3.A. Presentation by the United States Coast Guard to members of the St. Augustine Fire Department and employees of the St. Johns County Sheriff's Department. (C.Pacetti, Operations Chief, St. Augustine Fire Department)

[3.A. Presentation by the United States Coast Guard to members of the St. Augustine Fire Department and employees of the St. Johns County Sheriff's Department. (C.Pacetti, Operations Chief, St. Augustine Fire Department)]

COME FORWARD FOR A PRESENTATION BY THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD TO MEMBERS OF THE ST.

AUGUSTINE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ST.

JOHN'S COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

AS THE CHIEF IS COMING FORWARD, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR SHERIFF, SHERIFF HARDWICK, WHO'S HERE PRESENT WITH US, AND OF COURSE, HE STARTED OUT AS A PATROLMAN HERE ON THE ST.

AUGUSTINE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND SO WE'RE ALWAYS DELIGHTED TO HAVE HIM BACK.

CARLOS, THERE'S A MICROPHONE THERE.

YES. ALL RIGHT MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

SO WE ARE JOINED BY MEMBERS OF THE U.S.

COAST GUARD SECTOR JACKS WITH COMMANDER JOE LAMB, COMMANDER ROSE AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER HOLMES HERE WITH US FROM JACKSONVILLE.

MEMBERS OF THE ST. AUGUSTINE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ST.

JOHN'S COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

COME ON UP SHERIFF. SO WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON HAVING TREMENDOUS RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR INNER LOCAL AGENCIES.

THEY TRAIN TOGETHER ALL THE TIME.

WE'VE EXPANDED THOSE RELATIONSHIPS TO INCLUDE OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS UP AT THE COAST GUARD.

SO WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE A VERY ROBUST MARINE DIVISION HERE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ST. AUGUSTINE AND ST. JOHN'S COUNTY.

WE ARE SORT OF SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR SECTOR JACKSONVILLE AND PONCE INLET.

AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'RE OFTENTIMES CALLED UPON AS THE FIRST RESPONDERS FOR MARITIME INCIDENTS IN THIS AREA AND YEARS OF TRAINING JOINT POLICIES.

JOINT TRAINING EFFORTS REALLY HAD A CULMINATING EVENT DURING THE NOR'EASTER STORMS OF NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR, WHERE COLLECTIVELY ALL OF OUR CREWS RESPONDED TO OVER 20 DIFFERENT MARITIME EMERGENCIES OVER THE COURSE OF ONE WEEKEND.

AND SO WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT HAD A HAND IN THAT THIS WEEKEND.

ALL RIGHT, AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE COAST GUARD TEAM TO COME FORWARD.

THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU.

AND THEN RECIPIENTS, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD AS WELL.

AND WHAT WE'LL DO IS TRY TO LINE UP IN TWO POINTS THERE, IF YOU CAN.

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AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

WE COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD TO BE HERE WITH YOU GUYS TODAY.

COMMANDER ROSE WILL READ A CITATION FOR THIS TEAM, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT FROM A FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE, WE COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE.

THE INCIDENT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS JUST REALLY ONE EVENT THAT REALLY MARKS THE PROFESSIONALISM, THE LEVEL OF TRAINING AND TRULY THE THE FOCUS TO GET THE JOB DONE, NOT WHO DOES IT OR WHO'S FIRST ON SCENE, BUT HOW WE COLLECTIVELY SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES.

THESE FOLKS STANDING UP HERE REPRESENT NOT ONLY THEMSELVES, BUT THEIR WHOLE UNITS, AND IT'S JUST TRULY BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THEM AND CAN BE MORE PROUD OF THESE FOLKS.

SO COMMANDER ROSE WILL READ THE CITATION AND WE'LL PROCEED WITH THE RECOGNITION.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

CERTIFICATE OF MERIT AWARD TO THE ST JOHNS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE ST.

AUGUSTINE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR SERVICES AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING CITATION.

THE COMMANDANT OF THE COAST GUARD TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE COAST GUARD CERTIFICATE OF MERIT TO THE ST.

JOHN'S COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN THE ST.

AUGUSTINE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN RECOGNITION OF SUPERB PERFORMANCE WHILE SUPPORTING SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS.

THROUGHOUT THE SIGNIFICANT NOR'EASTER WEATHER EVENT ON NOVEMBER 4TH THROUGH THE 7TH, BOTH DEPARTMENTS DISPLAYED STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY SAFETY AND SECURITY DESPITE THE EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS OF BLINDING RAIN AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MILES PER HOUR, YOU COLLECTIVELY SAVE THE LIVES OF FIVE ADULTS ONE CHILD, ONE DOG, ONE CAT, WHILE SAFELY ASSISTING COUNTLESS MORE INDIVIDUALS AND VESSELS.

OF PARTICULAR NOTE, ON NOVEMBER 4TH, YOU EXPERTLY NAVIGATED HEAVY WEATHER AND SHOAL WATER IN RESPONSE TO A MAYDAY CALL OVER VHF CHANNEL 16.

SUCCESSFULLY COMMUNICATING THROUGH A SUBSTANTIAL LANGUAGE BARRIER AND PANIC VICTIMS, WITHIN MINUTES, YOU STABILIZE THE SITUATION, TOWED THE VESSEL INTO SAFE WATERS AND ENSURE IT WAS MOORED OUT OF HARM'S WAY.

SUBSEQUENTLY, ON NOVEMBER 5TH, YOU SWIFTLY RESPONDED TO A VESSEL PINNED BENEATH THE BRIDGE OF LIONS. THE VESSEL WAS LISTING 90 DEGREES TO STARBOARD AND RAPIDLY TAKING ON WATER WITH TWO ADULTS AND ONE CHILD ON DECK AND THE FAMILY DOG AND CAT TRAPPED BELOW DECK.

YOUR QUICK ACTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT ALLOWED YOU TO FREE, REWRITE AND DE WATER THE VESSEL, SAFELY REMOVING THE FAMILY AND MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO SAVE THE TWO ANIMALS.

THAT SAME DAY YOU DIVERTED TO A CAPSIZED HOUSEBOAT WITH ONE PERSON ON BOARD.

AGAIN, YOUR RAPID RESPONSE RESULTED IN THE INDIVIDUAL BEING PULLED FROM THE WATER AND TRANSPORTED TO LAND SAFELY.

LASTLY, IN THE EARLY MORNING OF NOVEMBER SIX, YOU RESPONDED TO A MAYDAY CALL FOR A LARGE SAILING VESSEL, STRIKING THE BRIDGE OF LIONS.

DUE TO HEAVY RAINS, UNRELENTING WINDS, INCOMING TIDE AND REDUCED VISIBILITY, YOU LOCATED THE DISTRESS VESSEL PINNED AGAINST THE BRIDGE.

AS A SITUATION AND WEATHER CONDITIONS DETERIORATED, YOUR DECISION TO CUT THE TANGLED ANCHOR LINES, COUPLED WITH EXPERT BOAT HANDLING, ALLOWED CREWS TO PULL THE VESSEL AWAY FROM THE BRIDGE.

DURING THIS RESCUE, MULTIPLE OTHER MAYDAY DISTRESS CALLS WERE RECEIVED FROM BOATERS.

MOST NOTABLY, A CALL CAME FROM A CELL BOAT THAT BROKE FREE FROM ITS MOORINGS AND STRUCK A BRIDGE SHARING ITS MAST.

DIRECT COORDINATION WITH A LAND BASED CRUISE FACILITATED SECURING THE VESSEL AND PREVENTING LOSS OF LIFE, DISCHARGE OF POLLUTION, AND FURTHER DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

NO MATTER THE CALL, ST. JOHN'S COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN ST.

AUGUSTINE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS DEDICATED TO THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY, CITIZENS AND THE SHARED WATERWAY.

YOUR COURAGE, PROFESSIONALISM AND WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST CITIZENS IN NEED IS MOST HEARTILY COMMENDED IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD FOR THE COMMANDANT MARK R VLAUN, CAPTAIN, U.S.

COAST GUARD COMMANDER, SECTOR JACKSONVILLE.

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I KNOW I SPEAK FOR ALL OF OUR COMMISSIONERS IN JUST THANKING YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION, YOUR YOUR BRAVERY TO ASSIST OUR CITIZENS AND ASSIST OUR OUR VISITORS.

PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE MOST ELEMENTAL THING THAT THAT ALL OUR CITIZENS EXPECT FROM GOVERNMENT, AND YOU DEMONSTRATED THAT SO WONDERFULLY.

WE'RE ALWAYS HONORED TO HAVE THE COAST GUARD WITH US.

AS YOU KNOW, THE HOTEL PONCE DE LEON WAS A COAST GUARD TRAINING FACILITY DURING WORLD WAR TWO, AND WE FOR A WHILE HAD A COAST GUARD AIR STATION HERE AND LOST FOUR COAST GUARDSMEN IN 1990.

AND SO THEY'RE MEMORIALIZED IN FRONT OF CITY HALL.

AND SO OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COAST GUARD MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

I CAN ONLY SPEAK THAT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND OUR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR OWN COMMUNITY IS SO IMPORTANT AND I PERSONALLY WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT DURING THE SUMMER OF 2020, WHEN WE WENT THROUGH 25 DEMONSTRATIONS OF ONE NATURE OR ANOTHER AND KNOWING THAT WE HAD THE FULL SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT AND WE'LL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL. THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY IS MY POLICE CHIEF HAS TOLD ME TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND THAT OUR OWN BOAT WAS IN DRY DOCK DURING THE STORMS AND HENCE WE HAD NO POLICEMEN UP HERE.

BUT BY GOLLY, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEM SO MUCH.

AND SO ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY COMMISSION, WE'RE HONORED THAT YOU'RE HERE AND WE'RE SO PROUD AND THANKFUL OF EACH OF YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THESE FOLKS JUST A MINUTE TO TRANSITION.

[3.B. Certificate of Recognition to Dr. Julius Gazelle Fields in celebration of National Dentist Day, March 6, 2022. (N. Sikes- Kline, Commissioner)]

THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO DR.

JULIUS GAZELLE FIELDS IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL DENTIST DAY, WHICH IS MARCH SIX, 2020.

VICE MAYOR SIKES-KLINE.

TURN IT ON. TURN IT ON.

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OK, GREAT. ALL RIGHT, SO MR. HANKINSON, WILL YOU PLEASE COME UP WITH YOUR FAMILY? WE WOULD LOVE TO INVITE YOU UP FORWARD.

ALL OF YOU, PLEASE, AS MANY AS.

YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO COME.

ALL RIGHT, SO IT IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND I DID GET REQUESTS A SPECIAL REQUEST FROM OUR OLD FRIEND DEREK HANKERSON, WHO'S BEEN HERE AT THE COMMISSION MEETINGS FOR MANY, MANY, MANY TIMES SPEAKING TO US, BUT SO WE COULD NOT REFUSE.

SO TODAY WE'RE GATHERED WITH DERRICK AND THE FAMILY OF DR.

FIELDS TO RECOGNIZE AND ACKNOWLEDGE AND HONOR DR.

JULIUS GAZELLE FIELDS IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL DENTIST DAY MARCH SIX TWENTY TWENTY TWO.

RECOGNIZING DR.

FIELDS AS AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN DENTIST SERVING BOTH AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND CAUCASIAN PATIENTS DURING SEGREGATION IN ST.

AUGUSTINE UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1967.

SO I WILL PRESENT THIS TO YOU AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'LL GET A PICTURE AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND RECOGNIZE YOUR GUESTS.

SURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE. THANK YOU CITY CLERK, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I AM ALWAYS INSPIRED.

GROWING UP AS A KID, I WAS INSPIRED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE TIME BY MY OWN FAMILY.

DR. JULIUS FIELDS WAS BORN IN 1921 IN ST.

AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA. ATTENDED ALL SEGREGATED SCHOOLS, ATTENDED EXCELSIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ATTENDED FORDHAM MEMORIAL COLLEGE, DID HIS PRE DENTAL WORK AT FISK UNIVERSITY, WHICH IS IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, THEN HE WAS ACCEPTED INTO MURRAY MEDICAL SCHOOL.

HE ACQUIRED HIS MEDICAL LICENSE FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN 1951.

HE THEN SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY, RETIRED AS A CAPTAIN, RETURNED BACK HOME TO THIS COMMUNITY IN ST.

