St. Johns County to Host Annual State Legislative Delegation Public Hearing on Jan. 10

• 3 January 2025
• Category: SJC News Legislative Affairs
• Tags: 2025

St. Johns County will host its annual State Legislative Delegation public hearing on Friday, Jan. 10, from 9 a.m. to noon in the St. Johns County Auditorium, located at 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine. The Auditorium doors will open at 8:30 AM. 

The State Legislative Delegation includes Senator Tom Leek, Representative Kim Kendall, Representative Sam Greco, and Representative Judson Sapp. This annual hearing provides an opportunity for local residents and officials to request legislation or state funding and to share their opinions on matters of state concern ahead of the 2025 Regular Legislative Session. The meeting is open to the public.

Residents who wish to be placed on the printed agenda must complete a speaker card form and email it to Tatum.Wang@flhouse.gov by noon on Sunday, Jan. 5. Any handouts, visual aids, or PowerPoint slides intended for inclusion in the Delegation packet must also be submitted in advance to Tatum.Wang@flhouse.gov.

Individuals who wish to address the Delegation but are not on the printed agenda may submit a request to Tatum Wang by 10 a.m. on the day of the hearing. If there are no additional speakers, the Delegation members may adjourn the meeting before the scheduled end time of noon.

For additional information, please contact the Delegation Chair’s office at Tatum.Wang@flhouse.gov or 904-607-4237.

Meeting Agenda

1) Welcome – Representative Kendall
2) Invocation – Senator Tom Leek
3) Pledge of Allegiance – Representative Sam Greco
4) Roll Call
5) Introduction of Delegation members
6) Election of New Delegation Chair and Vice-Chair
7) Speakers:

Each speaker will have 2 ½ minutes to speak:

1. (5 mins) Krista Keating-Joseph, Chair, St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners
2. Tim Forson, Superintendent, St. Johns County Schools
3. Eddie Creamer, Property Appraiser, St. Johns County
4. Nancy Sikes-Kline, Mayor & David Birchim, City Manager, City of St. Augustine
5. Beth Sweeny, Vice Mayor, City of St. Augustine Beach
6. Joe Pickens, President, St. Johns River State College
7. Tracie C. Snow, President, The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
8. Howard Holley, Black History Museum
9. Kendell Hardwick, Diamond of Dreams – St. Johns County PAL
10. Beth Sweeny, Flagler College
11. Matthew Metz, Public Defender, 7th Judicial Circuit
12. Orv Dothage, Chair, St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce
13. Vicky Carregal, Horseplay Therapy Center
14. Time certain: 10:00 AM (5 mins) Courtney Pittman, Interim Executive Director NE FL Regional
    Airport
15. Deborah l. Dickinson, President, North Beach Community Alliance
16. Mandi Stewart, CEO, The Trenton Stewart Foundation
17. Cathy Newman, INK! Executive Director, St. Johns County Education Foundation, Inc. dba
    Investing in Kids (INK!)
18. Ed Slavin, StAugustGreen
19. Kristine King, EPIC Behavioral Health
20. Dr. Leslee Keys, Keys and Associates, LLC
21. Chuck Labanowski, IGP/I-95 Traffic
22. Miranda Platel, Constituent
23. Linda Levin, CEO ElderSource
24. John Michael White Jr., Ponte Vedra Citizens Traffic Task Force
25. Alex Redkin, Charter Communication/Spectrum
26. Nell Toensmann, St. Augustine Democratic Party
27. Nell Toensmann, St. Augustine Music Festival
28. Kimberly Reach, School bus safety
29. Beverly Lowe, Sexual Offenders list
30. Ivan Cosimi, CEO, SMA Healthcare
31. Josh Goergen, Government Advocacy Manager, Advent Health
32. Rhona DiCamillo, League of Women Voters of Jacksonville/ First Coast
33. Ann Salamone, Public safety/Sex offense laws
34. Kim Dinkins, 1000 Friends of Florida
35. Jena Dennis, Hastings Main Street, Inc.
36. Jacqueline LeBlanc, Constituent
37. Zachary Deutch, Florida Society of Anesthesiologists
38. Valerie Schulz, Floridians for National Popular Vote
39. Barbara Paterick, Floridians for National Popular Vote
40. Michelle Colee, Wildflower Healthcare
41. Chris Stone, Children’s Home Society of FL
42. Schuyler Siefker, St. Augustine Youth Services
43. Nicole Crosby, Constituent
44. Kristopher Barajas, Continuum of Care of St. Johns County
45. Malinda Everson, Habitat for Humanity of St. Augustine/St. Johns County
46. Doris Taylor, Constituent
47. Mary Ann Hayes, Consideration to Elderly for Registration
48. John Finnemorem, Planet Swim LLC
49. Jonathon Milicevic, Planet Swim LLC
50. Gus Calado, Planet Swim LLC
51. Anna Machiz, The Arc of St. Johns

8) Others wishing to address the Delegation (please fill out a speaker card at the back table)
9) Final Remarks from Delegation Members
10) Election of Delegation Chair and Vice-Chair
11) Adjourn