THANK YOU. CALLING TO ORDER JULY 5, 2022 [1. CALL TO ORDER ] [00:00:11] CITY COMMISSION MEETING. MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. (ROLL CALL). >> HOUSEKEEPING, PERSONAL DEVICES, PLEASE RETURN THEM TO AIRPLANE SILENT OR COMPLETELY OFF THAT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. COVID-19 AS I SAID AT THE WORKSHOP I WAS JUST AT ANY EVENT AND THE NEXT DAY THE HOST NOTIFIED US SHE HAD COVID-19. SO IF YOU ARE WITH US, THE INFECTION RATE IS NOT GOING DOWN. SO TAKE WHATEVER MEASURES YOU DEEM NECESSARY TO PROTECT YOUR HEALTH AND THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OTHERS. ALRIGHT VICE MAYOR IF YOU WILL LEAD US THROUGH THE PLEDGE AND THE INVOCATION WILL BE BY THE REVEREND NOEL ROBERTS UP NORTH 14TH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH AND THEN PLEASE REMAIN STANDING AFTER THE INVOCATION. >> I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. TABS LET US PRAY. >> HEAVENLY FATHER THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY TO BE ABLE TO DO THE BUSINESS OF THIS WONDERFUL CITY YOU HAVE GIVEN US TO LIVE IN. LORD WE PRAY YOU WILL CONTINUE TO GUIDE AND DIRECT AND EVERYTHING THAT IS SAID AND DONE HERE AND WE PRAYED YOU WATCH OVER US AND KEEP US SAFE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND YOU WILL KEEP US SAFE AND PROTECT US FROM THIS HURRICANE SEASON THAT WE HAVE UPON US. LORD THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY BLESSINGS AND WE ASK THESE THINGS IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. >> THANK YOU SIR. >> LET'S HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE. WE ARE ALL AWARE OF WHAT HAPPENED IN HIGHLAND PARK YESTERDAY DURING THEIR JULY 4 PARADE. SEVEN PEOPLE WERE KILLED, 35 WERE WOUNDED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. SUCH A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH, SENDS ITS CONDOLENCES, PRAYERS AND DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO THOSE IN THAT COMMUNITY. LET US BOW OUR HEADS FOR A FEW SECONDS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT COMMISSIONERS THE HUMANE SOCIETY HAS CANCELED THEIR PRESENTATION I HAVE FIVE [5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA OR ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ] PUBLIC COMMENT. ( INDISCERNIBLE ) ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE ONE TOO, FOR SPEAKERS YOU CAN SPEAK AND FILL IT OUT LATER. SO REBECCA R. HELLO. >> I'M SORRY STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> REBECCA R ( INDISCERNIBLE ) IM HERE TO OFFER ASSISTANCE WITH THE HERITAGE TREE PROGRAM. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A 600 TREE LIST OF POTENTIAL TREES, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HELP CALL THAT LIST AND TRY AND DETERMINE WHICH ONES SHOULD BE PROTECTED. WE WOULD LIKE TO SIT DOWN AND GO OVER DETAILS AND WORK IT OUT, WE THINK WE CAN GET A -- AN ARMY OF VOLUNTEERS AND HAVE THEM OUT THERE. DOING A SERVICE FOR THE CITY. >> CITY MANAGER FOR VOLUNTEERS ON HERITAGE TREES, WHOM DO YOU RECOMMEND THEY CONTACT? >> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR OFFER I RECOMMEND THEY SEND AN E-MAIL TO MR. N, HIS E-MAIL ADDRESS IS THE STANDARD FORMAT, HIS FIRST INITIAL, LAST NAME, IT IS ON THE WEBSITE. [00:05:04] AT ( INDISCERNIBLE ).ORG. IF YOU SEND AN E-MAIL TO HIM, I AM SURE HE WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND ACCEPT YOUR OFFER. >> THANK YOU, WE APPRECIATE IT. EVENTUALLY BARRERA? >> JULIE PEREIRA FIBER ONE STATE STREET I ATTENDED THE WORKSHOP JUST PREVIOUS TO THIS MEETING. I DON'T THINK THE TREE PROTECTION NEEDS TO BE A MONUMENTAL TASK. THERE IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF A SEMI- PERMANENT TREE PROTECTION ON BONNYVIEW DOWN ON THE ( INDISCERNIBLE ) DRIVE WHERE THEY PUT UP TREE PROTECTION THAT WILL WORK. I SUGGEST THAT OUR ENGINEER ARRANGE TO HAVE A ROAD TRIP DOWN THERE AND TAKE SOME PICTURES, LOOK AT WHAT THEY HAVE DONE. I DON'T THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS ROCKET SCIENCE. I WANT TO SAY WHAT AFFECTS TREES AND SOIL COMPACTION. WE NEED TO REALLY LOOK AT OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BECAUSE REALLY AND TRULY THERE SHOULD BE NO EXCAVATION HAPPENING OVER THESE TREES. IT IS ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE BECAUSE IT DOES AFFECT THEIR ROOT SYSTEM. A TREE STARTS TO DO A SPIRAL WHERE IT GOES DOWN BUT IT WILL NOT SHOW UP FOR FIVE YEARS. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE THAT TALKS ABOUT TREES AFFECTED ON CONSTRUCTION SITES. OVER THE YEARS THERE HAS BEEN METHODOLOGY AFTER CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN DONE THE OWNER CAN DO, WATERING TREES, PUTTING MULCH ON THE TREES, THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE, NOT ONLY THAT, IT'S IN THE ARBORISTS REGULATION, SUGGESTIONS, ANY TREE THAT WILL BE IMPACTED, THEIR ROOT SYSTEM THAT YOU PUT 10 INCHES OF MULCH AROUND THE TREE, EVEN OUTSIDE OF WHAT IS THE TREE PROTECTION ZONE, AND THE TRUCKS THEY ARE BRINGING, THE CONCRETE BLOCK OR WHATEVER THEY ARE BREAKING, IF THAT TREE HAS CUSHIONED YOU CAN HAVE TREES LIVE HEALTHY ON CONSTRUCTION SITES. I WANT TO SAY TREE PROTECTION ISN'T THE ONLY ISSUE WHERE WE ARE FAILING. I ASKED THE CITY ARBORIST TWO MONTHS AGO TO PUT UP NO PARKING SIGNS ON THE WEST SIDE WHERE PEOPLE ARE PARKING UNDER THE TREES AND THAT WE PUT UP NO PARKING SIGNS AND COME UP WITH A SIGN. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CITY ARBORIST IS EMPOWERED TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS ABOUT TREES. EVERYONE WANTS TO PARK IN THE SHADE DURING A BALLGAME BUT IT IS NOT GOOD FOR OUR TREES. ARE WE GOING TO DO SOMETHING TO PROTECT OUR TREES. I JUST HOPE, THE OTHER THING ABOUT WHAT THE COMMISSIONER WAS TALKING ABOUT, DURING OUR TRAINING SESSION THERE'S A THING WHERE THE CITY WAS ENCOURAGED TO BUY WHERE EVERY TREE IS PLOTTED, AND WE KNOW THE PICTURE OF THE TREE AND THE CONDITION FAIR THAT WOULD ALSO BE EFFECTIVE WHEN THEY ARE IDENTIFYING THEM. IT COST $3,000 PER YEAR. I THINK WE CAN ADEQUATELY PAY FOR THAT OUT OF THE TREE FRONT BUT FOR SOME REASON, KELLY AND THE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT DOES NOT WANT TO DO IT. THERE ARE THINGS WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD FOR. >> THANK YOU. >> NAME AND ADDRESS. >> 424 NORTH THIRD STREET. I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT BOAT ( INDISCERNIBLE ) ON THE SHIP AS A CONTROLLED -- CONCERNED RESIDENT. I HAVE FOUR QUESTIONS I DON'T EXPECT ANSWERS BUT I WANT TO RAISE THE QUESTIONS WHICH ARE REALLY ISSUES, I GUESS. MY FIRST CONCERN IS, ( INDISCERNIBLE ) THE NEIGHBORS DID NOT HAVE ANY NOTICE, TO KNOW IF THERE WAS FIRE ON THE SHIP. I WANT TO KNOW WHO PAYS FOR THE PROPERTY TAXES. WE WANT TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE [00:10:16] AND THE COMMISSION PREVENTS OR DEVOTES WHATEVER IT CAN DO, PARTICULARLY IF IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS, THANK YOU. >> I KNOW YOU HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE FIRE. APP FOR ANYONE THAT DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT HIS STARTED JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND 35 FIREFIGHTERS BATTLED IT UNTIL 6:15 A.M. THE COUNTY WAS CALLED IN. THEY COULD NOT USE THE AERIAL DEVICE FOR IT. AND IT TOOK THEM THAT LONG TO BATTLE THE FIRE. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WE HAVE A ROBUST COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND THERE WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS PEOPLE HAD. I MET WITH THE CHIEF FOR ALMOST AN HOUR AND A HALF. IT WAS THE MOST EDUCATIONAL HOUR AND A HALF WE'VE HAD. I WANTED TO SIGN UP TO BE A FIREFIGHTER AFTERWARDS. SO, THIS IS MOSTLY FOR CITIZEN EDIFICATION. OUR SMALL GROUP KNOWS THIS BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO THIS. AS FAR AS SAFETY AND THE NOTIFICATION FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY WERE ONLY REQUIRED IF THERE WAS DANGER THE AREA. SO, THERE IS NO SPECIAL DEAL WITH THE PORTS WHERE THE MILLS, I WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. WE WERE ALL CONCERNED THAT WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. AND THEY FOLLOW THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, IT'S ALMOST LIKE A PARAMILITARY AND HE DEPLOYS ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE. IF THERE WAS POTENTIAL DAMAGE OR RISK OR BILE AS MATS THEY WOULD DO A GEO- FENCE ON THE COMPUTER AND THERE IS A REVERSE 911 THAT'S NOT ONLY FOR CELL PHONES BUT LAND LINES AND THEY WOULD DO A DOOR TO DOOR. THEY HAVE A LOT OF THESE COMMANDS IN PLACE. IF AN EVACUATION IS NEEDED FOR COMMANDER WOULD MAKE THE DETERMINATION AND COORDINATE WITH THE COAST GUARD AND THE COUNTY AND THE CITY. AS FAR AS OTHER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTS AND IS REQUIRED TO INSPECT NOT ONLY THE HYDRANTS, BUT THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT WAS NOT A SELF INSPECTION THAT WAS SOMETHING DONE BY THE DEPARTMENT THEY HAVE TO DO FLOAT TESTS AND SUBMIT THAT. A COUPLE OF BRIEF FACTS HE ESTIMATED THEY USE 300,000 GALLONS OF WATER AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF ( INDISCERNIBLE ) AND HE MADE THAT SWITCH A YEAR END A HALF AGO WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A HUGE BONUS WE SHOULD BE TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THAT. THE WATER REMAINED ON THE SHIP. BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE AERIAL DEVICE, THAT HAVE ACCRUE UP THERE AND AT THE WATER TO IT THE DANGER OF THAT IS IT WAS IN A CERTAIN AREA OF THE SHIP AND THE SHIP HAS TAKEN ON THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF WATER WE HAVE THIS MASSIVE SHIP THAT IS NO LONGER BALANCE THERE NEEDS TO BE ADDITIONAL SAFETY CONCERNS BUT THAT FALLS TO THE PORT ITSELF. THE WATER WAS CONTAINED ON-SITE AND THEN THEY TURNED IT OVER TO THE OWNER OF THE SHIP AND THE PORT DIRECTOR. THEY PUMPED IT OUT INTO TANKERS AND THEY WENT TO AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CERTIFIED SITE FOR THAT WATER. [00:15:01] I ASKED THEM ABOUT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. THE ONE THING IS THE FIRE TRUCK AND WERE TALKING ABOUT THE MONEY. THAT IS ANOTHER DEAL BUT IT WOULD NOT BEHOOVE THE CITY FOR A TWO-STORY BUILDING FOR THE DOWNTOWN FOR THE TWO INDUSTRIAL SITES IT COULD BE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE IF IT IS A MUNICIPALITY OR SOMETHING THAT CAN BE OPEN AS A CONDUIT WRITER, THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY THERE, I DON'T KNOW. AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT A FIRE BOAT, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN'T BE DONE THROUGH OPA BECAUSE THAT IS MOSTLY BARE PROPERTY THERE. LASTLY WE'VE HAD OUR FIRST STAKEHOLDER MEETING FOR THE PORT MASTER PLAN AND FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS, THEY ARE BRINGING BACK UP TO HAVE A SPLIT GATE SYSTEM, AND DEVELOPED THROUGH ELEVATOR -- ALLIGATOR CREEK. THEY WANT TO EXPAND DOWN THE WATERFRONT, THEY ARE BRINGING BACK THE PARKING LOTS ON THIRD STREET, AND THEY WANT IT IN THE MASTER PLAN SO THEY CAN SEEK A GRANT SPIRIT THE PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE IT'S ON 728 RIGHT HEAR FROM 5-7. THEY HAVE SENT TO US IF WE DON'T -- IF THE CITIZENS DON'T WANT THIS IN THE MASTER PLAN THEY WILL NOT PUT IT IN THE MASTER PLAN. IT IS INCUMBENT UPON THE CITIZENS TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT WE DO OR DON'T WANT. >> ABOUT THIS, THE END OF THE OPPORTUNITIES, THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT RUNNING CRUISE SHIPS AND DOCKING THEM THEY ARE AS I SAW THAT HAPPENING, THEY WERE IN THE NORTH BANK. THE CREWS SHIPS WOULD HAVE BEEN RIGHT HERE. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD A CRUISESHIP BENDER EVEN WITH 200 PEOPLE AND A CREW OF 100 RIGHT NEXT TO THAT SHIP. WHEREWITH THEY ALL GO? THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES -- THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED MAYBE ON A WEBSITE THAT TALKS ABOUT EVACUATIONS NOT JUST RELATED TO HURRICANES BUT FIRE AND HAZARD MATERIALS. >> THANK YOU MA'AM. >> ALL RIGHT, ALAN. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE LEARNED A LOT IN THIS MEETING. >> NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. >> 620 VERNON STREET RIGHT THERE WHERE YOU ARE PURE. >> I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN TRYING TO MAKE SOME HEADWAY WITH THAT HERITAGE TREE PROGRAM. IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING I CAN DO FEASIBLY. PHYSICALLY GO OUT AND IDENTIFY TREES. I UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS. TALKING WITH DAVID, AND IT CREATING MAPS WITH A PERSON THAT HAS EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE GOOD MAPS, WE HAVE CREATED GROUPS. IDEA WAS TO GO OUT STREET BY STREET SERVING EVERY SINGLE TREE THAT LOOKED LIKE IT WOULD BE A HERITAGE TREE. WHERE WE COULD FILL OUT EACH FORM AND SUBMIT IT. THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE COME UP WITH, THAT HAS MADE IT AFTER EIGHT MONTHS OF TRYING CONTINUALLY, WEEK AFTER WEEK TO GET OUT AND DO THIS. WE HAVE THE TAPE MEASURES. THE PROBLEM WE HAVE, THAT WE HAVE COME UP WITH IS THESE PRE-EXISTING LIFTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. WHAT WE HAVE IS NOT MANY TREES. AND NOT JUST FOR US BUT FOR FUTURE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO GO OUT AND ASSIST OR IN THE FUTURE FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE OTHER IS 600 TREES THE OTHERS 900, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. NO ONE CAN TELL US IF THEY ARE POSSIBLE TREES WE DON'T KNOW IF [00:20:05] THE TREES HAVE BEEN FORMALLY NOMINATED OR NOT. AGAIN, WE CANNOT MEASURE THESE TREES UNLESS WE KNOW THESE THINGS BECAUSE WE ARE DUPLICATING ADDING A WORKLOAD. BUT SIMPLEST THING I COULD COME UP WITH, IS TO INDEX IT. I HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE, THAT THEY HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT OR TALKING ABOUT BUT I CANNOT GET ANYTHING DEFINITE ABOUT IDENTIFICATION FOR A HERITAGE TREE ONCE IT IS NOMINATED. I KNOW ONLY HAVE A FEW MINUTES. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO THERE WAS A FIRE TRUCK THAT SHIED TO TURN DOWN IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA THAT WAS A DEAD END AND THEY COULD NOT TURN AROUND SO THEY DECIDED THEY WOULD CUT THE TREE DOWN. I READ ABOUT THIS IN THE OBSERVER. THE RESIDENTS GOT TOGETHER AND PUT A STOP TO IT. BUT THAT BROUGHT TO MIND, OKAY, IF I WERE THE FIRE CHIEF, I DROVE UP THERE AND I SAW AN IDENTIFICATION MARK ON THE TREE I WOULD SAY, THIS IS A HERITAGE TREE. WE BETTER CHECK IT OUT BEFORE WE GET THE CHAINSAWS OUT. THAT WOULD SAVE THE 200-YEAR-OLD TREE. THE SIMPLEST THING I HAVE SEEN, I TOOK A PHOTOGRAPH OF IT. THIS HAS A NUMBER STAMP ON IT. IT HAS A NAIL IN IT. EVERY SINGLE TREE IN AMELIO PARK. I'VE ALSO HEARD THEY ARE DOWN IN THE PLANTATION AREA AS WELL. SO FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE A SIMPLE TAG AND CROSS-REFERENCE THAT NUMBER TO AN IDENTIFIER ON THE LIST WOULD GREATLY ASSIST IN AWARENESS NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO, BEING ABLE TO CROSS REFERENCE AND IDENTIFY SO PEOPLE LIKE US AS VOLUNTEERS, COULD GO OUT AND BEGAN THE WORK. AGAIN I HAVE BEEN AT THIS FOR ALMOST EIGHT MONTHS AND WE CAN'T GET OUT ON THE STREET YET. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> CITY ATTORNEY, JUST AS PROCEDURE. EVERYONE FILLS OUT TWO FORMS, ARE WE ALLOWING THEM 3 MINUTES ON TWO TOPICS? >> NO, SIR, FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA IT IS 3 MINUTES TOTAL. >> OKAY, MARIANNE PHILLIPS. >> I LIVE AT 1124 SOUTH SIXTH STREET PARAGRAPH TWO TOPICS AND IT WILL BE QUICK. BUT I WAS NOT HERE AT THE LAST MEETING BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN. YOU KNOW I HAVE HAD SOME MEDICAL STUFF GOING ON. THERE WERE TWO TREES, VERY LARGE MAGNOLIA AND A SMALLER MAGNOLIA NEXT TO IT THAT I KNOW THEY WERE STUDYING IT. I FIGURED THE BIGOTRY WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT WAS HUGE. I WATCHED FROM MY DOOR. COME TO FIND OUT THE TREES WERE TAKEN DOWN, AND THE SMALLER TREE WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CUT DOWN. THEY SHOULD HAVE TRIMMED THE ONE WITH THE LARGER BRANCH. I HAVE E-MAILED THE COMMISSIONERS AND I WANT TO PUT THIS OUT THERE PUBLICLY. BRADLEY, YOU NEVER DID CALL ME OR E-MAIL ME. I DON'T KNOW WHY. DAVID YOU AND I ARE FRIENDS I'VE KNOWN YOU A LONG TIME YOU DID NOT E-MAIL ME OR CALL ME ABOUT IT BUT I DID HEAR FROM THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE, THOSE TREES WERE MAGNOLIAS. I TOOK LOTS OF PICTURES I COULD KEEP THEM. BUT, THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH MAGNOLIA TREES THAT ARE A GOOD SIZE, AND I THINK MR. ROSS ASKED ME WHERE WILL I GET THE MONEY FROM. WHEN HE ASKED ME I DID KNOW THERE WAS MONEY IN A TREE FUND TO PAY FOR THAT. I WANT THEM REPLACE, WHOEVER DUG UP THE ROOTS. THE NEXT THING I HAVE COME HERE BEFORE ASKING ABOUT THE CITY HIRING AN INSPECTOR GENERAL, I E-MAILED ALL OF THE CITY COMMISSIONERS ABOUT THAT. I HEARD FROM ALL BUT TWO OF THEM. BRADLEY, MAY I I MEAN OUT OF VOTED FOR YOU BUT I'M YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND I NEVER HEARD FROM YOU YOU NEVER RESPONDED TO ME AND NOT BY PHONE CALL OR BY E-MAIL. DAVID AGAIN I SUPPORTED YOU DURING YOUR CAMPAIGN I AM YOUR CONSTITUENT. [00:25:01] I NEVER HEARD FROM YOU REGARDING THIS EITHER. WE DO HAVE A PROBLEM IN OUR CITY WITH THIS MONEY BEING SPENT UNNECESSARILY. THE BUDGET IS OUT HERE. I HAVE SEEN STUFF WHILE I WAS RUNNING. I HAVE ASKED YOU TO LOOK AT THIS. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CITY MANAGER IS A PERSON. I'M NOT CALLING NAMES. I JUST SAY THIS IS SOMETHING OUR CITY IS GROWING AND WE NEED AN INSPECTOR GENERAL LOOKING AT OUR [6. CONSENT AGENDA ] FINANCES. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. >> THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER SIX, THE CONSENT AGENDA. DO THE CAN -- CONSTITUENTS WANTING THING PULLED? >> I WANT SIX-POINT TO PULL. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE REMAINING ITEMS. >> I HAVE A MUCH AT A SECOND. MADAME CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. (ROLL CALL) THAT PAST 5-0. [6.2 MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT - MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES - RESOLUTION 2022-115 AUTHORIZING A COMBINED VOLUNTARY COOPERATION AND OPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH JACKSONVILLE BEACH, ATLANTIC BEACH, NEPTUNE BEACH, GREEN COVE SPRINGS, ST. AUGUSTINE AND ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENTS; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; PROVIDING FOR FILING OF THE AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ] ITEMS SIX-POINT TO MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. ICEMAKER. >> DO WE WANT TO HAVE A MOTION? >> HAVE A MOTION, DO I HAVE A SECOND? VICE MAYOR? >> I KIND OF LOOKED AT THIS AND I HAVE CONCERNS WITH MUTUAL AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF THERE'S NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR ANY OF THESE. HERE WE ARE DEALING WITH SEVEN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THERE ARE CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT SAY IT'S BASED ON DEPLETING OUR SERVICES OR OTHER THINGS. THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN MUTUALLY SUPPORT ANYONE WITHOUT DEPLETING SOMETHING. WITH THIS WE ASSUME LIABILITY AND THE COST FOR THE MUTUAL AGREEMENTS. I WAS UNAWARE WE WERE DOING THEM. BUT I AM HEARING THAT JACK WAS APPEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MUTUAL AGREEMENTS. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE EMERGENCIES THAT WE WOULD RESPOND TO IN ANY COMMUNITY. BUT WHEN IT EXPANDS TO SPECIAL EVENTS IT IS QUESTIONABLE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS TO THE CITY'S. >> OKAY, ANYBODY ELSE? I SEE NONE. MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. (ROLL CALL). [7.1 GRANT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT - FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - RESOLUTION 2022-118 AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION GRANT AGREEMENT (PTGA) #434909-2-94 WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN AIRPORT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING (ARFF) FACILITY AT THE FERNANDINA BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ] >> THE MOTION PASSES FOR-1. ITEM SEVEN RESOLUTION 7.1 GRANT AGREEMENT. >> MR. MAYOR, LET ME GET CAUGHT UP HERE. THESE WHO ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QESTIONS ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A GRANT FOR THE F DOT GRANT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FIRE STATION AT THE AIRPORT. IT IS $570,000. >> RECOMMEND APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEE NONE MADAME CLERK PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. (ROLL CALL) THAT MOTION PASSED 5-0. [7.2 GRANT ACCEPTANCE - FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) - RESOLUTION 2022-119 AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) GRANT AGREEMENT 3-12-0022-034-2022; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ] SEVEN-POINT TO GRANT ACCEPTANCE. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. >> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR THIS APRIL POLLS FAA GRANT FOR $1.5 MILLION WITH A GRANT MATCH REQUIREMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE REHABILITATION OF A PORTION OF THE TRANSIENT PARK AND STORMWATER FACILITIES. THIS PROJECTS WAS DISCUSSED ON JUNE 19 AND THE AC UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS GRANT AGREEMENT. >> RECOMMEND APPROVAL. 102ND PAIR. >> MOTION OF THE SECOND. DISCUSSION MR. ROSS? AINSWORTH IS THE 10% COME FROM? >> ARE THERE ANY STRINGS ATTACHED. >> THE FUNDING PLAN'S FUNDING FROM THE FAA AND $90,344 IN TOTAL THAT WILL BE FROM THE STATE THE REMAINING. [00:30:04] CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. THEY ARE PROVIDED FOR YOU AND THE GRANT. >> THANK YOU. >> ESTHER. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> SO YOU SAID THERE'S NO TAX GOING INTO THIS. >> RIGHT MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> VICE MAYOR. (ROLL CALL). [7.3 WORK ORDER APPROVAL - PASSERO ASSOCIATES LLC - RESOLUTION 2022-120 APPROVING PASSERO WORK ORDER 22-100R FOR CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION, GRANT ADMINISTRATION, AND RESIDENT OBSERVATION SERVICES RELATED TO THE TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON REHABILITATION PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $159,200; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ] >> THE MOTION PASSED 5-0. 