Jun 06, 2023 Regular Meeting

. >> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. I THINK THIS IS ABOUT THE THIRD FOR FOURTH ONE, THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US, SO, WE APPRECIATE IT. OUR FESTIVAL AND PARADE IS ON SATURDAY. I INVITE EVERYONE TO COME, BECAUSE, AS SOMEONE TOLD ME YESTERDAY, WE ARE THE GOLD STANDARD FOR WHAT A FAMILY-FRIENDLY PRIDE EVENT SHOULD BE. SO, I INVITE EVERYONE TO COME. I'M SORRY

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THAT ALL THE POLICE JUST LEFT, BECAUSE, I WANTED TO THANK CHIEF JEFFREY TAMBASCO AND CAPITAL BISHOP FOR THEIR HARD WORK THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS TO ENSURE OUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF ALL THAT WILL BE THERE. SO, DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING, COME DOWN, IT WILL BE GREAT FOOD, GREAT FUN, GREAT FRIENDSHIP AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU ON SATURDAY. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR BEAN: GREAT NEWS, THERE'S MORE SEATS THAT OPENED UP. PLEASE COME AND FIND A SEAT. AS THEY FILTER OUT, WE WANT TO INVITE DOWN, WE'RE GOING TO PROCLAIM "NATIONAL FLAG DAY." I SEE WE HAVE SOME DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION HERE. DO YOU

[4.4 PROCLAMATION - "NATIONAL FLAG DAY" AND "NATIONAL FLAG WEEK"]

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WANT TO BE HERE? >> NO, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE

THAT. >> .

>> MAYOR BEAN: I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD BE IN THE PICTURE.

PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS THE CONTINENT TALL CONGRESS ADOPTED THE STARS AND STRIPES AS THE OFFICIAL FLAG OF OUR YOUNG REBULB LICK ON JUNE 14TH, 1777. WHEREAS, EACH JUNE THERE AFTER, OUR NATION LIFTED IT'S FLAGS THAT HAVE WATCHED US OVER SINCE THE DAYS OF OUR FOUNDING. IN THOSE BROAD STRIPES AND STARS, WE SEE THE ARK OF THE AMERICAN STORY, FROM A HANDFUL OF COLONIES TO 50 STATES, UNITED AND FREE. WHEREAS WHEN DEVOTED, PATRIOTS CAME TOGETHER WITH THE STANDARD THAT SHOWED THEIR COMMON SENSE. WHEN THE WOUNDS OF THE CIVIL WAR, WERE STILL FRESH, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR PEOPLE FOUND HOPE IN A BANNER THAT TESTIFIED TO OUR UNION. WHERE EVER WE HAVE TAKEN US, OLE GLORY HAS BEEN THERE AND FOLLOWED. REMINDING US THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE ALL SHARE AS CITIZENS.

WHEREAS, THIS WEEK, WE CELEBRATE THE LEGACY AND HONOR THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN HAVE HAVE SECURED IT THROUGH CENTURIES OF SERVICE HERE AT OHM AND ABROAD. CONGRESS HAS DESIGNATED JUNE 14TH OF EACH YEAR AS FLAG DAY. AS THE MAYOR OF FERNANDINA BEACH, I PROCLAIM THIS DAY, NATIONAL FLAG DAY AND THE WEEK, "NATIONAL FLAG WEEK" IN HOPES THAT WE ALL CELEBRATE OUR AMERICAN FLAG. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

. >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY COMMISSION FOR ONCE, AGAIN, AWARDING THIS PROCLAMATION TO THE DAR. I COULDN'T GIVE ANY WORDS THAT ARE ANY BETTER THAN WHAT MAYOR BEAN READ IN THE PROCLAMATION. IT PRETTY MUCH SAYS IT ALL. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE EVERYONE TO OUR FLAG DAY RETIREMENT CEREMONY WHERE WE'RE RETIRING FLAGS WHICH ARE NO LONGER SERVICEABLE. IT WILL BE 10:00, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14TH, IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND IT IS A VERY MOVING CEREMONY. AND I MIGHT ADD THAT THE FLAGS THAT ARE NOT HONORABLY RETIRED AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TO OXLY HEARD FUNERAL HOME WHERE THEY WILL BE USED IN CREMATIONS OF VETERANS. AND THUS HONORABLY RETIRED IN THAT MANNER. SO, I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE AND AGAIN,

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

[4.5 PRESENTATION - FERNANDINA BEACH MAIN STREET PROGRAM]

. >> UP NEXT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM OUR FERNANDINA BEACH MAIN STREET PROGRAM.

>> COME AND JOIN US. >> WELL, LET'S SEE HERE.

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>> GOOD EVENING, LISA FINKLSTEIN, FERNANDINA BEACH MAIN STREET EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THIS IS OUR THIRD QUARTER REPORT, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE'RE AT THAT POINT IN YOUR FISCAL YEAR, BUT, WE ARE. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO SHARE UPDATES TONIGHT, WE'VE HAD A BUSY THIRD QUARTER, IT'S BEEN EXCITING.

JUST THIS MORNING, OUR ECONOMIC VITALITY COUNCIL HOSTED A MEET AND GREET WITH OUR BUSINESSES. WE HAD 33 IN ATTENDANCE, THE TOPIC DISCUSSED WAS CREDIT CARD SURCHARGES AND CONVENIENCE FEES.

THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL TO THE BUSINESSES. WE WERE ALSO VERY PLEASED TO HAND OUT OUR FIRST CURB APAPPEAL AWARD THIS AWARD S CREATED BY THE ECONOMIC VITALITY COUNCIL TO RECOGNIZE BUSINESSES AND PROPERTY OWNERS THAT MAKE EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR PROPERTY THEREBY IMPROVING THEIR COMMUNITY AND THE MAIN STREET DISTRICT. IT'S OPEN TO ALL MAIN STREET BUSINESSES AND PROPERTY OWNERS. THE FIRST WINNER WAS THE FRANE GALLERY ON MAIN STREET. IT WAS VERY TOUCHING, STEPHANIE WILLKINS, THE OWNER WAS THERE TO ACCEPT IT. WE'RE CONTINUING TO PROMOTE OUR DISTRICT'S APP. LAST MONTH, FOR MAY, WE CREATED AND RELEASED A TOWER EQUALLED "HISTORY HAPPENS HERE" IT FEATURES NINE BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN AND ON 8TH STREET. IT TELLS THE STORY OF THE BUILDINGS BY TELLING THE STORIES OF THE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE OCCUPIED THEM FOR YEARS. YOU COULD READ IT ON YOUR PHONE AND SEE PICTURES AND NARRATION ON THE PHONE. YOU JUST NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE DISTRICT'S APP. WE'VE HAD 61 POWER PARTICIPANTS SO FAR SINCE RELEASED IN MID-MAY AND WE HAVE 68 BUSINESSES ON THE APP AND USING IT TO PROMOTE THEIR BUSINESSES. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL. OUR ORGANIZATION COUNCIL, THEY ARE, UM, BUSY WITH PREPARATIONS FOR ISLAND HOP WHICH IS THE FIRST SATURDAY IN OCTOBER. AS PART OF OUR MARKETING CAMPAIGN, WE SENT OUT A FIRST QUARTERLY NEWS LETTER WHICH IS A PUBLIC FACING NEWS LETTER SO THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE WEEKLY EMAILS THAT GO OUT TO THE BUSINESSES. THIS LETS THE PUBLIC KNOW WHAT MAIN STREET IS UP TO, AND LET'SES THEM KNOW ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS, IT GOES OUT QUARTERLY, THE FIRST ISSUE WENT OUT TO 1700 PEOPLE WHO HAVE SELF-IDENTIFIED THEY WANTED IT FROM THE WEBSITE.

EXCITED FOR THAT AS WELL. WE'RE JUST STARTING OUR STRATEGIC UPDATE AND BUDGET PROCESS FOR NEXT YEAR AND THIS WILL HELP US TO DETERMINE WHAT YOUR WORK PLAN WILL BE FOR THE COMING YEAR.

IT'S PART OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO AS YOUR ACCREDITATION PROCESS FOR THE NATIONAL MAIN STREET ORGANIZATION AND THE FLORIDA MAIN STREET ORGANIZATION. OUR PROMOTION'S COUNCIL HAS BEEN VERY BUSY. WE STARTED APRIL WITH THE YOUTH ART WALK, THIS SHOW CASED THE ART'S ALIVE STUDENTS FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND THEY EXHIBITED THEIR WORKS AT VARIOUS GALLERIES THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN. WE ALSO HAD SOME DRUMMERS AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTISTS IN THE POCKET PARK SHOW CASING THEIR TALENT. AND WE HAD MICAHS PLACE WINNERS EXHIBITING THEIR ARTWORK. AND THAT WAS A GREAT TIME AND WE HAD VERY GOOD TURNOUT FOR THAT EVENT. AND WE ALSO HAD OUR 8TH STREET PUB CRAWL THAT FOCUSES ON THE 8TH STREET BUSINESSES. AND OF COURSE, THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL, WITH THE SIDEWALK SALE AND THE PAINTINGS THAT THE ART STUDENTS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL DID.

