Board of Commissioners Workshop Meeting

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING MINUTES REGULAR WORKSHOP MEETING August 6, 2018 Page 1 of13 A regular workshop meeting of the City of Madeira Beach Board of Commissioners was held at 1 :00 p.m. on August 6, 2018 in the Patricia Shontz Commission Chambers at City Hall, located at 300 Municipal Drive, Madeira Beach, Florida. Mayor Black called the meeting to order. MEMBERS PRESENT: Maggi Black, Mayor Deby Weinstein, Vice-Mayor/Commissioner District 1 Nancy Hodges, Commissioner District 2 Nancy Oakley, Commissioner District 3 John Douthirt, Commissioner District 4 MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioner Hodges arrived at 2:06 p.m. CITY STAFF PRESENT: Jonathan Evans, City Manager Clara V anBlargan, City Clerk Ralf Brookes, City Attorney 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Black called the meeting to order at 1:01 PM. 2.ROLLCALL City Clerk Clara VanBlargan called the roll. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT Missy Hahn, President of the Treasure Island & Madeira Beach Chamber of Commerce, distributed a copy of an updated partnership agreement with the Chamber to the Board and asked the Board to revisit the amount being budgeted for their partnership with the City. Guy Critelli, 13025 Pelican Lane, commented that he has been waiting for 31 years for something to be done on Pelican Lane and asked why something could not be done on Pelican Lane regarding enclosing the garbage containers and parking on the sidewalk. Mayor Black closed the public comment. City Manager Jonathan Evans asked the Board to consider discussing Agenda Items C and D later in the meeting. Commissioner Hodges will be arriving late to the meeting and would like to be present when these two items are discussed. The Board agreed with the request. 4. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION A. Pinellas County Recycling Techniques - Shelby Leuis and Jan Tracy BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEET~G MIJI.R!TES REGULAR WORKSHOP MEETING August 6, 2018 Page 2 of13 [Begin staff memo] Background At the request of the staff, representatives for Pinellas County Recycling are in attendance to assist in the presentation of this agenda item. The intent of this item is to provide information as a result ofthe changes occurring in the recycling industry, with changes in the international market related to the recycling industry, and major modifications have occurred. Some of those modifications have impacted both government recycling operations and corporate/private-sector recycling entities. The intent of this presentation is to provide a brief overview and insight concerning Pinellas County and its recycling programs. As another way to encourage residents, visitors, and business owners to recycle and to educate the community on how recyclables are handled, they arrived at the disposal facility. The staff is currently in the process of developing marketing collateral to assist in a public information campaign to better educate the community about recyclables and the role that the city has in the preservation of our local environment and the ecological habitats that so many sea creatures depend on. Fiscal Impact Informational purposes only Recommendation Informational purposes only [End staff memo] City Manager Jonathan Evans gave an overview of Agenda Item 4.A. Shelby Leuis from Pinellas County Solid Waste gave an overview of recycling practices within Pinellas County and explained what can and cannot be recycled. She said since households, neighborhoods, and states have different recycling policies and practices, it is important to review the recycling program provided by the recycling companies. She answered questions from the Board. B. Waste Connection Contract Discussion and Renewal Rate(S) - Dave Marsciano, Public Works/4\.farina Director & Ian Boyle [Begin staff memo] Background The premise of this memorandum is to summarize the recycling contract and the current cost to the City of Madeira Beach for the provision of recycling services. The City of Madeira Beach entered into a contract with Progressive Waste Solutions (Waste Connections) on January 1, 2014. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING MINUTES REGULAR WORKSHOP MEETING August 6, 2018 Page3 of13 The City of Madeira Beach released a Request for Proposals ("RFP") and Progressive Wastes Solutions was the lowest and most responsive bidder: • Single - Family Residential Unit Service $2. 79 per unit • Multi- Family Residential Unit service $14.58 per collection made (includes all recycling carts at the Multi- Family residential unit) • City Beach Service two (2) pickups per week $485.00 per month Since the original January 1, 2014, there have been modifications to the contract. In the contract on page 4., Section 6., RATES AND FEES, section C: City Beach Service has been eliminated. Collecting the recycling on the beach became an issue for Waste Connections due to contamination of the recyclables. The City of Madeira Beach has been collecting the trash and recycling on the beach since February 1, 2017. The City of Madeira Beach also in 2017 rescinded in the budget to pay for residential recycling, the cost of recycling is now paid for by the residents. The following items have also changed: • 2018 Contract rates: • Single - Family Residential Unit service $2.93 per unit • Multi- Family Residential Unit service $15.32 per pick-up Progressive