>> CALL THE CITY COMMISSION EATING FOR JANUARY IN ORDER.
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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A COUPLE OF COMMENTS THE MAYOR WILL BE JOINING US VIA ZOOM THIS EVENING. PERSONAL DEVICES IF YOU HAVE THEM IF YOU TURN THEM OFF OR TURN THEM ON VIBRATE.WE ARE STILL IN COVID 19 SO WE WILL NEED TO PROTECT OURSELVES AS APPROPRIATE. WE ARE GOING TO BE NEXT TO EACH OTHER AS WE ALWAYS HAVE. WITH THAT IF YOU WILL JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL..
>> JOIN ME IN PRAYER. FATHER GOD WE ARE THANKFUL FOR FELLOWSHIP AND APPRECIATE THE TIME WE HAVE TOGETHER TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS. PLEASE GIVE US THE WISDOM TO MAKE SUCH DECISIONS. PLEASE BLESS OUR CITY AND COMMUNITY. WE ASK ALL THIS IN YOUR SON'S NAME AND WE SAY IT TOGETHER. AMEN.
>> PROCLAMATION AND PRESENTATIONS.
>> I MISSED THE ROLLCALL LAST TIME.
[4.1 PRESENTATION - NASSAU HUMANE SOCIETY]
>> NEXT ITEM IS A PROCLAMATION /PRESENTATIONS.
WE HAVE THE HUMANE SOCIETY WITH DOG OF THE MONTH.
>> THIS IS SPICE. SPICE IS OUR CHRISTMAS PUPPY BECAUSE SHE WAS ADOPTED FOR CHRISTMAS AND THEN SHE WAS RETURNED. IT IS A REAL THING, IT DOES HAPPEN OFTEN. SO THAT IS WHO SPICE IS.JUST SO YOU KNOW WE DID HAVE A 21 POUND CAT.
I COULD NOT BRING HIM TO SHOW HIM TO YOU.
>> HERE IS YOUR CHANCE, BRADLEY.
>> SHE IS THREE MONTHS AND SHE'S ALREADY GETTING CHUNKY.
>> SHE IS. I AM THINKING SHE WILL BE LARGE SHE WILL BE OVER 50 POUNDS.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRING IN HER.
>> ALL RIGHT GUYS, HAVE A FUN NIGHT.
>> IS YOUR LAST CHANCE, BRADLEY.
[4.2 PROCLAMATION - HERITAGE TREE MONTH]
>> NEXT ITEM IS IMPREGNATION FOR HERITAGE TREE MONTH.
>> THIS IS THE CITY ARBORIST BUSINESS AT THE PROCLAMATION WHERE AS A HERITAGE TREE IS TYPICALLY A LARGE INDIVIDUAL TREAT WITH UNIQUE VALUE THAT IS CONSIDERED IRREPLACEABLE THE MAJOR CRITERIA ARE AGE, RARITY AND SIZE.
AS WELL AS AESTHETIC, BIOLOGICAL, ECOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL VALUE. AND WHEREAS IN THE UNITED STATES THE HERITAGE TREE PROGRAM STARTED IN 1995.
THE FIRST SPONSOR TREE WAS IN A 2006.
WHEREAS THE HERITAGE TREE IN THE CITY OF FERNANDINA HAVE UNDESCRIBABLE BEAUTY, ENHANCE PROPERTY VALUE, WHEREAS TREES PROVIDE FOOD FOR WILDLIFE THEY RELEASE OXYGEN INTO THE AIR, SAVE ON ENERGY BILLS AND INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES AND MITIGATE STORM WATERS. THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH RECOGNIZES THE SIGNIFICANCE, PLANNING, DESIGNING AND MAINTAINING INDIVIDUAL TREES AS IT AIDS IN SUSTAINING AND RENEWING OUR UNIQUE MARITIME WATERS.
THEREFORE, I NOW BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY INVESTED IN ME AS VICE MAYOR OF FERNANDINA BEACH HEREBY PROCLAIM JANUARY, FOURTH
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2022 HERITAGE TREATMENT. WE WENT TO CELEBRANT THIS MONTH AND EVERY MONTH BY PARTICIPATING IN IT SEEKING OUT THOSE SPECIAL TREES WITHIN OUR CITY LIMITS NOMINATING HERITAGE TREES. PI WANT TO SET MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF FERNANDINA BEACH ON THIS FOURTH DAY OF JANUARY 2022.>> THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. THIS IS AN HONOR TO RECEIVE THIS. CURRENTLY, THE CITY LIMITS WE HAVE 36 HERITAGE TREES. WE LIKE TO ADD MANY MORE.
WE DID A SEARCH ON OUR TREE SURVEY THAT WAS DONE IN A 2009 FOUR 32 INCH TREES AND WE HAVE OVER 900 AND THE CITY LIMITS.
THAT IS 32 INCHES. I HERITAGE TREATED TO BE 36 INCHES OR GREATER.ROBABLY, WE HAVE MANY HERITAGE TREES WE CAN ADD TO THE LIST. WE DO HAVE A WORKSHOP COMING UP ON 14 JANUARY AT 9 AM HERE. WE'RE GOOD BE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN DENOMINATE THESE TREES TO GET MORE HERITAGE TREES INTO THE CITY. THANK YOU, AGAIN.
>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK THOSE GROUPS TREE CONSERVANCY ALONG WITH ALL THE CITIZENS IS THAT ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED.
>> CAN I DO SOMETHING OUT OF ORDER?
>> I WAS GONNA SAVE THIS FOR MY COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE BECAUSE HE IS HERE THAT ART CITY ARBORIST IS OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED AS AN INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY BECAME AN ARBORIST AND HE HAS WORKED HARD TO GET THAT AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[4.3 PRESENTATION - FERNANDINA BEACH MAIN STREET PROGRAM]
>> WE NEXT HAVE A PRESENTATION BY MAIN STREET.
>> HELLO, LISA FINKELSTEIN MAIN STREET DIRECTOR AND 492 STAN BOARD LANDING, FERNANDINA BEACH.
WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT EVENTS IN THE LAST QUARTER SO I THOUGHT I WOULD START WITH JUST A FEW PICTURES.
WE HAVE THE DOWNTOWN TRICK-OR-TREAT EVENT IN OCTOBE . IT WAS A TWO HOUR EVENT ON FRIDAY MORNING FROM 10 TO 12 PM AND IT ATTRACTED FAMILIES, LOTS AND LOTS OF FAMILIES DOWNTOWN, WITH KIDS ALL DRESSED IN COSTUMES. WE WERE JOINED BY THE FERNANDINA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT PASSING OUT CANDY, THE NASSAU COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS THERE, THE CITY STAFF WAS REPRESENTED AND MAIN STREET VOLUNTEERS GOT INTO THE ACTION, AS WELL. IT WAS A VERY NICE EVENT.
IN NOVEMBER, WE STARTED OFF WITH A BUSINESS MEET AND GREET ON NOVEMBER 9. IT WAS SPONSORED BY FIRST SUPPORT CITIBANK AND IT WAS HELD AT OH, THE COFFEE, NOT BEER.
THERE WAS A PRESENTATION BY THE FERNANDINA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT CHIEF FOXWORTH AND WE ALSO HAD OTHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THERE AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS. THEY GAVE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE DEPARTMENT DOES AND THEN THEY ALSO HAD A VERY ACTIVE QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WITH THE BUSINESS OWNERS THAT WERE THERE THAT THERE WERE OVER 30 ATTENDEES THERE REPRESENTING 25 BUSINESSES. IT WAS A GOOD REVISITATION FOR BOTH MAIN STREET AND FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT GRAFFITI, ABOUT SHOPLIFTING, ABOUT WHETHER YOU CAN PUT CAMERAS ON YOUR PROPERTY AND WHAT THE RULES ARE FOR THAT.
ABOUT WHETHER THERE ARE CAMERAS LOCATED IN THE DOWNTOWN AND THAT SORT OF THING. IT WAS A REALLY GOOD GIVE AND TAKE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BUSINESSES TO GET TO INTERACT WITH OUR POLICE OFFICERS. THEN WE MOVED ON TO THE BLACK FRIDAY PAJAMA PARTY. THIS WAS THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, NOVEMBER 26. IT WAS A COORDINATED EFFORT BETWEEN DJD ON SOUTH SECOND STREET AND ALSO THE HFA BN ALSO
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HELPED US. WE HAD MUSIC, FAMILY ACTIVITIE , FAMILIES OBVIOUSLY INTESTINE. A CONCERT, FACE DECORATING.THERE WERE MORE THAN 16 RETAIL SOURCE STORES THAT'S FINANCIALLY SPONSORED THIS EVENT SO WE CAN PROVIDE THE LIVE MUSIC, HAVE THE STAGE AND EVEN THE PIRATES SO EVERYONE GOT IN ON THE ACTION, IT WAS GREAT.
THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DOWNTOWN THAT DAY AND MANY OF OUR BUSINESSES AFTERWARDS REPORTED IT WAS THEIR TOP SALES DAY FOR THE YEAR. AND IT ALSO HELPED US TO KICK OFF SHOP SMALL SATURDAY WHICH WAS THE FOLLOWING DAY AND AT RELATING THE CITY PUT ON. IT WAS A FUN START TO THE WEEKEND. AND THEN, WE, HARD TO BELIEVE, ONE MONTH AGO AHEAD THE DICKENS WINDOW DECORATING CONTEST.
THE DICKENS ON CENTER EVENT. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH THE FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL ART DEPARTMENT.
WE WORK WITH HER DIRECTOR AND SHE PROVIDES STUDENTS, THEY PAINTED WINDOWS IN OVER 20 STORE LOCATIONS DOWNTOWN.
THEY WERE DOWNTOWN ON A SATURDAY PRIMARILY AND INTERACTING WITH THE SHOPPERS AND THE VISITORS AND PEOPLE THAT WERE WANDERING THE STREETS AND IT WAS GREAT.
THEY WERE AWESOME KIDS, THEY DID A GREAT JOB.
SO, MAIN STREET HELPS TO COORDINATE A RANGE OF THE LOCATIONS AND THE BUSINESSES MAKE A DONATION TO THE ART PROGRAM THAT WE HELP DISTRIBUTE THEN TO THEM.E ALSO ADDED EIGHTH STREET WITH A LIGHT UP EIGHTH STREET HOLIDAY DECORATING CONTEST THIS YEAR. WE DID ONLINE VOTING FOR BOTH GROUPS. SO, WE WERE ABLE TO PROMOTE THOSE SHOPS OVER THE COURSE OF THE TWO WEEKS IN A DECEMBER LEADING UP TO DICKENS. THE WINNER FOR THE DECORATING CONTEST WAS AMELIA LINEN AND IT WOULD WHICH HAD A BEAUTIFUL PINK VICTORIAN WINDOW. AND MAIN STREET ALSO WORKED WITH THE CVB ON DICKENS ITSELF. WE WERE IN CHARGE OF MANNING THEIR WELCOME BOOTH. AND PASSING OUT MAPS, WE SOLD HAD CHOCOLATE. WE HAD OVER 30 VOLUNTEERS THAT HELPED THROUGHOUT THAT WEEKEND AT THE WELCOME BOOTH.
AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT WE HAD ALSO HELPED TO PUSH OUT INFORMATION TO OUR BUSINESSES ABOUT STREET CLOSURES, WHETHER EMPLOYEES COULD PARK, WHAT THE TRASH PICKUP WOULD BE LIKE DURING THE EVENT AND WHAT THE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS WAS FOR THOSE A COUPLE OF DAYS. SO, IT WAS A GOOD JOINT EFFORT.
ADDITIONALLY, BESIDES ALL OF THOSE FUN THINGS WE DID SUPPORT FALLING FOR SHRIMP IN EARLY OCTOBER AND THE VETERANS DAY FUN RUN. I SURROUND THE FESTIVAL COMMITTEE FOR THE TRIP FESTIVAL AND THE FALLING FOR SHRIMP.
