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AGENDA ITEM #8B
JUNE 12, 2006
STAFF REPORT
City of Atlantic Beach
Commission Meeting
AGENDA ITEM: The Palms Apartments
DATE: May 31, 2006
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SUBMITTED BY: David E. Thompso~; Chief of Police/DPS
Henry J. Bartle, Lieutenant
Officer Chris Pegram (Photos)
BACKGROUND:
The Palms Apartments (formally Atlantic Gardens) located off Mayport Road was closed
and abandoned approximately a year ago. There were vehicles, appliances, furnishings
~"' and other household items/goods left on the premises by the former tenants and
management.
~"' The police department has located transients, drug dealer, drug abusers, prostitutes,
suspicious persons, juveniles, and others trespassing on the grounds and/or inside the
vacant apartments. The apartments have been vandalized and broken into on numerous
'"'" occasions. The apartment's doors and windows have been boarded up and re-boarded up
many times at the expense of the City of Atlantic Beach (manpower and materials). There
is garbage and debris strewn all over the apartment complex (inside and outside). The
°~"" grounds are not maintained and are often overgrown with vegetation.
While conducting frequent property checks in the apartment complex, police officers
have also found drug paraphernalia, used condoms, human waste, rotten food items and
dead rodents/cats. The apartment complex swimming pool was drained approx. 8 months
ago, however it still holds water after a rain and should be considered a health and safety
hazard. Not;,: There were some juveniles recently contacted in the pool, ±hey wer°
attempting to completely drain the pool in order to use it for skateboarding.
Photos have been placed into a PowerPoint presentation for review.
BUDGET: None
RECOMMENDATIONS: The premises need to be properly cleaned up and secured, or
removed.
ATTACHMENTS: Photos
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REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER:
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