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News & Notes — March 15, 2013
Mar 17th
Procession set for Saturday, March 16 at 1:00pm
The procession associated with the Iskon of Alachua’s annual Festival of the Chariots will necessitate minor interruptions of traffic along Cordova St. and the area around the Plaza on Saturday, March 16.
The 90-minute parade is set to start at 1:00pm departing from St. George St. and Cathedral Pl. and proceeding west on Cathedral Pl., north on Cordova St. to the Visitors Information Center, then south on Cordova St., east on to Cathedral Pl. then south on St. George St. to the starting point. The procession is proceeded by a one-hour walking procession on St. George St. between Cathedral Pl. and Orange St. which may cause brief traffic halts at the street’s intersections with Treasury St. and Hypolita St.
In addition to the parade, the Iskon of Alachua’s cultural event will be held in the Plaza starting at 11:00 and lasting through the afternoon.
Traffic in the area should expect slow downs, congestion or brief halts to allow for the procession. St. Augustine Police will escort the procession and monitor key points to facilitate vehicular traffic and ensure the safety of the participants.
Complimentary motorcycle parking continues through Sunday
Cathedral Place is designated parking area through March 17
The City of St. Augustine continues the tradition of offering complimentary parking for motorcycles in a designated area of downtown during Bike Week concluding Sunday, March 17. Centered in Daytona Beach, Bike Week draws thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts, many who make day trips to or choose to stay in St. Augustine and St. Johns County.
The designated parking area, delineated by signs, encompasses portions of two-block long Cathedral Pl., between Avenida Menendez and Cordova St. The amount of parking will be adjusted each day by the St. Augustine Police Department based on demand. The designated area is the only area where motorcycles may park free of charge.
Over the years, the city has seen evidence that motorcyclists who utilize the specific area for complimentary parking tend to park multiple motorcycles in a single space, making for more efficient use of space while freeing other parking spaces for vehicles. Additionally, the area tends to becomes an unofficial display of a wide variety of motorcycles from around the county making it an attraction to visitors.
City establishes stormwater advisory committee
Monthly meetings open to the public
As the city nears completion on its Stormwater Master Plan, staff has compiled a group of interested citizens, homeowner associations, government and business leaders to discuss the findings of the report and issues related to the city’s stormwater and the stormwater utility.
The committee,comprised of 15 members will meet the third Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm beginning next Tuesday, March 19 and concluding on June 18. The meetings will be in The Alcazar Room, City Hall, 75 King St., and will last approximately an hour. Each session will be led by the city’s consultant CDM-Smith and are open to the public. For more information call the Public Works Department 904.825.1040.
Earth Hour’s message practiced every day at city’s parking facility
City’s message: “Lights out for an hour to start; find ways to conserve forever.”
On Saturday, March 23 at 8:30pm local time, businesses, households and governmental entities in communities all over the world will participate in the seventh annual Earth Hour by turning out lights for one hour as a way to show support for environmentally sustainable action. Earth Hour, an initiative of the World Wildlife Fund, began in 2007 in one city, Sidney, Australia, and by last year involved hundreds of millions of people in 152 countries across every continent.
The City of St. Augustine will participate by darkening the flood lights that provide up-lighting for the front of City Hall, but instead of a single hour, the city will darken the lights for the entire weekend including Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
Though not planned, the Earth Hour date nearly coincides with the first anniversary of the city’s putting into action the message Earth Hour was created to communicate: environmental sustainability. And just like Earth Hour, it has to do with saving energy through more efficient use of lighting.
Learn more by reading Earth Hour’s message practiced every day at city’s parking facility.
This week on The Break Room: New lighting technology saves dollars
Todd Grant, Deputy Public Works Director, stops by The Break Room this week to share updates on a number of public works projects and shares the exciting news on how new technology is saving the city a lot of money at the Historic Downtown Parking Facility.
Each week the friendly and informative style of The Break Room offers the community an opportunity to
know a little more about how their city works by getting to know those who do the work every day. The Break Room airs Wednesdays at 5:30pm and Saturdays at 8:00am, and each program is archived at www.breakroom.info as podcasts available for download anytime. To listen to this week’s program immediately, click here.
St. Johns County beach survey asks What do you think?
St. Johns County is inviting residents, visitors, and businesses who enjoy our local beaches to participate in a survey that will help the county enhance beach services and facilities. The survey ends April 15. To participate by sharing your feedback regarding St. Johns County beaches, click here.
For a handy flyer promoting the survey for use on community or workplace bulletin boards or to share with others, click here.
Commemoration of Florida’s 500th set for April 3
April 3, 2013 is a big day in Florida’s history. In fact it is the anniversary of there being a place with the name Florida. The place was already here of course; it just was not known as Florida, or La Florida, until Juan Ponce de Leon called it that on April 3, 1513.
