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Item 1A- Draft Minutes of 6-13-16IN ATTENDANCE: MINUTES REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING June 13, 2016 CITY HALL, 800 SEMINOLE ROAD AGENDA ITEM lA JUNE 27, 2016 Mayor Mitchell E. Reeves Commissioner Jimmy Hill Commissioner M. Blythe Waters City Attorney Brenna Durden City Manager Nelson VanLiere City Clerk Donna L. Bartle ABSENT: Commissioner John Stinson (excused) Commissioner Harding (excused) Invocation and pledge to the flag Mayor Reeves paused for a moment of silence for the victims and families of the incident that occmTed in Orlando over the weekend, and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Call to Order: Mayor Reeves called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. City Clerk Bartle called the roll and Mayor Reeves noted that a quorum was present. He explained Commissioners Harding and Stinson have excused absences by the Chair. Mayor Reeves reported that he would be moving Item 8A up to have a presentation from Jerry Holland before the Courtesy of Floor and at the request of Commissioner Stinson through the City Clerk, Item SC will be postponed until our next meeting on June 27, 2016. 1. A. Approve the minutes of the Commission Meeting of May 23, 2016. Mayor Reeves asked if there were any corrections to the above minutes. There were no corrections, so Mayor Reeves stated the minutes stand as submitted. 8. Miscellaneous Business (Discussion only) A. Interlocal Agreement for Use of Property Tax Collections to Fund Exemption Audit Services among the Duval County Property Appraiser, Duval County Tax Collector, and the City of Atlantic Beach. Jerry Holland, Duval County Property Appraiser, explained his request for the agreement with the various taxing authorities, the process for investigating homestead exemption fraud, the importance of identifying it, the impact it has on the taxing authorities and the penalties involved. He distributed two handouts and reported comparisons from the last 11 months to the prior 11 months. He answered questions from the Commission. June 13, 2016 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA ITEM lA JUNE 27, 2016 Page2 City Attomey Brenna Durden explained there are slight revisions needed in paragraph 4. Mr. Holland explained the latest agreement had the school district's fiscal year of July 1, but since the City of Atlantic Beach's fiscal year is October 1, the agreement would need revisions. Ms. Durden reported the two areas in paragraph 4 that have the incorrect date of July 1 should be revised to October 1. Motion: To move forward with the agreement with the changes that the City Attorney referenced. Moved by Hill, Seconded by Waters Commissioner Hill expressed concerns about liening citizens and asked for some explanation of protections built in, how it is mitigated and what efforts are made before putting a lien on the property. Jerry Holland emphasized that no one who has the right for a homestead will be liened because these properties are someone's second, third or fourth home. He explained how the Tax Collector works with homeowners on payment plans if needed and reported that of the 524 liens this year, none have been contested. He stated no one will be evicted from their homes; the liens are placed because state law says that if the person is not entitled to it, he must lien them, lien them for the back taxes and lien them for the penalty and interest. He fmiher stated the law does not give him the right to waive it; once he has identified it by state law, he must place the lien on there. He reiterated that the Tax Collector will work with the property owner. Mayor Reeves asked what would happen if Atlantic Beach voted it down. Jerry Holland stated they would not give (the third patiy vendor) any homesteads in Atlantic Beach and Atlantic Beach would not get the benefit of it since they m·e not paying for it. He added, the school district and anyone else would not get the benefit of those homesteads and believes it would send a message that Atlantic Beach is not concemed if someone cheats on the exemption. Mayor Reeves clarified that it has nothing to do with Atlantic Beach residents filing their homestead exemptions; it just has to do with Atlantic Beach not getting turned over to the third party for research. Mr. Holland stated his staff will continue doing what they do by using the current process, but, the key is, they (the third party vendor) have the extra data base they can look through which is beneficial. Mr. Reeves questioned the lien process. Mr. Holland explained they do not place a lien without the homeowner knowing it and they communicate constantly to make sure their evidence is correct and the taxpayer agrees with it. Commissioner Hill asked questions regarding the restrictions and controls they will have over the company providing the service to ensure they use proper customer service. Mr. Holland answered they will not be a collection agency; they will be a research firm that will find data and bring it to his office so that his office can contact the taxpayer. He stated the vendor will not have anything to do with the collection, filing the lien or contacting the taxpayer. Mayor Reeves asked for consensus rather than a motion to move the item forward. There was consensus to move the item forward to the meeting on June 27,2016. 