Item 9AGENDA ITEM #9
NOVEMBER 25, 2002
November 18, 2002.
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jim
SUBJECT: City Mana~er's Report
Adele Grage Ribbon-Cutting; The ribbon cutting for the newly renovated Adele Grage Cultural
Center has been scheduled for Thursday, December 12th at 6:OOpm. Invitations will be sent out
to the Mayor and Commission, all project donors and many others that have been associated with
the project.
Beach Renourishment; Walt Hoegrefe from the City of Jacksonville and Steve Ross from the
Corps of Engineers will make a brief presentation at the Commission Meeting on 11/25/02, to
report on the upcoming beach renourishment project. Atlantic Beach has also received
notification from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection of their intent to conduct
coring operations on-the beaches that will be affected by the renourishment project, including
Atlantic Beach. One core sample would be collected for approximately each linear mile of
beachfront, and will consist of a ten-foot deep sediment core. The purpose is to match the sands
located in potential sand barrow sites offshore with the sand presently on our beaches. The DEP
will operate a 4-WD vehicle on our beaches in connection with this sampling program within the
next several weeks.
On a related note, the annual conference on Beach Preservation Technology will be held at the
Sawgrass Marriott Resort in Ponte Vedra Beach on February 10-12, 2003. Information is
available from the City Clerk.