[1. Public Hearing * LMA 2023-02 165 Vilano Road. Request for a local landmark designation of the structure located at 165 Vilano Road in Vilano Beach pursuant to Section 3.01.03. of the Land Development Code ]

>> PLEASE VOTE. 50 -- 5-0. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE.

COMMISSIONER JOSEPH. >> NO MEETINGS.

>> COMMISSIONER ALAIMO. >> NON-.

>> MEETING JANUARY 31ST 11:00 A.M. WITH LESLEE KEYS AND STAFF WE DISCUSSED HISTORY OF THE BUILDING AND THE FUTURE. AND WITH THE HOPES ARE TO PRESERVE IT. COMMISSIONER WHITEHURST.

>> NO RECORD OF ANY MEETINGS.

>> COMMISSIONER DEAN? >> MEETING ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 31ST AT 11:30 WITH LESLEE KEYS AND THE DESIGNER ARCHITECT OF THE RESTAURANT THAT WOULD BE THE RESTORED RESTAURANT.

YOURS. >> THANK YOU. DR. LESLEE KEYS SAINT AUGUSTINE , FLORIDA. I ALSO WANT TO START OUT I REALLY NEED TO THANK THE FAMILY FOR THIS. CYNTHIA AND I HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER ALMOST 30 YEARS AND SHE IS THE OLDEST DAUGHTER IN THE FAMILY AND THIS INSPIRED HER TO PULL OUT MORE PICTURES AND FAMILY HISTORY THAN I COULD POSSIBLY USE, BUT IT HAS BEEN A GREAT PROJECT. ALSO PULLING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER REALLY WELL. HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS THANKS TO HER. AND MOM AND DAD'S WEDDING PICTURE. BUSINESS CARD AND THEN IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS AND HOPEFULLY SOME OF YOU WHO HAVE LIVED HERE FOR A LONG TIME WERE ABLE TO EAT AT THE RESTAURANT.

IN VILLANO BEACH THE FIRST ITALIAN RESTAURANT IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY HAVE OPERATED SINCE 1946 WITH THE ORIGINAL LOCATION ON SAN MARCO DESTROYED BY A HURRICANE.'S WE ARE GLAD THEY FOUND A NEW HOME AT THE BEACH. AND ARE THRILLED TO SEE THE FAMILY IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT. YOU ARE PROBABLY FAMILIAR AT THE BASE OF THE VILLANO BEACH BRIDGE THERE IS A PLAQUE HONORING THE FAMILY. HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH AGAIN THANKS TO CYNTHIA. WAS INCLUDED IN THE STATE STUDY THAT WAS DONE THANKS TO YOU ARE WORKING ON THAT IN 2022 THAT LOOKED AT LANDMARKS THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE SOUTH BEACH AND VILLANO BEACH AND I PULLED THE 1940 MAP THAT I THOUGHT WAS KIND OF FUN TO LET YOU SEE THE PERSPECTIVE ON OUR BEACH COMMUNITY. THIS IS AT THE END OF THE DEPRESSION, THIS TRY TO JUMPSTART THE ECONOMY IN THE REGION ONCE AGAIN. CURRENT PHOTOGRAPHS. IF YOU HAD ANY DOUBTS WHAT HURRICANES CAN DO, WE HAVE SHORT MEMORIES, BUT HOPEFULLY MATTHEW FROM 2016 AND IRMA FROM 2016 ARE RELEVAN ENOUGH, THIS IS WHAT TOOK A RESTAURANT THAT HAD BEEN OUT OF THE FAMILY FOR A DECADE, TRY TO OPERATE UNDER A FEW OTHER BUSINESSES THAT DID NOT QUITE SURVIVE AND THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE NOW. SO, THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE LANDMARK DESIGNATION. THIS IS LOOKING IN, THE DINING ROOM IS WHAT YOU SEE, THE BUILDING HAS A SMALL BACKYARD TO THE IMMEDIATE EAST