WE COORDINATE THE SIDEWALK SALES FOR THE BUSINESS IS FOR THAT EVENT AND PROVIDED MASKS. WE ALSO FOLLOWED UP WITH A SURVEY OF ALL THE BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN TO FIND OUT WHAT THE IMPACT OF THAT EVENT WAS ON THEIR BUSINESS.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE STARTED TO DO AFTER EVERY DOWNTOWN EVENT.
JUST TO SEE IF THERE ARE SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT WORKS BETTER FOR THEM. IT ALLOWS THEM TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND MAKE SALES AND DO BUSINESS WHILE WE HAVE THESE GREAT EVENTS THAT BRING PEOPLE DOWNTOWN.
SO, THAT HAS BEEN GOING WELL AND BUSINESSES ARE APPRECIATING THAT WE ARE THEN ABLE TO GO BACK TO THE ORGANIZERS FOR THE EVENT AND SUGGEST CHANGES THAT MIGHT MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE BUSINESS FRIENDLY. SO THAT NOT ONLY DO WE DRAW PEOPLE DOWNTOWN BUT THEY ARE ALSO ACTUALLY SPENDING MONEY IN THE RESTAURANTS OR THE SHOPS. SO, THAT HAS BEEN SOMETHING WE HAVE ADDED NOW AFTER EVERY EVENT.
OUR DESIGN COUNSEL HAS BEEN VERY BUSY.
THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON AND ADOPT A FLOWER EVENT AND ALSO THE SIDEWALK ELEMENTS. THERE WAS A PRESENTATION TO THE HDC LAST MONTH TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK ON BOTH OF THOSE THINGS. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN TALKING WITH TAMPA ELECTRIC ABOUT LIGHT POSTS AND WORKING WITH THEM TO IDENTIFY THE APPROPRIATE LIGHT FIXTURES THAT WILL FIT INTO OUR DOWNTOWN AS WE LOOK TO UPGRADE SOME OF THESE ELEMENTS IN THE STREET SCAPE. SO, WHAT NEXT, IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THAT, WE HAVE PROVIDED WEEKLY EMAIL UPDATES AS WE ALWAYS DO TO THE BUSINESSES . WE ASSISTED SEVERAL BUSINESSES WITH TRASH ISSUES. PRIMARILY, MISSING TRASH TOTES WITH ALL OF THE EVENTS. WE LOOKED AT CARDBOARD RECYCLING OPTIONS. AND THEN WE ALSO CONTINUE TO
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SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES WITH SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.OTH ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM. AND THIS THE BUSINESSES SAY, REALLY HELPS THEM. WE HAVE OVER 8000 PEOPLE THAT ARE ON OUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT AND IT JUST IN THE LAST MONTH 4150 POST ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE POSTS THAT WE WERE MAKING SHARING THEIR POSTS. SO, THAT IS A BENEFIT TO THEM.FOR THE COMING QUARTER, THE QUARTER WE ARE IN NOW, WE HAVE A LOT PLANNED, AS WELL. WE ARE LOOKING TO HOLD EDUCATIONAL SESSION FOR OUR MAIN STREET BUSINESSES TOWARDS THE END OF FEBRUARY. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING A SURVEY FOR OUR BUSINESSES TO FIND OUT WHAT TOPICS THEY WOULD LIKE US TO COVER.
SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT HAVE COME UP SO FAR ARE GOOGLE MY BUSINESS AND A DEEPER DIVE INTO HOW TO USE THAT.
TAKING A LOOK AT THE PPP LOANS AND THE TAX IMPLICATIONS FROM THEM. HOW YOU ADDRESS THAT IN YOUR TAX FILINGS. AND THEN DAY TODAY RECORD-KEEPING SO YOU DON'T END UP WITH THE BIG BOX OF RECEIPTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT HAVE COME OUT BUT WE ARE GOING TO GET OTHERS BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION. WE ARE PLANNING TO LAUNCH OUR ADOPT A FLOWER EVENT LATER THIS MONTH ONCE WE REDESIGN A DESIGN. WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO OBTAIN FOLKS ON DOWNTOWN MATERIAL OPTIONS AND THEN ALSO LOOKING TO INSTALL SOME SMALL SECTIONS OF SAMPLES SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENT MATERIALS LOOK LIKE.
THERE IS GOING TO BE A SIP AND SHOP TO KICKOFF RESTAURANT WEEK ON 21 JANUARY SO EVERYONE IS EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE HAVE OVER 20 SHOPS PARTICIPATING.
WE AREWORKING ON , WE ARE JUST STARTING TO SELL TICKETS TO PROMOTE THE EVENT AND ROUND OF OUR VOLUNTEERS.AIN STREET PLACES TO VOLUNTEERS IN EVERY SHOP LOCATION TO HELP POUR WINE AND MAKE SURE OUR GUESTS ARE NOT LEAVING WITH WINE SO THESE GUYS ARE HAPPY. THEN, WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON A PUB CRAWL WHICH WILL HAPPEN AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF APRIL.
THAT IS A PUB PUP. THE HUMANE SOCIETY IS HELPING US WITH THAT. SHE IS PART OF OUR PROMOTIONS COUNSEL. THAT IS GOING TO BE PRIMARILY ALONG EIGHTH STREET SO IT'S OUR FIRST FORAY INTO HOLDING EVENTUALLY ON EIGHTH STREET. HOT PAUSE, RED BONES, A BUNCH MORE AND ALSO WROTE SHARK. WE WILL PROVIDE SOME SHUTTLES FOR THE PARTICIPANTS. THE IDEA WOULD BE ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO BRING YOUR DOG, COME OUT AND TAKE A TRIP UP AND DOWN EIGHTH STREET, HAVE A FEW DRINKS AND MAYBE BUY SOME PET THINGS. WE ARE GOING TO GIVE THAT A TRY. AND THEN, RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ALSO PUTTING UP MAINTENANCE PLAN INTO PLACE FOR THE MEMORIAL BENCHES THAT ARE DOWNTOWN, THE HISTORICAL MEMORIAL BENCHES. WE HAVE A LOT OF THEM SCATTERED THROUGHOUT TOWN AND THEY DO NEED UPKEEP JUST AS EVERYTHING DOES. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT WAYS WE CAN EITHER CLEAN THEM OR REPLACE SLATS AS NEEDED.
WE ALREADY REPLACED SOME PLAQUES AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. WE ARE JUST WHAT TO FORMALIZE THAT SO WE ARE MAKING SURE IT'S GETTING DONE.
LAST YEAR, WE UPDATED OUR PEDESTRIAN SIGNS.
WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF REDOING THE MAP, THE LARGE TABLE MAPS THAT ARE OUT THERE. UPDATING THEM AND LOOKING AT A WAY OF DOING IT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY SO WE DON'T HAVE TO UPDATE THEM AS QUITE AS OFTEN. WE CAN SEPARATE THE LISTS OF BUSINESS NAMES FROM THE EYE DEFECATION OF THE LOCATION ON THE MAP PORTION. SO, THAT IS IN PROCESS.
AND THEN WE ARE ALSO CONTINUING TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS WHERE WE HAVE VACANT BUILDINGS.
WE HAVE ROUGHLY 148 BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ABOUT SEVEN VACANCIES.
SO, IN THE PAST YEAR OR SO WE HAVE LOST SEVEN RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE CLOSED, TO THATHAVE OPENED.
WE HAVE HAD FIVE RETAIL LOCATIONS CLOSE AND FOR NEW ONES OPEN . SO, THEY MAY NOT SOUND LIKE LARGE NUMBERS BUT RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T FEEL CONCERNING THAT THERE ARE SEVEN VACANCIES, THAT'S VERY UNUSUAL FOR OUR DOWNTOWN. WE ARE REACHING OUT INDIVIDUALLY TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON, WORKING WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING TO START BUSINESSES. I HAVE WORKED WITH TWO
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INDIVIDUALS VERY RECENTLY WHILE LOOKING FOR LOCATIONS SO WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE WAYS THAT WE CAN ATTRACT THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING FOR LOCATIONS AND MATCH THEM UP WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS WHERE WE HAVE VACANCIES.E WILL CONTINUE THAT ALONG EIGHTH STREET AS WELL.A COUPLE OTHER THINGS NOT ON THIS LIST BUT THAT WE ARE ALSO WORKINGON. THE TAX CREDIT , WE ARE TAKING A LOOK AT THAT AGAIN. AND WHAT WE WOULD NEED TO DO AND IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO EXPAND THAT INTO THE COUNTY.
WE DO HAVE IN THE CITY WHICH IS HELPFUL.
AND THEN ON JANUARY 18, I'LL BE REPRESENTING OUR MAIN STREET AT THE DAY AT THE CAPITAL IN TALLAHASSEE.
THAT WILL BE EXCITING HEADING UP OUR REGION , THE NORTHEAST FLORIDAREGION , MAIN STREET DISPLAY AND WE WILL BE SET UP TO JUST LET OUR LEGISLATORS KNOW WHAT MAIN STREET DOES. WE HAVE ASKED THE STATE OF FLORIDA STREET PROGRAM HAS ASKED FOR $500,000 ALLOCATION FROM THE STATE TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS.E HAVE ONE STAFF PERSON AT THE STATE LEVEL THAT SUPPORTS MAIN STREET AND THERE ARE 53 PROGRAMS IN THE STATE. SO, RIGHT NOW WE ARE UNDERSTAFFED AND UNDERFUNDED. SO WE'LL BE ADVOCATING FOR THAT. DOLLARS AND CENTS, LAST TIME I WAS HERE WE HAD 11 MONTHS WORTH OF FIGURES SO THESE HAVE NOT CHANGED THAT MUCH. THIS IS OUR LAST YEAR'S BUDGET COMPARED TO THE ACTUAL. SO OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE PRETTY MUCH ON TARGET WITH MOST CATEGORIES.
THE EVENT AND FUNDRAISING NUMBER IS SKEWED BECAUSE WE HAD ISLAND HOP WHICH WAS VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL, MORE THAN WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED FOR. THAT IS GOOD NEWS.
AND THEN REALLY THAT IS THE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE REVENUE. AND THEN IT LIKEWISE IN THE EXPENSE AS WELL. YOU SEE THAT SHOW UP IN THE FUNDRAISING EXPENSES, UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT UP BY AS MUCH. EVERYTHING ELSE REALLY WAS IN A LINE WITH THE WAY WE BUDGETED. WE DID END UP WITH A SURPLUS DUE TO THE ISLAND HOP EVENT WHICH WAS GREAT.
OUR LONG-TERM GOAL AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE ARE STILL DISCUSSING IT, BUT OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS WE WILL HAVE FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR OUR BUSINESSES AND OUR PROPERTY OWNERS TO ASSIST THEM WITH MATCHING GRANTS ON SIGNAGE AND FA?ADE IMPROVEMENTS. WHICH WILL HELP MAINTAIN OUR DOWNTOWN AND IMPROVE OUR EIGHTH STREET.
AND THEN ALSO JUST TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AS NEEDED TO THESE BUSINESSES BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A LOT AVAILABLE TO THEM AS PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS. IN TERMS OF GRANT FUNDING, IT JUST DOESN'T REALLY EXIST AS MUCH ON THE PRIVATE PROPERTY SIDE. AND THEN IT JUST A QUICK GLIMPSE AT, I ONLY HAVE ONE MONTH FIGURES ARE BECAUSE WE WERE FINALIZING OUR 990 OUR FORM 990 WHICH NOW HAS BEEN APPROVED BY OUR BOARD AND FILED BY OUR ACCOUNTS.
IT IS AVAILABLE IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.
SO REALLY WE JUST HAVE ONE MONTH FIGURES, EVERYTHING IS AN OUTLINE WITH WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT.
AND WE DO HAVE AN INCREASE IN OUR GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES FOR NEXT YEAR. THERE WAS INCREASES AS YOU CAN IMAGINE IN A RENT, WEBSITE MAINTENANCE AND ADDITIONAL INSURANCE THAT WE PURCHASED TO COVER OUR VOLUNTEERS.
