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October 2010.pdfo c t o b e r 2 0 1 0 V o l . 6 N o . 1 0 c i t y o f A t l A N t i c b e A c h N e w s l e t t e r october 2010 Oct 11 City Commission Meeting / 6 pm Oct 19 Community Development Board / 6 pm Oct 25 City Commission Meeting / 6 pm Oct 26 *Cultural Arts & Recreation Advisory Committee / 6 pm NoVember 2010 Nov 8 City Commission Meeting / 6 pm Nov 9 Code Enforcement Board / 7 pm Nov 11 VEtERANs DAy – City OffiCEs ClOsED Nov 16 Community Development Board / 6 pm Nov 18 Pension Board of trustees / 7 pm Nov 22 City Commission Meeting / 6 pm Nov 23 *Cultural Arts & Recreation Advisory Committee / 6 pm Nov 25/26 thANksgiViNg hOliDAy – City OffiCEs ClOsED city officiAls Mike Borno, Mayor Carolyn Woods, Commissioner John fletcher, Mayor Pro Tem Jim hanson, City Manager Jonathan Daugherty, Commissioner Alan Jensen, City Attorney Paul Parsons, Commissioner Donna Bartle, City Clerk www.coab.us • (904) 247-5800 Meetings are held in the Commission Chamber unless otherwise indicated. * These events will be held at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd. october 2010 Oct 6 lagniappe Night / Adele grage / 7:30 pm Oct 6 Mid-Week Market / Bull Park / 4 - 7 pm Oct 10 songwriters Concert / Adele grage / 6 - 8 pm Oct 13 Mid-Week Market / Bull Park / 4 - 7 pm pm Oct 17 Acoustic Nights / Bull Park / 6 - 8 pm (End of the season) Oct 20 Mid-Week Market – Bull Park 4 - 7 pm pm Oct 21 North Beaches Art Walk / town Center / 5 pm Oct 23 twilight Movie / “how to train A Dragon” / Russell Park Oct 23 Campout Under the stars / Russell Park Oct 27 Mid-Week Market / Bull Park / 4 - 7 pm pm NoVember 2010 Nov 3 lagniappe Night / Adele grage / 7:30 pm Nov 3 Mid-Week Market / Bull Park / time tBA Nov 7 songwriters Concert / Adele grage / 6 - 8 pm Nov 10 Mid-Week Market / Bull Park / time tBA Nov 17 Mid-Week Market / Bull Park / time tBA Nov 18 North Beaches Art Walk / town Center / 5 pm Nov 18 holiday Artisans fair / Adele grage / 5 - 9 pm Nov 20 twilight Movie / “karate kid” / location tBA Nov 24 Mid-Week Market / Bull Park / time tBA it’s time for the Annual fall festival Make plans to bring your family to Donner Park on saturday, October 16th from noon until 5pm for Atlantic Beach’s Annual fall festival. family fun for all ages! the event includes a free cookout and picnic, games and crafts, community information, exhibits and live music for your enjoyment. this event is brought to the community by the City of Atlantic Beach and helping hands Ministry. for more information call 247-5851 or visit the city’s website at www.coab.us/events. Post storm Cleanup in the event Atlantic Beach is hit by a tropical storm this season, following the guidelines below will help make a rapid cleanup and restoration by City and Contractor forces. • Do not place debris on top of utilities, for example: cable, phone, electrical, storm drain boxes or fire hydrants. • Please do not place debris in front of or around your mailbox. • Please do not place debris in front of or around your driveway, as emergency vehicles may need to enter the area. • Please segregate your debris into distinct piles: vegetation, construction and demolition debris, white goods and metals. • Bagged and bulk yard waste should be piled separately as they are collected by different contractors. Properly segregating your debris will result in a more efficient response by our contractors. • Please drive with extreme caution in areas with large debris piles. • Please do not block or dump any debris into the storm drains or ditches. this will cause flooding. • Report drainage problems to the Public Works Department at 247-5834. royal Palms rehabilitation october 2010 We apologize for the inconvenience that citizens have encountered during the reconstruction of the Royal Palms subdivision. for those people living outside of the subdivision, that has mostly been limited to street closures on Plaza, Royal Palms and sailfish Drives. Neighborhood residents have also had to endure dust, noise and an occasional water cut-off. the work is being done because the original 1960s vintage storm water system was made of corrugated metal pipes. Extensive rust has caused them to collapse in several places, often taking the overhead streets with them. Between 1996 and 2009, the City made over 40 stormwater point repairs, spending nearly $300,000, with some of the repairs costing more than $20,000. the most costly single repair was $34,254 in 2008. the rehabilitation work includes replacing most of the old metal lines with new concrete pipe, lining some of the remaining pipes with fiberglass and relocating a number of the lines away from back and side yards to the streets where they are easier to maintain. the City has also used this as an opportunity to rehabilitate the water and sewer systems. this has caused for much less disruption because most of the work was done with pipe lining fed in from the system of manholes. the storm water