The City Commission will host a public hearing followed by a regular monthly meeting in Marble Hall and as a Zoom webinar on Thursday, November 21, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
The public hearing will cover the installation of a 33,000 lb. boat lift.
The commission meeting proper will approve changes to the city code and to the schedule of fees and fines imposed by the city.
The commission will discuss/approve a recommendation by the Planning & Zoning Board for the installation of a 33,000 lb. boat lift at 290 14th Street.
REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING
There were no Special Requests included on the agenda.
The city has changed to a consent agenda with a single vote for many "pro forma" consent action items such as approving the minutes of prior meetings, the events calendar for the year, approval of $65,577 in spending, and a warrant for $540,747.60.
Commissioners have several Ordinances and Resolutions:
The commission will discuss and approve an ordinance to amend yard waste preparation, location, and collection.
The commission will discuss and approve resolutions amending the fee schedule for building department permits and services as well as the schedule of code violations and penalties. And they will repeal a resolution designating the email addresses of KCB commissioners.
Commentary:
The Commissioners' Agenda packet will contain the full text of the ordinances, resolutions, and fee schedules but was unavailable on the city website. They are all available in person at City Hall.
New fees include building permits (with added fees for the city engineer, legal, fire safety, and many more), a new garbage service charge, variance charges, application charges, trailer parking changes, and more.
Don't we already pay Marathon Garbage Service $548.58 (on our tax bill) for trash hauling? And doesn't KCB already fine us when our cans are left out?
The schedule includes 47 revised and new violations with punitive fines ranging from $25 to the maximum $250 per day. 16 of the listed violations and their fines are brand new.
The prior commission disbanded KCB's (free) citizen-led Code Board in favor of hiring the Florida Department of Administrative Hearings to hold code proceedings. Commissioner Harding never answered these questions:
Is it true that the work formerly done by citizens didn't bring in enough revenue?
Is it true the DOAH magistrate has rubber stamped whatever the city lawyers or the code enforcer told him to do?
Isn't it true that Florida law mandates that municipal fines and fees shall raise only enough revenue to cover the cost of administering the department?
Why can KCB "sweep" thousands of dollars from the building department fees and fines into the general fund?
The Secretary-Treasurer's Report includes the November, 2024 Financial Summary.
Commissioner Harding will give the Wastewater Sampling Summary Report from November 18, 2024.
