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[0:07] All right. We're going to call the meeting to order. It is Monday, September 21st. This is
[0:13] the special workshop and town hall city council meeting. Madam Clerk, please call the
[0:20] role
[0:22] here.
[0:29] Councilor Rodgers and Mayor
[0:31] Bond here. Please join us for the pledge of allegiance to the United States of America
[0:48] All
[0:53] right. We're going to move on to ordinance number 2026-07. This is final
[1:00] millage rate, second read, and public hearing. An ordinance of the city of Neptune Beach, Florida,
[1:05] adopting a final millage rate and letting ad lorant taxes for the fiscal year beginning on October
[1:11] First, 2026 and ending September 30th, 2027, setting forth certain information regarding
[1:17] World Back Rate, directing the city manager to adjust the adopted military and the
[1:22] event of changes in the assessment role and tax level value and providing an effective
[1:27] date.
[1:28] We're going to open this up for a public hearing, has anybody signed up for a public comment?
[1:34] Okay, seeing none, we're going to close the public hearing.
[1:37] and do we have a motion to approve ordnance number 2026-07?
[1:43] Set motion.
[1:47] Do we have a second?
[1:48] Second.
[1:49] Okay.
[1:50] Before we call it to the vote, I do have to read the trim notice.
[1:56] This is the second of two public hearings for the City of Neptune Beach, Florida.
[2:00] This fiscal year, 27, Millage Raid and Budget, rolled back rate for the City of Neptune Beach
[2:05] is 3.1657 mills.
[2:08] The reach to be adopted reflects a 6.31 increase over the rolled vac rate.
[2:13] The rate that is to be levied in this ordinance by City Council is 3.365-6.
[2:20] That being said, still no public comment.
[2:23] Madam Clerk, please call the vote.
[2:26] Councillor Horde.
[2:26] Yes.
[2:27] Vice Mayor Livingston.
[2:29] Yes.
[2:29] Councillor Messengers.
[2:30] Yes.
[2:31] Councillor Rodgers.
[2:32] Yes.
[2:33] Mayor Violin.
[2:34] Yes.
[2:35] All right.
[2:35] Moving on to ordinance number 2026-08, final budget, second read in public hearing, an ordinance at the City of Neptune Beach, Florida adopting a final budget and appropriating funds for the fiscal year beginning October 1st, 2026 and ending September 30th, 2027 and providing for an effective date.
[2:56] I'll open the public hearing. Is anybody here to speak on the final budget?
[3:02] No one's seeing none. I close the public hearing. Do we have a motion to approve ordinance number twenty twenty six dash zero eight?
[3:12] Set of motion.
[3:13] Do we have second?
[3:15] Second.
[3:16] All right. Is there anything that we need to discuss?
[3:20] All right. Seeing none, Madam Clerk, please call the vote.
[3:25] Vice Mayor Livingston.
[3:27] Yes.
[3:27] Councilor messenger.
[3:28] Yes.
[3:29] Councilor Rogers.
[3:30] Yes.
[3:30] Yes.
[3:31] Councilor Horda.
[3:32] Yes.
[3:32] Mayor Byron.
[3:33] Yes.
[3:34] All right.
[3:35] Moving on to ordinance number 2026-09.
[3:40] This is a first read in public hearing.
[3:42] An ordinance of the city of Neptune Beach, Florida, amending the code of ordinances by deleting
[3:46] chapter 22.
[3:48] Traffic and motor vehicles, article 6, automated traffic enforcement, sections 22-101-22-105,
[3:57] providing for codification, conflict, severability, and providing an effective date.
[4:02] I'm going to open the public hearing.
[4:04] Does anybody here speak on this ordinance?
[4:07] Seeing none, I'm going to close public hearing.
[4:11] Do we have a motion to approve ordinance number 2026-09?
[4:18] I said motion.
[4:20] All right. Do we have a second?
[4:23] Second.
[4:24] Okay. Is there anything that we need to discuss before moving forward on this for a vote?
[4:33] I just want to, I think we talked about this.
[4:36] Was it last meeting? I think that just the idea is because we did away with the system. It's not so much of this.
[4:44] If there's something in the future, we could readdress it. And I think.
[4:53] Yeah, I think that we did say that we could re-address it.
[5:01] My comment, I do, I do have one comment. I have no problem with moving forward to delete these provisions. I just had one problem with the third whereas clause.
[5:12] The third paragraph says, whereas the city finds that public safety in school zones is effectively maintained through traditional police presence, traffic engineering controls and alternative traffic calming measures.
[5:27] I disagree with that personally because I think that the conclusion that we reached at the end of our discussion last time was that actually that paragraph's not true.
[5:36] I have no problem moving forward to approve this ordinance,
[5:41] deleting that paragraph, but right now for me,
[5:45] I would be no as it's written, but I would be at yes if we amended.
