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>> IT CALLED TO ORDER THE VERY WORRIED FIRST, 2022 CALL TO ORDY FIRST, 2022 CITY HALL COMMISSION MEETING.
A COUPLE OF HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. CELL PHONES, PUT THEM ON SILENT OR TURN THEM COMPLETELY OFF THAT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
WE ARE STILL UNDER CDC COVID-19 GUIDELINES, FOR THE MEETING.
SO, THE INFECTION RATE FROM THE LAST REPORT, I SAW FROM THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS 30%.
THAT IS STILL HIGH. TAKE WHATEVER MEASURES NECESSARY TO PROTECT YOUR HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF OTHERS.
FINALLY, THE RULE THAT WE HAD AT OUR MEETING, THERE WILL BE NO BLOOD ON THE FLOOR.
ELSEWHERE IS APPROPRIATE. ALL RIGHT, VICE MAYOR LEAD US THROUGH THE PLEDGE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE IMPLICATION BY
TIFFANY GULAMA. >> I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> IS PASTOR TIFFANY GULAMA
HERE? >> COMMISSIONER BEING, YOU ARE A
PASTOR. >> FATHER WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY THANKFUL FOR THE FELLOWSHIP THE CHAMBERS BRING.
WE ARE THANKFUL YOU'RE HERE WITH US AS WE TACKLE TOUGH DECISIONS.
AND WE ALL SAY TOGETHER AMEN. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.
>> ALL RIGHT, DO WE HAVE OUR CITY COMMISSION DOG OF THE
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MONTH? OKAY.FRONT AND CENTER PLEASE. TANGIERS YOUR CHANCE.
>> ALL RIGHT, I HAVE A NEW OWNER AND A NEW FRIEND.
>> THIS IS SHEBA, SHE IS VERY SWEET.
SHE IS ONLY 1-YEAR-OLD AND SHE IS THE MOST AFFECTIONATE LITTLE MUNCHKIN EVER. WE GOT HERE EARLIER SO WE WERE HANGING OUT AND SHE LOVED ALL OF THE PEOPLE.
SHE IS A LITTLE TIMID, WHICH IS NOT HORRIBLE.
OTHER THAN THAT, SHE IS GREAT. SHE CAME FROM A SHELTER IN GEORGIA AND WE HAVE HAD HER FOR A FEW WEEKS.
THAT IS IT. >> HOW BIG WILL SHEBA GET?
>> NOT MUCH MORE. >> WHAT THAT SHE WAY NOW?
>> SHE IS PROBABLY ABOUT 30 POUNDS.
SHE WILL GROW TALLER. SHE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO PUT SOME MEAT ON HER BONES. SHE IS A SHEPHERD.
>> CAN YOU REMIND PEOPLE HOW TO ADOPT HER.
>> YOU CAN GO TO THIS SHELTER OR OUR WEBSITE.
>> HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. >> GOOD JOB, SHEBA.
[4.2 PRESENTATION- AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT]
>> ALL RIGHT, ITEM 4.2 PRESENTATION-AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT-GOVERNMENT SERVICES GROUP.
>> MY NAME IS JOSEPH I AM A SENIOR CONSULTANT WITH THE
GOVERNMENT SERVICES GROUP. >> MY NAME IS HOLLY AND I AM
ALSO A SENIOR CONSULTANT. >> THANK YOU.
I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER HAD A TOUGHER ACT TO FOLLOW THEN THAT DOG. BUT WE WILL DO OUR BEST.
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AND GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT. I AM JOSEPH AND THIS IS ONLY WE ARE WITH GOVERNMENT SERVICES GROUP.WE ARE A FIRM THAT WAS BROUGHT IN BY THE CITY TO ASSIST WITH THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS.
SO IN THIS PRESENTATION WE WILL GO OVER A BROAD REVIEW.
ALL OF THE INSIDE AND OUT AND THE MINUTIA AND DETAILS OF WHAT ENCAPSULATES AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO DATE.
WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE SO FAR AND THE USAGE OF THE FUNDS AND THE DOCUMENT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF INVESTMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURES AS THOUGH PLAN LAYS OUT.
WE WILL GO OVER THE NEXT STEPS AND FINISH UP WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN WAS UNPRECEDENTED 1.9 MILLION DOLLARS STIMULUS BILL.
THIS FUNNELED DOWN INTO MANY DIFFERENT STREAMS. FROM GOING DIRECTLY TO THE STATES, SOME GOING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER INDUSTRIES SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION AND THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY. THERE WERE $365 BILLION THAT WAS ALLOCATED DIRECTLY TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, COUNTIES AND CITIES AND TERRITORIES AND ENTITIES.
WE SAY THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED BECAUSE THIS IS A DIRECT ALLOCATION TO THE ENTITIES WERE TYPICALLY THESE ARE LARGE, COMPETITIVE PROGRAM SPIRIT REALLY, THERE WAS NO PRECEDENT SET FOR THESE TYPES OF ALLOCATIONS.
THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH RECEIVED $6.5 MILLION.
NOW WITH THESE LARGE AMOUNTS OF FEDERAL FUNDS COMES THE RED TAPE THE RESTRICTIONS. THERE WERE SPECIFICALLY LISTED ELIGIBLE USES THINGS SUCH AS PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES, ADDRESSING NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACTS CAUSED BY THE EMERGENCY AND INITIATIVES FOR PREMIUM PAY AND REPLACING LOST REVENUE FROM THE CITY AS WELL AS INFRASTRUCTURE, INVESTMENTS AND STORM WATER, WASTEWATER AND BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE.
ALSO WE HAVE OUR ELIGIBLE USES AND MANY RESTRICTIONS ON THESE FUNDS. THINGS LIKE YOU CANNOT USE THEM TO OFFSET TAX REVENUE. WE CANNOT USE THEM FOR DEPOSITS AND PENSION FUNDS. WE CANNOT USE THEM FOR RAINY DAY FUNDS OR TO PAY FOR ANY LEGAL SETTLEMENTS OR JUDGMENTS.
THE GOAL PARTICULARLY WITH THE RESTRICTION ON PAYING FOR DEBT SERVICE AS WELL, IT IS TO HAVE THIS MONEY GO TO THE CITY FOR PROJECTS THAT WILL PROVIDE LONG-TERM, SUSTAINED BENEFITS FOR THE COMMUNITIES AND THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WORKING WITH THE CITY, MR. DALE MARTIN THE CITY MANAGER CRAFTED A STATEMENT FOR THE OVERVIEW.
THE CITY AS -- LIKE MANY OTHERS CITIES IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO THREATS NATIONAL -- NATURAL AND MAN-MADE.
AS A COMMUNITY BASED ON AN ISLAND BUT CITY IS VULNERABLE AND MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH WATER MOST SEVERELY DEMONSTRATED BY THE ANNUAL HURRICANES OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
THE CITY HAS BEEN FORTUNATE NOT DAMAGE BUT WHAT HAPPENED IN STORMS OF THE LAST TWO YEARS HAS HAD A COSTLY BUT LIMITED EFFECT ON PERSONAL PROPERTY. BUT USE OF FUNDS WILL GREATLY MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF FUTURE WATER RELATED DISASTERS.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO DATE, AND IN THE LAST MONTHS WORKING WITH THE CITY, WE TOOK MANY MEETINGS TO IDENTIFY THE TYPES OF PROJECTS NEEDED IN THE CITY AND WHETHER THEY WERE ELIGIBLE.
THIS INVOLVE MANY HOURS COMBING THROUGH THE PROJECTS, LOOKING AT THE DETAILS AND THE ALIGNMENT WITH THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN GUIDELINES. WE CATEGORIZE THEM VIA THE TYPE OF PROJECT WHERE THEY WERE VIABLE WITHIN THE FUNDS THEMSELVES AND WHAT IS THE POTENTIAL RISK FOR CLAWBACK.
WE HAD MANY CLIENTS WHO IN THE PAST WERE BURNED BY
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ORGANIZATIONS LIKE FEMA, AND OTHERS WHO ISSUED GUIDANCE AND IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW THAT GUIDANCE STRICTLY, TEN YEARS FROM NOW, ONCE THE AUDIT COMES, THE FUNDS ARE CLAWBACK AND THE ORGANIZATION COMES AND SAYS, NO YOU DID NOT SPEND THE MONEY CORRECTLY WE WANT THE MONEY BACK.THAT WAS OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL IN THIS PROCESS, TO MINIMIZE THAT RISK SO WE CAN PROVIDE THE BENEFIT FOR THE CITY, WHILE ENSURING THE FUNDS WILL BE ABLE TO STAY.
SO, WE PROPOSE FUNDING WHILE TRYING TO AUGMENT THE IMPACT BY COMBINING THEM WITH OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING SOURCES. TO DATE, SOME OF THE TOP PRIORITIES AND THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A GREAT NEED AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE RESCUE PLAN INVOLVE RESILIENCY AND VARIOUS OTHER WASTEWATER AND DRINKING WATER INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO FAR THIS LIST TOTALS $4.4 MILLION AND ELIGIBLE USE OF THE FUNDS.
THE DRAFT NEEDS AN ASSESSMENT. THIS IS THE DOCUMENT WHICH WE WILL PASS OUT TO THE COMMISSION AND AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. IT GOES INTO GREATER DETAIL OF THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE CITY AND GIVES US MORE NUANCED TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE CITIZENS AND THE COMMISSION AS WELL ABOUT HOW THIS PROCESS CAME ABOUT, THE SPENDING PLAN AND SPECIFIC TO THE NEEDS OF THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH. WE WILL PASS THIS OVER TO HOLLY.
>> WE ANALYZED EACH OF THE PROJECTS ON A 1-4 SCALE.
WHEN A PROJECT IS RANKED ONE THERE IS MINIMAL RISK SO IT IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE FINAL RULE. WHEN IT IS RATED AT 82 THERE'S A LOW RISK BECAUSE IT IS GENERAL INTERPRETATION.
WHEN IT IS 83 IT IS MODERATE RISK THAT MEANS IT IS MOST LIKELY ELIGIBLE BUT MORE INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
WHEN IT IS FOUR IT IS A HIGHER RISK AND IF THERE'S NO CONNECTION TO COVID-19 IT IS NOT ELIGIBLE.
AN EXAMPLE OF PROJECTS THAT ARE RATED A 1 AND ELIGIBLE HIS WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHY THIS IS, IT HELPS ABOVE THE WEIGHT FLOODING.
BEING IN FLORIDA THERE'S A LOT OF RISK FOR FLOODING DUE TO HURRICANES, TROPICAL STORMS, STORAGE STORMS AND TIDES.