OTHER THAN THAT, JUST AN UPDATED LIST OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE ARE HAPPY TO WELCOME CPA, NOEL, TO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHE'S ALSO GOING TO WORK WITH US ON OUR ECONOMIC VITALITY COUNSEL.
SHE HAS PAST EXPERIENCE BEFORE SHE OPENED HER OWN PRACTICE WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SO SHE SHOULD BE A VERY GOOD ADDITION TO THIS GROUP. OUR DESIGN COUNSEL AND OUR ECONOMIC VITALITY, MIKE BROOKS, HAS ASSUMED THE CHAIR POSITION ON ECONOMIC VITALITY. AND WE HAVE ADDED A FEW PEOPLE TO OUR DESIGN COUNSEL, PEGGY ROSELLE, HAS JOINED US AND A SCOTT MICHELSON FROM THE CITY IS ALSO SITTING IN ON AT THOSE MEETINGS SO THAT GIVES US A GOOD CONNECTION TO THE CITY OF
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FERNANDINA BEACH. THE PROMOTIONS COUNCIL KEEPS GROWING. WE HAVE 10 EVENTS FOR NEXT YEAR OR FOR THIS YEAR. WE HAVE A LOT ON OUR PLATES.WE NEED TO DIVIDE AND CONQUER. THIS IS A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING HARD ON THAT. AND THEN FINALLY OUR ORGANIZATION COUNSEL HAS BEEN THE NEW CHAIR IS RAMONA WHO IS ALSO THE CHAIR FOR OUR ISLAND HOP EVENT.
SHE HAS ADDED JULIA BLACKSTONE ALSO FROM OUR ISLAND HOP EVENT, TO THAT. THIS GROUP, THEY ARE WORKING HARD ON MEMBERSHIPS AND MAKING SURE WE ARE STAYING CONNECTED TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND A FEW OTHER THINGS.
AND THAT IS MY UPDATE FOR THIS QUARTER.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A FEW, LISA.
SO THE DIFFERENT LIGHTS THEY ARE LOOKING AT FOR DOWNTOWN IS THERE MULTIPLE OPTIONS OR ARE THEY HONING DOWN ON ONE OPTION TO BRING TO US OR WILL BE MULTIPLE OPTIONS?
>> SO, THE OPTIONS THAT CAME OUTFIRST , THE DESIGN COUNSEL DID NOT FEEL WERE ACCEPTABLE. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS GET IT DOWN TO A COUPLE LIKE THE SIDEWALKS WHERE WE WOULD HAVE A COUPLE. SO WE HAVE GONE BACK A COUPLE TIMES TO THEM AND THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEND US A FIXTURE THAT IS A LITTLE MORE LANTERN LIKE, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE HAD. AND WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT ELIMINATING THE UP LIKE LIKE TO HAVE A DARK TAP ON IT.
TO KEEP THE LIGHT DOWN WHAT NEEDS TO BE ON THE STREET LEVEL.
>> OKAY, THAT'S GOOD. AND THE OTHER THING I NOTICE YOUR BUDGET SHOWS YOU ARE HOPING TO DO 20 OR 30,000 MORE REVENUE THIS YEAR THAN LESTER AND WHERE DO YOU THINK THAT'S GOING TO COME FROM ? OR WERE YOU GOING TO HOPE WE ARE GOING TO GET ANOTHER FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY?
>> SO, OUR BUDGET THIS YEAR THE REVENUE IS 162 WHICH IS HIGHER THAN OUR BUDGET WAS LAST YEAR BUT NOT HIGHER THAN OUR ACTUAL.
>> YES, THAT WAS THE PLAN. WHEN HE FIRST GOT TOGETHER IN THE STEERING COMMITTEE WHEN I FIRST CAME UP WITH ISLAND HOP WE AT THE TIME CREATED A FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR THAT EVENT.
SO, IT WAS MEANT TO BE SCALABL .
WE PURPOSELY DID NOT MAKE IT LARGER THAN WE COULD HANDLE THE FIRST YEAR BECAUSE WE WANTED TO BE AN EXCELLENT EVENT.
THIS YEAR SOME OF WHAT WE ARE INCLUDING IS BRINGING IN SOME ADDITIONAL PARTNERS. DOING MORE WITH OUR LOCAL LODGING PARTNERS.
>> IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY YOU SAID YOU WERE SO SURPRISED WE COULD REALLY DO A LOT MORE WITH THAT EVENT THAT WE REALLY DIDN'T DO.
>> SO WERE TAKEN IS THAT MORE LIKE ANOTHER NOTCH?
>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND I THINK THAT'S RIGHT ON THE MINDSET WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
>> WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF THE BUSINESSES, TOO. BECAUSE SOME BUSINESSES INVOLVED FOR DIFFERENT LEVELS WHETHER THEY WERE SPONSORS OR THEY WERE PART OF THE MARKET PLACE.
AND THEY REALLY LIKED IT BEING AT CENTRAL PARK.
I THINK THE WATERFRONT WOULD BE FINE, TOO, BUT WE WILL STAY AWAY FROM THAT BECAUSE THE PROJECT THAT IS HAPPENING THERE. BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF ROOM AT CENTRAL PARK AND IT BROUGHT PEOPLE INTO TOWN.
THE EVENT WAS ONLY FROM 12 TO 5 SO THERE WAS A LOT OF LUNCH BEFORE, DINNER AFTER THAT TYPE OF THING AND I THINK IF WE EXPAND IT TO FRIDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING AND MAKE IT A WEEKEND EVENT OUR BUSINESSES WILL REALLY BENEFIT FROM IT WITHOUT US HAVING TO SHUT DOWN THE STREET DOWNTOWN.
>> LASTLY, I SAW THE WAYFARER MAP, WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? LIKE OUR LOCAL MAP THAT'S PUT OUT FOR TOURISTS?
>> THERE ARE TWO WAYFINDING ELEMENTS DOWNTOWN THE TALL THIN SIGNS THEY ARE BURGUNDY AND THEY HAVE THE NAMES OF DIFFERENT SHOPS. YOU CAN SEE WHEN YOU'RE WALKING DOWN THE STREET.HEN THERE ARE ALSO TABLE MAPS.
THERE ISONE BY THE PARKING LOT IN THE LIBRARY BEHIND THE LIBRARY . THERE IS ONE IN FRONT OF THE SPICE AND TEA EXCHANGE.
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>> IT'S NOT THAT THEY'RE IN BAD SHAPE, THEY ARE INACCURATE.
SO, SHOPS HAVE CLOSED SINCERE PUT IN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND THEY ARE NOT ACCURATE.
>> CORRECT. WE WANT TO MAKE IT SO WE ONLY UPDATE THE LIST AND THAT THE MAP BECAUSE THE MAP COULD CERTAINLY LAST LONGER.
>> SO YOU MAKE A REMOVABLE LIST THAT CAN BE CHANGED.
>> LASTLY, IT DROPPED MY MIND BUT YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB, LISA. KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING IT. I WILL REMEMBER IN FIVE MINUTES I HAD A LIST BUT I DID NOT WRITE IT DOWN.BUT, THANK YOU.
>> NO QUESTIONS, LISA, I WANTED TO SAY THIS WAS A GOOD PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK HERE AND THE WORK YOU DO ALL YEAR.
>> AND THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS THIS IS NOT A ONE-PERSON THING.
>> I JUST REMEMBERED IT. THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN FOR DOWNTOWN YOU HAVE COME UP WITH THAT SOLID LANDSCAPE PLAN? OR ARE WE STILL WORKING ON THAT?
>> WHAT WE PUT TOGETHER IS A LIST OF PLANTINGS AND THAT'S BASED IN PART ON WHAT WAS PLANTED BACK IN THE 1970S WHEN THE PROJECT STARTED BUT IT IS UPDATED FOR WHAT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE DESIGN COUNSEL.
AND THEY ARE MAPPING THE BEDS RIGHT NOW.
ACTUALLY, THEY'VE ALREADY MAPPED THE BEDS TO IDENTIFY WHICH ONES ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO OUR SPONSORS AS WE KICK THIS PROGRAM OFF.
>> OKAY, GOOD.AS LONG AS WE HAVE SOME DIRECTION FOR THAT.
>> LISA, YOU MENTIONED GETTING QUOTES.
TELL ME HOW YOU ARE WORKING ON THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING THESE THINGS?
>> SO, WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY PURCHASING WE ARE TRYING TO GATHER DATA THAT CAN BE COMPARED.
>> THAT IS MY POINT, THE CITY IS GOING TO PURCHASE WHEN YOU ARE WORKING AND YOU GET THIS YOU CAN ASSUME IT TO THE CITY.
>> WRITES, WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY.
>> WITH TAMPA YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE BIDDING PROCESS, TAMPA ELECTRIC CAME IN AND LOOKING AT THE WHOLE CITY ON A DEREGULATED THING ILL BE DIFFERENT ON ADOWNTOWN .
>> YES. AS FAR AS THE SIDEWALKS GO GREAT AT TWO OF THE MEMBERS OF OUR DESIGN COUNSEL GORDON MCLEAN WHO WAS AN ARCHITECT AND LISA GILLETT ARE TAKING A LOOK AT THE PROJECT SCOPE AND WE IDENTIFIED A VERY SMALL SEGMENT OF THE SIDEWALK ON NORTH SECOND STREET THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS COULD BE PROVIDED SO THAT WE CAN HAVE APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON ON THE DIFFERENT MATERIALS.
SO THERE IS NO CONFUSION OVER IS A CHEAPER, IS IT MORE EXPENSIVE, AT LEAST THEN WE KNOW WHAT DIRECTION AESTHETICALLY WE WANT TO GO AND IF THE DOLLARS WORK THEN WE CAN PURSUE AND LET THE CITY PURSUE THAT MATERIAL IN A REAL BID.
>> THE POINT IS THE CITY. OKAY, THANK YOU.
[5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA OR ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA]
>> FURTHER COMMENTS?NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENTS WHICH ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA AND WE HAVE ONE JACK MACKEY WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ABOUT CRA ADVISOR BOARD.
>> I AM JACK KNOCKING 2809 OCEANVIEW COURT.
I CORRESPONDED WITH ALL OF YOU OVER THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD AND I WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND.
I ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER INTERESTED CITIZENS STARTED A GROUP EARLIER IN 2021 TO HELP THE COMMUNITY FIND A WAY TO GET THE WATERFRONT SUCH THAT IT HAS A BETTER USE THEN AT THE USE IT IS RIGHT NOW WHICH IS MAINLY NOTHING.
SO, WE HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS WE HAVE TALKS WITH THE CITY AND WE MET WITH FOLKS FROM STAFF AND MET WITH STAKE HOLDERS AROUND TOWN WE HAVE WATERFRONT PROPERTY OWNERS.
WE REALLY STARTED TO MAKE A GOOD PROGRESS.
WE ACTUALLY GOT THE CRA EXECUTIVE BOARD TO VOTE TO REINSTATE THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD BACK IN OCTOBER 19.
I WAS REALLY FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THAT THAT WE ACTUALLY MADE SOME PROGRESS AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD.
BUT FOR SOME REASON THE FEEDBACK THEN BECAME THE CITY STAFF DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH DIRECTION ON HOW TO PLACE THE MEMBERS ON THE BOARD EVEN THOUGH AT THAT MEETING ON THE 19TH IT WAS LIKE LET'S DO IT, LET'S GET IT DONE AND LET'S
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HAVE THE MEAT. WE WILL BE IN 60 DAYS AND FIND OUT WHAT THEY DECIDED. SO HERE WE ARE, JANUARY 4, WHICH PRIOR TO THIS MEETING SHOULD HAVE BEEN OUR CRA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING TO HOPEFULLY MOVE SOME THINGS FORWARD WITH THE ADVISORY BOAR , BUT NOTHING HAS HAPPENED SINCE. I JUST, I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHY IT FELL OFF THE RAILS AFTER GETTING SO ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE BOARD VOTING AND REINSTATE THE ADVISORY BOARD. I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW HAS AGAIN DERAILED AND HOW CAN WE GET BACK ON TRACK? I ASK OF YOU GUYS BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO HELP TRANSFORM THE COMMUNITY IN A GOOD WAY.AND YOU ARE ALL A KEY CATALYST IN HELPING THATGET STARTED .