COMING UP, WE TAKE A HIATUS FROM EVENTS IN THE MONTH OF JUNE AND

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JULY, BECAUSE, WE'RE SO BUSY WITH VISITORS COMING IN AND FAMILIES, IT'S REALLY NOT NECESSARY TO PROMOTE THE BUSINESS DISTRICT AT THAT TIME, BUT, WE WILL RESUME MID-AUGUST WITH OUR SUMMER SIP AND SHOP, ONCE KIDS AND FAMILIES GOOD BACK TO SCHOOL AND RESUME THAT SCHEDULE, SO, THAT WILL HELP OUR BUSINESSES ON THE 18TH OF AUGUST. AND THEN, OUR DESIGN COUNCIL HAS ALSO BEEN VERY BUSY, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ALONG WITH THE CITY STAFF ON THE GATEWAY PROJECT. SO, WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THERE IS, THE SIGN HAS BEEN REFURBISHED.

AND TOMORROW WE'RE GETTING NEW TREES AND LANDSCAPING AND WE'RE GETTING LOWER LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE. THE CITY IS WORKING ON LIGHTING TO GET ADJUSTED. IT'S COMING ALONG, IF YOU HAVE NOT DRIVEN BY IT, DRIVE BY IT. AND WE ALSO DID A CLEANUP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KEEP NASSAU BEAUTIFUL AND THE AMELIA ISLAND CONVENTION AND VISITAND VISITOR. WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT, WE HAD A CELEBRITY TRASH PICKER. BUT, NO, WE HAD, WE REALLY DID HAVE A GREAT TURNOUT, WE DID NOT ONLY 8TH STREET BUT WENT OUT ON THE SIDE STREETS IN MANY CASES AND PICKED UP A LOT OF TRASH AND ONE DEAD ARMADILLO. SO... SOMEBODY WAS VERY BRAVE. BUT, WE CONTINUED TO WORK ON THE DOWNTOWN LANDSCAPE, WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT THE FLEXION, UM, STEP WITH THE DOWNTOWN NOW THAT THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM HAS BEEN EVALUATED AND IS BACK IN WORKING ORDER EVERYWHERE, THAT WE NEED AN OVERALL LANDSCPE PLAN. SO, WE'RE HOPING TO USE THE NEW SURVEY THAT WAS JUST DONE FOR THE STREET LIGHT DESIGN, TO BUILD A LANDSCAPE PLAN AND THEN, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY ENTER INTO SOME TYPE OF A MAINTENANCE CONTRACT ON THE LANDSCAPE AT LEAST FOR THE MAIN CORE DOOR DOWNTOWN, BECAUSE, IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT NEEDS A LITTLE EXPERTISE AND CONSTANT UPKEEP AND I THINK THAT THAT WOULD ENABLE US TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN, AND WE JUST, IF YOU WALK IT NOW, YOU KNOW, THERE'S EMPTY BEDS, IT REALLY NEEDS A LOT OF HELP. SO, I'M HOPING THAT YOU WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT EFFORT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT TO MAKE THE DOWNTOWN MORE BEAUTIFUL. THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT ARE BIKE RACKS WITH THE HELP OF, UM, MIKE SPINO, AND THE PARKS AND REC'S DEPARTMENT, ADDITIONAL BIKE RACKS FOR DOWNTOWN, SIDEWALKS AND STREET LIGHTS AS WELL, WHICH, ALL TIES IN TO SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT WITH PARKING AND JUST GENERAL UPKEEP DOWNTOWN. AS FAR AS OUR FINANCES GO, WE'RE SEVEN MONTHS INTO THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 30TH, SO, UM, EVERYTHING IS LOOKING GOOD. IT'S PRETTY MUCH ON TARGET FOR WHERE WE SHOULD BE. WE ARE, UM, SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF WHERE WE WOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED TO BE AS FAR AS THE SURPLUS GOES. BUT, WE DID HAVE SOME EVENT REVENUE THAT WAS PART OF THE 2022 ISLAND HOP, BECAUSE THAT WAS OCTOBER 1ST, IT FELL INTO THIS YEAR. AND THEN, UM, WE ALSO HAD SOME, UM, EVENT EXPENSES FROM ISLAND HOP, THAT FELL INTO THIS YEAR AS WELL.

SO, THAT, AFFECTED OUR BUDGET, WHEN WE PLANNED THE BUDGET, WE WERE UNSURE WHAT THE DATE FOR ISLAND HOP, WOULD BE AT THE TIME. WE'RE AHEAD FOR REVENUE AND OVER ON EXPENSES WHICH IS WHY YOU'RE SEEING A BIGGER SURPLUS THAN WE ANTICIPATED.

AND THEN, THE ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, UM, THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD, AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A VARIETY OF THINGS GOING ON IN THAT AREA. AND, UM, THEN ALSO THE FERNANDINA 200 STEERING COMMITTEE, WE'RE WELL UNDERWAY AND ACCEPTING EVENT APPLICATIONS, WE HAVE QUITE A FEW OF THEM AND THEY'RE EVALUATING THEM TO PUT TOGETHER A NICE, YEAR-LONG CELEBRATION FOR 2024, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD SEE THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN. SO, THAT IS

REALLY ALL THAT I HAVE TONIGHT. >>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. THAT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION. AND YOUR QUESTIONS FOR MS. LISA?

VICE MAYOR STURGES? >> LISA, YOU SAID THERE WAS A LIGHTING PLAN, WHERE IS THAT AT THIS STAGE? IS THAT A QUESTION

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FOR JERIMIAH, HOW CLOSE IS IT TO BEING FINISHED, I'M JUST TRYING

TO GET AN IDEA. >> SO, MILLER ELECTRIC WHICH WAS HIRED TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN PLAN HAS COMPLETED IT. AND WE JUST RECENTLY SAW A VERSION OF IT LIKE, YEAH. WITHIN THE LAST

DAY OR TWO. >> OH, OKAY. SO, WE SHOULD SEE

IT SOON? >> I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PROCESS WILL BE HERE, BUT, I KNOW THAT WE'LL BE SHARING IT AT OUR DESIGN COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 14TH, FOR THAT GROUP TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT, AND I'M SURE THAT YOU WILL BE SEEING IT SOON,

YEAH. >> AND SECONDLY, THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, I GO DOWNTOWN ALMOST EVERYDAY, SO, I'M WELL AWARE OF THE LANDSCAPING AND SO, AT WHAT POINT AND YOU'RE ASKING FOR THE BARE MINIMUM WITH THE LANDSCAPING, LIKE, HOW, WHAT EXACTLY? I KNOW THAT WE GOT THE IRRIGATION WORKING, I'VE HEARD ABOUT ALL OF THAT. LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU ASKING EXACTLY?

>> WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN IS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY CONTRACT WITH A LANDSCAPER TO COME UP WITH AN OVERALL PLAN. WE ALREADY HAVE A PLANTING LIST WHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR DOWNTOWN, THIS WOULD BE USING THAT PLANTING LIST EVALUATING EACH BED AND DETERMINING WHAT SHOULD GO INTO EACH BED AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT PLANTED AND THEN WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MAINTENANCE CONTRACT SO THAT THE LANDSCAPER AND THEIR STAFF WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING IT FOR CHANGING OUT PLANTS WHEN THEY NEED IT, IT'S REALLY, A LEVEL OF EXPERTISE THAT DOES NOT EXIST WITHIN THE CITY STAFF TO

DO THAT TYPE OF WORK. >> OKAY.

>> SO, IF YOU THINK OF, YOU KNOW, AN AMUSEMENT PARK OR THE ENTRANCE TO AN HOA, WHERE THERE'S SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPING, SOMEBODY NEEDS TO KNOW AND BE ON TOP OF THAT. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE FLOWERING FERNANDINA, THE POTS THAT FLOWERING FERNANDINA TAKES CARE OF, THEY TAKE CARE OF THOSE EVERYDAY AND THEY LOOK GREAT DOWNTOWN. BUT, WE NEED THE SAME

ATTENTION PAID TO THE BEDS. >> THANK YOU, LISA.

>> YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. >> BEFORE YOU GO. I JUST

[4.6 PRESENTATION - CITY MANAGER SEARCH]

WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT ALL OF YOU ARE

DOING. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> MAYOR BEAN: UP NEXT, ITEM 4.6, ANOTHER PRESENTATION ABOUT OUR CITY MANAGER SEARCH AND HOW IT'S GOING FROM COLIN BEANZINGER

AND ASSOCIATES. >>>.

>> MAYOR BEAN: IS MR. BAENZIGER HERE?

>> HE'S ON THE ZOOM, MAYOR. >> MAYOR BEAN: OH, HE'S ON

THE PHONE. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, AND CITY COMMISSION, I'M RON WILLIAMS ON BEHALF OF THE COLIN

BEANZINGER AND ASSOCIATES. >> MAYOR BEAN: THANKS FOR

BEING HERE. >> WE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH OUR CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE, I BELIEVE A REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD BE IN THE AUDIENCE THIS EVENING. WE HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF, VERY GOOD AND POSITIVE COMMENTS ABOUT THE INITIAL MADE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS AND CHANGES, WE SENT THOSE OUT AND CONSULTED WITH THE COMMITTEE AND OF COURSE, MOST RECENTLY WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE. AND IT IS BEFORE YOU WITH THEIR BLESSINGS, I BELIEVE AT THIS POINT. SO, WE'RE READY TO, UM, MOVE FORWARD. WE WOULD LIKE, UM, YOUR ENDORSEMENT AND APPROVAL OF WHAT WE ARE, OF COURSE, WE'RE PREPARED, THIS EVENING, IF THERE'S ANY NEED TO DISCUSS ANY PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT. AND, I BELIEVE MARGARET IS SOMEWHERE IN THE AUDIENCE.