7.3 WORK ORDER APPROVAL PASSERO AND ASSOCIATES. >> THINK YOU THIS IS THE WORK ORDER APPROVAL RECOMMENDED FOR THE GRANT THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT. THIS IS IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,000. >> MOVED TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD COMMISSIONER ROSS. >> SAME QUESTION, WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM IS IT A ONE 100% GRANT? >> OR CONSULTANT FEES ARE THE STATE DOLLARS AND FAA. IT'S MADE BY THE THREE OF THEM. >> IN THE SAME RATIO THAT YOU PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED QUICKSAND SHE HAS PICKED AS THE GRANT FROM THE FAA APPLIES TO TOTAL PROJECT COSTS. >> PRICE MAKER. THEY REQUIRE WE HAD A FIVE-YEAR SELECTION. THEN WHEN YOU GET TO THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS IF IT IS UNDER $100,000 FOR A FAA GRANT YOU LOOK IN SIMILAR PROJECTS AND LOOK AT THE FEE FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES AND JUSTIFIED THAT THE FEES ARE REASONABLE. WHEN IS OVER $1,000 YOU CALL A NEW INDEPENDENT FEE ESTIMATE. I REACH OUT TO A THIRD PARTY AIRPORT CONSULTING ENGINEERING FIRM AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE SAME SCOPE OF SERVICES AND PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE. THAT WAS IN THE VIRTUAL LETTER AND YOU CAN SEE THE FEE THEY PROPOSE IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE OF $96,000. I SAY YOU REACH OUT TO SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T GET ON THE CONSULTING SERVICES AND ASK THEM TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE AND COMPARE AND NEGOTIATE THE TWO OF THEM. >> MAYBE I'M CONFUSED I THOUGHT YOU HAD TO HAVE OTHER WRITTEN DESIGN ENGINEERS. MANCHESTER, SO, THERE WAS THE STATE PASSED LEGISLATION THAT DID NOT APPLY TO FEDERAL FUNDING FOR AVIATION PROJECTS IT REQUIRED THERE WOULD BE A SEPARATE ENGINEERING FIRM FOR CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES AND DESIGN PHASE SERVICES. LAST YEAR THEY ELIMINATED THE AVIATION COMPONENT SO THAT IS NO LONGER A REQUIREMENT. I THINK THEY EXEMPT AIRPORTS AND LITERACY PORTS. MADAME CLERK PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. (ROLL CALL) ITEM SEVEN-POINT FOR WARDEN BID THE CORRECT NUMBER IS [7.4 AWARD OF BID # 2020-04 - CGC, INC. - RESOLUTION 2022-121 AWARDING INVITATION TO BID #2022-19 TO CGC, INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,337,187.00; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ] 2022 -- 19. >> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND THANK YOU FOR THE CORRECTION. THIS IS ACTUALLY NOW TO AWARD THE BID FOR THE PROJECT WE JUST DISCUSSED WITH THE GRANT FUNDING AND WORK ORDER. SO WE DIDN'T INVITATION TO TO BID AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDS AWARDING THE BID TO CGC AND BID AN ALTERNATE NOT TO EXCEED $1,000,337 PER. >> RECOMMEND APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OPPOSED. SEE NONE. MADAME CLERK PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. (ROLL CALL). >> IT PASSES 5-0. >> ITEM 7.5 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT [7.5 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT - SPICE AND TEA EXCHANGE - RESOLUTION 2022-122 APPROVING A SETTLEMENT WITH THE SPICE AND TEA EXCHANGE FOR DAMAGES DUE TO A SEWER BACKUP IN THE AMOUNT OF $36,879.63; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ] SPICE NT EXCHANGE. >> YES THIS IS A PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR 36,000 $879. IT'S IS AN INSURANCE CLAIM THE CITY'S INSURANCE COMPANY WILL BE PAYING THIS MONEY BUT AS THE INSURED THE CITY COMMISSIONERS [00:35:01] TO APPROVE. THERE WAS NO DEDUCTIBLE IN THIS CASE. THIS WAS FROM A BLOCKAGE IN THE SEWER LINE THAT CAUSED A BACKUP AT THE SPICE NT EXCHANGE IN FEBRUARY 2022. AND THERE WAS NO WAY FOR THE CITY CREWS TO TELL IT WAS A BUNCH OF JUNK, GREECE AND SO FORTH THAT WAS STUCK IN THE LINE THAT CAUSED THE BACKUP. SO WE HAVE INSURANCE COVERAGE AND NO DEDUCTIBLE SO WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS. >> RECOMMEND APPROVAL. 102ND. >> OKAY HAVE A I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEE NONE COME UP CLERK PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. (ROLL CALL). [8.1 VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION - 1226, 1238, 1250, 1310 S. 14TH STREET - ORDINANCE 2022- 12 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 4.38 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED BETWEEN S. 14TH STREET AND S. 15TH STREET IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH PLAT AS BLOCK 266, LOTS 2,3,7,8 AND 9, CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY LIMITS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ] >> THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0. >> ALL RIGHT ORDINANCES. SECOND READING. A .1 VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION. CHANGE THE ANNEXATION OF THE NEXT THREE ITEMS ARE PART OF THE SAME CASE IF YOU WILL, THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE AND REZONING WAS QUASIJUDICIAL HEARINGS WE DID ONE MONTH AGO, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A HEARING YOU CAN JUST VOTE. IF YOU WISH TO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE EVIDENCE PLEASE INDICATE THAT. AND WE CAN OPEN ANOTHER HEARING. ORDINANCE 2022 -- 12 AND THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA AS THREE-POINT -- WILL .3 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED BETWEEN SOUTH 14TH STREET 15TH STREET IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH BLACK AS BLOCK 