Oct 04, 2022 Regular Meeting

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>> CAN'T WE TAKE OUR SEATS PLEASE.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

TAKE (ROLL CALL). >> VICE MAYOR WILL YOU LEAD US THROUGH THE PLEDGE AND PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE IMPLICATION BY REVEREND WARDELL WICK KINGDOM MINISTRIES CHARGE.

>> A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

>> GOOD EVENING. LET US PRAY.

ETERNAL GOD OUR FATHER WE COME TO GIVE THANKS TO YOUR WONDERFUL NAME. THANK YOU FOR OUR GATHERING TONIGHT AND THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNCIL SESSION.

THANK YOU WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM.

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR CITY AT THE PRACTICE AND PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE OVER THE YEARS AND YOU CONTINUE TO BLESS US THAT WE WILL BE A SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY, IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY AMEN.

>> THANK YOU REVEREND. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING.

I WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND LIGHT OF THE RECENT STORM WE HAD LAST WEEK. I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUR EXTRAORDINARY CITY STAFF.

WHO PREPARED THIS CITY IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM, WORKED TIRELESSLY, WORKED OVERTIME DURING THE STORM, ROTATING SHIFTS. I KNOW THE CITY MANAGER FINALLY HIT HIS PILLOW SOMETIME ON FRIDAY.

BUT EVERYONE, AND WE HAVE HAD DEPARTMENT HEADS HERE.

AND PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO YOUR PEOPLE.

THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES PEOPLE WHO WORKED SO HARD TO KEEP ALL OF US SAFE, AND NOW ARE DOING THE HARD WORK OF CLEANING.

SO THESE FOLKS DESERVE OUR APPRECIATION, OUR GRATITUDE AND A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. .

THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED.

>> ALL RIGHT PERSONAL DEVICES. REPEAT AFTER ME.

AIRPLANE MODE. SILENT.

OR PLEASE TURN THEM OFF. COVID-19 IS STILL WITH US.

TAKE WHATEVER MEASURES YOU NEED TO PROTECT YOUR HEALTH.

AS I MENTIONED AT THE WORKSHOP, BE AWARE OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT.

[4.1 PRESENTATION - NASSAU HUMANE SOCIETY]

I HEAR A REPRESENTATIVE. >> AND SO THIS IS OUR LITTLE FRIEND THOUGH P. HE IS SIX WEEKS OLD HE IS NEUTERED AND MICROCHIP AND UP TO DATE ON HIS SHOTS.

HE HAS SIX SIBLINGS, TWO OTHERS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. IF THEY ARE STILL THERE ON SATURDAY, WE MAY BRING THEM UP TO THE REC CENTER FOR OUR DINNER. WE ALWAYS BRING THEM THERE AND SOMEONE ALWAYS GETS ADOPTED. AND THAT IS A.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, YOU CAN COME VISIT THEM AT 639 AIRPORT ROAD. THE WEBSITE IS WWW.HUMANE.ORG.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR. >> ALL RIGHT COMMISSIONERS I HAVE TO PROCLAMATIONS. NASSAU HABITAT FOR HUMANITY,

[4.2 PROCLAMATION - NASSAU HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC.]

COME ON UP. >> WELCOME.

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>> OKAY. WHEREAS NASSAU HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1992 AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO NASSAU COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO MEET RIGOROUS FINANCIAL AND PARTICIPATION STANDARDS IN BUILDING THEIR HOMES. IN 2022, NASSAU HABITAT IS CELEBRATING ITS 30TH YEAR. THERE MISSION BUILDING STRENGTH, STABILITY AND SELF-RELIANCE THROUGH HOMEOWNERSHIP.

THIS INNOVATIVE AND TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAM IS A LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITY FOR HARD-WORKING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE A PLACE THEY CAN CALL HOME.

NASSAU HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HAS COMPLETED 48 HOMES.

TO DATE, AND GIVEN THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND NASSAU COUNTY, THEY HAVE MADE A RECENT COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY TO EXPAND THE CURRENT BUILD EFFORT FROM TWO HOMES ANNUALLY, TO SIX HOMES ANNUALLY BY 2026 TO ADDRESS THIS NEED.

THEREFORE I LEDNOVICH AND THE AUTHORITY INVESTED IN ME, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2022 AS NASSAU HABITAT FOR HUMANITY MONTH. CONGRATULATIONS.

>> FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK BOOK COMMISSIONERS FOR THIS AWARD AND PROCLAMATION. WE APPRECIATED.

AS YOU KNOW WE NEED THE SUPPORT. AND WE HAVE HAD GREAT SUPPORT.

I WANT TO MENTION TO IN PARTICULAR.

WEST ROCK CONTRIBUTED A GREAT AMOUNT OF MONEY AND VOLUNTEERS WHO WORKED COLLECTIVELY TO BUILD THE DUPLEX THAT WE JUST COMPLETED. THE OTHER ONE IS A RELATIVELY NEW WAY OF HELPING AND THAT IS BETTY BURKLAND.

WE WILL BE DEDICATING FOUR LOTS ON SOUTH 11TH STREET ON INDIGO -- BETWEEN INDIGO, IN ANY WAY THROUGH HER CONTRIBUTIONS WE WILL START BUILDING HOMES THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.

IT WILL BE AN HONOR OF HER HUSBAND WHO WAS LOOKING TO HELP BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THIS COMMUNITY.

AGAIN, THE SUPPORT WE NEED FROM THE COMMUNITY THEY HAVE BEEN STEPPING UP A LOT. AND WE ARE REACHING OUT TO COMMUNITIES AND DOING MORE. WE ARE ON THE PATH FOR OUR GOAL.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING US OUT. ONE MORE THING, WE HAVE AN EVENT COMING UP ON OCTOBER 23. A PROJECT CALLED SHE NAILED IT.