>> MAYOR BEAN: MS. DAVIS AND MR. SIMMONS ARE IN THE AUDIENCE.

>> GREAT, THEY'VE BEEN ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF WHERE WE ARE AND WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE, SO, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE, AND WITH YOUR REVIEW OF WHAT'S BEFORE YOU, GIVEN THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS PERFORMED THEIR EXTENSIVE REVIEW, WE WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU AUTHORIZE RELEASE OF THE DOCUMENT TO, REALLY, FORMERLY LAUNCH THE SEARCH FOR CITY

MANAGER. >> MAYOR BEAN: THANK YOU, I PERSONALLY LIKE THE DOCUMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR COMMENT FROM THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS TO SEE IF THEY AGREE. COMMISSIONER

AYSCUE? >> YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, SO, I'VE REVIEWED THE DOCUMENT A COUPLE OF TIMES, I WATCHED THE CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE MEETINGS, GREAT JOB, Y'ALL ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING. THERE IS ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD UNDER, HISTORY, ONCE WE GET TO A CERTAIN POINT IN THE HISTORY, IT KIND OF STOPS AND I

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WOULD LIKE TO SEE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING IN THERE, BECAUSE, FERNANDINA BEACH IS THE BIRTH PLACE OF THE MODERN SHRIMPING INDUSTRY, AND WE JUST DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN THE HISTORY THAT SAYS THAT OR THAT EVEN REFERS TO IT. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES THAT BRINGS THAT HISTORY, WE HAVE SHRIMP BOAT BUILDERS, MANY FAMILIES FROM MANY GENERATIONS, AND IMMIGRANTS THAT CAME OVER, AND WE HAVE AN ENTIRE, LARGE FESTIVAL ABOUT THE SHRIMPING INDUSTRY, BUT, NOTHING IN OUR HISTORY, DOES IT SHOW THERE IN THE DOCKET, THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDED. AND IT DOES KIND OF MENTION THE TWO MILLS, IT KIND OF SAYS FERNANDINA BEACH WAS REDISCOVERED BY THE WIDER WORLD IN THE 1950S, AND IT HAS BEEN FUELLED BY TOURISM. TODAY, THE TWO MILLS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT REVERSED A BIT. THE TWO MILL SUNSHINE WHAT BROUGHT PEOPLE TO FERNANDINA BEACH, ALONG WITH THE SHRIMPING INDUSTRY. THEY WERE A VERY BIG PART OF MAKING FERNANDINA BEACH A WORKING, A WORKING COMMUNITY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES ADDED THAT IT WAS WORKING AND IT WAS FAMILIES, THAT'S WHAT THE SHRIMPING INDUSTRY DID. WE HAVE NET MAKERS THAT ARE STILL HERE MAKING NETS, JUST, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT ADDED INTO OUR HISTORY ASPECT OF THINGS JUST SO THAT WE COULD HONOR A LOT OF OUR RICH HISTORY THAT'S PRETTY MUCH MOST RECENT. SO, THAT'S, UM, THAT'S ABOUT ALL THAT I HAVE, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR BEAN: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. ANY FURTHER

COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER ROSS? >> IT'S PROBABLY TRIVIAL, BUT, I WOULD TAKE OFF THE POPULATION OF 13,000 ON THE FIRST PAGE, IT'S REALLY NOT 13,000 WITH THE TRANSIENT POPULATION, SO, I WOULD JUST AGREE WITH THAT. OTHER THAN THAT IT'S FINE.

>> MAYOR BEAN: VICE MAYOR STURGES?

>> I' VIEWED THE DOCUMENT AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE AND EVERYBODY'S REPRESENTATIVES. AND I APPRECIATE YOU, UM, COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS FOR PUTTING ALL OF THIS TOGETHER, AND I THINK IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH A WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN THE DIRECTION FOR OUR CITY. UM, I DO APPRECIATE IT. AND, I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. UM, SO, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE CONSENSUS ON WHAT THE ACTIONS WERE FROM THIS DISCUSSION. I WOULD BE FINE HEARING COMMISSIONER AYSCUE'S CONCERNS AND HEARING SENTENCES ABOUT THE SHRIMPING INDUSTRY AND THE HISTORY OF THE MILLS ON FERNANDINA BEACH. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO ADD A FEW SENTENCES TO

THAT NATURE? >> ABSOLUTELY. WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE COMMITTEE AND DEVELOP THE LANGUAGE, THE VERBIAGE AND THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM, SIR.

>> THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS. AND TO ADDRESS MR. ROSS' CONCERNS, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD KEEP THE 13,000 IN THERE, FOR THE REASON IS THAT THAT'S THE ACTUAL POPULATION, BUT, I WOULDN'T MIND TAKING YOUR SUGGESTION SAYING, THERE IS A TRANSIENT POPULATION TO THAT THAT MAY INCREASE THE AFFECTED

NUMBER OF PEOPLE THERE. >> ACTUALLY, THERE'S A WHOLE SECTION ON THAT, I JUST THINK IT'S INAPPROPRIATE TO HAVE THE TRANSIENT POPULATION THERE. IT'S NOT REALLY 13,000 PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE THAT WE TAKE CARE OF. WE TAKE CARE OF FAR LARGER POPULATION WITH THE TRANSIENT POPULATION, BUT, IT'S A MINER POINT AND THERE'S A WHOLE SECTION IN THERE THAT TALKS

ABOUT THAT. >> I UNDERSTAND ALL OF THAT.

>> AND AFTER WE FINISH THIS, I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT

PROCESS. >> MAYOR BEAN: ABSOLUTELY.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT. YOU'RE LIGHT IS ON NOW. SO, JUST, SO -- I UNDERSTAND I DO THINK THAT WE SHOULD LEAVE IT IN THERE BECAUSE THAT'S THE FACTUAL POPULATION OF OUR TOWN AND THAT'S THE POINT OF THE FIRST SECTION TO GET AN OVERVIEW. ALL RIGHT, SO, WITH ALL OF THAT IN MIND, SO, MR. WILLIAMS, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES? I THINK OTHER THAN, THE COMMITTEE IS IN FAVOR OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT DOCUMENT. I THINK WE LIKE IT AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR

WORK AND EFFORT ON IT. >> YES. WE WOULD, AS WE HAVE IN THE PAST, WE WOULD, SORT OF DEVELOP THE VERBIAGE, THE ACTUAL

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LANGUAGE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMITTEE AND SORT OF GET THE WORDS TOGETHER AND, EDIT THE DOCUMENT IN THAT FAVOR, AND

WE'RE UP AND RUNNING. >> SO, I THINK WE'RE FINE WITH THE SMALL CHANGES SO, GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY VOICE TO OTHER COMMISSIONERS, THERE'S TWO IN THE ROOM AND THREE AT HOME. SO, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT OUR CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE HAS PUT INTO THIS DOCUMENT AS WELL.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. MOVING ALONG WITH THAT, WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS OF HOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK. SO, MR. WILLIAMS, SEEING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEND THIS OUT, HOW WILL THE -- AND WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED TIMELINE? GIVE

US THE TIMELINE. >> WELL, WE HAVE A SCHEDULE OF, MAYOR, I NEED TO PULL UP HERE, THAT, I BELIEVE WE PROVIDED YOU

WITH IT. >> MAYOR BEAN: YOU DID, I KNOW THERE'S AN AUGUST NUMBER THERE, BUT, I WANTED TO TALK

WITH YOU ABOUT THAT. >> YES. UM, AND WE DON'T PROPOSE ANY CHANGES TO THAT SCHEDULE WITH THE RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT, WE NEED TO HAVE THREE PLUS WEEKS TO SURVEY, WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS LIBRARY OF POTENTIAL APPLICANTS, WE THINK THIS IS A REALLY TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OUTSTANDING MANAGER SOMEPLACE, AND WE BELIEVE THE DOCUMENTS WITH THE CHANGES YOU PROPOSE TONIGHT WILL ENTICE AND ENCOURAGE A LOT OF APPLICANTS TO COME FORWARD. WE WILL ASK THE COMMITTEE TO DO INITIAL SCREENINGS. I THINK THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, MAY BE, DOWN TO AS LOW AS FIVE CANDIDATES FROM THE ORIGINAL POOL, AND OF COURSE, WE WILL DO EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECKS, FOR EVERYTHING FROM INTERNET SEARCH TO, UM, CIVIL, CRIMINAL, ANYTHING RELATED TO THE BACKGROUND OF AN INDIVIDUAL BEFORE WE PUT THAT PERSON FORWARD. AND, ULTIMATELY, THE DECISION WILL BE THE DESIRE OF THE COMMISSION TO MAKE A DECISION FROM THOSE, I BELIEVE, FIVE, RECOMMENDED APPLICANTS THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL PUT FORWARD TO YOU.

>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS, I APPRECIATE THAT.

WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM COMMISSIONER ROSS.