AUGUSTINE AND SERVED AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND CAUCASIAN PATIENTS DURING SEGREGATION.

I HAD RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM HIS SON, WAYNE FIELDS, WHO WAS A STAR FOOTBALL PLAYER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN THE 70S AND WAS ONE OF A FEW AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS WHO INTEGRATED THE SCHOOL.

HE GAVE ME A CALL.

I MENTIONED I WAS DOING THIS WITH THE CITY, AND HERE WE ARE.

THANK YOU, AND GOD BLESS YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.

[APPLAUSE] IT'S AN HONOR, SIR.

I'M GOING TO ASK THE VICE MAYOR TO STAND READY WITH HER MICROPHONE.

[3.C. Proclamation 2022-04: Proclaiming March 2022 as Minorcan History and Culture Month. (N. Sikes Kline, Commissioner)]

OUR NEXT IS A PROCLAMATION 2022-04 PROCLAIMING MARCH OF 2022 AS MENORCAN HISTORY AND CULTURE MONTH.

OK, ALL RIGHT.

SO I'D LIKE TO WELCOME THE MENORCANS AND DESCENDANTS HERE TONIGHT.

WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE IN A MINUTE, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION.

IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU AND WE'RE SO THRILLED YOU'RE HERE.

WHEREAS IN 1768, OVER 1400 PEOPLE LEFT THE MEDITERRANEAN AND SET SAIL FOR BRITISH EAST FLORIDA. AMONG THIS GROUP WHERE MENORCAN, GREEK, ITALIAN, CORSICAN AND FRENCH PEOPLES.

THIS WAS THE LARGEST SINGLE GROUP OF EUROPEAN SETTLERS TO IMMIGRATE TO THE NEW WORLD.

THE COURAGEOUS EFFORTS OF THE GROUP TO TAME THE WILDERNESS AND SETTLE A PORTION OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA REPRESENTS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY, WHEREAS THE MENORCANS SPENT THE FIRST NINE YEARS TOILING UNDER HARSH CONDITIONS AND ENDURED EVEN HARSHER TREATMENT.

THEIR NUMBERS WERE DECIMATED BY DISEASE AND STARVATION.

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IN THE FALL OF 1777, THE REMAINING MEMBERS, NOW LESS THAN SEVEN HUNDRED SOULS, WALK TO ST.

AUGUSTINE. THEY PETITIONED THE BRITISH GOVERNOR, PATRICK TONYN, AND HE GRANTED THEM A SPACE IN THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF THE OLD WALLED CITY.

WHEREAS THE SECOND SPANISH OCCUPATION AND THE EVENTUAL ACQUISITION OF FLORIDA BY THE YOUNG UNITED STATES CHANGED TO FLAGS THAT FLEW OVER THE CITY.

SINCE COMING TO THE CITY, THE MENORCAN COLONISTS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS HAVE BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF ST.

AUGUSTINE AND ST.

JOHNS COUNTY FOR MORE THAN TWO CENTURIES.

AND WHEREAS SINCE THEN, THE VIBRANT MENORCAN COMMUNITY HAS FORTIFIED THE CULTURE OF THE NATION'S OLDEST CITY.

THE NEXUS OF SPANISH ISLAND CULTURE, THE SPIRIT, MEDITERRANEAN TRADITIONS AND THE NEW WORLD ADAPTATION HAS LONG INTRIGUED VISITORS.

NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE COMMISSION, HEREBY PROCLAIMS MARCH 2022 AS MENORCAN HISTORY AND CULTURE MONTH, AND ENCOURAGES ALL CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MANY ACTIVITIES PLANNED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF MARCH THAT HIGHLIGHT THE MENORCAN EXPERIENCE.

AND THAT IS THE PROCLAMATION.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO? IS LEE HERE? LEE CRAIG, COME FORWARD AND BRING YOUR TEAM.

YES. IS THAT THE WHOLE ROOM? I'M THINKING, I SEE A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES.

PLEASE COME FORWARD.

WE'D LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU.

AND RUSTY HALL, I BELIEVE PRESIDENT.

THERE HE IS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? OK, WE'RE GOING TO SAY LEE HAS A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT PLANNED FOR US, THE COMMUNITY, A LOT.

YEAH, YOU'RE HANGING IN THERE.

MAYOR UPCHURCH AND VICE MAYOR SIKES-KLINE, WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THIS RECOGNITION.

WE DO HAVE ACTIVITIES GOING ON DURING THE MONTH, A SYMPOSIUM.

I'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT, SO I'M GOING TO JUST COMPLETELY DRAW A BLANK.

THE TRAIN HAS JUMPED THE TRACK.

WE DO HAVE FLIERS THAT WE CAN HAND OUT TO YOU, BUT WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL COME AND ENJOY PROGRAMS THAT ARE FASHIONED AROUND MENORCAN EFFORT.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THIS HISTORY IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND THE PEOPLE YOU SEE HERE FIRMLY BELIEVE IN GETTING THE NEWS OUT ABOUT THIS HISTORY.

A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA KNOW ABOUT THE MENORCANS.

BUT BEYOND ST. JOHN'S COUNTY, WE GET KIND OF A QUESTION MARK ABOUT ABOUT THE HISTORY.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE ONE MINUTE TO THANK ESPECIALLY ANGELA AND RYAN SAXON, WHO HAVE BEEN HELPING ME WORK ON THE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON THIS MONTH.

THEY MADE THE MISTAKE OF SNIFFING AROUND AND SAYING THEY WERE INTERESTED AND I GRABBED THEM AND I'VE BEEN THEY'VE BEEN JUST ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT WORKING ON THIS.

AND THANKS TO ALL THE COUSINS FOR SHOWING UP TODAY.

I'M. OK.

YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE VISIBILITY THIS PROCLAMATION BRINGS TO MENORCAN HERITAGE.

IN FIVE YEARS IN YEAR 2027, MENORCANS WILL HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE ST.

AUGUSTINE STORY FOR TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS.

SO AND THERE ARE CLOSEST HISTORIC PARALLELS ARE THE CAJUNS OF LOUISIANA, THE AMISH OF PENNSYLVANIA. BOTH GROUPS MUCH MORE WIDELY KNOWN.

SO GOING FORWARD, LOOK FOR EVENTS AND PROGRAMING THAT WILL HIGHLIGHT THE MENORCAN EXPERIENCE, AND WE INVITE YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COUNTRY AND CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT MENORCANS HAVE MADE TO ST.

AUGUSTINE TO NATIONAL IDENTITY.

VERY WELL SAID, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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YOU KNOW, I THINK THE THING THAT ALWAYS STRIKES ME ABOUT OUR MENORCAN COMMUNITY IS IT'S A COMMUNITY THAT IS IMMEDIATELY CLAIMS ITS HERITAGE AND IT'S HEARTWARMING, IT'S IMPORTANT, IT'S SIGNIFICANT.

BUT FOR A GROUP OF PEOPLE TO BE SO PROUD OF THEIR HISTORY IN THE INTERRELATEDNESS, I THINK IS REALLY EXCEPTIONAL AND UNIQUE, AND I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL.

AND SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR THE EVENTS YOU HAVE PLANNED NEXT MONTH.

OUR LAST PROCLAMATION IS COMMISSIONER BLONDER WILL PRESENT PROCLAIMS MARCH 2022 AS

[3.D. Proclamation 2022-06: Proclaims March 2022 as National Women's History Month. (B. Blonder, Commissioner)]

NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.

IS THIS WORKING, I GUESS IT IS, OK, COULD I ASK JENNIFER WILLS, PAIGE STANTON EIKO OR ECO, BARTEMUS RUTH GREEN? I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

APRIL HOWARD AND NANGIE PULSFUS TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE.

HI, IT'S MY HONOR. OK.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, HERE'S THE PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS EACH YEAR, AMERICANS OBSERVE NATIONAL NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH IN MARCH TO COMMEMORATE AND ENJOY THE STUDY, OBSERVANCE AND CELEBRATION OF THE VITAL ROLE OF WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

AND WHEREAS THE 2022 WOMEN'S HISTORY THEME PROVIDING HEALING PROMOTING HOPE IS BOTH A TRIBUTE TO THE CEASELESS WORK OF CAREGIVERS AND FRONTLINE WORKERS DURING THIS ONGOING PANDEMIC AND ALSO A RECOGNITION OF THE THOUSANDS OF WAYS THAT WOMEN OF ALL CULTURES HAVE PROVIDED BOTH HEALING AND HOPE THROUGHOUT HISTORY.

AND WHEREAS WOMEN AS LEADERS, I MEAN HEALERS, I'M SORRY, WOMEN AS HEALERS HEARKEN BACK TO ANCIENT TIMES. HEALING IS THE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF TRANSCENDING, SUFFERING AND TRANSFORMING IT TO WHOLENESS.

THE GIFT OF HOPE SPREADS LIGHT TO THE LIVES OF OTHERS AND REFLECTS A BELIEF IN THE UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES OF THIS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

TOGETHER, HEALING AND HOPE ARE ESSENTIAL FUELS FOR OUR DREAMS AND OUR RECOVERY.

AND WHEREAS WOMEN OF EVERY RACE, CLASS AND ETHNIC BACKGROUND SERVED AS EARLY LEADERS IN THE FOREFRONT OF EVERY MAJOR PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL CHANGE MOVEMENT.

AND WHEREAS WOMEN HAVE BEEN LEADERS NOT ONLY IN SECURING THEIR OWN RIGHTS OF SUFFRAGE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, BUT ALSO IN THE ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT, THE EMANCIPATION MOVEMENT, THE INDUSTRIAL LABOR MOVEMENT, THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND OTHER MOVEMENTS, ESPECIALLY THE PEACE MOVEMENT, WHICH CREATE A MORE FAIR AND JUST SOCIETY FOR ALL.

NOW, THEREFORE, WE THE ST.

AUGUSTINE CITY COMMISSION, HEREBY PROCLAIMS MARCH 2022 AS NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND ENCOURAGES ITS CITIZENS TO OBSERVE THIS MONTH WITH APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS, CEREMONIES AND ACTIVITIES THAT HONOR THE HISTORY, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICAN WOMEN. IT IS MY PLEASURE, THEREFORE.

[APPLAUSE] THIS IS OUR CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER, NANGIE NANGIE.

SORRY. IT'S A HARD ONE.

SO.

THANK

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YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE NOW ON ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS OR FOR AGENDA ITEMS NOT REQUIRING A SEPARATE PUBLIC HEARING]

I DO HAVE A FEW CARDS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO AND WE OF COURSE, ARE DELIGHTED TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS.

WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD AND STAFF WILL PROVIDE THAT TO US AND.

WE'LL BEGIN. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MADDY RAIFORD HARMS. MS. HARMS. THANK YOU, SIR.

MY HANDWRITING IS BAD, IT'S RAIFORD, RAIFORD, LIKE RAIFORD STATE PRISON.

I DON'T KNOW THAT YOUR HANDWRITING IS BAD, BUT MY READING CAN BE VERY BAD, SO FORGIVE ME.

YEAH. TWO THINGS, ONE, I WANTED TO COMMEND MS. SKINNER FOR THE PRESENTATION SHE MADE ON THE SHORT TERM RENTALS BECAUSE WE WERE VERY INTERESTED IN THAT SUBJECT BECAUSE WE'RE IN THAT LOCATION WHERE IT'S FAIRLY SATURATED.

UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT WE DIDN'T GET WAS A LOT OF TRANSPORTATION...

WHAT DO YOU CALL IT, A SENIOR MOMENT HERE.

WE DIDN'T GET ENOUGH DATA FROM HER ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE WE COLLECTED FOR REGISTRATIONS OVER THE YEARS? DOES DO THOSE FUNDS COVER THE POSITIONS THAT WERE ALLOCATED TO THAT PROGRAM? YES OR NO, AND THE COST OF THE VERY EXPENSIVE HOST COMPLIANCE CONTRACT? SO AT SOME POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DATA PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC AND YES, VIA DATA MINING BY MR. REGAN THERE THEY FOUND OUT THAT YES, WE SHOULD HAVE 600 STRS REGISTERED, BUT ONLY 400 ARE BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE JUST ARE NOT COMPLIANT.

