Monday, December 18, 2017

SAB SECRECY STINKS: St. Augustine Beach City Manager MAX ROYLE, Mayor RICH O'BRIEN, Plotted Secret Meeting With Miami Developers On Public-Private Partnership at Pier




St. Augustine Beach City "Manager" BRUCE MAX ROYLE and Mayor RICHARD BURTT O'BRIEN caught red-handed meeting privately with developer about future of our  pier and pier park, which is owned by St. Johns County, not the City of St. Augustine Beach.

What's going on here?   




From: Max Royle
Sent:  Thursday, October 22, 2017 
To: Comm  O'Brien
Subject:  FW:  Pier Park, St. Augustine Beach
Mayor,
Will you be here during the week of October 23
rd? Or we could have a conference call with Mr. Ardid re: a public/private partnership.
Max


From: Diego Ardid [mailto:diego@keyinternational.info] Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2017 3:10 AM
To: Max Royle
Subject: Re: Pier Park, St. Augustine Beach
Hello Max,


I am i plan on being in St. Augustine the week of the 23rd maybe we can arrange to meet then or i am happy to get on a call beforehand.
Thank you.

Diego Ardid
Key International
848 Brickell Ave Suite 1100 Miami Fl, 331313
P. 305 377 1037
F. 305 377 4113
diego@keyinternational.info www.key-international.com
On Oct 11, 2017, at 2:54 PM, Max Royle <mroyle@cityofsab.org> wrote:
Mr. Ardid,
St. Johns County and St. Augustine Beach are discussing what to do about the fishing pier and the adjacent pier park. The County says it has no money to repair both; nor does my City have the financial resources to do the repair. The City Commission recently discussed exploring the possibility of private/public partnerships. Would Key International consider discussing some possibilities with the City? A conference telephone call could be arranged for you to discuss this with Mayor O’Brien, or, if you visit our area, you could meet with him. Please let know if you want to discuss this matter.
Max
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Max Royle
Thursday, October 12, 2017 8:22 AM Comm O'Brien
FW: Pier Park, St. Augustine Beach


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The Ardid Family
(Photo credit: Haute Living Magazine)



-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Slavin
To: mwanchick ; pmccormack ; mryan ; rgoldman ; voakes ; wfusco ; jpwilson ; mroyle ; braddatz ; pat.gleason ; pbondi ; leslie.jacobs ; info
Sent: Mon, Dec 18, 2017 12:34 pm
Subject: Re: Request No. 2017-694: November 2, 1982 St. Johns County Pier Tax Referendum to establish St. Johns County Ocean and Fishing Pier at St. Augustine Beach, Florida
Good afternoon:
Please send me our city, county and state records on:
A.  The November 2, 1982 St. Johns County Pier Tax Referendum to establish the St. Johns County Ocean and Fishing Pier, finished in 1984; and 
B.  Any legal analysis, from any source, as to whether St. Johns County may now legally give away or sell the pier or park, with or without a referendum.  
C. Any request(s) from St. Johns County or the City of St. Augustine Beach for a Florida State Attorney General's opinion on this issue of whether an asset or structure acquired or improved with bond and tax funds pursuant to a referendum may be sold, alienated, subdivided, subject to a "private-public partnership" or given away without another referendum.
Thank you.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
904-377-4998

-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Slavin <easlavin@aol.com>
To: sgracey <sgracey@keyinternational.info>; diego <diego@keyinternational.info>; neisen.kasdin <neisen.kasdin@akerman.com>; jose <jose@keyinternational.info>; inigo <inigo@keyinternational.info>; mroyle <mroyle@cityofsab.org>; jpwilson <jpwilson@cityofsab.org>; braddatz <braddatz@cityofsab.org>; mwanchick <mwanchick@sjcfl.us>; pmccormack <pmccormack@sjcfl.us>; mryan <mryan@sjcfl.us>; rgoldman <rgoldman@floridashistoriccoast.com>
Sent: Sat, Dec 16, 2017 6:28 pm
Subject: Request No. 2017-692: Records re: Possible "Private/Public Partnership" with Key International for County Park and Pier at St. Augustine Beach, Florida
Dear Messrs. Kasdin, Gracey, Ardid, Goldman, Wanchick, Ryan, McCormack, Wilson and Royle, and Ms. Raddatz:
1. Please identify the expectations, desires, plans, business models, lobbying and consulting contracts and contacts, regulatory analysis, economic research. proposed beneficial owners and investors, accounting records, etc. of the Ardids and Key International concerning the future of our County-owned St Augustine Beach pier and park, a/k/a "St. Johns County Ocean and Fishing Pier as a putative "Private/Public Partnership?"  
2. Please provide all documents.
3. Please preserve all records.
Thank you.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
904-377-4998


-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Slavin <easlavin@aol.com>
To: mroyle <mroyle@cityofsab.org>; jpwilson <jpwilson@cityofsab.org>; braddatz <braddatz@cityofsab.org>
Sent: Sat, Dec 16, 2017 10:44 am
Subject: Request No. 2017-691: Legal Basis (IF ANY) for City Manager Max Royle Inviting Private Meeting(s) on "Private/Public Partnership" with Key International for Park and Pier at St. Augustine Beach?

Dear Messrs. Wilson and Royle and Ms. Raddatz:
Please send me the legal advice or opinion document(s) (if any) and/or St. Augustine Beach City Commission minutes (if any) supporting St. Augustine Beach City Manager Bruce Max Royle writing Key International owner Diego Ardid and inviting him to a private meeting with him and Mayor Richard Burtt O'Brien to discuss what Royle referred to as a "Private/Public Partnership" (sic) with Key International concerning the future of our St. Augustine Beach pier and park, a/k/a "St Johns County Ocean and Fishing Pier." 

On Oct 11, 2017, at 2:54 PM, Max Royle <mroyle@cityofsab.org> wrote:
Mr. Ardid,
St. Johns County and St. Augustine Beach are discussing what to do about the fishing pier and the adjacent pier park. The County says it has no money to repair both; nor does my City have the financial resources to do the repair. The City Commission recently discussed exploring the possibility of private/public partnerships. Would Key International consider discussing some possibilities with the City? A conference telephone call could be arranged for you to discuss this with Mayor O’Brien, or, if you visit our area, you could meet with him. Please let know if you want to discuss this matter.
Max
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Max Royle
Thursday, October 12, 2017 8:22 AM Comm O'Brien
FW: Pier Park, St. Augustine Beach
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With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
904-377-4998

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