City Council Special Meeting

Name: City Council Special Meeting — Palm Coast, FL
Start: 2022-03-22T09:00:00
End: 2022-03-22T11:00:00
Location: Palm Coast, FL

Special Meeting

Palm Coast, FL · March 22, 2022

Agenda Minutes

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City of Palm Coast City Hall 160 Lake Avenue Minutes Palm Coast, FL 32164 www.palmcoastgov.com CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING Mayor David Alfin Vice Mayor Eddie Branquinho Council Member Ed Danko Council Member Nick Klufas Tuesday, March 22, 2022 9:00 AM COMMUNITY WING City Staff Denise Bevan, City Manager Neysa Borkert, City Attorney Virginia A. Smith, City Clerk • Public Participation shall be in accordance with Section 286.0114 Florida Statutes. • Other matters of concern may be discussed as determined by City Council. • If you wish to obtain more information regarding the City Council’s agenda, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 386-986- 3713. • In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the City Clerk at 386-986-3713, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. • City Council Meetings are streamed live on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/PalmCoastGovTV/live. • All pagers and cell phones are to remain OFF while City Council is in session. A. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Alfin called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG C. ROLL CALL City Clerk Virginia Smith called the roll. All members are present. D. RESOLUTION 1. RESOLUTION 2022-XX APPROVING THE NEWLY APPOINTED CITY MANAGER'S CONTRACT Attorney Borkert read the title into the record. CM Danko made a motion to table to next meeting in April. Needs more time to review. No reflection on Ms. Bevan. Seconded by CM Klufas for discussion. VM Branquinho-sees not inconvenience except it would not be a fair process for the newly appointed Councilman. No reflection on Ms. Bevan. Would like to see the salray retroactive to today. CM Klufas is ok with more time. Mayor Alfin-does not disagree but do feel uncomfortable with this process without a contract at this time. I respect and accept that it is an important decision. Public Comment: There were none. Pass Motion made to Table by Council Member Danko and seconded by Council Member Klufas Approved - 4 - Mayor David Alfin, Vice Mayor Eddie Branquinho, Council Member Ed Danko, Council Member Nick Klufas E. APPOINTMENT TO VACANT SEAT DISTRICT 2 2. APPOINTMENT OF THE VACANT DISTRICT 2 SEAT Public Comments: There were none. City Council held a question and answer session with each of the applicants. The applicants were Mr. Amaral, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Fanelli, Mr. Gross, Mr. Hilton, Mr. Jones, Mr. Mitrano, and Mr. Schreiber. After the question and answer session closed, Council held a discussion on all the applicants. CM Danko made a motion to appoint Mr. John Fanelli III to the vacant Council seat for District 2, which was seconded by VM Branquinho. Motion passed 3 to 1 with CM Klufas dissenting. F. OATH OF OFFICE 3. OATH OF OFFICE OF NEWLY APPOINTED COUNCIL MEMBER TO DISTRICT 2 VACANT SEAT FOR THE LIMITED TERM TO NOVEMBER 2022 City Clerk, Virginia Smith provided the oath of office to Mr. John Fanelli III, the newly appointed Council Member. Council Member Fanelli then took his seat at the dais. G. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 12:34 PM Respectfully submitted by: Virginia A. Smith, MMC City Clerk

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City of Palm Coast City Hall 160 Lake Avenue Agenda Palm Coast, FL 32164 www.palmcoastgov.com CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING Mayor David Alfin Vice Mayor Eddie Branquinho Council Member Ed Danko Council Member Nick Klufas Tuesday, March 22, 2022 9:00 AM COMMUNITY WING City Staff Denise Bevan, City Manager Neysa Borkert, City Attorney Virginia A. Smith, City Clerk • Public Participation shall be in accordance with Section 286.0114 Florida Statutes. • Other matters of concern may be discussed as determined by City Council. • If you wish to obtain more information regarding the City Council’s agenda, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 386-986- 3713. • In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the City Clerk at 386-986-3713, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. • City Council Meetings are streamed live on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/PalmCoastGovTV/live. • All pagers and cell phones are to remain OFF while City Council is in session. A. CALL TO ORDER B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG C. ROLL CALL D. RESOLUTION 1. RESOLUTION 2022-XX APPROVING THE NEWLY APPOINTED CITY MANAGER'S CONTRACT E. APPOINTMENT TO VACANT SEAT DISTRICT 2 2. APPOINTMENT OF THE VACANT DISTRICT 2 SEAT F. OATH OF OFFICE 3. OATH OF OFFICE OF NEWLY APPOINTED COUNCIL MEMBER TO DISTRICT 2 VACANT SEAT FOR THE LIMITED TERM TO NOVEMBER 2022 City of Palm Coast Created on 3/18/22 G. ADJOURNMENT City of Palm Coast Created on 3/18/22 City of Palm Coast, Florida Agenda Item Agenda Date : MARCH 22, 2022 Department CITY MAYOR AND COUNCIL Amount Division Account # Subject RESOLUTION 2022-XX APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER’S CONTRACT WITH MS. DENISE BEVAN Presenter : MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Background : At the February 15, 2022 Business Meeting, the City Council voted unanimously to appoint Ms. Denise Bevan as the new City Manager. Ms. Bevan accepted. City Council approved the City Attorney, the City Clerk, and Mayor Alfin (as the Council liaison) to negotiate the terms of the contract to be brought back to Council for consideration at a future business meeting. Attached for Council reference is a salary comparison chart from the Florida League of Cities and the draft contract negotiated with Ms. Bevan. Recommended Action : ADOPT RESOLUTION 2022-XX APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER’S CONTRACT WITH MS. DENISE BEVAN City of Palm Coast, Florida Agenda Item Agenda Date : MARCH 22, 2022 Department CITY MAYOR AND COUNCIL Amount Division CITY CLERK Account # Subject APPOINTMENT OF THE VACANT DISTRICT 2 SEAT Presenter : MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Background : On March 1, 2022, City Council Member Victor Barbosa resigned from the District 2 seat. At the City Council meeting on March 1, 2022, City Council called a special meeting to appoint an applicant to the vacant District 2 seat. The appointment is for a limited time to fill the remainder of the term of the vacant District 2 seat, which will be through November 15, 2022. The City Clerk advertised the vacant seat in media outlets, through emails to previous Citizen’s Academy graduates in the district, as well as posted on the City website. Applications were due on March 16, 2022. There were nine applications received. One applicant did not qualify by noon on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. The other eight applicants who qualified are as follows: Antonio Amaral Jr. Robert Coffman John Fanelli Hung Hilton Carl Jones Larry Gross Perry Mitrano William Schreiber All applicants were invited to attend the special meeting. The appointee will be sworn in at the March 22, 2022 Special Business meeting and will attend the Special Budget Workshop immediately following. Recommended Action : APPOINT AN APPLICANT TO THE VACANT DISTRICT 2 SEAT City of Palm Coast, Florida Agenda Item Agenda Date : MARCH 22, 2022 Department CITY MAYOR AND COUNCIL Amount Division CITY CLERK Account # Subject OATH OF OFFICE OF NEWLY APPOINTED COUNCIL MEMBER TO DISTRICT 2 VACANT SEAT FOR THE LIMITED TERM TO NOVEMBER 2022 Presenter : MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Background : At the March 22, 2022 Special Business meeting, City Council appointed a Council Member to fulfill the remainder of the term of vacant seat District 2. The City Clerk will provide the oath of office to the newly appointed Council Member. Recommended Action : OATH OF OFFICE

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