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AGENDA ITEM #9A
AUGUST 23, 2004
August 16, 2004
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jim Hans
City Manager
SUBJECT: City Mana er's Report
Hurricane Charley; Atlantic Beach was extremely fortunate that the winds, rain and tides that
resulted from Hurricane Charley in the southern and central parts of the state did not hit our city
as hard. Only minimal damages were reported and no injuries were found. One of the date
palms in Town Center was broken by the winds and quickly removed by city crews. There were
several other small trees down on private property across the city. The only building damage
found was on Sylvan Street where a tree had fallen on a shed.
In preparation for the storm, city crews had boarded up the City Hall and Commission
Chambers, removed trashcans and banners from the Town Center area, secured lifeguard chairs
and taken numerous other precautions. Several employees were on duty at the time the hurricane
hit Friday night and Saturday morning and many others were on standby ready to be called in if
needed.
Five Atlantic Beach police officers are planning to respond to the mutual aid request for help
`"'~ from counties in South Florida but, as of the time of this writing, had not yet been notified of
their assignments. We can expect most of our costs to respond to mutual aid requests to be
reimbursed through FEMA.
Sidewalks and Bike Paths; Several proposed sidewalk and bike path additions were listed as
optional projects in the proposed fiscal year 2005 budget. City Commissioners had several
questions about the location of existing sidewalks and proposed bike paths in Atlantic Beach and
comments were received that a master plan prioritizing the need for new sidewalks should be
prepared prior to making decisions on the list proposed. To answer your questions about existing
and proposed sidewalks and bike paths, attached are three drawings that show these in Atlantic
Beach. These are printed on three separate sheets because, if reduced to fit on one, they would
not be legible.
Budget Workshops; The third budget workshop to consider the proposed fiscal year 2005
Atlantic Beach budget has been scheduled for Monday evening, August 30~' at 5:00 pm in the
City Commission Chambers. Alight supper will be provided and the meeting should take two to
three hours. If an additional budget workshop is needed, we should consider having it on the
evening of Wednesday, September 1~ or Thursday, September 2°d.
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