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June 2017 June 2017 June 12 City Commission Meeting 6:30 pm June 20 Community Development Board Meeting 6 pm June 2017 Jun 1 Meditation – Adele Grage Center 8:30 am Jun 4 Free Yoga – Adele Grage Center 3:30 pm Jun 6 Kids Yoga – Adele Grage Center 5:30 & 6:30 pm June 26 City Commission Meeting 6:30 pm Jun 7 Qigong – Adele Grage Center 9:30 am June 27 *Cultural Arts & Recreation Advisory Committee 6 pm Jun 7 Mid-Week Market – Bull Park 3-6 pm Jun 7 Free Yoga – Adele Grage Center 6 pm Jun 7 Free Zumba – Jordan Center 6:30 pm July 2017 July 4 City Offices Closed Sp e c i a l E v e n t s Ci t y C a l e n d a r July 10 City Commission Meeting 6:30 pm Jun 7 Meditation Buzz – Adele Grage Center 7:30 pm July 11 Code Enforcement Meeting 6 pm Jun 8 Meditation Buzz – Adele Grage Center 8:30 am July 18 Community Development Board Meeting 6 pm July 24 City Commission Meeting 6:30 pm July 25 *Cultural Arts & Recreation Advisory Committee 6 pm Jun10 Wild Wonders – Dutton Island Pavilion – 11 am Jun 11 Free Yoga – Adele Grage Center 3:30 pm Jun 11 Songwriters’ Concert – Adele Grage Theater 6-8 pm Jun 13 Kids Yoga – Adele Grage Center 5:30 & 6:30 pm Jun 14 Qigong – Adele Grage Center 9:30 am Meetings are held in the Commission Chamber unless otherwise indicated. *These events will be held at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd. CITY OFFICIALS Jun 14 Mid-Week Market– Bull Park 3-6 pm Jun 14 Free Yoga – Adele Grage Center 6 pm Jun 14 Free Zumba – Jordan Center 6:30 pm Jun 14 Meditation Buzz – Adele Grage Center 7:30 pm Mitchell E. Reeves, Mayor Mitchell Harding, Commissioner John Stinson, Mayor Pro Tem Donna Bartle, City Clerk Jimmy Hill, Commissioner Brenna Durden, City Attorney Blythe Waters, Commissioner Kevin Hogencamp, Interim City Jun 15 Meditation Buzz – Adele Grage Center 8:30 am Jun 15 Artist Reception/ArtWalk - Adele Grage Center 5-8 pm Jun 15 North Beaches Art Walk – Town Center 5-9 pm Manager Jun 18 Free Yoga – Adele Grage Center – 3:30 pm www.coab.us • (904) 247-5800 Jun 19-23 Kids Yoga Camp – Adele Grage Center 8:30 am Jun 20 Wild Child Yoga – Adele Grage Center 5:30 & 6:30 pm Jun 21 Qigong – Adele Grage Center 9:30 am Jun 21 Mid-Week Market– Bull Park 3-6 pm Jun 21 Free Yoga – Adele Grage Center 6 pm Jun 21 Free Zumba – Jordan Center 6:30 pm Jun 21 Meditation Buzz – Adele Grage Center 7:30 pm Jun 22 Meditation Buzz – Adele Grage Center 8:30 am Jun 21 Paddle Tour – Dutton Island Kayak Launch 11 am Jun 24 Wild Wonders – Dutton Island Pavilion – 11 am Jun 25 Free Yoga – Adele Grage Center 3:30 pm Jun 25 Acoustic Night with food truck – Bull Park 6-8 pm Jun 26-30 Kids Yoga Camp – Adele Grage Center 8:30 am Jun 27 Kids Yoga – Adele Grage Center 5:30 & 6:30 pm Wild Wonders – Final Shows of the Season Jun 28 Qigong – Adele Grage Center 9:30 am Jun 28 Mid-Week Market – Bull Park 3-6 pm Jun 28 Free Yoga – Adele Grage Center 6 pm Don’t miss the final two shows of the season. Join Mike Rossi J u n E 2 0 1 7 V O L . 1 3 n O . 6 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 and his furry and reptile friends at the Dutton Island Pavilion for an educational experience with hands-on adventures and Jun 28 Free Zumba – Jordan Center 6:30 pm Jun 28 Meditation Buzz – Adele Grage Center 7:30 pm fun from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 10, and Saturday, Jun 29 Meditation Buzz – Adele Grage Center 8:30 am June 24. This year's story is humorous and involves a kapok www.coab.us/recreation tree. Find Us On Facebook Visit us on facebook! www.coab.us/facebook Fr o m T h e C o m m i s s i o n e r Dear neighbors, Summer is upon us all here and with that comes the end of the school year for our children. Please keep this in mind while enjoying all the beautiful sunny days here in our beaches paradise. Look out for bicycles, skateboards and pedestrians as you travel through theareas frequented by visitors to our community. Temperatures can elevate very fast and it is imperative that we protect our children, pets and the elderly from heat stress and heat exhaustion. Drink plenty of water and stay hydrated. Remember that the interior of vehicles can fast approach over 200 degrees and can have disastrous consequences for children and animals left in vehicles. Keep plenty of sunscreen on hand and also after sun care whenwe get too much sun. There are many activities planned for the summer months in our many parks and on our beach. Make use of the many amenities such as the kayak launches and scenic piers and overlooks. As we progress through the hurricane season, plan where you will go and stay and how your family and pets will be cared for should a major storm threaten our area. Plan ahead financially, as well. We have seen outstanding improvements to our City social media sites; staytuned to them for updates and important information. Also, we will be seeing many new faces around city hall and should have a new chief of police, city manager and planning director in the coming months. These will all bring about the much-needed improved customer services and operating efficiency that our citizens deserve, as well as the stability that our City employees want and deserve. The new police building is on track and will be occupied by our Police Department very soon, providing our officers the benefit of a state-of-the-art facility to operate from. We have accomplished quite a bit this year and hope to have new sidewalks and some park improvements, as well as street anddrainage infrastructure improvements this remaining budget year. Already, we have increased our parks usage by adding new parkland and amenities, and we are listening to our citizens’ ideas on how you want these to be set up and maintained. If you see a city worker out in the community, please take the time to thankthem for all their dedication to our citizens and for the job they perform tokeep our city running efficiently every day. Your elected officials are here to serve you and welcome your input and want to address any concerns that you may have. We are all working