>> WELL, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, BUT, THE FIRST IS ABOUT THE SCHEDULE ON, I HAVE IT HERE IN FRONT OF ME, IN PHASE TWO, PHASE THREE IS THE SCREENING REFERENCE AND FROM AUGUST 7TH, TO AUGUST 14TH, COMMITTEE'S GOING TO BE GETTING 11 REPORTS OF 80 PAGES EACH, THAT'S A LOT OF READING TO DO IN ONE WEEK, AND I'M WONDERING IF THAT'S NOT A LITTLE AGGRESSIVE AND PERHAPS THAT SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO A TWO-WEEK PERIOD FOR THEM TO GO THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATIONS. AND SIMILARLY, UM, THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, YOU'VE GIVEN FROM THE 14TH-24TH, FOR, ONCE YOU'VE MADE THAT DECISION FOR PEOPLE TO SET UP THOSE INTERVIEWS, AND I WAS WONDERING IF WE SHOULD EXTEND THAT TO A TWO-WEEK PERIOD. I DISCUSSED WITH MS. MADISON, OUR HR PERSON, AND SHE AGREED WITH ME. AND MR. HAHNSON, WHO WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO SERVE AS AN ADVISOR. ALSO IN HIS COMMENTS TO THE COMMITTEE RAISED THE ISSUE THAT IT SEEMED A LITTLE ROBUST, SHALL WE SAY, AND PERHAPS A TWO-WEEK PERIOD FOR THE COMMITTEE, AND PERHAPS A TWO-WEEK PERIOD BETWEEN WHEN THE CITY AND THE COMMISSION DECIDES. THAT'S MY FIRST QUESTION AND THE SECOND QUESTION IS THE CITY COMMISSION ONLY LOOKING AT THE FIVE APPLICATIONS OR ARE WE LOOKING AT THE 11 APPLICATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PUT FORWARD, AND IF SO, IS THERE ANY CRITERIA THAT WE WANT THE SCREENING COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER THAT THE CITY COMMISSION THINKS IS IMPORTANT, WHAT THEY'RE EXACTLY LOOKING FOR AND WHAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY COMMISSION FOR THEM TO SCREEN THEM. MY TWO QUESTIONS IS ONE ABOUT THE PROCESS OF THAT, AND THE SECOND ONE IS, YEAH, THAT.

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ROSS. ON THE FIRST ONE, WE'RE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU IN TERMS OF ANY ADJUSTMENT THAT THE COMMISSION ELECTIVELY CHOOSES TO MAKE. WE PROPOSED A SCHEDULE THAT WE THINK IS WORKABLE, IT DOES REQUIRE A COMMITMENT, YOU KNOW, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE WHICH THEY OBVIOUSLY BEEN FALLING QUITE HARD ALREADY. BUT, IF THE COMMISSION THINKS

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THAT THEY WOULD LIKE, THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO, EXTEND IT IN ANY FASHION, WE'RE CERTAINLY OPEN TO THAT, WE DO KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU HAVE AN INTERIM, AND IF THAT DOES NOT CAUSE A SCHEDULE TO BE IMPACTED, EITHER, LONG OR SHORT, WE CERTAINLY YOU KNOW, ARE FLEXIBLE TO MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS.

>> ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO OUT ON A LIMB AND SAY, I THINK AN ADDITIONAL TWO WEEKS IS ABSOLUTELY OKAY. WE HAVE A STRONG INTERIM, AND I DON'T THINK TWO WEEKS WILL HURT.

>> TWO WEEKS ON BOTH OF THOSE? >> MAYOR BEAN: YEAH, THE INITIAL TWO WEEKS IN TOTAL, BECAUSE, WE'RE TURNING ONE WEEK

INTO TWO, TWICE. >> CORRECT.

>> MAYOR BEAN: ABSOLUTELY, WITH THAT, THE CHART WILL BE DELAYED BY TWO WEEKS WHICH I THINK IS A TIMELINE TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE TIME THEY NEED TO MAKE THE DECISIONS NECESSARY.

DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANOTHER OPINION?

>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE WANT TO EXTEND ONE WEEK ON THE INTERVIEW PROCESS AND ONE WEEK ON THE INITIAL REVIEW PROCESS IN

>> CORRECT. >> MAYOR BEAN: CORRECT.

>> OKAY. WELL, THE ADDITIONAL TIME FOR ONCE WE DECIDED WHO WE WANT TO ENTER VIEW, GIVE THEM A TWO-WEEK PERIOD INSTEAD OF NINE DAYS, AT LEAST TWO WEEKS TO SET UP THOSE INTERVIEWS. THAT WAS WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

>> I'M SORRY, I DON'T KNOW IF I HEARD THE QUESTION.

>> IT'S ON PHASE FOUR OF THE SHEET THAT WAS GIVEN OUT.

BETWEEN THE TIME BETWEEN THE CITIZEN COMMITTEE SELECTS CANDIDATES FOR INTERVIEWS, AND THEN, AUGUST 24TH, THE CITY PROVIDES THE CITY TOUR AND RECEPTION, AND PROLONG THAT

PERIOD A LITTLE BIT. >> OKAY.

>> EXTEND THAT A LITTLE BIT? >> RIGHT.

>> MAYOR BEAN: AND I THINK ON BOTH OF THOSE THINGS, AND IN TOTAL, I BELIEVE THAT WOULD ADD TWO WEEKS TO THE FINAL DECISION WHICH I THINK IS AN OKAY NUMBER TO ADD.

>> MAYOR BEAN: ALL RIGHT, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT

POINT? >> WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOUR HR DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMITTEE TO MAKE THOSE

ADJUSTMENTS. >> MAYOR BEAN: LET'S GO TO COMMISSIONER ANTUN, WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THE OTHER POINT, BUT,

COMMISSIONER ANTUN FIRST. >> MY FEEDBACK IS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL THE ELEVENTH APPLICANTS WITH THE FIVE RECOMMENDED BY OUR COMMITTEE AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD DEFINE THAT TO THAT COMMITTEE AS TO WHAT PUSHES THAT TO THE TOP.

>> MAYOR BEAN: MY OPINION ON THIS, WAIT A SECOND, WE APPOINTED THE CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE FOR A REASON AND THAT REASON IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET A DEVIRUS PUBLIC OPINION OF OUR CITIZENS. THEY'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF STUDYING THIS PAPER AND I THINK THAT WARNED TAKE THEIR OPINIONS INTO HIGH CONSIDERATION WHEN THEY TAKE THAT 11 DOWN TO FIVE, THAT'S, AN IMPORTANT THING. I THINK YOUR OBVIOUSLY WELCOMED TO LOOK AT THE OTHER SIX THAT THEY WOULD NOT CHOOSE, BUT, I WOULD, PERSONALLY SAY THAT WE SHOULD FOCUS ON THE FIVE THAT THEY DO SELECT. AND FOR, IN TERMS OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, FOR THEM TO MAKE THAT DECISION, I BELIEVE THAT ALREADY HAVE THAT. THEY HAVE THAT BECAUSE THEY CAME, WE APPOINTED THEM WITH THE MISSION OF FINDING A GREAT CITY MANAGER AND THAT IS THE CRITERIA THAT I WANT THEM TO HAVE AND NARROW THAT DOWN AND WE WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION. COMMISSIONER AYSCUE WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> I THINK THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB AND THEY'VE BEEN RIGHT ON POINT WITH WHAT I BELIEVE THE CITIZENS ARE LOOKING FOR IN A GOOD CITY MANAGER. THEY'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB IDENTIFYING QUALITIES AND I'VE WATCHED THE MEETINGS, THEY'VE DONE TREMENDOUS, I WOULD TRUST THEIR JUDGMENT, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING OUT OF IT, THEY'VE BEEN ON POINT, I WOULD TRUST THEM GOING FORWARD WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS.

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER AYSCUE. ALL RIGHT. SO, WITH THAT IN MIND, WHAT DO YOU THINK? ANY OTHER -- IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CONSENSUS, AND I COULD SAY IT UNLESS YOU WOULD LIKE TO PUT IN

YOUR INPUT. >> BRIEFLY.

>> MAYOR BEAN: OKAY. >> I BELIEVE THE CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE, I WOULD JUST AS SOON WAIT. I HAVE FAITH IN THEM, THAT'S WHY WE EACH APPOINTED ONE OF THEM SO THAT THEY HAVE A DUTY AND A PURPOSE, AND I THINK WE WAIT UNTIL THEY GO DOWN TO FIVE

AND WE REVIEW THE FIVE. >> I THINK THERE'S A CONSENSUS

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ON THAT TOPIC. WE'LL REVIEW THE FIVE THAT OUR CITIZEN'S

COMMITTEE PUTS BEFORE US. >> VAINLY ALL THE APPLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR US TO REVIEW, IS THAT CORRECT?

>> THEY WILL BE VAINLY TO REVIEW, I WOULD LIKE TO PUT A STIPULATION THAT BEFORE WE CALL ALL 11, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE HAVE FIRST CRACK AT NARROWING IT DOWN, SO TO SPEAK. WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO, NECESSARILY, IS BEFORE THE CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DECISION, WE CALL AND GET INVOLVED, I THINK THAT OUR FIRST INVOLVEMENT SHOULD BE WHEN THEY MAKE THE JUDGMENT CALL ON WHO THE TOP FIVE ARE, THAT'S PERSONALLY WHAT I BELIEVE. BUT, WE WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THEM ALL WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE.

