We'll call the Monday, October 27th commission meeting to order. If you would please stand for the invocation and pledge. >> Dear heavenly father, we come to you this evening. We ask that you give us wisdom to make the best decisions for the city of Leburg in your precious name. Amen. >> Amen. I pledge algiance to the flag of
the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> We have no proclamations tonight or presentations. We'll move along to public comments. This section was
reserved for members of the public to bring up matters of concern or opportunities for praise. Please note that issues raised during this meeting will not be discussed in detail during the current meeting. They will either be referred to the appropriate staff or scheduled for consideration at a future city commission meeting. Each speaker is allocated three minutes to provide their
comments. Kindly adhere to this time limit to ensure equal opportunity for all participants and to support the efficient conduct of the meeting. Thank you. Are there any public comments this evening? Seeing none, we'll close public comments and move to the consent agenda. Routine items are placed in the consent agenda to expedite the meeting. If the
commission or staff wish to discuss any item, the procedure is as follows. One, pull the items from the consent agenda. Two, vote on the remaining items with one roll call vote. Three, discuss each item pulled by and vote by roll call. Are there any items the commission would like to pull this evening?
I would like to pull 5C1. And if there are no other items, I'll entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> So moved. >> Motion and a second. Um, any discussion? Any public comments? Saying none. Roll call. >> Commissioner Connell?
>> Yes. >> Commissioner Bur? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Peterson? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Barry? >> Yes. >> Mayor Reese? >> Yes. >> Would someone please introduce 5C1 to be read by title only? >> I'll introduce as be read by title only. >> Thank you. Resolution
of the city commission of the city of Leburg, Florida, authorizing the city commission to review the annual report for school zone speed detection systems from October 1, 2024 through June 30th, 2025 as required by Florida State
Statute 316.0776 parentheses 3 parentheses C and providing an effective date. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. We have a motion, a second. Thank you, Andy. Uh, Chief Iozi has a presentation for us. >> Yes, mayor, commissioners, good evening.
Joe Iozi, chief of police for the city. Uh, as statutory requirement for the school zone speed cameras, it's required that it be read aloud some of the data for the previous year. So, this would go from October 1st of 24 to June 30th of
25. And that's that last year's four-year data. Uh of that time we issued 19,662 citations. Uh 13,96 have been paid to date. Uh of those 6330
are still pending. Uh contested citations were 160 of those 61 were upheld and 15 were dismissed. Uh to date, we haven't had any actual uniform traffic citations that were issued as a
result of a pending uh citation of the civil school zone ticket. Uh as far as the money, uh the total payments have been 1,276,57622. That was a result of 12,872 paid citations. Of that, the state of Florida received 23% which was
$294,177.65. The school district received 12% which was $153,483.98. And the school crossing guards received 5% which was $63,95167. uh net to the city was $360,952.112 and back to the company who picks up all
the costs for the uh program was 46,46780. And then last it was just the uh personnel expenses for managing the program and other uh miscellaneous expenses was $11,858 12. uh professional services, which are
the uh the cost of the hearings when people contest the the citations, was $1,940. Even operating supplies was $16310. And the um the crossing guard safety
program uh and some other safety items that that are required by statute to be spent was $28,128 that went to restriping school zones to make them more visible. and then to put uh the new cam uh new uh lights in 19 of
the school zones. And that total expenditure was $42,892 cents. And I'd be happy to answer any questions should anyone have any. >> Any questions from the commission? >> Chief, would you repeat the total amount? The 1 million
>> it was 1.2 and change was Oh, thank you. >> It was $1,276,57622 >> was the total. >> Any other questions from the commission? >> I would just comment that that it it's working. It slowed people down. Uh yeah,
I received one of the friendly notices in the first 30 days. I wasn't ticketed, but it slowed me down in school zones. >> It it does seem to have the desired effect. >> And I've noticed people Yeah, I used people I used to see people speeding through them. you don't see it anymore. So, thank you. >> Yes. And >> I have one question, please. How does
the school guards how is that distributed through >> how how is it go around to all the schools >> for the school guard? >> The school board technically gets their percentage and then the the school crossing guard gets 5% of all the
proceeds. So, um and we've contracted with a company as a result of of having this uh the money coming in. And so a company actually manages the the schools the school crossing guard program now for the city. >> I did speak to chairman Brandy Bberg
with the school board. The school has not spent any of their money but they are looking for safety options to spend them in our leaseburg schools. Any further commission discussion? We do have to open it up to the public. Any public comments regarding the school's own cameras? >> Seeing none, we'll close public comments. Thank you, Chief.
>> Thank you. >> We'll move on to public hearings and non-rine items. during public hearings and non-Rine items. The >> Oh, we got a vote. Yeah. Sorry. Sorry. We have a motion and a second on the floor. >> Uh, roll call. >> Commissioner Bur, >> yes. >> Commissioner Peterson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Barry,
>> yes. >> Commissioner Cono, >> yes. >> Mayor Reese, >> yes. >> Now, we'll move on to public hearings and non-reing items. During public hearings and non-reing items, the commission requests that those in attendance respect the process and maintain order as such in accordance with Roberts of order. Please refrain from speaking out, cheering, or applauding during these proceedings.