[5:52] So, we already have a motion in a second.
[5:55] Does anybody want to move to amend?
[5:59] I'll happily do that. I move motion to amend and strike the third whereas statement.
[6:08] All right, do we have a second? Second.
[6:12] All right, Madam Clerk, please call the vote. Councillor Messinger.
[6:17] Yes.
[6:17] Councillor Rodgers. Yes.
[6:20] Council for that. Yes.
[6:22] Vice Mayor Livingstone. Yes. Mayor Vaughn. Yes.
[6:25] and then do we need a second vote to vote it through yeah so okay so we already
[6:33] had the motion and the second and so we've already amended the motion so
[6:40] Madam Clerk please call the vote. Council Rogers? Yes. Councilor Horde? Yes.
[6:47] Vice Mayor Livingston? Yes. Council messenger? Yes. Mayor Byron? Yes. All right.
[6:53] Moving on to the General Engineering Contract Extension for
[6:59] Duberry Engineers Incorporated, Mr. Calhoun.
[7:03] Yes, ma'am.
[7:03] This is falling up on our last meeting when you all approved the contracts for
[7:08] the other three continuing services contractors and we found an error in the rates table.
[7:13] And so we've got the rate table corrected and I'm suggesting we approve Duberry for
[7:19] two years as we've done the three providers.
[7:21] All right. Does anybody have any questions for Mr. Calhoun?
[7:25] All right. Seeing none, do we have a motion to approve the agreement for renewal for
[7:30] do very engineers and corporated?
[7:32] Senate motion.
[7:33] Do we have second?
[7:36] Second.
[7:37] Madam Clerk, please call the vote.
[7:39] Councilor Horvath?
[7:40] Yes.
[7:41] Vice Mayor Livingston?
[7:42] Yes.
[7:42] Councilor Messenger?
[7:43] Yes.
[7:44] Councilor Rogers?
[7:45] Yes.
[7:45] Mayor Bond?
[7:46] Yes.
[7:47] Thank you.
[7:47] All right.
[7:48] with that we're going to adjourn the special workshop meetings and then we're going to call to
[7:53] work of a city council meeting for the workshop. Mark please call the roll. Councilor Horde. Yes.
[8:01] Vice Mayor Livingston here. Councillor messenger. Councillor Rogers. Mayor Vonne here. All right.
[8:09] do we have anyone for public comment? Okay seeing no one and there is no proposed
[8:18] ordinances there's another opportunity for public comment any one second time
[8:23] all right no one for public comment does anybody have anything that they'd like
[8:28] to say during council comments anyone okay just briefly I just want to say like I
[8:36] that I know I saw you there on May or on Friday,
[8:40] but just that we're losing pipe for this week.
[8:43] And it's very sad because she really has been a pillar
[8:46] of city of Neptune Beach for a very long time.
[8:49] So if anyone sees her out in the community,
[8:51] if you're listening to this, like send her her well wishes.
[8:55] So, and it was a beautiful retirement event.
[8:58] You guys did a great job.
[9:00] So thank you, Vice Mayor.
[9:02] Yeah, it was a great event.
[9:04] And we did actually a proclamation at that event.
[9:08] Is it going to be September 25th?
[9:10] Or September 24th is going to be Piper Turner Day.
[9:15] So the celebration will go on and it will live on.
[9:20] I know we all love Piper.
[9:22] All right.
[9:24] Anything else for council comments?
[9:26] Mayor, I believe you normally make a comment
[9:30] to the public about why.
[9:32] but item number six under issue development being pulled?
[9:36] Yes, it is being pulled.
[9:38] Yes, thank you, Mr. Messenger.
[9:39] When you pulled them, you normally give
[9:41] a little context for the audience.
[9:42] And so I just didn't know if you wanted to do it.
[9:44] Yeah, you know what?
[9:45] I scribbled it out on my agenda,
[9:46] and I just went right over it.
[9:49] So we are taking off the issue development.
[9:52] And we're not going to be discussing amendment three
[9:55] or property tax reform today.
[9:58] All right.
[9:59] Um, anybody else? Have anything? Okay. Then we're going to go ahead and we're going to adjourn
[10:06] workshop meeting and then we're going to call the town hall to order. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
[10:13] Councillor Horde. Yeah.
[10:15] Vice Mayor Livingston. Yeah.
[10:17] Councillor Messinger.
[10:18] Councillor Rogers. Here. Mayor Violent. Here.
[10:21] All right. So we're going to open public comment and this is open topics. People can ask questions about anything
[10:28] that they'd like to ask. Does anybody have anything that they would like to ask?
[10:35] All right. Seeing none, I'm going to go ahead and adjourn. Thank you.