Item 3A'"" AGENDA ITEM #3A
FEBRUARY 27, 2006
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February 21 2006
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jim' Hans
~• City Manager
SUBJECT: Follow-u eport
Amendments to the Dangerous Doi Ordinance; The Mayor and Commission amended
~* Ordinance No. 95-06-90 concerning dangerous dogs at it's first reading to increase the amount of
the insurance coverage or surety bond from $100,000 to $200,000. A question was raised at that
time about whether or not liability insurance could be obtained in $200,000 increments. Two
~' insurance companies in Florida providing homeowners insurance have since been contacted.
Both have indicated that the normal liability amounts for either household liability coverage or
for an umbrella policy are in the amounts of $100,000, $300,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000. If
~"' the $200,000 coverage amount is not available from many insurance companies, the City
Commission may want to consider further amending the proposed ordinance either to bring the
amount back down to $100,000 or to raise it to $300,000.
Pedestrian Path System; Discussion was held during the recent strategic planning meetings
about future projects in the city's pedestrian path system. The last time the Mayor and
~"" Commission formally took an action designating priorities, other than through the adoption of
annual budgets and approval of bids for construction, was in November of 2002 when a
resolution was adopted setting forth the first phases of construction and for other purposes. A
'~ copy of Resolution 02-21 approved on November 11, 2002 is attached for your review. It would
be appropriate for the City Commission to determine where the pedestrian paths should be built
in the future because the initial steps in the plan from November 2002 have now been completed.
RESOLUTION N0.02-21
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
ENDORSING A BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY
SYSTEM A5 IDENTIFIED BY THE CITY COMMISSION,
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SEEK
FUNDING AND GRANTS FOR THE DESIGN AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SYSTEM.
AGENDA ITEM #3A
FEBRUARY 27, 2006
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Commission have identified as a priority, though
the annual Strategic Planning Process, the development of a bicycle and pedestrian pathway
system within the City of Atlantic Beach, and also connecting with other beach communities
and surrounding recreational~facilities and resources, and the community's schools, and
WHEREAS, the development of this bicycle and pedestrian pathway system supports
the Goals and Objectives of the Recreation and Open Space Element of the adopted
Comprehensive Plan, and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Atlantic Beach have requested and expressed their support
for the development of a bicycle and pedestrian pathway system, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Commission of the City of
Atlantic Beach hereby supports and endorses the development of a bicycle and pedestrian path
'"" and trail system that will enhance the quality of life for visitors and residents of the City of
Atlantic Beach and will further the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan.
~• To implement the bicycle and pedestrian pathway system, the City Commission hereby directs
the City Manager to proceed with efforts to seek funding and grant sources to assist with the
costs of design and construction of an initial phase of this bicycle and pedestrian pathway and
~,, trail system. This initial phase of this project shall involve the following priorities:
1. Design and implementation of a wayfinding program, which may include a
unique logo, maps, signage and symbols, and a pavement marking system,
that shall designate pathways as part of the trail and bikeway system.
Pathways may include widened sidewalks, expanded streets and right-of-
ways, as well as off-road and natural trails. These pathways may be
designed to serve multiple recreational uses, including recreational
bicyclists, skating and skateboarding, runners, hdcers and walkers, with the
priority focused on families, senior citizens and the recreational user.
2. Within the City of Atlantic Beach Florida, priority will first be given to
development of this system along Plaza extending from Rose Park to the
Beach, and along Seminole Road north of Twentieth Street.
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• 3. In addition to the preceding priorities, the development of a safe system for
pedestrians and bicyclists along Mayport Road, extending from Atlantic
Boulevard to the Wonderwood Expressway, which shall provide fiar
connecfions to Kathryn Abbey Hanna State Park and the Timucuan
Ecological and Historic Preserve, is also considered as a priority in the
initial phase of development,
~* 4. The City Manager is encouraged to seek continued participation ar~d
coordination with the City of Neptune Beach, the City of Jacksonville
Beach, the City of Jacksonville, the National Park Service, the Mayport
~• Waterfronts Partnership, and other such State and Federal agencies which
may provide assistance or funding to further the development of this system.
AGENDA ITEM #3A
FEBRUARY 27, 2006
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA, THIS
11th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2002.
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APP ed as to form AOd corrl;ctness:
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Manreea~ King, C1bI
City Ckrk
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