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City Manager Report
January 24, 2000
Controlled Bura on Dutton Island; The State Forestry Service will perform a
controlled burn on Dutton Island in the near future depending on weather conditions.
This controlled burn is one of the steps included in the plan for the development of
Dutton Island. The media will be notified as soon as the final date is set.
Negotiations with JTA on Flyover Project; A second meeting between City Staff and
JTA officials was held on January 18 to discuss various issues related to the
MayportlFlyover Project. The status of the major points is summarized in the following:
Mayport Road Retention Pond; JTA's Engineer will redesign the pond to
accommodate the installation of playground equipment on the western side of the
pond. A. B. staff has requested the JTA to include in their plans a paved walking
surface of approximately six feet in width, an irrigation system and aeration for the
pond. To accommodate this redesign, the shoulders of the retention pond will
encroach on City right-of--way on 4~' and St`' Streets. Revised plans for this are
expected within two weeks.
Begonia Street Pond; JTA has concluded that the proposed Begonia Street Pond
(Pond C) can not be incorporated with the City's existing retention pond because
of differing elevations. If the City's pond were raised approximately three feet in
elevation to accommodate the JTA Pond, it would no longer serve its purpose of
retention of storm water for the Section H area. However, the JTA may modify
the shape of their Pond to save some of the Live Oaks in the area.
First Street Closing; JTA has requested that the City Commission take formal
action to close First Street at its intersection with Mayport Road in connection
with the Commission's earlier request. They have also requested that formal
action be taken to confirm the City's request to eliminate the berm originally
proposed for landscaping purposes. JTA has indicated some variation in terrain
will be incorporated in the landscaping plans for aesthetic purposes, but will not
exceed two feet in height. JTA has agreed to extend the landscaping across the
First Street right-of--way and is negotiating with the mobile home park owner on
the north side of First Street for some additional property fronting on Mayport
Road for further extension of landscaping.
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Additional items still under study; the Florida Department of Transportation has
not yet decided whether they want to maintain ownership of the residual triangular
shaped piece of property that will be left behind the landscaped area south of First
Street. Atlantic Beach Representatives have expressed a desire to utilize the
property as a "pocket parr' with additional landscaping and possibly picnic tables
after the completion of the project regardless of whether the property is owned by
FDOT or transferred to the City of Atlantic Beach. Also, both the JTA and FDOT
have been asked to consider the installation of bike lanes and sidewalks on the
Flyover Project as well as the additional bridge being built over the Intercoastal
Waterway. Several discussions between engineers of the FDOT and JTA have
taken place and final decisions on each of these items is expected in the next two
weeks.
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