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Draft Min 2-23-04 MINUTES REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING FEBRUARY 23, 2004 CITY HALL, 800 SEMINOLE ROAD Attendance IN ATTENDANCE: Mayor John Meserve City Manager Jim Hanson Commissioner Paul B. Parsons City Clerk Maureen King Commissioner Sylvia N. Simmons City Attorney Alan C. Jensen Commissioner J. Dezmond Waters III ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Richard Beaver Call to Order/Pledge Mayor Meserve called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. The Invocation given by Commissioner Parsons was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Approval of Minutes 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of ~ February 9, 2004 Motion: Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 9, 2004 as presented. Moved by Waters, seconded by Parsons Votes: Aye: 5 -Beaver, Parsons, Simmons, Waters, Meserve Nay: 0 ~"" MOTION CARRIED 2. Courtesy of the Floor to Visitors Recognition of A. Recognition of Don Wolfson Don Wolfson Mayor Meserve presented Don Wolfson with an engraved clock in recognition of his contributions to the city through his many years of service on the Community Development Board. Mayor Meserve thanked Mr. Wolfson for his work with the other Board Members on revisions to the city's Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance. Mr. Wolfson thanked his wife, staff and Commissioners for their diligence and support over the years. ~. February 23, 2004 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Pale 2 Audit Report B. Audit Report by James Moore & Company Suzanne Forbes, a Certified Public Accountant with James Moore and Company, the city's auditors, presented the annual audit report to the ~`" Commissioners. Ms. Forbes commended Finance Director VanLiere, Deputy Finance Director Benjamin and Accountant Ramsey for their work in helping to prepare the audit. Ms. Forbes stated the new rules as set forth by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), resulted in a change in the format and content of the financial statements contained in the audit. She further reported that the report was an unqualified opinion, and "~" ~ complied with all federal, state and local accounting requirements and no weaknesses were found in the internal controls. Ms. Forbes presented a brief overview of the report and indicated the city was in good financial condition with adequate reserves for an eight and one- half months period. It was recommended that the city closely monitor the ratio of revenue to expenditures in the enterprise funds to ensure that utility rates are sufficient for future years. Ms. Forbes also reported that the city met its required debt service coverage ratio relative to bond resolution requirements. She pointed out the Pension Fund had received a return on investments this year, but should be monitored to ensure future benefit obligations. A question and answer session followed the presentation. (A copy of the audit report is on file in the Office of the City Clerk). ~. J. P. Marchioli of 414 Sherry Drive agreed with the recommendation to keep the ocean outfall lines available for use ~in the event of a catastrophic ~. rain event; said he would like something done to lower the speeding on Sherry Drive; reminded the Commissioners that he had presented a petition requesting traffic calming on Sherry Drive and found the decorative crosswalks to be annoying because of the noise; felt that OSHA should be used to regulate safety issues on job sites. ~* Mayor Meserve recognized Jacksonville Council Member Art Graham and thanked him for his efforts in getting the $50,000 check for the Adele Grage Cultural Center renovations. ~. Trisha Pascoe Lawrence of 481 Sherry Drive believed there was a misunderstanding concerning the amount of her property the city would ~" need to construct the sidewalk. She stated that she would like the sidewalk, but did not want to give up any of her property. She felt the city allowed the construction company to build the street too close to the edge of the ~"" right-of--way and should be responsible to correct the mistake. ,., February 23, 2004 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Page 3 "'"" Michael Bessler, who spoke on behalf of Nancy Pasco of 481 Sherry Drive, offered his solution to constructing the sidewalk without taking any property. He also commented that the same construction company had ~'" paved over valves and manholes on Sherry Drive and suggested the city uncover them as soon as possible to prevent damage to the street. "" Jane Wytzka of 352 Second Street favored calling the core city area Old Atlantic Beach, (Item 8D), but stated she was sorry to see no other changes were proposed to preserve its character. Ms. Wytzka stated some of the new homes being constructed in the area were too large for the