Item 9
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AGENDA ITEM #9
JUNE 14, 2004
June 7, 2004
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jim
SUBJECT: City Manag/er's Report
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Warning Flags for Surf Conditions; There is a newly adopted uniform state plan for flags on
beaches to warn swimmers of hazardous surf conditions. To implement this plan in Atlantic
~ Beach will require that poles and signs advising of what the flags mean must be installed at
several of the most visible beach entrances.
Taylor Middleton, a local Boy Scout from Troop 40 has contacted the City about completing an
Eagle Scout project and would like to handle this project for the City. The plan is for our Public
Works Department to design, select and purchase the hardware and materials for the project.
After determining the appropriate locations, Mr. Middleton will work with Public Works and
lifeguard staff members to install the signs and flagpoles at appropriate locations along the
beach. When completed, our lifeguards will have a standardized mechanism to communicate
surf conditions to people enjoying the beach and Mr. Middleton will have successfully
completed his Eagle Scout project. The work should be done this summer.
Mayors from Montenegro; For the third time in recent years, Atlantic Beach has been asked to
meet with city officials from foreign countries to describe our system of local government and
answer any questions that they may have. Most recently, two Mayors from Montenegro
(formerly Yugoslavia) visited Atlantic Beach on June 2, 2004. They were from the cities of
Zabljak and Danilovgrad. Both Mayors expressed their desires to hire a professional manager
for their cities and convert to acouncil-manager form of government. They had been receiving
help from the International City Management Association (ICMA).