1. B. Approve the minutes of the Gate Petroleum Appeal Hearing of May 12, 2016. Mayor Reeves asked if there were any corrections to the above minutes. There were no corrections, so Mayor Reeves stated the minutes stand as submitted. June 13, 2016 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING 2. Courtesy of the Floor to Visitors AGENDA ITEM lA JUNE 27, 2016 A. Presentation of check to Beaches Resource Center Foundation. Page3 Mayor Reeves explained how the City helps various organizations and the Commission wanting to recognize them by presenting the checks at meetings. Timmy Johnson, on behalf of the City of Atlantic Beach and the Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory Committee, presented a check to Board President, Samantha De Carlo in the amount of $2,000 for the Beaches Resource Center Foundation for their services to the kids in the beaches area. Samantha De Carlo, 2790 Chesterbrook Ct., Board President of the Beaches Resource Center. Foundation, explained the programs they offer to youths from Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and Jacksonville Beach including counseling services, intervention programs, and group counseling. She reported that with the $2,000 check, they will be able to serve an additional 30 to 40 students a year which is 30 to 40 students more than any of the other full service sites and will be able to offer anywhere fi·om 5 to 10 additional counseling groups. She expressed her appreciation for the contribution stating the funds will be well spent on the children of Atlantic Beach. Commissioner Hill explained there is a Board (Committee) that takes requests and recommends which organizations and programs the City should help fund. Mayor Reeves reminded everyone that the 2016- 2017 budget is coming up and to contact Timmy Johnson as soon as possible with any request for funding programs. Mayor Reeves explained the process for public comments and opened the Courtesy of the Floor to Visitors. City Clerk Bartle called each speaker to the podium. Stephen Fouraker, 387 6th Street, expressed his disappointment with the Commission regarding their decision on the Gate station and explained the efforts to overturn that decision will be continued in the legal realm. He refened to Maria Mark's remarks on Governor Peterson pushing through a bill in Delaware legislature which was trying to stop the intense industrial development of the Delaware Coastline, speaking to his courage, and he wish he would have seen some of this courage from our Commissioners. He believed each of the Commissioners had an opportunity to stand up for the citizens and asked who will have the courage to introduce an ordinance banning future gas stations in Atlantic Beach. Maria Mark, 1148 Linkside Drive, spoke in opposition to the City Manager's proposal to buy property across from Al's Pizza to use for parking at a cost of $1.2 million dollars. She expressed her concerns that this is not being fiscally responsible. She agreed that parking is a major issue, but does not believe it should be solved by one entity. She offered suggestions on other ways to help with parking that would better serve Atlantic Beach and the beaches commu:q.ity. She refened to the minutes of the Gate Appeal hearing and explained she did not come out in support of the Gate development, but rather she was trying to propose a compromise in the hearing. She congratulated Mr. Van Liere for his daughter, Danielle, for finishing first in her class. Chris Jorgensen, 92 W. 3rd St., explained that events such as the Boston Marathon bombing and Orlando (shootings) make people believe conspiracy theories are credible. He thanked the Commission for the Gate Hearing and the Commission and the Board for the Cloister Hearing for allowing the June 13, 2016 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA ITEM lA JUNE 27, 2016 Page4 opportunity for every individual to have their voices be heard. He stated he believes the CRA is not necessary for the City. He spoke about the Memorial Day ceremonies in Atlantic Beach. He expressed environmental concerns affected by weakening magnetic poles. Susanne Barker, 1938 Beachside Ct., spoke about the Gate meeting. She referred to and responded to the comments made at the last meeting by Mayor Reeves regarding there being no evidence presented from the citizens/appellants. She explained the hearing was their evidence when their attorney presented the facts about the Codes and about how you must first think about neighborhoods before permitting anything. She spoke in opposition of the waivers and urged the Commission to listen to the citizens before they vote. She also spoke in opposition to the proposal to purchase