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City staff described the berm proposal as a project to construct a protective earthen berm behind buildings along South Flagler Avenue from State Route 100 (Moody Boulevard) down to Wickline Park. The objective is to provide flood protection for critical city facilities in the corridor, including the police and fire stations, a pump station and the public library. Latest design estimates discussed at the meeting placed the project near a $4 million total, and the current application would be a 50/50 state–local match; staff said they still await results of a separate cost-benefit analysis that, if favorable, could qualify the project for a 90/10 split under another program.

Commissioners also authorized submission of a federal HMGP application to address drainage problems on South Daytona Avenue in the 26th–28th Street area, proposing conveyance improvements and two additional retention ponds in Powell Parker Park. City engineering staff said the park sits at the low point and is intended to serve as a watershed; the project would add piping, culverts and treatment ponds to move stormwater to Powell Parker and then to an existing outfall.

A third authorization covered a Resilient Florida grant to upgrade three lift stations (Ocean Palm Drive, South Flagler Avenue at South Third, and Moody Lane at Lantana). Staff said designs are shovel-ready and that past grant funds had been used on earlier lift-station and treatment-plant work; the city seeks funding to proceed with rehabilitation and pump replacement for aging lift stations.

Commissioners asked several technical questions, including where pumped water would discharge and how stormwater ponds would be treated. Staff confirmed design steps are complete and that SRF (State Revolving Fund) and other financing processes are ongoing for related wastewater-plant work. The commission unanimously approved the resolutions authorizing the grant applications (Resolutions 2025-48, 2025-49, 2025-50) and staff will submit the grant packages and continue coordination with state and federal agencies.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular City Commission Meeting 06122025","oneSentenceSummary","Flagler Beach commissioners authorized staff to apply for multiple state and federal resilience grants: a Resilient Florida grant for a berm along South Flagler Avenue, an HMGP application to upgrade drainage into Powell Parker Park, and a Resilient Florida request to rehab three wastewater lift stations.","taxTitle","Flagler Beach City, Flagler County, Florida","taxId",57027,"location","Florida","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6200708,"Commission hears concept, fundraising push for Veterans Park fountain; $7,800 currently raised",3465,4939000,8404000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3806632-f49d59e79b0cf15a6b86904e3131a4f3&start=4939&end=8404","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3806632-f49d59e79b0cf15a6b86904e3131a4f3/thumbnail_4939000.jpg","/articles/6200708/Florida/Commission-hears-concept-fundraising-push-for-Veterans-Park-fountain-7800-currently-raised","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6200708-8f9d2cac45192f9d97acd78f0a26a4eb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157282&Signature=e~y8hpVKhUzv4p1mZksNauo4qvQ2U85d4lUjSBfTUYAKMuWtB37gC9-48PKMvAEGaELI4eT~1SoopYv-Ab-XCJKN9FynqdFz540rFmywWD4OzUn~gt1G7BFT~ZS1j4UQj5Y9AVa0GKVFy9FsBL1H35fBRXXCfEu1AhD9zHCI7V2heMKXhQOUKP6jjp-CfXUdVpfDPqtoLi14Ni4NxpKlu8zMgt6aWSOa3iVpm8hUvGzpIpmVd-j7XQkTNkZBTmOlHRhfOVInymXszuXsJBBGsChVyt1fQuMi8cCzIle2aSigR44or2EB~q6V2hzO6ZLNlxIEiaq6M7v95tBEOUOPPw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Commissioner Ken Bridal presented a conceptual design and fundraising plan for a new water feature and plaza at Veterans Park, seeking community donations, corporate support and coordination among city groups to complete the project.

Bridal said a community design contest had produced a student-winning design and that the team had since worked with architect Joseph Pazzulli and vendor Boulder Fountains to develop a practical, low-maintenance concept. He told the commission some earlier pledged funding of about $40,000 was withdrawn months ago; staff confirmed the project currently holds roughly $7,800 in restricted fountain funds, of which $5,000 came from a private donor that Bridal identified in the meeting.