waste solutions (Waste Connections) original contract was for two (2) times a week pickup, November 2017, staff was notified via email recycling would be dropped to one (1) time per week for the whole City starting January 1, 2018. This was not the Cities decision, but it has seemed to work well. The overall service has been good, and Waste Connections has been committed to a high service level for the City of Madeira Beach. Fiscal Impact As indicated above, a single-family Home rate currently for FY2018 is $2.93 per Home per month. The rate for Condos is $15.32 per pickup. At this point in time, there is no budget estimate for FY2019. If the Commission is willing to extend the existing Contract for another year, then staff will negotiate a new agreement. This new Agreement and any increases in service will be communicated to the Commission. Recommendation Staff recommendation is for approval of another one (1) year extension to the existing contact. [End staffmemo] City Manager Jonathan Evans introduced Agenda Item 4.B. Dave Marsicano, Public Works/Marina Director gave an overview of the item. He said the major concern is the significant increase in the recycling rates. It is a requirement that the City participate in a recycling program, but the Board will decide to what extent. The state requires a budget and a comprehensive plan for recycling. The comprehensive plan generally comes from the community. The proposed rate increase for the consumer will be a total of $71,000 to $75,000 per year. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING Ml~1.JTES REGULAR WORKSHOP MEETING August 6, 2018 Page 4 of13 Ian Boyle, the Government Affairs Manager at Waste Connections explained he had never been in a situation where he needed to ask a board for such a high price increase. Waste Connection is a victim of the market and now in some cases, they must pay to dispose of the recycled material. Some contractors need much less material than what they asked for in the agreement. It also costs more to recycle material than taking it to the waste energy plant. Pinellas County disposal rate is $37.50 per ton. The market is trying to adjust to China's decision. The waste energy plant has some sense of recycling since the garbage is burned for the electricity instead of being buried. That's why the tip fee stayed so low in Pinellas County. The City will now have more garbage, and that will create a problem because the waste energy plant will have to purchase new burners and increase tip fees. Mr. Boyle answered questions from the Board. The City Manager asked if the Board was willing to proceed forward with a one-year agreement, seeking competitive solicitation and inform residents about rate increases starting January 2019. Waste Connection is willing to hold the rate for a significant amount of time. The Board consented bringing the agreement to a regular meeting for consideration. E. City of Madeira Beach Special Events Ordinance Review - Jay Hatch, Recreation Director [Begin Staff memo] Background Pursuant to the direction provided by the Board of Commissioners, the staff is bringing forward the Special Events Ordinance (2016-18). During previous conversations in public forms, the Board of Commissioners has requested the opportunity to review the previous Special Events Ordinance (2014-02) to determine what deviations have occurred since the previous ordinance was adopted. Special events are a very important aspect of the community and routinely assist in providing activities and amenities for the residents of the city without full cost being borne by the local government. However, in collaboration with the Board of Commissioners, the staff would like to discuss previous provisions by means of existing provisions in the ordinances as articulated in this agenda item and, furthermore, would appreciate the opportunity to look at a complete rewrite of the existing special events ordinance to mirror that of other agencies. Because certain elements are ever evolving and changing and demands change, the staffbelieves it is appropriate to review what the best practices are, as well as the industry standards, to ensure that the city protects and preserves a competitive approach while ensuring they are inevitably accessible to all and without placing any burdens or challenges on the city as a result of this arrangement. A rewrite/modification to the special events ordinance could take approximately 30 to 60 days for the staff to review, discuss, and present an alternative means for the Board of Commissioners to consider, as our intent is merely to provide a sound and competitive public policy that mirrors the desires of the Board. Fiscal Impact BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING MINUTES REGULAR WORKSHOP MEETING August 6, 2018 PageSof13 Currently, the fiscal impact cannot be projected, as modifications/alterations to the policy could result in a positive or negative impact depending on the components of the special events ordinance. Recommendation The staff's recommendation is to allow for a thorough analysis of the existing special events ordinances from surrounding municipalities and other for-profit venues and bring forward the most comprehensive and succinct draft ordinance for the Board of Commissioners to consider, while also calculating for fiscal/operational impacts as a result of any proposed modifications to the special event ordinance. [End Staff memo] Jay Hatch, Recreation Director, reviewed Agenda