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March 2020MARCH 2020 Mar 5 Code Enforcement Special Magistrate Hearing 2 pm Mar 9 Commission Meeting 6:30 pm Mar 10 Cultural Arts & Recreation Advisory Committee 6 pm Mar 11 Environmental Stewardship Committee 6 pm Mar 16 Community Development Board 6 pm Mar 18 ESC Outreach Subcommittee 6:30 pm Mar 23 Commission Meeting 6:30 pm APRIL 2020 Apr 4 Town Hall Meeting 10 am Apr 8 Environmental Stewardship Committee 6 pm Apr 13 Commission Meeting 6:30 pm Apr 15 ESC Outreach Subcommittee 6:30 pm Apr 20 Commission Workshop 6 pm Apr 21 Community Development Board 6 pm Apr 27 Commission Meeting 6:30 pm Meetings are held in the Commission Chamber unless otherwise indicated. 2 Yoga – Adele Grage 9:30 am Taekwondo – Baker Center 6-7:30 pm 3 Senior BINGO – Baker Center 10:30 am Kids Yoga – Adele Grage 5:30 pm & 6:30 pm 4 Meditation – Adele Grage 9:30 am Senior Aerobics – Baker Center 10:30 am Mid-Week Market – Bull Park 3-6 pm Yoga – Adele Grage 5:30 pm Taekwondo – Baker Center 6-7:30 pm 6 Taekwondo – Baker Center 10:30 am-noon 7 Tour de Parks – Bull Park 9-11:30 am Honoring Marina Kaplan 8 Songwriters Concert – Adele Grage 6-8pm 9 Yoga – Adele Grage 9:30 am Taekwondo – Baker Center 6-7:30 pm 10 Kids Yoga – Adele Grage 5:30 & 6:30 pm 11 Meditation – Adele Grage 9:30 am Senior Aerobics – Baker Center 10:30 am Mid-Week Market – Bull Park 3-6 pm Yoga – Adele Grage 5:30 pm Taekwondo – Baker Center 6-7:30 pm 13 Taekwondo – Baker Center 10:30 am-noon 16 Yoga – Adele Grage 9:30 am Taekwondo – Baker Center 6-7:30 pm 17 Senior BINGO – Baker Center 10:30 am Kids Yoga – Adele Grage 5:30 pm & 6:30 pm 18 Meditation – Adele Grage 9:30 am Senior Aerobics – Baker Center 10:30 am Mid-Week Market – Bull Park 3-6 pm Yoga – Adele Grage 5:30 pm Taekwondo – Baker Center 6-7:30 pm 19 Artist Reception– Adele Grage 5-8 pm Featuring Angelica Matev Beaches Art Walk – Town Center 5-9 pm 20 Taekwondo – Baker Center 10:30 am-noon 21 Wild Wonders – Dutton Island 1 pm 22 Acoustic Night/Food Truck – Bull Park 6-8 pm 23 Yoga – Adele Grage 9:30 am Taekwondo – Baker Center 6-7:30 pm 24 Kids Yoga – Adele Grage 5:30 pm & 6:30 pm 25 Meditation – Adele Grage 9:30 am Senior Aerobics – Baker Center 10:30 am Mid-Week Market – Bull Park 3-6 pm Taekwondo – Baker Center 6-7:30 pm 27 Taekwondo – Baker Center 10:30 am-noon 28 Wild Wonders – Dutton Island 1 pm 30 Yoga – Adele Grage 9:30 am Taekwondo – Baker Center 6-7:30 pm 31 Senior BINGO – Baker Center 10:30 am Kids Yoga – Adele Grage 5:30 pm & 6:30 pm www.coab.us/facebookMARCH 2020 VOL. 16 NO. 3 C I T Y C A L E N D A R MARCH 2020 S P E C I A L E V E N T S CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH 800 SEMINOLE ROAD ATLANTIC BEACH, FL 32233 (904) 247-5800/INFO@COAB.US WWW.COAB.US SONGWRITERS' CONCERTS & ACOUSTIC NIGHTS WITH MIKE SHACKELFORD Songwriters' Concerts ... Enjoy talented performing artists of all ages monthly as they share original acoustic music in the Adele Grage Cultural Center's Gulliford Hall. It's free -- and there are refreshments! Whether you write, sing, play or simply enjoy original music, join us as host Mike Shackelford transforms the theatre into an enviable music hall. Seating is limited and first- come, first-serve for this alcohol-free event. The concerts are from 6 to 8 p.m. This year's calendar: March 8, April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, Aug. 2. & Acoustic Nights ... Take in the beachy Sunday- evening breeze in Bull Memorial Park, bring a blanket and chairs, and enjoy the monthly acoustic sounds of our local performers. It's free! Mike Shackelford hosts Acoustic Nights from 6 to 8 p.m. This year's calendar: March 22, April 26, May 31, June 28, July 26, Aug. 30. Greetings! My letter this month is about