>> THANK YOU. ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM THE
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
AGENDA ITEM? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? > MOVED TO APPROVE IT.>> CITY CLERK CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
[7.1 INVITATION TO BID 21-16 – FERNANDINA BEACH FIRE STATION #2]
>> NEXT ITEM, ITEM 7, BID PROTEST SETTLEMENT.
IF I GET THE CITY ATTORNEY TO COME UP AND GIVE US A SUMMARY.
I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED UNDER IS NO RECOMMENDATIONS HERE.
IF WE NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND WHAT WOULD THAT BE OR ARE WE JUST DISCUSSING IT?
>> SECTION 2 ? 444 OF THE CITY CODE COVERS BID PROTEST AND FIRST OFF IT SAYS THAT THE CITY COMMISSION CANNOT AWARD A CONTRACT OR TAKE ANY ACTION WHILE A BID PROTEST IS PENDING.
AND GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE STEPS IN A BREAD PROTEST IS THAT THE CONTRACT OR A CONTRACTOR THAT WHICH IS TO HAVE A BID PROTEST WITHOUT THA PROTEST FIRST TO THE CITY MANAGER , THE CITY MANAGER WOULD THEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND IN WRITING TO THE PROTEST AND THEN ONCE THE RESPONSE IS RECEIVED BY THE CONTRACTOR PROTESTING THAT CONTRACTOR HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO THE NEXT STEP WHICH IS TO THE CITY COMMISSION TO FILE THEIR PROTEST.
IN THIS CASE, KPT DID FILE THE PROTEST FIRST WITH THE CITY MANAGER. THE CITY MANAGER RESPONDED AND I DID CONFIRM THAT THAT RESPONSE OF THE CITY MANAGER AND THE REBUTTALON DECEMBER 21 , THOSE DOCUMENTS ARE ONLINE IN THE CITY COMMISSION'S PACKET AVAILABLE TO THE CITY COMMISSIONERS AND THE PUBLIC FOR THE LAST SEVEN DAYS.
WE SPOKE EARLIER THAT THOSE ITEMS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IN THE PACKET AND I DID CONFIRM THAT INDEED, THEY ARE.
SO, ALL CITY COMMISSIONERS HAVE HAD THESE MATERIALS FOR SEVEN DAYS TO REVIEW AND HAVE HAD THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THAT. IT SAYS IN OUR CODE THAT THE BID PROTEST DISCUSSION IS CONDUCTED AS A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WE DON'T HAVE A WRITTEN RULES OF PROCEDURE OTHER THAN FOR OUR QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS QUASIJUDICIAL.
SO WHAT I WOULD SAY THAT MEANS AND HOW WE WOULD DO THAT IS WE WOULD GIVE THE CONTRACTOR KBT THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO THE PODIUM, NOT TIME THEN, ALTHOUGH I DID SPEAK BEFORE WE STARTED HERE THEY HAVE ABOUT EIGHT MINUTES OR SO OF COMMENTS TO MAKE. I SAID AS LONG AS WE ARE NOT HERE ALL NIGHT LONG THEN WE CAN LET YOU STATE WHAT YOU NEED TO SAY. THE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE THERE FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE CITY COMMISSIONERS AND THAT IS WHAT YOU CAN BASE YOUR DECISION ON. YOU HAVE AS A CITY COMMISSION UP TO TODAY'S TO SUBMIT TO THE CONTRACTOR YOUR DECISION IN WRITING. IF YOU WISH TO MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT YOU COULD MAKE IT RIGHT AWAY BY MOTION.OU COULD ACCEPT A MOTION, MR. VICE MAYOR.
YOU COULD TAKE A RECESS, OF COURSE, COMMISSIONERS CANNOT MEET OUTSIDE THE SUNSHINE IF YOU NEED TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT IF YOU NEED TO TAKE A RECESS. OR, YOU CAN ALL DECIDE ON YOUR OWN AND WE CAN COME BACK AND SCHEDULE ANOTHER, WE HAVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS IT WHERE YOU MIGHT ISSUE YOUR FINDINGS AT THAT TIME.
PREFERABLY TONIGHT, BUT IF YOU HAVE MATERIAL THAT YOU WANT TO REVIEW OUTSIDE OF THIS MEETING OR TAKE YOUR TIME WITH WE UNDERSTAND THAT AND WE WANT YOU TO DO THAT.
EVERYTHING WOULD BE ON HOLD. LATER IN THE AGENDA YOU WILL FIND THAT THE RESOLUTION AWARDING THE CONTRACT IS ON THE
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AGENDA. I SUBMIT TO YOU THAT IF YOU WANT TO AND ARE READY TO MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT THAT IF YOU ACCEPT KBT'S PROTEST THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO THEM TONIGHT AND IF YOU REJECT THEIR BID PROTEST YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF AWARDING THE CONTRACT.I DON'T HAVE THE CONTRACTOR'S NAME BUT THE CONTRACTOR THAT IS RECOMMENDED TO THE CITY STAFF BY THE COMMITTEE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THAT COMMISSION? OR YOU MR. MAYOR.
>> WE DON'T NEED A MOTION FOR THE CHALLENGER TO COME UP AND PRESENT?
>> DO WE NEED TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING?
>> I THINK AFTER THE PROTESTER MAKES THEIR PRESENTATION AND COMMENTS. I THINK YOU SHOULD ASK IF ANY NUMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT ARE HERE WISH TO SPEAK.
AND IF ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE QUESTIONS BUT I WILL GUIDE YOU ALONG AND YOU KNOW I AM NOT SHY I WILL STAND UP AND MAKE SURE THAT PROCEDURALLY WE ARE GETTING GIVING KBT THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THEIR PROTEST HERE TONIGHT.
>> IF THE PRESIDENT OF KBT IS HERE COME UP AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF. AND, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, MY NAME IS REBECCA TIMMONS I AM THE PRESIDENT OF KBT CONTRACTING ENEMA LICENSE CONTRACTOR.
AS YOU KNOW WE ARE HERE TO PROTEST THE REWARD TO ITB 21-16 AN HOUR PROTEST WE HAD IDENTIFIED ITEMS IN BLACKWATER CONSTRUCTION LLC BID PACKAGE WHICH THE CITY MANAGER DETERMINED TO BE A MINOR IRREGULARITIES.
HOWEVER, IN THE INTEREST OF TIME I'M GOING TO LIMIT MY DISCUSSION TO TWO OF OUR ITEMS WHICH WE FEEL ARE NOT MINOR IRREGULARITIES. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS THAT BLACKWATER ACTUALLY MODIFY THE BID DOCUMENTS BY LINING IT THROUGH THE WORD OF FURNITURE AND HANDWRITING IN NO FURNITUR , EQUIPMENT ONLY. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT HAD REDUCED THE REQUIRED MINIMUM ALLOWANCE FOR THOSE TWO ITEMS FROM 40,000 WHICH WAS IN THE BID SCOPE TWO 32,100.
ALL OF THE OTHER BIDDERS HAD A MINIMUM ALLOWANCE FOR THOSE TWO ITEMS OF 40,000 OR HIGHER. THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO OUR IDENTIFYING THIS ITEM WAS THAT THE REVISION OF THE LINE ITEMS SPECIFIED FOR EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE ALLOWANCE IS IN A TOTALITY OF THE BID PRICE A MINOR DIFFERENCE AMONG THE VICTUALS APPROXIMATELY .1 PERCENT AND WAS NOT A FACTOR IN DETERMINING THE RESPONSIVENESS TO THE ITB OR THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AWARD. THE CITY ORDINANCES IT GIVES EXAMPLES OF MAJOR AND MINOR IRREGULARITIES AND TWO OF THE MAJOR IRREGULARITIES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED ARE BID PRICING PAGE IS NOT SUBMITTED OR CITED AS BLANK.
AND ADDENDUM'S NOT ACKNOWLEDGE WHICH AFFECT PRICING.
WHICH, FROM THOSE TWO ITEMS YOU CAN REASONABLY INFER THAT MODIFYING THE BID DOCUMENTS WHEN IT EFFECTS PRICING COULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED A MAJOR IRREGULARITY.
THERE WAS CASE HISTORY OF HARRY PEPPER AND ASSOCIATES VERSUS THE CITY OF K, FLORIDA DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS IN 1978 WHICH DEFINES A TEST FOR MEASURING A DEVIATION IN A BID IF IT'S SUFFICIENTLY MATERIAL TO DESTROY ITS COMPETITIVE CHARACTER IS WHETHER THE VARIATION EFFECTS THE AMOUNT OF THE BID BY GIVING THE BITTER AN ADVANTAGE OR BENEFIT THAT IS NOT ENJOYED BY THE OTHER BIDDERS.
THE CITY'S ARGUMENT THAT THE DIFFERENCE BLACKWATER EXCLUDED PRICING IS MINIMAL IS IRRELEVANT.
MAKING ANY CHANGES TO THE BID DOCUMENTS OR THE SCOPE OF WORK CREATES AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE TO THE OTHER BIDDERS.
ALLOWING BLACKWATER TO REMOVE THE SCOPE OF WORK WOULD ALSO SET A PRECEDENT ALLOWING FUTURE BIDDERS TO SAY, THAT SCOPE OF WORK I DID NOT INCLUDE IT, WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE? ONE PERCENT, FIVE PERCENT, IT HAS TO REMAIN AT ZERO OTHERWISE THERE'S NO AVOIDING THE APPEARANCE OF FAVORITISM OR IMPROPRIETY. THE SECOND ISSUE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS IS THAT BLACKWATER FAILED TO INCLUDE REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR THEIR MAJOR SUBCONTRACTOR WHICH IN THE BID FOR CONTRACTOR WAS ANYSUBCONTRACTOR PERFORMING MORE THAN 10 PERCENT OF THE BID .
DURING THE BID REVIEW PROCESS, EXCUSE ME I SKIPPED AHEAD.
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BLACKWATER ALSO I WANTED TO IDENTIFY THAT BLACKWATER HOLDS A CERTIFIED BUILDERS LICENSE WHICH IS NOT QUALIFY THEM TO DO CIVIL AND SITE WORK SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A SUBCONTRACTOR FOR THE CIVIL AND INSIGHT PORTION OF THE PROJECT WHICH DID EXCEED THE 10 PERCENT LIMIT.THE CITY'S RESPONSE WAS AS INDICATED BLACKWATER DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY SUBCONTRACTOR WITHIN THIS OMISSION BUT DURING THE BID REVIEW PROCESS DID IDENTIFY THE NF CONTRACTING AS ITS PROPOSED SITE AND CIVIL CONTRACTOR.
ON PAGE 10 OF THE ITB IT STATES THAT THE INVITATION TO BID AND MEDICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE TIME SET FOR THE OPENING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. ALLOWING BLACKWATER TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR THEIR SUBCONTRACTOR AFTER THE BID OPENING VIOLATES THIS STATEMENT.
IF IT WAS, IF NOT INCLUDED THIS ITEM IS CONSIDERED A MINOR IRREGULARITY BLACKWATER WOULD NOT HAVE NEEDED TO PROVIDE IT AT ALL. TNF SUBCONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS WERE NOT REQUESTED FROM DNS UNTIL AFTER KBT FILED ORIGINAL PROTEST. THIS WOULD INDICATE THAT SOMEONE FROM THE CITY'S REVIEW COMMITTEE REQUESTED IT FROM BLACKWATER AFTER THE BID OPENING AND AFTER RECEIVING THE INITIAL PROTEST FROM KBT. KBT IS ALSO ILLUSTRATED IN OUR REBUTTAL PROTEST LETTER THAT THE VALUES IN DNS CONTRACTING'S QUOTE DO NOT CORRELATE WITH LINE ITEMS IN BLACKWATER'S BID PAGES. IT'S VERY UNLIKELY THAT A CONTRACTOR WOULD CHARGE A CLIENT LESSER AMOUNT THAN WHAT THEIR SUBCONTRACTOR WASN'T CHARGING THEM.
