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On T he RivieraNEWSLETTER OF THE RIVIERA BAY CIVIC ASSOCIATION SINCE 1960

“It’s Another Great Day in Riviera Bay!”52nd YEAR • JULY/AUGUST, 2012 ISSUE www.rbcanews.com

Councilman Kennedy and city staff will be seeking public input from local residents about the current plans and what changes or amenities they might like to see added in our new Riviera Bay park located at the site of the closed Rio Vista School at 8131 Macoma Drive NE. This much-needed area park will increase property values and make Riviera Bay a much more desirable and enjoyable place to live and play. Please come out and let your voices be heard about the future of this great neighborhood treasure.

PUBLIC FORUM FOR NEW RIVIERA BAY PARKWED, JULY 25, 2012 – 7PM • ST PETE PRESBYTERIAN HALL • 600 83RD AVE NE

RIVIERA BAY CIVIC WINS QUARTERLY AWARD!Suntrust Bank and Mayor Foster have started a Quarterly award program to reward the best project completed

by a neighborhood association that partners together with a non-profit youth group. Suntrust Bank puts up the money and the neighborhood wins $2,500 and the Youth group also wins $2,500. The RBCA partnered with Holy Family Boy Scout troop 263 for our great canal cleanup project on April 14th, and we both won the awards. Watch the city award ceremony by Google searching: http://stpete.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=6ww&clip_id=2152/ We are 1hr, 11min, 30secs into the June 14th council meeting video.

In addition to partnering with the Boy Scouts, we couldn’t have won or cleaned as much as we did without a very large group of volunteers from Brighton School helping us. That school is in desperate need of new textbooks and supplies right now, so we have decided the RBCA will be splitting their award 50-50 with Brighton school, and, in a great showing of what the Boy Scouts are all about, Troop 263 voted unanimously to donate $500 of their award to the Brighton school also. With Boy Scouts like that, our future sure does look a lot brighter.

I’m ask’in ya now, is Riviera Bay Civic the Mostest Bestest area to live in or what? Prez Dave

NEXT GENERAL MEETING THURS, JULY 26St Pete Presbyterian Hall, 600 83rd Ave NE

Pizza Social 6:30pm, Meeting at 7pm • Senate Candidates Jim Frishe & Jeff Brandes,New Park Update, Carefest Project, Open Forum

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2012 RBCA EVENTSUnless posted otherwise, all gen-eral meetings are held at St Pete Presbyterian Hall, 600 83rd Ave NE. Free Pizza Social starting at 6:30pm, meeting at 7pm. (East of

4th St to hall at corner of 83rd Ave NE & Macoma Dr NE)

SAT, JULY 21 – 9amAdopt-A-Mile 83rd Ave Clean-Up

(Rain Date July 28)(Meet in parking lot of St Pete Pres-

byterian Hall, 600 83Rd Ave Ne)

WED, JULY 25 – 7pmNew Riviera Bay Park

Public input forum (Info on front cover)

THURS, JULY 26 – 7pm

General MeetingSenate Candidates

Jim Frishe & Jeff Brandes,Quarterly Award For RBCA,San Martin Bridge, Carefest

Project

WED, SEPT 12, 5:30pmBBQ At St Pete Presbyterian Hall

600 83rd Ave NE(See flyer insert for details)

SAT, SEPT 29

Carefest Project(s)(To be determined)

POLICE & FIRE HERO PICNIC?

Sept, Oct, Nov?

THURS, SEPT 27 – 7PmGeneral Meeting

Open agenda?

THURS, NOV 8 – 7pmGeneral Meeting

2013 Event Planning& Election Nominations

MON, DEC 24 - Dusk

Street and Canal CandleLuminaries & Boat Parade

TUES, DEC 25 – All Day

Prez Dave will be acceptingall your Christmas presents

Street Flooding & DrivingIT’S REALLY SIMPLE: IF YOU HAVE TO DRIVE ANYWHERE WHEN THE STREETS ARE FLOODED, PLEASE DRIVE AS SLOWLY AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID PUSHING WATER UP INTO SOME OF THE GARAGES AND HOUSES ALONG THE ROADWAY AND TO MINI-MIZE SALTWATER DAMAGE TO YOUR VEHICLE. JUST AN INCH OF YOUR WAKE WATER MIGHT BE ALL THAT IS NEEDED TO GET INTO A GARAGE OR HOUSE.

