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AGENDA ITEM #sC
MARCH 22, 2004
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM: Town Center Parking Committee recommendations
SUBMITTED BY: Sonya Doerr, AICP ,~.d1
Community Development Director
DATE: March 12, 2004
Pursuant to the recommendations presented to the Atlantic Beach City Commission and the
Neptune Beach City Council at the joint public meeting on March 8th, staff proposes that the
Committee's following alternatives be considered for implementation. These are projects that staff
believes can be achieved in a fairly short-term time frame.
1. Coordinate with Neptune Beach staff to review parking regulations and propose changes to
ordinances that will create consistency between the regulations.
2. Coordinate with Public Works and Neptune Beach staff to further investigate potential for
additional parking along public right-of--ways as identified within the Committee's report.
3. Pursue feasibility and estimate costs associated with a signage and way-finding program
(similar to Jacksonville Beach) so that this can be discussed during Strategic Planning
meetings and budget process.
4. Encourage merchants and business owners to remain engaged in the process, and to
'" identify private actions that can be undertaken immediately to relive parking issues, such as
requiring employees to park in locations that do not tie-up prime public parking spaces for
long periods of time and actively promoting the use of shared parking.
RECOMMENDATION: Direct staff to coordinate with City of Neptune Beach staff and to
proceed with recommendations per above.
BUDGET: No budget issues at this time.
ATTACHMENTS: None.
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REVIEWED BY CITY MANA
arch 22, 2004 regular meeting