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News and Notes for St. Augustine – October 5, 2012
Oct 6th
Event slated for Saturday, October 6 @ 8:00am
The annual Pink Up The Pace 5K on Saturday, October 6, will necessitate the closing of some streets and some intermittent traffic disruptions in the downtown area.
Starting at 8:00am on S. Castillo Dr. in front of The VIC, the race will continue south on S. Castillo Dr./Avenida Menendez, south on Marine St., west on South St., south on Oneida St., west on Cerro St., north on Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., east on Park Pl., north on Cordova St., east on Cathedral Pl., north on St. George St., to the finish line at Orange St. The race is expected to end at approximately 9:30am.
A map of the race route is available at www.pinkupthepace.com.
St Augustine Spanish Wine and Food Festival holds closing event tomorrow.
Still time to get tickets for the Grand Tasting Event
There is still time to secure tickets for the final event of the inaugural St. Augustine Spanish Wine and Food Festival, the first in a series of annual events honoring St. Augustine’s Spanish roots.
On Saturday, October 6, the Grand Tasting Event, held at The VIC, will start at 3:00pm offering three hours of sampling fine Spanish wines, light hors d’ oeuvres and tapas with each ticketed guest receiving a collector’s commemorative glass. This event is limited to 250 guests.
Tickets for the Grand Tasting Event are available at www.staugustinespanishwinefestival.com until 5 pm today, Friday, October 5 for $30, or tomorrow, Saturday, October 6, at the door for $40.
For more information about the St. Augustine Spanish Wine and Food Festival and other activities of the 450th Commemoration, visit www.staugustine-450.com or call 904.825.1053.
Monday is last day to register to vote
Supervisor of Elections Office extends office hours to aid in registration
Monday, October 9, is the last day to register to vote for the 2012 General Election. Voter registration applications are available on the St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections Office website at www.votesjc.com. You must print out the application, sign and mail to the office. Applications must be postmarked by October 9 if you wish to vote in the General Election. You can also register to vote at any Driver’s License Office and any Public Library.
Voters who are uncertain of their registration status should visit the Supervisor of Elections website and click on “Voter Lookup” to verify your record. You may also call the Elections Office at 904.823.2238.
Extended hours
To aid in registrations this weekend, the Supervisor of Elections Office will be open tomorrow, Saturday, October 6 from 8:30am until 2:00pm and on Tuesday, October 9 from 8:30am until 7:00pm.
Vote your 2-page ballot by mail
Since General Election ballots will be very long, some voters may find use of an absentee ballot preferable to going to the polls on Election Day. It’s important to note that absentee ballots ARE NOT forwardable, so the ballot will be returned to the Elections Office as undeliverable if your address on file is not current. All voted ballots must be received in the Supervisor of Elections Office no later than 7:00pm on Election Day. To request an absentee ballot, available to all registered voters, contact the Supervisor of Elections Office.
Can’t wait? Then vote early.
And if you can’t wait until November 6 to vote, then there is the opportunity to vote early. For dates and locations, click here.
This week on The Break Room: Utility projects will improve water quality
Waterline replacement projects in Lincolnville and Lighthouse Park are just a few of the topics Marcus Pinson, Utility Engineer in the city’s Public Works Department discusses with host Paul Williamson on this week’s edition of The Break Room. The waterline replacements are all part of the city’s ongoing effort to resolve the problems of “red water.” Read more about the Lighthouse Park area project here.
Precautionary boil water notice rescinded
The October 1 precautionary boil water notice issued for utility customers in the vicinity of Mizell Road and nearby subdivisions, which includes Anastasia Lakes Subdivision, Islander Subdivision and Lions Gate Subdivision, has been rescinded following the satisfactory completion of the bacteriological survey showing that the water is safe to drink.
The notice was issued following repairs to the water line at Mizell Road and Fish Island Road
For more information, call the Public Works Department at 904.825.1040.
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.
4 Ways 2 Stay in the City-Info-Loop
The city’s Public Affairs Department strives to keep the city’s constituents informed by making information
readily available and does so in a number of formats. In fact there are four ways to stay in the information loop. To learn what they are read this new story on the city’s web site by clicking here.