The anniversary is not going unnoticed in St. Augustine which will see a morning filled with activities marking the big day which include four events all open to the public. To learn more, click here.
Share your artistic impression as part of Ancient City Mosaic
Artists of all ages and ability levels are invited to share their artist impression of St. Augustine by participating in Ancient City Mosaic presented by Michaels Stores®, a project that will showcase the creative talent of the local and regional community.
Registration is available online at www.ancientcitymosaic.com and must be submitted by April 15.
Ancient City Mosaic is supported by the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration, Sertoma Club of St. Augustine, St. Johns County Education Foundation, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Johns County Public Library System and St. Johns Cultural Council.
For more information, call the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration at 904.825.1053.
Upcoming events will affect traffic
March and April are two of the city’s most event-ful months with activities being held in a number of venues, like Francis Field, as well as along the streets of the city. Below are some of the upcoming events what will affect traffic. To see details for a specific event, click on the its name.
– Sat, March 16: Festival of the Chariot (downtown) and Run4Hunt Fun Walk/Run (vicinity of R. B. Hunt School)
– Sat, March 23: Grand Muster Torchlight Parade (downtown)
– Sat, March 24: Blessing of the Fleet (downtown)
– Sat, March 31: Easter Parade (downtown)
– Wed, April 3: Commemoration of Ponce Landing (downtown).
Easter holiday closings for the City of St. Augustine
Offices for the City of St. Augustine will be closed on Friday, March 29 in observance of the Easter holiday. Solid waste pick up schedule will remain unchanged.
Meeting schedule and agendas
The Stormwater Advisory Committee meets on Tuesday, March 19. For more information contact the Public Works Department at 904.825.1040.
The Historic Architectural Review Board meets twice on Thursday, March 21. The first is a special meeting at 1:00pm (agenda here) and the second is its regular meeting starting at 2:00pm (agenda here). When available the agenda will be here.
The City Commission meets on Monday, March 25. When available the agenda will be here.
The Parking and Traffic Committee meets on Thursday, March 28. The agenda is available here.
The Planning & Zoning Board meets on Tuesday, April 2. The agenda is here.
All agenda, minutes and GTV info
Agendas and minutes for all city meetings can be found at www.staugustinegovernment.com with a schedule of upcoming meetings listed under City Calendar. City Commission meetings are broadcast live via GTV (Comcast Channel 3 in St. Augustine) each second and fourth Monday at 5:00pm. Commission meetings are also recorded and rebroadcast as are Planning and Zoning Board and Historic Architectural Review Board meetings. For a current schedule of all programming on GTV, click here.
Source: City of St. Augustine
News & Notes – March 1, 2013
Mar 2nd
Event set for Saturday, March 2 @ 4:30pm
The Junior Service League of St. Augustine’s Lighthouse 5K & Fun Run, held in conjunction with the annual St. Augustine Lighthouse Festival will affect traffic in the Lighthouse and Davis Shores Neighborhoods. The event is set for Saturday, March 2 starting at 4:30pm.
The race starts at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum on Red Cox Dr. and then follows a route along Carver St. E., Lighthouse Ave., White St., Magnolia Dr., Ocean Way, Anastasia Blvd., Comares Ave./Inlet Dr., St. Augustine Blvd., Zoryada Ave., Flagler Blvd., Comares Ave., and returning to the starting point by the same route. A map is available online at the event’s web site at www.lighthouse5k.com.
Traffic will be detoured or momentarily interrupted during the race, so drivers in the affected areas are asked to use caution and expect brief inconveniences.
Bike plan open house scheduled for Wednesday, March 6
Residents in Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns Counties will have one final opportunity to provide input for the North Florida Regional Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan Study being conducted by the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (North Florida TPO). A series of five open-house walk-through public meetings with multiple stations will allow attendees to review and comment on the plan’s draft elements.
The meeting for St. Johns County is on Wednesday, March 6, 4:00pm – 8:00pm in St. Augustine City Hall’s Alcazar Room, 75 King St. To view and print a handy flyer with all the meeting dates click here.
This week on The Break Room: CRA 101
With the recent series of public meetings and presentation before city boards egarding the proposed creation of a Lincolville CRA, or Community Redevelopment Area, Mark Knight, Director of Planning and Building stops by The Break Room this week to discuss and explain the process for creating a CRA.
Each week the friendly and informative style of The Break Room offers the community an opportunity to
know a little more about how their city works by getting to know those who do the work every day. The Break Room airs Wednesdays at 5:30pm and Saturdays at 8:00am, and each program is archived at www.breakroom.info as podcasts available for download anytime. To listen to this week’s program immediately, click here.
Super Community Collection Day set for Saturday, March 9
The St. Johns County Solid Waste Management Department will host a free Super Community Collection Day from 8:00am until noon on Saturday, March 9 at Murray Middle School, 150 N. Holmes Blvd, St. Augustine.