together to preserve our natural resources and to welcome new residents and businesses to our community. Thank you for the privilege of serving you. Mitch Harding, Commissioner Seat 5 CITY ELECTIONS Primary Election – Tuesday, August 29, 2017 General Election (if run-off required) – Tuesday, November 7, 2017 OFFICES UP FOR ELECTION Mayor - Seat 1 (2-year term) – At Large - Currently held by Mitchell E. Reeves Commissioner - Seat 4 (4-year term) - District 1306 - Currently held by Jimmy Hill Commissioner - Seat 5 (4-year term) - District 1312 - Currently held by Mitchell Harding Candidates must be registered to vote in the City of Atlantic Beach, must have been full- time residents of the city for at least two years prior to qualifying, and must not hold any other elective office. Candidates for Mayor - Seat 1 have no district requirement. Candidates for Commissioner - Seats 4 and 5 are required to reside within the district for which they are seeking at least two years immediately prior to qualifying and must remain full-time residents of their respective district during any term in office. If you'd like to know which district you are in, please review the district map or enter your address on the precinct finder page on the Duval County Supervisor of Election's website. The Mayor and Commissioners are all elected At-Large. NOMINATION The deadline for filed candidates to file the nomination Petitions with the City Clerk is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2017. QUALIFYING PERIOD FOR FILED CANDIDATES Qualification of filed candidates will begin at Noon on Monday, June 19, 2017 and will end at noon on Friday, June 23, 2017. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Visit the city’s website at www.coab.us/elections for more information and links to each filed candidate’s folder, the candidate notebook, a detailed election calendar, the district map and the Duval County Supervisor of Elections’ precinct finder page. MAP INFORMATION SERVICE notice To: Lending Institutions and Real Estate and Insurance Agents Subject: Flood Insurance Rate Map & Zone Information As a public service, the City of Atlantic Beach provides, upon request, the following information free of charge: • Identification of properties that may be in or out of the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) as indicated on the City’s current Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). • Additional flood insurance data for a site, such as the FIRM zone and the base flood elevation or depth, if shown on the FIRM. • A flood insurance purchase requirement handout that can help people who need to obtain a mortgage or loan for property within an SFHA area. If you would like additional information, please contact us at 247-5826 or stop by the Building and Zoning Department in City Hall, 800 Seminole Road. You will need to provide us the street address and, if available, the subdivision, lot and block number. City Hall is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. We look forward to serving you. HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS – ARE YOU READY? Hurricane Season Begins June 1 The Atlantic Hurricane Season is from June 1 through nov. 30. As we all know, storms can and do threaten our City, and that threat must be taken seriously. now is the time for you and your loved ones to make your evacuation plans and storm preparations. Two keys to weather safety are to prepare for the risks and to act on those preparations when alerted by emergency officials. Assess your risks and know your home’s vulnerability to storm surge, flooding and wind. Throughout the storm season, monitor national Weather Service forecasts, particularly the postings of watches and warnings. Advanced planning, staying calm, and being patient are the most important things to do. Take charge and keep yourself and your family safe and secure. Special Needs Shelters The Duval County Emergency Preparedness Division maintains a registry of clients who have been identified as persons with either special medical needs or special transportation needs during an emergency. These individuals require assistance during evacuations and sheltering or need special transportation to a shelter. Individuals with special medical needs who plan on using a public shelter during an evacuation should register well in advance by contacting the Emergency Preparedness Office at (904) 255-3110 or www.coj.net to complete a registration form. A new registry is created each January, so individuals must re-register every year to remain in the system. Once the registration form is completed, it is reviewed by a health care professional and categorized by the assistance required. Individuals are then assigned to a shelter or hospital and to the appropriate transportation agency, if applicable. Individuals will be notified by mail with information regarding what to bring to the shelter. Fixing Sprinkler Heads Can Save Your Lawn, Your Wallet, and Our Water Supply If you notice dead patches in your lawn, you may have a problem with your sprinkler system. Fixing the problem will save you some cash, get your lawn back in shape, and conserve water. Mowers and edgers sometimes break or rotate sprinkler heads. Cars run over them. We’ve all seen the geyser shooting water into the air and down the street, or the sprinkler that waters the pavement. These broken and misdirected sprinklers not only waste water, but can cause erosion and pollute downstream waters. One broken head can waste 100 gallons of water during a 10-minute cycle. And if you’re not home while the system runs, you may not know there’s a problem for weeks. That’s a big water bill. Check your system once in a while to make sure all your sprinklers are putting the water where it belongs. You’ll save money and water. Remember: Water only on your assigned two days per week, before 10 a.m. or after 4 p.m. Homes with ODD addresses – Wednesday and Saturday Homes with EVEN addresses – Thursday and Sunday Non-Residential – Tuesday and Friday For more information, call 247-5816.