>> THAT IS A TEAM COMPETITION OF WOMEN RACING THE CLOCK AND RACING EACH OTHER. WE WILL SEE WHO THE FASTEST ONES ARE. IT IS A BIG EVENT AND WE HAVE.

>> THEY WILL BE COMPETING FOR A BEDAZZLED GOLD HAMMER.

[4.3 PROCLAMATION - NATIONAL COLONIAL HERITAGE MONTH.]

>> IF I COULD HAVE THE COLONIAL DAMES COME FORWARD PLEASE THAT IS THEIR NAME. DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE

YOURSELF? >> I AM THE PRESIDENT.

>> I AM A MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION.

>> GREAT, IT IS GOOD TO HAVE YOU.

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>>

>> OF THE SOCIETY IS COMPRISED OF CHAPTERS IN 46 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND CANADA. OVER 11,000 MEMBERS SHARE A COMMON INTEREST, LOVE AND RESPECT OF OUR NATION AND A DESIRE TO WORK TOGETHER AND FELLOWSHIP IN AN EFFORT TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF THE COLONIES AND THEIR LEGACY WHICH SHAPE THE FOUNDATION OF OUR GREAT NATION.

BY VIRTUE OF THEIR ANCESTRAL DISSENT FROM OUR EARLIEST FOREFATHERS, THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY FILL A FUNDAMENTAL OBLIGATION TO HONOR THE HARDSHIP OF THOSE WHO SOUGHT SPIRITUAL AND ECONOMICAL FREEDOM IN THE NEW WORLD.

TO UPHOLD THE VALUES AND IDEAS OF THEIR ANCESTORS, THE SOCIETIES WORK IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF THIS HISTORIC SITE AND TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE PROJECTS.

THROUGH THESE AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THE SOCIETY ACKNOWLEDGES THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE ENDURING LEGACY OF VIRTUE, COURAGE AND PATRIOTISM FORM OUR PROUD NATION.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH OFFICIALLY JOINS WITH THE NATIONAL CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL COLONIAL HERITAGE SOCIETY 17TH CENTURY AND PLANNING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2022 AS NATIONAL COLONIAL HERITAGE MONTH.

CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU MAYOR FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. ON BEHALF OF THE COLONIAL DAMES I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WE HAVE MADE A POSTER THAT WE AND OUT TO GET PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE COLONIAL HERITAGE MONTH AND TO INSPIRE CHILDREN TO RESEARCH THEIR OWN GENEALOGY NO MATTER WHAT THAT MIGHT BE AN THEY LOOK FOR THEIR ANCESTORS AND HISTORY THAT WE ARE TRYING TO PRESERVE. WE ALSO SUPPORT OUR VETERANS AND WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO KEEP THIS MOVING FORWARD SO WE CAN GET CHILDREN AND MANY OTHERS TO RESEARCH THEIR FAMILY TRAITS AND GENEALOGY. AND OUR COUNTRY.

>> THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

THANK YOU. GIVE THEM A HAND.

[5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA OR ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA]

>> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE FIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THEY ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA OR THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL RIGHT, PARDON ME WHILE I LOOK AT THESE.

I KNOW WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE JUNE AT 1330 NORTH FLETCHER.

I HAVE ONE THAT SPECIFIES THE DUNE, SO, CITY ATTORNEY WHY DON'T YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THAT DUNE AND THE CONSTRUCTION

PROJECT. >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF PICTURES, NOT TO BELABOR A POINT BUT FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE SITE. I WENT AHEAD AND CALLED UPON THE

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THIS IS PART OF IT. THIS IS WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. THIS IS WHAT WE FOUND WHEN WE WENT OUT TO THE SITE. THIS HAS BEEN EXCAVATED ON THE SIDE OF THE LOT. THE PURPOSE FOR ME COMING UP HERE AND THE MAYOR ASKING TO DO THIS WAS TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THROUGH EIGHT LAYPERSONS I. I DO UNDERSTAND THOUGHT LONG, AND ON BOTH SIDES THE CITY AND CITIZENS RIGHT TO PROTECT OUR NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE PROPERTIES ON HER RIGHT TO PROTECT HIS PROPERTY. I IMAGINE FIRST, THAT YOU ARE DRIVING BY LIKE WE ALL DO, THOUGH COMPLETELY VACANT BEACHFRONT LOTS THAT ARE BEAUTIFUL WITH THE VEGETATION AND DUNES ARE AND DISTURBS. THAT IS WHAT WE FIND.

A PRIVATE VACANT LOT IS ABLE TO BE BOUGHT AND SOLD WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS AND WHEN SOMEONE COMES TO THE CITY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR A PERMIT TO BUILD PROPERTY. FIRST THEY COME TO THE CITY.

THE CITY THEN SAYS IN ORDER TO EXCAVATE AND I WILL TELL YOU WHY WE DO THIS, WE HAVE TO GO TO THE DEPARTMENT TO IMPACT THE DUNE.

I WANT TO BUILD WE WHAT PLANS THAT CAME IN FROM THIS PROPERTY WITH OUR CITY CODES AND THE CITY -- IF I MISS ANYTHING JUST JUMP IN. THEY HAVE TO GO TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BEFORE THEY IMPACT THE DUNE. WHEN THEY SEE THE DUNES YOU CANNOT BUILD A HOUSE OR DRIVE FILES THROUGH THE SAND.

YOU HAVE TO FLATTEN THEM. YOU HAVE TO DIG UP THE DIRT.

