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AUGUST 13, 2001
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM: Approval of Grant Application to Florida Defense Infrastructure
Grant Program
SUBMITTED BY: Jim Hanson, City Manager
DATE: August 6, 2001
BACKGROUND: The City of Atlantic Beach has been asked by representatives of
the Navy Station Mayport to support an application for funding to install raised concrete
medians on Mayport Road to improve traffic safety.. The existing continuous left-turn
lane presents a dangerous situation for pedestrians and vehicles. There have been
numerous accidents along Mayport Road over many years. Each day over 20,000
vehicles travel Mayport Road to the Mayport Navy Base and any improvement to traffic
safety along the Mayport Corridor would be beneficial to the Navy.
The City of Atlantic Beach was asked by the Navy to prepaze an estimate of the cost to
install the raised medians. Bob Kosoy estimated the cost of the medians from Plaza
Drive going north to Wonderwood Road, including engineering and a contingency of
15%, at $1,313,261.67.
Grant funding is available for defense infrastructure projects fromBnterprise Florida
Incorporated, which has recently awazded a grant to the JTA, to study the
Wonderwood/Mayport Road intersection. It is my understanding that this is a 100%
funded grant with no matching monies needed from the City of Atlantic Beach. If the
grant is approved, an agreement would be needed between the cities of Atlantic Beach
and 3acksonville because most of the Mayport Road corridor that would be affected is
outside of Atlantic Beach's city limits.
The grant application information was provided to the city late in the afternoon of July 27
with a submission deadline of later that same day. Because of the support from the Navy
for this project, because it was included in the list of recommendations from Landers
Atkins in the "Mayport Road Corridor Study," and because the concept of raised medians
along Mayport Road had been discussed with the City Commission as a possible solution
to safety issues and an improvement in the ascetics (if landscaped), I signed the grant
application on behalf of the city and submitted it before the deadline with a notation
"Subject Approval by City Commission at the next regulaz meeting of August 13, 2001."
BUDGET: The estimated $1.3 million cost of this project would be funded by grant
proceeds. Atlantic Beach does not have any money funded to support this project.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve submission ofthe grant application in the name of
the City of Atlantic Beach
AGENDA ITEM #8B
AUGUST 13, 2001
ATTACHMENTS: Florida Defense initiative evaluation fo~lii for 2001-2002 grants.
REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER: ~.1L__
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Florida Defense Infrastraetare Evalaatioa Form for 2001 2002 Grants
1. Psoiect: Coastraet Median on Mayport Road
2. Installation(s) Affected: Naval Station Mavport
3. Pmiect Contact Person: Mike McVann
Phone Nuatber. 904-270-5207 Fan Number. 904-270.4115
E-mail: mmcvann a(lasmavoortsaear,navv.m7
4. Cateaory of Proposed Pmiect: Public Safety X Education ~,; Water-Sewor
Utilities-Communications _; Housing _; Encroachment _~ Enviromnent _
Transportation & Access X• Future Base Capacity _-; Other
5. Summery of Pmiect: The proiect will replace the eristipe paved two-wav center
the median.
s. How is the Infrastructare Problem an Imyediment to the Base and What is its Relative
Importance to the Overall MiIitarv Mission? The eiisthte continuous left-turn lane
7. Florida Defense Fnirastcucture Pmiect Cost; $1, 313 , 261.6 7
S. Does the Proicct Relate to Other I.ocaUStat~Federal Budeets: Yes _, No x
If "Yes", Explain How•
9. Amounts of Other Leverased Fundint~Contributions: N/A
(Federal) (State) (I,oea1)
[Private] (Revenue Goads) (Other)
11. Check-mark the level of benefit the pmjat will have to improve base efficiencies:
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Mayport Road Corridor Study
RECOMMENDATIONS
The fogowing recommendations are meant to provide the City of Jacksonville and Atlantic
Beads with ideas and concepts for improving the redevelopment atmosphere along the
Mayport Corridor. They faN into two broad categories, 1) public improvements, and 2)
dsvelopnserst guidelines and controls.
