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I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER FOR NOVEMBER 6TH FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURE NASSAU BOARD MEETING.[1. CALL TO ORDER]
IF WE COULD HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE.WE'LL RISE TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
I THINK YOU'VE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THOSE.LET'S LOOK AT THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.
4.1, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS FOR THOSE MINUTES? NO, HEARING NONE.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? THANK YOU, ACCEPTED ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE NOTES.
WE WRAPPED UP THE MEETING AND PRESENTED THE DOCUMENT, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON TODAY.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS, CHANGES? ANY OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT? OKAY. HEARING NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE.
SUBCOMMITTEE MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER.
OKAY, SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? NO. THANK YOU.
I SEE WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE AUDIENCE.
ANYONE COMING HERE? SO WE'LL JUST MOVE ON TO OUR ITEM, MAIN ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
[6.1 Three Year Strategic Plan (2024-2027)]
SO THIS IS.WHAT WE'D LIKE TO COVER TODAY.
YOU HAVE SHOULD HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THIS OVER TIME.
AND THEN YOU ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW IT AT HOME, I HOPE.
I'D LIKE TO AT THIS POINT, THANK THE COMMITTEE THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER FOR THIS.
WE HAD KIM WILD, PENNY REID, BRAD WELLS AND MYSELF THAT WORKED ON THIS FOR PROBABLY 7 OR 8 MONTHS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
SO IT TAKES A WHILE BECAUSE YOU ONLY GOT ONE MEETING A MONTH.
SOMETIMES YOU MISS A MEETING AND SOME WORK WENT INTO THIS.
IT IS A PROCESS FOR SURE AND BEFORE I GET INTO THE LITTLE SUMMARY I HAVE OF IT AND THEN THE ACTUAL PIECE, I'D JUST LIKE THE COMMITTEE PEOPLE TO MAKE A COMMENT, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND JUST ABOUT THE PROCESS.
KIM WILD HONESTLY, I WANTED TO I CHOSE TO BE ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE BECAUSE I REALLY WANTED TO FULLY UNDERSTAND MORE OF WHAT ACN DOES.
I WAS HAVING, YOU KNOW, NOT REALLY FULLY UNDERSTANDING EVERYTHING.
SO CLARITY, THOUGH, CAME AFTER THE ARTS LEADER FORM THOSE ORGANIZATIONS REQUESTED FROM ACN.
IT'S A DATABASE OF VOLUNTEERS AND IT'S WORKSHOPS FOR GRANT WRITING AND BOARD DEVELOPMENT.
AND THEN OF COURSE THE BIG ISSUE IS THE PERFORMING VENUE.
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SO THAT'S WHY I CHOSE TO BE ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE.WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THE PROCESS? IT WAS GOOD. IT WAS VERY INFORMATIONAL FOR ME.
I MEAN, I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT STRATEGIC PLAN, THAT'S FOR SURE.
SO I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY NEEDED FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE VISION THAT WE HAVE HERE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE PROCESS? YEAH, SIMILAR TO KIM, I JOINED BECAUSE I WANTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, BEING A NEWER BOARD MEMBER, WHAT EXACTLY WE'RE DOING AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.
AND I THINK THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD PROCESS FOR US ON THE COMMITTEE.
BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD TO STUDY THIS AND LOOK, AND SHOULD ALSO THEN GET KIND OF A PICTURE OF WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE CAN BE, BECAUSE ONCE WE UNDERSTAND THAT, THEN WE CAN BETTER REACH SOME OF THESE OBJECTIVES, BECAUSE IT'S EASIER TO SELL TO PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE GET TO A POINT WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO SOLICIT FUNDS.
SO I THINK IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR ME PERSONALLY, BUT HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, APPROVING ANYTHING OTHER THAN JUST MINOR TWEAKS HERE OR THERE IF EVERYBODY FINDS THESE TO BE APPROVED, I THINK IT'S A GOOD LEARNING FOR ALL OF US.
AND THESE ARE THE TWO NEW PEOPLE AND THEN WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE OUR CO-CHAIR WHO WAS HAD A NUMBER OF YEARS WITH THE BOARD AND BROUGHT A LOT OF PERSPECTIVE TO THE PREVIOUS ORGANIZATION AND HOW IT WORKED OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS.
SO ONE OF THE REASONS I WENT ON THIS COMMITTEE WAS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD AND I HAD A SENSE OF WHERE WE HAD BEEN AND TRYING TO GET A BETTER SENSE OF WHERE WE COULD GO.
AS RICHARD HAS SAID, BEING CONSTRAINED TO ONE MEETING A MONTH WAS FRUSTRATING AT TIMES, BUT THINGS GOT DONE AND I WOULD GIVE KUDOS TO RICHARD, WHO DID A LOT AND WRITING ESPECIALLY.
AND ULTIMATELY I THINK IT WORKED.
SO IT WAS A GOOD ULTIMATELY A REALLY GOOD PROCESS.
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS.
SO THIS IS WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS.
JUST THIS IS THE SAME TIMELINE I SHARED WITH YOU EARLY ON.
WE'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT TODAY, LET YOU GO HOME AND THINK ABOUT IT.
AND IN DECEMBER, WE'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN HAVE THIS APPROVED AND IN PLACE BY THE BOARD WITH WHATEVER CHANGES, UPDATES OR CORRECTIONS YOU WANT TO MAKE TO IT AND START THE NEW YEAR WITH A PLAN.
THE LAST PLAN I FOUND WAS BACK IN 2016 AND I AND WHEN WE WHEN I GOT HERE, I DON'T THINK WE HAD ANY RELATIONSHIP TO THAT ORIGINAL PLAN.
SOME THINGS JUST NEVER CHANGE.
SO AND OF COURSE, VENUES ARE ALWAYS THE ISSUE.
SO THIS PLAN IS A LOOKING FORWARD PLAN.
IT'S NOT A LOOKING BACKWARD AND IT'S NOT IN THE LEAST AND IN ANY WAY I'LL LOOK BACK ON THE 15 YEARS THAT HAVE PASSED BY THIS BOARD. MANY THINGS GOT ACCOMPLISHED.
YOU PRETTY MUCH PUT ARTS ON THE MAP IN THE LAST 15 YEARS, SO THIS NEW VERSION IS REALLY TRYING TO CATCH UP TO WHERE THE COUNTY SEES ITS 3 TO 5 YEAR PLAN.
SO YOU'VE GOT A POPULATION INCREASE IN MID COUNTY COMING UP.