small sized lots and had become a "quality of life" issue. She indicated she would like construction to be limited to smaller homes, and volunteered to help resolve the problem. Ms. Wytzka believed the local police officers should be paid the same as the City of Jacksonville. Sally Clemens of 1638 Park Terrace Drive commented on providing citizens information on how local government works and the importance of ~„ listening to your constituents. She indicted that the local "Concerned Citizens of Atlantic Beach" group had warned against paying $150,000 for consulting services relative to the city's proposal for privatization of the ,~„ wafer and sewer services at the Navy base, which was unsuccessful. She also indicated that she opposed any development of Johnston Island. Joe Hunt of 370 Plaza favored replacement of speed bumps on Plaza and opposed chicanes. ~. Janet Lambert of 314 Plaza requested reinstallation of speed bumps or humps on the 300 block of Plaza. She indicated that forty-five people on the street favored this request, and were opposed to chicanes. Marian Fogg of 366 Plaza spoke in favor of speed bumps or humps for the 300 block of Plaza. Stephen Kuti of 1132 Linkside Drive commented that he continually observed speeders on his street and requested the same consideration as for Plaza. He also inquired concerning spending funds on a radio site survey for lift stations (Item 8H). ~""' Michael Fogg of 366 Plaza also spoke in favor of speed bumps for Plaza. He indicated he would not be able to move his boat on and off his property if chicanes were installed. He felt installation of chicanes would push '~" traffic too close to the sidewalks. February 23, 2004 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Page 4 Victor Raiser of 359 Plaza stated that no one likes speed bumps -they "" were not perfect, but they had worked for twelve years. He also requested that the speed bumps be put back on his street. Nancy Love of 343 Plaza agreed and requested that the speed bumps be reinstalled. Amy Palmer of 374 Plaza also supported speed bumps or humps. She stated that she and other residents in the area had preschoolers and she feared for their safety if the speed bumps were not reinstalled. She also felt it would be a waste of money to design and install chicanes, which would eliminate needed parking. Clifford Dunlop of 338 Plaza requested that the speed bumps be reinstalled on Plaza and that on-street parking be retained. Cindy Corey of 394 8th Street supported her neighbors' efforts to have the Plaza speed bumps/humps reinstalled. Steven Kirsten who owns property at 348-350 and 371 Plaza supported speed bumps as a safer method for traffic calming than chicanes. 3. Unfinished Business from Previous Meeting ~. City Manager's A. City Manager's Follow-Up Report Follow-Up Report City Manager Hanson summarized each item of his written report, which is attached and made part of this official record as Attachment A. Ocean Outfall Lines at 7th and 10th Streets Commissioner W aters a greed w ith 1 eaving t he 1 fines i n p lace i n c ase o f a catastrophic rain event in the future and inquired as to how the lines could ~* be unplugged if needed. City Manager Hanson responded that he was not exactly sure how they could be unplugged, but would find out from staff. Traffic Calming B. Discussion and related action regarding traffic calming/speed 300 Block of Plaza bumps for the 300 block of Plaza ~' Utility Director Kaluzniak displayed a conceptual drawing of how the chicanes would be spaced along Plaza. She indicated that installation of the chicanes would cost approximately $15,000 and four parking spaces """ would be lost. Michael Fogg, a resident who spoke earlier favoring speed bumps/humps, stated that twelve years ago, when the speed bumps were first installed, they ,~. February 23 2004 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Page 5 did not cross the entire width of the street, and cars just wove between them and never slowed down. He further stated that the city had to come back and extend the speed bumps the full width of the street to prevent speeding. Mr. Fogg felt the installation of chicanes would create the same situation. Commissioner Parsons stated that he would be in favor of installing speed humps on Plaza, but not speed bumps. Commissioner Simmons recounted her experience with speed humps at the airport and the jolting speed bumps in Key Biscayne and inquired as to the design of the speed humps. She felt the city needed to ensure that the speed humps designed for Plaza did not create a problem. Commissioner Waters stated he opposed speed bumps. He indicated his preference for chicanes and felt the city was working toward eliminating ,~„ speed bumps. Mayor Meserve explained the city's policy c oncerning requests for speed ~,. bumps and stated that they would only be installed if the Police Department determined a real safety issue existed on a particular street. He thought that Plaza was a unique two-lane street that invited speeding. Mayor Meserve indicated his preference for speed humps over the chicanes. Motion: Install speed humps, not speed bumps, and put them back on Plaza as originally designed and ensure the humps are not the iolting type. Moved by Meserve, seconded by Parsons Votes: Aye: 3 -Parsons, Simmons, Waters, Meserve *"" Nay: 1 -Waters MOTION CARRIED Consent Agenda 4. Consent Agenda Monthly Reports A. Acknowledge receipt of January Utility Sales Report (City Manager) Mosquito Ctrl. Letter B. Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter authorizing the City of Jacksonville Mosquito Control Division to fly aircraft over and spray mosquito breeding areas within the city boundaries '*" Motion: Approve Consent Agenda Items A and B as presented. Moved by Waters, seconded by Parsons Votes: ~. Aye: 4 -Parsons, Simmons, Waters, Meserve .. `~ February 23, 2004 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Pace 6 Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED Committee Reports 5. Committee Reports Pension Boards A. Reports from the Police and General Employees Pension Boards Human Resource Director George Foster provided the Commissioners with a written report concerning the activities of the Police and General Employees Pension Boards. A copy of the report is attached and made part of this official record as Attachment B. A question and answer session followed the presentation. Resolutions 6. Action on Resolutions: A. Resolution No. 04-04 (1) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A DEFERRED RETIRMENT OPTION PROGRAM (Selecting the ICMA Retirement Corporation (RC) as the investment administrator for the city's DROP participants) (2Y Authorize the City Manager to sign the Administrative Services Agreement and other related documents (City Manager) +,. Motion: Adopt Resolution 04-04 and authorize the City Manager to sign the Administrative Services Agreement and other related documents. There was no discussion. !+~ Moved by Simmons, seconded by Waters Votes: Aye: 4 -Parsons, Simmons, Waters, Meserve Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED Ordinances 7. Action on Ordinances A. Ordinance No. OS-04-43 Public Hearing & Final Reading AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE VI, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, DIVISION 1, GENERALLY, TO DELETE SECTION 2-226, HOLIDAY SCHEDULE, PROVIDING CODIFICATION, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Mayor Meserve read the ordinance by title only. ~. February 23, 2004 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Page 7 Motion: Approve Ordinance No. OS-04-43 on final reading. Mayor Meserve opened the floor for a public hearing. No one spoke and the Mayor closed the public hearing. There was no discussion. Moved by Parsons, seconded by Waters Votes: Aye: 4 -Parsons, Simmons, Waters, Meserve Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED B. Ordinance No. 58-04-29 Public Hearing & Final Reading AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE VI, DIVISION 3, GENERAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND DIVISION 4, POLICE OFFICER RETIREMENT SYSTEM, TO PROVIDE A DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PROGRAM FOR PARTICIPANTS; CHANGE PAYMENT OF PF~NSION BOARD EXPENSES; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE VI, DIVISION 4, POLICE OFFICER RETIREMENT SYSTEM, TO PROVIDE ADJUSTMENTS FOR NORMAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS; PROVIDING ADJUSTMENTS TO OPTIONAL FORMS OF PENSION PAYMENT; PROVIDING FOR EARLY RETIREMENT BENEFITS; PROVIDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR DEFERRED RETIREMENT BENEFITS; PROVIDING FOR DEATH BENEFITS; PROVIDING CHANGE TO PAYMENT OF PENSION BOARD EXPENSES; ?~ PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE Mayor Meserve read the ordinance by title only. Motion: Approve Ordinance No. 58-04-29 on final reading. Moved by Parsons, seconded by Waters Mayor Meserve opened the floor for a public hearing. Don Ford stated that he had served two terms on the Pension Board and had '°" learned as much as possible about DROP Plans. He indicated that six and one-half years ago he had brought the idea of a Deferred Retirement Option Program to the Pension Board. He thanked City Manager Hanson and February 23, 2004 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Page 8 Human Resource Director Foster for their work to bring about a DROP Plan for employees. Mr. Ford believed it was a good plan but expressed concern for the eligibility of a participant listed on Page 11 stating..."a participant entering the DROP prior to attaining age sixty (60) shall have their benefit actuarially reduced for each year under the age of sixty (60)". He indicated that