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>> WELCOME RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORS, AND GUESTS.
[CALL TO ORDER]
BEFORE WE OPEN THIS MEETING, WILL START WITH AN INVOCATION AND A PLEDGE LED BY COMMISSIONER WATERS.>> THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, THANK YOU FOR BLESSINGS THAT WE HAVE HAD THIS VETERANS DAY WEEKEND.
REMEMBER ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT HAVE SERVED HIS COUNTRY ALL OVER THE WORLD.
WE PRAY FOR THOSE MEN AND WOMEN FIGHTING NOW FOR OUR COUNTRY AND OTHERS.
FOR THESE MEN AND WOMEN, WE HAVE FREEDOMS. WE HAVE A LOT OF FREEDOMS. THIS COUNTRY ENJOYS IT, AND ONE OF THIS DEMOCRACY.
OR WE CAN GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT WHAT MATTERS TO ALL THE PEOPLE OF THIS TOWN, AND TRY TO MAKE DECISIONS.
I JUST PRAY THAT HE WILL LEAD US AND GUIDE US.
WHAT IS IMPORTANT IN YOUR EYES.
I JUST THINK YOU'VE HEARD AND FORGIVEN US IN YOUR NAME UP HEAVEN.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. THIS MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING DATED NOVEMBER 13TH, 2023 WILL NOW COME TO ORDER.
DONNA, CAN YOU DO A ROLL CALL, PLEASE?
>> THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS ITEM ONE,
[1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES,1A IS APPROVED MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2023.COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS OR CHANGES? HEARING NONE THE MINUTES STAND IS PRESENTED.
ITEM 1B IS APPROVED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2023.
ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR AMENDMENTS? HEARING NONE.
THOSE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 2 WHICH IS COURTESY OF THE FLOOR.
[2. COURTESY OF FLOOR TO VISITORS]
WE ACTUALLY HAVE AT LEAST ONE OR TWO CITIZENS SIGNED IN FOR THAT.BUT WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY START WITH ITEM 2A, A PROCLAMATION TO FLETCHER INTERACT CLUB.
I'M GOING TO ASK AT THE END OF THE READING OF THIS, I'D LIKE TO MEET AT THE LECTERN WITH EMMA.
GOOD. THEN AFTER I PRESENT TO EMMA, I WOULD LIKE ALL THE INTERACTORS TO COME UP FOR A PHOTO.
JOE, I'D LIKE YOU TO BE IN THAT.
DO WE STILL HAVE DOUG BROWN HERE? [OVERLAPPING] DOUG, WILL YOU SIT UP STRAIGHT SO I CAN SEE [LAUGHTER] BEFORE I READ THIS, I'M GOING TO TAKE SOME LICENSE BECAUSE I AM A FLETCHER GRADUATE FROM ANOTHER CENTURY GUYS, BUT I WENT THERE.
BUT I WANT TO JUST PUNCTUATE, IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THINGS TO BUILD FOR THE FUTURE, AND YOU YOUNG PEOPLE ARE OUR FUTURE.
I DON'T KNOW WHICH, IF ANY, LIVE IN ATLANTIC BEACH.
BUT REGARDLESS, I HOPE ONE DAY THAT ONE OF YOU IS SITTING AT THIS DIAS, MAYBE EVEN SITTING HERE AS MAYOR AND YOU CAN DO IT.
BUT I WANT TO PUNCTUATE THIS BY SAYING, OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, THERE HAD BEEN MANY TIMES THAT FLETCHER INTERACT WAS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF, IF NOT THE TOP CLUB IN THE SOUTHEAST.
THAT REALLY GOES TO THE HARD WORK OF PEOPLE LIKE DOUG BROWN WHO IS SITTING IN THE BACK AND DOUG BROWN IS NOT HIS DAY, BUT I WANT TO MENTION THIS.
DOUG BROWN WAS AN INTERACTOR AT FLETCHER AND WAS THE PRESIDENT OF INTERACT SO MANY DECADES AGO WHEN HE WAS A TEENAGER ATTENDING FLETCHER AND HE CAME BACK TO TEACH IT FLETCHER, HE REINVIGORATED INTERACT, AND TODAY I'M JUST SO DELIGHTED TO KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE ENGAGED IN MY CITY VOLUNTEERING.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'M GOING TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION AND APPRECIATION AND RECOGNITION OF THE DEDICATED SERVICE OF DUNCAN U. FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOL INTERACT CLUB.
WHEREAS ROTARY INTERACT CLUBS BRING TOGETHER YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 12-18 TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS WHILE DISCOVERING THE POWER OF SERVICE ABOVE SELF.
WHEREAS THE DUNCAN U. FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOL INTERACT CLUB MEMBERS, KNOWN AS INTERACTORS, ROUTINELY ASSIST THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH CULTURAL ARTS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT WITH SPECIAL EVENTS GIVING MOST GENEROUSLY OF THEIR TIME, TALENTS AND ENERGY.
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WHEREAS THE CURRENT FLETCHER INTERACTORS, ALL OF WHOM ARE CARRYING OUT SERVICE ABOVE SELF.OUR KENNETH MILLER, NATHAN THUKER, LOVUS LATEHOUSING, NICHOLAS CYRIL, NATASHA CYRIL, HUDSON PAIN.
ANDREW MERKEL, DYLAN WALKER, TJ LEE, OLIVIA VILLEGAS, ROWAN, ARTHUR, TESSIE, TAVIS, GECEL, REYES, CARSON SCHUBERT, KATE GALLAGHER, GRACIE PRICE, MARIO LEVITT, ROBERT TRILINEAR, LAUREN HUTTON, AND NATHAN BERNARD.
WHEREAS YOUNG VOLUNTEERS SERVING AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS A WAY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.
WHEREAS FLETCHER INTERACTORS PARTICIPATE IN DOZENS OF OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE BEACHES COMMUNITY AS WELL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ASSISTING WITH BEACHES TOWN CENTER FESTIVALS AND DREAMS COME TRUE EVENTS, SUPPORTING MISSION HOUSE AND BEACHES, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE MINISTRY, AND WORKING WITH LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.
WHEREAS YOUTH VOLUNTEERS SERVING THEIR GENERATION WITH EXCELLENCE WILL IN TURN RESULT IN THEIR GENERATION LEADING WITH EXCELLENCE.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT I CURTIS, BOARD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE CITIZENS OF ATLANTIC BEACH, EXPRESS ENORMOUS GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO THE DUNCAN U. FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOL INTERACT CLUB MEMBERS AND SPONSORS FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
IN WITNESS WHEREFORE I HAVE SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH TO BE A FIXED TO THIS THIS 13TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023. [INAUDIBLE] EFFORT ON VOLUNTEERS.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE PART OF THIS AND CELEBRATED THIS IS FOUR YEAR INTERACT [INAUDIBLE]
I'M GOING TO GO NOW. HERE WE GO.
>> I WANTED TO SAY IS WE DIDN'T GO TO THEM.
