Call to Order

Call to Order by Chair
Roll Call by the Clerk of the Court
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance

Proclamations

Proclamation recognizing May 15-19, 2017 as National Safe Boating Week
Proclamation recognizing May 2017 as Motorcycle Awareness Month
Proclamation recognizing May 2017 National Drug Court Month
Proclamation recognizing May 2017 Older Americans Month

Acceptance of Proclamations

Public Comment

Public Comment

Consent Agenda

Deletions to Consent Agenda
Approval of Consent Agenda

Regular Agenda

Additions/Deletions to Regular Agenda
Approval of Regular Agenda

Item 1

Professional Services Contract-County Attorney. The effective term of County
Attorney's current Professional Services Agreement expires on October 15, 2017. A
proposed revised draft of the Agreement will be provided for review and discussion in
advance of the meeting.

Item 2

Public Hearing * VACROA 2017-01 - A Public Hearing to vacate a portion of
Riverside Boulevard as depicted on Plat of Riverdale Farms. The applicant
requests the vacation of the unopened, unimproved right-of-way of Riverside
Boulevard. Based on staff's review thus far, traffic patterns will not be negatively
impacted, and no party will be unreasonably affected by the requested vacation.

Item 3

Public Hearing * CPA(SS) 2017-01 Usina Intracoastal Waterway Park. Request
for a Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Future Land Use Map to
change approximately 1.6 acres from Commercial to Parks and Open Space. The
property is located at 603 Euclid Avenue, in the North Beach area, and currently
operates as a public boat ramp from the eastern Intracoastal Waterway. The Countyinitiated
amendment is requested for compliance with the requirements of the Florida
Communities Trust FF8 Award. The Planning and Zoning Agency recommended
approval of the amendment with a 7-0 vote based on three findings at the regular
meeting held on April 6, 2017.

Item 4

2017 Roadway and Transportation Alternatives List of Priority Projects (LOPP). The
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the North Florida Transportation
Planning Organization (TPO) request from local governments their project priorities for
potential funding of new transportation projects to be considered for inclusion in the new
fiscal year (FY 2022/23) of FDOT’s Work Program. This is an annual recurring request to
local governments. The St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners is charged
with prioritizing all projects within the County, including those within municipal
boundaries. The Transportation Advisory Group (TAG), consisting of County staff,
representatives of the City of St. Augustine, St. Augustine Beach, Town of Hastings, St.
Johns County School Board, St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, and the St. Augustine-St.
Johns County Airport Authority met on March 24, 2017 to review last year’s priorities
and to recommend this year’s priorities. The attached LOPP includes recommendations
of the TAG for both highway and alternatives projects.

Items 5 & 6

5. Public Hearing * COMPAMD 2014-04 Mill Creek Forest. COMPAMD 2014-04 Mill
Creek Forest is a request for the Adoption of COMPAMD 2014-04 known as Mill Creek
Forest, a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to amend the Future Land Use Map from
Rural/Silviculture (R/S) to Residential – B (Res-B) with a text amendment limiting the
number of residential units to a maximum of 305 single family dwelling units. The
subject property fronts along Greenbriar Road, east of Longleaf Pine Parkway in the
vicinity of 601 Greenbriar Road. The Planning and Zoning Agency heard this item on
March 16, 2017, and made a recommendation for adoption by a vote of 4 - 0.
District 1

6. Public Hearing * PUD 2016-12 Mill Creek Forest. PUD 2016-12 Mill Creek Forest is a
request to rezone approximately 264 acres from Open Rural (OR) to Planned Unit
Development (PUD) to allow for the development of a 305 unit single-family development.
The subject property fronts along Greenbriar Road, east of Longleaf Pine Parkway in the
vicinity of 601 Greenbriar Road. The Planning and Zoning Agency heard this item on
March 16, 2017, and made a recommendation for adoption by a vote of 4 - 0, with the
deletion of Waiver #2.

Item 7

Public Hearing * Land Development Code Amendments - Sign Code Revision -
Article VII and Article XII. This is the third and final hearing of a three part hearing
process. Presented is a revision to Article VII and Article XII of the Land Development
Code, which regulates signs and signage. The Planning and Zoning Agency recommended
enactment of the presented proposed changes to Article VII and Article XII and removal of
Digital Billboard Language by a vote of 5 to 1, with discussion of an additional
consideration for residential districts on rural highways.

Item 10

Hurricane Matthew Disaster Recovery: Emergency Protective Measures. In
October 2016, Hurricane Matthew inflicted severe impacts to Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina and North Carolina resulting in a presidential declaration for federal
assistance in categories A & B [Debris Removal and Emergency Protective Measures
respectively]. As part of the initial recovery process, the County took the necessary
actions before, during, and after the disaster to save lives, protect public health and
safety, and prevent damage to improved public health and safety, and prevent
damage to improved public property. The County estimates that the eligible costs for
these Emergency Protective Measures were $1,881,163.20. It is estimated that
FEMA will reimburse up to 75% of eligible expenditures and the State will reimburse
up to 12.5% of eligible expenditures, leaving St. Johns County to fund the remaining
12.5%. Estimates for eligible reimbursement for expenses related to establishing safe
public beach access are as follows: FEMA at $1,410,873, State at $235,145, and the
County at $235,145. The County portion is requested to be transferred from the
appropriate Fund Reserves.