IT ALSO CAN AFFECT PERSONAL PROPERTY AS WELL AS THE CITY AND THIS IS THE STREET AND FERNANDINA BEACH WHICH IS PRONE TO SPLITTING. THERE'S ALSO IMPORTANT ECONOMIC IMPACT AND INVESTMENT IN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IS POSITIVE FOR THAT BECAUSE IT CAN CREATE PRODUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION AND MORE. IT IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO SAVE MONEY AND FOR DOMESTIC BUSINESSES APPROXIMATELY $94 BILLION WILL BE SAVED PER YEAR IN BETWEEN THE YEARS 2027-2040 UP TO $402 BILLION WILL BE SAVED PER
YEAR. >> IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN FERNANDINA BEACH BECAUSE FERNANDINA BEACH IS GROWING ACCORDING TO DEMOGRAPHICS AND IT IS 3 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL AND PRONE TO EXPERIENCING FLOODING AND OVER THE NEXT 80 YEARS SEA LEVEL IS SELECTED TO RISE 1-2 METERS AND OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS APPROXIMATELY 3,000 PROPERTIES AND FERNANDINA BEACH HAVE A GREAT EVENT 26% CHANCE OF BEING IMPACTED BY FLOODING.
THIS IS A LIST OF THE PROJECTS AS JOSEPH MENTIONED EARLIER AND WE CAN SEE HERE THEY ARE RATED AT A RISK OF 1 THEY ARE ALL ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING AND THE PIE CHART SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF THE FUNDING THAT WILL BE GIVEN THROUGH THE PROJECT AND NOW JOSEPH WILL TALK ABOUT OTHER PROJECTS ELIGIBLE UNDER REVENUE
LOSS. >> BEFORE I MOVE ON, I WANT TO MENTION, WITH OUR WORK WITH OTHER CITIES AND COUNTY ESPECIALLY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, ONE OF THE REALLY THE REALLY BIG FOCUS IS WE HAVE SEEN IS ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE SIDE.
IT IS NOT VERY OFTEN THAT WE HAVE THIS ONCE IN A GENERATION OR LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST THESE FUNDS IN THE GREATLY NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
SO, AS HIGHLY DETAILED THEY SEEM TO HAVE A MORE LONG-TERM AND
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SUSTAINED IMPACT AS OPPOSED TO THE SHORT-TERM, ONE YEAR IMPACT TYPE SOLUTIONS THAT WE ALSO SEE. WE HAVE ABOUT $4.4 MILLION, CURRENTLY IDENTIFIED BY THE ADMINISTRATION FOR SPENDING.THAT LEADS TO $.1 MILLION UNALLOCATED.
NOW, THERE WAS SOME ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP THAT COULD BE ELIGIBLE UNDER A SEPARATE CATEGORY, ONE OF THE ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES UNDER THE FINAL RULE OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN IS THE GOVERNMENT SERVICES OF UNDER LOST REVENUE.
BUT TREASURY WILL ALLOW CITIES AND COUNTIES TO ELECT FOR A STANDARD ALLOCATION OF FUNDS WITHIN THEIR ALREADY EXISTING FUNDS. THEN THEY CAN USE IT FOR A BROADER ELIGIBILITY -- ELIGIBILITY ABUSES AS LONG AS IT PROVIDES GOVERNMENT SERVICES. SOME OF THE PROPERTIES MAY BE UNDER OTHER CATEGORIES LIKE INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH ARE ELIGIBLE, WE CAN USE AS GENERAL, GOVERNMENT SERVICES.
THINGS SUCH AS BOOK BEACH WALK OVERS, BUT DOWNTOWN RESILIENCY, PARKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH WE HAVE SEEN EMPHASIS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES, CITY HALL FACILITIES.
AS OF RIGHT NOW WE HAVE $2.1 MILLION TO BE ALLOCATED TO
THE VARIOUS PROJECTS. >> OFF OF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD WHAT WOULD THOSE BE QUALIFIED UNDER YOUR RISK COLLECTS.
>> UNDER THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES CATEGORY, THEY WOULD ALL BE ELIGIBLE. EXPLICITLY ELIGIBLE.
THE LANGUAGE IN THE FINAL RULE STATES AS LONG AS IT IS A NORMAL ACTION OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES, THEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE.
WITHIN THE FINAL RULE WHICH IS THE FOLLOW-UP, THEY CLARIFY A LOT OF CONFUSION THAT MANY GOVERNMENT ENTITIES HAVE AND ONE IN PARTICULAR WAS IN THE REVENUE /LOSS CATEGORY AND INVOLVED A LENGTHY CALCULATION AND NOW THEY SAID YOU CAN TAKE A STANDARD ALLOCATION OF $10 MILLION OR YOUR TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT AND USE THAT FOR THESE CATEGORIES.
WE STILL WANT TO USE THE FUNDS FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSES.
WE DON'T WANT TO JUST DUMP IT BACK INTO ANY OTHER FUN.
WE WANT TO USE IT FOR THE LONG TERM PROJECTS.
SO, THESE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT WERE PROPOSED, ANY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE UNDER THAT CATEGORY AND WOULD BE, PROVIDE A GREAT BENEFIT FOR THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. >> WE ALSO WANT TO MENTION RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE MORE FEDERAL FUNDS AND STATE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES, THEN THERE HAVE BEEN AT ANY OTHER TIME IN THE LAST 50 YEARS.
THERE ARE A PLETHORA OF OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS BEING ADMINISTERED THAT CAN HELP TO ASSIST ITS CITIZENS AND ALBERT NEEDS ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT BILLS WERE DETAILED.
WE HAVE A LIST OF STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN'T GO TO FOR ASSISTANCE AS WELL.
SEPARATE FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.
TAKE THE NEXT STEPS IN THE PROCESS, WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT REPORT BUT PRESENTING IT AS A GUIDE TO HELP THE CITY AND THE NEXT STEPS, FIGURING OUT WHERE WE WANT THESE OTHER PROJECTS TOO. WE HAVE TO FINALIZE THE USE OF THE FUNDS. WE HAVE A LONG PROJECT TIMELINE, THIS GOES ALL OF THE WAY UNTIL THE END OF 2026 YOU HAVE TO SPEND THE FUNDS BUT THEY MUST BE INCURRED OR OBLIGATED BY THE END OF 2024. AS WE KNOW RIGHT NOW, WE ARE PULLING FROM THE SAME RESOURCES AS ALL 200 OTHER CITIES.
CONTRACTORS, SERVICES, MATERIALS, MATERIAL COSTS, UNIT COSTS ARE SKY HIGH AND BOAT RESOURCES ARE LIMITED.
WHILE WE DON'T, I DON'T WANT TO SAY THERE IS A SENSE OF URGENCY,
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BUT THERE IS A PLACE WHERE THEY COULD HAVE AN ADVANTAGE WITH THE LIMITED RESOURCES, IT WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS.THE NEXT MAJOR TIMELINE IS A REPORT THAT IS DUE IN LATE APRIL DETAILING THE EXPENDITURES THROUGH MARCH 30.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> WHEN DOES THE COMMISSION NEED TO DECIDE ON THAT LIST OF PROJECTS FOR THE TWO-POINT ONE.
WHEN DO WE NEED TO DECIDE WHERE WE WILL ALLOCATE THE MONEY.
>> LEGALLY SPEAKING YOU WOULD NEED A DECISION HAVE IT OBLIGATED TO THE PROJECTS BY DECEMBER 31, 2024.
AS WE KNOW IT WORKS WITH ANY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, IF IT WAITS UNTIL DECEMBER 21ST, 20 TO 24 THE FUNDS WILL BE EXPENDED BY THE END OF 2026. WHAT YOU DON'T SPEND HAS TO BE
GIVEN BACK TO THE TREASURY. >> OKAY.
SO WE WON'T NOT WAIT UNTIL THEN. MY NEXT QUESTION IS WENT WITH THE CITY MANAGER, WHEN WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE US MAKE A DECISION
ON WHEN WE SPENT THE MONEY? >> BOTH FINAL RULE WAS ISSUED ON JANUARY 7 AND THAT IS WHEN WE ARE SEEING MOST CITIES AND COUNTIES PUT THEIR PLANS FROM THE PRE-IMPLEMENTATION SIDE TO THE EXECUTION SIDE. AGAIN, I DON'T SAY WE NEED A SENSE OF URGENCY BUT TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.
WITHIN THE NEXT 90 DAYS YOU WILL SEE MANY CITIES GOING TO BE FOR THESE PROJECTS, AND COMPETING TO GET THE BEST CONTRACTORS AND THE BEST COMPANIES OUT. TO COMPLETE THE WORK.
>> YOUR RECOMMENDATION AS WE FINISH BY WHEN?
WENDY WANT TO SEE THE DECISION? >> CAN I SAY SOMETHING?
>> HAVE ONE LIGHT ON. >> I THINK BASED ON WHAT HE IS SAYING WE CAN EASILY DECIDE, THE SECONDARY PROJECTS WE HAVE WILL BE AT THE GOALSETTING SECTION. I THINK WE CAN MAKE A DECISION ON THOSE PRIORITIES IN THE NEXT SIX CAP 90 DAYS EASILY.
>> VICE MAYOR. >> I WOULD SUGGEST, WE HAVE ALREADY MADE THE DECISION WE USE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN WHICH LISTS PROJECTS AND PRIORITIES, IT IS OUT THERE NOW.
ALTHOUGH WE SAT AND TALKED ABOUT IT, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, I WOULD SUGGEST IN MY MIND WE HAVE ALREADY MADE THOSE DECISIONS SHOULD WE JUST PRESENT THE THINGS WE WANT TO DO.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. COMMISSIONER ROSS?
>> I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY, YOU ARE GOING OUT TO BID WHICH MEANS THE CITY HAVE SHOWN THEIR PROJECTS.
>> SOME OF THEM DO. >> IT IS ALREADY DESIGNED AND
READY TO GO. >> THERE ARE MANY THAT ARE USING PROJECTS ALREADY ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
>> DESIGNED AND READY TO GO. >> YOU CAN FUND EXPENDITURES THAT HAPPENED AFTER MARCH 2, 2021.
LET'S SAY A DESIGN PORTION TOOK PLACE AFTER THAT.
, ALL OF THE FUNDS CAN BE REIMBURSED.
ASSUMING THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH PROCUREMENT OR ANY PROVISIONS THAT WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR FEDERAL FUNDING.
>> WHAT WAS THE DATE? >> MARCH 2.
>> THAT WAS IT. I WILL OPEN IT UP IF THERE ARE
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. >> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> AND YOU WILL HANDOUT THE
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>> ALL RIGHT ITEM FIVE PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA OR ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
I HAVE TWO REQUESTS TO SPEAK. THANK YOU MA'AM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A VIDEO
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SPEAKER WHO I BELIEVE RIGHT NOW IS ROLLING IN.WE ARE THERE. SO MR. PAUL LORI,.
