[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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>> I CALLED THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
CITY CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
(ROLL CALL). >> ALL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE. >> I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE IMPLICATION BY BERNARD THOMPSON.
PASTOR OF NEW ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
>> LET US PRAY. OUR FATHER, OUR GOD, WE COME TONIGHT TO PRAISE YOU FOR YOUR MIGHTY WORK.
WE COME WITH ADORATION FOR YOU BEING GOD AND BESIDE YOU THERE IS NO OTHER. WE THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR AND THE PRIVILEGE OF LIVING IN FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA.
INVOKE YOUR PRESENCE IN THIS MEETING, CITY COMMISSION, AND GIVE US WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING AND WE WILL GIVE YOU THE PRAISE AND HONOR AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD SAID, AMEN.
>> YOU MAY BE SEATED. >> BRIEF HOUSEKEEPING.
LET'S MAKE SURE WE SILENCE ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
IF YOU ARE WITH US, YOU WILL MAINTAIN AS WE GO THROUGH
[4.1 BUDGET SUMMARY]
TONIGHT'S PROCEEDINGS. WITH THAT, WE HAVE THENOVEMBER IS THE SECOND MONTH. THE GENERAL FUND YEAR TO DATE REVENUE IS 3% OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET.
OVER ALL THE GENERAL DATE THE EXPENSES ARE 11.9%.
SOME DEPARTMENTS ARE OVER THIS DUE TO ANNUAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS. FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, THIS HAS BEEN MADE AND THAT TECH CENTER AND THE NEW PAYROLL SYSTEM. THIS IS UP 16.9% VERSUS LAST YEAR. FOR THE REMAINING FUNDS, THE BALANCE WAS RECORDED IN OCTOBER. THE UTILITY FUNDS REVENUE EXCEED EXPENSES EXCEPT AS ANTICIPATED. THIS HAD A LARGE CAPITAL EXPENSE IN NOVEMBER FOR THE CONVERSION PROJECT.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS.
[5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA OR ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA]
I SEE NONE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.>> NEXT WE HAVE ITEM FIVE, PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. I DO HAVE ONE REQUEST TO SPEAK.
WOULD YOU MIND COMING ON TO BOARD.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DANNY, I LIVE IN FERNANDINA BEACH. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MR. MAYOR THANK YOU TO THE TEAM. YOU KNOW, PORT AUTHORITY HAS BEEN WORKING ON A MASTER PLAN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
WE HAVE HAD STAKEHOLDERS MEETINGS WHERE WE HAVE 11 STAKEHOLDERS COME IN AND LOOK AT THE MASTER PLAN AND GIVE US THEIR OPINION ON WHAT IS GOOD AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED AND WE LOOK FORWARD IT AND WE TAKE IT BEFORE THE COMMISSION AND THEY GO OVER THINGS. YOU KNOW HOW THE PROCESS GOES.
WE HAVE HAD TWO STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE MEETINGS SPIRIT WE INVOLVE THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE OF NASSAU COUNTY AND THIS AND WE CAP SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE CITY WORKING ON THIS FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW. WE HAVE OUR SECOND DRAFT, WE HAVE ALMOST COMPLETED WHAT WE THINK IS A GOOD MASTER PLAN.
HOWEVER, AT THE LAST MEETING WORKSHOP THAT YOU HAD, I WAS
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WATCHING ON TV A COMMISSIONER ROSS MENTIONED HE WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH US, TO DISCUSS HOW THE MASTER PLAN WILL FIT THE COMP PLAN FOR THE CITY. WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANY STONE UNTURNED. WE TALKED ABOUT IT AT OUR NEXT MEETING AND DECIDED TO DO THAT. WE REACHED OUT TO THE CITY CLERK AND SHE GAVE US SOME DATES FOR JANUARY AND THEY WERE ON A FRIDAY WE COULD NOT DO THAT. WHAT I HAVE DECIDED TO DO IS TO ASK YOU TO MEET WITH US, AT A WORKSHOP AND WE WILL MEET AT 5:00 P.M. AND HALF-AN-HOUR IF WE HAVE TO GO OVER IN OUR REGULAR MEETING WE WILL.BUT I THINK WE CAN GET IT ALL DONE.
JANUARY 11, AT 5:00 P.M., WE WILL MEET AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAINING ROOM DOWNTOWN.
IF YOU CAN ALL BE THERE I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
IF YOU CAN'T, WE UNDERSTAND, BUT OF OPPORTUNITY WILL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO HAVE INPUT AS FAR AS MAKING SURE WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT WITH WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE CITY AND THE COUNTY.
ON JANUARY 25, WE WILL HAVE OUR SECOND MEETING AND ADOPT OUR MEETING. ON JANUARY 26, WE WILL AT THE COMMUNITY MEETING WHERE WE INVITE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, NASSAU COUNTY TO COME IN. WE WILL PRESENT OUR MASTER PLAN AND AFTER THAT THE MASTER PLAN WILL BE ADOPTED AND WE WILL GO
ON FROM THERE. >> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
YOU ON JANUARY 11. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR CITY CLERK.
>> BECAUSE THEY ARE THE HOST ORGANIZATION MAY WILL DO IT BUT
WE WILL BE HAPPY TO ASSESS IT. >> CITY MANAGER?
>> THAT IS A JOINT MEETING BETWEEN BOTH TO DETERMINE, AND THAT IS PART OF THE REGULAR MEETING THAT THEY WILL BE USING.
>> IT IS AT 5:00 P.M. >> IS THERE ANY WAY, AND SARGE I SHOOT THIS BUT CAN WE PUSH THIS BACK WHAT OUR, EITHER WAY?
>> THEY ARE BOTH DOWNTOWN. >> WE HAVE OUR REGULAR MEETING
THAT NIGHT AT 6:00 P.M. >> I WOULD ASK WE MOVE THE PAD MEETING AND MOVE IT AND OUR BACK.
>> A ALL RIGHT THAT IS ITEM FIVE THAT IS ALL OF THE REQUESTS I HAVE THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA. DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
ABOUT AN ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA? I SEE NONE, LET'S GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. DOES ANYONE WANT TO PULL ANYTHING ALTERED DO I HEAR A MOTION?>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> A MOTION AND A SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? CITY CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
>> I'M SORRY I'M NOT USED TO YOUR VOICE A JET, WHO DID THE SECOND? THANK YOU.
(ROLL CALL). THAT PASSES 5-0 WITH CONSENT.
[7.1 AGREEMENT NEGOTIATION - RFP #22-08 ]
>> MOVING RIGHT ALONG, RESOLUTIONS ITEMS AND .1 AGREEMENT NEGOTIATION FOR TRASH REMOVAL SERVICE CONTRACT.
CITY MANAGER. >> WE DO HAVE A BRIEF
PRESENTATION. >> CITY CLERK, YOUR LIGHT IS ON.
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>> GOOD EVENING COMMISSION, WELCOME.
I'M YOUR GENERAL WORKS DIRECTOR AND BE FOR YOU IS A BID FOR GARBAGE AND RECYCLING CIRCULATION FOR THE COMMUNITY IT TAKES PLACE IN A FEW MONTHS. WHAT WE HAVE DECIDED TO DO, WHILE I BRIEF YOU ON WHERE WE ARE, TO HELP YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION TONIGHT. IN 2005, THAT IS WHEN THE CITY FIRST WENT OUT FOR GARBAGE AND COLLECTION.
THIS IS A TIMELINE ON WHEN WE GOT HERE.
AND DURING THE TIME SINCE THEN, FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS WE HAVE ENJOYED A PARTNERSHIP WITH WASTE DISPOSAL AND MANAGEMENT.
IN 2012 WE OPENED UP THE CONTRACT AND OPENED THE FIRST RECYCLING SYSTEM. THAT IS WHAT YOU SEE.
THAT WAS WHAT YOU SEE RIGHT HERE.
AND THEN WE WENT OUT FOR A BIT AGAIN IN 2018.
AS YOU KNOW, RELATIVELY RECENTLY, -- IT WAS REOPENED AND THIS IS THE CONTRACT WE HAVE DUE TO SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES THAT WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH. WE FOUND IT IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION NOW SO THE VENDOR COULD ORDER THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT TO BE READY WHEN IT EXPIRES.
IN THE SUMMER WE EXTENDED THE CONTRACT.
WE WANT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER AN ATTORNEY TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT. THE GOAL WAS TO HAVE THIS APPROVED BY MARCH 7, AND THE VENDOR CAN DO WHAT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE CHANGES TO HIT THE GROUND ROLLING.
THIS IS SHOULDERED BY WASTE MANAGEMENT AND CITY STAFF.
THIS IS 1852 AMOUNT. ONCE A WEEK COLLECTION AND THAT TOTAL IS THIS IS FOR CUSTOMERS ALTOGETHER, WASTE MANAGEMENT PERFORMS 1 MILLION SERVICE STOPS PER YEAR END THAT IS QUITE A BIT. THEY PROVIDE BILLING FOR THOSE SERVICES AND WE DO THAT AND HOUSE.