THEY CAME TO US AND SAID, HOW CAN WE HELP?
>> ACTUALLY HE SAYS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT [INAUDIBLE].
>> WELL, THEY'D BEEN LED BY THE BEST.
MR. BROWN IS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE, SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE.
YOU CAN LEAVE ANYTIME YOU WISH.
DON'T BE BASHFUL, BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY AND REGARDLESS OF WHEN YOU LEAVE TONIGHT, PLEASE COME BACK AND SIT IN ON A SESSION AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
ITEM 2B IS A PROCLAMATION FOR WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA.
I'M NOT GOING TO READ THAT BECAUSE THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE DELIVERED AT BEACHES MEMORIAL PARK ON DECEMBER 16TH AT 9:00 AM.
ANYBODY WATCHING, ANYBODY HERE TONIGHT IF YOU CAN JOIN US AT 9:00 AM ON DECEMBER 16TH, IT'S JUST A GREAT EVENT TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN IT.
THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THEY ARE THE ONES THAT REPRESENT WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA AT OUR LOCAL EVENTS. PLEASE COME.
>> MAY I MAKE PAYBACK ON THAT?
>> THE WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA, MAINTENANCE TO DECORATE EVERY VETERAN'S GRAVE OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY AND THEY DO SO WITH THE HELP OF THE COMMUNITY.
WHEN YOU SPONSOR A WREATH AND WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO COME TO THE WREATH LAYING PART OF THE PROCESS, YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE NAME OF A SPECIFIC VETERAN AND DIRECTED TO THAT PERSON'S GRAVE.
WE'LL READ THE NAME AND THE SERVICE AND THEIR DATES.
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THERE'S AN OLD SAYING THAT SAYS, PEOPLE DIE TWICE, ONCE WHEN THEY'VE TAKEN THEIR LAST BREATH AND THE OTHER TIME IS WHEN PEOPLE SAY THEIR NAME FOR THE LAST TIME.IN TAKING PART OF THIS YOU WILL BE SAYING THAT PERSON'S NAME AND RECOGNIZING THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.
YOU CAN SPONSOR A WREATH THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE OR YOU CAN GET YOUR WHOLE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO BUY SEVERAL WREATHS TO LAY.
IT IS A LOVELY CEREMONY IT'S A NICE ADJUNCT TO VETERANS DAY TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE REMEMBERED BY NAME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER, WELL SAID.
WE'LL MOVE RIGHT INTO OUR COURTESY OF THE FLOOR, DONNA, HOW MANY PEOPLE?
>> OKAY. HERE ARE THE RULES ON PRESENTING DURING COURTESY OF THE FLOOR.
IT'S YOUR FLOOR FOR THE PERFUNCTORY FIVE-MINUTES.
TODAY, WE'LL STICK WITH FIVE-MINUTES.
YOU CAN SPEAK ON MOST ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON, BUT NO ATTACKING PEOPLE.
LET'S KEEP IT CIVIL. LET'S CALL ON OUR FIRST PRESENTER.
>> WELL, I WANT TO SAY [INAUDIBLE] LEADERSHIP AND EVERYTHING.
VERY [INAUDIBLE] TO KEEP ON RUNNING, YOUR OPINION.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. MY NAME IS RICK MCCABET.
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE ROYAL POEM SECTION OF ATLANTIC BEACH.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO MAKE PERFECTLY CLEAR.
WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH OUR MAYOR, WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH ALL THE CITIES SERVICES RECEIVED EXCEPT ONE AND THAT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT.
THE REASON I SAY THAT IS IN ROYAL POEMS, WE HAVE A MAJOR CODE ENFORCEMENT PROBLEM AND CODE VIOLATION PROBLEM.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE CITY HAS A PROCESS, BUT WE DON'T SEE ANY RESULTS OUT THERE.
AN EXAMPLE IS THEY'VE GOT AN ORDINANCE THERE.
A CODE OF ORDINANCES CLEARLY STATES VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE PARKED IN GRASSY AREAS ON A LANDSCAPE LOT WERE ROUTINELY PARKED.
WHAT THAT MEANS TO ME ROUTINELY, I MEAN, I KNOW ON HOLIDAYS AND WEEKENDS YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE OVER.
WE HAVE PEOPLE OVER THE PARK THERE.
YOU HAVE TO. BUT ROUTINELY, I'M JUST CITING TWO EXAMPLES.
THERE'S ONE ON THE AKUNAH ROAD.
THEY ALWAYS HAVE LIKE FIVE VEHICLES THERE ONE IS A FULL TRAILER, TWO OF THEM ARE TARPED, AND IT'S JUST A VIOLATION.
THERE'S ONE KABBALAH ROAD, THERE'S A JUNK CAMPER, THERE'S JUNK CARS, THERE'S OTHER STUFF BROKEN DOWN THE FRONT YARD AND YOU DON'T NEED TO SEE MY EMAILS OR PICTURES DRIVE-BY OF AKUNAH ROAD AND DRIVE BY KABBALAH ROAD.
BUT WHAT'S MOST TROUBLING TO OUR AREAS, ON AN EMAIL I GOT IT SAYS AT THIS TIME WE'RE NOT ENFORCING THIS SECTION OF THE CODE AND STAFF IS IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE CODE SECTION.
WE'RE CURIOUS HOW LONG THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE GOING TO TAKE, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? BUT HAVING SAID ALL THAT, I HAVE TWO PROPOSALS, THOSE ARE THE TWO EXAMPLES.
THERE'S OTHER THINGS HERE. THERE'S FALLING DOWN FENCES, THERE'S TRASH IN YARD, BUT I'D RATHER JUST STICK WITH THE TWO MAIN THINGS.
BUT MY TWO MAIN PROPOSALS ARE ONE, LOOK AT OTHER PLACES MUNICIPALITIES.
LOOK AT THE VOLUSIA COUNTY, LOOK ON THEIR WEBSITE.
THEY'VE GOT A PROCESS THEY FOLLOW.
THEY HAVE A CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD THAT MEETS EVERY TWO MONTHS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IF YOU NEED VOLUNTEERS FROM CITIZENS, SHE'D BE HAPPY TO VOLUNTEER.
[LAUGHTER] BUT I'M JUST SAYING THAT WAY THE CITIZENS CAN WORK TOGETHER AND WE'D BE OPEN TO THAT.
BUT WHAT THEY DO IS ON THEIR WEBSITE, THEY POST A PDF EACH MEETING EVERY TWO MONTHS OR SOMETHING.
THIS IS THE ADDRESS. THIS IS THE VIOLATION.
THIS IS THE CODE THAT WAS BROKEN AND THIS IS HOW LONG YOU HAVE TO FIX IT.
YOU CAN LOOK AT SUBSEQUENT MONTHS AND SEE THAT IT'S EITHER A FINE OR WENT TO THE MAGISTRATE AND THEY GOT FINED OR IT WAS RESOLVED.
WE AS CITIZENS, I THINK WE'D BE ABLE TO WANT TO HELP THE CURRENT DEPARTMENT AND TO TRY TO IMPROVE.