>> WELL DONE. >> GIVE HIM A HAND.
>> ALL RIGHT MR. PHILIP CHAPMAN. COMMISSIONER WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU. >> YOU KNOW THE DRILL, NAME AND
ADDRESS. >> FIELD CHAPMAN 2120 FLORIDA AVENUE. BEFORE I START I WANT TO SAY WHILE I AM A MEMBER OF THE PARK AND REC COMMITTEE MY COMMENTS TONIGHT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM AND I AM NOT REPRESENTING THEM. I'M SURE SOME OF YOU HAVE RECEIVED E-MAILS CONCERNING THE EQUIPMENT AT CENTRAL PARK.
I AM NOT HERE TO SPEAK OF THAT I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT IS ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH IT. ACCORDING TO THE NEWEST MISSION STATEMENT IT SAYS, THE COMMUNITY STRIVES TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE AND FACILITY ASSESS ABILITY. IN OUR PLAN AT 6.0401 IT SAYS, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE BARRIER FREE ACCESS AT CITY-OWNED PARK PARKS. AND THAT SAME COMPLIMENT 6.0407, THE CITY SHALL ENSURE THAT ADA ACCESS AND ADA BRICK OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE AT CITY PARK.
I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND ADA DOES SAY THAT MULCH IS ACCEPTABLE. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE RULES, THEY TALK ABOUT THE SURFACE HAS TO BE STABLE, FARM AND SLIP RESISTANT. I CONTEND THAT MULCH UNDER THE PLATE EQUIPMENT IS NONE OF THESE THINGS.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT, EXCUSE ME, THE MATERIAL THAT WAS USED, THAT IS EXCELLENT MATERIAL. A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL SAY THE CITY CANNOT AFFORD THAT. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, PERHAPS IT IS TIME TO LOOK AT A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS.
I WILL GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES. WHAT WERE THE COST OF THE 2045 PROJECT AND WHAT WERE THE BENEFITS TO THE CITY.
WHAT WAS THE COST OF THE WATERFRONT DESIGN PROJECT AND WHAT WILL THE BENEFIT TO THE CITY B.
WHAT WAS THE COST FOR THE EMINENT DOMAIN PROJECT ON THE WATERFRONT AND WHAT WILL THE BENEFIT TO THE CITY BE.
MULCH IS A BARRIER. WHEN A PERSON IS BORN THEY STRIVE TO WALK BECAUSE OF -- THE NEED TO BE INDEPENDENT.
HAVE YOU EVER BATTLED WITH A TODDLER WENT TO GO SOMEPLACE AND DRESS THEMSELVES. THEY HAD PANTS AND SHIRT THAT DID NOT MATCH. TWO DIFFERENT SOCKS AND TWO DIFFERENT SHOES ON THE WRONG FEET AND THE SHIRT BACKWARDS AND INSIDE OUT. BUT WHEN YOU WENT TO CHANGE IT THEY THOUGHT YOU TOOTH AND NAIL BECAUSE THEY DID IT THEMSELVES.
FOR A HANDICAPPED PERSON TO DO IT THEMSELVES IS A MAJOR GOAL.
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THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY. IF ANY OF YOU FEEL THE MULCH AT CENTRAL PARK IS NOT A BARRIER, THEN I CHALLENGE YOU TO MEET ME THERE SOMETIME AND I WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A WHEELCHAIR AND TRIED TO LET YOU NAVIGATE ACROSS IT.PLEASE CONSIDER THIS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU SIR. COMMISSIONER ROSS AND MYSELF HAVE DONE EXACTLY WHAT COMMISSIONER CHAPMAN SAID.
WE HAVE BEEN IN WHEELCHAIRS TRYING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH
MULCH. >> IF YOU HAVE TO DO IT, YOU HAVE TO DO IT WITHOUT HELP. NO SPOUSE PUSHING YOU.
>> MR. PETE STEVENSON. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF AND TELL YOU RISE AGAINST HUNGER -- I'M SORRY 1627 HIGHLAND DUNES WAY, FERNANDINA. FOR FERNANDINA BENEFIT RISE AGAINST AUGURIES ON THIS SATURDAY AT THE REC CENTER.
THE CITY HAS SUPPORTED US FOR MULTIPLE YEARS.
WE HAVE HAD RISE AGAINST HUNGER AND WE CONTINUE TO DO IT.
I AM INVITING EVERYONE. NOW, WE ARE BASICALLY GOING TO CUT DOWN ON WHAT WE DO IN TERMS OF THE CLASS.
THIS WILL BE SPREAD OUT A LOT OF MORE SO WE WILL HAVE MORE SOCIAL DISTANCING. WHAT WE WILL DO, THIS MEAL RIGHT HERE, WILL SERVE TO PEOPLE FOR A FULL DAY.
THE COST IS $2.04. I CAN FEED A FAMILY OF TWO FOR $2.04. THE BIG PART OF THAT, A LOT OF FREE LABOR FROM THE CITY, COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THERE ARE SOME CHANGES AND WE ARE LIMITED TO 200 PEOPLE. THAT MEANS IT IS ON A FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED BASIS. ONCE WE GET TO 200 HAVE TO CLOSE THE DOORS. THIS IS A HEALTH DEPARTMENT ISSUE. MASS ARE NOT MANDATORY BUT HIGHLY ENCOURAGED. LOOK AT IT THIS WAY YOU HAVE 200 PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKE ONE BIG FAMILY AND ONE BIG ROOM FOR 3-4 HOURS. PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT COMFORT LEVELS WITH WEARING A MASK. WHEN YOU HAVE IT ON YOU GIVE PEOPLE THE SIGNAL THAT YOU WANTED.
WE HAVE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. I JUST WANT TO ASKED EVERYONE, WE WANT TO GET THIS BACK TO NORMAL.
WHEN WE DO THE MEAL PACKED THIS YEAR WHICH IS ABOUT 42,000 MEALS , THAT WILL INDICATE THAT NASSAU COUNTY HAS PROVIDED A QUARTER OF A MILLION MEALS FOR RISE AGAINST HUNGER OVER THE
YEARS, THANK YOU. >> WHAT TIME DOES YOUR EVENT
START? >> WE WILL START AT 9:00 A.M.
>> THE LATEST WOULD BE 1:00 P.M. >> THANK YOU.
>> COMMISSIONER BEING. THIS SATURDAY WILL NOT ONLY BE RISE AGAINST HUNGER IT SPEEDS BIRTHDATE MAKE SURE YOU WISH HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. IT WILL BE A GREAT TIME, THANK
>> A LITTLE SHOWING TILE AND I I WANT TO THANK PAUL FOR HIS PRESENTATION AND LET HIM KNOW WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR MOLLY.
>> THESE ARE LABELS FROM THE GREAT FOLK WOULD PRODUCTS THAT THE COURT HAS BEEN USING ON THEIR OPEN TRUCKS.
THIS IS A SMALL PIECE ALL OF THIS WAS PICKED UP ON MY WAY HERE. THE LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN PICKING THIS UP BECAUSE IT HAS BLOWN EVERYWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IS IN THE YARDS IT'S EVEN IN THE TREES. THERE IS AN IRONIC SIGN THAT SAYS LITTER CONTROLLED BY THE PORT AUTHORITY.
I THINK IT SHOULD SAY LITTER BY PORT AUTHORITY.
LAST WEEK I DROVE UP ONE DAY TO THE INTERSECTION OF EIGHTH STREET AND I SAW A LARGE PIECE OF TRASH IN THE MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD ON THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINES.
AS I GOT CLOSER IT WAS NOT TRASH IT WAS A MAN ON HIS MOTORCYCLE.
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HE HAD FOLLOWED HER TRUCK OUT OF A PORT, AND HE WAS PARKED BEHIND THE TRUCK AND THE TRUCK STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS.THE MAN WAS PARAPLEGIC. HE HAD NO LEGS FROM THE KNEES DOWN. HE HAD PROSTHETICS.
THE TRUCK KEPT ROLLING BACKWARDS AND HE KEPT TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND HE FINALLY SWERVED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND FELL.
THAT IS WHERE I FOUND HIM. AS I AM HELPING HIM REMOVE THE MOTORCYCLE FROM HIS LEGS ANOTHER CHILD COMES BARRELING AROUND THE CORNER. WE HAD TO WAVE THEM OFF.
THIS MAN ALMOST GOT KILLED TWICE.
I SELL YOU FOR SPEAK -- I TELL YOU THIS BECAUSE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS WE HAVE HAD TRUCKS BLOCKING TRAFFIC AND ACCESS TO THE STREET. THE TROLLEY HAS ADDED OUR AREA TO THE TOURISM AND SOMETIMES THEY HAVE TO STOP, THESE ARE SEMI TRUCKS YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR.
IF YOU DON'T LIVE HERE YOU CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT'S GOING ON ON. NEVER MIND THAT THESE TRUCK START AT 95, COME ON THE CITY STREETS LINED UP, LOAD UP AND THEN REVERSE AND REPEAT AND DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN.
IM ASKING YOU TO PUT THIS ON YOUR RADAR I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER BUT EROSION OF QUALITY OF LIFE CAN BE A SICKNESS AND AFTER THIS FROM TAXPAYING RESIDENTS I SAY WE HAVE REACHED THE TIPPING.
AND WE ARE HEADED PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO MOVE OUT.
THIS MAY SEEMED LIKE A SMALL ISSUE BUT WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED BEFORE TIGHTER CONTROL IS USED TO KEEP HOURS
TOWN SAFE AND ENJOYABLE. >> CITY MANAGER COULD YOU CONTACT POLICE CHIEF FOXWORTH AND LET HIM KNOW WHAT WAS
DESCRIBED TO US. >> WHAT REMEDIES HE SUGGESTS TO
ALLEVIATE THIS. >> HE IS AWARE AND HE IS WORKING ON IT. I CALLED.
I DO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> WHEN I SPOKE TO THE CHIEF HE WAS VERY AMENABLE HE SAID HE NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT TO HAVE MORE STRENGTH IN THE ORDINANCES HE SAID THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH BITE
TO DO ANYTHING. >> CITY ATTORNEY DID YOU HEAR THAT, I HEARD THAT AND I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE COME
UP WITH. >> ALLEVIATE TRASH AND MAKE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRASH AND SPEED AND TRAFFIC CONTROL.
>> THE TRASH PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS I HAVE BROUGHT IT UP TO PORT AUTHORITY. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO CODE ENFORCEMENT. IT IS INTERMITTENT IT IS
SPORADIC AND IT HAPPENS. >> I RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE BEEN PROACTIVE AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED BUT GROWING UP OUR HANDS IN FRUSTRATION IS NOT THE SOLUTION ACTION IS THE SOLUTION AND THAT IS WHAT I'M ASKING THE CITY MANAGER TO DO.
