[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:04] . >>GERARD DECKER: ALL RIGHT, I THINK WE WILL START. CALL IT TO ORDER SOUNDING] THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD WILL BE CALLED TO ORDER. LET'S STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE. >>GERARD DECKER: ALL RIGHT, TAYLOR, IF YOU CAN DO THE ROLL CALL PLEASE. >>TAYLOR FITZSIMMONS: I WILL. >>GERARD DECKER: HERE. >>ALLEN MILLS: HERE. RONALD SCO >>RONALD SCOTT STEWART: HERE. >>COLEMAN LANGSHAW: HERE. >>TERRY BLANCHARD: HERE. >>BARB KENT: HERE. >>TAYLOR FITZSIMMONS: MEMBER LORE ACCENT AND LEB LACROSS, ACCIDENT. [4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] >> ALL RIGHT, THE FOURTH ITEM IS THE MEMBER OF AGENDA FOR THE LAST MEETING. DO I HAVE A MOTION WITH REGARD TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES? >> SAY AGAIN? >> THE MINUTES. THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MINUTES. >> I HAVE AN EXCEPTION OF THOSE MINUTES. >> GO AHEAD, PLEASE >> THE FIRST EXCEPTION IS THAT THE VACANCY ON THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD APPLICANT SPOKE TO THE BOARD ON EXPERIENCE APPROVED. MR. ARVANT AS NEW MEMBER. WHO IS MR. ARVANT? >>GERARD DECKER: A NEW MEMBER OF THE BOARD. >> MR. DORING WHO SPOKE. >> MR. DORING WHO WAS SELECTED. >>GERARD DECKER: UNANIMOUSLY SELECTED FOR THE SECOND TIME. >> ARE THESE THE MINUTES UP HERE ON THE SCREEN? >> THEY ARE. >> SO THE ARVANT NEEDS TO BE MOVED AND MR. DOORING NEEDS TO BE PUT IN. UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED FOR THE SECOND TIME. I CAME AND SPOKE AND SHOULD BE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THAT IS ONE. THE NEXT ONE UNDER THE COMMENTS AT THE END WHERE IT SAYS MR. BLANCHARD DIRECTING A CONCERN. BROUGHT UP THAT THE ANNUAL CONTRACTS -- NOT IN THE OASIS CONTRACT WITH THE CITY IS A BIG CONCERN AND THIS WAS NOT PUT IN THE MINUTES. >>GERARD DECKER: WHAT WAS THAT AGAIN? >> SAY AGAIN? >>GERARD DECKER: WHERE WAS THAT IN THE DOCUMENT? >> LANGSHAW, I SEE THE WORKING DOCUMENTS THAT MEMBER LORE IS REFERRING TO AND THAT SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD. NEXT IS BLANCHARD DREDGING A CONCERN. IT SHOULD SAY BLANCHARD -- ANNUAL CONTRACTS NOT IN CO T CONTRACTS WITH CITY A CONCERN. >>GERARD DECKER: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >>GERARD DECKER: WITH NOSE TWO ADJUSTMENTS, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? >> I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION. >> SECOND. >>GERARD DECKER: I HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MINUTES ARE HEREBY APPROVED. [5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA] ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 5, PUBLIC COMMENT. I DO HAVE A QUESTION FROM A. I. BURN TO SPEAK. YES, SIR. COME TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. >> MY NAME IS AJ BURR. 11TH SOUTH 7TH STREET FERNANDINA BEACH. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP THE MARINA PARKING SITUATION RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT IS AN ISSUE. I GOT SOME IDEAS THAT WE CAN TO DO TRY TO GET SOME OF THE SLIP HOLDERS A PLACE TO PARK. YOU KNOW, I COME DOWN THERE. I HAVE A WHOLE TRUCKLOAD OF STUFF AND PEOPLE PARKING FOR BREADS AND PEOPLE PARKING FOR DOWNTOWN. SOME GO TO THE MARINA AND PARK THERE AND ALLEN WILL TELL YOU BECAUSE HE HAS A BOAT AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE A LOT OF GEAR AND HAVE NO PLACE TO PARK. I HAD TO PARK ALL THE WAY BACK THE BATON COURTS A COUPLE OF TIME AND PULL MY GEAR DOWN. WE DO HAVE -- I TALKED TO T R [00:05:05] TAYLOR, IT IS A UNLOADING ZONE. AND A WHITE HASHMARK PAINTED AND MAYBE GET A SIGN THERE THAT SAYS UNLOADING ZONE, 20 MINUTES. I TALK TO A LOT OF SLIP OWNER AND WE ALL TALK. NOT MANY OF US -- WHAT, 40 OF US NOW? >>TAYLOR FITZSIMMONS: 41. >> 41. AND EVERYBODY -- AGAIN, WE COME DOWN THERE. WE USUALLY HAVE A LOT OF GEAR WHEN WE GO OUT ON A BOAT. AND WE HAVE NO PLACE TO PARK. AND IT IS THE MARINA PARKING T LOT. PAYING $19.25 A FOOT NOW AND WE AT LEAST SHOULD HAVE A PERMANENT SPOT. YOU PUT PERMANENT PARKING ON THE GROUND BECAUSE PEOPLE WON'T PARK -- PERMANENT PARK. PUT MARINA PARKING THEY STILL MAY PARK THERE. AND I WANTED TO OPEN UP THE CONVERSATION, YOU KNOW. I THINK IT IS VALID. >>GERARD DECKER: DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS WHAT CAN BE E DONE? >> I THINK PERMITTED PARKING AND GET ONE PARKING SPOT PER SLIP OWNER. I KNOWING ABOUT ON A MARINA DOWN BY THE BRIDGE. THERE IS A SIGN THAT SAYS PARKING FOR SUCH AND SUCH FOR A LOT OF THE GUYS DOING CHARTERS. AND GETTING A PARKING SPOT. BUT NOT AS BIG OF A PROBLEM WITH NOSE MARINE HAS IN BECAUSE THEY HAVE MARINA PARKING. HERE WE HAVE DOWNTOWN PARKING MIXED IN WITH THE MARINA PA G PARKING. TO ME I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A SIGN THAT SAYS THAT MARINA PARKING AND ISSUE PERMITTED PARKING. >>GERARD DECKER: ANY COMMENTS? >> YEAH, ALONG -- I AGREE WITH WHAT HE IS SAYING. AND IF YOU GO DOWN THERE EVEN EARLY IN THE MORNING WATCH THE EMPLOYEES ON CENTER STREET GO UP AND PARK AND WALK UP ON CENTER STREET. AND THE OPERATION STARTS AT 8:00, THERE ARE NO PARKING PLACES ANYMORE BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF VOLUME OF CUSTOMERS THEY BRING. IF YOU HAVE TO COME DOWN THERE A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE DAY TO LOAD YOUR BOAT, YOU CAN'T. AND THIS PAST WEEKEND BEFORE THE NOR'EASTER IS THE MOST PEOPLE I HAVE EVER SEEN PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT. NOT A PARKING SPACE EVEN DOWN IN D. EVERYTHING WAS TAKEN FOR ABOUT THREE OR FOUR DAYS. THAT MANY TOURISTS ON THE ISLAND WITH COVID GETTING READY TO BREAK OUT AND I THINK IT IS GOING A BE A BIG PROBLEM, PARKING. >> YEAH, YOU KNOW, LIKE SCOTT SAID, IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND DOING BETTER AND MORE TOURISTS COMING HERE WHICH IS WHAT WE WANT. WE ARE KIND OF A TOURIST TOWN. >> THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM. >> ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM BUT KIND OF DOABLE BECAUSE THE VOLUME IS BAD, BUT NOW -- LIKE SCOTT SAID, THAT ONE SATURDAY, THE FIRST SATURDAY AFTER ALL THIS COLD WEATHER, THERE WASN'T A SPOT. IT WAS BASICALLY DOWN BY THE BATON COURT. I WAS LUCKY TO GET THAT SPOT. I HAD TO PARK OVER HERE AND UNLOAD MY VAN. THERE IS LIKE AN ORANGE CROSSHATCHED KIND OF CORNER SPOT AND I PARKED THERE AND PUT A NOTE ON MY DASHBOARD THAT I WILL COME BACK SO I WOULDN'T GET A TICKET. I UNLOADED MY VAN AND ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE AND BROUGHT MY VAN ALL -- I GOT DOWN TO THE BOAT AND SAID I FORGOT SOMETHING AND I HAD TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK. LIKE I SAID PAYING $19.25 A FOOT, I SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE A PARKING SPOT. ANY OTHER MARINA I WOULD HAVE A PARKING SPOT. IT IS A VALID ISSUE BECAUSE ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. LIKE SCOTT SAID, WHEN THE CRAIG HEAD FIRES UP FORGET ABOUT IT. AND BRETT'S, ANY TIME AFTER 11:30 TO 2:00. PEOPLE PARK AND GO TO BRETT'S. I KNOW THAT IF I DON'T GET THERE BEFORE 11:00 -- IT USED TO BE THAT -- IF I DIDN'T GET THERE BEFORE 11:00, I WOULDN'T GET A GOOD SPOT UNTIL 2:30. AND PEOPLE COMING OUT FOR LUNCH AS MANY SLIP OWNERS MAKE MARINA PARKING. >> ONE OTHER COMMENT DOWN ON PARKING LOT C, A MARINE TRUCK THAT HAS BEEN THERE ABOUT A YEAR AND HAS NOT MOVED. AND HAS A BUSTED WINDOW ON IT. >> ALSO PARKING LOT C. >> LITTLE SMALL TRUCK. >> YOU HAVE -- ON THE BOAR BOARDWALK, AN ABANDONED BOAT. A TRAILER THAT IS ABANDONED RIGHT THERE. A COVERED TRAIL THEIR IS SITTING THERE WITH NEW YORK TAGS THAT EX-FIRED IN 19 -- OFF VACANT CAR WITH NO TAG ON IT [00:10:05] AND A SAILBOAT THERE OVER SIX MONTHS. AND YOU PUT A BOAT IN THE WATER AND YOU PARK A TRAILER OVER IN THE PARKING LOT AND YOU LEAVE TO GO GET GAS OR SOMETHING ELSE YOU FORGOT, THEY ARE ADAMANT YOU MOVING THAT TRAILER AND THIS STUFF IS BLOCKING OUR BOARDWALK TO THE SUNSET. AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A TAG ON IT. THAT IS SIX PARKING SPACES THERE TOO THAT THE CITY COULD LEASE ON IT. HELP US OUT. I THINK YOUR ISSUE WILL BE WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION. I THINK IT WILL GET WORSE WITH THE HOTEL THERE THAT HAVEN'T EVEN OPENED YET. AND EVERYBODY GETTING COVID SHOTS. THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD Y YEAR. AND YOU BETTER BE PREPARED. MAYBE -- I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT DEGREE IS NATEED. 