SO, THIS APPEARS TO INDICATE THAT BLACKWATER HAD NOT INITIALLY INTENDED ON USING DNS BUT ONLY ADDED CALL TO PATIENTS AFTER KBT ADDRESSED IN OUR ORIGINAL PROTEST.
THE CASE OF THE CITY OF PUBLIC VERSUS THE TRUSTEES OF PLUMBING INTERESTING PROMOTION HAD REQUIRED OF ANY PARTY TO HAVE CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY FROM THE DADE COUNTY .
THE FOLLOWING DIVISION OF BIDS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER DIDNOT POSSESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATE . THE TRIAL COURT JOINED THE CITY FOR RECOGNIZING THE LOWEST BID AND THIS WAS AFFIRMED ON APPEAL IN THE APPELLATE COURT THEY STATED IF THE CITY MADE AT HIS DISCRETION AWAY TO THE SECTION IT WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO FAVORITISM BY ALLOWING SOME BIDDERS TO QUALIFY AFTER THEIR BIDS WERE ACCEPTED. FINALLY, THE CITY ORDINANCES STATE THAT THE CONTRACT SHOULD BE AWARDED TO BE MOST RESPONSIBLE AND RESPONSIVE BIDDER THE BID MEETS THEIR CRITERIA SET FORTH TO BID. PROVIDING PUBLICATIONS FOR A MAJOR SUBCONTRACTOR WAS A REQUIREMENT OF THE ITB THEREFORE BLACKWATER IS NONRESPONSE AND FOR NOT PROVIDING THEIR MAJOR SUBCONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF BID. IN CONCLUSION, BLACKWATER'S NONCONFORMANCE TO VARIOUS RECURRENT WITHIN THE ITB NOT ONLY MAKES THEIR BID PACKAGE AT A MINIMUM LESS RESPONSIVE THAN THE OTHER BIDDERS BUT IT ALSO HAS THE FOLLOWING THREE MAJOR IRREGULARLY SPRAYED ONE, THE MODIFICATION OF THE DOCUMENTS FOR SCOPE OF WORK NOT ALLOWING A FAIR COMPARISON OF BIDS.
TWO, REDUCING THE MINIMUM ALLOWANCE FOR THE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT NOT ENJOYED BY THE OTHER BIDDERS.
AND THREE, FAILING TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION IDENTIFIED IN THE ITB FOR THEIR MAJOR SUBCONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS. AS A RESULT OF THESE MAJOR IRREGULARITIES BLACKWATER'S RESPONSE TO ITB 21-16 IS NOT RESPONSIVE AND CANNOT BE CONSIDERED OF VALID BID.
>> CITY ATTORNEY, DO WE WANT TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING NOW OR MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE A DISCUSSION FIRST?
>> I WOULD GO AHEAD AND TAKE ALL THE COMMENTS NOW BEFORE YOU DISCUSS.
>> DO WANT TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING?
>> OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING, ANY COMMENTS YOU CAN COME UP AND SUBMIT YOUR NAME. LAST CALL.
>> OTHER THAN THE COMPLAINT? LET'S CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
>> THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. THEN ANY CITY STAFF MEMBERS.
>> WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
>> CAN YOU TELL US HOW PASTOR WROTE WAS ABOUT WHO IS PASSED WROTE?
>> I'M THE ARCHITECT. WE ARE ARCHITECTS AND CIVIL
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ENGINEERS.>> BALLPARK FIGURES HOW MANY BID PACKAGES HAVE YOU REVIEWED DURING YOUR CAREER?
>> CLOSE TO 100 OR MAYBE MORE.
>> SO, MY NEXT QUESTION IS DID PASS GROW HELP WITH THE CITY, DID THEY WORK WITH THE CITY?
>> AND SPECIFICALLY DID YOU REVIEWED THE BID PACKAGES BY BLACKWATER CONTRACTING AND KBT CONTRACTING?
>> AND THEY ACCEPTED THE BLACKWATER CONTRACTING SERVICES.
>> DID YOU REVIEW THE DECEMBER PROTEST LETTER BY KBT?
>> HEAVY REVIEWED THE DECEMBER 16 23 ONE LETTER WRITTEN BY THE CITY MANAGER IN RESPONSE TO THAT LETTER?
>> HAVE YOU REVIEWED THE LETTER REVIEWED DECEMBER 21 KBT CONTRACTING IS SENT TO THE CITY REBUTTING THE CITY MANAGERS LETTER?
>> BASED ON YOUR TRAINING, EXPERIENCE AND REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED DOCUMENTS DO YOU AGREE THAT THE CITY MANAGER THAT THE IRREGULARITIES OUTLINED BY KBT CONTRACTING ARE MINOR IRREGULARLY'S OR VARIATIONS TO THE SPECIFICATIONS IN THE BIDDING PROCESS?
>> BASED ON YOUR TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE AND REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS HE MENTIONED DOCUMENTS YOU CONTINUE TO RECOMMEND BLACKWATER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES BE AWARDED THIS CONTRACT?
>> FINALLY, DO YOU AGREE THAT THE BLACKWATER BID WAS THE LOW BID, THE MOST RESPONSIVE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACT AND THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY?
>> I DID NOT HEAR HIS RESPONSE THE LAST TWO QUESTIONS, WERE THEY ALL AFFIRMATIVE?
>> THANK YOU MR. VICE MAYOR. IS ANYONE HERE FROM A BLACKWATER?
>> THAT WAS A GOOD LINE OF QUESTIONING BUT MY QUESTION IS MORE FREE-FORM. WHY DID WE SELECT BLACKWATER IN PYOUR OPINION?
>> WE SELECTED BLACKWATER BECAUSE THE FIRST THING WE DO IMMEDIATELY AS WE GO TO THE BID TAPS AND MAKE SURE THE MATH IS CORRECT AND MAKE SURE WITH THE BIDDING OF WHAT THEY WROTE DOWN IS OVER ACCURATE. THEY WERE RESPONSIVE AND ALL ACCURATE. IT WAS ALL WHAT THEY SAID, WHAT THEY WROTE DOWN WHAT THEY PUT IN.
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. THAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT.
THE OTHER MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THEY HAD A BID BOND.
THEY ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE ADDENDUM'S WHICH IS ALSO TO GIVE. SO THAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. THEN AFTER THAT ONCE WE KNOW THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER TO ME GO AHEAD AND WE GO TO THE AGENCIES AND CHECK FOR LICENSING, ANY COMPLAINTS, ANY VIOLATIONS AND IF WE FIND THINGS WE WRITE THAT DOWN SO WE RECOMMEND THAT YES THEY ARE THE LOW APPEARING BIDDER AND THE CITY SHOULD.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR DALE UNLESS SOMEONE ELSE HAS A QUESTION .
DALE, WHEN ASK YOU FOR, DO YOU AGREE WITH THE ASSESSMENT FROM THAT THIS IS THE CORRECT MOVE AS A CITY IS TO PROCEED WITH THIS LOW BID?
>> YES, AS IN MY CORRESPONDENC .
>> HE BASICALLY ANSWERED ALL OF MYQUESTIONS.
GENERALLY , I DON'T HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
>> I CONSIDER THAT THEY FAILED, BLACKWATER, TO COMPLY WITH THE INVITATION TO BID. THE BID SHOULD OF BEEN
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REDRAFTED. IF YOU ARE A MINUTE LATE WE REJECT THE BIDS. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PAST THEY DID COMPLY THEY SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS.I CAN SEE WHY THERE'S AN EFFORT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.
THIS IS SIGNIFICANT IN DOLLARS BUT I PERSONALLY THIS IS THE KIND OF STUFF THAT WE SEEM TO BE MY MIND BENDING RULES THAT THEY DID THAT SOME OF THE DATA AND IT SHOULD BE REJECTED ON THE SPOT.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO REJECT THE PROTESTED FROM KBT.
>> I WENT TO REJECT THE PROTEST.
[8.1 BUDGET AMENDMENT - AIRPORT AND COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA]
>> MOTION PASSES, 3 TO 2. FIND OUT WHERE WE ARE AT GUYS.
WE ARE AT RESOLUTIONS BUDGET AMENDMENT AIRPORT AND COMMUNITY REDEVELOP AND AREA.
>> YOU HAVE A PROPOSED BUDGET A MINUTE BEFORE YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING THE BUDGET TO ANTICIPATE THE REVENUE FROM ABOUT ISSUES FOR CONSTRUCT OF THE FIRE STATION AND THE IMPROVEMENTS ON ALACHUA STREET.
[8.2 DEBT FINANCING - AIRPORT AND COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA]
>> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR, YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU RFP THE RESULT OF AN RFP FOR A BANK LOAN NOT TO EXCEED $6 MILLION TO CONSTRUCT FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO AT THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND THE CRA ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS ON ALACHUA STREET.
THAT AGAIN THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPOSED BOND ISSUE IS $6 MILLION AND WE HAVE REPRESENTED AT THE BOND BOND COUNSEL TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ANY DISCUSSION? CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE.
[8.3 AWARD OF ITB 21-16 – FIRE STATION/ARFF FACILITY]
>> NEXT ITEM THE AWARD OF ITB 21-16 AT FIRE STATION/A FF FACILITY.
>> FOLLOWING THE BID PROTEST YOU BEFORE YOU RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD THE BID FOR THE FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO IN THE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY $4.8 MILLION TO BLACKWATER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.
>> NO, I THINK THEY WERE THE LOW BID BY $500,000.
WE HAVE GONE THROUGH OUR STAFF HAS VETTED THEM AND APPROVED THAT RECOMMENDATIONS. I THINK WE SHOULD PROCEED GO FORWARD WITH FUNDING BUILDING THIS FIRE STATION WHICH I THINK WILL BE GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.
>> FURTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? CAROLINE, CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE.
[8.4 GRANT APPROVAL - FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION]
NUMBER FOUR GRANT APPROVAL FEDERAL AVIATION OF INITIATION.
>> YOU BEFORE YOU FUNDING MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE AMERICAN SQ PLAN ACT THIS WOULD GRANT WOULD OFFER $32,000 FOR GENERAL USE BY THE FERNANDINA BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRPORT PERSONNEL CLEANING, JANITORIAL SERVICES AND COMBATING THE SPREAD OF PATHOGENS IN THE AIRPORT.
>> I WANT TO CONFIRM THIS IS "FREE MONEY" BUT ALL MONEY HAS STRINGS AND THE ONLY STRINGS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THIS MONEY ARE THE USUAL FAA GUIDANCE WE HAVE TO FOLLOW SO ON AND SO FORTH, IS THAT CORRECT?
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>> MOTION AND A SECOND, CAROLINE, CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE.
[8.5 NASSAU COUNTY LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY PLAN 2021-2025]
>> PASSES 5 TO 0. NASSAU COUNTY LOCAL MITIGATION A STRATEGY PLAN 2021 THROUGH 2025.
>> THANK YOU MR. VICE MAYOR. YET BEFORE YOU THE NASSAU COUNTY LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY PLAN COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS LMS. THIS IS APPROVED BY THE NASSAU COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THEY MADE A RESOLUTION 2021-215 IT HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE INITIATIVES DEEMED DIRECTLY NECESSARY BEEN OFFICIAL FOR THE SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF RESIDENTS. SO THE CITY WILL BECOME A SIGNATORY AND ADOPT THIS. THIS PLAN WILL BE IN PLACE IF ADOPTED UNTIL 2025. BUCKS MOVED TO APPROVE IT.
>> I WANT TO COMMENT ON THIS MITIGATION STRATEGY.
THIS IS A MASSIVE PLAN. PAGE 98 AND PAGE 99 ACTUALLY GIVES THE CURRENT LIST OF LMS PROJECTS.
14 ON THE LIST, 10 ARE FERNANDINA BEACH PROJECTS.
THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE SUBMITTED WITH IDEALLY HOPING TO GET SOME MONEY. WHICH WE HAVE NEVER GOT.
