City Commission and CRA Board Workshop

CITY COMMISSION AND CRA BOARD WORKSHOP MINUTES Monday, December 01, 2025 at 5:00 PM Historic City Hall, Commission Chambers – 225 East Main Street, Suite 105 www.cityofwauchula.gov INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CALL TO ORDER Nadaskay called the workshop to order at 5:00 pm. ROLL CALL PRESENT Commissioner Anne Miller Mayor Pro Tem Russell Smith Mayor Keith Nadaskay Commissioner Sherri Albritton ABSENT Commissioner Gary Smith STAFF PRESENT City Manager Olivia Minshew Deputy City Manager John Eason Assistant City Manager Sandee Braxton City Clerk Stephanie Camacho Deputy City Clerk Melodie Kincaid Chief of Police Ron Curtis Director of Project Management & Procurement Ward Grimes Community Development Director Kyle Long CRA Director Jessica Newman City Attorney Kristie Hatcher-Bolin OPEN COMMISSION WORKSHOP Nadaskay opened the Commission workshop. 1. Chamber of Commerce Lease Extension Kaylee Webb - Executive Director, Hardee County Chamber of Commerce Webb provided a list of maintenance items and upgrades that have been done and plan to be done at this facility. Minshew also provided some information on lease terms of this type in surrounding areas. Minshew explained the City's lease with the Chamber was very similar to surrounding area lease agreements.  The Commission was of the thought that the upgrades proposed would be beneficial and acceptable for the requested 10-year lease extension. 2. Historic Preservation Board Appointment Consideration Long presented the application from Kaitlin Shaw and stated he felt she would be a good fit for the Board. 3. Planning & Zoning Board Member Removal Consideration Long explained to the Commission that Wayne Johnson has had medical issues for the past several months and unable to attend meetings. Long stated the Planning & Zoning Board voted to remove Mr. Johnson from the Board in order to attempt to fill the seat. 4. ADD ON ITEM: Airport Advisory Board Appointment Consideration Eason explained the Airport Advisory Board had a member that was expiring at the end of December and the member did not wish to stay on. Eason stated the City received two applications of interest for the Board. Eason shared the Airport Advisory met on 12/1/25 and discussed City staff member, Ward Grimes, stepping off the Board, which would open another vacancy. Eason also stated this would mitigate any potential issues of Sunshine violations with Grimes playing two roles, City staff and Board member. Michael Thompson was present via Zoom for any questions. 5. Board Members & Committees Updates Camacho presented the updates, noting the proposed changes that were already discussed for Historic Preservation, Planning & Zoning, and Airport Advisory, as well as a few other term renewals. 6. Resolution 2025-19 FDOT Construction Agreement for Hogan St Long explained there was an error on the previous survey, requiring the document to be updated and approved by the Commission. 7. Resolution 2025-22 Hardened Public Safety Facility Grant Eason presented the resolution to accept grant funding in the amount of $5,000,000.00 for this project. 8. Ordinance 2025-16 CIE Update Curtis Knowles - Central Florida Regional Planning Council Knowles explained this was the annual CIE update. 9. Ordinance 2025-18 Certified Recovery Centers Curtis Knowles - Central Florida Regional Planning Council Knowles presented the ordinance, which would add language to the City's code, complying with SB 954, which would allow a streamlined process for citizens to apply for reasonable accommodations from land use regulations to open a certified recovery residence. Hatcher-Bolin clarified this SB did not require the City to change their land development code for new facilities and that this would apply to current facilities that are recertifying. 10. Ordinance 2025-19 Condo Inspections Curtis Knowles - Central Florida Regional Planning Council  Knowles presented the ordinance which would add language to comply with HB 913 regarding condo inspection requirements and State reporting. 11. Ordinance 2025-21 Extending the Suspension and Waiver of Water and Wastewater Impact Fees Long presented the ordinance, explaining there were no proposed changes to the fees. Long provided a data report with an update of what surrounding areas are doing regarding their impact fees. There was discussion about potentially collecting fees. Minshew explained the fees would only be allowed to be used for projects that would improve the negative impacts on utilities caused by development. The consensus of the Commission was to push this to the January workshop with the potential of assessing fees. CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS No report. CITY MANAGER REPORT Report given. CITY COMMISSIONER REPORTS No report. CLOSE COMMISSION WORKSHOP Nadaskay closed the Commission workshop. OPEN CRA WORKSHOP Nadaskay opened the CRA workshop. 12. Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Program Newman presented the program document, explaining the changes that were made from the November meeting. The Commission shared their thoughts for proposed changes to some of the language. REMINDERS ADJOURNMENT With no further business to discuss, Nadaskay adjourned the workshop at 6:10 pm.