41 DESIGNATED PARKING AND TAKE AWAY A BUNCH. I DON'T THINK THAT -- I THINK PARKS AND RECREATION MIGHT BE THE ONE TO DISCUSS THIS. >> WE HEAR YOU. >> THAT'S I DIDN'T BROUGHT IT UP. >> AND I AM -- I KNOW WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE CITY WITH PUBLIC PARKING MAY PUT TIME LIMITS. THAT DOESN'T HELP US. >> OF COURSE. >> I THINK THAT THEY CAN'T JUST KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD AND PUBLIC PARKING. THAT'S TOO BAD. YOU ARE PAYING LIKE YOU SAID $19 SOMETHING A FOOT AND NO PARKING. I THINK IT IS ULTIMATELY -- BECAUSE I HAVE TO FALL BACK TO THE COMMISSION TO MAKE A DECISION ON THAT BECAUSE THAT IS A HIGH USE AREA AND THE WHOLE THING WITH THE WATERFRONT PARK AND ALL THIS. WE HAVE PLENTY OF PARKING. I DON'T SEE IT. I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. I THOUGHT THE SAME THING PARK IN ST. AUGUSTINE. BUT, YOU KNOW JUST BEWARE. IT ISN'T THE MARINA'S PARKING LOT. WE WILL HEAR THAT AND PUBLIC PARKING. AND THERE MAY BE SOMETHING LIKE A TIME -- SOMETHING THAT IS UNIFORM -- >> UNLESS THERE IS SOME WAY TO PUT A PERMIT FOR MARINA CUSTOMERS. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY WILL WORK IT OUT. I KNOW THE COMMISSIONERS DO A SPECIFIC STUDY BUT IN IS LIKE A SPECIFIC TOPIC THAT NEEDS ADDRESSING. THE PROBLEM IS NOT GOING TO GO AWAY AND THE BOATER -- PEOPLE COMPLAIN. IF WE CAN ONLY SAY -- I THINK WE ALL FEEL THE SAME WAY. WE HEAR YOU, BUT BIG HURDLES COMING UP FOR THAT PARKING LOT. I WISH THERE WAS A BETTER ANSWER. >> JUST LIKE THIS. WENT OASIS INDICATED THAT WE WERE COMPARABLE TO OTHER MARINE HAS IN, BUT THE OTHER MARINAS HAVE DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT WE DON'T HAVE. SO IF WE ARE GOING TO CHARGE $19.25 A FOOT AND BY GOD WE OUGHT TO GIVE THEM A PARKING SPOT, YOU WOULD THINK BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAD A PARKING SPOT FOR THE BOAT. >> LIKE A FULL SERVICE MARINA. >> LIKE A FULL-SERVICE MARINA. >> WE ARE PAYING A PREMIUM PRICE AND NOT GETTING A F FULL-SERVICE MARINA. >> YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE REALITY ON THIS. AND REALITY IS THAT -- THERE IS A LOT AND A LOT OF SPACE DOWN THERE BY THE MARINA. WE HAVE A SMALL NUMBER OF AVAILABLE SPACE FOR WHATEVER, LAND, FULL, THAT OTHER PLACES -- IT'S A REALITY OF OUR LIFE HERE. SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BALANCE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT MEANS WITH WHAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE. WE CAN'T MANUFACTURE LAND. WE ARE NOT GOING TO BUILD A PARKING GARAGE ANY TIME SOON. BUT FROM THE CONVERSATION, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A POSSIBLE INITIAL SOLUTION IS TO DESIGNATE AN AREA MAYBE OF TWO PARKING SPACES SIZE OR SOMETHING WHICH IS A LOADING, UNLOADING ZONE FOR SLIP OWNER. THAT MEANS YOU CAN'T LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE, BUT IF GIVES YOU A PLACE, LIKE YOU WERE SAYING -- THE BIG PROBLEM IS, I GOT TO PULL IN, LOAD AND UNLOAD MY STUFF AND LEAVE. AND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS WITH THIS PARK PLAN IN IS BEING DEVELOPED, ADEQUATE ACCESS FOR BOARDING AND OFF-LOADING CARGO TO THE BOATS IN THE MARINA. AND MAYBE WE CAN FIND THIS SMALL AREA THAT SAYS. >> WE ALREADY HAVE THAT BETWEEN THE -- THE TWO HANDICAPPED PLACES. CAN YOU -- ACCOUNT CITY MAKE YOU ALL PUT UNLOADING ZONE ONLY AND IN THE CURB TO DESIGNATED UNLOADING CURVE AND A PLACE TO UN LOAD LIKE WE DO AND FIND A PARKING PLACE AND IT IS DESIGNATED AND SOMETIMES SOME PEOPLE DO LEAVE A VEHICLE IN THERE AND THIS WILL HELP. UNLOADING ZONE, 20 MINUTES ONLY OR 10 MINUTES. >> WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU HAVE HANDICAPPED PEOPLE PARKING [00:15:01] THERE BECAUSE THE TWO HANDICAPPED SPOTS, AND THREE HANDICAPPED SPOTS ARE FULL. THE HANDICAPPERS ARE PARKED THERE TOO. >> NEEDS TO BE DESIGNATED. >> THE THING IS AS STAFF LIAISON, YOU CAN RELATE IT TO THE CITY COMMISSION -- THE CITY MANAGER OUR CONCERNS. AND THE OTHER THING, JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, THERE IS A HUGE AREA THAT THE TROLLEY CAN PARK. A PROTECTED AREA FOR TROLLEY PARKING. WE JUST DON'T HAVE MARINA PARKING. THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A WEIRD PRECEDENCE SET FOR DEDICATED PARKING FOR A TROLLEY RIGHT THERE BUT NOT LET MARINA CUSTOMERS. >> ABLE TO GET SOME SPACE. >> I AM NOT TRYING TO BEGRUDGE THE TROLLEY. THEY NEED THAT. I GET THAT. AN ABILITY TO MAKE THAT AVAILABLE IN THE PUBLIC AREA, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE CONSIDERATION FOR THE MARINA SINCE THERE IS ALREADY A PRECEDENT SET. >> LET'S KIND OF CONDENSE THIS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ACT ON. >> ONE OTHER ISSUE TOO THAT NEEDS TO BE THROWN ON THE PILE. AND THAT IS THE TOUR BUSES. WHEN THEY PULL IN HERE AND THEY BLOCK EVERYTHING AND THEY MAY SIT FOR AN HOUR. >> WHERE DO THEY PULL IN? >> PULL RIGHT THERE BY BRETT'S. AND THEY WILL STOP RIGHT BEHIND THE HANDICAPPED PLACE AND MAY BE TWO OR THREE OF THEM. AND WE HAVEN'T STARTED GIVING THE GROUPS BACK YET OUT AT THE PLANTATION AND THE RITZ, AND ONCE THEY START AGAIN AND COVID BREAKS FREE, IT WILL BE DOUBLE JAMMED WITH THOSE BUSS. >> DO WE WANT TO, PERHAPS, MAKE A MOTION OR SOMETHING TO RECOMMEND THAT THERE BE A MARKED DESIGNATED LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONE. >> I AM HAPPY TO REQUEST THAT. WE REQUEST A NO PARKING ZONE. >> FOR ALLEN'S POINT AND EVERYBODY THAT IS NOT THERE -- TAGS ARE EXPIRED AND THEY HAVEN'T MOVED, PD NEEDS TO BE CALLED. THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOME ENFORCEMENT. WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE TRAILER THERE IS AND PEOPLE ARE LEAVING STUFF OVER THERE AND HAVE THE ASSISTANCE OF THE PD OR WHOEVER CAN SUPERVISE THAT. >> A LOT OF NONBOAT TRAILER PARKED IN THE BOAT TRAILER PARKING. AND YOU HAVE BUSES THAT PULL IN. BECAUSE I PERSONALLY HAVE CALLED THE CITY POLICE TO THEIR NONEMERGENCY NUMBER TO REPORT IT. AND NOBODY SHOWED UP TO GIVE THEM A TICKET. I HAVEN'T DONE IT RECENTLY, BUT I HAVE DONE IT IN THE PAST. I HAVE GIVEN UP NOW. >> SO MAYBE -- ONE THING IS TO DESIGNATE A LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONE AND KEEP IT AS FREE AS WE CAN FOR EVERYONE'S USE. MAYBE THE OTHER ONE IS WHENEVER THIS WATERFRONT PARK NEXT PHASE OF PLANNING OCCURS AND I DON'T KNOW THE TIMEFRAME OF THAT, MAYBE THAT NEEDS TO BE BECOME A MAJOR PRIORITY HOW WE ARE GOING TO HANDLE THE PARKING NEEDS OF USERS OF THE MARINA. >> THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED BEFORE. THIS ADVISORY BOARD ABOUT THAT. AND THE CONCERN WAS HURRICANE LOADING AND UNLOADING THOSE BOATS. >> WE SORT OF MADE THIS ISSUE KNOWN. I GUESS WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAMMER CONTINUE TO. LET'S AT LEAST MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NOTION OF TRYING TO DESIGNATE A LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONE AND TRY. I DON'T WANT TO CREATE MORE WORK FOR YOU, BUT IT MIGHT INVOLVE ONE OF YOUR FOLKS PERIODICALLY TELLING SOMEBODY I NEED TO YOU MOVE YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU ARE NOT LOADING. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT OR NOT. TO WHATEVER EXTENT. I DON'T WANT TO MAKE YOU AN ENFORCER OR YOUR PEOPLE ARE AN ENFORCER. >> A PUBLIC PARKING LOT. AT WHAT POINT CAN WE ACTUALLY ENFORCE. >> YOU CAN SIMPLY ASK. YOU CAN'T FORCE ANYTHING. THE WORD "ENFORCE" IS WRONG. >> TIME LIMIT SIGN. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. WE WERE TALKING EARLIER, ME AND TAYLOR." WE HAVE THAT UNLOADING ZONE AD NOT MARKED. NOBODY REALLY KNOWS WHAT THAT IS AND IF WE HAVE LOADING ZONE PAINTED ON THERE AND UNLOADING ONLY 20 MINUTES, AT LEAST YOU HAVE SOMETHING. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT IS TOTALLY UNPOLICED. AND I THINK -- JUST TO -- TO COME BACK ON WHAT WAS SAID EARLIER, I THINK WE HAVE PLENTY OF PARKING FOR THE MARINA. THE PROBLEM IS IT IS NOT BEING UTILIZED FOR MARINA PARKING. UTILIZED FOR EMPLOYEE PARKING. YOU HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT PARK THERE AND THEY ARE THERE ALL DAY UNTIL THEY GET OUT OF WORK AND THIS IS NOT THE PARKING LOT FOR THEM. YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE OVER HERE. PLENTY OF PLACES TO PARK. AND THE WORST WAY TO PARK THEIR CARS WHEN THEY ARE WORKING. [00:20:04] I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WORK DOWN HERE, FRIENDS OF M MINE, IT IS NOT BEING UTILIZED FOR THE MARINA PARKING. AT THE MARINA -- IT FALLS ON THE PARKS AND YOU EDUCATED ME ON THAT. >> GREAT. TAYLOR, ARE YOU GOING TO TALK TO THE CITY ON THIS. >> LET'S MOVE ON. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS. [6.1 MAINTENANCE DREDGING - FREQUENCY AND SCHEDULE] VERY IMPORTANT. LET'S GO ON TO ITEM 6. OF A CONTINUING ITEM. I SAW OR READ SOMEWHERE OF A LETTER THAT ONE OF OUR EXECUTIVES HAVE SENT TO THE CITY -- I AM NOT SURE WHO THE ADDRESSEE WAS REGARDING THE SILTING GETTING POINT WHERE IT MAY IMPACT THE ABILITY TO LEASE OUT PART OF THE MARINA. >> WE SUBMITTED A LETTER TO THE CITY MANAGER AND IT WAS ADDRESSED IN THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING LAST WEEK. AND THEY MADE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD AND UTILIZE THE FUNDS. >> THAT HAS GOT TO BE SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE, I THINK? SOME WAY AWAY. >> THE GRANT IS BEING APPLIED FOR AND STILL WORKING WITH LORELEI ON THAT. >> IF I CAN PIGGY BACK ON THAT. >> WE HAVE A DISCUSSION THAT ONGOING EFFORTS CONTINUING WITH THE PERMITS AND KEEPING THAT ROLLING AT -- >> CORRECT -- >> -- OF ALL COSTS. [6.2 WELCOME SIGNAGE - FERNANDINA HARBOR MARINA] ANY OTHER COMMENT ON THAT ITEM? ON TO 6.2. THE WELCOME SIGNAGE. YES, SIR? >>TAYLOR FITZSIMMONS: PROOF HAS BEEN SELECTED AND OF HISTORIC CITY GUIDELINES AND WE WILL GET DIFFERENT OPTIONS TO LOOK AT THAT SIMILAR NOTE NOT RELATED TO THE SIGNAGE AT THE TOP OF THE MARINA. MR. BLANCHARD ASKED BEFORE TO HAVE STICKERS FOR OUR MOORING BOUNDARY MARKERS. AND THOSE HAVE BEEN PICKED UP. WE NEED TO GET TWO OF THE MOORING BOUNDARY MARKERS REINSTALLED. >> WHAT WAS REINSTALLED. >> TWO THAT CAME OUT BECAUSE OF THE TIDES. >> THE ONLY REASON I ASK SO THEY WILL INSPECT. >> YES. >> WHERE IS THIS WELCOME SIGNAGE GOING TO BE PLACED? HAVE WE DECIDED ON THAT? WHERE IT WILL BE PHYSICALLY PLACED IN THE MARINE AREA? >>TAYLOR FITZSIMMONS: HAVEN'T BEEN A DECISION ON IT AND FIRST NEED TO GET THE PROOF AND SOMETHING THAT WE AND THE CITY AGREE UPON. >> I AM ASSUMING SOMETHING OF SOME SIZE. >>TAYLOR FITZSIMMONS: AFTER IT IS APPROVED MAY HAVE TO INVOLVE THE CITY'S HISTORIC SATURDAY AND MAY BE A PLACE THAT WE CAN OR CANNOT PUT IT. >> DO WE NEED THE HISTORIC DISTRICT REALLY TO APPROVE IT? IS THAT PART OF THE DEAL? >> ANY OPTIONS THAT YOU COME UP WITH THAT WE CAN SEE? >>TAYLOR FITZSIMMONS: I DON'T HAVE ANY LEFT. STICKERS MADE BUT HAVEN'T HAD THAT SUBMITTED TO YOU YET. >> IF YOU DO GET SOME PROOFS, TO CIRCULATE THEM TO THE BOARD. >>TAYLOR FITZSIMMONS: WITHIN THEY COME THROUGH, I CAN CIRCULATE IT AND DO IT WITH MY WEEKLY REPORT. >> THANK YOU. THAT IS OLD BUSINESS. LET'S MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS. >> CAN I ASK ONE QUESTION BEFORE WE MOVE ON A POINT OF ORDER OR MAYBE READJUST THE AGENDA. BUT WE DID COMMIT A WHILE AGO TO ALWAYS HAVE -- WHETHER IT WAS REALLY NOT MUCH TO TALK ABOUT OR A LOT TO TALK ABOUT, BUT THE MOORING FIELD WAS ALWAYS ON OLD BUSINESS AND I AM NOT SURE IF OASIS WILL TALK ABOUT IT IN THE MARINA MANAGER REPORT BUT STATUS OF FUEL WAS CARRIED OVER IN OLD BUSINESS. >> FUEL WILL BE ADDRESSED IN MY MINUTES. >> ADDRESS IN THE MANAGER'S. AND THE MOORING FIELD WAS ALWAYS COMMITTED -- ARE WE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS? >> ANYTHING SPECIFIC ON THE MOORING FIELD. >> AN ITEM THAT WE COMMITTED TO CARRY OVER WITH THE MOORING FIELD. IF THERE WAS AN ITEM NOT COMPLETE OR -- >> EXCUSE ME -- >> SOMETHING INVOLVING DREDGING UNTIL IT GETS COMPLETED AND DONE. >> WE HAVE NOTHING TODAY BUT WE KEEP IT AS A BOOKMARK IN THE MEETING. YOU WANT TO ADD THAT AS AN AGENDA ITEM. >> I AM BRINGING UP AWARENESS WHETHER WE WANT TO -- WE TALKED OF THE DECOMMISSIONING OF THE CHANNEL. ITEMS OF THAT SEEM TO BE OF HIGH CONCERN AND WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THEM THAT MUCH THEY GO OFF THE RADAR AND WE KIND OF MAKE EPISODIC AGAIN. YOU THOUGHT IN THE INTEREST OF NOT MAKING IT EPISODIC WE WOULD [00:25:01] KEEP IT ON AND TALK ABOUT IT NO MATTER LITTLE OR SOMETHING GREAT TO SAY ABOUT IT. >> WHY DON'T WE DISCUSS FOR THE NEXT AGENDA. ADD AN AGENDA ITEM UNDER OLD BUSINESS. WHAT DID YOU WANT TO CALL IT, PAUL? >>PAUL LORE: THE CHANNEL AND MOORING FIELD. IF THE FUEL STATUS IS ALL GOING TO BE REPORTED, I AM FINE WITH THAT. >> DREDGING A GOOD ONE TO PUT ON. LORE LORE JUST SO DREDGING -- >> CAN I MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR EVERY MEETING ON THE AGENDA IS THE FEMA -- THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THAT CHANNEL AND THE MOORING FIELD. OTHERWISE, YOU ARE CORRECT, IT WILL DISAPPEAR IN THE NOISE. >> MAKE ONE AGENDA ITEM -- >> THAT REASONABLE? >> THAT BRINGS IT ALL TOGETHER. >> TO CAPTURE IT. >> SO THAT WILL HAPPEN ON THE NEXT MEETING AGENDA. BUT WHILE WE ARE IN THAT AREA AND WE HAVEN'T LEFT OLD BUSINESS YET, WHY DON'T WE -- DO WE HAVE ANYTHING WE WANT TO DISCUSS REGARDING THAT. LET'S SAY TSUNAMI IT IS ON THE AGENDA. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOORING FIELD OR THE STATUS OF FEMA. >> THE ONLY THING WE KNOW FROM OUR FEMA IS FROM OUR CITY CITY COMMISSIONERS HERE. MAYBE THEY HAVE AN UPDATE FOR US. >> WAITING FOR FEMA. >> THERE YOU GO. >> WHAT IS THE TIME OFF THIS TO RESPOND? HOW MANY DAYS? ALREADY 90 DAYS -- >> THEY PASSED IT. >> 90 DAYS PLUS. >> WHAT DO WE DO, IGNORE IT. >> BRING TO THE PODIUM. >> I DON'T KNOW. THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF ACTION THAT CAN BE TAKEN AGAINST -- >> DO WE WANT TO ASK COMMISSIONER ROSS TO COME TO THE PODIUM? >> THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. >> DOES COMMISSIONER ROSS WANT TO COME TO THE PODIUM? [LAUGHTER] >> CHIP ROSS, SO HOW CAN I HELP YOU? >> WHAT I AM TRYING DO IS FIND OUT -- THE STATUS OF FEMA. SECOND, WHAT -- >> THE STATUS OF FEMA -- >> WHAT IS THE OPTION WE HAVE WHEN THEY FAIL TO MEET -- >> FIRST QUESTION, WE ARE WAITING FOR FEMA TO RESPOND. WE CHECK ABOUT EVERY TWO WEEKS. AND THEY SAY WE ARE WORKING ON IT. >> NORMALLY THERE IS A LEGAL WAY OF GETTING AROUND ANY TIME SOMEBODY FAILS TO DO WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. >> A LOT OF OPTIONS BUT NONE OF THEM ARE GOOD. >> SAY AGAIN? >> THERE ARE SOME OPTIONS, BUT NONE OF THEM ARE GOOD. >> I KNEW IN THE PAST THAT FEMA HAS BEEN SUED FOR FAILURE TO AGREE WITH WRITTEN REGULATION AND HAVE LOST BIG TIME. >> WELL, WE GOT ENOUGH LITIGATION GOING ON AT THE MOMENT. >> YES. >> I -- I TELL YOU WHAT. I WILL CHECK -- I WILL GET YOU SPECIFICS AND BRING IT BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING. >> THANK YOU, SIR, APPRECIATE IT. >> YEAH, FEMA -- HANGING OUT THERE. ANYTHING ELSE REGARDING THE MOORING FIELD AND DREDGING, ANYTHING WE WANT TO DISCUSS AS PART OF THIS NEW AGENDA ITEM? PAUL? >>PAUL LORE: NO. I JUST DON'T WANT IT TO BE WHERE WE HAVE ITEMS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT TO US. >>GERARD DECKER: YOU WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THE DISCUSSION ON THE CHANNEL? >> WORKING ON GETTING THE CHANNEL ESTABLISHED. IT IS GOING TO BE OCEAN HIGHWAY AND PORT AUTHORITY. >> IF I MAY ADD IN, I THINK WE SHOULD KEEP BEING AN IRRITANT ON THAT. THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE BEEN FIGHTING HARD, A LONG TIME, WHICH AS WE ALL KNOW, IT IS PRETTY DYSFUNCTIONAL BUT I DON'T THINK IT IS ANY REASON FOR US TO NOT PUT THE PUBLIC PRESSURE ON POINTS THAT WE WANT TO DO. I THINK THAT IS A TOPIC THAT DEFINITELY NEED TO BE TALKED ABOUT A LOT. THE PORT AUTHORITY NEEDS TO REPRESENT US AND QUIT FIGHTING THE CITY AND WE ARE ACTUALLY PART OF THE COUNTY IN CASE THEY FORGOT. I WANT TO HAVE A CONTINUING CONVERSATION WITH THE PORT AUTHORITY WITH REGARDS TO THIS. >> CAN WE MOVE ON FROM THAT. >> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. >>GERARD DECKER: ITEM -- 7.2. COMMERCIAL OFFICER LANDING FEE. [7.1 FERNANDINA HARBOR MARINA - COMMUNITY ROLE AND VALUE] >> YOU SKIPPED 7.1. >>GERARD DECKER: COMMUNITY ROLE AND VALUE. YOU ARE RIGHT, I DID. I APOLOGIZE. THE 7.1 COMMUNITY ROLE AND VALUE. YES, SIR. >> I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT ON. I THINK IT MIGHT BE INTERESTING TO HAVE A WORKSHOP. [00:30:04] I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO HAVE EXTRA MEETINGS BUT INVITING MERCHANTS, DOWNTOWN AND OTHER AREAS, CHAMBER AND TDC TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION OF THE VALUE OF THE MARINA TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. AND I THINK INSTEAD OF TRYING TO DO IT IN A REGULAR MEETING, WE MIGHT NEED TO DO IT IN A WORKSHOP, BUT THAT IS JUST THE TOPIC ALONE. I THROW THAT OUT THERE BECAUSE THAT IS A GOOD TOPIC TO HAVE. >>GERARD DECKER: THAT HAS COME UP WITH US THE THOUGHT OF HAVING WORKSHOP. I GUESS WE SHOULD DISCUSS THAT. THE PURPOSE OF HAVING WORKSHOP TO SPEND MORE TIME DISCUSSING IT? OR SOMETHING THAT TAKES MORE TIME THAT WE WANT TO DEVOTE T TOO? >> I THINK SO. BECAUSE STAKEHOLDERS, THE PEOPLE WE WANT TO HEAR THE MESSAGE, THE MERCHANTS, THEY ARE NOT HERE. WE DON'T HAVE THE CHAMBER SITTING HERE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION. WE DON'T HAVE T DC SAYING THAT IS NOT OUR PROBLEM. NOT THAT, WE JUST NEED TO TRY TO INVITE THEM TO LOOK AT THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE MARINA AND THE MERCHANT COMMUNITY CAN DO TOGETHER. REALIZE THE VALUE OF THE MA MARINA. WE BURDEN TAXPAYERS A LOT BUT LET THEM BE AWARE THERE IS INVESTMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE MARINA HAS GREAT DOLLAR VALUE IN RETURN AND I DON'T THINK TO BE HONEST WITH YOU THEY GET IT BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T PUSH THIS FORWARD. >> NORMALLY A COMMUNITY W WORKSHOP IS SORT OF LIGHTLY ATTENDED UNLESS IT IS SOME EARTH-SHATTERING EVENT LIKE THE NOISE ORDINANCE AND SOMETHING LIKE THAT. MAYBE SO MUCH A WORKSHOP OR SOME KIND OF COMMUNITY FORUM WE WANT TO HAVE TO HAVE INPUT AND REACTION FROM PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, I GUESS ECHO WHAT COLEMAN SAID. THE AMERICAN CRUISE LINE. PEOPLE FROM THAT VESSEL WALK DOWNTOWN AND THESE LITTLE ST STORES THEY SPEND A LOT OF MONEY. NO CHEAP DRIVE FOR HERE TO CHARLESTON. A LOT OF RECOGNITION FOR FERNANDINA MARINA AND FERNANDINA BEACH. ONE PRIME EXAMPLE WHAT THE MARINA DOES TO THE CITY. >> AN ASSET TO THE COUNTY. A LOT OF PEOPLE USE THIS MARINA THAT ARE NOT CITY PEOPLE, BUT THEY ARE COUNTY PEOPLE AND THAT NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED TOO. >> I GUESS WHAT I AM SAYING AND THE REASON I MENTION THE TERM "WORKSHOP." A PROCEDURAL WAY THAT A DECISION -- LEGALLY ABLE TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION AND ASK AND INVITE PEOPLE TO COME IN AND JUST ADDRESS THIS. THAT IS THE MECHANISM. >> LET'S THINK -- I WILL MAKE AN OBSERVATION THOUGH THAT IS THE LOCAL MEDIA HAS RECENTLY -- AND I AM SURE YOU HAVE ALL SEEN IT DONE VERY FAVORABLE PR ABOUT THE MARINA. A PIECE ABOUT TAYLOR AND A PEACE ABOUT THE MARINA AND I THINK THAT PART OF THIS GAINING AWARENESS PROGRAM WHICH IS WHAT YOU ARE REALLY TALKING ABOUT, I THINK, IS THAT WE NEED TO REACH OUT TO THE LOCAL MEDIA AND INVITE THEM TO -- >> THEY ARE SITTING RIGHT HERE. >> INVITE TO YOU -- WE ARE NOT THE IMPORTANT PEOPLE, BUT HIGHLIGHT THE GOOD THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE MARINA AND THINGS LIKE THE CRUISE LINE, HOW IT BRINGS TOURISTS AND, THEREFORE, MONEY TO THE CITY. SO I THINK ARTICLES OR PIECES OR WHATEVER IS -- WHATEVER MEDIA CAN DO IS NOTHING BUT HELPFUL. AND I THINK THAT THE LAST COUPLE OF PIECES WERE VERY G GOOD. >> SPRINKLE TO SAY, YES. ECHO THAT -- DOING GREAT JOB WITH THAT. >> WE NEED TO INVITE THE MEDIA TO PLEASE TO THE THE HORN ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL ASSET THAT WE HAVE. BECAUSE -- MOST OF WHAT WE HEAR ABOUT THE ARENA IS HOW DEEP IN DEBT WE ARE AND HOW MUCH -- ALL THIS AND THAT. >> CHANNEL 4 ADVERTISE IT AND PUT IT OUT. ON THE NEWS. NATIONAL NEWS. THAT WAS GOOD. >> SO -- WE DON'T HAVE A P R AGENCY AND WE NEEDS TO PR CAMPAIGN OF WHAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT. AND ASK THE PEOPLE IF WE CAN, THE LOCAL MEDIA, THE BLOG RIDERS OR ANYBODY WITH A FOLLOWING ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA SCENE TO EXTOL THE VIRTUES. >> CAN I SPEAK? >> PLEASE. >> SOUTH 7TH STREET. [00:35:01] , FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA. WE HAVE BASICALLY -- WE ADVERTISE A LOT FOR TOURISM. WHY CAN'T THE MARINA BE ON THAT FOR ADVERTISE SOMETHING WHAT YOU ARE SAYING TO ME. I AM LISTENING TO YOU AND I THOUGHT WE WOULD ADD TO THAT. WE SPEND -- BASICALLY BED TAX THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ADVERTISING ALL THIS GREAT STUFF. WHY NOT ADVERTISE MARINA. A LOT OF PEOPLE COME IN HERE BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY THAT THE MARINA HAS TO DOWNTOWN AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE PART OF -- PART OF FERNANDINA'S AD CAMPAIGN. AND AGAIN -- >> IT IS NOT THE CITY, THE TDC. >> THE COUNTY FUNK. >> AND THE CHAMBER. WE COULD KIND OF REEDUCATE THEM BECAUSE THEY WILL REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS. THIS IS A CARROT, NOT A STICK. >> RIGHT. HONESTLY THE MARINA IS THE JEWEL OF FERNANDINA. IT IS WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER TOWN. LIKE ST. AUGUSTINE. THE PROXIMITY THAT ST. AUGUSTINE HAS TO THE WATER AND PUNTA GORDA. ANOTHER CITY IF YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN TO. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE PART OF OUR ADVERTISEMENT TO -- >> A WHOLE LOT EASIER TO GET INTO THAN ST. AUGUSTINE ON THAT ROAD. >> SO I THINK, AGAIN, IF THE IDEA IS TO HAVE SOME SORT OF SESSION WHERE WE TRY TO BRAINSTORM HOW TO GET THE MEDIA TO -- TO EXTOL THE VIRTUES AND THE TDC, I THINK THAT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN SPEND SOME TIME ON. AND DO THAT. >> AND I -- FROM TAYLOR FROM OASIS BECAUSE I DO KNOW WHEN THE CONTRACT IS COMING UP TO BID, AND THERE WERE ALL THE DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT CAME OUT, OASIS HAD A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE -- IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY WAY OF I THINK YOU WERE ALL GOING TO ADVERTISE THE MARINA. I WOULD LIKE TO -- WOULD LIKE TO REFRESH THAT. WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THAT. AND I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO SEE IT -- SEE WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE. >> TAYLOR, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, DO YOU MEET WITH THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANT ASSOCIATION LADY THAT -- THE ONE THAT HEADS THAT UP NOW? >>TAYLOR FITZSIMMONS: NO. >> THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY, I THINK. HER AND THE GUILD, THE TDC. I WOULD THINK THAT OASIS SHOULD BE TALKING TO THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS PUTTING IN PLUGS AND TRYING TO GET IN THE ADVERTISING SIDE OF IT NOT SIMPLY FOR OASIS AND THE MARINA. >> I ABSOLUTELY AGREE THAT OASIS CAN DO A LOT OF THE LEGWORK FOR US. REMEMBER WE CAN BE THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE ARE REPRESENTING AND ADD A LOT OF SUPPORT TO THIS. MAYBE IF I CAN SUGGEST ON THE CONCEPT OF A WORKSHOP, IF YOU CAN ASK CITY CLERK OR CITY MANAGER HOWEVER YOU GO FORWARD. IF YOU CAN FLIP THIS IDEA WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO. I KNOW A SCHEDULING ISSUE AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT MAYBE COME BACK AND REPORT BACK AND SAY, HEY, WE CAN DO A WORKSHOP AT SOME POINT IN TIME AND CHECK OUR SCHEDULES. >> FIND THE VARIABILITY IN HERE BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE IT HAS TO BE HELD. THE AVAILABILITY FROM THE -- >> IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE HERE. IT HAS TO BE AT A PUBLIC FACILITY, IF I AM CORRECT. CITY COMMISSIONERS GO TO THE GOLF COURSE, FOR EXAMPLE. AND THERE ARE -- SOME FLEXIBILITY OUTSIDE THE CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS AND LET'S ASK THE CITY CLERK -- OR CITY MANAGER WHAT -- IF SCHEDULING WILL HOLD THINGS UP, LET'S WORK THROUGH THAT. YEAH, I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT HERE TOO, BUT LET'S FIND WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY THAT IS SAFE AND PROFICIENT WITH THE CITY. >> I THINK THAT IS A GOOD USE OF THE WORKSHOP TOO. >> RIGHT. >> OKAY. -- >> MR. ROSS HAS A QUESTION. >> I AM ON THE TDC, SO WHAT IS IT -- I AM LITTLE CONFUSED. WHAT IS IT YOU WANT? >> EDUCATION TO START WITH. I DON'T THINK THE TDC SEES ANY -- >> ANYTHING SPECIFICALLY. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE MARINA IN THEIR ADVERTISING. >> OKAY. >> I DON'T EVER SEE A PICTURE OF THE MARINA UP FRONT AND CENTER IN ANY THE TDC'S ADVERTISEMENTS. >> I AM GOING TO GO A LITTLE DEEPER. WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH? >> WHAT I THINK WE NEED TO DO IS HAVE THE MERCHANT COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND TO A GREATER DEPTH THE VALUE OF THE MARINA TO THEIR BUSINESSES. I DON'T THINK THEY SEE THE BENEFITS. AND THE REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE THERE IS -- THERE IS [00:40:01] ALWAYS -- WELL, THIS HERE. YOU KNOW IT'S HERE. IT IS AN AFTERTHOUGHT AND NOT REALLY -- I THINK THEY LOOK AT THE MARINA@AS NOT AN ADVANTAGE. I DON'T HEAR THINKING FROM TDC, LIKE HE SAYS IS PART OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY. >> YOU KIND OF MIXING THINGS A LITTLE BIT HERE IT SEEMS LIKE TO ME. THERE IS A QUESTION THAT THE DOWNTOWN MERE COMMANDS DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT THE MARINA BRINGS THEM VALUE? ARE WE SAYING -- THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS, RIGHT, THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF THE MARINA TO THEIR BUSINESS? >> NOT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT. >> YOU WANT US TO EDUCATE THEM. >> I DO. AND TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN GET -- WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES TO THEM. I WORKED HERE 40 YEARS AND I HAVE SEEN HOW LITTLE THE MARINA IS APPRECIATED BY THE MERCHANTS BECAUSE THEY DON'T REALIZE HOW THE INFLUENCE IT COULD BE. >> IS THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE -- YOU WANT A CHAIR? [LAUGHTER] PHOTOS THAT COME TO IN FOR WEEKENDS THAT THEY NOT ONLY RENT A SLIP, BUT THEY RENT A ROOM AT THE HAMPTON. AND THEY BUY DINNER DOWN THE STREET. SO THE WHOLE