7-19-25 Town Hall Adopted MinutesMINUTES
Town Hall Meeting
rs Saturday, July 19, 2025 -10:00 AM
Donner Park & Gail Baker Community Center
City Hall, 800 Seminole Road
Atlantic Beach, FL 32233
Mayor Ford called the meeting to order at 10:01 AM.
ATTENDANCE:
Present: Curtis Ford, Mayor - Seat 1 (At Large)
Bruce Bole, Commissioner - Seat 2 (District 1308)
Candace Kelly, Commissioner - Seat 4 (District 1306)
Jessica Ring, Commissioner - Seat 5 (District 1312)
Absent: Thomas Grant, Commissioner - Seat 3 (District 1307)
Also Present: William B. Killingsworth, City Manager (CM)
Kevin Hogencamp, Deputy City Manager (DCM)
Ladayija Nichols, Deputy City Clerk (DCC)
PUBLIC COMMENT - OPEN TOPICS
The Commission and CM addressed comments from the public regarding the following topics:
16th Street Beach Access, the COJ Fire Agreement, tree ordinances and mitigation, consistent
ordinance enforcement, Neptune Beach's water request, compliments to city staff, building
permits, tree arborists, parking concerns, impervious surfaces, stormwater management, and
paid parking.
Mayor Ford requested that Commissioner Bole raise the idea of the City potentially obtaining
its own arborist for discussion at a future commission meeting.
The Commission directed the CM to follow up on the following items:
• Consult with the City Attorney on the feasibility of the City designating its own arborist.
• Clarify the process for code enforcement in the event of after-hours tree removals.
• Provide an update at the next commission meeting regarding any turf block installation
project on West First Street, including associated costs and use of the $50,000 allocation.
Commissioner Bole noted he will gather information at the upcoming FLC conference on how
other municipalities are addressing home rule issues related to tree canopy protection.
The following speakers provided their comments:
Katie Rider
Don Wolfson
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Carolyn Zisser
Brinkly Harrell
unkown speaker
Nancy Staats
Jackie Beckenbach
Mary Emerson
Susanne Barker
John Flinn
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 11:40 AM.
Attest:
Ladayija Nichols, Deputy City Clerk
Date Approved: 7/28/457
Curtis Ford, Mayor
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