11-01-88 v AGENDA
CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
November 1, 1988
Call to Order
Pledge to Flag
Roll Call
1. Approval of Minutes of July 5, 1989
2. Recognition of Visitors and Guests
3. New Business
4. Status Report from Code Enforcement Officer
5. Board Members Comments
6. Adjournment
MINUTES OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MEETING
HELD AT CITY HALL ON NOVEMBER 1, 1988 AT 7:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER: Present: George Bull, Jr. , Chairman
Ronald Della Porta
Mattie Freeman
Jerome R. Strayve, Members
AND: Suzanne Bass, Prosecuting Attorney
Rene' Angers, Code Enforcement Officer
Karen S. Moore, Secretary
ABSENT: Herbert Moller, Absent with excuse
Allen Salfer, Excused due to Illness
Fred Mills, Absent without excuse
Claude Mullis, Counsel to the Board
Chairman Bull stated Mr. Fred Mills had missed two meetings without an
excuse and according to the rules set up by the State of Florida which
stipulated when a Board member is absent two times without an excuse in the
same year, his membership on the Board is automatically terminated.
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1. Approval of Minutes of July 5, 1988.
Mr. Strayve moved for approval of the minutes of July 5, 1988 as written.
The motion was seconded by Mrs. Freeman and carried unanimously.
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2. Recognition of Visitors and Guests.
Chairman Bull welcomed City Manager Richard Fellows whom was seated in the
audience.
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3. New Business
A. Status report from Code Enforcement Officer
Mrs. Rene' Angers stated she had one item to bring before the Board but the
item had been resolved prior to the meeting. She also reported there were
four outstanding complaints that she was working on and everyone was being
very cooperative in trying to resolve them. Mrs. Suzanne Bass asked Mrs.
Angers about the complaint that had been resolved prior to the meeting. Mrs.
Angers replied it was a home at 408 Aquatic Drive owned by Steve Chambers
who had a boat parked in the front yard. The neighbors and the Neighborhood
Association had complained about it. She stated one letter had been sent in
June asking him to remove the boat, he did not comply and another letter was
sent asking him to appear before the Board. He complied with that letter and
moved the boat.
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Meeting, November 1, 1988
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4. Board Members Comments
Mrs. Freeman stated she thought everything had been going well and she had
enjoyed being on the Board.
Mr. Strayve echoed Mrs. Freeman's comments and added he was delighted with
the success Mrs. Angers has had in solving the complaints.
Mr. Bull stated he wanted to take some time and explain some things that had
been misunderstood by Board members and the citizens. He advised that the
Board had been formed more or less as a judge and jury to hear complaints
from the City relative to citizens disobeying Ordinances. He stated he had
been called by citizens who were unhappy with the way complaints were
handled by Mrs. Angers as far as pursuing violations. He commented that
this was none of the Boards business. The process was, if a citizen had a
complaint, they would call the Code Enforcement Officer. Then it becomes
Mrs. Angers' responsibility as an agent for the City to pursue the matter.
If she or the City decides they do not want to pursue the matter, it was no
concern of the Board. He stated he did not want the Board to ever get in a
position from the publics opinion that they were siding with Mrs. Angers or
Mr. Fellows or the code itself. The Board was here to interpret a violation
when it occurs and was being prosecuted. He advised the Board if they heard
of any complaints, they should channel them onto the Code Enforcement
Officer.
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5. Adjournment
There being no other business to ()Le \•efore e Board, Chairman Bull
declared the meeting adjourned at 8 Of p. \
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George Bull, Jr.
Chairman/Presiding Officer
Attest:
Karen S. Moore, Secretary