Once the tide rises to a certain level and goes over or around our sea-walls and comes back up through the stormwater drains, there is nothing anybody can do to keep some of our streets from flooding. It’s just one unavoidable disadvantage to living as close to the water as we do. If pos-sible, park your vehicle on higher ground somewhere and walk to and from your house. If you have to drive to or from your house, the slower the bet-ter, stay as close to the crown or middle of the road as possible, and don’t drive anywhere you don’t know how deep the water is. Driving really slow will take you a little longer to get home, but you just might save a neighbor from having to evacuate or replace items because saltwater got into their house or garage.

IMPORTANT NOTES: Always wash any skin area that comes in con-tact with flood waters because it does contain harmful bacteria. Also, after driving through saltwater, you should always rinse the undercarriage and wheels of your vehicle with fresh water as soon as practical. When wading through the water, watch for snakes, alligators, submerged sharp objects, and floating fire ant mounds can be really nasty when they suddenly hit a dry patch on your leg.

ALSO, to prevent hatching mosquitoes, check everywhere and make sure you don’t even have a teaspoon of standing water around your prop-erty.

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83rd Ave/San Martin Bridge Status

An engineering consultant has been hired to complete a preliminary engineering evaluation of possible options for the subject bridge. They anticipate that this prelimi-nary evaluation will be completed around the end of Sept. Afterwards; it will be reviewed by county staff and used to plan for improvements and/or replacement in future fiscal years, depending on associated costs and available funding. Any resulting future projects would require a design and permitting phase (typically a 2 year duration), during which public input would be obtained. If you have any questions, please contact the project manager, Tony Horrnik, P.E., at 727-464-3640.____________________________________________

Adopt-A-Mile 83rd Ave Clean UpSat, July 21, 9am

Please join our quarterly effort and show your pride in where you live. The more volunteers that join us, the less distance each one has to cover, and the less time it will take all of us. We will supply water and all that is needed to cleanup the mile from 4th St to the San Mar-

tin bridge. Please call Donna Hoover 727-579-3644 or e-mail donna.rbca@yahoo.com to vol-unteer or just show up the day of the clean-up. Please ar-rive at 9am at the St Pete Presbyterian Hall parking lot, located at 600 83rd Ave NE. (corner of 83rd Ave NE & Macoma Drive NE)

We have enough “Youth”. How about a fountain of “Smart”?

_________“It’s not whether you win or lose,

but how you place the blame.”

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RBCA May 24thMeeting Outline

Paisano’s donated free pizza for so-cial time at 6:30.Called to order at 7pm, despite heavy rain, 73 residents attended.

1. Fossil Park Fire station report-ed on area activity, 536 calls for service last month, CPR classes are available at station, $15 t-shirts are being sold as fundraiser for station & annual Haunted House, 3 bought by RBCA to give away as door priz-es. Names were pulled and t-shirts were given out.

2. Police Officer Doug Weaver recognized as 2011 SPPD Offi-cer of the Year, he gave area crime stats, answered questions and gave safety reminders: Lock your car when paying for gas, tips to avoid current identify theft problem with tax refunds, check door before an-

swering.3. Mayor Bill Foster acknowl-

edged our great neighborhood par-ticipation at our meeting despite

the rain, answered many questions about curbside recycling, the old & new pier plans, the Rays and the Trop, the Grand Prix, current Po-lice Station needing updating, gave number to call about trash along interstate 813-975-6000, and dis-cussed 2012 city budget.

4. Transportation Director Joe Kubicki discussed & showed plans for Gandy overpass, is a DOT proj-ect, will be seeking public input in Jan 2013.

5. Councilman Jim Kennedy dis-cussed new Riviera Bay park, an-nounced Wed, July 25, 7pm at this location for public park input.

6. Later than usual, meeting ad-journed at 9:07pm.Officer Doug Weaver had some safety tips

for the neighborhood.

“A Fool and his money....can throw one heck of a party”

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Greetings District 2 Constituents. As always, thank you for the honor and privilege to contribute to your newsletter.