Bridal asked the commission to consider allocating CRA dollars and to pursue additional fundraising; he said he personally pledged $500 on the meeting floor. The conceptual plan includes a seat-ringed base with etched dedication bricks to honor veterans, lighting and a single boulder fountain element with an overall height in the neighborhood commissioners discussed (six feet was referenced as a practical upper limit), and replicas of service-branch emblems on the base. Bridal and partners said the bricks would be produced by a vendor who holds donor accounts and runs periodic production runs for etched bricks, a model that would allow phased fundraising and installation.

Community groups and residents voiced support and offered suggestions. Daryl Reynolds of Keep Flagler Beach Beautiful described recent volunteer cleanup and a $5,000 grant application to support away-from-home recycling; Flagler Beach Creates co-chair Jessica Marsan pledged support from the arts community. Multiple speakers urged the commission to develop an overall parks plan first and coordinate existing ad hoc groups, emphasizing a comprehensive approach before large purchases.

Commissioners asked staff to invite the stakeholders to the ad hoc parks committee meeting on July 9 so the groups can coordinate design, fundraising and grant opportunities. Bridal said vendors estimated some elements could be delivered in weeks after an order, but larger sculptural alternatives could be substantially more expensive; he cited different cost ranges during the discussion, including an early rule-of-thumb estimate near $30,000 for a basic installation and substantially higher figures (six digits) for large custom stone sculpture options. Commissioners and residents stressed the need for a coordinated design plan and agreed to ask staff to convene the interested parties for a joint discussion and next steps.","Commissioner Ken Bridal and community groups presented a conceptual fountain and plaza plan for Veterans Park, described preliminary fundraising and in-kind support, and asked commissioners to help coordinate stakeholders and consider CRA and budget support.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6200710,"City to reconvene business advisory group and pause window-sign enforcement while code is reviewed",1545,1794000,3339000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3806632-f49d59e79b0cf15a6b86904e3131a4f3&start=1794&end=3339","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3806632-f49d59e79b0cf15a6b86904e3131a4f3/thumbnail_1794000.jpg","/articles/6200710/Florida/City-to-reconvene-business-advisory-group-and-pause-window-sign-enforcement-while-code-is-reviewed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6200710-da23eb51cc456a881c8d030fd6167c85/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157282&Signature=WMcBDlqCCUK4MtGMP0Vz4mnstkHB~y9C~dcRogaqGNGgHBvL606WRmHCEuw~Gig1b3rAtChAHCkEKt-OwnWmtezwIJm6ntWP2sJSZ5Jg68HfYZ8tkbxT8EkQylnDLgYABpARRzONROm9BNZQfItOjHSwLzKMJEyavn2sXuD0vBLGS1MD9DlFSCjHXr5IUDHJs05D1ULqL5m3dWGPbmKY-wln35hGOAdwgjVdgdXO-c945s~cexhHcZmHdy7G0BQn7SASKHhFsJUAFtUpPJw2CzPci9oF6IMNpSFM2fkntcwUTZJHT5JEFzvZzZASzhxOJ3CUbEtlmCaCaXm5M215PQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Small-business owners, including a downtown yoga-studio operator and other merchants, told the commission that the city’s window-sign rule is burdensome and inconsistently enforced. The Commission responded by directing staff to form a Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) advisory board of business participants and to pause abatement on pending window-sign enforcement cases while the ordinance is reviewed.

Local business owner Keith Patton told the commission he had received a summons over window coverings that he says are functional, reduce heat and protect privacy. “There’s no real benefit to me or to society as I see it,” Patton said, adding a city cursory survey showed “at least 38 businesses in the downtown area are non compliant” under the current measurement rule. He asked the commission to alter or rewrite the ordinance and to allow materials such as perforated sunshade coverings that reduce heat and provide display area.

Commissioners and staff recalled that the sign ordinance was revised approximately a year earlier to change the measure of allowed window coverage and that businesses were given a compliance period that ended in December. City staff reported that code enforcement did a survey and counted about 38 noncompliant businesses out of roughly 220.