WE ALSO RECYCLE AND WE SERVICE BETWEEN THE CUSTOMERS AND OUR CONTRACT. HERE'S THE BID RESULTS.
THE PRICE GOES UP THIS IS WHEN THE CONTRACT WENT OUT IN 2018
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THIS IS THE BENEFIT OF THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT.THE DIFFERENT PRICES. STAFF RECOMMENDS TO THE COMMISSION MEANT FOR THE LOW BID.
WE USE THE PROCESS AND REFERENCES AND PAST PERFORMANCE AND HISTORY AND WITH THAT ALL IN MIND, THE STAFF RECOMMENDS TO AUTHORIZE THE NEW FRANCHISE AGREEMENT AND NOW COME BACK TO YOU NEXT YEAR FOR THE FIRST PART.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DO I
>> I MOVED TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF AND I LIKE HOW WE GO TO ONCE PER WEEK SERVICE FOR REGULAR TRASH.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD I HAVE A LIGHT ON.
>> JEREMIAH, I HAVE A QUESTION. I WAS IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING THE LAST CONTRACT FOR A BETTER DEAL. AND IT WAS A BETTER DEAL.
BUT THAT IS ALL RIGHT THAT IS NOT WHAT THE COMMISSION WANTED TO DO. WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THIS AND MY CONCERN IS THE SHORT-TERM RENTALS THAT ARE NEEDED TWICE PER WEEK. OUT TO ME CURE THAT PROBLEM.
WHAT ARE YOUR SUGGESTIONS TO CURE THAT PROBLEM?
>> WE DO HAVE THE WASTE MANAGEMENT TEAM HERE TO HANDLE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OPERATIONS. I MAY REFER TO THEM BUT THEY ARE HERE TO BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION.
WE MOVED TO TWICE PER WEEK PICKUP, AND THERE ARE MECHANISMS IN PLACE AND WITH THE NEW CONTRACT TO PROVIDE FOR THAT COVERAGE. THEY HAVE ROLLBACK SERVICE AND PRICING IS LISTED. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE, AND THE SECOND ONE, THE ROLLOUT WILL CUT OUT THERE.
THAT PRICE IS FOR THE SPECIAL SERVICE SO WASTE MANAGEMENT WILL GO TO YOUR HOUSE AND RETURN IT BACK.
THERE IS A LOT OF CONVERSATION. A LOT GENERALLY DID.
>> IF EVERYONE FOUND THESE NEED THEY COULD JUST CALL WASTE MANAGEMENT. THEN THEY WILL ROLL TWO CANS OUT
NO PROBLEM. >> CORRECT? THAT WAS MY QUESTION AND ONE ALTERNATIVE TO A PROBLEM.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO HERE, AND I KNOW EVERYONE IS HERE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SAY A FEW WORDS?
>> ( INDISCERNIBLE ) THE OPERATION THAT RUN THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH IS RUN OUT OF OUR CALLAHAN LOCATION.
IF I MAY TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
THIS IS NOT AN EASY TASK. I NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES.
I DO HAVE A LOT OF MINUTES POLITIES.
THESE ARE CREATED EQUAL. SAMBAL CONTENTIOUS BUT THIS IS A
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PARTNERSHIP. THAT MEANS WE WORK HAND IN GLOVE WITH BATH. YOU CAN REACH OUT AND WE WILL PROVIDE A SOLUTION. WE HAVE BEEN SERVICING THE CITY FOR OVER 17 YEARS. WE KNOW THE INTRICACIES AS WELL AS THE COST. WE ARE THE ONE VENDOR THAT TOUCHING THE AREAS MANY TIMES. THIS IS ONE OF THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE. WOULD WE LIKE TO THINK WE DO IT PERFECTLY, NO, THERE WILL BE MISSTEPS.HOPEFULLY WE CORRECT THOSE QUICKLY.
REALLY QUICKLY I END WITH THIS. I DON'T WANT TO -- I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE EMPLOYEES WE HAVE YOUR.
DURING OPERATIONAL PIECES WE HAVE OUR SENIOR DISTRICT MANAGER. WE HAVE THE DISTRICT MANAGER.
HE HAS ACTUALLY STARTED HIS HOLIDAY VACATION.
OUR OPTIMIZATION MANAGER. SHE IS REALLY THE JACK OF ALL TRADES. WE HAVE JOSH NORMAN, HE IS OUR RESIDENTIAL ROUTE MANAGER. WE HAVE OUR DRIVER TRAINER.
I DRAW ATTENTION TO THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING THE WORK.
I AM MERELY EYE CANDY. BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND OUR BUSINESS AND THEY THINK IT IS EASY.
BUT IT IS COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT.
ARE YOU ASKING ME CONCERNING THE RENTALS, AND HOW YOU WOULD GET A
WAY WITH A. >> I BELIEVE THAT IS THE
QUESTION. >> WE WOULD PROVIDE AN EXTRA CONTAINER AND WE WOULD CHARGE A FEE FOR THAT.
WE WERE NOT ASKED TO BID ON THAT NUMBER.
THIS NUMBER FOR THE GARBAGE I THINK WAS 1281.
IT WILL PROBABLY BE HALF OF THAT LIKE OVER $6, BUT I DON'T ON THE RECORD WANT TO GIVE YOU A NUMBER.
BUT THERE WILL BE A CHARGE FOR A SECOND CONTAINER.
>> BASICALLY, IF I'M GETTING THIS CORRECT, IT WILL BE CLOSE TO $19 UNLESS THEY PURCHASED THE CONTAINER WHERE THEY HAVE TO PAY $50 OR WHATEVER THE CONTAINER COST.
>> SEEMS FAIR TO ME. >> I THINK JEREMIAH DID A COMPARISON, THEY ARE PAYING $55 FOR ONE TIME PER WEEK.
WHEREAS, YOU ARE POTENTIALLY CHOOSING ONCE OR TWICE.
YOU'RE ACTUALLY GETTING MORE SERVICE FOR LESS OF A PRICE.
>> I UNDERSTAND. >> WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, WE WILL SEE YOU IN A SECOND PERIOD WE HAVE MORE LIGHTS ON WE WILL
GO TO COMMISSIONER ROSS. >> DO YOU WANT TO HEAR PUBLIC
COMMENT? >> ALL RIGHT, CURRENTLY, TRASH TIME, IS ONCE PER WEEK DRAFTED SO HERE.
>> >> THIS IS ON THE SECOND DAY AND THE TRUCKS ARE LARGELY EMPTY. THERE'S A 50% DECREASE WITH LESS TRUCK TRAFFIC UNLESS CONJUNCTION AND MORE INCREASED AIR QUALITY.
THE GARBAGE CANS ON THE ROAD IS TWO DAYS PER WEEK COMPARED TO FOUR DAYS PER WEEK. THERE IS A 20% SAVINGS FOR HOUSEHOLDS. WHENEVER WE COME TO THE BUDGET,
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WE ALWAYS HERE WHY DO WE ALWAYS SPEND.JEREMIAH, REALLY QUICKLY. YOU HAD A FAMILY THAT WAS LARGE AND THEY NEEDED A SECOND CAN, WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO DO SO AS WELL NOT JUST SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE THE NEED FOR IT, WE COULD STILL GO TO ONCE PER WEEK -- OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE MORE GARBAGE THAN A RED
TIRE -- >> THEY DO PROVIDE THAT.
AND HE WILL BE IN THE CONTRACT AS WELL.
>> ANY OF THE REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? WE WILL FIRST INVITE MIKE TO THE STAND.
>> MIKE, 317 SOUTH FIFTH STREET. LET ME THANK THE TEAM FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE CONTRACT. WE ALSO.OUT THE SERVICE IN THE CITY IS VERY GOOD, WHETHER IT IS WASTE MANAGEMENT ARE THOSE OF PICK IT UP,. THE NEIGHBORS SAY THE SAME
THING. >> THE RARE OPPORTUNITY IS WHERE THIS IS ALIGNED IN A WAY THEY CAN GIVE RESULTS.
IT WILL RESIDUALS -- REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TRUCKS ON THE STREETS AND REDUCE THE COST TO HOMEOWNERS.
I DISAGREE WITH COMMISSIONER ROSS ON COST.
IT IS ACTUALLY ALMOST $8 PER HOUSEHOLD.
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INCREASING I WILL CONTRACT BY 36% VERSUS 73%. WE HARDLY EVER FILL OUR TRASH CANS ANYMORE. THE WORLD IS CHANGING.
MY NEIGHBORS AND I ARE JUST DROPPING THAT'S RIGHT HERE WE GO. THERE'S ONLY ONCE ON THE STREET.
