City Commission Meeting Summary - May 27, 2009
The City Commission met in regular session and took the following action (with Commissioner Gillum absent):
Congratulated Commissioner Gillum and his wife, R.Jai, on their nuptials the previous weekend
Commissioner Katz advised that he would be unable to attend the next meeting on June 10th, as he would be in the State of Israel celebrating his son's wedding, and the Commission congratulated him on his son's upcoming wedding
The Commission congratulated and thanked Director of Human Resources Gloria Hall McNeil on her retirement after 32 years of working for the City of Tallahassee
Item 1 - Held a meeting of the Sinking Fund Commission (SFC), with City Investment Advisory Committee Members Kim Davis, Darrin Holloman and Tom Harrison joining the City Commissioners at the dais
Discussed the proposed expansion of City Commission Policy 234, Non- Pension Investment Policy to allow an option for the investment of funds in an enhanced cash fund that would be insulated from certain risks and would be managed specifically for the City while sacrificing no credit quality
Voted 7-0 (SFC/City Commissioner Gillum absent) to approve the amendment of City Commission Policy 234, Non-Pension Investment Policy -- providing guidance for the investment of City funds not associated with the City's pension plan, investment guidelines for securities lending, separate requirements for investments in corporate securities and in municipal securities, and expanded criteria to allow options other than Florida's State Board of Administration (SBA) Local Government Investment Pool (LGIP) (Option 1 recommended by the City Treasurer-Clerk)
Item 2-5 and 7-10 - Voted 4-0 (Commissioner Gillum absent) to approve the staff's recommended actions presented in Consent Agenda Items 2-5 and 7-10, taking the action shown:
Item 2 - Reappointed Maribel Nicholson-Choice to serve on the Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Commission/Local Planning Agency (LPA) to a term expiring June 2012 (recommended by Mayor Marks)
Item 3 - Approved revisions to City Commission Policy 112 reflecting changes made to the City Commission Agenda format and protocol (Option 1 recommended by the City Manager's Office)
Item 4 - Approved an amendment to P.O. #0001022634, in the amount of $98,804.81, to Central Electric Manufacturing Company for the purchase of a supply of metalclad switchgear, required for the expansion of Substation BP12 (Option 1 recommended by Electric Utility)
Item 5 - Approved the award of RFP No. 0039-09-RM-RC, Power Plant Chemical Treatment Program - A.B. Hopkins and Sam O. Purdom Generating Stations, to Nalco Company, the vendor receiving the highest ranking from the selection committee, for a base period of three years; and authorized staff to exercise the contract extension provisions for up to an additional two years, with an economic adjustment to be applied in year four and year five (Option 1 recommended by Electric Utility)
Item 6 - PULLED FOR DISCUSSION a request for approval of a Local Agency Program (LAP) Supplemental Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to increase funding available for the construction of the Campbell Connector, a shared use path from the St. Marks Trail at the intersection of Gaile Avenue and South Monroe Street to Jack McLean Park at the intersection of Paul Russell Road and Zillah road (brought forward by Public Works/Project Management) - SEE BELOW
Item 7 - Approved a request to apply for, execute and administer the 2007 Section 5316 JARC funding in the amount of $139,757; the 2007 Section 5317 NFP funding in the amount of $42,761; and the 2008 Section 5317 NFP funding in the amount of $46,193 (Option 1 recommended by StarMetro)
Item 8 - Approved a request to submit the application, and upon award, execute and expend the funding from Section 5307 FTA Grant in the amount of $2,601,545 (Option 1 recommended by StarMetro)
Item 9 - Approved participation in the coalition to conduct two Stormwater Regulatory/Compliance Related Studies and authorize funding in the amount of $40,000 available in Stormwater Management Project No. 03084 - Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) (Option 1 recommended by Underground Utilities/Water Resources Engineering)
Item 10 - Approved the minutes of the Regular City Commission meetings of March 11 and 25, 2009 (recommended by the City Treasurer-Clerk/Records Management)
