AGENDA REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2019, AT 6:00 P.M. CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, 2200 A1A South, St. Augustine Beach, FL 32080 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC THE CITY COMMISSION HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE: PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK ABOUT TOPICS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA MUST FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD IN ADVANCE AND GIVE IT TO THE RECORDING SECRETARY. THE CARDS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BACK OF THE MEETING ROOM. THIS PROCEDURE DOES NOT APPLY TO PERSONS WHO WANT TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION UNDER “PUBLIC COMMENTS.” I. CALL TO ORDER II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING, MARCH 4, 2019, CONTINUATION OF REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING, MARCH 5, 2019 AND SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING ON MARCH 5, 2019 V. FILLING VACANCY ON THE CITY COMMISSION A. Interview of Candidates to Fill Unexpired Term of Former Commissioner Rich O’Brien B. Swearing in of Candidate Selected VI. ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS OF THE AGENDA VII. CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF TOPICS ON THE AGENDA VIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS IX. PRESENTATIONS A. Proclamations: 1. To Declare Friday, April 26, 2019, as Arbor Day in the City 2. To Declare April 2019 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month 3. To Declare April 2019 as Water Conservation Month B. Ms. Kristin Thomas About the Programs and Services Available from Alpha Omega Miracle Home’s Family Fun Fest on April 27, 2019 and the Programs / Services Provided for Residents by the Organization VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Request for Conditional Use Permit to Build a Single-Family Residence in a Commercial Land Use District at 16 5th Street (Lot 18, St. Augustine Beach Subdivision, James and Kimberly Cochran, Applicants (Presenter: Mr. Brian Law, Building Official) 2. Ordinance 19-05, Public Hearing and Final Reading: to Repeal Moratorium for Medical Marijuana Dispensing Facilities (Presenter: Mr. Jim Wilson, City Attorney) IX. CONSENT None X. OLD BUSINESS None XI. NEW BUSINESS 3. Building Department and Related Fees: Review of Ordinance to Allow Them to be Changed by Resolution (Presenter: Mr. Brian Law, Building Official) 4. Paid Parking and Related Matters: Consideration of Special Meeting in April to Consider County’s Decision and Related Parking Issues (Presenter: Mr. Max Royle, City Manager) XII. COMMISSIONER / STAFF COMMENTS XIII. ADJOURNMENT NOTICES TO THE PUBLIC 1. TREE BOARD / BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. It will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at 6 p.m. in the Commission meeting room at city hall. 2. COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. It will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. in the Commission meeting room at city hall. Topics on the agenda may include: a. review of proposed changes to the Comprehensive Plan, b. request to vacate alley east of the Boulevard between 2nd and 3rd Street; c. request for approval to remove a 31-inch oak tree for a new house at 207 7th Street. 3. ARBOR DAY. The City will hold its annual Arbor Day celebration on Friday, April 26, 2019, at city hall and the adjacent parking lot. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. NOTE: The agenda material containing background information for this meeting is available on a CD in pdf format upon request at the City Manager’s office for a $5 fee. Adobe Acrobat Reader will be needed to open the file. NOTICES: In accordance with Florida Statute 286.0105: “If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this scheduled meeting or hearing, the person will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Manager’s Office not later than seven days prior to the proceeding at the address provided, or telephone 904-471-2122, or email [email protected]. MINUTES REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2019, AT 6:00 P.M. CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, 2200 A1A South, St. Augustine Beach, FL 32080 I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor George called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor George asked to Commissioner O’Brien lead the Pledge of Allegiance. III. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor George, Vice Mayor England, Commissioner Kostka, Commissioner O’Brien and Commissioner Samora. Also present: City Manager Royle, City Attorney Wilson, Police Chief Hardwick, Chief Financial Officer Burns, City Clerk Raddatz, and Building Official Law. She then asked for a moment of silence for Public Works Director Joseph S. Howell who passed away on February 10th from a valiant fight with melanoma. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING ON FEBRUARY 4, 2019 Mayor George introduced Item IV and asked the Commission if there were any discussion regarding the minutes. Being none, Mayor George asked for a motion. Motion: to approve Regular City Commission meeting minutes of February 4, 2019. Moved by Commissioner Samora, Seconded by Mayor George. Motion passed unanimously. V. ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS OF THE AGENDA Mayor George asked if there were any additions or deletions of the agenda. City Manager Royle reminded the Commission that they need to appoint delegates for the Committees. He then advised that Items 5 and 11 should be removed and rescheduled for the April 1, 2019, Regular Commission meeting. Mayor George made a motion to amend the agenda. Motion: to amend the agenda by rescheduling Items 5 and 11. Moved by Mayor George, Seconded by Commissioner Samora. Motion passed unanimously. 1 VI. CHANGES TO ORDER OF TOPICS ON THE AGENDA Mayor George asked if there were any changes to the order of topics on the agenda. Being none, Mayor George moved on to Item VII. VII. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mayor George opened the Public Comments section. The following addressed the Commission: Tom Reynolds, 880 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, FL, advised that the City should collect fees for solid waste collection as other cities in St. Johns County do instead of only charging residents $74 when the average for collection of solid waste is $250. Ed Slavin, P.O. Box 3084, St. Augustine, FL, requested the Mayor to answer the public’s questions and advised Mayor George was violating the public’s First Amendment rights by not allowing them to clap. Marty White, 4 Lisbon Street, St. Augustine Beach, FL, advised that he loves the community and asked that the City’s Code Enforcement Officer look at the lot near his home that has rats and snakes on it and is overgrown. Brud Helhoski, 691 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, FL, requested to change the agenda items public comments back to three minutes so everyone had time to express themselves. Merrill Roland, 6281 Old Dixie Drive, St. Augustine, FL, explained that all parking spots must be ADA compliant because if there are no handicap spots available, the disabled public are allowed to park at any parking spot at no cost and it must be improved parking, not dirt. Mayor George closed the Public Comments section and moved on to Item VIII.A. VIII. PRESENTATIONS A. Report by Ms. Lynn Eberly, Outreach Coordinator for the St. Johns County Council on Aging, Regarding the Organization’s Services and Programs for Residents Mayor George introduced Item VIII.A. and asked Ms. Eberly to the podium. Ms. Lynn Eberly, Outreach Coordinator for the St. Johns County Council on Aging, 180 Marine Street, St. Augustine, FL, explained all the benefits that St. Johns County Council on Aging, such as meals on wheels, senior daycare, activities for seniors, dementia memory enhancement classes, resources for caregivers, non-medical health care aids, care connection, prescription assistant program, and Sunshine bus. Tom Reynolds, 880 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, FL, asked how many people are in poverty in St. Johns County. Ms. Eberly advised that she did not have that information with her; however, she would give that information to the Commission. Alex Farr, 3 7th Lane, St. Augustine Beach, FL, commented that they also give medical equipment to the elderly, such as wheelchairs, canes, walkers, etc. 2 Mayor George thanked Ms. Eberly for her informative presentation and then moved on to Item VIII.B. B. Report by the City’s Communications and Events Coordinator, Ms. Cindy Walker, About the City’s New Year’s Eve Event Mayor George introduced Item VIII.B and asked Communications and Events Coordinator Walker to come to the podium. Communications and Events Coordinator Walker introduced herself to the public and then thanked the volunteers, law enforcement, Public Works Department, St. Augustine Beach Civic Association and Celebration Rentals for their assistance at the 2018 Beach Blast Off event. She then played a video of the event. Mayor George asked if the video was sent to the Visitor and Convention Bureau for marketing purposes. Ms. Walker advised no, but that was a good suggestion and she would. She commented that it is on the City’s Facebook page and YouTube. She then went through a PowerPoint presentation (see Presentation B in the backup). Some suggestions that she would be making at next year’s Beach Blast Off event were: not using Anastasia State Park due to increased rental costs, but using Anastasia Catholic Church for free instead; having a messaging board to direct parking traffic away from the pier and to other locations; having a survey team to go through the crowd and answer a few questions for marketing resources; adding more light at the parking areas; having pre- recorded messages over the loudspeaker on locations, such as where medical facility is located; moving the novelty booth close to the kid’s zone, changing the name of the VIP table to Beach Blast Buddies, and continuing with the comfort zone.