CITY IS GAINING FROM THIS MARINA AND WE ARE PUTTING HEADS IN BEDS AND S SHOWCASE AND LET THE PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING. WHAT THE MARINA DOES FOR THE COMMUNITY. NOT JUST A MUD PIT FOR A MONEY MAKER FOR DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS. >> THAT'S FINE. BUT WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH? WHAT IS IT -- SO THEY -- YOU ARE WONDERFUL. WHAT THE DIFFERENCE? >> I THINK THE -- THE TAXPAYER -- >> I AM SORRY? >> EDUCATE THE TAXPAYER THERE ARE POSITIVE THING ABOUT THE MARINA. I THINK THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. >> THEY ARE THE ONES INVESTING TAX DOLLARS ULTIMATELY, AND THEY DON'T THINK THAT ANY THAT INVESTMENT SEEMS TO BE VERY VALUABLE I GET THE SENSE. >> IF YOU SAY "EDUCATE THE TAXPAYERS." THE TDC DOESN'T TALK TO THE LOCAL TAXPAYERS. THE TDC TALKS TO THE WIDE WORLD AND THEIR JOB TO BRING THE WIDE WORLD HERE. >> DO THEY DO THAT FOR THE MARINA? >> THEIR JOB IS TO GO OUT AND BRING THE WIDER WORLD TO SEE THE WONDERS OF FERNANDINA. >> PUT HEADS IN BEDS. >> AND WHICH ARE A PART -- THE MARINA IS PART OF AMELIA ISLAND AND I DON'T THINK IT EVER COMES UP IN ANY OF THEIR STUFF TO THE TOURISTS OR THE LOCALS THAT COME FROM OUT IN THE COUNTY. >> WELL, THAT IS A QUESTION. IS THERE ANY -- DOES THE EXISTENCE OF THE MARINA REPRESENT ANY PR, ADVERTISING VALUE THAT THE TDC CAN EXPLOIT? THAT IS THE QUESTION. >> TO DO WHAT? >> SEE THAT IS THE WHOLE THING UP IF -- I HAVE A CONCERN. BECAUSE -- MAYBE IT IS A RHETORICAL QUESTION, BUT I THINK THE PROBLEM IS, IT SORT OF SPEAKS VOLUMES. WHAT DO YOU WANT? WHAT CAN YOU DO? WE NEED TO HAVE RECOGNITION FROM THE MERCHANT COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE A VALUABLE ASSET. >> AND YOU SAY WE DON'T HAVE THAT? >> I DON'T THINK SO. SOMEBODY SAYS OH, BY THE WAY, THE MARINA, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM. THAT MAY BE A SECONDARY CONVERSATION. BUT THE MARKETING TOOLS SHOULD BE PUSHING US. >> THE BEST SUNSET THAT THE ISLAND HAS TO OFFER. AND THE SUNSET, THE BEST SUNSET PARK AND HARBOR MARINA. >> I UNDERSTAND ALL OF THAT AND DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. SO THEY RECOGNIZE. IF YOU WANT THE MERCHANTS TO RECOGNIZE THEM, I SUGGEST YOU GO TALK TO THEM. HAVE A CONVERSATION. >> I DON'T THINK MERCHANTS ARE GOING TO COME TO A WORKSHOP. THAT IS UP TO YOU. >> BECAUSE? >> THEY HAVE A -- >> WHY WOULD THEY COME? >> BECAUSE THE MARINA IS NOT THAT VALUABLE IN THEIR MARKET SOMETHING IN. >> BUT IT DOESN'T -- >> THEY DON'T APPRECIATE THE VALUE OF THE MARINA. >> I AM SURE THEY ALL APPRECIATE IT. >> NOT ENOUGH TO COME TO THE MEETING? >> YOU WILL HAVE TO ASK THEM. >> HOW MUCH IT IMPROVES THE TAX BASE HAVING THE MARINA THERE BECAUSE OF ALL THE CUSTOMERS FROM THE BOATS GOING TO THE RESTAURANTS AND INCREASES THE SALES, INCREASES THE TAX. PEOPLE BUILD RESTAURANTS BECAUSE THEY KNOW THERE ARE PATRON HERE AND WANT BE HERE IF IT WASN'T BE FOR THE MARINA AND YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN DOLLARS AND CENTS BECAUSE OTHERWISE PEOPLE WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. >> I DO AGREE AND I THINK WE [00:45:01] NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT PROBLEM WE ARE TRYING TO SOLVE. >> IF I CAN ADD. I THINK YOU ALL ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND I SEE A LITTLE BIT WHERE MR. ROSS, DR. ROSS IS COMING FROM. BUT I THINK IT IS THE WAY THAT WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT DOING IT. WHAT WE DO IS ONE OF US CREATE A RELATIONSHIP WITH MAIN STREET. I THINK A LOT OF US CREATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE BUSINESS MERCHANTS. TRY TO REACH OUT TO THEM IN A DIFFERENT WAY. MAYBE INVITE THEM TO A MEETING. AND SOMEHOW GET SOME COLLABORATION WITH THEM TO GO TO THE TDC TO EXPECT THAT, I THINK IS NOT -- IT IS NOT NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO GO ABOUT IT. >> NOT THEIR JOB. >> IF I LOOK AT THE TDC IN A SIMPLE WAY VEHICLE WHERE TAX DOLLARS ARE CREATED ON THIS ISLAND TO BE USED AS WE HAVE SEEN FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. MAYBE THE BETTER WAY TO LOOK AT THEM IS, THEY CAN INCLUDE THE MARINA IN SOME OF THEIR ADVERTISEMENTS WHEN THEY DO CREATE AN ADVERTISEMENT, TO CHAMPION THAT MARINA, TO S SHOWCASE IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT ALSO REALLY ASK YOURSELF IF YOU HAVE ASKED IT IN THE PAST WHAT HAS THE TDC DONE TO CONTRIBUTE LITTLE BIT FINANCIALLY TO THAT MARINA AND IT HAS BEEN ZERO. >> I CAN ANSWER THIS. FIRST OF ALL, THE TDC'S MAJOR FUNCTION IS NOT TO PROVIDE REVENUE FOR THE COUNTY. 90% OF THE BUDGET GOES TO -- WHAT THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY DOING IS MARKETING AND BRINGING TOURISTS HERE. >> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, DR. ROSS, THE TDC HAS CONTRIBUTED THOUGH -- THEY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE MUSEUM, HAVEN'T THEY, FOR REFURBISHMENT? >> THEY HAVE. >> SO WE ARE ASKING -- >> THEY ARE CONSTRICTED BY LAW -- YOU MIGHT WANT TO TALK TO GAIL. >> ER IN RESTRICTED BY LAW WHAT THEY CAN AND CANNOT. >> THEY DO GIVE TO THE CITY AND THE MARINA IS PART OF THE CITY. >> NOT THE TDC THAT MAKES THAT DECISION BUT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. >> AND AGAIN ALL THIS COMES FROM HOW PEOPLE, I THINK, IF YOU WANT TO USE THE RIGHT WORD "LOBBY." HOW PEOPLE WILL BRING OTHER PEOPLE AND OTHER GROUPS TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS. >> ASKING THE TD C TO GO OUT IS NOT A WAY TO GO ABOUT IT. >> YEARS AGO A PLAN TO PUT A WEB SITE. A FREE WEB SITE FOR THE CITY, BUT WE CAN RESTRICT IT JUST FOR THE MARINA, WHERE ON THAT FLASH PAGE OF YOUR MARINA, THERE WOULD BE RESTAURANTS AND EVERYTHING THAT THE LOCAL RESTAURANTS WOULD PAY FOR, ADVERTISING SO EVERY BOAT IN THAT MARINA, WHEN THEY TURN ON THE WEB, THEY GET ADVERTISING FOR EACH AND EVERY ADVERTISING FOR RESTAURANT AROUND HERE. BY THE TIME WE PLANNED THIS THING, EVERY RESTAURANT WAS ABLE TO FUND THAT WEB SITE. SO FREE TO THE CITY. NOW THERE IS NO ATLANTA OASIS COULDN'T DO SOMETHING SIMILAR. >> WE ARE DOING IT WITH A CUSTOM PUBLICATION MAGAZINE WHICH SHOULD BE IN HAND WITHIN A WEEK AND PAID ADVERTISERS. >> IS IT ON A WEB SITE? >> IT IS NOT ON THE WEB SITE. >> QUESTION FOR YOU BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN. CHIP, THE TDC PUTS OUT A DISCOVER MAGAZINE. RIGHT. THEY PUT A MAGAZINE THEY GIVE OUT TO ALL OF THE CONVENTIONS. >> I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE A MAGAZINE. THEY DO LOTS OF ADVERTISING. >> THEY HAVE A MAGAZINE. >> I WILL TAKE YOUR WORD OF IT. >> POSSIBLE TO DO A SHOWCASE OF THE MARINA AS ONE OF ATTR ATTRACTIONS LIKE THEY DID WITH OTHER PLACES. >> I WILL BRING IT UP WITH MR. LANGLEY. I WILL CALL HIM TOMORROW. >> IT IS AN ATTRACTION. IT IS NOT IN THERE -- BUT OTHER SLOTS ONE STEP FORWARD TO GET WHAT WE WANT. >> YOU MIGHT WANT TO INVITE THE MAIN STREET DIRECTOR TO YOUR MEETING. >> COMMISSIONER ROSS, WHEN IS THE NEXT TDC MEETING? >> THEY ONLY MEET ONCE A QUARTER, DON'T THEY? >> I WANT TO SAY NEXT WEEK, BUT I AM NOT SURE. >> A DISCUSSION THAT I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE IT AT EACH MEETING AND MIGHT BE THE WAY TO ACCOMPLISH IT AT THE WORKSHOP IS DELVE INTO THIS A LITTLE BIT. MY TAKEAWAY FROM THIS CONVERSATION IS AN ACTIONABLE ITEM MAY BE AT SOME POINT TO HAVE SOME KIND OF AN OUTREACH TO ALL THE MERCHANTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THAT WOULD BE, I GUESS, SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED USING PUBLICATION MATERIAL FROM OASIS. AND MAYBE WE -- MAYBE WE NEED [00:50:05] TO GET BROCHURES IN EVERY STORE -- GIVE EACH STORE SOME INFORMATION. I DON'T KNOW. YOU PROBABLY HAVE BETTER IDEAS ABOUT THAT. >> THE MAGAZINE I REFERENCE WE HAVE 5,000 COPIES COMING TO START. AND IT WILL BE -- THAT WILL BE GIVEN OUT TO EVERY TRANSIENT THAT COMES IN THE MARINA. A WELCOME BAG. COUPLE LITTLE KNICKKNACKS. >> ECONOMIC TOURISM FROM THE TDC AND A LOT OF PICTURES FROM THE MARINA AND YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY MADE IT. THEY ARE THERE. THEY ARE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT THE MARINA. >> ON THEIR WEB SITE. >> THREE OF, THE MARINA. >> AND IT -- I THINK THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IS HAVING QUALITY PR FOR THE MARINA. >> AND -- IT JUST SEEMED TO BE THE -- WE STILL HAVE -- IF THE T DC CONSTRAINT, FINE, CHAMBER, GET RESOURCES. >> AND THE FIRST FOR THAT WOULD BE THAT PUBLICATION. IF WE HAVE THAT PUBLICATION ABOUT THE MARINA AND WHAT IS AVAILABLE OUT INTO THE PUBLIC AND MAYBE AT SOME POINT AFTER COVID OR SOMETHING WHEN YOU CAN HAVE LESS RESTRICTIONS ON GATHERINGS, MAYBE WE WANT TO INVITE SOME SORT OF A COMMUNITY BUSINESS WORKSHOP SPONSORED BY MAIN STREET OR SOMETHING WHERE WE TALK OF THE PERCEPTION OF THE MARINA AND