Six weeks until Light-Up! Night
Nights of Lights‘ 19th season begins on November 17
Have you seen your neighbors checking their holiday lights? Seem a little early? Not really when you consider that the 19th season of Nights of Lights is only six weeks away.
Recognized as one of the Southeast’s major seasonal events, Nights of Lights has brought holiday excitement to the Nation’s Oldest City annually since 1994. The 10-week long event begins each year with a simple flip of a switch on the Saturday before Thanksgiving known as Light-Up! Night. To read about last year’s opening night, click here.
Don’t be “left in the dark” when the Nation’s Oldest City is transformed into an enchanted city of light. For guidelines to participate in the Nights of Lights by adding displays to property in the city’s historic districts, click here.
For visitor information including dining, shopping, lodging, attractions, and tours, during the ten weeks of Nights of Lights, contact St. Augustine/Ponte Vedra on Florida’s Historic Coast by calling 800.653.2489 or visiting www.nightsoflights.com
Opportunity to serve: Code Enforcement, Adjustments & Appeals Board
The City Commission is accepting applications to fill vacancies on the Code Enforcement, Adjustments & Appeals Board. 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.
Agendas
City Commission meets on October 8. The agenda is available here.
The Code Enforcement, Appeals and Adjustment Board meets on October 9. The agenda is available here.
The Historic Architectural Review Board’s October meeting date has been rescheduled from October 18 until October 30. When available, the agenda will be posted 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
CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH AGENDA AUGUST 6, 2012 7:00 PM.
Aug 1st
THE CITY COMMISSION HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE: PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK ABOUT TOPICS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA MUST FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD IN ADVANCE AND GIVE IT TO THE RECORDING SECRETARY. THE CARDS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BACK OF THE MEETING ROOM. THIS PROCEDURE DOES NOT APPLY TO PERSONS WHO WANT TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION UNDER “PUBLIC COMMENTS.”
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JULY 2, 2012 AND SPECIAL MEETING OF JULY 16, 2012
V. ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS OF THE AGENDA
VI. CHANGES TO ORDER OF TOPICS ON THE AGENDA
VII. PRESENTATIONS
A. Plaque to Public Works Director Marc Chattin for 15 Years of Employment with the City
B. Matters Pertaining to Hiring New Police Chief
1. Discussion with Mr. Colin Baenziger of the Executive Search Firm of
Process to Hire New Chief
2. Waiving of Bid Requirements to Hire Colin Baenziger and Associates to do the Search
3. Approval of Letter of Engagement with Colin Baenziger and Associates
C. Beach Matters
1. Update Report on 2013 Summer Beach Season by Mr. Billy Zeits, County
Beach Operations Manager
2. Review of Proposal to Participate with County in Off-Beach Parking Study
3. Budget Resolution 12-19, to Amend the FY 12 General Fund Budget to
Appropriate $6,400 to pay City’s Share of Off-Beach Parking Study
VIII. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
IX. PUBLIC COMMENTS
X. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
XI. CONSENT
1. Budget Resolutions:
A. 12-18, to Amend the FY General Fund Budget for Appropriations to the
Police Department for Police Chief Search and to Pay Labor Attorney
B. 12-20, to Amend the FY 12 General fund Budget to Appropriate $5,874 for
Replacement of City Hall/Police Station Emergency Generator
2. Resolutions:
A. 12-10, to Declare as Surplus Various Items and to Authorize Their Disposal
B. 12-11, to Include the Provisions of Florida’s Whistleblower’s Act (Sections 112.3187-112.31895, Florida Statutes) in City’s Personnel Manual
3. Auditing Services: Approval to Engage Firm of Purvis Gray and Company in
Accordance with Audit Committee’s Recommendation
XII. OLD BUSINESS
4. Former Building Department Office: Review of the One Proposal Received to Renovate and Use It
5. City Pins: Continuation of Discussion to Have Them to Promote Economic Development
6. Veterans Day, November 11, 2012: Consideration of Commissioner Samuels’ Suggestion That City Hold an Event
