City Council

CITY OF INDIAN ROCKS BEACH REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2025 @ 6:00 P.M. LOCATION CHANGED DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY HURRICANE HELENE MEETING TO BE HELD AT: Holiday Inn Harborside 401 2nd Street, Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785 KEY WEST CENTER AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL 1. PRESENTATIONS. A. REPORT OF Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. B. REPORT OF Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District. C. Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton Recovery Update. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS. [3-minute time limit per speaker.] (Any member of the audience may come forward, give their name and address, and state any comment or concern that they may have regarding any matter over which the City Commission has control, EXCLUDING AGENDA ITEMS. All statements made to the City Commission shall be made to the City Commission as a whole, not directed to any individual City Commission Member, and no personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks shall be permitted. No speaker shall be interrupted, and no debate shall occur between the speaker and the City Commission.) 3. REPORTS OF: A. City Attorney. B. City Manager. C. City Commission. [3-minute time limit per City Commission Member.] 4. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS. 5. CONSENT AGENDA: A. APPROVAL OF December 10, 2024, Regular City Commission Meeting Minutes. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS: A. AUTHORIZATION for City Attorney to Transmit Harris Act Claim Response. B. First Reading of Ordinance 2025-01: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE REGULATORY SCHEME REGARDING THE MARKETING AND OPERATION OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS WITHIN THE CITY; AMENDING ARTICLE V, “VACATION RENTAL REGULATIONS,”, WITHIN CHAPTER 18 – “BUSINESSES”; AMENDING THE ORDINANCE REGULATING THE REGISTRATION, INSPECTION, SAFETY, AND OPERATION OF VACATION RENTALS WITHIN SPECIFIED ZONING DISTRICTS IN THE CITY OF INDIAN ROCKS BEACH; AMENDING RELATED DEFINITIONS CONCERNING PERMISSIBLE OCCUPANCY; ALTERING REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS; MODIFYING ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS; AMENDING INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING THE DUTIES OF DESIGNATED RESPONSIBLE PARTIES; CLARIFYING LIFE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS; MAKING RELATED FINDINGS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, SUPREMACY, SEVERABILITY, AND FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 7. OTHER LEGISLATIVE MATTERS: None. 8. WORK SESSION: None. 9. OTHER BUSINESS: None. 10. ADJOURNMENT. APPEALS: Any person who decides to appeal any decision made, with respect to any matter considered at such hearing, will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purposes, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based, per s. 286.0105, F.S. Verbatim transcripts are not furnished by the City of Indian Rocks Beach, and should one be desired, arrangements should be made in advance by the interested party (i.e., Court Reporter). In accordance with the Americans with Disability Act and s. 286.26, F.S., any person with a disability requiring reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting should contact the City Clerk's Office with your request, telephone 727/595-2517 lkornijtschuk@irbcity.com, no later than THREE (3) days before the proceeding for assistance. POSTED: January 10, 2025. Next Regular City Commission Meeting: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 @ 6:00 p.m.