IT IS TO BE NOT MANY YEARS AGO YOU COULD TAKE THE SAND, AND THE DIRT AND TAKE IT WHERE YOU WANTED TO.

WE NOW REQUIRE THAT EVERY SPECK OF SAND DUNES THAT IS EXCAVATED TO DRIVE THE PILES, VERY APT TO STAY ON THE LOT.

I FOUND TODAY A HUGE PILE OF SAND, THAT I ASSUMED AND THEY ASSUMED CAME FROM PART OF THE DO THAT WAS EXCAVATED.

IN THE BACK YOU CAN SEE THE SILK FENCE AND IT HAS BEEN CUT INTO THE GROUND FLATTEN OR THE OTHER DUNES FLATTEN.

SO FAR SO GOOD, THAT IS ALLOWED BY CITY COLD.

I AM NOT SAYING IT IS RIGHT, BEAUTIFUL.

I AM NOT SAYING IT IS BEST FOR NATURE BUT IT IS THE LAW.

ALL OF THAT WAS CUT OUT TO MAKE ROOM FOR A HOUSE.

ALL OF THAT AS OF TODAY IS ONE 100% COMPLIANT WITH CITY CODE.

THE PLANS ARE COMPLIANT WITH WHERE WE CAN BUILD.

YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BRING IN DIRT WHICH THEY HAVE NOT DONE.

THE ONLY PILE I SAW THERE WAS SANDWICH WE HAVE TO KEEP HIM.

ONCE THE PILES ARE GERMAN AND THE FOUNDATION IS BUILT FOR THE HOUSE, AS THEY DO THAT THE SAND PILE THAT IS THERE HAS TO GO BACK INTO THE SITE, AND MOST LIKELY IT WILL BE IN THE BACK THERE AND PUT BACK IF YOU WILL. THAT IS HOW THE PROPERTIES USED

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YES, THEY ARE ON THE JOB AND THEY HAVE SEEN THE SITE.

THE LAST WRITTEN INSPECTION WAS ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2022.

I UNDERSTAND THAT SINCE THEN HE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH POWERPLANT REVIEWER. ALL IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

FROM THAT STANDPOINT, EVERYTHING IS IN COMPLIANCE.

IS IT MORALLY RIGHT, I DON'T KNOW.

IF WE SAY NO TO THIS AS A CITY, WHAT WE ARE LEFT WITH IS TO BUY THE PROPERTY. WHETHER IT IS A KNOCKDOWN OR A REBUILT LIKE THIS ONE. THAT IS AN OPTION THE CITY HAS.

IT IS TO PROTECT THE LOTS BY BUYING THEM.

OTHER THAN THAT I HAVE NOT FOUND THROUGH OUR TECHNICAL EXPERTS THERE HAS BEEN ANY VIOLATION OF THE LAW.

>> ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CITY ATTORNEY VICE MAYOR?

>> THIS IS FROM THE STREET BUT ACTUALLY, THEY WENT THROUGH THE DUNE AND THEORETICALLY THE WALKOVER, AND AS YOU GO OVER HERE YOU HAVE WHAT APPEARS TO BE MUCH MORE THAN A WALKOVER.

IT IS A LARGE RECTANGLE OF PROPERTY.

THE DEP, SAY THAT IS A BIG DEAL AS THE LAND.

SO THE DEP TOLD ME YESTERDAY, THAT WAS ALL LEGAL AND PERMITTED. THAT IS IN RESPONSE ON THIS SIDE TO BUILD UP THE DUNE. NOW I AM UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE BUT THAT IS AS MUCH THE PUBLIC CONCERN AND MY CONCERN, MY COMMENT WAS THAT HATCHET WAS I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT IS IN THE PROTECTION ZONE. THIS IS THE FIRST AVENUE WHICH WAS ADDRESSED MANY TIMES BEFORE. THAT IS BOOK CONCERN, WHAT HAPPENED ON THE BEACH SIDE OR THE EAST SIDE.

>> IF YOU GO DOWN OCEAN, NORTH OF THE LAST HOUSE, CAN YOU HAVE A WALL SOMEWHERE IN THERE. SUPPOSEDLY BEHIND THAT WALL THERE IS A TERM THAT THEY USE, THEY CAN MOVE THE SAND.

IF THEY ARE DOING THAT, THAT IS A PROTECTIVE MEASURE.

>> AND MY UNDERSTANDING TODAY, HE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT BUT WE WILL CONFIRM THAT FOR YOU, DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION, MY UNDERSTANDING IS TENTATIVELY YES BECAUSE THE BUILDING OFFICIALS ARE OUT THERE AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT WORK TO

AND WE WILL FIND OUT. >> THAT IS A MAJOR CONCERN, THAT IS MORE THAN CUTTING INTO THE DUNES THAT IS CHANGING EVERYTHING TO OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT SAYS WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE.

>> LET'S HEAR THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS AND THEN WE NEED TO

FURTHER DISCUSS THIS. >> I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR PUBLIC

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COMMENT. >> HE HAS MORE INFORMATION.

>> I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

I AM MARGARET KIRKLAND. AND I AM WITH THE WORKING GROUP.

WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE REMOVAL OF THE DUNE AND THE WALL THAT WAS BUILT WHICH IS UNDER THE DUNE.

>> MARGARET, YOU HAVE TO FACE US.

>> THERE ARE TWO LINES THERE. ONE IS CLOSEST TO THE OCEAN.

THE ONE THAT THEY HAVE, WHERE THEY HAVE TAKEN OUT THE SECTION IS THE DO THAT IS CLOSEST TO FLETCHER.

