City News December 2020
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City of Atlantis The City News 260 Orange Tree Drive Atlantis, FL 33462 www.atlantisfl.gov December 2020 THE MAYOR’S CORNER Mayor’s Corner 1 Dear Residents, City News 2 Police Department 3, 4 It is the last month of the year 2020 and smiles to children who are not as fortu- I, like most of you I’m sure, have had nate as many of our residents!! Code Compliance 5 enough and look forward with continued With December comes shorter days. In Community Activities hopes to 2021. Please accept my months past I have reminded our driv- 11 warmest wishes for a happy and safe ers to be careful and considerate to all Holiday Season. who walk our streets. It is now time to Regular Council The City is holding its annual Golf Cart remind those walkers to be prepared Parade on Monday, December 7 at and provide some illumination and re- Meeting 7:00. Viewing will be from streetside in flectivity. Please be aware that you are December 16 your respective driveways/yards. difficult to see when between lampposts 7 pm. Please come out and see the parade. and do your part to keep our City safe! Support those who have taken time to Last month I mentioned that the City Holiday Homes spread holiday cheer. The annual Holi- Council has embarked upon develop- day Home Decorating Contest returns ment of a Strategic Plan. Keep your and as well. Judging for the contest will be eyes peeled for information coming out held on December 6. Registration infor- via mail, City website, City Facebook Golf Cart mation can be found on the City’s web- page, or whatever method we can find. Parade details: site or call City Hall. Take some time to We will ask you to review our primary ride around the City and see the lights. strategic categories and let us know if pages 6 & 7 If you have small we overlooked something. We live in a children, grandchildren, or family community of smart, thoughtful, and ex- Salvation Army friends, this is a good way to spend perienced residents. You may find we Angel Tree some family time together. have missed something obvious or info: Annually, the City seeks your support of identify a more subtle topic. We en- its employees through participation in courage your input. Please follow the Page 6 the City Employee Holiday Fund. We directions in the notice. If you have have a great team working for the City contact with some of your neighbors and this is the only time each year bo- stranded up north due to COVID, let City Hall nuses are given. They would appreci- them know about it too. closed: ate any contribution as confirmation of a It wouldn’t be the Mayor’s Corner with- job well done. If you would like to re- out another reminder about Dec. 24 @ 12 ward them financially, make checks garbage screening. January 1, 2021 is payable to the City of Atlantis with the deadline to provide screening of all Dec. 25 “Employee Holiday Fund” written in the garbage vessels, even on pick-up days. memo line. You can mail the contribu- If you are unsure of the requirements, Jan. 1 tion to City Hall (City of Atlantis, 260 please contact City Hall for details. I Orange Tree Drive, Atlantis, FL 33462) hope you can comply and avoid a knock or drop it off at City Hall. Donations are on the door from our Code Compliance equally distributed. I thank you in ad- officer. vance for your thoughtfulness. Take care and take care of each Another, newer, City Holiday tradition is other. GET IT FIRST! the Angel Tree program. This program provides gifts to families who otherwise Mayor Michael LaCoursiere Sign up for email would not be able to provide them. See the City website for more details on how delivery of the you can participate. Let’s bring some City News The City News www.atlantisfl.gov DECEMBER 2020 CITY MANAGER’S NOTES We have Angels! The City of Atlantis is partnering with The Salvation Army through their Angel Tree Program to provide Christmas gifts for families who won’t be able to provide gifts for their children. The Salvation Army Angel Tree is a needs-based program serving the neediest local families with small children during the Christmas season. The need is tremendous this year! The Angel Tree is in the Council Chambers lobby at City Hall and is open 7 days a week. You may also call or drop off a contribution and we will do the Angel shopping for you. For more information, please visit our website, Facebook page, or call City Hall at 561-965-1744. On behalf of the City staff and City Council, we wish you and your families a safe and joyous holiday season. May the new year bring us all peace and happiness. Brian R. Moree, City Manager CITY NEWS the Part 150 FAA noise mitigation study. The City of