WE I ATTENDED A SHORT MEETING AT THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY WITH WILD LIGHT AND HE TALKED ABOUT THEM BEING IN PHASE TWO OF FOUR PHASES. AND WHEN IT'S FINISHED THAT'S 30,000 PEOPLE.
SO THERE'S A REAL POPULATION INCREASE THAT WE JUST HAVE TO LOOK AT AND AS PART OF ARTS AND CULTURE, WHICH SHOULD TAKE IN A WHOLE VISION OF THE COUNTY, ALL THOSE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR PERFORMANCE VENUES, ART OPPORTUNITIES AND CULTURE THINGS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES HERE.
THE VISION IS TO BRING IT OUT.
SO THE COUNTY JUST CAME OUT WITH A 3 TO 5 YEAR PLAN.
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WE TRY TO ALIGN WITH THAT.THERE'S NEEDS FOR VENUE FOR BROADER AUDIENCES, VOLUNTEERS AND FUNDING.
ALL OF THEM 16 OR 20 ORGANIZATIONS IN AMELIA ISLAND ARE ALL STRIVING FOR THAT SAME MONEY AUDIENCE.
SO THERE'S ONLY SO MANY EVENTS PEOPLE CAN ATTEND.
THERE'S ONLY SO MANY PRICE POINTS THEY'RE WILLING TO PAY.
SO THERE'S LOTS HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN THE LAST 15 YEARS.
THIS PLAN IS TO GET US TO LOOK AT THE NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS.
LET US KNOW WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE.
WE'RE NOT EXPECTING A DEFINITIVE CHANGE OF EVENTS TODAY.
WE'D ASK YOU FOR SURE THAT IF YOU LEAVE HERE TODAY AND THEN YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING, YOU PLEASE GET THEM TO EITHER JASON OR SCOTT SO THAT WHEN WE GET BACK, WE'LL HAVE A FINAL VERSION WITH ANY CHANGES THAT YOU MAKE.
SO THAT'S THE OBJECTIVE, TODAY'S TASK.
CAN PEOPLE RECOMMEND CHANGES TODAY.
ABSOLUTELY. WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
IS AND LOOKING FOR THE OBVIOUS FOUR GOALS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
YOU'LL SEE THEM AGAIN AS WE MOVE THROUGH.
SO IF YOU ALL HAVE YOUR COPIES READY, WE WILL START AT THE BEGINNING.
SO APPRECIATE HIS WORK AND THAT OF THE SUPPORT STAFF FROM PARKS AND REC.
OKAY. WE DID WAS WE TOOK A SITUATION ASSESSMENT RIGHT TO SO THAT THIS DIDN'T COME OUT OF A CLOUD.
IT ACTUALLY CAME OUT OF THINGS WE WORKED ON IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, WHICH WERE THE SWOT ANALYSIS AND WE TALKED ABOUT INITIALLY THE STRENGTHS, THE ABILITY TO GET THAT AS AN [INAUDIBLE] TO GET THE REVENUE FROM THE COUNTY ON THE SALE OF PLATES.
WE ALSO HAD THE STRENGTH OF THE UNIVERSAL APPEAL THAT ARTS HAS, THE CITIZENS AND VISITORS.
IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE COMING UP WITH WHAT'S THE BEST TREE TO GROW ON THE ISLAND? AND EVERYBODY HAD AN OPINION.
ARTS IS LIKE A UNIVERSAL GOT TO HAVE FOR ALMOST EVERYBODY IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.
ANOTHER PIECE OF ANOTHER STRENGTH WE HAD WAS THE CITY STAFF SUPPORT, WHO ENABLES US TO FUNCTION WITH THE SUNSHINE LAW AND KEEP EVERYTHING THE WAY IT NEEDS TO BE LEGALLY.
AND THEN WE HAD THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT SHARE IN THE ARTS AND CULTURE AND WORK TOGETHER WITH US, THOSE BEING THE TOURIST BOARD, MAIN STREET, FERNANDINA MAIN STREET, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS SUPPORTED US AND A LOT OF THE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE IN BUSINESSES. ALL THAT HAD THE ATMOSPHERE AND DOWN HERE ON AMELIA ISLAND TO PROVIDE THE STRENGTH THAT WE STARTED WITH.
THEN WE LOOKED AT WHERE THE, ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER INPUT ON THE STRENGTH SIDE, ANY CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT? ANYTHING WE MISSED ON THE STRENGTH SIDE? OKAY. THEN ON THE WEAKNESS SIDE, WE LOOKED AT, WELL WHEN I GOT HERE TWO YEARS AGO, I WOULD TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTY THINKING THAT, WELL, THIS IS A COUNTY ARTS CULTURE THING.
THIS IS GOING TO BE WONDERFUL. I'LL JUST GO CHAT UP WITH PEOPLE.
THEY'LL TELL ME ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
BOARD MEMBERS WERE TIED TO ARTS ORGANIZATIONS.
WE SAW THAT AS A WEAKNESS IN THAT IT LIMITED THE INPUT WE COULD GET FROM A COUNTY WIDE VISION.
SO IF SOMEBODY HERE CAME FROM THE THEATER OR CAME FROM THE JAZZ FESTIVAL, THEY WERE GIVEN THE ASSIGNMENT TO REPRESENT THAT ORGANIZATION.
I THINK INITIALLY THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA.
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AND WHEN THE COUNTY ENABLED THE ARTS COUNCIL THAT EXISTED HERE TO TAKE OVER AS THE ACTUAL ARTS AND CULTURE BOARD, THEY PICKED UP REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE 7 OR 8 ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE ALREADY IN EFFECT.THAT'S HOW WE GOT THEM, I THINK.
I THINK IT DID A GREAT JOB OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS.
BUT GOING FORWARD, IT KIND OF TIED OUR HANDS A LITTLE BIT IN HAVING OTHER UNDERSTANDING OF A GREATER COUNTYWIDE VISION. AND CAN I COMMENT OR SHOULD I WAIT TILL YOU FINISH THE WEAKNESS? YEAH, SURE. I JUST TAKE GREAT AS AN ART PERSON AND LIBRARY BOARD MEMBER.
I TAKE GREAT PAUSE TO BOARD MEMBERS LIMITING THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS BOARD BECAUSE AFTER ATTENDING BOTH OF THE EVENTS WHERE ALL THE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS CAME AND WE SPENT OVER AN HOUR EACH TIME, I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE PASSION THAT ALL THE FOLKS HAD TO THEIR PARTICULAR ART FORMAT AND WHAT THEY WERE WILLING TO DO IN ORDER TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.
