Good evening. I'm going to go ahead and call this meeting of January 20th to order. If you will stand with me, we're going to join the mayor for prayer and the pledge. >> Please bow with me. Lord, thank you once again for the wonderful city that we live in. Thank you for the wonderful
weather. If you just warm it up a little bit, it would be great. We ask that you watch over city council tonight and provide them guidance to make sound and right decisions. We'd like to thank the staff uh for what they do for our city to keep it running smoothly and being such a wonderful place. Thank you for
our first responders who protect us on a daily basis. We ask that all we do we do in your name, Jesus Christ. Amen. Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay. Uh Kathy, could you call the role, please? >> Here. >> Bishop >> here. >> Carile >> here. >> Here. >> Here. >> Stewart >> here. If there's anyone in the audience
that has something they'd like to speak about that is not an agenda item tonight, you could fill out one of these public comment forms up here and give it to Clerk Haley. We'll get to that later in the meeting. >> Um, mayor's report. >> Uh, just a few things that in the past week that have happened. We had a chili
cook off thanks to the Rotary. It was a good event. Well, the other Rotary, right? Okay. I'm sorry. >> We made some. >> You could help out. So, well, the bathroom maybe. But >> um, we had uh able to attend Honor Flight uh fundraiser out at the track on
Sunday. They had a huge car show and and uh raised a lot of money and they take uh veterans up to DC and take them to the different memorials. So, it's a pretty pretty cool thing. Um they charter a plane, an Allegian plane for about 82,000. It's all money that's
raised uh through events like this, but it's uh they did a good job. And then yesterday uh thanks to Ada McGon for putting together Martin Luther King parade. um had a halfway decent attendance and that. So, but it was a nice cool walk. So, we missed Leonard.
He didn't show up for the first time in a long time. So, >> because he went to work at 2:30 that morning. >> Okay, that's all I had. Thank you. Uh council member reports, Mr. Car. >> Well, the chili cook off was a state
event. I think a little over 60 cars at the show and u seemed like a lot of people meandered through and uh I was going to walk guys but uh up 2:30 like cold
weather for the citrus and I just want to say something and I know everybody here got it. We got a letter in our packet. Uh someone tell talking to us about cleaning up their neighborhood. Uh they didn't sign the letter and we're we're always open to
getting letters, but I would recommend that you find out if you're in the city limits. >> They're not. >> I know. I know they aren't. I checked on it. So, uh that's a county deal, not a city deal. and we're always open to
hearing people and hearing what they have to say and doing what we can do, but there's nothing we can do outside the city limit. So, u and if uh you do send a letter, it'd be nice for your name and phone number so we could communicate
uh with with you and tell you how to find help if we can't help. So, that's what I got. >> Nothing to add. Mr. uh looking forward to next week and Jared and myself are going to Tallahassee and with the for league of
cities hopefully represent Sebring well and ask our state leaders for some money if we can get some time with them. So we're looking forward to it. Thanks for sending us should be another great event. So if anybody needs anything or wants to relay anything happy to relay
any messages. >> Did you ask them to leave the taxes. >> We will do our best. FLC is pushing really hard. Um I don't know. Do do you all read the emails and everything? They have a lot of good content, a lot of good videos, information, too. So, I
think we're all looking for the same thing, too, of We all want property tax relief, but where's the money going to come from? It'd be nice to get some clarity next week where that money could come from other than who knows. >> Yeah. Um, I also attended the chili
cookoff. Yeah, it's not my Rotary that hosted. We did uh make some chili. I think we we sold out. It was I don't know somewhere over 1,200 or so servings. Won People's Choice. Congrats to the fire department for third place in the judges. Some good chili. It was a great
event. >> You had something else you wanted to? >> Yeah, just one other thing. On the 28th at 8:30 at Gavagans, uh the pitch, we're having another little town hall mayor or uh coffee with the mayor. So just to come find out what's going on in our
city and also you know take questions and answers or whatever for people that have any ideas what they think can help promote tourism can help promote our city and and keep it as nice as what it is. So it's 8:30 it's open to the public um all businesses downtown and the
public at Gavagon. So on the 28th >> right um we're going to now move on to the consent agenda question. Any questions or comments from council on the consent agenda? >> Yeah. Um, I would like to have some conversation about item 8 C.
>> Okay. >> If we would be willing to pull that item >> C shortly. >> Okay. So, we're going to pull item 8 C for discussion um before we vote. Let's talk about it then. Did you want to just discuss it or you want to pull
it and vote on everything else instead? >> We can do two votes. >> Okay. So, we're going to pull item 8 C. Is there anything from the public on the consent agenda accepting item 8 C? Before we take a vote. >> Okay, I'll entertain a motion. >> Make a motion we accept the consent
agenda on 8C. >> Second. >> All right, we have a motion and a second. Kathy, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. All right, we will jump directly to
item 8 C then. >> So, um, we've had these conversations before. There's two items or two addresses on here, number two and three. Uh, they have put on their application they want to install the mini warehouse. Mhm.
>> Um we've we've talked about these before along with other things just on the outside of the city limits that will more often than not end up in the city limits and just wanted to see what everybody's temperature was on potentially having more of that type of
product in the city limits one day. Um, this won't stop the development from happening, but it will, you know, certainly give us a little bit of control on what happens just outside the city limits.
