Item 3A
AGENDA ITEM #3A
FEBRUARY 13, 2006
February 6, 2006
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jim Hanso
rty Manager
SUBJECT: Follow-up eport
~tichardson Lane; A proposal was presented at the last city commission meeting to make
Richazdson Lane aone-way street because of the narrowness of the paving and related problems.
City staff was directed to meet with area residents to determine if they would support such a
change. On January 24th, the Public Works Director held a community meeting at the Jordan
Pazk Community Center for residents of Ardella Road and Richardson Lane to discuss the
proposal. All residents and property owners on the affected streets were notified of the meeting
by a letter. In addition, Ms. Elsie Thomas of 1968 Francis Street contacted a number of the
residents in person to let them know about the meeting.
Eight residents (out of 24) attended the meeting along with one business owner (out of four).
~„ T'he attendees were universally opposed to the one-way conversion of their street. Their major
reason was they wanted to avoid driving on Mayport Road. Several residents who were unable
to attend the meeting also told Ms. Thomas that they were opposed to any change.
Based upon the input from the citizens on these streets, it is recommended that the city keep this
street fortwo-way traffic and abandon any idea of designating it as one-way.
Monthly Dinner for Northeast Florida League of Cities; Staff was asked in a recent
commission meeting to check with the other beach cities to see if they would be willing to
co-sponsor one of the monthly dinners for the Northeast Florida League of Cities. It was
reported later that both Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach officials had agreed to co-sponsor
the dinner and that it was scheduled for Thursday, May 18th. Because of the relatively lazge
number of the group (125 +), there aze few locations at the beach available. The Sea Turtle Inn
has now been selected for this dinner in May. The event will take place on the Veranda.
Invitations for the event will be sent out by the Northeast Florida League of Cities staff
approximately one month before the event.