Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag And A Moment Of Silence
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Roll Call
E
Public Participation
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Approval Of Minutes
F.6
Minutes Of The City Council: March 17, 2026, Business Meeting
The minutes from the March 17, 2026 business meeting were approved with no changes or corrections from the council. Mayor Norris briefly addressed a public speaker's prior claim that their rights were violated at the March 17 meeting, stating the speaker had actually violated council policies and procedures by returning to the podium after surrendering their time.
Vote: 5-0 (unanimous)
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Resolutions
G.7
Resolution 2026-xx Approving A Work Order For Design Services For
The council approved a work order for design services for Town Center Boulevard widening with engineering firm RSNH. The design scope ($675,000 from Town Center CRA funds) covers four-laning Town Center Boulevard from Central Avenue to Royal Palms Parkway, a new roundabout at Royal Palms and Town Center, and modernization of two existing roundabouts at Town Center/Central Avenue and Central Avenue/Landing Boulevard. Separately, approximately $15,000 in short-term interim fixes were also approved, including converting the Royal Palms/Town Center intersection to an all-way stop with flashing stop signs and converting the Old Kings Road/Town Center signal to a flashing red multi-way stop. Council discussion addressed funding sources, pedestrian safety at trail crossings, and the background of prior development approvals contributing to current congestion.
Vote: 5-0 (unanimous)
G.8
Resolution 2026-xx Approval Of A Guaranteed Maximum Price (gmp)
The council approved a Guaranteed Maximum Price contract amendment totaling approximately $6.4 million for electrical upgrades at Wastewater Treatment Facility No. 1. The work includes a new 1,000 KW generator, new switch panels, and control switches for 30-year-old electrical equipment, with construction by Wharton Smith (CMAR) and engineering services during construction by CPH. This is GMP1 in a series; GMP2 (estimated $1.2M for site work) and GMP3 (estimated $150M+ for the full plant expansion) are forthcoming. Finance Director Helena Alves confirmed the associated revenue bond was priced the same day at 4.45% interest — essentially on target with the 4.44% January projection and below the 4.85% feasibility study budget.
Vote: 5-0 (unanimous)
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Consent
H.9
Resolution 2026-xx Approving Proposed Terms With Spectrum For
Resolution approving proposed terms with Spectrum for internet and related services. Approved as part of the consent agenda (minus H.10).
Vote: 5-0 (unanimous)
H.10
Resolution 2026-xx Approving A Comprehensive Compensation And
Resolution approving a comprehensive compensation and benefit survey with Evergreen Solutions LLC for $54,500 was pulled from the consent agenda at Mayor Norris's request. After discussion about whether the survey should be done in-house versus by an outside firm, the item was tabled to the next business meeting. Staff was directed to provide a comparison of projected in-house staff hours versus contractor cost, a comparison of what comparable cities have paid Evergreen for similar work, and the meeting minutes where this council directed staff to seek an outside vendor.
Vote: 5-0 (unanimous — motion to table)
H.11
Resolution 2026-xx Approving A Master Services Agreement With Rcm
Resolution approving a Master Services Agreement with RCM Utilities, LLC for pump station improvements. Approved as part of the consent agenda (minus H.10).
Vote: 5-0 (unanimous)
H.12
Resolution 2026-xx Approving A Master Services Agreement With
Resolution approving a Master Services Agreement with Palmetto Electric Inc. for PEP pump panel and system upgrades. Approved as part of the consent agenda (minus H.10).
Vote: 5-0 (unanimous)
H.13
Resolution 2026-xx Approving Piggybacking The Sourcewell Contract
Resolution approving piggybacking the Sourcewell Contract RFP 010925 with Vermeer Corporation for tree maintenance equipment. Approved as part of the consent agenda (minus H.10).
Vote: 5-0 (unanimous)
H.14
Resolution 2026-xx Approving The Piggyback Of The State Of Florida
Resolution approving the piggyback of the State of Florida DMS contract with Petroleum Traders Corporation for bulk fuel purchases. Approved as part of the consent agenda (minus H.10).
Vote: 5-0 (unanimous)
H.15
Resolution 2026-xx Approving The First Amendment Of Master Services
Resolution approving the First Amendment of Master Services Agreement with Ceres Environmental Services, Inc. for disaster debris removal and disposal services. Vice Mayor Pontieri commended staff member Matt Mansel for ensuring the renewed contract includes performance requirements on debris haulers following timeliness issues experienced after prior hurricanes. Approved as part of the consent agenda (minus H.10).
Vote: 5-0 (unanimous)
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Public Participation
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Discussion By City Council Of Matters Not On The Agenda
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Discussion By City Attorney Of Matters Not On The Agenda
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Discussion By City Manager Of Matters Not On The Agenda
M
Adjournment
M.16
Agenda Worksheet And Calendar
M.1
Proclamation
Public Comment
Speaker
Unequal code enforcement: speaker's neighbor received a code violation notice within two days of having AC work done for lacking screening, while multiple other homes on the same street with exposed AC units have not been cited. Speaker called for equitable enforcement across the city rather than only complaint-driven enforcement.
Speaker
Road projects being started and left incomplete for weeks (specifically White View/Ravenwood and Belair Road); drainage flooding on Rimfire Road where children walk to school; e-bike riders on sidewalks not signaling their presence and threatening pedestrians.
Speaker
Multiple concerns including: characterization of the city attorney as badgering a city council candidate; general claims of city corruption and council members taking contributions from developers and voting for them; traffic safety devices being removed from streets; call for a state investigation of the city.