two totally different, but related, things: trees and signs. You may wonder how they could possibly be related, but I’ll explain. Each impact our “view”, and both are things the City oversees in an effort to improve that view. I’ll elaborate below. On January 17, 2020, Atlantic Beach celebrated Arbor Day by planting trees in all four of the city’s districts and at its entrances, coordinated by our Environmental Stewardship Committee. It is one of the things we do to maintain our designation as a Tree City. The citizens of COAB benefit from our trees by enjoying their beauty and shade from the Florida sun, of course, but so much more occurs when we plant and grow trees. Trees clean the air, absorbing carbon dioxide and pollutants that trigger asthma attacks, then exude life giving oxygen. Stormwater runoff can be reduced by tree canopies by as much as 65%, reducing flooding. Houses with healthy trees can increase their property value from 7-20%, as compared to those without. Equally important, a tree planted today on the west side of a house can reduce energy bills by 3% in five years, and by 12% annually in 15 years. Not to mention, research has shown that trees have a positive impact on mental health and social interaction [Arbor Day Foundation]. So, trees don’t just enhance our view, they enhance our lives. Meanwhile, the COAB staff and the Community Development Board (CDB) have been working to replace the City’s “old” sign ordinance with a new and improved version. This became a necessity after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that municipalities must avoid making rules which could result in content-based regulation of the message conveyed on the signs. The intent of the new sign ordinance is to, among other things, “maintain a safe and esthetically pleasing environment where signs do not create excessive visual clutter and distraction or hazards.” To ensure the city’s ordinance complies with both the spirit and the letter of the law, the COAB staff drafted new language to address the concerns raised by the Supreme Court. It is now being reviewed by the CDB before it comes to the Commission. If this is an issue which concerns you, now is the best time to become involved in the process. Read the proposed ordinance, and voice your concerns or questions at the next CDB meeting. Just remember, the board members, like the City Commission, are made up of fellow citizens doing their best to serve their community. Please be nice! See you around town! Cindy Anderson (canderson@coab.us) Atlantic Beach is rated as a Class 7 by the Community Rating System (CRS), which allows a 15 percent discount for flood insurance. The CRS rating is based upon the City’s participation in the Federal Emergency Management Agency programs, including outreach, maintaining flood plain management materials, preserving open space within the floodplain, providing floodplain map information to citizens, enforcing current building code and storm water management regulations, and maintaining City drainage systems. For additional information, visit coab.us/emergencypreparedness, call 247- 5813, or stop by City Hall. TREES & SIGNS FROM COMMISSIONER ANDERSON GET THE SCOOP ON FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT WILD WONDERS DUTTON ISLAND PRESERVE Saturdays at 1 p.m. – March 21, 28; April 11, 25 Saturdays at 11 a.m. – May 9, 23; June 13, 27 Do you enjoy the great outdoors and nature? A hands-on nature program for the entire family will be held at Dutton Island Preserve beginning in March. Local educator Mike Rossi will bring a variety of small creatures for his presentation, “The Kapok Tree”. Dance, storytelling and humor are interwoven into this delightful program. Wild Wonders will be held on these dates: