120 Malabar Road SE

Palm Bay, FL 32907

(321) 952-3400

www.palmbayflorida.org

Mayor

ROB MEDINA

Deputy Mayor

MIKE JAFFE

Councilmembers

KENNY JOHNSON

MIKE HAMMER

CHANDLER LANGEVIN

 

 

AGENDA

 

Regular Council Meeting 2025-01

Thursday

 

January 02, 2025 – 6:00 PM

Council Chambers, 120 Malabar Road SE, Palm Bay FL 32907

 

CALL TO ORDER:

 

INVOCATION:

 

1.

Pastor Ken Delgado – The House Church, Palm Bay.

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

 

ROLL CALL:

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

1.

One (1) vacancy on the Community Development Advisory Board to represent one (1) of the following fields relating to affordable housing: (‘banking industry’, ‘residential home building’, ‘actively engaged in home building’, or ‘for-profit provider’ positions).++

 

2.

One (1) vacancy on the Disaster Relief Committee Executive Board.++

 

 

AGENDA REVISIONS:

 

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS/RESPONSES:

 

Public comments will be heard by the City Council on non-agenda issues and items listed under ‘Approval of Consent Agenda’. Speakers must complete one (1) 'Public Comment Card' (orange) and are limited to three (3) minutes, regardless of the number of issues to be heard.

 

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA:

 

There will be no separate discussion on those items listed under Consent Agenda. They will be enacted by the City Council on one motion. If discussion is desired by the City Council, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda by Council and will be considered under the agenda heading Consideration of Items Removed from Consent Agenda.

 

1.

Adoption of Minutes: Special Council Meeting 2024-29; November 20, 2024.

 

2.

Adoption of Minutes: Regular Council Meeting 2024-30; November 21, 2024.

 

3.

Adoption of Minutes: Regular Council Meeting 2024-31; December 5, 2024.

 

4.

Ordinance 2025-01, amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 52, Boards, Subchapter ‘Youth Advisory Board’, by repealing the subchapter in its entirety, first reading.

 

5.

Acknowledgment of the City’s quarterly Budget Monitoring Report for the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2024 (Unaudited).

 

6.

Consideration of an agreement with CERA Software Inc for a real-time threat management system software.

 

7.

Consideration of submitting an application for law enforcement technology through the Florida Alliance to End Human Trafficking Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 ($50,000).

 

8.

Consideration of a Canine Purchase Agreement for the transfer of ownership for the Belgian Malinois (Zeke).

 

CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA:

 

PROCUREMENTS:

 

1.

Award of Bid: Modular/Relocatable Fire Station(s) - 04-IFB-25 - Fire Rescue Department (Elite Aluminum Corporation – $3,186,102); consideration of issuing a purchase order for one Modular/Relocatable Fire Station (plus furniture package) – $1,539,051.

 

2.

Contract: Engineering Services During Construction, South Regional Water Reclamation Facility – TO 20-05, Amendment 4 – RFQ 68-0-2007 – Utilities Department (Wade Trim - $523,155).

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

1.

Discussion and direction on economic development programs.

 

2.

Discussion and direction on fluoridation of the City’s Potable Water System (Councilman Langevin).

 

COUNCIL REPORTS:

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:

 

ADJOURNMENT:

 

 

Councilmembers who are members of the Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) may discuss TPO issues which may subsequently be addressed by the TPO.

 

If an individual decides to appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, a record of the proceedings will be required, and the individual will need to ensure that a verbatim transcript of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based (FS 286.0105). Such person must provide a method for recording the proceedings verbatim.

 

Any aggrieved or adversely affected person desiring to become a party in the quasi-judicial proceeding shall provide written notice to the City Clerk which notice shall, at a minimum, set forth the aggrieved or affected person's name, address, and telephone number, indicate how the aggrieved or affected person qualifies as an aggrieved or affected person and indicate whether the aggrieved or affected person is in favor of or opposed to the requested quasi-judicial action. The required notice must be received by the Clerk no later than five (5) business days at the close of business, which is 5 p.m., before the hearing. (Section 59.03, Palm Bay Code of Ordinances).

 

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