>> SO, THE CITY COMMISSION WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THESE APPLICATIONS UNTIL THEY COME UP WITH THE LAST FIVE.

>> WELL, THEY'RE RECORDS, SO, WE WOULD HAVE RECORDS. WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT I WILL NOT TALK WITH THE CANDIDATES UNTIL WE FIND OUT WHO THE TOP FIVE ARE FROM THE CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE. I DON'T WANT TO TAINT THE PROCESS OR INTERFERE WITH THAT PROCESS IN ANY WAY, AND THAT'S MY POINT THAT I'M MAKING RIGHT NOW. I DON'T WANT, YES, YOU'LL HAVE ACCESS TO LOOK AT ALL 11, BUT, I WOULD ASK THAT WE DON'T INTERFERE WITH THIS PROCESS AHEAD OF THE CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE MAKING THE DECISION. DO YOU ALL

THINK THAT'S OKAY? >> MAYOR BEAN: ALL RIGHT.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. MR. WILLIAMS, HOW DO YOU FEEL RIGHT NOW, ANY OTHER THINGS THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT?

>> NO, I THINK THAT WE'RE THERE, MAYOR, WE'LL REACH OUT TO THE HR DEPARTMENT WHO HAS BEEN HELPFUL IN THIS PROCESS AND HONE IN TO BE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE LANGUAGE RIGHT OF YOUR EDITS OF TONIGHT, I'M NOT SURE THAT I ACTUALLY HEARD EVERY BIT AND PIECE, BUT, I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH THEM TO BE SURE THAT WE GOT IT

RIGHT AND MOVE FORWARD. >> MAYOR BEAN: THANK YOU, SO

MUCH FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU. AND WE'RE

[5. CONSENT AGENDA]

AVAILABLE IF YOU NEED US. >> MAYOR BEAN: ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT IN MIND, WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA UP NEXT. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL ANYTHING OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA?

>> I WOULD. >> MAYOR BEAN: WHAT?

>> ITEM 5.4. >> MAYOR BEAN: UP AND DOWN, ITEM 5.4. SO, WITHOUT ITEM 5.4, DO I HEAR A MOTION?

>> SO MOVED. >> MAYOR BEAN: SECOND.

>> MAYOR BEAN: A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING

NONE, CITY CLERK CALL THE VOTE. >> ROLL ROLL

>> COMMISSIONER ANTUN AND SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR STURGES.

>> COMMISSIONER ANTUN? >> YES.

[5.4 COMCAST LETTER OF SUPPORT]

>> VICE MAYOR? >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER ROSS? >> YES.

>> MAYOR BEAN: MOVING ONTO ITEM 5.4, COME CAST LETTER OF SUPPORT. WOULD YOU PRESENT THE COMECAST LETTER OF SUPPORT.

COMCAST IS SEEKING A FEDERAL GRANT TO PARTS OF NASSAU COUNTY.

THE COUNT IS ASKING FOR THE CITY TO PROVIDE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR COMCAST TO BE ABLE TO PURSUE THAT GRANT AND GET THAT DONE.

THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT, TO BE TO HAVE THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH TO HAVE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR COMCAST THAT WE'RE

SUPPORTING THEM. >> MAYOR BEAN: FIRST OF ALL, DO I HEAR A MOTION BEFORE WE, UM, OR, YOU CAN JUST --

>> I CAN MAKE A MOTION. >> SECOND.

>> MAYOR BEAN: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, WE WILL NOW HAVE DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONER ROSS.

>> CAN YOU PUT UP THAT SLIDE? >> CAN I?

>> JERIMIAH, CAN YOU HELP WITH THAT?

>> WHAT ARE WE PULLING UP? >> THE SLIDES THAT COMMISSIONER

ROSS HAD ON COMCAST. >> I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTION. I THINK THE MOTION IS FINE AND WHAT THEY WANT DO IS

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FINE. BUT, THEY'RE COMING TO THE GOVERNMENT AND ASKING FOR MONEY AND THEY'RE ALREADY NOT TAKING CARE OF WHAT THEY ALREADY HAVE, AND PERHAPS WE COULD SPLIT THIS AS TWO DIFFERENT ITEMS, BUT, WHAT HAPPENS IS, WHEN FPU, WHEN A POLE BECOMES OLD AND OUT OF SERVICE, THEY PUT IN A NEW POLE. AND THEN, THEY TRANSFER THE ELECTRICAL LINES TO THE POLE. COMCAST IS SUPPOSED TO TAKE THEIR LINES, AND YOU COULD SEE ALL THE OLD, CRICKETTY POLES GOING DOWN, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE THEIR LINES AND PUT THEM ON THE POLE. A LOT OF THESE POLE HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS, AND COMCAST JUST TOTALLY IGNORES IT. THEY HAVE A LEASE WITH FPU AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO MOVE THEIR STUFF. AND THAT'S ONE. THESE ARE ALL LEFT, THE WAY I CAME ACROSS THIS IS IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE THAT'S RIGHT THERE. THAT OLD POLE IS JUST SITTING THERE AND IT'S BEEN THERE AT LEAST SIX MONTHS. THAT POLE'S BEEN THERE SEVEN YEARS ACCORDING TO THE NEIGHBOR. THE NEXT ONE, THEY'RE ALL OVER THE CITY. UM, SO, IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE, THERE SHOULDN'T BE OLD POLES THERE, AND IT'S AN AESTHETIC ISSUE. AND I WOULD ASK THAT THE CITY COMNMISSION ASK COMCAST TO CLEAN THESE UP.

>> ARE ALL OF WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, IT'S NOT JUST COMCAST, ATT HAS CABLE RUNNING ALONG. COMMISSIONER ROSS, IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS LETTER OF SUPPORT, I WOULD BE INTERESTED AS WELL TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS. LET'S GET STAFF TO GET WITH COMCAST, IT FEELS LIKE WE HAVEN'T ASKED THEM DIRECTLY, I THINK THAT WE COULD TAKE CARE OF THESE OLD POLES AND I THINK COMCAST WILL BE MORE THAN AMEANABLE TO HELP.

>> I'M SURE THEY WILL. >> MAYOR BEAN: AND THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF US BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS. THIS LETTER DOESN'T JUST AFFECT COMCAST, BUT, WE'RE ALSO HELPING OUT HILIARD. I'M VOTING YES. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION.

>> COMMISSIONER AYSCUE? >> YES.

[6.1 FRANCHISE AGREEMENT - AMELIA ISLAND FOOTPRINTS, LLC]

>> VICE MAYOR STRTURGES? >> YES.

>> THAT PASSES. 6.1, FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, AMELIA ISLAND FOOT

PRINT, LLC. >> THIS IS A QUESTION FOR A BAND TO DO TOURS AROUND OUR CITY. THERE'S A MAP WITH THE PROPOSED TRAIN SHIES AGREEMENTS AND LIKE OTHER FRANCHISE AGREENLTS, THERE'S AN AN NEWLY FEE OF $1,250. AND STAFF

RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> MAYOR BEAN: I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY

DISCUSSION? >> SEEING NONE, CITY CLERK COLL

THE VOTE. ROLL ROLL >> VICE MAYOR STURGES?

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER AYSCUE?

[6.2 BRETT'S WATERWAY CAFE - ANNUAL INSPECTION]

>> YES. COMMISSIONER ANTUN? >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER ROSS? >> YES.

>> MAYOR BEAN? >> YES.

>> AND 6.2, BRETT'S WATERWAY ANNUAL INSPECTION.

>> THAT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE WE'VE HAD HAHNSON PROFESSIONAL AS FAR AS TOSS DO THE LAST INSPECTION, THIS IS AN UPDATE.

WE'VE HAD TWO UPDATES SINCE THAT INSPECTION, SO, THIS IS A WAY TO SEE IF ANYTHING'S CHANGED OR ANYTHING'S GOING ON JUST TO ADDRESS COMMENTS AND THINGS SAID OUT THERE, IT'S NOT JUST A DRONE SURVEY OR DRONE INSPECTION, BUT, DRONES WILL BE USED BECAUSE COMMISSIONER STURGES SEEN THIS LIMITED TIME TO GET UNDER THE STRUCTURE, WITH THE TIDES AND THE SHALLOW WATER AND THE LOW HEAD ROOM. THAT THE DRONES WILL BE TAKING THE PHOTOS. THE INSPECTIONS WILL BE DOWN FROM AN ENGINEERING STAND POINT. IT'S KIMBERLY-HORN. FOR AN INDEPENDENT. JUST TO TRY AND HELP THAT PROCESS. SO, STAFF'S RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO GET THE

INSPECTION DONE AND MOVE ON. >> MAYOR BEAN: THANK YOU,

MR. GEORGE. IS THERE A MOTION. >> MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> MAYOR BEAN: I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND. BEFORE GETTING TO DISCUSSION, WE HAVE ONE REQUEST TO SPEAK FROM VICE MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. >> MAYOR BEAN: ALL RIGHT.

>> SO, STURGES WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, DID YOU CHANGE YOUR

[00:55:01]

MIND? >> NO, I WANT TO SPEAK.

>> BUT, YOU SECONDED THE MOTION.

>> YES, I DID. >> OKAY. WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT THIS BEING ABOUT BRETTS'S, AND RECUSING YOURSELF FROM THE VOTE. SO, DON'T SECOND THE MOTION.