THE SECOND OPTION IS TAKE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT PIECE HERE, MOVE IT NOW SOURCES AND YOU COULD SAVE MONEY HERE AND OUTSOURCE IT.
I CAN SHOW YOU EXAMPLES OF IT THAT MANAGE CONDOS, APARTMENTS, THEY CODE ENFORCED LARGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AND WHAT THEY'LL DO IS AN EXAMPLE I'VE SEEN NOTICES.
THE OWNER GETS AN EMAIL. HERE'S A PICTURE OF YOUR VIOLATION.
HERE'S THE CODE THAT WAS BROKEN.
HERE'S HOW MUCH TIME YOU HAVE TO RESOLVE IT, AND THAT'S IT.
ONE, OUTSOURCE IT, THE OTHER ONE, LET'S WORK TOGETHER AND TRY AND KEEP IT HERE AND GET THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BETTER.
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I'VE GOT REAL TOURS THAT WILL TELL YOU THERE'S HOMEOWNERS HAVE LOST TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WHEN THEY SELL A HOUSE BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY GOT NEXT DOOR THAT WE COULD ENFORCE, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE EVER CAME BACK ON THAT, BUT I'VE GOT A REALTOR THAT WOULD SPEAK ON THAT.
THE FINAL THING IS I'M ABOUT OUT OF TIME.
THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COPING MECHANISMS. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THIS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME SO AS DARK.
ANY VISITORS THAT COME IN, NEW VISITORS IS DARK AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SEE IT.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE CAR LAW OR THE SALVAGE YARD.
THE OTHER COPING MECHANISM IS DURING THE DAY.
YOU CAN BET WHEN I HAVE SOMEONE COME OVER I'M BRINGING THEM ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE AKUNAH.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT YOUR GPS SAYS.
YOU'RE NOT COMING BY THIS CAR LOT.
I'LL BRING HIM IN THE WEST SIDE AND THEY COME OUT.
THE ROADS LITTLE TORE UP HERE.
YOU'RE GOING OUT THE OTHER SIDE, YOU'RE STAYING ON THE WEST SIDE.
THAT'S JUST SOME COPING MECHANISMS WE USE.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT OUT THERE AND IT'S ON BEHALF OF MY NEIGHBORS ON OIL PALMS AND MYSELF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING AND LAST THING.
PERFECTLY HAPPY WITH OUR MAYOR, PERFECTLY HAPPY WITH ALL THE SERVICES AND LET'S GET CODE ENFORCEMENT.
WE'RE PERFECTLY HAPPY WITH THEM.
THERE'LL BE A WIN-WIN FOR ALL OF US. CHEERS. THANKS.
>> GOOD EVENING, JANE STEVENS, 2243 BEACH, TRAIL.
THIS LAST TWO WEEKS AGO, I THINK I WENT TO THE OPEN HOUSE OF THE PARKS MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE HOSTED BY AMANDA SQ.
THERE WERE THREE CITY EMPLOYEES THERE, I GUESS FOUR, IF YOU COUNT, COMMISSIONER KELLY, AND ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT CITIZENS AND I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THAT TURNOUT.
WHEN IT COMES UP IN CONVERSATION AS IT SOMETIMES DOES THAT I VOLUNTEER FOR THE CITY'S ARTS AND RECOMMENDING PEOPLE ARE LIKE, OH, WE NEED TO DO THIS, WE NEED TO DO THAT, HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS, THE BEACH WALK OVER THAT AND I'M LIKE, HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WRITING IT DOWN OR PUTTING IT IN AN EMAIL? THERE'S THIS REALLY COOL SURVEY THAT I SUPPOSE EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS ABOUT, BUT EVEN INTERACT FOLKS, IF THERE'S ANY OF THEM THAT ARE FROM ATLANTIC BEACH, WE LOVED THE INPUT OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE ON THIS SURVEY.
I WAS STARTLED WHEN I ASKED AMANDA I SAID, WHAT WOULD YOU THINK WOULD BE A GREAT AMOUNT OF NUMBER OF SURVEYS? SHE SAID, I WOULD LOVE TO GET 200 SURVEYS AND I'M LIKE, WHOA, THERE ARE NORTH OF 13,000 CITIZENS IN ATLANTIC BEACH, AND SHE'S HOPING FOR 200 SURVEYS TO GET COMPLETED.
I JUST WANT TO READ REAL QUICK.
HERE'S THE SUM OF THE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PARKS ARE REPRESENTED IN THE SURVEY.
YOU CAN COMMENT ON ANYTHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU.
THIS IS BALLPARK, REMOVE BERM AROUND TREES, BIKE PARKING, ENTRANCES, RELOCATE UPS, MAILBOX.
THEY'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO TRY TO HELP US AND I REALLY HOPE THAT IF YOU HAVE A NEIGHBOR, YOU CAN GET TO TAKE THE SURVEY.
YOU TAKE THE SURVEY BECAUSE IT'LL MAKE HER JOB EASIER AND I THINK WE WOULD DO A BETTER JOB AS A RECREATION COMMITTEE, IF WE KNEW MORE ABOUT WHAT BOTHERS PEOPLE OR WHERE TO PUT THE MONEY OR WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING? I DID WANT TO SAY THAT I GOOGLED COAB PARKS SURVEY, AND IT CAME RIGHT UP.
IF YOU CAN GET FIVE PEOPLE, I THINK THERE'S 25 PEOPLE IN THE ROOM AND IF EACH OF US GOT EIGHT, THAT WOULD GET HER HER 200 BUT I'M GOING TO TRY.
ANYWAY IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY OR YOU CAN TAKE THE SURVEY OR JUST LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET HER HER 200 SURVEYS SO THAT SHE CAN DO A BETTER JOB IN THE ARTS AND RECOMMEND YOU CAN DO A BETTER JOB. THAT'S IT.
I FEEL REALLY GOOD TONIGHT THAT THERE'S JUST A ARROW ON MY BACK AND NOT A TARGET IN THE VIDEO.
BUT ALL JOKING ASIDE, I'M SPEAKING A LITTLE EARLIER TONIGHT, COURTESY FORCE.
I DON'T TAKE CARE OF YOUR TIME DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
YOU HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON 9A AND I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU IN NO WAY AM I HERE TO SUGGEST WHAT YOU SHOULD VOTE, HOW YOU SHOULD VOTE BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT.
I KNOW EACH OF YOU HAVE DONE YOUR DELJOIDS ON EVERYTHING AND YOU UNDERSTAND IT.
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BUT I WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING THAT MAY PORT SIDE IS A VERY INTERESTING AREA AND UNDER MY TURN, WE MADE SOME CHANGES OVER THERE BECAUSE WE FOUND OUT HOW WE CAN IMPROVE IT FOR THE COMMERCIAL BUSINESS AND FOR THE RESIDENTS.THIS WAS ONE OF THEM WITH OCEAN SIDE COLLISION THAT WE JUST MISSED.
