Apr 18, 2023 Regular Meeting

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CALLED THIS MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO ORDER. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. LET'S START WITH THE ROLL CALL. CITY CLERK, TAKE US WAY. TONIGHT, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY RONALD TO THE FLAG ROSS.

>> 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 A PRAYER BY REVEREND NOEL ROBERTS OF NORTH 14TH STREET

BAPTIST CHURCH. >> WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THIS WONDERFUL PLACE YOU HAVE GIVEN US. THE MORE WE ASK FOR GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION, AND MORE WISDOM TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS TO KEEP THIS THE QUAINT AND WONDERFUL PLACE IT IS. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSINGS AND ASK THESE THINGS IN JESUS'S

[4.1 PROCLAMATION - "60TH ANNUAL ISLE OF EIGHT FLAGS SHRIMP FESTIVAL"]

WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE. YOU HAVE TO BE IN THIS PICTURE. WE NEED TO IN THE SHOT. OKAY. THAT IS FINE.

ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE THE COMMITTEE HERE. WE WILL PROCLAIM THEM. LET'S GET THIS STARTED. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS THE FIRST ISLE OF EIGHT FLAGS SHRIMP FESTIVAL TOOK LACE IN 1964 AS THE BRACES FOR THE PROMOTION TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY AS THE BIRTH LACE OF THE MODERN SHRIMPING INDUSTRY. WE ARE ASKED THE ORIGINS OF THE STRIP FESTIVAL FOR AN ANNUAL RACE DURING THE WATCH WHICH THE STRIPPERS DO THEIR THING TODAY. IT WILL BE THE LONGEST STANDING AND LARGEST SPECIAL EVENT. IT CELEBRATES GREAT FOOD. THESE DAYS, LOCALS AND VISITORS ENJOY MANY OTHER FESTIVITIES INCLUDING A PARADE, A PIRATE INVASION, MUSIC AND FINE ART, AND MUCH MORE. OVER THE LAST 60 YEARS, THE ISLE OF EIGHT FLAGS SHRIMP FESTIVAL HAS GROWN INTO A NATIONALLY RECORD GUYS FESTIVAL THAT PROMOTES A FINANCIAL IMPACT IN EXCESS OF $16 MILLION TO THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH. NASSAU COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

THIS YEAR COMMEMORATES THE 58TH ANNUAL ISLE OF EIGHT FLAGS SHRIMP FESTIVAL WHICH WILL BE SIMPLE CELEBRATED MAY 5TH, 2023 THROUGH MAY 7TH, 2023. AND WHEREAS THE ALL VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE PARTNERS WITH THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH AND AREA BUSINESSES AND APPROXIMATELY 50 NONPROFIT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM, WHILE INSTILLING COMMUNITY PRIDE THROUGH WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF FERNANDINA COMMISSION HERE BY EXTENDS ITS SINCERE APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE TO THE ISLE OF EIGHT FLAGS SHRIMP FESTIVAL COMMITTEE FOR ITS DEDICATION TO KEEPING THE TIME-HONORED TRADITIONS AND REMINDERS OF THE SHRIMPING INDUSTRY ALIVE. AND INTRODUCING THE VISITORS TO THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. AND THAT BEAUTY OF THE RIVER. I, MAYOR BRADLEY BEAN, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME, DUDE DECLARE MAY 5TH THROUGH MAY 7TH AS THE ISLE OF EIGHT FLAGS SHRIMP FESTIVAL. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

I WANT TO INVITE THIS COMMITTEE TO SPEAK. I WANT TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS TRULY A COMMUNITY EVENT. THIS MORNING, LIKE MANY PEOPLE, I SAW SOMETHING WITH SKATEBOARDS. I WAS COMING UP. WHAT I CAN ASSURE YOU IS THAT THE CHAIRMAN TOOK IT UPON HERSELF TO ASK THAT. SHE WORKED HARD AND DID MULTIPLE CALLS. NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, IT'S A COMMUNITY EVENT. THAT IS WHAT THIS BOARD STANDS FOR.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS AS THE CHAIR OF THE ISLE OF EIGHT FLAGS SHRIMP FESTIVAL?

>> I WASN'T EXPECTING TO SAY SOMETHING. THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL PARADE IS COMMUNITY-ORIENTED. WE STRIVE TO INCLUDE EVERYONE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS , IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS, PLEASE

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FACEBOOK AND TEXT MESSAGES, AND EMAILS, BESIDES BEING IMPERSONAL, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT SOMEONE SAYS.

YOU DON'T KNOW THE TONE OR THE MANNER IN WHICH IT IS READ. AND YOU DON'T KNOW THE TONE OR MANNER IN WHICH IT IS RECEIVED.

LET'S WORK TOGETHER. THE STRENGTH FESTIVAL IS PART OF WHAT MADE THIS TOWN GREAT WHEN I MOVED HERE IN 1983. THAT'S WAY MORE THAN WHAT I WANT TO TELL YOU FOR MY AGE. THERE USED TO BE FRESH SQUEEZED ORANGE JUICE ON THAT RIVERFRONT. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, LOOK UP THE PICTURES. LET'S HAVE A GREAT TIME AND BRING A LOT OF MONEY INTO TOWN. LET'S SHARE THAT WITH OUR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. AND THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T INVOLVED, WE HAD A GROUP LOCAL FAMILIES. SO NEXT YEAR, ALL OF YOU INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES, FEEL FREE TO GET AN AND BRING A WAGON WITH YOUR KIDS. BE A PART OF IT. GET INVOLVED. ESPECIALLY IF YOU KNOW ANYONE NEW TO THE AREA. WE HAVE A FIFTH THAT ARE NEW BUSINESSES OR NEW FAMILIES THAT HAVE MOVED TO OUR AREA. WE JUST WANT THEM TO BECOME A PART OF OUR OLD-FASHIONED DOWN-HOME ATMOSPHERE. PLEASE DO THAT AND HELP US TO HELP EVERYONE ELSE.

FOR ALL YOU DO. >> WE WILL SEE YOU MAY 4TH. IT

[4.2 PROCLAMATION - "NATIONAL ARBOR DAY"]

PROTECTS US FROM HURRICANES AND STORMS. HOW TO RECHARGE GROUNDWATER AND REDUCE TEMPERATURES. PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL HAVE A TYPE. HABITAT. TREES ARE OF VALUABLE RESOURCE. WHERE AS THE CITY CELEBRATES ITS 21ST YEAR AS A DESIGNATED TREE CITY, USA COMMITTEE, AND SECOND YEAR WITH A GROWTH AWARD AND NATIONAL ARBOR DAY IS CELEBRATED ON THE LAST FRIDAY OF APRIL. AND WHEREAS THE RESIDENCE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING AND PRESERVING OUR TREES AND THE EXCEPTIONAL MARITIME FORCE.

THERE FOR, I, MAYOR BRADLEY BEAN, AS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH, DO PROCLAIM APRIL 28TH 2023 AS ARBOR DAY. I URGE EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL CELEBRATION ON FRIDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2023, ON LOTS CMD. THAT IS 11:00 A.M. THANK YOU FOR ALL TREES. THERE COULD BE SPECIAL APPEARANCES BY SOMEONE. WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL BE THERE.

WE WILL SEE WHEN YOU GET THERE. I AFFIX MY HAND. THANK YOU, WE APPRECIATE YOU. LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR OUR ARBOR. THANK YOU,

SIR. >> TAKE YOU, MAYOR. AS THE MAYOR NOTED, THIS IS OUR 21ST YEAR AS TREE CITY USA. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR AS TREE CITY OF THE WORLD. IT'S ONLY BEEN AROUND A COUPLE OF YEARS. THERE ARE ONLY 168 CITIES IN THE WORLD THAT HAVE ACHIEVED THE CRITERIA. WE ARE ONE OF THOSE CITIES. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. I INVITE YOU TO COME OUT NEXT FRIDAY AT 11. WE WILL PLANT BEAUTIFUL TREES.

THANK YOU, AND LET'S SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU,

[4.3 PROCLAMATION - "MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK"]

MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, SIR. WE APPRECIATE YOU. LAST , BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, LET'S INVITE OUR CITY CLERK TO COME ON DOWN. IT IS MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING FOR CAROLINE. THANK

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PROCLAMATION WHERE AS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD THE MUNICIPAL CLERK HAS EXISTED FOR CENTURIES. THEY ARE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC SERVANT. BEFORE WRITING CAME INTO USE, THE MEMORY SERVED AS THE PUBLIC RECORD. WHEREAS THE MUNICIPAL CLERK IS THE COMMUNITY HISTORIAN. FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDED HISTORY OF THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE IN HER CARE.

CLERKS REMAIN UNEQUIVOCABLY NEUTRAL AND CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH INTEGRITY. THEY HAVE UNMATCHED ACUMEN AND WITHOUT FAIL PROVIDE EQUITABLE SERVICE TO ALL. AND WHEREAS, FROM THIS TIME-HONORED FOUNDATION, MUNICIPAL CLERKS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION, AND SERVICES, WHICH ARE PRESCRIBED AND DEFINED BY THE CHARTER, STATUTE, CODE OF ORDINANCE, AND THE DIRECTIVES. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SUBSCRIBE DESCRIBE THE ROLES. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSITIONS THEY FILL. AND THE IMMINENT POLITICAL SCIENTIST WILLIAM BENNETT MONROE, WRITING ONE OF THE FIRST TEXTBOOKS ON THE DISCIPLINE ADMINISTRATION, SAID NO OTHER OFFICE HAS SO MANY CONTRACTS. THEY SERVE ALL DEPARTMENTS WITHOUT EXCEPTION.

ALL OF THEM CALLED UPON DAILY FOR SOME SERVICE. THE WORK IS NOT SPECTACULAR, BUT DEMANDS VERSATILITY AND ALERTNESS. AND NO INTO PATIENTS. THESE WORDS WERE WRITTEN 89 YEARS AGO, THEY ARE STILL RELEVANT TODAY. WE ALL AGREE. I, MAYOR BRADLEY BEAN, BY VIRTUE INVESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH, RECOGNIZE THE WEEK UP APRIL 30TH THROUGH MAY 6TH AS MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK. THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT SHE PROVIDES IN HER EXEMPLARY VINDICATION REPRESENTING OUR COMMUNITY WITH INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM.

PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER.

SAY ANY WORDS? >> THANK YOU. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE. TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DIRECTORS. COMMUNITY LEADERS.

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS. AND AS CITIZENS. I CANNOT DO MY JOB WITHOUT YOUR TRUST IN MY ABILITY. I SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOU EVERY DAY. THANK YOU.

[4.4 BUDGET SUMMARY ]

>> GOOD EVENING. MARCH IS THE SICK CHIPMUNK 6TH MONTH.

REVENUE IS AT 79.3% OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. THIS IS DUE TO THE TIMING OF THE PROPERTY TAX AND FRANCHISE PAYMENTS.

PROPERTY TAX IS AT 96% OR $16.8 MILLION. THE GENERAL FUND EXPENSES ARE BELOW 50% AT 38.7%. SOME DEPARTMENTS ARE OVER THIS DUE TO PAYMENTS FOR ANNUAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS. ALL TRANSFERS FOR THE MONTH -- THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE NEW PAYROLL SYSTEM. LIBRARY. DOWNTOWN LIGHTING DESIGN, STREETS, AND SIDEWALKS. FOR THE MEMBERSHIP REVENUE, IT'S UP 9.3% VERSUS LAST YEAR. THE AIRPORT REVENUE EXCEEDS THE 50% MARK. FOR MOST OF THE UTILITY FUNDS, REVENUE EXCEEDS FUNDS EXCEPT AS ANTICIPATED IN THE BUDGET. THE MARINA DISPENSE FUEL AGAIN. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> ANY QUESTIONS? >> NO.

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

>> SEEING DONE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. WE WILL CONTINUE ON TO ITEM FIVE. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I WANT TO MAKE A QUICK

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>> BOLTING FOR THE DOOR. >> ABSOLUTE. JUST WANTED TO BE SURE. ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. WE WILL CALL MS. PHILLIPS.

>> GOOD EVENING. MARY AND PHELPS. I LIVE ON SOUTH SIXTH STREET. I AM TIRED. I WAS IN TALLAHASSEE LAST WEEK LOBBYING TO PROTECT OUR PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS. SPOKE WITH MR. BLACK.

