Exh 8AAGENDA ITEM #8A
JULY 22, 2002
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM: Action on production of the City's newsletter
SUBMITTED BY: Maureen King, City Clark
DATE: July 12, 2002
BACKGROUND: At the meeting of June 10, 2002, the City Commission expressed a desire
to publish the city newsletter on a monthly basis and directed staff to bring
a prototype to a future meeting for City Commission approval.
Staff contacted Kurtis Loftus of the Kurtis Group, who had submitted a
proposal in response to the City's Request for Proposals for newsletter
services. The prototype produced by Mr. Loftus. is attached for your
consideration
BUDGET:
RECOMMENDATION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Estimated cost to print a monthly one-page legal size newsletter
.printed in 4-color on both sides is $15,000 per year. If approved by
the City Commission funds will be budgeted in FY 2002/03 budget
Authorize staffto begin production of a newsletter similar to the
attached sample
Sample newsletter (printed on one side only)
REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER: ~- ~
AGENDA ITEM 1
JULY 22, 2002
ELECTION SIGNS!!!
et owners often assure the Animal Control Officers chat
their dogs ate very "sweet", "love everybody', and "would-
n4 hurt a fly" The perception is essentially that "Leashes are
for bad dogs", and "My dog is not mean or bad, so he/she
should not be required to be leashed." A recent incident on
the beach shows the problem with this argument.
An elderly woman was walking on the beach, as she does on
a daily basis. Avery sweet, frisky, unleashed dog was with its
owner on the beach. This dog saw the woman, and simply
wanted to visit and play with her. The dog jumped on her,
and the dog's toe nail cut her leg, opening up a 12-14" lacer-
ation. The laceration was significant enough io require med-
ical atteniion.lt was an accidenT. The dqg owner was apolo-
getic, and the dog meant no harm to the victim. DOG 2
N MON TV ES WED THUR
es, it's thaT time again.
Every political season,
questions arise as to the City
of Atlantic Beach Codes reg-
ulating election signs. For
this reason,ihe Code
Enforcement Division is pro-
viding answers to frequently
asked questions:
Q. HOW MANY SIGNS CAN
I HAVE ON MY PROPERN?
A. City Code Chapter 17,
Section 17-1.1 does not limit
the number of signs which
can be placed on private
property.
Q. HOW BIG OF A SIGN
CAN 1 HAVE?
A. Your election sign can be
no larger then 4 square feel
in size:
Q. WHERE CAN I PLACE MY
SIGN?
A. It must be placed wholly
on your property. When
FR
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 1D
Neighbamood Commission
Meeting re. Core Meeting 7:15
City Project P.m.
5:00 p.m.
11 1Z 13 14 15 76 17
Tree .
Conservation
eoaM 7:00 P.m.
(Conference RmJ
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Community .Commission
Development
Meeting
Beaty 7a5 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
25 26 Tree 27 2B 29 3O 31
aV
CulWral Arts Conservation Dewees/Coquina r
Boerd7:00 p.m. Board 7:00 p.m.
~ Neighborhood
(Conference RmJ (Conference Rm.) Meeting
10:00 a.m. ,"
referring to your property,
this excludes. city rights-of-
way, medians and utility
poles. NO SIGNS OF ANY
KIND ARE PERMITTED IN
CITY RIGHTS-OF-WAY, MEDI- .
ANS OR ON UTILITY POLES.
Q. HOW LONG CAN 1 POST
AN ELECTION SIGN?
A. Election signs are only
permitted 20 days before an
election, and they must be
removed 24 hours after the
election.
Q. WHAT ABOUT POLLING
PLACES?
A. Florida Statute 102.031
specifies that no signs or
solicitors are permitted within
fifty (50) feet of the entrance
to a polling place on the day
of election, unless solicitation
is conducted in a separate
marked area so as not to dis-
turb, impede, obstruct, or
interfere with voter access.
SIGNS 6
John S. Meserve
MAYOR
Richard M. Beaver
MAYOR PRO TEM
1. Dezmond Waters, III
COMMISSIONER
Louis M. CMike) Borno
COMMISSIONER
Paul B. Parsons
COMMISSIONER
James Hanson
CITY MANAGER.
Alan Jensen
cm ATroRNEY
Maureen King
-CITY CLERK
\VGVST VOL.1 N0.1
"My Dog Wouldn't Hurt a Fly!"