SO I THANK HER FOR HER PRESENTATION, BUT WE DO NEED TO GET DOWN IN THE WEEDS A LITTLE BIT MORE. THANK YOU.

THE OTHER ONE IS ABOUT RIBERIA STREET, AND THAT'S MY GET OUT OF TOWN STREET THAT I GO ON EVERY DAY. SO I AM VERY, VERY AWARE, AWARE OF THE SPEEDERS AND ALSO THE DANGER IT IS TO OUR TOURISTS WHO ARE SO IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY HERE AS FAR AS REVENUES GO.

SO YOU SEE ON THAT VERY NARROW SIDEWALK, PEOPLE PACKED ON THERE AND I DRIVE VERY SLOWLY BECAUSE I AM SO AFRAID THEY'RE GOING TO SLIP OFF THAT SIDEWALK AND FALL IN FRONT OF MY CAR. I'VE LOOKED AT WHAT THE CROSSWALKS ARE NOW.

THEY PROPOSING ONE ON CEDAR AND RIBERIA, I BELIEVE CEDAR RIBERIA.

BUT REALLY, WHAT HAPPENED TO LA QUINTA, LA QUINTA, LA QUINTA AND SAN SEBASTIAN HARBOR? YOU HAVE PEOPLE COMING FROM KING STREET UP THAT STREET.

YOU HAVE PEOPLE COMING FROM THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY IN THAT DIRECTION.

YOU'VE GOT CARS TURNING LEFT LIKE ME GOING TO SEBASTIAN HARBOR TO GET TO GET ON TO KING STREET. AND YOU GOT THE CARS COMING FROM KING STREET DOWN GOING STREET AND THEN INTO LA QUINTA. LA QUINTA IS ALSO THERE.

SO I'M WONDERING HOW THAT CAN BE AMENDED TO AND WHY IT WAS FORGOTTEN.

AND WE SOMEHOW HAVE AN AVERSION TO SPEED TABLES, AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS IS PROPELLING THAT. WHAT IS THE AVERSION TO SPEED TABLES? THERE ARE, AND THERE ARE PLACES WHERE SPEED TABLES CAN BE VERY USEFUL IN THAT CORRIDOR GOING UP TOWARD, YOU KNOW, WHAT USED TO BE THE ICE PLANT.

AND NOW IT'S A BIG RESTAURANT WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE THERE AND THERE'S A HOTEL GOING ON SAN SEBASTIAN HARBOR AND RIBERIA, THE BOUTIQUE HOTEL.

SO SHOULDN'T A SIDEWALK BE IN THERE? A CROSSWALK OF SOME SORT? AND I HOPE THE PEDESTRIAN SIGNS ARE GOING TO BE LIKE THE ONES THAT PUBLIX, LIGHTED, SO IT'S VERY CLEAR PEOPLE DON'T GO FIFTY FIVE MILES AN HOUR DOWN RIBERIA.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SALLY REID, AND AFTER MS. REID IS LINDSEY RHODEA.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GUYS.

I WANT TO START OFF WITH THANKING YOU FOR THE DISCUSSION OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS REGARDING THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND GIVING OUR ORGANIZATION THE ST.

JOHN'S CONTINUUM OF CARE, AS WELL AS SAPD, HOME AGAIN ST.

JOHN'S AND ST.

FRANCIS HOUSE AND OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON OUR WORK.

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YOUR EMPATHY AND OPEN MINDEDNESS HAS BEEN SO APPRECIATED.

DURING THESE DISCUSSIONS IN THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU'LL SEE LATER TONIGHT.

WE ARE ANALYZING THE ISSUE AT HAND.

ONCE THIS ANALYSIS IS COMPLETE IN YOUR EYES AND THE COMMISSION FULLY GRASPED THE INFORMATION NEEDED.

I ASK THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE DISCUSSION OF SOLUTIONS.

IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP SEVERAL TIMES IN REGARDS TO PROPERTY THE CITY OWNS IN THE IDEA OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

WITH THE WORK SEVERAL OF US DO IN THIS ARENA, WE RECOGNIZE THE GREATEST BARRIER AS HOUSING THAT MEETS THOSE WE SERVES, NEEDS AND BUDGET.

AS YOU HAVE SEEN 16 PERCENT OF THE POINT IN TIME COUNT, WHICH WAS DONE AGAIN TODAY.

OF THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WERE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS, MEANING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HOMELESS A LONGER DURATION OF TIME AND HAVE A DISABLING CONDITION.

MANY OF OUR CLIENTS ARE LIVING OFF A VERY FIXED INCOME DUE TO THESE DISABILITIES.

THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY TWO SSI BENEFIT IS EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE DOLLARS IN FLORIDA FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES.

EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE DOLLARS TO PAY RENT AND ANY OTHER BILLS OR NEEDS IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE IN OUR HOUSING MARKET HERE.

FEW COMPLEXES ARE INCOME BASED IN OUR AREA AND THOSE THAT ARE OR HAVE LONG WAITLISTS THAT ARE SO FULL THAT ARE OFTEN NOT OPEN TO EVEN APPLY FOR UNFORTUNATELY.

OUR COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE A HOUSING AUTHORITY OR DIRECTLY DISTRIBUTE SECTION EIGHT VOUCHERS. THUS, THERE IS A GAP FOR INCOME BASED HOUSING FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS.

AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING ALSO HAS A GAP FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS AS THESE COMPLEXES ARE INCOME LIMITED, MEANING YOU MUST MAKE A MINIMUM INCOME USUALLY TWO OR THREE TIMES THE RENT TO LIVE THERE.

THIS IS A GREAT RESOURCE AND VERY AFFORDABLE FOR MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT WITH RENT STARTING AT $700, IT LEAVES OUT FOR THOSE THAT WE SERVE WITH AN INCOME AT EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE DOLLARS.

IN ADDITION TO BUDGET NEEDS, HOUSING FOR OUR CLIENTS MUST INCLUDE SERVICES TO ENSURE STABILITY DUE TO THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, AS WELL AS STABILIZING OUT OF THE TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE OF BEING HOMELESS.

AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS SOUTHERN VILLAS, A ST.

JOHN'S HOUSING PARTNERSHIP PROJECT WITH A CASE MANAGER ON SITE.

I HOPE WHEN YOU GUYS DISCUSS THIS LAND AND POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT, WE CAN FOCUS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT ALSO FOCUS ON HOUSING WITH RENTS FOR THOSE THAT ARE EXTREMELY LOW INCOME IN THEIR SERVICE NEEDS, WHICH WILL ADDRESS MANY OF THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I THANK YOU GUYS FOR THIS TIME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LINDSAY RODEA, AND AFTER MS. RODEA IS DANIELLE ANDERSON.

GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS LINDSAY RODEA, NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE CONTINUUM OF CARE.

THE COC LEADS THE EFFORT TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS, BRINGING TOGETHER RESOURCES AND PARTNERSHIPS TO MAKE HOMELESSNESS RARE, BRIEF AND ONE TIME.

ONE OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES IS TO CONDUCT THE POINT IN TIME COUNT, AS WELL AS THE HOUSING INVENTORY COUNT. I KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE DISCUSSING THE POINT IN TIME AND HIC DATA LATER THIS EVENING FROM 2021, BUT COINCIDENTALLY TODAY WE ARE CONDUCTING THE 2022 POINT IN TIME AND HIC. WE STARTED AT SEVEN A.M.

TODAY, AND WE'VE HAD VOLUNTEERS OUT ALL OVER THE COUNTY CONDUCTING SURVEYS WITH THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

THE RESULTS WILL BE PRESENTED AT OUR ANNUAL MEETING ON APRIL 13TH.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU'VE HAD REGARDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, AND WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU BACK IN JANUARY AS YOU CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION, I WANT TO MAKE MYSELF AND OUR COC TEAM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR FOLLOW UP MEETINGS.

WE WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU ON A SOLUTION TO END HOMELESSNESS IN ST.

JOHN'S COUNTY AND ST. AUGUSTINE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MS. ANDERSON IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER, AND AFTER MS. ANDERSON IS DR.

LESLIE KEYES.

HI THERE, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.

MY NAME IS DANIELLE ANDERSON, I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE FRIENDS OF A1A.

SORRY IF I GET LIKE NERVOUS.

SO WE ARE GETTING READY TO HOST OUR ALL-AMERICAN ROAD RIBBON CUTTING.

I SEND EVERYONE AN EMAIL EARLIER TO GIVE YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING AT THE BRIDGE OF LIONS AND JUST DO A VERY BRIEF TRAFFIC CLOSURE.

I KNOW THAT'S KIND OF A LITTLE AN ISSUE SOMETIMES, SO WE JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THAT WOULD BE OK WITH YOU AND ALSO TO INVITE YOU TO BE THERE AND TO JOIN US FOR THE CELEBRATION.

SO I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THE PROPER STEPS ARE.

YOU'VE YOU'VE MADE THE REQUEST IN THE CITY MANAGER HAS HEARD A PART OF THE COMPLICATION IS, OF COURSE, THAT A1A IS A STATE HIGHWAY.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE THAT WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND HE'LL BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO YOU

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DIRECTLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I HOPE THAT WE'LL SEE YOU ALL ON THE 29TH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

YES. MR. REGAN, MAYOR.

IF I COULD JUST STOP IN THE BACK TO TRADE PHONE NUMBERS AND WE DO HAVE A PROCEDURE WITH OUR EVENT REVIEW COMMITTEE TO FACILITATE YOUR REQUEST.

SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER WILL TRADE PHONE NUMBERS IN THE BACK.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

DR. KEYES AND AFTER DR.

KEYES IS LAUREN GIVER.

GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE HISTORY LESSONS.

THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR.

ON BEHALF OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, SINCE I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN A WOMEN'S STUDIES SCHOLAR FOR ALMOST HALF A CENTURY.

CLEARLY AS A CHILD AND I'VE TAUGHT WOMEN'S HISTORY FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS.

SO I WANT TO START A LITTLE BIT.

I'LL KEEP WITHIN MY THREE MINUTES WITH ABIGAIL ADAMS ON MARCH 31ST OF 1776, TELLING HER HUSBAND, I DESIRE YOU TO REMEMBER THE LADIES AND BE MORE GENEROUS AND FAVORABLE TO THEM THAN YOUR ANCESTORS.

BECAUSE WOMEN HAD NO RIGHTS UNDER ENGLISH COMMON LAW.

WOMEN COULD NOT GO TO INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVITIES, TRAVEL BY THEMSELVES, GO TO RESTAURANTS, OWN PROPERTY AND SPEAK IN PUBLIC AS SOME EXAMPLES.

SO WE CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE WOMEN SITTING ON THE CITY COMMISSION AS ARCHITECTS, PLANNERS, PROFESSORS OR A CITY ATTORNEY OR A CITY CLERK OR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR HIDING IN THE BACK. AND BY THE WAY, ALL OF THOSE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF POSITIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE LAST TWENTY FIVE YEARS.

THERE WERE NONE WHEN I CAME HERE.

EIGHTEEN SEVENTY EIGHT IS WHEN THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT WAS FIRST INTRODUCED AFTER THE END OF THE CENTENNIAL AND SHORTLY AFTER THE END OF RECONSTRUCTION, WHEN MEN HAD ACHIEVED SUFFRAGE. WOMEN HAD TO WAIT TILL THE END OF WORLD WAR ONE FOR THEIR JOB SERVICE DURING THAT CONFLICT, TO BE REWARDED WITH THE 19TH AMENDMENT PASSED AND RATIFIED BY THE STATES BY ONE VOTE, BY THE WAY, IN 1920.

SO WE JUST CELEBRATED THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THAT.

THIS JUNE MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF TITLE NINE, AND THIS IS WHERE I'M GOING TO DIGRESS. GIVE YOU A SHORT PERSONAL STORY THAT WILL EMBARRASS ME AND EVERYONE ELSE.

BUT I STARTED GRAD SCHOOL IN HISTORY IN 1976 ON A FULL SCHOLARSHIP AT A LAND GRANT INSTITUTION IN VIRGINIA AND A CLASS OF FIFTY THREE, FIFTY MEN AND THREE WOMEN.

THE DEAN ANNOUNCED PUBLICLY ON THE FIRST DAY OF CLASSES, POINTING TO EACH OF US WOMEN THAT WE SHOULD SPARE THE COLLEGE EMBARRASSMENT AND QUIT IMMEDIATELY.