I'M, I JUST I DON'T KNOW IF I TAKE PAUSE OR I'M CONCERNED THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE ARTS WON'T HAVE THE SAME DEDICATION AND STICK-TO-ITIVENESS AND ENERGY TO MOVE FORWARD AT ANY COST.
SO I JUST THINK THAT IT JUST FOR ME, IT'S LIMITING THE ARTS INVOLVEMENT HERE.
ARTS MEANING CULTURE ALSO IS A CONCERN.
PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES FINE.
BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME PASSION THAT A DANCER WOULD OR A MUSIC PERSON WOULD TO GET THEIR SHOW ON STAGE OR TO GET THEIR INFORMATION OUT THERE.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD HAPPEN WITH THAT, BUT IT IS IF I SAW THIS BOARD WITH A LOT FEWER PEOPLE AFFILIATED WITH THE ARTS, THEN I WOULD WONDER IF THERE WERE TOO MANY PLACES THAT IT COULD KIND OF DISSIPATE.
AFTER THOSE TWO MEETINGS, I WAS LIKE SO INVIGORATED BY THE AGREEMENT, THE COMMITMENT, HOW EVERYONE HAD THE SAME ISSUES AND HOW WE COULD HAVE CREATED FROM THOSE TWO EVENTS SOMETHING SO POWERFUL.
I DON'T WANT I CAN REPEAT MYSELF 30 TIMES.
I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. PENNY.
YEAH. SO I, WOULD INTERPRET THIS IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
OKAY. AND IT'S THAT THE ARTS AND CULTURE NASSAU WAS SET UP BY THE CITY SO THAT THEY HAD A DEFINED MEMBERSHIP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM 7 OR 8 DIFFERENT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS.
SO WE'RE NOT SAYING WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE AFFILIATED WITH THE ARTS BUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING OFTEN WAS IAA, THE ISLAND ART ASSOCIATION WOULD NOMINATE SOMEBODY WHO COULD GIVE A RIP ABOUT WHAT WE WERE DOING.
OH, SEE, THAT'S A PIECE I DON'T KNOW.
YEAH. JUST BECAUSE THEY NEEDED A BODY ON THIS BOARD AND SOME PEOPLE CAME ON APPOINTED THAT WAY AND REALLY WERE CONTRIBUTING.
AND THEN SOMETIMES PEOPLE JUST WEREN'T MUCH.
AND SO YOU WERE NOMINATED TO COME ON BOARD.
AND THAT IS STILL HAPPENING AT THIS TIME.
THAT BEING SAID, WITH THE NEW, WITH THE FORM THAT YOU CREATED, RICHARD, OUT OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WERE INVITED, IN REALITY, HOW MANY OF THOSE WERE FROM DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE REPRESENT TODAY? NOT THAT MANY. WELL, NOT THAT MANY IS RIGHT.
NOT THAT MANY. SO THIS IS NOT A BAD FORMAT COMING FROM AN ORGANIZATION, BECAUSE ONCE YOU GET HERE AND LEARN THE THINGS THAT WE'RE THAT ARE BEING DONE, IN FACT, WITH THE NEW PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE OR THE PACKAGE THAT IS DELIVERED TO THE NEW PERSON THAT IS COMING ON BOARD, THEY REALLY GET IMMEDIATELY GET TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING.
SO IN A LOT OF WAYS WE'VE COME A LONG WAY.
BUT I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AS WELL.
I DON'T THINK IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM.
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BASED REPRESENTATIVE.SO WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, A MAINTENANCE GUY WHO LIKES MUSIC.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A BROADER SCOPE OF ART PEOPLE, ART LOVERS WHO COME FROM AROUND THE COUNTY SO THAT WHEN SOMEBODY FROM CALLAHAN IS SITTING ON THIS BOARD OR BRICEVILLE OR HILLIARD, THEY BRING THAT SPECIFIC LOOK AND FEEL AND NEED THAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO GET A LITTLE MORE OF, BECAUSE AGAIN, AS YOU LOOK AT THE CHANGE IN THE GEOGRAPHY AND THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE COUNTY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, HAVING A BROADER VISION OF HOW ARTS AND CULTURE ADDRESSES ALL THE RESIDENTS AROUND THE COUNTY IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN SOMEBODY SITTING HERE SAYING, I COME FROM THE LIBRARY OR THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY THING AND HERE'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU RECALL, AND THIS IS NOT MEANT IN ANY DEROGATORY MANNER, IF YOU RECALL THE LAST YEAR OR SO AND YOU WANTED TO FIND OUT WHAT EVERYBODY WAS DOING, IN MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I NEVER HEARD ANYONE SPEND ANY TIME TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THEIR ORGANIZATION AND WHAT THEY WERE DOING.
I THINK YOU ALL TOOK UP THE BUSINESS OF THE BOARD, BUT MY POINT WAS, I DIDN'T SEE THE BENEFIT NOW GOING FORWARD AS HAVING SOMEBODY DIRECTLY COMING FROM AN ORGANIZATION, I THINK A BROAD MIX OF ARTISTS FROM ALL DISCIPLINES, BUT MOST ESPECIALLY REPRESENTING THE COUNTY, FIVE DISTRICTS AS WELL AS THE CITY ORGANIZATIONS, BUT NOT HERE BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION TOLD THEM TO BE HERE, BUT HERE BECAUSE THEY RAISED THEIR HAND AND SAID, I'M ALL ABOUT THE ARTS AND I'D LOVE TO CONTRIBUTE OR BE PART OF THAT ORGANIZATION.
OKAY. THAT AND SO THE FORUM IS LIKE IT'S LIKE GOING HOME EVERY SIX MONTHS BECAUSE THAT'S THE POINT OF WHAT THE MACHINE IS AND HOW WE CAN HELP FEED THE MACHINE.
BUT WE WANT IT TO CHANGE ITS VISION.
SO THEN THE OTHER RESPONSE I HAVE IS SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, IT HAS CHANGED SO DRASTICALLY AND THANK YOU TO RICH AND EVERYBODY ELSE WHO HAS HELPED TO MAKE IT SO DIFFERENT AND THAT'S JUST MY PERSONAL CAUTIONARY TALE FOR WHAT WAS AND WHAT IS PRESENTLY AND WHAT I'VE SEEN, AND ALSO FOR THE FUTURE.