WE TALK ABOUT COST. SOME PEOPLE, LAST SUMMER, WE HEARD SO WE REACHED OUT TO 40 NEIGHBORS AND SAID WHAT DO YOU THINK. THIRTY-EIGHT SAID, WE COULD DO THAT, THAT SOUNDS GREAT THAT IS 95%.
THOSE WHO HAVE TO BE LONG TIME CITY RESIDENTS AND SAID WHAT ABOUT RESORT RENTALS THIS IS WHERE GOOD THINGS HAPPEN.
>> GOOD EVENING, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.
>> COULD YOU PLEASE FUNCTIONING. >> I'M SORRY, I SHOULD KNOW THIS BY NOW. 501 DAVE STREET, BERNADINO BEACH. JULIE PERERA.
I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. ONE IS THAT I TALKED TO MY FAMILY THAT IT GOES TO RECYCLING AND THEY STATED IT GOES TO THE LANDFILL. GIVING SOME REASSURANCE THAT RECYCLING IT GOES TO THE RECYCLING CENTER.
>> I WORK WITH THE YOUTH GROUP, AMERICA'S YOUTH, AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF TRASH CANS THAT GET FULFILLED IN A FEW DAYS.
I AM WONDERING, AS THEY ARE NOT RECEIVING ANY PRIVATE FINANCING
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AND HOW THAT WOULD WORK FOR A NONPROFIT LIKE AMERICA'S YOUTH.BECAUSE I THINK THEY HAVE FOUR CANS AND NOW THEY ARE PUTTING
THEM OUT TWICE PER WEEK. >> OKAY,.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THE RECYCLING DOES GO TO THE FACILITY. IT IS RUN BY REPUBLIC WASTE SERVICES. NOT TO DO SO, IT WOULD BE EGREGIOUS AND SOME LEVEL OF FINE SPIRIT LIKE I HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A TOUR OF REPUBLIC RECYCLING FACILITY THEY DO TOURS. IT IS AMAZING.
I DO KNOW THE DIRECTOR, WE HAVE TO HAVE HIM REASSURE YOU.
RECYCLING IS VERY COSTLY. IT IS $140 TO PROCESS IT.
BUT IT HAS BEEN TAUGHT IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO PAY FOR THAT EXPENSE.
ONE REASON FOR THE INCREASE IS AND HAS DROPPED.
IF YOU DO GO TO ONE WEEK SERVICE.
-- THE NEW CONTRACT DOES NOT START UNTIL JANUARY, 2024.
WE WILL HAVE A YEAR, NINE MONTHS TO WORK WITH THE CITY ON HAVING AN AGGRESSIVE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN AND WHEN PEOPLE WILL HAVE SERVICE DAYS. WHETHER IT IS A POSTCARD OR SOCIAL MEDIA, WE WILL BE ON TOP OF IT.
>> WITH THAT BEING SAID WE HAVE ONE LESS COMMENT.
>> I HIGHLY RECOMMEND GOING TO THE RECYCLING CENTER.
>> AND ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT AMERICA'S YOUTH.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. >> MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
I LOVE THE ONCE PER WEEK IDEA. IT IS A BIG SAVINGS TO THE PEOPLE. IT IS $7 PER MONTH.
THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. I'M GLAD WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNER LIKE WASTE MANAGEMENT. AND WITH ALL OF THAT BEING SAID
LET'S CALL THE VOTE. >> (ROLL CALL) HERE.
[7.2 LEASE NEGOTIATIONS - ATLANTIC SEAFOOD PROPOSED CONCEPTUAL BUILDING]
>> HE PAST 5-0. MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO SOME POINT TO, CITY MANAGER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A RESOLUTION REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY TO ENTER NEGOTIATIONS ABOUT ATLANTIC SEAFOOD. OUR PRINCIPAL PARTNER IS HERE THIS EVENING. WE DID AND THAT WAS BASED ON DIRECTION FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS.
IN OCTOBER HE REQUESTED AN EXTENSION.
THOSE WERE BEFORE YOU. THIS WAS PUT BEFORE THE ADVISORY BOARD. THEY MADE SOME REVISIONS TO THE PLAN AND IF YOU WILL INDULGE THEM, THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU A FEW SLIDES ON I'LL PAY REVISED THE CONCEPT THAT WAS ORIGINALLY IN YOUR PACKET. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
ANYTHING IN YOUR DISCUSSION. >> GOOD EVENING IM FROM SOUTH
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STREET, FERNANDINA BEACH VONA. WE WILL BE BRIEF BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO PUT INTO CONTEXT WHAT THE WATERFRONT LOOKS LIKE. THIS AREA IT SHOWS EVERYTHING FROM THE NORTH TO THE EAST. THIS ONE COMES CLOSER FOR ANYBODY WHO IS NOT AWARE OF THE AREA WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.AND THIS IS THE AREA WHERE THE BUILDING WOULD POTENTIALLY GO.
THIS IS ANOTHER PLEASE. THIS IS THE PLAN FOR THE CURRENT WORK BEING DONE ON THE WATERFRONT.
JUST SHOWING THE REDO OF ROADWORK AND WHAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS THE OLD CITY YARD.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE MENTIONED, WE KNOW THIS AND WE ARE TRYING TO COMPLY WITH THE GUIDELINES. I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME PHOTOGRAPHS. THIS IS A PLAN THAT IS PART OF THAT. THIS IS THE CORE DOOR AT THE END. THE BUILDING AND LOCATION, WAS PART OF THE DOCUMENTS. IN ADDITION, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS IMPORTANT IS THE DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE. THE GUIDELINES TO TALK ABOUT HAVING A WATERFRONT FIELD TO THE BUILDING.
YOU SEE THE TWO-STORY STRUCTURES , THIS IS ON THE SIDE.
MANY WITH CLEAR STORIES AND WAREHOUSES.
THESE ARE JUST MORE EXAMPLES OF THE SAME.
THE VARIOUS STYLES. PACKAGE CHECK OR IS FAIRLY
SIMPLE ON HOW IT APPEARS. >> THIS IS ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH.
I WON'T BELABOR THIS BECAUSE IT IS A WONDERFUL REFERENCE TO LOOK AT WHAT IS OUT THERE. THESE ARE SOME SUGGESTING ELEMENTS. MOST ARE NOT THE CITY BUT OTHER REFERENCES INCLUDED AND BUG GUIDELINES WHERE THEY HAVE SIMILAR AREAS. AND THE PREVIOUS SUBMITTAL THAT YOU HAD THE BUILDING WAS A LITTLE BIGGER.
ONE CHALLENGE WAS TO MAKE THE FOOTPRINT SMALL.
THIS ONE DOES DO THAT. THE SHADED AREA HERE ON THIS BUILDING IS 2200 SQUARE FEET. KEEP IN MIND, THE REST IS SHOWING OUTDOOR PORCHES AND OTHER THINGS IS KEEPING IN MIND, THIS DOTTED LINE IS THE CURRENT BUILDING.
AND THE GUIDELINE WAS TO HAVE THE CORE DOOR SO WHEN THIS OPENS, THIS IS SHOWING AN OPEN PUBLIC POLICY.
IT ALSO SHOWS WHERE THE BOARDWALK ENDS.
ASSUMING THAT WILL END WHEN THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PROJECT COMES ALONG. THIS OBVIOUSLY MAKES IT MORE CLEAR TO SEE BECAUSE MOST DON'T EVEN KNOW IT IS OVER THERE.
THIS IS JUST MIMICKING WHAT IS ON THE CURRENT SITE PLAN.
WE HAVE SQUEEZED A BUILDING BETWEEN THIS AS TIGHT AS WE CAN.
FROM AN ARCHITECTURAL PERSPECTIVE LOOKING AT THE IMAGES THIS IS FACING NORTH. SO THIS IS A ONE-STORY BUILDING SO WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THE SAME LOOK.
BORROWING FROM THE IMAGES I SHOWED YOU, USING SOMETHING SIMPLE. WE DO HAVE A UTILITY YARD AREA.
AGAIN THIS IS THE NORTH SIDE. THEN YOU CAN SEE THE STEPS DOWN AND THE UNCOVERED DECK. THE MAJORITY OF SEATING IS OUTDOOR SPIRIT WE DO HAVE SECOND STORIES BUILT-IN.
ONE OF THE REASON WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU THIS, WE HEARD WHAT
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OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAID. WE WANT TO MAKE THIS PROJECT WORK. EVERYONE MAY HAVE AN OPINION ON WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE. WE WANT TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.WE WANTED TO SHOW WE ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH EVERYONE TO MAKE
THIS SUCCESSFUL. >> WHAT YOU ARE PROPOSING HERE IS 2200 SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING. AND HOW MUCH DEPTH SPACE?