NONE OF US WOULD FINISH.

WE WOULD ALL BE BAREFOOT AND PREGNANT BEFORE YEAR'S END.

ALL OF US GRADUATED.

THREE OF US OF THE FIFTY THREE MADE STRAIGHT A'S.

ONE OF THOSE WAS A WOMAN.

HE INSULTED THAT WOMAN AT THE GRADUATION RECEPTION AND YES, I WENT ON TO GET A SECOND MASTER'S DEGREE AT THE SAME INSTITUTION, THIS TIME IN THE COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE.

[INAUDIBLE] HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

FINALLY, THIS YEAR MARKS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S.

SUPREME COURT DECISION THAT DETERMINED THAT WOMEN WERE NO LONGER CHATTEL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OF THEIR MALE RELATIVES.

SO I'D LIKE TO THANK REGAN APPOINTEE, THE FIRST WOMAN SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR AND FOUR OF HER FELLOW MALE JUSTICES FOR HELPING TO MAKE THAT DECISION.

THANKS FOR LISTENING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DR.

KEYES. [APPLAUSE] YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN'S DOMINATE NOMINATION OF JUDGE JACKSON, THAT THAT WILL TAKE US ONE STEP CLOSER TO SOME DEGREE OF PARITY ON THE SUPREME COURT OF HAVING FOUR FEMALE JUSTICES OF THE NINE.

AND SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT LANDMARK AS WELL.

AFTER MS. GUYBER, I DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER CARDS, EXCEPT ONE FINAL CARD, SO IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WOULD WISH TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS, THIS WOULD BE YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY TO GET A SPEAKER CARD AND PRESENT IT TO STAFF.

READY. COOL.

JUST HANDED MR. REGAN, I JUST HANDED MR. REGAN A PETITION WITH OVER 200 NAMES, SOME OF THEM WRITTEN AND SOME OF THEM SIGNED BY PEOPLE ON CHANGE.ORG ABOUT THE MOBILITY OF RIBERIA STREET.

THE MOBILITY PLAN OF THE CITY COVERS MANY THINGS, INCLUDING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE

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AND LIVABILITY CONDITIONS FOR RESIDENTS, WELL, RIBERIA STREET IS OVER ONE MILE LONG.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY 79 HOMES ON THE STREET, SOME OF THEM BEING BUILT, FOUR MARINAS THE COAST GUARD, MANY BUSINESSES FROM THE FOUR STORY CIGAR FACTORY TO SHRIMP BOATS, ART GALLERIES, SMALL BUSINESSES, THREE RESTAURANTS, ONE FOOD TRUCK, A YOGA STUDIO, GAS COMPANY, HORSE STABLES AND A PUBLIC PARK.

THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO CALM THE TRAFFIC.

ONE WOULD BE LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT IN THE HIGH RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

RESIDENTS ARE HARASSED WHEN PULLING OUT OF THEIR DRIVEWAYS OR TRYING TO BACK INTO THEM.

ADDING THREE WAY STOPS ON SOME CORNERS, NOT EVERYWHERE, BUT THEY COULD BE SPORADICALLY PLACED, ESPECIALLY WHERE THE STREETS ARE LENGTHY.

PEOPLE RACING AT THE CURVE OF DEHAVEN STREET BECAUSE OF THE CURVE.

SPEED TABLES AND SPEED CUSHIONS IN SEVERAL SPOTS.

THE NEWEST VERSION OF SPEED TABLES ARE SMOOTHER AND GRADUAL.

THEY WILL NOT AFFECT TRANSMISSIONS OR ALIGNMENTS, AND THEY ARE USEFUL TO DELINEATE CROSSWALKS. WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS A MAP, AND THIS WAS PUT TOGETHER BY NACTO.

I SENT ALL OF YOU THIS INFORMATION VIA EMAIL, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU READ IT, BUT THERE ARE MANY FLORIDA CITIES HERE THAT ARE, THAT PARTICIPATE IN NACTO AND NACTO IS THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CITY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS, AND THEIR MISSION IS TO CREATE AND BUILD CITIES OR PLACES FOR PEOPLE WITH SAFE, SUSTAINABLE, ACCESSIBLE AND EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION CHOICES THAT SUPPORT A STRONG ECONOMY AND A VIBRANT QUALITY OF LIFE.

SO EVERYBODY AROUND HERE SHOULD BE DOWN WITH THAT.

NEXT THING THEY TURN AROUND AND THEY ALSO TALK ABOUT SPEED TABLES.

NOW HERE'S ONE THAT GOES ACROSS AT A CROSSWALK.

THEY RANGE FROM THREE AND A HALF TO THREE AND A HALF FEET HIGH, AND THE LENGTH IS 22 INCHES. NOW, A SPEED TABLE CAN GO UP TO 50 FEET.

OUR STREET, RIBERIA STREET, WHICH I MEASURED THE OTHER DAY, IS ACTUALLY AT TWENTY THREE FEET. EXCEPT THAT BRIDGE STREET WHERE IT'S LARGER, OK, THEY ALSO TALK ABOUT SPEED CUSHIONS, WHICH ARE EITHER SPEED HUMPS OR SPEED TABLES, WHICH INCLUDE CUTOUTS TO ALLOW LARGE VEHICLES LIKE FIRE TRUCKS.

AND TO PASS UNAFFECTED WHILE REDUCING PASSENGER CARS SPEEDS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I HOPE I'LL HAVE A MOMENT TO TALK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT OF RIBERIA STREET.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS. GUYBER.

DO I HAVE ANY OTHER CARDS? I'M UNAWARE THAT I DO, AND THEREFORE I'M GOING TO CALL MY LAST SPEAKER, WHICH IS MS. BJ KALAIDI. BJ KALAIDI, WEST CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE.

9A2, ORDINANCE 2022-06 CODE ENFORCEMENT SECTION 1-8G136.

DOES THIS CHANGE NOW INCLUDE ST.

AUGUSTINE POLICE OFFICERS WRITING CITATIONS FOR CODE VIOLATIONS? I'M NOT A LAWYER, BUT I READ IT.

SIGNS IN THE CITY RIGHT AWAY AND ON UTILITY POLES ARE CONSTANTLY TRASHING THE CITY.

NINE B ONE RESOLUTION.

TWENTY TWENTY TWO OH SEVEN.

THE CITY PLANS TO BORROW TWELVE MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM A NEW YORK BANK FOR UTILITY PROJECTS.

FROM WHERE WILL THE ADDITIONAL $100000 TO REPLACE A ROOF BE FUNDED? SINCE I WASN'T EVEN INCLUDE THIS LAST TIME, SO I'M ADDING IT NOW.

I'M NOT DONE WITH THE WATERWORKS.

SINCE 2005, CITY TAXPAYERS HAVE PAID ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED NINETY TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED THIRTY ONE DOLLARS ON THE WATERWORKS BUILDING.

THE SJJC SPENT ZERO.

IT APPEARS THERE'S A NEGATIVE RETURN ON INVESTMENT TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE ON THE WATERWORKS BUILDING AND FOLLOWING UP TO THE OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THE RIBERIA STREET.

THE PROPOSED HIGH VISIBILITY PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS ON RIBERIA SHOULD BE LIKE THE ONE AT MALAGA AND OVIEDO, WHERE THERE'S A GARAGE FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO SCHOOL WHERE IT'S ALL LIT UP. THE SAFETY OF TAXPAYING RESIDENTS IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THOSE WHO DO NOT PAY TAXES, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO SAY THIS PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES BY 501 C3 SHOULD OCCUR NOW SINCE I GOT ONE 19 SECONDS.

I KNOW THAT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THE SIGN AT MALAGA, ALVEDA, WAS NOT PAID BY TAXPAYERS,

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IT WAS PAID BY THE SCHOOL.

I HOPE THAT'S CORRECT INFORMATION.

AND I KNOW THEY HAVE A WELL-FUNDED WHICH IS GREAT ENDOWMENT, AND THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO BRING UP PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES.

WE'RE NOT ASKING YOU FOR $100 MILLION, BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD WAY FOR THE CITY TO ALWAYS WORK, TO INCREASE OUR GENERAL FUND AND TO SPEND IT ON THINGS THAT WERE DISCUSSED EARLIER AND THAT HAS BEEN SPENT, I MEAN, DISCUSSED ON OTHER ITEMS FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF EVERYBODY IN THE CITY.

ALL THE RESIDENTS ESPECIALLY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TWENTY NINETEEN, EIGHTEEN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER CARDS, AND SO THIS JUNCTURE, I WOULD CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THE MEETING.

WE'RE NOW ON ITEM FIVE, THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[5. CONSENT AGENDA]

MR. REGAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THAT FOR US MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES ARE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR SECOND READING ON MARCH 14, 2022.

ORDINANCE 22-05, ORDINANCE 2022-06.

WE HAVE A REMINDER OF UPCOMING MEETINGS, INCLUDING THE MARCH 14TH 2022FIVE P.M.

REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING.

THE MARCH 28TH, 2023 THREE P.M.

. SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING, THE MARCH 28TH, 2022 FIVE P.M.

REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING.

WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR, 2023 BUDGET PREPARATIONS SCHEDULE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THEIR MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? SO MOVE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

MADAM CLERK, IF YOU'D PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

COMMISSIONERS, WE ARE NOW ON ITEM 8A1 ORDINANCE 2022-01.

[8.A.1. Ordinance 2022-01: Adopts a Citywide Mobility Plan and Mobility Fee. (A. Skinner, Director Planning and Building)]

THIS IS A SECOND READING AND A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ADOPTION OF THE CITYWIDE MOBILITY PLAN AND MOBILITY FEE.

WELCOME MS. SKINNER! GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS AMY SKINNER, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT. THIS ITEM IS A SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING TO UPDATE CHAPTER 21 IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND TO ADOPT A CITYWIDE MOBILITY PLAN AND MOBILITY FEE.

IF ADOPTED, THE MOBILITY FEE WILL TAKE EFFECT ON MAY 17TH AFTER THE 90 DAY NOTIFICATION PERIOD. REUBEN FRANKLIN, WHO IS THE MANAGER OF OUR MOBILITY.

AN AREA IN THE CITY AND JONATHAN PAUL, THE CITY'S CONSULTANT THAT HAS HELPED US GET THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND DEVELOP THE PLAN, ARE HERE.

WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME? IF NOT, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE 2022-01.

I DO NOT HAVE ANY CARDS.

I DON'T SEE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WAVING THEIR HAND TO SPEAK.

AND SO THEREFORE, I AM GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COMMISSIONERS, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT JUST A QUICK HOW I VIEW THIS.

YEARS AGO, THE WHEN THE HP DISTRICT'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICTS WERE CREATED IN THE CITY, THE CITY MADE A DECISION NOT TO REQUIRE MINIMUM PARKING FOR BUSINESSES.

AND AND THIS WAS DONE IN ORDER TO KEEP HISTORIC PROPERTIES FROM BEING DEMOLISHED FOR PARKING LOTS. BUT AT THE TIME, AND SINCE VERY RECENTLY, NO PLAN WAS MADE TO PROVIDE FOR AND FUND ALTERNATIVE MOBILITY ITEMS SUCH AS PUBLIC PARKING, INCREASED WALKABILITY AND MANY OF THE PROVISIONS THAT ARE PRESENTED IN THE MOBILITY PLAN.

WALKING AND BICYCLING PLAN, TRANSIT CIRCULATOR PLAN, MULTIMODAL WAYS PLAN AND THE STREETS PLAN. THIS PLAN IS THE ANSWER IN SO MANY WAYS TO THAT PROBLEM THAT WAS CREATED IN THE YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN SOLUTIONS OFFERED WE HAD THERE WAS A MUNICIPAL PARKING GARAGE BUILT AND THERE'S BEEN MANY OTHER PROJECTS ALONG THE WAY AND WE HAVE STRUGGLED FOR A LONG TIME TO COME UP WITH WAYS, CREATIVE WAYS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, THIS ACCESS PROBLEM, THIS INGRESS AND EGRESS PROBLEM THAT WE'VE HAD, AS WELL AS THE PARKING PROBLEM.

