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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 |
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AGENDA |
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Regular Council Meeting 2025-11 Thursday |
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April 03, 2025 – 6:00 PM Council Chambers, 120 Malabar Road SE, Palm Bay FL 32907 |
CALL TO ORDER: |
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INVOCATION: |
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1. | Executive Pastor Lou Figueroa – City Church, Palm Bay. |
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: |
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ROLL CALL: |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS: |
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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).++ |
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AGENDA REVISIONS: |
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PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS: |
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1. | Proclamation: Mayor’s Business Spotlight recipient – Jamrock Grill. |
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2. | Proclamation: Poppy Days – May 23-26, 2025. |
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3. | Proclamation: Month of the Military Child – April 2025. |
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4. | Proclamation: Water Conservation Month – April 2025. |
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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. |
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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. |
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1. | Adoption of Minutes: Regular Meeting 2025-07; March 6, 2025. |
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2. | Adoption of Minutes: Special Meeting 2025-08; March 20, 2025. |
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3. | Award of Bid: Emergency vehicle technician services - 24-ITB-25 – Fire Rescue and Public Works Departments (Central Florida Fire Truck Services, LLC and South Florida Emergency Vehicles – estimated expenditures $250,000). |
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4. | Consideration of accepting the 2024 Annual Reports from L3Harris Technologies Inc., Project LEO, Project SAMT, and Rogue Valley Microdevices, Inc. for the City's Ad Valorem Tax Abatement Program. |
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5. | Consideration of submitting an application for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant funds from the U.S. Department of Justice. |
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6. | Consideration of travel and training for specified City employees (Police Department). |
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PUBLIC HEARINGS: |
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1. | Consideration of the Program Year 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan and recommendations of programs and activities to be funded by Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), first hearing. |
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2. | Consideration of the Program Year 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan and recommendations of programs and activities to be funded under the HOME Program, first hearing. |
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3. | Consideration of Substantial Amendments #2 to the City’s approved Program Years 2022-2023, 2023-2024, and 2024-2025 CDBG Action Plans for Community Development Block Grant funds, only one hearing required. |
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4. | Resolution 2025-14, granting a conditional use to allow for proposed indoor recreation in NC (Neighborhood Commercial District) zoning, in accordance with Section 173.021, Palm Bay Code of Ordinances, on property located at the northeast corner of Jupiter Boulevard and Emerson Drive (2.12 acres) (Case CU25-00001, M&R United Inc., Monica Shah). (Quasi-Judicial Proceeding) |
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5. | Ordinance 2025-14, rezoning property, located in the vicinities south of Foundation Park Boulevard and west of Babcock Street, from RS-2 (Single-Family Residential District) to LI (Light Industrial and Warehousing District) (15.4 acres) (CPZ24-00007, Foundation Park Future Investments, LLC), final reading. (Quasi-Judicial Proceeding) |
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6. | Resolution 2025-13, granting a conditional use to allow the operation of a tree and landscape recycling facility in LI (Light Industrial and Warehousing District) zoning, in accordance with Section 173.021, Palm Bay Code of Ordinances, on property located in south of and adjacent to Foundation Park Boulevard, in the vicinity west of Babcock Street (36 acres) (Case CU24-00008, Foundation Park Future Investments, LLC). (Quasi-Judicial Proceeding) (CONTINUED FROM 03-20-25 RCM) |
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CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA: |
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PROCUREMENTS: |
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1. | Award of Bid: Brass fittings (Ford brand only) – 16-ITB-25 – Utilities Department (Ferguson Enterprises LLC d/b/a Ferguson Waterworks – annual estimate $250,000). |
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2. | Award of Bid: Repair and maintenance services, Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants - 37-ITB-25 – Utilities Department – (Meeks Plumbing, Inc. and Razorback LLC – annual estimate $150,000). |
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3. | Miscellaneous: Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), Reverse Osmosis Treatment Plant and Reclamation Facility expansion – 14-RFQ-25 – Utilities Department; and enter negotiations with the top-ranked firm, Wharton-Smith, Inc., for a Master Agreement and Phase 1 of the North Reverse Osmosis Treatment Plant expansion. |
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4. | Miscellaneous: ‘Cooperative Purchase’, industrial vacuum truck (Sourcewell Contract) – Utilities Department (Environmental Products Group - $548,207). |
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NEW BUSINESS: |
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1. | Resolution 2025-15, authorizing the Mayor and/or City Manager to execute a Local Agency Program (LAP) agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) regarding the design of Malabar Road widening from Minton Road to St. Johns Heritage Parkway. |
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2. | Consideration of a co-sponsorship request from Brevard Caribbean American Sports and Cultural Association (BCASCA) for the annual Caribbean Heritage Month seasonal events held in June 2025. |
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3. | Consideration of entering into a Memorandum of Agreement with the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 287(g) Task Force Model Program. |
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4. | Discussion of an amendment to Section 174.005 of the Palm Bay Code of Ordinances related to backyard chickens. (Councilman Langevin) |
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COUNCIL REPORTS: |
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ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS: |
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ADJOURNMENT: |
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Councilmembers who are members of the Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) may discuss TPO issues which may subsequently be addressed by the TPO. |
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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. |
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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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