Item 4.E. He said the main goal is to rewrite the ordinance, make sure it's correct and straightforward, and match it with the application. A small part of the ordinance was reviewed in 2017, but it was never adopted. The new review will involve a much larger change, and it will help more in deciding what constitutes a special event. There are potentially four different applications for different categories of special events. He checked with the City of Clearwater and their special event application has eight pages and the Madeira Beach application has three pages. They ask a lot more questions than is needed for Madeira Beach. The ordinance will be brought back in about 60 days. Vice-Mayor Weinstein said she was under the impression that staff was bringing the application and the ordinance to the Board for review. Mr. Hatch replied that was correct. The City Manager said the ordinance will involve every type of event. Staff is looking to incorporate the best policies from each City that has gone through the same process. There still might be events for the Board to review. The goal is to detennine what events should come before the Board and what events will be reviewed administratively. A flowchart with an explicitly prescribed application process will be provided. The ordinance can be brought to the workshop within 45 days, and then brought for the approval at the meeting immediately after the workshop. Commissioner Douthirt asked staff to review the beverage sales for larger events. The City Manager said the City can determine the fees for beverage sales on City property. Commissioner Oakley said she would like the ordinance to require that the City fill out a special event permit just like anybody else because the City must follow the same process. Mr. Hatch said when the City hosts an event the application should be more thorough. Commissioner Oakley said any parking lot given for a special event should be open to the handicapped parking and any fees waived by the City should have a performance contract. The City Manager said the performance contract can be incorporated in the ordinance. Staff will look at the revised ordinance, incorporate the best practices from the peers and develop a performance contract. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING MINUTES REG\:LAR WORK.SHOP MEETING August 6, 2018 Page6of13 F. Resolution 2018-10, Establishing and Adopting a Civility Code- Clara VanB/argan, City Clerk [Begin staff memo] Resolution 2018-10 was listed on the July 11 th BOC regular meeting agenda and at that meeting, the Commission pulled the item for discussion at the July 2018 BOC workshop meeting. Background Civility is an integral component of a productive, functioning society in which all people are treated as equals regardless of age, gender, religion, racial or ethnic background, or creed. We are to value people from different cultures and to respect their different ideas and opinions. Adopting a Civility Pledge and placing it in various places of the Commission Chambers for all to see will show that we are committed to that pledge and will help serve as a reminder to 0all that the Pledge of Civility is an integral part of life. The proposed Pledge of Civility is embedded in respect and states: PLEDGE OF CIVILITY We will always show respect to one another. We will direct all comments to the issues before us. We will avoid personal attacks. 'Politeness costs so little. " - Abraham Lincoln Fiscal Impact The fiscal impact will be the cost of the Civility Pledge signage. Recommendation The recommendation is for the Board of Commissioners to discuss Resolution 2018-10 and give direction to the City Clerk on whether or not to place the item on the August 14th BOC Regular Meeting for a vote. [End staff memo] The City Manager reviewed Agenda Item 4.F. Commissioner Douthirt recommended that the Board move forward with the item. Vice-Mayor Weinstein said this item has been discussed many times as a part ofthe Florida League of Cities seminars. She personally thought a lot about this item, because she was reprimanded and scolded many times. The civility pledge is necessary, and the Board should move forward. Mayor Black said she was concerned about the part of the Civility Pledge saying we will avoid personal attacks because it gave the idea that people can still do personal attacks. She BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING MINUTES REGULAR WORKSHOP MEETING August 6, 2018 Page 7 ofl3 recommended rephrasing the statement in a more positive way. The City Manager said the word "avoid" can be replaced with "refrain from." G. Interlocal Agreement Pinellas County Planning and Mapping Services [Begin staff memo] Background The City currently has an interlocal agreement with Forward Pinellas (Pinellas County) for the provision of special projects planning and mapping services should such services be requested by the City. That agreement is to expire in September 2018 and Forward Pinellas has adopted and forwarded a replacement agreement with updated charges and definitions. Typically, the City has only availed themselves of mapping services as needed for land use and zoning amendments. Fiscal Impact None at this time and only upon request for services that are not yet planned or anticipated. Recommendation Staff recommendation is that the Interlocal Agreement be scheduled for placement on a regular meeting agenda and be approved. [End staff memo] City Manager Jonathan Evans reviewed Agenda Item 