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Votes at a glance: Safety Harbor City Commission, Oct. 6, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken Oct. 6 by the Safety Harbor City Commission, including approvals for a site plan, consent-agenda contracts, a generator purchase, Fright Nights benefactor addition, a fifth-street pond design task order, first-reading approval of Live Local Act ordinance changes, and a facility assessment study.
The Safety Harbor City Commission recorded the following formal actions and outcomes during its Oct. 6 meeting.
1) Consent agenda (two motions) — Approved (two motions, both 5-0). The consent items included contract renewals for Granicus (online permitting support) and managed-detection services; an $85,000 contract for citywide holiday-light installations (Nov. 25–Jan. 5); a $12,000 annual pest-control agreement with SWAT Exterminating; a $37,000 annual lawn-treatment agreement with Urban Horticulture Services; purchase of a 120-kW wastewater generator for $102,000 from Pinnacle Central Company; and a contract renewal with Solitude Lake Management not to exceed $10,000.
2) Firefighter EMT swearing-in — Ceremonial/administrative: Fire Chief Andrew Hawkins introduced Chase Glenn, who was sworn in as a firefighter EMT after completing probation; no formal vote required.
3) Retirement recognition and new library director introductions — Ceremonial recognitions for outgoing Library Director Lisa Cope (17 years) and introduction of new library director Brittany Norsworthy; no formal vote required.
4) Site-plan approval — Approved (motion passed 5-0). Case: subdivision of 8 single-family detached dwellings at 3404 and 3406 Enterprise Road (applicant Baker Bay Remodels and Design LLC). Approval included conditions on tree protection, ERP submittal, drainage revisions, permits for water/wastewater and operation-and-maintenance agreements; outcome: approved with staff conditions.
5) Rehearing request for waiver at 1052 Third Street North — No rehearing motion carried. City received a written request for rehearing; commissioners discussed whether new evidence or factual mistakes existed but did not schedule a rehearing at the Oct. 6 meeting.
6) Quasi-judicial hearing (other site plan items) — Applicant sworn; public comment heard; site plan item above was approved 5-0.
7) Joint walking trail with Harborside Christian Church — Motion to table until Nov. 17 failed (roll call 3–2). Commission directed staff to evaluate hazardous/trespass conditions and coordinate site visits; no project authorization granted.
8) Fright Nights 2025 benefactor addition — Approved (5-0). The commission approved adding HarborDish as a benefactor for the Oct. 24–25 Fright Nights event.
9) Fifth Street Pond improvements — Task order for hydraulic analysis and design (DRMP) — Approved (5-0). The commission authorized DRMP to proceed with analysis and design for the Fifth Street Pond improvements using previously allocated funds.
10) Ordinance 2025-O-5 — First reading approved (vote 3-2). Ordinance updates the City’s Live Local Act provisions to align with changes to the state law that took effect July 1, including clarifications on administrative approvals, parking criteria and reporting requirements; second reading and adoption scheduled for Oct. 20.
11) Facility assessment study task order (Mason, Blau & Associates) — Approved (5-0). The commission authorized a professional services task order to complete a comprehensive facility assessment and space study of city facilities and sites ($350,199 plus contingency $17,510; total $367,709 budgeted in FY26).
Votes listed above match recorded roll-call and voice votes on Oct. 6. For motions where a roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting minutes, those tallies are noted above.
