City Council Meeting

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City of Gulfport Florida

City Council Meeting Notice

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

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

Mr. Joe Guenther - Little League

Mrs. Cathy Salustri Loper, Co-owner of The Gabber Newspaper - Donation

Proclamation - National Public Works Week - Presented to Public Works Superintendent, Kendrix Anderson.

Proclamation - National Safe Boating Week - Presented to Flotilla Commander, Howard Bush USCG AUX

Proclamation - Purple Up Day

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Public Comment

2.

City Manager Report

3.

City Attorney Report

4.

City Clerk Report

5.

Consent:

5.a.

Consider approval of meeting minutes from Council Meeting held April 2, 2024.

EXHIBIT: Item 5.a. - City Council Meeting Minutes 04.02.2024.pdf

5.b.

Resolution No. 2024-15: A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to renew the Contract for Special Master Services with James D. Thaler, Jr., Attorney at Law.

EXHIBIT: Item 5.b. - Memorandum.pdf

EXHIBIT: Item 5.b. - Resolution No. 2024-15.pdf

5.c.

Resolution No. 2024-16: A Resolution appointing members to serve on the Board of Adjustment and providing for term of appointments.

EXHIBIT: Item 5.c. - Memorandum.pdf

EXHIBIT: Item 5.c. - Resolution No. 2024-16.pdf

5.d.

Resolution No. 2024-17: A Resolution appointing members to serve on the Planning and Zoning Board/Local Planning Agency and providing for term of appointments.

