Exh AATTACHMENT A
JANUARY 24, 2005 COMMISSION MEETING
January 18, 2005
MEMORANDUM
T0: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jim Hanso
City • ger ~ -~ ~ ~ - .
SUBJECT: City Manage s Report
Privately Owned Dune Crossovers; During the hurricanes last fall, several of the privately
owned dune crossovers were damaged or destroyed. Many of the homeowners have since rebuilt
these crossovers without permits. Most have been rebuilt exactly as they were prior to the
hurricanes. With much of the dunes eroded during the storms, this means that many of the
rebuilt crossovers extend well beyond the dune lines. The City Code requires that the crossovers
be 24 inches above the sand. Therefore, there are several crossovers that currently do not meet
the city's regulations. Aside from being unsightly, they occasionally block city vehicles during
high tide.
There are three options;~leave them as they are, require them to be immediately rebuilt in
accordance with City Code requirements or allow them to remain in place until the
renourishment project is complete this summer so that they can then be rebuilt to match the
reconstructed dune profile. While the crossovers have posed some problems, it would appear
more reasonable to allow the crossovers to remain until the dunes aze rebuilt to their final profile.
However, homeowners should be notified that they will be required to relocate their crossovers
as soon as the work is completed. Because this would involve a stay in the enforcement of a City
Code provision, Commission input is requested.
Pavement Management System Scores; Several yeazs ago, Atlantic Beach implemented a
pavement management system that tracks the condition of each city street through numerical
scores. These scores can then be used as a basis for determining which streets to resurface or
rebuild and the overall condition of our streets. The average score in Atlantic Beach was
improved through the large amount of reconstruction and resurfacing that was included in the
Core City Project. Scores for each year are as follows;
2000 ~ 63.2
2001 61.83
2002 65.00
2003 74.22
2004 73.30
Suaerbowl Plans; A brief report will be presented on planning for the upcoming Superbowl.