DID GET TO SPEAK TO THE LEGISLATOR. WE ARE PRAYING FOR A POSITIVE RESULT IF WE COULD TO SAVE OUR UNIONS. I FELT THERE WERE THINGS ON HERE. ONE OF THEM WAS WASTE. THERE'S ANOTHER THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT. WHEN THE FESTIVAL COMMITTEE WAS HERE, I CALLED TODAY. SO WHAT TYPING THE POST ABOUT THE KIDS, PAYING THEM TO BE IN THE PARADE. AND I THOUGHT, THAT'S RIDICULOUS. ONE THING I SAID WAS, PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND FOR ISLE OF EIGHT FLAGS SHRIMP FESTIVAL, THEY DO WHAT THEY WANT. THEY GIVE SOME MONEY TO THE CITY. BUT THE ONE THING THAT I KEEP SAYING AND REPEATING IS, THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL COMMITTEE, YOU CANNOT CONTROL THEM. HOW CAN THEY SAY THAT WE ARE THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE MODERN SHRIMPING INDUSTRY? I SIT ON THE MARINE ADVISORY BOARD. WE BROUGHT THIS UP AT THE MEETING ABOUT HAVING ONE OF THE BOATS HERE. IT ONLY COSTS $50. THAT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY. THAT'S A DROP IN THE BUCKET. I WILL CALL KELLY. I AM FRIENDS WITH HER. NOW THAT I KNOW SHE'S IN CHARGE, I WILL CALL AND TALK TO HER ABOUT THAT. THE OTHER THING THAT I CALLED DOWN HERE FOR, THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME, A TWO-STORY HOUSE, THEY WILL DIVIDE THAT PROPERTY. I DO WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. BUT NOW THERE'S A GREEN AND WHITE SIGN. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANT. TODAY, I TALKED WITH KELLY. SHE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE. I TALKED WITH HER, BECAUSE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANT. I HAVE TRIED TO TELL THE CITY ABOUT THIS BEFORE. THEY LOADED HER IN THERE AND, THAT'S A SWAMP. I DON'T THINK HOUSES NEED TO BE BUILT THERE. BUT THEY WILL BUILD THEM. THESE PEOPLE ARE BUYING THIS PROPERTY. THEY ARE BUILDING HOUSES AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE BUILDING ON. I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO THE ATTENTION HERE. I BELIEVE THAT DIVIDING THESE LOTS, AND ONLY PUTTING A 25 FOOT HOUSE OR A 25 FOR THE PROPERTY, THEY CAN HOLD THEIR HAND AND TOUCH SOMEONE IN THE NEXT HOUSE. I'M LOOKING AT THIS AND IT'S RIDICULOUS. THE OTHER THING IS, CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE NO PAID PARK. I HEARD YOU WANTED A PARKING GARAGE. THAT'S FINE AND GOOD. WE DON'T NEED PAID PARKING. WE HAD A LONG TIME AGO. WE DON'T NEED PAID PARKING TO GO TO THE BEACH I WE DON'T NEED PAID PARKING TO ME. IT'S NOT FRIENDLY. THAT'S WHY LOVE SAINT AUGUSTINE. I HAVE TO FIND A PLACE TO PARK AND WHEN YOU DO, AND YOU HAVE TO PAY, AND YOU EAT, YOU ARE THERE FOR 30 OR 40 MINUTES. IT'S RIDICULOUS. IT'S NOT FRIENDLY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU, AND I WILL SPEAK AGAIN ON

ANOTHER ITEM. >> THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO MORE ITEMS ON THIS ONE? OKAY. WE HAVE ONE MORE. WELCOME LINDA

GREEN. >> THANK YOU. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE ISSUE OF THE PRIDE PARADE. AND THE FESTIVAL IN OUR TOWN. SOME OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT I AM A

RETIRED CLERGY PERSON. >> CAN YOU PLEASE DO YOUR NAME

AND ADDRESS? >> I'M SORRY. REVEREND LINDA GREEN. HIGHLAND DUNES WAY. SOON I CAN GO AHEAD.

>> THAT'S OKAY. I SHOULD'VE SAID THAT. I'M A RETIRED CLERGY WOMAN HERE IN THE TOWN. I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 10 YEARS.

I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER ALL OF OUR CITIZENS RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES. AS YOU CONSIDER WHAT MAY BECOME

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AND WE CAN'T PUT SOME MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS. WE NEED TO LISTEN TO ALL OF THE VOICES. ESPECIALLY THE MORE MARGINALIZED VOICES. PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. JUST TODAY, I PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE AND THE OBSERVER COMMENTARY. ABOUT AN EXPERIENCE I HAD AS A PASTOR IN THE TOWN I SEARCHED BEFORE. WHERE A YOUNG MAN KILLED HIMSELF BECAUSE HE WAS BULLIED INTO DOING SO AND EIGHT TERRIBLE INCIDENT. THE TOWN WENT INTO MORNING, AND WE REALIZED THAT WE WERE NOT SPEAKING UP ADEQUATELY FOR ALL OF OUR CITIZENS. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE STAND FIRM IN YOUR COMMIT ITS TO ALLOW FRIENDLY PEOPLE TO CELEBRATE TOGETHER IN OUR CITY PARK . IT IS NOT A DANGER TO CHILDREN. I HAVE BEEN AT ALL OF THE EVENTS. AND I WILL CONTINUE TO BE AT ALL OF THE EVENTS. I AM SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES THAT EVERYONE IS EQUAL IN THE SIGHT OF GOD. AND EVERYONE IS BEAUTIFUL IN OUR DIVERSE CREATION. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE UTILIZE THE PARADE AND FESTIVAL, AND REALIZE THAT THEY ARE NOT BUSINESSES SEEKING TO MAKE A PROFIT. THEY ARE GATHERING OF CITIZENS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CELEBRATION. I WOULD HOPE YOU KEEP THESE THINGS IN MIND. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT NOT TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY WHEN SOME PEOPLE PROCLAIMED TO BE MORALISTIC, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME, THEY PROMOTE INTOLERANCE AND HATE AND DISINFORMATION TO OTHER PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I HOPE YOU KEEP THESE ITEMS IN YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE. I FILED HER UNDER 7.7. BUT SHE ALSO HAS A PUBLIC COMMENT. COME ON DOWN.

>> MY NAME IS SHEILA COKIE. INDIGO STREET. THIS IS ON THE HEELS OF THE PROCLAMATION FOR ISLE OF EIGHT FLAGS SHRIMP FESTIVAL. THIS WEEK, THE QUALITY OF FLORIDA TOOK THE STEP OF ISSUING A TRAVEL ADVISORY WARNING OF THE RISK POSTED FOR THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND FREEDOM OF THOSE CONSIDERING TRAVEL. OR RELOCATION TO OUR STATE. AS AN ORGANIZATION THE SPENDS DECADES TO IMPROVE THE REPUTATION AS A WELCOMING, INCLUSIVE PLACE, IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT THEY MUST RESPOND TO THOSE ASKING IF IT'S SAFE TO TRAVEL TO OR REMAIN IN FLORIDA AS WELL AS STRIPPING AWAY BASIC RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS. HERE IN NASSAU COUNTY AND FERNANDINA BEACH, WE HAVE OUR OWN HOMEGROWN THREATS. CITIZENS TONIGHT FREEDOM IS A FAR MORE APT NAME LED BY JACK AS HE AND HIS FOLLOWERS ATTEMPT TO DISPARAGE FERNANDINA BEACH THIRD ANNUAL PRIDE CELEBRATION WITH THEIR PREJUDICES. CENTRAL PARK BELONGS TO ALL CITIZENS. THEY SAY THEY TAKE NO ISSUE WITH'S FREE SPEECH OR FREE SIMILE, WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN IS IT'S FREE FOR PEOPLE LIKE THEM, BUT NOT OTHERS. HE ATTEMPTS TO EQUATE LGBTQ EVENTS WITH EXPLICIT ADULT MATERIAL SUCH AS LABOR MAGAZINE . IT'S A FLAGRANT ATTEMPT TO APPEAL TO THOSE WHO ARE IGNORANT OF THE COMMUNITY. HE CLAIMS TO BE GOOD WITH ALL PEOPLE. I FAIL TO SEE HOW THAT'S POSSIBLE. THIS GROUP SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT PROXIMITY DOES NOT PRECLUDE HOMOPHOBIA, BIGOTRY . CLAIMING YOU HAVE FRIENDS THAT YOU RESPECT WOMEN OR HAVE PEOPLE OF COLOR IN YOUR FAMILY, DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T BE HOMOPHOBIC, RACIST OR MISOGYNISTIC TO THOSE PEOPLE. THE SAME GOES FOR RELIGION. JUST BECAUSE YOU GO TO CHURCH AND PUSHER VALUES ON OTHERS DOESN'T MAKE YOU A CHRISTIAN. DIDN'T JESUS SAY, LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF? I WOULD ASK THAT THAT APPLY TO THOSE PEOPLE. THANK YOU MAYOR BRADLEY BEAN, THE ORGANIZATION WAS A PROVED ASSURED THEIR ORGANIZATION WAS APPROVED. HOWEVER, IT WAS DISAPPOINTING THAT THERE WERE STIPULATIONS THAT THERE SHOULD NOT BE A KID ZONE. EVEN THOUGH NONE HAVE BEEN PLAN. BY MAKING THE STIPULATION, YOU FED THE NARRATIVE. THEY ERRANTLY CONFUSE AND SEXUAL ACTIVITIES WITH SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND

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AND FOR THE ALL OF THOSE FEARFUL , I SUGGEST YOU START PAYING ATTENTION TO THE DISGUISES OF THOSE TRYING TO LIMIT YOUR RIGHT IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM. THEY ARE DRAPED IN THE FLAG AND FAR MORE DANGEROUS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO NOW INVITE ANGELINE CRAWFORD TO THE PODIUM.

>> HELLO. ANGELINE CRAWFORD. CLASS OF 92. GO PIRATES. I MOVED AWAY AND MOVE BACK. I AM RAISING MY FAMILY HERE. I'M A BUSINESS OWNER. I'M A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ACCUSATIONS BEING MADE BY SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT OUR PRIDE COMMUNITY. AT ABOUT THE LGBTQ YOUTH. ESPECIALLY. BUT ALSO, THE ADULTS WHO OWN BUSINESSES. I AM UPSET THAT I HAVE TO RUSH FROM MY -- I'M SORRY, CAN WE GET YOUR ADDRESS?

>> YES. 130 NORTH 19TH. IT'S OKAY. AS A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, I WANT TO SHARE STATISTICS. THERE IS A REASON WE HAVE A PRIDE PARADE. IS BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO LIVE IN THE SHADOWS TO BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT WHO THEY ARE NOT EXHIBITING THEIR COMMUNITIES. THAT IS A DETRIMENT TO THEIR HEALTH. I WILL COAT FAXED TO YOU GUYS. I WANT YOU TO KEEP THAT IN MIND. PEOPLE LIKE JACK ARE CALLING IT ADULT ENTERTAINMENT. FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE BEEN TO EVERY PARADE SINCE I RETURNED HOME 11 YEARS AGO. I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS IN THE ACTIVE COMMUNITY. I TAKE MY FAMILY. I TAKE MY NINE-YEAR-OLD AND MY 17-YEAR-OLD. I HAVE NEVER ONCE SEEN ANYTHING INAPPROPRIATE THAT I WOULD NOT BRING THEM TO SEE. SUICIDE IS A SECOND LEAVING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 10-14. YOUTH ARE SIGNIFICANTLY AT INCREASED RISK. THEY ARE MORE THAN FOUR TIMES AS LIKELY TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE THAN THEIR PEERS. THE TREVOR PROJECT ESTIMATES THAT 1.8 MILLION LGBTQ YOUTH AGES 13-20 SERIOUSLY CONSIDER SUICIDE EACH YEAR IN THE U.S. AND AT LEAST ONE ATTEMPT THAT EVERY 45 SECONDS. THESE ARE CHILDREN.

THEY COULD BE YOUR NIECES AND NEPHEWS. THEY COULD BE YOUR COUSINS. THEY ARE DEFINITELY KIDS. AND NO ONE IS GROOMING THEM. THAT IS MISGUIDED INFORMATION AT BEST. THE TREVOR PROJECT 2022 NATION SURVEY ON LGBTQ YOUTH FOUND THAT 45% OF YOUTH SERIOUSLY CAN HUNDRED ATTEMPTING SUICIDE IN THE PAST YEAR. SORRY. I WASN'T PREPARED. I DIDN'T KNOW I WOULD HAVE TO DEFEND AFTER WORKING ALL DAY. DATA SHOWS THAT -- LET ME SKIP DOWN. I WILL GET TO THE SIGNIFICANT STUFF. WE CAN GO ON ABOUT INTERSECTIONALITY. THE MINORITY STRESS MODEL.

THESE ARE THE KEY FACTORS FOR SUICIDE. THE MINORITY STRESS MODEL, EXPLAINS DISPARITIES EXPERIENCED BY LGBTQ ASKED INDIVIDUALS. THEY EXPERIENCE VICTIMIZATION AND INTERNALIZATION OF THESE EXPERIENCE IS AND ANTI-LGBTQ MESSAGES SUCH AS THEY ARE RUMORS. SUCH AS, THEY ARE BEING INDOCTRINATED, CAN COMPOUND AND INCREASE SUICIDE RISK AMONG

THESE INDIVIDUALS. >> I WILL GIVE YOU 15 SECONDS.

AT HOME. >> LET ME SUMMARIZE. THE CHILDREN, THE ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, NEED TO FEEL SAFE AND ACCEPTED IN ORDER TO BE HEALTHY AND HAPPY. I LOVE THIS COMMUNITY. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN HERE SINCE 1982. I BROUGHT MY FAMILY BACK HERE TO RAISE THEM. BECAUSE I LOVE THIS COMMUNITY.

I SERVED IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR FOR 11 YEARS. RUNNING A MENTORING ORGANIZATION FOR NASSAU COUNTY. IT IS IMPORTANT

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IDENTIFY AS? >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS THE REQUESTS TO SPEAK FOR ITEM FIVE. ARE THERE ANY I HAVE MISSED FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA? I SEE MR. BRIAN. COME DOWN. THERE IS ONE MORE REQUEST . GET THOSE OTHER WAY.

PLEASE START WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

>> HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS BRIAN ERNST. I LIVE AT 330 SOUTH STREET, FERNANDINA FLORIDA. DO YOU WANT MY PHONE NUMBER? THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BRIAN ERNST. I'M A DUAL CITIZEN. WE SIGNED THE FIRST TREATY OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1778. I'M ALSO A FOLLOER OF CHRIST. I'M HERE TO GO ON RECORD IN FAVOR OF SUPPORT AND SOLIDARITY FOR FERNANDINA PRIDE. IT SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A PERMIT TO CELEBRATE IN THIS COMMUNITY. THE SAME RIGHT AS A CHRISTIAN A RIGHT TO GATHER AND CELEBRATE IN THE PUBLIC PARK IS THE SAME RIGHT TO GIVE SPRY THE RIGHT TO DO THE SAME. I BELIEVE IT IS DISCRIMINATIVE TO DENY PRIDE. AS A CHRISTIAN, I RECOGNIZE THAT AS A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST DOES HAVE THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ORGANIZE AND INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY.