>> 1100 SQUARE FEET COVERED. AND UNCOVERED DECK.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE. WE DO HAVE TO REQUEST TO SPEAK FROM THE PUBLIC. I WILL INVITE JULIE BACK TO THE
PODIUM. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
>> SO MY COMMENTS WERE BASED ON THEY WERE REQUESTING 4,800 SQUARE FEET. I HAVE A QUESTION AND I WOULD LIKE CLARIFICATION. THE CITY HAD A LEASE RATE BASED ON THE APPRAISAL, AND WHEN I TOOK, WHAT I TRIED TO DO WAS SEE WHAT ATLANTIC SEAFOOD PAID AND IT WAS $1,600 PER MONTH.
WHEN I MULTIPLIED THIS PER SQUARE FOOT, IT WAS PART OF THE APPRAISAL THEIR ORIGINAL REQUESTS FOR THIS, THAT MEANT THE NEW BUILDING WAS GOING TO BE PAYING NOT EVEN DOUBLE WHAT ATLANTIC SEAFOOD IS PAYING RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU TAKE $19,000 PER YEAR END PUT IT TOGETHER THAT COMES TO 3800. BUT WHEN YOU MULTIPLY THE SQUARE FEET, IT IS ONLY 32,000 PER YEAR.
I WASN'T SURE WHY A PROFESSIONAL APPRAISER BELIEVED IT WAS A FAIR RATE BUT IT'S ONLY A PERCENTAGE OF THE CURRENT LEASE.
I WAS ALSO WONDERING ABOUT THE INITIAL SECOND SLIDE.
I WAS WONDERING WHAT THIS WAS BECAUSE IT WAS OVERLOOKED.
I ALSO WANTED TO SAY, WHATEVER YOU DECIDE I HOPE YOU KEEP THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN MIND, ATLANTIC SEAFOOD WILL BE GETTING DEDICATED PARKING PLACES AND PARKING LOTS, EVERYTHING THAT IS BEING BUILT SHOULD NOW START HAVING TO PAY, WHATEVER THEIR PARKING NEEDS ARE. THE CITY SHOULD BE CHARGING FOR PARKING SPACES BECAUSE IN THE FUTURE THERE WILL BE A NEED.
IF WE CONTINUE TO BUILD AND WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR THAT WE ARE
DOING THIS. >> HELLO TIM POINTER.
CONGRATULATION GUYS. 39,671ST AVENUE.
I WANT TO TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH ON THIS.
WE HAVE TWO BUILDINGS ON THE WATERFRONT RIGHT NOW.
BOTH ARE DILAPIDATED AND IN BAD SHAPE.
FORTY YEARS AGO WHEN THE COMMISSION WAS HERE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO ENTER INTO THESE LONG TERM LAND LEASES AND 45 YEARS LATER WE GET THE BUILDING BACK.
THIS WILL HAVE TO BE TORN DOWN. WHEN YOU GIVE A LAND LEASE AWAIT YOU GIVE THE PROPERTY AWAY FOREVER.
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AS WE ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW THE RUSH TO GET IT TAKEN DOWN AND HAVING ANOTHER RESTAURANT AND SO ON AND SO FORTH IS WHERE WE ARE HEADED AND THE SAME THING WITH ATLANTIC SEAFOOD.TO CUSTOMERS THAT HAD A RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROPERTIES AND THEY DIDN'T. I AM ALL ABOUT COMPANY RIGHTS.
BUT THIS IS CITY PROPERTY. THEY WANT TO BUILD SOMETHING HAVE AT IT. IT IS PRIVATE PROPERTY.
THIS PROPERTY IS THE CITY RESIDENCE PROPERTY.
YOU HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO TURN THIS INTO A PARKED.
YOU HAVE 40 RESTAURANTS AND BARS FROM FRONT STREET TO EIGHTH STREET. MAYBE FOUR YEARS AGO WITH LIKE THAT, BUT IT IS NOW. BUT IF YOU LISTEN, THEY ARE NOT RUSHING TO GET MORE PEOPLE DOWNTOWN TO FILL UP THE BARS RESTAURANTS. LET'S SLOW IT DOWN.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY YOU WILL NOT APPLICANT.
IT WILL BE ANOTHER 40-50 YEARS AND WE WILL HAVE THIS CONVERSATION. WHO ON EARTH MADE THIS DEAL BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A BAD CHOICE NOW.
>> THANK YOU SIR, WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
>> DO I HEAR A MOTION? >> I MOVED TO.
>> CITY MANAGER AND ATTORNEY TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS, FOR A NEW LEASE WITH THE CONSTRAINTS OF 2200 SQUARE FEET FOR THE BUILDING, 1104'S SQUARE FEET. AND I ALSO ASKED THAT WE GET AN APPRAISAL, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.
BETTER COMPS THAN THE ONES THAT WERE DONE.
>> THE MOTION FAILS FOR LACK OF A SECOND.
>> I JUST WANT TO SPEAK BRIEFLY. I'M LOOKING AT MY PACKET, AND HE MENTIONED 2200 SQUARE FEET. I'M LOOKING AT DIFFERENT NUMBERS ON MY SCREEN SO I AM A LITTLE CONFUSED.
IT LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE CONFUSION.
POSSIBLY THE APPLICANT CAN GIVE US CLARIFICATION.
THE FIRST FLOOR. THE SECOND FLOOR.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT IT SAYS WHAT GOES BACK TO HER COMMENT A DIFFERENT SQUARE FOOTAGE.
THAT IS WHERE I AM CONFUSED AND I NEED A LITTLE DESCRIPTION.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WOULD YOU CARE TO ANSWER THAT?
AND SAY YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. >> THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT YOU HAD. WE RESPONDED AND WE DID THE SECOND DESIGN THAT I SHOWED YOU AS A REDUCE FOOTPRINT.
WE BROUGHT IT DOWN TO THIS FOOTPRINT.
IN ADDITION, THE COVERED PORTIONS AND DECKS.
YOU DON'T HAVE A NUMBERS TALLY AND FRONT OF YOU.
THAT IS THE OLD BUILDING. >> OKAY, THAT IS WHY I AM CONFUSED. THE NUMBER WAS MORE.
>> THAT IS THE REASON WE WANTED TO SHOW WE ARE WORKING WITH THE GROUPS TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO KEEP THIS PROCESS MOVING FORWARD. WE CARVE 700 SQUARE FEET OUT AND WE WILL DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO. I WAS JUST TRYING TO SAY WE ARE
[00:50:01]
MOVING FORWARD WITH EVERYONE. >> IF I'M LOOKING AT THIS CORRECTLY. YOU ARE SAYING YOU HAVE THIS ON
THE GROUND FLOOR. >> AND AND WHAT IS THIS?
>> THE COVERED PORCHES, I'M SORRY I MISQUOTED, BUT WE CAN BACK DOWN. WE HAD THIS 1200S OF UNCOVERED
DECK. >> THAT JUST SEEMS EXTREME, BUT THAT'S JUST ME LOOKING FROM THE OUTSIDE IN.
BUT THIS FOOTPRINT SOUNDS GOOD. IF YOU COULD PUT THE PICTURE BACK UP. I WANT TO SEE WHAT WE ARE
LOOKING AT. >> SO, THIS FOOTPRINT, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 36 SEATS. IN ORDER TO HAVE THE ADEQUATE SPACE, WE HAVE MOVED ON THE HOPE IS, WITH THE OPEN DECK IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE BUILDING JUST AN OPEN DECK.
>> SO MOST OF THE SEATING -- AND YOU HAD 155 SEATS OR WHATEVER IT WAS? 120 SOMETHING OUTSIDE? I'M GOING TO LET THEM TALK ABOUT IT.
>> >> WE ARE ALL AWARE OF WHAT THIS ITEM IS WHAT THIS ITEM IS NOT IS AN APPROVAL OF ANYTHING.
I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THIS IS NOT AN APPROVAL OF ANYTHING.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE LEASE HE HAS.
IT WAS FIVE YEARS LEFT ON THE LEASE AND IT SAYS SPECIFICALLY IN THE CONTRACT, THE FIRST RIGHT TO NEGOTIATE LEASEHOLDER. RIGHT NOW WHAT THEY ARE SHOWING US, IS TO MEET WITH THE TEAM AND NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH.
WHAT WE WILL EXPECT TO RETURN FROM THIS, AND WE CAN VOTE UP AND DOWN. AND THE CITY MANAGER WILL MEET WITH EACH OF US AND IN ORDER TO PROCEED WE DO NEED A MOTION AND WE DO NEED TO AUTHORIZE THIS FOR THE REASON IT IS CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED. IF WE DO NOT FOLLOW THROUGH WE DON'T FOLLOW THROUGH WITH OUR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION.
IF YOU ARE SOMEONE WHO MAY NOT WANT TO SEE THIS, YOU NEED TO
SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER. >> I MAKE A MOTION WE MOVED TO
NEGOTIATE THIS. >> ABSOLUTELY.
BEFORE WE TO THAT, LET'S HEAR WHAT THE COMMISSIONERS TO SAY.
>> I WANT TO REINFORCE WHAT WAS BROUGHT TO ME.
THE FAIR MARKET VALUE WOULDN'T BE THE SAME.
