03-11-19 Minutes Regular Commission MeetingMINUTES
Regular City Commission Meeting
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-' Monday, March 11, 2019 - 6:30 PM
Commission Chamber
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Glasser called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. City Clerk Bartle called the roll.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Ellen Glasser, Mayor - Seat 1
Cindy Anderson, Commissioner - Seat 2
Blythe Waters, Mayor Pro Tem / Commissioner - Seat 3
Brittany Norris, Commissioner - Seat 5
Absent: Candace Kelly, Commissioner - Seat 4
Also Present: Joe Gerrity, City Manager (CM)
Michelle Cook, Police Chief
Brenna Durden, City Attorney (CA)
Donna Bartle, City Clerk (CC)
Scott Williams, Director of Public Works
Kevin Hogencamp, Deputy City Manager (DCM)
Phyllis Nadeau, Associate City Clerk/Recording Secretary
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Approve minutes of the Commission Workshop on February 20, 2019
B. Approve minutes of the Commission Workshop on February 25, 2019
Mayor Glasser asked if there were any corrections or changes needed. There were no
corrections to the minutes.
ACTION. The minutes stand as submitted.
2. COURTESY OF FLOOR TO VISITORS
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Glasser explained the process for public comments and opened the Courtesy of the Floor
to Visitors. City CC Bartle stated there were no speaker cards submitted.
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A. City Manager's Report
CM Gerrity gave an update on the stormwater projects in progress:
• Acquatics area project
• South Seminole Orangeburg pipe replacement project
• Cleaning stormwater ditch on North Seminole at Tiffany By the Sea project
Mr. Gerrity stated North Florida Land Trust (NFLT) made an offer to Bridgetenders LLC
for the purchase of Johnston Island at $1.16 million. The response was "Thanks, but not
interested at this time." There are several other offers being made which are under
consideration.
B. Accept the 90 -Day Calendar (April through June 2019)
The Workshop scheduled for March 18, 2019 has been cancelled. There was discussion
about changing the April 13, 2019 Town Hall Meeting to another date.
Consensus to accept the 90 Day Calendar was accepted with the changes as discussed.
4. REPORTS AND/OR REQUESTS FROM CITY COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Anderson - no comments.
Commissioner Norris - no comments.
Commissioner Waters - Apologized for not being at the last meeting and thanked her fellow
commissioners.
Mayor Glasser - Thanked the Code Enforcement Board volunteers and acknowledged their
service to the City of Atlantic Beach.
Spoke about participating in an event to pick up cigarette butts. In two hours there were 13,000
butts collected.
Spoke about Nancy Shaver, Mayor of St. Augustine, and thanked her for her service.
Spoke about upcoming events in Atlantic Beach.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS
None
6. CONSENT AGENDA
None
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7. COMMITTEE REPORTS
None
A. RESOLUTION NO. 19-12
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF EIGHT (8) NEW SOLAR CROSSWALK
SIGNS.
Mayor Glasser read the Resolution by title.
CM Gerrity described the crosswalk signs for four intersections. These are the same type
of signs that are on 11th Street. The Police Department has identified the locations for
placement.
PW Director Scott Williams spoke about the locations, installations, and budgeting.
MOTION. To adopt Resolution No. 19-12.
Motion: Cindy Anderson
Second: Blythe Waters
Ellen Glasser
For
Blythe Waters (Seconded By)
For
Cindy Anderson (Moved By)
For
Brittany Norris
For
Motion passed 4 to 0.
B. RESOLUTION NO. 19-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA,
AWARDING BID #1819-03 FOR MILLING AND PAVING 2019.
Mayor Glasser read the Resolution by title.
CM Gerrity spoke about the bid process and the project scope of work, as detailed in the
agenda memo.
PW Director Williams explained the selection process used to for choosing the roads for
paving. There are ten (10) roads listed in the agenda memo.
There was a brief discussion about tracking citizens' requests for street paving..
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MOTION. To adopt Resolution No. 19-15.
Motion: Brittany Norris
Second. Blythe Waters
Blythe Waters (Seconded By)
For
Brittany Norris (Moved By)
For
Ellen Glasser
For
Cindy Anderson
For
Motion passed 4 to 0.
C. RESOLUTION NO. 19-16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE INVESTMENT POLICY FOR CITY FUNDS, AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Mayor Glasser read the Resolution by title.
Finance Director Russell Caffey spoke about the City's Investment Policy and reviewed
the proposed amendments/changes, as shown in the agenda memo.
Discussion ensued about the changes. Commissioner Norris suggested adding language
to Section X, Bid Requirements, after 'competitively bid' insert 'pursuant to the City's
Procurement Policy'. All were in agreement.
