Council Briefing (2025-03-31)

Minutes of City Council Briefing Monday, March 31, 2025 - 5:30 P.M. City Hall 1 $ ^{1st} $ Floor Conference Room 11 North 3 $ ^{rd} $ Street, Jacksonville Beach, FL

The Council Briefing began at 5:30 P.M.

The following City Council Members were in attendance:

Mayor: Christine Hoffman (absent)

Council Members: Sandy Golding Greg Sutton (late

Bill Horn (late) Dan Janson John Wagner (absent) Bruce Wouters

Also present were City Manager Mike Staffopoulos, Deputy City Manager Karen Nelson, Communications Manager Jacob Board, Property and Procurement Officer Luis Flores, Chief Financial Officer Ashlie Gossett, Director of Public Works Dennis Barron, City Engineer Kayle Moore, and Deputy City Clerk Jodilynn Byrd.

Purpose of Briefing

The purpose of the Briefing was to update the Council Members about ongoing items in the City.

City Manager

Lifeguard Station Branding

Property and Procurement Officer Luis Flores provided a summary of the structural assessment of the Lifeguard Station, including details about completed and upcoming repairs.

Deputy City Manager Karen Nelson and Communications Manager Jacob Board provided information and options to the Council regarding temporary branding for the Lifeguard Station building. It was the consensus of the Council to adopt a building logo and name by a resolution at the April 7,2025, Council meeting.

Chief Financial Officer Ashlie Gossett provided the Council with a summary of the history of the stormwater rates within the City.

- Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) Impervious Area would be set at 3,200 sq ft

A PowerPoint presentation regarding the Stormwater Utility Rate Study was presented by Jarrod Hirneise, PE, Department Manager with Jones Edmunds, Mark Nelson, PE, Senior Consultant/Vice President with Jones Edmunds and Christina Conchilla, Manager with Raftelis. A conversation ensued regarding the information provided. The following was the consensus of the Council:

- Single-family residential (SFR) rate structure - Staff would prepare three options for the Council to review

- Three-tiered system based on impervious area in square feet Set multi-family residential (MFR) rate to SFR rate as tiered (0.5 ERU)

- Two-tiered system based on impervious area in square feet

- Preferred Rate/Funding Level would be set at full (progressive increase over a three to five-year window, preferably a three-year window)

- Mitigation Credit of 25% would be offered

- Consumer Price Index (CPI) would be added to the final rate (up to CPI change amount)

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Mr. Barron explained the next step of the process would be to provide the Council with the requested information for review. After which, an ordinance and a resolution would be presented to the Council for approval at a future meeting.

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The Briefing adjourned at 8:40 P.M.

Submitted by: Jodilynn Byrd Deputy City Clerk

Approved:

Christine H. Hoffman, MAYOR

Date: 4/7/28