the city had not received the actuarial report until late Friday and according to the report the reduction would be one-half percent per month, for every month prior to attaining age sixty (60). He further stated, as an example, if an employee entered the DROP Plan at age fifty-five (55), the pension for that employee would be reduced by thirty percent, which he believed was excessive. He expressed concern that this requirement would keep the employees nearing age sixty from entering the plan and inquired why this restrictive requirement was included in the plan. Mr. Ford suggested the Commission consider the use of a lower percentage amount or setting a cap on the amount of the reduction. Mr. Ford noted the city would save money in other areas, such as the city would no longer have to pay death and disability benefits and would no longer pay the 10 - 13% into the retirement plan for those employees who choose to go into the DROP Plan. Commissioner Waters inquired if the DROP Plan presupposed thirty or more years of service to the city. Mr. Ford responded that an employee was eligible to participate if he was vested (employees become vested after five years of service). Discussion of vesting and years of service for entering the plan ensued. No one else spoke and the Mayor closed the public hearing. Human Resource Director Foster explained that the DROP Plan was an option for employees to choose and when implemented, it was to remain ~' cost neutral to the city. He indicated that currently a general employee can retire at age sixty with a minimum of five years of service, but the DROP Plan allowed general employees the option to retire at age fifty-five with ~"' five years of service, and in order to do this and remain cost neutral, the actuarial reduction would have to be one-half percent per month for every month an employee elects to retire early. Mr. Foster concurred that this '"" was a significant reduction, but he emphasized that these were options. He stated that the city added the early retirement and the five-year drop, both cost neutral as options for the general employees and there was no early ~"" drop option for police officers since they have many state mandated retirement options. They can only drop at their normal retirement eligibility age. ~. February 23 2004 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Page 9 Commissioner Parsons believed the 30% reduction was high. Discussion of ¢"' reducing the percentage rate ensued. Human Resource Director Foster indicated that if the percentage rate was reduced, either the city or employee would have to pay the additional costs. Mayor Meserve recapped how the DROP Plan worked and emphasized the need to keep the changes cost neutral to the city. Commissioner Parsons stated that he would like to defer this item to the next meeting in order to allow more time to review the actuarial report and gain additional information. Motion: Defer action on Ordinance No. 58-04-29 to the April 12, 2004 Commission Meeting. Moved by Parsons, seconded by Simmons Votes: Aye: 4 -Parsons, Simmons, Waters, Meserve ~, Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED ~ Cotmissioner Waters suggested that the city inform its employees of the benefits they received on an individual basis. Mr. Foster responded that each employee received an annual pension benefit statement. C. Ordinance No. 25-04-35 Introduction & First Reading AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 2, BUILDING CODES, TO ADD A NEW SEC. 6-18, CONSTRUCTION SITE MANAGEMENT, TO INCLUDE A CONSTRUCTION SITE MANAGEMENT PLANT Motion: Approve Ordinance No. 25-04-35 on first reading. Commissioner Simmons believed this was a good ordinance, but she had some concerns with the fencing requirements since they might conflict with parking. She suggested that the fence be installed on the property line adjacent to a residence or business, but not on the street side of the property. *"' Building Official Ford explained that the rear and front fencing could be installed according to the needs of the site. He indicated that the ordinance provided a guideline to follow and allowed the Building Official flexibility """ within the site management plan to grant waivers from submittal requirements. February 23 2004 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Pace 10 Commissioner Waters stated that noise was not addressed in the ordinance and expressed concern for the starting time for construction on weekends. Mr. Ford stated that had received few complaints on weekend noise from construction projects. Commissioner Parsons requested that Page 7 of the ordinance under Item (12) Landscaping be amended to read as follows: ...and "restored at the contractor's expense to its original condition or better". .. Moved by Simmons, seconded by Parsons Votes: Aye: 4 -Parsons, Simmons, Waters, Meserve ~„ Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED Miscellaneous Business 8. Miscellaneous Business Public Safety Dept. A. Annual Report from the Public Safety Department (City Annual Report Manager) Chief Thompson presented a comprehensive statistical report for 2003 to ~fhe Commission. A copy of the report is attached and made part of this official record as Attachment C. Highlights of the report indicated a reduction in overall crime and an increase in arrests; the department answered 22,888 calls for service and issued 5,214 citations during the year. A question and answer session followed the report. Health Insurance B. Health Insurance Renewal (City Manager) (1) Authorize staff to renew health insurance with Blue CrossBlue Shield effective April 1, 2004 (2) Retain the current benefits and city/employee contribution amounts (3) Authorize a change in the effective date of health insurance coverage for new employees Motion: Authorize staff to renew health insurance with Blue Cross/Blue Shield effective April 1, 2004, to retain the current benefits ~"" and city/employee contribution amounts, and to change the effective date of health insurance coverage for new employees. There was no discussion. Moved by Simmons, seconded by Parsons Votes: February 23 2004 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Page 11 Aye: 4 - Parsons, Simmons, Waters, Meserve "~ Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED Selva Marina Tree C. Schedule for first reading an ordinance to identify Selva Marina Canopy Protection Units 10 & 12 as a tree canopy protection area (City Manager) Mayor Meserve expressed concern that ordinance may restrict the city's ability to respond to emergencies in a timely manner and inquired as to the need for this type of ordinance. City Manager Hanson explained that currently the city was exempt from obtaining Tree Board approval to remove trees on rights-of--way, but under the proposed ordinance, their approval would be needed to remove trees in the protected area. It was explained that the request for this ordinance came from the Tree Board after members observed a decline of the tree canopy in the Selva Marina area, some of which was caused by a developer and a homeowner removing trees during the past year without permits, prompting the Tree Board's request for protection of the remaining canopy. Building Official Ford explained that it was the intent of the Tree Board to ~. impose a fine of $500 per tree for each violation so that the Code Enforcement Board could then impose a fine of up to $5,000 per tree. Commissioner Simmons stated that she agreed with the intent of the ordinance if it was to keep developers from destroying the tree canopy. It was the consensus of the Commissioners to bring the ordinance back for first reading at the next Commission Meeting. General Reference D. Public Hearing and action to approve the use of the general Area -Old Atlantic reference to that area platted as Atlantic Beach Subdivision A, Beach formerly called Core City, as Old Atlantic Beach (Comm. Simmons) Motion: Approve the use of "Old Atlantic Beach" when referencing ~"" the area formerly called the Core City and platted as Atlantic Beach Subdivision A. Mayor Meserve opened the floor for a public hearing. No one spoke and the public hearing was closed. Commissioner Simmons reported she had received positive public response for this change. February 23, 2004 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Page 12 Moved by Simmons, seconded by Waters '~" Votes: Aye: 4 -Parsons, Simmons, Waters, Meserve Nay: 0 ~'" MOTION CARRIED Rental Contracts for E. Authorize the City Manager to execute contracts with ABET ABET & Sandra and Sandra Phillips for rental of city facilities (City Manager) Phillips Motion: Authorize the City Manager to execute contracts with ABET ~. and Sandra Phillips for rental of city facilities. ,~ City Manager Hanson explained that ABET would not be providing a Children's Summer Theater Program this year and Sandra Phillips would provide tennis lessons, but she would not be responsible for tennis „~, tournaments this year. Commissioner Waters inquired as to why there would be no Summer Theater Program and was told the YMCA will be providing the summer programs and there would be no room in the building for ABET to conduct their program. f Moved by Parsons, seconded by Simmons Votes: Aye: 4 -Parsons, Simmons, Waters, Meserve Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED F. Appointment to the Code Enforcement Board to fill an unexpired term Mayor Meserve stated that he would like to appoint Don Wolfson to the Code Enforcement Board. Motion: Approve appointment of Don Wolfson to the Code Enforcement Board to fill the unexpired term of Christopher Shea. Moved by Meserve, seconded by Waters Votes: ""' Aye: 4 -Parsons, Simmons, Waters, Meserve Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED Property Bureau.com G. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Contract Property Bureau.com, Inc. to dispose of surplus property for the city (City Manager) ~* February 23 2004 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Page 13 '""' Commissioner Waters inquired as to how this method of disposing surplus property was different to the one currently used. Chief Thompson explained this was a private company that provided an on-line auction ~" service to dispose of items from police property rooms. He indicated the company would pick up the property, barcode, digitally photograph and upload detailed descriptions of all items to the auction site. Motion: Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Property Bureau.com, Inc. to dispose of surplus property for the city. Moved by Waters, seconded by Parsons Votes: Aye: 4 -Parsons, Simmons, Waters, Meserve Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED TouchPoint Contract H. Authorize staff to contract with TouchPoint to complete the radio site survey for lift stations at a cost of $13,692.84 Motion: Authorize staff to contract with TouchPoint to complete the radio site survey for lift stations at a cost of $13,692.84. City Manager Hanson indicated that the city's SCADA System was „~ installed and operational at the treatment plants. He reported that funds were budgeted to connect twenty-nine lift stations to the SCADA system to allow for remote monitoring of the lift stations. City Manager Hanson explained how the connection could be made, but expressed concern that a very tall antenna would be required to send signals to the central antenna and this might not be acceptable in some neighborhoods. He indicated that the radio site survey was needed to determine what lift stations will use the wireless radios without intrusive antennas and which ones will use the 900 MHZ radios. Moved by Simmons, seconded by Parsons *"' Votes: Aye: 4 -Parsons, Simmons, Waters, Meserve Nay: 0 ~'" MOTION CARRIED 9. City Manager City Manager's Report A. City Manager's Report City Manager Hanson commented on the following items: February 23 2004 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Paee 14 Phase III of the Town Center Project Explained that four Change Orders, each less than $10,000, had been issued totaling just under $20,000. The Change Orders included drainage work, ~"" brick removal under the street, sidewalk removal and relocation of palm trees, and additional drainpipe. The project should be completed by March 12th. Reports/Requests 10. Reports and/or requests from City Commissioners and City City Commissioners Attorney "`~ City Attorney Commissioner Simmons • Thanked the Commissioners for approving the use of "Old Atlantic Beach" and the Construction Site Management Plan. (Items 8D and 7C respectively). • Expressed concern that the construction of huge homes being built in Old Atlantic Beach was destroying the quality of life in that area and . inquired if there was anything that could be done to solve the problem. Commissioner Parsons • Inquired if the Police Explorers sponsored a bicycle rodeo in the city, ~„ and if they did, how was it advertised. Chief Thompson indicated the Explorers sponsored the event and it was advertised at the Atlantic Beach Elementary School and Donner Center. • Reported that the Atlantic Beach Public Art Committee had filed their application for 501(c)(3) status and was planning to hold public ,~, awareness event at the end of April or beginning of May. Commissioner Waters • Referenced a Legislative Alert he received regarding a proposed change in calculating the ad valorem rollback rate and suggested sending a letter to Representative Don Davis opposing the change. Mayor Meserve stated that he would like to temporarily hold off on the letter to see if the three beaches cities would send a joint letter opposing the change. • Reminded the Commissioners that the city was hosting the Northeast Florida League of Cities meeting on March 18th at the Sea Turtle Inn and encouraged the Commissioners to attend. ~"'" February 23 2004 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Page 15 Mayor Meserve • Reported that he addressed the overbuilding on small lots in the Old Atlantic Beach area in the March issue of Tideviews, but felt this was a ~`" difficult problem since the city's building regulations were quite strict. • As the city's representative to the Superbowl Committee, reported that "'" the Committee wanted events to be planned at the beach. He indicated that the NFL would not fund any of these entertairunent venues, and they would have to be organized and paid for by the beaches ,~. community. Adjournment There being no further discussion, the Mayor declared the meeting '~ adjourned at 10:30 p.m. John Meserve, Mayor/Presiding Officer ~ ATTEST: t Maureen King Certified Municipal Clerk