>> WELCOME, EVERYONE TO BE APRIL 16th, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF GULFPORT, FLORIDA. OUR INDICATION IS GIVEN BY CHRIS BROWN. >> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. YOU ARE THE LUCKIEST PERSON IN THE WORLD IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO DO WHICH I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO KNOW WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG, AND YOU ARE THE LUCKIEST PERSON IN THE WORLD IF YOU CAN THEN MAKE A LIVING OUT OF IT. THE ARTS ARE ONE THINGS THAT APPEAL ACROSS ALL FORMS OF POLITICS, RACE, CREED AND EVERYTHING. NOTHING WILL EVER BE AS BIG AS THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA FOR ME. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA IS ABOUT LOVE. IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT. TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY --THAT WAS BY ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, BY THE WAY. THIS IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAST SHOWING OF PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ON BROADWAY. IT WAS ON BROADWAY FOR 36 YEARS AND SEVEN TONY'S. >> 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. >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >> COUNCILMEMBER BROWN >> HERE >> COUNCILMEMBER RAY >> HERE >> VICE MAYOR O'HARA >> HERE >> COUNCILMEMBER THANOS >> HERE >> MAYOR HENDERSON >> HERE . >> WE HAVE A FEW PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING AND WE ARE GOING TO START WITH MR. JOE GUENTHER, WHO IS HERE ON BEHALF OF LITTLE LEAGUE. >> GOOD EVENING. JOE GUENTHER. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND YOU, MR. MAYOR, FOR DOING SAINT PATTY'S DAY IN THE EVENT PRIOR TO THAT BENEFITING PSA CHECK WHICH IS A LOCAL CHARITY FOR PROSTATE AWARENESS. THEY IN TURN DONATED $35,000 FROM OUR EVENT TO JOHN HOPKINS, SO THEY WERE ALL FOR KIDS AND MIKITA JOHNSON WAS THE RACE CARD DRIVER WE HELD THAT EVENT FOR AND HE ENDED UP WINNING THE GRANT. 15 YEARS OF AGE . >> VERY NICE. >> OUR NEXT EVENT OF COURSE WAS SAINT PATTY'S DAY. AGAIN, LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL AND STAFF FOR THAT. THE STAFF OF GULFPORT THE JUST AN AMAZING JOB OF KEEPING UP THE TRASH AND RECYCLING AND ALL OF OUR NEEDS AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT THAT WENT OFF REALLY WELL AND WE WERE ABLE TO -- IS TREVOR HERE? WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE $5000 FOR GULFPORT LITTLE LEAGUE THIS YEAR. >> YES, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU. THIS IS NOT ONLY THE FIRST CHECK GULFPORT LITTLE LEAGUE HAS RECEIVED, THIS IS THE THIRD CHECK AND THEY ALL LOOK LIKE THIS, RIGHT? BUT SERIOUSLY, WE COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT YOU. YOU ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST DONORS TO THAT ORGANIZATION. OUR KIDS LOVE IT, OUR PARENTS LOVE IT AND OUR PARENTS LOVE IT SO MUCH THAT SOME OF THEM THAT NOW KNOW YOU HAVE PRETTY MUCH TAKEN OVER MY DUTIES AND IT GIVES ME A CHANCE TO SIT BACK AND REALLY HELP THE KIDS SO WITH YOUR INVOLVEMENT , BROUGHT A LOT OF THE PARENTS AND WE APPRECIATE THAT , IT'S GOOD FOR LITTLE LEAGUE AND IT'S GOOD FOR PEOPLE TO SEE TWO PEOPLE WHO DON'T LOOK LIKE BUT STILL COME TOGETHER FOR A GOOD CAUSE AND IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CHILDREN. THANK YOU MAYOR AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY. WE CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT YOU GUYS, AS WELL. I LIVE IN SAINT PETE BUT WHAT YOU GUYS OFFER AS FAR AS OPPORTUNITIES TO USER FACILITY, IT IS A NO-BRAINER. I'M A FATHER OF FOUR DAUGHTERS. I HAVE NO SEND OUT THERE BUT BASEBALL WAS MY OUT IN MY COMMUNITY BECAUSE I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET DRAFTED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL BY THE BLUE JAYS , SO THE BEST WAY I CAN GIVE BACK TO MY COMMUNITY WAS TO START A LITTLE LEAGUE ORGANIZATION. THANKS TO MR. O'REILLY, WHO COACHED ME AS A YOUNG KID. IT GOES TO SHOW THAT I REALLY CARE ABOUT MY COMMUNITY JUST BY NOT HAVING ANY KIDS OF MY OWN OUT THERE BUT THAT WAS MY OUT AND I KNOW IT WILL BE AN OUT FOR A LOT OF THOSE CHILDREN, SO THANK YOU GUYS. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME BEFORE, WHY O'MALLEY'S WAS ALLOWED TO BLOCK OFF THE STREET TO BENEFIT THEORETICALLY THEIR OWN BUSINESS AS WELL AS DONATIONS BUT THEY DO PAY FOR ALL THE CITY SERVICES SO NOTHING IS DONATED BY THE CITY. THEY DO PAY FOR EVERYTHING AND THAT'S WHY THEY CAN DO THAT, SO THANKS. >> WE HAVE A PRESENTATION. CATHY SALUSTRI LOPER, CO-OWNER OF THE GABBER IS HERE WITH US TONIGHT. >> IT'S PROBABLY BEEN ABOUT 10 YEARS SINCE JOE GUENTHER AND I WERE AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING TOGETHER AND I HOPE IT WILL BE ANOTHER 10 YEARS BUT I AM HERE BECAUSE WHEN WE BOUGHT THE GABBER FOUR YEARS AGO WE INHERITED A LARGE ARCHIVE OF PAPERS DATING BACK TO 1968. DURING THE PANDEMIC, MY MOTHER WAS BORED SO SHE ORGANIZED THE MALL BY DATE, FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS MISSING, PUT THEM IN NICE BOXES WHERE THEY ARE IN MY GARAGE AND EVERY TIME I GO DO THE LAUNDRY OR CHECK THE DEEP-FREEZE, I THINK ABOUT ONE SPARK IN OUR ROOF, ONE HURRICANE IN THE ARCHIVE IS GONE. SINCE 2010, THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HAS BEEN SCANNING THE PAPERS AND SINCE WE BOUGHT THE PAPER IN JUNE OF 2020, EVERYTHING THAT HAS GONE IN PRINT HAS GONE ONLINE AT THE GABBER.COM . WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO TONIGHT AND I BELIEVE IT IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA SO THERE'S NO DISCUSSION THERE, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS DONATE THE ENTIRE ARCHIVE TO THE CITY FOR DIGITIZING NOW THAT THE CITY IS THE OPERATIONAL ARM OF THE MUSEUM, WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE A DIGITIZATION BUDGET. WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THIS CAN BECOME PART OF IT OVER THE YEARS. WE ARE NOT CONCERNED WITH HOW QUICKLY IT HAPPENS. WE ARE CONCERNED WITH GETTING THEM SOMEWHERE SAFER THAN OUR GARAGE WITH THE IDEA THAT ONE DAY GULFPORT'S ENTIRE HISTORY WILL BE DIGITIZED AND SEARCHABLE SO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW WHY WE VOTED ON CHICKEN COOPS IN 1970, WHICH I THINK WE DID, WHY WE DID THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO DONATE THAT. IN EXCHANGE, BECAUSE WE REALIZE THE DICTATION COMES WITH A COST, FOR EACH YEAR THAT GETS DIGITIZED WHAT THE GATHER WILL DO IS PAY TO GET THOSE DOWNLOADED AND LET THE MUSEUM KEEP THOSE HARDCOPIES. I KNOW THE LIBRARY HAS SOME BUT THEY ARE AT THE REFERENCE DESK AND IF THEY ARE AT THE MUSEUM AS WELL, WE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD WAY FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO TOUCH THEM AND ACCESS THEM SO I WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT BEFORE WE PROCEEDED. >> I ASKED DAVE HOW MUCH IT WAS GOING TO BE TO DIGITIZE THINGS AND WE HAVE 30,000 IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR AND THEY'RE PLANNING 30,000 NEXT YEAR, AND HE THINKS THAT WILL PRETTY MUCH COVER NOT ONLY THE GATHER, BUT ALSO OTHER DOCUMENTS WE NEED TO DIGITIZE. >> RIGHT, SO I'M NO LONGER ON THE BOARD OF GULFPORT ARTS AND HERITAGE BUT I KNOW WE HAVE I THINK SOME 19TH-CENTURY NEWSPAPERS ANOTHER THING SO AGAIN, THIS DONATION COMES WITH NO STRINGS AS FAR AS A TIMELINE. THE ONLY THING WE DO REQUEST IS THAT FOR WHATEVER REASON THE CITY DOESN'T WANT THE ARCHIVES ANYMORE, WHOEVER OWNS THE GATHER AT THE TIME, BE AT US OR SOMEBODY ELSE, GET FIRST RIGHTS OF ACCEPTING THOSE ITEMS BACK OR FOR SOME REASON GULFPORT CEASES TO BE A CITY, WHICH I HOPE NEVER HAPPENS, THAT THE ARTIFACTS REVERT TO WHOEVER OWNS THE PAPER AT THAT TIME JUST TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF IT. SO, ALL RIGHT? THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT PRESENTATION THIS EVENING IS TO ONE OF OUR OWN . THIS IS IN REGARDS TO PUBLIC WORKS WEEKS. THIS IS A PROCLAMATION. IN THIS IS GOING TO OUR OWN KENDRICKS ANDERSON. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. >> PEREZ PUBLIC WORKS CONTINUES TO ADVANCE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE NO MATTER WHERE WE LIVE IN THE WORLD IN SUPPORT OF UNDERSTANDING AN INFORMED CITIZENRY IS VITAL TO THE FISSION PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, TRAFFIC, STORMWATER, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FLEET MAINTENANCE AND SOLID WASTE AND WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT LEAD TO HEALTHIER, HAPPIER, MORE VIBRANT COMMUNITIES AND WHERE IS THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS THEIR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION IS VITALLY DEPENDENT UPON THE PUBLIC WORKS SKILL IN PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND WHEREAS THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PERSONAL HIS STAFF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS ARE MATERIALLY INFLUENCED BY THE ATTITUDE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK THEY PERFORMED THEREFORE I, SAMUEL HENDERSON, MAYOR OF GULFPORT PROCLAIM THIS WEEK IS PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. >> I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT PROCLAMATION AND YOUR RECOGNITION AMONGST OUR STAFF. COULD NOT DO IT ALONE. I'D LIKE TO THANK CLAY AND HIS UTILITY GROUP, TIM CONNOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION, MARTIN HOFFMAN WITH HIS FLEET ENTERPRISE GROUP AND OBVIOUSLY MY STAFF, WHO ARE THE GREATEST EMPLOYEES I'VE EVER HAD A CHANCE TO WORK WITH AND 17 YEARS. THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK FOR, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS FOR NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK, AND WE HAVE HOWARD BASHIR FROM THE U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, SIR. >> I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF GULFPORT , COUNSEL, ALL OF YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD FOR NOW 70 YEARS. 3120 MARION STREET, THE WHITE BUILDING THAT WE CONDUCT RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY CLASSES ON THE SECOND SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH. WE HAVE OUR OPEN MEETINGS FOR ANYONE TO ATTEND, FOR MEMBERS ON THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. LATELY, THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD MEMBERSHIP HAS DWINDLED CONSIDERABLY, ASKING MORE AND MORE OF COAST GUARD AUXILIARY TO STEP IN, TO HELP AND ASSIST IN A VARIOUS AMOUNT OF TASKS WE WERE NOT ABLE TO DO BEFORE. THIS YEAR AT THE GAS GRILL INVASION, I WAS HONORED TO BE THE AUXILIARY COMMUNICATION SUPERVISOR. IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT AUXILIARY VESSELS WERE ABLE TO INTERCEPT SPEEDING VESSELS COMING DOWN THE CHANNEL. IF THEY GOT PAST THE AUXILIARY, THEY GOT A TICKET. WITH THE ACTIVE DUTY DWINDLING LIKE THAT, LIKE I SAID, MORE AND MORE ARE BEING ASKED OF THE AUXILIARY WRISTS AND OUR SMALL FLOTILLA HERE, WHICH WE HAVE REPRESENTED HERE BY OUR MATERIALS OFFICER DOROTHY PRATT, WHICH I WILL NOT LET GO OUT-OF-STATE ANYMORE BECAUSE SHE BROKE HER LEG , WAYNE HOOVER , MEMBERS TRAINING OFFICER AND ALSO A TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AND CHRIS ANDERSON WAS GOING TO BE HERE, OUR SECRETARY, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT. MYSELF, AND A FINANCE OFFICER DOING THE JOBS OF FIVE PEOPLE. EACH ONE OF THEM ARE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION. FOR NEARLY 90 MILLION AMERICANS VOTING -- BOATING CONTINUES TO BE A POPULAR RECREATION ACTIVITY. PEOPLE ARE TAKING TO THE WATER AND ENJOYING TIME TOGETHER. DURING NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK, THE U.S. COAST GUARD ENCOURAGE ALL BOATERS TO EXPLORE AND ENJOY AMERICA'S BEAUTIFUL WATERS RESPONSIBLY. SAFE BOATING BEGINS WITH PREPARATION. THE COAST GUARD ESTIMATES THAT HUMAN ERROR ACCOUNTS FOR 70% OF BOATING ACCIDENTS AND THAT LIFE JACKETS COULD PREVENT 80% OF FATALITIES. CARRYING LIFE-SAVING COMMUNICATIONS AND DISTRESS EQUIPMENT, PARTICIPATING IN FREE BOAT SAFETY CHECKS