HOWEVER, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE MY FELLOW BELIEVERS TO CONSIDER THE THIRD TEMPTATION OF CHRIST IN THE GOSPELS. SATAN OFFERED JESUS AND EMPIRE, WHICH IS A CHURCH IN THE STATE. JESUS EXPLICITLY REJECTED IT. JESUS TO GIVE HIS FOLLOWERS A COMMISSION. BUT JESUS DID NOT SAY TO USE ANY AND ALL MEANS NECESSARY. IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SEE WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS OF IMPOSING CHRISTIAN LAW ONTO A POLITIC LOOKS LIKE, LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THE HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NATIVE AMERICANS AND THE CHURCH OF STATE IN THIS HEMISPHERE. THE DISPOSSESSION OF OUR LAND, ARE CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED FOR TREATIES AND PRACTICES, HAVE ALL BEEN DISPOSSESSED FROM US BECAUSE OF THE CHURCH AND STATE. AND THE LAST SIX WEEKS, 179 CASES OF SEXUAL CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND OF THOSE, I SAY THIS AS A CONCERNED CHRISTIAN.

39 OF THOSE CASES HAVE BEEN PASTORS. FIVE HAVE BEEN PRIEST AND FOR TEACHERS. ZERO ARE DRAG QUEENS. THESE ARE FACTS.

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST DRAG QUEENS AND PRIDE IS MISGUIDED.

DENYING FERNANDINA BEAT THE PERMIT EXCUSE ME, DENYING THEM UP PERMIT TO PEACEFULLY GATHER AND CELEBRATE A MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY IS FOLLOWING THE SAME PATH THAT THEY TOOK AGAINST INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. IT WAS DANGEROUS THEN AND IT'S

DANGEROUS NOW. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE INVITE MARY

LIBBY TO COME TO THE PODIUM. >> MARY LIBBY, 178 2/15 STREET SOUTH. I JUST HAVE A QUICK MESSAGE. I'M TAKING ABOUT HIS FOLLOWERS. AND THE PEOPLE IN THIS ORGANIZATION THAT HE HAS CREATED. I HEARD SOMETHING ON THE RADIO ON THE WAY OVER.

AND I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING TO THE REASON HE IS DOING THIS. AS THE SAME THING SOME OF THE PEOPLE SAY SOME OF THE NEWS MEDIA, IT STARTS WITH AN F, THAT I DON'T NEED TO GO INTO. WHAT IS THE REASON? THERE ARE THREE REASONS. CLAPPED, CLICKS , AND CASH. THINK ABOUT THAT.

IS ANYONE ELSE GETTING ANYTHING OUT OF IT? JUST THOSE

PEOPLE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, LIBBY. THAT IS ALL THE REQUEST. THERE WERE A FEW STRAGGLERS. ANYONE ELSE

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

>> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE HAVE A MOTION. ANY DISCUSSION? SEE NONE, PLEASE CALL A VOTE ON THE AGENDA.

>> I WILL MAKE ONE LAST CHANGE TO THE AGENDA, IF IT'S OKAY? I

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[7.2 *BUDGET TRANSFER – ISLE OF EIGHT FLAGS SHRIMP FESTIVAL]

FESTIVAL. >> I CAN SPEAK WITH THAT.

>> I HAD. >> IF YOU RECALL, WHEN THE SCHEDULE IS BEEN DISCUSSED, THE COMMITTEE REACHED CONSENSUS TO OFFSET THE INCREASE FOR SERVICES FOR THE ISLE OF EIGHT FLAGS SHRIMP FESTIVAL. BORN AMOUNT OF $5000. THIS REALLOCATE FUNDS AND THE CITY COMMISSION BUDGET FOR THAT

PURPOSE. >> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. DO I

YOUR MOTION TO >> MOVED TO PRU.

>> SECOND. >> I HEAR MOTION. A DISCUSSION?

>> COMMISSIONER RONALD ROSS, GO AHEAD.

>> I'M CURIOUS. WHAT WAS THE MONEY BUDGETED TO DO?

>> IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUDGETED FOR FACILITIES ASSESSMENT. BUT THAT ASSESSMENT WAS DONE IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR.

>> SO, WE HAVE THE FUNDS? >> YES.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I'M PROUD TO PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS ON THIS ONE. WE DID A GREAT PROCLAMATION FOR THE STRIP FESTIVAL. THIS IS DOING THAT.

WITH THAT, WE PLEASE CALL THE BOAT? THAT PASSES 5-0. THANK

[7.1 RECONSIDERATION - DOWNTOWN PARKING PLAN APPROVAL]

>> I THINK MY MOTION TO RECONSIDER. I WANT TO SAY, THIS IS AN AREA THAT I AM SUPPORTING. OUR DISCUSSION WAS IN KEEPING WITH OUR FIRST THREE OPTIONS OF RESTRIPING , IT SEEMED TO BE A QUICK FIX. I HAD NOT VOTED CONSISTENT WITH IT. LEAVING THE PARKING LOTS ALONE UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. THAT'S WHAT I TO SEE THIS MOTION BE RECONSIDERED

INTO. >> DO YOU HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND. THAT MEANS IT IS UP FOR RECONSIDERATION.

>> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE RECONSIDERATION?

>> THANK YOU. BRIEFLY, I WAS ALONE SUPPORTER . IT SOUNDED LIKE JAMES WANTED TO BE INVOLVED. TO NOT TOUCH PARKING LOT A UNTIL WE CONSIDER IN THE FUTURE. WE WILL HAVE MAJOR ALTERATIONS I THINK WE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL WE ARE DRESSING UP.

IT WILL BE A SHORT TIME PERIOD. WE WILL DO ADJUSTMENTS. ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. SOME ADJUSTMENT WILL BE MADE AT THAT POINT.

AND WHEN WE GET TO THAT, I FEEL WE SHOULD DO IT ALL AT ONE TIME. INSTEAD OF WASTING TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO YOU TWICE.

AND NOT MUCH BENEFIT. I WANT TO ADD PARKING SPACES TO THE AREA. THE EASIEST THING WAS ALL OF THE PARKING LOTS. THE THREE AREAS WE TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY. I THINK THAT IS

WHAT WE NEED TO PROCEED WITH. >> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER

DISCUSSION? >> POINT OF CLARIFICATION, THIS

IS RECONSIDERING. >> CORRECT. YES? YES HERE IS TO RECONSIDER THE PLOT. WITH THAT, WE'VE GOT PEOPLE TO SPEAK. LET'S DO THIS AFTER THIS VOTE. LET'S GO AHEAD. CALL THE

VOTE . >> IT PASSES 4-1.

THIS WAS ADOPTED BY THE CRA A.B. ON THE ADVISORY BOARD ON JANUARY 4TH, 2023. THIS WAS SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED AT THE AGENCY MEETING ON JANUARY 17TH. WE WERE A SELFLESS STAFF THAT

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IT IS USED FOR PARKING ALREADY. AND TO BETTER MARK THAT THAT WOULD REMAIN THE UNIMPROVED LOT. WHAT YOU HAVE HERE ALSO IS THE EXTENSION OF SECOND STREET RIGHT AWAY. THIS IS IF YOU WERE LEAVING CITY HALL AND HEAD SOUTH ON SECOND STREET WHERE IT TURNS AND IT'S TAKEN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT CARRIES ON THROUGH. TO THE THEATER PARKING LOT AND IMPROVING THAT AREA, IT WILL REMAIN AN UNIMPROVED LOT AND ADDITIONAL SPACES THERE. NORTH SEVENTH STREET IS OUR LOAN ONE BLOCK WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN THAT IS STILL A TWO WAY STREET.

CONVERTING THAT TO ONE WAY WOULD ALLOW FOR IMPROVEMENT TO THE WEST EXCUSE ME, TO THE WEST THE BLOCK. AND DIRECTING THE TRAFFIC ONE WAY, YOU COULD PROVIDE A SIMILAR PARALLEL SPEC AS PARKING. THAT IS WHAT YOU HAVE ON THE STREETS. THIS IS BY REMOVING THE DUMPSTER AND BETTER MARKING THE AREA SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY ARE PART NOW ALONG THE GREEN SPACE AREA.

AND THEN RECONFIGURING THAT CAN GAIN ADDITIONAL SPOTS AS WELL. OF COURSE, IT WAS DISCUSSED AND APPOINT FOR REDUCED CONSIDERATION.

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>> WE WELCOME CAPTAIN KEVIN MCCARTHY TO THE PODIUM.

>>> GOOD EVENING. KEVIN MCCARTHY , 1701 CLENCHED DRIVE . I'M ALSO THE OWNER OF CRUISES ON THE WATERFRONT. I THINK IT IS A SIMPLE QUESTION . WE HAVE A MARINA WITH 100 SLIPS THAT REQUIRE PARKING AND THERE IS NOTHING DESIGNATED FOR THE MARINA . THERE ARE MAYBE AS MANY AS 30 BUSINESSES THAT OPERATE OUT OF THE MARINA, INCLUDING MY OWN . WE DO NOW WITH 200-400 PASSENGERS PER DAY ON THE TOUR BOATS . TO TURN THE WATERFRONT INTO A GREEN SPACE , IN TOTAL, WHICH IS ALMOST WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS ORIGINAL PLAN, IT WAS A QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE A MARINA OR JUST HAVE A WATERFRONT PARK. I THINK THAT IS THE OPTION HERE . WE LOST NINE SPACES THIS WINTER WITH THE PICKUP AND DROP OFF ZONE. SINCE FRONT STREET ON NORTH FRONT STREET WAS 75 SPACES . 9 +75 AND THIS WILL -- THIS DRAWING SHOWS 11 SPACES AND 2 OF THOSE ARE HANDICAPPED WHICH REQUIRE TWO SPACES. SO, THERE ARE 13 SPACES WE ARE LOSING AND WE HAVE LOST 13 MORE . IN TOTAL, NORTH FRONT STREET HAS LOST 100 SPACES THIS YEAR . I OFTEN HAVE TO LEAVE MY DOGS WITH PAID TO PASSENGERS BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET TO THE BOAT ON TIME. THEY BOUGHT A TICKET AND THEY HAD A RESERVATION AND COULD NOT FIND A SPOT . THE BOAT HAS TO LEAVE ON TIME BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE MADE IT AND IT BREAKS MY HEART.

OFTENTIMES I REFUND THEIR MONEY . WE DON'T NEED TO DO THAT BUT WE DO . IT'S HOW DO WE MAINTAIN THIS ? PARKING IS AN ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME AND WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO INCREASE THE PARKING AS BEST AS WE CAN. I WITH ASCII LEAVE PARKING LOT A ALONE FOR NOW AND THEN LOOK AT IT IN THE FUTURE. AND IF WE COULD ADD SOME TEMPORARY ON THE VENTURA PROPERTY. THAT WOULD BE TEMPORARY AND I KNOW THAT IMPROVEMENTS WILL REQUIRE THAT SPACE, BUT LET'S DO WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE THAT WATERFRONT ACCESSIBLE. I AM ARGUING FOR MY PASSENGERS MORE SO THAN

MYSELF. >> THANK YOU CAPTAIN .

>> WE WELCOME MS. MARY PHILLIPS.

>> MARION PHILLIPS 11 724 SIXTH STREET. I WOULD LIKE TO

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I HAVE SPOKEN TO MOST OF YOU ALL AND YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL. WE NEED TO PROTECT THE WORKING WATERFRONT . IT IS NOT A PARK .

THIS IS NOT ST. MARY'S WHERE PEOPLE WALK ON THE BOARDWALK .

PLEASE PRESERVE THAT IN THE IDEA ABOUT THE VENTURA PARKING WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU . >> WE HAVE HER ADDRESS .

>> AND WE WELCOME THE MAYOR. PLEASE START WITH YOUR NAME AND

ADDRESS . >> I WILL BE HAPPY TO DO THAT,

MAYOR. >> ARLENE PHIL KOFF 845 TARPON AVENUE, FERNANDINA BEACH . FIRST OF ALL , THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE. IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY SITTING UP THERE AND I KNOW THAT . BUT, YOU ARE THERE NOW AND SO IT IS HARD .

I COULD SAY SOME THINGS, BUT I WON'T. ANYWAY , ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE ABOUT THIS PLAN BECAUSE I KNOW THAT SINCE THE TIME I WAS ON THE COMMISSION STARTING IN 2010 , THERE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PARKING ISSUES DOWNTOWN, NO QUESTION . EVERY TIME THAT HAPPENED, THERE WAS A SHIFT TO TRY TO MAKE MORE PARKING SOMEWHERE ELSE. THAT HAS GONE ON AND ON AND SOMEDAY THAT APPROACH WILL PROBABLY NOT GET US THERE . I AM NOT GOING TO CRITICIZE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, THIS PLAN, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION. I CHAIRED THIS BOARD AT ONE TIME. WE NEVER HAD ANY APPROVAL AUTHORITY TO COME TO THE COMMISSION WITH ANYTHING . WE HAD TO FOLLOW THE CITY PROCESSES WHICH INCLUDED TRC. MY QUESTION IS -- I DON'T RECALL SEEING THIS BE NOTICED AND I DON'T THINK IT DID . IF IT DID NOT, I THINK YOU NEED TO GET THAT. IT GIVES PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING HERE TONIGHT THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND IT IS INTENDED TO BE THAT WAY. SO, I WOULD SUGGEST YOU FIND THAT OUT.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR . WE CAN ANSWER THAT AND WE HAVE A PLAN FOR EXACTLY THAT. MR. GEORGE, WILL YOU ANSWER THAT.

