City of Ormond Beach. Bats in My Florida Backyard

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1 PAGE 1 City of Ormond Beach City Commission Members Mayor Bill Partington Zone 1 Dwight Selby Zone 2 Troy Kent Zone 3 Rick Boehm Zone 4 Rob Littleton City Attorney Randy Hayes City Manager Joyce Shanahan 22 S. Beach St. Ormond Beach, FL Ph: Fax: joyce.shanahan@ormondbeach.org Inside this Issue PAC Performances 2 PARKS 3 FLOW Mobile 4 PW in ACTION 5 Earth Day Celebration 7 Free Legal Clinic 8 FEBRUARY 16, 2018 Bats in My Florida Backyard On Wednesday February 7, 2018, Shari Blissett-Clark, President of the Florida Bat Conservancy, presented an excellent program to 18 participants on the benefits bats provide to our environment. Shari explained there are 13 different bat species in Central Florida, with the Brazilian Free Tailed Bat being the most common. The Brazilian bat is not from Brazil, but rather it s just the name. Bats are very important to insect control. One bat can eat as many as 3,000 mosquitos in one night! Shari warned about the dangers to bats created by pesticides and herbicides. She encouraged participants to try to use a minimal amount of pesticides at their homes. Shari also explained that trimming of cabbage palms should be done in the fall so as not to harm bats who frequently use the cabbage palm for raising their young in the spring. After the presentation, participants were able to meet two live bats Shari is rehabilitating. Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event 9 We would like to thank Shari Blissett-Clark for such an informative, interesting and fun presentation. We plan to have Shari and her bats back again soon at the EDC!

2 PAGE 2 Neil Diamond Tribute Solitary Man A Tribute to iconic American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond was performed at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center on Friday, February 9. The show featured many Neil Diamond hits including the chart topping, number one songs Cherry, Cherry, Sweet Caroline, and America. Tribute artist David Jericko performed as Neil Diamond backed by The Crew, a band of top professional musicians from the Orlando area. The show was an entertaining treat for all the Neil Diamond fans in the audience. It Was A Very Good Year, Tribute to Frank Sinatra It Was A Very Good Year, Tribute to Frank Sinatra, starring Tony Sands was presented in concert at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center on Sunday, February 11. Singer Tony Sands assembled this multi-media retrospective and tribute to the life of Frank Sinatra. The show included many of Sinatra s top hits, such as Luck Be A Lady, My Way, and New York, New York. Tony Sands superb singing of Frank Sinatra s songs, combined with video images, made for an entertaining afternoon for Frank Sinatra fans.

3 PAGE 3 PARKS Recent activities for the Leisure Services Parks staff include replacing the rock climbing wall at Andy Romano Beachfront Park and the annual sealing of the playground surface. At Cassen Park, repairs were made to the floating docks, a park bench displaced by Hurricane Irma was reset, and dirt was brought in for the seawall area. At the Magic Forest playground, the wooden walkway was repaired and a tire swing was replaced. As usual, citywide safety inspections were performed of all parks and equipment and weekly inspections were done of parks facilities for reservations. All park reservations were posted at various facilities.

4 PAGE 4 The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Florida Licensing On Wheels (FLOW) mobile unit will be at City Hall, 22 South Beach Street, on Monday, March 5, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. FLOW Mobile FLOW is a standalone mobile office with technology to provide most motorists needs. It provides drivers license/id card change of address, renewals, replacements, and renewals and replacements of vehicle registration and disabled parking permits, as well as other needs. The only thing FLOW does not provide is for the drivers license road test. FLOW brings services to the local communities offering a convenience to citizens while saving them time and gas. Before visiting, please go to to learn about licensing and ID requirements and make sure you have everything you need when you visit FLOW so you don t have to make a second trip. You can also contact the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles office at Weekly Police Stats Calls for Service - 1,214 Arrests 17 Citations Issued Reports Written Traffic Stops Weekly Fire Operations Stats 179 INCIDENTS EMS 11 - Motor Vehicle Accidents 1 - Fires 6 - Fire Alarms 57 - Public Assists 3 - Hazardous

5 PAGE 5 Public Works in ACTION Sidewalk clearing Seminole Ave. near Oleeta St.

6 PAGE 6 Public Works in ACTION 2-inch Watermain Replacement Mainland-Phase 3 Contractor installing water service on Pine Ave.

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