Agenda Item 9AAGENDA ITEM # 9A
AUGUST 22, 2011
August 15, 2011
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TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the Commission
FROM: Jim Hanso
City
MW
SUBJECT: City Manag is Report
JTA Bus Stops on Royal Palms Drive The City Commission has heard complaints from citizens about
traffic safety related to the JTA bus stops on Royal Palms Drive and has discussed the issue on more than
one occasion. City staff has expressed those concerns to the JTA culminating in a letter from Mayor
Borno to Michael Blaylock, Executive Director of the JTA.
The JTA has now announced some changes to the route of a couple of the buses so that all of the stops will
be on the west side (southbound) side of Royal Palms, eliminating both the pedestrian crossing and
visibility issues that have been associated with the buses stopped on both sides of the road. It is still JTA's
intention to build a transfer station on private property along Atlantic Boulevard, and they are still working
with various property owners to finalize their agreements.
Budget Workshops Upcoming budget workshops are scheduled as follows:
• Workshop #2 — Wednesday, August 24"' 5pm (Commission Chamber); Public Works and various other
subjects and departments
• Workshop #3 — Wednesday, August 31" 5pm (Commission Chamber); Public Safety, personnel and
benefits and final budget subjects
• Workshop #4 — Tuesday, September 6` 5pm (Commission Chamber); optional budget workshop to
resolve final issues