City Commission Work Session

1 MINUTES City of Holmes Beach City Commission Work Session October 16, 2025, 2:00 p.m. Patricia A. Geyer Commission Chambers 5801 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach FL 34217 Present: Commissioner Oelfke, Commissioner Schaefer, Commissioner Soustek, Chair Diggins Absent: Commissioner Whitmore Staff Present: Mayor Titsworth, City Attorney Augello, Deputy City Clerk Lowe, Chief Tokajer, Director of Development Services Minor, Code Compliance Chief Thomas _____________________________________________________________________ 1. Call to Order Chair Diggins called the meeting to order at 4:08 p.m. 2. Roll Call 3. Comments by the Public None. 4. Unfinished Business None. 5. New Business 5.a Ordinance 25-13 - Establishing Administrative Approval of Plats and Replats Director of Development Services Minor informed that Florida Statute (F.S.) 177.071 requires local governments to have an administrative approval process for plats and replats if the application meets the criteria outlined in F.S. 177.091. The Planning Commission has reviewed the proposed changes and recommended that it be forwarded to the City Commission for review and approval. City Attorney Augello advised that if a plat or replat meets the statutory requirements, it will proceed to administrative approval. If it does not meet the requirements, then it will use the process in the City Code. Action: There was a unanimous consensus for Draft Ordinance 25-13 to be moved to a future Regular Meeting for First Reading. 6. Questions and Comments 6.a Questions and Comments from Mayor and City Commission

2 Mayor Titsworth noted the City will be creating more content to highlight the City. She was visited by the Mayor of Miami, Oklahoma, who shared that he thought this was the most beautiful place he had visited, and that he had been to many other countries. He plans to visit again, and his wife is encouraging him to buy a home in the City. 6.b Questions and Comments from City Attorney None. 6.c Questions and Comments from Staff Code Compliance Chief Thomas noted Code Compliance has not seen any holes on the beach. On his patrol of the beach, he gives out glasses and pens and tries to educate visitors on not digging holes. He has not had any problems while educating people he sees with shovels. 6.d Questions and Comments from the Public and Press None. 7. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 4:22 p.m. _________________________ City Clerk _________________________ Minutes Approved