Meeting

The only item with real operating consequences on this agenda is the Enterprise Fleet Management lease: a three year master equipment lease for about $107,040.84 to replace Village vehicles under the existing fleet program approved in 2020. That is not flashy, but it is binding and it shifts the Village from one time replacement purchases to scheduled lease payments, which helps administration keep vehicles moving through a replacement cycle instead of fighting over each unit as it ages. The practical winner is operations. The practical cost is locked in future payments over three years. After that, the agenda is mostly governance rules, not service expansion. The biggest procedural fight is the ordinance to move public meetings from 7:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. That changes who can realistically show up in person, and the burden falls on residents, business owners, and advocates who work standard hours. The companion ordinance limiting continuances matters for a different reason: it would reduce the ability to keep controversial items in limbo and require a supermajority for further delay, which shifts leverage away from stalling tactics and toward forcing decisions. The GrayRobinson lobbying renewal and the 2026 state legislative agenda are standard Tallahassee positioning. The art call for the SW 152 Street and Old Cutler Road traffic circle is a small place making step. The committee liaison item is internal politics dressed up as structure.

Statura-generated summary of the official agenda and minutes. Verbatim per-item votes and dollar figures are in the Agenda & votes tab.

Key decisions

1. Amend Section 2-44 to change the start time of public meetings from 7:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

   Pending

   This would reset when the public can access Village meetings, making attendance easier for daytime participants and harder for people tied to normal work hours.

2. Limit the number of continuances for agenda items and require a supermajority for further continuances

   Pending

   This would curb repeated delays on council items and shift leverage from members seeking to postpone action to members ready to force a decision.

3. Master Equity Lease Agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc.

   Pending

   Approves a three year vehicle replacement lease totaling about $107,040.84, locking in a scheduled fleet replacement mechanism under the Village's existing program.

4. One year renewal of state lobbying services with GrayRobinson, P.A.

   Pending

   Renews the Village's professional state lobbying contract for another year, keeping outside representation in place for Tallahassee advocacy at the Village Manager's direction.

5. 2026 state legislative agenda

   Pending

   Sets the Village's priorities for the upcoming state legislative session, giving its lobbyists and elected officials a formal platform for advocacy rather than creating a direct local policy change.

6. Call to artists for the SW 152 Street and Old Cutler Road traffic circle project

   Pending

   Authorizes advertising an updated call to artists for public art at the new traffic circle, moving the project from advisory recommendation into procurement and selection.

7. Amend Resolution 2025-04 to remove council liaisons to specific committees

   Pending

   Seeks to strip council liaison roles from certain Village committees and urges removal of the liaison to the Charter Revision Commission, making this an internal power and access fight rather than a service item.

Agenda items

7 items on the agenda. Outcomes not yet parsed from minutes.

1. 4.DResolutionpending$107KOutcome not recorded
   A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF PALMETTO BAY, FLORIDA, RELATED TO PROCUREMENT; APPROVING A MASTER EQUITY LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT, INC. BASED ON CONTINUUM APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020-43 APPROVED ON MARCH 2, 2020; AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO EXPEND BUDGETED FUNDS PER YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF THREE (3) YEARS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED SEVEN THOUSAND FORTY DOLLARS AND EIGHTY-FOUR CENTS ($107,040.84) FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF
   Sponsors: Administration and prepared by Procurement Specialist, Alessia Bencomo
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2. 3.AOrdinancependingOutcome not recorded
   AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF PALMETTO BAY, FLORIDA, RELATING TO DIVISION 2. – MEETINGS; AMENDING SECTION 2-44, “MEETINGS,” OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO MODIFY THE START TIME OF PUBLIC MEETINGS FROM 7:00 P.M. TO 4:00 P.M.; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Sponsored by Mayor Karyn Cunningham)
   Sponsors: Mayor Karyn Cunningham
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3. 3.BOrdinancependingOutcome not recorded
   AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF PALMETTO BAY, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE VILLAGE COUNCIL MAY APPROVE A CONTINUANCE OF AN AGENDA ITEM; PROVIDING FOR A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL TO APPROVE A FURTHER CONTINUANCE OF AN AGENDA ITEM; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Sponsored by Councilmember Marsha Matson)
   Sponsors: Councilmember Marsha Matson
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4. 4.AResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF PALMETTO BAY, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION 2025-04 AT SECTION 5 BY REQUESTING THE COUNCIL TO REMOVE THE COUNCIL LIAISON TO SPECIFIC VILLAGE COMMITTEES; URGING THE MAYOR TO REMOVE THE COUNCIL LIASON TO THE CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION; REQUESTING THE MAYOR TO NOT MAKE CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS TO ANY EXTERNAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE, AND RESCINDING ANY SUCH APPOINTMENTS; PROHIBITING CERTAIN CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILI
   Sponsors: Vice Mayor Mark Merwitzer
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5. 4.BResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF PALMETTO BAY, FLORIDA, RELATING TO LOBBYIST SERVICES; APPROVING A ONE-YEAR RENEWAL OF THE AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL STATE LOBBYING SERVICES WITH GRAYROBINSON, P.A. TO PROVIDE LOBBYIST SERVICES AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE VILLAGE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO APPROVE A CONTRACT FOR THESE SERVICES FOR THE NEGOTIATED AMOUNT; AUTHORIZING VILLAGE OFFICIALS TO IMPLEMENT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT; AND PROVI
   Sponsors: Administration and prepared by Village Manager, Nick Marano
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6. 4.CResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF PALMETTO BAY, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE 2026 STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA IN SUPPORT OF THE VILLAGE PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Sponsored by Mayor Karyn Cunningham)
   Sponsors: Mayor Karyn Cunningham
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7. 4.EResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE COUNCIL OF VILLAGE OF PALMETTO BAY, FLORIDA, PURSUANT TO SECTION 30-160 OF THE ART-IN-PUBLIC PLACES (AIPP) PROGRAM; ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ART-IN-PUBLIC PLACES ADVISORY BOARD TO ADVERTISE THE UPDATED “CALL TO ARTIST” FOR THE FUTURE TRAFFIC CIRCLE LOCATED AT SW 152 STREET AND OLD CULTER ROAD; IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE VILLAGE COUNCIL THAT WERE MADE AT THE MAY 13 2025 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WORKSHOP, VIA RESOLUTION 2025
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