Exh 9AAGENDA ITEM #9A
OCTOBER 24, 2005
October 17, 2005
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the Commission
FROM: Jim Hanso
i y anager
SUBJECT: City Mana er's Report
Hazardous Waste Collection Day; It was previously reported that some conversations with City
of Jacksonville Sanitation staff had led us to believe that the budget cuts recently adopted by
Jacksonville would end future hazardous waste collection days at the beaches. This has since
been resolved. While there will be fewer events scheduled, they will continue at the beaches in
the future and staff from both cities are working on a mutually agreeable date in Mazch of 2006.
Boats in the Intercoastal Waterway; Stories have been run in local newspapers recently about
several boats parked in the marsh in Atlantic Beach's city limits and our attempts to get them
moved. Atlantic Beach staff have been working on this issue for over a year and the boats have
been moved several times to avoid city enforcement actions. We have been unable to get either
the Coast Guard or the Marine Patrol to take enforcement actions and have had several
discussions with our City Attorney on how to proceed. The boats have been anchored in the
marsh without the consent or knowledge of the property owners until they recently received a
citation from the city. The city has had several discussions since that time with the owner who
has reported that tl~le Coats will be moved within the next couple of weeks. ~ -
It may be advisable to strengthen the city codes relating to the parking of boats in the marsh. The
City Attorney is working on a draft for presentation to the City Commission incoming weeks.
Aside from being an eyesore, the boats can pose an environmental hazard to the sensitive
marshlands. This can be particularly problematic when people live aboard these boats without
access to adequate water and sewer facilities.