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ARE THE TOWNHOUSES CONSTRUCTED AND INCREASES VILLANO ROAD FOR THE TOWN CENTER. FRONT OF THE BUILDING, AGAIN YOU CAN SEE THE CLOSE-UP SHOT. THIS IS ON THE EAST AND THE INCOMPATIBLE GARAGE ADDITION WHICH HAS NO HISTORIC CHARACTERS. AERIAL SHOT OF THE PROPERTY. THE LANDSCAPE DESIGNER FOR THE TOWN CENTER IS THE PERSON DOING THE PROJECT. INSIDE , NEEDS TO MEET CODES ALL THE WAY AROUND AND ADA COMPLIANCE. THE NEW OWNERS OF FAMILY OWN AND LIVE AT VILLANO BEACH ARE NOT GOING TO TRY TO DO THIS IN THE INTERIOR OF THE HISTORIC BUILDING THAT WILL BE DONE IN A COMPATIBLE PIECE ADDED TO THE BACK. THIS IS THE CURRENT PHOTOGRAPHS. AND THEN UNDER YOUR CODE TO BECOME A LANDMARK THE LAND MUST BE 50 YEARS OLD.

NOT A PROBLEM THERE. IT MUST MEET AT LEAST TWO CRITERIA, THESE ARE THE TWO WHICH YOU SYMPATHIZE A TREND IN SOCIAL ST. JOHNS COUNTY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA OR THE NATION. IT DOES MEET SOCIAL AND CULTURAL TO DEVELOP BEACHFRONT ENCLAVES, A RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ENCLAVE AT THE NORTH INLET EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE, OTHER CRITERION IS THAT IT EMBODIES CHARACTERISTICS OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLE AND PERIOD OR METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION IN THIS CASE THE ART, DERIVATION TO THIS RARE EXTENT AN EXAMPLE OF THAT STYLE AND COMMUNITY.

DESIGNATION TO COUNTY LANDMARK. LOCATION, DESIGN, SETTING, MATERIALS AND IT FEELS LIKE A HISTORIC ART BUILDING . IT STILL COMMUNICATES THAT AESTHETICALLY. IF YOU LOOK AT IT. THIS IS THE NEW , FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT PASSED IN 1966 GIVING US STANDARDS BY WHICH WE APPLY THROUGH THE UNITED STATES ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO WITH DISASTER ESPECIALLY WATER RELATED DISASTER THEY HAVE ADDED RESILIENCE MEASURES SO WE INCORPORATED BOTH OF THOSE INTO THIS DESIGN. YOU STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL BUILDING UP FRONT WHICH WILL HAVE A DOORJAMB TO RELOCATE THE ENTRANCE OFF ON THE DIAGONAL SO IT'S STRONGER TO WITHSTAND STORMS WITH THE DOOR DAMS AND HURRICANE RESILIENT WINDOWS AND THEN ALL THE UTILITIES WILL BE UP AND RAISED. YOU CAN SEE THEY HAVE ADDED A SECTION ON THE BACK , THAT'S WHERE THE KITCHEN AND OFFICES WITH ADA COMPLIANT BATHROOMS AT THAT TIME WILL BE THE FOCUS AND IT WILL BE OFF THE CAFE . THAT IS IT . HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> WE WILL NOW OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. IF THERE'S ANYONE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE COME FORWARD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES.

NAME AND ADDRESS ] THIS PROJECT FIRST CAME TO US AS VILLANO BEACH MAIN STREET BOARD MEETING WE HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPERS AND THE OWNERS OF THE RESTAURANT, THEY CAME BACK AND MADE MODIFICATIONS, CAME BACK TO A WELL INTENDED COMMUNITY MEETING WITH A PRESENTATION THAT WAS OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVELY ACCEPTED. IT CAME BEFORE THE NORTH COASTAL DESIGN REVIEW BOARD AND IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ANYTHING THAT IS DEVELOPED IN VILLANO THERE IS A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT ON THE QUARTER-MILE. WE TRY TO STICK TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND KEEP IT ART DECO AND KEEP THE VERNACULAR THE BEST WE CAN. WE HAVE THREE CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDMARKS NOW WITH BLUEBIRD, WE HAVE THE SIGN AND MAGIC BEACH MOTEL.

ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO PRESERVE A PIECE OF HISTORY IN VILLANO WE ARE ALL FOR IT. SUCH AN ICONIC BUILDING. STILL LIVING BEHIND THE BUILDING SO WE ARE VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF THIS AND WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF, WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT, WE DON'T WANT THIS TO BE A TWO-STORY MODERN, WE WOULD LIKE IT TO STAY AS IS AND THEY ARE VERY FAMILY ORIENTED PEOPLE,

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THIS WOULD BE A FAMILY ORIENTED RESTAURANT. I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AS ALWAYS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF YOU HAVE ANY

QUESTIONS FOR ME. OKAY. >> THANK YOU, LINDA.

BROWNING. I WAS THE FIRST CHAIR IN 20 PLUS YEARS WORKING ON THE VILLANO TOWNCENTER. NOW I AM WORKING ON EDUCATING THE LOCALS, THE BUSINESS OWNERS WITH MY EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND COUNTY STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS WHO WANT TO SEE US SUCCEED AND BE A SHINING STAR FOR ST. JOHNS COUNTY.

WHAT WE HAVE TRIED TO DO IN VILLANO 'S ADOPT A PLAN CALLED THE TOWNCENTER WHICH IS IN THE STATE GROWTH MANAGEMENT STATUTES THAT WAS PUT IN AROUND 1985 AND I WAS AWARE OF THIS AND I STARTED OWNING PROPERTY AND OWNING IN VILLANO IN THE 1980S. SO REGARDING THIS REGARDING 165 VILLANO ROAD THAT IS ONE PARCEL IN THE TOWNCENTER , BUT IT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT IN THAT IT HAS BEEN ABLE TO PULL THROUGH FROM THE 1950S UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN IT CLOSED . SO, AND IT IS A SMALL BUILDING ON A SMALL LOT , AS YOU CAN SEE. IT MEANS A LOT, IT MAY BE VACANT NOW, BUT THE MEMORIES ARE STILL THERE.

THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE THAT USED THE CAR RIDE OVER WHERE THE OLD BRIDGE IS, OUT FOR AN ITALIAN DINNER. IT IS WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD THE DATE NIGHT RESTAURANT OF SAINT AUGUSTINE. AS LINDA MENTIONED, THERE IS THE BARRANCOTTO FAMILY WHO STILL HAS PART OF THE FAMILY , SAM AND LORI LIVE ADJACENT TO THE BUILDING. SO IT WOULD MEAN A LOT TO US WHO HAVE WORKED ON TRYING TO MAKE VILLANO A WALKABLE AND LIVABLE QUALITY-OF-LIFE LOCATION, WE THINK THIS FAMILY HAS SHOWN THAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO A GOOD JOB AND PROVIDE SOMETHING THAT WILL BE AN ATTRIBUTE.

THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE THIS BUILDING IS TO MAKE IT A HISTORIC BUILDING BECAUSE IT WAS DESIGNED FROM THE PLANT .

NOW I WANT TO MENTION THIS IN MY COUPLE SECONDS LEFT. OUR PLAT STARTED IN 1927 AND THE NAME VILANO WENT ON THE CLERK OF THE COURT RECORDS. IT WILL BE 100 YEARS OLD IN THREE YEARS. SO THAT WILL BE A WONDERFUL TIME TO HAVE THIS BUILDING AS A HISTORIC BUILDING AND BE IN USE AT THAT TIME, IT WOULD BE VERY SIGNIFICANT TO OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO I AM ASKING THAT YOU DO PASS THIS AND SUPPORT IT. IF YOU DO THAT, WE WILL SUPPORT IT BY BEING GOOD CUSTOMERS, THANK YOU.