WE MISSED IT AND OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT, IT WAS JUST A SMALL THING.
I'M JUST GIVING YOU MY SUPPORT ON THAT.
I THINK I COMMEND YOU TO PASS THE FIRST TIME.
I HOPE IT CONTINUES TO PASS THIS TIME BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY AND WE SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THAT ONE.
I WASN'T GOING TO SAY THIS TONIGHT, BUT I WILL AFTER THE GENTLEMAN SPOKE ABOUT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT.
HE'S ONE THING TONIGHT, WHEN YOU VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT, WE WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE, WITH OCEAN SIDE COLLISION WITHOUT A TRUE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER GOING DOING THEIR JOB WITHOUT BEING REPORTED FROM A CITIZEN AND WE NEED TO REALLY TRUST.
THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR EVERYBODY.
IT COULD BACKFIRE ON ME, BUT WE NEED TO STRESS THAT OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ENFORCES THE CODES BECAUSE UNDER THE STATE LAW, THE STATE LAW CHANGED IT AND THERE IS NO MORE.
YOU CAN'T JUST CALL AND SAY, I WANT TO TELL ABOUT MY NEIGHBOR.
I WANT TO TELL ABOUT SOMETHING BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO TELL YOU WHO REPORTED IT.
THIS THIS INCIDENT CAME FROM A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER GOING OUT, SEEING IT, THE VIOLATION WROTE IT AND LOOK AT THE POSITIVE SIDE, IT'S MOVED TO.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.
THERE'S A POSITIVE SIDE TO GO FROM A VIOLATION, PROBABLY NOT POSITIVE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE HERE TONIGHT, BUT IT'S PROBABLY NOT POSITIVE FOR OCEAN SIDE BUT IN THE LONG RUN, IT WORKS ITSELF OUT.
WE WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN ABOUT IT BECAUSE MAYBE NOBODY WOULD EVER REPORTED IT, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, I'M NOT GOING TO REPORT MY NEIGHBOR BECAUSE THEY'RE MY NEIGHBOR.
I'M NOT GOING TO REPORT OTHER THINGS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT MY NAME OUT THERE AND NOW BECAUSE I WOULD BE ASHAMED OF IT, IT'S NOT OUR JOB TO DO THAT, TO ENFORCE IT.
BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THERE IS A POSITIVE SIDE TO CODE ENFORCEMENT.
IT'S NOT AN EASY JOB AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO.
MR. KILLINGSWORTH, WELCOME AND I HOPE THAT I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING AT THE MAY PORT PARTNERSHIP MEETING.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THANK YOU.
>> WE USUALLY DON'T RESPOND DURING COURTESY THE FLOOR, BUT I DO HAVE TO COMMENT TO WHAT WAS SAID EARLIER.
SO IF YOU GET YOUR 200 FROM TONIGHT WE'LL BE AT 411.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS?
>> DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT DID NOT SIGN IN THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? COME ON UP AND THEN DO YOU WANT HER TO FILL OUT A CARD AFTERWARDS? PLEASE.
>> HELLO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TONY CHENEY.
I AM A LITTLE NERVOUS, ALLERGIES BOTHER ME, SO PLEASE I'LL BE REALLY QUICK.
I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING NEW THAT I HAVE FOUND THAT I'M WORKING ON.
I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT HOME TOWN HOUSE OWNER SINCE THE END OF 2015, HERE AT ATLANTIC BEACH AND I LOVE IT.
I'M DUNCAN FLETCHER AND MY DAUGHTER JUST GRADUATED IN 2023.
DOZEN FLETCHER, SO PRETTY COOL TO STUDENTS.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF INTO THAT.
I AM WORKING WORKING ON AN ORDINANCE THAT I HAVE RECENTLY COME ACROSS AS BACKYARD HENS, AND I WAS LOOKING INTO IT MORE ABOUT THAT BECAUSE APPARENTLY IN THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH THERE WERE ALLOWED, BUT ONLY FOR HOMEOWNERS AND NOT PEOPLE WHO ARE IN TOWN HOMES, MULTI DUPLEXES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND SEE HOW THIS MEETING IS AND ALL THAT STUFF TO SEE IF THERE'S A WAY I CAN AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO ALLOW TOWN HOME OWNERS AND DUPLEX OWNERS IF THEY HAVE THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF YARD TO ACTUALLY OWN BACKYARD HENS BECAUSE THAT WAS RECENTLY CITED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT.
I WAS ALWAYS TAUGHT MY CODE ENFORCEMENT.
THAT WAS ALL. I WANTED TO SAY, NICE TO MEET YOU ALL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYONE ELSE? I THINK WE'VE GOTTEN TO EVERYBODY.
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WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE COURTESY OF THE FLOOR AND WE GO TO ITEM 3,[3. CITY MANAGER REPORTS]
WHICH IS A CITY MANAGER REPORTS. MR. KILLINGSWORTH.>> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COMMISSION.
I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO ACCEPT THE NINTH DAY CALENDAR.
THE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE ON THERE, WELL TWO NEW ITEMS. THERE'S A TENTATIVE TOWN HALL MEETING THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR 10:00 AM SATURDAY, JANUARY 20TH AND AS WE DISCUSSED LAST MEETING, I HAVE TALKED WITH LINDA OLLENEAR, SHE'S WILLING TO HELP US WITH OUR PRIORITY SETTINGS AGAIN.
THERE'S A TENTATIVE MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 29TH OR PRIORITY SETTING SESSION.
WITH THAT, IF I CAN GET TO CONSENSUS TO APPROVE THE AGENDA?
>> LET'S SEE. WE'LL GO TO ITEM 4.
[4. REPORTS AND/OR REQUESTS FROM CITY COMMISSIONERS]
FIRST, FROM CITY COMMISSIONERS, LET'S START WITH THE COMMISSIONER RING, PLEASE.>> YES. I JUST ATTENDED THE BEACHES VETERANS MEMORIAL SERVICE ON SATURDAY ALONG WITH MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR.
WAS A FANTASTIC SERVICE, VERY MOVING.
I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH FOR A GREAT TRUNK OR TREAT THAT I PARTICIPATED IN WITH MY CHILDREN.
THE HAUNTED HOUSE THAT ABPD HAD WAS AWESOME.
MY FAVORITE WAS THE KISSING BOOTH OF THE C4, SHE WAS SO ADORABLE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DID TO THE CITY AND ABPD.
I KNOW WE ALREADY APPROVED SEPTEMBER 25TH MINUTES, BUT I DID FIND ONE TYPO UNDER 9A.
IT SAYS, "ALMOST HOMEY." THAT WAS IT.
I KNOW MS. STEVENS MENTIONED THE SURVEY FOR PARKS AND THE PARKS MASTER PLAN.
I DID HAVE IT ON JUST TO GIVE A GREAT SHOUT-OUT TO AMANDA ASKEW YOU AND HER TEAM FOR COMING UP WITH THAT.
