May 21st at 9am, Palm Coast City Council held their morning business meeting, with a rare short agenda, having only two resolutions to vote on, and the consent agenda. Public comment included residents who voiced their grievances with many different aspects of the city, including the flooding, better accessibility at local parks for children with disabilities, to name a few. The council moved forward to discuss the first of the two resolutions on the agenda.
The first resolution revolved around a new development in Town Center; this development is multi-family, meaning apartments. The building staff and the applicant were all present to provide a very brief presentation on the progress of this development. The applicant has agreed to add turn lanes onto the road to help with traffic after 50% of the project has been given it’s Certificate of Occupancy. The decision to pass the approved plans was unanimous across the board.
The second resolution involved discussing the next steps for the hiring process for a new law firm to represent the Palm Coast Planning and Land Development Board. Staff came back with a proposal from one firm in Orlando, that would more than double the legal fees for the PLDB. Mayor Alfin, Danko and Pontieri all voiced their unease at the idea of more than doubling the legal fees for a new lawyer. Pontieri was also concerned about potential conflicts of interest by hiring a firm from Orlando, who may have also represented builders and developers. Pontieri did state that while a price increase should be expected, doubling the fees is beyond what the council should be expecting. The existing firm will stay on until a new firm has been chosen. Staff was informed to negotiate the price down to the best of their ability, in order to bring that projected price down closer to the number that the city has been paying previously.
The meeting closed with the consent agenda items being passed. The agenda items included the numbered points below, all of which were passed unanimously. Following the consent agenda, the final public comment was opened, and closed, and the meeting came to a close in less than two hours from start to finish.
7.RESOLUTION 2024-XX APPROVING A MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
QUINTAIROS, PRIETO, WOOD & BOYER FOR HEARING OFFICER SERVICES
8.RESOLUTION 2024-XX APPROVING PIGGYBACKING THE OMNIA-UNIVERSITY
OF NEBRASKA CONTRACT WITH CINTAS CORPORATION NO. 2, TO UTILIZE
THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, SCOPE, AND PRICING OF THE AGREEMENT FOR
WORKFORCE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AS NEEDED
9. RESOLUTION 2024-XX APPROVING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR EXPENSES
RELATED TO PEAVY GRADE ROADWAY DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE
OPERATION CENTER
10. RESOLUTION 2024-XX APPROVING MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
HYDRA SERVICE INC., TO SUPPLY, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR SERVICES
FOR SULZER/ABS SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT
11. RESOLUTION 2024-XX APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF FRESHWATER
MITIGATION CREDITS FOR THE MATANZAS WOODS ROADWAY EXTENSION,
MAINTENANCE OPERATION CENTER, AND FIRE STATION 22 PROJECTS
