[00:00:15] >> I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER, THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING. CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL PLEASE. >> CALLING THE ROLL. >> WILL NOW TAKE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> LET US PRAY. OUR FATHER, OUR GOD, OUR MAKER AND OUR CREATOR, LORD WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR LIFE, HEALTH AND STRENGTH. WEIGHT THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SEE A BRAND-NEW DAY. WE THANK YOU FOR FORGIVING US OF OUR SINS. WE INVOKE YOUR PRESENCE HERE IN THE CITY COMMISSION. FATHER WE PRAY THAT YOU, BLESS FERNANDINA BEACH AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALL OF GOD'S PEOPLE SAY, A MAN. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> A FEW HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS BEFORE WE BEGAN. PERSONAL DEVICES, CELL PHONES, IF YOU WILL PLEASE PUT THEM ON SILENT OR VIBRATE. THAT WOULD BE TERRIFIC. WE DO HAVE COMMISSIONERS AND MEMBERS. PLEASE BEHAVE WITH DIGNITY AND CONDUCT. PLEASE BEHAVE IN A RESPECTABLE MANNER. ALL REMARKS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE MAYOR. WE ARE FOLLOWING COVID-19 PROTOCOLS. ALL FACE COVERINGS, PLEASE REMAIN INTACT AND ABOVE YOUR NOSE. IT'S ALSO THAT THE CHAIRS ARE SOCIAL DISTANCE. THERE IS NO STANDING IN THE REAR OF THE ROOM. IF YOU CAN FIND A SEAT, THAT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DON'T SEE ANY COMMISSIONERS OR [4.1 BUDGET SUMMARY] -- IN THE ROOM. ITEM 4.1. THE BUDGET SUMMARY. COMPTROLLER PAULINE TESTAGROS. >> GOOD EVENING I AM PAULINE TESTAGROS, THE COMP CONTROLLER. NOVEMBER REPRESENTS THE FISCAL YEAR. FOR THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE IS AT 16.8% OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. THIS IS DUE TO THESE. OVERALL YEAR TO DATE GENERAL FUND EXPENSES IS BELOW THE 16.7% MARK. HOWEVER SOME DEPARTMENTS ARE OVER THIS DUE TO PAYMENTS. ALL OF THE TRANSFERS FOR THE MONTH HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS, THE STREET DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE, THERE IS A NEW SCHEDULE WHICH SHOWS THE BALANCE BY SOURCE FOR THE IMPACT FEES. FOR THE GOLF COURSE THE MARGINS ON BOTH PRO SHOPS AND FOOD AND BEVERAGE ARE BELOW THE RATIOS. ALL UTILITY FUND REVENUES EXCEED EXPENSES. JUST OVER $76,000 FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. ON THE SIDE OF THE CITY RECEIVED THE CHECK FOR $269,000 BETS FOR THE FIRST REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE CARE OF ZACH. DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? >> ANY QUESTIONS COMMISSIONER? >> I SEE NONE. [4.2 WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ITEM 4.2 WASTE MANAGEMENT INC. [00:05:06] WE WILL PROVIDE A PRESENTATION OF THEIR SERVICES. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS ARE. >> FOR THE RECORD, GREG, WASTE MANAGEMENT. NINETY-FOURTH WADE ROAD. I AM ACCOMPANIED TONIGHT BY BOBBY THE AREA GM. HE HAS BEEN A WASTE MANAGER FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND HE OVERSEES OUR COLLECTIONS. HE HAS BEEN WITH US FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND ACTUALLY HAD SOME OVERSIGHT WITH THIS CONTRACT. SHE DOES ALL OF THE RALLYING FOR THE COMPANY. >> IT IS SUCH A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. I ALWAYS ENJOY COMING TO THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH. THE SCENERY IS BEAUTIFUL. I WILL BE SURE TO SPEND MORE TIME BEFORE I HEAD OUT OF TOWN TONIGHT. I WAS ASKED BY THE CITY MANAGER TO BASICALLY READ PRESENT WHAT I PRESENTED BACK IN AUGUST WHICH IS AN OBLIGATION TO GIVE YOU AN ANNUAL UPDATE. A STATE OF AFFAIRS WITH THE TRASH AND RECYCLING AND THE YARD DEBRIS. IN THE MEETING WE DID ADDRESS, ONE OF THE ISSUES. THAT WAS OUR YARD DEBRIS COLLECTION. BUT IT WAS WITH A CAVEAT, WE HAD TO WAIT TO GET ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ACQUISITION BY WASTE MANAGEMENT WHICH TOOK PLACE ON OCTOBER 30. HERE'S MY AGENDA ITEMS. I WILL DO MY BEST TO BE BRIEF AND AMAZING. I KNOW THAT IS WHAT DEAL ONCE. IT IS DIFFICULT PRESENTING TO YOU THROUGH A MOUSE. I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT ACQUISITION. AND WHAT TO EXPECT. I WANT TO REITERATE COVID-19 AND THE IMPACT IT COULD HAVE ON OPERATIONS. GIVE YOU A GREAT COMPARISON OF WHAT 2019 IN TERMS OF WHAT WE HAVE COLLECED ON THE LINES OF GARBAGE IF YOU WILL. I WANT TO PRESENT TO YOU, YOUR OPTIONS AS IT PERTAINS TO YOUR RECOLLECTION. THAT IS A HOT TOPIC. WE NEED TO SOLVE IT SOONER THAN LATER. THERE WAS A SURVEY THAT THE CITY DID AND IT'S REVEALING IN A GOOD WAY. SOME OTHER ISSUES YOU WANT TO TACKLE IN THE FUTURE. I KNOW THIS IS YOUR FIRST DAY ON THE JOB. I WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU. I NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS. WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MUNICIPALITY. IT'S BASED ON THE CONTRACT BUT WE ARE PROVIDING CRITICAL SERVICES THE COLLECTION OF TRASH, AND YARD DEBRIS. WE ARE YOUR LARGEST SERVICE PROVIDER. TWICE A WEEK TRASH SERVICE ONCE A WEEK RECYCLING. WE DO A LOT. WE APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE SHARE WITH THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH AND WE WANT TO SEE IT CONTINUE. CONGRATULATIONS COMMISSIONERS. OBVIOUSLY I KNOW YOUR FATHER VERY WELL COMMISSION BEING. THIS IS TIME CONSUMING. IT'S HAVING LATE EVENINGS. IT'S RAISING FUNDS. IT IS A PUBLIC OFFICE SACRIFICE. I KNOW COMMISSIONER ROSS, I KNOW HE ENJOYS IT. HE SUFFERS NO FOOLS. I LEARNED THE HARD WAY. CONGRATULATIONS AND I APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO. POSTACQUISITION, SO SOMETHING LIKE THIS WILL TAKE TIME BECAUSE THE D.O.J. GETS INVOLVED. THE D.O.J. DOES NOT LIKE ANYONE TO HAVE 51% OF THE MARKET SHARE. A DEAL WAS ANNOUNCED, COVID DID [00:10:05] NOT HELP, BECAUSE PEOPLE COULD LEAVE THEIR HOUSE WHEN WE GOT IT DONE. THE -- THE DEAL IS A FULL STOCK PURPOSE. WASTE MANAGEMENT BOUGHT OF THE SUBSIDIARIES. SO, THEY OPERATE THE CONTRACT AND IT IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE. IF IT CHANGES IN THE FUTURE THERE WILL BE YOUR DECISION. BUT IT'S THE SAME AS IT WAS BEFORE THE ACQUISITION. THERE WAS NOT ANOTHER 35 MILLION IN ASSETS THAT WE HAD TO DIVEST. A CANADIAN COMPANY, GREEN FOR LIFE, PART OF THOSE ASSETS. THAT DOES NOT AFFECT US THEY DID GET MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS THEY GOT COMMERCIAL RENTS. THIS IS WHAT WE CAN EXPECT -- EXPECT TO SEE AND THE SHORT TERM. THEY WILL BE PAINTED AND REBRANDED. BILLING WILL BE A WASTE MANAGEMENT INVOICE. WE WILL WORK DILIGENTLY WITH DALE AND HIS STAFF. TRUCKS, I WOULD SAY ANYWHERE FROM SIX MONTHS-1 YEAR IN TERMS OF BEING REPAINTED AND REFLECTING WASTE MANAGEMENT. COVID-19 WHEN THE VIRUS CAME TO OUR KNOWLEDGE BACK IN FEBRUARY, IT WAS A LOT OF UNKNOWNS. SO WE WERE DILIGENT TO REACH OUT TO OUR PARTNERS AND SAY, THIS COULD AFFECT THE WORKFORCE. AT THAT TIME IF YOU HAD EXPOSURE WITH SOMEONE WITH COVID IT WAS 14 DAYS OF QUARANTINE. WE SAID LISTEN, WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER, THIS IS A NATURAL DISASTER. NOT UNLIKE A HURRICANE OR STORM. IF WE HAVE TO ELIMINATE CERTAIN SERVICES IN ORDER TO ACCOUNT FOR THE SURGE, WE WILL WORK WITH THE CITY MANAGER. WE WILL NOT LEAVE THAT ON THE GROUND. LET'S GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. IN CLAY COUNTY, WE HAD A PERSON TEST POSITIVE. THAT AFFECTED OUR ABILITY TO DO OUR JOBS. RESUSPENDED RECYCLING FOR ONE MONTH WHICH IS A LONG TIME. BUT EVERYBODY WAS A TEAM PLAYER BECAUSE WE COMMUNICATED. COVID-19 IS NOT DONE. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT WILL TAKE. MY POINT IS, IN REGARD TO COVID, IF WE WERE TO SEE A SPIKE WE MAY HAVE TO SEE THOSE AND HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS. EARLY COMMUNICATION AND CONTINUED COMMUNICATION. WE DEED SEE A LOT MORE AFTER THE LOCKDOWN. HERE'S THE COMPARISON. THIS IS 2019 NUMBERS AS COMPARED TO JANUARY -JUNE. I KNOW IT IS NOT UP TO DATE BUT AT THE TIME, THE TOTAL TIME, MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING. OUR TOTAL TIMES WERE, WE WERE ON PACE TO HIT 11,000. I AM SURE CERTAIN THINGS HAVE STABILIZED. WE ARE NOT SITTING IN OUR HOMES ANYMORE. I PROBABLY DID MORE AROUND MY HOUSE INTO EXTENT TWO YEARS. I CLEANED OUT THE GARAGE, DID STUFF AROUND THE YARD. ALL OF THOSE THINGS LED UP TO THIS. THE MORE PROFITABLE SIDE IS THE COMMERCIAL SIDE. THAT IS WHERE WE MAKE MOST OF THE MONEY. NOT NECESSARILY ON RESIDENTIAL. HOWEVER WHEN WE SEE A DECREASE, BECAUSE RESTAURANTS ARE OPEN. THEN WE SEE AN INCREASE ON [00:15:01] RESIDENTIAL BUT YOU DO NOT GET COMPENSATION FOR THAT. IT IS WHAT IT IS. THERE'S A 24% INCREASE IN CHARGE. NINETEEN-POINT 1% AND RECYCLING AND 13% IN -- >> I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN. THIS IS WHERE WE HAD AN AREA OF COMPLAINT. HOW WE ARE COLLECTING THE YARD DEBRIS. WE HAVE BEEN SERVICING THE CITY FOR OVER TEN YEARS NOW. THE CITY DECIDED TO PUT OUT A BID TWO YEARS AGO. AT THE TIME UNDER THE OLD CONTRACT, WHEN WE COLLECTED YARD DEBRIS WE DID IT CURBSIDE. THEN WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SPEND IT AT THE AIRPORT. THEN WE TRANSPORTED ALL. A VERY EFFICIENT SYSTEM. IF WE ARE PICKING UP DEBRIS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD SO THE CITY WANTED TO GET OUT OF IT. THEY DIDN'T WANT THE RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE CONTAINED. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN. IF YOU HAVE LEAKS, ANYTHING LIKE LEAVES, THAT HAD TO BE PUT IN A BAG. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THOSE FILES COULD NOT BE OVER 20 POUNDS. IT ACTUALLY LIMITS THE SIZE WHICH WHEN YOU MOVE IT THE BETTER. SO AT THE START OF 2019, THE BAGS AND BUNDLES WERE NOT A POPULAR OPTION FOR THE CITIZENS. BUT THAT'S WHAT THE CONTRACT SAID. WE CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE WERE DOING BEFORE. BUT IMAGINE IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO IT AT THE AIRPORT BUT WE HAVE TO GO OFF THE ISLAND TO SURROUND THE LAND FIELDS, YOU CAN'T GET ALL OF THE YARD DEBRIS. THERE BECAME A PROBLEM. WORKING WITH CITY STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS, THEY CAME UP WITH OPTIONS. NOW THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT IS IN PLACE, THEY CAME UP WITH THE BEST OPTION. WE COULD DO NOTHING AND KEEP THE STATUS QUO. WERE DOING SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T PERFORM OR BID ON. WE'RE LOSING MONEY ON THAT. OR, WE CONTINUE TO COLLECTED, BUT WE HAD EXTRA VEHICLES, AND WORKFORCE IN ORDER TO DO IT WELL. THAT WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN YOUR RATE, SO THEY RAISES AND THAT INCLUDES THE 10% FRANCHISE FEE THAT WE PUT ON TOP. SO WE THINK THAT, IT'S PROBABLY MORE DIFFICULT TO CHANGE THE BEHAVIOR IN TERMS OF THEY ARE PUTTING IN YARD DEBRIS TO GO TO BAGS AND BUNDLES. YOU CONCEALMENT PEOPLE WANT TO DO IT HOW MANY PEOPLE DON'T. WE ARE SUGGESTING THAT IS A BIGGER. [00:20:01] IMPROVE THE SERVICE AND GET A RATE INCREASE IN ORDER TO COMPENSATE FOR WHAT WE WILL DO AS IT PERTAINS TO YARD DEBRIS. IT WOULD INCREASE THE RATE BY $6.95. MAYBE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT, BUT IF YOU ARE ALREADY DOING A SERVICE THAT WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY BID ON, WE ARE ALREADY LOSING IN THAT AREA. THEN TO ADD ADDITIONAL SERVICES, TO GET TO WHAT WE NEED. AND COMMISSIONER ROSS WAS THERE. WE WERE THE LOWEST BIDDER. OUR BID RATE BETWEEN THE -- >> GO AHEAD. >> SO, EVEN THE LOWEST BID, WE DROPPED OUR BID IN ORDER TO KEEP THE RATE AT THE SAME LEVEL WE ARE CHARGING THE RESIDENCE UNDER THE OLD CONTRACT. AS WELL AS NEGOTIATING THE