Agenda Item 3AAGENDA ITEM # 3A
MAY 23, 2011
May 16, 2011
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TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jim Hans
City anager
SUBJECT: Follow -u eport
Johansen Park Several people at the last commission meeting said that it was their
understanding that there were deed restrictions on the use of Johansen Park for "passive"
recreation purposes. No such language exists in the park dedication documents. The park
consists of four separate parcels that were dedicated to the City. Three of the four contain the
following language; "...provided however, anything in this deed to the contrary
notwithstanding, said tracks of land shall be used by the Grantee and its successors solely for
park and beautification purposes, and upon discontinuance of such use, said tracks of land shall
revert to the Grantor, its successors or assigns." The fourth parcel has a dedication that states
"All terraces, drives, parks and easements for drainage, utilities and sewers as shown on said plat
are hereby irrevocably and without reservation dedicated to the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida
and its successors."
Complaint about house on Ardella Road A citizen complained at the last meeting about the
condition of a house located at 61 Ardella Road in Atlantic Beach saying that the house had been
vacant, the doors and windows had been broken out, there had been graffiti painted on the house,
and neighborhood kids had been seen inside.
The house at 61 Ardella Road is owned by David Boerm who had already been cited by the
City's Code Board for various violations. The case had already been scheduled to come back to
the Code Board the night after the last city commission meeting (May 10 at which time the
Board learned that the various violations at the residence had been brought into compliance
before the meeting. The Board decided to lower the fines previously levied to $500 plus
administrative fees.
The person that complained about the violations at this address was notified that the issue was to
come to the Code Board so that they could attend the meeting if they wanted.