BUT WHAT THIS DOES IS BY HAVING THOSE WHAT THE STAFF IS DONE OVER THE YEARS IS A SHORT LIGHT MITIGATION.
IT DOES GIVE US GOOD DATA AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO ACHIEVEGRANTS .
YOU WILL WANT TO LOOK AT THOSE TWO PAGES, FOR SURE.
[8.6 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT - OCEAN HIGHWAY AND PORT AUTHORITY]
>> NEXT ITEM IS AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT OCEAN HIGHWAY AND PORT AUTHORITY.
>> THANK YOU, MR. VICE MAYOR. I HAVE BEFORE YOU THE LOCAL INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY BEEN APPROVED BY THE OCEAN HIGHWAY PORT AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT THE RELOCATION OF THE CHANNEL WHICH WAS FIRST PROPOSED AND APPROVED BY THE U.S. CONGRESS IN THE YEAR 2000.
IT HAS BEEN 21 YEARS. THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES THAT OCEAN HIGHWAY PORT AUTHORITY SUPPORTS MOVING THE NAVIGATIONAL CHANNEL TO THE WEST THAN IT IF NECESSARY THE CITY ASSUMES ALL RESPONSIBILITY TO DREDGE THE CHANNEL AS DETERMINED BY THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WHICH IS NOT DREDGED THE CHANNEL SINCE THE MID-1980S.
>> MOVED TO APPROVE. NEXT SECOND.
>> WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS.
>> 2809 OCEANVIEW COURTS. I TOTALLY SUPPORT MOVING IN THE CHANNEL. I GUESS SO WE CAN MOVE OUR MARINA OVER TO THE NORTH. I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE.
BUT THIS AGREEMENT PUTS THE CITY ON THE HOOK FOR ANY AND ALL COSTS. ANY AND ALL COSTS.
HAVE WE DONE ANY ANALYSIS OF WHAT THE DREDGING MIGHT COST IF IT WAS TO HAPPEN TODAY? IT HAPPENED IN 1980 SOMETHING IF IT AGAIN HAPPEN TODAY ARE WE SETTING UP FOR $20 MILLION IN A DREDGING OR WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD OF THAT HAPPENING? I THINK AS WE ARE GETTING READY TO SIGN THIS AGREEMENT I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE SOME INFORMATION AS TO WHAT THE COST IS BECAUSE WE ARE ASSUMING ALL AND ANY COST.
OF ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS BECAUSE OF THE MOVEMENT OF THAT TO OPA. SO I THINK WE SHOULD FIND OUT WHAT THE COST COULD POTENTIALLY BE.
>> TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THAT THE CHANNEL IT COULD COST BUT IT'S A VERY REMOTE POSSIBILITY THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DREDGE IT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T, IT HAS NEVER BEEN USED IN THAT DIRECTION AND IS NEVER GOING TO BE PLANNED ON BEING USED IN THAT DIRECTION. SO, THAT'S MY COMMENT.
>> TO REINFORCE THAT A GREAT DEAL OF ATTENTION HAS BEEN PAID TO THOSE VERY ISSUES. AND THE COST OF A DREDGING PROBABLY EXCEEDS $50 MILLION, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
BUT THE CHANCES OF THAT HAPPENING ARE PROBABLY ALMOST
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0. BECAUSE THE ONLY PLACE THAT WOULD GO UP TO IS REGNIER AND THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS WOULD HAVE TO FIND A LOT OF THOSE THINGS AND INSTEAD OF DREDGING IT WE CAN MOVE THE CHANNEL BACK. WE HAVE THE SAME AGREEMENT WHEN WE MADE, WHEN WE GOT THERE VARIANCE FOR THE MARINA THAT IF THEY EVER WANT TO USE THAT CHANNEL THEN WE HAVE TO TAKE OUT THE MARINA. SO YES, THERE IS A POTENTIAL RISK, THE RISK IS PRETTY MINUSCULE AND I THINK IT'S WELL WORTH PROCEEDING AND VOTING YES FOR THIS.HE REAL REASON TO DO IT, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT IS BEEN BROUGHT UP AS MOVING IS BEEN ABLE TO CONSTRUCT THE MARINA NORTH BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IS THAT WE HAD TO GET A VARIANCE TO CONSTRUCT THE MARINA AS IT NOW STANDS. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THAT THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS THAT TOOK MONTHS IF NOT MORE THAN A YEAR TO GET AND SO WE NOW ILLUMINATE THAT PART OR PROBLEM IF WE EVER NEED TO FIX THE MARINA AGAIN.SO I THINK THERE ARE GOOD REASONS TO PROCEED WITH THIS AND I'LL BE VOTING TO SUPPORT IT.
I THINK A GREAT DEAL OF TIME AND EFFORT HAS BEEN SPENT LOOKING INTO THOSE ISSUES.
>> THANK YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO LOOKSLIGHTLY MORE AT THEM .
I KNOW WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT IT'S A VERY MINUSCULE CHANCE THAT WE MIGHT NEED TO REOPEN THIS CHANNEL.
WHAT WOULD BE A REASON OR WHY WOULD BE EVER NEED TO REOPEN THE CHANNEL? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY WOULD WE HAVE TO? IF THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THAT SMALL CHANCE FOR US TO NEED TO DREDGE?
>> I THINK AS INDICATED BY COMMISSIONER STURGIS THE ONLY PLACE ALL REQUIRED DREDGING GREAT REGNIER SPECIFICALLY, THE TRAINING BASE ACCORDING TO CONVERSATIONS WITH ROB THE MARINA CONSULTANT THE COST OF THE COURT TO DREDGE THAT BASIN ALONE IS ANY DOUBLE DIGIT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
AND FOR ANY OF THE CHANNEL DREDGING THAT HAS TO HAPPEN FIRST BEFORE THE COURT WOULD EVEN CONSIDER DREDGING THAT.
SO AS COMMISSIONER ROSS INDICATED YOU'RE PROBABLY TALKING IN THE 40 TO 50 MILLION DOLLARSRANGE BY THE TIME YOU DREDGE IT. AND THERE HAS BEEN NO INDICATION , THERE ACTUALLY IS A LATERAL SUPPORT FROM RAIN YEAR THAT SUPPORTS THE RELOCATION OF THE CHANNEL.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, WHY IS A SMALL CHANCE IS BECAUSE WE WOULD NEED THE ONLY FACILITY THAT COULD ASK THIS TO REOPEN WOULD BE A FACILITY THAT ALREADY WROTE THEIR LETTER OF SUPPORT TOWARDS IT?
>> YOU'RE RIGHT, THERE COULD BE SOME COST.
50 MILLION, THE HIGHEST BID WAS A MINIMAL OF 33 MILLION TO DO THE WHOLE CHANNEL, THREE YEARS AGO.
BUT, WE DO HAVE STUDIES FROM THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS ON THAT ACTUAL CHANNEL. I THINK IT'S ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. THE LIKELIHOOD IS VERY SLIM.
>> YOU CAN COME BACK UP IF YOU WANT TO.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT RAIN YEAR HAS SUPPORTED THIS WITH HER STATEMENT BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY DECIDE TO MOVE? WHAT THE PLAN AS OLD AS IT IS OF THE EVER DECIDED TO RELOCATE SOMEONE ELSE SOMEBODY ELSE DECIDE TO PUT SOMETHING THERE AND NOW THAT VERY VALUABLE CHANNEL WE HAVE MAY ACTUALLY HAVE ANOTHER USE, WE WOULD POTENTIALLYBE ON THE HOOK.
I JUST THINK THAT'S AN EVENTUALITY THAT COULD HAPPEN , MAY NOT HAPPEN ON OUR WATCH BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD POTENTIALLY HAPPEN THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER.
>> I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU, IT COULD HAPPEN, WE HAVE CONSIDERED IT AND I WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD.
>> I AGREE I DON'T THINK THAT RAINGER COULD TRANSFER THAT ANYWAY. I AGREE WE SHOULD MOVE ON.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE.
>> WE NEED A MOTION IN A SECOND, SIR.
>> MR. VICE MAYOR I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ONE FINAL COMMENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO THE OPA COMMISSIONERS FOR HOLINESS IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND I WOULD LIKE TO ESPECIALLY THANK THE COMMISSIONER WHO HAS COME
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BEFORE WE AND PUT HIS SUPPORT TO MOVE FORWARD AND HE MADE GOOD ON HIS PLEDGE WITH THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS, AS WELL.AT A TIME WHEN WE HAVE DISAGREEMENTS WITH THE OPA BOARD I THINK IS BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU TO THE OPA COMMISSIONERS.
[8.7 (Quasi-Judicial) FINAL PLAT APPROVAL - CRANE ISLAND PHASE 2C]
>> NUMBER SEVEN QUASI JUDICIAL FINAL PLAT APPROVAL CRANE ISLAND PHASE 2C. DO WE NEED A PUBLIC HEARING?
>> I WANT TO REAL QUICK SAY BOTH OF THESE ARE QUASI JUDICIAL THEY ARE NOT ORDINANCES SO I'M NOT GONNA READ THE TITLES TO YOU. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND EXPLAIN THE RULES FOR BOTH. AND THEN IF THERE IS NOBODY HERE IN ATTENDANCE EITHER THE APPLICANT, CITY STAFF OR EFFECTIVE PARTIES WHICH MEANS YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF THE CITY.
IF THEY DON'T HAVE COMMENTS THEN YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND PROCEED, YOU CAN HEAR GO AHEAD AND VOTE BECAUSE IT IS A RESOLUTION AND ONLY COMES ONE TIME IT.
BOTH OF THESE ITEMS. QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING MEANS THAT THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY THAT IS PRESENTED IN THIS ROOM WHICH INCLUDES THE WRITTEN EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY THAT IS THERE IN YOUR PACKETS THAT IS ALL THAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE USING TO MAKE YOUR DECISION TONIGHT FOR OR AGAINST THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THESE TWO PLATS FOR THESE TWO PHASES.
IF THERE IS ANY X PARTAKE COMMUNICATION'S I HOPE YOU WILL DISCLOSE THEM. WE HAVE A POLICY THAT SAYS THAT YOU SHOULD DISCLOSE THEM. AN X PARTAKE IS HAVE YOUTALKED WITH THE CITY OR THE APPLICANT , NOT IF YOU HAVE SPOKEN WITH ANYONE ELSE. THE CITY STAFF OR THE APPLICANT CRANE ISLAND, IF THERE ARE NONE OF THOSE THEN I THINK THE VERY NEXT THING IS I WILL TALK ABOUT APPEALS NEXT.
>> YOU'RE ASKING IF THERE'S ANY EX PARTE?
>> EX PARTE, APPLICANT OR CITY STAFF?LEX I TALKED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY TODAY.
>> TALKED TO CRANE ISLAND ABOUT THE SPECIFIC ISSUE? BECAUSE I HAVE TALKED TO THEM IT.
>> I HAVE TALKED TO THEM IN THE PAST ABOUT THEIR PLATS.
>> THE NEXT THING IF YOU DON'T MIND IF I COULD TURN TO THE AUDIENCE AND ASK IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT IS GOING TO SPEAK ON EITHER OF THESE TWOITEMS WHICH IS TO PRESENT EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY ? SEE NONE WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE AN OATH IS WHAT WE WOULD GENERALLY HAVE THE CITY CLERK TO AN OATH THAT FOR ANYONE WHO IS GOING TO SPEAK FOR EVIDENCE OR JUST MONEY. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WILL BE RELYING ON THE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE THAT YOU HAVE THERE IN FRONT OF YOU TO MAKE YOUR DECISION.
AND LAST THING ABOUT THE APPEA , SORRY MR. VICE MAYOR, IF THERE IS AN APPEAL FROM ANYBODY GENERALLY SPEAKING THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TESTIMONY HERE AT THE HEARING SO SPEAK NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE.F THERE IS AN APPEAL THAT HAS TO BE FILED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE BOARD'S DECISION TONIGHT TO THE CIRCUIT COURT.