>> EVERYONE KNOWS WE HAVE TALKED TO THE POLICE CHIEF AND WERE TRYING TO CONTROL SPEED AND THE PARKING ISSUE, THAT IS EASY.
WE WILL WORRY ABOUT IT. >> I KNOW THE CHAIRMAN IS HERE.
I KNOW HE WOULD BE CONCERNED AND SUPPORTIVE OF OUR EFFORTS AND THAT IS THE LAST THING HE WILL WANT TO ENDANGER THE LIFE AND SAFETY OF RESIDENTS. THANK YOU.
>> JULIE, I AM SORRY, JULIE YOU ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
>> ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. ITEM SIX, THE CONSENT AGENDA.
DOES ANYONE WANT ANYTHING. >> I WILL ASK FOR SIX-POINT THREE TO BE PULLED. SO DO YOU WANT TO RESTATE YOUR
MOTION? >> MOVED TO APPROVE WITH THAT
>> MADAME CLERK WILL YOU CALL THE VOTE?
(ROLL CALL). >> IT CARRIES 5-0.
[6.3 BUDGET AMENDMENT - PLANNING & CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT]
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I HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK ON SIX-POINT THREE.>> MY NAME IS JULIE FERRERA, TONIGHT I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE NASSAU COUNTY SIERRA CLUB. I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM SIX-POINT THREE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, WE ARE ECSTATIC ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY FOR THE ARBORIST TRAINING PLAN. TONIGHT IS A COMBINATION OF A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND MONTHS OF WORK.
THIS PROJECT WAS ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED BACK IN OCTOBER, WHEN IT AROSE OUT OF A REAL-LIFE SITUATION WHEN COMCAST WAS LAYING NEW CABLE THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEY WERE NOT VERY AWARE OF HOW THEIR PRACTICES WERE AFFECTING OLD GROWTH TREES AND INHERITED TREES WHICH TENDED, IT TURNS OUT IT WOULD HAVE AFFECTED ASH STREET. I WORK OLDER TREES ARE FACING CHALLENGES AND BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF WEAR AND TEAR AND BECAUSE OF EXPANDING URBAN ENVIRONMENT, THIS IDEA WAS CONCEIVED BACK IN OCTOBER, I AM HAPPY THAT WHEN I APPROACHED THE FLORIDA CHAPTER THEY AGREED TO GIVE THE LOCAL GROUP FUNDING OR LENDING MONEY TO THE GROUP SO WE CAN APPROACH THE CITY TO FORM A PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT A TRAINING PLAN AND THE AIM IS TO PROVIDE IN THE FIELD PROGRAM AND TRAINING REGARDING THE TREES HERITAGE TREES AND AFTER WE HAVE ALL BASELINE OF WHAT SHE HEALTH IS WE CAN IDENTIFY WITH STRESS FOR TUGBOATS AND CEDARS AND OF WORK MAGNOLIAS THAT ARE HUNDREDS OF-YEARS-OLD.
MAYBE NOT THE MAGNOLIAS. THIS IS A PLAN SO THE CITY CAN BETTER SUPPORT AND EXECUTE THE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND PRACTICES AND TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED HEALTH OF OUR URBAN FOREST.
ALSO, ONE OF OUR INTENTIONS IS TO -- WE WILL HAVE SIX SESSIONS OF TRAINING OVER SIX DAYS WHICH WILL BE ONE DAY PER WEEK FOR SIX WEEKS. OUR INTENTION IS TO INVITE EVERY CITY COMMISSIONER WHO HAS TIME TO A DIFFERENT TRAINING IN THE MORNING SO THEY CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT TREES AND THE PROBLEMS THE TREES ARE FACING. THANK YOU, I HOPE YOU CONTINUE
TO SUPPORT OUR CANOPY TREES. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM.
>> I DEMAND -- I RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
>> WAS THAT EMOTION. >> I ACCEPT.
>> ON ONE QUESTION. CITY MANAGER THIS WAS $4,000 WASN'T 2,000 FROM THE CITY AND $2,000 FROM SIERRA CLUB?
>> THAT DONATION FROM THE CITY BUT YOU ARE CORRECT LEADING 2,000 FROM THE SIERRA CLUB ON FROM THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU SIR. BRYCE MARY, I THINK YOUR LIGHT
IS ON. >> YOU ARE RECOGNIZE POTENTIAL JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, IT'S AN INTERESTING CONCEPT THAT SOMEONE STEPPED UP TO SIERRA CLUB AND CONTRIBUTED MONEY.
FURTHERMORE AS PART OF THE PROCESS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WORKSHOPS, WE WILL HAVE A TREE MANAGEMENT PLAN WHICH WILL
INCORPORATE -- THAT'S IT. >> ANYONE ELSE?
>> ALL RIGHT MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU CALL THE VOTE.
(ROLL CALL). >> PROMOTION PROCESS 5-0.
[7.1 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT - ORGANIZED FIREFIGHTERS OF FERNANDINA BEACH, LOCAL NO. 2836]
ITEM 741 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.ORGANIZE FIREFIGHTERS OF FERNANDINA BEACH LOCAL NUMBER
2036. >> THANK YOU MR. MARRIOTT BEFORE YOU, ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN THE BEATS AND THE FIVE FRONTAGE AND -- UNION. I AM NOT SURE IF SOMEONE FROM
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THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IT'S HERE OFFER COMMENTS BUT THE PROPOSED CONTRACT WITH THE BARGAINING TEAM, THE CONTRACT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RATIFIED AND IS PRESENTING TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION. IT IS A THREE YEAR CONTRACT.>> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> DALE, I KNOW THE LOWEST PAID FIREFIGHTER WAS AT $12 PER HOPEFULLY THAT WAS RECTIFIED IN THIS CONTRACT.
>> YES IT IS. DO YOU KNOW THE LOWEST PAID NOW.
>> APPROXIMATELY 30% RAISE BRINGING THEM TO $15 PER HOUR FOR ENTRY-LEVEL FIREFIGHTERS. ANYONE ELSE, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. (ROLL CALL).
[7.2 FACILITIES USE AGREEMENT - BRADFORD SPACE, INC.]
>> THE MOTION PROCESS 5-0. >> ITEM SEVEN-POINT TO FACILITIES USE AGREEMENT BRADFORD'S FACE, INC.
>> WE HAVE BEFORE YOU A FACILITY USE AGREEMENT AT THE AIRPORT.
THIS IS FOR THRUSTER TESTING INNOVATION DESIGN.
THEY WERE INTERESTED IN LEASING SPACE AT THE AIRPORT THE SIZABLE PARKING SPACE FOR TESTING OF THEIR SPACE THRUSTER THIS WOULD BE BETWEEN MARCH 12023 AND SEPTEMBER 1-2 ENTRY THREE.
>> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
CITY MANAGER, CALLING YOU GROW UP THE WHILE WE ARE WAITING FOR
THE. >> THE RENTAL IS BASED ON THIS
SO IT COMES TO $60 FOR A YEAR. >> $60 PER YEAR.
HOW MANY TESTS WILL THEY DO? >> I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP MR. COYLE HE HAS BEEN IN PRIMARY CONTACT WITH MR. CARPENTER WHO
IS THE REPRESENTATIVE. >> THE 35 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT IS PRORATED FOR A TWO WEEK PERIOD.
THAT IS WHERE HE CAN THE SQUARE FOOTAGE.
CAN I GIVE SOME BACKGROUND DETAILS.
>> MY QUESTION AND YOU ARE WELCOME TO GIVE BACKGROUND.
WHAT WAS THE SECOND QUESTION. >> HOW MANY TESTS.
>> THE GROUP IS INTERESTED IN FIVE TESTS UP TO A ONE HOUR.
, IF EVERYTHING GOES WELL, IT CAN BE DONE IN TWO DAYS.
AND THEN THEY HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE EQUIPMENT.
>> AND THE CHART THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.
THAT IS A TESTAMENT? >> THAT WAS COMPLETED BY THE BRADFORD SPACE USING A MODEL. THE SMALL THRUSTER IN COMPARISON IS THE SIZE OF TWO COFFEE CUPS ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.
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IT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND BUT IN COMPARISON THIS IS 100 POUNDS OF THRUST. WHAT WE SEE AT THE AIRPORT EVERY DAY A GULFSTREAM COULD PRODUCE UP TO 6,000 POUNDS.THIS IS A VERY SMALL DEVICE. THEY WOULD USE 112 POUNDS OF KEROSENE FUEL WHICH IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SEE AND JET FUEL.
YOU CAN SEE A GULFSTREAM CARRYING 20,000 POUNDS.
JUST TO GIVE A MODEL. THIS WAS PROVIDED AND WE OFTEN DO, THE ENGINE RUNS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPORT.
AND WE ALSO POINT OUR JET ENGINE IN THE DIRECTION THAT IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
>> COMMISSIONER ROSS. >> ONE OTHER QUESTION.
THIS IS DUE TO DEVELOPER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY FOR FEATURE PRODUCTION FACILITIES WHICH COULD BRING JOBS TO THE
COMMUNITY. >> WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS AND WE ARE INTERESTED IN MOVING INTO THE SPACE MARKET. IT HAS SIMPLY BEEN LISTED.
>> THIS WAS ACTUALLY BROUGHT TO THE CITY AND THIS IS TO BRING WHAT WILL BE WITH THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS SPIRIT THIS IS THE INITIATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP THAT IF WE DON'T DO THAT, EVENTUALLY, AND BRING THIS AND, WE START REJECTING IT AND WE WILL WINDUP LOOKING AT CALLBACKS FROM THE FAA AND COULD BE LIKE THE RUNNING OF THE GOLF COURSE.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MOVE FORWARD.
>> THEIR INTERESTS, THIS IS A MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN PUBLICATION WE ARE NOT A SPACE PERMANENT AIRPORT THERE'S 0 INTEREST IN SOMETHING BEING LAUNCHED. MAYBE THEY WILL HAVE SOMETHING
SHOULD. >> DOES THE FAA HAVE TO APPROVE
THIS? >> IF YOU ARE IN AGREEMENT, WE WILL SUBMIT A SAFETY PLAN. GIVEN THE SIZE AND THE MAGNITUDE
THIS IS WHAT WE OFFER. >> HOW MANY SPACE INDUSTRY JOBS WILL BE HERE, HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE WORKING ON THIS PROJECT?
>> THIS IS A PROGRAM SO THIS WOULD NOT RELOCATE THEIR BUSINESS. THEY WILL HAVE BRADFORD SPACE AND EMPLOYEES PART OF THE PROGRAM HERE.
I DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFIC NUMBER BUT THE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE HERE
BY ( INDISCERNIBLE ). >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THIS, AND THE REASON WHY, WHEN I THINK OF THE VISION I DON'T THINK OF AEROSPACE INDUSTRIAL AND THAT AREA. I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH INDUSTRIAL ON THE ISLAND AND THIS IS YOUR HOME, THIS IS MY HOME, IF IT IS AIRPORT AND AVIATION RELATED, THIS IS AEROSPACE WHICH IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ANIMAL.
WITH THAT, MADAME CLERK CAN YOU CALL THE VOTE?
>> (ROLL CALL). THAT MOTION PAST 4-1.
[7.3 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT - OCEAN HIGHWAY & PORT AUTHORITY]
>> ALL RIGHT, ITEM 7.3, OCEAN HIGHWAY IN PORT AUTHORITY.
>> YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE OCEAN HIGHWAY PORT AUTHORITY.
I KNOW -- THE PORT AUTHORITY DID APPROVE IT SO IT IS BEFORE YOU
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FOR CONSIDERATION. >> JUST TO ADD TO THAT ON JANUARY 12 IS WHEN THE PORT AUTHORITY APPROVED THE AGREEMENT BUT THEY'VE MADE ONE CHANGE TO THE DRAFT THAT THE CITY SENT BACK, THE ONE CHANGES THERE'S A SUBSECTION THAT SAYS THE PORT IS PROHIBITED FROM EXPANDING INTO THE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT.
THE PORT AUTHORITY ON JANUARY 12 DELETED THE WORD PROHIBITED AND REPLACED IT WITH THE TERMS WITH CITY APPROVAL.
SO EXPANSION TO THE DISTRICT WITH CITY APPROVAL, AND THAT WAS THE ONLY CHANGE, JUST THOSE WORDS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
>> I NEED A MOTION FIRST SPIRIT. >> GO AHEAD, VICE MAYOR.
>> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE IT, BUT IT REQUIRES A SUPER MAJORITY FOR CITY'S APPROVAL.
>> I HAVE OF MOTION, DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> OUR SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND,
NOW WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION. >> MY LIGHT IS ON.
>> COMMISSIONER ROSS. >> FOR SEVEN YEARS I HAVE ACTIVELY OPPOSED THIS SPIRIT I HAVE OPPOSED TO PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO PASS ZONING TO EXPAND THE WORK.
I SUPPORT THE EFFORT TO MAINTAIN $50,000 PORT PAYMENT.
I WROTE AND FILED THE ADMINISTRATIVE SHOULD WITH THE HELP OF MY WIFE TO PREVENT THE PORT TO BE USED AS A TRANSFER STATION. BY THE COURT AND I STILL AM FOR OPERATOR OVER THE FAILURE TO PROVIDE COURT RECORDS.
I OPPOSE GETTING GRANTS TO FUND PORT EXPANSION.
I'VE BEEN TO EVERY MEETING, REGULAR MEETING FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. MY RECORD OF SUPPORTING OPPOSITION TO THE PORT I THINK IS IMPECCABLE.
THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BEFORE THE COMMISSION TONIGHT, IN MY OPINION IS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE EXPANSION.
A BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH.
A SIGNED AGREEMENT, IS BETTER THAN NO AGREEMENT PASSED BY LEGISLATION OR VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR.
SENDING THIS BACK TO THEM WILL GUARANTEE, THEY WILL NOT CHANGE THEIR WORD. WE ARE LOSING THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A SIGNED AGREEMENT. IN MY OPINION THE AGREEMENT IS NOT PERFECT BUT LET US NOT LET THAT GET IN THE WAY.
I WANT AN AMENDMENT TO YOUR MOTION IF YOU WOULD ACCEPT IT TO
PASS INTO HAVE IT AS WRITTEN. >> BEFORE WE DO THAT I WANT TO KNOW WHY WE HAVE TO SEND IT BACK.
>> IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES TO THE WORDING THE PORT AUTHORITY WILL WANT TO SEE IT BACK TO APPROVE THE WORK.
IF I MIGHT JUST TAKE A MINUTE, THE CITY MANAGER AND WE HAVE BOOK INTO EACH OF YOU, THERE ARE IN TALLAHASSEE EVERY SINGLE DAY THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING. THEY ARE NOW AND COUNSEL WITH BUDDY JACOB SPIRIT I RECOMMEND APPROVAL BECAUSE IF YOU CHANGE THE WORD THERE'S PROBABLY A TIME TO HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA BEFORE THIS BILL IS EITHER DROPPED THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT GET IT INTO HIS HANDS UNTIL JUNE. THERE ARE REASONS I AM NOT HIDING ANYTHING. WE ARE WORRIED IT WILL NOT PASS AND AS MUCH AS OUR LOBBYIST DOES GOOD WORK FOR US AND GET MONEY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE SEEN AS AN IMPEDIMENT TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND I AM RECOMMENDING AS WRITTEN TO HAVE SOMETHING SOME AGREEMENT WITH THE COURT.
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THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO SCENARIO WILL BE WHERE WE WERE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND CERTAINLY A YEAR AGO WHEN WE HAVE PROJECTS WITH NO BUILDING PERMIT NO CITY REVIEW NOT EVEN NOTICE.THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PORT AUTHORITY SAID THIS IS THE ONLY
TIME IT CAN BE. >> I HAVE SPEAKERS WHO WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS AND I WILL HEAR FROM THEM.
>> DO WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE MOTION?
>> I WILL ACCEPT THE MOTION, MY POINT IS WE NEED MAXIMUM PROTECTION. YOU ARE RIGHT.
CHIP HAS BEEN STRONG THROUGHOUT THIS SPIRIT I WILL CONCUR WITH
CHANGING THE MOTION. >> GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONER AND
MR. MAYOR. >> I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE LOCAL AGREEMENT AND FOR THE REASONS COMMISSIONER ROSS HAS OUTLINED.
THE ONLY THING WE WANTED TO CHANGE IS WHAT WE WANT YOU TO DO WAS SUBJECT TO YOUR APPROVAL. WE DON'T PLAN TO MAKE AN EXPANSION BUT WE WANT TO LEAVE IT IN THERE.
IT WILL STILL COME BACK TO YOU FOR APPROVAL.
AND WITH THE SUPER MAJORITY WHO HAVE TO APPROVE IT, I THINK IT IS VERY LEGITIMATE. WE HAVE -- IT DOES NOT HAVE TO COME BACK TO US. IF YOU APPROVE IT TONIGHT, IT
STANDS. >> ANY QUESTIONS? I SEE NONE. THANK YOU SIR.
>> >> I HAVE EIGHT SPEAKERS ON
I WOULD JUST REMIND YOU, IT ONLY TAKES THREE VOTES TO ALLOW EXPANSION INTO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
THAT MEANS IT ONLY NEEDS ONE OR TWO PRO DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONERS THAN WHAT WE HAVE ON THE BOARD.
I THINK THAT IS A RISK THAT THE COMMUNITY IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE. I UNDERSTAND THE POLITICS AND CONCERNS WITH WHAT IS GOING ON IN TALLAHASSEE BUT I WOULD TELL YOU YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR HISTORIC DISTRICT AT RISK IF YOU LEAVE IT AT 83 COMMISSIONER VTE.
>> THANK YOU. >> DID I PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME
CORRECTLY? >> MY NAME IS GARY.
I LIVE AT 310, FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA.
I WROTE SOME NOTES. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS AND WON HERE BASED ON PORT EXPANSION.
WE FEEL IT IS STANDING ROOM ONLY AND WE DON'T WANT EXPANSION INTO THE CITY LIMITS AND THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
IT SOUNDS A LITTLE BLOUNT BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.
EVERYTHING I HAVE WITNESSED AT THESE MEETINGS AND THE PLAN HAS BORDERED ON FRAUD. PLANNING THAT WE ARE A RURAL AREA. A MULTIPLE COMMUNITY WORKSHOP.
THE TAX ISSUE. THAT IS CLOSE TO THE HIGHWAY EVEN THE SENATOR SAID IT WAS SUBMITTED AND THE DARK OF NIGHT AND THAT IS NOT HOW WE DO BUSINESS.
IT IS JUST HOW IT IS AND WHAT IT IS.
MY WIFE AND I HAVE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DOWNTOWN.
MANY OF THEM COME HERE EVERY YEAR THEY HAVE LOST LOVED ONES AND WE CAP MET MANY PEOPLE AND THEY ARE DOING THAT BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE SERENITY WE HAVE HERE, THE PEACE AND QUAINTNESS THAT WE PROVIDE. I JUST ASK THAT YOU TREAT AND PROTECT THIS TOWN LIKE THE GYM THAT IT IS.
WE ALL PAY OUR CITY TAXES AND ABIDE BY LAWS AND MORE.
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WHETHER YOU ARE IN THE NORTH END, SOUTH THEN IT DOES NOT MATTER WE SHOULD ALL BE GIVEN THE SAME RIGHT OF TRANQUILITY AND PEACE. WE ALL KNEW THERE WAS A PORT.WE KNEW THERE WERE BOUNDARIES WITHIN THE PORT.
AND THAT THEY WERE NOT TO EXPAND.
HOME IS WHERE WE SHOULD FEEL SAFE, SECURE AND HAPPY.
WE SHOULDN'T BE WALKING ON EGGSHELLS WONDERING THE NEXT BIG PLAN AND WILL IT EXPAND AND WILL THIS BECOME THE MAIN TRUCK ENTRANCE. EVERY MONTH THERE'S ANOTHER MEETING AND WE WRITE MORE LETTERS.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.
HOMES ARE THE BIGGEST FINANCIAL INVESTMENT WE WILL MAKE AND A LARGE PART OF OUR RETIREMENT. HOMES IN THAT AREA ARE APPRAISING FOR JUST UNDER $1 MILLION.
FERNANDINA IS DUE TO GO OF 30% THIS YEAR.
WE ARE NOT IN A RURAL AREA. IN CLOSING, I EMPLOYED ALL OF YOU, PLEASE, AND I AM LITERALLY BEGGING YOU PROTECT THE CITY AND THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND US AS CITIZENS.
PROTECT OUR HOMES, WAY OF LIFE AND GIVE US THE SECURITY THAT WE DESERVE AND PAY FOR. PLEASE KEEP PORT EXPANSION AND IF THAT WILL FREE A MAKE OR BREAK, I US THAT WE DO MAJORITY
VOTE. >> GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
I SEE THE PROBLEM HERE AS BEING A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE CITY WHICH WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE STATE AND THE CHALLENGE GIVEN TO THE MEMBERS OF THE STATE. I BELIEVE THE USE -- SOLUTION SHOULD COME FROM THE STATE. I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT VEHICLE FOR SOLVING DISCREPANCIES OF SUCH MAGNITUDE.