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AND I SAY THIS SHOULD BE ADJUSTED AT FAIR MARKET VALUE.>> CANNOT OFFER ANY COMMENT? >> THIS HAS COME UP BEFORE.
WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS, THAT WE ACTUALLY, WHILE WE INITIATE NEGOTIATIONS, THAT WE DO ANOTHER REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS TO FIND ANOTHER QUALIFIED WATERFRONT, MUNICIPALLY OWNED OR LEASED PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESTAURANTS TO REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS, FIND ANOTHER APPRAISER, BRING THOSE QUALIFICATIONS TO YOU AND HAVE YOU SELECT AN APPRAISER TO GO AND CONDUCT A SECOND APPRAISAL. WE CAN PROBABLY GET THAT OUT IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. WE CAN RUN THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY AND BRING THOSE TOGETHER. I AM AWARE OF THOSE CONCERNS.
SO IF WE WANT A SECOND OR AN ALTERNATIVE APPRAISAL SO IF THEY OFFER THEIR APPRAISALS WE WILL SEE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO TO THE SITE AND COMPARE IT TO THE ORIGINAL.
>> OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE.
>> WE AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS OVER THIS PROPERTY WITH THE CURRENT.
>> HAVE A MOTION SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.
>> CAN YOU ANSWER A QUESTION. >> CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
THAT IS 50 FEET. SO IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT THIS
LOOKS LIKE, THAT IS IT. >> IF YOU WANT MORE DETAILS WE
CAN PROVIDE THAT TOO. >> THIS IS THE BUILDING ITSELF.
IF YOU NOTICE, THIS WHOLE QUARTER, THIS IS BLOCK RIGHT NOW. BY PUTTING IT DOWN HERE IN THIS AREA, IT WOULD OPEN UP THE QUARTER GO AND MAKE IT MORE
ACCESSIBLE. >> ALSO THIS PREVENTS COMPLETION OF THE SEAWALL BECAUSE OF THE BUILDINGS THERE.
THAT IS 50 FEET, AND YOU CAN SEE IT COMPLETELY BLOCKS FROM YOU, AND THAT IS JUST AN IDEA OF THE AREA.
THAT IS THE AREA YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
AND REMEMBER, EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT THE VIEW FROM HERE YOU'RE STANDING ON A RAILROAD TRACK. YOU'RE NOT REALLY BLOCKING
ANYONE'S VIEW. >> THANK YOU MAYOR.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I KNOW WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. BUT, THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR TAMMY OR DALE, MY QUESTION IS, IN OUR CURRENT LEASE, IN GOOD FAITH, WE ALLOWED THEM TO EXPAND OR REBUILD, ISN'T THAT IN THE
[01:00:02]
CURRENT LEASE AGREEMENT. AND NUMBER TWO, THE ABILITY TO RENEGOTIATE FOR A TIME. IT IS ALSO IN THE AGREEMENT.BULLS WERE MY QUESTION SPIRIT. >> I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE ABILITY TO RENEGOTIATE ANOTHER LEASE.
BUT THEY HAVE REQUESTED THIS AS WELL.
THIS IS THE PARAGRAPH OF THE ENTIRE LEASE.
LET'S SEE HERE. FRESCO FURTHER DOWN.
THAT IS PRETTY BIG. THE KEY SENTENCES ABOUT LAST SENTENCE AT THE BOTTOM WHERE IT STARTS AT THE FOURTH LINE FROM THE BOTTOM. IF IT IS REQUIRED BY THE TENNANT TO ACCOMMODATE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FACILITY AND ADD ADDITIONAL SERVICES THE PARTIES SHALL RENEGOTIATE AS IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT A WHICH IS THE CURRENT LEASEHOLDER.
WE ARE, REQUIRED TO NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH WHETHER YOU AGREE TO
THE TERMS THAT ARE NEGOTIATED. >> OKAY, SO IT DOES SPELL OUT WE ARE IN GOOD FAITH. WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE.
>> WHAT YOU ARE BOUND TO IS THE 1200 SQUARE FEET FOR SURE.
THEY CAN ASK FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT EXTENDING THE LEASE, YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER WHAT IS COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE. NOT JUST GOOD FAITH BUT WHAT IS COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE. IF YOU WERE TO SAY, WE ARE GOING TO ALLOWED 2,000 SQUARE FEET BUT WERE ONLY GIVEN YOU FIVE YEARS IF THEY ARE BUILDING A NEW BUILDING AND IT IS $1 MILLION TO DO THAT IT IS PROBABLY NOT COMMERCIAL REASONABLE TO SAY WE ONLY GET FIVE YEARS. WHEN FINANCING WILL NOT WORK OUT THAT WAY. BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS, HE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS, NOT TO MENTION WE BROUGHT IN A LAWYER TO ASSIST US. AND THEIR FIRM IS OUT OF FORT LAUDERDALE AND MIAMI, WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON OUR SIDE. WE KNOW NOT JUST WITH APPRAISERS, THEY WILL BE LOOKING AT OUR WATERFRONT FOR MARKET RATES. I WAS GOING TO BRING THAT DECISION TO YOU. NOW HE IS COMING AND WE WILL DO
OUR BEST. >> WITH THAT I WILL CALL THE
[7.3 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS]
MOVING DOWN TO THE QUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS.
GO AHEAD CITY MANAGER. >> THIS AXONAL REQUEST IS BASED ON COMMENTS FROM A PREVIOUS MEETING WHERE PRIVATE PARTIES EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FACILITY.
IT WAS ASKED AND INSTRUCTED ME TOO PREPARE A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS IN THIS EFFORT. I DID PROVIDE A DRAFT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED AND SENT OUT.
>> I DO HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK LET'S GO TO, COMMISSION
COMMISSIONER YOU CAN COME SPEAK. >> I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THIS IS THE CITY'S LAND THAT WE OWN IS A COMMUNITY AND THE CITY IS
[01:05:05]
OBLIGATED TO OPERATE UNDER THIS AMOUNT.IS NOT OBLIGATED TO NEGOTIATE EIGHT NEW TYPE OF BUSINESS FOR A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL. SO THE CITY IS OBLIGATED TO NEGOTIATE A 1200 SQUARE-FOOT LEASE AND MAKE IT REASONABLE.
SO, AND IT IS BEST SAME BEING WITH REX.
WE ARE GETTING READY TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU SIR. DO I HEAR A MOTION?
>> I MOVE WE GO FORWARD WITH THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND SEE WHAT IS AVAILABLE OUT THERE TO GO FORWARD WITH THE SITE.
>> DO I HEAR A SECOND? THE MOTION FAILS FOR LACK OF A
SECOND PERIOD I HEAR ANYMORE? >> I WANT TO MAKE A REQUEST, HOW DO WE ARRIVE AT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT?
>> HE COULD NOT BE HERE BECAUSE HE'S RECOVERING FROM A MINOR SURGERY BUT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING -- FIRST OF ALL THIS IS DUE TO A SUBSTRUCTURE THAT IS DETERIORATING.
I WOULD SAY TWO THIRDS ROUGHLY BELONGS TO THE CITY AND THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN.
LONG AGO THAT WAS NOT DONE, AND SO IT HAS NOT BEEN DONE RECENTLY SO THERE HAS NOT BEEN FIXES THERE'S CONCRETE FALLING OFF OF THEIR. WE HAVE REPORTS THAT SAY IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. AND BEING VERY CLEAR THE RESPONSIBILITY, TWO THIRDS IS ON THE CITY THE OTHER ONE THIRD IS ON CENTER STREET RESTAURANT GROUP.
THAT CITY ENGINEER HAS MADE THIS ASSESSMENT.
THEY SAY THEY HAVE DONE THE $20,000 IN REPAIRS THAT THEIR ENGINEER SAYS THEY NEED TO DO AT THIS IS KEEPING THE CONCRETE FROM FALLING APART. SO LAST YEAR, THE CITY ENGINEER RECEIVED A REPORT FROM A CONSULTANT WORKING ON THE SEAWALL THAT FOUND THE BUILDING WAS UNSAFE.
IT SAID TO MONITOR THE BUILDING, CONTINUED TO CHECK IT, AND FROM THAT THE CITY ENGINEER AT THE TIME WE WERE WITHOUT A BUILDING OFFICIAL SAID THE BUILDING WAS UNSAFE AND WE SENT A NOTICE TO BOTH OURSELVES AND ANYONE WITH INTEREST, THAT YOU HAVE 60 DAYS TO VACATE THE BUILDING OR MAKE REPAIRS.
THE REPAIRS ARE ESTIMATED AT $779,000 WHICH THE OFFICIAL SAYS EXCEEDS THE THRESHOLD WHERE YOU CAN DO REPAIRS WITHOUT BRINGING THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE UP TO CODE. SO, THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR US TO DO THAT WITHOUT SPENDING MILLIONS.
