Exh 3AAGENDA ITEM #3A
JUNE 13, 2005
June 6, 2005
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jim Hanson
ity Manager
SUBJECT: Follow-up R port
Dial-A-Ride Funding History; Following a recent story in the newspaper, Commissioner
Parsons asked about past City of Atlantic Beach funding for the Dial-A Ride Program. City
records indicate that funding for Dial-A-Ride has been brought up on three occasions. In March
of 1990, a request for funding was made for $1,000 to support the Dial-A-Ride Program, which
was approved. The next time a contribution to the Dial-A-Ride Program was discussed was in
the fall of 1992. The organization was attempting to purchase a new bus for $45,000 and the
City of Jacksonville Beach had pledged $18,000 from CDBG funding for that purpose. City
records do not indicate if money was later appropriated in connection with that request. The last
time a contribution was discussed was as a result of a letter from Councilman Jerry Holland
dated 8/29/2000 requesting $1,000. The City Commission approved this request on September
11, 2000. No other request for funding has been made to the City of Atlantic Beach since that
time.
Rezoning of the Moody Marine Site; A request was made at the last commission meeting to
keep the Commission updated as to the status of the proposed rezoning of the Moody Marine site
in Jacksonville on the west side of the Intercoastal Waterway. A memo from Sonya Doerr,
Community Development Director, dated May 25, 2005 is attached for your review.
Prioritization of Strategic Plan Items; In a recent commission meeting, staffwas requested to
prepare a proposed prioritization of strategic plan items that were identified during the April
2005 workshops. To do this, a list of strategic plan items was sent to each member of the Mayor
and Commission for ranking. Following.is a summary of the rankings from the Mayor and
Commission with number one being the highest priority.
1) Community Character
2) Mayport Road
3) Beach Renourishment
4) Personnel and Benefits
5) Hopkins Creek Pond
6) Water/Sewer/ Storm water Funds
7) Bike Paths/Sidewalks
8) Security/IT Issues
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9) Legislative Presence
10) New Environmental Regulations
11) Welcome Sign
12) Public Art
Please note public art was not included in the original list of priorities discussed at the strategic
planning workshops, but was included on this list at the request of Commissioner Parsons.
Future strategic reports will be presented in the order of these priorities.
MPO Transportation Priority List; When the First Coast MPO made a report at the last city
commission meeting about the projects included on their multi-year priority list it was noted that
the resurfacing of Mayport Road in Atlantic Beach and Jacksonville was not included. Since that
time, Wanda Forest has confirmed that the resurfacing is on the list for FY 2006-07 in an amount
of $3,080,000 for the construction portion of the project. The resurfacing will run between West
7~' Street to Naval Station, Mayport.
Beach Renourishment; The last meeting of the beach renourishment coordinating committee,
which includes the beach cities, Jacksonville, the Corps of Engineers and others was held on
May 20`h in Jacksonville Beach. The Bean Company is the low bidder with a price of
$6,579,000. This compares with a Corps ofEngineers estimate of the cost of $7.7 million
dollars. Since that meeting, the notice to proceed had been issued and a preconstruction meeting
is scheduled for June 9, 2005. Final topographic surveys of the beach in preparation for the
renourishment project should be ongoing by the time of the June 13a` commission meeting.
Kevin Bodge of Olsen and Associates is expected to attend the commission meeting and report
on the upcoming project. As the Commission has previously authorized, Mr. Bodge has been
hired by the beach cities to assist with the renourishment project. Since the renourishment
meeting on May 20`h, Jacksonville's project manager, Ron Schumaker, resigned unexpectedly.
As of the writing of this follow-up report, the City of Jacksonville is considering their options
and hopefully will come to an agreement with Olsen and Associates to provide management
support of the project.
House Numbers on Seminole Road: Survey responses have been received from 19 of the 37
residents on Seminole Rd. that would be affected by the proposed renumbering. Of those, 17 or
89% are opposed to the renumbering. Several included comments on the bottom of their surveys,
which are consolidated on the attached summary.
