Exh 3AAGENDA ITEM 3A
JilLY 14, 2003
July 8, 2003
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jim Hanso
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SUBJECT: Follow- Report
Recommendations for Imaroved Safety at Tide Views Preserve; Following a recent incident
where a city employee was robbed at the Tide Views Preserve, the city's Recreation and Public
Safety Directors have worked together to compile a list of steps that will improve the safety of
employees and the general public at the park. That report is not ready as of this writing, but will
made by staff at the commission meeting on July 14~'.
Asahalt Damage; 12th Street; It was reported at the last commission meeting that a contractor
had placed a dumpster on the newly resurfaced 12~' Street and damaged the paving. The project
was located at 320 12~' Street and the contractor has been notified that he will be responsible for
the damage that was caused to the street. Bob Kosoy has notified the contractor that the road
will be repaired by the city's contractor doing the Core City Project and that a bill will be sent as
soon as it is complete. '
PODS; A question was raised at the last commission meeting about the legality of a mobile
storage unit (PODS) located on 2"d Street between Ocean and Beach. City staff checked into this
location and looked over the rest of the city to see if any others were illegally placed. They
found that the unit at 223 Ocean was being used as a construction trailer which is permissible
during canstniction, although the contractor had not obtained a permit for its location. Trailers
used by a contractor for construction materials are exempt from the city's provision limiting the
time that they can be used for household storage. The city also required the contractor to install a
construction sign on the side of the trailer. A second trailer was found on 12`s Street, which was
being used to store household goods during a renovation. This owner has been informed that the
unit must be moved because city code requirements allow them to be on site for only four days
with a possible ten-day extension if approved by the City Manager.
Northeast Florida League of Cities Meeting; After the City Commission requested that
arrangements be made with the Northeast Florida League of Cities to host one of their monthly
meetings in Atlantic Beach, a schedule has now been set for the meeting to be held on Thursday,
Mazch 18, 2004. The meeting will begin at 6:00 with dinner served at 7:OOpm