THE MERCHANTS. WHAT WOULD BE MERCHANT LIKE THE MARINA TO DO INSTEAD OF US PUSHING FOR THEM AND MAYBE SOMETHING CERTAIN THINGS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE FROM THE MARINA. AT SOME POINT SOME KIND OF A COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND WE NEED TO START WITH WHAT OASIS HAS ALREADY PLANNED AND DO THAT AS A START. >> I STILL THINK THAT -- FOR THE SPLASH PAGE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WERE IN THE MARINA, THERE SHOULD BE ADVERTISING FOR THE -- FOR ALL THE RESTAURANTS, BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING IN WILL BE HUNGRY. THEY WILL LOOK FOR WHERE THEY WILL GET STUFF. AND MAYBE THE FIRST TIME THEY GET HERE AND THEY WILL BE WALKING UNLESS THEY GO ON THAT -- >> HAVE A MAGAZINE IN THEIR HAND. >> I THINK THAT IS COVID. AND ALL WE CAN DO IS ENCOURAGE -- CONTINUAL POSITIVE COVERAGE OF HOW THE MARINA DOES BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE ALREADY HAVING EVENTS AND THINGS. WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING. LET'S LET THE BUBBLE SORT OF FLOW ON HERE. >> THIS WAS LIKE A MINI W WORKSHOP. >> WE CAN DO THIS EVERY SESSION DEVOTE LITTLE BIT OF OUR TIME TO NEW IDEAS AND I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME TO THE TABLE WITH NEW IDEAS. >> CHIP, IF YOU CAN GIVE AN UPDATE -- ONE IS OF THE OLD MARINA. >> THANK YOU. >> GENTLEMEN, CAN WE CONCLUDE THAT ITEM AND MOVE FORWARD? [7.2 COMMERCIAL OPERATOR LANDING FEE] LET'S GO ON TO 7.2. AND THIS IS ALLEN. >>ALLEN MILLS: LAST YEAR STARTED THE OASIS COMING IN AND THIS YEAR OTHER COMMERCIAL VESSELS THAT COME INTO THE MARINA AND SLIP IN, SLIP OUT. CLEANING TABLES ESTABLISHED I THINK WHAT YOU WILL CALL -- WHAT IS THE DINGY CALLED. >> G DOT. >> THERE WAS A FEE FOR ESTABLISHED WITH THE CITY MANAGER PROBABLY HAS IT THAT YOU CHARGE THE GUYS WHO DON'T HAVE PERMIT SLIPS AND THEY ARE GO TO -- GO AND PICK UP THEIR PEOPLE THERE AND CLEAN THEIR FISH THERE AND NOT TAKE UP THE BOAT RAMP FACILITIES. WHAT HAVE Y'ALL DONE ABOUT T THIS? >> WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING TOGETHER SOME SORT OF AN AGREEMENT THAT WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. AND WE GET OURSELVES IN A POSITION WITH A RESTRICTION IN THE TIME LIMIT THAT WAS AN ANNUAL COMMERCIAL LANDING FEE THAT THEY WERE PAYING FOR A YEAR AGREEMENT THAT WE, AGAIN, ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO BY OUR CONTRACT AND THE DISCUSSION WE HAD WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY IN WHAT WE CAN DO. IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE WE SEE PEOPLE PULLING UP AND WHEN WE DO A TRADITIONAL -- WHERE WE DO THE DAILY DOCKING FEE. AND POLICING IT FOR NOW AND IT BECOMES MORE PROMINENT AND AN ISSUE. >> WHERE DO YOU PUT THOSE VESSELS THAT ARE COMING IN AS COMMERCIAL? >> I HAVE YET TO SEE ANY COME IN THAT ARE USING THE FISH CLEANING STATIONS. [00:55:03] IF THEY HAVE, LET ME KNOW. I HAVEN'T DONE ANY USING THE DINGY DOCKS. EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE USING THE BOAT RAMPS WHICH, AGAIN, THERE SHOULD BE LITTLE BIT MORE DOCK SPACE TO TIE OFF AND GET OFF OF THE BOAT RAMP AND HAVE SPACE MORE THAN ONE TIME. AND A RAMP USED WITH MORE FEES CHARGED IS A ANOTHER CONVERSATION. >> IS THAT SACK FACTORY? >> A TWO BOAT RAMP. TWO BOATS. ACTUALLY THREE TIED TO IT TH THERE. AND A TIME LIMIT OF 20. >> BUT IT IS NEVER ENFORCED. CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE BUT I NEVER SEEN THEM THERE. >> THE RESTAURANTS ARE TASKED WITH ENFORCING SOMETHING AND SPENDING DOLLARS ON STAFF TO CHECK OUT SOMETHING THAT IS OUT OF THEIR PURVIEW SO TO SPEAK. JUST BECAUSE IT IS AT THE MARINA DOESN'T MEAN IT IS AT THE MARINA FUNCTION. A TERRIBLE SITUATION. >> YOU GOT MY SUPPORT. >> OKAY. AN ACTION UNDER WAY ON THAT. OKAY. THAT DOES IT. [7.3 KAYAK / PADDLE BOARD / CANOE / DINGHY STORAGE RACK] MOVE CONTINUE TO 7.3. YOURS, PAUL? >>PAUL LORE: YES. ARE YOU ABLE TO GET ON THE INTERNET THERE? CAN YOU POP SOMETHING ON THE SCREEN IN CAN YOU TYPE IN KAYAK STORAGE PUBLIC MARINA AND HIT IMAGES. AND THEN YEAH, JUST SCROLL DOWN A LITTLE BIT. ALL RIGHT, STOP RIGHT THERE. HIT THE IMAGE THAT IS UP -- IT SAYS -- YEAH, THAT ONE RIGHT THERE. SO WHAT I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP ON THE SCREEN REAL QUICK. FIRST, I WANTED TO -- TO KIND OF I WANTED TO KIND OF PRESENT TWO THINGS. ONE IS AN ITEM WE TALKED ABOUT AS A GROUP AND REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT DIRECTION, YOU KNOW, IT WAS GOING TO GO IN. AND IN FAIRNESS, WE WERE ALL WAITING FOR OASIS TO REALLY GET OVER AND GET SETTLED IN. SO I THINK OASIS WANTS TO PRESENT TO THE CITY -- BECAUSE THERE WILL BE INITIAL INVESTMENT AND WE TALKED ABOUT MAYBE DOING A BIG RACK OUT, YOU KNOW, IN AN AREA HERE. AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS WHEN STARTING TO DO THE WA WATERFRONT PARK PLANS TO SAY BEFORE THAT STARTS GETTING ENGULFED, WOULD THIS BE A NICE LITTLE PIECE OF CONVERSATION TO HAVE IN HERE AND WE DID TALK ABOUT HOW YOU CAN RENT THE SPACE OUT. WE DID INITIALLY TALK ABOUT THOSE THINGS. BUT WHAT I WANTED TO ALSO PRESENT WAS IF WE DON'T INITIALLY WANT TO LOOK AT A RACK SPACE OR AREA TO DEDICATE OUTSIDE, BECAUSE THAT CONVERSATION NEEDS TO COME UP. IS THIS REALLY INSIDE THE NAB -- I DON'T KNOW JURISDICTION IS THE RIGHT WORD BUT WITHIN OUR SCOPE IF THAT IS APPROPRIATE -- OR EVEN DISCUSS AND I DON'T WANT TO WASTE MY TIME IF IT IS NOT. OR REALLY A PARKS AND REC KIND OF THING. OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS JUST THINKING ABOUT IT. RUNNING RESEARCH I RAN INTO THESE IMAGE AND SPARKED A LITTLE BIT OF CREATIVITY THAT MAYBE WE CAN DO THIS AS THE FIRST STEP. AND SO I HAVE BEEN DOWN THE MARINA A LOT AND ROAMING A LOT AND OUR BOAT HAS BEEN THERE A LOT LOOKING AROUND AND WALKING AROUND A LOT. THE BACK DOCKS THAT WE HAVEN'T SAT BACK. THAT SPACE IS REALLY NOT US USABLE, AIM CORRECT ON THAT, TO ASSUME THAT? >> YES AND NO. >> BETWEEN THE SHORE AND THE BULKHEAD. >> BETWEEN THE BULKHEAD -- NOT JUST THE ONE SIDE, BUT BETWEEN THE SIDE THAT IS FACING THE BULK HEAD. >> SIX HOURS AT A TIME. >> SIX HOURS AT A TIME. THAT IS NOT USABLE. OKAY. MAYBE MY IDEA MAY NOT WORK I WILL RUN WHAT I WAS THINKING IN MY SKULL. WHAT I WAS THINKING SPOTS IN THE MARINA THAT WEREN'T USABLE WITH THAT KIND OF DOCK, THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE THE LEAST INTRUSIVE WAY AS FAR AS MAXIMIZING SPACE AND PRODUCING A DIFFERENT SOURCE OF REVENUE AND NOT EVEN REVENUE, BUT A DIFFERENT SOURCE OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND YOU CAN TAKE A SIMPLE WRACK LIKE THIS, PUT IT ON THE DOCK AND IT CAN GENERATE -- NOT GENERATE A LOT OF MONEY BUT BRINGS A DIFFERENT PART OF THE COMMUNITY IN. >> I THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA. BASICALLY IF THERE IS A RETURN [01:00:02] ON INVESTMENTS THERE. BRINGS ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO THE MARINA, BUT IT ALSO SOLVES A PROBLEM NOW WHERE WE HAVE -- THAT TAKES THE TIME OUT ON THE INSIDE AND LEAVE THEM THERE. THERE IS ONE UNDER D DOCK THAT WAS ON THE ROAD FOR A WEEK OR TWO UNDERNEATH. THAT SUNK IN THE MUD. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS STILL THERE OR NOT, BUT THAT WOULD SOLVE ALL OF THAT PROBLEM. IF YOU CAN RENT THOSE SPACES OUT. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RACKS COST. >> WELL, IT WILL FALL UNDER THE SAME HAS DOCKETS? $19.25 A FOOT. >> MORE THAN WHAT YOU GET NOW. >> PAUL, I DON'T THINK WOULD YOU HAVE MANY TAKERS A 19.25 A FOOT. IT MAY LOOK SIMPLE, THE ENGINEERING ISN'T. MAINTENANCE OF THAT WILL BE A PAIN BECAUSE HINGES AND EVERYTHING TO LOWER THAT BOAT IN THE WATER AND BRING IT UP. WHERE A RACK ON THE BEACH IS A COUPLE OF -- STICKING OUT AND YOU PUT THE THING ON IT. >> I THINK -- I THINK WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO IS SHUT DOWN THE IDEA RIGHT AWAY. I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT WHERE ALL THE ALTERNATIVES AS FAR AS A RACK. BECAUSE WHAT I WAS THINKING OF SIMPLICITY. THE RACK WOULD BE A STATIONARY HOLDER. THE OWNER -- I WILL JUST USE MYSELF BECAUSE I HAVE AN OUTRIGGER CANOE. 19 FEET -- ACTUALLY 26 FEET LONG AND YES, VICE-CHAIRMAN MILLS, I WOULDN'T BE PAYING -- >> I HAVE A CLIENT THAT USE IT IS WITHOUT ALL OF THIS. THEY PUT IT RIGHT NOW ON THE RAMP OFF TO THE SIDE. >> IF I WAS TO USE THE RACK WITH MY OUTRIGGER CANOE, IT WOULD BE ON THE RACK AND PICK MY CANOE UP AND PLACE IT ON THE WATER AND I WOULDN'T LOOK AT ANY MECHANICS -- I WOULDN'T MAKE THAT RACK COMPLICATED. IT IS JUST A DEVICE THAT WOULD HOLD THE KAYAK, THE CANOE, A SMALL DINGY OR AN OUTRIGGER CANOE -- OR A CANOE. WHATEVER IT MAY BE. BUT ANYWAY, IT WAS JUST AN IDEA OF SOMETHING TO LOOK AT IF TWLS DOCK SPACE BEHIND NOT PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY TO THE MARINA AND MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY. >> IT MAY PAY FOR ITSELF AND PRODUCE REVENUE, I THINK IT IS A GREAT IDEA. RIGHT NOW THEY ARE USING IT. >> BRINGS A DIFFERENT COMMUNITY TO THE MARINA. IT BRINGS A DIFFERENT, YOU K KNOW, EVERYTHING TO DOWNTOWN. JUST -- IT IS JUST A THOUGHT. MAYBE IT CAN BE JUST THE FIRST STAGE INSTEAD OF BUILDING A BIG RACK OR SOMETHING OUT. >> 470 FEET, ISN'T THAT DOCK? >> I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. >> 470. 