GANDY BOULEVARD PROJECTThe Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) recently approved a project from the Florida Department of Trans-portation (FDOT) to reconstruct Gandy Boulevard. The pro-posed roadway will be elevated to reconstruct six lanes from west of MLK Street (just east off-275) up to the MLK Street bridge, and four lanes from the MLK Street bridge to east of 4th Street. Overpasses will be constructed along the main-line of Gandy Boulevard at 16th Street, Frontage Road Con-nector, MLK Street and Roosevelt Blvd/4th Street. At the Frontage Road Connector, a new overpass just east of 16th Street North will move u-turning traffic away from the MLK Street interchange. Frontage roads will parallel the mainline roadway. The project will also incorporate replacement of the Tinney Creek Box Culvert on 4th Street North, south of Gandy Boulevard. In addition, pedestrian and bicycle ac-commodations will be incorporated throughout the corridor.

All improvements can be accommodated within the exist-ing right-of-way. Most of the water retention and attenuation will be located on-site and underneath bridge structures and noise walls will be constructed to eliminate any quality of life concerns.

The estimated design/construction cost is approximate-

ly $120 million dollars (exclud-ing the Construction Engineering and Inspection). The first phase of the project will include a Project Development and Environmental Study. This is a preliminary engi-neering phase required in order to qualify the project for federal funding. Once the project has been fully vetted, construction will begin in November, and will take approximately four years to complete. As a Board Director of the MPO, I am delighted to convey this exciting information.

RIO VISTA PARK UPDATEA public forum for the Rio Vista Elementary School prop-erty is scheduled for Wednesday, July 25, 7:00pm at St. Pe-tersburg Presbyterian Church located at 600 83rd Avenue NE. Please come out and share your ideas and vision for the proposed park.

lf l can be of assistance, please feel free to call me at 727-893-7117.

Council Member Kennedy’s Corner

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Yard Parkingby Dave Hoover

I have been receiving many complaints lately about people parking in their front yard because they don’t have a driveway in front or their driveway is already full of vehicles. Not only does that make the neighborhood look bad, but parking in your front yard not on a drive-way is also a code violation you can be cited for, a $138 fine after 24 hr notice, and not permitted anywhere in St Pete for an extended length of time or on a reoccurring basis such as overnight or during the weekend. If you can’t park your vehicle in your own driveway, on the side or behind your house, maybe talk to your neighbor and see if they will allow you to use some of their parking area or behind their house, or you will have to park on the closest road that allows street parking.

I never want one neighbor to report another neighbor to the Codes Dept for anything without trying everything else first, but if you feel like you can’t talk to or maybe leave a note for the offender(s) without creating animos-ity, the only other legal remedy we have is to report the address and when it is happening to our area Codes In-vestigator, Gene Juzwiak, at 893-7373. This immediately generates a codes case, and he will respond and try to contact the offenders about the violation, and give them 24 hrs to correct it and then possibly fine them if there are repeat violations. You can remain anonymous if you wish, and Gene is a good guy that will try to work with the offender in every way possible before citing them.

ORDINANCE # 16.40.100.4 - Passenger Motor Vehicles Parked, Placed, or Stored on ‘Neighbor-hood’ Zoned Property.

A. No person shall park, allow to be parked, place, al-

low to be placed, store, or allow to be stored a passenger motor vehicle on ‘Neighborhood’ zoned property in the required front yard or street side yard other than on a le-gally recognized driveway or parking area or on a legally recognized and maintained permeable parking area The passenger motor vehicle shall not impede visibility for motorists and shall not block any portion of the public sidewalk or roadway. Parking, placement or storage of a passenger motor vehicle on any other portion of the front yard or street side yard is prohibited.

B. Each passenger motor vehicle observed in violation of this section is a separate violation subject to a separate fine and each day that the observed violation continues to exist is a separate violation subject to a separate fine.16.40.100.8 Violations and FinesA. The amount of the fine for violations of this section is as follows: For the first violation of this section - $100.00

For the second violation within a year of a first viola-tion - $175.00

For a third violation within a year of a previous viola-tion - $250.00

For a fourth and all subsequent violations within a year of a previous violation - $500.00

B. A violation of this section is transient in nature and irreparable. The owner of the property, the person in possession or control of the property, the owner of the passenger motor vehicle or domestic or commercial equipment, and the person in possession or control of the passenger motor vehicle or domestic commercial equip-ment may be cited immediately upon observation of the violation. The passenger motor vehicle or domestic com-mercial equipment shall be permanently removed from the front yard or street side yard within twenty-four (24) hours of being cited.