>> I WILL UNSECOND IT. >> MAYOR BEAN: SO, THERE'S NO MORE SECOND. DO WE HAVE ANOTHER SECOND.

>> I'LL SECOND. >> MAYOR BEAN: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. NOW, BEFORE MOVING ON WITH DISCUSSION, WE'LL HAVE VICE MAYOR STURGES TO MOVE ON.

>> THANK YOU. BY THE WAY, CHARLIE, SO, YOU COULD CLARIFY,

>> FROM A YEAR. CORRECT, 19,000, IS BECAUSE THIS IS A FOLLOWUP INSPECTION, THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THE BACKGROUND LIKE THE OTHER FIRM DID. ALL, THE PREVIOUS REPORTS.

40 TO 50? >> ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I WAS JUST MAKING A POINT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THIS IS AT A REDUCED RATE TO DO THE ANNUAL INSPECTION THAT WE AS A CITY COMMISSION APPROVE, BEING THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE STRUCTURE, EVERY YEAR IT NEEDS TO BE INSPECTED. WHICH IS A

COMMON SENSE THING TO DO. >> YES.

>> THANK YOU, CHARLIE. >> MAYOR BEAN: THANK YOU, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? SEEING NONE.

>> I WILL SAY I'M RECUSING MYSELF.

>> MAYOR BEAN: EXCELLENT, THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CALL THE VOTE.

>> ROLL ROLL >> COMMISSIONER AYSCUE?

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER ANTUN?

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER ROSS?

[6.3 AWARD OF ITB 23-07 - BEACH ACCESS #40 WALKOVER]

>> YES. >> MAYOR BEAN?

>> YES. >> MAYOR BEAN: AND THAT PASSES 4-0. MOVING DOWN THE LINE, ITEM 6.3 AWARD OF ITB,

23-07, BEACH ACCESS 40. >> THIS IS BEACH ACCESS 40, WHICH IS THE FAR SOUTH END OF THE BEACH ACCESSES WHICH WAS REMOVED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. IT WAS DESIGNED, PERMITTED, IT'S OUT FOR BIDS AND WE HAVE THREE QUOTES WHICH WERE ALL COMPETITIVE, SO, WE'RE RECOMMENDING AWARD TO, UM, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE FIRM'S LAME, C & L LANDSCAPING, WHO DOES A LOT OF WORK FOR THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND THEIR WALKOVERS, IT'S $207,000 FOR CONSTRUCTION, IT WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL AFTER THE TURTLE SEASON. IT WILL BE STARTING IN THE FALL.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. >> MAYOR BEAN: DO I HEAR A

MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> MAYOR BEAN: I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE? I DO HAVE A QUESTION. IS THIS IN ACORDANCE WITH THE BEACH COMMITTEE WHICH WE HAD COMMON RANK.

>> THIS WAS THE NEXT ONE. >> MAYOR BEAN: EXCELLENT.

ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, CALL THE ROLL.

>> ROLL ROLL >> COMMISSIONER AYSCUE?

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER ANTUN?

[6.4 FDLE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT]

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER ROSS?

>> YES. MAYOR BEAN? >> YES.

>> MAYOR BEAN: THAT PASSES 5-0. ITEM 6 HADN'T 4, FDLE, MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT. WE HAVE JEFFREY TAMBASCO.

>> THAT IS A MUTE YOU'LL AID AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN THE EVENT THAT WE HAD TO INVESTIGATE A CHILD ABDUCTION, QUICK NOTE, WE CURRENTLY HAVE AN AGREEMENT IN PLACE, HOWEVER, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSIONER HAS CHANGED AND THIS WOULD JUST MAKE AN UPDATE TO THAT CURRENT AGREEMENT.

>> MAYOR BEAN: THANK YOU, SIR, DO I HEAR A MOTION?

>> MAYOR BEAN: I HEAR THAT MOTION AND SECOND, ANY

DISCUSSION? VICE MAYOR? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JEFF, IS THIS, UM, AGREEMENT TO DO CHILD IDS? OR WHAT IS THIS

SPECIFICALLY TO DO? >> SO, IF WE WERE TO HAVE A CHILD ABDUCTED HERE IN THE CITY, THIS AGREEMENT WOULD ALLOW US TO CALL IN ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE REGION TO HELP INVESTIGATE AND LOCATE THE CHILD.

>> WELL, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. VERY BRIEFLY, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION AND THIS IS A GOOD SEGUE FOR ME TO TALK ABOUT IT, I HAD DISCUSSION EARLIER THIS WEEK, THAT SEVERAL OFFICERS, ONE OR TWO OF THEM WERE HERE THIS EVENING, THEY'RE NOW GONE. BUT, WE REALLY THINK THAT, I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK, AND MAY BE THE COMMISSIONER WILL AGREE WITH ME, IN MY OPINION, THAT WE SHOULD DO CHILD IDS, OR HAVE A PROGRAM OF SOME NATURE SO THAT WHEN A POLICE OFFICER SHOWS UP TO THEIR HOUSE, THEY'LL HAVE,

[01:00:06]

FOR WHAT PEOPLE AND PARENTS DECIDE TO PARTICIPATE FOR OUR CITY AND WHOEVER COMES THAT WE WILL HAVE THE RESOURCES ALREADY, THE PHOTO EQUIPMENT, THE FINGERPRINTING, LAMINATING, OR WHATEVER IT TAKES TO CREATE CHILD IDS, FOR THE CHILD, SO, THAT WHEN THE OFFICER SHOWS, UP, IT MAKE IT IS REALLY SIMPLE FOR OFFICERS TO FIND A CHILD IF THERE'S A CHILD. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT REACH IN YOUR COMMUNITY. IT WOULD BE A GREAT WAY FOR US TO BREACH THE GAP FOR SOME OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. JUST AN IDEA.

>> I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH YOU.

>> SO, IF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGREED, I WOULD

LIKE TO GET INFORMATION. >> MAYOR BEAN: I'M FINE LOOKING INTO THAT, COMMISSIONER ROSS?

>> WHAT'S THE COST? >> THE COST IS EXTREMELY MINIMAL. WE HAVE ALL THE EQUIPMENT NOW TO DO IT.

>> MAYOR BEAN: ALL RIGHT, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU TOO. I KNOW, THIS IS A GREAT DEAL, FIRST OF ALL, WE LOVE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. ARE OUR COMMUNITIES IN OUR REGION SIGNING SIMILAR DEALS WITH THE FDLE?

>> YES. MOST OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN OUR REGION, ALL OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICES HAVE ALREADY ALL SIGNED. WE WOULD BE ABLE TO CALL UP FDLE, AND WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PULL UP ASSETS FROM ALL THE OTHER BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENTS, AND IT OPENS US UP

TO A LOT OF RESOURCES. >> .

>> MAYOR BEAN: THAT'S AWESOME, THANK YOU FOR DOING

THIS. >> ROLL ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER ANTUN? >> YES.

[6.5 DESIGNATION OF PORT DISTRICT ROADS]

>> COMMISSIONER AYSCUE? >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER ROSS? >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER STURGES? >> YES.

>> MAYOR BEAN? >> YES.

>> MAYOR BEAN: THAT PASSES 5 HAD BEEN 1. NOW ONTO 6.5, DESIGNATION OF PORT DISTRICT ROADS.

>> WHAT THAT DOES IS ALLOWS FOR TRUCKS AND SIMILAR CARGO CARRYING VEHICLES TO TRANSVERSE ACROSS THE CITY STREET ROADS WITHOUT LICENSE TAGS AND REGISTRATIONS AND HELPS THEM GO FROM THEIR TERMINALS TO THEIR OFF-PORT TERMINALS, THERE'S SIX TREATS, DADE STREET TO NORTH STREET, NORTH SECOND TREAT FROM DADE STREET TO BROOME STREET, AND CALHOUN STREET FROM PORT DISTRICT ROADS. IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE TRAFFIC FOR THE PUBLIC, THE SIGNS PUT UP WILL BE PAID FOR BY THE STATE AND SO THERE'S NO COST TO THE CITY TO DO THIS. AND IT HELPS WITH THE

SAFETY OF THAT TRAFFIC. >> I MAKE A MOTION FOR

APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION?

>> NO DISCUSSION, OTHER THAN I SEE FOUR OPERATORS HERE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR. CITY CLERK, CALL THE ROLL.

[6.6 AWARD OF RFP 23-01 - PERMITTING LICENSING SOFTWARE]

>> ROLL ROLL >> .

>> MAYOR BEAN: THAT PASSES 5-0. HEADING DOWN TO ITEM 6.6, AWARD OF RFP 23-01, PERMITTING LICENSING SOFTWARE.