THAT IS A CONCERN. I ALSO WONDER, BUT THIS IS JUST ME AND I'M NOT AN EXPERT. I ALSO WONDER WHETHER THEY ARE BUILDING TOO FAR EAST OF THE SETBACK LINE EAST OF THE CCL.

ANYWAY, I THOUGHT WE WERE PROTECTED AGAINST THIS, THE DUNE IS THERE TO PROTECT THAT SECTION OF THE CITY FROM STORMS AND FLOODING, THIS IS NOT JUST A HAZARD FOR THE HOMEOWNER THIS IS A HAZARD FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT SO I HOPE WE ARE PROTECTED LEGALLY THERE. IF NOT, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT VERY SOON. JUST AS YOU HAVE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT PROTECTING THE WETLANDS. WE ALSO NEED TO PROTECT OUR DUNES. THAT GOES BACK TO THE DISCUSSION DURING THE WORKSHOP WHERE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, BOTH STORM AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN TERMS OF PLANNING IT AND SO ON.

THE DUNES ALONG THE OCEAN IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE PLANNING AND THAT IS IMPORTANT. ONE THING, AND FRANKLY, EVERYBODY IN OUR GROUP HAS SAID THE BUILDERS AND THE PROPERTY OWNER THERE NEED TO REPLACE THE VEGETATION ON THE TWO AT THEIR OWN COSTS. BUT I GUESS THAT HAS TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS. BUT WE NEED TO ASK OURSELVES, ARE WE MOVING FORWARD AT AN APPROPRIATE PACE TO PREPARE OURSELVES NOT JUST RESILIENCY BUT SUSTAINABILITY AND SO ON AND WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT CAREFULLY AND MOVE FORWARD.

WHAT WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST WEEK IS KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD WILL NOT AFFECT OUR STRATEGY.

>> FRANK. >> MY NAME IS FRANK, I WAS ASKED IF I HAD SEEN WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT THIS LOT YESTERDAY.

AND I WENT DOWN AND LOOKED AT IT AND QUITE FRANKLY I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE WHAT WE WERE DOING WAS DAMAGING OUR DUNE.

THE ONLY THING THAT SEPARATES FERNANDINA BEACH FROM THE OTHERS IS TO PROTECT US FROM THE 100 YEAR FLOOD'S SURGE WHICH IS GOOD. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY FROM SATTLER TO THE NORTH END OF THE ISLAND AFTER THE DOOR SLAMMED INTO IT.

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WHAT THE STATE APPROVED. I WAS INTERESTED TO FIGURE OUT ONE OF THREE THINGS. ARE WE DOING DAMAGE BECAUSE OUR REGULATIONS WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH.

ARE WE DOING DAMAGE TO THE DUNE BECAUSE WE WERE NOT ENFORCING OR UNDERSTANDING THE REGULATIONS AT THE STATE OR LOCAL LEVEL.

OR WAS SOMEONE GOING BEYOND WHAT WAS PERMITTED AND ALLOWED TO DO THE DAMAGE TO THE DUNES. QUITE FRANKLY WITH JUST TWO DAYS, WE HAVE BEEN CONSULTING BACK AND FORTH, AND TOGETHER WE HAVE 90 YEARS. DO WE NEED TO BARGE AND 40

SQUARE FEET,. >> MORE TIME MAY BE GIVEN TO THE MAYOR -- SPEAKER. THANK YOU,.

>> THAT IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS.

>> THAT'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT HE SAYS,.

>> I JUST READ WHAT IT SAID, VERBATIM.

>> DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER POINT SHE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE?

>> I THINK I HAVE THE POINTS, WE HAVE TO COME TO THE REALIZATION THAT WE DON'T HAVE ON OUR BOOKS ORDINANCES THAT WILL PROTECT THE CITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. I SPOKE WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS AND HE TOLD ME THINGS THAT I HAD HEARD FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT WERE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THEY TOLD ME.

HE SAID, THIS PROJECT WAS FIRST APPROVED BY OUR BUILDING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT. AND FOR THE CUTTING AND FILLING THAT WAS DONE. THE WAY THE STATE LOOKS AT IT, IS LOSS SAND AND NOT FUNCTION AS A DUNE WHICH MAKES NO SENSE, HE SAID BY CUTTING AND FILLING THE STATE CONSIDERS THAT'S AN AS RETURNING IT BACK TO THE SYSTEM. SO WHAT I ASKED HIM, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TO THE SITE, THERE IS THE DUNES AND THE ONE OVER THE (

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SO I ASKED HIM, ARE YOU TELLING ME THE SAND WILL NOT BE MOVED AND PUT ON THE TUNE TO ACT AS A PROTECTION.

HE SAID IT WILL STAY THERE THIS HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK THERE'S NO ROOTS NO TREES AND NO VEGETATION.

WE ARE ALLOWING LOTS TO BE CLEARED.

NOTHING TO HOLD EROSION. I WENT DOWN TO FIRST AVENUE TODAY. THE PROBLEMS ARE STILL THERE.

SO IF WE HAD A REGULATION, THERE IS A LOT DOWN THERE, I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE SEEN ANYWHERE THEY BROUGHT IN A HUGE RAVINE.

THEY BROUGHT THE SAND IN AND FILL THE RAVINE.

THAT WAS THE SECONDARY. WE ARE CHANGING A LOT.

I THINK WE NEED TO BE SMARTER AND GO WITH THE MAGNIFYING GLASS TO FIGURE OUT WHERE ARE ALL OF THE HOLES.

WE SHOULD HAVE SENT THAT NEEDS TO BE THERE.

BUT IF WE HAVE A BUILDING DEPARTMENT THAT IS NOT THINKING IN THAT WAY WE NEED TO CHANGE EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE.

>> I GAVE YOU AN EXTRA 15 SECONDS.

>> I THINK MR. GREEN, YOU WERE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE DUNES.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ISSUE?

>> WE NEED TO CLARIFY WHAT IS GOING ON.

THIS HAS GROWN BECAUSE OF -- I THINK I AGREE, ALL THREE ITEMS YOU BROUGHT UP. BUT THE OTHER ISSUE IS WE ARE DEALING WITH, THE FIRST AVENUE AND DIFFERENT ISSUES, ONCE THE BUILDING PERMIT IS DONE, WE NEED TO PUT RETAINER WALLS IN, AND THAT WOULD HAPPEN INITIALLY RIGHT AWAY WHETHER TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT TO ELIMINATE ANY FURTHER DAMAGE.

YOU HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE SOUTH FLETCHER WENT.

WE HAD TWO WORKSHOPS ON THAT AND WE JUST NEED A PUSH TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS. ON FIRST AVENUE, THE WALLS DID NOT GO IN, AND BY THAT TIME THE VEGETATION WERE WORSE THAN WE PERMITTED. WE JUST NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. I THINK THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES WE CAN LOOK AT BUT THEY ARE CERTAINLY WORTH LOOKING AT.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR COMMENTS FROM THE CITY ENGINEER.

>> JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. I DON'T DISAGREE THAT WE CAN DO

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THESE ARE TEMPORARY IMPACTS THAT IS WHAT THE SAND IS THERE.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A FLAT SURFACE -- SURFACE.

THE SAND THAT THEY TOOK OUT IS STILL ON THE PROPERTY.

THESE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE BUT THEY BROUGHT THIS AND BACK IN, AND YOU GET THE SAND BACK. I UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE THIS IS THE WIDTH OF THE DUNE SYSTEM, WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO MAKE THE CONSTRUCTION WORK THIS HAS BEEN FILLED OR PLACED BACK IN, WHEN DATEBOOK AT THESE PERMITS, IN THIS PARTICULAR HOUSE THAT WILL BE BUILT IT LINES UP WITH THE BACKSIDE OF THE OTHER HOUSES.

IF YOU WANT TO LOOK, I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT THE FACES.

THAT IS ALL I AM SAYING. >> JUST TO REMIND THE COMMISSIONERS AND RESIDENTS, WE ARE NOT TAKING STEPS TO HELP MY SITUATION. WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON.

>> YOU KNOW, WHEN I MOVED HERE, I WENT THROUGH PURE HELL BUILDING THAT HOUSE. BUT WHAT I READ IN THIS NEWSPAPER, IT TAKES THE CAKE. IT SAYS HERE, THEY HIRED A THIRD-PARTY YOU ARE USING MY TAX MONEY TO HIRE A THIRD PARTY TO SPY ON ME. IT SAYS IN THERE,.

>> I GUESS, DID THESE PEOPLE GO IN SOMEONE'S HOUSE.

HOW FAR DID THIS GO. YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A PERVERT COMING INTO YOUR HOUSE. THIS LADY RIGHT HERE, IF SHE

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THAT IS YOUR JOB. YOU CAN'T STAY HERE.

THERE IS THE DOOR. TAKING OUR TAX MONEY TO SPY ON ME. I WILL BEYOND THE SPIRIT I CAN CARE LESS ABOUT SHORT-TERM RENTALS.

THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE. >> THANK YOU.

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

>> CONSENT AGENDA,. >> CALLED THE VOTE.

>> THE MOTION PASSES. >> CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE EXPLAIN

THE EXTENSION AND WHY. >> MOST OF THE AUTHORITY COMES FROM THE STATUTES. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND EMERGENCIES WHICH UNDER THE CITY'S CHARTER, THE CITY MANAGER ALLOWED US TO SIGN THE EXECUTIVE ORDER DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY. THEY DID THAT LAST WEEK MAKING IT EFFECTIVE ON WEDNESDAY AT NOON.

IN ORDER TO EXTEND BEYOND SEVEN DAYS, IT WILL EXPIRE TOMORROW AT 11:59 A.M. TO EXTEND IT, THE STATE SAYS WE HAVE TO DO THAT EVERY SEVEN DAYS AND THE CHARTER SAYS THE CITY COMMISSION BY MAJORITY VOTE HAS TO EXTEND THE LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY. THE RESOLUTION ASKED FOR A SEVEN DAY EXTENSION. THIS IS REALLY FOR E-MAIL PURPOSES SHOULD WE FIND DAMAGES. YOU HEARD ABOUT THE MINIMAL DAMAGES AND HOW LUCKY THE CITY WAS BUT HE GIVES THE CITY MANAGER OF THE AUTHORITY TO FROM THERE, CONTINUE IT FOR SEVEN DAYS. WHEN IT IS TIME TO TERMINATE YOU WILL SEE ANOTHER RESOLUTION WHICH COULD BE BACKDATED.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.

>> COMMISSIONER ROSS. VICE MAYOR.

(ROLL CALL). >> THE MOTION PASSES 5-4.

>> WHEN WE AND ITEMS TO AN AGENDA THE RULES SAY WE DO IT BY SUPER MAJORITY BUT I WILL LET YOU KNOW IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE IT WENT QUICKLY. VOTE VOTE IS VALID AND YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE ON A PRINTED AGENDA EVERY ITEM TWOFOLD ON.

DOES THAT MEET YOUR NEEDS? >> THANK YOU.

[7.1 PURCHASE APPROVAL – CITY VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT]

EQUIPMENT. >> MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> EXCEPT. >> THANK YOU.