ADDRESS ] THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING VILLANO BEACH IN A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION ON HASTINGS INFRASTRUCTURE IN FUSION. THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF GREAT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN BOTH COMMUNITIES. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE THRIVING BILL ON A BEACH. WE ARE WORKING SINCERELY TO BRING MORE DESIGNATIONS TO THE HASTINGS AREA. IN RELATION TO VILLANO BEACH, A SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN 2022 AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL SURVEY WHICH INDICATED THERE'S A LOT TO RECOGNIZE AND VALUE WITH HISTORIC MARKERS AND PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES AND THAT SURVEY WILL HOPEFULLY BE EXPANDED TO THE GREATER VILLANO BEACH AREA. IT WAS RESTRICTED TO THE A1 A CORRIDOR AND AM FAMILIAR WITH THE CORRIDOR FROM FLAGLER TO PONTEVEDRA AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OLD STRUCTURES THAT NEED RECOGNIZING AND SAVING AND

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WE JUST NEED TO BE AWARE OF WHERE THEY ARE AND HOW WE CAN GO ABOUT BEST PRESERVING THOSE. AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. ALL THE COMMUNITIES AND FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

COMMENT ON THE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE? SEEING NONE WE

WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THAT BRINGS US BACK TO THE

BOARD FOR DISCUSSION. >> IF THERE IS NOT DISCUSSION I'M PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION. I WANT TO MAKE A VERY QUICK INTRO 30 SECONDS . SITTING HERE AS COMMISSIONER IT DAWNED ON ME , I KNEW ABOUT IT BUT IT REALLY HIT HOME THAT SO MANY GOOD THINGS ARE GOING ON NOT ONLY VILLANO BEACH , BUT ALSO HASTINGS AND WEST AUGUSTINE. IF WE HEARD FROM TWO OR THREE GROUPS WHILE ALL THREE ACTUALLY AND I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF OUR CITIZENS, OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE TAKEN IT UP FOR THESE THREE AREAS THAT DESPERATELY NEED LEADERSHIP AND THEY HAVE RECEIVED IT FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS AND I HAD TO MAKE THAT COMMENT. SO WITH THAT SAID. I WILL MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2024 20 2457 IMPROVING APPLICATION DESIGNATING STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 165 VILLANO ROAD AS A LOCAL LANDMARK BASED UPON FOUR FINDINGS OF FACT AND ONE CONDITION AS PROVIDED IN THE

[7. Motion to adopt Resolution 2024-________, approving a Non-Exclusive Permissive Use Agreement form and authorizing the County Administrator, or designee, to execute the form as needed without further board action. For more information, contact Corey Bowens, Director, Land Management Systems at 904 209-0776 ]

STAFF REPORT. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND SECOND WITH NO FURTHER DISCUSSION PLEASE VOTE.

THAT PASSES 5-0. CONGRATULATIONS. THAT TAKES US TO AGENDA ITEM 1-A FORMALLY CONSENT ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

MADAM CHAIR. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. WELL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE ITEM THAT WAS PULLED?

>> COMMISSIONER JOSEPH? >> I READ THIS, AS IT NOT COMING IN FRONT OF THE BOARD FOR THE NON-EXCLUSIVE PERMISSIVE USE AGREEMENT. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT WILL BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND WE NEED MORE PARAMETERS LIKE HOW LONG THIS CAN TAKE OR YOU COULD HAVE SOMEBODY SET UP FOR MAYBE THREE MONTHS OR FOUR MONTHS. I JUST THINK THAT THOSE KINDS OF THINGS SHOULD AT LEAST COME BEFORE THE BOARD IF IT IS A

LONG OR HAVE PARAMETERS. >> YES, I UNDERSTAND. THE INTENT IS FOR LIKE CITY CONTRACTORS , DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS WITH DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, SOMETIMES HAVE TIME CERTAIN ACTIVITIES THAT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO START WORK OR CONSTRUCTION, BUT AFTER NORMALLY WAIT A FEW WEEKS. 4 TO 6 WEEKS AND STAFF USUALLY HAS TROUBLE TRYING TO COORDINATE THE EFFORTS. YOUR COMMENTS ARE TAKEN AND IF THE BOARD DECIDES WE CAN TAKE IT BACK AND ADD EXTRA LANGUAGE TO MAKE

IT TIGHT, . >> THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. NOT SURE IF THE REST OF THEM FEEL THAT WAY.