property to build a parking lot to alleviate parking at the Town Center with the citizens of Atlantic Beach getting stuck with the bill. Steve Piscitelli, 374 Magnolia St., spoke about his past service on the Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory Committee and explained the history of Acoustic Night and Songwriters' Concert and their popularity. He presented a photograph taken on the first night of the Acoustic Night event in June of 2003 and thanked current and past Commissions for continuing to support these events. Mike Whalen, 1420 Mayport Rd., stated he is a small business man and believes in government for the people and by the people. He gave examples of recent projects as he expressed his concerns about City government being intimidated by threats of a lawsuit and rolling over every time there is a major project for big developers with no small businesses intended. Joan McLoud, 176 Magnolia St., spoke on the Saltair subdivision drainage project and how there are now safety concerns with standing water and the risk of children falling into or down the ditches. She believes it was a mistake and the project was cut short. She urged the Commission to visit the neighborhood to get a better understanding of the problems and have the problems addressed. She ·presented pictures to show what has been going on there. Barry Adeeb, 501 Atlantic Blvd., spoke about Gate Petroleum and responded to a statement Mayor Reeves made at the last meeting regarding the evidence submitted for the hearing. He explained and identified 4 documents from the binder that he believes are the only documents that were ever needed. He stated the Beach Diner is going to stand with the citizens of this community and reported they will file an appeal and a separate lawsuit, which he has never done in his life. City Clerk Bartle read the names and comments from the citizens who did not want to speak, as follows: Jess and Mary Edgar, 76 East Coast Dr., did not speak, but were in support of Item 8B on the Agenda. No one else from the audience spoke so the Mayor closed the Comiesy of the Floor to visitors. 3. Unfinished Business from Previous Meetings A. Waiver Request #16-SAFW-97 (535 Atlantic Boulevard) Mayor Reeves explained the waiver was a result of the Gate Appeal hearing and reminded everyone that nine of the ten modifications addressed changes the residents asked for. June 13, 2016 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA ITEM lA JUNE 27,2016 Page 5 Ms. Durden explained the process for addressing waiver requests and stated this item is on the agenda tonight for discussion purposes only. She explained these 2 waiver requests did come out of the Gate Appeal Hearing and they were initiated due to the desire of the Commission to allow for 30 parking spaces for the Beach Diner. She frniher explained Gate Petroleum stated they would be willing to provide the 30 spaces but they would need to request two waivers; one for the amount of impervious smface and one for landscaping. She explained that the impervious surface for Commercial Districts is limited to 70%; at the hearing they said they would like for the Order of the the Commission to allow for up to 78%; they have had the opportunity to review their plans and they have determined that they are confident that they will be able to provide the 30 parking spaces and allow up to 75% as opposed to 78%. She stated the second waiver is for landscaping and the request was to delete the terminal tree islands that are required by the parking code for parking lots from four ( 4) locations on the site. She stated the Code provides that the City Commission does have the authority to provide waivers for any provision in the Code and believes that this is what is before you tonight for discussion purposes only. Motion: Hold a public hearing on June 27, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. to approve the waivers. Moved by Hill, Seconded by Waters Commissioner Hill stated he looks forward to the discussion at the next meeting. Mayor Reeves stated on May 12th we as a Commission made a commitment and we are going to stick with our commitment and move forward. Roll Call Votes: Aye: 3-Hill, Waters, Reeves Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED Mayor Reeves explained the public hearing will be held on June 27, 2016 and invited everyone to come back on that date with any open comments about this waiver. 