March 3: 3 meetings on tap for FBCC

City sealThe Regular Meeting of the Fernandina Beach City Commission (FBCC) at 6:00 p.m. on March 3, 2015 will be preceded by two additional meetings.

The FBCC will meet from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in workshop session that day to review the 2015 Goal Setting Report and discuss next steps and direction.

At 5:30 p.m. a second workshop will be convened during which Mr. William Estep, Emergency Management Director for the Nassau County Department of Emergency Management, will be present to share information regarding the department’s efforts as a follow up to CDD staff’s initial presentation to the City Commission on resiliency planning.

The agenda for the Regular Meeting, which begins at 6:00 p.m. is provided below.

 

AGENDA

FERNANDINA BEACH CITY COMMISSION

REGULAR MEETING

MARCH 3, 2015

6:00 P.M.

CITY HALL COMMISSION CHAMBERS

204 ASH STREET

FERNANDINA BEACH, FL 32034

  

  1. CALL TO ORDER
  1. ROLL CALL
  1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / INVOCATION

                  Invocation by American Legion Chaplain Bruce Malcolm.

  1. PROCLAMATION/PRESENTATIONS

4.1           PROCLAMATION – SUNSHINE WEEK – Proclaims March 15-21, 2015, as “Sunshine Week.” City Clerk Caroline Best will be present to accept the Proclamation.

4.2           PRESENTATIONARK OF NASSAU – Chairman Wes White of the Ark of Nassau will provide a presentation regarding the Ark of Nassau’s Celebrity Waiters Luncheon on May 22, 2015 at Ciao Italian Bistro.  

4.3           PRESENTATION – PIRATE SKYDIVING & ADVENTURES – Owner John Hornsby will provide a brief presentation regarding skydivers landing on the beach in the City limits.  

  1. CONSENT AGENDA

5.1       ADDITIONAL SEWER AND REFUSE EXEMPTION FOR FY 2014/2015 – RESOLUTION 2015-35 APPROVING ONE (1) ADDITIONAL APPLICATION FOR CITY SEWER AND REFUSE EXEMPTION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2014/2015; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves one (1) additional application for exemption of payment for City Sewer and Refuse costs for the months of March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015.

5.2       FACILITIES USE AGREEMENT – BEN BYRNS FOUNDATION, INC. – RESOLUTION 2015-36 APPROVING A FACILITIES USE AGREEMENT WITH THE BEN BYRNS FOUNDATION, INC. TO USE AIRPORT PROPERTY TO CONDUCT THE 4th ANNUAL 5K BEN BYRNS RUNWAY RALLY ON OCTOBER 10, 2015; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves a Facilities Use Agreement for the 4th Annual 5K Ben Byrns Rally on October 10, 2015.

5.3       FACILITIES USE AGREEMENT – TEAM FERNANDINA STINGRAYS – RESOLUTION 2015-37 APPROVING THE FACILITIES USE AGREEMENT FOR YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUES BETWEEN THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH AND TEAM FERNANDINA STINGRAYS, INC.; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves the Facilities Use Agreement with Team Fernandina Stingrays, Inc. for the period of January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015.

5.4       MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) – OCEAN HIGHWAY AND PORT AUTHORITY (OHPA) – RESOLUTION 2015-38 AUTHORIZING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH THE OCEAN HIGHWAY AND PORT AUTHORITY OF NASSAU COUNTY; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves the Memorandum of Understanding between the Fernandina Beach Police Department and the Ocean Highway and Port Authority of Nassau County for a period of five (5) years.

5.5       MOSQUITO SPRAYING AUTHORIZATIONRESOLUTION 2015-39 AUTHORIZING THE OPERATIONS OF CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AERIAL MOSQUITO SPRAYING WITHIN CITY LIMITS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Authorizes the City of Jacksonville, Florida Neighborhoods Department, Mosquito Control Division to fly aircraft within official City boundaries and over mosquito breeding locations in the City of Fernandina Beach when engaged in mosquito control spraying operations May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016.

5.6       VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION & WATER SERVICES AGREEMENT – HAGAN LANERESOLUTION 2015-40 APPROVING THE EXTENSION OF WATER SERVICES OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS; ACCEPTING THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION FOR ONE (1) PARCEL TOTALING 0.23 ACRES LOCATED AT HAGAN LANE; PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Authorizes the extension of water services to the property located outside the corporate limits of the City at Hagan Lane and noted as Parcel 00-00-30-0660-0013-0000, and approves the Voluntary Annexation Petition.

5.7       VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION & WATER SERVICES AGREEMENT – CLINCH DRIVERESOLUTION 2015-41 APPROVING THE EXTENSION OF WATER SERVICES OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS; ACCEPTING THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION FOR ONE (1) PARCEL TOTALING 0.23 ACRES LOCATED AT CLINCH DRIVE; PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Authorizes the extension of water services to the property located outside the corporate limits of the City at Clinch Drive and noted as Parcel 00-00-30-0660-0015-0000, and approves the Voluntary Annexation Petition. 

5.8       DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE POLICY UPDATERESOLUTION 2015-42 APPROVING AN UPDATED DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE POLICY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ANY PREVIOUS POLICIES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves the updates to the Drug-Free Workplace Policy.

  1. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
  1. RESOLUTIONS

7.1           SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE APPROVAL – SENSUS USA, INC. – RESOLUTION 2015-43 APPROVING THE SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF 975 WATER METERS WITH RELATED COMPUTER SOFTWARE FROM SENSUS USA, INC. FOR THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves the sole source purchase of water meters in the amount of $97,005 from Sensus USA, Inc. 

7.2           GRANT APPLICATION – FLORIDA INLAND NAVIGATION DISTRICT (FIND) – RESOLUTION 2015-44 REQUESTING ASSISTANCE UNDER THE FLORIDA INLAND NAVIGATION DISTRICT (FIND) WATERWAYS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Requests assistance under the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) Waterways Assistance Program.

7.3           AWARD OF BID # 15-102 – APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, INC. – RESOLUTION 2015-45 AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF RFP #15-102 AND A CONSULTING CONTRACT TO APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, INC. FOR THE ENGINEERING AND REVIEW OF THE MARINA MOORING FIELD CAPACITY INCREASE; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves the award of RFP #15-102 to Applied Technology and Management, Inc. in the amount of $19,200.

7.4           CHANGE ORDER APPROVAL / BUDGET AMENDMENT – COURT SURFACES, INC. RESOLUTION 2015-46 APPROVING CHANGE ORDER #1 FROM COURT SURFACES, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,100 FOR THE RENOVATION OF CENTRAL PARK TENNIS COURTS 3 & 4; AUTHORIZING A BUDGET AMENDMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves Change Order #1 in the amount of $3,100 from Court Surfaces, Inc. and authorizes a transfer of $3,100 from the ARC Baby Pool Improvements account to the Tennis Court Improvements account.

  1. CITY MANAGER REPORTS
  1. CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS
  2. CITY CLERK REPORTS
  3. MAYOR/COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
  4. ADJOURNMENT

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