04-20-17 Agenda Packet- BNRPAC
Beautification and Natural Resource Preservation Advisory Committee
6:30 p.m. April 20, 2017
Agenda
1. Welcome/call to order
2. Courtesy of floor to visitors
3. Approval of minutes
a. Dec. 19, 2016 (K. Hogencamp)
b. March 16, 2017 (K. Hogencamp)
c. March 29, 2017 subcommittee (K. Hogencamp)
d. March 30, 2017 (J. Stinson)
e. April 13, 2017 (K. Hogencamp)
4. Report from city attorney on standing committee creation mechanism (by resolution or
ordinance)
5. Consideration of creating a tree-protection subcommittee and determination of whether
its proposed formation would be via the BNRPAC’s final report and/or the proposed
resolution or ordinance
6. Discussion and possible approval of the Advisory Committee’s final report
7. Other business
8. Adjournment
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS
OF THE BEAUTIFICATION AND NATURAL RESOURCE PRESERVATION ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
The Planning Committee recommends a total of nine members for the Beautification and Natural
Resource Preservation Advisory Committee (BNRPAC) who represent the entire geographic area
of the City of Atlantic Beach.
Recommendations for the appointment of the inaugural board:
The Mayor will appoint 1 At Large committee member and each Council Member will appoint 2
members from their respective districts. The members of the inaugural committee will serve
staggered terms of 2 or 4 years, and over time, members who are replaced or reappointed will
serve 4 year terms. Members will serve no more than 8 consecutive years on the committee.
Future members will be selected by the Board Member Review Committee and confirmed by the
Commission.
MEMBER INITIAL TERM OF OFFICE APPOINTED BY
At Large 4 years Mayor
District 1308 --A 2 years Seat 2 Council Member
District 1308 --B 4 years Seat 2 Council Member
District 1307 --A 2 years Seat 3 Council Member
District 1307 --B 4 years Seat 3 Council Member
District 1306 --A 2 years Seat 4 Council Member
District 1306 --B 4 years Seat 4 Council Member
District 1312 --A 2 years Seat 5 Council Member
District 1312 --B 4 years Seat 5 Council Member
BNRPAC members shall reside in, own property in or own a business that operates within the city
limits of Atlantic Beach.
To the extent possible, BNRPAC members will demonstrate at least one of the following skills,
experience, expertise, educational background or interests.
Knowledge of best practices in environmental management and sustainability
Building/urban design
Property development
Arborist/landscape architecture
Environmental policy
Environmental and constitutional law
Urban planning
Community engagement
Education
MARITIME FOREST
The maritime forest in Atlantic Beach is core to our identity as a small coastal
village. Our tree canopy creates beauty, provides a home to birds and wildlife,
functions as an element of our water management system and enhances our
property values. It is in our best interest to be the curators of our tree canopy
through advocacy, assessment, maintenance and preservation of this natural
resource.
The Beautification and Natural Resources Committee will work to ensure that our
city government:
- Strengthens and clarifies the process and language in all tree and landscape
related city codes and ordinances, ensuring appropriate advocacy, transparency
through online access to codes, administration and enforcement.
- Provides environmentally sensitive education and outreach about relevant codes
and the selection and appropriate care of trees to private property owners,
developers and builders, and tree and landscape service owners. This education
can take the form of website information, training for businesses, new
homeowner information and public events such as Arbor Day celebrations.
- Develops a long-term tree plan that includes a current canopy assessment on
public property, projected future needs and a calendar and budget for tree
planting in parks, public spaces and along streets and right of ways.
- Restores our city’s status as a bona fide “Tree City US!.”
-Develops a process for systematic, audit/review of the city’s enforcement of the
existing tree codes, including the possible establishment of a “tree hotline.”
PARKS AND OPEN SPACES
Our parks provide open spaces for recreation, exercise, wildlife habitat, relaxation
and encounters with the natural world. As a thriving, inclusive community, we
strive to provide a variety of park spaces that are well maintained, accessible and
secure.
The Beautification and Natural Resources Committee will work to ensure that our
city government:
- Has a mandate and a long-range plan to protect, improve and beautify our park
spaces. (Example: enhance Howell Park to make it an indigenous botanical park)
- Improves access and amenities in parks including disability accommodations,
bike paths, parking, signage and other user friendly features.
- Expands the city’s inventory of parks and conservation land through acquisition
or other means. (Example: sites west of Mayport Road)
- Maintains a web-based, publicly accessible inventory of parks including their
history, archeological value, rules of use and easements.
BEAUTIFICATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES
Public spaces in Atlantic Beach include public rights of way, roadsides, city
buildings and other publicly held properties. As such, the city has an opportunity
to take the lead and set high community standards in the beautification and
excellent maintenance of public spaces.
The Beautification and Natural Resources Committee will work to ensure that our
city government:
- Enhances our public spaces with art, carefully maintained landscape design and
plantings.
- Advocates and provides incentives for beautification of private and commercial
spaces. (EX: Bring back the Yard of the Month awards)
- Reduces the number and appearances of degraded property and eyesores.
- Develops a design theme/community branding for signage, bus shelters, lighting
and other elements of the built environment.
great deal of influence on our micro climate, drainage issues and the variety of
vegetation and wildlife that thrive here. The care and health of our coast and
marsh must be paramount in every decision about the use of our land, water
system and canopy.
The Beautification and Natural Resources Committee will work to ensure that our
city government:
- Utilizes best practices and a science based approach when making any decision
about development and its impact on our environment.
- Ensures the protection of our beach and dunes as critical defenses in hurricane,
erosion and flooding conditions.
- Understands and communicates the dynamics of our tidal drainage and flood
plain with the goal of preserving our flood management system.
- Reviews our city’s environmental codes and works to ensure enforcement with
rules including, but not limited to dumping, septic tanks, commercial pollution,
etc.
- Reviews, updates and maintains the Marsh Master Plan for adherence to current
research about sea level change and wetlands preservation.
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
Atlantic Beach is located at the northern end of a 37 mile long barrier island that
stretches from Mayport Village in the north to Vilano Beach in the south. As such,
the Atlantic Ocean, the St. Johns River and the Intracoastal Waterway have a