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SO I SEE THIS AS A I CANNOT UNDERSTATE HOW MONUMENTAL THIS EFFORT HAS BEEN, HOW LONG IT'S BEEN, HOW GOOD IT'S BEEN, HOW THOROUGH IT'S BEEN.

AND I THINK THAT IT'S TIME THAT WE HAVE THIS COMPONENT PUT IN PLACE THAT WILL HELP.

BUILD FUNDS IN ORDER TO SOLVE SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS. THE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE PRESENTED ARE SOUND AND AND I DO I DO THINK THAT THERE MAY BE A COUPLE OF THINGS PROBABLY THE COMMISSIONERS ARE GOING TO TWEAK.

IT LOOKS LIKE PLANNING AND ZONING CAME UP WITH SOME REALLY GOOD SUGGESTIONS, WHICH I ASSUME THAT YOU OH, THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED INTO HERE, OK? EVERYTHING'S BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE ORDINANCE.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT I READ.

SO I WANTED TO BE SURE BECAUSE I KNOW THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF DISCUSSION AT PLANNING AND ZONING, WHICH WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY MR. PAPPAS, OUR PLANNING AND ZONING MEMBER, WHICH I THINK IMPORTANT.

BUT SO I THINK THAT IT'S A GOOD START.

WE WILL HAVE TO REVIEW IT EVERY FOUR YEARS IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS WILL HAVE TO BE REVIEWED EVERY FOUR YEARS.

YES, IT'LL BE REVIEWED EVERY FOUR YEARS.

AND ACTUALLY, AS PART OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN EVERY YEAR, YOU'LL BE LOOKING AT THIS ISSUE AS WELL.

OK, THAT'S VERY GOOD.

I LIKE THAT PROVISION VERY MUCH, SO I'M IN FULL SUPPORT.

THANK YOU. CAN I TAKE THAT AS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE? ABSOLUTELY. 100 PERCENT.

SECOND. I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.

FURTHER COMMENTS? YEAH [INAUDIBLE] A COMMENT.

THIS MOBILITY PLAN IS TIED TO PERMITS AND CONSTRUCTION, NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ADDITIONS AND ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

THIS IS GOING TO RUN OUT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE BUILT OUT PROBABLY IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. SO I'M JUST SAYING WE NEED TO START LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD FOR OTHER CREATIVE WAYS OF CREATING CASH TO CONTINUE TO COPE WITH THE GROWTH.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTEND WITH BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO GROW AS IT MEANS MORE PEOPLE.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, BUILDING BIGGER HIGHWAYS IS NOT THE ANSWER.

YOU JUST BUILD BIGGER TRAFFIC JAMS. WE'VE GOT TO FIND SOME WAY CREATIVE TO CREATE THE CASH FLOW TO BE INNOVATIVE.

SO I'M SAYING LOOK OUT AHEAD 15 OR 20 YEARS OR SOMETHING DIFFERENT, PROBABLY 10 YEARS.

WE'RE GOING TO RUN OUT. THIS IS NOT GOING TO HOLD US.

IT'S NOT GOING TO PROVIDE THE CASH FLOW WE NEED TO GO FORWARD SO.

ANY COMMENTS. PLEASE, I HAVE SOME FAIRLY EXTENSIVE COMMENTS.

AND AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, BUT I REALLY WANT A LOT OF THIS TO GO ON THE PUBLIC RECORD.

IT STARTS WITH DRIVING THROUGH THE CITY THIS WEEKEND, WHICH I WAS UNPREPARED FOR THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC AND THE DELAYS.

SO ANYBODY WHO IS DRIVING AROUND OR THROUGH OUR CITY KNOWS ALL TOO WELL HOW CHALLENGING OUR MOBILITY ISSUES ARE AND HOW THOSE MOBILITY CHALLENGES AFFECT OUR QUALITY OF LIFE AND OUR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.

THE MOBILITY IMPACT, FEE AND PLAN MEET NUMEROUS GOALS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS OUTLINED BY STAFF IN THE SUPPORTING MATERIALS, AS WELL AS THE GOALS OF THE VISION PLAN.

ITS IMPLEMENTATION WOULD HELP PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS IN QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CITY RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, INCLUDING A REDUCTION IN THE CITY'S CARBON FOOTPRINT, WITH LESS CARS IDLING AND DRIVING AROUND LOOKING FOR PARKING.

INCREASES IN MULTIMODAL FORMS OF MOBILITY, SPEAK TO ME LOUDLY AS A PEDESTRIAN AND A BICYCLE COMMUTER, I REFERENCE PAGE 43 OF THE TECHNICAL REPORT.

WHILE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR THESE QUOTE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION IS LISTED AS A, LEVELS OF SERVICE, QUALITY OF SERVICE HERE IN OUR CITY IS CURRENTLY A D OR E, MEANING FEW, IF ANY PEOPLE USE THESE FACILITIES TO WALK, BICYCLE OR SCOOT.

WALKING AND BICYCLING ARE SIMPLY PUT UNSAFE AT BEST.

THIS PLAN AND IMPACT FEE WOULD MOVE US AWAY FROM LEVEL OF SERVICE AND INTO QUALITY OF SERVICE, WHICH I THINK IS ESSENTIAL.

THE TIERED FEE SYSTEM IS BASED ON THE INDUSTRY STANDARDS FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS TRIP GENERATION MANUAL AND THE NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEY.

THE FEE IS REASONABLE AND FAIR BECAUSE IT IS TIERED, WITH THOSE CONTRIBUTING THE GREATEST IMPACTS TO MOBILITY FOOTING THE BILL FOR IMPROVEMENTS.

THEY WILL NOW PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE AND, IN OTHER WORDS, ARE ALREADY BURDENED TO CITIZENS, WILL NOT BEAR THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF MAKING THESE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS THAT DIRECTLY RESULT FROM INCREASED OR HIGHER IMPACT DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES.

THE TIMELINE ITSELF OF 90 DAYS IS BOTH LEGAL AND SUFFICIENT, AS THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN ONGOING WITH NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE SINCE 2018.

THE PCB DELIBERATED ON THE MOBILITY IMPACT FEE IN THREE SEPARATE MEETINGS BEGINNING IN AUGUST 2020.

ANY DEVELOPERS WITH CONCERNS HAD ADEQUATE TIME, THEREFORE TO PLAN FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION.

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IN OTHER WORDS, THE STOPWATCH IN FACT, STARTED IN AUGUST OF 2021.

I COMMEND THE STAFF FOR THEIR COMMITMENT, THEIR DEDICATION, THEIR LONG, ARDUOUS EFFORTS AT GAINING PUBLIC INPUT, REACHING OUT TO THE PUBLIC.

OUR CONSULTANT HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB.

THIS IS WELL THOUGHT OUT.

IT'S WELL EVIDENCED AND IT IS TIME TO PUT THIS INTO EFFECT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

FURTHER COMMENTS.

WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND, MADAM CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

I'VE GOT A...I'M SORRY, PLEASE READ IT.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022-01, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER TWENTY ONE, ARTICLE ONE AND ARTICLE TWO, CREATING ARTICLE THREE TO BE ENTITLED MOBILITY PLAN AND MOBILITY FEES PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY SETTING FORTH GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR MOBILITY FEES, DEFINITIONS, PURPOSE, THE MOBILITY PLAN AND MOBILITY FEE, TECHNICAL REPORT AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION PROVIDING FOR IMPOSITION AND A MOBILITY FEE SCHEDULE PROVIDING FOR THE PROCESS FOR REVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE AND SPECIAL FEE DETERMINATIONS.

CREDITS. ESTABLISHMENT OF MOBILITY FEE BENEFIT DISTRICTS.

FUND ACCOUNTS. EXPENDITURES.

REFUNDS EFFECTS ON LAND DEVELOPMENT.

LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION.

DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL AND SERVICE CHARGES.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ANNUAL REPORTING REVIEW AND UPDATES AGREEMENTS.

ENTER LOCAL AGREEMENTS, VESTED RIGHTS APPEALS AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.

PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS.

PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.

PROVIDING FOR SCRIBNER'S ERRORS, PROVIDING FOR LIBERAL INTERPRETATION, PROVIDING FOR MODIFICATIONS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS LOPEZ.

NOW HAVING THE ORDINANCE READ, I WOULD ASK THE CITY CLERK TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THE ORDINANCE PASSES.

THANK YOU, MR. SKINNER, MR. FRANKLIN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE.

COMMISSIONERS, WE ARE NOW ON ITEM 9A1 ORDINANCE 2022-05, WHICH IS BEFORE US ON 1ST READING

[9.A.1. Ordinance 2022-05: Clarifies and confirms that the city may use any legally available procedures for code enforcement proceedings. (I. Lopez, City Attorney)]

. MS. LOPEZ, YOU RECOGNIZED ORDINANCE 2022-05 CLARIFIES AND CONFIRMS ALL EXISTING AND AVAILABLE PROCEDURES FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT.

SO THAT WOULD INCLUDE OUR RECENTLY ADDED SPECIAL MAGISTRATE PROCEDURE, OUR TRADITIONAL CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD AND TWO PROCEDURES THAT ARE ALLOWED BY STATE STATUTE, WHICH IS BOTH GOING TO COUNTY CIVIL COURT AND COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT.

SO THIS IS JUST A CLEANUP ORDINANCE TO CLARIFY THAT ALL OF THOSE METHODS ARE LEGALLY AVAILABLE TO US FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONERS, IF NOT, I WOULD MOVE THAT ORDINANCE 2022-05 BE READ ON FIRST READING AND PASSED AND SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON SECOND READING.

SECOND.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022-05, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF ST.

AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 2-316 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE TO CLARIFY THAT ALL LEGALLY AVAILABLE METHODS FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

TRACY UPCHURCH. YES.

ROXANNE HORVATH. YES.

JOHN VALDES. YES.

BARBARA BLONDER. YES. NANCY SIKES-KLINE.

YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE ORDINANCE PASSES.

WE ARE NOW ON ORDINANCE 2022-06

[9.A.2. Ordinance 2022-06: Clarifies and codifies in greater detail existing procedures for city code citations. (R. Thibault, Assistant City Attorney)]

MS. LOPEZ.

YES, THIS ORDINANCE 2022-06 CODIFIES EXISTING PROCEDURES FOR CITY CODE VIOLATIONS, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

THESE HAVE BEEN HANDLED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR DECADES, EVEN PRIOR TO MY JOINING THE CITY. SO THESE ARE ESTABLISHED STATUTORY REMEDIES WHERE FOR CERTAIN OF OUR CITY CODE CITATIONS, THEY ARE POTENTIALLY CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

THIS SIMPLY CODIFIES OUR EXISTING PROCESS.

THE ONE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE TO OUR EXISTING PROCEDURES IS THAT WE ARE SHRINKING THE TIME FOR FOLKS TO PAY THEIR CITATIONS AT THE ST.

AUGUSTINE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM 30 DAYS TO 15 DAYS, AND WE'VE HAD TO DO THAT TO ACCOMMODATE THE NOTICING REQUIRED FOR THE JUDGE'S SCHEDULES ON THE FACE OF THE CITATIONS.

AND SO THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE THAT 30 DAYS TO 15 DAYS.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS SIMPLY CODIFYING THE PROCEDURES THAT ALREADY HAPPEN AND HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR DECADES.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? MY ONLY COMMENT IS THAT I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK WITH MS. LOPEZ ABOUT THIS.

MY CONCERN SHORTENING IT TO 15 DAYS.

HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE THERE'S ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVE DUE TO THE PUBLISHING SCHEDULE OF THE JUDGES.

THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

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BUT I DO FEEL THAT IT WILL.

I THINK THAT I HAVE ENOUGH ASSURANCE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO MEET THE OBLIGATIONS OF THEIR PENALTIES WITHIN THOSE DAYS.

THAT WAS MY MAIN CONCERN.

OK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I WOULD MOVE ORDINANCE 2022-06 BE PASSED ON FIRST READING, MOVED TO SECOND READING AND SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

SECOND ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022-06 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF ST.

AUGUSTINE AMENDING SECTION 1-8 PERTAINING TO PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE PROVISION PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE AND ORDINANCES ENACTED BY THE CITY, PROVIDING FOR LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES, REMEDIES AND COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT.

PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION OF LIENS.

PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CLERK.

IF FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. MADAM CLERK CAN YOU, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

TRACY UPCHURCH. YES.

