[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:16] >> GENTLEMEN ARE WE READY. LET'S CALL TO ORDER THE AUGUST 16, 2022 CITY HALL COMMISSION MEETING. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. (ROLL CALL). >> HOUSEKEEPING SAME AS EVERY MEETING. CELL PHONES ON AIRPLANE, SILENT OR ALL. IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. COVID-19, I KNOW FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE IT AS I SPEAK. SO IT IS WITH US, TAKE WHATEVER MEASURES WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE TONIGHT. TAKE WHATEVER MEASURES YOU DEEM NECESSARY TO KEEP THE SAFETY OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS. GENTLEMEN, AFTER RECESS WE ARE BACK TO NORMAL. VICE MAYOR LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND REVERENT GRANARDO FELIX WILL DO THAT IMPLICATION, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. >> I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE NICETIES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> REVERENT WHY DON'T YOU MAKE YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT ALSO. >> IT IS OUR PLEASURE OF SERVING THIS COMMUNITY FOR 200 YEARS, TRINITY BAPTIST -- TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH WILL BE CELEBRATING THEIR ANNIVERSARY SEPTEMBER 17 AT 5:30 P.M. ALL ARE WELCOME BECAUSE BELIEVE IT OR NOT OUR HISTORY PROVES THAT EVEN IN THE 1800S WE WERE WORSHIPING IN UNITY AT THAT TIME. THAT HAS BEEN MY VISION FOR THE CHURCH NOW. WE ARE SO THANKFUL AND WE WANT EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND ENJOY THE CELEBRATION. WE SENT AN INVITATION TO THE MAYOR AND TO ALL STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS AND EVERYONE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. . OUR LORD, ONTO YOUR MOST HOLY PRESENCE WE NOW COME, WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PRESENCE IN THIS PLACE TODAY WE ASK YOU NOW TO CALM OUR AGES SPIRITS, REMOVE THE DISTRACTIONS THAT WILL KEEP US FROM HEARING FROM YOU TODAY. LEAD US IN JOY AND CELEBRATION OF THE REAL EARLY -- THE ONLY REALITY WORTH KNOWING IS YOU LOVE US AS WE ARE. FREE US TO YOUR CALL ON OUR LIVES THIS DAY AND EVERY DAY, THAT IS OUR PRAYER. LET EVERY BELIEVER SAY AMEN. GOD BLESS YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT ITEM FOUR-POINT ONE [4.1 PRESENTATION - THE FIRE WATCH] PRESENTATION FOR FIRE WATCH. >> WELCOME. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. I AM GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DEREK TO INTRODUCE THE PROGRAM MANAGER. HE WILL GO OVER THE POWERPOINT REALLY QUICKLY, AND THEN I WOULD SUMMARIZE WHAT I WANT TO SEE. THE FIRE WATCH PROGRAM, A COMUNITY AND CITY GOVERNMENT LEADING THE CHARGE. >> YOUR NAME PLEASE BEAR. >> PAUL, FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA. >> THANK YOU. HE IS THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR. DOWN IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AREAS. >> YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION? >> I AM WORKING ON IT. >> I DO THINK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. PLEASE STOP ME IF I'M GOING TO FAST. THE FIRE WATCH IS THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S EFFORT TO IN VETERAN SUICIDE. WE KNOW IT IS PREVENTABLE, SO THESE COUNTIES ARE WORKING TOGETHER FOR A COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH THAT HELPS VETERANS OF SUICIDE. AS WE SAID, WE KNOW IT WAS A [00:05:04] NATIONAL CRISIS BACK IN 2019. MANY VETERANS HAVE TAKEN THEIR LIVES. VETERANS WE TEND TO DO IT AT A RATE TWICE AS FAST AS CIVILIAN COUNTERPARTS. AMONGST FEMALE WHICH IS THE FASTEST GROWING, SUICIDE IS TO POINT TO HIGHER THAN NON- FEMALE VETERANS. MEN 1.3 TIMES HIGHER. WITH THE AGE BRACKET OF 18-34 HAVING THE HIGHEST RATE AND AGE HIGHEST OVER 55. ALSO STATE PRICES. FLORIDA IS THE THIRD-LARGEST VETERAN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES AND QUICKLY BECOMING THE SECOND-LARGEST POPULATION MAINLY BECAUSE CALIFORNIA IS NUMBER ONE. THEY ARE DROPPING DOWN TO NUMBER THREE BECAUSE EVERYONE'S LEAVING CALIFORNIA AND GOING TO TEXTOR FLORIDA. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE ALL COMING HERE TO NORTHEAST FLORIDA. BUT IN 2020 THE VETERAN POPULATION OF THE SAFETY BOARD WAS 2,000, OVER 20 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE PERCENTAGE OF VETERANS IN THE STATE IS A .9%. VERY SOON VETERANS WILL CONSUME 10% OF THE POPULATION OF FLORIDA AND CONTINUE TO GROW. IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN 2020 WE HAD 542 VETERAN SUICIDES. WHEN YOU COMPARE VETERAN SUICIDES AGAINST CIVILIAN COUNTERPARTS PER 100,000 DEATHS IN GENERAL, NONVETERANS HAD 15 POINTS 62 VETERANS WERE 30.59. I LIKE TO SAY AS A VETERAN AND MARINE CORPS VETERAN I DON'T LOOK LIKE IT, BUT AM, WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON BEING ABLE TO OUTDO EVERYONE AND WE WANT TO WIN EVERYTHING BUT THIS IS A CATEGORY WHERE WE CAN GIVE UP ON. IT IS ALSO A LOCAL CRISIS AS WELL. IN NASSAU COUNTY, LOOK AT THE DATA OF NATE SOLDER COUNTY. FOR THE PAST YEARS WE HAVE HAD ( INDISCERNIBLE ) AGAIN ANY VETERAN SUICIDE IS LOCKED BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE OVERALL POPULATION MAY NOT SEEMED LIKE IT IS A LOT BUT WHEN YOU COMPARE IT TO THE 100,000 THRESHOLD OF DEATH PER 100,000 CIVILIAN SUICIDE WAS 20-POINT TO TWO, VETERANS WERE 33.65. AGAIN IT IS WAY ABOVE THE THRESHOLD. WHAT HAD HAPPENED IS, KNOWING THAT, IT WAS A -- AN ISSUE AND WE HAVE MADE STRIDES TACKLING THIS ISSUE BUT THE VA OFFERS TOP SOLUTIONS. WHAT HAPPENS IS SOME FOLKS DOWN IN DUBOIS COUNTY GOT TOGETHER AND SAID WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTION. SO THEY GOT THE IDEA OF THE FIRE WATCH. THE FIVE-COUNTY COMMISSIONS THEY GOT MONEY TO FUND THE FIRE WATCH, TO BUILD THIS PROGRAM. THE CHALLENGE WAS, IN 2,196,000 VETERANS DIED BY SUICIDE, 636 OF THOSE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AGAIN I WENT TO OUR SCHOOL IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA AND WENT TO THE RECORD AFTER, BETH IS NOT MY STRONG POINT BUT THAT IS 10% OF ALL VETERAN SUICIDES AND STATE OF FLORIDA IN THE NATION IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. BUT WE KNOW IT IS PREVENTABLE YOU CAN REACH SOMEONE BEFORE THEY SLIP INTO CRISIS. OUR VISION STARTED NORTHEAST FLORIDA. THANKFULLY THE FLOOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SAW WHAT WE WERE DOING AND PARTNERED WITH US AND I WE ARE OFFICIALLY A STATEWIDE PROGRAM WITH THE FLOOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. OUR MISSION CAME TO BUILD HIM UP SCREEN ONLINE IN PERSON EARLY INTERVENTION THAT WORKS WITH VETERANS AND BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY RISK FACTORS OF VETERANS IN CRISIS AND THE RESOURCE THEY REQUIRE. A LOT OF THE BUZZWORDS ARE THERE. BUT SOME OF THE PROBLEM IS UP UNTIL NOW MOST VETERAN PREVENTION PROGRAMS DEPEND ON VETERANS RAISE THEIR HANDS AND SAYING THEY NEED HELP. CALL THIS NUMBER, TALK TO THIS PERSON. WE ARE TEACHING THE COMMITTEE HAD LARGE, THE OTHER 90% OF THE COMMUNITY, NOT THE VETERAN, WHAT TO LOOK FOR, WHAT TO SAY, WHERE TO DIRECT PEOPLE TO RESOURCES. WE HAVE A RESOURCE PAGE. WE WILL HELP VETERANS. WE TRAIN EVERY DAY PEOPLE. KIND OF LIKE CPR THESE ARE THE SIGNS TO LOOK FOR. LIKE TRAINING CRISIS COUNSELORS WE ARE TRAINING PEOPLE TO TAKE NOTICE. THAT IS THAT PART OF THE PRESENTATION. THE REST IS THE FULL TRAINING PROGRAM. WE TARGET BUSINESSES, INDIVIDUALS, CHURCHES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVEN GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS LIKE YOU SEE HERE. [00:10:05] SO THEY KNOW HOW TO DIRECT THE RESOURCES. WE DON'T WANT THE VETERAN TO HAVE TO RAISED THEIR HAND AND SAY I NEED HELP, WE WANT THE PEOPLE TO SAY DO YOU NEED HELP. SHE HAS BEEN A GREAT ADVOCATE FOR US, SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO CHARGE HERE TONIGHT IS A REALLY GOOD PIECE THAT I WILL START OFF WITH. I KNOW THE CITY IS WORRIED ABOUT MONEY AND FUNDING. HOW WILL THIS BE FUNDING AND WHAT ARE WE ASKING. THE FIRE WATCH PROGRAM PARTICULARLY THIS PROGRAM OF TRAINING COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUSINESSES, EVEN CITY OFFICIALS IT'S VERY. THERE IS NO CHARGE TO THE CITY. THERE IS NO CHARGE TO THE PRIVATE BUSINESS. THE ONLY THING THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO DO OR PRIVATE BUSINESSES WOULD HAVE TO DO, IS JUST DONATE THEIR TIME TO 45 MINUTES OF TRAINING. JUST LIKE DEREK SAID, WHAT IS REALLY A KEY PIECE OF THIS IS WE ARE NOT LOOKING TO MAKE A COMMUNITY OF COUNSELORS. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THAT. YOU MAY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING THAT WILL WORK THE OPPOSITE. THERE'S REALLY NOT A WORRY IN THAT. YOU WILL SEE WHAT THE TRAINING AS REVEALED. BUT WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL, I ALWAYS TRY TO FIND SOMETHING NEW AND FRESH. WHAT WORKS IS IT IS A COMMUNITY TOGETHER THAT IS DOING SOMETHING. PART TWO, I CAN TELL YOU STANDING UP HERE ON THIS PODIUM, SINCE I HAVE GOTTEN BACK, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT HAS WORKED REALLY ON THE LOWEST LEVELS. THE EXAMPLE I WILL GIVE YOU, THERE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS SUCCESSFUL. WHAT HAPPENED, THROUGH A BUSINESS AND THROUGH A FRIEND OF ANOTHER FRIEND IN THE COMMUNITY, THIS NETWORK GOT TOGETHER AND SAID HERE IS A VETERAN THAT IS STRUGGLING, WHAT CAN BE DONE. THESE WERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT THE VERY BASIC LEVEL THAT WERE RUSHED IN AND MADE A DIFFERENCE. SO I FEEL REALLY STRONG THAT A COMMUNITY CAN REALLY MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. HERE IS A SMALL THING THAT I THINK WE ARE ASKING. WE SAY HEY, AS A COMMUNITY CAN WE ROLL ACROSS THE OCEAN. WE DID. WHEN IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS AN INSURMOUNTABLE TASK WE ROLLED ACROSS THE OCEAN AND WE RAISED OVER $920,000 FOR VETERAN SUICIDE TO SUPPORT OUR COUNTY AND TRAINING. HERE NOW, WE ARE ASKING FOR ABSOLUTELY NO MONEY AT ALL, WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR SUPPORT FROM THE CITY TO BE PART OF THIS LEADERSHIP MODEL AND WE ARE ALSO ASKING SUPPORT FROM THEIR BUSINESSES. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL BUSINESSES AND THE AREA. AND I AM SURE I CAN FIND SEVERAL BUSINESSES TO HELP. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR. WE WANT TO FIND A DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND THAT WOULD BE OUR CHURCHES, OUR CITY GOVERNMENT, OR PRIVATE BUSINESSES, HOTELS. EVERYONE CAN BE PART OF THIS, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THERE ARE SO MANY GROUPS WE CAN GO TO. NOT ONLY WILL WE BE THE FIRST TO CROSS AN OCEAN OF THE CITY AND COMMUNITY, WE CAN'T BE THE FIRST CITY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO LEAD THIS AND BE THIS EXAMPLE. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN SHORT, THE CITY OF FERNANDINA ALONG WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A MINIMUM OF 30 BUSINESSES, WE HAVE ALREADY HAD SHORT CONVERSATIONS, TO GET A GROUP TOGETHER AND BE A REPRESENTATIVE TO HAVE A PROGRAM THAT WORKS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER THEM. PLEASE REACH OUT TO US. >> HOW WITH THE CITY COMMIT. [00:15:01] THE SHORT PROCESS, I KNOW YOUR TIME IS -- I WILL REACH OUT TO YOU. WE WILL SET UP WHAT WE WOULD ENVISION A TRAINING SESSION TO LOOK LIKE. SEE WHAT THE MEANING AND CONNECTION IS. WE WOULD LOVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO BE INVOLVED. THIS IS A HUGE ASSET. THANK YOU COMMUNITY LEADERS WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU AND YOUR STAFF HERE. >> WOULD PEOPLE BE ABLE TO GO ONLINE AND TAKE THE TRAINING INDIVIDUAL? WE WANT TO MAKE IT EASY FOR BUSINESSES TO DO IT IN ONE SHOT. I AM A THREE-MAN OPERATION. THEN TWO OF YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE TRAINING TO BECOME CERTIFIED. AS I SPOKE TO A WOUNDED WARRIOR LAST MONTH, THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE 50% OF WOUNDED WARRIORS. FIRE AND RESCUE. 