7. 16th Street: Review of Report from Building Official re: Parking Along North Side between Boulevard and Condo Entrance
8. Ordinance 12-03, First Reading, to Regulate the Parking of Recreational Vehicles, Tractor Trailers, and Other Large Trucks
9. 2nd Avenue Drainage Project:
A. Review by the Public Works Director of the Need to Revise Plans
B. Approval of Amendment #20 to Contract with Stone Engineering for the
Company to Revise Plans
C. Budget Resolution 12-21, to Amend the FY 12 Road/Bridge Fund Budget to
Appropriate $20,000 to Pay Stone Engineering
XIII. NEW BUSINESS
10. Annexation: Request by Watson Realty to Annex Two Parcels into City Along
West Side of SR-A1A
11. Individual Commissioners Involved in Legal Matters That May Concern the Entire
Commission: Request by Commissioner Samuels to Discuss
12. City Charter Provision re: Number of Commission Votes Needed to Hire/Fire Police Chief: Request by Commissioner Pawlowski to Discuss
13. Flood Regulations: Review of Proposed Ordinance from the Building Official
14. September Commission Meeting: Scheduling Date for It Because of Labor Day Holiday
XIV. ADJOURNMENT
NOTICES TO THE PUBLIC
1. MEET THE CANDIDATES NIGHT. It will be held on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Commission meeting room at city hall. Candidates for local office will have an opportunity to present themselves and their platforms to the public. The St. Augustine Beach Civic Association is the sponsor. The City will televise this event.
2. EARLY VOTING. It will be held from August 4 to August 11, 2012 in the public meeting room at city hall. The hours will be: Saturday and weekdays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Sunday, August 5th, the hours will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The date of the primary election is Tuesday, August 14, 2012. The polling site will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
3. COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. It will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 in the Commission meeting room. Topics on the agenda may include: a) review of overlay district regulations; b) discussion of definition of “head of household.”
4. CHANGES TO THE CITY’S GARBAGE/TRASH COLLECTION SCHEDULE. The holiday is Labor Day on Monday, September 3, 2012. It will change the garbage/trash collection schedule as follows: Monday’s pickup of household wastes will be done on Tuesday, September 4th. Tuesday’s pickup will be done on Tuesday. For the remainder of the week, there’ll be normal pickup of household waste, special wastes, and recyclables.
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NOTE:
The agenda material containing background information for this meeting is available on a CD in pdf format upon request at the City Manager’s office for a $2 fee. Adobe Acrobat Reader will be needed to open the file.
Downtown St. Augustine traffic interruptions 7pm Saturday and 1pm Sunday
May 31st
Event scheduled for 7:00pm, Saturday June 2
The reenactment of Sir Francis Drake’s raid on St. Augustine will necessitate intermittent disruptions of traffic in parts of downtown St. Augustine on Saturday, June 2.
The reenactment begins at the Santo Domingo Redoubt at the corner of Orange St. and Cordova St., then proceeds east on Orange St., then south on St. George St. to the Government House where the reenactment will conclude.
Traffic in the vicinity of the Santo Domingo Redoubt and the Plaza will be halted for brief periods as needed to facilitate the reenactment. The event is expected to conclude by 8:00pm. Vehicular traffic may want to avoid these areas during this time.
Marching band procession will necessitate minor traffic interruptions
Event scheduled for 1:00pm, Sunday June 3
A procession by the Riverside Brookfield High School Marching Band from Riverside, Illinois will necessitate intermittent disruptions of traffic in parts of downtown St. Augustine on Sunday, June 3.
The procession begins at the Plaza and then proceeds west on Cathedral Place, then north on Cordova Street to the Visitors’ Information Center. Traffic in the vicinity of the procession will be halted for brief periods as needed to facilitate the event. Vehicular traffic may want to avoid these areas during this time.
For more information, contact the Department of Public Affairs at 904.825.1004.
Source: Paul Williamson, City of St. Augustine Department of Public Affairs