Category: Government

As residents entered the Alcazar Room this afternoon, in preparation for the 5:00 p.m. regular meeting of the St Augustine City Commission, they were required to pass through a manned security checkpoint; emptying their pockets of metal objects and surrendering their bags for inspection before being frisked with an electronic wand.

With less than six-months until the announced commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act in 2014, Sue Agresta, representing a group called “Friends of Lincolnville”, will appear before the St Augustine City Commission Monday evening to ask for adoption of her group’s plans.

Historic City News reporters regularly review the “consent agenda” items prior to public meetings of St Augustine City Commission; often there are payments to private entities, agreements, and actions that have a financial impact on local residents that are approved for the City Manager without public discussion before the Commission.

A 4:00 p.m. closed-door meeting of the St Augustine City Commission has been called by City Attorney Ronald W. Brown in order to obtain advice regarding the pending litigation captioned Wendler v. City of St Augustine.

Tourist Development Council Executive Director Glenn Hastings reported to Historic City News today the outcome of yesterday afternoon’s application for reserve funding to backstop the satellite event parking plan being proposed by the City of St Augustine for the two-day Mumford and Sons Gentlemen of the Road stopover September 13 and 14, 2013.

Beginning this morning at 9:00 a.m., Historic City News will be covering the St Johns County Commission meeting when Doug Timms, Director, Office of Management and Budget, presents the proposed budgets for Fiscal Year 2014 from three of the five Constitutional Officers.

Over last week’s objections by Vice-Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline, the four remaining St Augustine City Commissioners approved, on first reading, an amendment to the city’s prohibition of intoxicating beverages being sold within 100-feet of an established church; so long as 50-percent, or more, of the applicant restaurant’s sales come from food.