SO THAT SPEAKS A LOT TO HOW THINGS HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE LAST YEAR.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE SUBCOMMITTEE, WHICH MEANS MORE THAN ONE HOUR ONCE A MONTH.
AND FRANKLY, WITH SOME OF THESE GOALS ARE REALLY BIG.
AND JUST COMING ONE HOUR A MONTH ISN'T GOING TO ACCOMPLISH MANY THINGS.
SO THAT WAS SOME OF THE THOUGHT THERE, TOO, IS TO GET PEOPLE THAT ARE PASSIONATE AND NOT JUST LIMIT IT TO WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY HERE BECAUSE THEY'RE AT THAT ORGANIZATION NOW.
IF THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT OUR ORGANIZATION SAYS, AGAIN, LIKE WE SAID, I'M ALL IN.
AND IF I ASK YOU TO DO SOMETHING, YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO DO IT.
IT'S REALLY A SEMANTICS THING.
IT'S JUST THAT EVERYTHING IS CHANGED A LOT.
AND I THANK YOU FOR THOSE CHANGES.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
AND MAYBE YOU COULD THINK ABOUT HOW TO PHRASE THAT ONE STATEMENT SO THAT IT WOULD.
OKAY I'LL BETTER SAY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SAY OKAY.
GOOD CONVERSATION ON THAT ONE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND OF COURSE, THE OTHER WEAKNESS IS LACK OF FUNDING.
WE TWO YEARS AGO WE WERE 17 OR 18,000.
NOW WE'RE DOWN UNDER 12 AND WITH NO IMPROVEMENTS REALLY HAPPENING BECAUSE BASED ON THE STRUCTURE OF THIS BOARD, WE'RE LIMITED TO WHAT WHERE THE MONEY CAN COME FROM.
SO THAT WAS TOTALLY AN OBVIOUS WEAKNESS.
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OPPORTUNITIES. WE WANTED TO ALIGN WITH THE GOALS FROM THE COUNTY'S THREE AND FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR EXPANSION.TO MEET THE MID COUNTY GROWTH.
WE WANTED TO ABILITY TO OBTAIN GRANTS AND DONATIONS BECAUSE SOMEHOW WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, AND WE WANTED TO CONTINUE COLLABORATING WITH THE 20 PLUS ART LEADERS AT THOSE SUCCESSFUL BIANNUAL FORUMS. SO THOSE ARE OPPORTUNITIES KEEPING THAT FORUM BASIS, LOOKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRANTS AND DONATIONS, AND TRYING TO ALIGN OURSELVES A LITTLE CLOSER TO WHERE THE COUNTY SEES THEIR 3 TO 5 YEAR PLAN.
ANY COMMENT ON THAT? AT ALL COSTS MONEY? YEAH. UNFORTUNATELY RIDERS COST MONEY.
NONE OF US ON HERE ARE A GRANT WRITER.
YOU CAN'T WORK A NEGATIVE DEFICIT EVERY [INAUDIBLE] AND, YOU KNOW, JUST AS YOU WERE SAYING, PENNY, IN HISTORY, WE WERE ALL SO EXCITED, THE MONEY THAT WE GOT FROM THE LICENSE PLATE AND FINALLY REALLY HAVE SOMETHING THAT COULD BENEFIT THE COUNTY, OUR COMMUNITY ON A REGULAR BASIS.
IT WAS, I THINK, THE PEOPLE THAT WERE HERE AT THAT TIME.
IT GAVE US REALLY A MUCH BETTER PURPOSE THAN BEING HERE.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOOKED AT IN ALL OUR CONVERSATIONS IS WHAT WOULD IT MATTER IF WE DIDN'T EXIST? LIKE WHAT'S LIKE, DID ANYBODY ACTUALLY CARE? SO IMAGINE HAVING THIS ORGANIZATION WITHOUT THE LITTLE BIT OF MONEY THAT WE HAVE WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING.
IT'S REALLY PAYING LIP SERVICE TO THE ARTS, WHICH WE CAN DO ON OUR OWN.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T HAVE AT THE TIME.
WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF ARTISTS APPROACHING US FOR WHAT WE WERE HERE FOR, TO FOR THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY WERE DOING. THEY HAD A PROCESS TO GO TO SUBMIT THEIR ART, WHICH THEY NEVER HAD BEFORE.
AND WE STILL DON'T HAVE VERY MANY PEOPLE COME.
ARTISTS COME TO US FOR THAT REASON.
OKAY, SO LET'S LOOK AT THE LAST PIECE, THERE WAS THREATS.
WE HAVE AN INADEQUATE LONG TERM FUNDING.
WE HAVE WE HAD A LACK OF A 3 TO 5 YEAR PLAN.
SO AS I MENTIONED, THE LAST TIME I SAW ONE WAS AROUND 2016.
AND BASICALLY A PLAN LIKE THIS ONCE IT'S FINALIZED REALLY NEEDS TO BE TWEAKED EVERY YEAR.
IT'S NOT ANYTHING WRITTEN IN STONE.
THE BOARDS EVERY YEAR COME IN AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
IS THIS BRINGING US WHERE WE WANT TO GO? IS THIS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION? SO IT'S CERTAINLY A WORK IN PROGRESS.
HOPEFULLY WE WILL WORK ON HAVING IT NOW.
IT REQUIRED STAFF TIME, AND WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO GET THAT TOGETHER.
AND THEN BEING RESPONSIBLE TO BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY JURISDICTIONS.
SO WE OPERATED AS A CITY BOARD, AND YET WE WERE LOOKING TO THE COUNTY FOR THE VISION AND THE MONEY, AND WE WERE ALWAYS GRAPPLING WITH WHO DO YOU GO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? IF YOU WENT TO THE COUNTY AND SAID, HAVE A GREAT IDEA, THEY GO, WHAT DOES THE CITY THINK? IF YOU GO TO THE CITY, YOU KNOW, THEY WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT IMPACTS WHAT THEY'RE DOING, WHAT THE MISSION OF THE BOARD IS.
AND SO WE FELT THAT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF CLEANING THAT UP.
OKAY. THOSE WERE THAT'S THE ASSESSMENT THAT WE USE TO CREATE THE PIECES.
ANY OTHER COMMENT ON THAT LAST PIECE? WELL, NOT ON THE LAST.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO MENTION ABOUT YOU TALKED ABOUT HAVING SUBCOMMITTEES.
WE NEED TO HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES TO GET WORK DONE.