4.G. He said the purpose of the interlocal agreement with Pinellas County is to assist the City in planning and mapping services. This agreement has been executed a number of times, with no financial impact. The City already has a planner that can provide these services. Staffrecommends ratification at the next regular meeting. Mr. Hodges apologized for being late to the meeting. H. Non-Conformance Agreement• Linda Portal, Planning & Development Director [Begin staffmemo] Background The National Flood Insurance Program NFIP awards points toward Municipalities for use of various programs and practices that reduce the risk of insurance loss due to flooding. FEMA recommends that a very important aspect of the local flood management program is the inclusion of a Non-conversion agreement that is signed and recorded with the deed of every post-firm home constructed. This form states that the owner knows the ground floor cannot legally be converted for use as occupied space and that such conversion is a violation of the Building Code and the Floodplain Management Ordinance. It is required to be recorded with the deed so that subsequent owners are made aware of the implications of any illegal improvements and ofthe basic restrictions associated with altering the home. FEMA provides a complete format for the form which the City BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING MINUTES REGULAR WORKSHOP MEETING August 6, 2018 Page 8 of13 Floodplain Management Program recently began implementing. This form includes a provision, #6 on the attached form, which states as follows: "That the owner and subsequent owners agree to allow a representative of the City of Madeira Beach in the premises to verify compliance with this agreement. The City representative will provide at least a 48-hour notice of such visit." One potential property owner and his contractor have recently objected to the use of the form with provision 6 included. Fiscal Impact No impact determined at this time. May impact the effectiveness of the City's Floodplain Ordinance and subsequent N'FIP ratings. Recommendation Staff Recommends the BOC provide a sense of intent regarding the implementation of inspections as needed to ensure compliance with the adopted Floodplain Ordinance. [End staff memo] City Attorney Ralf Brookes said the agreement prevented the conversion of a non-habitable space below base flood elevation into a habitable space. The Board can decide if they would like to incorporate Article 6 to allow the inspection to verify the compliance with the agreement. This article is controversial because some members of the public consider it as an intrusion of privacy. However, not incorporating this article might lower the City's FEMA rating and flood insurance rates. The article can be modified and be limited to a building official. Without the agreement, it will be hard to inspect a residential property. Patrick Sullivan from GHD Construction Services explained that his company currently owns property in the City and they have projects in planning for zoning consideration. His company has been building single-family houses in Madeira Beach. The agreement is something FEMA has been wanting to do for a long time. To City currently has CRS points and if Article 6 is stricken, it will not get as many points. Vice-Mayor Weinstein asked ifArticle 6 would jeopardize the City of Madeira Beach's discounts. The City Attorney explained that FEMA did not mandate the City to adopt the floodplain regulations. Those points go into a CRS rating system. The flood insurance rates will be dependent upon the CRS rating that FEMA is awarding the City. Without Article 6, the City will lose points and it affects the flood insurance rates that other people have. Mr. Sullivan said his customers did not have a problem with the agreement, they only have a problem with the 48-hour notice because they feel it violated their Fourth Amendment rights. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING MINUTES REGULAR WORKSHOP MEETING August 6, 2018 Page9ofl3 Mr. Reynaldo, contractor, said it is not a construction issue, because the contractor can't build a product that is not in compliance with the building code. The issue is that the customer wasn't aware of the policy at the time he started building. Paul Kuik~ 350 45th Avenue, said he bought his house 18 months ago and put a lot of money into rebuilding. He asked if there's any other way to get CRS points. The City Attorney explained various ways and said the City is trying to exhaust those options. The City Manager said staff's is concerned because at the moment they cannot determine the impact of losing CRS points. They are asking for direction on whether Article 6 should be modified, canceled or kept. FEMA is a federal government agency, and they would make sure that the policies do not affect the Fourth Amendment right. Mr. Kuiken suggested that the non-conversion agreement should be added into the property deed, so the buyers are aware of it. He doesn't understand why the realtors don't do that and why he must give up his rights. Mayor Black said the City can change the wording of the inspection agreement. Terry Wiser, 340 56th Avenue in St. Pete, said the inspection has to be done once a year and reported to FEMA. There are many unanswered questions that must be considered. The government is getting involved too much and the residents will pay a higher tax for these services. Commissioner Oakley said the inspection