I DID COMPLETE IT AND SEE THAT IT DOES GO INTO DETAIL ON EACH AND EVERY PART THAT WE HAVE AND YOU CAN VOICE ALL YOUR CONCERNS THERE.
I'VE BEEN SHARING IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT MAYBE QR CODES ON SIGNS THAT YOU PUT UP AT THE PARK'S ENTRANCE WHEN YOU WALK IN.
THOSE WHO ARE WALKING INTO JACK RUSSELL, THEY SEE THE QR CODE, FILL UP THE SURVEY.
THAT'S JUST ANOTHER IDEA TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN COMPLETING THAT SURVEY, AND THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER WATERS?
>> YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THE WHOLE VETERANS DAY SERVICE.
THAT SPEAKER WAS UNBELIEVABLE AND I TALKED TO MRS. WATERS, THE LATE WATERS' WIFE WHOSE HUSBAND EDWARD WATERS WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS SERVICE.
BUT WHAT SHE SAID BEFORE THE SERVICE ACTUALLY STARTED WAS SHE SAID, "EDWARD, WHENEVER HIS LAST DAYS, HE WONDERED IF ANYBODY WOULD EVER REALLY THINK ABOUT HIS SERVICE OR RECOGNIZE HIS SERVICE." I WONDER HOW MANY VETERANS THINK THAT.
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE SCOTT WILLIAMS AND HIS CREW, THEY DID THAT FENCE IN LESS THAN A WEEK. THAT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
BUT LENNY JEVIC ALSO MENTIONED IN AN EMAIL TO POTENTIALLY HAVE SOME TYPE OF SHADE STRUCTURE OVER THE FIELD OUT THERE FOR EVENTS.
THIS WAS NOT BAD THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS CLOUDY BUT LAST YEAR WAS A BURNER.
THERE'S THE STRUCTURE AT BALL PARK, IT'S ALSO A STRUCTURE THAT WE THE FAB COMMITTEE DID FOR ATLANTIC BEACH ELEMENTARY YEARS AGO.
I THINK THAT STRUCTURE AT LEAST, IT'S GOING BE A LOT CHEAPER BUT I WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD SOMEHOW FIND OUT HOW MUCH THAT WOULD COST.
IF WE CAN HAVE, WHOEVER DETERMINE WHAT THOSE THINGS WOULD COST TO COVER.
NOT THE WHOLE FIELD OBVIOUSLY, BUT WHERE THE BLEACHERS ARE.
IF WE COULD FIGURE THAT OUT AND JUST THINK ABOUT IT AND VOTE ON IT.
LENNY IS REALLY DRIVEN A LOT OF THE VETERANS AFFAIRS HERE IN AB AND I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD SERVICE FOR THAT AREA. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER BOLE?
>> JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS GOT TO GO.
I THOUGHT THEY DID A GREAT JOB.
SHOUT OUT TO TRINA AND HER STAFF,
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THE POLICE DID A GREAT JOB.THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE AND I THINK THEY REALLY ENJOYED IT.
TOMORROW NIGHT IS BEACHES TOWN CENTER AGENCY.
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR ME, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE THINGS WHERE YOU CAN SPONSOR ONE OF THE TREES OR YOU CAN HAVE A VIRTUAL CHRISTMAS CARD, ALL MONEY-MAKING FOR BEACHES TOWN CENTER AGENCY.
OBVIOUSLY, ITS CHRISTMAS TIME, YOU'LL START SEEING THE LIGHTS HERE AT THE END OF THE MONTH AND THEY'VE GOT A COUPLE OF OTHER ACTIVITIES.
I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT YOU'RE ALREADY GOING TO LOSE BECAUSE THE CLOCKS FELL AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE EIGHT O'CLOCK THERE SO PROBLEM FOR YOU.
>> OH, OKAY. WELL, I'LL SUCK IT UP.
THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER KELLY?
>> I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US TO GET ON WITH PLANNING THE BAKER CENTER EXPANSION AND CONSIDERING WHAT WE MIGHT WANT TO DO WITH THE 100TH 1ST STREET PROPERTY.
I DON'T THINK WE WANT YET ANOTHER COMMITTEE GOING.
I PROPOSE TO USE THE TIME BETWEEN NOW AND JANUARY TO INTERVIEW AS MANY PEOPLE AS I GET MY HANDS ON AND SAY, WHAT FORM WOULD YOU LIKE THIS TO FOLLOW IF WE HAVE THAT FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION? WE CAN'T JUST BUILD A BUILDING.
WE NEED TO DECIDE AHEAD OF TIME, WHAT DO WE WANT THIS BUILDING TO HOUSE.
THE SAME WAY IF WE DECIDE TO GO AHEAD WITH THAT PARK BUILDING, WHAT COULD WE USE IN THERE THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN GOING TO? AGAINST TOP-DOWN MANAGEMENT OF EVENTS UNLESS WE KNOW THAT THESE ARE THE EVENTS THAT PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO GO TO.
I PROPOSE THAT BE THE DATA GATHERING POINT OF CONTACT BETWEEN NOW AND JANUARY.
ONCE WE HAVE A SLATE OF OPINIONS OF WHAT PEOPLE WANT AND WORK WITH KEVIN, THERE YOU ARE, AND DO A CERTAIN ONLINE SURVEY.
THE PEOPLE THAT I WILL TALK TO CAN SAY, "YES, WE LIKE THIS, THIS, AND THIS.
BUT NOT DOING THAT." THEN, NOW WE HAVE FUNCTION, AND THEN WE CAN DECIDE WHAT FORM THE BUILDING SHOULD TAKE.
IF ANYBODY HAS ANY OBJECTIONS TO THAT, NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO KILL ME.
>> I HAVE NO OBJECTION. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR LEADING ON THAT.
WE DO NEED MORE OF THE DISCUSSIONS, SO IT'S VERY INFORMAL.
GATHER AS MUCH INFORMATION AS YOU CAN AND LET'S BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION.
>> DIRECTION TO CITY LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.
>> I'VE JUST GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS.
I ALSO WANT TO COMPLIMENT OUR COMMISSION FOR BEING 100% IN ATTENDANCE.
I THINK WE WERE 100% LAST YEAR AND I FORGOT TO ANNOUNCE THAT YOU WERE THERE, COMMISSIONER.
BUT OUT OF THE THREE BEACHES CITIES, WE HAD FIVE OUT OF FIVE.
NEPTUNE BEACH HAD ONE OUT OF FIVE AND JACKSONVILLE BEACH HAD TWO OUT OF HOWEVER MANY THEY HAVE.
WE LEAD AND NOW IT JUST SO HAPPENS THE PARK IS IN ATLANTIC BEACH.
BUT REMEMBER THAT'S BEACHES VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK.
IT'S FOR ALL THREE BEACHES, SO WELL DONE TEAM.
THE NEXT THING I WANTED TO MENTION WAS WHAT A GREAT ARTICLE.
WHO GETS A PERFECT ARTICLE RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE? MR. KILLINGSWORTH HAD A WONDERFUL ARTICLE IN THE BEACHES LEADER.
