Proposed Sec 9.13Proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Atlantic Beach, respectfully submitted by CRC member Mark Tomaski, under:
"ARTICLE II. THE COMMISSION"
"Sec. 9. Powers.
Except as
may be otherwise provided in this Charter, all powers of the city and the determination of all matters of policy shall be vested in the city commission. Without limitation of the foregoing,
the city commission shall have power to:"
The proposed addition, to follow subsections (1) through (12), reads as:
(13)
And shall provide for the protection and preservation of parks
as follows: Any real estate, now or hereafter owned by the City or any agency or instrumentality of the City, which is principally used or held out for use as a public park, passive
or active, shall be used only as a public park, and shall not be sold, leased, given away, changed in description or use, or otherwise disposed of, nor shall any structure be
built in any such park to accommodate activities not customarily associated with park use or outdoor recreation, unless such sale, lease, disposal, gift or structure is approved
by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.