06-22-20 Commission Workshop Agenda packet
City of Atlantic Beach
Agenda
Commission Workshop
Monday, June 22, 2020 - 5:30 p.m.
Commission Chamber
City Hall, 800 Seminole Road
Page(s)
CALL TO ORDER
1. TOPIC - 18TH STREET BEACH ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS
1.A.
Beach Parking Cost - Share Eligibility in the Context of 18th and 19th Street
SPP Cost-Share Eligibility Parking Analysis
3 - 4
1.B.
HALFF Concept Plans for 18th Street Parking Redesign
HALFF Presentation
5 - 9
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Beach Parking Cost-Share Eligibility in the Context of 18th St & 19th St
Revised June 18, 2020
Prepared by Steve Swann
Shoreline lengths eligible for Cost-Share are quantified at the rate of 100 Units/mile or 52.8 ft/Unit
Car Parking Space = 1 Unit = 52.8 ft/spot for eligibility
Bike Parking Space = ¼ Unit = 13.2 ft/spot for eligibility, max of 16 spaces per access or 211.2 ft
18th St & 19th St considered Secondary Beach Accesses since there <100 Units at either access
Width of Access counts towards eligibility – 18th St = 12 ft, 19th St = 40 ft
Car & Bike Parking Spaces must be located within ¼ mile of the public beach access to count
Eligible shoreline lengths cannot overlap
Fy18/19 Duval County Shore Protection Project Application Cost-Share Eligibility Determination:
o 18th St = 12 ft width + 48 car spaces * 52.8 ft/space + 9 bike space * 13.2 ft/space = 2,665.2 ft
o 19th St = 40 ft width + 16 car spaces * 52.8 ft/space + 7 bike space * 13.2 ft/space = 977.2 ft
Length of eligible shoreline + access width between 18th St & 19th St = 3,304.3 ft, see attached
According to Andrew Briscoe, FDEP, via email (see attached), there is approximately 250 ft of excess
eligible shoreline length (overlap) between the 18th St and 19th St. This is similar to the excess
eligible shoreline length shown in the attached 2014 Duval Parking Assessment
250 ft correlates to 4.5 Eligibility Units, meaning without adding bike spaces up to 4 car parking
spaces could be removed in aggregate from 18th St and 19th St without impacting cost-share
eligibility
Adding 7 additional bike spaces at 18th and 9 at 19th (recalling that there is a maximum of 16 at each
access counted towards eligibility) results in the ability to remove a total of 8 parking spaces
between the two accesses without affecting cost-share eligibility
In summary, it appears that with the addition of 16 new bike spaces, a total of 8 automobile
parking spaces could be removed from either the 18th St or 19th St beach accesses without
impacting FDEP cost-share eligibility.
This analysis must be reviewed by Olsen & Associates to verify accuracy prior to any actions being
taken
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From: Briscoe, Andrew [mailto:Andrew.Briscoe@dep.state.fl.us]
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 5:58 PM
To: Swann, Steve
Subject: RE: FW: Atlantic Beach Public Beach Parking
Steve,
I’ve communicated with Kevin Bodge from Olsen Associates and he provided the updated parking maps for the Duval
County Shore Protection Project that show the required parking spaces/eligibility units within the 19th Street and 18th
Street area in Atlantic Beach. We’re still working a bit to determine what options may be available and to get a definitive
number on the amount of public access required at the 18th Street and 19th Street accesses within Atlantic Beach, but
preliminarily it definitely looks like there’s potential to remove a few eligibility units at 18th Street if needed.
The proposed project that received funding under DEP Agreement 19DU1 showed 17.75 parking spaces/eligibility units
at 19th Street and 50.25 parking spaces/eligibility units at 18th Street. The eligibility on these applications is sometimes
subject to revisions or verifications, which as you can see is sometimes difficult to nail down exact numbers with an
application up to a year before funding is made available. The eligibility of these two public access points creates a small
overlap of approximately 250 feet. This means that just over 4.5 units of eligibility could potentially be removed from
either 18th or 19th Street without having any impact on the eligibility of the project. Obviously, removing 4.5 parking
spaces would be impossible, so removing 5+ parking spaces would require mitigation in the form of adding bike racks
within the access area.
Unfortunately, I cannot say definitively what the City of Atlantic Beach must or should do in determining what space(s)
are able to be removed from an area, if any. I highly recommend working with the project’s local sponsor the City of
Jacksonville, Kevin Bodge from Olsen Associates, and any local residents/local organizations concerned about the public
to come up with a solution that is agreeable with all parties. What I can say for sure is that the previous eligibility listed
in the 15DU1 Agreement was outdated and incorrect, and that there absolutely must be some public access at both 18th
Street and 19th Street to maintain the current state cost‐share percentages on the Duval County Shore Protection
Project. Currently it appears that approximately 4.5 eligibility units could be removed at 18th Street without impacting
the project eligibility and state cost‐share, but that any final decisions are up to the project’s local sponsor and the City
of Atlantic Beach. This would still require that 45.75 eligibility units remain at 18th Street, at a minimum.
I do sincerely apologize for the misinformation regarding the necessary eligibility on the Duval County Shore Protection
Project. The eligibility calculated for the 15DU1 Agreement was absolutely incorrect, and the Department not correcting
it in the past has made this situation more complicated.
I will keep you updated as more things are determined on our end, and of course, if you have any further questions or
need any clarification on anything, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Have a great evening!
Andrew
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