I THINK YOU ACTUALLY FED THEM SOME OF THAT INFORMATION.
>> THEY PRINT WHATEVER YOU GIVE THEM.
>> [LAUGHTER] BUT NO, IT WAS REALLY GOOD.
ONE OTHER THING, WE HAVE THE THE LIGHTS SHOW THAT IS HOSTED IN OCEANWALK EVERY CHRISTMAS BY A RESIDENT.
I DON'T HAVE THE ADDRESS RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S LEE ANN LABECKI.
CITY MANAGER, ARE WE ABLE TO PUT THAT ON OUR CALENDAR?
>> I TALKED WITH KEVIN TODAY, MR. MAYOR.
WE THINK THE BEST APPROACH IS FOR YOU TO DO ANOTHER PROCLAMATION AND THEN WE CAN ADVERTISE THE PROCLAMATION.
>> WE DO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING AT THE END OF THE MONTH RIGHT AFTER THANKSGIVING. LET'S DO THAT THEN.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING AND THOSE WHO ARE HERE, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE LIGHTS SHOW, GO SEE THE LIGHTS SHOW.
IT'S INCREDIBLE, IT REALLY IS A STANDARD.
MOVING BACK TO THE AGENDA, WE'RE NOW MOVING INTO THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM 6.
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
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ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COMMISSION AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION IN THE FORM LISTED BELOW.THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. IF DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION ON THESE ITEMS. WE HAVE A MOTION TO EITHER APPROVE OR TO PULL EITHER OF THE TWO ITEMS LISTED BELOW, WHICH ARE ITEM 6A AND 6B.
I GUESS I SHOULD READ THEM. LET ME READ THOSE FIRST BEFORE I ASK FOR THAT.
6A IS: ACCEPT THE WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE AT CALYPSO MOORINGS SUBDIVISION FOR OWNERSHIP AND MAINTENANCE BY THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH.
6B IS: ACCEPT THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY CLERK'S FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.
>> IF WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IT STANDS, DO I NEED TO BE SPECIFIC AS 6A OR 6B?
>> NO, JUST THE CONSENT AGENDA IS FINE.
>> MOTION IS SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY WITH AYE.
>> [OVERLAPPING] AYE. PROPOSED. MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS MS. BARTLE.
[OVERLAPPING] ACTUALLY, THAT'S THE NEXT ONE.
LET'S SEE. MOVING TO ITEM 8A, RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-49.
[8.A. RESOLUTION NO. 23-49]
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA APPROVING A 4% SALARY INCREASE FOR THE CITY CLERK, RETROACTIVE TO OCTOBER 1ST, 2023, AND MAKING THE SALARY ADJUSTMENT AUTOMATIC EACH YEAR. MR. KILLINGSWORTH.>> YES, THIS RESOLUTION OF THE CITY CLERK'S CONTRACT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN THAT IT'S NOT AUTOMATIC THAT THEY GET THE COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE, UNLIKE MY CONTRACT.
YOU HAVE TO DO A RESOLUTION AFTER THEY GET THEIR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.
WHAT THIS RESOLUTION WOULD DO IS GIVE THE CITY CLERK THE 4% THAT IS BUDGETED FOR THE COST-OF -LIVING ALLOWANCE AND MAKE IT SO THAT IN THE FUTURE SHE WOULD JUST GET IT AUTOMATICALLY AS PART OF THE PROCESS OR IT WOULDN'T BE IN ARREARS LIKE IT IS RIGHT NOW.
>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-49?
>> I MAKE A MOTION WE ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-49.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY WITH AYE.
>> POSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
NOW I CAN CONGRATULATE YOU, MS. BARTLE.
[8.B. RESOLUTION NO. 23-50]
RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-50, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF SECURITY UPGRADES TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, ENTRY AND CARD READERS ON THE WW TP AND PUBLIC WORKS SECURITY GATES, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS AND PURCHASE ORDERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND AS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS RESOLUTION AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. KILLINGSWORTH.THIS RESOLUTION, THE CHALLENGES THAT THE CARD READERS AND THE GATES, THE HARDWARE AND THE SOFTWARE THAT OPERATE THEM ARE AT A POINT WHERE THEY HAVE TO BE UPGRADED.
THE SOFTWARE IS NO LONGER BEING MAINTAINED AND THE CARD READERS ARE FAILING.
WE HAVE A CONTRACT THAT MAINTAINS THE CARD READERS FOR ALL OF OUR FACILITIES AND TO UPGRADE THOSE FACILITIES AT THE PUBLIC WORKS YARD AND THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT WOULD BE $28,154.
WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THAT CONTRACT.
>> THOSE FUNDS WILL COME OUT OF THEIR [OVERLAPPING] OPERATING? OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-50?
>> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 23-50.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
>> IT'S THE SEWER GUY. MEN HAVE WHATEVER HE WANTS.
>> HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
PLEASE SIGNIFY YOUR APPROVAL WITH AYE.
>> OPPOSED UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. THANK YOU.
[8.C. RESOLUTION NO. 23-51]
RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-001, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT AGREEMENT FROM REGENCY CENTERS CORPORATION FOR TEMPORARY NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED PURPOSES,[00:40:01]
SUBJECT TO THE RESPECTIVE TERMS IN THE EASEMENT AGREEMENT, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THESE AGREEMENT, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. KILLINGSWORTH.>> THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT SO THAT WE CAN DO WORK ON HOPKINS CREEK.
ONE SIDE OF HOPKINS CREEK IS ALL WORDS.
IN WETLANDS, THE OTHER SIDE IS A STRIP CENTER.
I BELIEVE IT'S THE BACK OF THOSE STRIPS CENTER.
WE NEED TO USE PART OF THAT AS A LAY DOWN YARD AND USE PART OF IT TO ACTUALLY GET TO THE CREEK AND QUICK SHEET PILES ON ONE SIDE OF THE CREEK, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT I COULD SIGN IT WITHOUT BRINGING IT TO THE COMMISSION.
BUT ULTIMATELY, THE DECISION WAS BECAUSE IT HAD NO TERMINUS THAT COULD BE REVOKED EXCEPT FOR THE END DATE THAT'S IN THE CONTRACT.
IT WAS THOUGHT BEST TO BRING BEFORE YOU.
IT'S A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS TO ALLOW US TO DO WORK ON THE HOPKINS CREEK AND MAXIMIZE THE FLOW POTENTIAL THERE.
>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 23-51.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-51.
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> NOW, SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN THAT STRIP MALL THEY DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH FLOODING TOO SO THIS IS TO EVERYONE'S BENEFIT.
>> IT CERTAINLY ISN'T. THIS IS CLEARLY NECESSARY, BUT MR. KILLINGSWORTH, THIS HAS AN 18 MONTH SHELF-LIFE.
WHAT DO WE THINK WE ONCE WE ACTUALLY ARE ABLE TO MOBILIZE, WHAT.