County residents are encouraged to bring household hazardous waste, electronics, and tires for disposal. Household hazardous waste items acceptable for collection include paint, motor oil, gasoline, pesticides and insecticides, aerosol cans, and solvents and thinners. Acceptable E-waste items include monitors, keyboards, computers, desktop and laptop computers, mobile phones, radios, and video cassette recorders. In addition, up to ten tires per household can be disposed of free of charge. Yard debris, garbage, construction waste and other items generated by commercial activity will not be accepted.
To view and print a flyer that includes the time, date and location of the collection as well as a list of acceptable items, click here. For more information or an inclement weather update contact St. Johns County Solid Waste Management at 904.827.6980.
Share your artistic impression as part of Ancient City Mosaic
Artists of all ages and ability levels are invited to share their artist impression of St. Augustine by participating in Ancient City Mosaic presented by Michaels Stores®, a project that will showcase the creative talent of the local and regional community.
The 450-piece exhibit, the number of pieces is representative of St. Augustine’s upcoming anniversary, will first be displayed throughout the St. Johns County community at all six St. Johns County Public Library System locations and the St. Augustine Art Association. The exhibit will then be brought together and featured as a grand 450-piece mosaic. The exhibit will first be on display at all six St. Johns County Public Library System locations and the St. Augustine Art Association from May 3 to June 1. The exhibit will then be displayed as a grand 450-piece mosaic from June 15 to Aug. 10.
Registration is available online at www.ancientcitymosaic.com and must be submitted betweeen February 25 and April 15.
Ancient City Mosaic is supported by the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration, Sertoma Club of St. Augustine, St. Johns County Education Foundation, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Johns County Public Library System and St. Johns Cultural Council.
For more information, call the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration at 904.825.1053.
Anderson Circle closed
For the next month Anderson Cir., between Charlotte St. and Cathedral Pl. will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic. The closure is necessary for AT&T to install conduit via a directional bore under the Matanzas River. In order to accommodate traffic along Charlotte St. the loading zone and parking spaces will be used as the traffic travel lane and parking on Anderson St. will be inaccessible.
For more information, call the Public Works Department t 904.825.1040.
Opportunities to serve
The City Commission of the City of St. Augustine is accepting applications for two volunteer boards:
First is to fill a one (1) term vacancy on the St. Augustine Firefighters Retirement Pension Board of Trustees. Interested individuals who reside within the city limits should submit applications by Friday, March 1, 2013. Appointment is tentatively scheduled to be made by the Commission at its March 11 meeting.
The second is to fill two three (3) year term expirations on the Historic Architectural Review Board. Interested individuals who reside within the city limits should submit applications by March 15, 2013. Appointment is scheduled to be made by the Commission at its March 25, 2013 meeting.
For information about the boards themselves, click on the names of the boards above and for the application form, click here.
For information concerning qualifications and applications please contact the City Clerk’s office at 904.825.1007.
Meeting schedule and agendas
The Planing and Zoning Board meets on Tuesday, March 5. The agenda is here.
The City Commission meets on Monday, March 11. When available the agenda will be here.
The Code Enforcement, Adjustments and Appeals Board meets on Tuesday March 12. The agenda is available here.
The Historic Architectural Review Board meets on Thursday, March 21. When available the agenda will be here.
All agenda, minutes and GTV info
Agendas and minutes for all city meetings can be found at www.staugustinegovernment.com with a schedule of upcoming meetings listed under City Calendar. City Commission meetings are broadcast live via GTV (Comcast Channel 3 in St. Augustine) each second and fourth Monday at 5:00pm. Commission meetings are also recorded and rebroadcast as are Planning and Zoning Board and Historic Architectural Review Board meetings. For a current schedule of all programming on GTV, click here.
Source: City of St. Augustine
News & Notes for St. Augustine
Nov 27th
This week’s edition of The Break Room welcomes Glabra Skipp, the city’s Environmental Compliance Inspector, who shares with host Paul Williamson the many benefits in proper disposal of cooking oil, whether in the home or business.
Each week the friendly and informative style of The Break Room offers the community an opportunity to know a little more about how their city works by getting to know those who do the work every day. The Break Room airs Wednesdays at 5:30pm and Saturdays at 8:00am, and each program is archived at www.breakroom.info as podcasts available for download anytime. To listen to this week’s program immediately, click here.
Saturday, December 1, busy day for traffic in downtown
Saturday, December 1 will be a busy day in downtown St. Augustine with two events that will necessitate the closing of some streets and detours of traffic: The St. Augustine Christmas Parade in the morning, and the British Nightwatch in the evening. For complete route information on each event, street closures and planned detours, click here.