>> SO NOW WE CAN MAKE A MOTION?
>> I WILL MAKE THE SAME COMMENTS I ALWAYS MAKE ON A CRANE ISLAND. THIS IS A COURT ORDERED SETTLEMENT. NOT IN ORDER I AGREED WITH.
I READ IT IN GREAT DETAIL. CRANE ISLAND SHOULD HAVE REMAINED A CONSERVATION AREA. IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN APPROVED. THAT BEING SAID I WILL SAY THIS DEVELOPER IT'S ONE OF THE FUTURE ELEMENTS THAT WILL BRING IN MUCH MORE MONEY IN FEES AND TAXES THAN AN OTHER DEVELPMENTS. MOST RELEVANCE YOU LOSE MONEY THIS ONE WE WILL MAKE MONEY. THAT BEING SAID I WILL VOTE AGAINST IT STRICTLY AS A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT SHOULD BEEN APPROVED.
>> BRIEFLY, CHIP, I WANT TO MAKE ONE STATEMENT HAVING BEEN TO CRANE ISLAND MANY TIMES. HE DEVELOPER HAS IN A MASSIVELY AWESOME JOB WITH SAVING AS MANY TREES AS THEY CAN SAVE AND THEY HAVE A WATER SYSTEM THAT THEY USE TO CREATE SWELLS AND GET THE WATER MOVING FOR THAT LOW AREA AND TO MAINTAIN AS MANY TREES AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN KEEP, THEY HAVE DONE IT. THEY HAVE STRIVED, THAT CHECKBOX AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN, THAT IS WHAT THEY HAVE DONE. THAT IS JUST MY OPINION AND I
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WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SEE IT STAY CONSERVATION LAND MYSELF BUT BEING THAT IT'S APPROVED I THINK THEY HAVE DONE AN AWESOME JOB WITH IT.>> I AM NOT DISAGREEING WITH YOU.
AND I TOLD THEM THAT PERSONALLY.
>> JUST TO BE CLEAR MR. VICE MAYOR THAT WAS FOR RESOLUTION 2022 ? 07 APPROVING CRANE ISLAND PHASE 2C.
[8.8 (Quasi-Judicial) FINAL PLAT APPROVAL - CRANE ISLAND PHASE 2E]
>> PASSES 3 TO 2. NEXT ITEM IS QUASI JUDICIAL FINAL PLAT APPROVAL CRANE ISLAND PHASE 2E.
>> SAME PROCESS SAME RULES APPLY.
>> I MAKE THE SAME COMMENTS I MADE ON THE LAST ONE.
>> CALL THE VOTE PLEASE, CAROLINE.
[8.9 VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION AGREEMENT - 1985 PINE DRIVE]
>> NEXT ITEM VOLUNTEER ANNEXATION 1985 PINE DRIVE.
>> YOU BEFORE YOU A REQUEST FOR A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING AT 1985 PINE DRIVE. THEY ARE SEEKING CONNECTION TO THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM.
FUTURE DEVELPMENTS OF THE SITE IS NOT COMPLETED AT THIS TIME.
>> THAT LOT IS ALREADY DEVELOPED, CORRECT?
>> ONE COMMENT, IT'S SOMEONE ELSE ANNEXING IN THAT AREA GETTING WATER EVENTUALLY JUST ONE BY ONE THEY ARE GOING TO FALL RIGHT INTO PLACE. THAT'S IT.
>> CAROLINE, CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE.
[8.10 BUDGET TRANSFER - UTILITIES DEPARTMENT]
>> NUMBER 10 BUDGET TRANSFER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.
>> THIS IS A REQUEST TO TRANSFER OVER $17,000 WITHIN THE UTILITY DEPARTMENT BUDGET FROM THE RESERVE ACCOUNT TO THE WATER BUILDING ACCOUNT TO REPLACE A CONCRETE SLAB AS PART OF A METAL STORAGE CONSTRUCTION.
>> COMMENT? CAROLINE, CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE.
[8.11 SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE APPROVAL - EMPIRE PIPE & SUPPLY]
>> PASSES 5 TO 0. NEXT ITEM IS SOUL PURCHASE EMPIRE PIPE AND SUPPLY.
>> THIS IS A PROPOSAL SOLE-SOURCE PROPOSAL FOR EMPIRE PIPE AND SUPPLY FOR THE PURCHASE OF MASTER LEADERS.
MASTER METERS ARE SMART TECHNOLOGY EQUIPPED AND COMPATIBLE WITH OUR BILLING SOFTWARE AND WILL ENABLE THE CITY TO TRANSITION TO A METER READING GREAT EMPIRE PIPE AND SUPPLY IS THE ONLY AUTHORIZED WATERWORKS UTILITY DISTRICT 4 MASS DISTRIBUTED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
I KNOW WE DID HAVE SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT WHETHER WE REVIEWED THEIR AVAILABILITY IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, AS WELL.
I DON'T KNOW IF MR. GEORGE HAS COMMENTS ON THAT OR NOT.
>> AS YOU KNOW OVER THE YEARS AND VERY VOCAL ABOUT PURCHASING PROCEDURES AND WE DO SOLE-SOURCE SO I TALKED TO CITY MANAGER AND THERE ARE ACTUALLY DISTRIBUTE OR'S FOR SIMILES WHO ARE CLOSER IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA SO I AM CONFIDENT BASED ON MY DISCUSSIONS THAT STAFF IS LOOKING AT THOSE OPTIONS.
WE CAN PURCHASE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA SOME OF THEM ARE CLOSER THAN FLORIDA I'M CONFIDENT THAT LOOKING AT THIS THERE ARE ACTUALLY THREE ITEMS FOR THE SOLE SOURCE UTILITIES.
JUST REMINDING THAT THE DUE DILIGENCE IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS
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JUST GETTING A LETTER SAYING WERE THE ONLY ONES IN TOWN.SO WITH THAT, CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE.
[8.12 SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE APPROVAL - SENSUS USA, INC.]
>> PASSES 5 TO 0. NEXT SOLE SOURCE APPROVAL SENSUS USA.
>> THIS IS FOR A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF WATER COMPONENTS TO REPLACE OLD METERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY'S WATER SYSTEM THERE.
SENSUS USA IS A SOLE-SOURCE PROVIDER OF THESE METERS.
THEIR QUOTE IS AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $40,000.
>> SAME COMMENTS, CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE.
[8.13 SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE APPROVAL - FOURNIER INDUSTRIES, INC.]
>> NUMBER 13 A SOLE-SOURCE PURCHASE APPROVAL FOR NEAR INDUSTRIES.
> THIS IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A DEWATERING AND SLUDGE REMOVAL THIS WILL BE USED TO PRODUCE A BIO SOLID MATERIAL THAT WILL BE UP FOR RECYCLING. THE INDUSTRIES AS THE ONLY SUPPLIER OF THIS EQUIPMENT AND AT THE REQUEST IS IN THE AMOUNT THAT TOOK THESE $500,000.
>> SAME COMMENT, CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE.
>> PASSES 5 TO 0. NEXT ITEM NUMBER 14.
[8.14 SOLE SOURCE VENDOR APPROVAL - SCHWALLS CONSULTING, LLC.]
SOLE-SOURCE APPROVAL SCHWALLS CONSULTING.>> THANK YOU, THIS IS A CONTRACT WITH SCHWALLS CONSULTING TO PROVIDE STAFF SUPPORT FOR A NATIONAL FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AS INDICATED ON YOUR MOUSEPADS REDUCING OUR FLOODPLAIN OR IMPROVING DEPENDING ON WHICH WAY YOU DEFINE UP AND DOWN FROM SIX TO A TWO.
MR. SCHWALLS HAS BEEN CRITICAL IN PROVIDING SUPPORT IN HELPING TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S FLOODPLAIN RATING WHICH IN TURN HELPS REDUCE RESIDENTS FLOODPLAIN INSURANCE.
THIS IS THE PROPOSED CONTRACT AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $47,650.
>> SCHWALLS, THIS MAN, IT'S BASICALLY A ONE PERSON FIRM, I BELIEVE. HE IS THE GURU OF FLOOD MANAGEMENT. I HAVE TALKED TO HIM A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS CONCERNING FLOOD MANAGEMENT AND CRA RATINGS AND HE IS EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGEABLE, HE IS RESPONSIVE AND HE IS WHAT MANY PEOPLE USE AS THE GO TO SOURCE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEX RULES OF FEMA. I THINK THAT WE ARE WELL SPENDING OUR MONEY IN A SUPPORTING HIRING THIS CONSULTANT.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR.NE OF MY QUESTIONS TO YOU, CHIP.
CONSULTING WITH FEMA TO TRY TO REDUCE OUR RATING OBVIOUSLY FROM A SIX 2022 IF HE HELPS US WITH LIKE A FIVE TO A FOUR THAT'S LIKE A VICTORY NO MATTER WHAT.
WITH THIS CONSULTING HE IS THE ONE BASICALLY, RIGHT?
>> HE IS THE REAL MCCOY. HE IS THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON ON IT THIS MATTER. WE HIRE LOTS OF CONSULTANTS AND I HAVE TALKED TO MANY OF THEM AND I AM NOT TOO IMPRESSED, THIS GUY IS IMPRESSIVE. HE KNOWS HIS STUFF.
IF HE DOESN'T KNOW HE LOOKS IT UP AND GET BACK TO YOU.
AND HE CAN QUOTE CHAPTER AND VERSE IN THE CITY STAFF DOES NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERIENCE TO SUPPORT THIS KIND OF FUNCTION. ALTHOUGH I WILL ADD WE HAVE IT TO FLOODPLAIN MANAGER, PEOPLE ARE CERTIFIED, BUT THEY'RE NOT CERTIFIED, THEY WERE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS THIS IS THE GUY WHO ONE THAT ADVISES THEM. HE KNOWS THE LAW, HE KNOWS INSIDE AND OUT AND THIS IS THE KIND OF PERSON YOU WANT TO LEA
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.>> WE HAVE THREE CERTIFIED FLOODPLAIN MANAGERS INTO THE CITY AND WE CONTINUE TO GO OFF ASIDE.
WE SPENT $75,000 FOR A CONSULTANT TO TELL US WHAT WE TOLD THEM ARE. SO I WILL VOTE NO ON THIS.
>> WITH THAT, CALL THE VOTE PLEASE.
[8.15 SUBMERGED LANDS LEASE AMENDMENT - STATE OF FLORIDA]
>> PASSES 3 TO 2. SUBMERGED LANDS LEASE ? 15.
>> THANK YOU MR. VICE MAYOR. THIS IS A MINUTE WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA. WE HAD REQUESTED THIS AMENDMENT DUE TO EXPANDING OUR MORNING FIELD.
THERE IS NO FEE. I DID RECEIVE THE INSPECTION FROM SEPTEMBER FROM THE STATES. THERE ARE SOME SUBMERGED LANDS INSPECTION OF 2021 THE INDICATED THAT THE CITY IS IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE SUBMERGED LAND LEASE.
THE ORIGINAL LEASE EXPIRES IN 2026.
>> DISCUSSION? CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE.
[9. BOARD APPOINTMENTS]
>> BOARD SELECTIONS NINE ? ONE. THERE ARE TWO APPOINTMENTS AND THREE APPLICANTS. I GUESS WERE GOING TO VOTE ON THIS. DO WE HAVE A VOTING FORM?
>> I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE BALANCE, RIGHT?
>> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT . .
IF WE HAD A PREMADE BALLOTS YOU WILL TURN IT IN WITH YOUR NAME ON IT BECAUSE IT IS PUBLIC RECORD.
>> IF WE HAD PREMADE BALLOTS YOU WOULD HAVETHE THREE NAMES APPEARING THERE AND YOU WOULD HAVE PUT EXES .
THIS IS BASICALLY THE SAME THING.
>> WE CANNOT DO THAT WITH THE MAYOR.
>> TO MEET MY VOTE IS GOING TO MR. CELL AND MR. GEORGE HAFFEY.