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 the Monthly Financial Report for April 2016 and Public Worl{S Status Report for June 2016. B. Designate Mayor Mitchell E. Reeves as the Voting Deleg~te for the 90th Annual FLC Conference in Hollywood, Florida on August 18-20, 2016. Mayor Reeves explained the Consent Agenda and asked if any Commissioner wanted to pull an item to discuss. No items were pulled fi·om the Consent Agenda for discussion. Motion: Approve Consent Agenda as stated. Moved by Reeves (No second was requested.) June 13, 2016 Votes: Aye: 3-Waters, Hill, Reeves Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED 5. Committee Reports REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA ITEM lA JUNE 27,2016 A. Appointments to the Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory Committee. Page6 Mayor Reeves explained that Commissioner Stinson made contact with the City Clerk and the City Clerk will share his thoughts. City Clerk Bartle reported that the Board Member Review Committee met on April28, 2016 to address membership on the Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory Committee and made recommendations for six upcoming vacancies. She stated Commissioner Stinson is requesting that the Commission take action on five of those six vacancies tonight as follows: Reappoint Grant Healy, Pamela White and Jay Wilson to the Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory Committee for an additional term beginning July 9, 2016 and ending July 8, 2018 and appoint Beverly Norman and Dawn Pope to the Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory Committee for the terms beginning July 9, 2016 and ending July 8, 2018. Mayor Reeves recognized Dawn Pope in the audience. Motion: Reappoint Grant Healy, Pamela White and Jay Wilson to the Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory Committee for an additional term beginning July 9, 2016 and ending July 8, 2018 and appoint Beverly Norman and Dawn Pope to the Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory Committee for the terms beginning July 9, 2016 and ending July 8, 2018. Moved by Hill, Seconded by Waters There being no discussion, Mayor Reeves called for a vote. Votes: Aye: 3-Hill, Waters, Reeves Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED B. Actuarial Valuation Report for General Employees' Retirement System. Finance Director Russell Caffey summarized the General Employees' report on behalf of the Pension Board, highlighting the plans membership, actuarial accrued liability, value of the plans assets, funded ratio, unfunded liability balance, next yeax' s contribution, and the estimated rate of return. Mr. Van Liere explained that every year the Pension Boards hire an Actuary to do a valuation and the purpose is to tell the City what their commitment is to fund our pension plans. He explained how the assumption rates affect the data and are chosen by the Pension Boards. He further explained the Pension Boards determine the interest rates, but the Actuary has input on mortality rates, turnover rates, and raises in salaries and they prepare information as a result of this activity to give to our auditors to include in the Financial Statements. Mr. Caffey reported that the funded ratio for this plan is 76% which was consistent with last year; the City's Contribution to the plan increased $63,000 over last year; and for June 13, 2016 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA ITEM lA JUNE 27, 2016 Page7 every employee, the normal cost is 12.5% of their salary which goes into the Pension Plan. He added, this plan is closed and in ten years it will be fully funded, every year moving forward the unfunded liability will drop around $500,000 assuming there are no other changes and assuming we make the 7% which is the plans assumed rate of retum. Commissioner Waters expressed concems about the risks involved in having a relatively small plan and expressed interest in looking at ways to decrease the risk to the City. Discussion ensued and Mr. Caffey and Mr. Van Liere answered questions from the Commission. Commissioner Waters reiterated her interest in looking at ways to decrease the risk to the City and ensuring the employees' pension. Mayor Reeves agreed we need to look into other options including the State Retirement. Mr. Caffey stated we can look into all options and provide a cost benefit analysis. C. Actuarial Valuation Report for Police Officers' Retirement System. Finance Director Russell Caffey summarized the Police Officers' report on behalf of the Pension Board, highlighting the plans membership, actuarial accrued liability, actuarial value, funded ratio, unfunded liability balance, next year's contribution, and the estimated rate of return. Mr. Caffey reported that the funded ratio for this plan is 67% with an unfunded liability of $4.3 million dollars and the City's Contribution to the plan increased $23,000 over last year. Mayor Reeves called for a break at 8:02p.m. and reconvened at 8:08p.m. 6. Action on Resolutions None. 7. Action on Ordinances A. ORDINANCE NO. 20-16-138, Introduction and First Reading AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2015 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2016, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Clerk Bartle read the Ordinance by title. City Manager Van Liere explained the Ordinance. Motion: Approve Ordinance No. 20-16-138 as read. Moved by Waters, Seconded by Hill Discussion ensued. Mr. Van Liere and Ms. Durden answered questions from the Commission. There was a consensus to direct the City Attorney and City Manager to provide the Commission with an answer