>> IF I HAD MY DRUTHERS, I WOULD LET THE STATE ACTIONS CONTINUE.
I HAVE FAITH IN THE DELEGATION, I HAVE FAITH IN JACOBS AND I THINK THAT IS THE RIGHT SOLUTION TO GIVE US THE RIGHT PROTECTION
>> DO PEOPLE SAY LET'S GO TO FERNANDINA BEACH THEY HAVE A PORT? NO.
THEY COME TO SEE THE HISTORIC DISTRICT, TO DYING TO GO TO SHOP SPIRIT THEY SAY IN A HISTORIC B&B AND THEY SAIL THAT ATTRACTS MEN MONEY. WE NEED TO PROTECT THIS FACET AS THE DRAWING CARD OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN OUR TOWN.
IF POPES PORT EXPANSE, THEY WILL MAKE THIS MORE FRUSTRATING AND TAKE LAND OFF OF OUR TAX ROLL SPIRIT THIS IS SO MUCH WEAKER THAN THE HOUSE BILL THAT WAS PUT FORTH.
THE HOUSE BILL PROHIBITED EXPANSION OF THE PORT.
IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE PLAYING POLITICAL ROULETTE WITH THE HOUSE BILL. THE CITIZENS ARE TIRED OF PORT ISSUES COMING UP AND NOT EVERYONE CAN ATTEND MEETINGS OR WRITE E-MAILS. I HAVE HUNDREDS OF E-MAILS FROM EVERYONE. THEY WANT ASSURANCE FROM VIEW, OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT THEY WILL BE PROTECTED.
AS YOU DEBATE WHAT'S ON THE TABLE AND IF IT IS PASSED, WHAT WILL YOU DO NEXT TO ENSURE THIS IS JUST A FIRST STEP CREATING MORE PROTECTION FOR TAXPAYING RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO ENJOY THE SHOPS IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. IF YOU DO NOT THINK YOU WERE HURTING ALL OF THE TAXPAYERS BY ALLOWING THE GENIE TO SLIP OUT OF THE BOTTLE AND ERODE THE VERY THINGS THAT MAKE OUR CITY
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SPECIAL. THIS WAS NOT MEANT TO HOUSE CRUISESHIP SPIRIT IT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE A TRUCKING TERMINAL AND NOT MEANT TO EXPAND BEYOND ITS CURRENT FOOTPRINT.WHAT WILL YOU DO BEYOND THIS ILA TO KEEP IT IN CHECK.
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> OKAY, I WILL MAKE THIS FAST
AND SWEET, LIKE A DOUGHNUT. >> GIVE ME YOUR ADDRESS.
>> CALHOUN STREET. >> 30 YEARS, 30 YEARS, THAT IS A LONG TIME. THAT IS HOW LONG MY FAMILY AS TO DEAL WITH THE PORT OF FERNANDINA.
WE HAVE NEVER ONCE THOUGHT THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE IN BUSINESS. BUT WE HAVE ALWAYS ASKED THEM TO KEEP THEIR PROMISE. ISN'T THAT WHAT ADULTS DO.
YOU MAKE A PROMISE AND YOU KEEP IT.
NO PROMISE WAS NOT TO EXCEED BEYOND THE ORIGINAL FOOTPRINT AND THEY HAVE EXCEEDED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
THAT IS INDUSTRY. IN ORDER TO STAY SUCCESSFUL YOU HAVE TO STAY LIKE THAT. BUT THIS EVOLUTION THIS IS PUTTING MY FAMILY AT RISK ONCE AGAIN.
IT IS PUTTING LOTS OF FAMILIES AND PROPERTY OWNERS AT RISK.
IT IS NOT RIGHT. WE HAVE A MONUMENTAL OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND STOP THIS DECADE OLD FIGHT THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND ON. I SAW THE TRASH THAT WAS BROUGHT UP TONIGHT. I HAVE CARRIED MY WHEEL BARREL DOWN STATE STREET AND PICKED UP TRASH OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO KEEP THE NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANER. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
IF YOU DON'T LIVE THERE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
I AM SO EXCITED YOU ARE TAKING THIS TASK ON.
TAKING IT ON BY THE NOSE AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT EVENT.
THE CHIEF OF POLICE GOT TIRED OF ME CALLING DOWN THERE TO REPORT THE TRUCK VIOLATIONS AND FRANKLY I GOT TIRED OF DOING IT TO.
THEY WEAR YOU DOWN BECAUSE THE ORDINANCES ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH THE POLICE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY AND I ASKED YOU GUYS TO DO THE RIGHT THING, MAKE IT IRONCLAD AND I APPRECIATE THE HELP YOU ARE GIVING US, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOOD NIGHT.
>> >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AND LETTING ME TALK. THIS IS A PRETTY IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR ME. THERE ARE A FEW WORDS, I'M JUST WONDERING OUT LOUD, IS THIS COVERED BY A DISAGREEMENT.
IS THIS THE SAME OR THE PORT COULD EXERCISE THIS.
I WORRY ABOUT THAT. I WORRY ABOUT, A SUPERMAJORITY FROM THE EXPANSION. I WONDER ABOUT THE DELAY ISSUE.
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WILL IT BE SUBJECT TO THE GUIDELINES SPIRIT THAT IS NOT EVIDENT TO ME READING FROM MARKUP.THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. >> LEWIS, FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA. I HAVE HERE TO OPPOSE ANY AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WHICH WILL ALLOW THE PORT TO EXPAND WITH CITY APPROVAL. I HAVE LOST COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN THEM BEING ABLE TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE PORT.
I DON'T HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN THE OPERATOR OPERATING SUPPORT IN AN ETHICAL MATTER. IF THEY REALLY CARED ABOUT THE HISTORICAL DISTRICT THEY WOULD GO TO THE HOUSE THAT THEY LIVE IN OR AN OFFICE, 501 NORTH THIRD STREET, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST HISTORICAL HOUSES ON THE ISLAND WHICH THEY ARE LETTING FALL APART. EVERYTHING HAS FALLEN OFF.
EVERY PIECE OF WOOD ON BOTH SIDE HAS ROTTED OUT.
IF THEY REALLY CARED ANYTHING ABOUT THE HISTORICAL DISTRICT THEY WOULD FIX THE HOUSE. THEY WOULD FAIL TO SEE THE TRASH IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT IS NOT HOW IT HAS BEEN.
IF THEY CARED ABOUT THE HISTORIC DISTRICT THEY WOULD HAVE SOMEONE OUT THERE PICKING IT UP. I OPPOSE THIS, THANK YOU.
>> JUDY. >> JULIE 501 STATE STREET.
SITTING HERE IN THE AUDIENCE WHAT I HEARD THE COMMISSIONERS SAY WAS A SUPERMAJORITY WOULD NOT HAVE TO GO TO THE PORT COMMISSION. I ASK THAT YOU AMEND THIS TO INCLUDE THE WORDS, APPROVAL BY SUPER MAJORITY.
>> CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THIS HAVE TO GO BACK IF YOU CHANGE THE
LANGUAGE? >> THEIR NORMAL SPEAKERS.
CHANGE SOMETHING, A VERY IMPORTANT POINT I DID NOT MENTION, IF WE PUT IN LANGUAGE I THINK IT HAS TO GO BACK.
I DID NOT HEAR THE COMMISSIONERS SAY IT DOESN'T HAVE TO GO BACK HE SAID THAT IS YOUR CHOICE. I THINK IT WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND I DON'T THINK HE CAN SPEAK, LET ME JUST SAY THIS, SOMETHING I DIDN'T THINK OF UNTIL A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.
IF WE ADDED THE LANGUAGE WITH SOME SUPER UNANIMOUS VOTE.
THE LEGAL ISSUE IS, UNDER THE AGREEMENT AND THROW IT OUT.
THERE'S NO POINT IN PUTTING PUTTING SUPER MAJORITY IN AND OUR OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A NEW AGREEMENT AND WE ARE NOT SAYING THAT. IF WE GET THE LOCAL BILL, GREAT, IF WE DON'T WE HAVE SOME THINK. WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING.
THE OTHER THING IS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, I THINK I SAID EMINENT DOMAIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS BUT ANOTHER PART YOU MENTIONED, IF THEY USE THEIR POWERS PROVIDED THROUGH THEIR CHARTER, LIKE OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AS WE EXPERIENCE OURSELVES, IT TAKES A LONG TIME AND NO GUARANTEES THAT THEY GET ANY PROPERTY. ONCE VACATED IF THERE IS DEVELOPMENT THEY HAVE TO DEVELOP WITHIN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT GUIDELINES. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I THINK THAT WAS WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. SIMPLE MAJORITY SO LET'S EXPAND
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BELLPORT, THAT IS HOW IT WORKS. I WOULD SUGGEST, ADVOCATING FOR YOU TO PASS IT AS IS I THINK IT IS THE BEST THING FOR THE CITY.>> I LIVE IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
I THINK MY INTERACTIONS AND I THINK THIS IS THE BEST DEAL WE CAN GET. I LISTEN TO WHAT THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID AND WHETHER THAT WILL GET THROUGH THE LEGISLATION OR NOT. I THINK A BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH. HOPEFULLY THE MAYOR WILL SIGN IT. I JUST BEING TOO I THINK THERE'S A SUPERMAJORITY, YES. I THINK THEY CAN MAKE IT GO AWAY. DO I HAVE FAITH IN THE CITY COMMISSION ALL OF THE TIME? NO.
ALL OF THAT I AM A REALIST. THIS IS THE BEST DEAL I HAVE WORKED HARD TO GET TO THIS POINT.
IS IT PERFECT, THAT IS MY BELIEF.
SO I WILL SUPPORT IT. WHY DOES IT HAVE TO GO BACK? THE CHAIRMAN TOLD ME TODAY IT WOULD NOT HAVE TO GO BACK.
LATER IF WE WANT TO PASS A RULE OR RESOLUTION THAT SAYS IN REGARD TO THIS, IT KEEPS IT CLEAN AND LATER NOT TO PLAY ANY GAMES. WE WANT TO SAY IF IT IS UNANIMOUS APPROVAL WE CAN DO THAT.
IF YOU MAKE A MOTION AND YOU SAY THAT THAT TELLS ME TO TAKE ACTION. IF WE GET THROUGH THIS PART, THAT IS FINE YOU CAN DECIDE WHAT IT MEANS.
YOU CAN SEND IT TO A COMMITTEE. >> THANK YOU.
ANYTHING ELSE? >> THANK YOU, THE CITY ATTORNEY TOOK SOME WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH, THE KEY WOULD BE NOT TO DO IT RIGHT NOW THAT WOULD TRIGGER ANOTHER ROUND OF BACK AND FORTH.
IF WE DO IT NOW, WE CAN QUALIFY WHAT APPROVALS MEAN AND THAT WILL CHANGE. ALL RIGHT.