266, LOTS TWO, THREE, SEVEN, EIGHT AND NINE CONTINUOUS TO THE CITY LIMITS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. SINCE IT IS THE SECOND READING PLEASE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> A PUBLIC AREA ANYONE WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER COME FORWARD. I SEE NO ONE. PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSE. >> MR. ROSS ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE A MOTION? >> NO, I'M JUST GOING TO ASK A QUESTION. >> WE NEED A MOTION. AND A SECOND POTENTIAL OF EMOTION AND THE SECOND PERIOD. >> MISTRUST. >> JUST BE CLEAR BUT I KNOW THE ANSWER THIS IS TAKING COMMERCIAL LAND THAT WAS ZONED AND FUTURE LAND USE, BRINGING IT INTO THE CITY HAS FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND ZONING IT HAS COMMERCIAL? AND JUST. >> OKAY ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SCENE NINE, MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> IT PASSES 5.0. [8.2 FUTURE LAND USE MAP ASSIGNMENTS - 1226, 1238, 1250, 1310 S. 14TH STREET - ORDINANCE 2022-13 TO ASSIGNING A FUTURE LAND USE MAP CATEGORY OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL (GC) FOR 4.38 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED BETWEEN S. 14TH STREET AND S. 15TH STREET IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH PLAT AS BLOCK 266, LOTS 2,3,7,8 AND 9; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ] >> ORDINANCE 2022 -- 13 TO ASSIGN A FUTURE LAND USE MAP CATEGORY OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL FOR 4.3 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED BETWEEN SOUTH 14TH STREET AND SOUTH 15TH STREET IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH BLACK AS BLOCK 266, LOTS TWO, THREE, 78 AND NINE DIVIDED FOR SEVERABILITY. PLEASE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? SCENE NINE, PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION. >> RECOMMEND APPROVAL. >> MOTION AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? SEE NONE, MADAME CLERK, -- I'M SORRY VICE MAYOR. >> THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING BACK A LITTLE BIT. THERE ARE RESIDENTS WITH HOUSES ON THIS PROPERTY RIGHT NOW, I BELIEVE. >> TERESA 40 ASH STREET I'M HERE FOR THE APPLICANT THIS EVENING. AND THE RESIDENTIAL HOUSES HAVE BEEN ABANDONED AND BOARDED UP SO THERE IS NO ONE LIVING ON THEM. IT WAS NONCONFORMING USE UNDER COUNTIES COMMERCIAL CODE. I, GO AHEAD I'M SORRY. >> MY ORIGINAL QUESTION IS WHAT TAX BENEFITS WOULD THIS BE. >> WELL YOU WILL GET CITY TAXES ON IT, THAT IS THE TAX BENEFIT. >> I HAVE ASKED THAT IN THE PAST, THAT IN THIS CASE, IT PROBABLY WON'T MAKE A LOT OF DIFFERENCE, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE WHEN WE GET IN TO SEE WHAT THE BENEFITS ARE AS FAR AS THE TAXES. >> OH, I SEE. >> THAT IS DEFINITELY A CITY QUESTION. I KNOW YOU WILL BE'S COLLECTING CITY TAXES FROM MY CLIENT I DON'T KNOW IF HE WILL IMMEDIATELY DEVELOP BUT YOU WILL BE COLLECTING THE TAXES AS SOON AS HE IS ALLOWED IN. >> IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW THAT. >> AND THIS ANNEXATION WILL BE DELAYED BECAUSE, AND I GUESS ALL [00:40:01] THREE ORDINANCES WILL BE DELAYED BECAUSE OF THE AGREEMENT WITH SUPERVISOR OF ELECTION HERE NOT ALLOWING IT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AND WOULD HAVE NO IMPACT ON THE ELECTION. WE CANNOT COME IN UNTIL THE ELECTION IS CERTIFIED SOMETIME IN DECEMBER. THAT IS HOW THE ORDINANCES SHOULD READ AND I THINK SHE WILL ADDRESS THAT. MADAME CLERK CALLED THE VOTE. ZONING NORMALLY WITH THE [8.3 ZONING MAP ASSIGNMENTS - 1226, 1238, 1250, 1310 S. 14TH STREET - ORDINANCE 2022-14 ASSIGNING A ZONING CATEGORY OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C-2) FOR 4.38 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED BETWEEN S. 14TH STREET AND S. 15TH STREET IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH PLAT AS BLOCK 266, LOTS 2,3,7,8 AND 9; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ] ANNEXATIONS, WE USE 30 DAYS AND IN THIS CASE IT SAYS DECEMBER 20. WHAT I WILL DO TO CLARIFY THAT IS IT WILL SAY DECEMBER 20, OR THE DATE THAT THE 2022 ELECTION IS CERTIFIED WHICHEVER IS EARLIER. WE DID THAT TO CAPTURE THE DATE. BUT IF IT IS CERTIFIED IN NOVEMBER IT WILL BE EFFECTIVE THEN. >> DO WE NEED 30 DAYS AFTER THAT >> THEY DO GET THERE 30. LET'S SAY ON DECEMBER 20 THINK IT THE 30TH. IT WILL BE 30 DAYS AFTER THAT. BUT I DON'T WANT TO SAY AN ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS. TANGIBLE FOR APPROVAL. >> I NEED TO READ THE ORDINANCE. >> ORDINANCE 2022 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION ASSIGNING THE ZONING CATEGORY OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL C24 4.3 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED BETWEEN SOUTH 14TH STREET AND 50 STREET IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH PLAT AS BLOCK 266, LOTS TWO, THREE, SEVEN, EIGHT, AND NINE. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. >> I KNOW THERE ARE MATURE TREES ON THE PROPERTY. I CONTINUE TO WORRY ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TREES COMING DOWN WHICH EACH DEVELOPMENT WILL PROVE. I KNOW IT IS NOTHING I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS IN OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE HAVING MORE FIRM REGULATIONS TO WORK AROUND EXISTING TREES. WE ARE NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO CATCH UP WITH OUR CANOPY AND THAT IS SAD TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING. >> ANYONE ELSE? PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSE. WE HAVE A MOTION? >> A MOTION IN THE SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION. SEE NONE. MADAME CLERK PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> COMMISSIONER BEING. (ROLL CALL). >> ITEM NINE BOARD APPOINTMENTS, PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD, ONE APPOINTMENT. AS OUR MOVE TO APPOINT RICHARD D. >> OF MOTION AND THE SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SCENE NINE. MADAME CLERK PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. (ROLL CALL). >> THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0. [9. BOARD APPOINTMENTS ] >> NEXT LINE I'M, THEREFORE APPLICANTS. I DO HAVE A DISCUSSION I MOVED TO OPEN DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. QUESTION ABOUT ONE OF THE APPLICANT SPIRIT I BELIEVE ONE OF THE STRONGEST APPLICANTS ON THE LIST, WORKS FOR THE CITY AS A LIFEGUARD. ARE WE ALLOWED TO HAVE CITY EMPLOYEES ON THE CITY BOARD? >> THEY SPECIFICALLY SAY THAT CITY EMPLOYEES AND CITY COMMISSIONERS NEITHER ARE ALLOWED TO BE ON THE BOARD. [00:45:01] >> IT WAS ( INDISCERNIBLE ) WAS A GREAT GUY, ANOTHER ONE IS ALVEREZ. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WITH THAT I THINK WE CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE. >> THREE APPLICANT SPIRIT. >> I MOVED -- WE DON'T NEED THIS ANYMORE. >> SO SEEING THAT, THIS IS MOVING TO THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. >> OF MOTION NANOSECOND. THEY GOT UP -- ORIGINALLY WE HAD FOUR APPLICANTS FOR THREE SEATS. ONE HAD BEEN DISQUALIFIED BECAUSE THEY WORK FOR THE CITY. NOW WE HAVE THREE APPLICANTS FOR THREE SEATS. AS I HEARD OF MOTION. >> THIS IS TO COMPLETE A TERM AND THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT TERMS. WHO GOES TO WHAT, THAT IS ALL. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPOINT ( INDISCERNIBLE ) TO THE SOPHOMORE SPOT. >> HELP ME OUT WHAT IS THE SOPHOMORE SPOT? >> THAT IS ONE OF THIS SECTIONS. ENDING DECEMBER 2022 IN COMBINATION WITH SERVING ONE YEAR TERMS WITHIN UNEXPIRED VACANCY. >> HE IS REFERRING TO TERMS. EACH OF THE SEATS HAVE A TERM ASSIGNED TO IT. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS EITHER ONE YEAR OR TWO YEARS. >> I SAY WE GO, THEY SHOULD HAVE THE TWO-YEAR TERM BEING THAT SHE SHOWED INITIATIVE. THE MOMENT WE APPOINT THEM TO THE TWO-YEAR TERMS AND WE APPOINT ( INDISCERNIBLE ) TO THE ONE YEAR TERM. >> OF MOTION NANOSECOND. >> ALL RIGHT MADAME CLERK PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> IT PASSES 5-0. [10. CITY MANAGER REPORTS ] >> 'S ITEM NUMBER TEN CITY MANAGER. >> THANK YOU MAYOR WANT TO THANK ( INDISCERNIBLE ) AND FLORIDA PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR THEIR EFFORTS AT LAST NIGHTS FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS. IT WAS WELL ATTENDED. IT WAS GOOD TO SEE SO MANY DOWN THERE ESPECIALLY SO MANY FROM OUT OF TOWN. THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE. SO THANK YOU TO THEM. I NEED, I NEED SOME CONSENSUS ON THE INSURANCE FOR THE MARINA DOCKS. WE HAVE APPLIED. I APPLIED FOR THE WAIVER SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THE LAST INFORMATION FROM THE STATE'S EVEN THOUGH THEY DEVELOPED AN APPLICATION FOR A WAIVER THEY HAVE NOT DEVELOPED A PROCESS ON HOW TO REVIEW THE APPLICATION TO ISSUE. WE ARE KIND OF WAITING BUT OUR INSURANCE EXPIRES ON FRIDAY. SO MY INTENT, UNLESS THERE IS AN OBJECTION TONIGHT, IS TO GO AHEAD, THE MONEY IS INCLUDED THIS YEAR'S BUDGET TO RENEW THE MARINA DOCKS ASSURANCE FOR ONE MORE YEAR. THE COST OF THAT INSURANCE LAST YEAR WAS 300 30,000 DOLLARS, THIS YEAR IT IS $402,000. FOR A REFERENCE, WE ENSURED THE ENTIRETY OF EVERY OTHER PIECE OF CITY PROPERTY FOR ROUGHLY $250,000. SO THE DOCS ALONE ARE COSTING TWICE AS MUCH AS EVERY OTHER PIECE OF CITY PROPERTY TO ENSURE. THAT IS WHY WE ASK FOR THE WAIVER. >> COMMISSIONER. >> SO, WITHOUT INSURANCE, THIS IS BASICALLY ( INDISCERNIBLE ) INSURANCE. IT IS A WRITER. [00:50:01] IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THAT WRITER WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST HURRICANE OCCURS AGAIN THEN FEMA WILL SAY TO US, BECAUSE YOU DID NOT HAVE INSURANCE AND YOU DID HAVE A WAIVER WE WILL NOT REIMBURSE YOU. AND BASICALLY THAT WAS $7 MILLION. SO IF WE DON'T GET THAT INSURANCE WE WILL GO BARE FOR $7 MILLION, BEING BARE MEANS UNCOVERED. I DON'T KNOW IF I'M WILLING TO TAKE THAT RISK. >> THERE IS NO WAY TO GET A CLARIFICATION. >> THERE'S NO WAY TO GET A FAST CLARIFICATION. >> I ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION AND A COPY OF THE LETTER FROM OUR INSURED THAT INDICATED, WE APPLIED IN APRIL OR MAY FOR THE WAIVER, AND IT EXPIRES ON JULY 8 CAN WE HAVE A DECISION I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. >> I HAVE ONE MORE THING TO SAY. I WOULD NOT WANT TO GO WITHOUT INSURANCE EITHER BUT WHAT IF WE RENEWED AND THEY RESPOND BACK AND SAY YES WE CAN HAVE THE WAIVER. IS IT LIKE AN INSURANCE POLICY WHERE WE SAY WE DON'T WANT TO DEDUCT WHAT WE SPENT. >> WE WOULD HAVE TO DIRECT THAT QUESTION TWO THE PROGRAM. >> I WANT TO KNOW THAT ANSWER, EVEN IF WE DON'T DO ANYTHING THIS EVENING. >> IS THE MINIMUM COVERAGE FOR A YEAR? CAN YOU DO SIX MONTHS? >> WHAT WE HAVE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE IT IS HURRICANE SEASON. >> NICE TRY. >> I AM GLAD THAT I ASKED. >> MY QUESTION ADJUST, GO FORWARD WITH RENEW IT AND ASK THAT IF THE STATE OFFERS A WAIVER CAN WE GET A REFUND. >> LET'S NOT ASSUME LET'S ASK. >> I THINK WE NEED TO RENEW WITH. >> SO, 50. >> FINALLY, AGAIN THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY IS OUT. THE MOST RECENT SLIPS SURVEYOR SAID THEY HAD 432 ONLINE RESPONSES AND 159 PAPER RESPONSES A SELECT GROUP WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER WEEK AND THEN IT WILL BE OPEN TO EVERYONE THAT HAS ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD CAN ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FOR A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS. EVERYONE WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO ANSWER THE SURVEY QUESTIONS. IF ANY RESIDENTS AS A CHALLENGE OPENING THE PORTAL OR THEY HAVE BEEN MAILED HARD COPIES, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT MY OFFICE. WITH NO QUESTIONS THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> I JUST HAVE ONE FOLLOW-UP. WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT MARINE CLEANUP, THAT I PARTICIPATED IN. MY WIFE AND I PICKED UP 158 CIGARETTE BUTTS IN AN HOUR. RIGHT OUTSIDE. AND OTHER TRASH. ONE OF THE REASONS THERE IS TRASH THERE IS THERE ARE NO TRASH RECEPTACLES. 