Town of Glen St. Mary 

Florida's Outstanding Rural Community of the Year-2004

January 20, 2015

The Town of Glen St. Mary held the regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 7:00 P.M. at the Town Hall with Council Members Davis, Foster, and Rhynehardt present.  Mayor Juanice Padgett presided over the meeting.  Council Member Reneau was out of town working.  Council Member Davis opened with prayer followed by the flag salute.

 

Public Hearing:

  1. Ordinance 2015-01 – Rezoning Block 51, Lots 3 and 4 from Medium Density Residential to General Industrial on Jefferson Avenue. – Mayor Padgett asked Attorney Jon Bense to read the Ordinance by title. The floor was then opened up for discussion from the public. Ms. Elouise Rhoden had called prior to the meeting and asked to have five minutes to give her opinion of the rezoning request. She lives across the street from the proposed rezoning. She stated she is against it being rezoned industrial. She wanted to represent residents that grew up in the neighborhood and stated she was disappointed the Mayor would allow something to come in and decrease the property values for something that would bring limited job opportunities. She does not want to get up every day and see an ice plant in front of her house. She added that with the industrial rezoning anything could later be done on the property, which would further decrease the property values. She thinks growth is a good thing, but not this kind in such a small community. The beauty of our Town comes from its community members. She asked Mr. Jeremy Walker about the noise that had been mentioned at the prior meeting. Her opinion was that large refrigeration fans would not run quietly. Mr. Jeremy Walker assured her the ice house would be a nice, clean, business with noise similar to a residential air conditioner. Mayor Padgett clarified that she has said from the beginning that she is not for zoning anything industrial, that this is not a done deal as Ms. Rhoden believes. Mayor Padgett reminded all attending the meeting that only Council members vote on the issues, but that each one has their own ideas. Mr. Jeremy Walker added that his proposed business will only have himself bagging, loading, and delivering the ice to businesses. There will only be a delivery truck and his personal vehicle on the property. His business will not be large enough to produce mass quantities of ice. Councilman Foster asked if a privacy fence was installed, would that satisfy Ms. Rhoden. He stated you have to accept growth. If not, everyone has to drive to Jacksonville. Ms. Rhoden agreed that we can’t stop growth, but asked if Council wanted it in front of any of their houses. She added that she would be a good neighbor and that there would be no hard feelings, but her vote would be no. No one else came forward with anything to add, so Mayor Padgett closed the public hearing and re-opened the monthly meeting.

     

    Minutes: Consideration:

  1. Approval of minutes of December 16, 2014 – Regular Monthly Meeting: On a motion by Councilman Rhynehardt, second by Councilman Foster, the Board voted to approve theminutes as presented. (Vote 4-0)

     

    Policy Agenda Items:

    1. Second Reading of Ordinance 2015-01 – Rezoning Block 51, Lots 3 and 4 from Medium Density Residential to General Industrial on Jefferson Avenue. – On a motion by Councilman Rhynehardt, second by Councilman Foster, the Board voted to approve thesecond reading of Ordinance 2015-01 as presented. (Vote 4-0)

    2. Vote to Approve Ordinance 2015-01 – Rezoning Block 51, Lots 3 and 4 from Medium Density Residential to General Industrial on Jefferson Avenue. – Mayor Padgett pointed out she had received an email from Attorney Bense regarding the legal description of Lot 3. She stated if the Ordinance was approved, the wording would be altered to reflect the change. On a motion by Councilman Foster, second by Councilman Rhynehardt, the Board voted to approve Ordinance 2015-01, with the above mentioned change to the legal description. Mayor Padgett called for an individual vote. Council Member Davis voted no, Councilman Foster voted yes, Councilman Rhynehardt voted yes, and Mayor Padgett voted no. Mayor Padgett was in the middle of saying it lacks the votes when Councilman Rhynehardt stated the Mayor’s vote would only count in a tie. There was some discussion as to whether Mayor Padgett would vote only in a tie breaker and with the Attorney finding no other information in his files, determined that if all Council members were present and the vote was tied, she would then be the tie-breaker. Mayor Padgett then stated “so it would pass?” Attorney Bense responded “yes” based on the information he had. (Vote 2-1)

    3. Review Prior Month’s Expenditures (Check Register) – Council had no questions about the prior month’s expenditures.

       

On a motion by Councilman Rhynehardt, second by Councilman Foster, the Town meeting was adjourned at 7:23 P.M.
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