Exh 8BAGENDA ITEM #8B
MARCH 10, 2003
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM: Recreation and Cultural Arts Committee recommendations
1. Fees & Charges - No charges be levied for building use for City events and advertised
events that are opened to the public and charges for Atlantic Beach homeowner's
associations be $25 with a $50 deposit.
2. Sculpture -Purchase and installation of a concrete sculpture near the Police Station at a
cost of $5,000.
3. Beaches Project Graduation -Support the 2003 Graduation Celebration Program in the
amount of $1,000.
SUBMITTED BY: Timmy Johnson, Recreation Director
DATE: February 27, 2003
BACKGROUND: The Recreation and Cultural Arts Committee met Tuesday,
February 25 and made the following recommendations for City Commission approval:
Fees & Charges -The Committee recommend that no charges be levied for
building use for City events and advertised events that are opened to the public
and charges for Atlantic Beach homeowner's associations be $25 with a $50
deposit.
2. Sculpture -The Committee recommend the purchase and installation of a
concrete sculpture. The sculpture, which represents the Earth, wind and wave
elements will stand eight feet tall and will be located in the corner of the Police
Station. The cost to purchase and install the sculpture is $5,000.
3. Beaches Project Graduation -The Committee recommend the support of the 2003
Graduation Celebration Program in the amount of $1,000. The Beaches Project
Graduation is in the process of getting their not for profit status. The Program is a
safe and substance free celebration for high school seniors. This is the first one at
the Beach and is being proposed for only Fletcher High School Seniors.
BUDGET: The funds for the Committee recommendations will come
from the programming and arts budget.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Approve the Recreation and Cultural Arts Committee recommendation that no
charges be levied for building use for City events and advertised events that are
opened to the public and charges for Atlantic Beach homeowner's associations be
$25 with a $50 deposit.
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2. Approve the Recreation and Cultural Arts Committee recommendation to
purchase and install a sculpture near the Police Station at a cost of $5,000.
3. Approve the Recreation and Cultural Arts Committee recommendation to support
the 2003 Graduation Celebration Program in the amount of $1,000.
ATTACffi1~NTS: 1. Picture of Sculpture
2. The Beaches Project ~aduation package
REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER:
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HELP PBEYENT
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733 Camellia Terrace give
Neptune Bach. Florida 32266
Graduation Night is the sinKlc moat dangerous night of yt hiKh school
student's high school years. Accidents and death occur on a regular basis and can
strike any of our children. It is net limited to only those children who are Iostdcd un
drugs or alcohol. It can also strike those who are in the wronK place at the ~vronK
time. We want to put an end to this devastation for the students of Fletcher Scnivr
High School -and we need your help to succeed.
"Beaches Project Graduation" is hostinK a NO DRI1(a & NU ALCONnI.
free "lock in" celebration fire the seniors of Fletcher High School on the night uF
graduation. The first annual event will be held for the next Fletcher graduativtt
night, May 19'h, 2UU3, at Mayport Naval Station Beachside Community Center.
A successful event has many components, and requires an rnorm~rus amount
of funding and volunteers. t)ur budget is $40,OOfi, including decorations,
entertainment, food and prizes.
Please help with this project. Wr don't need any more crosses marking_ the
sight of another grad night accident.
You can help sponsor this event with your time or money.
$ Possible donations include $
$ Cash/ Checks/ Gift Certificates (payable tv: Beaches Project
$ Graduation) Gift Baskets /Merchandise /Products / tiervices /Food
$ Drinks /Scholarship /Sponsorship of an Event
$ Off-to-College items (any quantity): cups, t-shirts, pens, personal items,
We need. to hear from you! Act today. It may be the best investment ,you
ever made!!!
Thanks for your help.