>> THIS IS FOR THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AND OTHER DEPARTMENT THAT IS NEED TO DO PERMIT APPLICATION REVIEWS SUBMITTED BY THE CITIZENS. WE HAVE HAD A SYSTEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS THAT HAS NOT OPERATED THE WAY WE WANT IT TO EFFICIENTLY, AND WE HAD LACK OF THEIR SUPPORT TO HANDLE ISSUES THAT HAVE COME UP, IT'S BEEN VERY CUMBERSOME, SO, THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WENT OUT AND DID AN INVITATION TO BID FOR DIFFERENT PERMITTING SOFTWARE AND DID AN EVALUATION AND CAME DOWN TO A FIRM CALLED CITY VIEW, WHICH IS NOW USED THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA CITYS THAT ARE ABOUT OUR SIZE THAT PROVIDES RELIABILITY, IT'S MORE STREAMLINED AND MORE CUSTOMER FRIENDLY, WE'RE PURCHASING THE SYSTEM INSTEAD OF LEASING IT, BECAUSE OUR CONCERN IS THAT IF WE LEASE IT, OUR SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENT ARE GOING TO CLOUD WITH A COULD BE SPAMMED OR VIRUSED, SO, BY PURCHASING IT, WE CONTROL OUR DATA. SO, THAT WAS THE BIG THING. CITY VIEW HAS A GREAT REPRESENTATION, AND SO, WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD. THE FUNDS WILL BE OUT OF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, THERE ARE NO TAX DOLLARS SPENT ON THIS.

IT IS A BUILDING DEPARTMENT FUND AND THEY COULD HANDLE IT THROUGH

RESERVESES AND BUDGET. >> MAYOR BEAN: DO I HEAR A

MOTION? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> MAYOR BEAN: ANY

DISCUSSION? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, THIS IS A PROUD MOMENT IN THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH. I'M GOING TO STAND UP AND SAY THIS IS AWESOME. BECAUSE, THE BUILD

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DEPARTMENT'S GOING TO GET THE HELP THEY NEED. AND NOT JUST THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, THE CITY, THIS IS LONG OVERDUE, I'M GLAD TO SEE IT, AND IT WILL BE MULTIPLE THINGS. NUMBER ONE, IT WILL REDUCE OUR EXTRA FUNDS IN OUR ACCOUNT, WHICH CAN BE REDUCED TO HELP, BECAUSE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND THAT MONEY OR GIVE IT BACK TO THE STATE SHORTLY. NUMBER TWO, OUR EMPLOYEES WILL BENEFIT, NOT JUST IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT BUT ACROSS A WIDE VARIETY. THE CODE ENFORCER CAN LOOK AT THE SAME SPECKS, THE UTILITIES DIRECTOR AND WORKERS, EVERYBODY'S GOING TO HAVE THE ACCESS TO THIS SOFTWARE AND THEY COULD SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AT EVERY PROPERTY ALL THE TIME. IT'S GOING TO BE REVOLUTIONARY, IT'S A LONG TIME COMING AND I'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR IT FOR A LONG TIME. THIS IS JUST AMAZING, I'M SO HAPPY. SO, THANK YOU AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. I WANT TO KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED.

>> THAT'S NOT, MAY BE, NOT SO GOOD.

>> IT'S GOING TO TAKE ABOUT EIGHT TO NINE MONTHS, BUT, WE WILL BE IN THAT PROCESS, AND IF IT'S APPROVED, WE WILL START THAT PROCESS IMMEDIATELY AND GET IT GOING AND WE WILL STILL BE USING THE OLD SYSTEM WHILE WE DO THAT SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE A DROP IN CONTINUITY. BUT, WE WILL BE MOVING AS FAST AS WE CAN, BECAUSE, WE'RE AS EXCITED AS YOU ARE ABOUT IT.

>> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR BEAN: THANK YOU, SIR. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR DISCUSSION? SEEING

NON, CALL THE ROLL. >> ROLL ROLL.

[6.7 SOLE SOURCE APPROVAL - OLSEN AND ASSOCIATES]

>> MAYOR BEAN: THAT PASSES 5-0. HEADING DOWN THE LINE TO 6.7, SOUL SOURCE APPROVAL, OLSEN AND ASSOCIATES.

>> THIS IS THE '23-25 BEACH BEACH BEACH RENOURISHMENT. WE NEED A LOCAL FUNDING REQUEST TO THE STATE TO HELP COVER OUR PORTION OF IT. OLSEN AND ASSOCIATES IS A VERY EXPERIENCED COASTAL SCIENTIST, ENGINEERING FIRM THAT WE'VE USED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, I'VE USED THEM AT OTHER PLACES, THEY'RE VERY QUALIFIED TO HELP CREATE THAT APPLICATION AND HELP GET THAT PROCESS. WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO HELP US DO THAT.

>> MAYOR BEAN: I HEAR THAT MOTION AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CITY CLERK CALL THE ROLL. ROLL ROLL.

[6.8 VEHICLE PLAN CHANGE APPROVAL]

>> MAYOR BEAN: THAT PASSES 5-0. 6.8, VEHICLE PLAN CHANGE

APPROVAL. >> THIS IS A CHANGE TO THE VEHICLE PURCHASE PLAN WHICH WAS APPROVED AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, THIS IS THE ASSET WE PURCHASED AND NOT CHANGING, THE MARKED UNIT THAT WE WILL BE TAKING OUT OF SERVICE IS IN BETTER USE THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPLACED IN THE BACK END, BUT, THE PLANNING IS BACK TO YOU FOR APPROVAL BECAUSE IT IS A

CHANGE. >> MAYOR BEAN: DO I HEAR A

MOTION? >> MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> MAYOR BEAN: I HEAR THE MOTION AND SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CITY

CLERK, CALL THE ROLL. >> ROLL ROLL.

[6.9 AWARD OF ITB 23-13 - FENCING AS SPECIFIED FOR CITY LOCATIONS]

>> MAYOR BEAN: THAT PASSES 5-0. 6.9, AWARD OF ITB, 23-13, FENCING AS SPECIFIED FOR CITY LOCATIONS.

>> THIS IS FORB THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, AS YOU KNOW THEY HAVE LOTS OF FENCING THROUGHOUT THE CITY AT VARIOUS PARKS AND ATHLETIC FIELDS. EVERY TIME WE GO, EVERY TIME WE NEED A FENCE REPAIRED, WE HAVE TO GET OUT FOR BIDS. WE'RE DOING AN AN NEWLY CONTRACT WITH A MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR TO GET THEM ON ONE CALL TO COME FIX OR REPLACE A PORTION OF A FENCE THAT'S NEEDED. THIS IS A WAY TO CONSOLIDATE AND GET THIS DONE.

WE HAVE DONE AN INVITATION BID AND THE FIRM IS MAE CONTRACTING, WHO WE HAVE WORKED WITH BEFORE. THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

>> MAYOR BEAN: I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CITY CLERK, CALL THE ROLL.

>> ROLL ROLL. >> MAYOR BEAN: YES. THAT

[6.10 BUDGET AMENDMENT - UTILITIES DEPARTMENT]

PASSES 5-0. HEADING TO BUDGET AMENDMENT, UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.

>>> WARN BROWN, UTILITIES, OPERATIONS. THIS WILL ALLOW THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT TO TRANSFER FUNDS TO ACCOMMODATE THE INCREASE IN THE COST OF CHEMICALS THAT WE USE. IF YOU DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

>> MAYOR BEAN: ANY QUESTIONS? >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> MAYOR BEAN: HEARING THE MOTION AND THE SECOND, ANY DISCUSSIONS? SEEING NONE,

PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> ROLL ROLL.

[6.11 BUDGET AMENDMENT - UTILITIES DEPARTMENT]

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>> MAYOR BEAN: YES. THAT PASSES 5-0. BEFORE YOU GO, SIR, WE HAVE ITEM 6.11, BUDGET AMOUNT, ONCE AGAIN, THE

UTILITIES DEPARTMENT. >> THIS AMENDMENT IS TO APPROVE A TRANSFER OF MONEY FROM THE RESERVES FOR THE BELL PRESS THAT

WE RENTED FOR (INAUDIBLE) >> WE NEEDED THAT TO HAPPEN, SO, DO I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND?

>> MAYOR BEAN: COMMISSIONER ROSS AND AYSCUE, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CITY CLERK, CALL THE ROLL.

>> ONE SECOND, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE TOILETTES FLUSHING, THE WASTE WATER DEPARTMENT AND THE WATER PEOPLE DO A REALLY NICE JOB. THEY'RE SORT OF THE UNSEEN PEOPLE, WITHOUT CLEAN WATER AND WITHOUT YOUR TOILETTE FLUSHING, LIFE AIN'T COOL AND YOU GUYS AND GIRLS DO A REALLY NICE JOB AND I WANTED TO SHOUT OUT THAT.

>> APPRECIATE IT. >> MAYOR BEAN: THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT WORK. WE HAVE A MOTION. CALL THE ROLL.

>> ROLL ROLL. >> MAYOR BEAN: YES. AND

[6.12 BUDGET AMENDMENT - VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ALONG TO ITEM 6.12, BUDGET AMENDMENT, VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.

>> GOOD EVENING, COLLEEN TESGROW, CITY COMPTROLLER, THIS IS THE CARRIED FORWARD CASH BALLS AND CARRIED FORWARD,

BUDGETED APPROPRIATIONS. >> MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> MAYOR BEAN: ALL RIGHT.

MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CITY

CLERK CALL THE ROLL. >> ROLL ROLL.

>> MAYOR BEAN: YES. THAT PASSES 5-0. LET'S GET INTO OUR

[7.1 CODE AMENDMENT - PURCHASING]

ORDINANCE AND OUR CODE AMENDMENTS. ORDINANCE, FIRST READING CODE AMENDMENT PURCHASES.