Item 8

First Reading of Treasure Beach Bulkhead Ordinance. This ordinance regulates
bulkheads and docks within the Treasure Beach canals. It consolidates and updates St.
Johns County ordinances 1997-54 and 1999-7, which contain the existing canal
regulations. A workshop was held on February 28, 2017, at which time members of the
community had the opportunity to provide feedback with respect to the ordinance
changes. The revisions are based on input received from both County staff and residents
of the Treasure Beach community and include updated standards for construction of
bulkheads, a requirement that a right-of-way permit be obtained prior to new docks being
constructed within the canals, revised standards for cul de sac lots, provision for
nonconformities, provision for an administrative waiver for certain minor errors with
respect to the location of bulkheads, docks, or other non-vessel structures, and provision
for disclosure of ordinance requirements upon transfer of properties abutting the canals.

Item 11

Disaster Recovery Team Needs. In response to Hurricane Matthew, the County has
spent the past six months addressing recovery needs including engaging in the
Federal and State processes to submit for multiple lines of recovery funding. To date,
the County has utilized existing staff resources and early on established a crossdepartmental
team to assess analyze and respond to shifting recovery needs. As we
shift to a different phase focused on longer term project management, it has become
clear that the process will be ongoing for an extended period estimated at 2 to 3 years
and that existing resources will not be able to effectively manage this longer term,
multi-tiered project phase. To address the demands associated with the ongoing
recovery process, staffing changes are required which necessitate Board action. In
keeping with the current budgetary restraints, to minimize hiring needs, the County
proposes to continue utilizing the active workgroup and will expand and rearrange
the scope of duties of positions as needed to utilize existing employee knowledge,
skills and abilities. To minimize expenses, we will continue to manage the overall
process with existing staff with minor adjustments. Where staff roles are expanded
or rearranged for disaster recovery direction, all eligible related costs will be tracked
and submitted for the appropriate FEMA reimbursements. Additionally, a
minimum of three (3) full-time positions (FTEs) is requested: Two Project Managers
and one (1) Procurement Specialist to manage the processes related to FEMA and
other related disaster recovery project funding and the associated contract,
procurement and on-going project management components. It is estimated that a
substantial percentage of the costs (salaries, benefits, equipment) associated with all
three (3) requested FTEs will be reimbursable consistent with FEMA disaster recovery
and CDBG guidelines. It is anticipated that the above staffing strategy will meet the
County’s immediate disaster recovery management needs. As the process continues
to evolve, future needs may be identified and recommended at that time. As the
disaster recovery phase nears completion, organizational needs will be reassessed
and any related new positions will be absorbed through attrition, reallocated at that
time or eliminated if unneeded.

Item 12

Hurricane Matthew Disaster Recovery: Disaster Recovery Consulting Services.
In October 2016, Hurricane Matthew inflicted severe impacts to Florida, Georgia,
South Carolina and North Carolina resulting in a presidential declaration for federal
assistance in categories A through G. The County solicited a disaster recovery
consultant [RFP 17-07R] to assist the County in maximizing reimbursement and
ensure compliance through both the Federal and State disaster recovery process. On
December 20, 2016 the Commission authorized the County Administrator to
negotiate and enter into a contract with Ardurra Group LLC, for disaster recovery
consulting services. With the contract in place, the first 3 task orders has been
issued to assist the County with the compilation of all materials related to FEMA's
Project Worksheets: task order 1 was issued for Ardurra to provide expertise in
identifying potential reimbursable projects through FEMA’s Public Assistance
Program with an end date of March 10; task order 2 was issued for Ardurra to
compute eligible sand volumes and identify potential sand sources with an end date
of April 15; task order 3 was issued for Ardurra to assist with obtaining CDBG-DR
funding with an end date of May 8. St. Johns County's estimated damages, through
which it will seek reimbursement through the FEMA disaster recovery process, could
still provide in excess of $100 million back to St. Johns County. In order for the
County to continue our recovery task order 4 will allow for the continuation and
expansion of Ardurra’s ongoing services until March 10, 2018, estimated at
$2,976,714. All of Ardurra's time related to this task order is eligible for
reimbursement through the FEMA Hurricane Matthew Grant. FEMA will reimburse
up to 75% of eligible expenditures and the State will reimburse up to 12.5% of
eligible expenditures, leaving St. Johns County to fund the remaining 12.5%. A
General Fund Reserve transfer for the County's 12.5% is requested in the amount of
$372,089.

Item 13

Consider an appointment to the Library Advisory Board (LAB). Currently there is
one vacancy on the Library Advisory Board due to a resignation. The term is that of
a citizen representing County Commission District 4. Please find attached for your
review and consideration a recommendation from the Library Advisory Board and
seven (7) applications (Rachael Bennett, District 5, George F. McCaughan, District 4,
Susan Richbourg Parker, District 5, Antoinette (Toni) Siriani, District 2, Robert
William Stewart, District 1, Lisa Taylor, District 5 and Karen S. Zander, District 5).

Reports

Commissioners’ Reports
County Administrator’s Report
County Attorney’s Report
Clerk of Court’s Report