HOW MUCH TIME DO WE ACTUALLY THINK WE NEED?
>> MR. MAYOR, I'D HAVE TO GET BACK WITH YOU. I'M NOT SURE.
I'M ASSUMING WE'RE ASKING FOR 18 MONTHS BECAUSE WE THINK IT'S GOING TO TAKE US CLOSE TO 18 MONTHS, BUT I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. I HAVE TO GET BACK WITH YOU.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE SIGNIFY YOUR VOTE WITH AYE.
>> OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.
[9.A. ORDINANCE NO. 31-23-16, Public Hearing and Final Reading]
OR NUMBER 31-23-16, PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL READING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, COUNTY OF DUVAL, STATE OF FLORIDA, AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CHANGE THE DESIGNATION OF THOSE LANDS DESCRIBED IN AN ATTACHED EXHIBIT A, FROM RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY RM TO COMMERCIAL CM, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEPARABILITY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. KILLINGSWORTH?>> I'M GOING TO ASK AMANDA COME UP AND PRESENT HER STAFF REPORT.
SEPTEMBER MEETING>> HI. GOOD EVENING.
AMANDA ASKED YOU THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING.
AS YOU RECALL, WE VOTED ON FIRST READ AT OUR LAST MEETING TO APPROVE THE ASSOCIATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT AND REZONING REQUEST.
THIS IS JUST TO THE WEST OF 41 AND 61 WEST SECOND STREET.
THE EXISTING BUILDINGS THERE TODAY, HOUSE AND AUTO COLLISION BUSINESS, THE EXISTING VACANT PROPERTY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT HAS BEEN USED SINCE THE EARLY '90S AS PARKING LOT STORAGE.
UNFORTUNATELY, STAFF RECENTLY RECOGNIZED THAT THIS PROPERTY WAS NOT ZONED PROPERLY.
AS THROUGH THE PROCESS HAVE COME IN, MET WITH THE APPLICANT AND THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT AND A REZONING TO MATCH THE CURRENT USE.
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD MADE A RECOMMENDATION AT THEIR SEPTEMBER MEETING.
THEY DID DISCUSS AND IT WAS NOT A UNANIMOUS VOTE, BUT THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT SOME VAPOR ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICTS AND THE WAY IT LOOKED AND THE USES, HOWEVER, THE VOTE WAS 4-3 TO APPROVE.
YOU GUYS APPROVED IT AT THE LAST MEETING ON FIRST READ AND THIS IS SECOND AND FINAL READ.
BOTH AGENDA ITEM 9A AND 9B ARE RELATED.
FIRST ONE IS THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, AND THE SECOND ONE IS THE REZONING.
>> SHOULD TAKE TWO DIFFERENT BOATS ON IT.
OPEN IT UP [OVERLAPPING] FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. YES, I WOULD DO THAT.
WAIT A SECOND. LET ME GET BACK TO WHERE I AM.
AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY REGISTERED SPEAK ON THIS?
>> HAVING NO SPEAKERS, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LET'S GO AHEAD AND SO WE HAVE RECOMMENDED MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 31-23-16.
ACTUALLY, WE NEED EMOTION, SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?
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>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 31-23-16.
>> SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. SIGNIFY YOUR APPROVAL WITH AYE.
>> OPPOSED. IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU.
[9.B. ORDINANCE NO. 90-23-251, Public Hearing and Final Reading]
ORDINANCE NUMBER 90-23-251, PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL READING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, COUNTY OF DUVAL, STATE OF FLORIDA REZONING THOSE LANDS DESCRIBED AN ATTACHED EXHIBIT A FROM RESIDENTIAL GENERAL TO FAMILY, RG TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL CG, PROVIDING FINDINGS OF FACT, WIRING RECORDATION, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. KILLINGSWORTH.>> AGAIN, I'LL INVITE INVITE OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR TO COME UP AND GIVE HER STAFF REPORT.
>> GOOD EVENING, AGAIN. AMANDA ASKED YOU THEY ARE SEEKING FOR THIS SAME PROPERTY, ZERO WEST SECOND STREET.
IT IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL RIGHT NOW.
THEY ARE SEEKING A REZONING TO COMMERCIAL, WHICH WOULD MATCH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT THAT YOU JUST APPROVED FOR THE SAME PROPERTY.
>> THANK YOU. ANY SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM?
>> LET IT BE KNOWN THAT WE OPENED AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING WITH NO SPEAKERS.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 90-23-251.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 90-23-251.
DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. SIGNIFY YOUR APPROVAL WITH AYE.
>> POSED. THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU. ITEM 9C, ORDINANCE NUMBER 20-23-170.
[9.C. ORDINANCE NO. 20-23-170, Introduction and First Reading]
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2022, AN ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. KILLINGSWORTH.>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, THIS RESOLUTION, THE STATE GIVES US 60 DAYS TO MAKE FINAL POSTINGS TO LAST YEAR'S BUDGET.
THIS IS A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT.
I HAVE THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE HERE IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, BUT I THINK THIS IS OUR LAST OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS.
>> COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU NEED TO HEAR FROM FINANCE?
>> GIRL'S BEEN SITTING THERE ALL NIGHT, WE SHOULD LET HER TALK.[LAUGHTER]
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 20-23-170?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 20-23-170.
>> THAT CAN ACTUALLY CAME FROM MY COMMISSIONERS QUARTERS.
DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE SIGNIFY YOUR APPROVAL WITH AYE.
>> OPPOSED, SO APPROVAL. THANK YOU.
[11. CITY ATTORNEY/CITY CLERK REPORTS AND/OR REQUESTS]
CITY ATTORNEY, CITY CLERK REPORTS.LET'S START WITH CITY ATTORNEY.
>> ONLY THAT WE COULD USE SOME BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPLICANTS.
>> ANYBODY KNOW ANY ONE INTEREST IS ESPECIALLY FOR ENGINE BOARD AND ARC.
WE HAVE SOME APPLICATIONS FOR ESC AND CDB, BUT WE CAN ALWAYS GET MORE AND WORK UP A POOL ON THAT TO CHANGE FROM.
>> WE'VE SET THE NEXT BOARD MEMBER REVIEW MEETING FOR WHAT DATE?
>> NOVEMBER THE 28TH, WHICH IS A TUESDAY AT 5:30, AND THEN THE SECOND ROUND IS DECEMBER 4TH, WHICH IS A MONDAY, BOTH AT 5:30.
I WAS HOPING TO GET SOME APPLICATIONS SO I CAN PLUG THEM INTO THOSE MEETINGS.
>> HOW MANY OPENINGS DO YOU HAVE PER COMMITTEE TO KNOW?
>> IT'S DIFFERENT AND EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE OPENINGS ON SOME COMMITTEES, BOARD MEMBER REVIEW COMMITTEE DOESN'T MAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALL OF THEM.
BUT WE STILL NEED TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT, SO WE STILL NEED THE APPLICATIONS BUT THE BOARD MEMBER REVIEW COMMITTEE [INAUDIBLE].