>> ITEM 7.1 IS THE APPROVL OF THE PURCHASE OF VEHICLES AND

VEHICLES FOR THIS COMING YEAR. >> MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> BUKE NINE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE MADAME CLERK PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. (ROLL CALL).

[7.2 DOWNTOWN POCKET PARK LEASE]

>> ITEM SEVEN-POINT TO DOWNTOWN POCKET PARK LEASE.

TANGIBLE LEASE IN FRONT OF YOU IS A ONE YEAR LEASE FOR THE POCKET PARK DOWNTOWN NEXT TO THE COFFEE SHOP.

THIS IS BEING PROPOSED BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS FOR THE TERM OF ONE YEAR BUT IT CAN BE TERMINATED FOR EITHER REASON BY

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AND ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? >> I NEED A MOTION BEFORE WE

MOVED TO APPROVE. >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, COMMISSIONER BEAN.

ANY COMMENTS? >> I JUST WANT TO EXTEND A THANK YOU TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS FOR THE YEARS THEY HAVE LET US USE THIS FOR NO CHARGE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT

RELATIONSHIP. >> MY SMEAR.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU WILL BE MARKETING IT DURING THIS PLEASE. AND AT THE LAST MEETING I SUGGESTED THE BUSINESSES WILL STEP FORWARD AND YOU CAN HAVE

ASSISTANCE. >> AND I NEGLECTED ON PURPOSE NOT TO GIVE YOU THE LEASE PAYMENT BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH THE NUMBERS. THE TOTAL ANNUAL LEASE AMOUNT IS $14,956.26. SO FOR THOSE OF US THAT PAY MONTHLY MORTGAGES AND TAXES BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS FOR ALL OF THESE YEARS, AND SO, THIS IS REALLY UP TO USE STAFF, CERTAINLY NOTHING LEGALLY DIFFICULT TO GET CITY, IT IS

PRETTY SIMPLE. >> LAST MEETING WE HAD A WORKSHOP, AND FOR CITY COMMISSIONERS, VOTED TO FUND THE BUDGET. ONE VOTED NOT TO BECAUSE IT WILL RAISE TAXES. AND FIVE CITY COMMISSIONERS VOTED FOR THE BUDGET. WITHIN TWO HOURS OF THAT MEETING, WE PROCEEDED TO SPEND NOW WE HAVE ONE THAT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET SO THE COST OF PUTTING IN THE FENCE WHATEVER IT IS. WE HAVE DONE THAT WITH THE BUDGET. THAT SAME MEETING, WE TALKED ABOUT DECREASING THE AMOUNT THE SHRIMP FEST WOULD PAY.

AND THEN WE WERE GOING TO TAKE THIS CONTINGENCY FEE WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND USE IT FOR OPERATIONAL EXPENSES. MY POINT IS, WE ARE ALREADY BUSTING THE BUDGET. AND THIS IS NOT SUSTAINABLE.

WE CAN'T KEEP TAKING, THIS IS WHAT THE CITY DOES.

THEY TAKE MONEY OUT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AND THEY USE IT FOR MAINTENANCE. I THINK IT IS A NICE POCKET PARK BUT WE ARE BASICALLY, AS THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID IT IS A LEASE HE COULD DO IT ANYTIME, IT WILL GO AT SOME POINT, SO I HEAR ABOUT FISCAL CONSERVATIVES AND I WE STICK WITH THE BUDGET.

WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT. WE CAN'T AFFORD IT.

>> WE CERTAINLY CAN'T AFFORD THIS.

MY VOTE MADE PERFECT SENSE. THESE TWO THINGS ADD UP.

I DON'T AGREE WITH THIS. THIS IS WHY I AM VOTING

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YESTERNIGHT. >> VICE MAYOR.

>> I BELIEVE, THIS IS WHAT THEY ASKED ME.

I SAID IT'S IMPORTANT WE GET THIS SIGN.

IF IT COMES UP IN THE SYSTEM WE SHOULD PUT PRESSURE ON THEM.

THIS BENEFITS THE BUSINESS MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE.

[7.3 BUDGET AMENDMENTS - VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS]

>> A MOTION PASSES DRIP INTO. >> 7.3 BUDGET AMENDMENTS.

THIS IS I RECOMMEND APPROVAL HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

SEEING NONE MADAME CLERK PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.

[7.4 PROPOSAL APPROVAL - INSITUFORM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC]

>> THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0. SEVEN-POINT FOR.

PROPOSAL APPROVAL ON THE AGREEMENT FOR SCRIVENER'S OR HOWEVER YOU SAY THAT. HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE IT?

>> THANK YOU. THIS IS APPROVAL FOR A WORK CONTRACTED, IT IS A THIS IS WHERE THE CONTRACTOR HAS EXTENDED THE PRICING TO US. AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

>> RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NINE. MADAME PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.

[7.5 SINGLE SOURCE VENDOR APPROVAL - J.B. COXWELL CONTRACTING, INC.]

>> THE MOTION PASSES 5-0. >> 7.5.

SINGLE SOURCE VENDOR APPROVAL. >> ASPHALT WAS REMOVED AND GRINDING THAT OF INTO GRAVEL THAT WE USE.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL NOT TO EXCEED $35,000 FOR THIS UPCOMING

YEAR. >> A QUESTION FOR JEREMIAH.

DID YOU TO TALK ABOUT WHY THIS IS A SOLE-SOURCE.

>> WE DON'T HAVE ANY VENDORS IN THE REGION CAPABLE OF COMING ON SITE. YOU CAN PURCHASED FROM OTHER VENDORS BUT TO USE WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE, SO WE ARE NOT BUYING AND MAKING OUR OWN IS MORE COST-EFFECTIVE.