>> I AM THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER AND CITY ENGINEER . THE WAY THIS ALL STARTED WAS THE CRA MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMISSIONERS . THE COMMISSIONERS WANTED TO SEE CONCEPTS . THE GOAL WAS TO GET A CONSENSUS ON THE CONCEPT AND THEN WE WOULD START THE TRC AND THE PERMITTING PROCESS. WE DID NOT WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT IF THE COMMISSIONERS WERE NOT ENGAGED . THAT IS WHY IT HAS NOT GONE THAT WAY YET BUT IT IS

INTENDED FOR TO GO THAT WAY. >> DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR

QUESTION. >> IT DOES, I HOPE . THIS IS YOURS, THANK YOU . SO THE DISCUSSIONS YOU'RE HAVING NOW ARE CONCEPTUAL AND THEY EXPECT TO THEN TO COME BACK WITH THE NEXT BEEN A PLAN AND ENGINEERING VIEW AFTER HAVING BEEN THROUGH TRC AND TAB ? SO WE DON'T EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN TOMORROW THAT PEOPLE WILL BE DIGGING UP THAT LITTLE PARK OUT

THERE ? >> CORRECT.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU . >> THANK YOU MAYOR .

>> AND WE HAVE ONE MORE TO SPEAK WITH ALAN HOPKINS.

>> ALAN HOPKINS AT 733 TARPON AVENUE IN FERNANDINA BEACH. I AM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CRAB BOARD ONLY BECAUSE NOBODY ELSE WANTED TO DO IT. I WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE. FIRST I WANT TO EXPRESS MY THANKS TO THE CITY FOR TAKING ON THIS AND HAVING THIS DISCUSSION THAT I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT . WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US HERE TO UNDERSTAND , ALL OF YOU HERE AND EVERYBODY WATCHING IS THAT THE COMMITTEE IS DEDICATED TO MAKING THE CITY BETTER FOR EVERYBODY . NO SPECIAL INTERESTS AND NO GROUPS . WHAT IS BEST FOR THE 14,000 SEES CITIZENS OF FERNANDINA BEACH. I AM SURE YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY. HAVING SAID THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS -- WHEN I BECAME CHAIRMAN ALWAYS REALIZED ABOUT THIS DOWNTOWN MARRIOTT AS AN ECONOMIST IS THAT WITHOUT PARKING AND WITHOUT SOLVING THE PARKING

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>> THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC SPEAKING , IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE. SEEING NONE , WE OPEN FOR COMMISSION DISCUSSION . ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK ?

>> THE MOTION IS IN ORDER . >> OF MOTION IS IN ORDER, DO I

HEAR A MOTION ? >> I MAKE THE MOTION.

>> I WILL SECOND . >> TO CLARIFY FOR EVERYONE WATCHING, THAT DOES WITH EVERY PART OF THIS PROJECT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RIVERFRONT. HIS MOTION WOULD NOT TOUCH THE RIVERFRONT THAT WOULD BE THE ADDED SPOTS THAT YOU SAW ON THE SCREEN MOMENTS AGO . THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED AND THERE ARE TWO REQUEST TO SPEAK. LET'S START WITH COMMISSIONER

ANTON . >> IT IS NOTHING SHORT OF AN OVERSIGHT IN THE UPCOMING AGENDA . I APOLOGIZE FOR THE

OVERSIGHT . >>> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER ANTON. LET'S GO TO THE VICE CHAIR .

>> THANK YOU MAYOR . FIRST AND FOREMOST THESE ARE GOOD CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS AND I THINK EVENTUALLY SOMETHING WILL HAVE TO HAPPEN WHEN WE ADDRESS THE WATERFRONT AT A FUTURE DATE AS FAR AS THE CRA GOES. HOWEVER , I AM NOT QUITE SURE WE EVEN HAVE MONEY IN THE BUDGET TO ADDRESS A MAJOR ADJUSTMENT TO EITHER OF THOSE PARKING LOTS . SO, I THINK THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING IF IT DID GET THROUGH TO THE TRC AND PAB WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE FINANCES UNLESS IT WAS BUDGETED . IT WAS NOT BUDGETED THIS YEAR. AT SOME POINT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE

MORE GREEN SPACE . >> AND WE HAVE COMMISSIONER

ROSS . >> WE ARE A TOWN OF 13,000 WITH 400 THOUSAND PEOPLE COMING TO STAY WITH FRIENDS ON THE ISLAND . 700,000 COMING AS OVERNIGHT VISITORS AND 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE COMING OVER THE BRIDGE AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE INCREASING . THEY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS THE COUNTY GETS BUILT OUT . MOST OF SPECIAL PLACE AND THEY COME HERE TO WALK THE RIVER AND WATCH THE SUN GO DOWN. THEY GO TO THE BARS AND RESTAURANTS.

THEY GO TO THE SHOPS AND COME FOR MUSIC. THEY WALK THE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY USE THE OPEN SPACE. THEY PLAYED MINIATURE GOLF AND THE USE THE MARINA AND ITS SERVICES. BUT ONE THING THEY DON'T COME TO DO IS TO PARK.

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ALL OF THESE THINGS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. AND YET, GET PEOPLE ACCESS TO THE WATERFRONT IN A REASONABLE WAY. AND WE ALL KNOW PEOPLE COMMUTE WITH CARS. BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY HAVE TO END UP DOWNTOWN WITH A CAR. WHAT WE NEED IS TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN DECREASE CARS AND INCREASE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO DO THINGS. WE EITHER NEED TO PROVIDE LESS THINGS TO DO AND MORE PARKING, BECAUSE THE MORE PARKING YOU PUT IN, THE LESS SPACE THERE WILL BE FOR THE THINGS, OR WE NEED TO DO OTHER THINGS THAT MAKES IT MORE CONVENIENT TO ACCESS DOWNTOWN.

AND INCREASE FACE. WE NEED MORE ACCESS FOR BICYCLES AND TO WALK SAFE . IT'S NOT SAFE ON THE WATERFRONT. YOU TAKE YOUR LIFE IN YOUR HANDS. AND THE MAJOR THING WE NEED TO DO IS TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN HAVE WALKING OR SHUTTLE SERVICE FOR PARKING THAT'S AVAILABLE. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THESE DRAWINGS. THIS IS CONCEPT DRAWING FOR PARKING LOT A.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GREEN SPACE -- I HAVE A BUNCH OF EMAILS AND THE HOMELESS PEOPLE WILL LIVE THERE AND THE GRASS. BUT WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, IS PUTTING TREES DOWN THERE AND MAKING IT AN INVITING PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO BE. WE HAVE ALREADY DECREASED THE AREA BY EIGHT SPACES. THE REASON WE HAD TO DO THAT WAS FOR THE LOADING ZONES WITH THE RAILROAD, AND SO ON. THERE ARE 30 SPACES HERE. THIS IS A CONCEPT PLAN. I'M NOT PUSHING THIS TONIGHT. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. THE IDEA IS, WE NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN TAKE THE WATERFRONT AND MAKE IT MORE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY AND GET PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT EASILY. WHETHER THEY HAVE MOBILITY PROBLEMS OR NOT. I CAN SAY I LIVE ON NORTH THIRD STREET. THAT IS THREE BLOCKS FROM CENTER STREET. I CAN WALK.

I'M 70 YEARS OLD. I HAVE PROBLEMS WALKING. I CAN GET TO THE WATERFRONT IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES. ON MY STREET, THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT PARK ARE THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE. THERE MUST BE 10 OR 15 PARKING SPACES THAT 360 DAYS A YEAR ARE EMPTY.

I'M ALMOST DONE YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET TOO WORRIED.

>> WHERE DID THIS PLAN COME FROM?

>> ERIC BARTEL . HE'S VERY TALENTED. THESE ARE JUST IDEAS. YOU CAN SEE, IT'S NOT JUST GRASS. WHEN WE SAY OPEN SPACE AND GREEN SPACE, THERE ARE PETE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO CONGREGATE INTO THINGS. GO HAVE A DRINK AND PLAY CHESS. THAT IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO. NOT PARKING. I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR PARKING. I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR ACCESS. IT'S NOT JUST PARKING GUARDS. WE NEED TO HAVE A WATERFRONT WHERE PEOPLE CAN DO AND THINGS AND STILL HAVE ACCESS. THE ONE THING I WILL SAY THAT HAS TO BE DONE SHORTLY IS THE ROAD THERE.

THIS DECREASES THE SPACE. I'M NOT GOING TO THE NUMBERS. MY THING DOESN'T WORK. THE ROW ALONG FRONT STREET HAS TO BE PUSHED TOWARDS THE WATER. CARS HANG OUT THERE AND CARS CANNOT GOT THROUGH. NOW, THE LAST THING. EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT PUTTING MORE PARKING ON THE WATERFRONT. THE NEXT SLIDE WILL

SHOW HOW WE CAN DO THAT. >> I WILL GET YOU A CLICKER, OR

SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> SO, THERE ARE 31 PARKING SPACES. IF WE COULD GET AN EASEMENT ON THAT PROPERTY THERE, WE CAN PUT IN 31 PARKING SPACES AND WE CAN DO THAT IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO IS GET COOPERATION FROM THE OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY. IF YOU PUT A 29 FOOT EASEMENT, YOU CAN HAVE A SIDEWALK AND 31 PARKING SPACES.

I WILL JUST LEAVE THAT WITH YOU TO THINK ABOUT. THAT'S ALL

I HAVE TO SAY. >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER

DARRON AYSCUE? >> THANK YOU. YES. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT WE NEED TO SEPARATE THESE TWO ISSUES. I

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AND FIGURE OUT WHAT IS BEST. AND THE DOWNTOWN PARKING ISSUE, WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE LAST MEETING. IT'S A SEPARATE ISSUE THAT WE DEAL WITH. WHEN IT COMES TO THIS, WE HAVE TO BE READY. AND THE VICE MAYOR MADE A GREAT POINT. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY. WELL THEN, WE NEED TO START BUDGETING NOW. IF THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING TO DO. WE KNOW WHERE THE ENDING WILL BE. WE NEED TO START PLANNING NOW , AND WE NEED TO PUT THAT PLAN TOGETHER. IT NEEDS TO BE VETTED THROUGH THE ADVISORY BOARD. IT NEEDS TO BE VETTED THROUGH THE MEETINGS.

AND THEN IT NEEDS TO GO ON. AT SOME POINT IN TIME, WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE THIS DECISION AND MOVE FORWARD. WE HAVE BEEN 20 YEARS IN THIS. WE HAVEN'T MOVED FORWARD. I CHALLENGE THE COMMISSION TO DO THIS. WE SEE THE END IN SIGHT. LET'S START PLANNING NOW. BOTH FINANCIALLY AND PHYSICALLY FOR WHAT THIS WILL LOOK LIKE, AND WHAT WE PLAN ON HAVING WITH OUR

WATERFRONT. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

YOU KNOW, I WANT TO JUMP IN AND ECHO WHAT YOU AND VICE-MAYOR DAVID STURGES SAID. I THINK WE PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE ON THIS ONE. I THINK WE DID. I DO AGREE THAT AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THIS. WE WILL MAKE IT LOOK NICE. WE HAVE THINGS THAT WILL CHANGE SOON WITH THE LEASE EXPIRING IN OTHER THINGS. WE NEED TO HAVE THE MONEY IN THE BUDGET AND THE PLAN. CURRENTLY, WE DON'T.

WHAT I THINK WE NEED TO DO IS, WE INVOLVE THE BUSINESSES EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. THAT WAS THE ISSUE AT THE MEETING BEFORE THIS ONE. WE DECIDED A MONTH FROM NOW, TO HAVE A PARKING ROUNDTABLE WITH BUSINESSES FROM AROUND THE COMMUNITY. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THEY ARE FACING AND HOW WE WILL SOLVE THEM TOGETHER. THE REASON I LIKE THIS PLAN NOW IS, BECAUSE HALF OF THE PLAN IS EASY. THEY ARE SLAM DUNKS IN TERMS OF ADDING SPOTS. ONE THING WE CAN ALL AGREE ON IS THAT MORE SPOTS DOWNTOWN, THAT'S A GOOD THING NO MATTER WHAT. THESE OTHER PROJECTS, THEY ARE REPAVING THE EXISTING SPOTS. THAT'S A HUGE WIN FOR THE COMMUNITY. LET'S TAKE THIS AND GO AHEAD AND MAKE A PLAN FOR HOW WE WANT TO PROCEED.

LET'S TAKE THE WIN TONIGHT BY ADDING SPOTS. COMMISSIONER

FROST? >> I'M CURIOUS TO WHAT YOU THINK. WOULD SOME OF YOU WANT TO APPROACH THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY AND SAY, LOOK, CAN WE DO AN EASEMENT OR SOMETHING? THAT DEVELOPS THEIR PROPERTY AND PROVIDES PARKING , NO MATTER WHAT THE USES THERE IN THE FUTURE. AND 31 PARKING SPACES. THAT'S NOT AN EXPENSIVE THING TO PUT IN. WOULD ANYONE BE WILLING TO APPROACH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND SAY, CAN WE THINK ABOUT THIS? THIS IS A WIN WIN FOR EVERYONE. IT'S NOT THAT EXPENSIVE. WE CAN DO IT WHILE WE ARE DOING ALACHUA STREET. I WONDERING WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.