Your cooperation helps ensure a fair and respectful hearing. Uh I would ask that the city attorney swear in anyone who will here be here to speak on the first reading this evening. >> You swear to tell the truth the whole nothing but the truth. >> I do. >> Thank you. We have no second readings
this evening. Would someone please introduce 6B1? >> I introduce and ask to be read by title only. Please. Thank you. An ordinance of the city of Leburg, Florida, amending the boundaries and changing the name of the Grace Key Groves Community Development District
established pursuant to ordinance 24-33 to Grace Grove CDD providing a severability clause addressing conflicts and providing an effective date. >> This is a first reading and we'll lay over till November 10th. Do any commissioners have any questions for
staff regarding this? Maybe just for Dan is they're just adding that 40 that piece that they added to it. Is that >> Yes, sir. Adding 30 39 acres. 39 give or take acres is all they're doing. >> Right. Thank you. Any other questions from the commission? Any public comments? Seeing none, we'll close
public comments. We'll move along to non-rine items. We have noneformational reports. Uh city attorney items. >> I have no reports. >> Thank you. City manager items. >> No reports. >> No reports. >> Roll call. Commissioner Peterson, >> nothing tonight.
>> Commissioner Barry, >> nothing tonight. >> Commissioner Conell, >> no. >> Commissioner Burray, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Uh just wondering if we had any more clarification in the last two weeks with regard to the letter we received from
the board of county commissioners uh regarding 48 and their opposition to the annexation of Oakidge. if we had heard more about that. >> Uh we have we have not heard more
formally from the BOCC or county staff. I did send uh email letter. I can't remember if I copied in the B the commission. I may not have. If you want to see the letter I sent no >> uh manager, I'm happy to send that out
to you. They did not. I have spoken eggnosium about the topic with Grant. Um, and Grant and I are both of the opinion that we believe that we're on solid ground to move forward with the annexation under how we understand it,
which is 48 is exempt from the ISBA. The reason that we think it is obstensively exempt from the ISBA is because over 50% of the road frontage of 58 is already in existence in the city limits and it was
done that was done prior to uh the first year of the 2013 ISBA. Um so therefore we think that that's why the agreement was quiet. We think that that's a justifiable opinion. Um, and we
expressed that opinion to the county prior to their BOCC letter, uh, when we were discussing what roads needed to be annexed pursuant or taken over pursuant to, um, the ISBA agreement. last I
believe last meeting or this meeting you all dealt with um which which roads that we jointly agreed >> and and and at that time I don't think there were other roads that were outstanding. >> Um I can tell you council for the
developer also submitted a letter um to the county in the regards that after their review of the ISBA that they didn't agree with the BOCC interpretation. Um, so that's all I have for you um, at this time. Um, their
reason, the the the developers attorney's reasons were were pretty similar to ours. Um, Road frontage should already be annexed. was quiet and and and and there is some I'll just say interesting language
because even the because the the agreement talk contemplates when the city takes things over we accept maintenance. It doesn't say anything about the city would widen or increase road capacity in the agreement. um that
uh that portion of the agreement the other attorney delved into a little bit more than we do. So, long story short, our advice to you, I think on a staff level, barring anything that may come from the county between now and when this is scheduled to come back to you, which I think is the November 10 meeting,
>> um we're going to tell you to move forward accordingly. that may or may not include some type of challenge from the county postfacto um pending whatever information they may or may not submit to us prior to the 10th but it has been requested and we
have talked about it in detail on our side. >> You referred to developers council is that lounge? >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yes. >> Yeah, that answers my question. I just, you know, when we got the letter and it
specifically says that the board of county commissioners is opposed to our annexation, you know, I didn't I missed that in their meetings or uh you know, when they actually came out with that opposition
agreement, you know, I just >> I mean, the only thing I would add is we with all due respect to the county attorney, I And we got a little bit of an ambiguous written response. Our grant did submit to Miss Marsh uh uh an
interpretation and her interpretation was if you annex over 50% of the road frontage then you drift the threshold. So >> that there you go. So I think there's a little bit more to it than that. Okay. >> Um and I'll just leave it at that.
>> Okay. Anything else, Commissioner? That's all I got. >> Mayor Reeseman. >> Uh just a couple things. Uh this last Saturday the Leburg special events put on the trick-or- treat on Main Street. I think last year we had 9,000 people downtown. This year was even busier. Um so I'll be excited to see those numbers
when they come out. And then this Saturday, November 1st is Burnenberg, the Chamber's Chili Cookoff downtown. And then November 8th is the Veterans Day parade. So with that, I'll take a motion to adjurnn. So moved. Second. >> Meeting adjourned.