to whether or not the insurance would .cover the legal costs if there is an appeal filed against the decision on Gate. Mayor Reeves reported that the public hearing will be held on June 27, 2016. June 13, 2016 Votes: Aye: 3-Hill, Waters, Reeves Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING 8. Miscellaneous Business (Discussion only) AGENDA ITEM lA JUNE 27, 2016 Page 8 A. Interlocal Agreement for Use of Property Tax Collections to Fund Exemption Audit Services among the Duval County Property Appraiser, Duval County Tax Collector, and the City of Atlantic Beach. This item was taken out of order and acted on earlier in the meeting. B. Purchase of 54 East Coast Drive. City Manager Van Liere explained he put this on the agenda in order to get feedback fi:om the Commission and the public. He explained the details in his staff report and asked for guidance on whether to proceed. Mayor Reeves explained the background on this item and asked for comments fi:om the Commission. Commissioner Hill expressed his concems about the issue stating he does not believe it is the City's role to solve businesses' parking issues by itself, but may be interested in a partnership as long as it pays for itself and benefits the citizens. Commissioner Waters stated the biggest concem the citizens have is the cost and a push to look for a public-private partnership. She urged citizens to voice their concems or support at the next Commission meeting. Mayor Reeves explained his big concem is the cost being $1.2 million. Discussion ensued. It was the consensus of the Commission to move this forward to the next agenda, but stressed it is not an endorsement. Further discussion ensued. Mayor Reeves requested that the City Manager provide the Commission with a long-term plan about the $1.2 million along with facts regarding the parking lot, parking machines, the amount of trees to be saved, and the fencing. Commissioner Hill agreed that the information will be key at the next meeting. Mayor Reeves reiterated that moving this item forward is not to be taken as an endorsement and he asked for consensus again. It was the consensus of the Commission to move this item forward to the next meeting. C. Review of Land Development Regulations. This item was postponed to the next meeting on June 27, 2016. 9. City Manager A. City Manager's Report. • 90-Day Calendar (June 2016 through August 2016). June 13,2016 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA ITEM 1A JUNE 27, 2016 Page9 Mr. Van Liere reported on upcoming items on the calendar: Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Public Safety Building on Friday, June 17, 2016; Commission Workshop on June 27, 2016 at 5 p.m. on the Safe Routes to School project; and Town Hall meeting on July 16, 2016. He repmied on receiving the value of our City from the property tax appraiser, stating this is the first chance we get to look at how the values of the City are changing for setting our millage rate; and the overall taxable value went up 9 112 %. 10. Reports and/or requests from City Commissioners and City Attorney Commissioner Hill • Commented on misinformation that continues to come up from citizens regarding the Gate station. He shared his frustrations, stating that he is tired of being dragged in the middle of a dispute between a tenant and a landlord; the City Commission had no intent but to stay inside the law and to do what the law allowed for all pmiies. • Addressed the Saltair project, stating it is a safety hazard and needs to be fixed immediately. He asked that it either be an agenda item or have a report from the City Manager at the next meeting explaining how we are addressing the changes that we made. He stated we did not create swales; we created dirt bottom ditches which are not acceptable for that neighborhood. • Stated he would like the City Manager to trim staff in the areas where we have duplication of staff, explaining that he knows there are people that are project-based that m·e assigned to projects and his concern is where staff is retired and comes back to help us with long-term projects and he does not want them to be tagged to the project; once we replace them with staff, he wants those positions trimmed out; that is where we can get some of our savings back; and we cannot tie our temporary help to capital improvement projects. He asked for those adjustments to be made as soon as possible. • Asked that the footprint for the Public Safety building construction area be scaled back, stating he is mostly concerned about the area near the park. Mr. VanLiere and Chief Deal responded and agreed to look into it further. Discussion ensued about safety and parking. Mr. Van Liere asked about temporarily allowing baseball people to park along Plaza under the trees. The Commission decided to leave it up to the Police Chief to make that decision. Mayor Reeves asked that Commissioners get with the Police Chief with their concerns about this topic. • Spoke about the Gate situation and how it is disturbing that a prior Commissioner