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Minutes - 06-04-01MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING HELD BY THE ATLANTIC BEACH CITY COMMISSION HELD IN ATLANTIC BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT 7:15 P.M. ON MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2001 City Commissioners Present: John S. Meserve, Mayor Rick Beaver, Mayor Pro Tem Mike Borno Theo Mitchelson Dezmond Waters, City Commissioners Selva Marina Streets Committee Members Present: Keith Falt Glenn Johnson Jerry Maddy Bill Mayhew StaffPresent: Jim Hanson, City Manager Bob Kosoy, Public Works Director Donna Kaluzniak, Utility Director Maureen King, City Clerk The meeting, which was held for the purpose of receiving public input on the proposed Selva Marina Streets Improvement Projeet and Special Assessments, was called to order by Mayor Meserve at 7:25 p.m. Mayor Meserve indicated that the. Selva Marina Street problems began in the early 1980's and on two separate occasions in 1992 and again in 1998, the Commission considered taking ownership of the streets, but no action was taken to solve the problems. Commissioner Bomo, Chairman of the Selva Marina Streets Study Committee, thanked the Committee Members, City Manager Hanson, and Public Works Director Kosoy for their assistance which made a big difference in being able to make a recommendation, which he and the Committee felt was fair and equitable for all of the residents. Commissioner Borno then read the Committee's report and recommendation. The report, including the recommendation, is attached and made part of this official record as Attachment A. Public Works Drector Kosoy, with the assistance of Utility Director Kaluzniak, provided a Powerpoint presentation of the proposed project. Photographs of deteriorated streets, damaged or dead trees to be removed and the location of small retention areas were displayed. It was pointed out that only twelve damaged or dead trees required removal,. Page -2- Minutes -June 4, 2001 Public Hearing on Selva Mazina Streets Improvement Project and this had been confirmed by the city's azborist, Eazly Piety. An itemized list of costs was displayed and it was reported that the project would affect 133 lots and would cost approximately $604,440 to complete. Included in the costs were survey work, legal expenses and taxes, water line replacement, sewer line replacement, stormwater line replacement, additional street lighting, tree removal and street reconstruction. The City's shaze of the costs was estimated to be $354,240. After the presentation, Mayor Meserve opened the floor for a public heazing. The following citizens spoke in favor of the improvements: Claire Scott of 339 19th Street, Roger Weeder of 1912 Creekside Circle, Jerry Maddy of 1915 Creekside Circle, Glenn Johnson of 367 19th Street, Scott Owens of 1911 Creekside Circle, Tom McMenemy of 1845 Hickory Lane, Bill Mayhew of 1870 North Sherry Drive, and Tom Goodrich of 1907 Creekside Circle. The following citizens submitted written comments supporting the improvements: Karl Klein of 1918 Oak Circle, Rick Banks of 1860 North Sherry Drive, Beth Nielsen Gildea of 1918 Creekside Circle, Bob Price of 1873 Hickory Lane, and. Margo Hill of 1918 Hickory Lane. The reasons most often cited for favoring the improvements were: the improvements are needed and aze long overdue; the hard work of the Committee, Staff and Commission has provided the residents a window of opportunity to get the improvements completed; this has been going on for more than twenty years -move forwazd with the project; and the project is fair, equitable and doable. Pete Blodgett of 1911 Sea Oats Drive favored the improvements, but felt the city should accept a greater share of the costs. The following citizens spoke against the improvements: William McGee of 1831 Selva Marina Drive, Wendell Sheppard of 1927 Selva Marina Drive and Robert Ford of 315 19th Street. These residents felt they should not be assessed for the improvements since they lived on dedicated streets. Mr. McGee felt that traffic from the residents of the condominiums and Fleet Landing caused the most damage to the streets and they should share in the costs for improvements. It was pointed out that each property owner in the subdivision would receive benefits from the city's ownership of the streets and from the related improvements, which it was felt would resulf in increased property values. A brief question and answer session ensued. Roger Weeder expressed concern that damage to the edge of the street was being caused by garbage trucks and this would likely continue after the project was completed. Mayor Meserve stated that type of damage would occur, and in the fixture the city would make repairs as needed. Mr. McMenemy inquired as to a time frame for completion of the project. Jim Lucas of Lucas and Associates indicated that with direction from staff,. they were ready to take the project to bid. He further indicated that the permits from the St. Johns Water Management District were already in place and he believed the project could be completed within six months after commencement. Comrnissioner Borno indicated that the Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) project to replace electrical lines would begin at the end of July. However, it was pointed out that the drainage improvements could not begin until all ofthe required easements were obtained. Public Works Director Kosoy Page -3- Minutes -June 4, 2001 Public Hearing on Selva Marina Streets Improvement Project indicated that descriptions for the easements had been prepared but they had not been obtained. Commissioner Borno indicated that the paving of the streets would be the last item to be completed, and it would be coordinated with paving in the core city project to reduce costs. Mayor Meserve assured everyone that the project would be completed in a manner which was fair and equitable to everyone, and that the city would move forward to complete the project as quickly as possible. Motion: Commission directs City Staff to continue with engineering, processing For funding, and give the Commission guidelines to pursue the project. Since no one else wished to speak, the Mayor declared the public hearing closed and adjourned the meeting at 8:25 p.m John S. Meserve Mayor Attest: Maureen King City Clerk