MOTION: To adopt Resolution No. 19-16.
Motion: Brittany Norris
Second: Blythe Waters
Ellen Glasser
For
Blythe Waters (Seconded By)
For
Cindy Anderson
For
Brittany Norris (Moved By)
For
Motion passed 4 to 0.
D. RESOLUTION NO. 19-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH AUTHORIZING THE
EXPENDITURE OF A $40,000 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GRANT AWARD TO ENGAGE JONES
EDMUNDS TO PERFORM TASK AUTHORIZATION NO. 9 — RESILIENCY
SUPPORT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
CONTRACTS AND PURCHASE ORDERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND AS
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9.
1' 1 1 1 1 1
1 PROVIDING DATE.
Mayor Glasser read the Resolution by title.
CM Gerrity spoke about the contract with Jones -Edmunds and stated Brian Icerman, PE
with Jones -Edmunds, is present.
Mr. Icerman explained the scope of services, as detailed in their correspondence attached
with the agenda memo. Discussion ensued about providing the project data to the public.
All questions were answered.
MOTION. To adopt Resolution No. 19-17.
Motion: Brittany Norris
Second: Blythe Waters
Ellen Glasser
For
Blythe Waters (Seconded By)
For
Cindy Anderson
For
Brittany Norris (Moved By)
For
Motion passed 4 to 0.
ACTION ON ORDINANCES
A. ORDINANCE NO. 33-19-24, Public Hearing and Final Reading
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA PROPOSING
AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
ARTICLE H. THE COMMISSION, SECTION 5- NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS;
SELECTION; TERM; SUBMITTING THE AMENDMENTS TO SAID SECTION 5 OF
THE CHARTER FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY FOR
APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL; PROVIDING FOR THE APPEARANCE OF THE
CHARTER AMENDMENTS ON THE BALLOT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
Mayor Glasser read the Ordinance by title.
CA Durden explained and reviewed the Ordinance changes made in Section 1, Section
2, Section 3, and Exhibit A. These changes resulted from the prior Commission meeting
on February 25, 2019.
Mayor Glasser opened the Public Hearing. There were no speakers and Mayor Glasser
closed the Public Hearing.
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Mayor Glasser opened the floor for discussion and questions from the Commission. All
questions were answered. There were suggestions to make additional changes as
follows:
• Section 1, Article II, Section 5, on second to last line, insert 'consecutive' after
'additional'
• Section 2, third line, remove 'next' and insert 'in November 2020' after 'general
election'
MOTION. To adopt the amendments to Ordinance 33-19-24, Section 1, Article II, Section
5, on second to last line, insert'consecutive' after 'additional'; Section 2, third line, remove'next'
and insert 'in November 2020' after 'general election'.
Motion: Blythe Waters
Second: Brittany Norris
Ellen Glasser For
Blythe Waters (Moved By) For
Cindy Anderson For
Brittany Norris (Seconded By) For
Motion passed 4 to 0.
10. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
None
11. CITY ATTORNEY/CITY CLERK REPORTS AND/OR REQUESTS
CC Bartle stated there is a Special Called meeting on March 25, 2019 at 4:30 PM to hear a
Variance Appeal. This is before the regular Commission meeting. Ms. Bartle inquired if the
Commission was available to attend and all present responded'Yes' .
12. CLOSING COMMENTS BY CITY COMMISSIONERS AND CITY MANAGER
CM Gerrity - regarding the Ordinance passed on pervious/impervious surfaces, an application
was received last week for a pool installation by residents who purchased their house just three
months ago. Their survey reflected they are at 72% impervious surface. Mr. Gerrity stated this
is an example of what Staff deals with and why the Ordinance was the right thing to do.
Commissioner Norris - no comments.
Commissioner Waters - expressed curiosity about the aforementioned 72% impervious surface
situation. CM Gerrity responded that research showed there were a lot of pavers installed and
without permits, and existing at the time of this recent purchase.
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Commissioner Anderson - spoke about Community Development Board (CDB) membership,
and pervious/impervious surfaces.
Mayor Glasser spoke about Atlantic Beach being a Purple Heart City. There is an event on
Thursday at 7:30 AM at Anthem Lakes for five -time Purple Heart recipient, Greg Dunning. Last
October Mr. Dunning was hit on Mayport Road in Jacksonville while riding his recumbent
bicycle. There will be breakfast and a presentation of a new replacement bike for Mr. Dunning.
13. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further discussion, Mayor Glasser declared the meeting adjourned at 7:40 PM.
Attest:
Donna L. Bartle, City Clerk
Ellen Glasser, Mayor
Approval Date:
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