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City Commission Members JANUARY 18, 2019

Mayor Bill Partington

Zone 1 Dwight Selby Once Upon a Storytime Zone 2 Troy Kent The first Once Upon a Storytime of 2019 took place on Tuesday, January 15, from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Over 45 children ages 4 and under gathered together on The Case- Zone 3 Susan Persis ments North Lawn to celebrate this month’s Storytime theme, The New Year. The event started out with decorating party hats for the big celebration. Each child received Zone 4 Rob Littleton a party hat in the color of their choice and sat at tables set up on the lawn to decorate their hat using star stickers. Once they were finished, the children gathered in front of City Attorney the gazebo to hear the New Year’s stories. They learned all about the New Year cele- Randy Hayes bration and enjoyed a cute book about New Year’s resolutions. Once they were fin- City Manager ished, it was time to countdown to a reenactment of the famous ball drop. The kids Joyce Shanahan counted down from 10 with excitement. When they reached one, a 2019 ball appeared 22 S. Beach St. Ormond Beach, FL 32174 in the air and the children clapped, cheered, and used party noise makers to celebrate.

Ph: 386-676-3200 Once they finished celebrating, parents and children were provided a delicious snack. Fax: 386-676-3384 Email: There were goldfish packets, apple slices and raisins available well as bottled water [email protected] and apple juice. After snack time, children's laughter filled the air as they enjoyed the cool, sunny day playing together. On their way out, the children grabbed a “S’more fun www.ormondbeach.org to go” goody bag from The Casements staff filled with s'more ingredients to make at home. It was another fun and exciting Storytime! Join us in February for a Valentine’s Day themed story, craft, and snack! To RSVP, or for more information on our Sto- Inside this Issue rytime, please call The Casements office at 386-676-3216. Operation Coat 2

Burn-Off 3

EDC Activities 4

City Hall Closed 5

Manager Walk 5

FWC Manatee Signs 6

PW in ACTION 7

Coffee with a Cop 8

Watercolor Class 9

Pen & Ink Class 10

Movies on Halifax 11 REEL in the FUN 12

Volunteers Needed 13 01/18/2019 WEEKLY REVIEW PAGE 2 Operation Coat The Ormond Beach Firefighters’ Charity, to- gether with the Rotary Club of Ormond Beach, provided 60 new coats to children in 6 Ormond Beach schools.

Coats were distributed to the schools this past Thursday, just in time From left: Captain Scott Johnson, Teacher on Assignment Sarah Callahan, Firefighter Michael Rannie, Driver/Engineer Tabitha Wu, Chief Richard Sievers for the latest cold snap. Starry Starry Night The Casements participated in the 30th Annual Starry Starry Night event held in collaboration with Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens, Ormond Beach Historical Society, and Ormond Beach Arts District on Fri- day night, January 11.

The Casements opened its doors at 5:00 p.m. for art lovers to view the current art exhibit on display in The Casements Gallery: Artist Carolyn Land’s “Earth’s Music in Art Form.” Guests were welcomed with the sound of beautiful instrumental music performed by Opus Five Woodwind Quintet in the atrium. The music filled the house for guests to enjoy while they viewed the artwork and chatted. Carolyn wel- comed guests at the Gallery’s entrance and answered questions throughout the evening about her art- work.

After strolling through the gallery admiring the works of art, guests could stop by the dance room to enjoy a com- plimentary scrumptious S’mores bar provided by The Casements. Guests were able to roast their marshmal- low, choose their graham cracker flavor, and pick the chocolate they wanted for topping. Guests could also explore the second floor to view the house and listen to a Casements docent provide information about the history of Mr. Rockefeller and his former winter mansion.

Around 150 guests attended the free event. It was a wonderful night celebrating artwork with the community.

01/18/2019 WEEKLY REVIEW PAGE 3 LP Tank Burn-Off at New Starbucks Construction Site

On Wednesday, January 9, the Atlantic Gas Ser- vices began a Liquid Propane (LP) gas burn off of an old abandoned LP tank at 125 East Granada Boulevard. During the construction process, of a new Starbucks at this location, the contractor found the tank buried in the back parking lot.

Fire Station 91 crew provided safety for the set up and operations of the burn-off. Due to the age of the tank and undetermined amount of gas, burning of the gas was the safest way to mit- igate the incident.