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City of Atlantic Beach
800 Seminole Road
Atlantic Beach, Florida 32233
Telephone {904) 247-5800
Fax (904) 247-5805 www.coab.us
MEMORANDUM
TO: Jim Hanson, City Manager
Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Sonya B. Doerr, AICP
Community Development Director
DATE: May 25, 2005
RE: City of Jacksonville Comprehensive Plan Amendment process as related to Moody
Marine Site
In response to questions the City Commission had at Monday night's meeting related to the proposed
Comprehensive Plan .amendment and rezoning for the Moody Marine property, I will summarize the
process for such applications. The Moody property is fully within City of Jacksonville, however, State law
establishes a process through which other local governments have an opportunity to review and comment
on the application. Both the COJ and the COAB Comprehensive Plans also contain policies requiring that
the jurisdictions coordinate on various issues when considering Plan amendments and the potential impacts
to development. Hurricane evacuation routes and times and protection of natural resources are only two of
the primary issues that must be fully addressed during this process.
The Moody application is the far more complex and lengthy regular or large-scale amendment, rather than
the small-scale amendment we have recently experienced. This process contains two phases. At the
Proposed Phase, after lengthy COJ internal review, the COJ will consider a vote to transmit the application
to the Department of Community Affairs (DCA). This has not yet occurred, and I am advised that it will
be the end of June before the COJ holds this hearing. The COAB is automatically notified of these
hearings. If the COJ votes to transmit the proposed application, it must then be sent to DCA, the Regional
Planning Council, the Water Management District, the Department of State, the Department of
Transportation, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Agriculture, and the
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Additionally, the application must also be provided
to any other local government requesting review of the proposed amendment. (I have already requested a
copy of the transmittal application when it is available.) This will be the appropriate time for the COAB to
review and comment on the application. All of these agencies and the COAB will then have 30 days to
review and comment to DCA.
Within an additional 30 days, all of the comments from the various agencies and any other local
government are then compiled by DCA in the ORC (Objections, Recommendations and Comments) report.
Once the ORC report is issued, the COJ would have up to 60 days to adopt the amendment (the Adopted
Phase) with no changes if there are no "ORC issues" or with revisions to address any objections and
comments.
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applied management strategies to improve the overall fisheries
industry in Jacksonville. The City may assist in such efforts as
coordinating site selection, recruiting talented personnel, and
acquiring funding through grants and other means.
3.8.7 The AWQD will continue to aggressively pursue inclusion of
significant aquatic biological studies in the SWIM Plan for the Lower
St. Johns River.
GOAL 4
To achieve no further net loss of the natural functions of the City's remaining
wetlands, improve the quality of the City's wetlands resources over the long-term
and improve the water quality and fish and wildlife values of wetlands.
Issue: Impact on Wetlands
Of the nearly 840 square miles of area in the City, about 23 percent is classified as
wetlands which require protective conservation and protection measures. About two-
thirds of wetlands is in forested or swamp vegetation. Much of the rest is comprised of
the extensive saltwater marshlands of the Nassau and St. Johns River estuaries. These
wetland areas have suffered extensively from development pressure. In some areas of
the City, very little remains of the original marshlands. Wetlands encroachment remains
a major issue for growth management in Jacksonville.
Objective 4.1 The City shall protect and conserve the natural functions of its
existing wetlands, including estuarine marshes. In order to achieve this objective
and its associated policies, the City shall continue to work with the applicable
regional, state and federal agencies charged with these regulatory
responsibilities.
Policies
4.1.1 The permitted land uses within Salt Water Marshes,
Riverine/Estuarine Wetlands and All Other Wetlands as depicted on
Map C-3 (same as the adopted Map L-5 of the Future Land Use
Element) shall be limited to the following land uses and associated
standards, provided such use is consistent with the Future Land
Use Map series (FLUMs).
