What’s on the Agenda?
Summary of what to watch at next week’s BOCC Meeting
In the opening segment of the meeting there is an item of special interest to those in the Northwest Sector as they will present a Certificate of Remembrance for the Family of Tristyn Bailey.
As is the new normal, Public Comment is at Time Certain of 11:30 – 12:00 PM or conclusion of the Regular Agenda, whichever comes first.
Consent Agenda Items of Interest:
Item 6 on the Consent Agenda is authorization for the County Administrator to enter into a Locally Funded Agreement with FDOT to transfer $5,040,000 from the Transportation Trust Fund, for the design of SR 16 widening from two to four lanes between International Golf Parkway and I-95. This is a long-awaited project for the Northwest Sector. The transfer of the funds was already approved at a February 21 BOCC meeting. This resolution formalizes the source of the funds. More information can be found at this link:
Regular Agenda Items of Interest:
Regular Agenda Item 1 – The Landings at St. Johns (Active Adult)
COMPAMD 2022-06 The Landings at St. Johns (Transmittal), request for a Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use Map designation of approximately 581 acres of land, located south of Greenbriar Road and west of Longleaf Pine Parkway, from Rural/Silviculture (R/S) to Residential-B (Res-B) with a site specific text amendment stating that in locations where the subject property is contiguous to The Landings at Greenbriar site, no Development Edges will be required. This request was heard by the Planning and Zoning Agency at their regularly scheduled public hearing on Thursday, April 6, 2023. The Agency recommended approval of the Transmittal, 4-1.
I shared previously what happened at the April 6 Planning and Zoning Agency meeting covering this application. You can read that here:
April 6 Planning and Zoning Agency Summary
There are over 500 pages of materials behind this presentation for Tuesday – expect a long discussion and expect quite a bit of Public Comment. Materials for the presentation can be found here:
Anyone interested in the growth in the Northwest Sector of the county will find much of the background materials to be of interest. There are good charts on the road capacity conditions and the current state of entitled vs. unbuilt residential areas.
Agenda Item 2 -Presentation by David Hamstra – Marsh Landing Drainage Concerns
Regular readers of this blog will recall that for many weeks Marsh Landings residents have been attending and sharing their concerns about their drainage issues during Public Comment at the Commissioner’s meetings. Mr. Hamstra was hired by the County to perform a study and provide an opinion to the Commissioners. Here we are.
The materials for next week can be found here:
Agenda Item 5 – Economic Development Incentive Request
This is a request for Economic Incentives for a confidential applicant. They are considering multiple locations so have asked this to be confidential.
The St. Johns County Economic Development Agency has received an application from Project Krew for economic development incentives to operate an advanced manufacturing facility in a large-scale industrial building located in St. Johns County. Project Krew is also considering other locations and has requested confidentiality during this process. In addition to offering career opportunities with substantial benefits, Project Krew would add to the County’s manufacturing and health and life sciences profile and significantly increase the County’s stock of high-tech capital (i.e., robotics equipment) and high-skilled labor. The project is anticipated to begin operations by the fourth quarter of 2025. With this schedule, the first annual grant payment would be anticipated during FY27. The total estimated value of the incentive, over a multi-year period, is $4,649,046. In accordance with the Program, the Agency is required to review the application and make a written report to the Board of County Commissioners. Staff recommends support of this incentive application.
This looks to be an exciting and beneficial project for the county, bringing jobs and tax revenue. Materials can be found here:
Agenda Item 7 – Library Board Appointment
Item 7 on the agenda, the last for the day, is also an important one, Appointments to the Library Advisory Board. There has been a recent resignation with 20 applicants to fill that vacancy. Six of the applicants attended a Library Board meeting and were interviewed. A recommendation for the Commissioners to approve is included in the materials.
I’ll post an after meeting summary next week.
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Beth Tate 