The commission agreed on several items: it asked the city manager to solicit applications and form a CRA advisory board that would work with business owners to draft recommended changes, to consider including transparent area exceptions for perforated window coverings, and to present suggested ordinance changes to the commission after stakeholder review. City Attorney asked the commission whether staff should “abate any pending cases” during the review; commissioners gave consensus direction to pause abatement while the committee works on proposals.

Commissioners said they preferred the changes to be developed by business stakeholders and then returned to the commission for formal ordinance revision; no immediate ordinance changes were adopted at the meeting.","Commissioners agreed to ask the city manager to form a Community Redevelopment Area advisory group of business owners to revise the downtown window-sign ordinance and to instruct code enforcement to pause abatement of pending cases while the committee crafts recommendations.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6200715,"City approves Compass Hotel rooftop music permit with conditions after public debate on noise, parking and safety",1083,3504000,4587000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3806632-f49d59e79b0cf15a6b86904e3131a4f3&start=3504&end=4587","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3806632-f49d59e79b0cf15a6b86904e3131a4f3/thumbnail_3504000.jpg","/articles/6200715/Florida/City-approves-Compass-Hotel-rooftop-music-permit-with-conditions-after-public-debate-on-noise-parking-and-safety","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6200715-67d0da15f5f0b5abbe34d8c23116cb8a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157282&Signature=oQHuyKmuvbVDDd6SOKcxYE6tJyWfJo-Gmf6Bn0IgtJykx~7bpH9eqV4iNs3WAf53RHG4-JLK1n1JIhvzFtN2-mufi-FnCBQWaaTgQskzMpkIt3p6mFgwRF4RsvVUgbpUkmVglmg1bUq~tNeRwOpkwUbITJ2KbydHX-vud15kaOUBIDa-lz3PzacywfFwWLAm8bF5VZOZIOThNlr2LlpZXpMWqaXLAR1HDiZoyuU2EjSnbiamlXkFaHr3lQGthPgaj2oEpf9FiYSSGAsHEWiwQUV63mRkTPIbiC88Tgo1zpXBpQsD5QB5ks0twm1Go3f3dUblgg53FVQjQ7VQLPN9AA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Flagler Beach City Commission voted 5-0 to grant an annual outdoor-entertainment permit to the Compass Hotel applicant with conditions designed to limit noise, set hours of operation and require detailed plans for speaker placement.

Dennis Baer, attorney for the applicant, described the request as “plug-and-play, single musician, acoustic music” with no DJs and limited amplification. Commissioners and staff conditioned approval on several items: rooftop music would end by 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and by 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday; pool-deck speakers would be turned off at dusk; and the applicant must submit a full diagram showing speaker locations and orientations before final permit issuance. City staff also preserved a staff-review step with a return to the commission if submitted materials prove deficient.

Public commenters raised concerns about parking, noise, sightlines and safety. Ken Aston, a downtown property owner, warned that the hotel’s “Hotel guests only” signage limits public parking and said nearby businesses already experience parking stress. He urged the commission to allow a trial period and to retain authority to revisit conditions. Another speaker, RJ Santore, asked that the site plan and required liability insurance be supplied and available for public review.

City staff and the applicant provided specifics: Fire/inspection staff reported the rooftop occupancy load at 215 people; Chief Cox had communicated that the 50-person limit referenced by some residents applied only to the rooftop bar’s confined interior, not total rooftop occupancy. Legal counsel reminded the commission the city maintains a noise ordinance and that a permit may be revoked if noise or other conditions produce repeated violations; the city’s permitting framework allows revocation after multiple violations and provides code-enforcement remedies.

Commissioners sought, and the applicant agreed to, language tying the permit to the details in the application: hours for each area, the limitation to small acoustic acts (one to two performers), no “rowdy” or “overbearing entertainment acts,” and staff approval of the speaker-diagram. The commission’s approval included an explicit condition that if the submitted site-plan or details do not conform to what was presented to the planning board and commission, staff would return the matter for further review.