WE HAVE TALKED TO THE GROUP AND SAID DOES IT MAKE ANY SENSE FOR THE CITY TO MAKE REPAIRS WITH THREE YEARS LEFT WHAT DOES IT COST TO BUY YOU OUT. THEY CLAIM THESE ARE TRADE SECRETS AND TAX RETURNS SHOWING A PROJECTION OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, THE PROFIT THEY WERE GOING TO INCREASE THEIR BUSINESS, AND THAT WAS A $1.6 MILLION NUMBER AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TALK THEM DOWN. THEY PROVIDED US WITH STATEMENTS, WE REVIEWED THEM AND SHARE THEM WITH OUR COMPTROLLER.
AND THAT IS WHERE WE ARE. >> TO PLAY DEVIL'S APPLIQUÉ, WE
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ARE ABOUT TO GIVE AWAY 1.4 MILLION.I JUST WANT TO QUESTION I. >> THEY PAY ROUGHLY $700 PER MONTH. THE CALCULATION IS DONE, IT IS A MISCALCULATION. THE CALCULATION WAS DONE.
SO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE STUCK REALLY YOU CAN'T LOOK AT THAT NUMBER. THAT IS PAID BASED ON THE GROSS REVENUES OF THE RESTAURANT. 5% OF 5%.
THEN THOSE NUMBERS COME TO THE CITY.
THIS COMES FROM CENTER STREET RESTAURANT GROUP LEASES TO THE CAFÉ, THERE SUBLESSEE THAT OPERATES THE RESTAURANT THAT IS THE ONE, THE DAMAGES TO THEM. SO INSTEAD OF MAKING THE THIRD-PARTY JUMP THROUGH HOOPS, CENTER STREET RESTAURANT GROUP WOULD BE SUED TO GET THEIR DAMAGES FOR CLOSING EARLY.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS IF THE CITY SETTLED WITH THE GROUP FOR WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE PAID US IN RENT OR WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE LOST, THEY WOULD THEN GET SUED FOR LOSS OF REVENUE AND THAT IS MUCH HIGHER. THIS IS NOT DIRECTLY FROM THE
GROUP,. >> I THINK WE ARE GOOD TO GO.
I'M JUST GOING TO SPEAK MY MIND. >> TURN YOUR LIGHT OFF OR THEY WILL PEN YOU UP. PEAK 1ST AND FOREMOST I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS. I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS FOR US TO PAY $1.5 MILLION TO MOVE SOMEONE ELSE INTO THIS SPACE.
IT IS FIVE TIMES WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS PROPERTY OVER THE YEARS. I JUST THINK 1ST AND FOREMOST WE SHOULD LET THE LEASE RIDE OUT.
MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS TO WAIT A YEAR AND PUT THIS OUT FOR AN RFP. BUT THINKING ABOUT IT MORE, I'M MORE INTERESTED IN LETTING IT RIDE OUT.
IS NOT FALLING INTO THE RIVER. THERE ARE CONFLICTING OPINIONS AND I APPRECIATE CHARLIE ESSAYS CITY EMPLOYEE AND COMMUNITY DIRECTLY. I WANT TO SAY, I KNOW HE IS WELL-PREPARED AND GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES.
BUT WE DO HAVE CONFLICT IN OPINIONS, AND I FEEL WE SHOULD LET THE LEASE RIDE OUT AND MAY BE CONVERTED BACK TO GREEN SPACE AND TAKE THE $1 MILLION OF FUNDS WE WERE GOING TO USE, AND USE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. WE COULD COME UP WITH, WHATEVER IT IS TO REMOVE THE BUILDING. WOULD NEED BE NICE TO HAVE A PARK OUT THERE AGAIN. TO BE AND A LOCATION WHERE EVERYONE CAN MEET AS A CITY AND ENJOY THE FIREWORKS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS A BAD IDEA, THAT IS A GOOD IDEA THAT I HAVE HEARD. IN MY OPINION THAT COULD BE A GOOD DIRECTION FOR US AS A CITY. LETS SOMEONE DEVELOP THIS ON THE NORTH END OR SOME OTHER DIRECTION.
AND IF THEY FOLLOW THROUGH, THERE COULD BE TWO RESTAURANTS INTO SEPARATE AREAS AND THE GREEN SPACE IN THE MIDDLE.
AS FAR AS PARKING GOES, YES, WE NEED TO LOOK FOR AN AREA TO PUT A PARKING STRUCTURE BUT THAT'S A LOT OF THINGS AT ONE TIME.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE MADE A PROCEDURE ERA.
WE ARE TALKING OUT OF TURN RIGHT NOW BUT IN FAIRNESS, WHAT I WILL DO, I WILL LET THE REMAINING LIGHTS FINISH BUT IN THE FUTURE
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WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE A MOTION BUT WE WILL FINISH THIS ONE.COMMISSIONER ROSS. >> WE HAVE TAKEN AN OATH TO UPHOLD THE LAWS OF THE CITY. AND THE CITY COLD ORDINANCES SECTION 22/28 STATES IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY TO ENFORCE THE CODES ADOPTED. AND IN 22-26 THERE IS THE STANDARDS OF UNSAVED BUILDING ABATEMENT CODE.
WE ARE OBLIGATED, THAT IS PART OF OUR LAWS, WE ARE OBLIGATED TO FOLLOW THAT. WE DON'T HAVE THE DISCRETION TO IGNORE THAT IN MY OPINION. IT IS THE LAW AND WE ARE SUPPOSED TO UPHOLD IT. WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, IS THE CITY, THESE ARE FACTS, FILED A NOTICE OF UNSAVED BUILDINGS AND INTENT TO CONDEMN UNDER THE UNSAVED BUILDING CALLED.
THAT HAS BEEN FILED AND IT STILL STANDS.
THAT WAS FILED BY THE CITY ENGINEER, IT WENT INTO APPEAL.
THE SECOND THING IS THE NOTICE REQUIRES THE CITY, AND IT ONLY HAS TWO DISCRETIONS. IT CAN DEMOLISH THE BUILDING, OR IT CAN REPAIR THE BUILDING. AND YOU HAVE 60 DAYS TO DO ONE OF THOSE THINGS. THAT IS THE LAW THAT THE CITY HAS ADOPTED. THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE, AND WE DON'T REALLY HAVE DISCRETION. DISREGARD THE NOTICE OF UNSAVED BUILDING AND THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HOLDING IT UP AND THE LETTER OF ENGINEERING DETERMINING THE BUILDING COULD BE UNSAFE AND ALLOWED THE TENANTS TO STAY AND DO NOTHING TO WARN THE PUBLIC ACCEPT LIABILITY.
NUMBER TWO, WE CAN BEGIN TO INSTITUTE THE PREPARES TO MAKE THE BUILDING SAFE. BY DETERMINING THE SCOPE AND REPAIRING IT. OR NUMBER THREE WE CAN GO ON AND DEMOLISH THE BUILDING WHICH WAS THE IDEA AND SEE HOW IT WORKS OUT. WHETHER THAT IS WHAT IT WILL END UP BEING IS UP TO NEGOTIATIONS AND THAT GOES DOWN EVERY MONTH.
SO, AS CITY COMMISSION, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO FOLLOW THE LAW AND I THINK IT IS CLEAR. I SPOKE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY BUT I THINK IT IS CLEAR. OUR TWO OPTIONS ARE TO REPAIR THE BUILDING, DEMOLISH THE BUILDING AND A 60 DAY TIME PERIOD. WE ARE WELL OVER THE 60 DAYS.
AS A COMMISSION WE SHOULD FOLLOW OUR OWN RULES.
SO WE HAVE A CHOICE SPIRIT I WOULD CHOOSE -- WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO MAY BE WILLING TO MAKE THIS PROCESS
[01:20:01]
HAPPEN, SO WE CAN NEGOTIATE THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS.>> WE CURRENTLY HAVE NO MOTION ON THE FLOOR, DO I HEAR ONE?
>> HEARING NINE. >> WE DO HAVE SOMETHING DOWN
BUT PROCEDURALLY I TURNED IT OFF SO.
>> I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS.
>> THERE IS NO MOTION. >> I DON'T NEED TO MAKE A
[7.4 PROPOSAL APPROVAL - KUDZUE 3 TRUCKING, INC]
MOTION. >> SEE NO MOTION WE MOVE ON TO CENTERPOINT FOR. AND WE WILL ASK HIM TO COME UP
AND TALK ABOUT TRUCKING. >> AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR.
BEFORE YOU IS ITEM SEVEN-POINT FOR A PROPOSAL FOR THE RESURFACING OF THE CITY STREETS. WITH YOU AND YOUR PACKET IS THE PLAN. THAT IS A LIVE DOCUMENT THAT GETS UPDATED AS NEW DATA COMES IN.
THE STREETS LISTED FOR THIS WOULD OCCUR MARCH OF 2,023.