ROXANNE HORVATH. YES.

NANCY SIKES-KLINE.

YES. BARBARA BLONDER.

YES. EXCUSE ME.

YES. JOHN VALDES.

YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE ORDINANCE PASSES ON FIRST READING.

WE ARE NOW IN RESOLUTION 2022-07 ISSUANCE OF WATER AND SEWER REVENUE NOTE SERIES 2022.

[9.B.1. Resolution 2022-07: Issuance of Water and Sewer Revenue Note, Series 2022. (M. Simpson, Director Finance)]

MR. SIMPSON.

WELCOME. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MARK SIMPSON, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.

THIS EVENING, I'M HERE TO PRESENT RESOLUTION 2022-07 FOR THE BORROWING OF TWELVE MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, OF WHICH FIFTY SIX THOUSAND IS FOR CLOSING COST. WE ISSUED AN RFP FOR THIS LOAN THROUGH OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND HAD A VERY LARGE RESPONSE THAT I'M PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE AN INTEREST RATE OF UNDER TWO PERCENT.

ALL OF THE PROJECTS WERE LISTED OUT, I BELIEVE, AT A DECEMBER MEETING WHEN WE GOT AUTHORIZATION TO PRE SPEND SOME OF THIS MONEY IN ANTICIPATION OF THIS BORROWING.

BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO GO THROUGH ALL THE PROJECTS WITH YOU IF YOU'D LIKE.

THE TERM IS TWELVE YEARS AND AS I STATED, THE RATE IS UNDER TWO PERCENT, 1.945 PERCENT AND THE TOTAL INTEREST OVER THE LIFE OF THE LOAN IS 1.95 MILLION DOLLARS.

VERY GOOD, ARE THERE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? QUESTION AND YOUR MEMO, YOU MENTIONED THAT THE CITY'S ALSO SEEKING $100,000 TO REPLACE THE ROOF OF THE WATER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THIS.

THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKAGE BECAUSE IT WAS KIND OF A LAST MINUTE ADD ON, WE HAD MONEY BUDGETED FOR THAT THIS YEAR IN THE BUDGET, BUT WE'RE $100,000 SHORT AND BECAUSE OF ROOF IS A 30-YEAR ASSET, WE TAG THAT HUNDRED THOUSAND ONTO THIS BORROWING SO WE COULD GET THAT WASTEWATER. OK, SO IT IS INCLUDED? YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT.

IT JUST WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE PROJECTS AND THE MATERIALS FROM.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BACKUP IS WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY.

OK, SO THAT'S THAT'S YOUR THAT'S THE EXPLANATION.

SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT JUST CAME UP REALLY QUICKLY.

AND THAT'S THE THAT'S THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AT THE END OF RIBERIA STREET.

YES, MA'AM. THAT'S CORRECT.

YES. MR. REGAN. OK.

MAYOR, I WOULD ASK IF MARK COULD EXPLAIN FOR THE PUBLIC WHY TWELVE YEARS IN THE DROP OFF OF DEBT PAYMENT AND KEEPING THINGS STABLE SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE AN IMPACT? IT'S AN UNUSUAL NUMBER, IF YOU WOULD JUST EXPLAIN HOW THAT WORKS.

WELL, THE TWELVE YEAR WAS CHOSEN MAINLY BECAUSE WE'RE GOING INTO THE BANK MARKET AND NOT ISSUING BONDS.

TO ISSUE BONDS OF A LONGER DURATION WOULD REQUIRE A LOT MORE DUE DILIGENCE THAN A RISING INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENT.

WE DIDN'T THINK THAT WOULD BE SOUND BECAUSE OF HOW RAPID WE'RE THINKING INTEREST RATES COULD RISE. SO WE WANTED TO ENTER A BANK LOAN INSTEAD OF A BOND, AND TWELVE YEARS WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE OF OUR CURRENT DEBT SERVICE STRUCTURE AND THE FACT THAT SOME DEBT SERVICE IS FALLING OFF VERY SOON.

SO WE WANT TO KEEP A LEVEL DEBT SERVICE SO THAT THERE'S NO SHOCKS TO FUTURE BUDGETS OR FUTURE BUDGET STAFF OR A FUTURE COMMISSION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. KEEPING RATES STABLE.

YES.

ONE MORE QUESTION. YES. SO DID I HEAR YOU SAY THAT THERE'S FIFTY SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CLOSING COSTS? THAT'S CORRECT.

OK. DUE TO THE FACT THAT ITS BANK LOAN? IT'S A BANK LOAN. YES, ROUGHLY HALF TO OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND HAVE TO OUR BOND COUNSEL FOR THE LEGALITY OF IT.

THESE ARE TAX EXEMPT LOANS, SO THE BANK DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY TAX.

SO THERE'S SO MUCH IRS STUFF GOING ON THAT WE REQUIRE A LOT OF COUNSEL.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT TRANSPARENT.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.

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OK. FURTHER COMMENTS DISCUSSION IS THEIR MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2022-07? I SO MOVED.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. I'VE A MOTION AND A SECOND MADAM CLERK.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

NANCY SIKES-KLINE.

YES. ROXANNE HORVATH.

YES. BARBARA BLONDER YES.

VALDES TRACY.

YES. UPCHURCH YES.

THANK YOU. THE RESOLUTIONS APPROVED.

THANK YOU, MR. SIMPSON AND TO OUR BOND COUNCIL AND FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS.

MR. FRANKLIN WERE ON ITEM 10A RIBERIA STREET TRAFFIC REPORT AND DISCUSSION.

[10.A. Riberia Street traffic report and discussion. (R. Franklin, Director Public Works)]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, REUBEN FRANKLIN PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, AWHILE BACK, THE COMMISSION, WE HAD SOME PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT SAFETY ON RIBERIA STREET AND THE COMMISSION HAD ASKED TO HAVE A PRESENTATION OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN RIBERIA STREET. SO WE'VE COMPLETED THAT TASK AND TODAY I'D LIKE TO GO OVER THE EXTENT OF THE STUDY AREA WITH YOU.

THE ROADWAY CLASSIFICATION AND FEATURES OF RIBERIA STREET.

ALSO, WE DID A CRASH ANALYSIS, SO WE PULLED ALL OF THE CRASH DATA FROM 2011 TO PRESENT, AND I'LL GIVE YOU A SUMMARY OF THAT.

WE'VE DONE MULTIPLE SPEED STUDIES ON THE CORRIDOR, SO I'LL PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL. WE ARE DOING AND I'LL GO OVER WHAT CURRENTLY WE'RE DOING ON THE ROAD FOR TRAFFIC CALMING, POTENTIAL TRAFFIC CALMING SOLUTIONS.

AND THEN WHAT OUR INITIAL BLUSH AT A RECOMMENDED STRATEGY MOVING FORWARD IS.

SO THE ROAD ITSELF, THE EXTENT OF THE STUDY AREA IS REALLY FROM KING STREET SOUTH TO EDDIE VICKERS. IT'S ABOUT A MILE IN LENGTH.

IT'S CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR COLLECTOR, SO THAT MEANS THAT IT'S DESIGNED TO COLLECT TRAFFIC OFF OF ALL OF YOUR LOCAL ROADS, YOUR RESIDENTIAL AND MOVE THEM TO LIKE AN ARTERIAL, WHICH WOULD BE KING STREET, US1.

AND IT HAS A POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 25 MILES PER HOUR.

AND THE ROAD WAS ALSO REBUILT IN ABOUT 2011, 2012, AND IN THAT TIME WE DID BUILD A SIDEWALK THAT RUNS THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF RIBERIA STREET 2020 FDOT ANNUAL AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD IS TWENTY-THREE HUNDRED VEHICLES A DAY, AND THAT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT IN WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE SPEED STUDIES WHEN WE LOOK AT IT AS WELL.

WE DO HAVE EXISTING PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS.

THERE'S AN EXISTING CROSSWALK AT KING STREET, BRIDGE STREET, LOVETT SOUTH STREET AND THE WILLY GALIMORE CENTER.

WE HAVE THE TWO MOST RECENT ONES WE'RE ADDED AT SOUTH STREET AND LOVETT STREET, SO THE GRAPHIC ON THE RIGHT HERE SHOWS IN YELLOW, WHERE THERE'S EXISTING CROSSWALKS ARE.

THERE ARE NO STOP SIGNS ALONG THIS SECTION OF RIBERIA STREET, AND THERE'S ALSO NO PARKING. AND AS I SAID BEFORE, WE HAVE A CONTINUOUS SIDEWALK ON THE WEST SIDE.

WE ALSO HAVE CURRENT LAND USES, THERE'S A MIX OF LAND USES, IT'S NOT JUST RESIDENTIAL, BUT WE LOOK AT THERE'S MARINE INDUSTRIAL RECREATION, OPEN SPACE, COMMERCIAL, LOW INTENSITY AND A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL AS WELL.

WHEN WE GET INTO THE CRASH ANALYSIS, WE CAN GO ALL THE WAY BACK WITH SIGNAL FOR ANALYTICS TO 2011 CRASH DATA.

THERE WAS ONLY IN SINCE 2011 THERE'S ONLY BEEN FOUR PEDESTRIAN CRASHES RELATED CRASHES ALONG THE CORRIDOR.

MOST OF THOSE OCCURRED AT KING STREET AND RIBERIA STREET.

HERE'S KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF ALL THE CRASHES, THERE'S BEEN ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ONE TOTAL CRASHES.

ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ONE INVOLVE NO INJURIES.

THERE WAS ONE FATALITY THAT WAS A SINGLE USER.

THEY LOST CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE AND VEERED OFF OF THE ROAD.

AND THAT HAPPENED.

I BELIEVE IN 2019.

SO WE AVERAGE ABOUT 17 CRASHES PER YEAR OVER THAT 11 YEAR TIME FRAME.

OVER ALL OF THOSE CRASHES, WHEN WE DIG INTO THEM, ONLY ONE CRASH WAS DESIGNATED AS SPEEDING RELATED.

AND WHEN YOU DIG INTO THAT ONE, IT WAS ACTUALLY A THEFT OF A VEHICLE WITH THAT CRASH AND WE HAD FOUR CRASHES THAT INVOLVED PEDESTRIANS.

ONE OF THOSE WAS A PEDESTRIAN THAT WAS NOT WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK.

IT WAS WALKING IN THE TRAFFIC LANE.

A SPEED STUDY RESULTS THIS TABLE SHOWS ALL THE DIFFERENT SPEED STUDIES THAT WE'VE PERFORMED OVER THE YEARS, STARTING IN 2016, WE ACTUALLY DID THREE INDIVIDUAL SPEED

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STUDIES AND THEN I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THE EIGHTY FIFTH PERCENTILE SPEED BECAUSE WHEN WE GET IN THE TRAFFIC CALMING, THAT'S KIND OF THE CRITERIA THAT WE USE IS, WHAT ARE WHAT'S THE EIGHTY FIFTH PERCENTILE? SO WHAT ARE EIGHTY FIVE PERCENT OF THE USERS GOING? WHAT'S THAT SPEED LIMIT OF EIGHTY FIVE PERCENT OF THE USERS ON THAT ROAD ARE GOING THIS SPEED LIMIT OR BELOW? AND SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS EIGHTY FIVE PERCENT ARE GOING IN THE 2016, THE FIRST ONE THIRTY MILES PER HOUR IN THE SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION, THIRTY TWO MILES PER HOUR.

SO THAT MEANS EIGHTY FIVE PERCENT OF ALL OF THE USERS WERE GOING THIRTY MILES PER HOUR OR BELOW IN THE CORRIDOR WHEN WE DID THAT SPEED STUDY.

WHERE YOU GET INTO TRAFFIC CALMING MECHANISM DEPLOYMENT, WE TYPICALLY LOOK AT GREATER THAN FIVE MILES PER HOUR, THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE THAT THERE IS SPEEDING ON THE STREET, AND IT'S RIGHT AT THAT THRESHOLD WHERE WE WOULD DEPLOY TRAFFIC CALMING.