Nancy DeCandis ~Vcndy Layton
Teacher-Beaches Episcopal School Program Coordinator-l1SU
(9Q4) 246-9462 (9U4) 246-3481
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TABLE 2-3. INCIDENCE OF DRUG USE AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE
BEACHES AREA AND DUVAL COUNTY
Percent of Students
Substance Beaches Duval County
Alcohol 57.3 57.2
Over-the-counter drugs 51.6 52.3
Wine Coolers 49.1 53.1
Tobacco -cigarettes 43.0 40.7
Marijuana 24.7 25.0
Inhalants 20.3 17.6
Tobacco -smokeless 11.2 10.7
Designer drugs 10.9 9.8
Amphetamines 9.7 9.1
Psychedelics (other than LSD 9.7 8.0
LSD 8.7 7.7
Cocaine 8.3 7.0
Tranquilizers 8.1 6.9
Hashish 8.0 6.3
Crack Cocaine 7.8 6.5
Barbiturates 6.9 6.3
Gammahydroxyburic Acid 6.9 5.5
Crystal Methamphetamine 6.4 5.1
Heroin 6.3 5.3
Steroids 6.1 6.1
Ketaminehydrochloride 5.8 4.9
Rohypnol 5.7 4.5
Notes:
(1) Percent reporting usage at least once in their lifetime.
(2) Beaches area leads all five subareas of County surveyed in those drugs in bold ita/lcs.
Source: 2000 Secondary Level Alcohol, Tobacco, Oiher Drugs and Violence Survey Kno~~~ledg~ ttit ~d
and Behaviors; prepared for the Duval County Public Schools; September 2000
Jacksonville Beaches Area Youth Resources Assessment 2_g
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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
NAVAL STATION
MAYPORT FLORIDA 32228-0112 IN REPLY REFER TO:
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Ms. Wendy Layton
876 Majestic Cypress Drive N
' Atlantic Beach, FL 32233
Dear Ms. Layton:
I have received your request to support the Beaches Project
Graduation event next May and am glad to inform you that I stand
ready to host this very worthwhile event. My Morale, Welfare
and Recreation (MWR) staff have penciled in your event dates and
times, and I request you work closely with my point of contact,
Ms. Tara Culbertson, MWR Community Activities Director at 270- _
5228.
Although I fully support this program, please understand
that there is always the remote possibility that force
protection levels may be heightened and base access could be
impacted in the event a threat prompts such security measures.
Short of this type of scenario, I know we can become great
partners in caring for our future leaders.
We look forward to working closely with your organization,
and I wish you the best with the planning of your event. -
Sincerely,
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MATTHEW E. SCHELLHORN
Captain, U. S. Navy
Commanding Officer
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733 Camellia Terrace t)rive
Neptune Bench, Florida 32266
Dear Parents of Rising Seniors and Juniors,
Graduation is an important achievement in our children's lives deserving a celebration! Plans are
underway for an exciting graduation night party for the 2003 Seniors at Fletcher High School.
Project Graduation is a tradition at many high schools across the country, and it's a tradition we
would like to start at Fletcher High School.
Beaches Project Graduation is anall-night, chemical-free party that is organized by parents and
the community, with a lot of help from the seniors. It is our hope that Beaches Project
Graduation will reduce the chance of any of our children being injured or killed in an
alcohoUdrug related accident. Statistics prove that this is one of the most dangerous nights on the
road for graduates.
With your help Beaches Project Graduation will be the biggest and best party ever, one the kids
will want to attend and one they will remember for alife-time. It will have games, music,
entertainment, food, mementos and thousands of dollars worth of prizes. Our steering committee
has been meeting monthly establishing Beaches Project Graduation as a non-profit organization.
We have already received a generous donation from a member of the community.
This fantastic event needs you on one of our committees to help solicit and gather prizes, raise
_ the funds, decorate, arrange for food, secure the site and all other things necessary to manage a
great event. We're not asking for a lifetime commitment, A few hours of your time could reallX
make a difference. Aren't our children important enough to pull together and make this work?
This will be a labor of love, that you will not only enjoy being a part of, but remember long after
you have forgotten how many relatives were able to attend graduation.
The next meeting will be October 15~', 2002 at 7:30 P.M. at Fletcher High School in the Front
Office.
Beaches Project Graduation 2003
Chairwoman, Mary Osorio
Treasurer, Dave Linger
Secretary, Wendy Layton
Steering Committee:
Nancy DeCandis Chris Rogers Karen Kurtzke
Mary Phillips Lola Olberding
This event is not sponsored by Duval County Public Schools