Amended AgendaCITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
JANUARY 28, 2008, 7:15 PM
AMENDED AGENDA
Call to order
Invocation and pledge to the flag
1. Approve minutes of the Regular Commission meeting of January 14, 2008 and
Commission Workshop meeting of January 15, 2008.
2. Courtesy of Floor to Visitors
A. Presentation of Award to Sam Jacobson for his service on the Community
Development Boazd (Mayor)
3. Unfinished Business from Previous Meetings
A. City Manager's Follow-up Report (City Manager)
4. Consent Agenda
ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO
BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COMMISSION AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE
MOTION IN THE FORM LISTED BELOW. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE
DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. IF DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THAT ITEM WILL
BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WILL BE CONSIDERED
SEPARATELY. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND STAFF
RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED TO THE CITY
COMMISSION ON THESE ITEMS
A. Acknowledge receipt of Monthly Financial Report and Building Department Report
for December 2047 (City Manager)
B. Approve the requested fuel rate increase for Waste Services, Inc. (City Manager)
5. Committee Reports
None
6. Action on Resolutions
None
7. Action on Ordinances
A. Ordinance No. 10-08-23, Public Hearing and Final Reading
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 3 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, SEC.
3-9 CONSUMPTION AND POSSESSION OF OPEN CONTAINER ON PUBLIC
PROPERTY, TO PROVIDE FOR OUTDOOR CONSUMPTION OF BEER AND
WINE ON THE COVERED DECKS, PORCHES AND VERANDAS OF THE
ADELE GRAGE CENTER, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
B. Ordinance No. 80-08-75, Public Hearing and Final Reading
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22 UTILITIES, ARTICLE II,
SECTION 22-39 WATER SHORTAGES; TO PROVIDE FOR SEVERABILITY;
TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
C. Ordinance No. 20-08-88, Introduction and First Reading
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE CITY
OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING
OCTOBER 1, 2007 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
D. Ordinance No. 31-08-06, Introduction and First Reading
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA ADOPTING
ONE AMENDMENT TO THE 2015 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS ORIGINALLY
ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 31-04-04, AS AMENDED; THIS AMENDMENT
CONSISTING OF ONE CHANGE TO THE 2005 - 2015 FUTURE LAND USE
MAP DESIGNATION FROM RESIDENTIAL, MEDIUM DENSITY TO
RESIDENTIAL, LOW DENSITY FOR AN AREA OF THE CITY AS DEPICTED
ON ATTACHED EXHIBIT A, PROVIDING FOR INTENT, AUTHORITY,
FINDINGS OF FACT, FINDINGS OF CONSISTENCY, SEVERABILITY AND
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
E. Ordinance No. 25-08-38, Introduction and First Reading
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 6 BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 7 FIRE
PREVENTION AND PROTECTION, CHAPTER 8 FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, AND
CHAPTER 12 NUISANCES, TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO CURRENT
BUILDING RELATED AND FIRE CODES, TO DELETE CERTAIN OUTDATED
AND/OR NO LONGER APPLICABLE SECTIONS, TO ADD CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS, AND TO INCLUDE ABANDONED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
AS A NUISANCE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
8. Miscellaneous Business
A. Request to authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement for services with the
Northeast Florida Regional Council to assist in the preparation of the Evaluation and
Appraisal Report (EAR) on the City's Comprehensive Plan and the EAR-based
amendments to the Comprehensive Plan as required by Chapter 163, Florida Statutes
and to provide other technical planning related assistance as may be needed (City
Manager)
B. Request for determination regazding bingo as an allowable use within the
Commercial limited Zoning District (City Manager)
C. Discussion regazding revisions to the zoning regulations, which currently prohibit the
outside display of certain types of retail merchandise (City Manager)
D. Proposed Emergency Ordinances for Disaster Preparedness (City Manager)
E. Funding for Public Art Project (City Manager)
F. Optional Second Residential Gazbage Pickup Per Week (City Manager)
G. Starting Time of Regular Commission Meetings (City Manager)
9. City Manager
A. City Manager's Report
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10. Reports and/or requests from City Commissioners and City Attorney
A. Report from Boazd Member Review Committee (Borno)
B. Appointments to the Tree Conservation Board and the Board Member Review
Committee (Mayor)
C. *Further Discussion about Floor Area Ratio (Woods)
Adjournment
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City Commission may act upon any agenda subject, regazdless of how the matter is stated on the agenda.
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needing special accommodation to participate in this meeting should contact the City Clerk by 5:00 PM, Friday,
January 25, 2008.
*Amended on Januazy 24, 2008 to add Item IOC.
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