03-08-71 v CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
AGENDA
MARCH 8, 1971
1. Call to order
2. Invocation
3. Approval of Minutes of February 22, 1971
4. Recognition of visitors
5. Correspondence.
6. Committee Reports on :
(a) Municipal area planning
7. Police and Fire Chief
8. Public Works Superintendent
9. City Manager
10. Commissioners
11. Mayor
12. Adjourned
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ATLANTIC BEACH CITY
COMMISSION HELD AT THE CITY HALL ON MONDAY , MARCH 8 , 1971
AT2 : 00 P.M.
Present : William S . Howell , Mayor-Commissioner
Arthur J . Longo
R . R . Rosborough
Preben Johansen
L. W . Minton , Jr . , Commissioners ;
and
R . C . Vogel , City Manager
Oliver Ball , City Attorney
Adele S . Drage , City Cler'.�
The meeting was called to order by the Mayor-Commissioner ;
Mr . Howell .
The Invocation was given by Commissioner Minton , followed
by the salute to the -flag .
Upon motion of Mr . Longo , seconded by Mr . Minton , and
carried , the minutes of the regular meeting of February 22 ,
1971 , were approved as written .
Mayor Howell recognized visitors present and called for any
business from the floor which was not on the-'asenda. There was
none .
Mr . Johansen reported on the Municipal Area Planning Committee
and stated that they had met the previous Saturday and had
decided to put off for the time being, any decision as to the
hiring of a City Planner . Mr . Longo asked if there were
monies allocated for this in the budget and received an affirm-
ative answer .
The Police Department report for the month of January , 1:71 ,
was received for information and filing .
Public Works Director Hilliard reported that they were con-
tinuing with the paving work in Royal Palms .
Bids were presented covering a two-way radio for the City
Manager ' s oar . Bids were received from the following :
General Electric Company $857 .46
Motorola Communications & Electronics :35 . 30
Mr . Longo moved the bids be referreto Committee for tabula-
tion and report back to the next meeting, seconded by Mr .
Rosborough and carried . Commissioner Longo and City Manager
Vogel were appointed by Mayor-Howell to act as the Committee .
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City Manager Vogel reported his mileage for the month of
February was 393 and Mrs . Crage ° s , 190 .
City Manager Vogel brought forward a building permit which
had been issued to Mr . Ernest Davis in 1965 for the purpose
of building a restaurant and dancehall on Roberts Street .
The original permit had been issued in 1960 , at which time
construction was begun , but set aside . The question being
raised at this time was due to the fact that the building-to-
be is now within 50O ° of churches , which were not there when
the original permit was issued , would he be eligible for a
beer license when the building was complete . City Attorney
Ball stated that the building permit really was of no con-
sequence and not valid due to the fact that there had been
so many changes made in the building code since the permits
had been issued , and if the building is situated within the
500 ° of a church as stipulated , the request for a beer license
would automatically be turned down . He further stated that
the State usually left it up to the municipalities and their
Ordinances on the issuance of such licenses .
The question was raised that with Mr . Johansen being elected
as Councilman for the District one on the Jacksonville Council ,
how would his seat be filled? Mayor Howell stated that the
City Commission would elect a replacement when he left the
Commission on July 1st , 1971 .
Mr . Longo commented that he had been in touch with our Sgt .
H. P.Craig who had been seriously hurt during the course of
performing his police duties , and he is now back on the job .
Mr . Johansen publicly thanked the Atlantic Beach Commission
and citizens for supporting him in the recent election .
Mayor Howell commented that there would be a meeting held in
the City Hall of Jacksonville Beach on Tuesday . March 9 ,
1371 , at which time the Legislative Delegation of the City
of Jacksonville would be present to hear any and all comments
or complaints or requests the citizens of the beaches areas
would like to present to them.
Mayor Howell further commented that according to the treasurer ' s
report of February , 1971 , the City of Atlantic Beach , with all
due respect to the Jacksonville Journal , was not in a bad
financial shape as you were led to believe in a recent article .
In fact , he emphasized , that the City was not in any financial
straits .
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There being no further business , the Mayor declared the
meeting adjourned .
*;#1,0 m' S . Howell
Mayor-Commissioner
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Adele S . Grage
CITY CLERK