THERE ARE SOME INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITY WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE FUN. THE SYSTEM PROVIDES THE ASSESSMENT. THE PROPOSAL, IS JUST OVER $700,000. THIS IS 30,000 DOLLARS TO ALLOW FOR ADJUSTMENTS AS WE ENCOUNTER ISSUES.
THAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT. >> MOVED TO APPROVE.
>> I HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND DISCUSSION?
>> THANK YOU. >> ARE MY HAVE ONE QUESTION THIS IS IN BUDGET AND ONLINE WITH WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR THIS YEAR?
>> BUDGET IS $800,000 AND THIS FALL SHORT OF THAT.
>> IS IT DIFFERENT THAN THE BUDGET AMOUNT.
ARE YOU PLANNING FOR SOMETHING SUPPLEMENTAL LATER.
>> WE ARE PLANNING FOR SOME UNKNOWN SPIRIT.
>> WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND COME BACK AND SAY LET'S USE THE REMAINING FUNDS. THIS WOULD BE COMPLETED IN A EXAMPLE IS WHEN WE RESURFACE. THIS IS RESURFACING THE ROAD.
SO THAT IS THE INTENT. LEAVE A CUSHION FOR UNKNOWN
SPIRIT. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
[7.5 PROPOSAL APPROVAL - JAX UTILITIES MANAGEMENT, INC]
>> WE MOVE ON TO 7.5 PROPOSAL APPROVAL CHECKS UTILITIES MANAGEMENT. CITY MANAGER PRESENTING.
>> THIS IS A PROPOSAL, A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND.
WE DISCOVERED HURRICANE NICOLE. WE HAD SOME CONCERNING VACANCIES THE AREA BETWEEN THE BOAT RAMP. IT ACTUALLY LOOKED LIKE NORMAL GROUND AND I STEPPED INTO IT AND IT WAS UP TO MY THIGH.
THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES BEHIND THE WALL.
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WE ARE PROPOSING TO INSERT CONCRETE MATERIAL, AND THIS IS WHAT IT IS LIKE UNDERNEATH THE SIDEWALK.MR. GEORGE TOOK THESE PICTURES. THIS IS A PROCESS THAT WE WOULD INJECT CONCRETE. THIS IS THE SEAWALL BECAUSE THIS IS REACHING THROUGH THE SEAWALL. WE ALL AGREE, THAT I FOUND MOST AREAS ARE SIX AND SEVEN. THIS IS MORE OF A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD. THIS WILL FOCUS ON THE MILLION DOLLARS THAT THE CITY GOT FROM THE STATE.
AND THEN YOUR LEGISLATIVE REQUEST THAT YOU PROVED EARLIER TONIGHT THIS WILL FOCUS ON THIS AREA HERE.
AND THEY ARE READY TO START ANSWER EARLY AS TOMORROW.
>> ANY DISCUSSION? >> BOTH CANDIDATES SAID THEY HAD TWO PRIORITIES AND IT WAS THE SEAWALL.
AND AS THE CITY MANAGER POINTED OUT, THE TWO SACRAMENTS ARE THE ONE NEXT TO PARKING LOT B IN PARKING LOT A.
THE SEAWALL HAS BEEN FEELING FOR YEARS AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF STUDIES, WHERE THIS WALL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR AT SOME POINT IT WILL COLLAPSE. WHEN THAT HAPPENS IT'S UNCLEAR.
THE DIRT IS GOING RIGHT INTO THE SEAWALL FROM THE WATER.
SO I AM A LITTLE PERPLEXED ON HOW WE WILL GO FORWARD BECAUSE PART OF THIS WOULD BE TO TAKE DOWN THREATS.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS WHENEVER YOU LIKE.
BUT YOU BASICALLY SAID, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE THE OTHER SEGMENT. SO IT JUST SEEMS AND THIS IS
JUST AN OBSERVATION. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
I SEE NONE. >> I THINK WE JUST APPROVED THIS FOR RIGHT NOW. WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
TIKA (ROLL CALL). >> CITY CLERK WE ARE PULLING
[7.7 DEED OF DEDICATION FOR CONSERVATION LAND]
ITEM 7.6, IS THAT CORRECT. >> YES WE ARE.
>> THAT MOVES ON TO ITEM 7.7 DEED OF DEDICATION FOR CONSERVATION LAND. COULD WE PLEASE HAVE CITY
ATTORNEY SPEAK ON THAT. >> THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL LOT ON THE WEST SIDE OF FLETCHER ROAD. AND THE FRONT PART OF THE LAW IS ZONED R THREE. THE BACK IS R1 IN THIS CASE BASED IN IF I EXPLAINED THIS DIFFERENTLY EARLIER THE ACREAGE IS MORE THAN THE R LETTER THREE PORTION.
THE CODE SAYS WE WOULD HAVE TO APPLY THE R1.
THERE WOULD BE NO VACATION RENTALS AND THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY OWNER WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT AND HE HAS A GOOD CAUSE AND THAT IS VACATION RENTALS FOR DISABLED VETERANS.
HE SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE BACK PART OF THE PROPERTY TO
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THE CITY FOR CONSERVATION KEEP THE FRONT PART.STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. >> MOVED TO APPROVE BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS A WIN-WIN SITUATION.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE PUBLIC, WE INVITE HARRIS TO THE
STAND. >> I DON'T WANT TO TAKE TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME. WE DO HAVE THE DEED IF IT IS THE WILL FOR PERCEPTION. MR. HIATT IS A FULLY DISABLED VETERAN HIMSELF AND VETERAN HIMSELF AND ONE PHYSICALS IN BUILDING THIS RESORT RENTAL IS TO BE A DUPLEX.
FULLY ASSESSABLE TO DONATE BACK IT HELPS YOUR FLOOD RATINGS.
ANALYZE THEM RATHER THAN THIS THIS WAS A CREATIVE IDEA AND ASKED THE COMMISSIONER SAID, WE HAVE BOTH HERE.
>> I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. THIS JUST HAPPENS TO BE THE PROPERTY IN THE REAR. A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITALIZE. WE DON'T HAVE AN EXTREME AMOUNT ANN ARBOR CITY. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA AND A GREAT USE FOR IT. I APPROVE IT ANYWAY BECAUSE OF
I JUST WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK THE FAMILY, FOR YOUR DONATIONS OF THE LAND IT IS QUITE AN HONOR.
THANK YOU BOTH. >> AND WITH THAT LET'S CALLED
[7.8 BLACKWATER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES - CHANGE ORDER #8 ]
>> A PASSES 5-0. LAST WE HAVE 7.88 CHANGE ORDER
FOR THE FIRE STATION. >> CHARLIE GEORGE, COMMUNITY SERVICE DIRECTOR. THIS IS RESOLUTION 2022 -- 226.
THIS IS FOR THE FIRE STATION BEING CONSTRUCTED.
IT IS FOR MODIFICATION TO THE TRAINING ROOM.
THE DESIGN ORIGINALLY CALLED FOR TWO FOR THE TRAINING ROOM.
STAFF CONSULTANTS DETERMINED FOR WOULD BE BETTER FROM A FLEXIBILITY STANDPOINT. THIS IS STILL $200,000 ON THE
BUDGET. >> WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE VOTE. NOT BEFORE I SAY THANK YOU FOR
BEING UNDER BUDGET. >> CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE
[8.1 ARTS AND CULTURE NASSAU]
>> I HEAR A MOTION FOR THE BOARD APPOINTMENT SPIRIT ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE.
LET'S CALL THE VOTE. DEKE SEEING NONE THAT.
[8.2 FERNANDINA BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY ]
>> THAT PASSES 5-0. WE MOVE ON TO A POINT TO IT I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO VOLUNTEER. I HAVE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
>> I MOVE TO APPOINT RUSSELL. >> 90 SAY YOUR NAME?
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>> THANK YOU. I NOMINATE THIS DIRECT I HEAR A
MOTION IN THE SECOND. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND WE HAVE
ANY DISCUSSIONS? >> I THINK, YOU SEEMED LIKE A GOOD CANDIDATE WELL SPOKEN FOR ON THE PHONE.
I AM SUPPORTING THIS. >> THANK YOU AND WE DO HAVE ONE REQUEST TO SPEAK. MR. I HAS REQUESTED TO SPEAK.
ONTO THE PODIUM. >> GETTING EVERYONE.
>> APT TO SAY YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
>> GETTING EVERYONE I LIVE SEVEN VINTAGE WAY.
I AM A RECENT RESIDENT OF FERNANDINA BEACH BUT IT IS A PLACE MY FAMILY HAS CLOSED -- I CALLED SECOND ON.
COME IN VACATION HERE. I REALLY ENJOY THE COMMUNITY.
I ACTUALLY GOT AN INTERNSHIP WORKING AT THE FACILITY ALMOST FIVE YEARS AGO. OUT UPON GRADUATION I DID GO AND WORK SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT DID -- BUT THEN I CAME BACK.
IT IS A PLACE I LIKE TO CALL HOME.