BUT I DIDN'T WORK THE NUMBERS.
I'M SORRY, BUT BOARD MEMBER REVIEW COMMITTEE, WHICH IS DONE BY THE MAYOR, MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN THE COMMISSION CONFIRMS THEM THAT WHEN WE HAVE TWO VACANCIES,
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ONE BEING AND MAYOR FORD AND STEVEN DIDAMORE AND THEY'RE BOTH INTERESTED IN BEING REAPPOINTED.WE HAD ONE OF OUR MEMBERS LEAVE EARLY BEFORE HIS TERM, SO WE'LL DEFINITELY HAVE TO GET A NEW MEMBER FOR THAT.
I WAS GOING TO GET WITH MAYOR FORD TO SEE IF HE HAD ANYBODY HE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND TO APPLY.
>> WE NEED A NEW PERSON ON BOARD.
>> NEW DEVELOPMENT BOARD WE ALREADY HAVE FOUR APPLICANTS FOR THAT, SO WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE THERE.
WE HAVE THREE UPCOMING VACANCIES, ONE BEING AN ALTERNATE, BUT HE WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A REGULAR POSITION.
THEN THERE WILL BE TWO VACANCIES THAT WE NEED NEW PEOPLE IN.
BECAUSE ONE OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE LEAVING IS TERMED OUT AND THE OTHER ONE IS NOT INTERESTED IN REAPPOINTMENT.
IT'S LIKE A MOVING TARGET HERE.
I'VE HAD PEOPLE APPLY AND THEN THEY PULL OUT AND THE NEW PERSON COMES SO THE NUMBER KEEPS CHANGING AS FAR AS THE APPLICANTS THAT WE HAVE.
FOR ARC, WE HAVE THREE UPCOMING VACANCIES.
WE HAVE FOUR UPCOMING VACANCIES, ONE BEING AN ALTERNATE.
THE ALTERNATE IS NOT INTERESTED IN REAPPOINTMENT, BUT THE THREE OTHERS ARE INTERESTED.
BASICALLY FOR THAT ONE, WE WOULD HAVE TO GET ONE NEW APPLICANT TO TAKE OVER THE ALTERNATE POSITION, ASSUMING THAT THE OTHER THREE GET BACK IN AS BEING REAPPOINTED.
THEN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, WE HAVE TWO APPLICANTS RIGHT NOW, AND WE HAVE SIX BECOMING VACANT, AND TWO OF THOSE MEMBERS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN REAPPOINTMENT.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THEM FROM THOSE TWO THAT ALREADY APPLIED.
BUT IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE MORE THAN WHAT YOU NEED.
>> IT ABSOLUTELY IS, SO THIS IS AN ONGOING EVENT AND WHETHER THEY WERE SELECTED ON THIS UPCOMING MEETING OR SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, WE NEED MORE APPLICANTS.
DONNA, WOULD YOU MIND RECAPPING WHAT YOU JUST TOLD US IN A EMAIL TO THE COMMISSION, PLEASE.
>> IT SHOULD CHANGE BY THE TIME I GO BACK TO MY DESK.
>> LET'S SEE WHERE WE AT. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 12,
[12. CLOSING COMMENTS BY CITY COMMISSIONERS AND CITY MANAGER]
CLOSING COMMENTS BY CITY COMMISSIONERS, MR. BOLE.>> DRAG THIS OUT. BUT I DID GET TWO COMMENTS AND THIS IS ONE OF MY NOTES.
THE DOG PER GATE IS AN ISSUE AT THE DOG PARK.
YOU THINK, WELL, IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL, BUT IF DOGS THAT ARE GOING IN THERE AND THAT DON'T HAVE THEIR SHOTS.
THERE'S A LIABILITY ISSUE FOR THE CITY, ETC.
I KNOW KEVIN, THEY TOOK A LOOK AT IT, BUT IT STILL GOT ISSUES.
I APPRECIATE THAT. THE OTHER ONE IS I SPOKE ABOUT THIS EARLIER.
I STILL WANT TO GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT LIABILITY FOR COMMERCIAL PEOPLE THAT MAKE MONEY IN CITY PARKS, CITY RECREATION, ETC.
THE LIABILITY THAT MAYBE THEY NEED TO CHIP IN TO COVER THEMSELVES OR NOT.
BUT I THINK WE NEED TO DISCUSS THAT THE CITY IS LIABLE FOR VARIETIES, ESPECIALLY AS WE LOOK AT THE WATER PARK, ETC.
I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY TAKE A HARD LOOK AT WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IF YOU'RE PROFITABLE ORGANIZATION ON CITY PROPERTY. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU AND CITY MANAGER, IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN HAVE ON EITHER THE NEXT AGENDA?
>> YES, MR. MAYOR, I WROTE THAT DOWN, SO I'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT. THANK YOU.
>> WHERE DO WE STAND ON 100 4TH STREET.
WE'RE STILL JUST TALKING ABOUT IT, ARE WE GOING TO VOTE ON GETTING A SURVEY, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
>> WE HAVE A DRAFT PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT.
JASON AND I ARE GOING TO GO OVER IT THIS WEEKEND.
IT WAS MY INTENT TO PRESENT IT TO THE SELLERS BROKER.
THEN THAT WOULD GIVE US REAL ASKING.
I'M NOT SURE WE'VE SETTLED ON HOW MUCH DUE DILIGENCE TIME THAT WE'RE GOING TO ASK BEFORE, BUT I HOPE TO GET AT LEAST 90 DAYS SO THAT'LL GIVE US TIME TO DO A SURVEY.
>> IT'S NOT STAGNANT WHERE WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.
>> ARE YOU SAYING THAT'LL GIVE US TIME TO GET A SURVEY OR AN APPRAISAL?
>> NO, FOR I BELIEVE THE COMMISSIONER WAS TALKING ABOUT SURVEY FOR THE USE OF THE PROPERTY.
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THAT BRANCH AND SPARK.I MEAN, TO BUY A HOUSE, YOU USE SURVEYS, SO.
>> THE 90 DAYS WOULD BE THE ENTIRE DUE DILIGENCE.
>> IN THE MEANTIME, I'LL BE WORKING ON YOUR SURVEY.
ALSO I NOTICED ON THE ROTARY WEBSITE THAT OUR MAYOR IS GOING TO BE OLDER IN TWO DAYS SO HAPPY OLDER BIRTHDAY.
>> THAT'S VERY SWEET OF YOU, COMMISSIONER.
>> I HAVE NOTHING. JUST HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF THE ATLANTIC BEACH AND CITY AND STAFF AND ENJOY FAMILY TIME.
>> YEAH SAME. I JUST SO EVERYBODY GETS TO SPEND THANKSGIVING WITH THEIR FAMILY AS MANY OF THE REPENT MEMBERS AS THEY CAN AND ENJOY IT.
>> I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN BY PIECE.
I WILL SEE EVERYBODY AFTER THANKSGIVING. BE SAFE.
ANY FURTHER BUSINESS? HEARING NONE. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
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