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March 2010.pdfCITY CALENDAR MARCH 2010 Mar 8 Mar 9 Mar 16 Mar 22 City Commission Meeting / 6 pm Code Enforcement Board / 7 pm Community Development Board / 6 pm City Commission Meeting / 6 pm Mar 23 *Cultural Arts & Recreation Advisory Committee / 7 pm APRIL 2010 Apr 12 City Commission Meeting / 6 pm Apr 20 Community Development Board / 6 pm Apr 26 City Commission Meeting / 6 pm Apr 27 *Cultural Arts & Recreation Advisory Committee / 7 pm Meetings are held in the Commission Chamber unless otherwise indicated. * These events will be held at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd. CITY OFFICIALS Mike Borno, Mayor John Fletcher, Mayor Pro Tem Jonathan Daugherty, Commissioner Paul Parsons, Commissioner Carolyn Woods, Commissioner Jim Hanson, City Manager Alan Jensen, City Attorney Donna Bartle, City Clerk www.coab.us • (904) 247-5800 ABET Presents... Home Games Comedy / Tom Ziegler Adele Grage Theatre / March 12 -13,19 - 21, 25 - 27 A poignant comedy about a young woman torn between love and her beloved father who still believes he is playing for the 1955 New York Yankees. Showtimes: Thursday, Friday & Saturday 8 pm / Sunday 2 pm Admission: Adults — $15 Senior, Student, Military — $12 SPECIAL EVENTS ,i11111111111111111f. ii MARCH 2010 Mar 5 Friday Late Night Skates under the Lights Jack Russell Park / 5 - 9 pm Mar 7 Songwriters Concert / Adele Grage / 6 - 8 pm Mar 13 Wild Wonders "Prehistoric Pals" Dutton Island Preserve / 1 pm Mar 18 North Beaches Art Walk / Town Center / 5 pm Mar 18 Lagniappe Night / Adele Grage / 7 pm Mar 27 Wild Wonders / Dutton Island Preserve / 1 pm APRIL 2010 Apr 3 Easter Egg Hunt / Jordan Park / 10 am Apr 10 Tour de Parks / Jack Russel Park Apr 10 Wild Wonders / Dutton Island Preserve / 1 pm Apr 11 Songwriters Concert / Adele Grage / 6 - 8 pm Apr 15 Lagniappe Night / Adele Grage / 7 pm Apr 24 Arts in the Park / Johansen Park / 10 - 6 pm Apr 24 Wild Wonders / Dutton Island Preserve / 1 pm Apr 25 Acoustic Nights / Bull Park / 6 - 8 pm Lagniappe Night! March 18 & April 15, 7 - 8 pm (Lagniappe — pronounced 'Ian -nee -app') NEW entertaining event held during the North Beaches Art Walk in the Adele Grage Theatre. Be a "Show & Tell" Presenter of a creative & exciting topic or theme of your choice. (6-10 minutes on anything that is legal, moral and ethical) using images, movie clips, easel, PowerPoint, chalkboard, art, tools, and visual props to assist your presentation. To give a presentation, contact Meade Coplan at 635-9759, or stop by the Adele Grage Center at 716 Ocean Blvd. and join the audience to enjoy the presentations with free popcorn and lemonade. This event is free and open to the public. One of the great things about Atlantic Beach is the tree canopy. Trees offer needed shade and cooler temperatures during summer months, they help the environment, they increase our property values and, most of all, they make our community feel more comfortable. The City implemented an "Adopt -A -Tree" Program in 2002 to plant trees along public streets and in parks throughout the City. Over 800 trees have been installed since then. The program is simple. Either homeowners or renters can apply for the City to plant a tree in front of their house at the City's expense by filling out the Adopt -A -Tree form which is available on the City's website www.coab.us. Generally the trees must be planted in the right of way, but may be planted up to 10 feet onto the resident's property, if utility conflicts interfere. In return, they must agree to water and maintain the tree until it can survive on its own. Return the forms before March 31st to be in time for this year's planting season. Available trees include live oaks, drake elms and East Palatka hollies. Which tree is planted at each location depends on site conditions such as utilities and proximity to the ocean. The Adopt -A -Tree Program is available in all areas of the City. As older trees die and others are removed to make room for development and redevelopment, we need to plant new trees so that the community will remain a great place to pass along to our grandchildren. —Mike Borno Wild Wonders Returns Wild Wonders will return to the Dutton Island Preserve on March 13th and 27th. The