City of Gulfport Florida Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Tuesday, December 1, 2015

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1 City of Gulfport Florida Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Tuesday, December 1, 2015 The Regular Meeting of the Gulfport City Council was held on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 in the City Hall, City Council Chambers, located at rd Street South, Gulfport, Florida. Samuel Henderson, Mayor, called the meeting to order at 7: 00 p.m. The invocation was given by Councilmember Daniel Liedtke followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Present were Councilmembers Daniel Liedtke, Christine Brown and Michael Fridovich; Vice Mayor Yolanda Roman; Mayor Samuel Henderson; City Manager James O' Reilly; City Attorney Andrew Salzman and City Clerk Lesley DeMuth. Presentations: Mayor Henderson presented the Spirit of Gulfport Award to Harley " Lou" Worthington, Jr. and presented a Proclamation to the Burke Family in commemoration of Gina Burke. 1. Public Comment. Beverly Newcomb, 921 Fremont Street S., asked council to look closely at the Senior Center plans as she was concerned with the loss of seating in the Catherine Hickman Theater. Lee Stapella, 3025 York Street S., provided and.read a copy of a letter to council requesting they review their protocol for meetings and the Mayor' s interpretation of disruptions. 2. City Manager Report. City Manager O' Reilly: announced the upcoming Historic Designation Ceremony of the Casino, and the annual holiday tree lighting in Clymer Park; and provided correspondence from the City of St. Petersburg regarding the Memorandum of Understanding which has been signed by Mayor Kriseman. Council was in agreement that they would like to see the changes from the original Memorandum before authorizing the city manager to sign the agreement. 3. City Attorney Report. No Report. 4. City Clerk Report. No Report. 5. Consent Agenda: None. 6. Ordinances: a , Second Reading and Public Hearing: An ordinance of the City of Gulfport, Florida, amending Chapter 6 Beaches, Boats, Boating and Waterfront Structures, Article I. in General, Section Public Casino Boat Dock; prohibiting

2 Regular Council Meeting Minutes 2 Tuesday, December 1, 2015 mooring during the hours that the dock is closed: removing the Drohibition on personal watercraft mooring at the dock; prohibiting swimming from the dock, requiring_ proper registration and compliance with posted size restrictions for vessels moored at the dock, providing for the repeal of ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict herewith, to the extent of such conflict; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. City Clerk DeMuth read Ordinance No by title only. City Manager O' Reilly explained the Ordinance. Mayor Henderson opened the Public Hearing. Stan Kreuter, 6085 Gulfport Boulevard S., asked why the docks would be closed. Lee Stapella, 3025 York Street S., spoke on historical uses of the dock, asking what studies have concluded that manatees or sea grasses will not be impacted by jet skis docking and proposed a scheduled water taxi in the future. City Manager O' Reilly said the dock closing is an enforcement issue and in 2009 the Florida Legislature identified jet skis as personal watercraft vessels that cannot be prohibited against; mentioning they are not allowed on the beach. about commercial vessel usage of the docks. He advised the city has not been approached Nether hearing nor seeing anyone else who wished to speak, Mayor Henderson closed the Public Hearing. Motion by Vice Mayor Roman, seconded by Councilmember Fridovich to adopt Ordinance No ROLL CALL: COUNCILMEMBER LIEDTKE VICE MAYOR ROMAN COUNCILMEMBER BROWN COUNCILMEMBER FRIDOVICH MAYOR HENDERSON MOTION CARRIED b , Second Reading and Public Hearing_ An ordinance of the City of Gulfport, Florida, authorizing the city manager to enter into a lease agreement with the Gulfport Lions, Inc., as attached to and made part of this ordinance: rviding for the repeal of ordinances, or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, to the extent of such conflict; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. 1 City Clerk DeMuth read Ordinance No by title only. City Manager O' Reilly explained the Ordinance. Mayor Henderson opened the Public Hearing.

3 Regular Council Meeting Minutes 3 Tuesday, December 1, 2015 Bob Newcomb, 921 Fremont Street S., said he is in favor of the lease but objects to the clause regarding the payment for the building and spoke about the difficulty of determining /separating the value of the land and the value of the building at a future date. Nether hearing nor seeing anyone else who wished to speak, Mayor Henderson closed the Public Hearing. Motion by Councilmember Brown, seconded by Councilmember Liedtke to adopt Ordinance No Councilmember Liedtke asked City Attorney Salzman if it would be difficult to separate the value of the land and the building to which Attorney Salzman opined this would not present a problem. ROLL CALL: COUNCILMEMBER LIEDTKE VICE MAYOR ROMAN COUNCILMEMBER BROWN COUNCILMEMBER FRIDOVICH MAYOR HENDERSON MOTION CARRIED 7. Resolutions: None 8. Finance and Capital Improvement Program Discussion: 1. Presentation of Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Survey and Capital Funding. Dr. Bob Brown presented findings of the sanitary sewer evaluation, spoke of repairs that have been completed as well as future repairs and gave a breakdown of costs associated with repairs of Phase I. He discussed manholes; defined the priorities of the pipes; provided a seven year phase for repairs; cleaning pipes and inspection for defects; and advised that the project will be ongoing. Councilmember Liedtke asked about St. Petersburg' s sewer system and Dr. Brown replied he had completed a study in 1998 wherein he recommended they spend eighty million dollars to repair the system due to the same issues as in Gulfport. He spoke of a 1997 storm where the Albert Whitted Plant treated 32 million gallons of sewage per day and that the plant has since been taken out of service. In response to Councilmember Liedtke, Dr. Brown clarified that the costs of repairs, updates and upkeep of the sewer system will be adjusted for inflation as the life of the system is determined and he believes it will cost approximately six to seven hundred thousand dollars for the first five years. Vice Mayor Roman noted that quite a bit of repairs have been done and spoke about her comparison of this update to July' s presentation and discussed infiltration and flow meters and Dr. Brown explained how the her concerns regarding the timetable for priority one areas. priorities for repairs /replacements were determined. Councilmember Brown asked about the amount of repairs done in the marina district and Dr. Brown explained these pipes were selected over the years as they had a lot of clear flowing water

