August 6 – County Commission Meeting

The regular meeting of the St Johns County Board of Commissioners was held Tuesday July 16, 2013, in the County Auditorium in the St Johns County Administration Palace located at 500 San Sebastian View in St Augustine.

The following items of business came before the Board for action:

Recognitions

The Board recognized the St. Johns County Utility Department’s recent American Water Works Association Award for Florida’s Region II Annual Best Drinking Water

The Board recognized the St. Johns County GIS Division on their recent GIS Award for the Best Web-based Application at the 2013 ESRI Southeast User Conference

Regular Agenda Item One – JAXUSA Regional Partnership for Economic Development
Jerry Mallot, president of the JAXUSA Partnership, who presented information on regional economic development programs and activities.

Regular Agenda Item Two – Interlocal Agreement between the City of St. Augustine and St. Johns County
Glenn Hastings, St. Johns County Tourist Development Council Executive Director, presented a proposed Interlocal Agreement between St. Johns County and the City of St. Augustine for advisory services in planning the Mumford and Sons’ Gentlemen of the Road St. Augustine Stopover event set for September 13 and 14. The Board voted to approve the agreement by which the City will pay the County after advisory services are provided by the County’s Cultural Events Division.

Regular Agenda Item Three – Request to Provide Funding to the City of St. Augustine
Glenn Hastings, Executive Director of the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, and John Regan, City of St. Augustine City Manager, presented a request by the City of St. Augustine for funds from the County’s Tourist Development Council Arts, Culture & Heritage budget. The City intends to use the funds for shuttle-bus service during the upcoming Mumford and Sons Gentlemen of the Road St. Augustine Stopover. The Board voted to approve the requested funding.

Regular Agenda Item Four – Ordinance Creating Treasure Beach Canal MSBU and Levy Assessments
Damon Douglas, St. Johns County Land Management Special Projects Coordinator, presented a motion to enact an ordinance allowing the Treasure Beach Canal Municipal Service Benefit Unit (MSBU) to dredge the canals and a motion for levying assessments. The Board voted to enact the ordinance creating the MSBU.

Regular Agenda Item Five – Agreement to Collect Non-ad valorem Assessments for Treasure Beach Canals
Damon Douglas, St. Johns County Land Management Special Projects Coordinator, presented a resolution to approve an agreement with the St. Johns County Tax Collector to collect non-ad valorem assessments and reimbursement of related administrative costs for the Treasure Beach Canal’s Municipal Service Benefit Unit. The Board voted to adopt the resolution.

Regular Agenda Item Six – COMPAMD 2013-01 Sunshine 16 Parcel 4: Transmittal Hearing
Georgia Katz, St. Johns County Growth Management Senior Planner, presented a request to approve or deny the transmittal of COMPAMD 2013-01 Sunshine Parcel 4. No action is necessary on the proposed ordinance at this time. The Board voted to approve the transmittal.

Regular Agenda Item Seven – PUD 2013-01 500 State Road 16: Public Hearing
Michael Blackford, St. Johns County Planning and Zoning Manager, presented a request to rezone 1.45 acres of property on the north side of S.R. 16, west of Collins Avenue, from Commercial General and Residential Single Family to Planned Unit Development in order develop up to 8,320 square feet of General Business and Commercial Uses. The Board voted to approve the request.

Regular Agenda Item Eight – St. Johns County GIS iMap Application
Tom Tibbitts, Assistant GIS Manager, presented an overview of the St. Johns County GIS (Geographical Information System) iMap Application’s functionality and described the tools and data layers that are available for viewing and decision-making. The St. Johns County GIS Division recently won an award for the Best Web-based Application at the 2013 ESRI Southeast User Conference for the iMap application.