470 FEET THAT IS NOT BEING USED RIGHT NOW. HE HAS GOT A POINT. >> YOU CAN LOOK AT IT TOO. WE CAN SCROLL THROUGHOUT PICTURES -- I DON'T WANT TOO WASTE YOUR TIME. I DON'T MIND DOING THE LEGWORK AND PREPARING THE DOCUMENTS AND EVERYTHING -- I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT IF WE DIDN'T BUY IN. BUT YOU COULD PUT A SECOND RACK SYSTEM ON TOP OF THERE. INSTEAD OF A SINGLE RACK, TWO KAYAKS STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER AND THAT SMALL SPACE COULD CARRY TWO. >> A QUICK QUESTION BECAUSE I LIKE THE IDEA. AND AS FAR AS ANY SORT OF STAFFING AND PARTS OF THAT EQUATION THAT MIGHT COME INTO PLAY, MAYBE NOT, I DON'T KNOW. AND THE OTHER THING. JUST -- TO LOOK TO SEE -- I MEAN, I AM NOT TRYING TO BE A FLY IN THE OINTMENT. BUT THOSE THINGS -- BECAUSE I THINK IT IS GREAT -- BECAUSE IF NOTHING ELSE, EVEN IF IT IS A BREAK EVEN THING THIS BRINGING PEOPLE WITH MORE AWARENESS OF THE MARINA. STRANGE, WE WERE HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS EARLIER. I LIKE THE IDEA. >> IF WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT COLEMAN, LIKE YOU WERE SAYING. I LOVE THE FLY THING. WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO WORK ABOUT THE IDEA AND THE THINGS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO WORK AND THE MAYOR SUGGESTED A WHILE BACK IF WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD HAVE A BUSINESS PLAN, OASIS BUY IN AND SUPPORT, AND MOVE IT FORWARD TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND TO THE PROPER -- TO THE PROPER STEPS. IN COULD WOULD BE AN ITEM THAT WOULD -- THAT PROBABLY WOULD NEED A WORKSHOP DOWN THE LINE SO WE DO DESIGN A BUSINESS PACKAGE AND DO PRESENT IT. BUT ANYWAY, JUST A THOUGHT OF CREATING A RACK OR STACK. COULD BE A FIRST STEP FOR US AND SEE WHERE IT GOES. >> SO LET'S -- LET'S -- >> I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP TOO [01:05:10] MUCH OF YOUR TIME. AGAIN, AJ BURR. FERNANDINA BEACH. WE HAVE KIND OF A KAYAK SET-UP ON EAGAN'S CREEK WHERE WE HAVE A KAYAK LAUNCH. I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY REALLY NICE TO HAVE KIND OF LIKE WHAT PAUL IS SAYING. I THINK IF YOU HAD A WOODEN RACK LIKE MOST OF THE PARKS HAVE AND A WOODEN RACK WITH A ROOF AND PUT YOUR KAI I CAN'T THINK. AND -- KAYAK AND RATHER HAVE IT SIT IN THE WATER. I AM A KAYAKER AND I COME SOME PLACE AND I PULL IT OUT OF THE WATER. I DON'T LEAVE IT IN THE WATER. I PICK -- YOU CAN PICK IT UP AND CARRY IT SO WHY LEAVE IT IN THE WATER. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IS HAVING A LAUNCH FOR A KAYAK BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES HARD TO GET ON THE DOCK FROM A KAYAK. IF YOU LOOK AT THE EAGAN'S CREEK LAUNCH. THAT IS A KAYAK. WE ALREADY HAVE ONE WITH THE CITY LIMIT AND I WILL SAY PUNTA GORDA AGAIN BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN DOWN THERE -- THEY HAVE A GREAT PARK AREA AND A SAILBOAT PARK FOR THE KIDS AND A GREAT PLACE FOR LAUNCHING SAILBOATS AND THEY HAVE A KAYAK. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE GUYS, THAT WILL BE A GOOD WAY TO GO. YOU SEE A LOT OF RESEARCH. >> ALWAYS HELPFUL. THANK YOU. S LET'S -- LET'S KEEP THAT ON THE AGENDA HERE. AND IT DOES REPRESENT A POTENTIAL NEW REVENUE STREAM I BELIEVE WHAT COMES DOWN IN THE END. THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME OASIS WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE A COMMENT AS TO THEIR INTEREST AND KIND OF HAVE TO BE DONE THROUGH OASIS, I BELIEVE. LET'S KEEP IT ON THE AGENDA. KEEP THE TOPIC ALIVE. AND SEE HOW TO PROGRESSES DOWN THE LINE. OKAY. [8. MARINA MANAGER REPORT] ALL RIGHT, ARE WE DONE WITH THAT. GO ON TO THE MARINA MANAGER REPORT. LITTLE BRIEF BECAUSE WE ARE DOING A WEEKLY THAN MONTHLY. TO FINISH UP FEBRUARY AND DETAILS ON MARCH. WE ENDED UP FINISHING FEBRUARY, 143 TRANSIENT RESERVATIONS THAT CAME CAUGHT 424 BOOKED NIGHTS TOTAL. MARCH TO DATE AS OF THIS AFTERNOON, 13 VESSEL RESERVATIONS 571 BOOK NIGHTS ONE WEEK TO GO IN MARCH. STILL INTO OUR SPRING MIGRATION IS UNDER WAY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IT PICKING UP. ASIDE FROM THIS PAST WEEKEND WHERE WE ALL THE ALMOST BLOWN OFF THE ISLAND, WE HAD THREE REALLY GOOD BUSINESSES OF DOCK AND DINE. YOUR BAY BOATS AND LITTLE CENTER CONSOLES THAT GO INTO TOWN TO GRAB A BITE TO EAT. CHARGING THEM A DAILY HOURLY FEE ON THAT AND AVERAGING ON THE NIGHT WEEKENDS, 40 BOATS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. NOT THE ACTUAL STATISTIC BUT MY CLOSE GUESS. AND ANOTHER REVENUE STREAM THERE. WE ARE CHASING DOWN BOATS ALL DAY AND IT HAS BEEN GREAT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT AS WELL WHEN SPACE PERMITS IT. ANOTHER UPDATE. SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN AN E-MAIL, SOME OF YOU HAVE N NOT. BUT WE DID GET THE FIRST OF TWO WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS. AND UTILIZING THAT FIBEROPTIC SERVICE AND UTILIZING WHAT IS COMPATIBLE TO A 274 GIGAHERTZ TO A 5G SIGNAL AND LONG-TERM BOATERS AND TRANSINTELLIGENTS AND WORKING -- TRANSIENTS. WORKING OUT SOME KINKS. AND STANDING-ONLY ATTENUATOR -- ABOUT THE EXTENT OF MY TECHNOLOGY, 5 MEGABIT AND NOW 150 MEGABIT DOWNLOAD SPEED AT THE CORNER OF THE REACH AND FAR GREATER. >> ALL THE ACCESS POINTS NOW INSTALLED AND OPERATIONAL. >> REPORTER: ONE MORE TO GO IN THAT IS OFF OF THE SHIP STORE BUILDING. WE HAVE TO HAVE THE FIBER RUN OUT TO THE BUILDING AND ONLY DSL OUT CURRENTLY AND HAVE THAT RUN AT LEAST ONE MORE ACCESS POINT TO START. WE MAY CONSIDER A THIRD IF NEED BE. >> BRING IN 2.4 K. AND SOME BOATS CAME IN 5 GIG. >> THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT N NETWORKS AND ONLY DEVICES CAPABLE OF 5G. MY PHONE DOES NOT PICK UP THE 5G, BUT I HAVE SEEN OTHER DEVICES. YES, WELL, WE WILL BE GETTING [01:10:07] A SECOND ACCESS POINT UP SOON. WE ALREADY DISCUSSED THE DW DWREJING, BUT APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM THE BOARD TO GET THAT MOTION PASSED. AND HOPEFULLY THE CITY COMMISSION WELL RECEIVE THAT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO TRUCKING AWAY WITH THAT AND CONTINUE TO PUSH ON DREDGING. >> I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN LAST UNTIL NOVEMBER THOUGH. I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO BE BLOCKING OFF THAT ONE SIDE BEFORE THEN. >> I AGREE AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO AS WE DO EVERY MONTH TO GO SEE DO OUR SOUNDINGS AND CONTINUE IN THE MONTHLY REPORT IN THE COMMISSION. AND WE PUT IN THERE THAT THE SOUTH END OF THE MARINA SAW A LOSS OF FOOT OF DEPTH. THAT IS ALARMING BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE THAT POINT HOME. FUEL. GOT TO TALK ABOUT FUEL. WE ARE -- ALL OF THE HOOK-UPS FOR THE NEW LINES HAVE ALL D DONE. WE HAD DEP OUT THE THIS PAST WEEK AND DID THEIR FIRST OBSERVED INSPECTION WHICH IS THE HYDRO OF THE SUMPS. THEY PASSED. THEY ALL PASSED. THEY ARE GOOD. THEY HAVE HAD UTILITIES OUT. AND THEY DID THE INITIAL AIR TESTING OF THE FUEL LINES. THEY DID HOLD AIR PRESSURE AND A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WE ARE EXPECTING THIS WEEK TO HAVE GUARDIAN. ANOTHER CONTRACTOR TO DO THE PURGING OF THE LINES, CALIBRATION AND DO THE CERTIFICATION TO SUBMIT THE REST OF THE TESTING PAPERWORK TO DEP. , PENDING THEY MEET THEIR COMMITMENT AND HEAR THIS WEEK. I CAN SEE US PUMPING FUEL THIS WEEKEND AND AGAIN, WE ARE L LOOKING TO HAVE THAT DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE WORK IS COMPLETE. JUST A MATTER OF GETTING IT ONLINE. WE ALREADY ADDRESSED THE CUSTOM PUBLICATION MAGAZINE. WE SHOULD HAVE THAT IN HAND APRIL 1 AND THAT GOES OUT AND I DIDN'T GET TO FINISH AND GOES TO EVERY BOATER THAT COMES INTO THE MARINA AND COMES OUT IN WELCOME BAG. WE PLAN TO PUT SOME OF THE MAGAZINES OF CITY HALL. >> THE WELCOME CENTER. >> TRYING TO GET IT IN MANY HANDS AS WE CAN. >> PRIMARILY SPECIFIC. >> SPECIFIC TO THE MARINA. WITHOUT GIVING TOO MUCH AWAY, HIGHLIGHTS THE MARINA. AND ADVERTISERS AND TENANTS FROM THE MARINA AND SHOPS HERE IN TOWN AND OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH. AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE THOSE IN THE MARINA OFFICE BY THIS WEEK THEY WENT TO THE PRESS LAST TUESDAY. AND I HOPE YOU ALL PICK IT UP WHEN IT IS IN. >> THAT IS GREAT. WE DID HAVE IN MARCH. TWO MORE LONG-TERM SPORES THAT SIGNED UP SO EIGHT TOTAL THAT