January 2022.pdfGreetings, and I wish you the happiest New Year ever! I wanted to report on an exciting endeavor for 2022.
The Mayor's Council on Health and Well-Being was formed to support the City's vision for the future, the
Commission's quality of life (QOL) initiative, and the beaches potential participation in the larger Blue Zones
Project Jacksonville.
If you haven't heard about the global Blue Zones movement, this model is the result of studying diverse
communities where people live longest and are healthiest. Their experts found that 80% of health outcomes are
the result of lifestyle and environment, not genetics. After a County-wide assessment last year, the three
beach cities were identified as one of three focused Blue Zones project zones in Duval County. While data
support that life satisfaction is already high at the beaches, we believe that strong policies, planning,
education, and community engagement can make life at the beach even better! If you want to learn more, check
out www.bluezones.com/activate-jacksonville.
While the Council on Health and Well-Being in Atlantic Beach is separate from the Blue Zones project, we can
learn from it. Council members will identify topics with many issues in mind: demographics and trends;
community health/risk indicators; inventory of programs; challenges and opportunities; and philanthropy and
volunteerism. Eleven members of our community have been appointed as Council members, and they will meet
through November 2022. Subject matter experts will be invited to present, and a final report will be issued.
Public involvement is encouraged. Our first planning meeting will be in the Commission Chamber on January
12 at 12 noon. Bring your lunch and learn along with us!
To get us started, the City has adopted a vision statement for the future. Approved last month - and after a
methodical process that included more than 785 survey responses - the AB2040Vision statement follows:
In Atlantic Beach, we have a strong sense of belonging and safety. Our citizens and government care deeply
about community character, and we understand that unified support is required to preserve it. We are graced
with the functional beauty of our beach, our marsh and our tree canopy. Our shady streets and multi-use paths
connect our welcoming neighborhoods and vibrant local businesses. Our city supports our diverse,
multigenerational, socially linked community with green spaces, active lifestyles, parks, and programming.
Speaking for the City, it is our honor to serve you the city that we all love. We look forward to more folks
engaging with us, whether in person, at public meetings, by volunteering to serve on committees, through
emails and email subscriptions, by visiting our website and project pages, or by checking us out on social
media.
In Gratitude,
Ellen Glasser, Mayor
#WeAreAB
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
Monthly Newsletter
J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 2 | V O L . 1 8 N O . 1
WWW.COAB.US/INTHEKNOW
A NEW YEAR, A NEW VISION
A NEW FOCUS ON HEALTH, WELL-BEING
WWW.COAB.US/RECREATION - RECREATION@COAB.US - (904) 247-5828
December 2021
Dec 8 ESC Tree Subcommittee 5:15 pm
Dec 8 Environmental Stewardship Committee 6 pm
Dec 13 Commission Meeting 6:30 pm
Dec 14 CARAC Meeting 6 pm
Dec 15 ESC Outreach Subcommittee 6:30 pm
Dec 21 Community Development Board 6 pm
Dec 23-24 Christmas Holiday – City Offices Closed
Dec 28 ESC LEED Subcommittee 11 am
Dec 31 New Year’s Observance – City Offices Closed
January 2021
Jan 10 Commission Meeting 6:30 pm
Jan 12 ESC Tree Subcommittee 5:15 pm
Jan 12 Environmental Stewardship Committee 6 pm
Jan 17 Martin Luther King Day - City Offices Closed
Jan 18 Community Development Board 6 pm
Jan 19 ESC Outreach Subcommittee 6:30 pm
Jan 24 Commission Meeting 6:30 pm
Jan 25 LEED Subcommittee 11 am
Visit www.coab.us/calendar for updates and information
on meeting attendance and participation.
CITY CALENDAR
January
Jan 6 Code Enforcement Special Magistrate 2 pm
Jan 10 Commission Meeting 6:30 pm
Jan 12 ESC Tree Subcommittee 5:15 pm
Jan 12 Mayor's Council on Health/Well-Being, Noon
Jan 12 Environmental Stewardship Committee 6 pm
Jan 17 Martin Luther King Day - City Offices Closed
Jan 18 Community Development Board 6 pm
Jan 19 ESC Outreach Subcommittee 6:30 pm
Jan 22 Town Hall – Commission Chamber 10 am
Jan 24 Commission Meeting 6:30 pm
Jan 25 ESC LEED Subcommittee Meeting 11 am
February
Feb 4 Blood Drive (City Hall) Noon to 5 pm
Feb 9 ESC Tree Subcommittee 5:15 pm
Feb 10 Environmental Stewardship Committee 6 pm
Feb 14 Commission Meeting 6:30 pm
Feb 15 Community Development Board 6 pm
Feb 16 ESC Outreach Subcommittee 6:30 pm
Feb 21 President’s Day – City Offices Closed
Feb 22 ESC LEED Subcommittee Meeting 11 am
Feb 28 Commission Meeting 6:30 pm
Updates and information on attending and
participating in meetings are published at
www.coab.us/calendar.
RECREATION EVENTS
January
8 – Artist Reception, Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716
Ocean Blvd., 6 p.m.
9 - Songwriters Concert, Gulliford Hall at Adele Grage
Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., 6 p.m.
14 – Shakespeare in the Park, Johansen Park, 1535
Park Terrace E., 6 p.m.
20 - Artist Reception, Adele Grage Cultural Center,
716 Ocean Blvd., 4 p.m.
February
6 - Songwriters Concert, Gulliford Hall at Adele Grage
Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., 6 p.m.
March
6 - Songwriters Concert, Gulliford Hall at Adele Grage
Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., 6 p.m.
12 – Wild Wonders, Dutton Island Preserve Pavilion, 1
p.m.
20 – Acoustic Night, Bull Park, 716 Ocean Blvd., 6
p.m.
26 – Wild Wonders, Dutton Island Preserve Pavilion, 1
p.m.
UPDATES: WWW.COAB.US/RECREATION