Exh 8BAGENDA ITEM #8B
APRIL 25, 200
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM: Proposal for City Acquisition of Seminole Road Ditch "Spite
Strips"
SUBMITTED BY: Rick Carper, P.E., Public Works Director
DATE: April 11, 2005
BACKGROUND: Following receipt of a Notice of Violation letter from the Code
Enforcement Officer for uncontrolled vegetation, some
owners have indicated a preference to transfer the land to
the city rather than be responsible for controlling growth on
the strips. This property (approximately a 10 foot strip) lies
between the Seminole Road ditch and existing backyards for
homes fronting on Sea Oats Drive or 17~' Street.
In the early 90's, the City began a cleanup of this area, but
was stopped by a homeowner's threatened legal action. At
that time it took aseven-man crew nearly a month to clean
up about half the ditch line.
Options: Commission may elect to not acquire the parcels under
.discussion. If not acquired, the Commission must decide if
the provisions of City Code Chapter 12, Section 12-1 (b) (11)
with respect to vegetative growth are applicable (See
Attachment A). {f the Code cited is not applicable, the
owners require no action and parcels may be left in their
natural state. If the Code is applicable, Commission may
choose to enforce the actions recommended by the Code
Enforcement Officer (clean up by owner or referral to the
Code Enforcement Board) or may choose to waive the
requirement by considering the parcels to not be a part of
the developed land.
Should the Commission wish to proceed with acquisition,
there are again two options for parcel clean up: use of City
Forces and use of Contract labor. Because of routine
maintenance requirements for the Public Works Streets crew
during the primary growing season, Staff proposes to
allocate not more than 40 man-hours per week to clean up.
Estimated cost would be approximately $3500 per month
(90°!° manpower), with expected completion late in the year.
Estimated time and costs for maintenance after cleanup
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would be 24 man-hours per month at a cost of about $400.
As an option to expedite cleanup and reduce impact on
Streets Division routine work, the City could advertise for
bids for cleanup using contractor forces. This is expected to
cost $20,000 (minimum) and would require a budget
modification.
BUDGET: Total budget impact to be determined. If City Forces to be
used for cleanup, manpower and equipment costs to be paid
out of current Public Works Streets Division Maintenance
accounts. Legal and transfer fees to be paid from City Legal
account.
RECOMMENDATION: Commission authorize negotiations for acquisition of
the 8 parcels listed in Attachment A. Failure to acquire the
intervening parcels will greatly complicate cleanup and
maintenance because access will have to be across
Seminole ditch rather than from the ends. Acquiring subject
parcels may provide additional options for extending the
Seminole Road Bike Path in future years.
ATTACHMENTS: A. Property Owners along Seminole Ditch
B. GIS print of subject parcels
REVIEWED BY CITY NAGER:
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Attachment A. Property Owners along Seminole Ditch
RE No. Owner
172020
0110 Five Bs Realty, Ltd
172020
0120 Five Bs Realty, Ltd
172020
0352 Five Bs Realty, Ltd
172020
0142 --Mrs. William Graham
172020
0154 Eric Silvers
172020
0443 Raymond Swenson
172020
0446 -Wells Todd
172020
0452 - Andree Dreisonstok
Address Approx. Parcel
Lenath
Not associated with home 715
lot
Not associated. with home 90
lot
Not associated with home 560
lot
1651 Sea Oats Drive 95
320 17th Street 75
1741 Sea Oats Drive 95
1761 Sea Oats Drive 100
1791 Sea Oats Drive 95
Bold Property Owners have indicated potential willingness to transfer property to
City.
City Code Chapter 12 (Nuisances) Section 12-1 (b): It is hereby declared to be a
nuisance, the enumerations of which are merely indications of the nature and type of acts,
occurrences and conditions, and shall not be deemed to be exclusive:
(11) For any person or business to allow vegetation other than cultivated plants, shrubs,
or trees to exceed a height of more than twelve (12) inches on any developed lot, or
within twenty (20) feet of any occupied residential property, business property, or city
right-of--way.
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