SIGNED UP JUST IN 2021 ALONE. MORE THAN COVERED THE COUPLE THAT WE LOST. AND PAYING THE STRUCTURED RATE FROM THE GET-GO. NO PROBLEMS FILLING SLIPS FROM THE RATE. AND MR. LORE ASKED IF I DO LITTLE INFORMATION ON THE USAGE OF THE DOCK SPACE OF TRANSIENT VERSUS LONG-TERM SLIP ORDERS. IN TOTAL FROM THE MEASUREMENTS THAT I TOOK, 4162 FEET OF USABLE DOCK SPACE. SO AFTER THE DINGY DOCK HERE. OF THAT SPACE, THERE IS 1994 FEET THAT ARE BEING USED FOR LONG-TERM MONTHLY BOATER. THAT IS 48% AS OF TODAY. THAT IS ACCOUNTING FOR BOAT LENGTH AND THE B YOU CAN FFER BETWEEN THE BOATS. >> HOW MANY FEET? >> 1194 FEET BETWEEN VESSEL LENGTH AND -- >> LIKE A 20% LOSS MANEUVERING? >> BETWEEN SOME SLIPS, DOWN TO FIVE TO EIGHT FEET LONG-TERM BOATERS WITH HE NEED TO LEAVE MORE ROOM. >> I THINK IT WOULD BE HARD WITH THE TRANSIENTS. >> 4% OF THAT TOTAL NUMBER 168 FEET OF THE DINGY DOCK WHICH WE ARE NOT FACTORING FOR ANY TRANSIENT AND LONG-TERM BOATER USE. WE HAVE CLAYTON WITH THE BIKES THERE. WE HAVEN'T FACTORED IN THOSE SPACES, THE LONG-TERM NUMBER BUT THE MAJORITY ARE FOR THE DOCKING AND THE DINGY DOCKS. AND THE REMAINING 48% OF THAT IS AN EVEN 2,000 FEET USED FOR TRANSIENT SPACE CURRENTLY. >> HOW MANY SLIPS ARE LEFT FOR PERMANENT BOATS? >> RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE ARE MOVING INTO THE SPRING MIGRATION, I AM NOT FILLING ANY MORE LONG-TERM BOATS UNTIL WE GET THROUGH APRIL AND MAY. SIMPLY PUT MAKE MORE MONEY OFF [01:15:02] THAT SPACE OPEN OF TRANSIENT BOATERS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE MARINA. BUT, AGAIN, WE HAVE 41 L LONG-TERM SLIP ORDERS AND OASIS ASSUMED OPERATION WE HAD 38. WE MADE USE IN SPACE IN OTHER PLACES THAT OTHERWISE NO NOT MAKING MARINA ANY REVENUE. >> 2,000 LINEAR FEET OF DOCKAGE FOR TRANSIENTS. >> CORRECT. THAT IS FACTSERING IN -- A LITTLE MORE SPACE. BUT AS THE FUEL DOCK, 400 FEET OF SPACE OUTSIDE OF FUEL. THAT IS NOT FACTOR INTO THE EQUATION. >> 1600. >> 2,000 -- 2,000 SPACE TAKING OUT THE FUEL DOCK. . >> AND THE LAST GUY TO FUEL UP WILL STAY THERE TOO. >> THAT WILL BE WORKED IN FOR THE COMMUNE OF THE VOTERS AND CHECK ON THE ARRIVAL TIME. CHECK WITH FUEL AND WHERE WE NEED TO SITUATE AND USE THE INSIDE OF THE FUEL -- FOR THE SAME CUSTOMERS. >> AMERICAN CRUISE LINES BE BUYING FUEL? >> THEY WOULD THEREBY FOR A VERY LONG TIME. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE THAT LEVEL CAPACITY. >> I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS. >> WHAT IS OUR CAPACITY FOR DIESEL? >> 15,000 GALLONS. >> SPORT FISH ALSO TAKE THAT. >> ON THE NOTE, AMERICAN CRUISE LINES, THE FIRST TRIP WHERE THEY STARTED OUT TWO WEEKS AGO MUST HAVE GONE WELL BECAUSE THEY WILL BE BACK THIS FRIDAY. EXCITED TO HAVE A WHOLE ITINERARY FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. WILL BE HAPPY TO BRING THEM BACK. ONE LAST NOTE WHETHER YOU TUNE IN OR NOT ON OTHER MARKETING EFFORT SINCE WE DISCUSSED THAT, THE OASIS AMPLIFIED EVENT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO NOW. ACTUALLY KIND OF GOT TWO FOR ONE. MEANT TO BE A LIVESTREAMED EVENT AND THE CONNECTION OF THE HOT SPOT THAT THE PRODUCTION COMPANY WAS USING WASN'T ENOUGH TO GET IT WITH A GOOD STEADY CONNECTION. SO WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF LIVE -- AS THOSE PASSENGERS FROM AMERICAN CRUISE LINE WERE BOARDING AND PEOPLE IN BRETT WAS DEFINITELY ENJOYING THE MUSIC AND PUT THE LIVE EVENT OUT AND THE STREAMING WAS ON SUNDAY FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE. STILL AVAILABLE. THE MUSIC IS GREAT. VERY WELL RECEIVED AND SOMETHING WE WILL DEFINITELY DO IN THE FUTURE AND ANOTHER WAY TO BRING BOATERS INTO THE MARINA. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> THANK YOU. >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION. >> SURE. >> YOU SENT OUT A THING -- EVERYTHING HAS BEEN PRESSURE WASHED AT ALL. DID YOU PRESSURE WASH THE DOCK ON THE BOAT RAMP? >> DOCK ON THE BOAT RAMP, NO. >> DEFINITELY NEEDS IT AND THAT IS PART OF THE MARINA. IF WE CAN WORK THAT IN THERE. IT HAS HUGE MOUNDS ALL OVER IT. AND SOMEBODY CAN SLIP AND FALL AND CAUSE A LAWSUIT. IF YOU CAN GET THAT DONE, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. >> NOT TO MAKE A EXCUSE, THE DECK CLEANING ATTACHMENT AND THE HOSE BROKE AND TOOK TWO WEEKS TO GET THE REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY AND WE HAVE IT NOW AND GOT IT FRIDAY AND WE WILL GO DOWN. >> ANY COST TO USE OF THE WI WI-FI? >> COST TO THE USE. >> IS THE WI-FI FREE TO THE BOATERS? >> IT IS FREE. >> NO CHARGE FOR THAT? >> NO. >> EXCELLENT REPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. SOMETIMES SEVERAL MEETINGS B BACK, THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT SECURITY CAMERAS. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S -- THAT REMAINS AN ISSUE OR NOT. THE -- HAVING COVERAGE FOR PROTECTING THINGS. ANY SECURITY CAMERAS. >> NONE HOOKED UP AT THE MOMENT. I DO KNOW THAT THE POLICE IN THE CITY HAVE BEEN DOING CHECKS AT NIGHT AND WALKING THROUGH. WE ACTUALLY FORGOT TO LOCK UP THE DOOR TO THE BOATING LOUNGE. I GOT A REPORT THE NEXT MOR MORNING. THEY ARE COMING BY TO CHECK ON THE DOORS AND CHECK ON DOCKS SO THEY ARE AROUND AFTER HOUR. OFF THE TABLE, I WOULD CERTAINLY CONSIDER ONCE THE WI-FI IS COMPLETE THAT BE MAY EXPLORE THE IDEA -- >> THAT IS FAIR. >> ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT, THAT IS AN HOUR INTO THE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 9, WHICH IS BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. [9. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS/COMMENTS] I WILL JUST START IT OFF QUICKLY BY WELCOMING MISS KENT TO OUR BOARD. DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING AT THIS POINT, SAY HELLO. >>BARB KENT: RETIRED NAVY. VOLUNTEERED FOR EVERYTHING IN TOWN. LIVED HERE 20 YEARS. LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. >> SERVED TIME IN THE NAVY? >> YES, SIR. >> GOOD. >> OF COURSE. >> IF I CAN ASK MR. TAYLOR, WHAT NAME DO YOU USE FOR YOUR MARKETING? BECAUSE I FOUND SEVERAL THINGS TODAY. SAID FERNANDINA HARBOR MARINA. ON ONE OF THE PAGES OASIS [01:20:01] MARINA AT USA YACHT CLUB. >> WHERE DID YOU FIND THAT ONE -- THAT IS OUR MARINA IN TAMPA. THAT SHOULDN'T BE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ONE. >> I FOUND IT TODAY. BUT TECHNICALLY FROM THE HARBOR MARINA. >> WE DO ADDRESS OASIS MARINA. THAT IS PART OF OUR GRANDING. >> FERNANDINA HARBOR -- OASIS AT FERNANDINA HARBOR. >> STILL FERNANDINA HARBOR MARINA. WE GRANTED IT AS OASIS AND PART OF OUR FUNDING AND BRINGING PEOPLE IN. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NOPE. COLEMAN? ALLEN. >>ALLEN MILLS: WELCOME ON BOARD, BARB. >> HOPEFULLY WE WON'T SEQUESTER YOU OUT IN THE FIELD. >>BARB KENT: A START. >> WE ALL HAVE OUR SHOTS SO -- >> I HAVE ONE. >> I HAVE ONE. >> I HAVE TWO. >> I AM A LITTLE YOUNGER THAN YOU GUYS. >> I GOT ONE MORE TO GO. >> ALLEN, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? >>ALLEN MILLS: NO, THANK YOU FOR JOINING. THE MARINA IS LOOKING GREAT. WE WERE DOWN THERE FOR THE SOUNDS OF THE MARINA. THEY WERE FANTASTIC. A LOT OF PEOPLE WALKING AROUND CHECKING IT OUT THERE AND GREAT THAT THE -- THAT THE CRUISE LINE WAS BOARDING AT THE SAME TIME AND GAVE THEM A GOOD THEME AND YOU DO THIS EVERY TIME. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> JUST WANT TO WELCOME OUR NEWEST MEMBER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR THE NICE REPORT. GOT THE FUEL COMING. >> YES, SIR. >> OTHER THAN THAT, I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY. >> THANK YOU. BARBARA? >>BARB KENT: GREAT TO BE HERE. >> PAUL? >>PAUL LORE: COUPLE OF THINGS. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE SENDING OUT THE INFORMATION TO -- THROUGH THE E-MAIL. I THINK THAT INFORMATION IS REALLY HELPFUL. EVEN WHEN IT IS SHARING INFORMATION THAT GOES TO THE COMMISSIONERS, I THINK THAT -- THAT IS REALLY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT JUST HELPS BUILD THAT KNOWLEDGE. >> BARB, WELCOME. LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING WITH YOU. >>BARB KENT: I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THESE MEETINGS. >>GERARD DECKER: PAUL, THAT'S IT? >>PAUL LORE: THAT'S IT. COLEMAN. >>COLEMAN LANGSHAW: I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER ROSS FOR PUTTING UP WITH US. WE BANTER -- EVERYBODY BEATS UP ON YOU GUYS AND NEVER SAYS THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. >>GERARD DECKER: ALL RIGHT, [10. NEXT MEETING DATE] GENTLEMEN, IF THAT'S IT. BRINGS YOU TO THE MEETING DATE. >> WHEN IS THE NEXT MEETING DATE? >> I THINK IT IS -- THE 26TH. >> 26TH. >> I WILL NOT BE HERE, GENTLEMEN, FOR THE NEXT MEE MEETING. I WILL BE OUT OF TOWN. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT. >> THE 26 * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.