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We will be nomi-nating several residents, homes, and businesses in the Riviera Bay area for these 5 awards.

1. General Beautification Awards: For businesses, offices, churches, private residences and more.

2. Home of the Year Award3. Elva Rouse Award: Recognizes volunteer effort

by an individual4. Peggy Allen Award: Recognizes volunteer effort

by an organization5. Environmental Award: Recognizes individuals

that have brought about greater knowledge and educa-tion about the environment.

A pdf is available at: http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/14606864/178685619/name/Annual_City%20Beautification_Awards%20Criteria.pdf

For more information about how to apply or nomi-nate, please contact Nathan Bowden from the City Beautiful Commission at papanate81@hotmail.com

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Info about the City Beautiful Commision is at http://www.stpete.org/ParksRec/public_html/city-beautiful.html____________________________________________

Annual CityBeautification Awards

WSI Curbside Recycling

The curbside recycling pickup contract is cur-rently being re-bid by the city and WSI due to the number of partici-pants not reaching ex-pectations. (the environ-ment and I sure would hate to lose this great, inexpensive service) WSI plans to continue curbside recycling ser-vice through 9/30/12. Per an agreement with City officials, they are not signing up any new customers while the contract is being rebid. Call Ian Boyle at (813) 352-9156 if you have any questions.

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Being Watchful

We encourage all neighbors to watch out for themselves and their neighbors. This may be done when driving, out for a walk, do-ing yard work, or just looking out your windows.

This is a list that the St Pete Police Dept has passed on to us:

1) DO NOT lay a hand on any in-dividual except in self defense.

2) DO NOT have any weapon in your possession or in your vehicle while on Crime Watch patrol, even if you are licensed to carry one. Your weapons are your eyes and ears.

3) DO NOT involve yourself in any way with the work of the Police at an emergency scene unless spe-cifically ordered or requested otherwise by a Police Of-ficer.

4) DO NOT get out of your vehicle except to visu-ally investigate the extent of injuries to a crime or ac-cident victim.

5) DO NOT perform any criminal or security inves-tigative functions such as checking doors, searching between homes, etc.

6) DO NOT shine a light at any person or into the windows of any vehicle or occupied dwelling.

7) DO NOT become involved in high-speed pursuit of vehicles.

8) DO NOT get near any person/s with a weapon in their hands (Police Officers or possible criminals). If you see any police officer with a drawn sidearm or shotgun, or with a dog, etc., withdraw immediately to a safe location.

9) DO NOT violate any traffic regula-tion. Your vehicles are not emergency

vehicles.10) If you see someone or some-

thing suspicious, call the police non-emergency number at (727) 893-7780. Tell them exactly what you’ve seen. Don’t exaggerate the situation. Wait for them to in-vestigate.

The ideas and rules above have been formulated for the protection of

all neighborhood watch volunteers and the success of any watch program itself.

Vacation Checklist• Have someone pick up your mail and newspapers.• Ensure all points of entry are secured, especially

windows.• Use light timers that will give your home the ap-

pearance of occupancy.• Tell trusted neighbors how long you will be gone

and who might be visiting your home in your absence.• Leave a phone number with a relative or neighbor

in case of an emergency.• Have someone mow your lawn.

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These meetings are a great way to meet and talk face to face with representatives from the various City depts., including the Police & Fire depts. There are 5 more meetings scheduled for 2012, all held on Wed evenings, from 5 to 6pm: Aug 1, Sept 5, Oct 3, Nov 7, & Dec 5.

City Team Meetings at City Hall, 175 5th St N, Room 100, 5 To 6pm

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Just wanted to share an incident that occurred mid-June near the corner of 98th Ave N & Oak St. NE. A pet from 98th Ave N was killed and the general consensus of the Police and Animal Control was that this death was due to an attack from another animal, probably a coyote. What is particularly disturbing is the violent torture

this animal went through in its fight to survive. We all know Coyotes are in our area, espe-cially at night and during early morning hours. Please be cau-tious and keep

an eye on your pets when they are outside and please don’t let any pet out at anytime to just roam around the neighborhood, because they just might not make it back home safely.

email from Riviera Bay Subdivision

A very large Florida snap-ping turtle was spotting in the area. It moved so fast that I did not get a pic-ture. The shell was about a foot and a half and maybe 20-30 lbs and I have never seen such an animal move so fast. Its head was extended 6 or 7” from the shell. It might be wise to warn children not to play with it, as it moves quicker than expected (as fast as I could walk) and it bites.

