December 2020.pdfDECEMBER 2020
Dec 1 Cultural Arts and Recreation Committee 6 pm
Dec 3 Code Enforcement Magistrate Hearing 3 pm
Dec 9 Environmental Stewardship Committee 6 pm
Dec 14 Commission meeting 6:30 pm
Dec 16 ESC Outreach Subcommittee 6:30 pm
Dec 24 & 25 Christmas holiday – City offices closed
JANUARY 2020
Jan 1 New Year's Day – City offices Closed
Jan 9 Town Hall (Tentative) – Baker Center 10 am
Jan 13 Environmental Stewardship Committee 6 pm
Jan 11 Commission meeting 6:30 pm
Jan 18 Martin Luther King Day - City offices closed
Jan 19 Community Development Board 6 pm
Jan 20 ESC Outreach Subcommittee 6:30 pm
Jan 25 Commission meeting 6:30 pm
Updates and information on attending and participating
in meetings are published at www.coab.us/calendar.
At a recent AB Town Hall, Baptist Medical Center-
Beaches President Joe MItrick and epidemiologist Dr.
Vincy Samuel had a prevailing message: Masking, social
distancing and other preventative measures remain
Priority No. 1 in defending against COVID-19.
The Beaches' medical leaders also discussed taking
steps to prepare for the emerging flu season. Here is the
presentation by hospital President Joe Mitrick and
epidemiologist Dr. Vincy Samuel. Visit
www.coab.us/coronavirus to see the video.
Photo by Ada Rathet
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C I T Y C A L E N D A R 'Don't let yourguard down'
CITY MANAGER'S
MESSAGE
SHANE CORBIN
Now that the election is over, we can all refocus on
projects with renewed energy and vigor. This will be
a very exciting chapter for Atlantic Beach, especially
along the Mayport Road corridor. Three years ago
when I came to Atlantic Beach as the planning
director, the City Commission had already
designated Mayport Road as a target area for
revitalization and investment. We have remained
focused on Mayport Road and many of the pieces are
starting to come together.
To build on our existing public art effort along
Mayport Road, the City recently contracted with the
Jacksonville firm ArtRepublic, which has a very
impressive track record and portfolio of world-class
public art installations. Have you seen the large and
impressive murals in downtown Jacksonville? That’s
what ArtRepublic has being doing for the last several
years — and their executive director, Jessica
Santiago, happens to be a Beaches resident.
In the coming weeks and months, the City will be
working closely with ArtRepublic to begin gathering
public input for a series of public art installations
focused on Mayport Road. The opportunities for
input will take place through various stakeholder
groups of residents and business owners.
The stakeholder groups will determine the themes of
these installations about the City’s past, present and
future. Local history will likely play a large role in
content. Locations and scale of individual
installations will be decided after the themes are
finalized. Next comes the fun part — the
installations, themselves! Residents will be able to
watch installations being created by the artist, and
interact with them through planned events.
The City Commission is very adamant about using
local artists wherever possible, and ArtRepublic has
assured us that this can be accomplished with many
artists from right here at the Beaches. Once finalized,
the installations will bring color and vibrancy to the
neighborhood to create a unique sense of place,
build city pride, and foster economic development
for generations to come.
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AB residents: We are excited to announce the launch of a
new online service designed with you in mind. You can now
submit public records requests online through a secure
portal. Among other benefits, this new system will enable
you to track the status of your records requests and search
records request archives from a central location – ONLINE!
Visit www.coab.us/publicrecords to start your request
through our (your) new portal. Questions? Email
info@coab.us or call 247-5810.
Thanksgiving and Christmas are the only holidays
that impact the City’s garbage collection schedule.
There will be no garbage, recycling, or yard waste
pickup on Friday, Dec. 25; Friday’s scheduled
service will be moved to Saturday, Dec. 26.
NO GARBAGE COLLECTION
ON CHRISTMAS
WANT RECORDS?LET US KNOW.
LTJG Richard Bull - Bull family
SFC Leroy Everett - VetCare
PFC Solomon Sturdivant - American Legion
Post 316 & american Legion Auxiliary Unit 316
Sgt. Robert David - Kettel Inc. (Kate and Kyle
Kettell)
2LT John J. Ahern Jr. - Florida Transcor
AB resident/U.S. Navy veteran Lenny Jevic’s idea
to honor AB natives who died serving our country
during wartime has become a reality. The COAB
Public Works Department's Mario Chang
(pictured) sealed the deal by installing memorial
signs at five locations in the city. Thanks to Lenny
and everyone involved in this extra-special project.
Here are the sign sponsors and those who are
being memorialized:
HONORING THOSE
WHO MADE THE
ULTIMATE SACRIFICE