02-21-19 Agenda Packet
City of Atlantic Beach
Agenda
Parking & Pedestrian Safety Advisory Resource
Committee Meeting
Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Commission Chamber
City Hall, 800 Seminole Road
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A.
Approve Minutes of the February 7, 2019 Parking and Pedestrian Safety
Advisory Resource Committee Meeting.
Item 1A - DRAFT minutes of the February 7, 2019 PPSARC meeting
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2. COURTESY OF THE FLOOR
3. REPORTS AND/OR REQUESTS
A.
DRAFT Recommendation - Creation of a Comprehensive Traffic Plan for One-
Way Streets East of Sherry Dr./Seminole Rd
DRAFT - Defacto Parking
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ADJOURNMENT
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons
with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in this meeting should contact the City
Clerk’s Office by 5:00 PM, the Friday prior to the meeting.
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Parking & Pedestrian Safety Advisory Resource Committee
February 7, 2019
MINUTES
Parking & Pedestrian Safety Advisory Resource
Committee Meeting
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 6:00 PM
Commission Chamber
ROLL CALL:
Present:Jennifer Lagner, Co-Chair, PPSARC
Michael Tari, Co-Chair, PPSARC
Paula O'Bannon, Member
Woody Winfree, Member
Absent:Greg Kupperman, Member
Dale Wappes, Member
Also Present:Lori Diaz, Records Clerk
Cindy Anderson, Commissioner Seat 2
CALL TO ORDER
Co-Chair Tari called the meeting to order at 6:03 PM.
ROLL CALL
1.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A.Approve Minutes of the November 1, 2018 18th Street Subcommittee of the
PPSARC Meeting.
B.Approve Minutes of the January 13, 2019 18th Street Subcommittee of the
PPSARC Meeting.
C.Approve Minutes of the January 3, 2019 Parking & Pedestrian Safety Advisory
Resource Committee Meeting.
D.Approve Minutes of the January 17, 2019 Parking & Pedestrian Safety Advisory
Resource Committee Meeting.
E.Approve Minutes of the February 4, 2019 Parking & Pedestrian Safety Advisory
Resource Committee Meeting.
MOTION: To approve minutes as submitted
Motion: Michael Tari
Second: Paula O'Bannon
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Jennifer Lagner For
Michael Tari (Moved By)For
Paula O'Bannon (Seconded By)For
Woody Winfree For
Motion passed 4 to 0.
2.COURTESY OF THE FLOOR
Shawn Griffith-Expressed his concerns with adding parking on Saturiba and his difficulty
finding the Committee's minutes on the City’s website.
Meghan Niemczyk-Spoke about her concerns with the parking reconfiguration on 18th Street.
Co-Chair Tari asked Ms. Diaz, Records Clerk (RC), to clarify that all meetings were properly
noticed and posted. Ms. Diaz stated that all meetings are posted outside of City Hall and on the
City's website.
Co-Chair Tari addressed comments made during COURTESY OF THE FLOOR and spoke
about the goals of the PPSARC from inception.
3.REPORTS AND/OR REQUESTS
A. Recommendation to extend tenure of PPSARC
Co-Chair Tari asked Ms. O'Bannon and Ms. Winfree to give a status on the DRAFT
Recommendation for extension. Ms. Winfree listed the points that have been put into
the DRAFT.
Discussion ensued regarding how to proceed with a final product and when to meet for
a vote. Ms. O'Bannon informed the Committee that the City Clerk’s office will need
the Recommendation by noon on February 12th for the February 25, 2019 Commission
Meeting. It was determined that a meeting with a quorum would be difficult due to
time restraint.
Discussion ensued regarding items to list in the Recommendation and when to meet
with a quorum before February 12th.
There was CONSENSUS from the members present to make a list. The following
points were discussed and added to the Recommendation:
1.) To extend the Committee for one (1) year.
2.) The ability to form Subcommittees of two (2) or more people.
3.) The Committee to consist of seven (7) members.
4.) Vacancy preference to be given to candidates from under-represented districts.
5.) New members must have majority vote of the PPSARC committee.
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The Committee agreed to include an APPENDIX to the Recommendation highlighting
their initial priorities.
MOTION: To approve the list and submit to City Staff for presentation at the next
Commission Meeting.
Motion: Woody Winfree
Second: Michael Tari
Jennifer Lagner For
Michael Tari (Seconded By)For
Paula O'Bannon For
Woody Winfree (Moved By)For
Motion passed 4 to 0.
Discussion ensued regarding who can attend the February 25th Commission meeting in
support of the Recommendation, the status of the 18th Street Recommendation and
clarification from Ms. Diaz (RC), that the Committee's minutes are posted online and the
Donna Marathon route.
ADJOURNMENT
Co-Chair Tari adjourned the meeting at 7:11 PM.
Attest:
Lori Diaz, Records Clerk Michael Tari, Co-Chair
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Date Approved
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CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
PARKING AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ADVISORY RESOUORCE COMMITTEE MEETING
RECOMMENDATION FOR PRESENTATION TO THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH CITY
COMMISSION REGARDING CREATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC PLAN FOR ONE-WAY
STREETS EAST OF SHERRY DR./SEMINOLE RD.
AGENDA ITEM:Recommendation to the City of Atlantic Beach City Commission to
direct City staff to conduct a comprehensive study to determine
feasibility of creating one-way streets between Beach Ave and
Sherry Dr./Seminole Rd. and First St. through 20th St. addressing
“defacto” parking and resulting safety issues.
SUBMITTED BY:Jennifer Deery and Michael Tari, Co-Chairs – PPSARC
REPORT DATE:21st of February 2019
BACKGROUND:The Parking and Pedestrian Safety Advisory Resource Committee
(PPSARC) is charged with making recommendations to improve
pedestrian safety within the City of Atlantic Beach. Its primary
focus is to make the streets of the city safer. In this effort the
committee has made every effort to insure its recommended
actions in safeguarding the public create a minimum impact on
both access to our beaches and the integrity and character of
Atlantic Beach neighborhoods.
Shortly after its inception, members of the PPSARC conducted a
thorough survey of all marked, unmarked and potential parking
spaces within the area bounded by Atlantic Blvd and 20th St.,
Beach Ave and Sherry Dr./Seminole Rd. During the conduct of
that inventory it was noted many of the East/West oriented two-
way streets in the area have paved widths significantly narrower
than the FDOT recommended width of 20’ for streets having two-
way traffic.
The majority of the streets in question have paved widths of 16-
18 ft. They also typically have no sidewalks. “Defacto parking”
(unmarked spaces routinely used by residents, visitors, and
commercial vehicles which extend into traffic lanes) on these
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streets create potentially serious risks to pedestrians walking on
the street shoulders who are put at greater risk when forced to go
into the street to get around the illegally parked vehicles.
A particular concern to the PPSARC is the congestion and
pedestrian safety issues resulting from “defacto” parking that is
experienced in and around Atlantic Beach Elementary School and
the Community Presbyterian Church.
An additional area of concern is 1st St. where “defacto” parking
spaces are routinely created by customers and employees of
“Town Center” business establishments. As parking demands in
the area increase, the PPSARC believes the conditions currently
experienced on 1st may migrate further north along 2nd and 3rd.
In prior discussions, the Atlantic Beach Commission has indicated
a desire to make the city beaches more accessible. Further,
Olsen and Associates has indicated the city has insufficient public
beach parking which requires Duval County and the State of
Florida to fund a disproportionate share of Beach Re-nourishment
costs otherwise covered by the Federal Government.
While the PPSARC does not agree with either the figures or
conclusions of Olsen and Associates, it does believe, in converting
many of its streets to one-way, significant numbers of added
public parking spaces would result and access to the beaches by
the general public would increase exponentially.
Members of the PPSARC created Attachment (1), a possible street
configuration addressing many of the issues addressed herein.
The PPSARC believes a plan such as this would minimally impact
the quality of the neighborhoods affected while enhancing the
safety for both foot and vehicular traffic. It recognizes however,
there are many other factors to consider in implementation of any
comprehensive traffic plan.
Data has not been obtained regarding the total number of
citations issued by the Public Safety department in this area
however there is at least one documented instance where illegally
parked vehicles blocked the passage of emergency vehicles.
There may be other historical information not presented in this
chronology and not available at the time of the drafting of this
report.
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JUSTIFICATION:Vehicles parking in the throughways of the city significantly
impact the free-flow of traffic and the safety of pedestrians and
bicyclists. Congestion caused by vehicles using these “de facto”
parking spaces adversely impacts the timeliness of responses by
emergency vehicles. Creating a comprehensive one-way traffic
plan on narrow streets in the area could successfully resolve these
issues, allow planning for future sidewalks, and establish clearly
marked and easily enforceable parking spaces where now there
are none.
(The PPSARC planned to work with staff to address these issues
should its charter be extended. If it is not, the PPSARC believes
the issues to be of sufficient magnitude that staff be directed to
address them anyway.)
BUDGET:Budgetary impact has not been determined at this time. Should
staff determine creating one-way traffic patterns is an appropriate
method by which to address the issues identified above, costs
would be limited to signage and painting of legal parking spaces
where they do not currently exist. Staff has indicated a “Pay-for-
Parking” system will soon be implemented in the beaches area.
With the additional spaces identified, costs for the paint and
signage may be recoverable from the proceeds of that system.
RECOMMENDATION:The PPSARC recommends the City Commission direct staff to
determine the feasibility of establishing one-way traffic patterns
within the city to alleviate congestion, identify legal parking
spaces, create safer traffic corridors especially between 1st and
7th, and 13th through Coral and create a comprehensive traffic
plan incorporating one-way streets throughout the area as
appropriate.
PRESENTATIONS:None at this time.
APPROVAL: _________________________________________
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