Protect Your Pets Snapping Turtle

A Florida Snapping Turtle

Coyote

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Come join us for a

Neighborhood BBQ

at St. Petersburg Presbyterian Church600 83rd Avenue NE

Sunday, Sept 95:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Great Food, Friends, Moon Walk and GamesBring your lawn chairs and blankets

RSVP to sppcinfo@stpetepca.orgYou can find out just about everything you would want to know

about St Pete at

stpete.org

or by calling the Mayor’s Action Line at

727-893-7111Sign up to be emailed

event info, find out about codes, current restrictions,

programs, etc.

Looking For Help With History Project

I would like someone, or a group, to research the history of Riviera Bay and the Riviera Bay Civic As-sociation for our records, our news-letter, and to post on our website. (whenever we get time to work on our website, lol) Please email me at

daybugme2@yahoo.com for more info.

MemberAnnouncementsThe Riviera Bay Community

and myself personally would like to WELCOME our new neighbors to 3rd Street! Barbara Klein, Danny Gibble and Stephanie Hunter.

You’ve made an excellent deci-sion, Kim Tripplet.

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JULY / AUGUST EVENTS

WEEDON GUIDED HIKE - Every Sat: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AMThis is a hike through coastal mangrove and upland ecosystems of the Preserve. Learn about the coastal environment and the early residents of Weedon Island Preserve. Be sure to bring water and a snack. A hat and closed-toe shoes are also recommended. All ages welcome - children younger than 6 may find this hike challenging.

WEE-TIME AT WEEDON - Multiple DatesThis program is designed to introduce pre-school children to the wonders of the natural and cultural world. Every

second and fourth Thursday of each month, children are treated to a variety of stories and hands-on activities that connect them to their environment. This activity is recommended for ages 3 to 5.

Thurs, July 12 - “What’s it like to be a Fish” by Wendy Pfeffer. Thurs, July 26 - “What Lives in a Shell?” by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld. Thurs, August 9 - “Harry the Horseshoe Crab” by Suzanne Tate. Thurs, August 23 - “Hungry Hop-pers?” by Nancy Loewen. Space is limited. Pre-registration is required for children. Registration closes for this activity 24 hours before the program. Please check in at the front desk.

GOING COASTAL: SCALLOP STUDY - Thurs, July 12, Aug 16: 2PM - 3PMPinellas County Sea Grant invites your participation in a Florida Fish and Wild-life Research Institute sponsored re-search study of bay scallops. The pro-gram will provide an overview of Bay Scallop Ecology. Then, participants will help to measure and track the progress of our caged bay scallops at Weedon Is-land Preserve. All ages welcome.

THE GREAT WEEDON BIRD QUEST - Multiple DatesLearn the identifying marks and behav-iors of our feathered year-round resi-dents and seasonal visitors while help-ing us compile an annual checklist of the Preserve’s birds. These hikes are de-signed to take advantage of all levels of birding experience. Binoculars and bird guides are available. Recommended for adults.

FLORIDA’S FASCINATING SNAKES - Sat, July 14, 2012 from

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Do You Have AnyBeautifulPhotos Taken In Our Beautiful

RBCA Neighborhood?

We would love to have some on hand to use in our newsletter. It can be a sunset, sunrise, waterview, streetview,

landscape, kids, pets, wildlife, before & afters - anything - as long as it was taken in our neighborhood.

We cannot guarantee we will use all we receive, but will give photo credit to any we use. Please include any info you have about the photo.

We prefer emailed hi-resolution jpgs. If you send actual photos by mail, we WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RE-TURN THEM, so don’t send your only copy.

We all know our neigh-borhood is great - let’s show everyone else!