The vote took place after public testimony on parking, decibel measurement and enforcement; commissioners instructed staff to obtain the final speaker/sound diagrams and to confirm occupancy and safety details with the fire inspector before finalizing permit documents.","The Flagler Beach City Commission unanimously approved an annual outdoor-entertainment permit for live, acoustic music on the rooftop deck of Compass Hotel, imposing hour limits, site-plan and speaker-location requirements, and requiring site-specific conditions and enforcement provisions.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6200720,"Flagler Beach residents press commission over golf-course lease, sale process",1949,1525000,3474000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3806632-f49d59e79b0cf15a6b86904e3131a4f3&start=1525&end=3474","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3806632-f49d59e79b0cf15a6b86904e3131a4f3/thumbnail_1525000.jpg","/articles/6200720/Florida/Flagler-Beach-residents-press-commission-over-golf-course-lease-sale-process","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6200720-7d19649562bb560202c9755bf04784eb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157282&Signature=edPkCuuCBL4ResyEUeMBgSClUoxL5OsgjTph0nxZTwkfqquu8K32loAXA7Ss0bNa3sK2QMFNzClxDhQNYJDDgABTbTZ7lSNY6px6L-Wg9K~1KZfWUColJn6PqdRAM~RVFQBAsLDq0a1LJBhfU6RBvmPKxT2tM5zxrSWSIyRbo-Ef-oSp5h8sqwh4ZYI1UV-8o~MGtCIj5r7U~3xXrYBUKBwHfV27pxVNQf3aWZ-knz8u7HzF16fEmJhGSs-c6KxVfqRY60Y5kYZNEQrGseBsxFhYRUlp2PQjN5BuOzz2rEEWgDp9jeXXCrzoJcVBDhEK3pEnhIoDtuIU2QLvpaunqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Community voices pressed the Flagler Beach City Commission on the future of the city-owned 38-acre golf-course property, urging stronger enforcement of the lease and a transparent, public process if the property is sold.

The calls came during the commission’s public-comment period and a later discussion led by city staff. Multiple residents said they want the city to keep the course as municipal recreational space or at least ensure broad public input before any sale. “We had Friday booth survey results … 81% were against the sale of the property,” said Mark Emmhoof, who identified himself as representing Community Voices for Flagler Beach. “We had 84% ‘no’ to sale [online].”

The matter overlaps with ongoing enforcement of the lease. City Manager told the commission the leaseholder has been asked to present a long-term plan and that, if that plan is not submitted, staff will begin enforcement action effective July 1 under a previously passed resolution. City Attorney Drew Smith advised the commission that as long as an active lease exists, the tenant is the only party that can buy the property unless the city buys out the lease: “You can’t sell property that’s owned by the tenant,” Smith said.

Residents asked whether a potential sale would be publicly advertised and whether the city had enforced lease conditions. Melissa Lynn said she had an email from the city attorney indicating a prior tenant had been evicted for similar maintenance failures and asked why the current tenant was treated differently. Commissioners and staff said some enforcement options are constrained by the existence of the lease, but reaffirmed the deadline for the leaseholder to submit a long-term plan and signaled they would pursue enforcement if terms remain unfulfilled.

Several speakers from Ocean Palm and other neighborhoods described organized opposition to a large clubhouse proposal and a preference to preserve family recreation. Ryan Jones said community members are preparing proposals to manage the site as a municipal course and would present them if the opportunity arises.

Commissioners said they would make any plans submitted by the tenant publicly available for review. The commission indicated it would continue to press the tenant for documentation and that staff would follow up on the lease timeline.

The discussion concluded with direction to staff to request the tenant’s plans by the stated deadline and to make those documents available to the public; no sale or final disposition was approved during the meeting.","Residents and community groups urged the Flagler Beach City Commission to prioritize public input and enforcement of the lease for the 38-acre municipal golf-course property, while commissioners said the tenant currently holds exclusive purchase rights unless the city buys out the lease.","actionData","errors"]

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