repairs in this subdivision are expected to cost $3.1 million dollars by the time they are done and an additional $1.7 million dollars has been spent for the rehabilitation of the water and sewer lines. the reconstruction of the water, sewer and storm water lines in the subdivision have been in the City’s master plans for several years awaiting the completion of other projects and the time it took to put away the necessary funds so that we would not have to borrow the money. Other parts of Atlantic Beach have seen major reconstruction efforts in recent years and we hope the Royal Palms residents will like the results when complete. in the meantime, please bear with us. — Mayor Borno New City Ordinance for Landscape Irrigation On August 23, 2010 the City of Atlantic Beach formally adopted the st. Johns River Water Management District’s landscape irrigation Rules by reference in the City Code. the City has already been following these rules, but they were previously spelled out in the Code. the rule sets the allowable days and times for landscape irrigation, and pertains to all water sources including City water, storm water or private wells. watering restrictions are as follows: time of year homes with odd homes with even Nonresidential numbered or no addresses numbered addresses properties Daylight saving time Wednesday/saturday thursday/sunday tuesday/friday Eastern standard time saturday sunday tuesday • Daylight saving time: second sunday in March until the first sunday in November • Eastern standard time: first sunday in November until the second sunday in March • Water only when needed and not between 10 am and 4 pm. • Water for no more than one hour per zone. • Restrictions apply to private wells and pumps, ground or surface water and water from public and private utilities. • some exceptions apply. Window stickers will be available for residents who use a heat pump for irrigation. Contact the City’s Public Utilities Department at 247-5834 for more information. for more information on the irrigation rule, go to www.floridasWater.com. yard Waste Reminder in order to keep our City looking clean, it takes everyone’s help. Please observe the following rules when placing your yard waste on the curb for collection: • All yard waste should be placed behind the curb or edge of pavement. • Do not block storm water flow by staging yard debris in the gutter. • Never blow grass clippings or leaves into the storm drains. • separate yard waste from household garbage for collection. • grass clippings and leaves must be in open/uncovered cans or in sealed plastic bags not weighing more than 40 pounds. • limbs must be in 5’ lengths or less and 6” or less in diameter. No item or stump may weigh more than 40 pounds. • Don’t use cardboard boxes for yard waste. Once emptied, they become windborne litter. • yard waste must not be stacked over water or gas meters, under low hanging tree limbs or utility wires, or beside mailboxes. • Do not mix construction debris, lumber, fencing or building materials with yard debris. • yard debris may not be placed on vacant lots, City street medians or parks. these are considered to be illegal dumps, are subject to a fine and delayed pick-up. • Collection of yard waste is limited to 5 cubic yards weekly. this is approximately the size of a standard pickup truck load. Any excess will be picked up on your next pickup day, or you may arrange for a special pickup at a per cubic yard rate approved by the City. Advanced Disposal service’s supervisor will make the determination of the amount of excess yard waste. Call Public Works at 247-5834 for additional information. green waste produced by a landscape Contractor, tree surgeon or other tree removal operation must be disposed of by the Contractor and is not included within the requirements of the City’s sanitation Contractor’s responsibility. Please note that removal of trees may require a permit, so contractors and homeowners should review tree removal plans with Planning & Zoning staff. Contact Erika hall, tree Ordinance Administrator at 270-1605 or ehall@coab.us. Campout Under the Stars! october 23, 2010 A sAturdAy AfterNooN ANd eVeNiNg of fuN & PlAy • Kayak tours – dutton island, 9:30 and 12 noon • morning bike tour of parks • 2 pm – Kid Zone bounce houses, ferris wheel, train rides • clown & balloons with sugar Plum • 4 pm – magic show • 5 pm – working warrior fitness fun • 7 pm – Prince Pele Polynesian dance • 8 pm – movie “how to train a dragon” campsites still $10.00 Reserve a campsite, pitch your tent and stay the night under the stars with family and friends. free pancake breakfast for campers on sunday am! sites include a fire ring with wood for a campfire. Choose your site now at the Recreation Office, Adele grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd. DEADliNE for reservations is October 9th or until sold out. so reserve early. Visit our website www.coab.us/events for registration form, site map and schedule of events.