THE OTHER THING THAT I'M SLOW, I GUESS, I HAD THIS AHA MOMENT YOU AND FREEMAN COULD HEAD UP A TASK FORCE TO LOOK AT.
I DON'T KNOW, TREES, PAINTING TREES, I DON'T CARE.
WHAT WE CAN'T DO IS HAVE BOARD SUBCOMMITTEES THAT MEET AS OFTEN AS THEY WOULD LIKE TO.
THEY NEED TO. AND SO IT REALLY SLOWS DOWN THE PROCESS.
AND, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK THE STAFF HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OF SUPPORTING US.
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BUT THERE'S A LIMIT TO HOW MUCH STAFF RESOURCES WE CAN GET OR THAT WE COULD EVEN BE ASKING FOR.SO DIFFERENT WAYS OF THINKING HOW THIS BOARD CAN OPERATE DIFFERENTLY IN ORDER TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY BUY IN AND ENHANCE PRODUCTS AND THE SPEED WITH WHICH WE CAN MOVE FORWARD, I THINK ARE THINGS THAT WE COULD BE LOOKING AT IN THE FUTURE AS WELL AS I LEAVE THE BOARD IN DECEMBER.
[INAUDIBLE] GOING AWAY STATEMENTS.
WE TOOK ANOTHER LOOK AT THE MISSION STATEMENT.
WE HAD ONE A LITTLE LENGTHIER THAN THIS, BUT PRETTY MUCH WITH THE SAME SENTIMENT.
BUT IN THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD AMONG THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, WE FELT THAT WE WANTED TO GET RIGHT TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER AND TO SUPPORT, ENHANCE AND PROMOTE THE ARTS THROUGHOUT NASSAU COUNTY.
PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE SETTLED ON.
IF YOU REALLY WANTED TO GET RIGHT AT THE HEART OF THE SITUATION.
SO THAT'S OUR RECRAFTING OF WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? I THINK IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED, WASN'T IT? THAT'S NOT WHAT THE BOARD.
OKAY. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE NOW.
THE OTHER PIECE NOW TALKS ABOUT COLLABORATION.
SOME OTHER THINGS IN THE VISION STATEMENT WHICH SAYS HERE'S WHERE WE SEE OURSELVES.
ANC FOSTERS THE COLLABORATION OF IDEAS, RECOMMENDS PUBLIC ART, SUPPORTS ART AND CULTURE, INFRASTRUCTURES AND EVENTS, AND PROVIDES GRANTS TO 501C3 ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS.
I HAVE A NOTE. I WOULD USE THE WORD BENEFIT OVER ENJOYMENT, BUT THAT'S JUST ME.
PERSONALLY. I TEND TO STEER CLEAR OF LANGUAGE THAT CONJURES FUN AND JOY, EVEN THOUGH IT OF COURSE RELATES TO ART. BUT I THINK BENEFIT WOULD BE MORE GENERAL AND STRONGER.
HAVE WE GOTTEN AN ANSWER TO CAN WE ACCEPT FUNDS FROM OUTSIDE, FROM OTHER ENTITIES? THE WAY WE EXIST NOW? YEAH, THE WAY WE EXIST NOW.
YES. THERE IS A REVENUE ACCOUNT.
HOWEVER, TO USE THE REVENUE, THEN WE'D HAVE TO GO TO COMMISSION AND ASK THEM TO USE BASICALLY TO ALLOCATE THE MONEY TO BE ABLE TO SPEND THE REVENUE.
THAT'S HOW IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME.
REVENUE FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY, THE WHOLE CITY OR JUST THE CITY.
SO WE CREATED A REVENUE ACCOUNT IN THE BUDGET JUST TO BE THIS IS A PLACE IF THIS BOARD WERE TO RECEIVE REVENUE, THERE WAS A PLACE TO PUT IT THAT MADE SENSE. BUT THEN WHEN I ASKED AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH CHAIR RESTIANO, IT WAS, WELL, HOW DO WE GET TO THAT? WE'D HAVE TO DESIGNATE WHAT WHAT WE WANT TO USE IT FOR SO THAT IS GOING TO BE A FUTURE DISCUSSION.
IS THAT BASICALLY WHAT THE COUNTY DOES? WE HAVE TO SHOW.
FOR THE GRANTS? YES. THE APPLICATIONS AND SO FORTH FOR THE GRANTS.
THAT'S WHAT, FOR THE MONEY TO BE USED.
THE QUESTION WAS, WELL, WHAT IF WE WANT TO USE THE WHAT IF SOMEONE MAKES A DONATION $1,000? WE WANT TO USE THAT TO BUY T SHIRTS, TO SELL, TO MAKE MORE MONEY, OR WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO USE THAT REVENUE BECAUSE IT'S STUCK IN REVENUE LAND.
REALLY. AND WE'D HAVE TO SAY WE WANT TO USE THAT FOR WE HAVE TO BE VERY SPECIFIC.
SO WE HAVE TO SO THE BUDGET IS DONE IN OCTOBER? WE CAN ALWAYS DO A BUDGET AMENDMENT.
BUT MY QUESTION IS SO WHEN THEY LOOK AT THE BUDGET, IF WE HAVE REVENUE AND WE HAVE IDEAS ABOUT.
SO WE HAVE TO INCLUDE IN THE BUDGET EXACTLY HOW WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THAT REVENUE.
YEAH, WE'D HAVE TO CREATE AN EXPENSES.
WHAT WOULD WE WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY? WE COULDN'T COME TO THE WE COULDN'T JUST GET SOME REVENUE AND THEN COME TO THE CITY SIX MONTHS LATER AND SAY, THIS IS HOW WE WANT TO SPEND THIS MONEY.
IT WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL AND EFFICIENT TO KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO USE THE MONEY FOR.
OKAY. SCOTT, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? DO I KNOW THAT WHEN IT COMES IN, I MEAN, WHEN THE MONEY IS DONATED OR COMES IN AS REVENUE, IT HAS TO ALREADY BE DESIGNATED.
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IT'S MORE EFFICIENT. IF, YOU KNOW, IF WE RECEIVE REVENUE, WE'D LOVE TO USE IT FOR X, Y AND Z AND HAVE IT KIND OF DELINEATED OUT OR KIND OF HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT IT IS, AND THEN WE CAN CREATE EXPENSES.AND SO WE DON'T AND DO SOME PROJECTIONS.
WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE SPECIFIC PROJECTS.
NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY WE WANT TO BUY.
EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, 50 RED SHIRTS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YEAH. I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD IT'S JUST IT WOULD BE VERY SIMILAR TO LIKE OUR PARKS AND RECREATION GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT, WHERE WHEN YOU CREATE THE BUDGET, YOU CREATE YOUR REVENUE. AND THEN WHEN WE CREATE OUR EXPENSE SIDE OF IT, WE HAVE A LOT OF ITEMIZED ITEMS IN THERE.
SO IT WOULD BE VERY SIMILAR TO THAT.
DO WE HAVE A SET FIGURE TODAY FOR THIS BOARD? NO, YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT.
SO IT'S SORT OF LIKE ASKING YOU CAN'T HAVE A CREATE A SLUSH FUND.
YOU JUST CAN'T STOP COLLECTING MONEY.
AND IF I WAS GOING TO DONATE MONEY AND SOMEBODY ASKED ME, WELL, WHAT DO YOU DO? WELL, I WOULD NEED YOUR DONATION TO ADD SOME MORE SEATS TO THE THEATER OR WHATEVER, OR I WOULD NEED THIS TO DO ART IN THE PARK WITH ALL THE KIDS.
YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS TO ME TO CREATE A REQUEST, A DONATION.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE SOMEBODY A GOOD REASON TO GIVE YOU THE MONEY.
OTHERWISE, YOU'VE GOT A SLUSH FUND THAT DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE.
SO APPARENTLY THAT PROBABLY STILL NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP.
BUT YOU THINK THAT MIGHT BE HOW IT WOULD WORK.
OKAY, THAT'S ONE WAY TO GET THE MONEY IF NOTHING CHANGED.
ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WAS CITY HALL'S MONEY BUT HAS TO BE DESIGNATED.
THE CITY'S NOT GOING TO GIVE US ANY MONEY.
RIGHT. IT'S NOT LIKE A LINE ITEM IN EITHER BUDGET.
RIGHT. IS THAT A POSSIBILITY IN THE FUTURE? I'M PROBABLY NOT THE RIGHT PERSON TO ASK THAT, BUT YES, IT COULD BE A LINE ITEM IN THE CITY OR COUNTY'S BUDGET.
MAIN STREET GETS MONEY FROM THE CITY, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
AND THEY DO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE TOUCH UPON THE PUBLIC ART, THE BEAUTIFICATION.
SO ARE THESE DONATIONS TAX DEDUCTIBLE OR NOT? NO, THEY'RE NOT.
OKAY. SO THAT'S THE VISION RIGHT? WE'VE MADE SOME CORRECTIONS TO THAT.
THE NEXT PAGE TALKS ABOUT WHAT WE VALUE.
I THINK EVERY ORGANIZATION SHOULD AND ITS MEMBERS WHO ARE ON ITS BOARD SHOULD EMBRACE WHAT WE VALUE AS IT'S SHOWN TO THE PUBLIC.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE WORKING IN A SILO.
WE'RE CONNECTED TO ALL THE OTHER ARTS AND COUNTYWIDE CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS.
WE VALUE A HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE TO ALL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.
WE VALUE COLLABORATION WITH ARTS AND CULTURE LEADERS, CIVIC LEADERSHIP, AND COUNTY AND CITIES.
FERNANDINA MAIN STREET CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS.
WE VALUE TRUST, TRANSPARENCY AND RESPECT AMONG OUR MEMBERS AND THE RELATED AGENCIES OF THE COUNTY.
WE VALUE GRANTS SUPPORTING SENIOR AND YOUTH FOCUSED PROGRAMS. WE VALUE THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC ART THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
WE VALUE ARTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.
ANY COMMENTS? YOU ALL FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT THAT? VERY GOOD.
NUMBER ONE ON THE HIT PARADE AS YOU WOULD TOTALLY IMAGINE IS SUSTAINABILITY.
AND WE FUNCTION WITHOUT A BUDGET.
SO WE THOUGHT THAT WAS ALMOST INCUMBENT UPON WHAT WE DO.
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SO FOR EXAMPLE, JUST JUST SO YOU GET AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT A BUDGET WOULD DO.IT COULD SAY THAT IF YOU NEEDED BROCHURES AND YOU NEEDED OTHER THINGS, YOU WOULD SET ASIDE 2, $300 FOR THAT. IF YOU WERE GOING TO CREATE GRANTS AND FOR ARGUMENT'S SAKE, RATHER THAN DO 4, $500 GRANTS, YOU WANTED TO DO $1,000 GRANT.
YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LAY THAT OUT EARLY ON, CREATE A BUDGET FOR THAT, AND LOOKING AT THE PAST HISTORY OF WHAT THE REVENUE PER MONTH IS, WHICH IS NOT MUCH, BUT IT'S ABOUT 25 TO $3000.
YOU WOULD KNOW THAT'S HOW YOU SHOULD FUNCTION.
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS KIND OF BUDGET FREE.
WE ALREADY IN OUR HEADS KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY WE TAKE IN.
ALSO, IF YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE BUDGET IS $10,000, WELL, HOW ARE YOU GOING? WHERE'S THAT MONEY COMING FROM? AND THAT FORCES THE BOARD TO NOW HAVE TO SIT DOWN AND SAY, OKAY, WE REALLY BELIEVE TO HAVE ANY IMPACT, WE NEED TO ADD REVENUES, A REVENUE STREAM.
SO THAT BECOMES A BUDGET OPERATION.
EXPLORE A PROCESS TO ESTABLISH A 501C3.
IF THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, AND INCREASE FUNDING GOALS FOR GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS, AND ALSO EXPLORE COUNTY AND CITY FUNDING OPTIONS. SO THIS WAS THE OBJECTIVES WE HAD UNDER THE GOAL OF SUSTAINABILITY.
LOOKING AT NOT SAYING ALL THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN OR ALL THIS EVEN COULD HAPPEN, BUT LISTING THE OBJECTIVES THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO LAY OUT TO GET TO SOME SENSE OF SUSTAINABILITY.
THE CONVERSATION ON THAT FOR ANYBODY, ANYTHING NOT CLEAR TO ANYONE.
I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
IF YOU HAVE A BUDGET LIKE THAT, THEN CAN YOU NOT? WHEN YOU'RE FUNDRAISING, SAY IT GOES TO SUPPORT THESE THINGS IN THE BUDGET.
YOU CAN'T LEAVE IT A LITTLE MORE LOOSE, LOOSELY OPEN ENDED.