>> ORDINANCE 2023-26, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE VII, FINANCE, BY AMENDING SECTION 421, DEFINITIONS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 426 AND 444 TO INCREASE THE CITY MANAGER'S SPENDING AUTHORITY FROM $20,000 TO $25,000 BY AMENDING SECTIONS 411, 422-436 AND 438 THROUGH 448 FOR CLARITY, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

>> MAYOR BEAN: I HEAR THE MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CALL THE ROLL.

>> ROLL ROLL. >> MAYOR BEAN: YES, THAT

[8.1 CODE AMENDMENT - BEACH RANGERS]

PASSES 5-0. ORDINANCE SECOND READING, CODE AMENDMENT, BEACH

RANGERS. >> ORDINANCE 2023-22 AMENDING CHAPTER 90, WATERWAYS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1 IN GENERAL, SECTION 90-32, BEACH RANGERS, TO ALLOW FOR THE BEACH RANGERS TO REPORT TO THE FIRE CHIEF OR THE POLICE CHIEF. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND FOR PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. PLEASE OPEN

THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> MAYOR BEAN: THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN, ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED, DO I HEAR A MOTION?

>> MAYOR BEAN: I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE BEACH RANGERS ORDINANCE?

>> THE ONLY THING THAT I WAS GOING TO SAY AS YOU WERE TURNING ON YOUR LIGHT IS THE TITLE SAYS, "REPORTS TO POLICE CHIEF OR FIRE CHIEF". THEY WILL BE REPORTING TO THE FIRE CHIEF, BUT, WE'RE LEAVING IN THERE THE POLICE CHIEF IN CASE AT SOME POINT WE

NEED TO CHANGE THAT. >> GOT YOU.

>> THE ORDINANCE, I FELT LIKE IT WAS A GOOD TIME TO BRING UP THIS SUBJECT BRIEFLY, BUT, WITH THE EROSION AND IT'S GOING TO BE A YEAR OR SO UNTIL THE RENOURISHMENT, WE'RE HAVING PARKING ISSUES. SO, WHERE THE BEACH RANGERS WORK AT SLIDERS, WE USED TO HAVE 150 PARKING SPOTS, I DID RESEARCH AND TALKED WITH MY UNCLE, HE WORKS THE BEACH RANGER DEPARTMENT, AND HE SAYS THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE, NOW THAT THE COUNTY HAS CUT OFF THE ABILITY FOR ANYBODY FROM OUT OF STATE OR OUT OF OUR

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COUNTY OR OUR COUNTY RESIDENTS TO USE THEIR BEACH PARKING, THEY'RE ALL USING OUR BEACH PARKING AND WE ONLY HAVE 75 SPOTS, AND MEMORIAL DAY, OF COURSE, IT WAS THE BUSIEST DAY OF THE YEAR, AND BY 9:15 A.M. OUR BEACH WAS PACKED. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SUGGESTION, WE COULD TALK ABOUT IT LATER OR TONIGHT, BUT, I MAKE A SUGGESTION THAT WE MAKE OUR BEACH PARKING NASSAU COUNTY RESIDENTS ONLY. SO THAT WE DON'T DEPRIVE OUR NASSAU COUNTY RESIDENTS, HOWEVER, THERE'S NO RIGHT FOR US TO PROVIDE PARKING FOR GEORGIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND ALABAMA. SO, I WANT THEM TO COME AND ENJOY OUR BEACHES, HOWEVER, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO MAINTAIN WHAT WE CAN HAVE AND KEEP OUR PARKING TO A MINIMUM. THAT'S JUST A SUGGESTION. I KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW, BUT, IT'S A GOOD TOPIC TO TALK ABOUT SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BEACH

RANGERS. >> MAYOR BEAN: WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS COMMISSIONER ROSS?

>> WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> MAYOR BEAN: WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. IS IT ABOUT THIS?

>> IT'S ABOUT RESTRICTING PARKING TO NASSAU COUNTY THAT'S

NOT CONSISTENT. >> MAYOR BEAN: WHEN WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU'LL COME UP AND SPEAK THEN. COMMISSIONER

ROSS? >> MAY BE I'LL WAIT TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY BEFORE MAKING MY COMMENT.

>> MAYOR BEAN: VICE MAYOR STURGES. THIS IS AN INTERESTING TOPIC AND ONE TO CONSIDER FURTHER, I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT, SEEING THAT NOT ALL OF US ARE HERE TO DO IT, BUT, I WOULD LIKE NOT TO TALK ABOUT THIS FURTHER.

>> I DIDN'T WANT TO GET INTO IT TONIGHT, BUT, I WANTED TO BRING IT UP AS A TOPIC. I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

>> MAYOR BEAN: ALL RIGHT, CAN WE PUT THIS IN THE NEXT WORKSHOP. I DO WANT, THAT'S AN INTERESTING IDEA. BEFORE WE MAKE ANY COMMENTS ON IT, I THINK WE SHOULD ALL HAVE TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT AND DISCUSS IT LATER. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE BEACH RANGERS? CITY CLERK CALL THE ROLL.

>> ROLL ROLL. >> MAYOR BEAN: YES, THAT

[9.1 GOLF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD]

PASSES 5-0. THAT BRINGS US DOWN TO ITEM 9.1, GOLF COCOURSE ADVISORY BOARD. DO I HEAR A MOTION?

>> MOVE TO APPROVE LYNN FOR OUR APPOINTEE.

>> MAYOR BEAN: I HEAR A MOTIONND A SECOND. ANY

DISCUSSION? CALL THE ROLL. >> ROLL ROLL.

>> MAYOR BEAN: AND YES, THAT PASSES 5-0, CONGRATULATIONS TO

[9.2 FERNANDINA BEACH YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE]

HER. >> MAYOR BEAN: FERNANDINA BEACH YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WE HAVE THREE APPLICATIONS AND IN THIS CASE, WE BRING OUT OUR BALLET. KEEP IN MIND, COMMISSIONERS, YOU PUT YOUR PRIMARY CHOICE ONLY ON THIS BALLOT. BEFORE DOING THAT, MAY BE WE COULD HAVE DISCUSSION FROM, I'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER AYSCUE.

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, THE FIRST NAME UP THERE, I KNOW THAT FAMILY REALLY WELL, AND HE'S A GOOD KID, I'M SURE THEY'RE ALL FANTASTIC KIDS, ALL DESERVING, BUT, I JUST WANTED TO

MENTION THAT. >> MAYOR BEAN: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER AYSCUE. AND I WOULD REITERATE THAT ALL THREE CANDIDATES I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF BRIEF INTERACTIONS, AND THEY'RE ALL GREAT PEOPLE. I PERSONALLY, HEARD, I SPOKE WITH THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL OR HEARD FROM THE YOUTH ADVISORY CHAIR THAT THEY'RE ENDORSING ETHAN JOHNSON. THAT'S EXTRA INFORMATION THAT MAY OR MAY NOT KEEP IN ACCOUNT.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION? >> MAYOR BEAN: COMMISSIONER

ROSS, GO AHEAD. >> I READ ALL OF THREE BIBLIOGRAPHIES, AND THEY'RE FINE THEY ALL SEEM LIKE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES. WHICH ONE OF THESE IS THE YOUNGEST?

>> MAYOR BEAN: I WAS TOLD EARLIER, IT WAS ETHAN.

>> ETHAN IS 16, AND JACOB IS 15.

>> DID THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNSEL GIVE A REASON FOR ETHAN?

>> THE CHAIR HAS SAID SHE'S WORKED WITH ETHAN IN THE PAST AND THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD ADDITION NOT TEAM.

>> THE ONLY REASON THAT I WOULD GIVE PRECEDENCE TO JACOB BECAUSE THERE'S THE CONTINUITY THERE AND HE'S THE YOUNGEST ONE, HE COULD

BE THERE FOR THREE YEARS. >> I'M SORRY, SIR, HE WILL SERVE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM THAT MR. MAX VACATED DUE TO GRADUATION, PLUS, A ONE YEAR TERM. THEY DON'T

SERVE FOR THREE YEAR TERMS. >> HE WOULD BE THERE FOR TWO

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YEARS, THOUGH. >> HE WOULD BE THERE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 AND-A-HALF YEARS.

>> AND THE OTHERS WOULD BE THE SAME?

>> THEY WILL, BUT, STAGGERED TIMES DUE TO GRADUATION AND

ATTRITION. >> YES, THEY ARE ALL CERTAINLY GOOD STUDENTS AND BY THEIR RESUMES, YOU COULD SEE THEY'RE ALL GOOD STUDENTS AND THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN PERKS AS TO WHERE THEY WOULD BE GOOD. PUT DOWN YOUR CHOICE AND LET'S TALLY THE

VOTES. >> MAYOR BEAN: ALL RIGHT.

THE NOT-SO-SECRET BALLOT THAT WE PASSED OUT.

>> ACTUALLY, I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THIS HAD TO BE INCLUDED IN

THE RECORD. >> YES.

>> MAYOR BEAN: IT IS, SO, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT SAYING IT OUT LOUD, IF YOU WISH FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD BACK, YOU CAN.

FEEL FREE TO GET TO THE PUBLIC RECORDS IF YOU SO DESIRE.

>> MR. ETHAN JOHNSON RECEIVED 3 VOTES.