program will feature "Prehistoric Pals" (Reptiles only). Mike Rossi, animal educator, will bring a variety of snakes, lizards and turtles. Every reptile has something interesting and fun to know about reptile behavior, survival, feeding and adaptations to our environment. This program is great for children 5 years and up! The Dutton Island Pavilion is located at the end of Dutton Drive West. World Water Dace is March 22 Celebrate Water for Life In 1992, the United Nations General Assembly designated March 22 of each year as World Water Day to focus attention on the importance of fresh water and encourage sustainability. This year's theme is aimed at increasing awareness of water quality, ecosystems and human well-being. While we take our clean water for granted in the United States, 1.1 billion people in other areas of the world have no access to an improved water supply and millions of people suffer from waterborne diseases. Check out the World Water Day 2010 website at www.worldwaterday2010.info and participate in the photo contest, download brochures and Desktop backgrounds or check out the videos. Let's protect our precious water supply. Remember, irrigate before 10 am or after 4 pm — and only on your day: Saturday: Odd numbered addresses Sunday: Even numbered addresses Tuesday: Non-residential properties Household Hazardous Waste and E -Waste Collection The City of Jacksonville will have a mobile household hazardous waste vehicle at the Jacksonville Beach Public Works Department, 1460 Shelter Avenue, on Saturday, May 15th from 8:30 am to 3 pm. Many materials used in the home and gardens are considered hazardous waste and must NOT be thrown into household trash. These materials can cause serious safety and health problems. Check the list below for types of products to take to the household hazardous waste and e -waste collection on May 15th. Types of waste which will be accepted: Paint, paint thinners & strippers Fertilizer Rechargeable batteries Terminals, CPUs Photographic chemicals Keyboards Radios, VCRs, DVDs Used oil Stereo equipment Aerosol cans Car care chemicals Fire extinguishers Small propane (Ip) tanks Gun powder Small kitchen appliances Camcorders Computer monitors Printers & Scanners Desk and mobile phones Pool chemicals Varnish/shellac Power tools Fireworks Thermometers/thermostats WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED: Bio -Hazardous (medical) waste Explosives Large household appliances (washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators) Commercial e -waste or hazardous waste Acids Flares Pesticides Drain cleaners Pagers Car batteries Ammunition Antifreeze Tires Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: To increase recycling throughout Florida, the Governor has established a statewide recycling goal of 75 percent (by weight) to be achieved by 2020. In 2006, Florida recycled about 24 percent of the municipal solid waste collected. In 2009, Atlantic Beach residents recycled an average of 27 percent of household solid waste (recyclables and yard waste). Each resident has two recycling bins. Please separate recyclables by using one recycling bin for fiber (newspaper, magazines, boxboard, brown paper bags, telephone books, catalogues, office paper, etc.) and the other bin for glass (all colors), plastic (types 1 through 7), metal cans, etc. Mixed recyclables are considered contaminated and will be treated as garbage. Replacement bins may be obtained at the Public Works Yard, 1200 Sandpiper Lane (Ph: 247-5834). When recycling bins are full, place additional recyclables in brown paper bags (no plastic bags, please). Use bins only for recycling (no yard waste). During wet weather, please hold paper recyclables until your next collection day. Yard Waste Residential yard waste should be placed curb side or at the edge of the street. It may not be placed on vacant lots, City medians, parks, drainage easements or unpaved rights-of-way. These are considered to be illegal dumps, delay pick-up of debris and are subject to a fine. Residents living along streets with separate medians (e.g. Plaza, Selva Marina, Saturiba, and other roads in the Selva Norte and Oceanwalk areas) are reminded they are to place their waste on their side of the street, not in the medians.