Exh 3AAGENDA ITEM #3A
JANUARY 22, 2001
January 17, 2001
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the C' Commission
FROM: Jim Han
lty anag
SUBJECT: Follow-up items
The following are responses to questions and requests for additional information that were made
in recent City Commission meetings.
Church Street Extension; In a Commission meeting last November, City staff reported that it
would be possible to extend Church Street to connect directly with Dutton Road because the City
already owned the right-of way jointly with the City of Jacksonville. The Commission then
questioned if Jacksonville would agree to opening the remaining portion of Church Street and
further ff Jacksonville would be willing to contribute some of the cost towards the construction
project. In a meeting on January 16"', Joe Miller, Public Works I}irector for the City of
Jacksonville, agreed that Jacksonville would not only consent to opening this portion of Church
Street but would also pay up to $45,000 (1/2) of the estimated cost to extend the road with
related drainage system improvements. The next step will be for the Jacksonville General
Counsel's office to prepare an Interlocal Agreement for both Cities to review. That Agreement
will be forwarded to the City Commission For approval prior to advertising the project for bids. It
will also take a budget amendment on the part of Atlantic Beach as no funds are presently
available for this project.
Restrictions on the Parking of Recreational Vehicles; At the last City Commission meeting,
several boat owners objected to the City's enforcement of regulations limiting the parking of
boats in front of residential properties. One statement made by some of the boat owners was that
the City had only recently begun to enforce the restrictions. The number of citations issued
for violations of RV pazking requifements over the last seven years is as follows;
1994 24
1995 55
1996 39
1997 38
1998 60
1999 42
2000 73
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JANUARY 22, 2001
Code Enforcement in Roil Palms Area; A citizen complained about the lack of enforcement
for City code violations in the Royal Palms area, with particular concern for property at the
intersection of SailfishlSeaspray. The particulaz house at 457 Sailfish has been cited for storage
of scrap metal on previous occasions. As of January 11`", the owner had removed a trailer full of
scrap metal from the site. Other code enforcement activities in Royai Palms since the last
Commission meeting have included 24 vehicles cited for no registration.
Sidewalk on Sherrv Drive; A citizen at the last Commission meeting requested the Commission
to install sidewalks on both sides of Sherry Drive in connection with the upcoming reconstruction
project. Present plans call for sidewalks on only one side. The City does have sufficient right-of-
way (60 feet) to install sidewalk on both sides of the street. At an estimated cost of $20.00 per
square yard, the installation would run about $35,000. The City has not paid for sidewalks on
both sides of any other street. However, having a school located on Sherry Drive maybe one
reason to vary that policy.