A) Within Salt Water Marshes, the following land uses are
permitted:
(1) Conservation uses, provided the following standards
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are met:
(a) Encroachment
Encroachment in the salt water marsh is the
least damaging to the marsh and that no
practicable on-site alternative exists; and
(b) No net loss
Development is designed and located in such a
manner that there is no net loss to the wetland
functions including but not limited to:
the habitat of fish, wildlife and
threatened or endangered species,
ii the abundance and diversity of fish,
wildlife and threatened or endangered
species,
iii the food sources of fish and wildlife
including those which are threatened or
endangered,
iv the water quality of the wetland, and
v the flood storage and flood conveyance
capabilities of the wetland; and
(c) Floodplain protection
Buildings are built at an elevation of sufficient
height to meet the designated flood zone
standards as set forth by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency. The design
must be in conformance with Chapter 652
(Floodplain Regulations) of the Ordinance
Code; and
(d) Dredge and fill
Dredging or filling of the salt water marshes
shall not exceed more than 5% of the marsh
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on-site; and
(e) Stormwater quality
In the design and review of developments
which will discharge stormwater into the salt
water marsh the following performance
standards shall be used to protect water quality
in the marsh:
Stormwater runoff shall be subjected to
best management practices prior to
discharging into natural or created
mitigation wetlands. Best management
practices shall mean a practice, or
combination of practices determined by
the local government to be the most
effective, practical means of preventing
or reducing the amount of pollution
generated by the development to a level
compatible with Florida Surface Water
Quality Standards found in Chapters 17-
301 and 17-302, F.A.C.
No site alteration shall result in violation
of State and local water quality
standards caused by siltation of
wetlands or pollution of downstream
wetlands, or reduce the natural retention
of filtering capability of wetlands.
iii No site alteration shall allow water to
become a health hazard or contribute to
the breeding of mosquitoes.
iv All site alteration activity shall provide for
such water retention, filtration, and
settling structures, and flow attenuation
devices as may be necessary to ensure
that the foregoing standards and
requirements are met.
Issuance of a Management and Storage
of Surface Waters permit pursuant to
Chapter 40C-4 or 40C-40, F.A.C. or a
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stormwater permit issued pursuant to
Chapter 40C-42, F.A.C., provides
assurances necessary for compliance
with subsections (i) - (iv) above provided
the stormwater management system is
constructed in accordance with the
permit.
v Regular monitoring and maintenance
program on an annual basis for the
performance of stormwater treatment
systems; and
(f) Septic tanks
Septic tanks, drainfields andlor greywater
systems are located outside the salt water
marsh area and not within 75 feet of the mean
high water line of tidal bodies or within 75 feet
of any wetland unless the Duval County Health
Department grants a variance for a hardship
case pursuant to the provisions of Section
381.0065, F.S. Where public utilities are
available, development is required to connect
to these facilities; and
(g) Vegetation
All native salt water marsh vegetation outside
the development area is maintained in its
natural state; and
(h) Hydrology
The design of the fill shall include measures to
maintain the wetlands hydrology of the site.
(2) Residential uses, provided the following standards are
met:
(a) Density/Dredge and fill
Where lots, except for lots of record as defined
in the Future Land Use Element, are located
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totally within the salt water marshes,
i density shall not exceed one (1) dwelling
unit per five (5) acres; and
ii buildings shall be clustered together to
the maximum extent practicable; and
iii dredging or filling shall not exceed b% of
the salt water marsh on-site; and
(b) Encroachment
Encroachment in the salt water marsh is the
least damaging to the marsh and that no
practicable on-site alternative exists; and
(c) No net loss
Development is designed and located in such a
manner that there is no net loss to the wetland
functions including but not limited to:
i the habitat of fish, wildlife and
threatened or endangered species,
ii the abundance and diversity of fish and
wildlife and threatened or endangered
species,
iii the food sources of fish and wildlife
including those which are threatened or
endangered,
iv the water quality of the wetland, and
v the flood storage and flood conveyance
capabilities of the wetland; and
(d) Floodplain protection
Buildings are built at an elevation of sufficient
height to meet the designated flood zone
standards as set forth by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency. The design
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the impacts of man-made structures on beach or dune systems.
