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MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE ATLANTIC BEACH TOWN COUNCIL
HELD AT THE TOWN HALL ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 1954 AT 8 P.M.
Present:
Norman A. Minchew
Marvin Carr
1111- L. "Jack" Feather
E. G. Adams Councilmen
and
J.A. Reid, Mayor
Frank Thompson, Attorney
J.D. Brotchie , Town Manager
Adele_S. Grage, Town Clerk
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The.meeting was called to orderaby the President, Mr. Minchew.
Mr. Wylie Gillespie of Smith and Gillespie, Engineers was present
and discussed with the Council the Waterworks project. He advised
that the plans as they now stand are entirely usable , but some items
would have to_ be added and some revisions made due to the growth of
the _ Town since the making of the original plans in 1948. He advised
that his Company would be glad to, bring these plans up-to-date without
cost to the Towm, provided the Town goes ahead with the work within
a year, if they do not proceed within. the year, then the Town will
be billed in line with scheduled engineering fees. There was further
discussion and the firm of Smith and Gillespie , Engineers, was approved
410 to proceed with the bringing up-to-date the Waterworks plans and
specifications at no cost to the Town provided the Town goes ahead
with the work within a year. Mr. Smith requested that someone be
designated to work with them when they needed any information, so that
they would not have to wait on Council meetings to get it. Mr. Minchew
designated the Public Works Committee and Mr. Brotchie to give Smith
and Gillestie whateverr as istance needed. Motion on approval was made
by Mr. ar andsecon ed by Mr. eather , and carried.
Mr. Thompson suggested to the Council that they pass an Ordinance
to cover the barricading of the Beach to vehicular traffic at all times.
Upon motion of Mr. Feather, seconded by Mr. Carr an Ordinance entitled
"AN ORDINANCE Finding and Declaring that it is Necessary to the Public
Safety and Welfare that all that Area of the Ocean Beach within the Cor-
porate Limits of the Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida, Lying Southerly of
the Prolongation Easterly of the Southerly line of 15th Street to the Low
Water Mark of the At;antic Ocean, and Northerly of the Prolongation Easterly
to Said Low Water Mark of the Northerly line of Lot 5, Block 36, Atlantic Beac
according to Plar Recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 69 of the Current Public
Records of Duval County, Florida, Be bstablished as a Safety Zone ; Estab-
lidhing such Area as a afety Zone for the use of Persons Engaged in Bath-
r ing, Sun-bathing Games, Fishing and Similar Recreational Activities, and
Prohibiting the Operation of Vehicles of all Kinds and the Riding of Animals
on or within said Area; Providing for the Erection and Maintenance of
Suitable Barricades or Obstructions to Prevent the Entry of Vehicles into
Said Area; and Providing Penalties For the Violation of this Ordinance."
An Ordinance Regulating the Sale, Furnishing and Dispensing of Alcoholic
Beverages was presented for third and final reading.by the Town Clerk.
There was a discussion of this Ordinance and Mr. Adams moved that the
Ordinance be amended by striking therefrom Section 3 in its entirety,
and• that the subsequent sections be numbered in chronological order,
and that as so amended thesaidOrdinance be passed on third and final
reading. The motion was seconded by Mr. Carr and carried. It was
brought out that Section 3 of the Original Ordinance covered the clos-
ing hours of liquor places and the Council prefers to wait for a full
attendance to vote on this subject, while the balance of the Ordinance
dealing with• the operation of the places dispensing liquors should have
immediate passage.
1111- Mr. Thonpson• advised that revisions in the old Budget for 1953-54
could be made by Resolution, and so upon motion of Mr. Adams , seconded
by Mr. Carr the following Resolution was adopted :
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF ATLANTIC
BEACH, DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, That
Ordinance #160 being an Ordinance approving and adopting the Budget
for the year 1953-54, be and the same is hereby amended to reflect
actual changes in appropriations authorized at various times through-
out the fiscal year as follows:
INCREASE DECR ,ASEill
BUDGET BY BY
ADMINISTRATION
All Insurance $3,000. 2,250. -
Office Supplies & Expense 750. 375. -
New Office Equipment 100. - 100.
Town Hall Repairs 200. - 150.
Mayor 's Fund 500. - 350.
Unforeseen Expenditures 1,003. - 125.
POLICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Repairs & Replacements(car & Radio) 300. 550. -
Traffic Signs 300. - 200.
t Red Cross Life Saving Corps I . . 150. - 50.
Roping & Life Saving 375. 775. -
j Fire Protection 600. 400. -
Unforeseen Expenditures 800. 600.
SANITARY DEPARTMENT S
Driver 2, 500. 150. -
Labor 5, 500. 50. -
Repairs & Replacements 500. - 150.
Gas & Oil . 650. - 100.
Mosquito Control 500. - 400.
Unforeseen Expenditures 600. - 400.
STREETS- PARKS- DRAINAGE
Labor 9,000. 1, 500. -
Repairs & 4eplacements 2,000. 750. -
Gas & Oil . 1,100. - 150.
Repair Material & Resurfacing 2,500. - 1,600.
Drainage 1,000. 4,750. -
Seawall Street-ends & Steps . . . 600. 125. -
Gradingt§treets & Plaza 1,850. 1,125. -
Paving/Smith Sub-division 1,800. - 1,800.
Streets Constructed - 1952 . . . 2,106. 1,000. -
Unforeseen Expenditures 1,000. - 300.
New Paving - 1954 - 5, 518. 74
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WATERWORKS DEPARTMENT
maintenance man 1,200. 150. -
Labor 1, 500. 300. -
Tank Maintenance 200. - 200.
Repairs & Replacements 300. 2,600. -
Electric Cureent 1,500. - 450.
Chlorine 300. - 75.
Pump House 1,000. - 1,000.
Unforeseen Expenditures 2,300. - 2,300.
New Equipment & Capital Improvement - 1,100. -
CAPITAL
Meters & Parts, Pipe & Fittings . . 500. 1,900. -
Engineering Survey Fee - 800. -
Total Increases 26,168.
" Decrease _1112.5.2(22.
Net Increase in Budget 15;668. Ai
Upon motion of Mr. Adams , the meet' g journed from ' ay to da .
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Attest: 1 0-e-ti,
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rta-at 1S • . / , Norman A. Minchew, President
Adele S. Grage, Town C '-rk