The Stuart City Council will meet Tuesday in special session.

The Council will discuss an amendment to the Urban Renewal Plan as well as Tax Increment Financing Assistance for Hotel Stuart.

The meeting will be held in Council Chambers at Stuart City Hall at 5:30 p.m. To join remotely by phone, dial 646-749-3122 and enter access code: 711-811-173-#.

The  Council has had communication issues with remote members speaking over top of one another, and Mayor Dick Cook is planning to switch to Zoom to alleviate some of those issues.

At the very least, Cook hopes the extra tools Zoom utilizes can make it more manageable.

“I’m going to instruct the city manager to mute people when this happens. Over the phone, it’s tough to do, but if they’re out of control, just mute them, they can listen in and if they need to talk, we can put them back on. No, it hasn’t been a very good situation lately at some of our meetings.”

Cook believes that by adding videoconferencing, members may be able to read body language or see somebody preparing to speak and adjust accordingly.

The Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday to discuss an amendment for the Urban Renewal Plan and Tax Increment Financing Assistance for Hotel Stuart.