These standards shall include, but not be limited to, roadways,
ramps, walkways, pavilions, recreation structures, retaining walls,
and fences.
GOAL 7
The City shall make every reasonable effort to ensure the public safety, health,
and welfare of people and property from the effects of coastal storm and
. hurricane damage.
Issue: Timing Hurricane Evacuation
Total evacuation clearance times for Jacksonville, Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville Beach
and Neptune Beach are manageable. However, for the area not to exceed a maximum
required hurricane evacuation time of 23 hours for a storm event will necessitate proper
traffic control and early evacuation decision making. The scheduling of future roadway
improvements must address volume and capacity as related to hurricane evacuation.
The City fully recognizes the critical importance of intergovernmental coordination with
neighboring beach communities and adjacent counties.
Objective 7.1 The City, acting as Duval County, shall reduce excessive hurricane
evacuation times where they exist within specific areas of designated Hurricane
Evacuation Zones and maintain all other evacuation times within the acceptable
standard.
Policies
7.1.1 The City establishes 23 hours as the maximum acceptable
hurricane evacuation time standard for a Category 3 storm event,
based upon the following criteria:
A. The evacuation should be complete prior to the arrival of
gale force winds.
B. That the clearance time to evacuate fora category 3
hurricane with average public urgency will be 16 3/ hours.
C. Provides six hours for evacuation message to reach all of
those affected.
D. Recognizes that all hurricane evacuation situations are
unique, with numerous factors that may contribute to longer
required evacuation periods.
7.1.2 The City, acting as Duval County, will develop and implement
provisions for increasing the rate of evacuee mobilization, including
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the expansion of its comprehensive awareness program, to ensure
that Duval County residents and visitors are informed regarding
evacuation zones, clearance times, shelter locations and
capacities, and evacuation routes. The Emergency Preparedness
Division shall develop for general public distribution, a Duval
County "All Hazards Guide," that will include the following: Family
Disaster Planning; Disaster Supply Kits; Home Protection;
Hurricane Evacuation Zones, Routes & Shelters; Flooding,
Thunderstorms & Lightning; Tornadoes & Waterspouts; Hazardous
Materials; What to Expect After the Disaster; Advice for Senior
' ' Citizens, Home-bound Patients and Special Need Populations;
Pets; Business Protection; and Emergency Phone Numbers.
7.1.3 The City, acting as Duval County, shall review, and update as
necessary, items related to hurricane evacuation in the
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) prior to
June 1 of each year. The latest versions of, or changes to, all State
and regional emergency plans shall be incorporated into the CEMP
to ensure intergovernmental plan consistency.
. 7.1.4 The Emergency Preparedness Division, acting as the City of
Jacksonville and Duval County, shall ~ maintain a formalized
intergovernmental strategy for hurricane evacuation planning and
regional emergency planning efforts with adjacent counties and
municipalities within the County.
7.1.5 The Comprehensive Planning Division of the Planning and
Development Department and the Emergency Preparedness
Division shall maintain procedures and guidelines for assessing the
impact of a new development and redevelopment on hurricane
evacuation times. Such procedures and guidelines shall be
adopted and implemented in a manner consistent with the
requirements of Section 163.3202(1), F.S., and therefore shall be
formalized and integrated into the City's Land Development
Regulations.
7.1.6 The City shall not amend the Future Land Use Element or the
Future Land Use Map series unless; the requested change can be
determined to not exceed the established hurricane evacuation
times; the requested change is for a lower density; or the requested
change for increased density provides adequate remedies to
reduce impacts on hurricane evacuation times which exceed the
acceptable standard.
