01-08-91 v CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD
AGENDA
7:30 PM, Tuesday, January 8, 1991
Call to order
Pledge to the Flag
1 . Approval of the minutes of the meeting of October 2 ,
1990
2 . Recognition of visitors and guests
3 . Old Business:
A. Case No. 0013 - Francisco Rebelo to report on
progress being made to bring his business at 1651
Mayport Road into compliance with the order of the
Code Enforcement Board
B. Case No. 0014 - Joseph Nadeau to report on
progress being made to bring his property at 105
West Sixth Street into compliance with city
ordinances
4 . New Business :
5 . Board Members Comments
Adjournment
MINUTES OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MEETING
HELD AT CITY HALL ON JANUARY 8, 1991 AT 7:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER Present: George Bull, Jr. , Chairman
Mattie Freeman, Vice Chairman
Heywood Dowling, Jr.
Edward Martin
Herbert Moller
And: Suzanne Bass, Prosecuting Attorney
Alan Jensen, Legal Council to Board
Don Ford, Code Enforcement Officer
Dorothy M. Strain, Secretary
Absent: William J. Dorsey, Excused
Mary Lyle Perry, Excused
1. Approval of Minutes of October 2, 1990.
Mr. Dowling moved for approval of the minutes of October 2, 1990
as written. The motion was seconded by Mr. Moller and carried
unanimously.
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2. Recognition of visitors and guests -
Chairman Bull welcomed Dorothy Strain as the Board' s new secretary
and assistant to the City Clerk, Maureen King.
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Mr. Bull made mention that his term of office had expired and he
was reappointed in December . Mr . Bull moved to elect a new
chairperson. Mr. Dowling made a motion to reelect Mr. Bull as
chairperson and Mrs . Freeman seconded the motion and carried
unanimously.
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3. Old Business
Case #0013 - Francisco Rebelo to report on progress being made to
bring his business at 1651 Mayport Road into compliance with the
order of the Code Enforcement Board. Mr. Ford understood that the
board had required that Mr. Rebelo was to report as to when he was
going to complete the clean up of the outside storage and/or
construct a building as an alternative . The board had not
previously set a timetable due to the poor economy. Mr. Bull then
called on Mr. Rebelo for his update. Mr. Rebelo stated that he
had made an attempt to sell his business . He had also
investigated the possibility of constructing a larger building.
He also stated that he had removed about 90% of the unusable
equipment. Mr. Rebelo stated that being a small business he is
trying to survive economically and was doing what he could to
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January 8, 1991
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comply with the laws of the City of Atlantic Beach.
Ms. Bass asked Mr. Rebelo if the equipment still remained behind
the fence. He responded that he was in the process of cleaning it
up.
Ms. Bass then asked what was his plan to construct a building to
house the equipment in question as previously discussed with the
board.
Mr. Rebelo stated he could not meet the obligations set by the
banks to receive financing. So he has chose to reduce the size of
his business and continue to make a living.
There was discussion regarding whether the truck and trailer on
the south edge of the property still remained. Also, whether the
fence located behind the building was actually on his property
boundry line.
Mr. Rebelo replied that the vehicles were used to haul to debris
to other locations and once the debris is removed the trucks will
be relocated. He also stated that his property line is located
beyond the fence in question.
Ms. Freeman asked what progress had been made since the last Board
meeting with the clean up.
He responded that he had cleaned away 5% of the debris since the
last meeting and has completed 60% of the total clean up.
Mr. Dowling stated the next meeting was scheduled the day after
the April 1, 1991 deadline.
Mr. Dowling moved to change the deadline to April 3, 1991. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Moller and carried unanimously.
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5 . Case #0014 - Joseph Nadeau to report on the progress being
made to bring his property at 105 West Sixth Street into
compliance with city ordinances. Mr. Bull called on Mr. Ford for a
report . Mr. Ford stated that he had inspected the property in
question on January 7, 1991 and the debris had been cleaned up to
his satisfaction . ( Before and after photographs had been
submitted to the Board at that time) .
Ms. Bass asked if the van, which was seen in both before and after
pictures, was operable.
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Mr. Nadeau stated the white van was used on a daily basis and the
blue van was also operable. He stated he was in compliance with
the City' s ordinance and wished the case to be closed.
Mr. Bull suggested since Mr. Ford felt Mr. Nadeau had complied
with the City Ordinances, the case should be closed.
Ms. Bass suggested that Mr. Ford' s recommendation was to have the
Board decide whether or not this case should be closed based on
his report.
The Board discussed the closing of this case.
Mr . Moller moved to close this case since Mr. Nadeau was in
compliance with the City' s Ordinance. The motion was seconded by
Mr. Dowling and carried unanimously.
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Mr. Ford brought to the attention of the Board Section 2-143 in
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlantic Beach. He quoted
"The meetings of the Board shall occur no less frequently than
every two months. The Board may meet more often if necessary. "
After brief discussion the Board agreed to change the schedule of
meetings from once every three months to bimonthly. This will go
into effect after the April 2, 1991 meeting.
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Adjournment
There being no other business to come b- o e the Board, the
meeting was adjourned at 8: 10 p.m.
411,
George Bu 1, Jr.
Chairman
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Dorothy . Strain
Secretary