>> FIRST OF ALL, TAKE YOU FOR YOUR IDEA. I APPRECIATE IT. WE ALREADY HAVE THAT LAND. WE HAVE THE EASEMENT AND RIGHT-OF-WAY ON SECOND STREET. WE ALREADY OWN THAT PARKING LOT RIGHT NEXT TO US. ADD EXISTING SLOTS. THESE ARE ALL PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE THE LAND FOR. AND AS I SAID BEFORE, IT'S A LAY-UP.

THIS WOULD INVOLVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT MOVING PIECES. FOR THAT REASON, I DON'T THINK WERE INTERESTED IN THAT RIGHT NOW.

WE ARE INTERESTED IN ADDING SPOTS ON LAND THE CITY ALREADY OWNS. LET'S GO TO THE COMMISSIONER.

>> I AM INTERESTED IN HEARING THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS. TO

MAKE >> I SUPPORT THIS IDEA. AS HE POINTED OUT, THIS IS SOMEWHAT SEPARATE FROM THE CURRENT AGENDA ITEM. I SEE NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARKING PROPOSAL.

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>> TREACHERY? >> THANK YOU. BRIEFLY, I WILL NOT GET TOO FAR INTO THE WEEDS. I DON'T KNOW THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME FOR THAT. I DO WANT TO BRING UP A POINT THAT THEY BROUGHT UP. AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS FOR AESTHETICS AT SOME OTHER POINT, BUT THE RIGHT OF WAY PARKING WAS 75 SPOTS THAT WE LOST ON THE RIVERFRONT, WHY COULDN'T WE TEMPORARILY ENGAGE THAT AT SOME POINT? IS THERE A REASON WHY WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY USING THAT WITH THE ENGINEER OR WHOEVER HAS THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION COME FORWARD?

>> CHARLIE GEORGE, CITY ENGINEER ON THIS CASE.

CURRENTLY GEORGE, THE CITY ENGINEER, THE REASON THE PARKING SPACES WERE TAKING A LOT OF FRONT STREET, THE PAVED PORTION OF FRONT STREET IS 20 FEET WIDE. IT IS A TWO LANE ROAD. THE CARS ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FROM THE EDGE OF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, IT MIGHT BE SIX PP OR THE CARS WERE STICKING OUT. IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH PASSING

TRAFFIC. >> SO, IS THERE ANY POSSIBLE WAY WE CAN MARKET TEMPORARILY FOR PEOPLE TO ONE WAITE PARK

WITHOUT THEM HANGING OUT? >> THE PROBLEM IS, -- THERE'S NO WAY. AND STAY WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. NO. THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN THE EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT AND THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. WE WOULD BE ENCROACHING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY

OR THE STREET. >> OKAY. MAYBE WE CAN TEMPORARILY ADDRESS -- IF THERE ARE AREAS THAT THE CITY OWNS, LIKE THE ONE ON FRONT STREET FOR PARKING SIDEWAYS, IF THERE IS ENOUGH ROOM , A VIABLE OPTION TEMPORARILY .

>> IT WOULD HAVE TO BE TEMPORARY. BECAUSE ALACHUA

STREET WILL TAKE OVER. >> I'M AWARE.

>> IF YOU GIVE IT BACK, YOU WILL TAKE IT AWAY AGAIN.

>> I GOT YOU. IT'S REALLY NOT WORTH IT.

>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. LET'S REMIND EVERYONE, WE HAVE A SLAMDUNK PROJECT THAT REPAVED A LOT OF EXISTING SPOTS, AND IS A WIN. LET'S VOTE. I WILL CALL THE QUESTION ON THE EXISTING PLAN. AND CITY CLERK, GO AHEAD.

>> JAMES ANTUN? >> YES.

>> RONALD ROSS? >> YES.

[7.3 GATEWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ]

>> THAT PASSES 5-0. TAKE YOU FOR MAKING YOUR VOICES HEARD.

MOVING ALONG TO ITEM 7.3. RESOLUTIONS.

>> I WAS GOING TO MOVE TO APPROVE, UNLESS THERE WAS A --

>> THERE IS. REAL QUICK. LET'S GIVE A QUICK PAUSE. THANK

YOU FOR COMING. >> WE WILL TAKE 30 SECONDS.

>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR COMING. JEREMIAH, GO

AHEAD. >> 7.3 IS THE GATEWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THIS WAS RECALLED LAST MONTH WHEN THEY BROUGHT THE DESIGN FOR REVIEW. THIS IS A REAL PREPARATION OF THE DOLLARS WITHIN OUR FUND AND APPROVES THAT PROJECT OF WHICH WE ALREADY MET THIS MORNING AND GOT A PLAN IN PLACE. IF APPROVED, WE WILL GET TO WORK.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. DO I HEAR A MOTION?

>> SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? >> SEE NONE, I WILL TALK. WE APPROVED THIS LAST WEEK. THIS WILL GET THE MONEY WE NEED TO REFURBISH THE WELCOME SIGN. WE ARE EXCITED FOR THAT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. AND YES. THAT PASSES 5-0. 7.4. PURCHASE

[7.4 PURCHASE APPROVAL – PATROL VEHICLE REPLACEMENT]

IS THERE MOTION? >> MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CHEAP. EITHER ONE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

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INSURANCE COVERING THE COST? >> THE INSURANCE WILL COVER

THE COST. YES. >> THAT'S ALL I NEEDED. THANK

YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? >> NO.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER RONALD ROSS?

[7.5 BLACKWATER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC - CHANGE ORDER #11]

>> YES . THAT PASSES 510. ITEM 7.5. CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 11.

BLACKWATER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC.

>> INTERIM CITY MANAGER. THIS IS 2023 E- 58. JOINT CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 11 FOR THE FIRE STATION. FOR BLACKWATER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS CONVOLUTED. I WILL TRY AND GET YOU THROUGH ALL OF THE MOVING PARTS. THERE ARE THREE DEDUCTIVE COSTS AND THREE ADDITIONAL WITH A NET OF $182,199. THE THREE ITEMS CONCERN THE APPARATUS BAY DOORS. APPARATUS BAY FOR CODING AND THE ASPHALT PAVING . THESE ARE ALL INCLUDED WITH THE ORIGINAL BID. BUT DUE TO IN COST INCREASED COSTS , INCREASED BY $400,000. WE TRIED TO NEGOTIATE TO FIND ALTERNATIVES. WE WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. WE ARE RECOMMENDING REMOVING THESE ITEMS FROM BLACKWATER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC. AND DOING THIS SEPARATELY AS DIFFERENT CONTRACTS. WE HAVE PRICING THAT WILL BE MUCH BETTER AND MORE IN LINE WITH THE BUDGET FOR THESE ITEMS. WE WILL PROCEED IF THIS IS APPROVED. WE RECOMMEND REMOVING THESE ITEMS FROM THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR. PROVIDE A DEDUCTION OF $269,000. THESE WILL BE PERFORMED AS SEPARATE CONTRACTS. THE SECOND PORTION INVOLVES MODIFICATIONS TO THE LIVING QUARTERS AND FRONT ROOM THAT INCREASS THE SIZE OF SHELVES AND STORAGE DO TO THE CITY MAKING CHANGES IN THE SPACE THAT IS THERE TO MAKE IT MORE USABLE. AND THEN, THERE'S A COST INCREASE FOR THE BUILDING MATERIAL THAT WAS DISCONTINUED WHILE THE PROJECT WAS GOING ON. WE HAD TO FIND A PAINT SUBSTITUTE. THE THIRD ONE WAS THE COST OF ADDITIONAL LIME ROCK MATERIAL FOR THE APRON FROM THE FIRE STATIONS SITE TO THE AIRPORT APRON. THE ORIGINAL DESIGN HAD A THICKNESS CALLED THAT WAS ASSUMED TO BE LIME ROCK OF EIGHT INCHES AND WAS ACTUALLY FOUR INCHES. WE HAD TO INCREASE IT TO MAKE THAT SUITABLE FOR THE VEHICLE. THIS CHANGE ORDER WILL BRING THE REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT UP. WHICH IS $343,000 BELOW THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT AMOUNT. AND 453 THOUSAND DOLLARS UNDER THE BUDGET. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

>> IS THERE MOTION? >> MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. CHARLIE, THEIR CONTRACTORS THAT WE WILL SUPERVISE TO FINISH THESE THREE

ITEMS? >> ON THE ASPHALT WE WILL USE OUR EXISTING CONTRACTOR WHO HAS GIVEN US THE PRICE. IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THEN THE OTHER CONTRACTOR. WE'VE GOT PRICING IN ON THE NEW DOORS. WE ARE WAITING FOR THE COATING.

WE HAVE ESTIMATES OF WHAT THOSE ARE. THAT WILL KEEP US UNDER

BUDGET. >> SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU.

>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS. I AM VERY EXCITED IT'S ON TIME AND UNDER BUDGET. WITH THAT, CITY

CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> JAMES ANTUN?

[7.6 (Quasi-judicial) - FINAL PLAT APPROVAL "ISLAND VIEW SUBDIVISION"]

>> YES. >> THAT PASSES 5-0. HEADING DOWN TO 7.6. THAT IS A QUASI-JUDICIAL APPROVAL FOR

ISLAND VIEW SUBDIVISION. >> YOU WILL VOTE AND WON'T SEE IT AGAIN. AFTER VOTING, IT IS ONE TIME AS A RESOLUTION. IT IS QUASIJUDICIAL BY STATE LAW. CITY STAFF HAS SUBMITTED STAFF REPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS TO SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT. THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION WITH BACKUP DOCUMENTATION. THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE IT. IF THERE ARE AFFECTED PARTIES TONIGHT THAT WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. IF NO ONE SPEAKS OR OBJECTS, I WILL NOT GO THROUGH THE ROLES. YOU HAVE THE COMPETENCE AND EVIDENCE OF YOU. I HAVE

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DOES THE APPLICANT. >> WE WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. WOULD ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. JOIN YOUR

MOTION? >> MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER JAMES ANTUN?

[7.7 LAND PURCHASE - ORLANDO J. AVILA PROPERTY]

>> YES. >> THAT PASSES 4-1. ITEM 7.7.

WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE US AWAY? >> JUST BRIEFLY. MR. ORLANDO J. AVILA IS OFFERING TWO LOTS. ONE IS ON CALHOUN AND THE OTHER IS ON ESCAMBIA. SEVENTH STREET. THEY ARE BOTH -- ONE IS COMPLETELY COVERED IN WETLANDS WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE OTHER ONE DOES HAVE WETLANDS, BUT NOT DISARRAY. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AT $60,000. THERE WAS A CALCULATION OF ABOUT WHAT THE PROPERTY OWNER ACTUALLY PAID TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY. BUT, THERE WAS AN ARGUMENT MADE THAT IF THE PROPERTY OWNER DECIDED TO SELL THIS, THIS WAS OFFERED FOR $60,000 FOR CONSERVATION . IT COULD BE SOLD. WE PAY WHAT THEY PAY FOR THE PROPERTY IF IT CANNOT BE DEVELOPED. THAT'S THE

INFORMATION. >> YOU. DO I HEAR THE MOTION?

>> MOVED TO APPROVE . >> SECOND.

>> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION. ACTUALLY, BEFORE DISCUSSION, I HAVE TWO REQUESTS. I WILL WELCOME SHEILA COKIE . PLEASE START WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

>> THANK YOU. SHEILA COKIE. INDIGO STREET. I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED. I THOUGHT THE PROPERTY WAS BEING PURCHASED

FOR 25,600. DID I -- >> IN THE PACKET I READ, IT WAS BEING PURCHASED FOR $25,600.

>> NO. I'M SORRY. WE HAD THE PROPOSAL FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER. X DARTED OFF, HE OFFERED IT HE OFFERED IT FOR $70,000. THEN CITY STAFF DID THE CALCULATION OF WHAT WAS PAID AND PAID IN TAXES. THE VALUE NOW IS $26,000 500 HE COUNTERED THE OFFER WITH 26 THOUSAND $500. I

LEFT THE RESOLUTION PLATE. >> GOT IT. SORRY. I READ THAT INCORRECTLY. I CERTAINLY DO SUPPORT THE CITY BUYING ANY LAND FOR CONSERVATION AND ANYTHING WE CAN. IT SEEMS LIKE A FAIR COST. EVEN THOUGH IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY MORE. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THIS PROPERTY. THIS PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED BY ORLANDO J. AVILA IN 2018 WITH A BUSINESS PARTNER. MR. TODD ERICKSON. WHEN ORLANDO J.

AVILA ASKED MR. MARTIN IF HE WAS INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THE PROPERTY AS CONSERVATION, ON DECEMBER 14TH OF LAST YEAR, HE ALLUDED THAT IT WAS HE AND HIS BUSINESS PARTNER , MR. ERICKSON, ALTHOUGH HE WAS NOT STATED IN THE EMAIL. THE TAX DEED HAS ORLANDO J. AVILA AND MR. ERICKSON. ON DECEMBER 14TH, HE OFFERED IT TO THE CITY. ON DECEMBER 21ST, HE CLAIMED THE PROPERTY TO MR. ORLANDO J. AVILA FOR ZERO DOLLARS. ON DECEMBER 29TH, THE STORY ABOUT THEN COMMISSIONER STURGIS AND ERICKSON'S RELATIONSHIP, THAT IS NOT RELATED TO THIS PROPERTY, BUT I WOULD ASK BECAUSE OF THAT RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU RECUSE YOURSELF FROM THIS VOTE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA TO SPEAK, WE HAVE MARGARET KIRKLAND. SHE IS FROM THE TREE CONSERVANCY. PLEASE START WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

>> MARGARET KIRKLAND. PLANTATION POINTE DRIVE. I SENT ALL OF YOU SOME ATTACHMENTS AND AN EMAIL

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>> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. WITH THAT, WE HAVE

COMMISSIONER ROSS. >> I SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. IT IS A REASONABLE PRICE. THE MONEY WOULD COME FROM THE CONSERVATION TRUST FUND WHICH HAS 146 THOUSAND $938 AND 74 SENT. THAT COVERS IT. I WOULD SUPPORT THIS AND I HOPE

EVERYONE ELSE DOES. >> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER DARRON AYSCUE ?