I'M SURE THAT IF YOU ACCRUE THE MONEY THROUGH THE CITY AND YOU GO BACK TO THE CITY AND YOU SAY OF THE $1,500 YOU GOT, WE WANT $500 FOR THIS. IT BECOMES, I THINK, TO THE ISSUE, IT BECOMES JUST A CHECKING ACCOUNT AND NOT REALLY.
A BENEFIT TO THE CITY OR THE COUNTY.
I THINK THAT'S HOW THEY SEE IT.
THEY WANT THE MONEY TIED TO SOMETHING DESIGNATED.
I'M THINKING THAT'S WHERE THIS RUB IS.
SO UNTIL WE CLEAN THAT UP, THE WAY TO GET AROUND THAT WOULD BE TO LOOK AT SETTING THE BOARD UP AS A 501C3 FOUNDATION THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE SUNSHINE LAWS TO DEAL WITH, CAN MEET AS MANY TIMES AS THEY WANT, CREATE A BUDGET STREAM AND A REVENUE STREAM AND MOVE ON FROM THERE.
SO THAT IF YOU WERE TO BE ON THE NEW BOARD AND ACCEPTING THE STRATEGIC PLAN, YOU WOULD VOTE TO SAY, YEAH, WE WANT TO BE PART OF RAISING MONEY FOR A NEW VENUE IN WILDLIFE OR WHATEVER.
AND HERE'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO GO TO GET THIS.
THAT'S WHAT THAT'S IN THERE FOR.
IF WE WERE TO MOVE THIS BOARD FROM BEING A GOVERNMENT BODY TO A 501C3, WOULD WE STILL RECEIVE THE MONEY FROM THE LICENSE PLATE? AND WE STILL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO GIVE THAT OUT TO ORGANIZATIONS.
WE HAVE TO BE DESIGNATED AS AN LAA, WE HAVE TO BE DESIGNATED.
AND THEN IF WE'RE DESIGNATED, HOW LONG DOES THAT LAST? MY QUESTION IS, COULD THEY DECIDE THAT THEY NO LONGER WANT TO GIVE THE LIGHT IF THEY DO THAT? AND COULD THEY DECIDE THAT THEY NO LONGER WANT TO GIVE US THE LICENSE PLATE MONEY? AND THEN COULD WE BE BASICALLY AT, YOU KNOW, SQUARE ONE? YEAH. NO, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, SCOTT.
WAS THERE A TERM ON WHEN THE COUNTY.
THERE'S JUST IT WAS JUST THIS BOARD WAS DESIGNATED AS THE LAA.
YEAH. SO CURRENTLY THIS BOARD IS DESIGNATED AS THE LAA, WHICH IS THE LOCAL ART AGENCY IN A COUNTY.
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THE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DESIGNATES THEY DESIGNATED THIS BOARD.I THINK IT WAS THE FIRST TIME ANY ORGANIZATION WAS DESIGNATED IN NASSAU COUNTY.
THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS RIGHT NOW.
IF THEY WERE TO DESIGNATE SOMEBODY ELSE, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE THE LICENSE PLATE MONEY.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO START A WHOLE NEW BOARD AND MAKE THEM THE LAA.
IT WOULD BE A PROBABLY A SERIES OF STEPS TO SAY THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE THE LAA MOVING FORWARD, HOLD ON FUNDING, HOLD ON DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS AND THEN CONSIDER THE NEW 501C3 VERSION OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
AND WE WOULD REQUEST THAT THE COUNTY DESIGNATE THAT AS THE LAA.
NOW WHO'S TO SAY WE'RE THE ONES THAT WOULD RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS AND WOULD WE BE UNDER CONSIDERATION JUST LIKE ANY OTHER NONPROFIT IN THE COMMUNITY? YEAH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY.
ON IF THIS BOARD WERE TO CHANGE SHAPE.
THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION, BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG PART OF WHAT YOU ALL DO, RIGHT? THANK YOU. YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
YEAH I MEAN THE JACKSONVILLE IN DUVAL COUNTY.
THEY ARE JAX CULTURAL COUNCIL IS THE DESIGNATED LAA BUT THEY'RE ALSO A 501C3.
SO THEY GET MONEY FROM THE CITY.
THEY GET MONEY FROM THE LICENSE PLATE AND THEY'RE ALLOWED TO TAKE GRANTS AND DONATIONS.
SO I MEAN THAT'S HOW THEY CAN DO THAT.
YOU KNOW, I THINK IF WE GO AND SPEAK TO THE COUNTY, AS YOU HAVE DONE, RICHARD, THAT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE PLANNING, I THINK THEY I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WOULD WANT TO SABOTAGE THIS BOARD AND TAKE AWAY THE DESIGNATION, IF I MAY.
JUST ONE THING TO ADD, I BELIEVE IN SCOTT.
YOU MIGHT. YOU'VE BEEN HERE A WHILE.
SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT DOES SET THIS GROUP APART FROM THE OTHERS.
IS THAT CORRECT? I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
SO YOUR STRUCTURE IS ALREADY DIFFERENT OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD. THAT WAS GOOD CONVERSATION.
ANYBODY ELSE. SO THAT'S SUSTAINABILITY GOAL NUMBER ONE.
GOAL NUMBER TWO RELEVANCE, TRYING TO MAKE SURE NOT SO MUCH PEOPLE KNOW WHO WE ARE, BUT THAT WE'RE RELEVANT TO THEIR LIFE AND THEIR BUSINESS AROUND THE COUNTY.
SO TO REALIGN THE CURRENT BOARD TO REFLECT AND REPRESENT THE COUNTY POPULATION GROWTH, EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE AND ENHANCE ART AND CULTURE TO COUNTY TEENS ESPECIALLY, AND GENERATE MONTHLY COUNTY WIDE PUBLICITY.
ALIGN WITH THE NEW COUNTY 3 TO 5 YEAR PLAN.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE'RE MORE LINING UP WITH THE SHIFT IN THE COUNTY AND THE CHANGE IN THE DEMOGRAPHIC WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE.
WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REPRESENT THE TEENAGE PART OF THE COUNTY. WE SUPPORT THROUGH ARTS ALIVE, THE ARTS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
BUT THE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE NOT COVERED THAT WAY, AND WE WANTED TO PUT SOMETHING IN THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEPT OUR EYE ON AN OPPORTUNITY THERE TO HAVE OUR ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PART OF THE THE ARTS LEADERS FORUM, MAKE SURE THEY'RE AWARE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY CAN BRING TO THE TEENAGERS AND HOW TEENAGERS CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE ARTS.