>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. I SEE NONE.

MADAME CLERK PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.

>> >> THIS IS A QUA SIDE JUDICIAL

[8.1 (Quasi-Judicial) VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION - 2753 AMELIA ROAD]

ANNEXATION. >> AS I'M PULLING THIS UP THIS IS A QUA SIDE JUDICIAL HEARING WHICH MEANS CITY STAFF IS PARTY TO THE CASE AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS.

IN THIS CASE I DON'T THINK IT IS APPROVED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE

[01:00:04]

THE APPLICATION MATERIALS. IF NO ONE WILL SLEEP -- YOU WILL BE DOING A TESTIMONY UNDER OATH. THE MATERIALS YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU WILL BE STAFF REPORTS. YOU WILL RELY ON THOSE.

REZONING ORDINANCES BUT YOU WILL CONSIDER SEEKING UTILITY SERVICES IF THERE IS AN APPEAL OF THE DECISION MADE BY THE CITY COMMISSION, EITHER OF THEM TONIGHT IN THESE HEARINGS WILL BE FOUND IN CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DECISION.

WHICH IS THE SECOND READING. >> AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE.

DID I MISS ANYTHING COMMISSIONER ROSS?

>> IS THERE A PUBLIC HEARING? >> THERE IS, PLEASE OPEN THAT.

>> I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER PLEASE COME FORWARD.

I SEE NO ONE SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> AND I NEED YOU TO ( INDISCERNIBLE ).

>> 2022 -- 180, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA -- NO, THAT IS NOT IT.

>> WE ARE UNDER THE FUTURE LAND USE.

>> THIS IS THE ANNEXATION. AND HORNETS OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PERDITA BEACH, FLORIDA ANNEXING .90 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 2,753,000,000 ROAD AND CONTINUES TO THE CITY LIMITS OF BODY FOR SEVERABILITY AND N EFFECTIVE DATE. THERE IS NO VOTE NEEDED TONIGHT.

>> OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION?

NONE. >> VERY BRIEFLY MAYOR I WILL SAY THIS IS A NEW ROAD FOR ANNEXATION.

IT IS HERE. I LOVE IT.

THIS IS THE FIRST ANNEXATION I UPLOADED ON.

AND I WILL APPROVE IT WHENEVER IT COMES THROUGH, THANK YOU.

[8.2 (Legislative) FUTURE LAND USE MAP ASSIGNMENT - 2753 AMELIA ROAD]

>> ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION WE WILL MOVE ON TO A

POINT TO WHICH IS LEGISLATIVE. >> ORDINANCE 2022 -- 31.

AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA ASSIGNING A LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL 4.09 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED 2,753,000,000 ROAD, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. PLEASE HAVE A MOTION AND VOTE

FOR THIS READING. >> I HAVE A MOTION.

>> SECOND. >> CALL THE VOTE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, MATTERN CLERK PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.

TIKA (ROLL CALL). >> THAT A POINT TO PASSES 5-0.

[8.3 (Quasi-judicial) ZONING MAP ASSIGNMENT - 2753 AMELIA ROAD]

>> ASSIGNING A ZONING CATEGORY OF LOW DENSITY 4.9 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED 2,753,000,000 ROAD PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AGAIN THIS IS QUASIJUDICIAL.

THE CITY IS A PARTY AND AS TO INTRODUCE THE EVIDENCE AND AS I ASSUME THE OWNER IS RELIANT ON THEIR APPLICATION MATERIALS.

NO VERBAL TESTIMONY TONIGHT THAT I SEE SO NO OLD.

IF THERE IS AN APPEAL, IT WILL BE FILED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE BOAT WHICH WILL HAPPEN WITHIN ONE MONTH FROM NOW.

>> PLEASE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK PLEASE COME FORWARD. I SEE NINE, CLOSE THE PUBLIC

[8.4 AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING SCHEDULE]

HEARING. >> ALL RIGHT ITEM A POINT FOR.

[01:05:06]

AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION. >> ORDINANCE 2022 -- 33 ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2014 -- ZERO FIVE TO CLARIFY TERMS OF OFFICE AND WENT REGULAR MEETINGS ARE HELD, PROVIDING FOR FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THIS ORDINANCE AND AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION RULES AND RESPONSIBILITY BY RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY REPEALING ORDINANCE IS IN CONFLICT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

-- THAT IS A MOUTHFUL. WE TOOK THIS OUT OF 2014.

AND ORDINANCE WAS TRACKING IN OUR RECORDS.

WE NEED TO ELIMINATE THAT THROUGH THIS ORDINANCE WHICH SAYS WE WILL FOR NOW ON THEM IN THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND MEETING DATES BY RESOLUTION. WE ARE GOING TO AND I ALLOWED FOR THEM TO START DOING IT AND THAT IS THE HEADBOARD -- AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL MEET BIMONTHLY.

EVERY TWO MONTHS THEY WILL MEET AND THERE'S NOTHING REALLY THEN INCORPORATING THE THREE ABSENCES RULE INTO IT.

THE -- I'M SORRY THE NEW TERM STARTS JANUARY 1.

THE NEW THREE-YEAR TERM. AND THEY CAN APPOINT SOMEONE

ELSE. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND PERIOD. >> OF MOTION AND THE SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? SEE NONE.

UNCLEAR, PLEASE CALL THE BOAT. >> COMMISSIONER BEAN.

COMMISSIONER STURGES. VICE MAYOR KREGER.

[9.1 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT ]

>> MOTION PASSES 5-0. BOARD APPOINTMENTS.