I HAVE MADE SEVERAL NOTES. BUDDY JACOBS AND RON SAPP, CREATED THE FOOTPRINT OF THE PORT.
THAT WAS CREATED WITH NO EXPANSION IN MIND.
NEVER. IT WAS OPERATE WITHIN THIS FOOTPRINT. DO YOUR BEST.
FOUR YEARS AGO WE GOT A NEW OPERATOR.
AND THE COMMISSIONER, THIS IS NOT A CRITICISM BECAUSE YOU ARE A MAN OF INTEGRITY. I HONOR THAT.
PLEASE TAKE THIS THE WAY IT IS INTENDED.
EVER SINCE THE COURT OPERATOR ARRIVED, GUESS WHAT.
WE HAVE ALL WONDERED WHY TRUST AS ERODED BETWEEN THIS BODY AND OPRAH I CAN TELL YOU, I CAN LAY AT THE FEET OF THE COURT OPERATOR, AND GUESS WHAT ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE PILOT PAYMENT IS IN QUESTION. A PAYMENT SINCE THE INCEPTION.
NOW THE COURT OPERATOR DOES NOT WANT TO PAY IT.
[01:25:07]
WE ARE SUING THEM. WE ARE SUING THEM FOR MONEY THAT THEY OWE US. THAT IS NUMBER ONE.NUMBER TWO ALL OF US SITTING HERE, 5-6 MONTHS AGO WHEN BELLPORT OPERATOR CAME UP TO THIS PODIUM AND SAID IN GOOD FAITH, USE THOSE EXACT WORDS IN GOOD FAITH AND OUTLINE, DID NOT HAVE THE GRANTS IN HIS HAND DID NOT GIVE THE GRANT DETAILS TO US, AND OUTLINED WHAT HE SAID WAS A FAVORABLE APPLICATION THAT WOULD GREATLY BENEFIT THE CITY. I AM GOING TO CALL IT LIKE IT IS. HE LIED TO US.
HE OUT AND OUT LIED TO THIS COMMISSION.
AND CHAIRMAN IS POINTING TO OPA. THAT IS WHERE THE TRUST HAS GONE. IT HAS GONE OUT OF THE WINDOW.
AND COMMISSIONER ROSS WAS AT THE LAST MEETING.
I WATCHED IT ON YOUTUBE AND I CAN TELL YOU WHEN THE EXPANSION TENT THAT THEY WANT TO ERECT ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE, THEY SAID PLEASE GO THROUGH THE CITY, PLEASE FOLLOW THE TECH REVIEW COMMITTEE. I CAN TELL YOU THE LOOK ON THE OPERATOR'S FACE WAS WHY DO HAVE TO DO THAT.
THIS IS A PORT OPERATOR WHO HAS ONE GOAL, MONEY.
AND HE HAS NO INTEREST IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND THE WELL-BEING OF THIS CITY AND AS LONG AS HE IS THE PORT OPERATOR, WE HAVE A DAGGER AT OUR THROAT. COMMISSIONER ROSS, I AGREE WITH YOU THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST DEAL WE WILL GET.
HERE IS WHAT IS UNFORTUNATE. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT WE ARE AT THE POLITICAL WHIMS OF THE LEGISLATOR.
IT WAS INTRODUCED AND EVIDENTLY THERE IS NO APPETITE TO PUSH THIS FORWARD. SO, THAT IS WHERE WE ARE.
WE DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT FOR THE BILL WHERE IT IS NEEDED.
MY CONCERN IS, THE RESIDENCE OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND THE CITY, SHOULD NOT BE AT THE POLITICAL WHIMS OF THE COMMISSIONERS SITTING HERE OR THE COMMISSIONERS SITTING AT OPA. WHY SHOULD BE -- WE BE AT RISK.
I WOULD SUPPORT AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT OR THE SUPER MAJORITY.
I WILL NOT SUPPORT 3-2 BECAUSE MY WORRY IS IF THERE IS AN ELECTION IN NOVEMBER, I DON'T KNOW WHO WILL BE SITTING IN THE VICE MAYOR'S SEAT OR DECEIT. AND YOU GET TWO PRO-BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL EXPANSIONISTS AND AS SEVERAL RESIDENTS SAID, WE ARE IN DEEP TROUBLE. UNLESS THE LANGUAGE HAS CHANGED, I WON'T SUPPORT IT. THAT IS MY POSITION, ANYONE ELSE BEFORE I CALLED THE VOTE? I SEE NONE.
PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> WE ARE VOTING ON AS WRITTEN
AS CHAIRMAN HAS SIGNED IT. >> CORRECT.
(ROLL CALL) THAT MOTION PASSES FOR-1.
>> WITH THAT, HOW ABOUT A BREAK. >> BE SEATED PLEASE.
[7.4 SOLE SOURCE VENDOR APPROVAL - WALKER CONSULTANTS]
>> WE ARE BACK IN SESSION. WE ARE ON ITEM SEVEN-POINT FOR, SOLE-SOURCE VENDOR APPROVAL WITH WALKER CONSULTANTS.
>> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR THIS IS A VENDOR FROM WALKER CONSULTANTS
[01:30:04]
THIS IS IN SUPPORT OF THE CITIES PROJECT OR THE REPLACEMENT AT THE PECK CENTER. STATE ONCE THE WORK TO BE MONITORED OR OVERSEEN BY AN ARCHITECT.THE CITY DID MAKE SEVERAL EFFORTS SOLICITING PROPOSALS FROM SEVERAL FIRMS AND THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF MR. GEORGE I DID CONNECT WITH WALKER WHO SUBMITTED A BID.
SO YOU HAVE THE SOURCE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.
SECOND. >> THANK YOU, I THINK DALE AS ADDRESSED WHY. HOW MANY CONTRACTORS OR CONSULTANTS DID HE REACH OUT TO ABOUT THIS?
>> THERE WERE FOUR OF THEM. THIS IS THE FIFTH ONE.
>> ABSOLUTELY, HOW MANY DO WE NORMALLY REACH OUT TO, I NOTE THIS JOB IS SPECIAL AN ARCHITECT IS REQUIRED, BUT IS THIS NORMAL,
SIX CONSULTANTS? >> CITY ENGINEER WE ACTUALLY PUT OUT AN RP LOOKING FOR ONE. WE GOT NO RESPONSES SO THEN WE WENT TO THE LISTEN WHILE IT DID SHOW SOME EXPERIENCE WE GOT 0.
THEN WE WERE SCROUNGING AND TRIED TO GET SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE WE KNOW IN THE INDUSTRY, ONE THAT WAS WILLING TO LOOK AT IT, BUT REPORT DOWN TO THE LAST SCRATCHING TO GET TO
THIS. >> DO YOU THINK THIS IS A FAIR
PRICE SPIRIT. >> PRIMARILY BECAUSE IT IS GRANTS LADEN WITH WORK IT TAKES WORK TO GET THROUGH THE PROCESS AND WHAT IS NEEDED FOR STORK PRESENTATIONS.
>> VICE MAYOR. I THINK THE CITY IN THIS CASE, DID A STELLAR JOB TRYING TO GET PEOPLE ON THE PROJECT.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE, MADAME CLERK, WILL
YOU CALL THE VOTE? >> COMMISSIONER, 7.5, AND BEFORE
[7.5 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT - HANSON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC.]
YOU I HAVE, A PROPOSAL FROM A NEW APPROVED CONSULTANT.THEY ARE PREAPPROVED CONSULTANTS AND THEY ARE HANDLING THE REVIEW OF THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS A PROPOSAL FOR THE TESTING AND THE AMOUNT OF $59,000.
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAP WE ALREADY DONE THE TESTING?
THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE PRODUCING? >> THEY ARE PRODUCING THE TEST
RESULTS AMOUNT. >> WHEN WILL BC THE TEST
RESULTS? >> THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO BE IN MARCH. TWO WEEKS, IN THE MIDDLE OF
FEBRUARY. >> IS THIS THE TEST RESULTS OR
WILL THERE BE FURTHER. >> FOR THESE TEST RESULTS THIS INCLUDES EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING WITH THE TESTING AND THE ANALYSIS AND THE REPORT WHICH WILL BE A GOOD IN-DEPTH REPORT, MORE THAN WHAT WE HAVE SEEN BEFORE.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE.
MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
[7.6 BUDGET AMENDMENT]
>> ITEM 7.6 BUDGET AMENDMENT BASICALLY MOVING THE EXPENDITURE AND REVENUES FROM THE OPENING FROM THE CAPITAL STREETS TO THE REDEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENT SINCE THE CITY DID REQUIRE A LOAN FOR
THE IMPROVEMENTS. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND,
[01:35:02]
ANY DISCUSSION, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.>> VICE MAYOR PRE--- KRIEGER. >> COMMISSIONER ROSS.
[7.7 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT - JOE PAYNE, INC.]
THAT PAST 5-0. 7.7 PROFESSIONAL SERVICESAGREEMENT. >> THANK YOU, THIS IS AND AGREEMENT WITH JOE WHO IS SERVING AS A PROVIDER FOR THE STATE OF GEORGIA. IT REQUIRES HIS APPROPRIATE
STATE CERTIFICATION SPIRIT. >> RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
>> ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER.
>> HOW FAR ARE WE ALONG, IS THERE ANY -- I WILL BACK UP, THAT IS NOT THE QUESTION ON THE FLOOR.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO ASK THE QUESTION AFTER WE VOTE.
SO COMMISSIONER, IS IT ON THE MOTION?
>> MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE?
>> NOW, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. >> THANK YOU.
SAME QUESTION. WE DO HAVE A PROVISIONAL FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD. A BUILDING OFFICIAL I WAS INFORMED TODAY AND I THINK HE HAS TO GO BACK TO THE STATE, AND HE WILL GET HIS CREDENTIALS IN APRIL.
>> IS THAT SOMEONE WHO CURRENTLY WORKS FOR US NOW?
>> WE HIRED HIM ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO.
IS WORKING IS PROVISIONAL BUT WE DO NEED SOMEONE TO SIGN OFF ON
MANY OF THE DOCUMENTS. >> JUST A FOLLOW UP.
THE HEADMAN AND ULTIMATELY HE IS A GREAT GUY.
IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE YOU SHOULD MEET WITH HIM THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. I THINK HE WILL BE GREAT FOR THE CITY, HE HAS THE RIGHT TOLERANCE AND ATTITUDE.
I THINK YOU SHOULD MEET WITH HIM BRIEFLY IF THEY HAVEN'T.
[7.8 AWARD OF ITB 21-09 – BRANCE DIVERSIFIED, INC.]
HE'S THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB. >> ALL RIGHT, 7.8, AWARD OF ITV.
