Call to Order. Roll Call. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
Administrative Items. A. Modification and motion to approve Regular Agenda.
Special Presentations, Proclamations / Recognitions. 450th Alliance: Art Galleries of St. Augustine Coastal Creations Video DaVita Florida Historical Society Habitat for Humanity of St. Augustine/St. Johns County Historic City News ReBath & 5 Day Kitchens St. Johns Golf Club St. Augustine Swashbuckler LLC Splash Brothers St. Augustine Outlets Saint Augustine Interfaith Council St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine Westaff Beacon of Hope Christian School St. Johns Education Association-Retired
Public Comments for General Public Comments or Agenda Items not requiring a Separate Public Hearing. (3 minutes per individual).
Public Comments for General Public Comments or Agenda Items not requiring a Separate Public Hearing. (3 minutes per individual).
Modification and motion to approve Consent Agenda items (NOTE: Items proposed by the City Manager for consideration by the City Commission are included on the “Consent Agenda.”).
Approval of Galimore Center rental by the Montessori School from Aug. 9 to approximately Oct. 15, 2015, 7:30a-3:30p, Monday through Friday, as the normal school site is undergoing renovation. This is a “long term” rental event and the Galimore Center is normally rented for daily or hourly events. Additional approval of a reduced hourly rental rate will be also required. Pertinent use/fee information is included in the attached memorandum. J. Piggott, Dir., General Services.
General Public Presentations. A. Presentations (maximum of 10 minutes per presentation). All presentations using video or power-point must be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office not less than 5 days prior to the Commission Meeting at which they will be presented. A Presentation Support Services Request (available on the City’s website) MUST accompany all presentations. Form is available: http://www.staugustinegovernment.com/your_government/CC2014.cfm. 1. Presentation by Cmdr. S. Fricke, St. Augustine Police Department, and Heather Neville, concerning changes to bike laws in St. Augustine. Sponsored by Commissioner Sikes-Kline
PUBLIC HEARING - Ordinance 2015-02, amending Section 28-2 Definitions, to provide a definition for a Special Event Venue; amending Sections 28-163 (RG-1), 28-165 (RGO), 28-167 (RGO-A), 28, 184 (HP-2), 28-185 (HP-3), 28-186 (HP-4), 28-207 (CL-2), 28-208 (CM-1), 28-209 (CM-2), placing the Special Event Venue use into zoning districts as a permissible use or a permissible use by exception; amending Section 28-347 Supplementary Regulations for Certain Uses, placing certain conditions on the Special Event Venue use; amending Section 28-373 Required off-street parking, creating street parking requirements for the Special Event Venue use. D. Birchim, Director, Planning & Building.
2. PUBLIC HEARING - Ordinance 2015-16, 3654 N. Ponce de Leon Boulevard (companion to Ordinance 2015-17) amending the City of St. Augustine Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Map to reclassify a parcel of land containing approximately 0.7 acres located at the intersections of North Ponce de Leon Boulevard and Rambla Street, incorporating the easterly portion from the vacated alley north of Rambla Street to the vacated portion of Colon Avenue, St. Augustine, and being more particularly described hereinafter from Residential Low Density to Commercial Medium Intensity; providing for repeal of conflicting ordinances, providing for severance of invalid provisions; and providing for an effective date. D. Birchim, Dir., Planning & Building 3. PUBLIC HEARING - Ordinance 2015-17, 3654 N. Ponce de Leon Boulevard (companion to Ordinance 2015-16) rezoning approximately 0.7 acres of property located at the intersections of North Ponce de Leon Boulevard and Rambla Street, incorporating the easterly portion from the vacated alley north of Rambla Street to the vacated portion of Colon Avenue, St. Augustine, as more particularly described hereinafter, from its current classification of Residential Single Family-one (RS-1) to the classification of Commercial Medium-Two (CM-2); providing for severance of invalid provisions; and providing for an effective date. D. Birchim, Dir., Planning & Building
4. PUBLIC HEARING - Ordinance 2015-18, 108 Bridge Street (companion to Ordinance 2015-19), amending the City of St. Augustine Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Map to reclassify a parcel of land containing approximately 0.1 acres located near the intersections of Bridge Street and Martin Luther King Avenue, incorporating Lot 8 Blk 46-E in the City of St. Augustine and being more particularly described hereinafter from Residential Low Density to Residential Medium Density; providing for repeal of conflicting ordinances and provisions of comprehensive plan; providing for severance of invalid provision; and providing for an effective date. D. Birchim, Dir., Planning & Building 5. PUBLIC HEARING - Ordinance 2015-19 108 Bridge Street (companion to Ordinance 2015-18), rezoning approximately 0.1 acres of property located near the intersections of Bridge Street and Martin Luther King Avenue, incorporating Lot 8 Blk 46-E in the City of St. Augustine and being more particularly described hereinafter from its current classification of Residential Single Family-Two (RS-2) to the Classification of Residential General-One (RG-1); providing for repeal of conflicting ordinances and provisions of comprehensive plan; providing for severance of invalid provision; and providing for an effective date. D. Birchim, Dir., Planning & Building