How to participate in the St. Augustine Christmas Parade
As it has every year for over half a century, the St. Augustine Christmas Parade is a sure sign that the holiday season has arrived. Scheduled for Saturday, December 1 starting at 10:00am, businesses, community organizations and school groups may and secure their entry by calling 904.824.4997.
North Davis Shores sewer lines to be tested
The Public Works Department will begin testing sanitary sewer lines in the North Davis Shores area the week of December 3. The tests will utilize smoke to identify areas of leaks or unwanted water intrusions from storm or ground water. Residents and businesses in the area to be tested will be notified with door-hangers explaining the process and offering sources of additional information. For details on the testing process read Sanitary sewer inspections underway in North Davis Shores area on the city’s web site.
City Commission to hold Organizational Meeting December 3
The St. Augustine City Commission will hold its organizational meeting on Monday, December 3 at 7:30pm in The Alcazar Room, City Hall, 75 King Street. The meeting is open to the public.
The meeting will include the oath of office ceremony for Mayor Joe Boles and Commissioner-elect Roxanne Horvath. The oath will be administered by Judge Wendy W. Berger, Fifth District Court of Appeal.
Commissioner Leanna Freeman, who currently also serves as vice mayor, will take the oath on December 10 having a scheduling conflict that necessitates her being out of the city on December 3.
Mayor Boles and Commissioner Freeman were re-elected to their offices. Commissioner Horvath was newly elected to fill the seat of departing Commissioner Errol Jones. The meeting will also include recognitions for Commissioner Jones who is completing a decade of service as a Commissioner, including two years as Vice Mayor in 2008-2010.
The City’s Charter specifies that “at 7:30 p.m. on the first Monday in December following each regular municipal election, the city commission shall meet at the usual place for holding the meetings of the legislative body of the city, at which time the newly elected commissioners shall assume the duties of office.”
The newly seated Commission’s first regular meeting will be on Monday, December 10 at 5:00pm.
Understanding the impacts of coastal change
UF & GTMNERR hosting three year project
Researchers at the University of Florida (UF) from multiple disciplines, including urban and regional planning, engineering, and landscape architecture, are working with staff at the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNERR) to understand the potential impacts of coastal change and sea level rise in the Matanzas Basin. The goal of the project is to collect, generate, and share information about the potential impacts of coastal change and strategies for adaptation with community leaders and the public to facilitate more resilient communities and natural systems.
Two workshops on the project will be held for St. Augustine residents on Thursday, December 6. The first will be at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm (999 Anastasia Blvd.) starting at 9:00am, and the other at Flagler College (74 King St.) starting at 5:30pm. Those wishing to attend should RSVP to Emily Montgomery by calling 904.823.2291 or by email at emily.montgomery@dep.state.fl.us.
For more information about the project, visit www.PlanningMatanzas.org.
Commission sets two workshops in December
December’s busy holiday season will result in the Commission having only one regular meeting, scheduled for December 10, but the Commission has also scheduled two workshops that month.
The first workshop, set to start at 4:00pm on December 10, concerns the future of the carpet golf facility located near the City Marina. The second workshop on Thursday, December 13 at 9:00am, will be a discussion of modifications to the city zoning code, starting with the use of Planned Unit Developments (PUD).
All of the meetings will be held in The Alcazar Room in City Hall, 75 King St. When available, agendas for the meetings will be posted on the city’s web site here.
Opportunities to serve
The City Commission is accepting applications to fill vacancies on:
— the Code Enforcement, Adjustments & Appeals Board, and
— the Board of Trustees St. Augustine Police Officers’ Retirement System.
Interested individuals who reside within the city limits of the City of St. Augustine are invited to submit applications for this volunteer board. Applications are requested by Friday, November 30 with appointments tentatively scheduled for the City Commission meeting of Monday, December 10. For information concerning qualifications and applications please contact the City Clerk’s office at 825-1007. The application form is available on the city’s web site by clicking here.
Meeting schedule and agendas
General Employees Retirement Board. Wednesday, November 28. For more information, click here.
Police Department Retirement Board. November 28. For more information, click here.
City Commission organizational meeting. Monday, December 3. When available, the agenda will be here.
Planning and Zoning Board. Tuesday, December 4. Agenda is here.
City Commission regular meeting. Monday, December 10. When available, the agenda will be here.
All agenda, minutes and GTV info
Agendas and minutes for all city meetings can be found at www.staugustinegovernment.com with a schedule of upcoming meetings listed under City Calendar. City Commission meetings are broadcast live via GTV (Comcast Channel 3 in St. Augustine) each second and fourth Monday at 5:00pm. Commission meetings are also recorded and rebroadcast as are Planning and Zoning Board and Historic Architectural Review Board meetings. For a current schedule of all programming on GTV, click here.
Source: City of St. Augustine