03-31-20 Special Electronic City Commission MeetingNOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTRONIC PUBLIC MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Atlantic Beach City Commission will hold a special
electronic public meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The purpose of the
meeting is to review the status of the City of Atlantic Beach’s COVID-19 emergency. No
official action will be taken.
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, 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
March 31, 2020 special electronic City Commission meeting. 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 “City Commission Meeting Video” tab on the City’s home page.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, perso ns needing a special
accommodation for this proceeding should contact Donna Bartle, City Clerk, at 247-5809
or at dbartle@coab.us by noon March 31.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR VIEWING AND PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT:
MARCH 31, 2020 CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH SPECIAL ELECTRONIC PUBLIC MEETING
The special March 31, 2020 Atlantic Beach City Commission meeting will be a webinar
conducted electronically (or “virtually”) with no public in attendance in the City Hall
Commission Chamber.
As always, members of the public may view meeting electronically by visiting
https://www.coab.us/506/Meeting-Videos and clicking on the video. Please choose this
option for viewing the meeting if you do not plan to provide public comment before or
during the meeting. Members of the public also may listen to the meeting by telephone
by dialing (669) 900-6833 and entering the webinar ID 278 425 029.
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Members of the public may provide written comments (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 to City Clerk Donna Bartle by noon March 31, 2020 at
dbartle@coab.us, or by place them in the Drop Box outside of City Hall, 800 Seminole
Road, by noon March 31. Please provide the title, “Written Comments, City Commission
Meeting, March 31, 2020” and provide your name (required), address and email
address. 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 a nd
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 in
advance. 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 Tuesday, March 31.
For additional information or assistance, please contact the following before the
meeting:
• For 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) 247-5850.
MEETING AGENDA
1. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
2. CALL TO ORDER
3. ELECTRONIC PUBLIC MEETING EXPLANATION
4. CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH COVID-19 EMERGENCY STATUS UPDATE
5. CITY COMMISSION COMMENTS/QUESTIONS
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
7. ADJOURNMENT
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