Weekly Police Stats Calls for Service - 1,209 Arrests – 26 Citations Issued - 43 Reports Written - 128 Traffic Stops - 114

Weekly Fire Operations Stats 141 INCIDENTS 76 - EMS 5 - Motor Vehicle Accidents 2 - Fires 9 - Fire Alarms 45 - Public Assists 4 - Hazardous

01/18/2019 WEEKLY REVIEW PAGE 4 Little Learners Bears Program On Friday, January 11, the Environmental Discovery Center (EDC) presented a program about Florida Black Bears for children three to five years of age. Fifteen children, along with their parents and siblings, learned basic facts about the biology and behavior of black bears. First they learned what black bears look like and their usual size; males are between 250 to 350 pounds, and females weigh 130 to 180 pounds. Then they talked about their diet which is mostly fruits, nuts, berries and insects and very little from meat. To get ready for denning, black bears must eat a lot so they can survive the winter. Bears are great climbers and can climb 100 feet up a tree in 30 seconds! They also are fast runners and can reach speeds up to 35 miles per hour. Also discussed was what to do and not to do if one encounters a bear at close range in nature. For example, do not run or turn your back or play dead as the bear could interpret you as being prey. Instead stand up tall, back up slowly and speak to the bear in a calm, firm voice. The book “Eat Like A Bear,” which is a fun ed- ucational look at how bears find food throughout the year, was read to the group. Afterwards, the group went outside for an activity called “Lunch for a Bear.” The children played the role of bears gathering five different types of food and putting them in their “bear stomach” which was a paper bag. Lastly, the children made a bear craft to take home. As an added bonus, the EDC gave each child a “Black Bear Facts” coloring book provided by FWC. Animal Tracks On Saturday, January 12, Joanna McKasy led a group of 15 people in a program that explores the type of tracks and trails made by different ani- mals in Central Park. Joanna covered many different tracks, trails, marks, homes, territory markings, body parts, sounds , and smells of ani- mals.

Participants were led on an outdoor walk to find animal signs. One of the participants actually found part of a deer skull during the trail walk! All of the people attending were provided a kit with materials and directions to make animal track impressions at home.

Thank you again to Joanna for an incredible and informative program at The Environmental Discovery Center in Central Park.

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City Hall and all non-emergency facilities will be closed on Monday, January 21, 2019, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday.

Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, January 22. Walking with the Manager On Friday, February 1, at 8:00 a.m., “Walking with the Manager" will begin at the Ormond Beach Municipal Airport Control Tower located at 725 Hull Road. Walkers should meet at the Shuffleboard Complex next to the Control Tower. The walk will be approximately 2 miles.

Steven Lichliter, Airport Manager, will be the City Manager’s “guest walk- er.” Citizens are invited to join the City Manager and Airport Manager for a walk, ask questions, share comments and offer suggestions.

Please put on your walking shoes and join us. The Edwards Twins PARKS World famous celebrity impersonators, the Ed- The Parks staff has been hard at work removing and wards Twins, performed two shows at the Ormond repairing the handrails at Memorial Gardens. A gar- Beach Performing Arts Center on Sunday, January bage can was replaced at Bailey Riverbridge and in 13. The identical twin brothers, Eddie and Anthony, Riviera Park, an area was prepared for a concrete performed amazing and convincing celebrity imper- slab for a new park bench. sonations of Cher, Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand, Lionel Richie and others. The fast paced Las Ve- As usual, Citywide safety inspections were performed gas style show had the audience applauding, and of all parks and equipment and weekly inspections singing along. At performance end, the Edwards were done of parks facilities for reservations. All park Twins received a standing ovation. reservations were posted at various facilities.

01/18/2019 WEEKLY REVIEW PAGE 6 Halifax and Tomoka Rivers to get Improved Manatee Protection Signs

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conser- vation Commission (FWC) will soon begin work to repair waterway mark- ers for state manatee protection zones and state boating restricted ar- eas in the Halifax River and the Tomoka River. The work will begin in February 2019 and should be completed in four to six weeks.

These signs will replace the deteriorating waterway signs in the existing manatee protec- tion zones and boating restricted areas. No new zones are being added. The intent is to more clearly mark the boundaries for boaters.

Boaters are urged to use caution, particularly in narrow waterways, while sign construc- tion and maintenance are underway.

For more information, please visit MyFWC.com/Boating.

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Storm drain installation at Public Works complex

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