>> THROUGH MADAM CHAIR COMMISSIONER JOSEPH I APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION. WHEN YOU ASK IF I WAS PLANNING TO PULL IT IT WAS MY INTENTION TO PULL FOR FUTURE DATE. I THINK THE FEEDBACK IS VALID SO WE WOULD LIKE TO REEVALUATE THE PARAMETER OF THE PERMISSIVE USE AGREEMENT AUTHORITY TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY FOR ABUSE. WE WILL ASK TO PULL THIS ITEM TO A FUTURE DATE. IF THAT'S OKAY WITH THE BOARD.

>> IN AGREEMENT? >> YES.

>> PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THAT? >> A MOTION IS NOT NECESSARY

[13. Motion to approve the re-appropriation of funds within the Utilities operating budgets and associated transfers per the attached budget transfer forms. For more information, contact Neal Shinkre, P.E., Utility Director at 904 209-2721 ]

SO PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT NECESSARY IF THERE IS CONSENT TO PULL AND TAKE NO ACTION. NOW STAFF HAS DIRECTION TO BRING IT

BACK FOR THE FUTURE. >> THANK YOU.

CONSENT 13. WELCOME BACK. >> COMMISSIONERS AND MADAM CHAIR. GOOD MORNING. HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

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>> I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I'VE SEEN ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. I THINK YOU SHOULD DESCRIBE WHAT THIS IS AND HOW GREAT YOU ARE TAKING CARE OF TAXPAYER MONEY, AS WELL AS FUTURE BUDGET AND I FEEL LIKE COMMISSIONER DEAN HAD POSITIVE ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COUNTY AND YOU DO TOO. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU HERE IT.

>> REALLY APPRECIATE THE KIND WORDS AND COMMENTS. THE ITEM IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS REALLY , IT TACKLES THREE THINGS, MOVING MONEY INTERNALLY AND I WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLAUD STAFF. ESPECIALLY ON THE BUDGET SIDE IN THE BUDGET OFFICE, THEY WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO NET CHANGE IN THE BUDGET. THERE IS NO NET CHANGE IN THE BUDGET AND WE FOUND FUNDS WITHIN THE BUDGET WITH SAVINGS FROM OTHER AREAS TO PUT IT TO THE RIGHT PURPOSE AND THERE ARE THREE TARGETS. ONE IS THE CAREER PATH WE HAVE INITIATED LAST YEAR AND I CAN TALK ABOUT THAT, SECOND IS THE STAFF ASSIGNMENT AND THIRD IS A SMALL MINOR REORGANIZATION THAT WILL PROVIDE A LOT OF DIVIDENDS IN THE FUTURE FOR UTILITY CUSTOMER SAVINGS. CAREER PATH IS DECREE, 3 TO 5 YEARS LOSING A LOT OF OPERATORS IN THE STAFF TO NEIGHBORING UTILITIES AND IN CLAY COUNTY IN PARTICULAR WE WERE WAY BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL. THIS PATH SUPPORTED BY ADMINISTRATION ALLOWED US TO TRY IT AT A COUPLE DIVISIONS AND IT WAS A MAJOR HIT. WE HAD ALMOST 0 TURNOVER AND WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS EXPAND TO ALL OVER UTILITY. WE ARE EXCITED, IT PROVIDES STAFF TRAINING AND RETENTION, DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH FOR STAFF AND WHAT WE GET IN RETURN IS HIGHLY TRAINED AND HIGHLY TECHNICAL, HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL STAFF THAT HAVE A PURPOSE SO THEY CAN FOLLOW A PATH OF LEADERSHIP. WE ARE EXCITED, I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS THIS MORNING AND WITH MORE QUESTIONS I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER SPECIFICS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ANY OF THE QUESTIONS? DO WE

HAVE A MOTION? >> I WILL MOVE WHAT IS IT NOW?

1 B I WILL MOVE 1 B. >> SECOND.

>> OKAY FOR THE DISCUSSION OR PUBLIC COMMENT?

>> WE WILL NOW HERE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR AGENDA ITEM 1 B.

SEEING NONE WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> BACK TO THE BOARD A MOTION AND SECOND , PLEASE VOTE. THAT

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PASSES 5-0. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO WHICH HAS BEEN CONTINUED.

AGENDA ITEM 3 ALSO CONTINUED. NOW AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

SORRY. MY APOLOGIES. A LOT OF HOUSEKEEPING I APOLOGIZE. WE HAVE 1 C AS WELL. WELCOME BACK.

>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR ALSO HAVE ITEM FOLDER SEEKING APPROVAL OF A NONEXCLUSIVE PERMISSION USE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF RECREATION CONTRACTOR TO USE COUNTY PROPERTY TO REMOVE , I AM HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY

QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY LET'S HERE PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> OKAY WE WILL NOW HERE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 1 C. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE PUBLIC, PLEASE COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. ANYONE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, SEEING NONE WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT .

[4. Request for Reconsideration or Waiver of One -Year Time Limit to Reapply for the Deer Run Road PUD 2023-05. PUD 2023-05 Deer Run PUD was heard by the Board of County Commissioners on September 19, 2023, and was denied 5-0. The PUD proposed 26 duplexes for a total of 52 dwelling units and is located off Deer Run and Fazio Roads. The applicant is requesting the Commission reconsider the vote or provide a waiver to Land Development Code (LDC) Section 9.04.05.B, as provided in LDC Section 9.04.05.C. Land Development Code Section 9.04.05.B states: Re-Application After Denial of Rezoning. Whenever the Board of County Commissioners has denied an application for the rezoning of land, no further application shall be filed for the same rezoning category of any part, or all of the same land for a period of one (1) year from the date of such action. In the event that two (2) or more applications for the same rezoning for any part or all of the same land has been denied, no further application shall be filed for the same rezoning category of any part or all of the same land for a period of two (2) years from the date of such action denying the last application filed. Section 9.04.04.C. allows for a waiver of the above time limits and states: The time limits in Sections 9.04.05.A. and 9.04.05.B. above may be waived by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of County Commissioners when such action is deemed necessary to prevent injustice or to facilitate proper development of the County. ]

>> BRINGS US BACK TO THE BOARD, QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION OR

MOTION. >> IMA 1 C.

>> SECOND. >> A MOTION AND SECOND, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION PLEASE VOTE, THAT PASSES 5-0. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW WE MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4. MR. BURNETT.

>> THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. DOUG BURNETT ST. JOHNS LAW GROUP FROM SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA. HERE TODAY TO REQUEST THE BOARD WAIVE THE ONE-YEAR LIMITATION ON A PROJECT THE DEER RUN ROAD PUD AND I THINK TO SET THE STAGE

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SO YOU CAN FULLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT. SO OFTEN WE ARE LOOKING AT PROJECTS WHERE THERE IS A QUICK BUCK TO BE MADE AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. WE ARE IN A CAPITALIST SOCIETY. THIS IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS WHERE SOMETIMES IN THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF MOVING THE AGENDA, THE APPLICANT DOES NOT ANTICIPATE OR EXPECT OR UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY COULD OF DONE TO PRESENT THEIR CASE BETTER BEFORE YOU AND ADDITIONAL FACTS ARE LEARNED SUBSEQUENT THAT REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND I REALLY KEY TO THIS. I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE MR. BACK IN THE ORANGE JACKET, FRANK IS HERE TODAY, THIS IS HE IS A JUNIOR OF SENIOR, EASILY IF YOU GOOGLE THE NAME YOU WILL COME UP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT AND YOU CAN READ ABOUT THE FAMILY AND IT IS A GREAT PIECE OF HISTORY FOR SAINT AUGUSTINE WERE THE SENIOR IS ONE OF SEVEN BROTHERS. THE FAMILY WAS VERY HEAVILY TIED INTO THE FISHING INDUSTRY IN OUR COUNTY IN THIS AREA , IN SAINT AUGUSTINE. MANY OF YOU WILL RECALL THAT GREAT RESTAURANT THEO'S ON KING FOR SO MANY YEARS. THE SIGN - WAS OFTEN OVERSHADOWED BY IN THE BACKGROUND THE HUMONGOUS FAZIO SIGN ON THE SIDE OF THE FAZIO BUILDING RIGHT THERE ON THE WATERWAY. AND THEIR FAMILY HAS BEEN HERE GENERATIONALLY. DATING BACK MORE THAN 100 YEARS. THE ACTUAL PROPERTY SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION WAS PRETTY THAT FRANK JUNIOR BEGAN TO PURCHASE WHEN HE WAS STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL. PURCHASING THE LAND 50 YEARS AGO. HIS WIFE CATHERINE WHO IS ALSO HERE, CATHERINE WAS AN EDUCATOR FOR 34 YEARS BEFORE RETIRING TWO YEARS AGO. THEIR SON IN THE MIDDLE IS ALSO HERE TODAY. THIS IS THEIR FAMILY PROPERTY SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION. THEY THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT THEIR GOAL AND INTENT IS TO SETTLE THE PROPERTY TO BUY A LARGER TRACT , THEY NEED A LARGER TRACT BECAUSE OF FRANK JUNIOR AND CATHERINE'S KIDS AND GRANDKIDS, THEY WANT THEM ALL TO LIVE ON THE PROPERTY WITH THEM. AND SO THIS WOULD FACILITATE THEM GOING AND PURCHASING A LARGER PARCEL PROPERTY FURTHER TO THE WEST TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A FAMILY FARM, WHETHER THAT'S TECHNICALLY THE TERM OR NOT FOR THEIR FAMILY TO HAVE MORE SPACE. THAT'S PART OF WHAT WAS DRIVING THE APPLICATION. IF YOU ALLOW THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AND YOU WAIVE THE ONE-YEAR WE WILL DO A BETTER JOB PRESENTING THE CASE SO YOU CAN REALLY GET A FEEL AND TEXTURE FOR WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. IT IS ALSO MERELY A 52 UNIT PROJECT ON LAND WHERE THEY COULD PROBABLY HAVE THAT OR MORE POTENTIALLY ON THE PROPERTY AND THEN AS AN ADDITIONAL PIECE TO THIS, BECAUSE THE PROJECT WAS SO SMALL, IT IS LESS THAN 1% ON ANY BROKEN LINK WHICH HAS TECHNICAL MERIT TO THE FACT THAT IT IS NOT A TRAFFIC IMPACT TYPE OF PROJECT. NOT ONE CAUSING MEASURABLE IMPACT ON LOCAL ROADS BECAUSE IT'S ONLY 52 UNITS. WHAT HAS GONE ON SINCE HIS WE NOW ARE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THERE IS IN THE CIP PROGRAM IN PLANNING ON AND CURRENTLY UNDER DESIGN AN IMPROVEMENT RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD FROM THIS AREA, ONE OF THE TWO THINGS NEARBY WHICH IS THE LINK OF FOUR MILE AT 60 SO KNOWING THERE WILL BE AN IMPROVEMENT THERE, THAT'S SOMETHING WE WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK MORE EDUCATED ABOUT AND GIVE YOU SOME REAL INFORMATION AND A RESUBMITTAL OF THE PROJECT AT A FUTURE HEARING FOR THE PROJECT. WITH THAT WE REALLY APPRECIATE A WAIVER OF THE ONE-TIME LIMIT SO THIS PROJECT CAN GET BACK ON TRACK. IF YOU LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANY OF THE FAZIO'S THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU. OF COURSE EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE MEETING THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE RICH HISTORY OF THEIR FAMILY WHICH IS HEAVILY TIED INTO FISHING AND SHRIMPING IN THE COUNTY. PRETTY INTERESTING STUFF. WITH THAT I WILL SHUT UP. I KNOW YOU HAVE AN AGENDA TO MOVE ALONG TO.

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>> THANK YOU MR. BURNETT. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> WE WILL NOW OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

DON'T WAIVE IT. JUST BECAUSE IT'S GOT A HISTORY HERE, LET'S FOLLOW THE RULES. WE DON'T WANT TO PREVENT INJUSTICE, WE USE ALL KINDS OF REAL WORDS TO GET WHAT WE WANT, THIS SHOULD NOT BE WAIVED. LET'S TREAT EVERYBODY THE SAME. AREN'T WE ALL THE SAME? JUSTICE FOR ALL.