Item 6 (pulled from Consent) - Voted 4-0 (Commissioner Gillum absent) to approve a LAP Supplemental Agreement with FDOT to reimburse the City for actual costs in an amount not to exceed $618,000 that were directly related to the design, construction, and construction engineering and inspection (CEI) of the Campbell Connector - Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Project; and authorized the Mayor to execute the LAP Supplement Agreement (Option 1 recommended by Public Works/Project Management)
Directed staff to report back to the Commission in July on the fast-tracking of this project
Item 11 - DELETED FROM THE AGENDA the presentation of a report by Mr. Charles Pattison, of the 1000 Friends of Florida, on the April 28, 2009 Wakulla Springs Symposium presented (brought forward by Commissioner Lightsey) - to be rescheduled for June 10, 2009
Item 12 - Voted 4-0 (Commissioner Gillum absent) to return to the Good News Outreach Ministries unspent grant funds, in the amount of $17,934.20, remaining from the $25,081.10 previously provided to the City's Streets and Drainage Division for needed drainage and roadway improvements for the Maryland Oaks Crossing rent-subsidized affordable housing project, located off Bicycle Road in west Tallahassee, completed for a total cost of $7,146.90 (Option 1 recommended by Public Works/Streets & Drainage)
Item 13 - Voted 4-0 (Commissioner Gillum absent) to approve the lease of one acre of City-owned property in the Providence Neighborhood to the Delta Kappa Omega Foundation to develop and operate the Providence Community Center, subject to the terms and conditions referenced in the agenda item (Option 1 recommended by Economic and Community Development [ECD])
Item 14 - Voted 4-0 (Commissioner Gillum absent) to adopt Resolution No. 09-R-14, supporting the membership apportionment plan of the Capital Region Transportation Planning Agency (CRTPA) to include all of Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon and Wakulla Counties; and designated Commissioners Katz and Mustian as alternate members of the CRTPA (Option 1 recommended by CRTPA as amended)
Item 15 - Voted 4-0 (Commissioner Gillum absent) to approve and authorize the City Manager or her designee to execute the Tallahassee Community College (TCC) "C-Pass" Agreement, a two-year agreement to provide transit services to enrolled TCC students (Option 1 recommended by StarMetro)
Item 16 - Voted 4-0 (Commissioner Gillum absent) to approve the 2009 Transit Development Plan (TDP) Minor Update, allowing the City's transit system to continue to provide service to the community and offsetting the use of City funds (Option 1 recommended by StarMetro)
Item 17 - Held a public hearing and voted 4-0 (Commissioner Gillum absent) to adopt Ordinance No. 09-Z-10, rezoning approximately 0.64 acres located on the east end of Briarcliff Road at the intersection of East Tennessee Street and Briarcliff Road from OR-1 (Office Residential-1) to OR-1 with HPO (Historic Preservation Overlay, and adding the property to the Local Register of Historic Places, based on the findings of the Planning Commission and any evidence submitted at the hearing (Option 1 recommended by Planning)
There were no speakers on this item.
Item 18 - Held the second and final public hearing, and voted 4-0 (Commissioner Gillum absent) to adopt Ordinance no. 09-O-18, amending the Land Development Code to update the Central Urban (CU) zoning districts, repealing obsolete code sections related thereto, and finalizing the CU rezoning project (PTX 090003) (Option 1 recommended by Planning)
There were no speakers on this item.
Item 19 - Held a public hearing and voted 4-0 (Commissioner Gillum absent) to adopt Ordinance No. 09-O-22, introduced on April 22, 2009, creating the Red Light Camera Safety program to monitor vehicles running red lights, based on the findings of fact and conclusions as presented and any evidence submitted at the hearing -- taking no action on how to implement the ordinance (brought forward by Public Works)
Requested that staff bring back a recommendation on how to implement the ordinance and suggested some potential issues that could be considered, including fast-tracking the implementation of the program without going through the City's RFP process, the possibility of adding some additional intersections, extending the yellow light, and the administrative impact of selecting two or more vendors
The following persons appeared before the Commission relative to this item:
- Mr. Evan Power, 2740 W. Tharpe Street #307 (opponent)
- Ms. Suzanne Martin, ACS Sales Director, 6324 Pickney Hill Road (proponent)