>> THANK YOU THIS IS FOR JUDGING AT THE MARINA AT THE SOUTH ENTRANCE TO THE MARINA, THE CITY DID SOLICIT BIDS, THIS WAS THE LOWEST BID AND STAFF RECOMMENDS AWARDING PROJECT TO PRESS
DIVERSIFIED. >> EMOTION AND A SECOND ANY DISCUSSION I SEE NONE, MADAME CLERK PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
[8.1 ARTS AND CULTURE NASSAU]
>> IT PAST 5-0. ITEM EIGHT BOARD APPOINTMENTS, ARTS AND CULTURE. I THINK THERE'S ONE APPOINTMENT AND IT REPRESENTS THE TRADITIONAL SEAT.
>> I HAVE A MOTION INTO SECOND, ANY SECOND, PLEASE CALL THE
[8.2 CODE ENFORCEMENT AND APPEALS BOARD - ATTENDANCE ]
ENFORCEMENT THIS IS AN ATTENDANCE MATTER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS, THE CITY CLERK HAS MORE KNOWLEDGE.>> TRAVIS YOUNG HAS MISSED THREE MEETINGS WITHIN THE CALENDAR YEAR AND ACCORDING TO ORDINANCE THE CITY COMMISSION THAT CHANGES WHETHER THE INDIVIDUAL REMAINS IN-SERVICE SPIRIT.
>> HAVE WE HEARD FROM HIM. >> I E-MAILED THEM TO INFORM HIM THIS MATTER WOULD BE BEFORE CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING BY E-MAIL AND CERTIFIED MAIL. I DID SPENT -- GET A RESPONSE
[01:40:01]
THAT SAID THANK YOU. >> I WAS GOING TO ASK THE CITY MANAGER. ANY INFORMATION INFORMATION AS
TO WHY THEY MISSED THE MEETING. >> IN JANUARY, HE DID ATTEND COLD BOARD MEETING. I DID REMEMBER HE ATTENDED OTHER ONES. I THINK HE IS NEWLY APPOINTED.
I BELIEVE THE MEETINGS WERE OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER THAT WERE MISSED SPIRIT WHEN BOARD MEETINGS COME UP, A LOT OF THINGS WE DO NOT SEE BEHIND-THE-SCENES IS THE STAFF RESPONSIBLE IN THE DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR HOLDING THE MEETINGS AND STAFFING THEM, NOT ONLY SINCE THE AGENDA OUT SAINT REMEMBER WE HAVE A BOARD MEETING, HERE IS YOUR AGENDA, AND ALSO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LET US KNOW IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND. WHEN THEY DON'T HEAR FROM A BOARD MEMBER THE ADMINISTRATIVE PERSON IN THE OFFICE, CALL MR. YOUNG AND SAID WE HAVE A MEETING AND HE EXPRESSED THREE TIMES, THE THREE TIMES THAT HE MISSED, AND HE HAD TO ATTEND HIS SON'S SOCCER PRACTICE AND HE WASN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND. HE WAS TOLD WE HAVE THE POLICY OF THREE MEETINGS. THAT IS ALL I KNOW AND I DON'T SEE HIM TONIGHT TO SAY EVERYTHING -- TO SEE ANYTHING
DIFFERENT. >> HE WAS BACK IN JANUARY, SO
THAT IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION COLLECTS DO I HAVE A MOTION. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME COMING UP WITH RULES AND THESE BOARDS CANNOT FUNCTION UNLESS PEOPLE SHOW UP. IF THEY FEEL THEY CANNOT ATTEND, THEY SHOULD NOT BE ON THE BOARD. IT IS A TOUGH SITUATION BUT I
WILL MAKE A MOTION. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND,
>> I HAVE TO AGREE WITH CHIP. I SAW AND STARTED ON THE BOARD A LONG TIME AGO. THERE HAS TO BE A REASON AND A GOOD REASON WHY YOU ARE NOT ATTENDING THE MEETINGS IF YOU SIGNED UP FOR SERVICE. I WOULD HAVE TO SAY I WILL HAVE TO VOTE TO RECUSE HIM OR REMOVE HIM FROM THE BOARD BECAUSE WE NEED THE POSITIONS BUILT AND I THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT BOARD FOR THIS FUNCTION THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
>> CITY ATTORNEY, THE MOTION THAT WAS MADE WAS TO ASK MR. YOUNG TO RESIGN. STAFF HAS ALREADY DONE THAT.
>> OR REMOVE HIM. A MOTION TO REMOVE HIM.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. I SEE NONE, MADAME CLERK, CALL
[9. CITY MANAGER REPORTS]
IT PASSES 5-0. CITY MANAGER.>> JUST A FEW QUICK COMMENTS. WE DO HAVE 20 APPLICANTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION WE ARE SCHEDULED TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS.
ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 3 IT IS THE 51ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE EXPLOSION I KNOW VICE MAYOR KRIEGER WILL REPRESENT THE CITY FOR SHARE. WE DO HAVE SCHEDULED VISITS TO TALLAHASSEE AND I KNOW MOST OF YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF CONFLICT SO YOU CAN'T JOIN US. BUT THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 9. IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GOING TO THE MEETING IT IS IN STARK ON FEBRUARY 17.
[01:45:02]
I AM BEING CONSIDERED FOR A BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHETHER I WAS SELECTED OR NOT. PENDING ANY QUESTIONS THAT IS[10. CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS]
>> CITY >> I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, JUST TO GIVE YOU UPDATES BESIDES THE REPORT THAT WE ARE ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR THAT WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY WE DO HAVE MEDIATION SCHEDULED. IT IS POSSIBLE, IT'S NOT A WARNING JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT, DEPENDING ON WHAT COMES OUT OF THE REPORT AND THE DECISIONS -- YOU SAID PORT.
>> I KNEW I WAS GOING TO DO THAT BECAUSE I WALKED UP SAYING DON'T SAY THAT. BUT ANYWAY MEDIATION, REPORT COMING OUT ON THE STRUCTURE IN THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY.
I COULD ASK YOU AND I HAVE TO DO IT AT A PUBLIC MEETING ON FEBRUARY 15 OR I COULD SAY CAN YOU COME TO THE CHAMBERS WHEN WE MEET AND I ASK YOU FOR A MEETING.
YOU MAY HAVE SOME BIG DECISIONS TO MAKE AND I CANNOT TAKE THEM BY MYSELF. THAT IS THAT.
AND I WANT TO REMIND YOU IT IS FEBRUARY 1, LIKE HISTORY MONTH AND WE DO HAVE ACTIVITIES AND WE ARE ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LIBRARY SO PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR E-MAIL AND I HOPE YOU WILL DO A READING AND I THINK THAT'S IT. I WAS THINKING, WHAT ELSE IS PENDING FOR LITIGATION. MAYBE OPA WHICH I UPDATED.
MOVING FORWARD ON THE PILOT AGREEMENT.
[12. MAYOR/COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]
>> HAVE A PLEASANT EVENING. >> COMMISSIONER STURGIS.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY QUICKLY, I THINK.
FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO. I HAVE NOTICED THE TRASH COLLECTION TRUCKS ARE OUT IN FORCE AND THEY ARE DOING THEIR JOB LIKE WE INTENDED THEM TO DO WHEN WE CREATED THAT.
I HAD SOMEONE COMMENT TODAY AT LUNCH, THERE IS A BIG PILE OF DEBRIS ON THOSE STREET AND IT HAS BEEN THERE 14-16 HOURS.
FORMS LATER WHEN I CAME TO THIS MEETING, THERE WERE NO MORE DEBRIS. IT SAT THERE FOR 24 HOURS MAXIMUM. THAT IS HOW FAST OUR CREW IS REMOVING YARD WASTE. THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
SECONDLY I WANT TO PROMOTE, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT IT THE PLAN EXAMINER POSITION THAT HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE 2019. THE PAY IS 42000-60 THOUSAND DOLLARS. WE ALSO HAVE AN INSPECTOR BUILDING AVAILABLE AND THE PAYGRADE IS THE SAME, DEPENDING ON YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE RECRUIT WE NEED THESE PEOPLE.
OTHER THAN THAT IT WAS A GREAT MEETING, IT WAS WELCOMING AND I AM GLAD IT IS FEBRUARY 1 AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
>> TWO QUICK THINGS, I KNOW WE TOUCHED ON IT BUT WE ARE EXCITED. I'M SURE THE MAYOR WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THAT TOO. I WANT TO REITERATE I WILL SEE EVERYONE AT RISE AGAINST HUNGER. I AM EXCITED TO GO BACK.
>> THIS WEEKEND THE CITY OPEN DAY SHELTER AT MARTIN LUTHER KING. IT WAS OPEN FRIDAY-SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. I STOP BY TODAY AND THE THIRD DAY THEY WERE OUT. I COMMEND THE CITY DOING THAT AND AS A RESULT I UNDERSTAND WE WILL HAVE A FACILITY AGREEMENT WITH THE HOMELESS COALITION FOR 15?
>> SOON, WHICH WE WILL LOCK IN PLACE.
[01:50:03]
THIS IS AN AUTOMATED FUNCTION WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD IN THE COMMUNITY. THE REGION WILL BE AT 6:00 P.M.AT THE LIBRARY. WE ARE TAKING THE FIRE CHIEF'S CAR AND THE GIVEAWAY IS ON THE 12TH.
AND REMINDING PEOPLE ABOUT FLORIDA HEALTH DEPARTMENT AS AN OPEN CLINIC ON WEDNESDAYS WHICH PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. IT IS ACTUALLY POSTED IN THE LOBBY WHICH OUTLINES THE SERVICE.
THAT IS IT. >> WE ARE SAD TO HEAR ABOUT THE LOSS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD SUPERINTENDENT, DR. KATHY BURNS HUSBAND GEORGE. OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH HER AND THE FAMILY. THERE WAS AN APP WHERE YOU COULD TRACK EXACTLY WHERE THEY WERE. TECHNOLOGY IS WONDERFUL.
250 MILES, UNBELIEVABLE. PATE AVERAGE 41 MILES PER HOUR DAY WHICH WAS MIDDLE OF THE PACK.
CONGRATULATIONS TO BILLY, CAMERON, AND PAUL LORI, THIS BODY WILL BE RECOGNIZING THEM WITH A PROCLAMATION.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH, IN CELEBRATION IN THESE CHAMBERS WE WILL DISPLAY THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF FORMER VICE MAYOR TRICIA THOMAS AND THE LATE MAYOR CHARLES ALBERT WHO PASSED LAST YEAR. IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR SERVICE AND ACHIEVEMENT TO THE CITY. I ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS THROUGHOUT OUR NATION'S HISTORY DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AND ALL YEAR LONG. WE MENTIONED THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN READ IN LATER
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