Ronald Bautista

This strategy report outlines a comprehensive framework for E-Bike Safety & Integrated Policy for Atlantic Beach. It details active enforcement measures, regulatory boundaries, and legislative opportunities, including compliance with Florida Statute 316.003(23) for e-bike classification. Key initiatives include a 10 mph speed mandate near pedestrians, evaluating outright e-bike prohibition in parks, establishing minimum age requirements, considering a government ID mandate, and impounding off-road electric motorcycles. The plan also emphasizes extensive messaging and educational campaigns like "#BikeSmartAB" to bridge the gap between regulation and community behavior, coupled with strategic signage and visual infrastructure.

This document outlines the City of Atlantic Beach's strategic direction for its parks and recreation system, aiming to guide decision-making for oversight, facilities, and programming into the next decade. The plan includes a comprehensive community profile, inventory, and site assessment of existing parks, facilities, and programs. It provides recommendations for current and future improvements, land acquisition, and capital project development, with the overall purpose of establishing a high-quality parks system and maximizing resource effectiveness.

This document presents an update to the City's Coastal Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan, addressing FDEP Resilient Florida Program guidelines and State Statutes. Key objectives include updating tidal, storm-surge, and rainfall-driven flood mapping, identifying vulnerable critical community infrastructure, and conducting a baseline survey of the coastal marsh. The plan focuses on minimizing risks and establishing strategies for resilience against future coastal flooding and sea level rise, with planning horizons extending to 2050 and 2080.

The City of Atlantic Beach's first Sustainability & Resilience Community Action Plan (SRCAP), constructed in October 2022, serves as a comprehensive roadmap to prepare for resilience challenges and maintain a healthy, prosperous, sustainable, and equitable future for generations. The plan outlines strategic directions across eight key focus areas: Natural Systems & Ecology, Energy & Climate, Quality of Life & Livability, Water, Green Building & Infrastructure, Solid Waste, Transportation & Land Use, and Governance, Community Outreach & Education. It emphasizes a living document approach, aiming for adaptable strategies and measurable outcomes to enhance the community's quality of life, natural environment, and economic prosperity.

This City Manager's Community Update outlines administrative and community-focused initiatives, highlighting momentum across infrastructure, environmental, and intergovernmental projects. The document emphasizes data-driven decision-making informed by community polling, strategic priority setting for fiscal alignment with the city's long-term vision, and ongoing efforts to address community concerns such as urban forest preservation and traffic calming. The overarching 2040 Vision aims to foster a strong sense of belonging and safety, preserve community character, and support a diverse, multigenerational community through connected neighborhoods, vibrant businesses, green spaces, and active lifestyles.