Notice and instructions for 4-20-20 Commission WorkshopNOTICE OF CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP
BEING HELD VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
Notice is hereby given that the Atlantic Beach City Commission will hold its workshop at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, April 20, 2020. The purpose of the meeting is get feedback from the community
regarding 18th Street Beach Access Improvements.
Due to these extraordinary times, the City Commission will not be meeting in person; rather, the meeting will be held via videoconference.
Pursuant to Governor DeSantis’ Executive Order Number 20-69, issued on March 20, 2020, “Local government bodies may utilize communications media technology, such as telephonic and video
conferencing, as provided in Section 120.54(5)(b)2. Florida Statutes.” Pursuant to Section 2-403, Code of Ordinances, and to an emergency order executed March 27, 2020 as re-instituted
by the Mayor and City Manager, the City Manager has adopted administrative rules that are necessary and appropriate to implement communications media technology, and to set the time,
place, rules of conduct and procedure for the April 20 electronic City Commission workshop. Public input may be made in advance by email; by placing written comments in the drop box
in front of City Hall; or during the meeting via video conference. Instructions are provided at the bottom of this notice.
This meeting will be live-streamed and video recorded, as usual. The video recording with closed captioning will be posted within four business days on the City’s website at www.coab.us.
To live-stream the meeting or to access the video recording afterward, click on the “Meeting Videos” tab on the City’s home page.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation for this proceeding should contact Donna Bartle, City Clerk, at 247-5809 or at dbartle@coab.us
by noon, Friday, April 17, 2020.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR VIEWING AND PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENTS:
APRIL 20, 2020 CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH ELECTRONIC COMMISSION WORKSHOP
The April 20, 2020 City Commission workshop will be a webinar conducted electronically (or “virtually”) with no public in attendance in the City Hall Commission Chamber.
Members of the public may provide written comments pertaining to 18th Street Beach Access Improvements (1) to be read during the meeting or (2) to be entered into record without being
read during the meeting. To do this:
Email your comments and/or materials to City Clerk Donna Bartle by noon, April 20, 2020 at dbartle@coab.us, or place them in the Drop Box outside of City Hall, 800 Seminole Road, by
noon, Friday April 17, 2020,
Title your comments: “Written Comments for April 20, 2020 Commission Workshop”,
Provide your name (required), address and email address, and
If you desire for your written comments to be read into the record during the meeting, please indicate so and limit them to 300 words. Only written comments of 300 or fewer words will
be read into the record during the meeting. All other written comments received by the deadline will be entered into the meeting record and distributed to the City Commission and the
appropriate staff before the start of the meeting.
Members of the public who opt to comment during the electronic meeting – rather than providing written comments before the meeting -- may do so provided they register. To register, click
on “Register to Provide Public Comment” link at https://www.coab.us/506/Meeting-Videos. It is requested, but not necessary, that members of the public register by noon, on Monday, April
20, 2020.
As always, members of the public may view meeting electronically by visiting https://www.coab.us/506/Meeting-Videos and by clicking on the live feed link. This live feed link will be
available on April 20.
A copy of the proposed presentation can be found https://www.coab.us/808/City-Projects.
For additional information or assistance, please contact the following before the meeting:
For questions regarding the topic: 18th Street Beach Access Beautification: Amanda Askew, Planning and Community Development Director, aaskew@coab.us or (904) 247-5841.
For other public comment questions: Donna Bartle, City Clerk, dbartle@coab.us. or (904) 247-5809.
For questions on connecting to the electronic meeting: Bob Cimon, IT Senior Systems Engineer, rcimon@coab.us or (904) 518-0783.