Atlantis Council Meeting was Under Miscellaneous Business, there were called to order at 7 p.m. on November 18th. discussions about the City’s environmental policies Resolution 2020, an interlocal agreement in regards to the use of chemicals for our yards and with the Solid Waste Authority passed 5-0. This golf courses, and about our Recusal and Ex-parte agreement provides for the delivery of the City’s Communications policies on Boards as part of solid waste to the proper designated facilities for ethics training and guidelines. municipal revenue sharing and for the City’s recy- The proposed reservation rule of our water cling program. supply by the South Florida Water Management Also passing 5-0, Resolution 20-21 authoriz- District was discussed. es the Mayor to execute a piggyback contract from A Strategic Planning update was given on Broward County with Shenandoah General Con- how we can verify that we heading in the right direc- struction LLC for stormwater system pipe cleaning tion to have a true pulse on the Atlantis community. and video recording of the City’s existing pipe con- Council presented their City Manager Evalu- ditions. The cost is not to exceed $72,917.00 ation with rankings and general impressions. Resolution 20-22, after passing 5-0, adopts Council gave our City Manager, Brian Moree, stellar noise mitigation recommendations for the Palm reviews with only minor corrections. We are very Beach County Park Airport (Lantana Airport) on the lucky to have such a professional and caring City strong recommendations of Vice Mayor Allan Manager. Congratulations, Brian, on another great Kaulbach and City Manager Brian Moree. Both men year! have been instrumental in protecting our future as Council wished all a Happy and Safe the County moves forward during the next phase of Thanksgiving Holiday. William Mitchell PAGE 2 The City News www.atlantisfl.gov DECEMBER 2020 POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWS Chief Robert G. Mangold Community Safety through Community Awareness and Involvement: Safety Tip: Holiday Safety: The police department wants to remind everyone that this is the season for crimes of opportunity, such as purse snatching, strong arm robberies, and car burglaries. Citizens need to exercise extra care when shopping and carrying packages to parked cars: 1. do not shop alone and avoid shopping at night 2. avoid carrying large sums of money, use credit/debit cards to shop 3. when approaching or leaving your vehicle be aware of your surround- ings and observant of others in your immediate vicinity 4. lock your vehicle when you park it and if you must shop at night, park in a well-lighted area 5. be prepared to enter your vehicle without having to rummage for your car keys 6. ask mall or store security for an escort if there is any suspicious activi- ty near your vehicle 7. do not ever leave valuables in plain sight in unoccupied vehicles 8. when traveling always keep your doors locked CRIME STATISTICS October 2020 TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT October 2020 Major Crimes Residential Commercial Total Enforcement 67 Battery / Assault 0 1 Traffic Citations 45 Burglary (Structures/Vehicles) 0 0 Written Warnings 22 Theft (Grand & Petit) 0 0 Parking Citations 14 Vehicle Theft 0 0 Robbery 0 0 PAGE 3 The City News www.atlantisfl.gov DECEMBER 2020 RESIDENT DECALS The decals and their distribution will be a little different from now on. They are the city logo, without numbers. They will be availa- ble at the Police Department and City Hall starting on January 4th. You will need to provide ONLY proof of residency (i.e. driv- er’s license, utility bill); vehicle registrations are no longer re- quired. RESIDENT DIRECTORIES The 2021 Resident Directory will be available in the Spring. Atlantis Literary Society The Atlantis Literary Society will be meeting on December 16, 2020 at 9:30am at Lost City Golf Club. We will meet outside on the back patio, outside of the main dining room. We will be discussing Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. An individual continental breakfast will be available. Cost is $10 per person. All Lost City club members will have this amount applied to their club account. Please RSVP to Martha Greenhalgh at [email protected] or 617-947-2713. We look forward to another wonderful meeting safely outdoors. Happy Thanksgiving to all. PAGE 4 The City News www.atlantisfl.gov DECEMBER 2020 CODE COMPLIANCE NEWS Code Officer William J. Amason Code Officer William J. Amason (561) 822-6005, [email protected] Welcome back to those winter residents able to make the journey because of COVID-19 and keep in our thoughts those that could not travel because of travel restrictions.