St. Pete Beach enews. The Official Electronic Newsletter of St. Pete Beach. November 29, 2018

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1 St. Pete Beach enews The Official Electronic Newsletter of St. Pete Beach November 29, 2018 POOL INFORMATION Water temp. always 82! POOL HOURS Through December 31st ADULT LAP SWIM Mon: 7a-11a (11a-1p & 3-6p Tues-Thu: 7a-10a-(10a-1p & 4-6p Fri: 7a-12p -(12p-1p & 3-6p PUBLIC SWIM Mon & Fri: 11a-1p & 3-6p Tues Thurs: 10a-1p & 3-6p Sat: 10a-3p COMMUNITY CENTER HOURS Mon-Fri: 7a-8:30p Sat: 9a-1pm UPCOMING MEETINGS Held at City Hall December 6p Special Meeting General Pension Board December 9a Historic Preservation (Cancelled) December 3:30P Special Magistrate December 10a Planning Board December 4p December 6p Board of Adjustment December 2p Library Advisory Committee December 2p LIBRARY NEWS & EVENTS (Nov. 30-Dec. 8)--Friday, 10:30 am - How to Make History: USF Honors College students report on their work to digitize and add to the collection of the Gulf Beaches History Museum and the Florida Memory Project, followed by former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker discussing his use of the Florida Memory Project and signing his book Beyond the Sunshine: A Timeline of Florida's Past (2018); Saturday, 11:00 am-1:00 pm - Help Decorate the Library: Decorations provided, bring holiday good will and cheer; Saturday, 11:00 am-1:00 pm - Free Gift Wrapping: Up to two ready-to-wrap items (donations gratefully accepted by Friends of the Library); Monday, 11:00 am - Storytime Sing & Learn (ages 0-5): Start your toddlers on the road to reading and school readiness as they learn numbers, colors, and the alphabet through stories, music, and dance; Monday, 6:00 pm - Mayor's Open Office: Address questions, concerns to Mayor Alan Johnson; Tuesday, 10:00 am-2:30 pm - S.H.I.N.E. Medicare Counseling: Reserve an hour of one-on-one help with a trained volunteer; Tuesday, 3:00 pm - Tech Tuesday: E-Book Help (no repairs; no reservation required); Wednesday, Create Your Own Calendar: Bring flash drive with 12 photos and take home a personalized 2019 calendar, great for gift giving. Space is limited so reservation is required; Thursday, 11:00 am - ipad 101: Bring your ipad or use one of ours to learn more about this type of tablet; Friday, Dec. 7, 4:00 pm - Topics in American History: Pearl Harbor, presented by historian David Busch; Saturday, Dec. 8, 11:00 am - St. Pete Beach Christmas Parade, followed by: Grinch visit and showing of How the Grinch Stole Christmas at the Library, lunch and Santa visit at the Fire Station. HONOR WALK AT UPHAM BEACH The Brick Campaign has officially launched. Orders will be received from November 5, 2018 until March 18, Installation of the bricks will occur early summer. For more information call or download the form Honor Walk at Upham Beach SENIOR EXCURSIONS HOSTED BY THE ST. PETE BEACH COMMUNITY CENTER The St. Pete Beach Community Center has new Senior Excursions on the schedule for the fall. The excursions are a great way for local seniors to travel with friends. The next trip will be December 15 Holiday Lights in the Gardens 4:30-9:30p. All excursions will depart from St. Pete Beach Community Center, 7701 Boca Ciega Dr. All participants must pre-register the Wednesday prior to the excursion. Each trip is $15. All admissions and lunch is extra and the responsibility of the participant. For more information call the Community Center at COMMUNITY INFORMATION & EVENTS Sunday Market on Corey Avenue from 10am-2pm BERT'S BARRACUDA HARLEY DAVIDSON TOY RUN will come through the City of St. Pete Beach Sunday December 2nd with the beginning and ending of the toy run to be at the Tradewinds Island Resort. EXPECT DELAYS. For more information on this event, visit Recycle Today - Pinellas County s guide to Resource Management Commission meetings replay on Ch. 642 on a continuous loop Garbage and Recycling Collection Duke Energy Contact Information

2 St. Pete Beach enews The Official Electronic Newsletter of St. Pete Beach November 29, 2018 POOL INFORMATION Water temp. always 82! POOL HOURS Through December 31st ADULT LAP SWIM Mon: 7a-11a (11a-1p & 3-6p Tues-Thu: 7a-10a-(10a-1p & 4-6p Fri: 7a-12p -(12p-1p & 3-6p PUBLIC SWIM Mon & Fri: 11a-1p & 3-6p Tues Thurs: 10a-1p & 3-6p Sat: 10a-3p COMMUNITY CENTER HOURS Mon-Fri: 7a-8:30p Sat: 9a-1pm UPCOMING MEETINGS Held at City Hall December 6p Special Meeting General Pension Board December 9a Historic Preservation (Cancelled) December 3:30P Special Magistrate December 10a Planning Board December 4p December 6p Board of Adjustment December 2p Library Advisory Committee December 2p Commission meetings replay on Ch. 642 on a continuous loop CITY OF ST. PETE BEACH, FLORIDA NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION AND QUALIFYING PERIOD The City of St. Pete Beach, Florida will hold a municipal election Tuesday, March 12, 2019, for the election of a Commissioner in District 2 and a Commissioner in District 4. The Qualification Period begins at 12:00 p.m. on November 29, 2018 and ends at 12:00 p.m. on December 7, Candidates for Commissioner shall be a resident of the district for at least one (1) year prior to the last day of the Qualification Period. Candidate Guidebooks will be available November 29, 2018, in the Office of the City Clerk, St. Pete Beach City Hall, 155 Corey Avenue, St. Pete Beach, Florida Please call the Office of the City Clerk at (727) for further qualifying information or to schedule an appointment to pick up a Candidate Guidebook. Rebecca C. Haynes, CMC City Clerk CIUDAD DE ST. PETE BEACH, FLORIDA AVISO DE ELECCIONES GENERALES Y PERIODO DE CALIFICACIÓN La Ciudad de St. Pete Beach, Florida, celebrará elecciones municipales el martes 12 de marzo de 2019 para la elección de un comisionado para el Distrito 2 y un comisionado para el Distrito 4. El periodo de calificación iniciará a las 12:00 p. m. del 29 de noviembre de 2018 y finalizará a las 12:00 p. m. del 7 de diciembre de Los candidatos a comisionado deberán haber sido residentes del distrito al menos durante un (1) año antes del último día del periodo de calificación. Las guías para los candidatos estarán disponibles en la oficina de la secretaria de la ciudad, ubicada en St. Pete Beach City Hall, 155 Corey Avenue, St. Pete Beach, Florida Llame a la oficina de la secretaria de la ciudad al (727) para recibir más información sobre la calificación o para programar una cita para recoger una guía para los candidatos. Rebecca C. Haynes, Secretaria Municipal Certificada (CMC) Secretaria de la Ciudad

3 St. Pete Beach enews The Official Electronic Newsletter of St. Pete Beach November 29, 2018 POOL INFORMATION Water temp. always 82! POOL HOURS Through December 31st ADULT LAP SWIM Mon: 7a-11a (11a-1p & 3-6p Tues-Thu: 7a-10a-(10a-1p & 4-6p Fri: 7a-12p -(12p-1p & 3-6p PUBLIC SWIM Mon & Fri: 11a-1p & 3-6p Tues Thurs: 10a-1p & 3-6p Sat: 10a-3p COMMUNITY CENTER HOURS Mon-Fri: 7a-8:30p Sat: 9a-1pm UPCOMING MEETINGS Held at City Hall December 6p Special Meeting General Pension Board December 9a Historic Preservation (Cancelled) December 3:30P Special Magistrate December 10a Planning Board December 4p December 6p Board of Adjustment December 2p Library Advisory Committee December 2p MESSAGE FROM COMMISSIONER TERRI FINNERTY ED.D., DIS- TRICT 1 Home Rule: The Florida constitution empowers citizens with the right of local self-government, or Home Rule. As the only form of voluntary government, Florida s municipalities are the embodiment of this right. A city is created by its citizens to provide additional functions and services for the particular benefit of the community. Local citizens develop a charter to specify the form, functions and power of their city government. The incorporation and city charter are approved by voters in a local referendum. Home Rule authorizes all governmental, corporate and propriety powers necessary to conduct municipal government, perform municipal functions, and render municipal services. Home Rule is why not two cities are alike. City residents take pride in this diversity and responsibility. Strong Home Rule powers ensure that government stays close to the people it serves. Intrusion on Home Rule from the state or federal government undermines the constitutional right of citizens to govern themselves If you are like me, I am sure you are glad the elections are finally over. I would like to thank all of you who read my articles on Amendment #1 and listened to my presentations, as well as, Mike Twitty s (our Pinellas County Tax Appraiser) and voted NO. All the Amendments passed except Amendment #1!! Now we begin to move into the 2019 Legislative Session which starts on March 5 and ends on May 3, As a result, two weeks ago I attended the 3 day 58 th Annual Florida League of Cities Legislative Conference in Orlando. It is a meeting at which 5 legislative committees meet to establish their priorities for the upcoming legislative session. The five committees are: Finance, Taxation and Personnel, Land Use and Economic Development, Municipal Administration, Transportation and Intergovernmental Relations and Utilities, Natural Resources and Public Works. I represent the Suncoast League of Cities and St. Pete Beach on the Municipal Administration committee. The main objective of the conference is for each committee to identify one priority statement and up to 3 policy position statements. Each was voted on during the business meeting on Friday and established as the Florida League of Cities proposed priority and policy position recommendations to be considered by our legislators. Therefore, before and during the legislative session of 2019 we will be meeting with our legislators and will advocacy for these issues. Here is a list of those priority statements and policy position recommendations: Finance, Taxation and Personnel Priority: Communications Services Tax Protection The Florida League of Cities SUPPORTS legislation to reform the Communications Services Tax in a manner that is revenue neutral; provides for a broad and equitable tax base; provides for enhanced stability and reliability as an important revenue source for local government; and provides a uniform method for taxing communication services in Florida. Reform should promote a competitively neutral tax policy that will free consumers to choose a provider based on tax-neutral considerations. Commission meetings replay on Ch. 642 on a continuous loop

4 St. Pete Beach enews The Official Electronic Newsletter of St. Pete Beach November 29, 2018 POOL INFORMATION Water temp. always 82! POOL HOURS Through December 31st ADULT LAP SWIM Mon: 7a-11a (11a-1p & 3-6p Tues-Thu: 7a-10a-(10a-1p & 4-6p Fri: 7a-12p -(12p-1p & 3-6p PUBLIC SWIM Mon & Fri: 11a-1p & 3-6p Tues Thurs: 10a-1p & 3-6p Sat: 10a-3p COMMUNITY CENTER HOURS Mon-Fri: 7a-8:30p Sat: 9a-1pm UPCOMING MEETINGS Held at City Hall December 6p Special Meeting General Pension Board December 9a Historic Preservation (Cancelled) December 3:30P Special Magistrate December 10a Planning Board December 4p December 6p Board of Adjustment December 2p Library Advisory Committee December 2p MESSAGE FROM COMMISSIONER TERRI FINNERTY ED.D., DIS- TRICT 1 Policy Position: Local Business Tax Protection The Florida League of Cities SUPPORTS legislation that protects general revenues collected from the local business tax. These revenues are used to provide essential municipal services, such as public safety and constructing and maintaining roads and bridges, public parks and open spaces. Maintaining a diversified revenue base strengthens the fiscal stability of local governments and improves their ability to serve citizens and businesses. Policy Position: Sales Tax Fairness The Florida League of Cities SUPPORTS legislation to reform Florida s sales tax laws that apply to online/e-commerce sales from out-of-state retailers. Changes to these laws are needed to ensure retailers are treated equitably. Transportation and Intergovernmental Relations Priority: Transportation Funding The Florida League of Cities SUPPORTS legislation that preserves local control of transportation planning. The legislation should create an equitable transportation funding formula between the state, municipalities, and counties, while providing for additional transportation revenue to support innovative infrastructure and transit projects to meet the surging transportation demands driven by dramatic growth throughout Florida. Policy Position: Affordable Housing The Florida League of Cities SUPPORTS legislation that requires all funds from the Sadowski State and Local Housing Trust Fund be used only for Florida s affordable housing programs. Utilities, Natural Resources and Public Works Priority: Water Supply and Water Quality The Florida League of Cities SUPPORTS legislation to address the state s critical water resource and water quality deficiencies to mitigate the negative economic impact of these issues through priority corrective actions and finding. The legislation should include: Establishment of a dedicated and recurring source of state funding to meet current and projected local government water supply and water infrastructure needs; Annual assessment by the State of the state, regional and local water resource and water quality infrastructure improvement needs; and Development of regional plans to prioritize actions and schedules for addressing integrated water quality and water supply needs based on objective criteria. Next week I will present the priority and policy position recommendations from the Land Use and Economic Development and Municipal Administration committees since they are both quite lengthy. Terri Finnerty, Ed.D. Commissioner District # tfinnerty@stpetebeach.org Commission meetings replay on Ch. 642 on a continuous loop

5 S.H.I.N.E. Medicare Counseling Receive one-one-one private medicare counseling Please bring your red white & blue Medicare card and a list of your prescription drugs Tuesday, December 4 Registration required One hour appointments: 10:00; 11:00; 12:30; 1:30. St. Pete Beach Public Library rd Avenue St. Pete Beach, FL SPBLibrary.com

6 Make Your Own Calendar Bring a flash drive with 12 pictures on it and we will make you a personalized 2019 calendar. Great for gift giving! Space is limited; registration is required. Wednesday, December 5 11:00 a.m. St. Pete Beach Public Library rd Avenue St. Pete Beach, FL SPBLibrary.com

7 Topics In American History: Pearl Harbor Friday, December 7 4:00 p.m. Presented by historian David Busch St. Pete Beach Public Library rd Avenue St. Pete Beach, FL SPBLibrary.com

8 St. Pete Beach Holiday Events 2018 Dec 7th: Boat Parade& Winter Festival in the park Join us at Horan Park for the best seats in the house! We'll have music, art projects and even a special visit from Santa! Viewing party starts at 6pm! Dec 8th: Christmas Parade & Visits from Santa and the Grinch! Join Santa along this year's Christmas parade route. The Parade starts at St. Pete Beach City hall at 11:00am Meet the Grinch at the St. Pete Beach Library and enjoy popcorn and a showing of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Join Santa at the St. Pete Beach Fire Station 23 (7301 Gulf Blvd) this year for lunch, refreshments and crafts after the parade! ST. PETE BEACH COMMUNITY CENTER BOCA CIEGA DR.

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