did not have to be done once a year. The City Attorney said the inspection has to be recorded for a CRS review that occurs every few years for every house with a building permit. The agreement form can be added to the building permit or the certificate of occupancy. The residents would also have an option to build without any enclosed space below the base flood elevation. Vice-Mayor Weinstein said the wording provided by the City Attorney is much better than the one provided by FEMA. The City Attorney said residents will be given time to come into compliance. If not in compliance after the second inspection, then they will be charged a daily penalty. Occasionally, cities will foreclose due to outstanding fees if a residential property is uninhabitable. Vice-Mayor Weinstein said the City must protect the community as much as possible. The City must maintain the CRS rating or else the people will suffer. Commissioner Hodges said the City Attorney's wording is very clear. The 48-hour notice is not a problem, because residents can reschedule the time. The City Attorney said if residents didn't see the 48-hour notice, the City would probably get a limited search warrant from the Judge. Finding illegal substances would be excluded from the evidence. The notice can be modified to state that the reasonable notice is at least 48 hours. The resident will have an option to choose whether the notice will be delivered to their email, phone, or physical address. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING MI1't:TES REGULAR WORKSHOP MEETING August 6, 20 I 8 Page 10ofl3 C. Old Salt Fishing Foundation - King of the Beach Review - Jay Hatch, Recreation Director [Begin staff memo] Background On March 16, 2018, the City ofMadeira Beach Board of Commissioners voted to approve entering into contract with the Old Salt Fishing Foundation for a term of 5-years in regard to their annual Spring and Fall King of the Beach Fishing Tournaments. The Old Salt Fishing Foundation received a signed copy of the contract on April 17, 2018 thus rendering it active. The contract stated 9 conditions for the Old Salt Fishing Foundation and the City of Madeira Beach to adhere to throughout its duration. The initial event within the terms of the contract was the '25th Anniversary Old Salt Spring King of the Beach' which was hosted April 26-28th• As of May 26, 2018, the Old Salt Fishing Foundation and the City of Madeira Beach had completed all the terms of the contract related to the Spring King of the Beach event. Fiscal Impact Per the contract, Recreation rental fees were waved, an amount of $9,000. The Old Salt Fishing Foundation paid the following for the event to the city: $100 - Application Fee, $1,500 - Refundable Damage Deposit, $600 - Dumpsters, $100 - Trash Cans, $1,080 - EMS, $2,500-Aeration/Top Dress (Contract item# 6) In addition to the above payments, the Old Salt Fishing Foundation donated an additional $2,500 to the Recreation Center. Total Payments: $8,380 ($6,880 less the refundable deposit) Recommendation After evaluation of the contract between the City of Madeira Beach and the Old Salt Fishing Foundation, it is the opinion of staff that the contract was properly executed by both parties. It is staff's recommendation to continue the contract without any changes. [End staff memo] City Manager Jonathan Evans introduced Agenda Item 4.C. Jay Hatch, Recreation Director reviewed the item. He said the contract was put together between the City and the Old Salt Fishing Foundation for their event that was held on April 26-28. This was the most successful event in terms of cooperation. The Old Salt Fishing Foundation has completed every item requested by the City. Commissioner Oakley said on the front page of the memo it said $1,500 refundable damage deposit and below there it says, $6,880 less the refundable deposit. Mr. Hatch replied that the total payment BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING MINUTES REGL1.AR WORKSHOP MEETING Augw,16, 2018 Page 11 of 13 was $8,380 and with a $2,500 donation to the recreation center, they paid $6,880. Commissioner Oakley said the donation should have nothing do with it because the City is trying to recoup money. The City Manager asked if the donation is geared specifically toward the improvements to the ball fields. Mr. Hatch replied that the total donation was $5,000, with $2,500 for the fields and $2,500 was earmarked for the activities of the summer camp at the recreation center. Commissioner Oakley asked if the amount of $2,500 was included in the total amount $6,880 and Mr. Hatch replied it was. D. Water Taxi Agreement and Discussion [Begin Staffmemo] Background Information Pursuant to a Request for Proposal 2016-01 for Ferry Services, the City selected Hubbard's Sea Adventures, Inc. and a Services agreement was signed on June 14, 2016. The term of this Agreement for five additional one-year period(s) pursuant to the same terms, conditions, and pricing set forth in the Agreement by mutually executing an amendment to this Agreement, as provided herein. A Second Amendment to the Agreement authorized by the Commission in July 2017 changed the Fees and Compensation terms for years 1 through 3 to have the City subsidize the Contractor $2,083.33 per month or $25,000.00 per year. So, $25,000.00 was budgeted and expended for FY2017. At the June 27, 2017 Board of Commissioners Workshop, then City Attorney, Erica Augellio confirmed that this is a one-year contract and terminates if not