Consideration of Ordinance 2015-21, amending Section 28-90(f) of the Code of the City of St. Augustine providing that an order to approve a Certificate of Demolition shall become effective on the thirty-first day following the date of the rendered order; providing for a waiver from the waiting period; providing for inclusion in the code of the City of St. Augustine; providing for repeal of conflicting ordinances; providing for severance of invalid provisions; and providing for an effective date. D. Birchim, Dir., Planning & Building
Consideration of Ordinance 2015-24, rezoning approximately 0.96 acres of property located at the intersections of Cordova Street, Bridge Street and St. George Street incorporating the southerly portion of Block 36 City of St. Augustine from Cordova Street to St. George Street north of Bridge Street in the City of St. Augustine, as more particularly described hereinafter, from its current classification of Historic Preservation District-One (HP-1) to the classification of Planned Unit Development (PUD); providing for repeal of conflicting ordinances; providing for severance of invalid provisions; and providing for an effective date. D. Birchim, Dir., Planning & Building
Staff Reports and Presentations. A. Monthly Financial Update relevant to the unaudited monthly statements reflecting the financial activity through June 30, 2015. M. Litzinger, Dir., Financial Services
11. Items by City Attorney (See Consent Agenda also) A. None. I. Lopez, City Attorney B. Sunshine, Public Records and Ethics Minute. No Presentation. Information provided by the City Attorney’s office as an on-going series to keep the Commission abreast of relevant developments. City Attorney’s Office. 12. Items by City Clerk. (See Consent Agenda also). A. Appointment to fill vacancy on the Historic Architectural Review Board, created by resignation. A. Ratkovic, City Clerk.
14. Items by Mayor and Commissioners. 15. Adjourn
Call to Order. Roll Call. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
Administrative Items. A. Modification and motion to approve Regular Agenda.
Special Presentations, Proclamations / Recognitions. 450th Alliance: Art Galleries of St. Augustine Coastal Creations Video DaVita Florida Historical Society Habitat for Humanity of St. Augustine/St. Johns County Historic City News ReBath & 5 Day Kitchens St. Johns Golf Club St. Augustine Swashbuckler LLC Splash Brothers St. Augustine Outlets Saint Augustine Interfaith Council St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine Westaff Beacon of Hope Christian School St. Johns Education Association-Retired
Public Comments for General Public Comments or Agenda Items not requiring a Separate Public Hearing. (3 minutes per individual).
Public Comments for General Public Comments or Agenda Items not requiring a Separate Public Hearing. (3 minutes per individual).
Modification and motion to approve Consent Agenda items (NOTE: Items proposed by the City Manager for consideration by the City Commission are included on the “Consent Agenda.”).
Approval of Galimore Center rental by the Montessori School from Aug. 9 to approximately Oct. 15, 2015, 7:30a-3:30p, Monday through Friday, as the normal school site is undergoing renovation. This is a “long term” rental event and the Galimore Center is normally rented for daily or hourly events. Additional approval of a reduced hourly rental rate will be also required. Pertinent use/fee information is included in the attached memorandum. J. Piggott, Dir., General Services.
General Public Presentations. A. Presentations (maximum of 10 minutes per presentation). All presentations using video or power-point must be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office not less than 5 days prior to the Commission Meeting at which they will be presented. A Presentation Support Services Request (available on the City’s website) MUST accompany all presentations. Form is available: http://www.staugustinegovernment.com/your_government/CC2014.cfm. 1. Presentation by Cmdr. S. Fricke, St. Augustine Police Department, and Heather Neville, concerning changes to bike laws in St. Augustine. Sponsored by Commissioner Sikes-Kline
PUBLIC HEARING - Ordinance 2015-02, amending Section 28-2 Definitions, to provide a definition for a Special Event Venue; amending Sections 28-163 (RG-1), 28-165 (RGO), 28-167 (RGO-A), 28, 184 (HP-2), 28-185 (HP-3), 28-186 (HP-4), 28-207 (CL-2), 28-208 (CM-1), 28-209 (CM-2), placing the Special Event Venue use into zoning districts as a permissible use or a permissible use by exception; amending Section 28-347 Supplementary Regulations for Certain Uses, placing certain conditions on the Special Event Venue use; amending Section 28-373 Required off-street parking, creating street parking requirements for the Special Event Venue use. D. Birchim, Director, Planning & Building.
