City Council Special Meeting-Budget

City Hall City of Palm Coast 160 Lake Avenue Minutes Palm Coast, FL 32164 www.palmcoastgov.com CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL BUSINESS - BUDGET Mayor Milissa Holland Vice Mayor Robert G. Cuff Council Member Nick Klufas Council Member Vincent Lyon Council Member Heidi Shipley Wednesday, September 19, 2018 5:05 PM CITY HALL City Staff Jim Landon, City Manager William Reischmann, 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 televised on Charter Spectrum Networks Channel 495 and on AT&T U-verse Channel 99. > All pagers and cell phones are to remain OFF while City Council is in session. A. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Holland called the meeting to order at 5:05 PM B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG C. ROLL CALL Present and responding to roll call were the following: Council: Robert Cuff Nick Klufas Heidi Shipley Milissa Holland Vincent Lyon City Clerk Virginia Smith called the roll. City of Palm Coast Created on 10/1/18 15 D. PRESENTATIONS 1 PRESENTATION ON FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 BUDGET Mr. Falgout provided a brief overview to this item. Ms. Williams and Ms. Alves presented a PowerPoint presentation, which is attached to these minutes. RECESS CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING AND CONVENE THE SR 100 CRA BUSINESS MEETING Mayor Holland recessed the meeting at 5:10 pm and opened the SR 100 CRA meeting. 2 SR 100 CORRIDOR CRA RESOLUTION 2018-XX ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 R20180128 Public Comments: There were no public comments. Pass Motion made to approve made by Vice Mayor Cuff and seconded by Council Member Klufas Approved - 5 - Vice Mayor Robert Cuff, Council Member Nick Klufas, Council Member Heidi Shipley, Mayor Milissa Holland, Council Member Vincent Lyon ADJOURN THE SR 100 CRA BUSINESS MEETING AND RECONVENE THE CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING Chair Holland - Adjourned at the SR 100 CRA meeting at 5:12 pm and reconvened the City Council Business Meeting. E. RESOLUTIONS 3 RESOLUTION 2018-XX ADOPTING THE FINAL MILLAGE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 R20180129 Public Comments: Larisa Bolotnikov reported citizens are not happy with the City's spending. Vadim Zaitsev questioned the validity of the citizen’s survey. Rasa has a small business on SR 100 and was concerned about the increase in the Millage Rate. City of Palm Coast Created on 10/1/18 16  Ginny, dependent on social security, expressed her concern regarding the increase in the budget. Leon Levitt spoke of the increase in the millage rate over the last ten years. Ella Chageyeva, a longtime resident, spoke of her concerns regarding the lack of services for the elderly and for children. Alena Valentina asked why the percentage increase in City staff does not follow the increase in the population. Tom Olson urged Council to take a look at moving funds to better facilitate more swale projects. Responses to Public Comments: Mayor Holland requested staff provide a sample tax bill. Mr. Falgout provided an overview to public comments. Ms. Alves presented a sample tax bill and provided an explanation of the bill and what was the City of Palm Coast's portion. Mayor Holland provided further explanation of the entire tax bill. Pass Motion made to approve made by Vice Mayor Cuff and seconded by Council Member Klufas Approved - 5 - Vice Mayor Robert Cuff, Council Member Nick Klufas, Council Member Heidi Shipley, Mayor Milissa Holland, Council Member Vincent Lyon 4 RESOLUTION 2018-XX ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018- 2019 R20180130 Public Comments: Vadim Zaitsev spoke of the differences in salaries from Palm Coast to the County. Marissa Bolotimokov questioned the number of people necessary to run the Utility Department. She suggested Mayor Holland hold office hours for the residents to meet with her. Lesz Gentin expressed his frustration with constant repairs done to the sidewalk instead of a replacement. He felt it was a waste of money. He also was frustrated with the lack of wifi available. City of Palm Coast Created on 10/1/18 17  Responses to Public Comments: Mayor Holland provided an overview to all public comments. Mr. Falgout provided an overview of tariffs and the future tariffs. Mayor Holland provided an overview to the utility history. Mayor Holland made all the required announcements. Pass Motion made to approve made by Council Member Shipley and seconded by Vice Mayor Cuff Approved - 5 - Vice Mayor Robert Cuff, Council Member Nick Klufas, Council Member Heidi Shipley, Mayor Milissa Holland, Council Member Vincent Lyon 5 RESOLUTION 2018-XX APPROVING PIGGYBACKING FLORIDA SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION CONTRACTS AND ASSOCIATED PURCHASE ORDERS FOR FLEET VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT AS APPROVED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET R20180131 Mr. Falgout provided an overview to this item. Public Comments: There were no public comments. Pass Motion made to approve made by Council Member Shipley and seconded by Vice Mayor Cuff Approved - 5 - Vice Mayor Robert Cuff, Council Member Nick Klufas, Council Member Heidi Shipley, Mayor Milissa Holland, Council Member Vincent Lyon F. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Public Participation shall be held in accordance with Section 286.0114 Florida Statutes. After the Mayor calls for public participation each member of the audience interested in speaking on any topic or proposition not on the agenda or which was discussed or agendaed at the previous City Council Workshop, shall come to the podium and state their name. Each speaker will have up to three (3) minutes each to speak. The Mayor will advise when the three (3) minutes are up and the speaker will be asked to take a seat and wait until all public comments are finished to hear answers to all questions. Once all members of the audience have spoken, the Mayor will close public participation and no other questions/comments shall be heard. Council and staff will then respond to questions posed by members of the audience. Should you wish to provide Council with any material, all items shall be given to the City Clerk and made part of the record. If anyone is interested in discussing an issue further or ask City of Palm Coast Created on 10/1/18 18  additional questions, individual Council Members and staff will be available after the meeting to discuss the matter and answer questions. Vadim Zaitsev questioned if the firing of Mr. Landon was premature because of the amount of his severance package. Marissa Bolotimokov hoped the Council listened to the constituents today. She suggested giving more information in the utility bill. Ella Chageyeva felt like her voice had not been heard because the resolution for the budget had passed. Rasa hoped the City would put in lighting on Belle Terre. Rick hoped Council heard what the citizens had to say. Mayor Holland provided an overview to the public comments. G. DISCUSSION BY CITY ATTORNEY OF MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA Attorney Reischmann had nothing to report. H. DISCUSSION BY CITY MANAGER OF MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA Mr. Falgout indicated he would be reaching out to the Executive Search firm and would be bring back information at the next Council meeting along with an item for them to discuss their expectations of him while serving as Interim City Manager. I. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:16 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Virginia A. Smith, MMC City Clerk City of Palm Coast Created on 10/1/18 19