4 Regular Council Meeting Minutes 4 Tuesday, December 1, 2015 and the pipes are always underwater. Councilmember Fridovich said he would be interested in discussing financing options for the project. Mayor Henderson asked Dr. Brown' s opinion as to whether the pace that the City is utilizing for the project is enough to keep up with priority one repairs, to which Dr. Brown felt the city could continue for a couple years, but it will catch up to us. City Manager O' Reilly expressed concerns about repayment of the loan to advance the process and suggested Mr. Berryhill come back to council to discuss the acceleration of the revolving loan. 2. Discussion/ Direction for the Allocation and Appropriation of BP - Deepwater Horizon Settlement Funds. City Manager O' Reilly called attention to an outline provided in the packet and said he would like to begin the discussion of where the funds from the settlement will be utilized. He suggested 400, be set aside in order to accelerate the sewer system repairs. Mayor Henderson said he agreed with the spending proposal; Councilmember Liedtke said he would like to add LED lighting to Wood Ibis Park and he is in agreement with the proposal by the City Manager; Vice Mayor Roman questioned why the marina parking lot was not funded with the marina reconstruction and City Manager O' Reilly said he had planned on budgeting the paving in next year' s budget, but he would like to accelerate it. Backflow prevention devices were discussed with Councilmember Liedtke advising maintenance costs associated with the devices outweighs the benefits. Councilmember Brown presented a picture of a proposed smaller skate park in a different area of the City to free up the area at Tomlinson Park and asked for council' s consideration. Councilmember Fridovich said he is agreement with the proposal by City Manager O' Reilly, the suggested lighting, advised he has had discussion with the City Manager on Tomlinson Park and spoke of moving the fence at the west end of the Marina. Councilmember Brown said she will forward an alternative to the paving of the beach parking lot to council. City Manager O' Reilly said he will obtain costs for the idea of the smaller skate park. 3. Discussion of Revision to Five ( 5) - Year Capital Improvement/Public Safety Equipment Plan Funding. City Manager O' Reilly said he will provide a revised five year capital plan and will provide the numbers as to what the costs would be in borrowing 3. 2 million dollars in order to accelerate the sewer repair project; there was no objection by council. 9. Council Comments/Informational Reports. Councilmember Liedtke provided a reminder of the upcoming Lions Club Pancake Breakfast. Vice -Mayor Roman spoke about an assessment for Clam Bayou that was tabled and asked council for agreement that City Manager O' Reilly re- contact Applied Technology and Management for a reassessment proposal for the Bayou due to the sewage discharge. She also said she would contact the Pinellas County Commissioners regarding funding for the project. Mayor Henderson said he has been contacted by Dr. Luther at USF and Yellow Springs Instruments who are applying for an NSF grant to acquire more monitoring stations and they have asked for a letter of support from the City in order to help them receive the grant. Council said they wished to receive more information before committing to obtaining a new proposal for

5 Regular Council Meeting Minutes 5 Tuesday, December 1, 2015 an analysis of the Bayou. Vice Mayor Roman provided a reminder of the food drive for the senior center; said she attended the Tot Time Stone Soup Social; thanked the Boca Ciega Yacht Club for Thanksgiving Day activities; she has received an invitation from the Florida Food Growers regarding an event in Clymer Park; and noted the MLK Day of Service is January 16th. Councilmember Liedtke asked about remuneration for businesses in Gulfport by Representative Kathleen Peters and she advised she is working with Representative Peters regarding funding for the spill as well as Pinellas County and other representatives and spoke to impacts of the spill that she had been made aware of. Councilmember Brown advised that information had been provided to council by Stan Kreuter regarding information he received from Aqua -Chaco; she spoke about the possibility of revisiting a management plan for Clam Bayou; provided a reminder for the Casino dedication and asked that people remember the holiday season by taking care of themselves and their friends. Councilmember Fridovich reported on the upcoming Welcome to Gulfport event in the Library and a Shark Tank style event at the Hickman Theater. Mayor Henderson said one of his former instructors at USF, Rob Hooker, is teaching a class on local government and has asked to bring his class to meet councilmembers and City Staff on February 10, in the afternoon at City Hall. Vice Mayor Roman commented on an e -mail she had provided to council and voiced her respect for councilmembers and the city. 10. Adiournment. Motion by Councilmember Liedtke, second by Councilmembe~ n // // to h / J Date Approved: A/ i Samuel Henderson, Lesle DeMuth, City Clerk 1