Speaker
Question about the city's hiring of a new assistant city manager and concern about city administrative salary levels, comparing them unfavorably to federal GS-scale pay. Speaker argued the city has had too many high-paid administrative positions since the departure of City Manager Matt Morton.
Speaker
Concern about the November 2025 ordinance change allowing commercial vehicles to be parked in residential driveways, which speaker argues is enabling employees to report to a residential home, park personal vehicles on the grass or swale, and depart in commercial work vehicles — creating traffic obstruction and operating a commercial business out of a residential zone.
Speaker
Dog licensing fee increase from $5 to $25: speaker questioned where the fee revenue goes, whether it funds the Humane Society or city salaries, and why non-compliant dog owners are not enforced against while compliant owners bear the full cost increase.
Jeremy "Fireball" Davis
Stormwater drainage and elevation: speaker described how a neighboring property sits 3 feet 2 inches higher than their P-section property, causing both surface runoff and subsurface water migration toward their property. Speaker raised concerns about how elevation differences are evaluated in the permitting approval process, noting engineering documentation can acknowledge water being directed to neighboring properties, and questioned transparency when permit documentation appears incomplete.
Speaker
Commended the city manager and staff for making meeting agenda packets available through an app/website, improving citizen access to meeting materials and enabling more informed public participation.
Speaker
Multiple concerns: (1) Boil water notices from January 2026 are missing from the city website and should be updated; (2) formal request to correct the March 17, 2026 meeting minutes, claiming the record does not reflect what occurred at the end of that meeting; (3) alleged conflict between charter Article 4 Section 7E vacancy language and Article 7 election requirements; (4) unanswered question from a city academy class about how the swell pilot program ties into the reused potable water program.
Speaker
Town Center Boulevard roundabout: speaker stated the roundabout at Town Center/Central Avenue was already designed and built for four lanes and only needs restriping, not new construction spending. Endorsed the four-laning and other dire improvements but suggested the roundabout 'modernization' may be unnecessary expenditure.
Speaker
Town Center Boulevard improvements: speaker noted a prior suggestion of a roundabout at that intersection had been met skeptically; commended the clarification and improvement effort; argued the city needs to address the root cause of the Old Kings Road/Interstate 95 bottleneck and require developers to partner in fixing traffic impacts as a condition of development approval.
Speaker
Town Center Boulevard: asked for clarification on the implementation timeline for the short-term traffic fixes (stop signs and signal conversion) and the longer-term design study timeline.
Speaker
Compensation survey: stated the survey could be done in-house without a conflict of interest concern because all data pulled can be verified through public record research, and that HR professionals have their own code of ethics.
Speaker
Compensation survey: stated that if the council has confidence in its HR department, there should be no conflict of interest in having them do the study internally, and doing so would save the city money.
Advisory Notes
— (context, A.1)
During the Telecommunicators Week proclamation, Council Member Miller raised the potential impact of the state's proposed ad valorem reduction on dispatchers specifically: because dispatchers are not classified as first responders, they may not be protected under legislative language shielding fire and police from defunding under the proposed ad valorem changes. This is distinct from the general dispatcher first-responder classification bill that failed in the current legislative session.
— (public_comment, A.3)
The Parkinson's group representative made a formal request — described as the group's third year receiving the proclamation — for the council to move beyond symbolic recognition toward concrete action: recruiting neurologists and movement disorder specialists to Palm Coast, and funding adaptive fitness programs. The representative stated the group is self-funding current programs (pickleball, speech therapy) and that Palm Coast residents must travel to Gainesville, Jacksonville, or Orlando to see neurologists, with a current 9-month wait for the two local neurologists.
— (context, G.7)
During discussion of the Town Center Boulevard widening, council members and staff discussed a Live Local Act apartment complex currently under construction near Town Center that the city had no authority to deny or condition under state law, which is contributing to the traffic problem requiring the road improvements being approved. The city's traffic engineer confirmed the traffic simulation shown does not yet account for the additional vehicle trips from that development.
— (context, G.8)
Finance Director Helena Alves confirmed that the revenue bond for the wastewater treatment plant expansion was priced the same day as this meeting (April 7, 2026) at 4.45% all-in interest rate, fully subscribed at over 6.8 times oversubscription. The feasibility study had budgeted 4.85%, and the January 2026 council presentation projected 4.44%, making the outcome essentially on target despite recent market volatility.
— (context, H.10)
Mayor Norris raised concerns that the city's total salary and staff expenditures (excluding the sheriff's department) exceed $55 million annually for approximately 630 employees, and that some top positions — specifically the newly posted deputy city manager at $175,000–$210,000 — may be above market. These comments were explicitly tied to the upcoming budget cycle and SAP discussions, not the compensation survey item itself.
— (context, J)
Mayor Norris presented an analysis by Finance Director Alves showing the city's FY 2025-26 adopted general fund budget was approximately 5% above a formula-based benchmark derived from population growth and CPI since FY 2019-20 — approximately $3.3–3.4 million above the calculated threshold. Mayor Norris stated he would like to cut ad valorem revenue by $8–10 million in the next budget cycle. The council also discussed the implication that impact fees collected have been insufficient to cover growth-related capital costs, requiring general fund transfers, and that this financial pressure coincides with a lawsuit from the Home Builders Association (HBA) over the city's updated impact fees.
— (context, null)
A public speaker (identified as speaking during the opening public comment period) raised an allegation that a current sitting council member received over $20,000 in contributions from the building/contracting industry and then voted for those developers, characterizing this as a 'Sunshine Law violation.' No specific council member was named in the transcript. This claim was made without supporting documentation and was not responded to by the council.