NOW I AM A RESIDENT OF THE CITY. BEING SOMEONE THAT HAS FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE COMMUNITY I THINK IT WOULD BE AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO APPRECIATE THIS COMMUNITY AND THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY OFFER.
I THINK BEING PART OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY I CAN DO THAT AND MAKE A GOOD IMPACT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE.
CITY CLERK CALLED THE VOTE. DEKE (ROLL CALL) DEKE.
[8.3 MARINA ADVISORY BOARD - ATTENDANCE]
>> A PASSES-0 THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
AND FINALLY WE HAVE A .3 MARINA ADVISORY BOARD.
WE DO HAVE ATTENDANCE, DELAY OR MOTION?
>> I MOVE THAT WE REMOVE MEMBER ANDREW FOR MISSING THREE MEETINGS AS REQUIRED BY THE RULES WE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED FOR
>> I'LL MOTION A SECOND. >> SEE NONE WILL THE CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. SEEING NONE.
[9. CITY MANAGER REPORTS]
>> THAT ALSO PASSES 5-0. >> CITY MANAGER REPORTS.
>> THANK YOU. AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS TO THE COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING BEFORE CHRISTMAS, SO CHRISTMAS GREETINGS EVERYONE.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER A REMINDER THAT I AM POSTING THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL EVENT ON POSTING A COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS DINNER. THANK YOU TO BUT NASSAU COUNTY SEE FOR ALLOWING ME TOO ALSO THEIR FACILITY.
THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE.
ADDITIONS NOT REQUIRED. I CAP RECEIVED A GENEROUS DONATION TO SUPPORT THIS EVENT AS WELL AS A $50 DONATION FROM THE CHIEF AND HIS WIFE LADONNA. IF YOU WANT TO BRING A DISH, I ASKED YOU BRING YOUR OWN TABLE SETTINGS, IT IS SUNDAY AFTERNOON, CHRISTMAS DAY FROM 2-5:00 P.M. AT NASSAU COUNTY.
I DO HAVE A REMINDER THAT WILL BE IN FRIDAYS NEWS LEADER.
IN THE PAST WE DID THIS BACK IN 20018 AND 19.
WE DREW ABOUT 80 PEOPLE. AND WE DID NOT DO IT IN 20-21.
I AM EXCITED TO WELCOME THE COMMUNITY BACK AND SHARED THE FELLOWSHIP OF OUR CITIZENS. THIS IS SOMEWHAT LATER.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THEY WILL PRESENT THEIR REPORT AND WHAT THEY ARE
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LOOKING AT WHAT IS OVER THE HORIZON.THEY WILL GUIDE YOU ON WHAT YOUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE.
FINALLY BASED ON YOUR ACTIONS, CITY STAFF HAS PROVIDED THE PRE-APPLICATION FOR THE SEAWALL. THIS LETTER WAS PREPARED BY
MR. GEORGE. >> PENDING ANY QUESTIONS THAT'S
ALL I HAVE. >> WE APPRECATE YOUR TIME.
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT. TANGIBLE QUESTION.
>> WAS -- WHAT WAS THIS SENT TO JUST THE ARMY CORPS OF
[10. CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS]
>> WE DISCUSSED THINGS GOING ON IN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS MERRY CHRISTMAS. HAPPY NEW YEAR.
I MET WITH EACH OF YOU AND THE CITY MANAGER, AND YOU KNOW I AM ALWAYS AVAILABLE. YOU HAVE MY PHONE NUMBERS AND AFTER THE MEETING I WANT TO CONFIRM.
I CAN EITHER SEND CALENDAR REQUESTS OR GET THE CALENDAR
[11. CITY CLERK REPORTS]
STRAIGHT. ( INDISCERNIBLE ) THIS IS[12. MAYOR/COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]
ASSOCIATED WITH CITY BUSINESS. THANK YOU.>> ALL RIGHT CITY COMMISSIONER REPORTS.
I THINK WE WILL ALTERNATE BACK AND FORTH AND WE WILL START WITH
COMMISSIONER ROSS. >> SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO WELCOME THE NEW COMMISSIONERS. I HOPE WE CAN FIND COMMON GROUND TO WORK TOGETHER. I ATTENDED SOMEWHAT RELUCTANT -- ( INDISCERNIBLE ) IT WAS REALLY INCREDIBLE.
AND PRECISE. THEY ARE SAFE, THEY ARE SAFE.
THEY COUNTED EVERY VOTE AND THEY WERE SERIOUS.
HATS OFF TO JAN AND HER STAFF AND TO THE CITY CLERK.
AND FINALLY I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY HOLIDAY TANGENTS WANT TO THANK BOTH CANDIDATES FOR JOINING US.
YOU WILL SEE AS TIME GOES BY, THE MORE YOU SEE, THIS IS A SMALL CITY WITH A SMALL POPULATION.
WE DEAL WITH A LOT OF EXTRA BUSINESS THAT MOST CITIES DON'T.
WE HAVE A LOT OF AMENITIES THROUGH YOUR CAMPAIGN TRAILS THIS IS WHAT MAKES OUR CITY MORE PERSONABLE AND LOVE.
HE WANTS TO JOIN AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO JOIN WHAT WE HAVE. ESPECIALLY AS A CITY.
I HAVE SOME OTHER THINGS I WANTED TO DISCUSS TONIGHT BUT I'M NOT GOING TO. I'M GOING TO LET THE MEETING MOVE ON AND WE WILL DEAL WITH THAT BUSINESS AT THE NEXT MEETING. BUT I DO WANT TO THANK CITY STAFF AS USUAL, THEY DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE ELECTION.
I WENT THROUGH ALL OF IT, IT IS -- IT WAS VERY EYE-OPENING HOW THEY COUNT THE VOTE. TO THINK THAT SOMEONE ELSE'S
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COUNTING VOTES THEIR SYSTEM IS AIRTIGHT, AND HAS A LOT OF CHECKS AND BALANCES IN IT. AND WE HAD TO GO ON FIVE OCCASIONS TO CERTIFY THE VOTE SPIRIT IT WAS AN AMAZING VOTE.IT TURNED OUT TO BE GOOD. I WIN MY COMMENTS ON THAT BEAR AND I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE ALLOWING ME TOO BE VICE MAYOR, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT TWO YEARS AND LOOK FORWARD TO OVER VISITING SESSION. I'VE ALREADY HEARD MULTIPLE IDEAS THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN DISCUSSING.
REALLY GOOD IDEAS OF HOW WE CAN IMPROVE.
I AM EAGER AND I CAN'T WAIT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU PRICE MAKER. >> KRISHA.
>> WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTES.
IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO BE HERE. I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND THANK YOU I WANT TO MAKE SURE,.
>> I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO VOTED.
WE WILL -- WE ARE GOING TO DU DO THINK -- GOOD THINGS.
WE WILL MOVE FORWARD. I AM EXCITED TO BE HERE.
IT IS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR DECORUM TONIGHT. IT WAS AWESOME.
VERY FIRST MEETING LOOKING FOR TOMORROW.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE MY WIFE MICHELLE'S, SHE IS HERE.
SHE HAS BEEN A ROCK FOR ME. ALSO LASTLY JUST WISH EVERYONE A
MERRY CHRISTMAS. >> WE APPRECIATE THAT.
A FEW THINGS FOR ME. IT'S NOT OFTEN WHEN WE HAVE COMMUNITY APPLICANTS THAT THEY COME AND THEY COME AND PRESENT AND THEY SHOW UP. I WANT TO THANK TOOLBAR APPLICANTS TONIGHT, THE REMOTE -- I BOTH MADE THE EFFORT TO BE HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU BOTH FOR COMING.
WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE COLD NIGHT SHELTERS.
THE TEMPERATURES ARE COMING DOWN.
WANT TO THANK THE COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS THEY ARE ORGANIZING. THEY HAVE OPENED THE MLK CENTER IN THE CITY IS PARTNERING WITH THEM SO ON DECEMBER 30 FOR THAT -- FIRST, -- DECEMBER 23, THIS FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY DECEMBER 27, WE WILL BE OPENING THE MLK DOORS FOR THE HOMELESS TO COME AND GET OUT OF THE COLD. WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEM AND PLEASE USE THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE NIGHT THAT WENT WELL. WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED THAT IN THANK YOU FOR THE YOUTH ADVISORY FOR PUTTING THOSE THINGS ON FOR US. ( INDISCERNIBLE ) SEVERAL COMMISSIONERS WILL. FINALLY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FIREFIGHTER LIEUTENANT, MATT MORRIS AND HIS WIFE KATIE ON THE BIRTH OF THEIR SON. LET ME MAKE SURE I READ THIS, ANDREW MORSE WHO WAS BORN DECEMBER 6, WEIGHING IN AT 6 POUNDS 15 OUNCES. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THAT IS THE THIRD FIRE DEPARTMENT BABY OF 2022.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.