Item 8G- Beach Access-Parking IssuesAGENDA ITEM:
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BACKGROUND:
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
Beach Access/Parking Issues
Kevin Hogencamp1 Interim City Manager~
March 161 2017
Following a March 13 citizen presentation delineating 18th Street public safety concerns and an ensuing
City Commission discussion/ Mayor Reeves requested that the matter of beach access/parking issues be
placed on the March 27 City Commission agenda.
City staff is directly addressing concerns regarding 18th Street public safety concerns; an updated will be
provided in my March 22 city manager1 s report.
Meanwhile/ to begin tackling beach access issues holistically/ I am putting together an ad-hoc citizens/
panel to conduct a review and provide recommendations. In four days/ as many as 10 citizens have
already answered my call to serve the community in this capacity.
The panei 1 S recommendations will be incorporated into a staff review of this very important community
issue. I will update the City Commission on this endeavor along the way.
RECOMMENDATION: None; presented as information
ATIACHMENT: 18th Street Public Safety Concerns: Historical information and recommendations
(presented by interested citizens)
Agenda Item 8G
March 27, 2017
18th Street Public Safety Concerns
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Historical information:
June 10, 1991:
August 2013:
Dec. 2015:
Late 2016:
Mayor Gulliford and Commission reduce hours for parking at
citizen request prohibiting between 6AM-11PM. 18th remains
largest public parking area for beach access in the City.
19th street deemed too narrow for angled parking so made
parallel parking on one side per Chief Thompson's request.
Carolyn Woods requested additional trash cans be installed
along 18th due to the trash that collects during the weekends
during the beach-going season. Due to citizen concerns about
vermin in the open cans, the cans were removed and the Toter
movable cans returned to the parking area.
Request made to make Beachside part of neighborhood watch
program after multiple issues of suspicious activity found after
dark in the parking area.
Burglary and attempted car thefts in the Beachside
neighborhood continue.
Options for improving Public Safety on 18th Street:
* Add more lighting to discourage after hours use
* Reduce hours allowed for parking to match other city parks
* Put area on ABPD route sheet, plus check on beach areas near access ramps
* Increase sanitation pick-ups on weekends during the season
* City install higher fence along public parking area
February 24, 2017
Agenda Item 8G
March 27, 2017