7.1.7 All new development and redevelopment within Hurricane
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Evacuation Zones shall be consistent with hurricane evacuation
times and the Future Land Use Element of the 2010
Comprehensive Plan. In conjunction with the Emergency
Preparedness Division, the City shall develop procedures for
evaluating the impact of new development and redevelopment on
hurricane evacuation times.
7.1.8 The Emergency Preparedness Division shall review all
development orders for projects located within Hurricane
Evacuation Zones and recommend development conditions where
necessary. The City shall develop a process to allow the adequate
review of impacts of development orders by the Emergency
Preparedness Division.
7.1.9 The cumulative impact of development orders or permits shall not
exceed the established hurricane evacuation time.
7.1.10 The City Traffic Engineer and Chief of Emergency Preparedness
shall review at least annually evacuation route road needs to
ensure that the necessary improvements are incorporated within
the Capital Improvements Element and Transportation Element.
7.1.11 The City shall utilize hurricane evacuation times, as well as Level of
Service standards, in determining the timing and priority of roadway
improvements as contained within the Transportation Element.
Existing evacuation route deficiencies shall be included in the five
year schedule of capital improvements.
Issue: Providing Hurricane She{ter
The City currently has a deficit in State ARC 4496 design criteria-compliant shelter
spaces according to the State of Florida Department of Community Affairs Division of
Emergency Management Annual Statewide Emergency Shelter Plan. The Emergency
Preparedness Division, the Planning and Development Department, the Duval County
School Board and other potential providers of shelter space are working to retrofit
schools to reduce the deficit. It is the City's intent to monitor the relationship between
population growth and shelter capacity to ensure the provision of additional shelter
spaces, as determined to be necessary. Further, the City will continue to assist in the
emergency preparedness requirements of its people with special needs.
Objective 7.2 Adequate shelter space shall continue to be available for the
population in the Hurricane Evacuation Zones at risk under a Category 3 storm
event. The City, acting as Duval County, shall have a mechanism in place to
... assist in providing shelter and transportation for people with special needs
during an emergency.
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Policies
7.2.1 The City, acting as Duval County, shall increase its shelter
capacity. All new or retrofit school projects shall be evaluated for
sheltering of special needs as well as general populations.
7.2.2 The Chief of Emergency Preparedness, with assistance from State
and regional agencies, shall establish the target shelter demand,
and make recommendations on additional policies and strategies to
ensure, if needed, the availability of additional shelter space.
7.2.3 In the event that the Chief of Emergency Preparedness determines
that the shortage of shelter space requires mitigation, then policies
7.2.5, 7.2.6 and 7.2.7 shall apply.
7.2.4 The Emergency Preparedness Division shall, for evacuation
purposes, continue to identify the special needs population of Duval
County, and plan for appropriate facilities and services through the
Duval County Health Department, with the assistance of such
government and quasi-government agencies as the Northeast
Florida American Red Cross, the First Coast Disaster Council, and
other similar agencies.
7.2.5 The City shall require that all new development located in the
Coastal High Hazard Area in land use categories that permit
residential density greater than Low Density Residential shall
contribute to the cost of emergency shelter space in existing school
. sites.
7.2.6 For purposes of determining an owner's assessment for the cost of
„ , emergency shelter space in existing school sites, the City shall use
a quantitative formula where:
A equals the total number of residential units proposed;
B equals number of persons per household; and
C equals average cost to retrofit one shelter space;
D owners assessment
A X B X C= D Owner's Assessment
7.2.7 The City shall use the most recent U.S. Census data related to
average household size, population in households and households.