AND STAYING SOBER WHEN YOU ARE NAVIGATING CAN HELP ENSURE BOATERS STAY SAFE THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK IS OBSERVED TO BRING ATTENTION TO LIFESAVING TIPS FOR RECREATIONAL BOATERS. WHEREAS ON AVERAGE 760 PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR IN BOATING RELATED ACCIDENTS IN THE U.S., APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THESE FATALITIES ARE CAUSED BY DROWNING AND WHEREAS THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE ACCIDENTS ARE CALLED BY HUMAN ERROR, POOR JUDGMENT AND WHEREAS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF VOTERS WHO LOSE THEIR LIVES BY DROWNING EACH DAY WOULD BE OUT ALIVE HAD THEY WON THEIR LIFE JACKETS THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED I DO HEREBY SUPPORT THE GOALS OF SAFE BOATING CAMPAIGNING CLAIM MAY 18th THROUGH 24th, 2024 AS NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK AND THE START OF YEAR-ROUND EFFORT TO SUPPORT SAFE BOATING. >> THANK YOU. AND, ONE MORE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. THIS ONE IS FOR PURPLE UP DAY. I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION THEN WE WILL HAVE THE FOLKS FROM THIS GROUP COME UP TO THE FRONT AND WE WILL GET SOME PHOTOS TOGETHER. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TO SUPPORT THIS. WHEREAS OUR MILITARY FAMILIES HELP SUSTAIN OUR FIGHTING FORCE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE AND RECOGNIZE THE CRITICAL ROLE OF THEIR DEPENDENTS WHILE THEIR PARENTS SERVE OUR NATION AND WHEREAS THE CHILDREN OF MILITARY FAMILIES FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND WE APPRECIATE THEIR STRENGTH AND SACRIFICE AND WHEREAS THE CHILDREN OF MILITARY FAMILIES ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE DEPLOYMENT OF ONE OR SOMETIMES BOTH PARENTS OF FULL TIME DUTY STATUS IN MILITARY SERVICE INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY AND WHEREAS WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE ROLE WE PLAY IN SUPPORTING CHILDREN OF MILITARY FAMILIES TO HELP THEM BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE, EDUCATIONAL PURSUITS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WHILE THE PARENT IS DEPLOYED AND WHEREAS THE MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1986 TO RECOGNIZE MILITARY CHILDREN FOR THEIR COMMITMENT, SACRIFICE, STRENGTHEN AND SADISTIC -- UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT OF OUR TROOPS AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF GULFPORT INVITES OUR CITIZENS TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR SUPPORT OF MILITARY CHILDREN BY WEARING PURPLE, THE COLOR SYMBOLIZING ALL BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY AS A VISIBLE ICON OF SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION FOR MILITARY CHILDREN, NOW THEREFORE I, SAMUEL HENDERSON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GULFPORT PROCLAIM APRIL 15, 2024, AS PURPLE UP DAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> THIS BRINGS US TO OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL GO WITH A SHOW OF HANDS. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS SO WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH ANY ANSWERS AFTER THE FACT AND WE WILL START WITH WHOEVER WANTS TO GO FIRST TONIGHT. ARE YOU GO. HOW ARE YOU. >> HELLO, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL , CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER. MY NAME IS JOHN G ONLY AND AM GULFPORT'S OWN CANDIDATE FOR U.S. CONGRESS HERE IN THE 13th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, AND I AM RUNNING AGAINST [ INAUDIBLE ] IF I GET THROUGH THE PRIMARIES. LIKE THE RECENT COUNCIL ELECTIONS HERE, MY ELECTION AND MY RACE IS EQUALLY AS NONPARTISAN AND EQUALLY AS NONCONTROVERSIAL AS THAT RACE WAS. THAT WAS A JOKE. TOO SOON. I GUESS IT'S TOO SOON. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU , COUNCILMEMBER THANOS, ON YOUR LANDSLIDE ELECTION, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU , VICE MAYOR O'HARA FOR BEING ELEVATED TO VICE MAYOR. CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT, TOO. I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU AND LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM RUNNING, AND LET THE PEOPLE OF GULFPORT KNOW THAT I AM RUNNING AND THAT I AM HERE IN GULFPORT AND I LOVE THE CITY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO REPRESENT EVERYBODY IN GULFPORT UP IN D.C. AND BRING SOME BIG MONEY BACK FOR OUR PROJECTS. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. APPRECIATE THAT. ANYONE ELSE FOR OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT? YES. >> GOOD EVENING. 5213 COLLETTE AVENUE SOUTH AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WE HAD A VERY CONTENTIOUS ELECTION AND A LOT OF PASSION WAS IN THIS ELECTION AND I THINK THAT ALL OF YOU , YOU WORK HARD TO DO WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO GET TO THIS POINT AND YOU ARE ALL VERY PASSIONATE OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING. OTHERWISE YOU WOULD NOT BE DOING THIS. YOU WOULD NOT BE TAKING THE TIME AND THE EFFORT AND WE ARE ALL JUST HUMAN . YOU KNOW, TEMPERS CAN FLY. THINGS CAN HAPPEN AND SOMETIMES WE SAY THINGS THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD NOT HAVE, BUT WE ARE STILL JUST HUMAN BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS , WE CITIZENS ARE DEPENDING UPON YOU TO MAKE GOOD, WISE DECISIONS BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCES , WORKING IN GOOD FAITH, AND TRYING TO DO WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST AND I AM JUST ASKING THAT WITH THAT REALIZATION , THAT WE ARE OF COURSE, LIKE I SAID, HUMAN, AND AND THINGS CAN COME AND SOMETIMES HAPPEN AND WE HAVE MAYBE THE HUMILITY THAT WE CAN LISTEN TO OTHERS AND TRY TO TAKE ALL THE INFORMATION WE GET AND MAKE GOOD DECISIONS AND THAT'S ALL WE CAN ASK FOR AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> ANYONE ELSE FOR OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT? SAYING NO ONE, THAT BRINGS US TO THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A COUPLE THINGS THIS EVENING. A BRIEF UPDATE THAT WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER THE INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THE MARINA CHARRETTE SURVEY WE RECENTLY PUBLISHED, PROPERTY APPRAISALS RELATED TO THE AREA NEXT TO THE MARINA. DEVELOPING DATA POINTS AND TRYING TO CULMINATE THE RESULTS OF THE CHARRETTE AND STAFF WILL BE MEETING WITH OUR CONSULTANT IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO AND THEN WE WANT TO TALK TO SOME OF THE CLUBS, GET SOME MORE INPUT FROM THEM AND KEEP THE PROJECT KIND OF MOVING ALONG, BUT THAT IS WHERE WE ARE AT WITH THAT RIGHT NOW, JUST GATHERING THE DATA IN THE INFORMATION . THAT HAS NOT GONE AWAY AND WE ARE TAKING OUR TIME AND WANT TO PROCESS ALL THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVED. ALSO, JUST WANTED TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE AND RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS OF MIKE TAYLOR . AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY PARTICIPATES IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. HE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB ONCE AGAIN. WE RECENTLY WERE AUDITED BY THE GROUP THAT PUTS IT ON , FEMA AND THE LOCAL MITIGATION GROUP. WE WERE AUDITED . PERIODICALLY EVERY THREE TO FIVE YEARS THEY COME TO YOUR CITY. THEY LOOK THROUGH YOUR PROGRAM. THE CITY MAINTAINED ONCE AGAIN IT'S LEVEL SIX RATING WHICH EQUALS A 20% DISCOUNT AND I AM SO PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS OF MIKE IN PLANNING AND MARK GRIFFITH OVER THERE IN CITY STAT TO KEEP THAT AND WE ARE HAPPY TO OWN IT. >> THANK YOU FOR THE NEWS. >> ONE OTHER THING, MAYOR. SOMETIMES WE GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES WITH SOME OF THESE THINGS AND I WANT TO THIS EVENING, LATER THIS EVENING BEFORE WE GET INTO THE TOPIC SPECIFICALLY, YOU'RE GOING TO CONSIDER, YOURSELF AND COUNSEL , ARE GOING TO CONSIDER A FEW MORE