Pack a lunch; it’s a packed agenda!
Board of County Commissioner’s Meetings are at 9:00 AM on the first and third Tuesday’s each month at the County Administration Building, 500 San Sebastian, St. Augustine.
With 35 items on the Consent Agenda and 16 items on the Regular Agenda, it’s going to be a long day.
It would be surprising if there is not public comment on some of the 35 items on the Consent Agenda.
Items of interest include:
– approving a transfer of funds from the Fire District Reserves to purchase 4 Saber Fire Engines at a cost of $3,125,428.00.
– Grant Agreement with Ability Housing to construct 92 affordable housing units in the West Augustine CRA
– Award ARPA funds to St. Johns County Habitat for Humanity to construct Infrastructure for the Volusia Woods development.
– Award ARPA funds to Ability Housing to construct affordable housing in West Augustine
Regular Agenda Items
Agenda Item 1 is the submission of the Constitutional Officers’ Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Proposal. The Sheriff’s Office and the Supervisor of Elections will be presenting their budgets.
Agenda Item 2 is an Economic Development Incentive request from KeHe Distributors. This application is intended to keep KeHe Distributors operating in the county thus retaining 345 jobs in the county and adding 100 jobs. Average wage for these jobs would be $52,000. This projet is located at Deerpark Blvd. and SR 207.
Agenda Items 4 & 5 are The Cottages at St. Johns. This is a proposed development of 232 residential units on SR 16 just west of International Golf Parkway. Interestingly this would be contained within a rental community, a growing trend across the country. At the PZA meeting review, concerns were raised about lack of infrastructure, road, ad school capacity. This was approved with a 4-2 vote at the PZA with much debate about compatibility and infrastructure. We can expect this to be a lengthy discussion at the BOCC, as well.
Public Comment is to be held at time certain 11:30. I anticipate the first 5 items will take us up to the 11:30 mark; possibly beyond. It has become the custom to have a 30 minute recess after public comment with lengthy agendas like the one this Tuesday.
There is another special meeting time certain at 1:00 PM related to a pending lawsuit.
Agenda items 8 & 9 are the Workforce Housing Ordinance, Adoption and Second Reading of the Workforce Housing Land Development Code Amendment. This topic had been delayed from the May 2 meeting to allow time to understand the impacts of the Live Local Act on the ordinance and to address potential changes to the ordinance that Commissioner Dean requested.
Agenda Item 11 is a modification to the Six Mile Creek Planned Unit Development to add 33 acres of land to provide additional recreational opportunities for the community and rezone this property from Open Rural to PUD. This is known as the TrailMark Recreational Pond. Concerns were raised at the PZA hearing about water draw downs and impacts to local wells.
Agenda Item 15 is a presentation from staff about the future of the World Golf Village Properties. With the World Golf Foundation and Hall of Fame leaving the facility in late 2023, there is a need for planned future use of the property. The presentation is not specific but does have some high level recommendations.
The full agenda can be found at this link: June 6 BOCC Agenda
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Beth Tate 