLY THE TWO CANDIDATES TIED WITH THREE CITIES APIECE . SO SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CITY MANAGERS WILL BE MEETING WITH BRAD AND BILLER, THE DIRECTOR OF PSTA, TO THE SEASON ARE ASSOCIATED TO THE ISSUE, BUT PART OF IT IS AND WITH THE PENDING LEGISLATION, THE DECISION WILL BE BASED ON WHAT SUBSEQUENTLY MAY BE A THREE-YEAR TERM OR SIX-MONTH TERM, SO TO SOMETHING WE HAD TO, WE ARE ALL GOING TO SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT. THE OTHER ITEM IN REGARDS TO SOME OF THE VESSELS THAT WASH ASHORE THIS WEEKEND , I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID RIGHT AWAY TO GET THE PLACE PUT BACK TOGETHER, SO AS SOON AS THE TITLE ABOUT 930 SUNDAY MORNING, IN REGARDS TO THE VESSELS, WE HAVE A FOUR, THREE OF THEM WHO HAVE INSURANCE AND THEY WILL BE MAKING, YOU HAD ASKED ABOUT THE, THREE OF THEM DO HAVE INSURANCE, AND THEY WILL BE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE VESSELS MOVED OFF THE RESPECTIVE AREAS OF THE CITY. ONE VESSEL IS UNINSURED, THE CITY WILL BE REMOVING OF THAT, REMOVING THAT VESSEL DISPOSING OF IT, AND THERE'S ONE VESSEL WE ARE TRYING TO TRACK DOWN THE OWNER OF IT, THAT IS THE ONE BEHIND THE RECREATION CENTER. IT IS ALSO AN FWC ISSUE WILL PROBABLY BE BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY TO THE WATERS. BUT WE ARE WORKING ON THAT AND IF I BELIEVE THEY HAVE INSURANCE THAT WILL BE THERE RESPONSE ABILITY ALSO. RIGHT NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT FROM A POSITIVE STANDPOINT, JUST HAVING THEM REMOVE THEM AT ANY COST. YES MA'AM. >> WHATSOEVER AGAINST THE CITY WALLS IN THE MARINA? >> THOSE ARE? >> THOSE ARE STILL BACK. >> YOU, AND THOSE ARE ONES THAT WE HAVE HAD, WE HAVE MOVED WITH THEM, THEY HAD, BUT WE HAD THEM CHAINED UP ALSO. OKAY, BUT ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE? BECAUSE THEY ARE ON PEOPLE'S BACKYARDS. THERE ARE SOME, THERE ARE SOME FOLKS THAT ARE LONG PEOPLE'S PRIVATE PROPERTY IN MARINA DISTRICT, NOT THE MARINA MARINA. >> OH, I'M SORRY, THOSE ARE THE RESPONSE ABILITY FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER. ONCE, IF THEY OWN THE LAND THEY HAVE A PERIOD OF RIGHTS THERE, AND A LOT OF THOSE PROPERTIES ARE SIMILAR TO VETERANS PARK, THEY EXTEND APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET OUT. IT IS CONSIDERED BEING A PRIVATE PROPERTY, THAT IS A CIVIL MATTER BETWEEN, IN PAST DEPENDING ON WHAT ACTIVITY THE CITY HAS ELECTED TO REMOVE THOSE, BUT IT HAS BEEN AT THE REQUEST OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE COUNCIL THEN HAS TO DETERMINE IF THAT IS SOMETHING THEY WANT TO DO. BUT AT THIS POINT EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS, WE ALLOW THE PROCESS TO WORK. >> WITH THE COUNTY EVER TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR US? >> THE COUNTIES HAD GRANT FUNDS IF THEY WOULD SUCK, BUT THEY WILL NOT MOVE PEOPLE FROM THE GROUND SO TO SPEAK. THE ONLY ONE VESSEL THAT IS ACTUALLY SUNK IS THE ONE THAT IS BEHIND THE RECREATION CENTER. >> I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT --SO EVERYBODY KNEW THE STORM WAS COMING, AND THE BOATS APPARENTLY WERE NOT PROPERLY ANCHORED, AND BECAUSE OF THAT OUR CITIZENS AND OUR VISITORS ARE LOSING THEIR ABILITY TO ENJOY THE PEER AND THE WATERFRONT BECAUSE OF THIS, AND I AM JUST, I WOULD JUST LOVE TO HAVE --I KNOW THAT THE VOTERS, THESE ARE THEIR HOMES, I ALSO KNOW THAT THEY WERE HELPING EACH OTHER AFTER THE STORMS, I JUST WISH THAT BEFORE THE STORM THERE WAS MORE ATTENTION PAID TO THE ANCHORAGE SO THAT WE CAN'T GET ON THE PEER NOW BECAUSE THE RAILING IS BROKEN IN TWO PLACES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE CASINO DOCK, THERE IS A BOAT AGAINST IT, BUT I DON'T KNOW BUT BROKE THE RAILING THERE TOO. BUT THIS IS, THIS IS A LOT. AND IT IS SAD FOR ME TO SEE IT HAPPENING AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. >> AND IF I COULD EXPAND A LITTLE BIT OF THAT, PART OF THE ISSUE IS WE HAVE NOT SEEN THESE VESSELS BREAK LOOSE, THESE ARE ONES THAT ARE ANCHORED INDEPENDENTLY OFFSHORE. WE CAN'T REQUIRE SOMEONE GOING IN THE MORNING AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF PROTECTIONS IN STATE STATUTE. AND THERE ARE DISCUSSION NOW AT THE STATE LEGISLATOR, I KNOW THE CITIES THAT TALK ABOUT REGULATING AND TRYING TO MAKE IT SIMPLER AND MORE EASILY FOR CITIES TO ENFORCE CERTAIN ISSUES, BUT THIS IS A $60 BILLION INDUSTRY THAT LOOKS LIKE IF YOU GO AFTER THE BAD GUYS THAT WITH THE GOOD GOES THE BAD. AND THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE. PERSONALLY I WORKED ON , WE WROTE STATE LEGISLATION BACK, COUNCILMEMBER WORTHINGTON WAS IN OFFICE , AND WE ACTUALLY CHANGE THE DEFINITION ABOUT ALLOWING US TO DO CERTAIN THINGS. WE HAD FWC PEOPLE, THE COMMANDER OF FWC FROM TALLAHASSEE HAD ALL THOSE DIRECTORS HERE ON OUR WATERS. WE WERE ABLE TO CHANGE IT TO ALLOW US TO TREAT IT MORE LIKE CARS PARKED ILLEGALLY. BUT SUBSEQUENTLY, THERE IS STILL THE PROTECTION THAT IF THEY ARE UNDER NAVIGATION, THEY HAVE A LOT OF PROTECTIONS. SO, YES, WE WOULD ALL LOVE TO REGULATE HOW SOMEONE PARKS THEIR CAR OR ENCOURAGE THEIR VESSEL, BUT STATE LEGISLATION, YOU HAVE TO GIVE THAT TO MELISSA DISABILITIES. >> WELL, I KNOW THE STAFF DOES A GREAT JOB AND THE STREETS WERE CLEAN RELATIVELY QUICKLY AS USUAL, DISLIKE AFTER FESTIVALS, SO WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE THE BEST STAFF AROUND. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT'S IT? OKAY. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT? >> NO REPORT, THANKS, MAYOR. >> CITY CLERK REPORT. SPEC NO REPORT. >> OKAY, ON THE CONSENT WE ONLY HAVE THE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES. >> ITEM FIVE A, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES FOR MEETING HELD DECEMBER 5th, 2023. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THAT MOVES ON TO ORDINANCES, WHICH WE HAVE NONE. AND THEN WE GO TO RESOLUTIONS. >> ITEM 7A, RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-111 , RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH MSL P.A. FOR INDEPENDENT AUDIT SERVICES. >> CITY MANAGER? >> VICE MAYOR, THIS ITEM IS JUST TO EXPAND THE USE OF THE CONSULTANT THAT THESE AND REALLY HELPS US WITH THE PREPARATION OF OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT. SO OUR AUDIT, WITH THE VACANCY, WE ARE EXPANDING THE AMOUNT OF HOURS THAT WE WILL BE UTILIZING THIS CONSULTANT. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE WE HAVE OUR SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE CANDIDATE TOMORROW THAT WILL BE TALKING TO IN REGARDS TO THE POSITION AND CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT, I HOPE WE CAN WORK IT OUT AND BRING THEM ON BOARD. WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS IN THAT. >> GREAT. WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT FOR IT? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO? >> WE NEED A MOTION IN THE SECOND. >> OH, I WILL MAKE A MOTION 2023-111. >> SECOND. >> HEALTH AROUND? >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR RAY. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER THANOS. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER O'HARA. >> YES. >> PASSES PIZZA WE COME TO RESOLUTION 23-112. >> RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-112, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GULFPORT FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO RETAIN MILESTONE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES. >> OH, OKAY, YES. I'M SORRY. THIS WILL BE FOR THE ACTUAL PERIODS BECAUSE BUT THEY, WAS ANOTHER ONE THAT'S MAXIMUM I GUESS, IS WHAT IS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. FOR THE DIRECTOR. >> YEAH. WE KNOW. >> ALL RIGHT. WE MAKE A MOTION? >> MAKE A MOTION FOR RESOLUTION 23-112. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVED 2023-112. >> SECOND. >> OKAY. CALL. OH! PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. >> IT IS HARD TO DO THE SHOP WHEN YOU DON'T DO IT OFTEN. HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB, THOUGH. >> PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS TOPIC? NO? THEN WE SHOULD HAVE A VOTE. >> COUNCILMEMBER BROWN? >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR RAY. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER THANOS. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER O'HARA. >> YES. >> THAT BRINGS US TO RESOLUTION 2023-113. >> RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-11 TWO 3, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GULFPORT, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A AGREEMENT WITH ATLANTIC PRIVATE PIPE SERVICES FOR THE REHABILITATION OF AN ESTIMATED 24,000 LF OF PRIORITY TO GUYS AT TORREY SEWER MAINS. >> IS BASICALLY THE RELATION OF THE STATE FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVED. >> YES, WE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THE 146,000 FOR THE ENGINEERING, THIS IS TO ALLOCATE THE OTHER $850,000 OR THE ONE MILLION-DOLLAR PREPARATION WE GOT TO START THE REPAIR WORK. >> SO MANY YEARS HAVE WE BEEN WORKING ON THE SEWERS LONG BEFORE IT WAS, YOU KNOW -- >> MANY YEARS, MANY YEARS. I THINK IT IS GOING ON ALMOST $13 MILLION. OF THEIR VARIOUS FUNDING SOURCES. >>, WE STARTED IT BEFORE IT WAS POPULAR, AND WE ARE PROUD OF THAT, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD. >> CINEMAS ARE REALLY SHOWING, SHOWING SOME REALLY POSITIVE NUMBERS, FLOWS WENT UP JUST A SMALL BIT OVER THE STORMS WE RECENTLY HAD. >> GREAT. >> NOT EVEN CLOSE TO -- MIKE WRIGHT. >> SO HOW MANY, HOW MUCH MORE DO WE HAVE TO DO BEFORE WE WOULD HAVE TO SAY START OVER AGAIN WITH THE STUFF WE DID ORIGINALLY? >> WE ARE UNDER A 10 YEAR PLAN WITH THE FTP. SO IN 2028, BASICALLY WILL START OVER AGAIN TO HELP RETELL ARISING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, DURING THE FLOW MONITORING TO SEE WHERE WE ARE HAVING OUR ISSUES, BUT WE HAVE GOT TO GET, THIS WILL GET US WELL INTO THE PRIORITY TWO REPAIRS, WE STILL HAVE PRIORITY THREE REPAIR LIST TO DO. AND WE WILL JUST CONTINUE TO GO. AS I SAID, WILL START RE-TELEVISING SOMETIME IN 2020 -- >> UNDERSTAND YOU ALSO HAVE $2.55 MILLION COMING FROM CONGRESSWOMAN LUNA. AND THAT IS A BIG PART OF THIS. THAT WILL TAKE US TO THE NEXT LEVEL TO FINISH UP AND AND START OVER. >> AND THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING YOU KNOW OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, BUT I KNOW OUR LATERAL PROGRAM HAS, SHOULD HAVE BEEN HELPING A LOT WITH THIS TOO.. SO DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY LATERALS WE HAVE EXCUSE MECHANIST OVER 100 HOUR PRIVATE SEWER LATERALS HAVE BEEN RAISING US TO COMPLETE THE LATERAL, I THINK IT WAS ALMOST $300,000 WE HAVE SPENT ON THE PROGRAM. MECHANIST 11 IS AVAILABLE? >> RIGHT. JOB SECURITY. >> SODAS, LIKE PAINTING THE OLD GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE FOR >> YES. >> AND THEY GO BACK OVER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> OKAY, THEN WE MOVED TO, LET'S CALL FOR MOTION ON THIS. MOVE THAT WE APPROVED 23-113. A SECOND. MICHAEL KAY, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS? NO? I SEEN A PUBLIC COMMENT >> CELEBRITIES TO A VOTE. BROWN? YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER THANOS. >> YES. >> THAT BRINGS US TO RESOLUTION 2023-114. >> RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-114, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH OTIS ELEVATOR SERVICE FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF THE ELEVATOR AT MICHAEL J YAKES RECREATION CENTER AND AUTHORIZING THE ASSOCIATED BUDGET AMENDMENT. >> CITY MANAGER? >> PRETTY SOAP EXPIRATORY THIS THE MODERATION OF THE ELEVATOR AT THE RECREATION CENTER. THE QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE? >> OTIS ELEVATOR? >> 25 YEARS OLD. WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON MAINTENANCE, WE WERE LOOKING AT JUST DOING A REFURBISHMENT, SMALL REFURBISHMENT PROJECT , BUT ONCE OUR BOOKS ARE IN THERE, THE ENGINEERS GOT IN THE ARTICLE LOOK AT IT, TO BRING IT UP TO CODE AND DO IT RIGHT, IT TAKES A COMPLETE RE-MODERNIZATION. THAT IS WHY THERE IS A SIZABLE BUDGET AMENDMENT WE NEED TO DO WITH IT, BUT IT WILL GIVE US A BRAND-NEW ELEVATOR AT THE CENTER. SO. >> NICE. >> ANY PUBLI