2. PUBLIC HEARING - Ordinance 2015-16, 3654 N. Ponce de Leon Boulevard (companion to Ordinance 2015-17) amending the City of St. Augustine Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Map to reclassify a parcel of land containing approximately 0.7 acres located at the intersections of North Ponce de Leon Boulevard and Rambla Street, incorporating the easterly portion from the vacated alley north of Rambla Street to the vacated portion of Colon Avenue, St. Augustine, and being more particularly described hereinafter from Residential Low Density to Commercial Medium Intensity; providing for repeal of conflicting ordinances, providing for severance of invalid provisions; and providing for an effective date. D. Birchim, Dir., Planning & Building 3. PUBLIC HEARING - Ordinance 2015-17, 3654 N. Ponce de Leon Boulevard (companion to Ordinance 2015-16) rezoning approximately 0.7 acres of property located at the intersections of North Ponce de Leon Boulevard and Rambla Street, incorporating the easterly portion from the vacated alley north of Rambla Street to the vacated portion of Colon Avenue, St. Augustine, as more particularly described hereinafter, from its current classification of Residential Single Family-one (RS-1) to the classification of Commercial Medium-Two (CM-2); providing for severance of invalid provisions; and providing for an effective date. D. Birchim, Dir., Planning & Building
4. PUBLIC HEARING - Ordinance 2015-18, 108 Bridge Street (companion to Ordinance 2015-19), amending the City of St. Augustine Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Map to reclassify a parcel of land containing approximately 0.1 acres located near the intersections of Bridge Street and Martin Luther King Avenue, incorporating Lot 8 Blk 46-E in the City of St. Augustine and being more particularly described hereinafter from Residential Low Density to Residential Medium Density; providing for repeal of conflicting ordinances and provisions of comprehensive plan; providing for severance of invalid provision; and providing for an effective date. D. Birchim, Dir., Planning & Building 5. PUBLIC HEARING - Ordinance 2015-19 108 Bridge Street (companion to Ordinance 2015-18), rezoning approximately 0.1 acres of property located near the intersections of Bridge Street and Martin Luther King Avenue, incorporating Lot 8 Blk 46-E in the City of St. Augustine and being more particularly described hereinafter from its current classification of Residential Single Family-Two (RS-2) to the Classification of Residential General-One (RG-1); providing for repeal of conflicting ordinances and provisions of comprehensive plan; providing for severance of invalid provision; and providing for an effective date. D. Birchim, Dir., Planning & Building
Consideration of Ordinance 2015-21, amending Section 28-90(f) of the Code of the City of St. Augustine providing that an order to approve a Certificate of Demolition shall become effective on the thirty-first day following the date of the rendered order; providing for a waiver from the waiting period; providing for inclusion in the code of the City of St. Augustine; providing for repeal of conflicting ordinances; providing for severance of invalid provisions; and providing for an effective date. D. Birchim, Dir., Planning & Building
Consideration of Ordinance 2015-24, rezoning approximately 0.96 acres of property located at the intersections of Cordova Street, Bridge Street and St. George Street incorporating the southerly portion of Block 36 City of St. Augustine from Cordova Street to St. George Street north of Bridge Street in the City of St. Augustine, as more particularly described hereinafter, from its current classification of Historic Preservation District-One (HP-1) to the classification of Planned Unit Development (PUD); providing for repeal of conflicting ordinances; providing for severance of invalid provisions; and providing for an effective date. D. Birchim, Dir., Planning & Building
Staff Reports and Presentations. A. Monthly Financial Update relevant to the unaudited monthly statements reflecting the financial activity through June 30, 2015. M. Litzinger, Dir., Financial Services
11. Items by City Attorney (See Consent Agenda also) A. None. I. Lopez, City Attorney B. Sunshine, Public Records and Ethics Minute. No Presentation. Information provided by the City Attorney’s office as an on-going series to keep the Commission abreast of relevant developments. City Attorney’s Office. 12. Items by City Clerk. (See Consent Agenda also). A. Appointment to fill vacancy on the Historic Architectural Review Board, created by resignation. A. Ratkovic, City Clerk.
14. Items by Mayor and Commissioners. 15. Adjourn