HOWEVER, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TRAFFIC CALMING, IT'S NOT JUST AN EQUATION FROM THE MOBILITY OR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE TO ENGAGE OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES, SO WE HAVE TO REACH OUT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND THERE'S NOT A SPEED CUSHION OR SPEED TABLE THAT WE DON'T DEPLOY, THAT WE DON'T CONFER WITH THEM BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

AND AS WE GET INTO THIS, THIS PARTICULAR CORRIDOR IS HIGHLIGHTED AS AN EMERGING AS A CRITICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE CORRIDOR.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE NOT IN THE PAST GONE OUT AND DEPLOYED SPEED CUSHIONS OR SPEED TABLES. AND JUST ON THE SPEED STUDIES, WE DID DO TWO BACK TO BACK SPEED STUDIES THIS PAST MONTH AND IT WAS THE SAME TWENTY-NINE MILES PER HOUR, THIRTY MILES PER HOUR AS THE EIGHTY FIFTH PERCENTILE.

SO WHAT WE CURRENTLY DO IS WE HAVE THESE PORTABLE SPEED DISPLAY SIGNS.

WE HAVE FOUR OF THEM TOTAL IN THE CITY.

IT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID WITH THE RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE WITH THE MOBILITY INITIATIVE. WE PURCHASED THIS EQUIPMENT.

AND WE ACTUALLY ROTATE THEM THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR STREETS BECAUSE WE DO GET SPEEDING COMPLAINTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

SO THIS IS ONE TACTIC THAT WE USE WHERE WE ROTATE THESE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

AND THEN ALSO THERE'S A POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT TARGETS SPEEDING.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT POTENTIAL TRAFFIC CALMING SOLUTIONS FOR THE CORRIDOR, WE CAN LOOK AT INSTALLING STOP SIGNS AT MAJOR INTERSECTIONS AND INTERSECTIONS WITH SIGHT DISTANCE RESTRAINTS, YOU KNOW, TO INSTALL A STOP SIGN WHERE YOU HAVE TO MEET CERTAIN WARRANTS.

SO YOU CAN'T JUST GO.

TYPICALLY, YOU WANT TO STOP SIGN TO BE WHERE THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC IS THE SAME BECAUSE IF YOU PUT A STOP SIGN ON RIBERIA STREET AND A SIDE STREET HAS NO TRAFFIC EVENTUALLY, THE ROAD USER IS GOING TO NOTICE THAT AND THEY'RE JUST GOING TO START TO IGNORE THE STOP SIGN. INSTALL HIGH VISIBILITY PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS.

I THINK KNOWING NOW WHAT I KNOW VERSUS BACK IN 2011, WHEN WE WERE REBUILDING THE STREET, WE WOULD HAVE PROBABLY INSTALLED MORE PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS IN THE CORRIDOR IF WE WERE REBUILDING THE ROAD TODAY.

SO THERE SPEED, CUSHIONS AND SPEED TABLES, TYPICALLY WE LIKE TO DEPLOY SPEED CUSHIONS OF BECAUSE THEY CAN GET TO WHERE AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE CAN KIND OF STRADDLE THEM AND NOT SLOW DOWN AS MUCH.

SO THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT WE DEPLOY IN OUR RESIDENTIAL STREETS IN THE CITY.

WE DO HAVE AN EXISTING INTERNAL CITY POLICY SPEED HUMP POLICY THAT PREVENTS US FROM INSTALLING. WE WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE AN INTERNAL POLICY TO PUT ANY SPEED CUSHION OR SPEED TABLE ON RIBERIA STREET.

AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT AS IT'S DESIGNATED AS AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE CORRIDOR.

ONE REASON THAT WE DON'T REALLY NECESSARILY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT IS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIME.

THIS SECTION IS 5000 FEET.

IN ORDER FOR THE SPEED CUSHIONS TO HAVE AN EFFECT, YOU WOULD NEED TO PLACE THEM EVERY TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY FEET TO FIVE HUNDRED FEET SO YOU CAN GET THOSE USERS TO.

IF YOU JUST PUT ONE IN THE MIDDLE, THEY'RE GOING TO HIT IT.

SLOW DOWN, HIT IT AND SPEED BACK UP.

SO LET'S GO WITH FIVE HUNDRED FEET.

EACH ONE THAT WE DEPLOY CAN ADD 10 SECONDS TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIME.

SO IF WE HAD FIVE, WE WOULD NEED FIVE AT FIVE HUNDRED FEET TO GET TO FIVE THOUSAND FEET.

SO YOU WOULD BE ADDING MINUTES TO AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIME ON THE CORRIDOR.

AND THAT JUST ISN'T ACCEPTABLE AND I HAVE CHIEF [INAUDIBLE] HERE AND CHIEF [INAUDIBLE] AS WELL BECAUSE WE HAVE SAT DOWN WITH THEM AND GONE THROUGH THAT.

THE OTHER OPTION THAT'S ALSO NOT RECOMMENDED IS INSTALLING PERMANENT SPEED DISPLAY SIGNS,

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SO THOSE PORTABLE ONES THAT WE HAVE, YOU CAN INSTALL PERMANENT ONES THAT FLASH AND TELL YOU WHAT YOUR SPEED LIMIT IS.

BUT STUDIES HAVE FOUND THAT PEOPLE GET USED TO THEM AND THEN START TO IGNORE THEM.

BUT WE DO WANT TO DO SOMETHING.

AND SO WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A RECOMMENDED STRATEGY OF ONE CONVERTING ALL THE EXISTING PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS TO HIGH VISIBILITY CROSSINGS.

SO THAT WOULD BE AT THE ALL THE EXISTING CROSSWALKS THAT WE HIGHLIGHTED BEFORE.

WE ALSO WANT TO ADD VISIBILITY CROSSWALKS AT CEDAR STREET AND DE HAVEN STREET.

WE CAN ADD MORE CROSSWALKS.

I HEARD A PUBLIC COMMENT OF WHY DIDN'T WHY DID YOU EXCLUDE SEBASTIAN HARBOR WAY? AND WE TRIED TO LAY OUT TO THE BLUE WOULD BE THE NEW CROSSWALKS, SO WE TRY TO KEEP THEM LIKE EQUAL DISTANCE.

AND IF YOU ADD AN ADDITIONAL ONE AT THE TOP, THERE YOU YOU WOULD START TO GET CROSSWALKS IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER.

SO THAT'S THAT'S THE REASON THAT THERE'S NOT ONE IN SEBASTIAN RIGHT NOW.

SEBASTIAN HARBOR.

WE'D ALSO LIKE THAT PD TO CREATE A CAMPAIGN TO TARGET THOSE VEHICLES THAT ARE GOING THIRTY-ONE MILES PER HOUR AND ABOVE.

WE BELIEVE LOOKING AT IT THAT THEY'RE PROBABLY A LOT OF LOCAL USERS OF THE ROAD, NOT TOURISTS. SO IF WE HAVE A TARGETED CAMPAIGN TO TICKET PEOPLE GOING ABOVE THE SPEED LIMIT THAT WE MIGHT ACTUALLY AFFECT CHANGE THROUGH THAT CAMPAIGN AS WELL.

AND THEN WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD A STOP SIGN AT SOUTH STREET.

I'M SORRY. YES, SOUTH STREET AND RIBERIA STREET AS WELL.

SO THAT WOULD BE THE BIG TICKETS COMING OUT IS TARGETING SPEEDERS OVER THIRTY ONE MILES PER HOUR. CONVERTING ALL THE EXISTING CROSSWALKS TO HIGH VIZ CROSSWALKS.

ADDING TWO NEW CROSSWALKS THAT ARE HIGH VIZ, ADDING THE STOP SIGN AND THEN THAT CAMPAIGN TO TARGET THE SPEEDERS GOING THIRTY-ONE AND ABOVE.

AND THEN ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS IS WE CAN START WITH THAT AND THEN DO ANOTHER SPEED STUDY AND EVALUATE IF WE'VE ACTUALLY EFFECTED CHANGE ON THE CORRIDOR.

AND IF NOT, THEN WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING TABLE AND COME UP WITH NEW SOLUTIONS AND IDEAS. THANK YOU, MR. FRANKLIN. AND I APPRECIATE THE THOROUGHNESS AS WELL AS THE THE TURNAROUND TIME THAT THAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF WHERE YOU WOULD PUT THIS TOGETHER.

AS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT DRIVES ANASTASIA BOULEVARD DAILY, I KNOW NOT TO SPEED BECAUSE WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT POLICE PRESENCE ON ANASTASIA BOULEVARD AND I THINK THAT'S JUST WIDELY KNOWN IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THERE'S NO TOLERANCE ABOVE FORTY MILES AN HOUR.

I WOULD HOPE THAT I THINK THE PIECE HERE THAT RESONATES THE MOST WITH ME IS THE THE THE PRETTY STRICT POLICE ENFORCEMENT.

AND SO I WOULD HOPE THAT THAT WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS BECAUSE I'VE SEEN IT BE EFFECTIVE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY.

OTHER COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER, I HAVE A COMMENT.

I HAVE RIBERIA STREET SEVERAL TIMES A DAY BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT IN SOUTH LINCOLN BILL AND I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY BASED ON THE NUMBERS, THERE'S A PERCEIVED PROBLEM THERE, BUT THE PROBLEM DOES EXIST WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NUMBERS.

BUT I DO SEE A PROBLEM ON SAN SEBASTIAN WAY.

WE HAVE NO REAL SIDEWALKS THERE.

WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT WALK FROM THE WINERY TO THE RESTAURANTS THERE AND ET CETERA, ET CETERA. AND THEY ALL COME DOWN SAN SEBASTIAN.

MANY OF THEM DO. AND UNTIL THE SAN SEBASTIAN PROJECT IS EVENTUALLY DEVELOPED, WE WON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS. THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM.

THE SIDEWALKS NEVER BEEN BUILT.

ARE WE DOING ANYTHING OR ARE WE LOOKING AT ANYTHING TO MITIGATE THAT ISSUE BECAUSE THAT IS A PROBLEM. IT'S THE PEOPLE.

OF COURSE THEY DO WHAT PEOPLE DO.

THEY WALK DOWN THE CENTER OF THE STREET OR DOWN THE STREET SO.

WHAT WE DID INSTALL, I BELIEVE ON SEBASTIAN HARBOR, WE HAVE A SIDEWALK ON THE NORTH SIDE AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST MOBILITY PROJECTS THAT WE USED THE NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDING FOR BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN TRIPS COMING FROM THE WINERY, TRYING TO GET THE RIBERIA STREET TO GET DOWN TO THE ICE PLANT.

AND NOW WE HAVE FISH CAMP AND WE HAVE OTHER USES THAT ARE CHANGING OVER.

BUT THE TOTAL VISION FOR SEBASTIAN HARBOR, [INAUDIBLE] HAVE A WIDE SIDEWALK ON BOTH SIDES AND MAYBE SOME ON STREET PARKING FOR SHORT TERM PARKING AS WELL.

SO WHEN THAT DEVELOPMENT KICKS OFF OR WHEN THAT HOTEL DEVELOPS, THEN WE WOULD USE THE MOBILITY FEE GENERATED FROM THAT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE PROJECTS.

THANK YOU. YES.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THIS OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, BUT YOU SAID IT WAS 2300 CARS A DAY ON RIBERIA.

WHAT IS KING STREET? CATHEDRAL PLACE? DO YOU KNOW HOW THAT COMPARES?

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CATHEDRAL PLACES AROUND 10 TO 11 THOUSAND.

OK. KING STREET STEPS DOWN AS YOU GET FURTHER AWAY FROM U.S.

ONES. SO I THINK TO SEBASTIAN HARBOR IS ABOUT 18,000 AND THIS IS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

BUT I THINK IT'S I'M THINKING OF CATHEDRAL LIKE WHERE YOU HAVE THE OTHER HIGH VISIBILITY CROSSWALK AT THE CORNER OF CATHEDRAL AT THE END OF THE PLAZA.

I THINK THAT'S ABOUT 10,000.

HOW MANY? TENS THOUSANDS.

SO TWENTY THREE HUNDRED VERSUS TEN THOUSAND.

AND SO WHAT I'M STRUGGLING WITH IS THESE HIGH VISIBILITY CROSSWALKS DON'T SAY NEIGHBORHOOD STREET TO ME.

THEY SAY SOMETHING ELSE.

THEY SAY IT'S A HIGH SPEED, HIGH DANGER.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON.