THINGS. I WANT TO THANK ANDREW SALZMAN AND CHIEF VINCENT FOR THEIR COLLABORATION. THEY PUT A LOT OF THINGS INTO THIS AND A LOT OF TIMES IT GOES UNSAID FOR THEM TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR WHAT THEY DO AND I WANTED TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD. >> FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. CHIEF, THANK YOU. CITY ATTORNEY, THANK YOU. >> I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT BUT BECAUSE IT IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND I WANTED TO KIND OF ASK JUST FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES, WHAT THE TOTAL COST ON CONSENT FOR THE TECH GURUS WAS. >> IT IS $16,000 A MONTH. >> I HAD BROUGHT THAT UP, AS WELL, TO SEE WHETHER IT WOULD BE WORTH IT FOR US, FOR A FULL-TIME 40 HOUR PER WEEK STAFF PERSON THAT WORKS ARE BUT ALSO APPARENTLY THEY MONITOR OUR SYSTEM 24 HOURS IN CASE SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN OUT OF NORMAL HOURS THAT IF WE COULD DO THAT A DIFFERENT WAY, HIRING OUR OWN PERSON AND HAVE IT BE LESS EXPENSIVE? >> MR. MATHER AND I DISCUSSED THAT. THE PROBLEM IS YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY ON ALL THE TIME AND WE WOULD HAVE TO HIRE MORE THAN ONE PERSON. >> NO, BUT I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHER COMPANIES THAT MONITOR? >> BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE CANNOT GO WITHOUT SOMEONE ON-SITE, SO WHAT THIS PROVIDES, THROUGH THE CONTRACT, IS WE HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL. IF THEY DON'T COME TO WORK TODAY, THE AGENCY OR THE COMPANY HAS TO PROVIDE US SOMEONE, A PHYSICAL PERSON HERE, SO YOU WOULD HAVE THAT COVERAGE IF YOU HIRED A CITY EMPLOYEE . YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MULTIPLIERS RELATED, JUST LIKE YOU DO IN A POLICE DEPARTMENT. YOU MAY HAVE THREE SHIFTS, THAT YOU HIRE FOUR , AND THAT IS FOR THE COVERAGE COMES IN. >> BUT, WE ONLY HAVE ONE PERSON, SO THEY DO THE REST REMOTELY? >> THEY ARE MONITORING REMOTELY. WE HAVE ONE PERSON ON SITE THAT IS HERE EVERY DAY. >> ALL RIGHT. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. >> NO REPORT, MAYOR. >> OKAY, CITY CLERK'S REPORT. >> NO REPORT, MAYOR. >> ALL RIGHT, THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM ITEM 5A, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES FROM COUNCIL MEETING HELD APRIL 2nd, 2024. RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024-15, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO RENEW THE CONTRACT FOR SPECIAL MASTER SERVICES WITH JAMES D. TAYLOR, JUNIOR. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. RESOLUTION C, RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024-16, A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. 5D, RESOLUTION 2024-17, A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD AND PROVIDING FOR TO MOVE APPOINTMENTS. ITEM 5E RESOLUTION 2024-18, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A MANAGED SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TECHNICAL CONSULTING INCORPORATED PROVIDING FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS AND ITEM 5F RESOLUTION 2024-19, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A DONATION OF BOUND VERSIONS OF THE GABA NEWSPAPER, BY THURSDAY MORNING MEDIA INCORPORATED TO THE GULFPORT HISTORY MUSEUM AND PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> IT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY BRINGING TO ORDINANCE THIS EVENING BEGINNING WITH 2024-02. >> ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024-02 FIRST READING, AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GULFPORT, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS BY ESTABLISHING SECTION 1-10, CONTROL OF ACCESS TO CITY-OWNED, CONTROLLED AND LEASED PROPERTY PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MOTION WE ACCEPT 2024-02. >> SECOND. >> AS CITY MANAGER. >> YES, MAYOR. THIS GIVES CONTROLLED ACCESS AND I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP CHIEF VINCENT TO GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS IN THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN WEIGH IN. >> THE IDEA BEHIND THIS ORDINANCE, AND THE REASON I AM THE ONE COMING UP HERE ASKING YOU FOR IT IS BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE THE ONES WHO HAVE TO PUT THE TEETH IN IT IF IT COMES TO THAT, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS SOMETHING THAT I AM COMFORTABLE WITH IF IT COMES TO PUTTING HANDCUFFS ON SOMEBODY, THAT THIS LANGUAGE IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO DO THAT. HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE TO DO THAT, BUT WE NEED TO BE READY FOR IT, JUST IN CASE. THE LANGUAGE HERE IS BASED ON COURT DECISIONS WHICH HAVE BASICALLY SAID THAT PUBLIC PROPERTY IS PUBLIC PROPERTY. IF YOU ARE GOING TO TELL SOMEBODY THEY HAVE TO LEAVE THE PUBLIC PROPERTY, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A REASON. THEY HAVE TO BE BREAKING RULES OF SOME KIND AND THEREFORE, IF THEY ARE BREAKING THE RULES, YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT THE RULES ARE. WE ARE GOING TO, BY ORDINANCE, ADOPT 13 RULES THAT WILL BE CONSISTENT IN ALL THE FACILITIES AND THEY WILL BE POSTED, THEN THERE IS ONE ADDITIONAL RULE WHICH DECLARES THAT IF THE SPACE IS NONPUBLIC OR LIMITED PUBLIC, IN OTHER WORDS, IF IT IS NOT A PUBLIC FORUM SUCH AS THIS ROOM, THEN WE ARE NOT GOING TO LET YOU RECORD PEOPLE, VIDEO AND AUDIO. WHY DO WE WANT TO DO THAT? THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE INSTIGATED PROBLEMS BY DOING THAT ARE THE REASON. THERE ARE FOLKS WHO PROCLAIM THEMSELVES AS FIRST AMENDMENT AUDITORS WHO WANT TO COME IN AND STICK A CAMERA IN YOUR EMPLOYEES FACE OR YOUR CUSTOMERS FACE, LOOKING AT THEIR PRIVATE INFORMATION, FOR EXAMPLE, IF SOMEBODY IS WRITING A CHECK AT THE UTILITY COUNTER , SOMEONE IS STANDING OVER THEM WITH THEIR CELL PHONE RECORDING THE ACCOUNT NUMBER AND THE ROUTING NUMBER OF THE CHECK, OR IF SOMEBODY IS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT LOBBY ON THE PHONE'S DISPATCH TELLING THEM THAT THEY JUST GOT , I DON'T WANT SOMEONE STANDING NEXT TO THEM WITH A VIDEO CAMERA LIVE STREAMING THAT ON A MONETIZED SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT SO THEY CAN MAKE MONEY OFF OF IT AND THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING. THEY ARE NOT LEGITIMATE MEDIA. THEY ARE BASICALLY HARASSING PEOPLE AND I THINK WE NEED TO PROTECT THE EMPLOYEES , PROTECT OUR CUSTOMERS IN THOSE NONPUBLIC AREAS SO ORDINANCE LANGUAGE WOULD ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE WHICH PORTIONS OF CITY FACILITIES ARE PUBLIC , WHICH ARE LIMITED PUBLIC AND WHICH ARE NONPUBLIC SO JUST TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN, OBVIOUSLY ANY PUBLIC MEETING LIKE THIS IS PUBLIC. YOU CAN'T MAKE IT NONPUBLIC OR EVEN LIMITED PUBLIC. LIMITED PUBLIC WOULD BE AREAS LIKE THE POLICE LOBBY , PEOPLE, THE PUBLIC ARE NORMALLY ALLOWED IN THERE BUT THERE ARE RULES IN THERE, AND THEN NONPUBLIC WOULD BE EMPLOYEE OFFICES, SO THOSE ARE GENERALLY HOW IT WOULD WORK. THE REASON WERE NOT GOING TO SPECIFY ANY ORDINANCE EVERY FACILITY CLASSIFIED IN THE ORDINANCES BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANYTHING OUT. ONCE THE RULES ARE POSTED, HERE IS HOW IT WOULD WORK. IF SOMEONE IS VIOLATING THE RULES, ANY OF THE RULES, THE FACILITY MANAGER, THE STAFF THERE WOULD TELL THAT PERSON YOU ARE VIOLATING THE RULES. YOU NEED TO STOP, PLEASE. IF THEY DON'T STOP, THEY ARE GOING TO DISENGAGE AND CALL THE POLICE. THE POLICE WILL COME AND SAY YOU ARE VIOLATING THE RULES. THEY WANT YOU TO LEAVE THE PROPERTY. IF YOU DON'T LEAVE THE PROPERTY, YOU ARE GOING TO GET ARRESTED FOR TRESPASSING . IF AT THAT POINT THEY STILL REFUSE TO LEAVE OR STOP DOING WHATEVER IT WAS THEY ARE DOING THEN THEY COULD VERY WELL END UP TAKING A RIDE UP TO JAIL, SO IT GIVES US THE PROTECTION THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR . THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS LOOKED AT THIS AND TOGETHER WE HAVE COME UP WITH LAN