3AAGENDA ITEM #3A
OCTOBER 13, 2003
..October 6, 2003
MEMORANDUM
TO; The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the City Commissio
..:FROM: Jim Hanson, Cit
SUBJECT: Follow-up Report
Veteran's Park; The first phase of improvements for Veteran's Park budgeted by the City has
now been completed. These include playground equipment, grassing and irrigation. Pictures
will be available at the City Commission meeting on October 13ty.
Parkin¢ on East End ofl0tb Street: Island Club Townhouses; A complaint from residents of the
Island Club Townhouses about a lack of private parkingplaces was relayed to the City Commission
at the last meeting. The Mayor and Commission have discussed parking at this location on several
occasions beginning in 1979 when the owner/developer proposed to convert the Bikini Apartments to
condominiums Complaints from these condominium owners were a main reason to institute the
Parking Sticker Program in 1992. Later discussions involved the possible lease ofparking places to
the owners. and correspondence with the Corps of Engineers concerni a requirements for Atlantic
Beach to maintain public parking in connection with beach renourishment funds A copy
of a memo. dated September 11, 2003 to Commissioner Waters along with a "History of Island Club
Townhouses Parking Problem on 10th. Street" dated September 9, 2003 are attached for your '
infor`"mation.
AGENDA ITEM #3A
OCTOBER 13, 2003
September 11, 2003
MEMORANDUM. -
To: Dezmond Waters
From: Jim Hanson, City Man
Subject: Pazking on 10~' Street
Several days ago you asked that I contact tllan Jensen for a legal opinion about various solutions
to the pazking problems on IOC Street. I have reviewedthe files on this, which aze extensive;
and have summazized the chronology of events in the attached document entitled "History. of
Island Club Townhouses Parking Problem on 10~' Street September 9, 2003".
In summary, the minutes. of the various commission meetings since 1996 have reflected that the
.discussion over the possible continuation of the parking permit program or various other
solutions to the. complaints made about parking by some of the townhouse residents have
revolved azound the possible loss of federal funding for beach renourishment projects if public
parking places were eliminated or restricted. On two occasions, either the staff or the City
Attorney. was requested to write for a clarification of various issues to the Corps of Engineers.
Omboth occasions, responses were received from Richazd Banner, Regional Director (still
serving in that position) for the Corps of Engineers. He stated essentially that if pazking places
were removed or restricted for use only by certain people, then they must be replaced with others
in close proximity or the city may lose. some federal funding for beach renourishment. With the
understanding ofthese federal requirements, the City Commissionhas chosen on several
occasions since 1996 not to proceed with several of the proposals favored by the townhouse
residents.
It is interesting to read the commission minutes from 1979 that indicate that the Chair of the
Advisory Planning Board and the Mayor at two separate meetings made sure. that the developers
understood that there. would be no private pazking on 10`~ Street and the pazking "could not be ,
reserved for the owners of the townhouses."
If you would like copies of any of Mr. Bonnet's letters or other documents please let me know.
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History of Island Club Townhouses Parking Problem
On 10~' Street
September 9, 2003
. ' 4/9/79 Planning. Board. recommendation to approve PUD application of Mr.
& Mrs.. Siakel to convert apartments io townhouses with, among other
stipulations;
"Make all interested parties aware of the fact that the present 20 parking
spaces are alf on-street parking. There is on private property parking
:available on 10th St."
• 5/28/79 Public hearing and approval of Dan. Siakei's request to change the
10th St: apartments (Bikini Appartments) into townhouse condominiums to
be sold individually. Mayor Howell "reminded Mr. Parcel [contractor?]that
10~' Street was a pubiia street and could.. not be teserved for the owners of
the townhouses.»
• .1/27192 Parking sticker program authorized for 2 year period
• 5/26/92'First Parking stickers made available to public at City HaII
• 2/14/94 Parking sticker program extended for 2 more years
5128/96 Parking. sticker program expired; City Manager requested to make
recommendation to extend or eliminate
• 6/2/96 Staff report by David`Thompson on enforcementofparlting sticker
program with several recommendations on amending the program if the
Commission wants to continue it.
10/28/96 Ordinance to extend the parking stickerprogram defeated in City
Commission; Commissioner Shaughnessy opposed because of federal
guidelines related to beach renourishment. Vote was 4 to 1 opposed
(Mayor Fletcher in favor).
• .7/21 /98 Staff report by David Thompson on history of parking on 10t" St,
No recommendations were made.
• 8/18/98 Staff report from City Manager Jim Jarboe and other staff
members listing several alternative5to parking problem and
.recommending the lease of 10 parking spaces to residents at a rate of
$500/ year.
• 8/24/98 Commission authorized the City Attorney to draft lease
agreements with the tenants of the townhouses to lease parking spaces
for $500/ year.. The Commission also asked that the Corps of Engineers
be contacted about the proposed lease and about how many parking
spaces would be needed to maintain federal funding for beach
renourishment: '
• 9/21/98 Memo from City Manager Jarboe to Commission stating that the
Corps of Engineers told him;
" ..if parking places are lost, they need to be replaced with other
parking places. However, ...if parking spaces have been created in the
past,. they could be exchanged for the parking spaces that were lost."
• 9/22/98 Letter from. Richard Bonner of the Corps of Engineers;
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".. ahe City of Atlantic Beach will identify parking spaces available for
public use in the area of 10~' St:. It is our understanding that the City
` will substitute new public parking spaces that will: replace those
reassigned for private use. Based upon this information, ..where is no
change anticipated to be warranted in the Federal cost sharing for the
project."
• 9/28198 Commission meeting; several residents had differing opinions
about the possible options; some opposed to paying $500/ year; some
wanting the City to transferownership of parking spaces to townhouse
owners, and others opposed to any loss of public parking, Mayor
Shaughhessy requested the City Attorney to send a letter to Gorps of
Engineers about possibly reinstating the parking sticker program.
• 10/9/98 Letter from Alan Jensen to Richard Bonner requesting opinion
from Corps of Engineers on'parkingsticker program.
• 1.2/18/98. Letter from Richard Bonner, Corps of Engineers that
"Federal cost sharing can remain unaffected as long as the amount
and the location of public parking thaf Federal cosf sharing was based
upon. are not changed. Public parking. must remain open to all bn an
equal basis. If parking stickers were utilized; they should be available
for purchase by anyone, not only by residents of the City of Atlantic
$each."
• 11 /1799 Letter to Ms: Lanier & Ms: Taylor from City Manager Jim Hanson
offering. several solutions. and 7equesting feedback on each