In calculating the assessment owed, the City shall use the full unit
count of the proposed development, the county-wide average
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household size from the U. S. Census, and the average shelter
retrofit cost as provided by the City's Emergency Preparedness
Division in consultation with the Duval County School District
Facilities Services Division. The City shall not allow a reduction of
the shelter space required based on assumptions of smaller
household sizes than the county-wide census data or reduced uses
of public shelters for certain developments. These factors shall be
updated as warranted by the City to ensure accuracy of costs and
population factors.
Issue: Restricting Imprudent Coastal Development
The City will continue to enforce building standards and requirements to minimize
structural damage to property in hazardous coastal areas. Future City expenditures for
infrastructure improvements will be limited to meeting the needs of existing residents
and resource protection. Land use decisions will direct new development to areas
outside of hazardous coastal areas.
Objective 7.3 Limit public expenditures that subsidize growth by ensuring that
building and development activities are carried out in a manner which minimizes
danger to life and property from natural disasters and restricting the intensity of
. development within designated Coastal High Hazard Areas consistent with public
safety needs.
Policies
7.3.1 The City shall designate the Coastal High Hazard Areas (CHHA) as
those areas designated as the evacuation zone for a category 1
hurricane as established by the 1998 Northeast Florida Hurricane
Evacuation Study or the most current study.
7.3.2 The City shall continue to participate in the National Flood
Insurance Program.
7.3.3 The City shall maintain requirements for wind resistance, as stated
in the latest edition of the Statewide Florida Building Code.
7.3.4 Shoreline development in Coastal High Hazard Areas shall be
' protected by vegetation, setbacks, and/or restoration, rather than
by seawalls or other coastal protection structures which contribute
to erosion. Exception may be made for navigation and emergency
transportation purposes.
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COMMENTS FROM SEMINOLE ROAD RESIDENTS CONCERNING
CHANGING HOUSE NUMBERS
Comments to Not Change the House Numbers:
1) The east side numbers correspond with the numbering of streets i.e. 17`" Street begins the
1800 block and 18`" Street begins the 1900 series. The problem arises from the drainage
ditch between 17`" and 18`t'. The obvious solution is to eliminate even numbers between
1800 and 1900 -the simple solution is to erect proper and obvious signage to point out
the discrepancy and to mandate that those houses on the west side of Seminole from 18`''
Street north to prominently display their house numbers. The house numbering on
parallel streets would then remain coincide with the e-w-numbered streets.
2) I just read in the paper a proposal for re-numbering the west side of Seminole Road, north
of 18`" Street. I would be one of the owners concerned by this proposal. Re-numbering
our property would cause us a significant inconvenience and cost for a very marginal
benefit, if any. Apparently this only affects about 40 properties....correct? The problem
of reaching the property with maybe a few minutes delay, can be solved with teaching the
emergency crews about the numbering system, especially that it involves only a small
portion of Seminole Road. I have been a paramedic and knowing the local roads and
numbering systems was always part of the orientation for emergency personnel and
improving the visibility of house numbers would certainly be cheaper and a lot less
convenient, and therefore I am opposed to any re-numbering of Seminole Road.
3) Significant costs to change all associated bills, cards, taxes, etc. to do this.
4) Please do not change unless the City is prepared to pay residents for the inconvenience.
5) I have lived at this address since 1986 (19 years). I do not wish to change my address.
6) Over the years how many problems related to safety have occurred because of
numbering? This is a straight street with easily visible numbers. It would make more
sense to require those homes on the east side of Seminole without easily visible numbers
to make them visible.
7) I've lived at this address 28 %s years -please do not change
8) If this is done, problems, problems, problems----- same thing exists on Beach Ave.
Please do not change numbers. I have had rescue twice to my house with no problems.
9) Anyone concerned about the safety aspect has only to make sure that their house number
is prominently displayed on their house and/or curbside mailbox. Let's not create
problems where none exist. By the way, the JEA poles are also numbered in sequence
with the houses. Thanks for asking!
Comments to Change the House Numbers:
1) We know there will be some inconvenience at first, but it is much better for the long term.