Email jpgs to:RBCAnews@aol.com

Mail photos to:P.O. Box 20044,

St. Petersburg, FL 33742

10:00 AM to 11:00 AMLearn about these ecologically impor-tant, but often misunderstood verte-brates from herpetologist, George Hein-rich. This area is home to many of these incredible creatures. Find out the facts about their diversity, ecology and con-servation. This live reptile presentation is one in which participants have the opportunity to learn about their natu-ral history and is recommended for all ages.10 to 11 a.m. Free; advance regis-tration required.

GOING COASTAL: DISCOVER YOUR WATERSHED - Sat, July 14, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PMStop by the Weedon Island open class-room anytime between 1 to 3 p.m. to participate in a variety of self-guided es-tuary activities. This week learn with the Enviroscape about how what happends in our yards, streets and neighborhoods can affect our Bay and waterways. No registration required. Recommended for families with children of all ages. Weedon Island Preserve.

GOING COASTAL: DISCOVER PLANKTON - Sat, July 28, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PMDiscover the hidden world of the es-tuary with your child and some of the smallest critters that live in Tampa Bay!Plankton is a diverse group of organ-isms suspended in the water of estuar-ies, oceans and all other bodies of water. Just stop by between 1 and 3 p.m. for this self guided activity for ages 8 and up.

DISCOVER CULTURE AND NA-TURE WITH YOUR CHILD - Sat, August 11, 2012; 1:00 PM to 3:00 PMStop by the Weedon Island open class-room anytime between 1 to 3 p.m. to participate in a variety of self-guided archaeological activities. This week “sifting through the past” teaches how early people made their living from our Bay and waterways. No registration re-quired. Recommended for families with children of all ages. Weedon Island Preserve, 1800 Weedon Drive N.E., St. Pete. 727-453-6500; www.weedonislandpreserve.org

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SUMMER SOFTBALL - July 9,11,13,16,18. 801 N Shore Dr NE, St Pete, $15. Join the St Petersburg Half-Century Softball Club in preparation for their 80th season. Summer Softball ses-sions at North Shore Park every MWF 9:00 am. Applications www.stpetehalfcen-tury.com/ Interested players aged 49-74 contact Joe Hannah at 727-420-8102.

AWAKEN YOGA AND MEDITATION AT SUNK-EN GARDENS - July 9,10,11,12,16. 10:00 am. Sunk-en Gardens, 1825 4th St N, Saint Pete, $12. The Awak-en Yoga Center presents classes several times a week to reap the meditative benefits of yoga in the serenity and beauty of Sunken Gardens. Bring your own yoga mat and water, or purchase a mat through a donation to Sunken Gardens.

TOUR TROPICANA FIELD (Reservations Re-quested) - July 10,11,24,25, Aug 1,14. 10:00 am. Tropicana Field. $9. Get a behind-the-scenes look at Tropicana Field, the only domed stadium in Major League Baseball. (Please reserve your spot at least 48 hours in advance.) Still cameras and video cameras encouraged. Highlights include: The Gate 1 Rotunda, modeled after Ebbets Field; The Rays’ dugout, The vis-iting clubhouse; The press box, The RaysVision control room, The Rays “Touch Tank”, The Ted Williams Mu-seum and Hitters Hall of Fame.

SUMMER FAMILY FILM FEST - FREE family movies at Muvico Baywalk 20, 51 2nd Ave N, Saint Pete. 10:00 am. Schedule:July 10 to 12: “The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie”July 17 to 19: “Rango”July 24 to 26: “Madagascar”July 31 to Aug. 2: “Shrek Forever After”Aug. 7 to 9: “Puss in Boots”Aug. 14 to 16: “Over the Hedge”

These are just a few events happening in our area. For a complete list of events, visit www.oldnortheast.patch.com/ For what’s happening in Tampa Bay and beyond, visit www.AccentOnTampaBay.com