>> YES. >> AND YES. THAT PASSES 5-0.

>> WE WILL NOW TAKE A 10 MINUTE RECESS. WE WILL

RECONVENE. >>> ALL RIGHT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE RECONVENING.

THE MEETING OF THE FERNANDINA BEACH COMMISSION. THAT WAS HALFTIME. WE HAVE MORE COMING UP. NO OVERTIME. WITH THAT, WE

[7.8 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) 23-05 RECOMMENDATION]

THE 23-105. >> I AM THE CITY MANAGER. THIS IS FOR THE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING OF THE WATERFRONT BULKHEAD SYSTEM. WE SUBMITTED OR SOLICITED RFQ BACK IN 2023 AND GOT PROPOSALS ON THE RFQ SUBMITTED. WE HAVE 11. THEY WERE ALL EXTREMELY QUALIFIED , LARGE FIRMS. VERY EXPERIENCED.

ARE CRITERIA WAS DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE OF THE STAFF BASED ON THIS PROJECT. AND PAST EXPERIENCE ON SIMILAR PROJECTS WHERE THEY ARE WORKING IN SOMEWHAT OF A DIFFICULT AREA WITH A NEW BULKHEAD SYSTEM. WE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF CRITERIA.

WE WRITE THEM 1-11. WE ARE RECOMMENDING GETTING A RFP TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN FROM KIMLEY-HORN.

>> A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE. I WILL ASK A QUESTION. THE MONEY FOR THIS PLAN, WHERE DOES THAT COME FROM?

>> THAT IS STATE-FUNDED. WE HAVE A GREAT FROM THE STATE OF THE DESIGN. IT IS FULLY COVERED.

>> THAT IS GREAT NEWS. WITH NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S CALL

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>> YES. >> THAT PASSES 5-0. ITEM 7.9.

[7.9 COST REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT - FIRST COAST RAILROAD]

>> THIS IS ABOUT THE WARNING DEVICES FOR FIRST COST RAILROAD ON ALACHUA STREET AND ENGINE. THE CONTRACT WITH THE IMPROVEMENT, THE RAILROAD FUNDED THOSE DEVICES AND THE INSULATION. ON ALACHUA STREET, THE CITY AGREED TO FUND THOSE DEVICES. THIS IS TO START THE DIVINE DESIGN OF THOSE FOR

$21,987. >> DO I HEAR A MOTION?

>> MOTION. >> SECOND. TEA CITY CLERK ,

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> VICE-MAYOR DAVID STURGES?

>> YES. >> RONALD ROSS?

[7.10 AGREEMENT APPROVAL - MCCRANIE AND ASSOCIATES, INC.]

>> THAT PASSES 5-0. ITEM 7.10. AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL.

MCCRANIE AND ASSOCIATES. >> THIS IS THE DESIGN OF CLINCH DRIVE SUPER MAINE AS PART OF THE EXTENSION FOR THE CITY SERVICE. MCCRANIE AND ASSOCIATES PROVIDED A PROPOSAL FOR THIS WORK. THEY ARE PART OF THE CCNA NEGOTIATION ACT

TEAM. WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL. >> TWO I HAVE A MOTION. TOO I HEAR A MOTION FROM VICE-MAYOR DAVID STURGES AND A SECOND.

>> BRIEFLY, I WANT TO SAY, THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL THING. IT IS MORE ANNEXATION. THIS IS OUR CITY GOING TO WORK AND BRINGING UTILITIES, AS WELL AS NEW RESIDENCE THAT ARE ALREADY

HERE. THANK YOU. >> WITH NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> VICE-MAYOR DAVID STURGES? >> YES.

[7.11 AWARD OF INVITATION TO BID (ITB) 23-05]

>> AND YES. THAT PASSES 5-0. ITEM 7.11. AWARD OF INVITATION

TO BID 23-05. >> THIS IS AN AWARD TO BID WITH HAYWARD CONSTRUCTION GROUP. THERE WILL BE THREE CITY GATES AT THE MARINA. YOU MAY KNOW, WE HAVE HAD SITUATIONS WITH VANDALISM AT THE DOCKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THESE GATES WILL BE PLACED IN THE MAIN AREAS GOING OUT. THE DOCKS THAT HAVE CHARTER BOATS. THEY WON'T BE OPEN. FROM DAWN TO DUSK. THEY WILL BE CLOSED AT DUSK. THESE DO NOT HAVE LOCKS AT THAT TIME. WE WILL MAKE SURE THEY ARE DETERRENT WITHOUT THE LOCKS. WE MAY HAVE TO COME BACK AT ANOTHER TIME WITH THE LOCKS. THE PRICE IS $10,163. THAT IS THREE SECURITY GATES THAT ARE SIX FOOT TALL AND EXTEND OVER THE

DOCKS. >> THANK YOU. IS THERE MOTION?

>> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? THE MAC

YESTERDAY >> WHAT IS THE PLANNED MOTION OF HOW THEY WILL BE OPEN AND CLOSE?

>> THEY WILL BE MANUAL. YOU WALK THROUGH LIKE THEY'RE NOT THERE DURING THE DAY. BUT THEN THEY ARE CLOSE. YOU WOULD HAVE

TO PULL THE HANDLE. >> WILL THE STAFF BE IN CHARGE

OF CLOSING AND OPENING? >> YES.

>> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE CALL THE

VOTE. >> JAMES ANTUN?

[7.12 AUTHORIZATION TO DEFEND - ETHICS COMPLAINT ]

>> YES. >> AND YES. THAT PASSES 5-0.

ITEM 7.12. >> CITY REQUIRES ME TO ASK FOR ALTERATION TO DEFEND ITEMS THAT REQUIRE MY REPRESENTATION OR OUTSIDE COUNSEL. IN THIS CASE AN ETHICS COMPLAINT WAS FILED AGAINST VICE-MAYOR DAVID STURGES. I'M ASKING FOR THE APPROVAL TO WORK WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT WILL

PROVIDE DEFENSE COUNSEL. >> THANK YOU.

>> DO I HEAR A MOTION. >> MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> I NEED TO SAY SOMETHING.

>> GO AHEAD. >> AFTER REVIEWING ITEM 7.12 OF THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA, AUTHORIZATION TO DEFEND ETHICS COMPLAINT, THE CITY CHARTER, THE CITY COMMISSION RULES IN PROCEDURE. STATUTES 286.01 .02. ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION 717 AND CONSULTING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND JOE BURNS OF THE COMMISSION ON ETHICS, I WILL

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>> ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER RONALD ROSS WILL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THIS. OKAY. I HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK FROM THE PUBLIC. THAT IS RICHARD DEAN. WELCOME.

>> MAYOR BRADLEY BEAN? YOU SHOULD ALSO ABSTAIN. WE DID NOT DISCUSS THIS. BUT SINCE YOU ARE THE SUBJECT, IT WOULD NOT BE

APPROPRIATE FOR YOU TO VOTE. >> GOOD EVENING. RICHARD DEAN.

DUNE WOULD PLACE, FERNANDINA THESE. STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BODIES LIKE THIS, ELECTED COMMISSIONS, TO HAVE AN ORIENTATION AT TERM . IN THOSE ORIENTATIONS PEOPLE GET BRIEFINGS ABOUT CONFLICT OF INTERESTS AND DEAL WITH THEM. I'M SURE YOU GOT A BRIEFING ABOUT HOW TO DO THE SUNSHINE ACT. I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF THE CITY ATTORNEY OR CITY MANAGER DIDN'T DO A BRIEFING FOR YOU AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TERM ABOUT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. I WANT TO ASK YOU, IF A CITY COMMISSIONER WAS GOING TO DO OFFICIAL BUSINESS IN THEIR CAR, AND THEY PULLED OVER AND GOT A SPEEDING TICKET, WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY REPRESENT THE CITY COMMISSION? THIS IS A PERSONAL CHOICE. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WHERE SLANDER WAS BROUGHT. THE LAST POINT IS, I STILL THINK WE HAVE A PROBLEM HERE. BECAUSE AT A PREVIOUS MEETING OF THIS COMMISSION, VICE MAYOR RECUSED THEMSELVES ON THE VOTE.

THEY SPOKE ON THE ISSUE THOUGH. HE IS SUPPOSED TO RECUSE HIMSELF. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. WHEN YOU RECUSE YOURSELF, YOU DON'T TRY TO INFLUENCE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BODY ON THE SUBJECT. YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE STANDARDS. LET'S APPLY THEM THE WAY EVERYONE ELSE DOES. THAT'S

ALL I HAVE TO SAY. >> THANK YOU MR. DEAN.

>> WE DO HAVE VICE-MAYOR DAVID STURGES.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. UPON ADVISEMENT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY, I WILL RECUSE MYSELF VOTING. THAT'S ALL I SAY.

>> MAY I TRUST THE LAST FIGURE. I DON'T WANT THERE TO BE -- I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE OPINION. I WANT TO CLARIFY.

YES, I DO AN ORIENTATION FOR NEW COMMISSIONERS WITHIN USUALLY 60 DAYS OF THEM BEING ELECTED. I ALSO DO AN IN PERSON FOUR HOURS AND SUNSHINE TRAINING. IF COMMISSIONERS DO NOT ATTEND IN PERSON, THEY ARE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW TO DO THAT ANNUALLY AND FILE A CERTIFICATE WITH THE STATE. I FEEL LIKE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE ETHICALLY TRAINED . YOU ARE ASSUMING IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE SUBJECT IS, THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF LAWS THAT MAKE UP THE CODE OF ETHICS. THAT A COMPLAINT CAN BE FILED. I WOULD NOT ASSUME IT'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AND THE OTHER IS THAT, UNDER THE CONFLICT LAWS, WHICH IS THE FLORIDA STATUTES, IT SPECIFICALLY STATES IN THERE AND IN MY MIND, ENCOURAGES BOTH APPOINTED AND ELECTED OFFICIALS, IF YOU WAS SAYING ABSTAIN FROM VOTING, YOU HAVE TO ANNOUNCE YOUR CONFLICT BEFORE THE VOTE IS TAKEN. THAT IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT. AND THEN IT SAYS, AFTER YOU DISCLOSE THAT AS AN APPOINTED OFFICIAL, YOU MAY DISCUSS AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT. THAT IS OUR STATE LAW. I AM TELLING YOU ELECTED IS LESS OF A STRICT POLICY. AND THAT IS, AN ELECTED OFFICIAL MAY ENGAGE IN PARTICIPATE . IT IS COMMONPLACE AND COMMON PRACTICE. OTHER COMMISSIONERS THAT HAVE ABSTAINED MOST OFTEN PARTICIPATE. IN OUR APPOINTED BOARDS, WE HAVE CONSULTANTS THAT WILL STEP DOWN FROM THE PODIUM. THAT IS THEIR CHOICE.

THEY HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY HAS CROSSED THE LINE AT ALL WITH REGARD TO

PARTICIPATING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER REQUEST TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, JUST FOR THOSE AT HOME, YOU WILL ONLY HEAR THREE VOTES ON THIS.

VICE-MAYOR DAVID STURGES HAS RECUSED AND COMMISSIONER RONALD ROSS HAS ALSO RECUSED HIMSELF FROM THIS ISSUE. FOR

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>> DARRON AYSCUE, ? >> ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES 3-0.

[7.13 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 23-07 - CITY MANAGER SEARCH FIRM]

>> OUR HR DIRECTOR IS HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> TONIGHT, THIS IS IN FRONT OF YOU CAN. AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS THAT WE HAVE THE SAME PROPOSALS THAT WE ARE BASICALLY GOING BACK TO WHERE WE WERE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

YOU HAVE ALL OF THE PROPOSALS IN FRONT OF YOU AT ANY CONVENIENCE. THERE IS A BLANK IN TERMS OF FIRMS AND THEN A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT WHICH I WOULD RECOMMEND AS A $35,000 WHICH WOULD COVER THE PROPOSAL. THAT WOULD BE A NOT TO

EXCEED. >> EXCELLENT. DO I HEAR MOTION?

RIGHT, THERE IS NO SECOND. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE

BUT NOT EXCEED $35,000. >> DO I HEAR A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> I HEAR A MOTION IN THE SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? YES, WE DO. THAT IS COMMISSIONER

JAMES ANTUN. >> WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE CRITERIA, IT WAS THE HISTORY OF HAVING BROUGHT US PREVIOUSLY, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE HISTORY WITH THE OTHER REPLACEMENTS. THEY WERE MY CHOICE, HANDS DOWN.

>> THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO COMMISSIONER RONALD ROSS.