50% OF THEIR PEOPLE DO IT. AND THIS QUALIFIES WENT VETERANS SAFE PLACE. THEY HAVE SOME VACATION PHYSICALLY SEE. IF YOU ARE HERE YOUR VETERAN, COME IN. [4.2 PRESENTATION - NASSAU HUMANE SOCIETY] >> THANK YOU, LET'S LEAD THE WAY. >> ALL RIGHT FOUR-POINT TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY. WE HAVE OUR DOG OF THE MONTH. >> A GOOD-LOOKING DOG. >> HE WAS VERY RAMBUNCTIOUS AND IN THE KENNEL. HE REALLY DOESN'T DO MUCH. THAT'S IT. HE MAY BE SUPER CALM IN YOUR HOME HE MAY BE ENERGETIC. BUT WE GOT HIM FROM AN OVERCROWDED SHELTER. SO. THIS GIVES US THE ABILITY TO HELP EVERYONE LIKE HIM. THIS IS HIS BROTHER. THEY ARE VERY RAMBUNCTIOUS. >> HOW OLD. IS 18 POUNDS. THEY JUST GOT BACK. THEY ARE READY FOR ADOPTION. EVENING. >> ITEM FIVE, ITEMS NOT ON THE [4.3 BUDGET SUMMARY] AGENDA OR ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> COMPTROLLER. PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THE MONEY. >> GOOD EVENING. 83% OF THE BUDGET. YEAR TO DATE REVENUE IS AT 95 WHICH IS 4% WHICH IS PRIMARILY [00:20:08] DUE TO PROPERTY TAX RECEIPTS. SEVENTY-FOUR FOR THE OTHER FUNDS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS AND PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PAYROLL SYSTEM. POLICE EQUIPMENT FOR THE GOLF COURSE. >> I WAS WITH THE GOLF COURSE COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. AND THEY SHARED THE NUMBERS. THEY ARE SHOWING $92,000 AND BLACK. THAT IS GOOD NEWS. I HAVE BEEN A CRITIC OF DEVELOPERS. AND HE AND HIS STAFF ARE REALLY DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO I WAS OUT THERE FOR TWO AND HALF HOURS. THEY ARE GOING FORWARD AND MAKING IMPROVEMENTS. THAT IS REALLY GOOD NEWS. THAT IS REALLY GOOD NEWS. SO FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG [5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA OR ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA] TIME THEY WILL SHOW A PROFIT. CONGRATULATIONS. NOW ONTO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THEY KEEP ON COMING. >> ALL RIGHT EMILY. >> NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. >> THANK YOU FOR SEEING ME THIS EVENING. ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE COME TO FIND THIS OUR QUALITY -- WATER TESTING FUNCTION. IF SOMETHING HAPPENED IN AUGUST THAT RAISED A RED FLAG MADE ME DO INVESTIGATING. ANOTHER RED FLAG, WATER QUALITY TESTING PROGRAM. IT CAME OUT TO BE OVER 104,100 MILLILITERS JUST TO GIVE EVERYONE PERSPECTIVE, EPA SAYS ANYTHING OVER 600 DON'T TOUCH THE WATER. SO WE HAVE COME UP WITH 1,000. ONE WEEK LATER WE FOUND IT TO BE A LITTLE OVER 1200. WE DO SEE HIGHER E. COLI -- E. COLI IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. WHICH IS WHY WE DO IT MONTHLY ALL YEAR-ROUND TO GIVE A HOLISTIC IMAGE OF HOW TEMPERATURE IMPACTS WATER. ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT, WE HAVE BEEN TRACKING WHEN PEOPLE GO OUT TO SAMPLE. WHAT WE ARE FINDING IS THAT HIGH TIDE WATER SAMPLING THE SAMPLES ARE IN THE GOOD RANGE WHICH IS LESS THAN 235. AT LOW TIDE THAT IS WHEN YOU GET INTO ABOVE WHAT SHOULD BE 600. I DID PUT THOSE ALL IN GRAPH FORM AND COLOR COORDINATED. THAT MAKES A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE PICTURE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU RECEIVED ANY OF THEM. I DO WANT TO BRING IT BACK TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CITY WHERE PEOPLE GO FISHING. THEY DON'T TEND TO GO FISHING. AND AT THIS LEVEL BEACHES WOULD BE CLOSE. I HAPPENING CONTACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO REVITALIZE THE ENERGY AROUND THIS PROJECT. SOME OF THE SEPTIC SYMPTOMS WERE LOOK THAT MANY YEARS AGO. THREE OF THE FOUR VIOLATIONS [00:25:03] WERE SOLVED OR RESOLVED. ONE WAS A FORECLOSED UPON PROPERTY. BUT THEY SAID THEY WILL FOLLOW UP BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO BRING THIS BACK TO THE LIGHT OF DAY. WHETHER IT IS WILDLIFE OR ANYTHING. SO, WHAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO DO, FORMING THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE GROUPS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND HONE IN ON WHERE THE POLLUTION IS AND MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN THAT CREEK SO PEOPLE ARE NOT EATING THE FISH AND TOUCHING THE WATER ESPECIALLY AROUND LOW TIDE BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE WE SEE THE PROBLEM. >> WE DON'T HAVE A PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. DOES THE COUNTY NEED TO ISSUE AN ALERT. >> WHEN I TALKED TO THEM THEY WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THAT FORECLOSED UPON HOUSE. A LOT OF THINGS STOP TWO YEARS AGO. I ASKED THEM TO PUT UP PUBLIC NOTIFICATIONS. THEY SAID THEY ARE ONLY DOING THE TESTING YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE COUNTY AND I AM HOPING WE CAN ALL COME TOGETHER AND MAKE A PUBLIC STATEMENT ABOUT IT. >> WHAT YOU NEED IS A PUBLIC HEALTH STATEMENT SAYING DON'T TOUCH THE WATER DON'T EAT THE FISH. >> ESPECIALLY AT LOW TIDE. >> CITY MANAGER, IS IT POSSIBLE TO DO THAT. >> WE WILL GET SOMETHING ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. >> PEOPLE. >> CITY MANAGER IS THAT IS THAT DOABLE. >> I DON'T KNOW IF IT FALLS UNDER THAT. JUST MAKE SURE THE PROPER AUTHORITY IS POSTING THE SIGN. >> I'M JUST TRYING TO KEEP HER FROM RUNNING AROUND FROM AGENCY TO AGENCY. >> FROM MY UNDERSTANDING WITH OUR CONVERSATION, THEY DO E. COLI TESTING AND ( INDISCERNIBLE ) THE BACTERIA THAT WILL SURVIVE AND E. COLI DIES OFF WHEN THE HIGH TIDE COMES IN AND IT DILUTES THE WATER. THEIR LAST TESTING WAS IN MARCH. THEIR LAST REPORTED ONE WAS IN MARCH. AND YOU CAN DO A DNA TRACER TO PINPOINT WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. THEY CAN NARROW IT DOWN TO DOG DNA. THEY KNOW WHAT IT IS WHEN IT IS DOG. THEY ARE SAYING IT LOOKS MORE LIKE AN ( INDISCERNIBLE ) ISSUE. IT IS VERY WOULD IT. THE E. COLI NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WHATEVER WAS HAPPENING A FEW YEARS AGO, IT SEEMS TO HAVE HELPED MINIMIZE THAT AS THE MAIN SOURCE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >> OKAY, THIS INDIVIDUAL SCRIBBLED THEIR NAME. >> PAUL LORE. I AM IN FERNANDINA BEACH. [00:30:02] I'M HERE IS A PRIVATE CITIZEN AND SOON TO BE BLESSED AS ONE OF THE NASSAU COUNTY REPS. I AM EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I CAME OUT AND ADVOCATE FOR THE OCEAN. ALSO WHEN I AM HERE AND HEARING IS WHAT YOU ARE DOING SOUNDS GREAT. >> THANK YOU. AND JULIE. >> MY NAME IS JULIE AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT WILL PARKS. THE STORM WATER SEEMS AT FIRST GLANCE TO BE. WE LOST EIGHT PARKING PLACES. A TREE. IT HAD AT LEAST ONE THIRD FROM THE TRAINING WE LEARNED THIS IS SIGNIFICANT FOR ANY TREE. THE TREE IS NOW STRESS. IT NEED SPECIAL CARE. IT IS ALSO'S TURNING. THE CRITICAL ROUTE THIS CONTAINS 85% OF THE ROOT MASS. THIS IS WHERE ALL OF THE TRANSPORT FEEDING AREA HAPPENS FOR THE TREE. THE CITY DID NOT FOLLOW ITS OWN REQUIREMENTS. THE TREES IN THE PARKING LOT THIS IS THIS IS FOLLOWING THE. THIS GOES DOWN AND WHEN IT GOES DOWN THE HARDER IT IS TO GET IT BACK TO A HEALTHY SITUATION. AS THE STRESSES ACCUMULATE AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. THE FOLIAGE STARTS THE UPPER GROWING POINTS OF THE TREE DIED BACK BECAUSE THE TREE IS NOT HEALTHY ENOUGH. FOR EVERY 1425 INCHES OF DIAMETER THERE COULD BE MULCH PUT UNDER THE TREE. I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT WE THINK ABOUT CHANGING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SO THE BARK MULCH ON CONSTRUCTION SITES IS REQUIRED UNDER TREES. 8 INCHES. IF THE CITY WAS TO REQUIRE THAT, YOU COULD DRIVE TRUCKS OVER THE TREE ROOT AREA AND IT WOULD NOT HARM THE TREES. BUT WE WENT RIGHT UP NEXT TO THE TREE, SUPPOSEDLY THEY SAID IT WAS OKAY IT WASN'T OKAY, IT'S NOT OKAY, IT WILL NEVER BE OKAY. THANK YOU. WE COULD ALSO HIRE SOMEONE TO DO IT. BRINGING THE ENERGY BACK TO THE ROOT SO THEY CAN REESTABLISH THEMSELVES AND THE BARK MULCH IT HELPS WITH DROUGHT IT TREATS THAT TREAT NATURALLY. [00:35:07] >> AND FOR HOW LONG. IT IS A ONE-TIME APPLICATION. YOU MAY NOT START TO SEE ANY RESULTS FOR 8-12 MONTHS. BUT IT IS IMPORTANT WHEN A TREE HAS BEEN SEVERELY IMPACTED LIKE THAT. THE CITY KNOWS ABOUT IT. HE HAS OBSERVED IT HAPPENING ON THE TREE ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME. IT IS $600 FOR THEM TO DO IT. BOTH ARBORIST CAN PROBABLY DO IT HIMSELF. HE KNOWS HOW TO DO IT HIMSELF. >> WE CAN HIRE SOMEONE FOR 600 BUCKS. >> WE CAN ADD THAT TO THE LIST OF THINGS TO DO. >> I WAS TRYING TO SEE WHAT WE COULD HIRE SOMEONE TO DO. >> IT COULD COST $600 AND SAVE THE TREE. ARE WE IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT? VICE MAYOR. >> WE ALL KNOW EDUCATING MALES. THIS PROJECT HAS GOTTEN A LOT OF CRITICISM INITIALLY. I MENTIONED IT AT THE PREVIOUS WORKSHOP THIS STARTED AS A STORMWATER PROJECT THAT WAS MORE COMPLEX. IT WAS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE. THEY STARTED DURING -- DOING MORE FOR TREE PROTECTION. AGAIN, IT CAME UP BECAUSE WE AWARDED $25,000 LAST COMMISSION MEETING TO REPAVE THE ROAD. IT IS SOMETHING, AND AWARENESS OF WHAT'S GOING ON. AND MOVING FORWARD. >> I DO WANT TO POINT OUT. IF YOU GO DOWN THERE. THIS PROJECT LOOKS GREAT. THE WAY WE HAVE COMPLETED IT. IT IS A GOOD-LOOKING PARKING LOT. LET'S NOT DO IT NOW. LET'S DO IT LATER ON. THIS IS A NET POSITIVE. >> ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WANT TO SPEAK. ( INDISCERNIBLE ). >> WHERE THIS COMES UP THAT IS WHEN YOU SHOULD SPEAK. [6.1 CITY VISION PLAN 2045] >> SEEN NO ONE NO ONE ELSE WE WILL MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION SIX-POINT ONE. CITY VISION PLAN. >> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF THE CITY'S VISION EFFORTS. YOU HAVE THE FINAL COPY. AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. >> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER ROSS. >> SO, I HAVE SOME CONCERNS. [00:40:02] THE RESOLUTION STATES WHERE THEY ADOPTED THE STATEMENTS PROVIDED IN THE PLAN, ON FEBRUARY 15 BY RESOLUTION. I THINK IT WAS A GOOD MISSION STATEMENT AND I SUPPORT THOSE AND I CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THOSE. HOWEVER, ON PAGE FOUR I DON'T SUPPORT THE GOALS AS WRITTEN AND I BELIEVE IMPORTANT GOALS HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT AND SOME THAT ARE THERE ARE NOT APPROPRIATE. I ALSO BELIEVE A LONG LAUNDRY LIST SHOULD NOT BE ADOPTED. [6.2 AGREEMENT AMENDMENT - NASSAU COUNTY SHORE PROTECTION PROJECT] >> ALL RIGHT, SIX-POINT TO. AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NASSAU COUNTY SHORE PROTECTION PROJECT. >> THANK YOU I DO HAVE THE SPEAKER HERE. IN 2007, THE CITY DID A PROJECT AGREEMENT FOR NASSAU COUNTY SHORE PROTECTION. WE HAVE BEEN PRESENTED, ACTUALLY TWO YEARS AGO THE CITY THEN ADOPTED ENGINEERING REPORTS TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS. SO WHAT IS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A PLAN TO COMBINE THE DOCUMENTS THROUGH ONE AGREEMENT. HE IS HERE TO EXPLAIN FURTHER DETAILS. WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU AND WHENEVER THE PROJECT IS AMENDED IT HAS TO COME BACK FOR FULL REVIEW. >> RECOMMEND APPROVAL. TANGIBLE MOTION UNDER SECOND. >> A COMMISSIONER ROSS. SO, BUT DOCUMENT THAT PRECEDED THESE ARE HUGE. THE WHOLE PROGRAM AS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE LATE 1980S. THERE ARE TWO PROGRAMS. ONE IS BY THE NAVY WHICH THEY HAD TO DO WHICH IS FREE. AND IT OCCURS EVERY YEAR. SO WHAT THE CITY AS AGREED TO IN THAT WAS PRIOR, IS TO PAY FOR THE ROADS AND THE PARKING LOT AND ALL OF THAT AS PART OF THIS AGREEMENT. IN 2012, THE CITY COMMISSION PASSED ANOTHER RESOLUTION THAT SAID THE CITY COMMISSION, THE CITY COMMITS TO PROVIDE THE LOCAL COST SHARE OF THE PROJECT WITH REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAX AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NASSAU COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THAT WILL INCLUDE PROCEEDS FROM THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAXPAYER WHEN YOU GO BACK AND READ THE DOCUMENTS, NOTHING WAS SPECIFIED. NO WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND THERE STILL IS IN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND THE COUNTY PORTION WAS TO COME FROM THE TBC. IN 2015, THE COUNTY PASSED A TAX WHICH IS COMMONLY CALLED A SAND TAXPAYER AND THE PURPOSE WAS TO FUND NOURISHMENT AND IN THIS AREA WHICH INCLUDES THE NORTH PART OF THE ISLAND WHICH IS BASICALLY ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE ISLAND. THE PROJECT THE CITY IS COMMITTED TO FUNDING IS THREE-POINT 2 MILES IN THE NORTHERN PART. WITH THAT AGREEMENT, THE MONEY CAN BE SPENT ON NON- CITY. THEY GET TO PAY CITY TAXES COUNTY TAXES AND THEY GET TO PAY THE MSU TAX BUT WITH THAT AGREEMENT THERE IS NO SAFE FROM THE CITY ON HOW THE MONEY IS SPENT. I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THIS AGREEMENT IS OBLIGATED AND [00:45:02] WE ARE OBLIGATED UP TO $46 MILLION. THE COUNTY HAS NO OBLIGATION TO PAY ANY OF THAT. BUT MONEY CAN BE USED BY THE COUNTY'S DISCRETION TO PAY FOR BEACHED NURSER OUTSIDE OF THE CITY. THE TAX THAT WE PAY INTO IS NOT COMMITTED TO PAYING FOR THIS PROJECT, WHICH THE CITY IS ON THE HOOK FOR. SO I WOULD HOPE, AT SOME POINT IN THE NEAR FUTURE WE WOULD GO BACK AND ASK THEM TO BECOME THE NONFEDERAL SPONSOR AND THE CITY IS ON THE HOOK FOR 20% OF THE PROJECT. OR AT LEAST BE A COSPONSOR AND CHANGE THE AGREEMENT SO THE MONEY MUST BE SPENT IN THE FEDERALLY RESPONSIVE AREA. SO, I AM JUST CONCERNED ABOUT $46 MILLION. I KNOW THE CITY IS OBLIGATED TO THAT. AND I THINK THEY SHOULD BE AWARE OF THAT. IT MAY NEVER HAPPEN. OR IT MAY HAPPEN THREE WEEKS FROM NOW. THE CITY IS OBLIGATED TO THAT IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM. IT WOULD COME FROM THE GENERAL FUND. BASICALLY WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT IS THE ENGINEERING STUDY WHICH WE ASKED THE COURT TO DO. THE MST YOU UP TO THIS POINT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2015 TO GENERATE OVER FIVE YEARS. AND BASICALLY IT ACTUALLY SAYS REVENUE DERIVED SHALL BE USED FOR. WHEN THIS WAS PASSED IT WENT THROUGH FOUR READINGS BECAUSE TO ELIMINATE A/FUN. SINCE THEN WE HAVEN'T HAD TO USE THIS AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE EACH TIME WE HAVE ASKED IT HAS BEEN PASSED RIGHT THROUGH TO US. ACTUALLY THE LAST NOURISHMENT, THIS IS ONGOING AND YOU HAVE A HYBRID WHICH WAS A 32 MILLION-DOLLAR PROJECT. THE LOCAL SHARE STARTED OUT AT $700,000. WHICH WAS PAID TOTALLY BY THE TDC I THINK WE DO NEED TO HAVE SOME AGREEMENTS WITHIN THE COUNTY. WHAT'S INTERESTING, AND I MENTIONED THIS. IN THE PAST WE HAVE HAD AGREEMENTS WITH THE STATE THE STATE WAS PAYING 9%. WE DON'T HAVE THAT NOW. WE HAVE TO PUT THE GRANT IN FOR THE NEXT PROJECT. I THINK WHAT WAS THE NEXT ONE? BUT 9% WAS A FAIR AMOUNT. IN THE COUNTY HAS BEEN RELUCTANT TO SHARE. PUTTING TOGETHER WE WOULDN'T HAVE A BEACH WITHOUT THESE PROGRAMS. >> I'M NOT DISPUTING WHAT YOU ARE SAYING BUT THESE ARE BIG BUCKETS OF MONEY,. >> THANK YOU FOR THE [00:50:12] OPPORTUNITY. A COUPLE OF THINGS WERE MENTIONED I WILL TRY TO ADDRESS A FEW OF THEM. THIS IS A 50 YEAR PROJECT INITIATED IN 2008. THIS IS A FIVE-YEAR INTERVAL TIMEFRAME. THIS IS NO COST EXCEPT COORDINATION. GIVE THEM WHAT THEY NEED. AND THAT, THE ORIGINAL DESIGN, THEY ARE EXTENDING OUT SIGNIFICANTLY THE TIME. WHILE BY THE BOOK, WE DID A HYBRID WHERE THE NAVY PAID A PORTION OF MOBILIZATION AND IT WAS A RESULT OF HURRICANE IRMA AND HURRICANE MATTHEW. AND THEN THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL PORTION WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AT A COST OF 20%. IT WAS A $32 MILLION PROJECT. BUT I BELIEVE YOUR PORTION WAS JUST UNDER 1 MILLION. >> SO, WITH THAT SAID, WE HAVE TO START THE CLOCK FOR BUDGETING. THAT PROCESS IS UNDERWAY. AND SO THAT WOULD BE 2024. WE HAVE DONE JUST THAT. IF IT COMES IN WE DO A SURVEY, THIS IS THE SURVEY THE NAVY HAS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING. THIS IS ON RECORD FOR YOUR REVIEW. IF IT SHOWS THE BEACH IS NOT IN NEED OF NOURISHMENT WE DON'T DO IT. THERE IS NO REASON FOR US TO CHIP IN FOR SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT NEED TO BE DONE. IF THIS WERE TO FOLLOW THE FIVE-YEAR INTERVAL WE WOULD HAVE DONE IT MULTIPLE TIMES. THE HOPE WOULD BE, THE NAVY WOULD CONTINUE TO DELETE THAT. BUT TOGETHER BECAUSE OF THE AGREEMENT WE WILL LOOK AT THIS AND WE WON'T REQUEST THE FUNDS. NOT ITSELF A PROCESS WILL GO. THAT IT'S WHAT WE DO AND WE KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THE RESULTS. AND IS THERE SOMETHING YOU NEED. IF A STORM COMES AND YOU GET HIT WITH SOMETHING LIKE IRMA, YOU SENT US A LETTER AND SAY YOU NEED HELP. THAT IS WHERE WE PAY THE BARE MINIMUM AND YOU CAN CHIP IN BECAUSE YOU HAD THE MONEY. I DO WANT TO SAY ONE MORE THING. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE TOO MUCH TIME. THE PURPOSE OF THE BEACH, IT TAKES THE STORM AND NOT THE BEACH. THE AMENDMENT TO THAT AGREEMENT, YOU HAVE THE BEACH DUNES. IT HAD RESILIENCE TO THE PROJECT SIGNIFICANTLY. WHEN THE STORM WATER COMES IT IT'S THE DUNES. SO IN A NORMAL EVENT IT PROTECTS EVERYTHING. NOW YOU HAVE A DUNES SYSTEM IN BETWEEN. TWO IF THIS IS SIGNED AND ADDED TO THE PROJECT, IF THE BIG STORM COMES AND IT TAKES YOUR DUNES TOO, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN PAY MORE ENERGY PERCENT IF CONGRESS APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS. WITHOUT THIS, THEY CANNOT. WE HAVE NOT PULLED IT IN. AND THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT TODAY. >> LET'S SAY WHAT HAPPENED IN MEXICO BEACH HAPPEN. AND WE LOSE TWO THIRDS OF THE [00:55:04] BEACH. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN? >> YOU WOULD SUBMIT A LETTER. THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS WOULD LOOK AND HE RECEIVES A LETTER FROM US PUTTING THEM ON NOTICE. AGAIN THE NAVY DOES SURVEY EVERY YEAR. THAT WILL BE WHAT WE COMPARE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE STORM. YOU PUT TOGETHER AN ANTI-SEMITIC IF ( INDISCERNIBLE ) IT IS ONE 100% FEDERAL CAUSE. THIS WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT DISCUSSION. WE WOULD NEED TO DO A SURVEY OF WHAT YOU HAVE NOW AND WHAT IS LOST AFTER THE STORM. >> AND THE COST IS 20%? >> IF THE DUNES ARE ERODED OVER TIME ALL OF THE SAMPLES OFF OF THE BEACH, THE LIKELIHOOD OF IT EBUDDY ON ITS OWN IS UNLIKELY. TAKING CREDIT FOR SOMETHING ALREADY GOT. BUT IT IS MORE IT IS LIKE PUTTING SAND ON THE BEACH AND THEY THAT IS WHEN YOU WOULD CONSIDER THE 20% BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT THE PROJECT IS ON. >> HOW THE COUNTY MAY NEED TO BE A PARTNER TOO. THE TIME TO GET THAT SET UP HIS 2008. SINCE WE HAVE COMMITTED TO THIS THIS IS THE TIME TO VOTE YES. THIS IS A GOOD DEAL. I THINK IT WOULD BE PRUDENT OF US AND ASKED THE CITY MANAGER, TO AT THAT AS A TOPIC OF BEACH PARTNERSHIP. WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS TOPIC AMONGST A FEW OTHERS. I THINK WE GO TO THE COUNTY AND ASKED THEM TO BE A PARTNER. GIVEN THAT WE HAVE AGREED TO IT. IT IS A GOOD DEAL. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> THANK YOU SIR. I -- I THINK IT IS A GOOD DEAL FOR THE CITY, I'M NOT SURE. TWENTY YEARS AGO, THE COUNTY SHOULD BE SHOULDERING -- HAVING THIS BURDEN. I THINK IT'S A GREAT DEAL BUT I THINK THAT TAXPAYERS, PAY THE BRUNT OF THIS AND THAT IS MY POINT. AND YOU) I AM NOT DISPUTING THAT. [01:00:03] BUT I DO NOT THINK IT IS A GOOD DEAL FOR THE TAXPAYERS. I THINK IT IT'S A GREAT DEAL FOR THE TAXPAYERS OF THE COUNTY. WHAT I DO THINK IS A GOOD DEALS THE NAVY. GET THE NUCLEAR SOME MARINES IN THERE. THAT IS UNLIKELY TO GO AWAY. I THINK THAT IS A GREAT DEAL. >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE MY POINT WAS UNDERSTOOD. OVERALL I DON'T THINK THIS IS A GOOD DEAL FOR THE CITY. OVERALL THIS IS A GREAT DEAL FOR THE COUNTY BUT NOT THE CITY. WE NOW NEED TO FINISH THE JOB. >> THIS THEY PAID FOR IT. YOU HAVE TO GO LOOK AT THE BEACH AND LOOK AT THE PHOTOS FROM ( INDISCERNIBLE ) THERE WAS NO BEACH. LOOK AT THE WALKOVER SPIRIT YOU CAN SEE SOME ARE LONGER THAN THE OTHERS. THE ENGINEERING AGREEMENT, WE ASKED THEM TO COME IN. I THINK THAT WAS NEW JERSEY HURRICANE MONEY THAT INITIATED THAT. >> THIS IS A FABULOUS DEAL FOR THE CITY. >> WITH THAT, I WILL CALL THE VOTE. >> (ROLL CALL). >> THAT PASSES 5-0. >> ALL RIGHT ITEM 6.3. LEASE ASSIGNMENT ATLANTIC SEAFOOD. >> WAS MAYOR BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S ON EVERYONE'S MIND I ASKED HIM TO SHARE THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE -- PROBABLY NOT MUCH MORE NEWS BUT -- >> SO SHIFTING TO THE HARBOR PROJECT WHICH THE NONFEDERAL SPONSOR IS THE OCEAN HIGHWAY IMPORT AUTHORITY IN NASSAU COUNTY. WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THEM. WE DIDN'T RECEIVE CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE CITY. TO DO THAT, IT IS ACTUALLY TURNING OUT TO BE A DIFFICULT, LEGAL PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING AN AGREEMENT ON HOW THEY WILL PAY. ONCE WE HAVE MADE THAT CONNECTION THE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT THAT THE CITY HAS WOULD BE IN EFFECT. ONCE THOSE CONNECTIONS ARE MADE THAT WOULD BE HOW WE PROCEED. THE AMENDMENT FOR THAT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN DRAFTED. IT WILL HAVE TO GO TO THE SECRETARY OF ARMY FOR SIGNATURE. IT IS AN AGREEMENT. IT IS AN AMENDMENT TO AN AGREEMENT THAT HAS NO OTHER PRESIDENT. REGARDLESS, WE WILL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND MAKE THAT HAPPEN. WE ARE WORKING THROUGH IT. >> THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD ABOUT THAT WORD MONEY. WHAT IS THE COST INVOLVED? >> THERE IS NO CURRENT COST. THERE IS NO REQUEST BY ANYONE. YOU HAVE A CHANNEL. ANY COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY ESTIMATED RIGHT NOW. BUT LEGALLY SPEAKING, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH SOMETHING WITHOUT DOING WHAT THE LOSSES TO DO. IF SOMEDAY THIS IS AN ACCRUED BECAUSE. THAT IS WITH THE LEGAL STAFF IS DETERMINING WE MUST HAVE AN AGREEMENT. >> THE CHANCES OF THIS HAPPENING ARE SLIM AND PRETTY NONE. >> IF WE MOVE THIS CHANNEL AND IF IT HAD TO BE DRENCHED YOU WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST IN THE RANGE OF WELL OVER $100 MILLION. >> NO THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO CALCULATE. [01:05:16] BUT FOR THE LEGAL PURPOSE IT HAS TO BE DONE. THE LEGALITY SPIRIT. >> BUT IN BALLPARK FIGURES. I KNOW YOU CAN'T COME UP WITH A NUMBER. WE ARE TALKING 10 MILLION DOLLARS? >> IF WE DID A BEFORE-AND-AFTER AND A ROUGH CALCULATION I'M TALKING CUBIC YARDS IF WE WERE TO DO IT TODAY TODAY IT WOULD BE $100,000. THAT IS TODAY. BUT WE HAVE NO INTEREST IN TODAY OR ANYTIME IN THE FUTURE. [6.3 LEASE ASSIGNMENT - ATLANTIC SEAFOOD LLC.] >> THANK YOU. >> I HAVE ATLANTA SEAFOOD. ATLANTIC SEAFOOD. >> THIS IS AN ASSIGNMENT OF THE ATLANTIC SEAFOOD LEASE WHICH HAS SIX YEARS LEFT ON IT BEFORE IT'S EXPIRATION. IT IS SOMETHING THAT BASICALLY THE CITY COMMISSION, IF YOU TURN IT DOWN YOU WOULD HAVE TO ARTICULATE THE REASONS WHY. THIS DOCUMENT IS ASSIGNABLE BY THE LESSEE WHICH IS DOING BUSINESS AS. THE CITY COMMISSION CANNOT UNREASONABLY WITHHOLD ITS SUPPORT FOR ASSIGNMENT. THIS IS TO ATLANTIC SEAFOOD LLC, THE MEMBER OF THAT LLC IS EARNEST, AND HE IS INTERESTED IN ACCEPTING THIS ASSIGNMENT. ONE OF THE -- UNDER THE WARRANTY WE TALKED ABOUT THIS PUBLICLY AND THE BUILDING ITSELF AND THE CURRENT STATUS THAT. THE LEASE AGREEMENT REQUIRES IT BE INSURED. THIS ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT GOES ONE STEP FURTHER. AND MR. SAW MARCH AND HIS LLC ASK THAT THE CITY WITH THE RIGHT FOR ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT. IN CALLING A DEFAULT UNDER THE LEASE AND FINDING THE LLC IN DEFAULT FOR ONE YEAR. IN THAT SAME PARAGRAPH HE REQUIRES HIM TO COME TO CITY COMMISSION ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBE, CONCEPTUAL PLANS. I PUT THAT IN THERE TO INCLUDE ELEVATIONS TO INCLUDE THE HEIGHT AND THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE TO REPLACE THE CURRENT ATLANTIC SEAFOOD BUILDING. THAT IS AS SIMPLE AS IT IS, THIS IS A SHORT-TERM LEASE HE HAS BUSINESSES AND PROJECTS IN THE CITY. HE HAS ALREADY EXPRESSED INTEREST IN DOING A NEW BUILDING AND WITH THAT MOST LIKELY COME A NEW LEASE AND THOSE TERMS WOULD BE NEGOTIATED. NOTHING WILL HAPPEN OUTSIDE OF THIS ROOM. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND TO MOVE ON. >> I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER. >> ( INDISCERNIBLE ) CHAIRMAN OF THE MARINA. MY QUESTION TO THE BOARD IS, YOU HAMMERED IT INTO US ABOUT THE BUDGET AND PART OF IT IS FROM AN ATLANTIC SEAFOOD. >> BUT THE FUTURE LEASE ALSO. IN SIX MONTHS WHEN HE BUILDS A NEW BUILDING. THAT WILL GO FORWARD AS WELL. >> I DON'T SEE ANY CHANGES. >> TO BE DETERMINE. >> YOU HAVE RAISE THE RENT. WE HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY AND TAXPAYERS. THIS HAS BEEN IN THE BUDGET FOR [01:10:03] 40 YEARS OR LONGER. WHY WILL IT NOT STAY THERE. THAT IS MY QUESTION. NOT BE DETERMINE, I WANT TO KNOW WHY. >> I THINK THAT IS A QUESTION FOR THE PUBLIC BUBB G-8 EARRINGS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY GOES AND HOW MONEY IS SPENT. >> IT'S GOING TO THE MARINA AND THE CITY BUT A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT. AS LONG AS HE STAYS IN THE DEPARTMENT YOU DON'T HAVE A BURDEN. WHEN THIS GOES THROUGH, WHEN THE BUILDING IS DONE IT WILL BE THE CITIES AS WELL. >> CAPTAIN MILLS, LET ME CUT TO THE CHASE. ONE COMMISSIONER SAID TO BE DETERMINED. I DON'T KNOW WITH THE OTHERS, BUT WE WILL NOT VOTE. THIS IS AN ABOUT VOTING WENT THE FUNDS GO. THIS IS ABOUT APPROVING. AGAIN, WE HAVE BUDGET HEARINGS COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER WHERE THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AND OUR POSITIONS ON THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE OPEN AND IT WILL BE A VOTE. >> ARE ASKING FOR A DECISION. >> I JUST WONDER WHAT THE PROJECTS WILL BE IN THE FUTURE. WHAT YOU'RE PAYING NOW IS $400 MORE. >> SO RESPECTFULLY. I CAN'T GIVE YOU AN ANSWER. I DON'T KNOW HOW THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL VOTE. I CAN'T MAKE A COMMITMENT. SO YOU'RE ASKING FOR SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T DO AT THIS MOMENT. >> I WANT TO KNOW WHAT REASON WOULD IT BE TO NOT GO. >> WERE NOT GOING TO DEBATE. >> THANK YOU. >> DISCUSSION. >> VICE MAYOR. YOUR LIGHT WAS UP. >> WELL, ALL WE ARE DOING IS RENEWING THE LEASE. >> WE HEARD WHAT YOU SAID. BUT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH -- >> THANK YOU MR. MAYO. >> WE HATE TO SEE HER GO. WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> THE ONLY REASON I SAID TO BE DETERMINE IS WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT WE WILL DO. SO TO BE DETERMINED. >> YES, SEEING NO OTHERS, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> THE MOTION PASSED 5-0. [6.4 FACILITIES USE AGREEMENT - YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUES] >> AND 614, FACILITIES USE AGREEMENT. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS. WE WILL DO THAT WHEN WE HAVE A MOTION. >> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. CITY STAFF. THE PARK DIRECTOR HAS PAT PREPARED TWO OPTIONS FOR PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE USE OPTION ONE A PAYMENT TOWARDS THE UTILITY COSTS OR A PER USER FEE WHICH IS OPTION TWO. THIS IS HOW HE DEVELOPED THE FIGURES. BUT IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE CONSIDER OUT WE WILL FUND OR HOW WE CAN CHARGE AS THEY ENTER. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HE IS HERE THIS EVENING AS WELL. >> GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS, DO I HEAR A MOTION ON ONE OF THE TWO? >> DON'T EVERYONE SPEAK AT ONCE. >> WHICH ONE IS THAT UTILITIES? >> >> FOR THE SAKE OF DISCUSSION I WILL MOVED TO ADOPT. >> FOR THE SAKE OF ( INDISCERNIBLE ). >> TELL US ABOUT OPTION 1. PLEASE. >> >> JUST A LITTLE BACK STORY ON [01:15:09] THIS. WE DID AT ONE TIME CHARGE FEES TO USE ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE CITY. THIS WOULD TECHNICALLY AFFECT MY CALCULATIONS EIGHT DIFFERENT YOUTH SPORT ORGANIZATIONS. THAT WOULD INCLUDE LITTLE LEAGUE WHICH USES THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. FIELD AND THE PRACTICE FIELD OVER THERE. WELL WHICH IS THE CENTRAL PART. THE BERNADINO FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION WHICH IS THE CENTRAL PARK. THE LACROSSE LEAGUE WHICH USES THE FOOTBALL FIELD AT CENTRAL PARK AND HICKORY STREET PARK. SOCCER. AMELIA ISLAND USES SOCCER. THEY USE THE COMPLEX. THOSE FIVE ORGANIZATIONS CURRENTLY DO NOT PAY ANYTHING. WE CURRENTLY HAVE THREE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO PAY FEES AND THEY ARE ALL RELATED TO SWIMMING. TEAM BERNADINO STINGRAYS. AND THE HIGH SCHOOL SWIM TEAMS EACH PAY FEES. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. ONE IS REGARDING THE UTILITY FEES. WHICH WILL MOSTLY IMPACT THE HIGHEST FEE AS YOU SEE IN YOUR PAPERWORK. ELM STREET LITTLE LEAGUE YOUTH SOCCER. IN ADDITION TO THAT, YOU ALSO PAY A FEE THOSE ARE THE TWO OPTIONS PRESENTED TO YOU. IT IS TIME SENSITIVE. LIKE MR. MARTIN SAID AND THAT IS ONE THING TO LOOK AT. THEY HAVE ALREADY STARTED REGISTRATION AND STARTED THEIR SEASON SEVERE WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT INTO THAT INTO CONSIDERATION TOO. I DO THINK IN THE NEAR FUTURE OUR DEPARTMENT COULD COME BACK AND GIVE YOU THE TRUE COST OF EACH FACILITY. WE HAVE NEVER HAD THAT BUT I THINK WE COULD PRESENT THAT TO YOU AND IF YOU WANT TO COME UP WITH A PERCENTAGE TO RECOUP THAT IT'S A POSSIBILITY. THE TRUE COSTS, WITHOUT PUTTING MUCH THOUGHT INTO IT COST 40,000 PER YEAR. I. >> STATE YOUR NAME AND RECORD. >> , MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN. I AM HERE REPRESENTING WE MAKE [01:20:07] DONATIONS BECAUSE OUR KIDS ARE THERE. WE GET VERY LITTLE FROM ANY OTHER SUPPORT SYSTEM OTHER THAN UTILITIES AND GRASS CUTTING. I KNOW THAT IT IS A LOT. BUT THIS IS THE YOU. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO SPIRIT THEY CANNOT SUPPORT, THEY CANNOT PAY THOSE FUNDS. THEY HAVE 275 KIDS, THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER $60 AT MINIMUM YOU WOULD HAVE TO ADD TO THEIR REGISTRATION FEE. YOU WILL BE CLOSE TO $300 FOR A KID TO PLAY BASEBALL. >> I FEEL LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO BUT IF THEY PUT THIS ON YOU TO PLAY SPORTS ON YOUR PROPERTY I WOULD IMPLORE YOU TO KEEP THAT MONEY WITHIN THE SPORT. DON'T USE THIS AND THEN BY SOME PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR SOMEONE ELSE. THE KID AND PARENTS WILL PAY THIS MONEY TO USE YOUR PROPERTY AND ALL WE ARE ASKING IS IT COMES BACK TO THE KIDS BECAUSE THE KIDS HAVE BEEN UNDER ATTACK THIS YEAR. WE NEED EXTRA MONEY WE NEED TO PUT YOU ALL IN ONE SPOT. IT HAS BEEN PRETTY FRUSTRATING. INSTEAD OF HAVING FUN, WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE. SO I FEEL LIKE THIS IS COMING REGARDLESS OF WHAT I SAY. BUT I WOULD IMPLORE YOU TO PLEASE KEEP IT IN SPORTS. ONCE YOU LOSE A PROGRAM YOU WON'T GET IT BACK. IT TAKES SO MUCH TO GET ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS UP AND STARTED. AND THIS HAS LITERALLY BEEN HERE FOREVER. I THINK WE HAVE ONE OF THE FOUNDING CHARTERS FOR THE LITTLE LEAGUE PROGRAM. >> THANK YOU. RON. >> AND RON ACKER FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA. I AM HERE REPRESENTING AMELIA ISLAND YOUTH SOCCER. I JUST WANTED TO STATE OPENLY I OPPOSE ANY EXTRA FEE. I DO UNDERSTAND THERE ARE COSTS THAT NEED TO BE COVERED BUT I DO THINK THOSE COSTS CAN COME FROM ( INDISCERNIBLE ) IN THE PAST WE HAVE PAID OVER UTILITIES AND WE ARE OPEN TO DO THAT AGAIN. AND IT SHOULD BE LEVERAGED. FOR EXAMPLE. ONE OF THE MOST RECENT REPORTS PUBLISHED BY THE CITY COME OF THE ADULT LEAGUE HAS TAKEN 8,000, 9,000 AND $10,000 LOSS. SERVING ADULTS. BUT LIKE THIS YOUNG LADY SAID WE WANT TO ATTRACT YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS AND AWAY BASE OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS THAT IS ONLY TO GET THE COUNTY TO COME TO THE TABLE TO OFFSET THOSE COSTS. AGAIN I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM PAYING OUR FAIR SHARE. WE DID IT IN THE PAST BUT THE TIMING IS SUSPECT. AND WHAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED OPENLY. I THINK THE ADULT SHOULD FIGURE IT OUT AND LEAVE THE KIDS OUT OF IT. >> MISTRUST YOU HAVE A COMMENT? >> SOCCER FIELDS. SO YOU UNDERSTAND. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO USE IT FOR AIRPORT USE, THEY CAN DO THAT. SO WHAT IS YOUR FIVE-YEAR PLAN, PARTICULARLY IF THAT WERE TO EVAPORATE AND SOMEONE ELSE WANTED TO USE IT WHICH IS NOT -- WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT [01:25:04] POSSIBILITY. ANSWER WE FORESHADOWING WHAT DO YOU KNOW IF WE HAVEN'T PLANNED? >> YES DO YOU HAVE A PLAN. ARE YOU GOING TO USE IT IN THE NEXT -- >> WE WILL USE IT AS LONG AS IT IS AVAILABLE. ARE THERE OTHER PRODUCTS WE COULD LEVERAGE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, ABSOLUTELY. BUT OUR COUNTY AND CITY AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS GROWING. WE WILL LEAVE THAT REGARDLESS IF THE PROPERTIES ARE THEY ARE NOT. IF THAT IS SWIPED OUT BECAUSE OF SOME OTHER CASE, WE WILL DO WHAT WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS FIGURE IT OUT. BUT AGAIN, I DON'T THINK THAT TAX SHOULD BE -- >> I'M JUST CURIOUS. >> COMMISSIONER YOUR LIGHT IS ON DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? >> VICE MAYOR JIM A QUESTION? >> NO. >> FROM MY POINT OF VIEW FOR ME I'M NOT INTERESTED IN LEVERAGING THE COUNTY. ONE OF THE REASONS IT HASN'T HAPPENED, THE COUNTY ISN'T INTERESTED IN CONTRIBUTING AND THEY HAVE MADE THAT PLANE. IF WE WERE TO LEVERAGE THE COUNTY AND DO THINGS I'M NOT INTERESTED IN DOING THAT. I WANT THE KIDS TO PLAY BALL. UNDERSTAND. BUT I DON'T THINK. >> TO YOUR POINTS ARE, YOU'RE GOING TO KILL THE ORGANIZATIONS ANYWAY IF WE IMPOSE UTILITIES. >> IT WILL OPEN UP THE DIVISION FOR SPECIAL-NEEDS KIDS KIDS OPENING FOR THE DECEMBER TIMEFRAME. WE ARE OPENING OUR DOORS TO THE OTHER POPULATIONS. 'S. >> THIS BY FAR IS THE HIGHEST. >> SOCCER. >> BASEBALL $15,700. >> OKAY. >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY IN MY EXPERIENCE MY RECENT EXPERIENCE THE CHILDREN WHO PLAY BABE RUTH OR IN THE LEAVE THESE ARE THE MOST OF RISK. ABSOLUTELY IS AT RISK. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS LAID OUT FOR CENTRAL PARK BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE USING ELECTRICITY AND A LOT OF ADULT PROGRAMS. I DRIVE BY WITH PICKLE BALL LIGHTS ON AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE DETERMINING IF THIS IS THE SOCCER FIELD FOR THE SOFTBALL FIELD. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE ADULT PROGRAMS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THEY ARE DOING THE BEST THEY CAN TO KEEP FOOD ON THE TABLE. >> I THINK THIS IS THE WRONG MOVE FOR THE CITY TO START CHARGING YEAR PERIOD I HAVE MULTIPLE LEAGUES REPRESENTED HERE TONIGHT. IT IS TRULY A GOOD THING. TO HAVE THIS REPRESENTED TO THE POINT THAT I WOULD SAY WE HAD A CONSENSUS, I DON'T WANT TO RAISE TAXES BOOK TWO WEEKS AGO WE HAD [01:30:02] A GROUP THAT WENT TO RAISE TAXES TO THE TUNE OF 12%. THIS IS A DROP IN THE BUCKET. WE WILL GET THE PEOPLE WHOM I THINK WILL BE TOUGHEST TO PAY THIS MONEY AND WE HAVE JUST RAISED TAXES 12%. THE ARGUMENT TO ME THAT WE NEED THE CASH I THINK IS MUTE BY THE FACT THAT WE JUST RAISE THE TAXES FOR THE FACT THAT WE DID TELLS ME WE ARE IN AN OKAY PLACE. A PROGRAM I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE YEAR PERIOD'S. >> I'VE SUPPORTED THAT. >> SAID, IT COSTS MONEY. I MEAN,, FOR INSTANCE, ONE OF THE SPEAKERS SAID THERE'S TEN FIELDS THAT HAD A TRUCKLOADS OF CLAY THAT IS $1,100 PER TRUCKLOAD THAT IS $8,000 THERE'S TEN DAYS. BASICALLY LABOR. SO THE CITY PUT THIS IN FOR THE BASEBALL FIELDS THE CITY HAS 11 BASEBALL FIELDS. I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU, THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE RAISED TAXES, WE SHOULD NOT I GO BACK TO THE POINT IF WE WERE GOING TO SUPPORT THESE THINGS, YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE BUDGET. WE CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS. IT'S SIMPLE ECONOMICS WE TALKED ABOUT IT BUT WE NEED MORE BODIES TO DO THAT. I WILL SUPPORT YOUTH LEAGUES BUT IT HAS TO BE PAID FOR SOMEHOW. WHO WILL PAY FOR IT CITY TAXPAYERS BECAUSE I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US. >> I WILL FLIP THAT AROUND. IF YOU JOIN ME ON LOWERING TAXES AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE BEING IMPOSED. I AGREE WE CANNOT HAVE IT BOTH WAYS. THIS VOTING YES IS HAVING IT BOTH WAYS IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND I WANT TO POINT THAT OUT. >> COME JOIN US AND SUPPORT THE KIDS. >> I WILL SPEAK BECAUSE I'M THE [01:35:08] ONLY ONE WHO HASN'T SPOKEN YET. BUT I THINK NUMBER ONE IS PUBLIC SAFETY. NUMBER TWO, IT IS THE USE -- ATTRACT YOUTH OF OUR CITY. I DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANYMORE. I WAS VOTING BEFORE THIS CAME UP. I UNDERSTAND EXPENSES ARE WHAT THEY ARE. AS A CITY THAT IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE THE LAST TO CUT. PUBLIC SAFETY FIRST. YOUTH NEXT. >> YOU LOOK LIKE YOU WANT ME TOO WEIGH IN. THE ECONOMIC MODEL OF THE CITY IS UNSUSTAINABLE. AND IT IS UNSUSTAINABLE BECAUSE THE TAXES WILL NOT FUND EVERYTHING WE NEED TO DO, AND WE GET 0 SUPPORT FROM THE COUNTY. I'M NOT ATTACKING KIDS. AND I TAKE 75% OF THE SOCCER PLAYERS ARE FROM THE COUNTY. THEY PAY NO TAXES. YOU GET TO PAY -- I PLAY ON THE CITY SOCCER FIELDS FOR FREE. CITY TAXPAYERS FUND THAT PRIVILEGE. SO WE ARE IN A CONUNDRUM HERE AND TO COMMISSIONER ROSS'S POINT, YES THERE PROBABLY WILL BE ABOUT ON THE MILLAGE RATE. WE CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS, HE JUST LISTED 100 GRAND IN UTILITY BILLS. THAT WE PAY. MR. ROSS JUST LISTED 15 GRANT IN CLAIMANT, MAINTENANCE, THE OUTFIELD FENCE, $400,000. AND THE LEASE CONTRIBUTED NOTHING. SO WHAT ARE WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO? DEAR DICK WE DO, KEEP THE MILLAGE RATE DEEMED IF WE DO IF WE START CHARGING LEAGUES. SO, I WOULD HOPE YOU WOULD ALL GO TO THE COUNTY IT'S A COUNTY IT IS ABOUT TIME YOU STARTED SUPPORTING OUR LEAGUES. BECAUSE YOU ARE GETTING 0 SUPPORT. 0, AND CITY TAXPAYERS ARE SUPPORTING YOU. WITH THAT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON OPTION ONE. MR. ROSS? >> THAT IS TRUE, I AM NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR IT. IT'S SO, THE THREE OPTIONS ARE I GUESS THERE IS AT LEAST THREE OPTION. THE FIRST OPTION IS WHAT WAS THE MOST AND THE SECOND OPTION WAS THE PER CHILD THING WHICH I THINK IS DOABLE. IN NUMBER THREE, THESE LEAGUES HAVE ALREADY STARTED, AND THERE IS BACKTRACKING, NUMBER FOUR IF WE PASS THE CURRENT MILLAGE RATE, WE CAN AFFORD DISH, THIS YEAR. AND I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE THE COMING TIME WE HAVE A NEW PARSER TO HAVE MORE IN THE FUTURE HOPEFULLY. AND PERHAPS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT, AS HOW WE CAN GET A SUSTAINABLE PARK SYSTEM, THAT SUPPORTS OUR YOUTH, BUT IS AFFORDABLE BY THE TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY. SO I WILL WITH MY DRAWER MY VOTE >> I SECONDED. >> I SUPPOSE WE ARE LEFT WITH NOTHING. >> DOING NOTHING. >> DOING NOTHING TONIGHT BUT ASKING THE CITY MANAGER TO LEAD US THROUGH THIS CONUNDRUM FOR NEXT YEAR. I WOULD HOPE THAT EVERYONE WOULD SUPPORT THE BUDGET. [01:40:01] BECAUSE IF IT IS IT IS SEBASTOPOL PASSED WILL AFFORD THIS AND IF IT IS NOT, THE NEXT THING WOULD BE THE ROLLBACK RATE AND WE WOULD HAVE TO CUT $800,000 FROM THE BUDGET. EIGHT EDGE $50,000. AND PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION -- >> SO 614 IF THERE'S NO ACTION IT FAILS. SIX-POINT FOR. >> I WILL CALL A T >> PLEASE BE SEATED. >> THANK YOU. [6.5 FORECLOSURE ACTION - JAN WIELGOSZ] ITEM SIX-POINT FIVE FORECLOSURE ACTION. GENTLEMEN, I AM GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS. I HAVE LODGED HARASSMENT COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE PROPERTY OWNER, SO I DON'T WANT ANY APPEARANCE OF BIAS SO I WILL NOT BE IN THIS DISCUSSION. I WILL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING. I ALREADY CHECKED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY. PLEASE PROCEED. >> THANK YOU. THIS TONIGHT UNFORTUNATELY, IS A REQUEST TO FORECLOSE ON NON- HOMESTEAD PROPERTY. NO ONE RESIDES THERE NO TENANTS NO PROPERTY OWNERS. IT IS 2604 PIRATES BAY DRIVE. IT HAS BEEN A CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. AT FIRST WE HAD ISSUES WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER WANTING TO PULL BUILDING PERMITS AND ACT AS THE OWNER BUILDER AND NEEDED CONTRACTORS AND WANTED TO SELL OR LEASE THE PROPERTY WITHIN THE YEAR WHICH YOU CAN'T DO IF YOU PULL AN OWNER BUILDER PERMIT. THE PROPERTY ITSELF WHEN THE WORK STOP WHEN THE CITY ISSUED STOP WORK ORDERS THEN THE PROPERTY WAS LOOKED TO BE ABANDONED WE GOT NEIGHBOR COMPLAINTS ABOUT OVERGROWN PROPERTY THE GARAGE DOOR IS DAMAGED AND IN BAD REPAIR THERE IS A HOLE IN A. NOW AND I ACTUALLY HAVE THREE COMPLAINTS, ONE BECAUSE IT IS NOT QUASIJUDICIAL AT THE REQUEST OF THE PROPERTY OWNER WILL READ AND TO OTHERS THAT REPORTED TALLGRASS UP TO YOUR KNEES AND THE OTHERS WERE BIKING BY THEY SAW RODENTS GOING INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. IT LOOKS TO HAVE A RODENT INFESTATION. THIS IS FROM MR. MIKE ROEBLING WHO RESIDES AT 2495 CAPTAIN HOOK DRIVE IN FERNANDINA BEACH. IS THAT I HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE PROPERTY BEHIND ME WHICH I BELIEVE IS 2604 PIRATES BAY DRIVE FIVE CAPTURED RATS COMING OVER OR UNDER THE FENCE IN MY BACKYARD, ALONG WITH MY FENCE LINE AND I HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE TREES THERE ARE LOTS OF DEAD TREES AND TREES ARE TOTALLY OVERGROWN WITH THE STORMS COMING AND THE BRANCHES COME IN MY YARD. I KNOW THE BACKYARD IS COMPLETELY OVERGROWN WITH EVERYTHING OVERGROWN. I AM OVER CONCERNED. HE HAS TWO DOGS HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RATS AND SNAKES THEY BRING. AND HE DOES NOT NEED THEM CROSSING HIS FENCE AND COMING INTO HIS YARD. THE NEIGHBORS ARE COMPLAINING. IT IS A CURRENT NONCOMPLIANT CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE AND THE CITY IS ASKING TO FORECLOSE RMI -- I'M ASKING THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD THEY HAVE GIVEN ME THE AUTHORITY HAD APPROVAL AND I WILL TELL YOU THIS DOES NOT MEET THE CITY IS GOING TO OWN THE PROPERTY IN A YEAR FROM NOW IN THIS ACTION. THE FIRST THING I HAVE TO DO BY CHARTER, THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS TO ASK FOR PERMISSION AND THAT IS WHAT THIS IS. THE FIRST STEP IS TO SPEND THE MONEY ALREADY BUDGETED TO DO A TITLE SEARCH. IF THERE IS A LARGE MORTGAGE AHEAD OF US I FORECLOSE ON THE PROPERTY SOMEONE HAS TO PAY IT AND IT WILL PROBABLY BE THE CITY 1ST AND I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WANT TO DO THAT. IF I FIND ANYTHING LIKE THAT I WILL REPORT TO THE CITY COMMISSION AND GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY. IF THERE ARE MINIMAL LIENS AHEAD OF THE CITY WITH NO MORTGAGE FOR EXAMPLE I WILL GO AHEAD AND PROCEED. MR. STURGIS. [01:45:03] >> I DO HAVE A BACKGROUND IN CODE ENFORCEMENT BUT NOT IN THIS CASE. WHAT MY QUESTION WILL BE IS, WITH THIS SPECIFIC PROPERTY, EVEN IF YOU DO A FORECLOSURE AND PUT YOUR NAME LIKE THE CITY WE WILL PUT OUR NAME IN LINE TO COLLECT A DEBT. IF SOMEONE WERE TO DO IT IF IT'S NOT CURRENTLY USE, EVEN IF IT IS A HIGH MORTGAGE, THEY HAVE TO PAY THE CITY FIRST, CORRECT? >> CODE ENFORCEMENT MEANS WHEN YOU ARE WORKING WITH THEM THERE IS A STATE LAW THAT SAID WE COULD. BUT IT HAS BEEN OVERTURNED. >> OF THESE ARE NO LONGER SUPERIOR. >> >> IS THERE ALREADY A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY QUICKSAND. >> NOW WE WANT TO TAKE THE PROPERTY AND THAT WILL BE THE COST. LET'S ASSUME THERE ARE NO LIENS. WE FORECLOSE ON THE PROPERTIES AND I DON'T FIND ANYTHING AHEAD OF US IT BECOMES CITY OWNED PROPERTY THAT THE CITY CAN FIX UP AND SELL AND PUT THE MONEY BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND. >> WHERE IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP? >> AND HE IS NOT RESPONDING. BUT THE MAYOR SAID THERE WAS AN ISSUE. >> WHERE AS EVENT. >> HE IS NOT RESPONDING. HE IS AWARE. HE HAS SENT E-MAILS TO THE CITY ON ALL KINDS OF ISSUES BUT THERE WERE CODE ENFORCEMENT HEARINGS AND POSTED NOTICES WERE MADE IN THIS PROPERTY OWNER DID NOT. >> THIS PROCESS YOU DO EIGHT'S TITLE SEARCH AND WHAT HAPPENS? >> THEN I FILE WHAT THEY CALL IS A NOTICE OF -- THAT WE HAVE A CLAIM ON THE PROPERTY AND A FORECLOSURE ACTION FOR THE CITY TO GET POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY AND A NOTICE PROCESS THAT THE OWNER WILL GET NOTIFIED. IF HE WAS NOTIFIED HE COULD PRECLUDE. IT COULD TAKE MONTHS TO A YEAR. WHAT DO WE DO TO THE PROPERTY AND THAT MONTH TO A YEAR. >> THE CITY AS THE ABILITY TO GO IN AND BOARD OF ANY WINDOWS OR ANYTHING NOT SECURE AND MOW THE GRASS. WE USUALLY HIRE CONTRACTORS TO DO THE GRASS AND WE WILL DO THAT. I DID NOT REALIZE BEFORE WE PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA THAT WE SHOULD HAVE COVERED THAT BUT WE DO HAVE A MINIMAL BUDGET FOR ABATING THINGS LIKE THIS SO WE TRY TO BE CAREFUL. >> WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IT AT RULE ON THIS RIGHT AWAY. >> I CAN SAY RIGHT AWAY THE CITY CANNOT OPEN ANY DOORS EVEN IF THERE IS AN OPEN THRESHOLD. THE CITY CANNOT WALK THROUGH IT AND PUT RAT TRAPS OR SOMETHING. THAT IS A VIOLATION OF SOMEONE'S RIGHTS. WERE NOT GOING INSIDE OF THE HOUSE IF THERE IS A BRAT IN FIRST -- INFESTATION. WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING. >> BUT THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS THE OWNER CAN'T STOP THE PROCESS. >> YES. ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. IN FLORIDA, WHEN WE SAY PROPERTY RIGHTS STATE IT GOES THIS WAY. THESE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE PROTECTED. AND YOU KNOW I DON'T COME BEFORE YOU LIGHTLY ON THESE ISSUES. IN FLORIDA IF IT IS THAT SOMEONE'S RESIDENCE YOU CAN'T DO IT THIS IS AN INVESTMENT PROPERTY, IT IS OUT OF HAND. AND FEEL FREE TO DRIVE BY. 2604 PIRATES BAY DRIVE. IT IS AWFUL. >> GENTLEMAN I NEED A MOTION. >> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS MATTER? HEARING NINE. MADAME CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. [01:50:03] (ROLL CALL). >> THE MOTION PASSES 4-0. >> MR. MAYOR, JUST AS A POINT OF ORDER AND INFORMATION. SO, YOUR ABSTENTION THIS EVENING IS NOT BEING DONE WHEN WE FILL OUT THE FORMS OF VOTING CONFLICT UNDER THE STATE BOARD OF ETHICS. THAT IS WHAT THE MAYOR WOULD'VE HAD TO END THAT IS USUALLY A FINANCIAL BENEFIT OR DETRIMENT. THAT IS NOT WHAT HE IS SAYING. WE ALSO HAVE IN OUR CITY CODE ORDINANCES UNDER CHAPTER TWO, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS IF YOU FEEL YOU ARE BIASED YOU CANNOT BE UNBIASED IN YOUR VOTE, THEN OUR CODE SAYS WE CAN BE STRICTER THAN THE STATE LAW AND THAT IS WHAT THE MAYOR'S INVOKING. THERE'S NO FORM THAT GET FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK FOR THE STATE. >> THANK YOU. [6.6 GRANT APPLICATION - FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RESILIENT FLORIDA] >> 6.6 GRANT APPLICATION FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. >> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR THIS IS A GRANT APPLICATION FOR ADDITIONAL RESILIENCY FUNDS. IT IS THROUGH THE STATE RESCUE FUNDS. WE ARE APPLYING FOR A $250,000 GRANT TO BE MATCHED BY $250,000 AND SHOULD THE GRANT BE AWARDED THE STORMWATER BUDGET WILL BE AMENDED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE GRANT. >> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND PERIOD. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. , ANY DISCUSSION? >> YOUR SAINT THEY WILL COME OUT OF SOMEONE ENTERPRISE? >> YES, SIR. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEE NINE. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. (ROLL CALL). >> THAT MOTION PASSED 5-0. [6.7 AGREEMENT APPROVAL - RAILWAY PROJECT CONSULTANTS] ITEM 627 AGREEMENT APPROVAL RAILWAY PROJECT CONSULTANTS. >> YOU HAVE AN EXISTING CONTRACT THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH MR. JACOB SMITH OF RAILROAD -- RAILWAY PROJECT CONSULTANTS HE HAS BEEN CRITICAL IN OUR EFFORTS WORKING WITH AND COORDINATING WITH THE RAILROAD FOR THE PROJECTS ASSOCIATED. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A CONTRACT EXTENSION OF $29,750. >> RECOMMEND APPROVAL. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEN NONE, MADAME CLERK. [6.8 PURCHASE APPROVAL - PRESIDIO NETWORKED SOLUTIONS LLC.] (ROLL CALL). >> THAT PAST 5-0. 6.8 PERCHES APPROVAL FOR CDL NETWORK SOLUTIONS. >> SERVERS AND HARDWARE FOR THE CITY MOST NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE WAS IN PLACE APPROXIMATELY EIGHT YEARS AGO. THIS IS PART OF A COOPERATIVE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA. >> DO WE HEAR A MOTION. >> RECOMMEND APPROVAL. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DISCUSSION. SEEN NONE, MADAME CLERK. (ROLL CALL) THAT PASSED 5-0. NUMBER SEVEN ORDINANCE FIRST [7.1 MASTER FEE SCHEDULE] READING. MASTER FEE SCHEDULE. >> WHAT WILL PEOPLE THINK. ORDINANCE 2022 -- 24 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION ESTABLISHING AND AMENDING FEES FOR THE AIRPORT, BUILDING, BUSINESS/CODE ENFORCEMENT, CEMETERY, CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, FIRE, GOLF COURSE, MARINA, PARKS AND RECREATION, PLANNING, POLICE, SENSATION, STORMWATER, STREETS, WASTEWATER, WATER AND IMPACT FEES EXCLUDING WATER AND SEWER IMPACT FEES FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2022/233 PROVIDING FOR SEPARABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS FIRST READING. >> THERE ARE SEVERAL REVISIONS YET TO BE MADE TO THIS MOST FOR FORMATTING. WE ARE TRYING TO GET IT FORMATTED. THERE ARE SEVERAL KEY POINTS WE WANT TO RAISE OUR WATER, STORMWATER AND WASTEWATER FEES [01:55:02] ARE PROPOSED TO INCREASE 3%. THERE IS ACTUALLY A CITY ORDINANCE THAT IS DATED BACK FROM 2012I BELIEVE THAT ACTUALLY SAYS BY ORDINANCE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO INCREASE BY THE AMOUNT OF INFLATION WHICH IS ROUGHLY 7-9%. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE FORGO THAT ORDINANCE COMPLAINT THAT ORDINANCE AND RECOMMENDING A 3% RAISE FOR NOW HOPEFULLY THE INFLATION BUMP IS MINIMAL AND STAFF DOESN'T BELIEVE RAISING RATES 9% AND HAVING INFLATION CURTAILED ITSELF IS FAIR FOR THE USE OF OUR SYSTEMS. WE ARE LOOKING CLOSELY AT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FEEDS. SHE RAN A REPORT INDICATING WHERE THE PLANNING FEES COME FROM AND IT IS REALLY ON 6-8 SPECIFIC LINES. THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE LINES YOU WOULD FIND IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT SO MR. GEORGE AND I ARE LOOKING AT PERHAPS ELIMINATING MOST OF THE PLANNING FEES THAT SHOW UP IN THE FEE SCHEDULE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. I THINK ALSO, WE STILL HAVE THE CURRENT CONTRACT WITH THE SANITATION WHAT IS BEFORE YOU DOES REFLECT THE NEW AND CURRENT RATES FOR SANITATION THAT IS CHANGED IN JUNE, DUE TO A CONSUMER PRICE INDEX. BUT I THINK THE ONES THAT WE HAVE LEFT JUST TO CLEAN UP IN FRONT OF YOU ARE THE PLANNING PARKS AND REC, AND THAT UTILITY FEES. I KNOW WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME OF THE PLANNING FEES SPECIFICALLY TRC PLANNING FEES. BASICALLY, THIS IS THE FIRST READING, WE RECOMMEND YOU ADOPT THIS AS A FIRST READING RECOGNIZING THERE WILL BE CHANGES, BUT IF THERE ARE CHANGES YOU REALLY WANT US TO LOOK AT PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE WILL GET THOSE INCORPORATED. THE SECOND READING IS SCHEDULED FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. >> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. VICE MAYOR. >> YOU MENTIONED ELIMINATION OF SOME FEES IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT -- >> PLANE DEPARTMENT. >> THAT COULD HAPPEN AT THE SECOND READING? >> THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT AS LONG AS WE DON'T CHANGE THE TITLE, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SECOND READING AND WILL REQUIRE A THIRD READING. >> COMMISSIONER ROSS. >> I WAS JUST WONDERING, WHAT THE COMMISSIONERS THOUGHT ABOUT INCREASING THE ANNUAL RENEWAL FEE FOR THE PARK, RENTAL DWELLING PERMIT. >> WHAT COMMISSIONER ROSS IS RAISING AND WE DISCUSSED AT OUR MEETING, CURRENTLY THERE ARE SEVERAL, THERE ARE DOZENS OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS, AIR B&BS, BRB RENTAL UNITS, ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEES FOR THOSE IS $200. I DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT WAS LAST CHANGE BUT IF WE ARE LOOKING AT OTHER SOURCES OF REVENUE, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED. I DID RAISE THE FACT THAT THEY ARE NON- HOMESTEAD PROPERTY SO THEY ARE NOT CONSTRAINED BY THE SAVE OUR HOMES, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THEY POINTED OUT, THEY ARE VISITORS THAT DO CONSUME MANY OF OUR RESOURCES LIKE THE PARKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I INDICATED TO COMMISSIONER ROSS TO RAISE THAT ISSUE BEFORE YOU AS PART OF THE FEE SCHEDULE DISCUSSIONS. >> VICE MAYOR. >> HOW MANY ARE THERE? >> I WOULD HAVE TO GET THAT EXACT NUMBER FOR YOU. >> SOMEWHERE IN THE BACK OF MY BRAIN IT SEEMS LIKE FIVE HUNDREDS REALISTIC. >> IS PROBABLY CLOSER TO 1,000. >> I WILL GET THAT NUMBER FOR YOU. BUT WE CAN PROPOSE A RATE BASED UPON THAT AND SHARE THAT WITH YOU. THAT CAN JUST BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION AT THE SECOND READING. >> I WOULD NOT BE OPPOSED TO RAISING THE RATE. >> COMMISSIONER ROSS -- COMMISSIONER BEAN. >> I AM OPPOSED. AND I WILL ELABORATE. AGAIN, IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE RAISING TAXES BY A LOT. IT IS ON AVERAGE 12% MEANING NON- HOMESTEAD PROPERTIES WILL SEE THE BRUNT OF THIS TAX INCREASE. THAT IS THESE PROPERTIES HERE. THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF THE TAX INCREASE BEING APPLIED UPON THESE HOMES. I DON'T SEE A REASON TO RAISE FEES AFTER WE RAISE TAXES. >> COMMISSIONER STURGIS. >> I AM OPPOSED AS WELL. I FEEL THERE ARE OTHER ALTERNATIVE REVENUES THAT WE HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED THAT I FEEL WE SHOULD DISCUSS SOONER THAN LATER, IN MY OPINION. I DON'T THINK THE FEE GOING UP, AND WE CAN POSSIBLY GO AT ANOTHER TIME, BUT I HAVE A [02:00:03] FEELING, IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, THAT THE TAXES ONE WAY OR ANOTHER WILL GO UP FOR NON- HOMESTEAD RESIDENTS. AND THE REALITY IS THEY ARE ALREADY PAYING MORE MONEY. SO, THAT IS JUST NOT FEASIBLE. >> OKAY COMING THE OTHER COMMENTS. COMMISSIONER ROSS. >> THEY ARE ALSO USING MORE SERVICES. >> I DO HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK, MR. FERRERA. >> 501 DATE STREET I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT A 3% INCREASE ON WATER, WASTEWATER SANITATION I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE HAD A MAIN ( INDISCERNIBLE ) BUT I HEARD ON THE RADIO TODAY THAT FAMILIES HAVE INCREASED AND THE UNITED STATES BY 35% WITH THE INCREASE OF GAS, FOOD AND HOUSING. SO I THINK THIS WILL IMPACT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT SHOULD BE GIVEN SOME COMMUNITY -- CONSIDERATION, THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR. >> I THOUGHT WE HAD A PROGRAM FOR UTILITY RELIEF. >> I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE ONE PROGRAM THAT IS MORE FOCUSED ON SENIORS, THAT HAS BEEN THROUGH THE. >> SEAL EIGHT. >> COA AND I THINK WE'VE BUDGET 30,000 DOLLARS FROM THAT. THERE IS A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WHERE PEOPLE CAN CONTRIBUTE MORE TO HELP OTHER NEIGHBORS IN NEED. LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NAME BUT I DO KNOW WE HAVE SOMETHING IF YOU WANT TO CONTRIBUTE MONEY ON BEHALF OF THE LESS AFFABLE NEIGHBORS IN THE COMMUNITY, THE CITY DOES HAVE THAT. >> I KNOW -- DO I KNOW THE BALANCE I DON'T. >> CAN WE GET THAT FOR NEXT TIME. >> THERE IS AN ORDINANCE. I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS RAISED. WE HAVEN'T RAISE THE RATES WE HAVEN'T RAISE IT IN SIX YEARS. PRESSURE I THINK WE DROPPED THE SEWER RATES BY 14%. SO I THINK THE CITY HAS DONE A GOOD JOB KEEPING THE RATES AT A MANAGEABLE LEVEL. >> COMMISSIONER STURGIS. >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE PROPOSED FEES. IT LOOKS TO BE ON THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT SIDE BUT I DON'T KNOW BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE THE DOCUMENT. BUT ONE IS $1,000 AND THE NEW FEE IS 2500. AND THEN PUTTING 500 OF THE NEW FEE AND THEN 2500 AND ABOVE AND THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION FEE. THESE LINE ITEMS ARE ABOVE THE. I HAVE NO EARTHLY IDEA WHAT TYPE -- PART OF THE BUILDING WERE TALKING ABOUT. >> THIS IS WHERE I HAVE A QUESTION. IF YOU GO TO THE SITE CLEARING AND GO UP ONE. >> YOU ARE IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. >> THIS IS FOUR PAGES UP. THIS IS FOUR PAGES UP FROM THE LAST ONE. SO YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT MODIFYING THESE AND DOING AWAY WITH THE COST WERE SOMETHING DIFFERENT? >> TIME IS UP. >> ACTUALLY WHAT MS. PAULINE TESTAGROSE SHOWED ME IS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. THE FEES THAT WERE GENERATED ROUGHLY $180,000. MOST OF THOSE FEES, THE PREPONDERANCE OF THOSE FEES ARE ON FIVE LINE ITEMS SUCH AS SITE CLEARING, SITE PLAN REVIEWS, CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND I DON'T REMEMBER THE OTHER ONES. BUT I THINK IF WE GO OFF OF THOSE NUMBERS, WITH JUST KEEPING 5-6 FEES IN THEIR WE WILL STILL GENERATE ROUGHLY $120,000, SO WE MAY BUMP SOME OF THE OTHER FEES BUT THE OTHER ONES WILL GO AWAY. BUT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FEES ARE THERE. THEY WILL CHANGE. >> THESE ARE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FEES AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT. >> WHEN THE NEXT AGENDA IS PUBLISHED. >> COMMISSIONER ROSS. >> FOR THE TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW, THE FEE FOR THAT IS BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF THE COST, THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT. >> PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WILL [02:05:01] BECOME A FLAT FEE AND WE WILL ILLUMINATE THE VALUE ADDITIVE OF THE PROJECT. >> OKAY THANK. >> VICE MAYOR. >> WITH THE TRC, YOU GET A LOT OF WALK-INS, YOU CAN I WILL WALK IN THAT IS A SINGLE HOME, THERE WILL BE EXCEPTIONS FOR THAT? >> AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS, THERE ARE TWO COMPONENTS WAKE TRC REVIEW THERE ARE EIGHT THREE REVIEW IS THE PLAN MOVES FORWARD SO WHEN YOU REQUIRE A SITE PLAN, FOR COMMERCIAL SITES, THAT INCURS A FEE IN ORDER TO GET THE DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER. >> ALL RIGHT GENTLEMAN. MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. DEKE (ROLL CALL). >> THAT PASS 5-0. OKAY ORDINANCE SECOND READING. >> HE IS GOING TO READ THE LAND [8.1 VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION - 1411 S. 14TH STREET] DEVELOPMENT CODE. AND THEN THIS. >> A .1 VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION. >> ORDINANCE 2022 -- 19 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 1.60 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 1411 SOUTH 14TH STREET CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY LIMITS, PROVIDING FOR SEPARABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS THE SECOND READING PLEASE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> A PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? I SEE NONE. PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSE. >> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. >> THIS IS TAKING COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS -- PROPERTY AND MAINTAIN AS PUBLIC PROPERTY. >> YES COMMERCIAL ZONING AND COMMERCIAL FUTURE LAND USE. >> MADAME CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE -- I'M SORRY VICE MAYOR. >> SO WITH THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, WHAT IS THE TAXES WE WILL GET ON THIS? >> I THINK THAT WAS CALCULATED ROUGHLY $3,900 PER YEAR. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SEEN NONE MADAME CLERK. >> (ROLL CALL). >> THAT PASS 5-0. [8.2 FUTURE LAND USE ASSIGNMENT - 1411 S. 14TH ST] A.TO YOUR LAND-USE ASSIGNMENT. >> ORDINANCE 2022 -- 20 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA SIGNING A FUTURE LAND USE MAP CATEGORY OF GENERAL -- GENERAL COMMERCIAL FOR ONE PLAY 63 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 1411 SOUTH 14TH STREET PROVIDED FOR SEPARABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. PLEASE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. ANY PARTY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? SEEN NONE, PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. >> RECOMMEND APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE. MADAME CLERK. (ROLL CALL). [8.3 ZONING MAP ASSIGNMENT - 1411 S. 14TH STREET] >> THAT MOTION PASSED 5-0. >> ORDINANCE 2022 -- 21 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA'S LEARNING A FEW CHANGES MAP CATEGORY OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL FOR 1.60 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 1411 SOUTH 14TH STREET PROVIDED FOR SEPARABILITY AND PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE PLEASE OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING. >> ANY PARTY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER, I SEE NONE. PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSE. >> RECOMMEND APPROVAL. >> SECOND PERIOD. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE, MADAME CLERK PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. (ROLL CALL). >> THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0. [8.4 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS (VARIOUS AND MINOR CHANGES)] >> A POINT FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS. >> FOR ORDINANCE 2022 -- 22 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARGENTINA BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE WITH MINOR AMENDMENTS TO ADDRESS ERRORS, OMISSIONS AND CORRECTIONS INCLUDING SECTION 1.07.00 TO [02:10:02] AMEND DEFINITIONS FOR BALCONY, PORCH AND SHADE TREE. AND AMENDING TABLE 4.02.01J DESIGN STANDARDS FOR LOTS TO ADD NOTE FOR .02.01J7 REQUIREMENT OF APARTMENT FOR CONCRETE OR ASPHALT INSTALLATION MORE THAN 158 SQUARE FEET AND AMENDING SECTION 4.02.03A5 TO SANDERS FOR BUILDINGS AND BUILDING PLACEMENT TO ADD SECTION 4.02.03A5A TO ADDRESS SIDE AND FRONT YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR BALCONIES, AND AMENDING SECTION 4.02.03A7 DEC SETBACK REQUIREMENTS WERE CITED IN REGARDS. AND AMENDING SECTION 4.03.036A EIGHTH STREET SMALL AREA DESIGN STANDARDS TO ADDRESS FENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPERTIES FRONTING EIGHTH STREET AND TO AT SUBSECTION 4.02.03AI PROVIDING WOOD AND VINYL FENCE MATERIAL ALLOWANCE FOR ALL OTHER PROPERTIES NOT FRONTING EIGHTH STREET, WITHIN THE MU -- EIGHT ZONING. AND AMENDING SECTION 5.01.11F2 AND 5.01.11F READ SOARING POOLS AND POOL ENCLOSURE TO MODIFY MINIMUM SIDE AND REAR SETBACK REQUIREMENTS, AND AMENDING SECTION SIX .02. TO FOR MOBILE FOOD VENDING FOOD TRUCK PARKS TO ACCEPT SECTION 6.02.24A1 DIRECTING FOOD TRUCK COMPLIANCE WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE FLORIDA STATUTES AND FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND AMENDING SECTION 6.02.24 TO INCLUDE REFERENCES TO FLORIDA STATUTES AND FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND AMENDING SECTION 7.01.01E ACCESSING DRIVEWAY DESIGN REQUIREMENTS AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.01. 02C TO STRIKE SUBSECTION 7.01. 2C2 AND MODIFY TABLES 7.01.04 PARKING SPACE REQUIRES BY STRIKING ERRONEOUS REFERENCES SECTION 4.3.3 IN FOOTNOTE TWO AND AMENDING SECTION 7.1 .8B VISIBILITY AT INTERSECTIONS DIRECTING CONSISTENCY WITH FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DESIGN MANUAL AND BY STRIKING SUBSECTION 7.1 .8B1 AND MODIFY STANDARDS FOR MILIEU RIVER WATERFRONT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA BY STRIKING ERRONEOUS REFERENCE TO 3.1.3J IS CONTAINED IN SECTION A .1.2D1 AND AMENDING SECTIONS A .1.1.2H SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS WHEN THE OT-1 AND OT-2 ZONING DISTRICTS TO ADDRESS INCONSISTENCY IN HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR SENSORY DWELLINGS WITHIN THE OT-1 AND OT-2 ZONING DISTRICTS AND AMENDING SECTIONS 9.01.01 APPOINTMENT, TERM OF OFFICE AND GENERAL MEMBERSHIP'S REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION NINE POINTS ARE 1.02 ATTENDANCE AND AMENDING SECTION 9.01.03 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES AMENDING SECTION 9.01.04 REMOVALS AND VACANCIES TO PROVIDE CONSISTENCY WITH MINUTES MCLEOD SANDERS AS AMENDED IN AUGUST 2021 AND MODIFIED SECTION 10.0. TO .01 VARIANCES GENERALLY TO ALIGN WITH THE CURRENT BUILDING HEIGHT RESTRICTION LANGUAGE AND 4.02.03 PROVIDING FOR SEPARABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE THIS IS 3RD AND FINAL READING OF THE ORDINANCE I'M SORRY THE SECOND READING AND PLEASE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN ANY PARTY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER, I SEE NONE, PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSE. DO I HAVE A MOTION. >> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND PERIOD. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER STURGIS. >> HAVE ONE QUESTION TAMMY, WHAT IS THE HEIGHT RESTRICTION OF THE LAST THING YOU SAID,. >> IT ALLOWS 25-FOOT ( INDISCERNIBLE ) FOR SENSORY IT WAS A 24. >> OKAY, THAT IS ALL I NEED TO KNOW. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE THING. THERE IS A COUPLE SITTING BACK THAT OWNED A HOME AND BUILDING ANNA SENSORY DWELLING WAITING TO FINISH IT BECAUSE IT WAS A SMIDGE TOO HIGH. BYPASSING THIS TONIGHT, THEY GET TO MAKE THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE [02:15:02] AND THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A YEAR. >> I THINK THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH 25 FEET. >> VICE MAYOR. >> THE QUESTION ABOUT THE 5-10 SETBACK. >> WITH TEXT. >> WAS WRONG WITH THAT. >> ARE YOU REDUCING OR USING 10 FEET BETWEEN. >> I COULD GUESS, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO REMEMBER. >> KELLY GIBSON I WILL BE VERY BRIEF IN PROVIDING A DEFINITION. THERE WAS A CHANGE WE DID IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR FROM WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY 5 FEET TO 10 FEET IMMEDIATELY MAKING A SITUATION OUT OF THE CITY. WE NOTED WE NEEDED TO GO BACK TO THE 5-FOOT. THIS IS FOR A WOODEN DECK WHICH IS 112 INCHES FROM THE GROUND. ( INDISCERNIBLE ) THIS IS SOMETHING FLOATING IN THE SKY OR A BALCONY WHICH HAS SEPARATE PROVISIONS. I HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE. >> COMMISSIONER STURGIS. >> HAVE ONE QUESTION. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WE WANT 10 FEET OF THE LOW-LEVEL DECK MEANING YOU COULD HAVE A 10-FOOT DECK AND NOW YOU CAN ONLY HAVE A 5-FOOT DECK? >> I'M GLAD YOU ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION. THE RECENT ONE PROVIDED FOR SETBACK OF 10 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. THIS IS GOING BACK TO WHAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY ON THE BOOK AT A 5-FOOT SETBACK. >> THAT CLARIFIES IT. THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR. >> AND THE LAST ONE OF 1,000 FEET. >> THIS IS SPEAKING TO HOW WE CALCULATE FOR BUILDING HEIGHTS. AND THE AREA WHERE YOU CAN ONLY HAVE 35 FEET AND NOTHING ABOVE IT. THERE WAS INCONSISTENCY THE COASTAL CONSTRUCTION CONTROL LINE. >> THIS IS WHAT WE ALREADY DID TO BE CLEAR. THIS IMPACTS THEIR. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS MADAME CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. (ROLL CALL). [9.1 CODE AMENDMENT - NO SMOKING IN PUBLIC PARKS AND BEACHES] >> THAT PAST 5-0. ITEM NINE ORDINANCE THIRD READING 9.1 CODE AMENDMENT NO SMOKING IN PUBLIC PARKS AND BEACHES. >> 3RD AND FINAL READING FOR THE LONG AWAITED NO SMOKING. ORDINANCE 2022 -- 16 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 42 ENVIRONMENT, ARTICLE TWO NUISANCES, DIVISION II, HEALTH NUISANCES AMENDING SECTION 42-61 BY INCLUDING SMOKING ON CITY BEACHES AND IN CITY PARKS AS PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCES, CREATING SECTION 42-63 DEFINITIONS CREATING SECTIONS 42-64 PROHIBITING SMOKING ON CITY BEACHES AND IN CITY PARKS CREATING SECTION 42-65 PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES, PROVIDED FOR SEPARABILITY OF PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE THIS IS THE FINE -- FINAL READING. >> I DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER LISTED. GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND DANIELLE HOLLAND SHE HAS (OKAY. WOULD ANY OTHER PERSON LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL RIGHT DO I HAVE A MOTION? TANGIBLE FOR APPROVAL. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DISCUSSION, VICE MAYOR. >> HOW ARE WE GOING TO ENFORCE IT. WHO WILL ENFORCE IT? >> SO, I CAN GIVE YOU THE CAN ANSWER THAT WORKS AND OUR CODE AND THAT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT, [02:20:03] BEACH RANGERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. >> THEY WILL BE DONE. WE WILL HAVE SPECIFIC POINTS ON WHAT'S ON THEM AND PLACING SIGNS AT STRATEGIC LOCATIONS. >> A 75-DOLLAR FINE. >> YOU KNOW LAW ENFORCEMENT CODE ENFORCEMENT THEY HAVE THE ISSUE BEST RACK AUTHORITY TO ISSUE WARNINGS BUT THEY ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO FIND THEM IMMEDIATELY. >> WHAT IS THE RESTRICTION? >> ( INDISCERNIBLE ). >> JUST FOR INFORMATION. I BELIEVE WARNINGS ARE ENTERED. WARNINGS ARE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM SO SOMEONE CAN'T GET 12 WARNINGS. AT LEAST THEY DO FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. >> >> THAT WOULD BE BAD. >> FROM A PRACTICAL STANDPOINT, PLACES YOU CAN'T SMOKE. BUT 50 YEARS AGO PEOPLE WERE SMOKING INCLUDING RIGHT HERE. SO WE AS CITIZENS AND VISITORS WE KNOW WE TELL PEOPLE THE WORD GETS OUT YOU CAN'T SMOKE HERE, IT SHOULD HAPPEN PRETTY QUICKLY. THAT WOULD BE MY GUESS. >> VICE MAYOR. >> I'M GOING TO MAKE A STATEMENT PICKING UP THE CIGARETTE BUTTS AND PICKING UP THE TRASH AT THE BEACH FOR THE MARINE LIFE. WE'RE DOING THE BEST THING FOR THE BEACHES. I CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THAT. CIGARETTE BUTTS THAT AND UP IN THE MARINE LIFE THAT'S A TERRIBLE THING SO I WILL BE VOTING YES, TO PASS FOR SPIRITS. >> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I QUALIFY UP TO SAY I'M NOT A CIGARETTE SMOKER. I TRULY WISH PEOPLE DID NOT SMOKE. I WISH THERE WERE NO LITTER ON THE PUBLIC BEACH. BUT IF IT IS ABOUT LITTER WE ALREADY HAVE AN ORDINANCE WHICH HAS A HIGHER FINE. IT IS A $200 FINE TO LITTER ON THE BEACH. SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS TO STOP SMOKING. THIS IS AN OUTDOOR PUBLIC PLACE. FOR THAT REASON, EVEN THOUGH I WISH PEOPLE DID NOT SMOKE I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD STOP IT FOR THAT REASON I WILL NOT. >> I WILL SAY THIS FOR THE THIRD TIME. SINCE THIS IS THE THIRD READING. PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO FORCE ME TOO INHALE TALKS THIS MATERIAL WHEN I'M AT THE BEACH. PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPREAD TOXIC MATERIAL IN THE OCEAN. PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO POLLUTE OUR NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND THREATEN OUR LIFE. WHEN I TAKE MY GRANDDAUGHTER TO THE BEACH AND SHE TAKES HER SHOVEL OR HER HAND AND DIGS INTO THE SAND, AND COMES UP WITH A HANDFUL OF CIGARETTE BUTTS, THAT IS NOT A NICE EXPERIENCE. OUR BEACHES, MR. LANGLEY IS HERE. THE NUMBER ONE ATTRACTION. THERE'S A LIKELY THING. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. DOES THIS ALSO INCLUDE THIS SIDE OF THE MARINA WHICH IS MAINTAINED BY PARKS? TEARS THE LAST TIME I WAS ON CLEANUP AT THE MARINA, I PICKED UP 170 CIGARETTE BUTTS IN AN [02:25:04] HOUR. IN ONE HOUR. IT IS ABOUT TIME WE DID THIS. VICE MAYOR. >> (ROLL CALL). >> THAT MOTION PASSES 4-1. GENTLEMAN I BELIEVE WE ARE THE FIRST CITY IN THE STATE OF [10. CITY MANAGER REPORTS] FLORIDA TO BAN SMOKING ON OUR BEACHES SO, CONGRATULATIONS. >> ITEM TENT CITY MANAGER REPORT. >> LAST WEEK YOU WERE SENT THE DRAFT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE GARBAGE COLLECTION. WE ARE LOOKING TO PUBLISH THAT. SO PLEASE IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I DID SHARE WITH YOU AN E-MAIL. I SENT YOU AN E-MAIL I'M RECEIVING DAILY COMPLAINTS HORSE -- HORSE WAYS DOWN THE BEACHES. I RECEIVED AN E-MAIL AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC INDICATED BASED UPON THOSE PICTURES AND COMPLAINTS I AM NOT LOOKING TO REMOVE THE FERMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. THEY ARE RENEWED ON A FISCAL YEAR BASIS. ADMITTEDLY, THERE HAS ONLY BEEN TWO PERMITS REGULAR THIRD ISSUES. TWO ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE COMPANIES AND PROVIDERS THAT OFFER HORSEBACK RIDING TOURS. I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY ARE THE ONES. THE HAVE OTHER NON- PERMITTED HORSE RIDERS. AND IS THERE TWILIGHT WRITING NIGHTTIME WRITING, I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE TWO HORSE RIDING COMPANIES THAT ARE OFFICIALLY PERMITTED ARE NOT THE ONES AT FAULT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR -- MAKE IT CLEAR. THEY'VE ALREADY RESPONDED TO THE E-MAIL I SENT OUT. >> YOU ARE SAYING YOU DON'T WANT TO RENEW THEIR PERMIT EXPECTS. >> IN ALL LIKELIHOOD I WILL RENEWED THE PERMITS FOR THOSE TWO COMPANIES. >> I'M GETTING PHOTOS THAT SAY YOU HAVE TO HELP US. I WILL TALK TO THEM ABOUT IS THERE WAY WE CAN DO SOME TWILIGHT OR DUSK JEWELS TO SEE WHO ELSE IS OUT THERE OR IF THEY SEE A HORSEBACK RIDER OUT THERE LET US KNOW. >> THERE ARE 15 DATA PERMITS. >> BUT I'M GETTING DAILY, AND I THINK THIS RESIDENT FOR LETTING ME KNOW, AND SHE ALSO RAISES THE POINT OF UNLEASHED DOGS ON THE BEACH AS WELL. BE AWARE WE HAVE ORDINANCES LIKE WE HAVE A NON-SMOKING ORDINANCE AND UNLEASH DOGS. TAMMY AND I WENT TO THE CONFERENCE. IT WAS A GREAT CELEBRATION. IT WAS 100 CELEBRATION OF THE LEAGUE OF CITIES. EVERY TIME YOU MENTIONED YOU WERE FROM FERNANDINA BEACH IT'S INCREDIBLE THE RESPONSE. THEIR FACES LIGHT UP. THEY HAVE WARM FEELINGS AND MEMORIES OF OUR COMMUNITY AND MANY TIMES YOU DON'T HEAR THAT. BUT WHENEVER YOU MENTIONED YOU ARE FROM FERNANDINA BEACH, THE PEOPLE REALLY LIKE OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE WELL KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE STATE. AND FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE HIRING OF OUR PARKS WRECK DIRECTOR. CATHERINE. SHE'S CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF LEISURE SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF BARTOW. SHE IS EXPECTED TO START HERE ON SEPTEMBER 19. [02:30:01] SHE HAS EXPERIENCE IN FLORIDA AND OTHER STATES. SHE IS EXCITED TO JOIN OUR GROUP. I LOOK FORWARD TO INTRODUCING HER TO YOU ON SEPTEMBER 20. WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS? >> CITY MANAGER? [11. CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS] >> CITY ATTORNEY? >> I JUST HAVE ONE THING WHAT HE SAID ABOUT THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE. AND IT WAS -- WE HAVE LOTS OF EVENTS KNOTS OF NETWORKING, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STRUCK ME AND HONESTLY I DIDN'T REALIZE IT BEFORE THIS YEAR. THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS GEARED TOWARDS THE ELECTED OFFICIALS. WE ARE THE GUEST THERE SUPPOSED TO BE ACCOMPANYING ELECTED OFFICIALS. IN THE YEARS TO COME, YOU ARE SERVING AS ONE OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. I HOPE YOU WILL COME AND HAVE DEL AND I TELLING BEHIND YOU AS YOU SHOWCASE OVER CITY AND TALK TO OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS. THEY ARE GOING THROUGH SOME OF THE SAME STRUGGLES OUR CITY GOES THROUGH. AND ALSO HOW THEY INTERACT WITH OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS WITH THE BOARDS THERE'S GREAT INFORMATION. I WILL TELL YOU, IF YOU THINK BACK TO THE DAYS YOU WERE IN SCHOOL OR SOMETHING, TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM CONFERENCES. THIS IS NOT LIKE THAT. WHERE YOU ARE AND THEREFORE EIGHT HOURS STRAIGHT OR FORWARD STRAIGHT LEARNING OR TAKING NOTES. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE NOTES YOU JUST LISTEN AND I PROMISE YOU WILL GET INSPIRED AND YOU WILL HEAR, WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES FACING THE ISSUES WE FACE IN THE CITY. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT GROWTH IN EVERY MEETING THERE WAS SPECIFICALLY A SEMINAR IF YOU WILL ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF THAT HAD TO DO WITHOUT. IT IS HAPPENING ALL OVER FLORIDA I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO IN THE YEARS TO COME. >> MAYOR OR COMMISSIONER [13. MAYOR/COMMISSIONER COMMENTS] COMMENTS. >> I JUST HAVE TO SAY WE HAVE ANNEXED ANOTHER PROPERTY AND THEY WILL KEEP COMING. I DIDN'T WANT TO MENTION TO TAMMY, IF I DID NOT HAVE MY DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY I WOULD'VE ATTENDED. MY FIRST YEAR I DID ATTEND AND ENJOYED IT. IT IS A GREAT CONFERENCE A LOT OF INFORMATION OVER THE TOP. I PLAN ON ATTENDING EVERY YEAR FROM HERE ON OUT. ANYWAY, I'M GLAD YOU REPRESENTED THE CITY FOR US. AS USUAL I WANT TO MAKE MY ONE COMMENT ON WHAT I HEARD THE MAYOR SAID MADE ME ALMOST SHINED TO SAY THE CITY GOLF COURSE IS IN THE BLACK. MIKE IS DOING A GREAT JOB. I TOLD HIM MANY TIMES OVER JUST HITCH UP AND IT WILL COME ALONG. WE APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. THIS SATURDAY MORNING AT 11:00 A.M. IF YOU'RE FREE COME DOWN TO THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOUSE. I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP FRAME IT. A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE PUT A LOT OF GREAT WORK INTO IT. FEEL FREE TO COME HELP. >> IT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE MLK CENTER. >> THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR. >> TWO ITEMS FOR AS I MENTIONED EARLIER. ( INDISCERNIBLE ) WAS IMPLEMENTED SPECIFICALLY TO THE QUESTION HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP, $3 MILLION. AND THE WAY IT IS WORDED IT CAN BE USED FOR STABILIZATION AND VARIOUS OTHER THINGS. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP BY DEFINITION AND THIS IS' MOTHER CORPS OF ENGINEERS. UK USE IT FOR RESTORATION AND STORM PROTECTION. WILL WALK OVER START STORM PROTECTIONS. [02:35:02] SO THERE HAS BEEN ANY SUGGESTION THAT THE COUNTY GIVES THIS MONEY. THE EXAMPLE WE HAVE $600,000. I THINK WE HAVE A WORKSHOP AND TALK ABOUT THIS ALONG WITH WITH OTHER ISSUES AND BEACH ACCOMMODATIONS THAT WILL. I THINK IT IS WELL WORTH IT. I THINK WE SHOULD BE CAREFUL. >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD DO THAT. >> I'M TALKING NOW. I THINK WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING. >> THERE ARE NONE SCHEDULED FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. >> >> I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHEN WE'RE GOING TO SCHEDULE A FORMER >> THE ONLY OTHER THING I HAVE, IF YOU REMEMBER I TALKED ABOUT THE BEACH ADVOCATE CONSERVATION PLAN. THE COUNTY WE GOT THEM TO RESPOND. THE SOONEST THEY CAN TALK TO US IS TWO WEEKS. ALTHOUGH THEY APPROVED WITH AVENUE COMMISSION. IN OTHER WORDS I DON'T THINK THEY WANT TO GET INTO THIS. WE HAVE THE RESPONSE FROM THE CONSULTANT. WHERE'S TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF THE ( INDISCERNIBLE ) COVER GRANT WRITER WAS SIX. WE WILL GET TO A CRITICAL., CAN WE MOVE FORWARD ON OUR OWN. I DON'T SEE THE COUNTY RESPONDING. SO THEY WANT TO PUSH THAT BACK IT COULD GET NASTY I SHOULD SAY. I WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED. BY THE END OF THE WEEK, WE WILL BE TALKING TO SEE OUR OPTIONS. HIM CONCERNING WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH. I SPOKE TO COMMISSIONER BELL. AND I TALKED TO MR. MARTIN. >> YOU YOU COMMENT ON OUR ABILITY TO SIT WITH THOSE GUYS PLEASE. >> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TOO COMMENT ON -- >> ON THE DIFFICULTY AND THE PUSHBACK WE ARE GETTING. >> I WILL JUST TELL YOU WHAT I'VE READ IN AN E-MAIL. THAT IS THEY HAVE THREE NEW COMMISSIONERS SINCE WE STARTED THIS PROCESS TWO YEARS AGO AND HE WANTS TO TALK TO HIS COMMISSIONERS ONE-ON-ONE AND MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND AND THE COUNTY HAS IMPROVEMENTS ON HOW THEY USE THE BEACH. >> I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO CONTACT THE COUNTY MANAGER AND DID NOT HEAR BACK. >> I PERSONALLY TALK TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. >> THE COUNTY ATTORNEY SHE DID CALL ME ON THURSDAY AUGUST 11, ON MY WAY OUT OF TOWN TO LET ME KNOW SHE WOULD GET BACK TO ME LET ME KNOW THE TIMELINE FOR THE [02:40:06] COUNTY MANAGER TO SPEAK TO THE INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONERS. >> BUT THEY DID NOT WANT TO MEET WITH US? >>) >> AS SOON AS THEY COULD MEET WITH THE CITY OF FERNANDINA COUNTY. >> WE ASKED FOR THE MEETING FOR JULY 6. >> I CONFIRM THAT YES, THEY HAVE DRUGGED THEIR FEET. >> I WILL LET THE MAYOR COMMENT. >> I KNOW WE WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE. BUT ANYTIME WE CAN RECOGNIZE CITY EMPLOYEES WITH EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME YOU GOT HERE AND SO, FERNANDINA POLICE HIGH SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER BRIAN WAS HIGHLIGHTED ON ACTION NEWS, LAST WEEK TO BE A POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON STUDENTS DEVELOPING SAFETY PROCEDURES AND THE ESCALATING AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR BEFORE IT BEGINS. SO OFFICER ( INDISCERNIBLE ) DEMONSTRATED THE TOOLS NEEDED TO RESPOND IF YOU CAN IMAGINE BEING IN A HIGH SCHOOL WHAT IT IS LIKE. IT ENSURES THE STUDENT BODY AND FACULTY. THANK YOU OFFICER. ALSO, ON AUGUST 1, PARKS AND RECREATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS, DARIO AND ( INDISCERNIBLE ), OR DRIVING BY THE CENTER WHERE THEY NOTICED A YOUNG MAN HAVING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. THERE QUICK ACTION, A LIFE WAS SAVED. THEY REMAINED ON THE SCENE UNTIL EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TOOK OVER. THE GENTLEMAN WAS SECURED AND HE WAS -- HE SURVIVED. GREAT WORK BY THOSE TWO. THANK YOU. THE EDUCATION PROJECT. WHICH IS AN EXHIBIT AND IT WAS VERY TOUCHING TO SEE GRADUATES OF TECH HIGH SCHOOL WAS CLOSED AFTER 1969 LEAD YOU CAN IMAGINE, THAT GROUP IS DIMINISHING AS TIME GOES BY. BUT TO HEAR THEIR STORIES WAS VERY TOUCHING. THE EXHIBIT WAS DONE BY AMELIA ISLAND. OPEC HIGH SCHOOL GROUP. MANY PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED. IT WAS OUTSTANDING SO IT WAS GREAT TO BE THERE. AND FINALLY TODAY, THE VICE MAYOR AND I, MR. LANGLEY AND I WERE THERE. WE WERE AT THE MIDDLE PASSAGE MARKER. THE MIDDLE PASSAGE MARKER, AMELIA ISLAND. IT WAS THE PASSAGE FOR SLAVES BEING TRANSPORTED FROM AFRICA TO THE UNITED STATES. I BELIEVE THEY SAID 80,000 MADE THEIR WAY THROUGH HERE. 80,000 SLAVES. IN TOTAL, 2 MILLION AFRICANS DIED EN ROUTE. 10 MILLION PEOPLE WERE ENSLAVED. AND THE MARKER WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO BE DEDICATED IN 2020 BUT COVID-19 IT AND THIS WAS DELAYED. SO, IT WAS WELL ATTENDED AND PEOPLE WERE EXCITED TO HAVE IT UNVEILED AND PRESENTED. IT WAS EASY TO HONOR AND TO RECOGNIZE THE TRAGEDY OF WHAT TOOK PLACE. SO WE WANT * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.