approved by the Commission. Discussion by the Commission at the time centered around the question of subsidizing this business as compared to other businesses in the City. Hubbard Manager, Cory Hubbard, indicated at this Workshop meeting that over $300,000 personally has been invested in this project by the Hubbard's. Cory Hubbard added: "All we are doing is showcasing our city and bringing in more visitors to enjoy themselves". At the July 11, 2018 City Commission, the Commission by a 3 to 2 vote approved the extension of this agreement. So, $25,000.00 was placed in the FY2018 budget to be expended. At the date of this Memorandum, Cory Hubbard provided a status of this project. During all of 2017 at no time did the number of riders for a month exceed 300. The beginning of 2018 was slow due to the recent Hurricane. The number of riders for January totaled 137. This grew to 592 in February and to a total of719 for the month ofMarch. Cory Hubbard indicated that the investment made in the first couple of years is now starting to pay off. She also mentioned that the promotion that the water taxi provides to the city needs to be clarified. There is an opportunity for copromotion to increase in the future. Fiscal Impact BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING M~UTES REGULAR WORKSHOP MEETING August 6, 2018 Page 12 of13 City staff is in the process of preparing the FY2019 Budget and if this agreement is extended, then $25,000.00 would need to be budgeted for the water taxi/ferry service account (code: 4813) within the Non-Departmental (001.1400) section of the General Fund part of the Operating Budget. Recommendation Staff recommends that the Commission hears all sides in determining the need, the impact on transportation, tourism, and overall benefit to the City. Our Attorney, Ralf Brookes, indicated that this needs to be considered by the Commission for approval of Agreement to be extended for October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. [End Staff memo] City Manager Jonathan Evans reviewed Agenda Item 4.D. He said the City's contribution of $25,000 is to offset the expenditures in Water Taxi. Ifthe Board should want to remove the $25,000 budgeted for FY 2019, in accordance with the agreement, the City can terminate the agreement without cause and provide a 30-day notice or if the Board does not appropriate monies in a future budget, the agreement goes away. However, it is staff's recommendation that in the event the Board would like to make some modifications to the agreement, there is some value in preserving the relationship and the service that is being provided. It is appropriate to allow the representative to give an update to the Board. Commissioner Hodges asked if the Hubbard Marina can put the City's logo on one of the ferries. Corey Hubbard, Hubbard Marina, explained it is possible if the contract is retained. Mayor Black said it is hard to support the water taxi project because the rides are too long and that was not a taxi. Ms. Hubbard said the company is willing to collaborate and make adjustments to improve the business and services they provide. If her company had an active partnership with the City, they would be able to improve the product. She thanked the Board for the opportunity to discuss water transportation in Madeira Beach and said once the contract is terminated, Hubbard Marina will stop the service, sell its assets and relocate. The vision for waterborne transportation will suffer, but it will continue in St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and Tampa Bay. The opportunity to prevent traffic congestion will also suffer because the water will stay empty, while the roads will become overcrowded. Hubbard Marina is opened to any future collaboration with Madeira Beach. Commissioner Douthirt said multiple residents called asking why Madeira Beach is the only City that is financially supporting this project and why the City is subsidizing a private business. Ms. Hubbard said she can provide thorough answers to the questions, as she has done in the past, but she doesn't see a purpose in doing that. Vice-Mayor Weinstein said she valued the water taxi and that the City will consider alternative methods of transportation. However, the community is better served if $25,000 were used to improve the infrastructure. The Board would like to use the public money to make the best impact for the community.  BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETrNG MINUTES REGULAR WORKSHOP MEETING August 6, 2018 Page 13 of13 Commissioner Hodges said she appreciated Ms. Hubbard's work. Mayor Black thanked Ms. Hubbard for her work. The City Manager asked if the Board's direction was to terminate the agreement immediately or by not appropriating the funds in the budget. The first option would terminate the contract in September, while the second option would terminate it in October when the new fiscal year started. He recommended the second option to allow final payments to be allocated to Hubbard Marina. Mayor Black asked if the Board should vote or give a consensus. The City Manager said the Board can give a consensus. The $25,000 will not be included in the budget for FY 2019. Commissioner Oakley asked if the item would be on the next meeting's agenda and the City Manager said no. The Board gave consensus to tenninate the contract by not appropriating the funds in the FY 2019 budget. 5. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 3:20 p.m. ATTEST: .. .. I