Commission Meeting 07/13/2026 07:00 PM 25493 NW 1st Avenue, Newberry, Florida 32669

CALL TO ORDER

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRESENTATIONS
(Please limit presentations to 15 minutes)

• 1.Presentation of Planning and Zoning Board Certificates of Appreciation to: Jessica Carey, Naim Erched, Anne Polo and Kathi Thomas

• 2.Parks and Recreation Update and Proclamation

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
(Please limit announcements to 2 minutes)

CONSENT AGENDA

• 3.06.22.2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes

• 4.Award Professional Engineering and Consulting Services Contracts

PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ORDINANCES

• 5.Preliminary Fire Assessment Rate

  A Resolution Of The City Of Newberry, Florida, Relating To The Provision Of Fire Rescue Services, Facilities, And Programs In The City Of Newberry, Florida; Providing Authority, Purpose And Definitions; Providing Certain Legislative Findings; Describing The Method Of Assessing Fire Rescue Assessed Cost Against Assessed Property; Establishing The Estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Cost And Annual Fire Rescue Assessments For The Fiscal Year Commencing October 1, 2026; Directing The Preparation Of An Assessment Roll; Providing For Hardship Assistance; Providing For Vacancy Adjustment; Authorizing A Public Hearing And Directing The Provision Of Notice Thereof; Providing For The Method Of Collection; Providing For Application Of Assessment Proceeds; Providing For Severability, Conflicts, And An Effective Date.

• 6.Site and Development Plan for Heartland Dental

  RESOLUTION NO. 2026-23 for Petition# SDP 26-04

  A Resolution of the City of Newberry, Florida, approving a site and development plan and development conditions for a project known as “Heartland Dental” within the Highland Park Planned Development consisting of approximately 1.27 acres identified as a portion of Alachua County Tax Parcel No. 01932-009-000; and providing an effective date.

  Quasi-Judicial Public Hearing

• 7.Site and Development Plan and Special Exception for Outdoor Dining for Chipotle

  Quasi-Judicial Public Hearing RESOLUTION NO. 2026-24 for Petition # SDP 26-03 and SE 26-01 Chipotle

  A Resolution of the City of Newberry, Florida, approving a site and development plan and development conditions for a project known as “Chipotle” within the Highland Park Planned Development consisting of approximately 1.16 acres identified as a portion of Alachua County Tax Parcel No. 01932-009-000; and approving a special exception for open air dining ancillary to the project; and providing an effective date.

  Quasi-Judicial Public Hearing

• 8.Text Amendment to the Land Development Code to remove outdoor dining as a special exception in commercial zoning districts.

  Legislative, First Reading of ORDINANCE NO. 2026-26

  Petition # LDR 26-20 which is an ordinance of the city of Newberry, Florida, amending the text of the code of ordinances related to the regulation of outdoor dining/open air restaurants and open sided/free standing commercial pavilions; providing for codification and correction; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing directions to the clerk and an effective date.

AGENDA ITEMS

• 9.The Community Development Department is expanding the Special Magistrate hearing officer pool, to conduct quasi-judicial hearings.

  A Resolution no. 2026-20 of the city of Newberry, Florida, appointing a special magistrate for code enforcement matters; providing authorization and direction to the city manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.

• 10.Commercial Kennel/Small Animal Boarding Discussion

• 11.Resolution 2026-29- Surplus and Non-Competitive Disposition of Property to FDOT

• 12.Authorizing Application to the USDA Rural Business Development Grant Program

  A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Newberry, Florida; Authorizing The City Manager To Make Application To The U.S. Department Of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) Program For Funding Business Opportunity And Business Enterprise Projects That Serve Rural Areas; Repealing All Resolutions In Conflict; Providing An Effective Date.

• 13.Property Acquisition

COMMENTS

Citizens
(Please limit your comments to 5 minutes)

City Manager

City Attorney

City Clerk

Commission

Mayor

MEETING ADJOURNMENT