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. >> I MOVED TO A POINT TO PEOPLE.

TANGIBLE CENTISECOND, ANY DISCUSSION?

SEEING NONE. >> I NEED TO PRECLUDES MYSELF.

AND YOU DON'T GET PAID FOR THIS SO NO.

>> OKAY. (ROLL CALL).

[10. CITY MANAGER REPORTS]

>> THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0. CITY MANAGER REPORT.

>> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION OF CITY STAFF IT WAS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH EVERYONE AND TO GET OUT ON THE STREETS WHEN STUFF IS HAPPENING TO SEE HOW DEDICATED CITY STAFF REALLY IS. IT WAS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU. A NOTE OF SADNESS AS I WAS INFORMED EARLIER THAT MR. JACOBS FATHER-IN-LAW, I THINK HIS FATHER-IN-LAW PASSED AWAY DUE TO A HEART ATTACK OVER THE WEEKEND OR EARLIER THIS WEEK. SO OUR CONDOLENCES ARE WITH HIM.

OTHERWISE, WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT THE PLANS ARE, THERE IS A PROCESS AND WE WILL HAVE TO ASSESS THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. WE WILL MONITOR THAT.

OTHERWISE,. >> IF WE END STATE OF EMERGENCY WE CAN APPLY FOR FEMA WE WILL HAVE TO PROVIDE THOSE FOR THE COUNTY AND AND IN THE STATE AND THE FEDS WILL ASK WHAT LEVEL

[11. CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS]

WILL WE SEEK PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS.

CITY ATTORNEY. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY STAFF. I WAS LIVING THE GOOD LIFE WHILE THEY WERE WORKING REALLY HARD. I DID SEE THE CITY MANAGER OF PUBLIX AND I CAN ATTEST, I KNOW HE WAS NOT DRUNK.

HE WAS LOOKING OUT OF ONE EYE. >> THANK YOU MA'AM.

>> CITY CLERK. >> NO COMMENTS.

[13. MAYOR/COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]

>> COMMISSIONER ROSS. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU GOT THIS IN THE MAIL, BUT THIS IS PROTECT NASSAU NOW OR NEVER,

[01:10:08]

THAT IS ALL. >> COMMISSIONER STURGES.

>> I WILL ECHO WHAT EVERYONE HAS SAID PREVIOUS TO THIS.

THE STAFF IS PHENOMENAL, AND I SPENT SOME TIME HERE, AND OUR GUYS DO A GREAT JOB. WE COUNT ON CITY STAFF AND A CITY THAT CARES ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY AND WHAT HAPPENS IN THE COMMUNITY AND TIMES OF AN EMERGENCY.

THAT JUST SHOWS YOU WHY WE SHOULD NOT SUBCONTRACT OUT EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE. WHY WE SHOULD KEEP THINGS IN-HOUSE. WHERE WE SHOULD SPEND MONEY ON WHAT IS IMPORTANT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF, THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB, THE POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT STORMWATER CITY STAFF, IN-HOUSE, WE LOVE IT.

WE CAN SEE ITSELF THANK YOU. FIRST OF I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO HOST THE BEER FEST. WE HAD 1500 ATTENDEES OUT THERE.

IT WAS A GREAT TIME ALL AROUND. IF YOU ARE FREE TO MAKE SURE YOU STOP BY. THIS WEEKEND HAPPY HOMECOMING WEEK. I WILL BE ATTENDING THE HOMECOMING GAME. IT'S ALSO MY TEN YEAR CLASSROOM REUNION WHICH I HAVE TO HELP PLAN.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SIR. >> VICE MAYOR.

>> I HAD HOPED TO TALK ABOUT THE BEACH ISSUES.

THEN IT GOT PUSHED BACK. MOST OF THOSE ARE MORE INFORMATIONAL. BUT SOME ARE TIME SENSITIVE.

AND WE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE. THE COUNTY AS SHE DROPPED OUT OF THE CONFIRMATION PLAN GRANT THEY HAVE INDICATED WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD AND THERE WILL BE A RESOLUTION COMING UP.

SO WE DO MOVE FORWARD WITH PENDING APPROVAL ON THAT.

THE OTHER ISSUE THAT IS TIME SENSITIVE, IT'S NOT ENOUGH TIME TO DISCUSS ON WHERE WE STAND. THE COUNTY HAS PROVED AND WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING, IT WILL JUST GO INTO LIMBO IF WE DON'T APPROVE IT. I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT BUT THERE IS MONEY AVAILABLE.

AND LEGISLATIVE REQUESTS WILL BE ON THE DETAILS.

AND THAT IS WHERE WE SENDING THIS ALONG WITH THE SPECIFIC STATE LAW WHICH DEALS WITH ALLOWING US TO GIVE AWAY PROPERTY NOT AT MARKET VALUE. SO, THAT IS IT I THINK.

>> THANK YOU SIR. >> THE CITY MANAGER FUEL AND

ELECTRICITY. >> WE HAVE THE CONTRACTOR COMING IN. WE TURNED OFF THE FUEL DURING THE STORM. I THINK THE ELECTRICITY EARLIER

TODAY WAS OUT THERE. >> THERE WERE SOME WIRES

EXPOSED. >> THE MAYOR MENTIONED EACH

HARMONIZATION. >> THE COUNTY HIRED A PARTY TO

DESIGN OUR SIGN. >> THIS IS MORE OF THE COUNTY

[01:15:08]

IS THAT WHAT WE WANT. >> I LIVED IN A COUNTY AND IT ALL LOOKED THE SAME. HIGH END.

THIS FITS THE FLAVOR OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT OUR CITY

WANTS. >> THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.