>> I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM. THEY MAY HAVE BEEN MY NUMBER ONE CHOICE. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. I DID ATTEND THE MEETING LAST NIGHT . THE COMMITTEE THAT WE APPOINTED ON THIS MATTER. THEY BROUGHT UP FOUR ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE NEAR FUTURE. HOPEFULLY TONIGHT. THE FIRST WAS TO ADOPT HIRING A FIRM . THE SECOND IS, THEY FELT IT WAS THE CITY COMMISSION OBLIGATION AND DUTY TO COME UP WITH THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT THEY WANTED TO SEE IN A NEW CITY COMMISSIONER. IT INCLUDED WHY THE PREVIOUS MANAGER WAS TERMINATED. NOT TO MEET THE SAME FATE. AND THIRD, WAS THAT THE COMPENSATION LEVEL FOR THE NEW CITY MANAGER , AND THEY RECOMMENDED STARTING AT LEAST $200,000. PLUS BENEFITS.

THAT'S WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY. I WILL SUPPORT THIS MOTION.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I ALSO WATCHED THE MEETING LAST NIGHT ONLINE. I WILL SAY, IF IT IS THIS BOARDS WISHES TO MOVE FORWARD, HIRING A SEARCH FIRM, THEN I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE LET THEM GET TO WORK IMMEDIATELY. ONCE WE HIRE THEM, AND I BELIEVE THE FIRST STEPS WILL BE EASY.

THEY WILL COME IN AND INTERVIEW US. WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN A CITY MANAGER. THEY WOULD GO ON TO OUR SENIOR STAFF AND DO THAT AS WELL. AND THEN ON TO THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE AND INTERVIEW THEM AS WELL. DURING THAT THREE-WEEK PROCESS, WE WILL HAVE SHRIMP FESTIVAL GOING ON. WE WILL BE BUSY . WE WILL ALLOW THEM TO GET TO WORK AND ALLOW THEM TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO AND THEN OF COURSE BE ABLE TO BRING FORTH THE NEXT STEPS TO THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE. THEY WILL PRESENT THEM WITH A PACKET. THEY WILL PRESENT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. THEY CAN BRING FORTH THE NEXT STEPS. I DON'T KNOW FORGETTING IN THE WEEDS

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>> THANK YOU. I WILL SUPPORT THIS AS WELL. AND JUST TO ADDRESS COMMISSIONER RONALD ROSS, THE FIRST THING IN THIS PROPOSAL IS, THEY WILL INTERVIEW THE COMMISSION. I THINK OUR REQUEST WILL -- AND THE CRITERIA WILL BE INTERVIEWED AND WE WILL MAKE THAT PROPOSAL FROM US. IT'S A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF THE GROUP. I'M EXCITED TO GET THE BALL ROLLING. THIS WILL BE GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WITH THAT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. I HAVE TWO REQUESTS TO SPEAK.

IN MY REQUEST, THINKING I WAS HAVE TO FIGHT YOU ON THIS. BUT, I DON'T. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS A PROFESSIONAL. AND MAYOR BRADLEY BEAN, YOU AND I BOTH SERVED ON THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE. WE SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CITY MANAGER'S JOB AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. IT IS NOT EASILY FOUND, I DON'T BELIEVE.

WHEN I SAT ON THE COMMISSION AND A SIMILAR THING HAPPEN, WHERE THE CITY MANAGER WAS TERMINATED 16 DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION. THE COMMISSION AT THE TIME REFUSED TO GO WITH A PROFESSIONAL SEARCH FIRM. WE USED THE SECOND BEST IDEA.

PROFESSIONAL IS FAR BETTER. WHAT I HOPE WE ARE DOING IS BEING TRANSPARENT WITH WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR. BECAUSE WE WEREN'T BACK THEN. WHAT HAPPENED BACK THEN WAS THERE WAS A PRECONCEIVED NAME AND THREE OUT OF FIVE COMMISSIONERS KNEW WHO THEY WANTED. THEY LET US GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND LET A BUNCH OF CITIZENS MEET PEOPLE. AND THEY WEIGHED IN.

AND THEN THEY SAID, OH NO, WE KNOW WHO WE WANT. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DID. I GOT TO SIT IN YOUR SEAT WHEN THAT WAS HAPPENING. LET ME TELL YOU, IT IS AWFUL TO BE IN THAT POSITION AND FEEL LIKE YOU ARE FOOLING YOUR COMMUNITY. DON'T FOOL US.

DO THIS AND DO IT TRANSPARENTLY. AND DON'T HAVE A PRE-PICKED NAME. PLEASE, DON'T DO THAT. IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE HONEST, BE HONEST. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I DO THINK THAT EVERY COMMISSIONER HAS STATED THAT THERE IS NO PERSON IN MIND AT THIS TIME. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS PROCESS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING A FLOW CHART. THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW THAT WOULD SHOW HOW WE COULD DO THIS. WELCOME BACK. WE HAVE THE VICE MAYOR. LAST

YEAR'S COMMISSION IS BACK. >> 1313 HICKORY. I ATTENDED THE MEETING LAST NIGHT. I SIT ALL OF YOU A COUPLE OF EMAILS ON THIS ISSUE. I COMMEND THAT CITIZENS COMMITTEE AND COMMEND

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YOU HAVE TO HAVE LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. AND WITH THAT, WE WILL CALL THE VOTE. I ONCE AGAIN WANT TO THANK OUR CITIZENS COMMUNITY.

CONGRATULATIONS. I REALLY DO THINK THIS WILL HELP THAT COMMITTEE MOVE FORWARD. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GOOD WORK THEY DO. WITH THAT, LET'S CALL THE VOTE.

>> JAMES ANTUN? >> YES.

>> YES. THAT PASSES 5-0. MOVING ALONG. WE HAVE ITEM

NUMBER >> 8.1 IS STAFF RECOMMENDED.

MOVING TO A SECOND AGENDA. >> YES. IF YOU WERE HERE FOR

[8.2 (Legislative) - FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT - BEACH ACCESS PROPERTY, KETCH COURT AND ROBERT OLIVER AVENUE]

>> ORDINATES 2023-11. USE OF RECREATION FOR EACH AXIS PROPERTY ON SOUTH FLETCHER AVENUE AND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR CONTRIBUTION AT THE END OF ROBERT ALL OF AVENUE.

ROBERT OLIVER AVENUE. YOU SHOULD TAKE A VOTE ON THIS

ITEM. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> MOVED TO APPROVE THE RATE >> SECOND.

>> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE CALL THE

VOTE. >> COMMISSIONER ROSS?

[8.3 (Quasi-judicial) - ZONING MAP CHANGE - BEACH ACCESS PROPERTY, KETCH COURT AND ROBERT OLIVER AVENUE]

>> YES. >> AND YES. THAT PASSES 5-0.

ITEM 8.3. >> THIS IS QUASIJUDICIAL. THIS IS ORDINATES OF 2023 DASH 12. ZONING MAP CHANGE BEAKS EACH AXIS PROPERTY. KETCH COURT. AND AT THE END OF ROBERT OLIVER AVENUE. TOTALING 4.4 ACRES OF LAND. THE BOARD IS NOT BOOKED ON THIS TONIGHT. THIS IS THE FIRST READING. I WANTED TO ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WHICH IS TO SPEAK AND PRESENT TESTIMONY? IF NOT, WE HAVE THE STAFF REPORT. AND BACKUP DOCUMENTATION AS WELL AS THE APPLICATION. THAT IS THE SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. AND WE WILL VOTE OF THE SECOND AND

FINAL READING? >> DO I HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING?

>> YOU CAN. NEVER HURTS. >> WE ARE OPEN. ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK? THAT WAS A QUICK PUBLIC HEARING. IT'S CLOSE.

[8.4 (Legislative) - FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT - 565 S. FLETCHER AVE, KENTUCKY AVE AND 1ST AVE]

>> WE WILL MOVE ON. YOU WILL SEE THIS ON MAY THE 16TH FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING. THE NEXT ITEM. MAY I? ORDINATES 2023 DASH 13 IS THE FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY OF CONSERVATION FOR .06 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 565 SOUTH FLETCHER AVENUE AND .52 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT KENTUCKY AVENUE AND FIRST AVENUE. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, PLEASE VOTE TONIGHT. YOU CAN ALWAYS HOPE

IN THE HEARING . >> ANY DISCUSSION?

>> VICE-MAYOR DAVID STURGES? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'M NOT

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>> THANK YOU. >> THIS LAND WAS BOUGHT WITH MONEY NORTH OF FLORIDA LAND TRUST NEGOTIATED THIS. THIS IS PART OF A GROUP OF PROPERTIES , PART OF THE GREENWAY. I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT IT.

>> I WAS UNAWARE THAT THE LAND TRUST NEGOTIATED FOR CONSERVATION. I WILL SUPPORT IT.

>> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CITY

CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> COMMISSIONER RONALD ROSS?

[8.5 (Quasi-judicial) - ZONING MAP CHANGE - 565 S. FLETCHER AVE, KENTUCKY AVE AND 1ST AVE]

>> YES. >> YES. AND YES, THAT PASSES

5-0. THE SCOPE TO THE NEXT. >> ORDINATES NUMBER 2023 DASH 14. CONSERVATION FOR .06 ACRES OF LAND AT 565 SOUTH FLETCHER AVENUE. PROVIDING FOCAL SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE, THE BOARD WILL NOT VOTE TONIGHT. IT IS QUASIJUDICIAL. OTHER ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE, I DON'T GO OVER THE RULES. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND SUBMITS THE APPLICATION STAFF REPORT AND ALL. STAFF IS THE APPLICANT. WE ARE BOTH PARTIES

[8.6 (Legislative) - FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT - 613 CALHOUN STREET]

IN THIS CASE. >> EXCELLENT. I WILL OPEN PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK? PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSE. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. ITEM SIX. FUTURE LAND USE MAP AT

CALHOUN STREET. >> THIS IS LEGISLATIVE. THIS IS 2023 DASH FIT TEAM. I LAND USE CATEGORY THAT IS FOR .11 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 613 CALHOUN STREET. PROVIDING FOCAL SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. YOU WILL VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT.

>> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION?

>> IS THERE A PUMP STATION ON THIS?

>> YES, SIR. >> ALL RIGHT.

>> THANK YOU. THIS IS CONVERTING IT TO WHERE WE COULD BUILD SOMETHING ELSE, OR ALTER THE PUMP STATION ?

>> YES. >> IT'S CONVERTING IT SO THAT WE CAN PROPERLY DO WITH THE CITY NEEDS TO FUNCTION?

>> YES. IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED RESIDENTIAL TOO. RIGHT.

>> WE ARE ZONING TO PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL. WITH THAT, CITY

CLERK , PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> COMMISSIONER RONALD ROSS?

[8.7 (Quasi-judicial) - ZONING MAP CHANGE - 613 CALHOUN STREET]

>> YES. >> YES, THAT PASSES 510.

QUASIJUDICIAL , SAME PROPERTY.

>> 2023 DASH 16. 4.11 ACRES OF LAND AT 613 CALHOUN STREET PROVIDING FOCAL SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. YOU WILL

NOT VOTE TONIGHT. >> I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC

[8.8 (Legislative) - FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT - PROPERTIES LOCATED ON N. 14TH STREET]

FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT PROPERTIES LOCATED ON NORTH

14TH STREET. >> ORDINATES 2023-17. .16 ACRES OF LAND ON NORTH 14TH STREET. PROVIDING FOCAL SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. YOU WILL

VOTE ON THIS TODAY. >> MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? SEEING NONE, CITY CLERK , PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[8.9 (Quasi-judicial) - ZONING MAP CHANGE - PROPERTIES LOCATED ON N. 14TH STREET]

>> THAT PASSES 550. WE HAVE THE QUASIJUDICIAL ON THE SAME

PROPERTY. >> ORDINATES 2023-18.

ASSIGNING A ZONING CATEGORY FOR .16 ACRES LAND LOCATED ON 14TH STREET. PROVIDING FOCAL SEVERABILITY AND A PERFECTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE. I DON'T NEED TO SAY THE RULES. YOU WILL NOT

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[8.10 (Quasi-judicial) - VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION - 2852 BAILEY ROAD]

GOOD TO GO THERE. >> YES.

>> IT IS THE FAVORITE. VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF BAILEY

ROAD. >> THIS IS QUASIJUDICIAL. WE HAVE ORDINATES 2023-19. ANNEXING POINT 39 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 2852 BAILEY ROAD CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY LIMITS PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NO VOTE TONIGHT. PLEASE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND WHEN WISHES TO SPEAK? NO.

>> OKAY. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSE. ANY DISCUSSION?

COMMISSIONER RONALD ROSS? >> THIS IS PUBLIC?

>> CORRECT. >> OBVIOUSLY, I APPRECIATE IT.

I LOVE ANNEXATION. THIS IS ANYONE OUT THERE WATCHING AT HOME, IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH YOUR SEPTIC TANK, WE LIVE ON AN ISLAND. PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY. WE WOULD LOVE TO HOOK YOU UP. WE ARE WORKING OUR WAY ROAD BY ROAD EVERYWHERE WE CAN TO TAKE OVER AS MANY PARCELS WE CAN TAKE. WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN US AND HAVE CLEAN WATER AND A GOOD PLACE FOR YOUR SOIL . AND A GOOD FLUSH. HAVE A GOOD EVENING, AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR MORE ANNEXATION. THANK YOU.

[8.11 (Legislative) - FUTURE LAND USE MAP ASSIGNMENT - 2852 BAILEY ROAD]

>> THAT WAS GOOD. I LIKE THAT. THANK YOU. WE ARE DONE WITH

THAT. ITEM 11. >> ORDINATES 2023 DASH 20. LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL FOR POINT 39 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 2852 BAILEY ROAD CONTIGUOUS VOCAL SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS ONE IS LEGISLATIVE. YOU WILL VOTE

TONIGHT. >> DO I HEAR A MOTION?

>> MOVED TO MOTION. SECOND >> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> COMMISSIONER JAMES ANTUN?

