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2023.01.03_TC_Minutes_RegularTOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH TOWN COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Town Hall / Commission Chambers Date: January 03, 2023 3614 South Ocean Boulevard Time: 1:30 PM Highland Beach, Florida 33487 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hillman called the meeting to order at 1:30 P.M. 2. ROLL CALL Commissioner David Stern Commissioner John Shoemaker Commissioner Evalyn David Vice Mayor Natasha Moore Mayor Douglas Hillman Town Manager Marshall Labadie Town Attorney Glen Torcivia Town Clerk Lanelda Gaskins 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Town Commission led the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States of America. 4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Mayor Hillman added "Discussion of Intracoastal Speeds" as Item 11.D. under New Business. MOTION: David/Stern — Moved to approve the agenda as amended, which passed unanimously 5 to 0. 5. PRESENTATIONS / PROCLAMATIONS None. 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. Town Commission Meeting Minutes Date: January 03, 2023 Page 2 of 6 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Hillman read the announcements as follows: Board Vacancies Board of Adjustment and Appeals: Two (2) vacancies for three-year terms Financial Advisory Board: One (1) vacancy for an unexpired term Natural Resources Preservation Advisory Board: Meetings and Events January 10, 2023 - 1:00 P.M January 16, 2023 January 17, 2023 - January 24, 2023 January 26, 2023 - Board Action Report None 8. ORDINANCES A. None. 9. CONSENT AGENDA A. None. 1:30 P.M. 9:00 A.M. 11- 30 A. M ending April 30, 2023 One (1) vacancy for an unexpired term ending April 30, 2024 Two (2) vacancies for unexpired terms ending April 30, 2024 Code Enforcement Board Regular Meeting Town Hall closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Town Commission Meeting Coffee with the Mayor Financial Advisory Board Regular Meeting Town Commission Meeting Minutes Date: January 03, 2023 Page 3 of 6 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Fire Rescue Implementation Update Town Manager Labadie provided an update on the Fire Rescue Implementation along with a PowerPoint presentation of the design. In addition, Fire Chief Joseph provided an update on the purchase of the apparatus, storage of the ladder truck, and ambulance. He has begun to receive the large EMS items and has submitted paperwork for the Advanced Life Support (ALS) licenses. There was discussion about the Fire Rescue vehicles, storage of the vehicles, costs, and the old Fire Station. Groundbreaking will not happen until a guaranteed maximum price contract is signed. April, 2024 - Hard completion of the new Fire Rescue Department. B. 2022-2023 Strategic Priorities Plan Update and Review Town Manager Labadie presented an updated 2022-2023 Strategic Priorities Plan. Followed by discussions about the Strategic Priorities Plan and rankings. This will be discussed at a future meeting within the next month. C. Discussion of Florida Senate Bill 4-D covering Condominium Reserves — Mayor Hillman Mayor Hillman presented this item. He spoke about a meeting he attended. Based on Town Commission input he will write a letter to Florida House Representative Peggy Gossett -Seidman, District 91. There was discussion about condominium reserves. Mayor Hillman opened the item for public comments. Judith Goldberg provided comments regarding this matter. 11. NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion of battery -operated blowers. - Mayor Hillman Mayor Hillman presented this item. He provided background information about his condominium board as it relates to the use of battery -operated blowers. He mentioned that other municipalities are looking at battery -operated blowers. Town Commission Meeting Minutes Date: January 03, 2023 Page 5 of 6 MOTION: Stern/Moore - Moved to approve the December 06, 2022 Meeting Minutes, which passed unanimously 5 to 0. D. Discussion of Intracoastal Speeds — Mayor Hillman (This item was added to the agenda) Mayor Hillman introduced this item. There was discussion about intracoastal speed and wake zones. Mayor Hillman opened the item for public comments. Mr. Rich Greenwald provided comments about the speed. He was opposed to decreasing the speeding limits. He suggested that there may be some compromising related to the speeding limits. 12. TOWN COMMISSION COMMENTS Commissioner David Stern had no comments Commissioner John Shoemaker commented about the Accessory Marine Facilities Meetings and the base flood elevation (BFE) for his condominium. He provided remarks about the feeling of community at the Food Truck Event, and the Hidden Heroes Program. Commissioner Evalyn David wished everyone a Happy New Year. She asked if the Town could do fireworks on July 4th and New Year's Eve. Town Manager Labadie replied yes, it could be done. Mayor Hillman suggested to add this to the strategic priorities plan and talk about it at the special meeting. Mayor Hillman opened public comments. Mr. David Newman of the Townhouses of Highland Beach, spoke about the benefit of battery -operated blowers versus the gas operated blowers. Ms. Judith Goldberg of Seagate Condominium, commented about using the voter list to communicate with the residents. Vice Mayor Natasha Moore reminded the public to submit their idea regarding the Town Entry Sign contest. Mayor Douglas Hillman asked to get a report from Chief Hartmann about the Marine Patrol Boat activities. He spoke about condominium board security in Canada and Rome. He mentioned that the Condominium Boards needs to think about what the Town Commission can do to advise them on security. Mayor Hillman suggested including that information at the next Condo President meeting. Town Commission Meeting Minutes Date: January 03, 2023 Page 6 of 6 13. TOWN ATTORNEY'S REPORT Town Attorney Glen Torcivia wished everyone a Happy New Year. 14. TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT Town Manager Labadie reported the following: Carol Holland, Building Department Office Manager, was awarded the Permit Technician of the Year. The Florida Department of Transportation follow up meeting regarding the RRR Project is March 13 in the Library Community Room. The Collective Bargaining kickoff is underway and will commence in January. Mayor Hillman will be the Town Commission representative for this process. Town Attorney Torcivia' s Office will be assisting the Town with the collective bargaining process. He provided an update on the website content and reminded the public that the Town will be rebuilding a website for ease of use. He wished everyone a Happy New Year and said that it was going to be a busy year. 15. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 3.50 P.M. n 000nxicn i.,r, T C M t ATTEST u own ommission ee ing. �• `ORP O/p,��.• I949 i= •.00* SEAL .•* 42�t 0 R IDP�r Ya i i i Lanelda Gaskins,,,/MMC Town Clerk �Douglas Hillman, Mayor Transcribed by Lanelda Gaskins and Jaclyn DeHart z o:z 3 Date Disclaimer: Effective May 19, 2020, per Resolution No. 20-008, all meeting minutes are transcribed as a brief summary reflecting the event of this meeting. Verbatim audio/video recordings are permanent records and are available on the Town's Media Archives & Minutes webpage: https://highlandbeach-f1.municodemeetings.com/.