0. SO, PEOPLE JUST THROW IT ON THE GROUND. WE TALKED ABOUT PUTTING TRASH RECEPTACLES THEY ARE. >> WE HAVE ORDERED THREE OF THE MATCHING DOWNTOWN CONTAINERS. >> THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, CITY ATTORNEY. [12. CITY CLERK REPORTS ] >> HAVE NO REPORTS THIS EVENING, THANK YOU. >> CITY CLERK. >> THANK YOU MAYOR. THE 2022 GENERAL ELECTION QUALIFYING. HIS NEXT WEEK FOR MEDIUM MONDAY UNTIL 5:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY. RESIDENTS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING THEIR NAME ON THE BALLOT MUST COMPLETE THE QUALIFYING PAPERWORK PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON FRIDAY. >> NEXT FRIDAY? [13. MAYOR/COMMISSIONER COMMENTS ] >> NEXT WEEK. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY, MAYOR, COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? >> A WHILE BACK, THERE WAS A DISCUSSION, THERE WERE INDICATIONS THAT WE HAVE VARIOUS POSITIONS THAT DON'T HAVE JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND SOME NEED TO BE UPDATED. THERE WAS TALK AND EFFORTS TO REORGANIZE AND I WOULD LIKE TO [00:55:04] MAKE SURE, BEFORE WE REORGANIZE WE HAVE JOB DESCRIPTIONS IN PLACE ON WHAT PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. I THINK CAP WOULD BE MUCH MORE EFFICIENT, AND WE CAN START BEING EFFICIENT. THE OTHER THING IS WE DID NOT GET TO TALK ABOUT MONEY TONIGHT. BUT WHEN WE GAVE ALL OF THESE PAY RAISES WHICH WERE DESERVED AND WE NEEDED TO DO, THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING COME BACK ON THAT YET. I ASSUME SOME WILL DO THAT. THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS WE CAN DO TO BE MORE EFFICIENT WITH THE STAFF AND MONEY WE HAVE. >> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, I WANT TO COMMEND THE EXCELLENT RESPONSE OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, EVERYONE SAID WOW THEY DID A GREAT JOB PUTTING THAT OUT. SECONDLY I FIND GREAT JOY, THE REASON I'M HERE, I FIND GREAT JOY IN HELPING OTHERS, I WANT TO POINT OUT I DID RESPOND TO ALL CONSTITUENTS AND I RESPONDED TO ALL E-MAILS. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, I JUST WANTED TO AND I ENJOYED THE FIREWORKS AND I THINK POLICE DID A GOOD JOB, ESPECIALLY THE VOLUNTEER POLICE. I KNOW YOU DO IT AS WELL. IT IS A MUCH NEEDED SERVICE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES A GREAT JOB. FOR ANY REASON, I WAS OUT OF OUT OF TOWN FOR A WEEK AND MAY HAVE MISSED SOME E-MAILS IF ANYONE CAN'T GET IN CONTACT WITH ME, THEY HAVE MY CELL PHONE IS 904- AND THEY CAN CALL ME IF FOR SOME REASON I MISSED THEIR E-MAIL, I RESPOND TO EVERYONE. AND AS OF JULY 26, I RESPOND TO EVERYONE ON EVERY E-MAIL. SO FOR SOME REASON WE'VE MISSED THE E-MAIL I APOLOGIZE BUT I DO RESPOND TO EVERY E-MAIL. SO, ULTIMATELY AS A COMMUNITY WE TRIED TO DO THE BEST WE CAN DO. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID A GREAT JOB BUT THAT BRINGS UP AND I WILL INDENT RIGHT HERE, WE DO NEED A NEW LADDER TRUCK. THERE ARE OTHER AREAS WHERE THE FIVE -- TRUCK WILL BE VITAL. OVER THE MARTIAN DIFFERENT BUILDINGS. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, GREAT MEETING. >> THANK YOU. I TO HAVE KUDOS FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. THIRTY-FIVE FIREFIGHTERS, SEVEN HOURS, 300 30,000 GALLONS OF WATER, AND THE GENTLEMAN WHO SPOKE, TAXPAYERS PAY FOR THIS. THE COURT PAYS 0. AS OF THIS MOMENT THEY HAVE A PAYMENT OF $50,000 WHICH THEY REFUSED TO PAY, BEAR THAT IN MIND, YOU ALL PAY FOR THAT FIRE. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY WRONG. THIS IS THE FOUNDATION THIS IS AN EVENT FOR KAYAKERS ROLLING FROM ST. MARY'S TO FERNANDINA BEACH. THEY HAD A RECORD NUMBER, 113 AND THEY RAISED MONEY FOR CUSTOMIZED SPORTS AND PADDLE BOARDS FOR VETERANS WHO HAVE LOST LIMBS. THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT. I MENTIONED I WAS AT THE MARINA EVENT PUT ON BY THE OASIS. THERE WERE ONLY 6-7 PEOPLE WHO SHOWED UP. IT WAS RATHER DISAPPOINTING THAT I SAT HERE FOR THREE AND HALF YEARS ENTERED EVERYONE TALK ABOUT THE MARINA IS THE GYM, BUT WHEN WE HAVE A CLEAN UP, ONLY SIX PEOPLE SHOW UP. THAT WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING. [01:00:02] I HATE TO END ON A NEGATIVE NOTE BUT TODAY WAS ALSO BEACH CLEANUP AFTER FIVE -- FIREWORKS. MY WIFE WENT DOWN TO PETER'S POINT AT 7:00 A.M., AND WAS THERE FOR LIKE TWO HOURS AND WAS THE ONLY PERSON. AND THAT HE IS SO BAD SHE HAD TO LEAVE A TON OF GARBAGE ON THE BEACH. HERE AGAIN WE SAID THE BEACH. WE LOVE OUR BEACH. IT IS THE JEWEL. IT IS WHY PEOPLE COME HERE. BUT FOLKS, IF YOU CARE, YOU HAVE TO SHOW UP. I URGE EVERYONE. IF YOU HAVE TIME AND THERE IS A CLEAN UP, THINK ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY AND BE ACTIVE AND HELP KEEP OUR CITY AND BEACHES CLEAN. I URGE YOU TO BE ENGAGED. WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.