>> FOR COMMISSIONERS CHOSE MR. HAFFEY AND MR. SELLS TO FILL THOSE TWO SPOTS. SO THEY GET THE SPOTS.
>> MOVED TO APPOINT MR. HAFFEY AND MR. SELL TO THE AIRPORT ADVISOR BOARD.
>> CAROLYN, CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE.
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>> NEXT ITEM IS THE ARTS AND CULTURE BOARD AND THIS IS ACTUALLY WE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS OF HIS STAFF IS THAT WE APPOINT TWO RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IS MS. CONLEY AND MR. RUSTY ANNA.
>> I MOVED TO A POINT THEM TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE BOARD.
>> CAROLYN, CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE.
>> NEXT ONE IS A GOLF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD THERE'S ONE VACANCY AND ONE APPLICANT.
>> I VOTE TO APPOINT JAMES RUSSIAN BURGER.
>> CAROLYN, CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE.
>> NEXT ONE IS MARIA ADVISORY BOARD.
IT HAS TWO VACANCIES INTO APPLICANTS.
>> I VOTE JIM LYNCH AND TIMOTHY SPRATTO.
>> IT'S MORE COMPLICATED THERE'S A NON-CITY RESIDENT AND ONLY ONE APPLICATION FOR THAT SO REALLY THERE'S ONLY ONE APPLICATION FOR TWO DIFFERENT SEATS.
DID I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR? MARINA ADVISORY BOARD HAS OVER BUT MEMBER WHO DOES NOT LIVE IN THE CITY AND ONE IS FOR THAT POSITION.
>> MOVED TO POINT THEM BOTH TO THE BRAIN ADVISORY BOARDS INTO THOSE PORTIONS OF SLOTS.
[10. CITY MANAGER REPORTS]
>> MOVING RIGHT ALONG, CITY MANAGER REPORTS.
>> THANK YOU MR. VICE MAYOR. A FEW SCHEDULING ISSUES.
YOU HAVE BEEN INVITED BY THE TOURIST DEVELOPING COUNCIL AND AMELIA ISLAND VISITOR CONVENTIONS BUREAU TO DISCUSS THE BEACH HARMONIZATION PLAN. PLEASE LOOK AT YOUR CALENDARS FOR JANUARY 11 DURING THE DAY. I'VE HEARD FROM A VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER ROSS, I DO HAVE TO CONFIRM A TIME WITH COMMISSIONER ROSS BUT IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE ON JANUARY 11 DURING THE DAY STAFF FROM THE TDC WILL BE HERE TO DISCUSS AND REVIEW AND SEEK YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THE BEACH HARMONIZATION PLAN. THE CONCEPT WAS PROVIDED TO AN EMAIL THAT WE SHARED BY TDC STAFF SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
PLEASE LOOK AT YOUR CALENDAR FOR JANUARY 11.
THAT NIGHT, JANUARY 11, WE ARE HAVING A JOINT MEETING WITH THE NASSAU COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR, AS WELL. JANUARY 17 IS MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY CITY OFFICES WILL PBE CLOSED BUT AS USUAL THERE WILL BE A PARADE TO COMMEMORATE MARK LUTHER KING JUNIOR THAT DATE THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN. I KNOW YOU WERE SENT AN INVITATION TO DETERMINE YOUR PARTICIPATION.
PLEASE LET MS. RUSSELL KNOW ABOUT THAT.
JANUARY 20, THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES WILL HOST HER MOTHER MEETING DOWN IN SAINT AUGUSTINE.IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN A TRAVELING TO SAINT AUGUSTINE WITH MEET FOR THAT EVENING MEETING , PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
FINALLY, ON GENERATE 22ND, 26, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THE GOALSETTING WORKSHOP AND AT THIS POINT IN TIME THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION. SUBJECT TO ANY CHANGES THAT YOU MAY HAVE ONE IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF CITY WAGES, THE NEXT IS THE WATERFRONT, THE THIRD IS POTENTIAL GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND BEFORE THIS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
PLEASE THINK ABOUT THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY TIME YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT LIST PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND WE CAN INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE AGENDA.
>> YES, AT THE GOLF COURSE FROM 8 TO 5 PM.
MS. BENNETT CHECK SENT OUT A MUCH LUNCH MENU REQUEST SO PLEASE REVIEW THOSE AND MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS.
OFF COURSE CUISINE AND WE WILL BE READY FOR A DAY OF DISCUSSION.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR DALE.
>> I AM SORRY THE PUBLIC MICROPHONE I AM GETTING ABOUT MAYBE 50 PERCENT OF WHAT THE FIGURES ARE SAYING.
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ANYWAY, DALE, HAS A PILING INSPECTION BEEN DONE ON THE CITY'S PORTION OF THOSE PILING ?>> AT THIS TIME, NO. WE HAVE A PROPOSAL AND A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE SO STAFF IS REVIEWING BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS FROM A CONSULTANT THAT THE CITY HAS REACHED OUT TO.
BUT THOSE HAVE NOT BEEN SCHEDULED.
I THINK WE ARE LOOKING AT NEXT WEEK SOMETIME, POSSIBLY.ND THE AMOUNT IS PROXIMALLY $53,000 SO STAFF IS REVIEWING THAT AND WE WILL DECIDE HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
>> DALE, WHEN IS THAT JOINT MEETING WITH OPA?
>> THAT WAS SET TODAY I THINK IT'S NEAR THE END OF FEBRUARY.
>> FINALLY, THE REASON I'M NOT WEARING A JACKET TODAY IS I WAS SUPPOSED TO WEAR GEORGIA JERSEY BECAUSE MIGHT MICHIGAN GUYS WERE UTTERLY EMBARRASSED BY GEORGIA AND ABOUT MY STAFF I WOULD WEAR A GEORGIA JERSEY BUT APPARENTLY CITY MANAGERS ARE BIGGER THAN GEORGIA FOOTBALL PLAYERS BECAUSE THE JERSEYS THEY GAVE ME WERE PRETTY SMALL. NO NO MS. RILEY THAT I DID APPRECIATE THE JERSEYS THEY GAVE ME BY GEORGIA FOOTBALL PLAYERS MUST BE PRETTY SMALL. I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT WEARING A GEORGIA JERSEY.
[11. CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS]
>> THEY ARE DEFINITELY SMALLER THAN FLORIDA GATORS PLAYERS.
ANYWAY, THE ONLY UPDATE THAT I HAVE IS ON THE PORT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. TONIGHT WE APPROVE THE NAVIGATION CHANNEL AGREEMENT. THE PORT AUTHORITY HAS ALSO APPROVED THAT SO WERE LOOKING FOR SIGNATURES NEXT.
THE SECOND INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IS THE ONE REGARDING EXPANSION OF THE PORT FACILITIES INTO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT FOLLOWING THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND BUILDING CODE RULES WHEN DEVELOPING PROPERTIES AND IF THEY DO HAVE THE CUSTOMS HOUSE, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT MAKE SURE THEY FOLLOW THE HISTORIC DISTRICT RULES AND REGULATIONS.
I SENT THAT OVER WAY BEFORE THE WINTER HOLIDAY BREAK AND I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET. I DO NOT KNOW IF THEIR ATTORNEY HAS ANY CHANGES OR IF IT WILL BE AGENDA FOR THIS MONTH'S MEETING WHICH I THINK IS NEXT WEEK ON THE 11TH.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEAGENDA , DO YOU COMMISSIONER? IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE JANUARY 11 AGENDA.
AS THE CITY MANAGER SAID WITH REGARD TO THREATS THE SCHEDULING IS BEING MADE SCHEDULED MEDIATION FOR JANUARY 17 THAT WERE CONNECTED PERCENT BACK BECAUSE WE WILL NOT HAVE A REPORT FROM THE DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF IT THOSE PILE CAPS AVAILABLE BY JANUARY 17 JEFF ANYTHING MEANINGFUL TO MEDIATE.
WE WILL BE PUSHING THAT BACK. AND THEN THE TIME JUDGE HAS ORDERED THAT THE RESTAURANT STAYS OPEN AND IF THEY ARE ALLOWED TO USE THE PROPERTY DESPITE THE CITY'S OPINION.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE TWO? THAT'S ALL I HAVE, THANK YOU
[12. CITY CLERK REPORTS]
AND HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE.>> TO REVIEW THE UPCOMING MEETINGS SO EVERYONE HAS THEM ON THEIR CALENDARS. NEXT TUESDAY, JANUARY 11 CITY COMMISSION OF THE NASSAU'S SCHOOL BOARD THEY'LL BE CONDUCTED HERE IN CHAMBERS AT 6 PM.
JANUARY 18, CITY COMMISSION WILL MEET AS A SEARING EXECUTIVE BOARD ON THE AGENDA THAT'S GOING TO BE A PLACE REGULATE SCHEDULED WORKSHOP WE DO HAVE CRA ADVISORY BOARD DIRECTION AND BASED ON YOUR DIRECTION THE REGULAR MEETING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PUBLISH THOSE AGENDAS ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE OF THE REGULAR MEETING WILL HAVE CRA APPOINTMENTS ON IT WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE APPOINTED BASED ON THE DIRECTION THAT YOU GIVE US AT THE 5 PM MEETING AND THAT'S ON JANUARY 18. JANUARY 26, WE HAVE A GOALSETTING ENVISIONING WORKSHOP THAT'S AT THE GOLF COURSE FROM 8 TO 5 AND FEBRUARY 23 THE OCEAN I REPORT AUTHORITY WILL HAVE A MEETING AT 6 PM AND THAT'LL BE AT THE NASSAU COUNTY
[13. MAYOR/COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]
BOARD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU.>> I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING OVER THE WEEKEND IT WAS A GREAT TIME TO CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR HERE AT THE WATERFRONT. I WAS REALLY HAPPY WE DID THAT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
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>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. DID THE SAME THING.
I ENJOYED THE SHRIMP DROP AND ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH YOU THAT EVENING AND IT WAS A GREAT TIME. LOT OF PEOPLE OUT ENJOYING DOWNTOWN AND THE WATERFRONT.
BEAUTIFUL TIME AND RATE WAY TO KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR.
OUR CITY IS HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON WE ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, THANK YOU.
>> NEW YEAR'S EVE, THERE WERE FIREWORKS, I WANT TO THANK FPU FOR PROVIDING AT LEAST HALF OF THE FIGHTING FOR THAT.
TURNS OUT FIREWORKS ARE $1000 PER MINUTES.
15 MINUTES YOU CAN DO THE ARITHMETIC.
I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR PARTICIPATING IN THAT AND EXPLAINED THAT. THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF PEOPLE THERE. WHAT WAS AMAZING WAS I READ MY BIKE DOWNTOWN ALL THE TIME WAS HOW CLEAN THE CITY WAS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PARKING LOT BE ALL THOSE PEOPLE THERE WERE FOUR OR 5000 PEOPLE AND HOW CLEAN, THERE WAS NO TRASH.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD AGREE.
THAT IS NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE LAND TRUST IS IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING LITTLE TIGER ISLAND WHICH IS HOW MANY ACRES?982 ACRES AND THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT WIN FOR CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF OUR ENVIRONMENT. HATS OFF TO THEM FOR PURSUING THAT. WITH THAT, HAPPY NEW YEAR.
>> HOW MUCH ARE THEY PURCHASING?
>> SO FAR, I THINK IT'S 2 MILLION.
>> I WILL GO AHEAD, I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND HOPEFULLY A PRODUCTIVE YEAR AND STAY SAFE.
>> THE CAUTIONARY TALE FROM MY HOME IS THAT I'M ON MY NINTH DAY OF COVID. LET ME TELL YOU, YOU DON'T WANT THIS. IT'S A VERY BAD SEVERE COLD AND IT IS NOT FUN. MY QUESTION TO EVERYONE IS CAUTION TO EVERYONE IS STAY HEALTHY, AVOID CROWDS, WEARING A MASK, TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEALTH BECAUSE I DON'T WISH THIS ON ANYONE. STAY HEALTHY AND GOOD NIGHT.
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