[8.12 (Quasi-judicial) - ZONING MAP ASSIGNMENT - 2852 BAILEY ROAD]

>> YES. >> YES, THAT PASSES 5-0. THE ZONING MAP ASSIGNMENT ONE MORE TIME?

>> ORDINATES 2023-21. LOAD DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ARE ONE FOR .39 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 28 52 BAILEY ROAD.

PROVIDING FOCAL SEVERABILITY AND EIGHT EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS QUASIJUDICIAL. IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK?

>> PUBLIC HEARING OPEN. SEEING NONE, PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSE.

>> THANK YOU. THAT COMPLETE THE ORDINANCE FIRST READING. THAT

[9.1 RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION - PORTION OF CESSNA LANE]

OF CESSNA LANE. >> APPROVING THE VACATION OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR A PORTION OF CESSNA LANE BETWEEN AIRPORT ROAD AND AMELIA ISLAND PARKWAY. PLEASE OPEN THE

PUBLIC HEARING. >> PUBLIC HEARINGS OPEN. ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE, IT'S CLOSE.

>> COMMISSIONER RONALD ROSS? >> THIS ONE AWAY BECAUSE IT WAS

SOMETHING. >> THIS INTERSECTS WITH AIRPORT ROAD AND USE THAT TO CONNECT WITH THE PARKWAY. IT IS TERMED IN SOME DOCUMENTS AS RIGHT AWAY. THE TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY SAID THEY FOUND IT RIGHT AWAY. THEY WANTED A VACATION. CLEAR THE TITLE. WE ARE ASKING FOR THIS . FIRST COAST MOVING AND STORAGE IS THE BUYER AND IS ASKING FOR CESSNA LANE WHICH NO LONGER CONNECTS, IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR PROPERTY THAT IS ON EITHER SIDE. THEY WOULD LIKE TO UNIFY THE PROPERTY AND THE CITY HAS NO USE FOR THAT

PROPERTY. >> MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT THEY

PAID US? >> $40,000. AT CLOSING THEY

WILL PAY. >> ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER

DISCUSSION? >> THAT MONEY GOES TO THE

AIRPORT? >> YES, IT DOES.

>> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE CALL THE

VOTE. >> THE MOTION WAS FROM RONALD ROSS SECOND. YES. THAT'S FINE. GO AHEAD CITY CLERK.

>> COMMISSIONER JAMES ANTUN? >> YES.

[10.1 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS - ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS]

>> YES. THAT PASSES 50. THIRD READING. LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE

[02:05:05]

TEXT AMENDMENTS. >> AND BEFORE I READ THIS, AND ANY MEMBERS WANT TO KNOW WHY IS THIS ON FOR A THIRD READING, IT MEANS SOMETHING WAS CONTROVERSIAL OR CHANGED.

NOTHING CHANGED. WE FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT THAT NOT HAPPEN.

THAT IS WERE ALL OF THE TEXT CHANGES HAPPEN. LET ME READ THIS. WE RECOMMEND STRONGLY APPROVAL. ORDINATES 2023 -02.

AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDING SECTION 1.0 7.00.

ACKERMAN'S ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR BUILDING AREA AND FRONT FACADE. CLARIFYING PLACEMENT OF DETACHED BUILDINGS BEHIND THE FRONT FACADE OF THE PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE AMENDING SECTION .0378. FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. INCORPORATING BUILDING HEIGHT MEASUREMENTS FROM AVERAGE NATURAL BREAK TO BE RUDE PEAK UNLESS IN A FLOOD HAZARD AREA. AMENDING SECTION TO CLARIFY ACCESSORY TO BUILDING HEIGHT MEASUREMENT FROM AVERAGE NATURAL GRADE TO ROOF PEAK. AMENDING SECTION FIVE .01 .04 BEHIND THE FRONT FACADE. AMENDING SECTION 8 .01 SUB SIX TO CLARIFY ACCESSORY STRUCTURE HEIGHT CALCULATION WITH THE ZONING DISTRICTS PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. PLEASE, FOR GOOD MEASURE, OPEN PUBLIC

HEARING. >> WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS CLOSE. COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION? WE NEED THAT MOTION.

>> MOTION. >> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE .

>> COMMISSIONER DARRON AYSCUE?

[12. CITY MANAGER REPORTS]

>> YES. >> YES. THAT PASSES 5-0. WE ARE IN BOARD APPOINTMENTS. THERE ARE NONE. WE INVITE THE

INTERIM CITY MANAGER. >> THE ANNUAL RECYCLING EVENT IS THIS SATURDAY FROM 8-12 IN THE PUBLIC WORKS YARD. THERE ARE FLYERS AROUND. IT'S USUALLY PRETTY ROBUST. GET THERE EARLY.

YOU MAY KNOW THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT BREAK IN THE CITY WATER LINE ON SOUTH FLETCHER ON THURSDAY EVENING CAUSED BY AN UNDERGROUND COMPANY PUTTING IN A CONDUIT. THE UNDERGROUND DONE WAS WASHED AWAY OR FLIES GOT MOVED. THEY HIT THE LINE AND CREATED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MANY THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WATER CAME OUT. SPILLED ONTO THE ROAD AND ADJACENT AREAS, CAUSING A COLLAPSE IN THAT AREA OF THE ROAD. PARTIAL FLOODING OF NEARBY UNOCCUPIED RESIDENCES.

THEY WERE ON SITE AND REPAIRED THE BREAK AND PRESENTED LOSS OF WATER SUPPLY TO THE EFFORT. THE EFFORT WAS EXEMPLARY. THEY WERE CHEST DEEP IN THE WATER. WORKED ON IT AND GOT IT CLOSED. WATER SUPPLY WAS ALWAYS IN CONTINUOUS. KUDOS TO THE WATER STAFF AND CITY. VEHICLE ACCESS TO THE BEACH AT THE BEACH WILL BE CLOSED ONE DAY NEXT WEEK AS WE PERFORM MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS TO LOOPHOLES THAT WERE EITHER BLOWN OVER OR PULLED BY THE RECENT STORMS OR HAVE BEEN BURIED WHERE THEY ARE NOT VISIBLE. WE NEED TO CLOSE AND TAKE A FEW HOURS. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT DAY IT WILL BE. AND LASTLY, THE CORE OF ENGINEERS BEACH AND NOURISHMENT PROJECT AS PART OF THE PROTECTION PROJECT IS CLOSE TO BE INITIATED BEFORE MARCH 2024 AS COMPLETION OF THEIR DESIGN EFFORT A COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORK IN AUGUST OF 2024. PART OF THE PROJECT IS GETTING CLOSE TO AN APPROVED INITIATION REPORT. ASSOCIATED WITH THE DAMAGES THE CITY INCURRED ON THE BEACH FROM THE HURRICANE NICOLE RELATIVE TO THE PROTECTION. ONCE THIS IS APPROVED, THE CITY WILL NEED TO SIGN A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT THE EFFORT. IT IS FOR NOURISHMENT DUE TO NICOLE. IT IS OUT OF THE CYCLE OF THE RESPONSE TO A DISASTER. IT NEEDS TO BE DONE

[02:10:03]

PROPERTY OWNERS WILL HAVE A DECISION OF WHETHER THEY WANT TO SIGN OR NOT. IF THEY DON'T, THEY WILL NOT HAVE REPAIR OR ENHANCEMENT IN FRONT OF THEIR PROPERTY. THAT COULD BE AN ISSUE IF A STORM COMES. WE WILL INITIATE THOSE AGREEMENTS.

FIRST PART OF FALL. THAT'S IT.

>> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> WHAT WILL THAT COST? >> THE NOURISHMENT? THE NONFEDERAL RESPONSE IS $5.5 MILLION. OF THAT, THE STATE FUNDS 9.7% OF THAT. AND THE CITY AND THE COUNTY EACH PUT IN 5.6%. CITY SHARE WOULD BE $255,000. COUNTIES WOULD BE THE SAME. AND THE STATE IS ABOUT $2.115 MILLION. YES, WE CAN. AND THE CORE IS PAYING THE OTHER 79%. TOTAL COST IS

$21 MILLION. >> THAT SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU.

[13. CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS ]

>> THE ONLY THING I HAVE IS JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I WILL BE GOING TO THE CITY COUNTY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ATTORNEYS CONFERENCE NEXT THURSDAY OR FRIDAY, AND SUNDAY.

I WILL COME BACK AND HAVE ONE OF THE BUSIEST TOPICS FOR US , AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I'M NOT SURE HOW FAR WE WILL GET. BUT REALLY, WHAT I WANT TO BRING BACK FROM THAT, AS LESS WE FIGURED OUT, OR THE PENDING BILLS, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN KEEPING TRACK, I HAVE SITS QUITE A FEW ALERT AFFECTING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE BILLS WITH REGARD TO HOLDING PERMIT AND TURN OVER TIME. ON HOW QUICKLY IT SEEMS THAT DEVELOPERS AND CONTRACTORS ARE LOBBYING THE STATE LEGISLATORS TO GET THE PERMITS OUT QUICKER. THAT CAN HAVE AN EFFECT ON HOW WE STAFF AND HOW WE WORK THROUGH PERMITTING PROCESSES.

THAT IS ONE. THERE IS A VACATION RENTAL PREEMPTION BILL. IT WON'T AFFECT US. WE STILL HAVE THE GRANDFATHERING FROM AN ORDINANCE PRIOR TO 2011. THAT STAYS. WE WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO. I WILL BRING YOU BACK UPDATES. AS YOU KNOW, THE SESSION WILL NOT BE OVER FOR A FEW MORE WEEKS. I LOOK FORWARD

TO. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. CITY CLERK?

[15. MAYOR/COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]

>> KNOW REPORTS. >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER

COMMENTS? DARRON AYSCUE? >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MADAME CLERK FOR ALL SHE DOES. IT IS CLERK WEEK. SHE DOES AN AMAZING JOB. IF YOU DON'T KNOW. IF YOU EVER GET A CHANCE TO WATCH HER WORK, SHE IS CONSTANTLY AT IT. SHE IS AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO.

>> THANK YOU. >> SECONDLY, I THINK I COUNTED UP. I MAY BE A LITTLE OFF. BABY CLOSE TO TWO ACRES OF CONSERVATION THAT WE DID IN THIS MEETING. THAT IS IMPRESSIVE. I WANT TO GIVE A GOOD SHOUT OUT TO THE COMMISSIONERS FOR BEING ON BOARD WITH THAT. IT IS EXCELLENT. I WILL MEET WITH MRS. KIRKLAND TOMORROW AND TALK TO AMELIA AS WELL. WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD MEETING. THANK YOU ALL.

>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER JAMES ANTUN?

>> I WANT TO ECHO THE HAT OFF TO THE CITY CLERK. SHE HAD DONE A WONDERFUL JOB. SHE HAS BEEN AWESOME FROM THE MOMENT THAT I'VE HAD CONTACT WITH HER THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. ALSO, TO MARGARET AT THE CONSERVANCY. I APOLOGIZE, I WAS LATE. IT'S GREAT TO BE A PART OF THAT. IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE DOCTOR PRESENT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE CONSERVATIVE. IT WAS NICE TO BE A PART OF THAT GROUP. I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THAT IN THE FUTURE AS WELL AS HOW WELL WE HAVE DONE THIS EVENING AND CONSERVATION.

>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER RONALD ROSS?

>> LAST WEEKEND, THE STATE MARY TODAY 10 TON TRASH PICKUP . WHITE OAK WAS A SPONSOR OF THAT. SHOUT OUT TO

[02:15:08]

>> THANK YOU. VICE-MAYOR DAVID STURGES?

>> I WANT TO ECHO ALL OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS ABOUT CAROLINE. HOW FANTASTIC SHE DOES HER JOB. IT IS CLERK'S WEEK. SHE SHOULD GET A SPECIAL HAT OFF. AND A SPECIAL LUNCH OR FLOWERS FROM SOMEONE. I DON'T KNOW.

>> IS THAT YOU? >> I JUST THINK SHOULD SHE NEED SPECIAL ATTENTION. SHE DOES A GREAT JOB. SHE KEEPS OUR CITY RUNNING AND ANSWERS WHAT I CONSIDER ALL OF THE UNEXPECTED PHONE CALLS AND STUFF THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A CITY. SHE IS THE LINE OF DEFENSE THAT WE HAVE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ISLE OF EIGHT FLAGS SHRIMP FESTIVAL. I AM GLAD TO SEE THAT OUR CITY MANAGER SEARCH IS ON THE TRACKS AND MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I SEE A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR OUR CITY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE EXPERIENCE. I'M READY FOR A NEW

LEADER . THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I WILL GO AHEAD AND, YOU HAVE TO START OUT WITH HAPPY CLERK WEEK. WHAT A GREAT WEEK IT IS. I ALSO WANT TO ECHO THE CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU TO THE SEARCH COMMITTEE. LAST NIGHT WAS THE FIRST TIME, AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB. I'VE TALKED TO A MEMBER ON THE PHONE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT. AND TWO MORE TODAY. I THINK THEY WILL DO A GREAT JOB. IN LINE WITH OUR SEARCH FORM FIRM, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THAT ORGANIZATION. MAKING SURE THAT OUR HIRING PROCESS GO SMOOTHLY.

AND, I ALSO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR. FIRST ONE WAS IN 1972 TO NICK. AND NOW, IT IS 51 YEARS LATER. THAT TRADITION PROBABLY CONTINUES WITH MIKE HOWIE. HE WAS FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR.

CONGRATULATIONS. WE SUPPORT ALL OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS. WITH THAT, GREAT MEETING. WE

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