CEILING. FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TRYING TO DO RIGHT BY THE CITY. WE FEEL STRONGLY THAT, WHAT ISN'T THE BEST INTERESTS INTEREST OF THE CITY IN RESIDENCE IS TO CONTINUE TO PICK UP THE YARD DEBRIS WITH SOME LIMITS. IF WE ARE BETWEEN THE 3-5-YARD RANGE, WE CAN DO THAT. AND I'M ALMOST FINISHED I WILL AT THIS POINT. A RECENT SURVEY. WE WERE AT 81% SATISFACTION RATE. WHICH IS GOOD WHEN YOU ARE APPLYING THAT MANY SERVICES. AS YOU CAN SEE YARD WASTE COLLECTION IS NOT ASIDE. IT SAID 62%. I THINK IT IS 15% OF THE PEOPLE BEING VERY DISSATISFIED. IN THE CITY ASKED THE QUESTION, THIS IS IN THE WAY WE COLLECT IT OR WOULD YOU PREFER TO GO -- I'M TRYING TO SEE -- MAYBE IMPROVE IT WHEREAS 47% SO WE MADE THE DECISION TO GO TO BACK SOME BUNDLE AND 52% WILL BE HAPPY IN THE 47% SAID THEY WILL DO IT, WILL SAY THIS IS NOT GREAT. THIS IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER WHEN MAKING THE DECISION. >> LIVING IN THE CITY, YOU HAVE TWO SEASONS WHERE THERE'S A HEAVY AMOUNT OF YARD DEBRIS. IN THE SPRING, AS WELL AS THE FALL. WE ARE FACING THAT, IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH. MORE THAN ANYTHING, THE DESIRE TODAY WAS PRESENTING WITH THIS I KNOW IT'S DAY ONE, MAYBE IF THE NEXT MEETING. I CAN MAKE A DECISION ON WHICH DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GO. >> THE COMMERCIAL SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE, TECHNICALLY THE COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES GET TO CHOOSE THEIR FREQUENCY OF SERVICE. ONE DAY-2 DAYS OR THREE DAYS. AS MUCH AS SEVEN DAYS. WE HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHO SIGNED UP FOR WHAT. SO, TECHNICALLY WE SERVICE EVERY [00:25:04] CONTAINER THAT IS PUT OUT. WE ARE OVER SERVICING THE DOWNTOWN AND NOT BEING COMPENSATED. WE NEEDED TO FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION ON HOW WE CAN AVOID THAT. IN THIS CONTRACT THAT IS WHAT YOU RECEIVE. MOST CONTRACTS YOU GET PAID. IF YOU HAVE A RESIDENT, WE SERVICE EVERYONE. EVENTUALLY THEY HAVE TO PAY THE BILL. IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE GOT PAID FOR THEIR SERVICES UPFRONT BASED BASED ON WHAT WE ARE DOING EVERY MONTH. WITH THAT, I KNOW I HAVE BEEN LONG-WINDED, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FLEX. >> DOES ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? >> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. >> MY NAME IS MIKE ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAS BEEN THE YARD DEBRIS. THE REASON WE HAVE A LARGE PROBLEM IS WE HAVE THE GOLF COURSE IN THE AREA. WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS COMING FROM DIFFERENT AREAS. WE HAVE A LOT OF YARD DEBRIS. ILLEGAL DUMPING. MY PROBLEM IS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I HOPE SOMEONE WILL CORRECT ME, WE HEAR ABOUT THE SURVEY, DID YOU ASK ANYONE TO TAKE THE SURVEY QUICK STAND CITY MANAGER CAN YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION? >> A SIR. THAT WAS AN ELECTRONIC SURVEY WE WILL PROVIDED THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA. >> HOW MANY PARTICIPANTS THAT WE HAVE? >> 600. >> THANK YOU. >> ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE IT SAID, ONE PERSON SAID I TOOK THIS SURVEY AND I DON'T EVEN LIVE IN THE CITY. ONE OF THE CITY EMPLOYEES THAT YOU SHOULD NOT DO THAT. HE SAID THAT IS THE POINT. ANYONE COULD HAVE TAKEN THE SURVEY. MY SISTER IN GEORGIA, COULD'VE TAKEN THE SURVEY. ANYONE COULD HAVE TAKEN THE SURVEY. THE THING THAT BOTHERS ME, YOU ARE ASKING TO RELY ON SOMETHING AND THAT BOTHERS ME. >> MY QUESTION WAS OUT THE THAT'S RIGHT WAS ABOUT THE SURVEY ITSELF. YET, WE ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER WHO TOOK THE SURVEY. WE ALSO KNOW PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT TRASH TICKET. >> VICE MAYOR KREGER. >> THE INCREASE YOU ARE INDICATING IS 25% WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT TO THE PEOPLE. THE SURVEY ITSELF, IN A WAY MIRRORS THE CITIZEN SURVEY A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK IN TERMS OF SATISFACTION. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD SAY. THIS DOUBLE FROM THAT SURVEY. I DON'T WANT TO MISS THE POINT THAT WE ALL HAD ISSUES WITH SERVICE. SERVICE IS AN ISSUE NOT A CONTRACTUAL ISSUE. THAT WAS REFLECTED BY THE YARD WASTE ISSUE. NOTHING CHANGED IN THE TWO YEARS AS FAR AS COMMERCIAL USE, I WOULD THINK, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE BILL IT BUT WASTE MANAGEMENT BEING THE BIGGEST ONE IN THE [00:30:04] WORLD COULD FIGURE OUT A BILLING SYSTEM WITHOUT US DOING IT. THEN YOU CAN REDUCE YOUR COSTS. I THINK SERVICE IS AN ISSUE. YOU ARE IN A TOUGH BUSINESS. EVERYONE SEES IT, BUT SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN GREAT AND THE RESPONSE HAS NOT BEEN GOOD. 0 GREAT. A LOT OF SELF-CONFIDENCE. BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN GREAT. I THINK YOU HAVE TO CONCENTRATE ON THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. >> I WOULD URGE MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS TO DO SO. >> I DROVE AROUND FOR FOUR HOURS , WITH THE RUDE PERSON AND WE WENT TO WHERE THE WASTE WAS TAKEN AND WE SAW THE CHALLENGE OF WHAT THEY WERE DOING. >> THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT WOULD CHANGE THE SURVEY. YOU STILL GOING TO HAVE ILLEGAL DUMPING. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE SELF OVER THE CITY AND IF YOU'RE NOT PICKING IT UP AT WILL. IF WE GO TO BACKEND BUNDLE YOU BETTER KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH HOW PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR TRASH. IT HAPPENS. MAYBE THAT WILL CHANGE OVER TIME. >> MAYBE THEY WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT DOWN THE GEORGIA OR JACKSONVILLE. HE. >> THE YARD WASTE COMPLAINTS ARE DOWN. I DON'T HAVE A RIGHT ANSWER,. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY, IF IT IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN $5.07, I NOTICED THE IMPROVEMENT. THAT'S AN INCREASE OF 42,000 PER MONTH. WHAT THE AIRPORT METHOD IS NOT WORKING. >> I NEVER USED TO LOOK AT YARD WASTE AND NOW I DID. SO,. THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW WHO'S DOING YARD WASTE. IT ALL GOES IN A PILE. SOME PEOPLE PUT A HUGE AMOUNT IN THE PILE AND SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T PUT TOO MUCH. CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG BUT YOU ARE SPREADING THIS. YOU DON'T JUST PAY FOR YARD WASTE, AND MY CORRECT. RIGHT NOW I'M LEADING TO THE STATUS QUO, I'M LEANING TOWARDS THAT BECAUSE OF WHAT WE JUST SAID, NOT EVERYONE USES IT. IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WE ARE VERY [00:35:07] HAPPY WITH OUR SERVICES I NEVER SEEN ANYTHING AS A PROBLEM. SO I WOULD LIKE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. CAN WE DO SOMETHING LIKE PUT UP A CAMERA? I KNOW THIS IS A REOCCURRING ISSUE, I WAS THERE AND I WOULD LOVE TO PUT THAT UP. CAN WE FOCUS ON THAT PILE TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T GET TOO BIG, JUST PRIORITIZE THE PILE AS SOMETHING TO TAKE CARE. AND KEEP THE STATUS QUO AND GO WITH IT, THAT IS STILL AN OPTION. >> WITH REGARD TO THE PILE, PRETTY MUCH SOLELY TO THE EFFORTS OF MR. MEADOWS WHO LANDSCAPED THE AREA AND KEEPS AN EAGLE EYE ON IT, BUT THE DUMPING AT THAT SITE HAS STOPPED, I OBSERVED ILLEGAL DUMPING ON THE WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING. THEY FIND AN EMPTY LOT AND THEY DUMP THE STUFF THERE. THAT IS THE CHALLENGE. YOU WILL NEVER GET AHEAD OF THAT. THAT MAY BE A SMALL ADVANTAGE BECAUSE MAYBE THE CONTRACTOR WON'T BE THERE BUT IT WILL SIT THERE AND YES, THE SERVICE HAS INDICATED IT'S GOOD BUT AS INDICATED, THEY COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH IT. I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH WAS ACCEPTABLE, I BELIEVE THAT FOR THEM TO DECIDE THE PRESENT -- LIKE THE INTENT WAS TO PRESENT AND AT ONE OF THE MEETING SHE WOULD HAVE TO VOTE ON IT. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE TIME WITH OFFICIALS, TALK TO YOUR NEIGHBORS AND OTHER PEOPLE AND GROCERY STORES, BUT WE WILL NOT THROW THIS ON YOU, ONE THING WE ASK, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME, THEY GAVE US A TOUR OF THE RECYCLING. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE, I THINK THEY WILL BE WILLING TO DO MORE BECAUSE WE TOOK A DAY TRIP, WE TOOK SOME FRIENDS AND FAMILY, WE ALL SIGN THE WAIVER, SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT I WORK WELL WITH THAT, WE CAN RAISE STEWARDS IF YOU WANT TO RIDE WITH THEM. TAKE TIME TO LEARN ALL YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT GARBAGE. THE COMPLAINTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT BAD YARD WASTE. SOME PEOPLE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT IT. SOME PEOPLE WILL SAY WHY ARE YOU RAISING MY FEES WHEN I DON'T USE IT AND OTHER PEOPLE WILL SAY DIFFERENT. IT'S NOT AN EASY ISSUE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ONE OPTION I DID NOT HEAR, MAYBE I MISSED IT, WE HAD A WASTE CONTAINER, WE HAD THREE CONTAINERS. HAVE YOU DONE THE COST OF HAVING A THIRD CONTAINER FOR PEOPLE? I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT BEING A SERVICE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE A CARD WHERE YOU WOULD CONTAIN YOUR YARD DEBRIS. THAT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK AT. YOU WILL HAVE THE COST OF PURCHASING THE CARDS. IT WILL BE LIMITED. IT WILL ALL HAVE TO GO ON THE CARD. WE CAN DEFINITELY, PRICE THAT OUT. WE ARE NOT MAKING A DECISION IS MORE EDUCATIONAL. BUT WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT, EVEN THOUGH I PUT UP A STATUS QUO THAT WAS NOT GOOD FOR US. WE ARE ACTUALLY DOING MORE THAN WHAT THE CONTRACT ASKED US TO [00:40:01] DO. EVEN IF YOU DID NOT WANT TO GO AND ALLOW US TO ADD ADDITIONAL VEHICLES AND SERVICE, EVEN WITH THE STATUS QUO WE HAVE TO INCREASE OUR RATE. WE DON'T LIKE TO BE PUT IN SITUATIONS WHERE PEOPLE WILL COMPLAIN ABOUT OUR SERVICE OR US OR TO YOU. IDEALLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO FIND A GOOD SOLUTION. >> IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, IT IS HEAVILY WOODED, THEY LIVE ADJACENT TO THE CITY SOUTH GOLF COURSE SO WE HAVE A LOT OF TREES, A LOT OF LEAVES A LOT OF BRANCHES AND MORE. SO OUR YARD WASTE IS THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT WHEN I AM OUT AND ABOUT AND PEOPLE GRAB YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE A COMMISSIONER, THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT I GET. THE FREQUENCY THAT THE YARD WASTE IS SITTING THERE FOR TOO LONG. >> AS I STATED IN THE BEGINNING, WE APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY. WE WILL REMAIN PLIABLE IF YOU WILL IN OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH CITY STAFF, OR YOU WITH INDIVIDUALS IN ORDER FOR US TO GET TO THE BEST SOLUTION FOR YOU AND FOR US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING. WE APPRECIATE THAT. >> IN THE PRESENTATION, WE SPOKE BEFORE THE MEETING, IT SAID THERE WAS NO ASSIGNMENT NECESSARY BUT THERE IS ONE, WHAT WE CLASSICALLY KNOW AS AND ASSESS IN PART B, IT SAYS, I DON'T THINK IT SAYS OWN, IF THEY HAVE A 51% OR GREATER INTEREST IN THE COMPANY WHAT I SAW WAS NOT TOTAL STOCK PURCHASE. IT WOULD BE A STANDARD PRACTICE BUT WE WILL BE BRINGING IN A RESOLUTION. I JUST WANTED TO HAVE A LITTLE DIRECTION ON WHEN YOU WANTED TO DO THAT. WILL IT BE JANUARY OR BEFORE? >> CAN WE USE OUR LIGHTS? >> THE FIRST MEETING IS IN JANUARY. JANUARY FIVE. THE SECOND IS JANUARY 19. >> I HAVE THREE PEOPLE SAID YES. >> I DON'T THINK THIS HAS TO BE WORKED OUT. >> ANYTHING ELSE? [5.1 CONSERVATION / ENVIRONMENT] OKAY, CITY COMMISSION DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE ITEMS FIVE-POINT ONE AND ITEM FIVE-POINT TO WHICH WERE PLACED ON THE AGENDA BY THE MAYOR AND I WILL PASS THE GAVEL TO THE VICE MAYOR. >> PLEASE SIT DOWN BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE THE LIGHTS IF SOMEONE WANTS TO RAISE THEIR HAND. >> THANK YOU. >> JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT, THE NORTH FLORIDA LAND TRUST HAS ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR THEIR SPIRIT THEY NEED TO RAISE I BELIEVE, $1.3 MILLION. >> ACTUALLY THAT CAME UP IN THE MEETING. THEY CAME ASKING FOR US TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. IT WAS A MOTION MADE BY MYSELF. THERE WAS A SECOND TO APPROPRIATE HALF OF A MILLION DOLLARS. IT DID NOT PASS. THE SECOND MOTION WAS MADE. WE WOULD BE BACK IN THE MISTS OF JANUARY AND HOPEFULLY WE GET THE CONTRIBUTION TO BUY IT. >> OKAY. ANY FURTHER COMMENT? >> YES. I HAVE TWO OTHER ITEMS. >> I WOULD HOPE THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS WOULD SUPPORT [00:45:07] THIS. >> THANK YOU SIR. >> MARK HUDSON SENT US THAT'S RIGHT HE SAID SOMETHING AND WE ALL RESPONDED AND WE WISH MARK WELL. HE DID GREAT SERVICE TO THE CITY, TO THE COUNTY. HE HAD GREAT EFFORTS IN FUNDRAISING AND PROVIDING US WITH A LIST OF PARCELS FOR CONSIDERATION. SO MR. HUDSON, GOOD LUCK. TAKE YOUR RAINGEAR WITH YOU. FINALLY, PRIOR TO THIS MEETING, WE GOT A RELEASE FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT A BAR PLANNING DAY ABOUT THIS AND WE MET 10:00 A.M. ON HICKORY STREET. A TOTAL OF 17 TREES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE PLANTED INCLUDING A VARIETY OF NUTRIENTS. THAT IS ALL I HAVE UNDER THAT AGENDA. >> THE REASON IT DIDN'T PASS EARLIER IS BECAUSE WE HAVE NEW MEMBERS AND WE WANTED NEW INFORMATION THAT WASN'T ON THE AGENDA. IT WILL BE BACK UP AND I'M CONFIDENT IT WILL PASS. [5.2 WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT] >> THE NEXT ITEM IS WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT. >> THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. >> WITH MY DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY MANAGER. I ASKED FOR HIM TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE ON ALL OF THIS. WITH THE WATERFRONT PARK, WE HAVE TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS WITH US THIS EVENING. >> MIGHT EFFORTS IS THAT THEY WILL BE HERE AND WE WILL SEE THEIR LATEST EFFORTS PRIOR TO WHAT WILL BE SCHEDULED THE GOAL SETTING SESSION. WE WILL GET YOU UP TO SPEED AND FIGURE OUT, HOW TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE RESILIENCY EFFORT AND WATERFRONT PARK PRIOR TO THE SESSION. >> >> THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> ITEM 5.3 THE MARINA. [5.3 MARINA] THIS WAS PLACED ON THE AGENDA BY COMMISSIONER ROSS. >> YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THE LAST TIME. >> FOR THE LAST TIME. WHAT I FORGOT TO DO, AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT. RECOGNIZE A FEW PEOPLE WHO WERE INSTRUMENTAL. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK MY BUDDIES BECAUSE THEY WERE INSTRUMENTAL TO GETTING THE PERMITS THAT WE COULDN'T GET PERSONAL LONG. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK JEREMIAH, AND RANDY WHO ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY WHO REALLY PLAYED A KEY ROLE. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER FOR BUILDING THE MARINA. IT WAS LIKE HERDING CATS. KENNY HERDED THEM WELL. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THE BIGGEST THANK YOU GOES TO THE PROJECT MANAGER. IN MY VIEW, THIS PROJECT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT THIS. THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT HAPPENED BEHIND THE SCENE THAT HE HAD A WAY OF SOOTHING OUT AND TAKING CARE OF SO NO ONE REALLY KNEW AND HE DID A PHENOMENAL JOB AND A REALLY BIG THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> ANYBODY ELSE? [5.4 OCEAN HIGHWAY AND PORT AUTHORITY (OHPA)] >> I WRITE ITEM 5.5. THIS WAS PLACED ON THE AGENDA BY PORT AUTHORITY. COMMISSIONER ROSS. >> PORT AUTHORITY CONTINUES TO BE ON THE FRONT PAGE. WE WON'T TALK ABOUT THAT. THE ONE THING I DO WANT TO BRING UP, IS THAT, THEY ARE NOW DOING [00:50:01] THEIR MEETINGS ON YOUTUBE. I'M NOT SURE OF THE MECHANICS BUT THEY ARE NOW TAPING THE MEETINGS SO YOU CAN WATCH THEM. THEY ARE INTERESTING, THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING SAY. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> ANYONE ELSE ON PORT AUTHORITY? >> THE NEXT ONE. >> AGENDA PIPE -- FIVE-POINT FIVE ADMIRAL GIROIR -- COVID-19 [5.5 COVID­-19] UPDATE. I HAVE MY USUAL SLIDE DISPLAY. >> YOU CAN SHOW YOUR SLIDE, I USED 10,000 BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE 88,000 PEOPLE. THIS IS JUST A TAD DIFFERENT. JUST A LITTLE BIT BELOW WHAT IT WAS YESTERDAY. WELL ABOVE ST. JOHNS COUNTY. THE POINT BEING, AND I THINK THIS WAS MENTIONED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WE ARE NOT DOING WELL. BUGGING THE CITY MANAGER WHEN I WALKED DOWN AN ICY MARKET DAY AND ANYTHING ON CITY PROPERTY I WONDER, WHY DO WE ALLOW THAT TO CONTINUE. I ACTUALLY WENT TO ANY EVENT AND I WENT IN AND IT WAS A BIG EVENT, HALF OF THE PEOPLE DID NOT HAVE FACE COVERINGS. I WENT AND I WALKED OUT. THAT IS ANOTHER STORY. WE CANNOT CONTROL THAT. THERE WAS A CRASH WE CAN'T CONTROL THAT. THE NEXT ITEM WHICH IS A POSITIVE ITEM, AND I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS AND THIS IS FOR THE NONPROFITS AND NONPROFITS NEED MONEY, I GUESS WE HAVE THE RESPONSE. THEY STILL NEED THE MONEY. I THOUGHT I WAS CLEAR. WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD TO GIVE IT TO THE NONPROFITS WHO NEED IT. I JUST SAW THIS LETTER. THEY ARE USING TAXPAYERS MONEY BUT EVERYONE INCLUDING THE RED CROSS AND HOPE CENTER. I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD ON DOING SOMETHING AND HELPING OUT THE PEOPLE. >> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. >> IF I COULD BUILD ON THE COMMENTS. THE LETTER DID GO OUT. WE HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM THEM. I DO HOPE TO HEAR FROM THE FIVE AGENCIES THAT YOU PREVIOUSLY GAVE MONEY TO. NOW THAT WE DO HAVE THE CHECK, THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF MS. PAULINE TESTAGROS I WILL PUT THIS ON THE NEXT AGENDA AND DETERMENT DO YOU WANT TO PUSH OUT THE SAME MONEY TO THE SAME AGENCIES. GIVE SOME THOUGHT AS TO HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO PUSH OUT. THE GENERAL INTENT IS WE DO WANT TO PUSH IT OUT BUT AT THE SAME LEVEL? GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT. WE WILL PUT IT ON THE NEXT AGENDA. SO, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, GIVE SOME THOUGHT AS TO WHAT OTHER FORMULA. WE ALSO HAVE A LETTER THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET FROM AMERICA'S YOUTH, THEY WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE CITY BUDGET AS A FUNDED NONPROFIT. DO YOU WANT TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL NONPROFITS OR CONTINUE WITH THE ONES YOU HAVE. GIVE THAT SOME THOUGHT WE WERE ADDED TO THE NEXT AGENDA. >> COMMISSIONER ROSS. >> I HATE TO PUT PEOPLE ON THE SPOT. AT THE NEXT MEETING, WE WILL VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TO RE- UP THE MASS ORDINANCE. AND I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WILL BE A TOTAL CONSENSUS. IN THE PAST WE HAVE VOTED 5-0. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WOULD BE TOTAL CONSENSUS ON THIS. >> I BELIEVE THIS IS ONGOING AND [00:55:34] WE WILL REQUIRE THE ORDINANCE. I DON'T SEE ANY CHANGES IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. AND THAT'S FINE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON COVID, I WILL SAY JUST NOTE THAT 75, THAT IS THE HIGHEST 62 WAS THE PREVIOUS FIVE AND AS THE NATION HAS GONE SO ARE WE AND WE CAN SEE THE TRENDING THERE, ANYONE WHO IS OUT AND ABOUT AS VICE MAYOR KREGER SAID, ONE THIRD OF THE PEOPLE ARE NOT WEARING FACE COVERINGS. THIS IS THE RESULT. ALL OF THE PREDICTIONS, EVERYONE CALLS THIS A DARK WINTER. IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A DARK WINTER ESPECIALLY WITH THE HOLIDAYS WITH CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S UPON US. SO, I AM PRAYING THAT THESE NUMBERS COME DOWN. >> IF THE NUMBERS ARE UP, OBVIOUSLY, I AM GOING TO VOTE TO KEEP THEM MANDATED THEY HAVE TO TAKE A STEEP DROP THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY. OKAY, WE STARTED EARLY WITH THE ORGANIZATION MEETING. THEN WE TOOK A BREAK. WE HAVE BEEN GOING FOR LIKE TWO HOURS. SO, AT THE PLEASURE OF THE COMMISSION I WOULD LIKE TO CALL IT RESOURCE. IF THAT'S FINE WITH EVERYONE. WE WILL RECESS AND WE WILL RECONVENE AT 7:06 P.M. [01:03:30] >> ARE YOU READY? >> YES, I AM. >> WE ARE BACK IN SESSION. ITEM SIX, PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE TWO REQUESTS. >> MAYOR, ITEM 5.6, THE WATER [5.6 SALE OF WATER/WASTEWATER UTILITY] UTILITY. >> I AM SORRY. I JUMPED AHEAD OF MYSELF. >> SALE OF THE WATERWAYS UTILITY THIS WAS PLACED ON VICE MAYOR KRIEGER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, I WAS APPROACHED BY FOR THE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO SEE IF I WOULD TALK ABOUT ACQUISITION OF THE WATER UTILITIES. I LEFT THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY NO I WOULD SIT DOWN WITH THEM I WENT TO TASTY'S AND MADE A CASE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PRESENTING OR DISCUSSING THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM. THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH MY DISCUSSION. AT THAT POINT I REFERRED THEM TO THE CITY MANAGER. THE CITY MANAGER THOUGHT IT SHOULD COME TO THE COMMISSION, HE WON'T HAVE ANY DISCUSSIONS. I WILL TELL YOU, THE REASON THAT I EVEN CONSIDER TALKING TO HIM AND I AM NOT ADVOCATING ONE WAY [01:05:02] OR THE OTHER, IF WE ARE GOING TO GET INTO THIS, AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW, WITH OUR STABILIZATION AND OUR PART, AS PLANNED, THE ESTIMATES WE ARE SITTING AT MONEY WE DON'T HAVE. SO THE QUESTION WILL COME UP AND I BROUGHT IT UP BEFORE, I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO ALL OF IT BUT WE DO HAVE SOME BIG PROJECTS AND MONEY WILL BE OUT THERE, HOW DO WE GET THERE. THE COINCIDENCE IS TO LISTEN AND I THINK THERE MAY BE SOME ADVANTAGES TO LETTING HIM COME OUT AND EVALUATE, WE ALL THINK WE ARE GREAT BUT IT WOULD NOT HURT AND IT DOES NOT COST ANYTHING, I JUST HAD MY STRAWBERRY SHAKE AND I REFERRED IT TO HIM,. >> AND A DISCUSSION? >> WHY DID YOU LOOK AT HIM? >> I, CALLED STEPHEN WHO WAS AT THE CORPORATION AND I BELIEVE HE IS THE MAN YOU MET WITH. HE MADE A POINT THAT HE WAS CONTACTED, HE DID NOT BRING THIS UP ON HIS OWN. HE WAS CALLED. HE ADMITTED THAT THE REASON HE IS USUALLY CALLED IS IT'S A GOVERNMENT AGENCY IS TO FIX WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE FAILED AND THAT IS WHAT THEY USUALLY DO. HE ADMITTED THAT OUR WASTEWATER SYSTEM IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. THAT HE DID NOT SEE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE PARAGRAPHS WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU. IF IT'S NOT BROKE DON'T FIX IT AND WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT STAFF TO TAKE CARE OF THIS, THE TOILETS FLUSH AND HE SAID THEY WORK WITH CITY STREETS SO WHEN THEY FIX IT IT'S ONE THING. I SPOKE TO SEVERAL FORMER MAYORS AND CITY COMMISSIONERS AND THEY ALL THOUGHT THIS WAS A TERRIBLE IDEA. AND THE ONE THING THEY CAN DO YOU CAN DRAW MONEY OUT OF THE SALE AND USE IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE AND YOU CAN USE IT FOR FUNDING OTHER INFRASTRUCTURES, I WILL REMIND YOU ALL THAT CURRENTLY IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET WE HAVE DRAWN 676,000 THAT WE HAVE TAKEN OUT TO HELP BALANCE THE BUDGET. I THINK THE BIGGER ISSUE, IF YOU WILL GO DOWN THIS RABBIT HOLE, YOU ARE USING WASTEWATER FUNDS TO FUND OTHER INSURERS INFRASTRUCTURES THE MONEY WAS PUT IN THERE IT TURNS OUT, I DID NOT KNOW THIS, THE CITY BUILT IT IN THE 40S AND 50S AND A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO THEY TOOK OUT A LOAN THAT WHEN THEY DID THE BOND AND THEY BOUGHT THE WATER SYSTEM AND THEY TOOK OUT $8 MILLION FOR THE SEWAGE I DO AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER KRIEGER THAT, WE SHOULD DO A BASELINE STUDY AND FIND OUT WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR WATER SYSTEM, I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD DO THE STUDY I WANT TO SEE DONE. WE CAN CERTAINLY TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE COSTS BUT HAVE AN ENGINEERING FIRM COME IN AND FIND OUT WHAT ARE OUR NEEDS, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A BUDGET THAT IS FUNDED IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WORKS WELL, AT THIS POINT I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION, WILL YOU TAKE WASTEWATER MONEY THAT PEOPLE PAID INTO OVER THE YEARS AND USE IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE? THAT IS ANOTHER DISCUSSION. I AM NOT AT THIS POINT INTERESTED IN TALKING TO SOMEONE ABOUT THE WATER SYSTEM. BUT I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HAVING A BASELINE EVALUATION TO SEE WHERE WE ARE, TO MAKE SURE WE ARE AS WELL-OFF AS I THINK WE ARE. >> I THINK THERE IS $15 MILLION IN RESERVES FOR THE WASTEWATER WHICH I THINK ALMOST FIVE IS FOR [01:10:09] THE MARINA AND TO THE GOLF COURSE. THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE DO HAVE TO RESOLVE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. I THINK, HE BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT, THE MONEY IS IN THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY IN THERE, WE NEED MONEY SOMEWHERE, WHAT CAN WE DO, THAT IS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT WE WILL GET TO. YOU ARE CORRECT, THIS COMPANY DOES MANAGE THE ISLANDS UP THERE AND I THINK THEY OWN IT NOW, IT IS A STRESS SYSTEM AND THEY ALSO THEY ALSO DO FLAGLER COUNTY WHICH I THINK IS A STRESS SYSTEM AND THEY KNOW THAT. THEY UNDERSTOOD IT. >> ANYONE ELSE? >> SO WHEN THESE DISCUSSION ITEMS COME UP, COMMISSIONERS, THE CITY MANAGER WORKS AND HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO PROCEED, ESPECIALLY SINCE ALL THE MEETINGS. AND IF YOU'RE ASKING THIS AND CORRECT ME IF YOU'RE NOT COMING WHETHER WE SHOULD PROCEED AND MEET WITH THIS GROUP, HAVE THE CITY MANAGER START THAT QUESTION. IT SOUNDS LIKE, DO WE WANT THAT IS WHAT THEY ASKED, HE DOES NOT WANT TO GO OUT. THEY WERE CONTACTED BY SOMEONE BUT IT WAS NOT I. I KNOW WHO IT WAS, IT WAS THE PEOPLE WHO CALLED ME, WHY THAT IS I DON'T KNOW BUT I WILL TALK TO ANYONE AT ANY TIME. BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, DO WE WANT HIM TO PROCEED? >> LET'S SEE WHAT WE WANT THE CITY MANAGER TO DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE GOLF COURSE WHAT TO DO WITH THE WATERFRONT. TO DO THIS, THERE' HOURS AND HOURS OF TIME. WE HAVE A LOT TO DO RIGHT NOW. THE ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS A PROPOSAL ON HOW TO COME UP WITH A BASELINE FOR THE SYSTEM. USE THAT AND IF WE FIND OUT WE ARE IN TERRIBLE SHAPE WE WILL GO DOWN ANOTHER ROAD. IF IT IS NOT BROKE DON'T FIX IT. AS IT WAS POINTED OUT, 12 YEARS FROM NOW, THE SYSTEM WILL HAVE A CASH FLOW. IF YOU WANT TO USE THAT FOR THE THINGS IS A BIG DECISION. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 3-$5 MILLION PER YEAR OF CASH AND I CAN GUARANTEE YOU I WILL NOT BE HERE FOR THIS AS THE CITY COMMISSIONER. BUT YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER THAT. YOU KNOW THE STORY OF THE GOOSE AND THE GOLDEN EGG. WE ARE GETTING A LITTLE GOLD OVER A PERIOD OF TIME SO WE WANT TO KILL THE GOOSE OR KEEP IT OVER TIME. AT THIS POINT WE HAVE ENOUGH BALLS IN THE AIR WITHOUT CHASING ANOTHER RABBIT DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE. SO I DON'T WANT THE CITY MANAGER SPENDING MORE TIME ON THIS? >> CHIP TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH. I THINK IT IS AN ASSET. JOHN WORKED REALLY HARD WITH THE WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT. I THINK, WE DO NOT NEED TO DO ANY FOLLOW-UP WITH THAT, IT IS MY OPINION. WE SHOULD FIND OTHER MEANS. I HAVE A FEELING YOU WILL FIND OUT, WE DON'T HEAR A LOT ABOUT THE SEWER PROBLEMS BECAUSE IT IS IN GOOD SHAPE. THAT IS MY OPINION. >> I AM NOT INTERESTED IN SELLING AT THIS TIME, LET'S KEEP IT. >> ANYONE ELSE? >> MAYBE WE HAVE A CONSENSUS. >> CAN WE HAVE THE CITY MANAGER GET A BASELINE STUDY? >> I THINK IF YOU WILL EXPLAIN, [01:15:08] A COMMENT YOU MADE EARLIER ABOUT WHY YOU THINK THAT MAY BE OF VALUE. >> I THINK, IT LINED WITH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT HE DEVOTED A LOT OF TIME TO DEVELOP OUR SYSTEM. IT MAY BE A VALUE TO THE TO THE CITY TO VALIDATE WHERE WE ARE, AND GO FORWARD SO IF A PROBLEM DEVELOPS INTO LIFE IN THREE YEARS WE DO NOT HAVE PEOPLE SAYING I LEFT THE SYSTEM IN A GREAT STATE AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO FALL BACK ON. WILL WE GIVE MORE KUDOS IF IT COMES BACK, WE CAN AT LEAST IDENTIFY SOME PROBLEMS THAT WERE OVERLOOKED. WE DO HAVE A CONCEPT TO BUILD UPON THE. WE DO HAVE FOR THE NEW CITY COMMISSIONS A LIST, THAT IS A STATE STATUTE NEGOTIATIONS ACT, WE HAVE 23 PREAPPROVED ARCHITECTS SURVEYORS AND THERE'S ONE OTHER. THAT MIGHT BE IT. WE CAN GO TO THEM AND GET A PRICE. I CANNOT GO TO VICE MAYOR KREGER'S FIRM AND TAKE THAT PRICE TO COMMISSIONER BEANS FIRM. IT'S A GOOD PRICE. WE BRING IT BACK TO YOU AND THERE ARE THRESHOLD SIDE BUT WE DO HAVE A LIST OF 23 ENGINEERS WORKING WITH US, AND WE MAY BE ABLE TO SELECT SOMEONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCE AND SAY CAN YOU GIVE ME A PRICE TO DO A BASELINE ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT STATUS AND WE BRING THAT BACK TO YOU AND YOU APPROVE IT. BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH A BID PROCESS FOR THAT. THAT SHOULD BE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME TO BRING SOMETHING LIKE THAT BACK TO YOU. >> I AGREE. >> CITY MANAGER HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. WHEN HE RETIRES, I RECALL SEEING A DOCUMENT FOR A FIVE-YEAR PLAN. DO YOU RECALL THAT? >> I THINK IT IS ALL INCLUDED. AND BEFORE HE LEFT HIS POSITION, DID HE LEAVE AND EVALUATION, A STATE OF THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT DOCUMENT? >> I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS DETAILED TO THAT NATURE. >> ART. SO WE ARE CLEAR. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, NO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THAT. SO NOW WE ARE ON ITEM SIX, [6. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA OR ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA] PUBLIC COMMENT. ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. THE TWO REQUESTS I HAVE TO SPEAK, I BELIEVE FOR ITEM 9.1. THE CHARTER, IS THAT CORRECT? IS IT THAT? YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THAT TIME. THANK YOU. [7. CONSENT AGENDA] >> ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOVED TO ADOPT. >> SECOND. >> BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WAS GOING TO ASK DOES ANYONE WANT AN ITEM POOL? NO. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. >> I HAVE ONE. >> THANK YOU. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS. THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATIONS ARE NOT ANNEXATIONS IT'S WHEN THE PROPERTY BECOMES WITH THE CITY. WE ARE NOT ANNEXING THE CITY. >> ITEM SEVEN-POINT FOR? IF ANYONE AS AN OPINION. >> CAN YOU CALL THE VOTE? [8.1 FRANCHISE AGREEMENT ­ ROLLIN' PHAT SCOOTERS, LLC.] >> CALLING THE ROLL. >> ALL RIGHT AGENDA ITEM EIGHT RESOLUTIONS. A .1 FRANCHISE AGREEMENT. ROLLIN' PHAT SCOOTERS. >> BIS COMPANY APPROACHED THE [01:20:03] CITY. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PICTURE IN THERE. DO YOU HAVE A PICTURE IN YOUR PACKET, YOU HAVE THESE BIG TIRES ON THEM. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I SPOKE TO THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT IS, BESIDES HAVING A FRANCHISE. AND THEY GIVE YOU SOME TOUR ROUTES, IF YOU LOOK IN THERE ONE OF THE ROUTES IS THROUGH THE CEMETERY. I KNOW COMMISSIONER ROSS IS OPPOSED TO THAT AND I NEVER CONSIDERED THAT AND COMMITTED THAT TO MEMORY. BUT FROM A STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE, WHETHER OR NOT YOU AGREE, I HUMBLY ASK YOU TO NOT CONSIDER THE CEMETERY AS PART OF THE ROUTE THAT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA. SO, WITH THAT, THESE COMPANIES APPROACHED THE CITY WHEN THEY ARE INTERESTED IN BUSINESS. THEY FIND OUT THEY SHOULD DO A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT. FOR NEW COMMISSIONERS ARE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WE ENTER INTO FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS ANY TIME, A COMPANY OR AN INDIVIDUAL WISHES TO USE FOR MORE THAN JUST A SPECIAL EVENT TO USE THE CITIES RIGHT-OF-WAY, CITIES OR STREETS OR DETOURS OR THINGS LIKE THAT. ICE CREAM TRUCKS, THAT IS SOMEONE THAT NEEDS TO COME FORTH. A MILLION RIVER CRUISES, THEY DO TOUR SO THEY HAVE A TOUR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? >> I WAS GOING TO MOVE TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL WITH THE AMENDMENT WE STRIKE EXHIBIT TWO, THE HISTORIC CEMETERY BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT IS HISTORIC. I HAVE A MOTION. >> I AGREE. >> ALTHOUGH, THE CEMETERY IS AN ISSUE OF RESPECT BUT I ALSO THINK WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL, THEY WILL RENT TO PEOPLE ON THEIR OWN AND WE HAVE TO WATCH THIS CLOSELY WE WILL ADDRESS IT AT THE NEXT MEETING. >> YES SO WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL PEOPLE ARE COMING IN AND WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. >> I DID LOOK AT THE ISSUE AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR, FLORIDA LEGISLATURE PASSED AN ELECTRIC BIKES BILL, IT DEFINED ELECTRIC BIKES THE SAME AS ANY OTHER. WHAT THEY SAY IS, THE ELECTRIC BIKES ARE TO BE TREATED LIKE REGULAR BICYCLES THEY DEFINED THEM INTO THREE DIFFERENT CLASSES BASED ON HOW POWERFUL THEY ARE OR WHETHER THEY ARE ON THEIR OWN, BUT THEN THERE WAS A GREAT THING AND I WILL GIVE THEM CREDIT FOR THIS, INSTEAD OF PREEMPTING CITIES AND COUNTIES TO ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CONTROL WHERE THEY GO, THEY WENT AHEAD AND ALLOWED SPECIFICALLY FOR LOCAL REGULATIONS. WE WILL LOOK AT THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING. THESE I STUDY TO SEE IF THEY FIT IN THE DEFINITION AND THEY CANNOT. THEY ARE MOTORIZED VEHICLES, IT SAYS NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES ALLOWED. BILLS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE GREENWAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> I THINK SOMEONE ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS TOO. >> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. WE REPRESENT THE FRANCHISEE. UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS, AND MY CLIENT WILL AGREE. >> I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION, WHO APPROVES THE ROUTES? ARE THEY SUBMITTED TO THE CITY AND APPROVED CAN YOU TAKE ME THROUGH THAT PROCESS? >> WE SUBMIT EVERYTHING, WE SEND IT ALL TO YOU. SO FAR, THAT HAS WORKED OUT WELL, WE HAVE STACKS OF EVERYTHING AND WE THINK IT IS PROBABLY BEST FOR YOU ALL TO [01:25:05] DECIDE THE BEST ROUTE. >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS, WHEN IT WAS INITIALLY DISCUSSED THE GRAPHS WERE NOT DETERMINED IN THE PROCESS WORKED VERY WELL. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THIS? >> CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> OKAY, WE ARE ON A POINT TO PROPOSAL CONCRETE CONSERVATION. [8.2 PROPOSAL APPROVAL ­ CONCRETE CONSERVATION, INC.] >> THE APPROVING OF CONCRETE CONSERVATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 30,000 DOLLARS FOR MANHOLE REHABILITATION BY WAY OF A PIGGYBACK AGREEMENT FOR JEA CONTRACTOR. >> RECOMMEND APPROVAL. >> SECOND PERIOD. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WAS GOING TO MOVE TO APPROVE BUT I THINK THIS IS A SLICK IDEA. I LOOKED AT THIS STUFF IT IS A LINING SYSTEM WHERE THEY PUT THIS SPECIAL STUFF ON AND IT IS FLEXIBLE. I HAVE A DEGREE IN CHEMISTRY. IT WAS COOL STUFF. I JUST THINK, THIS IS A COOL THING. THE CITY IS DOING A GOOD JOB. >> THANK YOU. WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE? >> ITEM A .3 PROPOSAL APPROVAL ASPHALT PAVING SYSTEM. [8.3 PROPOSAL APPROVAL ­ ASPHALT PAVING SYSTEMS, INC. ­] THIS IS A PIGGYBACK CONTRACT BASED OFF OF LEE FOR RESURFACING AND THERMOPLASTIC STRIPING, FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN THE ACCOUNT, THIS IS NOT TO EXCEED $300,000. >> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND PERIOD. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? C9, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE? >> CALLING THE ROLL. >> IS A MISTAKE. >> ITEM A .4, PERSONNEL POLICY. [8.4 PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL AMENDMENT] >> YES THIS IS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE PERSONNEL POLICY. THIS IS TO CHANGE A POLICY THAT HAS BEEN IN PRACTICE FOR SEVERAL YEARS WHERE AN EMPLOYEE WILL ANNOUNCE SEPARATION FROM THE CITY AND THEN THEY WILL IMMEDIATELY GO ON VACATION FOR DAYS OR WEEKS, AND THE EMPLOYEE MANUAL STATES THAT THE DEAL HAS NO CASH VALUE BUT THIS IS A WAY OF CIRCUMVENTING THAT SO THEY GET PAID. SO WHILE THEY ARE ON THIS LENGTHY LEAVE THEY ARE STILL EMPLOYED BY THE CITIES OF THE CITY CANNOT START THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THEM BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE THEM TECHNICALLY EMPLOYED. WORKING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY WE CRAFTED A PROVISION THAT SAYS YOU CAN ANNOUNCE YOUR RETIREMENT, THAT IS THE DAY YOU RETIRE AND YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THREE DAYS, 24 HOURS OF ACCRUED PTO TIME. >> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> HAVE A MOTION ON THE SECOND PERIOD ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NO LIGHTS ON THIS. CALL THE VOTE. CALLING THE ROLL. [9.1 PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS ­] >> SECTION NINE. ORDINANCE SECOND READING. 941 PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS. CITY ATTORNEY. >> BEFORE I READ THE TITLE WHICH IS REQUIRED. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A CORRECTION TO THE TITLE AND EXPLAIN THE RECORD. MAYOR LEDNOVICH AND I WENT AROUND ABOUT THE FINAL DECISION. WE TALKED ABOUT A FEW THINGS BUT MAY SLEEP -- RIGHT BUT MOSTLY THEY VOTED TO AMEND SECTION NINE TO NOT ONLY CHANGE THE SEAT, BUT [01:30:07] ALSO TO CREATE AN INITIAL ELECTION IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION SEASON WHEN THE PRIMARIES ARE HELD. THEN HAVE THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE TWO CANDIDATES THAT REMAIN. IF THERE ARE MORE THAN TO PROCEED. WE DID GO THROUGH THE VIDEO SEVERAL TIMES. THERE WAS A BOAT ON THAT. THAT BOAT WAS, TO REMOVE THE CHANGES OR NOT ACCEPT THE CHANGES OF THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. WHAT THAT MEANS, WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN THE BODY OF SECTION NINE, YOU WILL SEE A PORTION THAT IS UNDERLINED. I THINK IT IS PARAGRAPH B ABSENT BOY. IT WILL BE UNDERLINED AND STRICKEN THROUGH. THAT IS HOW YOU WILL SEE ORDINANCES, BUT NEW LANGUAGE APPEARS AT ONE READING AND THE COMMISSIONER TURNS BACK DOWN, IT DOES NOT DISAPPEAR UNTIL THE ORDINANCE PASSES. IT IS STRICKEN RIGHT NOW TO MEAN THE CITY COMMISSION AT THE LAST MEETING VOTED AND THE BOAT DID PASS TO REMOVE THE NEW LANGUAGE FROM THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT AND TO BASICALLY RETURN OR KEEP THE OLD LANGUAGE. SO JUST TO MAKE THAT CLEAR, IT MEANS, IN THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE, THE INITIAL ELECTION CHANGES THERE I AM SUBMITTING THIS ORDINANCE TO YOU BASED UPON THE RECORD AND VOTE WITH THE TITLE NOT INCLUDING THE CHANGE, THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT AN IDEA ABOUT THE TITLE SHOULD NOT SAY THE PORTION ABOUT CREATING AN INITIAL ELECTION. TO ELIMINATE AFTER THE GENERAL ELECTION. IT SHOULD STOP AT CITY COMMISSIONER. THE REST OF THE ORDINANCE AS YOU SEE IT IS HOW IT WAS VOTED ON. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? >> WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS WHAT BEFORE US TONIGHT, AS THE ORDINANCE WITHOUT THAT SECTION ON THE ELECTIONS IS THAT CORRECT? >> IF I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION YOUR SAINT THAT IS WHAT WE VOTED ON AND THAT IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE SPEAKING ON TONIGHT. WHAT WE HAVE CHANGING GROUP TO SEAT AND NOT THE INITIAL ELECTION. >> THE WAY IT IS PROPOSED RIGHT NOW, WE WOULD KEEP THE WHERE YOU HAVE THE GENERAL ELECTION. >> THAT IS WHAT YOU VOTED ON IN THE FINAL READING. >> COMMISSIONER? >> I MOVE THAT WE REVIEWED THIS AS A WHOLE AND WE SEE IT AS THE COMMISSION AS THE FULTON ITEMS THAT COME FROM THE COMMITTEE. >> I HAVE A SECOND PERIOD. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD ANY DISCUSSION? I DO HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS? WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR THE SPEAKER OR THE DISCUSSION FIRST? STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. >> DAVIS I LIVE ON FIRST AVENUE. I WAS HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ON MY COMMUNITY BY BEING ON THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO COMMEND ARTY WHO SERVED AS THE CHAIR, SHE DID A GREAT JOB. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT SECTION 141 THAT WAS ADDED TO THE CHARTER THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS AT THE NOVEMBER 4 MEETING. I WAS THE PRIMARY PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR STARTING THAT INITIATIVE IN THAT LANGUAGE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE AT THE POINT WHERE WE WANT TO DISCUSS THAT SECTION I WE JUST DEALING WITH SECTION NINE REVISION. [01:35:10] >> WE CAN COME BACK. >> I WILL COME BACK WITH COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU. I SENT IN A GRAPHIC. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES. I AM EXCITED IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE I HAVE THE HONOR OF WORKING ON THE COMMITTEE, SHE DID GREAT WORK AND WE WILL HEAR ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR COMING TOGETHER TO THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE. YOU GUYS TOLD US, THAT YOU WOULD LET ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS, GIVE A CHANCE TO TAKE YOUR VOTE. THIS WAS VERY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE WE HAPPENED TO HAVE PEOPLE EARLIER AND THEIR WORK OVER A COURSE OF THE YEAR WAS JUMBLED. THE FIRST STEP WAS MAKING SURE ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD GO FORWARD. WE SAY OKAY SO THE PUBLIC CAN VOICE THEIR OPINION. ALL ITEMS MUST BE VOICE. WE WERE REALLY CONFIDENT IN THE FACT THAT THE ENTIRE COMMISSION, SAID THEY WOULD LET THIS GO FOR TO BE VOTED ON. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. SO THAT IS WHY I WAS CONFUSED WHEN ONE ITEM WAS VOTED TO BE PULLED OFF. I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED THAT IS WHY I MADE THE MOTION TO REVIEW IT. I THINK WE DID IT BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO THE PREMISE, IS TO MAKE THIS ELECTION JUST LIKE ANY OTHER ELECTION THAT WE HAVE HERE IN OUR CITY. WE WILL HAVE AN INITIAL ELECTION DURING THE PRIMARY AND THEN THE TOP TWO VOTE GETTERS WILL BE VOTED UPON IN THE GENERAL ELECTION THIS MAKES IT WHERE IF THE PUBLIC CHOOSE THAT WOULD MAKE IT JUST LIKE HOW WE ELECT OUR STATE SENATORS PRESIDENT, IT IS HOW WE ELECT OUR JUDGES. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT. I WANT TO GO OVER WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT AND THAT IS WHAT IS ON THE SCREEN, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE LAST TWO ELECTIONS THAT WE HAD. OBVIOUSLY, THIS PLAN WILL MAKE SURE THE FINAL DECISION IS MADE BY THE MOST NUMBER OF PEOPLE MAKING SURE THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. FURTHERMORE, OTHER DECISIONS WILL HAVE 10% TURNOUT THAN THE RUNOFF. WHY IS THAT? WHY DOES IT HAVE SUCH A HIGHER TURNOUT, IS BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO WEEKS OF EARLY VOTING. WE HAVE SUCH THINGS AS A NATIONAL GET OUT AND VOTE CAMPAIGN, WE ALSO HAVE A QUICK TRADITION OF VOTING ON ELECTION DAY. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE CASE TONIGHT THAT THE DIFFERENCE IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO SIMPLY CAN'T MAKE IT OUT ON ELECTION DAY. PEOPLE WHO GO TO THE PRIMARY THEY ARE READY TO VOTE. WHY WOULDN'T YOU COME OUT AT THE RUNOFF, THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE [01:40:04] SYSTEM. THIS DISENFRANCHISES PEOPLE WHO WORK, YOU DON'T GET TO GO VOTE. THERE'S ALL THOSE REASONS. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE EVERY CITIZEN HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE, IN THIS NEW SYSTEM THEY WORK TOGETHER AND THERE WAS DEBATE, BACK AND FORTH ON THE BEST WAY TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE COULD VOTE. TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE COULD VOTE AND FURTHERMORE, IT IS A GREAT THING. I ASKED THE COMMISSIONER TO STAY TRUE AND THAT THE CITIZENS VOICE THEIR OPINIONS ON ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS, LET'S DO ALL TEN. LET'S SAY ALL TEN. THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT. >> IF I MAY ASKED, THE CITY ATTORNEY, WOULD THIS BE CONSIDERED A RECONSIDERATION VOTE? >> NO, BECAUSE YOU HAVE THIS BEFORE YOU, ANYTHING RELATED IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE BROUGHT UP. DEPENDING ON WHETHER THE TITLE HAS CHANGED ENOUGH, IT HAS BEEN ADVERTISED AND THIS IS THE FINAL READING SO IF THERE ARE OTHER CHANGES THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER READING. >> YOU CAN BRING UP SUBJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN DELETED BEFORE. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. LET'S TAKE A COUPLE OF ITEMS. I MADE A PROMISE TO THE IMMEDIATE -- ORIGINAL COMMITTEE AND THEY VOTED TO NOT BRING IT FORWARD. THEY THEN SAID, CAN WE SPEND MORE TIME CLEANING UP THE MINOR DETAILS. TAKE THE MINOR DETAILS BUT WE DON'T WANT ANY CHANGES. NO MAJOR CHANGES, YOU CAN TAKE THE MINOR DETAILS AND THAT IS WHAT I AGREED TO SUPPORT. AND CLARK DID NOT WANT THE CHANGE, HE LEFT THE COMMISSION AND HE WAS REPLACED, THE COMMISSION THEN BROUGHT IT BACK AND MADE TWO MAJOR CHANGES. THAT CLEANED UP SOME DETAILS AND THEN THEY VOTED ON IT. MY VIEW OF IT, THE REAL VOTE WAS 4-4 AND THAT IS A TIME. I AM BOUND TO SOMETHING I AGREED TO BUT I WILL VOTE ON THE OTHERS. THE OTHERS WHICH WERE NOT APPROVED ORIGINALLY, AND THE CITY COMMISSION SAID FINE AND IT WAS IMPORTANT AND THEN IT CAME BACK, THAT IS NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, WE SAID WE WILL MAKE THIS LIKE ANY OTHER ELECTION. CURIOUS WHY IT WON'T BE, AND THE CURRENT SYSTEM WE HAVE ALL OF THESE FORMS IN OCTOBER AND SEPTEMBER, THAT IS WHEN PEOPLE START GETTING EXCITED AND THAT IS WHEN PEOPLE START LISTENING THAT IS WHEN YOU GIVE A PITCH. ALL OF THAT IS FROM THE RACES, AND YOU WILL ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY BECAUSE WE WILL NOT START IN JULY AND START HAVING FORMS, NO ONE WILL COME. IT'S NOT THE SAME. SO YOUR CITY COMMISSIONERS IN THAT RACE, WON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. I WILL TELL YOU, IN PREVIOUS ELECTIONS, THOSE FORMS ARE A BIG DEAL. THEY ARE IMPORTANT. THEY EQUALIZE A PEOPLE GET TO SEE AND I THINK THEY ARE IMPORTANT. THEY KEEP THE ELECTIONS THE WAY THEY ARE. THAT IS ONE REASON. WHEN YOU GET OLDER YOU HAVE TO PUT ON GLASSES TO SEE. SO, LET'S GO. >> PUT THAT BACK UP THERE. LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT SLIDE. THIS IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE AND I DID A DEEPER DIVE, IF YOU LOOK AT WHO GOES TO VOTE AT THE INITIAL ELECTIONS ARE THE [01:45:09] PRIMARY ELECTIONS, IF YOU LOOK, INDEPENDENTS DO NOT GO. VERY FEW THAT VOTE. BECAUSE I HAVE THE VOTER CODES. VERY FEW VOTE IN THE ORIGINAL ELECTION. IT'S BASICALLY THE DEMOCRATS, THE REPUBLICANS, DEPENDS ON THE RACES, SO THAT IS NUMBER ONE THAT'S NOT A TRUE REFLECTION OF EVERYONE DOING THIS. NUMBER TWO, THE UNDERCOAT IS PEOPLE WHO SKIP THE ELECTIONS THEY SKIP VOTING FOR IT. IN THE PREVIOUS ELECTION THAT JUST PAST, THERE WAS 1,000 PEOPLE WHO DID NOT VOTE, CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG. >> LIKE I SAID YOU KNOW THE NUMBERS BETTER THAN I DO. WHO DID NOT VOTE. YOU LOOK AT THE THREE RACES AND THE UNDER VOTE WAS DIFFERENT WHICH SURPRISED ME. YOU WOULD THINK IF SOMEONE WOULD VOTE THEY WOULD VOTE IN ALL THREE. IT WAS SIGNIFICANT. THE UNDER VOTE IS NOT, THEN WHEN YOU GO TO THE RUNOFF ELECTION THERE IS NO UNDER VOTE. EVERYONE VOTED, I THINK THERE WAS ONE PERSON WHO VOTED TWICE AND THEY WERE KICKED OUT. ONE 100% OF THE PEOPLE ARE VOTING AT THAT. COMPARING THE TWO NUMBERS, THEY ARE NOT EQUAL BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE UNDER VOTED SO YOU ARE COMPARING AND IT'S NOT A TRUE COMPARISON IN MY OPINION. SO THAT IS THAT. FINALLY, A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS. IN PREVIOUS YEARS THE QUALIFYING. MEANS VOTE ONES THAT ANNOUNCED THEIR CANDIDACY. THE CITY SETS THAT, IN THE PAST, IF YOU LOOK AT THE DATE WHICH IS THE PRIMARY, WHICH REFERS TO THE DEMOCRATS RUNNING IT, THE QUALIFIED PERIOD HAS BEEN AFTER WHEN THE PRIMARY WOULD BE. SO, THAT WILL AFFECT WHEN PEOPLE HAVE TO DECLARE WHAT TIME YOU WILL RUN FOR CANDIDACY. FINALLY, YOU SAID PEOPLE CAN'T VOTE. I VOTED BY MAIL AND A LOT OF PEOPLE VOTED BY MAIL. YOU ARE CORRECT, THERE IS NO EARLY VOTING. BUT THERE ARE TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO VOTE, ON THE DAY OF AND I DIDN'T LOOK AT THE NUMBERS BUT I THINK YOU WOULD KNOW BETTER THAN I DO. >> IN THE RUNOFF CRACKS. >> IN THE GENERAL. >> YOU MAKE A GOOD POINT BUT I THINK THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE OTHERWISE THAT IS HOW I VOTED AND THAT IS WHAT I DID. FINALLY, AND PROBABLY THE LEAST, THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A NONPARTISAN ELECTION. WHETHER IT IS TRUE OR NOT IS THAT, IT IS A REPUBLICAN PRIMARY BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS. A LOT OF PEOPLE DISCOUNTED THIS. SO THERE'S A PERCEPTION OUT THERE. BASED ON THAT, I WILL VOTE TO SUPPORT ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS PUT FORWARD BUT I WILL NOT SUPPORT THIS MEASURE, THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER ROSS? >> THERE'S ALREADY A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. >> THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR WAS TO REVIEW THE AMENDMENTS IN THEIR ENTIRETY. >> IF THE MOTION WAS VOTED ON, IT WOULD BE VOTED ON AGAIN AS AN ENTIRETY. >> RIGHT, BECAUSE I HAVE THE TITLE HERE THAT WE NEED WHICH I HAVE TO READ AND WE WILL SEE IF IT PASSES. WE HAVE A MOTION TO REINSTATE. >> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING. I JUST WANT TO SPEAK BRIEFLY. I WENT THROUGH THIS WHOLE [01:50:11] ELECTION PROCESS IF ANYONE UNDERSTANDS, I UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON. I HAVE HEARD 500 PEOPLE TELL ME, I ALREADY THOUGHT YOU WON THE ELECTION SO I AM NOT VOTING. I'M DISAGREEING WITH CHIP AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE HELD EARLIER, THEY HAVE HAD PLENTY OF TIMES THE FORMS ARE IMPORTANT. THIS USED TO BE A DEMOCRATIC COUNTY AT ONE POINT YOU COULD EVEN VOTE IF YOU WEREN'T A DEMOCRAT. THE PARTIES CHANGE, WE DID A POOR TURNOUT AND DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, IT WAS RIDICULOUS. I HATED TO DO THAT. WE REALLY FOUGHT FOR IT AND WE DID WIN. THIS IS MY OPINION. >> THANK YOU. I WILL NOT SUPPORT THE MOTION. TO ME, OUR ELECTIONS ARE NONPARTISAN, THIS PUSHES IT TOWARDS PARTISANSHIP. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME, I THINK NONPARTISAN IS ONE OF OUR OUTSTANDING TRAITS IN THIS CITY. >> THANK YOU. >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR TALKING BACK AND FORTH. I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE, THIS DOES NOT PROVE ANYTHING. ALL WE ARE DOING IS LET PEOPLE BUT DIDN'T MAKE THEIR CHOICES. WE ARE ALREADY SENDING OUT A BALLAD OF NINE QUESTIONS. WHY NOT TEN OF THEM. I AM NOT ASKING COMMISSIONERS TO MAKE THE DECISION I'M SAYING LET THE PEOPLE MAKE THE DECISION. IT DESERVES TO BE MADE AT PEOPLE'S KITCHEN TABLE. ALL I ASK IS THAT WE SEND THEM OUT. I WILL BE VOTING YES, I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE VOTER SUPPRESSION. I DO BELIEVE PEOPLE CAN MAKE A DECISION. I WILL VOTE TO SEND THIS OUT AND WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. >> BEFORE I CALL THE VOTE. I WILL MAKE MY STATEMENT. I CITED AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING. I ALREADY ATE CHROME WHEN TALKING ON THIS. I REVERSED MYSELF. THAT WAS PUBLISHED BY THE OBSERVER. THE REASON I A GIRL, I AM A STRICT TRADITIONALIST, THAT THESE ARE NONPARTISAN SEATS. IF YOU KNEW THE HISTORY OF ELECTIONS THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THE CITY ELECTION WAS HELD IN THE SPRING. IT WAS NOT ATTACHED TO ANY POLITICALLY HELD OFFICE. I AM STILL IN FAVOR OF THAT. I BELIEVE IN THE PERU -- PURITY OF THE COMMISSION SEAT AND IS NOT DRIVEN BY DEMOCRATIC VOTES, INDEPENDENT VOTES. IT IS DRIVEN BY THE CITIZENS OF FERNANDINA BEACH. THAT IS MY POSITION ON THIS. THAT IS REALLY WHAT I THINK. CITY CLERK, WILL YOU CALL THE VOTE ON THIS? UP. >> CALLING THE VOTE. >> NOW WE ARE BACK TO 9.1. >> ORDINANCE 2020 -- 21. BEAR WITH ME THIS IS VERY LONG. >> I WILL EXCUSE MYSELF. >> I CAN JUST KEEP READING,. >> IF YOU NEED TO TAKE A BREAK, GO AHEAD. [01:55:02] >> THIS IS REQUIRED BY THE COURT OF LAW. >> ORDINANCE 2020 -- 21. SUBMITTING TO THE CITY ELECTORS PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER, AMENDING SECTION ONE TO REFLECT ACCURATE HISTORY OF THE CREATION OF THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH. AMENDING SECTION 92 GROUP TO SEE FOR CITY COMMISSIONERS AND CREATING AN INITIAL ELECTION TO ELIMINATE RUNOFF AFTER THE GENERAL ELECTION DATE. AMENDING SECTION TEN TO REQUIRE CITY COMMISSIONERS TO COMPLETE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS FOR CHARTER OFFICERS AND TO INCLUDE PENALTIES FOR COMMISSIONERS INTERFERING WITH ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE. AMENDING SECTION 11 BY ADDRESSING COMMISSIONER ABSENCES BACK AND SEES INCORPORATING STATE CODE OF ETHICS FOR COMMISSIONERS AND PROVIDING DUE PROCESS PRIOR TO FORFEITURE OF COMMISSION SEAT FOR VIOLATIONS OF RULES. AMENDING SECTION 16 BY CHANGING STRAW BALLOT VOTE FOR MAYOR TO BINDING VOTE OF THE PEOPLE FOR MAYOR REQUIRING THAT MAYORAL CANDIDATE WITH SECOND-HIGHEST VOTES BE ELECTED AS VICE MAYOR. AMENDING SECTION 17 BY MAKING THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMISSIONERS COMPLETION OF CHARTER OFFICER EVALUATION. AMENDING SECTION 21 BY INCLUDING A PROVISION TO ALLOW COMMISSIONERS TO ATTEND MEETINGS USING COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DUE TO A SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITION IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW. AMENDING SECTION 25 BY INCLUDING MINIMUM PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR CITY MANAGER INCREASING THE TIME FOR CITY MANAGER TO BECOME CITY RESIDENT FROM 30 TO 90 DAYS AND REQUIRING DESIGNATION OF CITY MANAGER PRO TEM. AMENDING SECTION 31 BY INCLUDING MINIMUM PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR CITY ATTORNEY AND REQUIRING THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY PROVIDE A LIST OF QUALIFIED ATTORNEYS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COMMISSION FOR CITY ATTORNEY. AMENDING SECTION 41 BY PROVIDING THAT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM MENDHAM VOTE OF THE PEOPLE IS REQUIRED BEFORE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN BE DISSOLVED. AMENDING SECTION 44 BY PROVIDING THAT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM MENDHAM VOTE OF THE PEOPLE IS REQUIRED BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAN BE DISSOLVED. AMENDING SECTION 47 BY INCLUDING MINIMUM PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR CITY CLERK AND REQUIRING DESIGNATION OF CITY CLERK. AMENDING SECTION 58 AND A 60 BY PROVIDING MINIMAL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR COMPTROLLER AND REQUIRING COMPTROLLER TO PROPOSE SOUND, WRITTEN INVESTMENT POLICIES FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSION. AMENDING SECTION 64 BY REQUIRING COMPTROLLER TO SCHEDULED ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT BY INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT. AMENDING SECTION 74 AND 75 BY PROHIBITING TRANSFER OF FUNDS OUT OF CONSERVATION TRUST FUND TO BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE BESIDES CONSERVATION, REPEALING SECTION 107 A TO REMOVE RESTRICTIONS ON COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREAS. AMENDING SECTION 121 BY PROVIDING AN OATH OF OFFICE IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW INCLUDING FLORIDA CODE OF ETHICS FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. AMENDING SECTION 136 PROVIDING THAT MAJORITY VOTE, CITY COMMISSIONERS, CHARTER OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF APPOINTED CITY BOARDS MAY REQUEST THAT THE CITY COMMISSION INVESTIGATE DEPARTMENT, OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, CREATING SECTION 141 PROVIDING FOR CITIZEN INITIATIVES TO PROPOSE OR AMEND CITY ORDINANCE. AND PROVIDING FOR AN INITIATIVE PROCESS. AMENDING RESERVE SECTION 142 TO REQUIRE THE CHARTER TO BE REVIEWED EVERY EIGHT YEARS BY A CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MADE UP OF CITY RESIDENTS. AMENDING SECTION 6-8, 12-13, 22, 29-30, 59, 62, 71, 79, 137, 143 AND 144 TO CLARIFY CERTAIN PROVISIONS WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR MEANING REPEALING SECTIONS 10B14 AND 15, 20, 3233, 45, 61, 69, 72, 78, 120, 120 TO COME 125. DOES ANYONE WANT TO COME IN A PUBLIC HEARING? >> NO. TANGIBLE MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE COMMISSIONER ROSS HAS HIS LIGHT ON. >> I HAVE ONE POINT TO MAKE. THERE IS A DATE THAT IS LEFT BLANK FOR THE MAIL AND ELECTION. I THINK SOME DIRECTION TO THE CITY CLERK DOES PROVIDE FOR AN ELECTION IN 2021. I WOULD INTERPRET THAT TO MEAN CALENDAR YEAR 2021. SOME DIRECTION OR DISCUSSION ON WHEN YOU WOULD LIKE THAT TO [02:00:02] HAPPEN WOULD BE HELPFUL. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THE EXACT DATE BUT SOME DIRECTION WOULD BE NIGHT -- WRACKED MY SPIRIT. >> WHAT KIND OF TIME DO YOU NEED? >> >> WE WOULD NEED TO-4 MONTHS. >> I THINK FIVE MONTHS WOULD BE GOOD. I STILL WANT TO THINK ABOUT, I WANT TO PUSH FOR A VOTE ON THE REPRIMAND THEM. >> YOU CANNOT INCLUDE OTHER THINGS IN THE MAIL BALLOT. >> THERE IS A MOTION AND ON ONE END OF THE DAIS IS 5-1. >> I HAVE TWO OTHER COMMISSIONERS AND I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THEIR THOUGHTS. >> I THINK 5-1 WOULD BE ADEQUATE. WAY MORE THAN TWO MONTHS WOULD BE REQUIRED. >> I WILL SAY AT SIX MONTHS. >> COMMISSIONER ROSS? >> SIX MONTHS, EVERYTHING I HAVE LEARNED IN LIFE TAKES LONGER THAN YOU THINK. SIX MONTHS GIVES IT MORE TIME, THAT'S A LOT OF WORK. I THINK SIX MONTHS. >> THAT'S IN THE GOVERNMENT, NOT THE ER. >> SAYING BUT WE JUST MOVE FASTER. >> THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 5-6 MONTHS. >> I CAN DO IT IN EITHER. SIX MONTHS, BUT IF YOU WILL MAKE A DECISION BASED ON MY OPINION I PREFER SIX MONTHS. >> SO, YOU HAVE THE PERSON EXECUTING THE PLAN SAYING SIX MONTHS. >> IT WILL BE JUNE AND THAT WILL BEFORE YOU GET DEEP INTO YOUR BUDGET DISCUSSIONS. >> WE AGREE ON SIX MONTHS CRACKS >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> CITY CLERK, CAN YOU CALL THE BOAT? >> COMMISSIONER ROSS. VICE MAYOR KREGER, LEDNOVICH. >> LET ME AND THAT BY THANKING ALL OF THE MEMBERS ON THE COMMISSION. COMMISSIONER DEAN, I SAT IN A LOT OF MEETINGS, IT WAS VERY VIBRANT. IT WAS VERY HEALTHY. IT WAS TIME-CONSUMING. IT WAS OBVIOUS ABOUT THE NUMBERS [9.2 VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION ­ 3001 S. 14TH STREET] SO I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY. >> OKAY ITEM POINT TO -- ITEM 9.2. VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION. >> AND ORDINANCE 2028-43 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY .50 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 3001 SOUTH 14TH STREET AND CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY LIMITS. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. PLEASE OPEN THE HEARING. >> THAT IS JUST THE STANDARD TO SAY OPEN THE PUBLIC MEETING THAT WE DO HAVE QUITE A SIGHT JUDICIAL ON ALL OF THE HEARINGS. >> WITH ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? I DON'T HEAR OR SEE ANYONE. PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSE. MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I SEEN ON. WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> YOU MADE AN EXCELLENT.ABOUT PUBLIC HEARING. THE STATUTES ARE A LITTLE CONFUSING. UNDER 166 IT REQUIRES ADVERTISING IN A NEWSPAPER AND WE ALSO HAVE THE QUARTZITE JUDICIAL HEARING WITH THE. WE DO IT ALL TO BE SAFE. QUARTZITE JUDICIAL. >> OKAY ITEM 9.3. [9.3 FUTURE LAND USE ASSIGNMENT ­3001 S 14TH ST] [02:05:04] >> ORDINANCE 2020 -- 44 ASSIGNING A FUTURE LAND USE MAP CATEGORY OF LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL FOR .50 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 3001 SOUTH 14TH STREET, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. PLEASE OPEN FOR PUBLIC HEARING. >> PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? I SEE NO ONE. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PAIR IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE. MADAME CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. [9.4 ZONING MAP ASSIGNMENT ­ 3001 S. 14TH STREET] >> ITEM 9.4. ZONING MAP ASSIGNMENT. >> ORDINANCE MAP 2020 -- 45 ASSIGNING A ZONING CATEGORY OF LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL FOR .05 OH ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 3001 SOUTH 14TH STREET PROVIDING FOR SEVERE ABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE PLEASE OPEN FOR PUBLIC HEARING. >> IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER. I DON'T SEE ANYONE. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NO ONE. CITY CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> THANK YOU. [9.5 VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION ­ PAPPY'S PLACE AND S. 14TH STREET] ITEM 9.5. VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, PAPPY'S PLACE. >> ORDINANCE 2020 -- 46 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 3.87 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 1440 AND 1420 SOUTH 14TH STREET, 1410 AND 1412 AND 1416 NECTARINE STREET AND 1409 HAPPY'S PLACE, 1415 AND 1505 SOUTH 15TH STREET CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY LIMITS PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 3.7 -- WRACKED 3.87 ACRES WILL BE THROUGHOUT THE LAND. IT IS 3.87 ACRES. PLEASE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING MR. MAYOR. >> PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON 9.5? I SEE NO ONE. THE HEARING IS CLOSE. >> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD. >> I BELIEVE WE KNOW THAT THE DEVELOPERS OR A POTENTIAL DEVELOPER CAME IN OR A TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE AND A PLAN FOR MEDICAL BUILDING SPIRIT THEY CALLED IT SURGICAL MEDICAL BUILDING SPIRIT I WAS IMPRESSED BY HIS WILLINGNESS TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF THE CITY. >> THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. >> COMMISSIONER ROSS? >> THERE WERE FOUR BUILDINGS TO BE DEVELOPED. THE FIRST ONE WAS A SURGEON CENTER. THEY WERE GOING TO DO ANOTHER BUILDING TWO YEARS LATER. SO, THAT BEING SAID THAT IS THAT >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> I DID GET A COMMENT ON WHY WE WERE TAKING THIS LAND AND PUTTING IT INTO COMMERCIAL. MY RESPONSE WAS, WHEN COMMERCIAL LAND PAYS FOR THE CITY TAXES, WHEN SOMEONE COMES IN WITH COMMERCIAL LAND, THE CHARGES ARE 80%. AND WHEN HOUSING COME IN AND IS 120, 130 BECAUSE THE HOUSES BRING IN MORE REVENUE. SO, I HAD SOMEONE SEND ME AN E-MAIL THAT SAID WHY ARE YOU NOT KEEPING THIS AS RESIDENTIAL LAND. I THINK YOU SHOULD SAY IT IS COMMERCIAL LAND. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT COMMENT. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> MADAME CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. [9.6 FUTURE LAND USE ASSIGNMENT ­ PAPPY'S PLACE AND S 14TH ST] [02:10:10] >> ITEM 9.6 FUTURE LAND ASSIGNMENT. >> ORDINANCE 2020 -- 47. AND ORDINANCE ASSIGNING A FUTURE LAND USE MAP CATEGORY OF GENERAL COMMER CIAL FOR 3.87 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 1440N1420 SOUTH 14TH STREET, 1409 PEPE'S PLACE, 1410, 1412 AND 1416 NECTARINE STREET AND 1415 AND 15 AT ZERO FIVE SOUTH 15TH STREET PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. PLEASE OPEN PUBLIC HEARING. >> PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 9.6. I DON'T SEE ANYONE. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> ALBUM MOTION AND A SECOND PARENT IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? -- I HAVE A A MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION. >> I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. BY ZONING THIS AREA COMMERCIAL, THE CONCERN WAS THAT I WANTED TO MAKE THE COMMISSION AWARE THAT WE KNOW ABOUT PROPERTY VALUES IN THE CITY AND ON THE ISLAND AND HOW THEY ARE ESCALATING. SO THE ONLY QUESTION IS TO SAY IS BY DOING THIS DO WE DISENFRANCHISE LOW INCOME PEOPLE FROM HOUSING. >> THE SECOND AREA OF CONCERN WAS, CHANGING IT TO COMMERCIAL THAT WE PUT OURSELVES IN A SIMILAR SITUATION OF THE HOTEL AND WOULD WE BE GOING DOWN THAT PATH OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING THE PROPERTY OF HAVING A HOTEL IN THE AREA. I JUST WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF THOSE CONCERNS. COMMISSIONER ROSS? >> I THINK I ALREADY ADDRESSED THE ITEMS. AS OPPOSED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING IF YOU WANT TO CREATE THAT YOU NEED TO DO TWO THINGS. YOU NEED TO INCREASE DENSITY AND HEIGHT. WITHOUT INCREASING DENSITY IN HEIGHT, FLORIDA HOUSING WILL NOT COME OUT. IF WE MAKE THIS RESIDENTIAL WE WILL NOT MAKE IT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. , I THINK THERE SHOULD BE HOUSING BUT UNFORTUNATELY ON THIS ISLAND, WITH INCREASED DENSITY AND HEIGHT YOU WILL NOT CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. YOUR SHAKING YOUR HEAD. I WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS. >> I WILL SPEAK ON THAT AND IT'S CORRECT. I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH. ALL OF THE CITY SMALL AND LARGE, THEY CREATED HOUSING AND THEY ARE COMBINING THIS INTO SMALLER LOTS AND GOING TO-3 STORIES AND CREATING AN AREA. THIS IS THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. THAT IS THE ONLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING WE HAVE. WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN, CITIES ARE NOT GETTING INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE MANAGE IT. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PRIVATE DEVELOPER THAT DEVELOPS IT. THEN TURNS IT OVER TO HUD OR ANOTHER AGENCY. THE CITY IS NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF AFFORDING THIS. ULTIMATELY, WE JUST NEED TO REDEVELOP AND PICK A SPOT TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THIS IS NOT IT. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. >> VICE MAYOR KREGER. >> IT IS INTERESTING. I ACTUALLY BOUGHT A HOUSE A YEAR AGO. I REFINANCED IT ONE MONTH AGO, AND MY PAYMENTS ARE $970 PER MONTH. BUT YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO BUY THAT HOUSE ANYMORE, ONE YEAR [02:15:01] LATER. I WOULD NOT RIDE OFF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE THE EFFORT BUT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT. >> MR. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS I WANTED TO MAKE A POINT ABOUT A NONCONFORMING USE. THE RESIDENCES THAT ARE RENTED, THEY ARE LEASED. THEY ARE CONSIDERED NONCONFORMING USES AS OTHER USES ON THE PROPERTIES. JUST TO MAKE IT CLEAR, NONE OF THE RESIDENTS UNLESS THE CITY DOES SOMETHING THEY CANNOT MAKE IT SO THE RESIDENTS HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES. THEY ARE RENTED HOMES. THE CITY HAS NONCONFORMING USES. THE GENERAL RULE IS NONCONFORMING USE HAS TO CEASE FOR 180 DAYS, SIX MONTHS. THAT TRIGGERS THE CHANGE AND THAT HAS TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. THE PEOPLE GET TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES AS LONG AS THE LANDLORD AND NEW OWNER DECIDES THEY WANT TO KEEP THEM THERE. JUST TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT. >> ALL RIGHT COMMISSIONER. HEARING NO ONE ELSE WANTING TO SPEAK, WILL YOU CALL THE VOTE. >> ONTO 9.7. [9.7 ZONING MAP ASSIGNMENT ­ PAPPY'S PLACE AND S. 14TH STREET] ZONING MAP ASSIGNMENT. >> ORDINANCE 2020 -- 48 ASSIGNING A ZONING CATEGORY OF COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL FOR 3.87 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED 1440 AND 1420 SOUTH 14TH STREET, 1409 PEPE'S PLACE, 1410, 1412, 1416 NECTARINE STREET IN 1450 AND 15:00 O'CLOCK SOUTH 15TH STREET PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY M PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. PLEASE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. >> THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON THE MATTER. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. >> GOOD EVENING. TERESA WITH THE LAW FIRM AT ASH STREET. I DO REPRESENT THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY. THE APPLICANT FOR PEPE'S PLACE. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THIS IS COMMERCIAL ZONED PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY AND IT HAS A COMMERCIAL BLOOM IN THE COUNTY RIGHT NOW. BY CHANGING THE ZONING TONIGHT YOU ARE NOT TAKING AWAY ANY RESIDENTIAL THAT EXISTS AS THE CITY ATTORNEY STATED ON THE LAST AGENDA ITEM THESE ARE NONCONFORMING USES. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE WHEN THEY COME IN AND I WANTED TO ILLUSTRATE THIS PICTURE. THEY ARE COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY COMMERCIAL. WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT LIGHT. DO I CONTROL IT? THAT IS THE CDC. THUS LAST SLIDE WAS SHOWING THIS ONE. THIS BROADER PICTURE SHOWS AND SURROUNDING THE EXTENDED CARE AND THE VILLAGE CENTER. I JUST WANTED TO STATE FOR THE RECORD, EVEN IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE IT RESIDENTIAL USE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HAVE CONSISTENCY WITH SURROUNDING ZONING. IF YOU MADE IT MIXED USE THAT IS NOT WHAT THE APPLICANT ASKED FOR BUT IF YOU DID THAT WOULD REQUIRE SOME COMMERCIAL USE AND AS COMMISSIONER ROSS STATED, IT WOULD NOT REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I ALSO WANTED TO SAY, I DID ATTEND A MEETING WITH A BUYERS ATTORNEY AND HIS GROUP MADE A PRESENTATION. WE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD, THE EXISTING USES BECAUSE AT THE MEETING THERE WERE A LOT OF [02:20:04] QUESTIONS. >> WE ARE ENTERING INTO THE RECORD AND I SPOKE WITH MS. GIBSON AND SHE CAN SPEAK IF SHE WOULD LIKE. JUST IDENTIFYING THE EXISTING USES SO THEY CAN CONTINUE AND PEOPLE LIVING IN MOBILE HOMES CAN CONTINUE TO LIVE THERE. THE CITY WOULD USE THE CARDS TO ESTABLISH WHAT WAS THERE FOR NONCONFORMING USE AND IF THERE WAS ANY STOPPAGE OF THE USAGE. WE JUST WANTED TO ESTABLISHMENT WAS THERE IF YOU APPROVE THE REZONING AND WE WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT, I KNOW THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT MAKING IT RESIDENTIAL BUT THEY ARE NOT ASKING FOR THAT. AND AS IT WAS STATED IT WOULDN'T BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING EVEN IF YOU DID THAT. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOU ALLOWING ME TOO SPEAK. WELCOME OUR TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS. WE HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT EIGHT MASK ORDINANCE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WILL TAKE THEM. IF NOT. >> A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON ITEM 9.7. ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NINE. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> ITEM TEN BOARD OF APPOINTMENTS. [10.1 CODE ENFORCEMENT AND APPEALS BOARD] WE HAVE 10.1. CODE ENFORCEMENT AND APPEALS BOARD. >> ONE REAPPOINTMENT AND TO APPOINTMENTS. MR. ROSS. >> I MOVED TO REAL.A THREE-YEAR TERM. AND I MOVE THAT THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVES MR. LEROY THOMPSON AS A REGULAR MEMBER AND APPOINT A REGULAR MEMBER. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NO ONE SO WILL YOU CALL THE VOTE. >> ITEM 11. CITY MANAGER REPORTS. [11. CITY MANAGER REPORTS] >> FIRST OFF, CONDOLENCES TO THE LOSS OF YOUR MOTHER CONGRATULATIONS IN THE SAME BREATH UNFORTUNATELY TO YOU AND COMMISSIONER BEING WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. JUST A REMINDER, WE WILL BE CLOSED NEXT WEEK ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY DUE TO THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. I HOPE THAT YOU ALL STAY SAFE AND HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY. WE WILL LIKELY BE MAKING THE ROUNDS OF CITY DEPARTMENT. AS I INDICATED, WE ARE FORGOING THE ANNUAL EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS. WE STILL HAVE THE PLAQUES TO GIVE TO CITY STAFF. THE HUMAN DIRECTORS -- LIKE THE HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR AND I WILL GO AROUND TO AWARD THOSE PLAQUES TO THE CITY STAFF. WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THAT AS WELL. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY MANAGER. [12. CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS] I SEE NONE. CITY ATTORNEY. >> TO SEGUE, FIVE YEARS AS THE CITY MANAGER. THAT IS GOOD. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. I WILL CONTACT YOU AND WE WILL SET UP SOME REGULAR MEETINGS. HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE. CHRISTMAS IS COMING UP HAPPY HANUKKAH. I WISH YOU HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND LET'S GET THIS NEW YEAR GOING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. >> ONE QUESTION FROM COMMISSIONER ROSS. >> THIS IS A QUESTION FOR YOU AS WELL AS THE COMMISSIONERS. IN THE PAST WHEN A CITY COMMISSIONER WANTED TO BRING UP AN ITEM, SUCH AS, WE HAD THE HIGH ORDINANCE. THEY BROUGHT IT UP AND VOTED [02:25:15] OUT, THEN THERE WAS DISCUSSION AND THAT WAS THE BEST WAY. SO, WHAT I AM ASKING, IS IF ONE OF US HAS SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO PUT ON THE AGENDA DO YOU WANT TO BRING IT AS AN ITEM TO DISCUSS AND BRING IT BACK AS A RESOLUTION? HOW DO YOU WANT TO HANDLE THAT? DO YOU UNDERSTAND COLLECTS. >> WE HAVE DONE IT BOTH WAYS. >> TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IF IT CAN BE WRITTEN AS A RESOLUTION AND SENT OUT I WOULD PREFER TO TAKE BOATS ON THOSE THINGS. >> ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO ADD, THE ONE THING, WHEN WE HAVE HAD THAT WHEN WE PUT IT INTO ORDINANCE FORM, WHEN WE WORK WITH YOU ON IT, IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHETHER ANY CITY COMMISSIONERS WILL SUPPORT IT WE HAVE TO PUT IT ON AS A DISCUSSION. SOMETIMES WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA. WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL GET SUPPORT IS A BIG DEAL. IF NOT, IF IT IS SOMETHING WE DON'T THINK PEOPLE WILL SUPPORT WE PUT IT ON FOR ACTION. THERE IS NO SENSE IN TAKING TIME DOES THAT MAKE SENSE. THAT MEANS THIS WILL COME ON JUST AS AN ORDINANCE. >> I THINK IN SOME CASES, IT WILL HAVE COMPLEXITY. WE NEED TO DISCUSS IT SO WE CAN GET THE INPUT FROM STAFF. >> THE REASON I BRING THIS UP IS IN THE PAST, THERE WERE MORE STICKLERS FOR DOING IT. ONE WAY YOU BREAK IT UP IS A DISCUSSION ITEM. WITH FLEXIBILITY IF WE CAN DO THAT WITHOUT RUFFLING FEATHERS, THAT WOULD BE GOOD. I THINK THAT WOULD WORK. >> MY FINAL COMMENT WOULD BE WE HAVE CONSENSUS ON FLEXIBILITY AND TO THE COMMISSIONERS POINT, WHAT HAPPENED. >> CITY CLERK REPORT. [13. CITY CLERK REPORTS] >> THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION HAS A VACANCY. THEY HAVE ONE ALTERNATE VACANCY. COMMISSIONER STURGIS WILL ATTEND THE MEETING VIA ZOOM AND ALSO CONDOLENCES ON THE LOSS OF YOUR MOTHER. >> IS THERE A VACANCY ON THE HOUSING? >> I'M WORKING THROUGH THAT >> I JUST HAVE ONE COMMENT FOR THE CITY CLERK. I HAVE A QUESTION. AND TO REALLY UNDERSTAND, THE WORK OF OUR ELECTION PROCESS, WHEN YOU ARE SITTING ON THE ROOM -- IN THE ROOM AND YOU'RE WATCHING VOLUNTEERS -- >> IMAGINE 2,000. >> OKAY 2,000 ENVELOPES AND TAKING THE BALLOT OUT, STRAIGHTENING IT AND IMAGINE THAT. THE CITY CLERK WAS ENGAGED IN THAT ACTIVITY. IN THE PROCESS OF COUNTING THE VOTES, MANAGING THE SIGNATURES, VERIFYING AND CERTIFYING THE VOTES, WAS AN INCREDIBLE PROCESS TO OBSERVE. [02:30:04] FLAWLESSLY. AS THE MAYOR SAID, THE CITY CLERK IS ONE OF THE BEST. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON A SUCCESSFUL ELECTION. >> THANK YOU. [14. MAYOR/COMMISSIONER COMMENTS] >> ALL RIGHT. MAYOR OR COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? THIS IS A NEW MAYOR. THE MAYOR ALWAYS STARTED AT THAT AND FOR TWO YEARS. >> IS NOT YOUR FAULT, BUT I AM GOING TO START WITH VICE MAYOR KREGER. >> SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST. >> THE FIRST THING I HAVE TO SAY IS WE REALLY DID NOT DO ANYTHING BUT WATCH. LAST SATURDAY, I PARTICIPATED AS I ALWAYS DO IN THE GIVEAWAY AT MLK WHICH ALSO HAD SOMETHING THEY DO EVERY MONTH. THIS MORNING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, I DON'T KNOW IF THE NEW COMMISSIONERS NO, WE DELIVERED A LEVER -- LETTER OF APPRECIATION, I DON'T WANT TO SAY MUCH, WE WILL SAVE A LOT LATER BUT HE IS A PIONEER IN THIS TOWN, AGAIN, CAROLINE DID NOT HELP, SHE WROTE THE LETTER. TAMMY READ THE LETTER BECAUSE SHE READS MUCH BETTER THAN I DO. IT WAS A NICE THING TO RECOGNIZE PEOPLE NOW. >> THINK YOU VICE MAYOR. >> I AM FIRED UP TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF FERNANDINA EACH. THIS WAS A GREAT MEETING. WE HAD A LOT OF GOOD BOATS AND I AM EXCITED FOR MORE TO COME. I APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE OF FERNANDINA BEACH IT IS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE STAFF. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S CONDOLENCES ABOUT MY MOTHER. IT IS TOUGH AND HARD TO FIND THAT AND THEN CAMPAIGN SIX HOURS LATER. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND EVERYONE REACHING OUT WITH THEIR COMMENTS AND CARDS. AS WELL AS PEOPLE IN THE CITY. I CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER. I LOVE BEING PART OF THE WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT. I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THE PEOPLE. I JUST ENJOY EVERY MINUTE. >> >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY WELCOME ABOARD. WE HAVE THE SAME COLLEGIAL RELATIONSHIP. THE LAST TIME AROUND WE HAD 94% OF THE VOTES. SO I THINK THAT SAYS SOMETHING. I WANT TO SAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS. MAY YOU BE SAFE AND REMEMBERED COVID'S OUT THERE AND PLEASE WEAR FACE COVERING AND SOCIAL DISTANCE. STAY SAFE AND STAY WELL. >> THINK YOU. >> I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE WITH THINKING THE VOTERS AND CITIZENS OF FERNANDINA BEACH. IT IS AN HONOR. MY ROLE IS TO LEAD US THROUGH EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS AND THE CHALLENGES WE FACE. OUR COMMUNITY -- OUR SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF YOUR MOTHER. AND AND AS YOU SAID OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THE FAMILIES. THIS IS A COMMUNITY OF LOVE. TYCHO I LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE [02:35:02] MAIN STREET BUTTERFLY FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN RECOGNIZING THE COMMUNITY WHICH IS NOW RETIRED. I AM SURPRISED TO READ THAT. IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1939. THEY DONATED A SIGN AND WE TALKED OF A PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNIZING THEM. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR GOLF COURSE MANAGER WHOSE LAST WEEK OF EMPLOYMENT. I HAVE KNOWN HIM SINCE I'VE BEEN HE HAS DONE GREAT WORK WITH NOT SUFFICIENT RESOURCES. IT IS LIKE ASKING YOUR EMPLOYEE TO DIG A DITCH WITH A TABLESPOON. WORKING ENORMOUS HOURS. ON TOP OF THAT, STEVE IS A FIRST-CLASS HUMAN BEING. I AM GOING TO MISS STEVE, I WISH HIM THE BEST MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY. TWO FINAL NOTES, ALL OF US FEEL THE FATIGUE OF THE PANDEMIC. NONE GREATER THAN OUR BUSINESSES. OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. I RECEIVED A PRIVATE MESSAGE ON FACEBOOK OF A SMALL BUSINESS THAT HAD TO CLOSE. >> 'S THEY FELT THE FINANCIAL PRESSURE AND COULD NOT MEET THE OBLIGATIONS AND HAD TO CLOSE. VERY SAD. >> PLEASE GO IN THE SHOPS, BY SOMETHING, MR. JEFF BASIL'S OF AMAZON HAS ENOUGH MONEY. DURING THIS DARK WINTER, OUR RETAILERS ARE REALLY COUNTING ON US. THE RESTAURANTS ARE COUNTING ON US. BE SAFE WHILE YOU DO IT. THE SECOND PART OF THAT, THIS IS ALSO THE SEASON OF GIVING. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE IN NEED AT THIS TIME. I WISH I HAD THE POWER TO TAKE THAT $275,000 THAT THE CITY HAS AND SPREAD IT AROUND TO PEOPLE WHO NEED IT. IF YOU CAN, PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO THOSE IN NEED. LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT THEM. TANGIBLE CLOSE WITH, WELCOME NEW COMMISSIONERS. WE HAVE LOTS OF BIG THINGS TO CONSIDER. GREAT DRIVE YOU. MERRY CHRISTMAS. HAPPY HOLIDAYS, HAPPY KWANZAA AND I WON'T SEE YOU UNTIL * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.