12-19-16 Agenda- Beautification and Natural Resource Preservation ADVISORY CommitteeBeautification and Natural Resource Preservation ADVISORY Committee
Agenda
For Meeting of Monday Dec 19, 2016 @ 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Charge: Advisory Committee is tasked to perform the following:
Define the initial time line for the advisory committee to make a recommendation to the City commission for adoption of and creation of the actual standing committee within one month
of the 1st meeting of the advisory committee and seek prompt approval of such timeline by the City Commission as soon as practical.
Determine the governing structure of the standing committee, i.e. a single chairperson, co-chairs, the staff liaison most likely to provide adequate and proper support to the standing
committee, etc.;
Provide a schedule to the City Commission and City staff as to the number and frequency of meetings planned for the standing committee, the assets and resources needed from the City
to facilitate such meetings and confirm the proposed meeting venue availability with parks and Recreation Schedulers.
Determine and recommend the number of members the standing committee will require to accomplish and the over-arching goals of the committee.
Define the qualifications of members, the length of term for each member, including expiration timing, re-appointment opportunities, term overlap, term limits and governing requirements
for such membership. These qualifications and defining guidelines will assist that Board Member Review Committee in its selection of members to serve on the standing committee and for
approval by the City Commission. Those persons interested in serving on the standing committee WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS to the City Clerk following current, standard
procedures used to select, nominate and appoint RESIDENTS.
Detail budgetary requirements, if any , prior to the presentation of 2017/2018 budget workshops;
The Beautification and Natural Resource Preservation STANDING COMMITTEE once established and approved by the Atlantic Beach City Commission will take on the research, review of ordinances
and subject areas suggested to the committee that might relate to the betterment and good of the City of Atlantic Beach and its operation.
Some sampling of ideas, in no particular order, taken from the Town Hall meeting of the 15th of October 2016 include:
a) An education program for residents, potential residents and contractors;
b) How the COAB Parks system will benefit from the work of the standing committee;
c) Interaction with the Beaches Town Center agency, merchants and overlay district;
d) a review of the current tree Ordinance;
e) Mitigation plan improvements;
f) An annual report to all residents, business owners and stakeholders; (????)
g) Consideration of a replanting program to accommodate an aging tree canopy;
h) The need for possible parks subcommittee; (???)
I) If advisory committee recommends that creation of a standing committee is not necessary or prudent at this time, a recommendation to discontinue the formation may be presented to
the City Commission.
J) A review and clean up of the AB Code book Ordinances, Rules and Regulations