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OFFICERSPRESIDENT: David Hoover ............................. 579-3644 / daybugme2@yahoo.comVICE PRESIDENT: VacantSECRETARY: Lori Intravichit ......................................................................576-2903TREASURER: Lisa Touchton ........................ 576-8443 / lisatouchton@hotmail.comDonna Hoover (alternate) ............579-3644 / donna.rbca@yahoo.comCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDSean Singh .................................570-8458 - seanbsingh@gmail.comBOARD MEMBERS:Pauline Foster ........................................................................576-1468Jenny Healy ...........................................................................576-2765 Donna Hoover .............................579-3644 / donna.rbca@yahoo.comEve Joy ............................. 941-981-9366 / evejoy33702@yahoo.comDave Kandz ......................................... 642-8567 / dave@rbdigital.bizAndrew Smith ............. 813-453-3407 / andrewacs@tampabay.rr.comMEMBERSHIP: Donna Hoover .............................579-3644 / donna.rbca@yahoo.comLisa Touchton ........................ 576-8443 / lisatouchton@hotmail.comNEWSLETTER EDITOR: Missy Martino ............................... 577-5500 / RBCAnews@aol.comNEWSLETTER ADVERTISING:Al Martino ...................................... 577-5500 / RBCAnews@aol.comNEWSLETTER DELIVERY: David Hoover .............................579-3644 / daybugme2@yahoo.comCONA REP: David & Donna Hoover .............579-3644 / daybugme2@yahoo.comCRIME WATCH COORDINATOR

COMMITTEES83rd AVE/SAN MARTIN BRIDGE: Eve Joy .....................................577-5254 / evejoy33702@yahoo.comLance Obst .......................................... 578-9718 - dobst@verizon.netAndrew Smith ................ 813-453-3407 / andrewacs@tapabay.rr.comJason Touchton ......... 576-8443 / captainjason@seafarichartersfl.comGRANTS: Donna & David Hoover ..............579-3644 / donna.rbca@yahoo.comDebby Obst ......................................... 578-9718 - dobst@verizon.netDREDGING:Dave Kandz ......................................... 642-8567 / dave@rbdigital.bizRoy O'Neil ......................................576-8754 / royoneil@verizon.netAndrew Smith ......................... 813-453-3407 / andrewacs@msn.com

COMMITTEESENTERTAINMENT:Pauline Foster .......................................................................576-1468Jenny Healy ..........................................................................576-2765Donna & David Hoover .............579-3644 / daybugme2@yahoo.comCHRISTMAS EVE LUMINARIES:Jean Tyack, Chairperson ......................................................576-9300 CHRISTMAS EVE BOAT PARADE:Hal Hammer ................................ 576-5257 / hammer8314@aol.com

USEFUL PHONE NUMBERSMAYOR'S ACTION LINE .................................................893-7111(locate any dept and phone number in the city)NON-EMERGENCY POLICE ..........................................893-7780COMMUNITY POLICE SERVICE SQUAD ..................551-3182(For ongoing problems and response within 24 hours)Mayor Bill Foster .............................. Mayor@stpete.org / 893-7201District 2 Councilman Jim Kennedy .....................................893-7117council@stpete.orgPublic Service Rep Debbie Larson ....................................893-4138deborah.larson@stpete.orgPOLICE CONFIDENTIAL TIP LINE .............................893-4138ST PETE MARINE PATROL ............................................892-5247FL STATE MARINE PATROL ................................. 888-404-3922Animal Control ....................................................................582-2600Chamber of Commerce ........................................................821-4069Codes Compliance ................................................................893-7373Curb, Street, Sidewalk Repair ...............................................551-3151Neighborhood Partnership ....................................................892-5141Public Utilities ......................................................................893-7761Reclaimed Water ...................................................................892-5111Sanitation ..............................................................................893-7398Sewer Repair .........................................................................893-7261Street Light Outage ....................................................... 800-228-8485Street Signs/Traffic Signals ...................................................893-7421Water Resources: ext. 0 ........................................................893-7261Water and Navigation ...........................................................453-3385(Dock permits, report Mangrove cutting, etc.)Weedon Island Preserve ........................................................453-6500

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you have not joined or renewed your membership in the Riviera Bay Civic Association, please take a moment to fill out this membership form and bring it to the next meeting or send your dues to the address below. Please show your support by sending in at least $10.00. (A larger amount would be appreciated!) One association membership per household includes your spouse and children, to be purchased each calendar year.

I would like to join/rejoin the Riviera Bay Civic Association. Enclosed please find at least $10.00 (more is appreci-ated) association dues for our family for January through December.Name: ______________________________________________________________________________________Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Phone: ___________________________________ Email: _____________________________________________Please make checks payable to: Riviera Bay Civic AssociationMail to: Riviera Bay Civic Association, 163 87th Ave. North, St Pete, FL 33702 (727) 579-3644