Palm Coast City Council meets on a regular basis to discuss and vote on City business. All of these meetings are open to the public, and residents are asked and encouraged to go.
Public comments will be open at the beginning and end of the meeting, pursant to Section 286.0114 Florida Statutes. Each speaker is allotted 3 minutes to speak and provide their name. These meetings are held in the Community Wing of City Hall at 160 Lake Avenue in Palm Coast.
Meetings are streamed live to the City of Palm Coast’s YouTube channel, which can be found here,
https://www.youtube.com/user/PalmCoastGovTV
Agendas for the public meetings are public and can be found at this link here,
https://www.palmcoastgov.com/agendas
The agenda for the March 21st meeting at 9am is as follows;
- City Council will appoint one applicant to the Planning and Land Development Regulation Board (PLDRB). In October 2022, City Council appointed Mr. Christopher Gabriel to the PLDRB. Mr. Gabriel has since resigned from his seat and now City Council needs to appoint a replacement Board Member from District 3 to the PLDRB. Pursuant to State law, the PLDRB is designated as the local planning agency. Responsibilities of the PLDRB include making recommendations to the City Council regarding the Comprehensive Plan, Land Development Code, and development applications. Further, the PLDRB acts as final authority (subject to appeal to the City Council) on special exceptions. The following are the two applicants for Council’s consideration who reside in District 3: David Ferguson (Corporate Executive, Former City Council Member) and Dana Stancel (Retired US Postal Carrier, Retired US Soldier).
- City Council will appoint two applicants to the Beautification and Environmental Advisory Committee (BEAC). The two committee members who resigned are Ms. Sabrina Rinaldi and Mr. Robert Branin and now City Councill needs to appoint replacements from District 4 to the BEAC. The objectives of the Committee shall be to identify issues within the City of Palm Coast relating to the beautification, scenic beauty, natural resource conservation, aesthetic enhancements, environmental protection, and other related matters and to evaluate and consider activities, methods, projects, and programs that could be implemented within the City to address the matters considered by the Committee and the issues studied by the Committee. The Committee may make recommendations to the Planning and Land Development Regulation Board with regard to Comprehensive Plan amendments and land development regulations involving its areas of review. The following are the two applicants for Council’s consideration who reside in District 4: Kenneth B. Jones (International Research Planner) and Zachary Marciano (Medical Facility Administrator).
- The Financial Services department will present a resolution to accept the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022. The annual audit has been completed by James Moore & Co., P.L., for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report has been prepared.
- The Stormwater & Engineering department will present a resolution to approve the submission of a Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) grant application for the construction of Phase 2 of the Waterfront Park Enhancement project. Phase 2 of this project will consist of site work, grading, paving, and utility scopes of work associated with the expansion of the parking serving the boat ramp/kayak launch and enhanced accessibility to the facility.
- The Parks & Recreation Department will present a resolution to approve the amendment of the parks & recreation fee structure. During the Workshop held on March 14, 2023, City Council provided feedback and posed questions regarding the Recreation Fee Structure. City Staff has since prepared detailed responses and in-depth data to address these matters.
Consent approval items that will be presented are as follows;
- A resolution approving the East Flagler Mosquito Control District low-level flights and to authorize the application of insecticides approved and labeled for mosquito control by Clarke Environmental Mosquito Management.
- A resolution approving piggybacking the Orange County contract with Xylem Water Solutions USA, Inc., for purchasing flygt pumps, parts, and repairs.
- A resolution approving amending the agreement with Payments Corporation revising the Master Service Agreement for electronic payment services.
- A resolution approving a federally funded sub-award and grant agreement with the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) relating to Hurricane Nicole expenses.
- A resolution approving piggybacking the General Services Administration contract with CivicPlus, LLC for Parks & Recreation management software.