BE VERY CAREFUL AND.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST BLARING VISUALLY AT YOU, RIGHT? SO WHEN I SEE US SAY WE'RE GOING TO PUT A HOLE, WE'RE GOING TO STRIPE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE. I SAY, HOW DO WE ADDRESS THAT? YOU KNOW, WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE SAFE.

SO IN MY MIND, I'M THINKING, MAYBE THE MAYBE IT'S A PHASED APPROACH LIKE THE MAYOR SAYS, YOU KNOW, TRY TICKETING AND THEN MAYBE COME BACK THAT WAY, DO YOUR REVISIT AFTER YOUR TICKETING CAMPAIGN AND EDUCATION.

AND YOU KNOW, IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET.

HERE'S YOUR EDUCATION. THIS IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREET.

PLEASE SLOW DOWN BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SEEING THIS.

WE'RE NOT SEEING.

AND THEN COME BACK.

AND THEN LET'S TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THESE CROSSWALKS, BECAUSE MAYBE I'VE SEEN OTHER CITIES DO REALLY BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS, UNIQUE HIGH VISIBILITY CROSSWALKS THAT AREN'T THESE HORRIBLE YELLOW AND WHITE STRIPES THAT ARE JUST LIKE, GLARINGLY UGLY AND DON'T FIT IN ANYTHING, BUT THEY ARE VERY EFFECTIVE.

THERE HAS TO BE A BALANCE SO THAT YOU CAN SAY THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET, SO THAT WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE. AND I'M EVEN OPEN TO THE IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, PROCEEDING.

IF THE COMMISSION IS LISTENING AND AGREEING, MAYBE PROCEEDING WITH SOME SORT OF HIGH VISIBILITY CROSSWALK THAT DOESN'T BLARE AT YOU LIKE THAT THAT COULD SPEAK TO US AND SAY, THIS IS SAINT AUGUSTINE.

THIS IS RIBERIA STREET.

THIS IS LINCOLN VILLE.

AND THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET, NOT A COLLECTOR, WHICH [INAUDIBLE] IS WHAT IT REALLY IS, AN ARTERIAL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BECAUSE I JUST DON'T.

IT'S NOT GOOD WITH THAT.

I DON'T KNOW. WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK? WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU I WAS JUST MY LIGHT'S ALWAYS ON.

BUT I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE PHASING APPROACH.

I WOULD SAY OUR EXISTING CROSSWALKS COULD GO A HIGH VISIBILITY AND MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT SOME ALTERNATIVES, BUT I THINK THEY COULD BE BRIGHTER.

AND THEN DO THE POLICE PRESENCE AND SEE IF THAT HELPS, RATHER THAN ADDING MORE AND MORE CROSSWALKS. BUT IF WE FIND THAT IT'S NOT DOING THE JOB, I'M OK WITH ADDING TWO MORE.

BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED THEM RIGHT NOW.

AND MAYBE WE WOULD NEED THE STOP SIGN AT SOUTH STREET THAT THERE IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC COMING FROM SOUTH STREET ON RIBERIA, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK IT COULD WARRANT THAT I DON'T I NEVER GO TO THAT INTERSECTION WHERE THERE ISN'T SOMEBODY GOING.

YOU KNOW, COMING BEHIND ME AND GETTING ON TO RIBERIA AND PEOPLE ON RIBERIA, IT'S ALWAYS BUSY. AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SOUTH STREET [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC ON SOUTH AND RIBERIA, ARE PRETTY EQUAL.

I THINK THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

OK. COMMISSIONERS.

YOU'VE GOT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, I HEAR SOME DESIRE TO MODIFY STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

SO MY SUGGESTION WOULD WE MODIFY IT TO INCLUDE THE STOP SIGN AT SOUTH STREET, DO TICKETING AND EDUCATION AND THEN REASSESS, COME BACK AND THINK ABOUT HOW WE WANT TO APPROACH THE HIGH VISIBILITY CROSSWALKS THAT ARE EXISTING AND TWO NEW ONES, AND THAT WOULD BE SECOND PHASE.

DOES THAT? YES, THAT'S CLEAR.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'M TORN BY THIS BECAUSE I AGREE WITH THE PHASING APPROACH, BUT I ALSO THINK CROSSWALKS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT AND THAT WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

I ALSO AGREE THAT THOSE CROSSWALKS THAT ARE PROPOSED, THE HIGH VISIBILITY ONES ARE

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HIDEOUS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GET THE MOTORIST ATTENTION.

IT JUST. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE STAFF LOOK AT SOME OTHER ALTERNATIVES FOR SLOWING VEHICLES NEAR THE CROSSWALKS, BUT I'M OK WITH THE PHASED APPROACH OTHERWISE.

I MIGHT CHIME IN ONE MORE TIME AGAIN.

I DRIVE THIS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY.

AND THE PROBLEM, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I SEE IS THE SIDEWALKS ARE CAN'T HANDLE THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC. THAT'S ALL.

YOU GET GROUPS OF SIX OR EIGHT OR 10 PEOPLE, AND PEOPLE TEND TO WALK IN THE STREET WHERE THE BACK OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE IT'S THEIR RIGHT AND THEN WHAT'S GOING TO RUN OVER THEM AND THE SIDEWALKS ARE JUST INADEQUATE TO EXPAND THE SIDEWALKS.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE PARTICIPATION OF THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS.

AND MOST OF THAT REALLY REVOLVES AROUND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEBASTIAN HARBOR PROJECT, PARTICULARLY ON SEBASTIAN.

THE CROSSWALKS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT THEY'RE MOSTLY IMPORTANT ON THE NORTHERN END OF RIBERIA STREET, WHERE YOU GET MOST OF THE TRAFFIC GOING TO THE RESTAURANTS AND YOU KNOW, AND TO THE [INAUDIBLE] HAVE A 73-YEAR-OLD MOMENT TO THE YEAH, EXACTLY.

SO UNTIL WE CAN EXPAND THE SIDEWALKS TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREET, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PROBLEM. AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION THAT PROPERTY OWNER, THE CROSSWALKS. YEAH, THEY'RE IMPORTANT ON THE NORTH END, BUT ON THE SOUTH END, LESS SO.

THE ONLY TIME I SEE BIG CONGESTION THERE IS RUSH HOUR WHEN PEOPLE GO HOME AND I USE THAT, YOU KNOW, TONGUE IN CHEEK, WHEN FIVE O'CLOCK ROLLS AROUND, RIBERIA GETS REAL BUSY FOR 30 MINUTES. REALLY BUSY.

OK, BUT GOING UP AND DOWN DURING THE DAY, YOU KNOW, I BACK OUT OF THERE FROM TIME TO TIME, RIGHT ONTO RIBERIA.

MOST OF THE TIME I CAN BACK OUT OR WAIT 30 SECONDS TO BACK OUT.

SO IT'S I HAVE TO AGREE WITH JUST GOING AHEAD WITH ENFORCEMENT.

I THINK THE STOP SIGN IS IMPORTANT AT SOUTH STREET BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC DOES COME OUT THERE. THE CROSSWALKS, I THINK THE EMPHASIS SHOULD BE ON THE NORTH END.

YEAH. AND YOU LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M TALKING. YEAH, YEAH.

I DO. WELL, MAYBE THAT'S.

A GREAT POINT. ONE OF THE NORTHERN ONES, MAYBE WE OUGHT TO CONSIDER THAT THEN THE NORTHERN ONE THAT WAS FLAGGED HERE IS A DE HAVEN.

WHICH ONE IS IT? WE HAD ONE AT CEDAR STREET WAS IDENTIFIED, AND THE REASON FOR THAT WAS IT'S BY CLOSER TO THE ICE PLANT.

WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF TRIPS GOING BACK AND FORTH THERE AT THE DISTILLERY AND THE ICE PLANT. SO WELL THEN I WOULD SAY THAT WOULD BE THE ONE THAT WOULD BE NEEDED.

SO MAYBE WE PUT THAT ONE IN AS WELL, BUT LEAVE THE SECOND BLUE ONE THERE OUT FOR NOW, WHAT IS THAT DE HAVEN AND WHAT I CAN DO IS COME BACK WITH A MORE ESTHETICALLY PLEASING CROSSWALK FOR THE CITY.

YOU KNOW, OTHER PLACES WE'VE DEPLOYED BRICK, YOU KNOW, STYLE CROSSWALKS.

THAT'S A CHANGE IN MATERIAL.

SO WE CAN WE CAN THINK ABOUT WHAT HIGH VISIBILITY MEANS FOR THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE, AND I WOULD BE COMPLETELY 100 PERCENT SUPPORTIVE OF DOING ALL OF THE CROSSWALKS. YOU KNOW, IF WE HAD A NICE DESIGN THAT WAS LIKE I SAID, BUT SO I'M NOT SURE HOW TO. ALL RIGHT.I THINK WHAT YOU CLEARLY HAVE HEARD, MR. FRANKLIN, IS A DESIRE FOR ENHANCED LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE ON RIBERIA STREET AND THE HOPES TO TO CREATE A COMMUNITY UNDERSTOOD DETERRENCE ON THAT STREET.

THE SECOND YOU'VE HEARD IS THE INSTALLATION OF A STOP SIGN AT SOUTH STREET.

I THINK WHAT YOU'VE HEARD IS TO COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION CONCERNING MATERIALS AND TYPES OF CROSSWALKS.

SO I'M GOING TO MAKE THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION.

I WOULD APPRECIATE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE MOTION AND A SECOND FURTHER DISCUSSION.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

TRACY UPCHURCH. YES.

NANCY SIKES-KLINE.

YES. BARBARA BLONDER.

YES. ROXANNE HORVATH.

YES. JOHN VALDES.

YES. THANK YOU.

THE MOTION PASSES.

MR. FRANKLIN, I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU AND I'M GOING TO HOLD IT FOR COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. THANK YOU.

OKAY. NOW, I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, BUT I DON'T WANT HIM TO FEEL LIKE HE HAS TO HANG AROUND IF HE'S NOT OTHERWISE.

OK. YOU CAN.

IT'S FINE. OK.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL WORK ON THIS.

YES. MS. [INAUDIBLE]. WE ARE 12A IS SIMPLY A NOTIFICATION OF THOSE OPENINGS, 12B IS WE DO HAVE ONE

[12.A. Notification of three term expirations on the Lincolnville Community Redevelopment Area Steering Committee. (D. Galambos, City Clerk)]

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APPLICANT FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS PENSION FUND, MR.

[12.B. Appointment request - St. Augustine Firefighters' Pension Fund Board of Trustees. (D. Galambos, City Clerk)]

[INAUDIBLE] JR.

I'D BE DELIGHTED TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE HIM AND TO APPOINT HIM TO THE FIRES FUND.

I'LL SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU. SQUAMOUS, I DIDN'T MEAN TO STEAL YOUR THUNDER.

MM HMM. YOU CAN ANYTIME.

THANK YOU. WE ARE ON ITEM 13A MR.

[13.A. Transmittal and executive summary of the Continuum of Care Homeless Inventory Count and the 2021 "Point-in-Time" count. (B. Camacho, Intern)]

REGAN AND MR. [INAUDIBLE].

ALL RIGHT. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BRANDON [INAUDIBLE] AND I RESIDE AT ONE MALAGA STREET AT FEC DORMITORIES IN THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE. THE PURPOSE OF MY PRESENTATION IS TO PRESENT THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE CONTINUUM OF CARE, HOMELESSNESS, INVENTORY COUNT HIC FOR SHORT.

IN THE 2021 POINT IN TIME COUNT, PIT FOR SHORT. AS PART OF THE REVIEW PROCESS, I'LL PROVIDE THE COMMISSION WITH A BRIEF OVERVIEW. BELOW IS A TABLE OUTLINING THE KEY INFORMATION FOR THE HIC.

WITH ALL DATA REFLECTING 2021 AND THE TABLE BELOW, YOU WILL SEE A NUMBER OF HOUSING TYPES SERVING BOTH THE HOMELESS AND THE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS.

THE DATA COLLECTED HERE IS COLLECTED ON ONE DAY IN JANUARY, SIMILARLY TO HOW POINT IN TIME GATHERS ITS DATA.

NOTEWORTHY IS THE DATA FROM ST.

JOHN'S COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

THE BED INVENTORY OF ST.

JOHN'S COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, THE SALVATION ARMY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE EMERGENCY SERVICE AND HOMELESS COALITION OF ST.

JOHN'S COUNTY INC.