speaking out about it had multiple opportunities to make changes to the Code, but did not, which is part of the problem. Commissioner Waters • Congratulated Acoustic Night on their 13 years and thanked Timmy Johnson, his staff, and the Community members for the hard work they put in to make programs great for our citizens. • Appreciated the moment of silence given for the Orlando victims and explained the importance of being kind when communicating with fellow citizens. She stated that instead of threatening retribution, it would be helpful if citizens worked with Commissioners to affect change that they want to see happen in the ways that we can. She explained that when she met with groups, she offered to work with them to do what we could do legally and has yet to have anyone take her up on that offer, but will ask them again when it comes time to rewrite Code. She urged citizens to fmd a way to work with the Commission on changes they would like to see happen. City Attorney Durden • Repmied an update on the accident on the beach involving the two ladies, stating AGENDA ITEM lA JUNE 27, 2016 June 13,2016 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Page 10 the City has received notices pursuant to F.S. 768.28; they have been forwarded to the insurance canier and the insurance company has accepted obligation to defend those likely lawsuits. • Confirmed that on Gate, the 30-day appeal period does end on Friday, June 17, 2016. • Confi1med that on the Cloister, the Code Enforcement made their decision and a Final Order was executed on June 6, 2016 by the Chairman; that is a 30-day appeal period also, so if there is any challenge to that, it would be by July 6, 2016. She explained that our Code does allow for a Rehearing, but changed circumstances would have to exist. She reported that Mr. Eakin inquired about the process that would be required to allow for the gate to be utilized for any non- emergency services and Jeremy Hubsch provide the information to Mr. Eakin. • Reported the Fleet Landing closing has been extended, potentially until the middle of July. • Reminded the Commission of the July 1 reporting deadline for the Financial Disclosures (Form 1) and also about the annual training and offered to help with getting them information if needed. Mayor Reeves asked Ms. Durden to confirm the date the Cloister has before fines start. Ms. Durden explained they have 10 days from June 6, 2016. Ms. Durden explained the information they provided to Mr. Eakin was in regards to the modification to the PUD, stating initially it is a two public hearing process; the first public hearing would be at the Community Development Board, but ultimately it is a decision by the City Commission. Mayor Reeves • Followed up on Commissioners Hill and Waters comments, explaining he understands everyone's frustrations, but wants them to understand the Commission's. He explained that this Commission is willing to move forward and do what other Commissions before did not do which is reevaluate zoning. He explained that appealing to the Circuit Court is not a threat; it is part of our system and they have every right to do that. He believes that this Commission is not getting any credit for what they did for the fourteen hours, but they committed to do things and are following through. He clarified what point he was trying to make at the last meeting when he showed the stack of information provided to him by City staff and the City Attorney to study before the hearing, but nothing was given from the other side prior to the hearing. He explained he would have preferred to have something to study, so that they were not just listening to facts, but have a chance to research them and look them up. • Spoke about his and Mr. Jacobovitz's visit to Saltair, noting that Mr. Jacobovitz agreed to meet with citizens one-on-one. Mayor Reeves stated we have a Public Works Director that is willing to do something about it and thanked him. • Announced that the Florida League of Cities meeting is in Orange Park this week. • Thanked ChiefDeal, his department and Public Works staff for the great job they did last week in moving the department. Commissioner Hill reiterated points made earlier about the Gate station and stated no one needs to be personal about it because nothing we have done is personal and to make it personal is unnecessary; we did what we were in position to do by law. • Mayor Reeves announced he attended Fletcher High School's graduation ceremony and congratulated the City Manager on his daughter. • Reported the story behind Walmart not moving to Neptune Beach, explaining that Neptune Beach did not win and it cost them $95,000 to lose; they were just fortunate that the economy bottomed out and they did not come. June 13, 2016 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Adjournment AGENDA ITEM lA JUNE 27, 2016 Page 11 There being no further discussion, Mayor Reeves declared the meeting adjourned at 9:19p.m. ATTEST: Donna L. Bartle, CMC City Clerk Mitchell E. Reeves · Mayor/Presiding Officer