Mayport Road Mediae
The addition Of medians on tdayport Road (Agur®s f14 sad 17) wrll bs a major. improvement to
not only the safety o6 Mayport Road by proving access oonfrd, but ~ allow space for
landscaping, Since medians wiN r+estrfct left turns to selected irrtersections, it will necessitate
allowing for u-turns at selected intersections. This cwt be easr7y accomplished in those
sections of Mayport Road where 6 lanes of traffic exist In (hose sections with only four lanes,
figure T~ additional pavement areas wNl be needed to allow for the u-h,ming movement 'the
idea of medians was presented to the Jadcsomn'lle FDOT staff. FDOT Ickes any strategy that
will provide safety and eliminate the continuous center tom lane.. They stated fleet a preliminary
engineering shady and community input would Ise the Head loplcal step in moving the conrEpt
forward. As tr>entiorsed in otlser ssctlons of this dgWmertt, ttis medians will otter the
opportun+iy to introduce trees and other landscaping materials alor>g the roadway.
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OPPORTUNITIES
The redevelopment opportunities (Figure f 2 and f3) for the Mayport Road Condor wail t>e focused
on several areas.
^ Aooess Management
• l.andacapmg/Streetscape
^ Redevelopment Potential
• New Devr3loprtfent Pattern
Access Management
Access management strategies which could be used are medians, joint driveways, and cross-
access driveways. Joint and doss acoessway requirertients ~rrnect adjacent land uses and
consolidate driveways servmg more than one property. This allows vehicles to cirCUta~ between
adjacent busir185Se5 vvitllOUt having to re-erKef the roadway.
Meillans: Raised or grassy medians in the center of a road separating opposing lanes of traffic
and restricting tumir-g and crossing movements. Studies from Fbtida and around the nation
show ihat roadways with raised medians are safer than those with center two-waY left turn
lanes. Directional left turn medians (Fiyare ~ are the sorest by eliminating several conflicting
movements and medians also have trafflc calming effects: Medians also provide a refuge for
pedestrians as they Dross roadways and can be landscaped as part of a corridor beautification
program.
Flyover. AS mentioned previousy the Flyover Nos prosented some access and traffic impact
cirrrumstances which need a solution.
Landscape / Streettcape
The visual enhancement of the public right of-way vrill be a strong marketing force in attracting new
businesses and residential development to.the area. The use of medians would not only help with
access management, but also afford the opportunity to introduce landscaping trees and shn4bs into
the ernironment Also, theme sVeetlights and paving patterns in sidewalks and key intersections
will visualy enhance the conidors appearance. One major visual enhancement to the corridor
would be the under grounding of ovefiead lines (power and communications). This not ony
indudas the lines but also the support poles.
Redevelopment Pooerrtial
The major potential redevebpment sites along the corridor era the older apartrnents or rental
motile home parks. These fa4'6ties were built fA serve Navy personnel, but have outlived Cieir
usefulness. At presets they are in poor or substandard conditbns. As mentioned previously they
have become places for criminal activity. Since they are rental units under single ownership, they
can be redeveloped m new commercial or residential use in a timely roamer. Ondof the owners
of three mobile home rerrtai devebpments abng the corridor has indicated chat he would like to
rezone his properties to oorttmeraat and muiH-family use.
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Two major transportation improvements are underway which vnll effect the Mayport Road Corridor
devetopmerrt directly and indirectly. The first is the Wonderwoad Connector, which starts in
Arlington and will cross the interooastal waterway and end at Mayport Road. This improvement will
provide additional east-west access to and from the Beaches and inaease tlIe use of Maypart
Road. This improvement will further increase the redevelopment of property in fhe corridor.
The Atlantic Boulevard Flyover (Figure ~ to Mayport Road is under construction. This improved
access wr~l allow for free flow left turn movements from east bound Atlantic Boulevard traffic onto
north bound Mayport Road. The elevated structure and ramp IeadinQ down on iA Mayport Road
wrli prevent left turn movements along Mayport Road from Atlantic th beyond West 9~' Street This
could have an access impact for businesses on the west s"rde of Mayport Road, and traffic impact
on the adjoining residential nelghbortioods with an increase in arstomer and service traffic wanting
to access businesses on the west side of Mayport Road. llte Jacksonvlle Metropolitan Planning
Organ¢ation has studied this issue and has make recommendations for resolving the siwation_
A/aypor! Road
Mayport Road (Figerrea f0 and 11y is seven lanes with a cenmr wm lane from Atlar>sic Boulevard
to Levy/Donnar and then transitions to five lanes with a center wm lane north of Church Road
The tightof-way also varies from 120 feet to 100 feet As shown on Figures 10 and 11, the area
from behind the aura to the right of-way/property Iine varies depending on the number of lanes.
The area with the Flyover has only 8-feet from Dads of curb >n right-of~way, while between Sm and
8m' streets the area increases to 18 feet 'the transition zone from the 120-foot right-of-way to 100-
foat right-o( way from bads of curb Mright-of-way the distance returns m a feet
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