Well, I guess my general thought is normally I would be prone to let the market, you know, direct that course. Um, it is a little bit frustrating, I think, in this specific kind of scenario
because it's likely a building that won't won't meet our codes we allow in the city. Right. It'll most like >> it'll probably be a metal building that we wouldn't allow in the city. Correct. It's right outside the edge. It's
>> the existing use though is a is basically a warehouse already. It's, you know, a met >> on what will very likely be a major intersection one day. >> True. That's Arbuckle and MLK. >> Yes. >> Okay.
Um there's a lot of interest in the Basket Lake area which is just what norththeast or northwest of that intersection uh for future housing development. >> Okay. So,
and >> which of the two? >> I'm sorry. >> Which two and three? >> Two and three. >> Two and three. >> Yeah. >> It's currently um I think it was a citrus. >> It's a mechanic shop. >> We looked at
five acres next to it. So, >> I mean, there's a hiring community just around the corner on Bitter Lake, >> right? probably going to be hiring communities to the north as well. >> I'm I guess I'm torn on that because
it's pretty close to where our facility will be too. >> You know, the um public works what the rest of you guys think. Well, you know, I kind of agree with Roland on the fact that just we already
have codes that we can't build if we allow. We can't stop it from happening now, but uh this would definitely encourage it. My question is is it there a legal thing
that we can do? >> The research we are doing is yes you you have a say in what you where you allow these taken to give water to >> right because it's outside the city. If we're inside the city
>> okay wouldn't serve. Okay. >> All right. So I move that we approve the uh list as presented with the accession of items two and three before we take a vote. Is there any uh
comments or questions from the public office? >> Okay, seeing none can >> Okay, so this is from one through nine but we'll be admission two and three. >> Correct. >> Bishop. >> Yes. Yes. >> H.
>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Stewart. >> Yes. >> Okay. We are going to move on. Uh there is no old business or new business or business from the audience. We're going to go to item number 12A. Um attorney's business.
Take it away. >> We have before you resolution 26-05. It amends a resolution solid waste that you did with the end of last year. it uh its sole purpose is to remove three items that are described in the AIS as a
special service fee and excess weight time fee and a gate open and closing charge. And reading correctly, these haven't been used at all since we passed that rate schedule. So they're deemed unnecessary. >> Yes, sir.
>> Okay. Any questions or comments from council on this? Anything from the public? Okay. I'll entertain a motion. >> I move that we approve resolution 2026-05 as presented.
>> Second. >> All right, we have a motion and a second. Kathy, can you call the role? >> Bishop, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. All right. We're now going to move on to item number 13A, Synergy Sports
Proposal. Mr. Nik. Good evening, council. Back in November, you all had a presentation from Airstream Adventures. Jason Bud from Sports Concepting
our maximum sports that is a proposal for next payment 375 we have the potential to
fun just looking for your guidance on what not additional analysis. >> Okay. So, personally, I'm interested in moving forward. Uh, I think we should definitely ask the TDC if they will
share those costs with us. Casey, that would that come is that a possibility or would that come to a a TDC full board vote is what it would be. Okay. Okay. next CDC meeting next Thursday. >> Excuse me. A lot of the stuff I was
trying to antiquated anyway does need to be improved. >> Yeah, I mean this is a I understand this is the to pay for that next step in the study to go in detail on that that concept that they outlined.
So, you know, if we decide not to move forward, it's lost money. But, uh, my opinion, this is juice that's worth the squeeze. >> Yeah. I wouldn't have thought to even go this far if I didn't intend on moving forward. Right. Right.
>> The only concern I have too is just knowing that we're saying yes to this, but it's probably going to be a big price tag. So, we be aware that it's going to be a hefty tag whenever we do get the results, too. I would hate to get that 90% of the way there and say, "No, we don't want to do it." I think saying yes to this is
we we want to make a move. We want we are willing to move forward long term one way or the other. So I'm excited about it and all in favor of doing the additional analysis >> and I agree. I think yes we should understand that the next the next number
is higher but in theory it's there's financing component and bringing in third parties and >> going that route. You have questions or comments or discussion from council on this? Anything from the public?
Okay. I will entertain a motion. >> I move that we move forward with the feasibility study um with Synergy Sports. Second. >> Okay, we have a motion and second.
Kathy, can you call the RO, please? Bishop, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Stewart, >> yes. Right. Thank you. Moving on now to item number 13B, city administrator project report. >> So, everything on the project report
remains uh mostly unchanged. We did receive three bids or three RFPs today for the golf course. Staff has not had enough to qualify those yet.
We'll do so and we'll be coming back. >> Okay. >> Any other questions or comments for >> No, I do like the Facebook post on the Illinois whichever state it is pawn. It's well well noticed you know within I
think that was a good thing. >> Yes. Hannah, >> anything from the uh public on this project? >> Okay. >> I have a question. Have we ever have we actually forclosed on any properties?
>> Not yet. He has filed several lawsuits. Okay. Conclusion to my knowledge. >> Okay. >> Have we gotten clients instead from any of those that filed on?
Not sure. Chief's not here, so I'm not sure what the >> Okay. Okay. So, no compliance yet. All right. Thank you. >> Okay. >> Whatever. I had a lot of opportunities at that
point. >> Okay, we're going to now move on to last but not least, item number 14A table ending of our qualifying period for the city council mayor
qualifying period that ended on Friday. Um, mayor and I both there were six people to run for the three seats that are up. March 10th. Anyone in the city not registered to vote
elections office ress. >> So moved of the painting of the bills. Second. All right. We have a motion in a second. >> Kathy, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. Stewart. >> Yes.