YOU DENIED IT 5-0 AND THEN WE HAVE SOMEBODY COME HERE AND TALK AND GIVE HISTORY , THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY BEARING ON FOLLOWING THE RULES FOR EVERYBODY.

>> THANK YOU. >> WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REITERATE YOUR QUESTION DID THE HISTORY GET A WAIVER TO SPEED IT UP? NOT SURE IF THAT WOULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN. SO IF IT'S WAITING ANOTHER YEAR THAN OKAY GREAT LET'S BRING THAT INTO HISTORY. IT IS JUST IRRELEVANT POINT.

IF THEY HAD TO COME BACK AND APPEAL TO GET THE EARLIER DATE OR SOONER , BUT LAY ON THE HISTORY THE DECADES AND THE GENERATIONS, WAS THAT A WAIVER TO PUT IN FOR ANOTHER YEAR? COME ON. IT IS SIMPLE. THANK YOU.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR? SEEING NONE WE WILL CLOSE

PUBLIC COMMENT. >> BACK TO THE BOARD, QUESTIONS

OR DISCUSSION? >> I HAVE SOME COMMENTS. WOULD YOU MIND COMING HERE FOR A SECOND? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THIS WE DISCUSSED THE TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT HE STATED WERE COMING. MY UNDERSTANDING IS EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE IMPROVEMENTS COMING TO THE AREA, THERE WAS NOTHING BEING DONE TO INCREASE CAPACITY ON THE ROAD CORRECT?

>> THAT'S GREAT, THIS IS INTERSECTION IMPROVING NOT CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT TO INCREASE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THAT INTERSECTION TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE.

>> OKAY THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING. BASED ON THAT MY CONCERN BRING THE TRAFFIC CAPACITY AT THE TIME I'M GOING TO BE GOING TO MOVE TO DENY THE WAIVER OF TIME LIMITS

[5. Public Hearing * Proposed Ordinance Amendments for Special Care Housing -First Reading. At the regular Board of County Commissioners meeting on September 19, 2023 staff received direction to draft an amendment to the Land Development Code regarding Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) within Open Rural (OR) zoning. Land development regulations categorize ALFs under the broader term of Special Care Housing. Additional clarifications to Special Care Housing regulations were identified by staff and are included in the proposed amendment. This is the first reading of the proposed ordinance. If approved to proceed through the public hearing process, the Planning and Zoning Agency will consider the proposed ordinance and make recommendations. It is anticipated that the second reading of the ordinance would be scheduled for public hearing at a Board meeting in May. Per s. 125.66(5)(b)1., Florida Statutes, because the proposed amendment is changing permitted and special uses within zoning classifications, the second hearing must be held after 5 p.m., unless a minimum of four (4) Board members vote to hold it at a different time. ]

FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE.

>> PASSES 5-0, THANK YOU.

I AM AMY RING WITH GROWTH MANAGEMENT PRESENTING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENTS FOR SPECIAL CARE HOUSING, 2023-07. FOR THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION. SEPTEMBER 19TH OF LAST YEAR THIS BOARD DIRECTED STAFF TO DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO PROVIDE REVIEW PROCESS OF ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES THAT ARE PROPOSED IN OPEN RURAL ZONING. A TYPE OF SPECIAL CARE HOUSING AND SPECIAL CARE HOUSING IS CURRENTLY ALLOWED BY RIGHT AND ZONING AS RESIDENTIAL USE. SPECIAL CARE HOUSING IS DEFINED IN LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND INCLUDES MULTIPLE TYPES OF HOUSING SUCH AS GROUP HOMES, CONGREGATE CARE HOMES, FOSTER HOMES AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES AMONG OTHERS. STAFF REVIEW IDENTIFIED ADDITIONAL PARTS OF THE CODE IN RELATION TO SPECIAL CARE HOUSING THAT CAN BETTER ALIGN WITH STATE STATUTE AND THOSE CHANGES WERE INCORPORATED IN THESE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. SO THE CODE CHANGES FOR CONSIDERATION START WITH CATEGORIZING SPECIAL CARE HOUSING INTO LEVELS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS SERVED.