AND THAT MAY TAKE SOME IDEA OF OF HAVING A MONTHLY ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPERS AND OR MAGAZINES AND, OR SOME WAY TO KIND OF COMMUNICATE WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO AROUND THE COUNTY IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL, WHICH ONE OF THAT HAS TO BE A
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PETITION MADE TO THE COUNTY? BEFORE YOU COULD EVEN CONSIDER THAT THEY HAD TO PASS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO PASS THAT CONSIDERABLE REQUEST TO BE PART OF THE TO BE TO REPRESENT THE COUNTY.YOU SAID REALIGN CURRENT BOARD TO REFLECT AND REPRESENT COUNTY POPULATION GROWTH.
AND YEAH, SO WE ALREADY REPRESENT WE ALREADY REPRESENT THE COUNTY, WE ALREADY DO THAT.
SO WHAT THIS IS SAYING IS THEY CAME UP WITH A NEW 3 TO 5 YEAR PLAN.
AND IN THAT PLAN THERE'S ANY NUMBER OF THINGS THAT THEY WANTED TO DEAL WITH IN INFRASTRUCTURE, IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES, INTERNET CONNECTIONS. YOU KNOW, THE ONE OF THE FOUR, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR PIECES WAS ALL ABOUT THE RURAL COMMUNITY.
SO BY US ALIGNING WITH WHERE THEY'RE GOING, WE'RE NOT SAYING WE'RE DOING THEIR WORK FOR THEM.
WE'RE JUST SAYING WE UNDERSTAND THEIR VISION.
THAT MAY TAKE A COUPLE OF YEARS.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE NASSAU NORTHEAST NASSAU FAIR IS GOING TO BUILD AN AMPHITHEATER, AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR ART REPRESENTATION.
SO IT'S JUST AN ALIGNMENT OF AN AWARENESS, AN ALIGNMENT AWARENESS OF WHERE THE COUNTY'S GOING.
SO THAT WE'RE NOT JUST ISLAND CENTRIC.
I THINK THAT'S RELEVANCE COUNTYWIDE IS LOOKING FOR OKAY, GOOD IMPACT.
SO, YOU KNOW, EXISTING BUT MAKING NO MAKING NO IMPACT ON ANYBODY REALLY DOESN'T DO A LOT FOR YOU.
WHEN YOU GO HOME AT NIGHT AND YOUR PARTNER SAYS, OH, DID YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY? WHAT'D YOU DO TODAY? WELL, WE DIDN'T DO MUCH.
WE HAD A MEETING, YOU KNOW, HAVING SOME IMPACT THAT WE GOT TOGETHER AND HAD A WONDERFUL EVENT THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER PEOPLE FROM ALL THE AREAS IN THE COUNTY.
SO I IMPACT IS ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES CONDUCT YEARLY AREA FOCUS GROUPS.
SO IF ONE OF US OR TWO OF US ON THE BOARD OR ALL OF US SPLIT UP, AND EACH ONE TOOK A DIFFERENT DISTRICT AND JUST DID A SHORT FOCUS GROUP IN EACH AREA ONCE A YEAR, YOU GET A SENSE OF, WELL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HILLIARD? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO AND WHAT DO YOU THINK WE COULD DO TO HELP YOU DO THAT? AND WHERE DO YOU WHAT'S YOUR ARTS PROGRAM LOOK LIKE AND WHERE ELSE CAN WE ADD SOMETHING? SO GETTING OUT THERE AND MEETING THE PEOPLE WE PRETEND TO REPRESENT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN AN IMPACT.
ADDING WILDLIFE PERSON TO THE ADVISORY BOARD.
SO IF THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO MOVE AND SHAKE THE TECTONIC PLATES OF NASSAU COUNTY, WE THINK I THINK THE COMMITTEE THOUGHT IT WOULDN'T BE A BAD IDEA IF WE COULD GET SOMEONE, EVEN IF IT'S AN ART RELATED PERSON WHO LIVES IN WILDLIFE, TO BE PART OF THE BOARD.
SO YOU'RE REPRESENTING WHERE THEY'RE GOING AND HOW WE CAN BE PART OF SUPPORTING THAT, BEING INVOLVED IN HOW THEY MAKE THEIR DECISIONS AND ET CETERA. CONTINUE BIANNUAL ART LEADERS FORUM, WHICH WE ALL SEEM TO THINK WE THINK DOES IT DOES A GREAT JOB.
AND CONNECTING US TO THE ART WORLD.
SO I TALKED TO BOB, WHAT'S BOB'S LAST NAME, ANYWAY? I SPOKE TO HIM THE OTHER DAY AND HE SAID, I NEED A SPEAKER FOR FEBRUARY.
I SAID, HAPPY TO JOIN UP, WE COME OUT TO YOU.
ONE OF US WILL COME OUT AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING AND.
WE'D LOVE TO BE PART OF WHAT YOU DO.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER WAY TO ADD IMPACT.
MEET A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE YOU DON'T PARTICULARLY SEE THE LIONS CLUB, THE ROTARY CLUBS, THE LADIES PART OF THE ORGANIZATIONS AS PART OF THE SPEAKERS BUREAU, HOST A YEARLY COUNTYWIDE ARTS EVENT.
I THINK ONCE WE GET BEYOND THE 200TH CELEBRATION, WE SHOULD LOOK IN 2025.
WHAT CAN WE DO AS AN ORGANIZATION COUNTYWIDE, WHICH BRINGS THE PEOPLE DOWN THERE, HERE? OR WE MEET MIDWAY AT FSC OR IN WILDLIFE AND BRING THE COUNTY UP AND ALL THE PEOPLE TOGETHER AND DO SOME ART EVENT THAT EVERYBODY IS PARTICIPATING IN.
THIS CAME FROM THE FORUM FOR BOARD TRAINING, VOLUNTEER VENUES AND GRANT WRITING.
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SO I THINK WE CAN PUT TOGETHER TO HELP EDUCATE ALL THE OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDES IN OUR MINDS IMPACT TO WHY WE EXIST AND WHAT WE CAN PROVIDE.ANY COMMENT ON? I HAVE A COMMENT. PLEASE, THANK YOU.
ACTUALLY, JUST HEADING BACK TO PAGE FOUR QUICKLY.
OKAY. THE DEI STATEMENT VERY STRONG IN OUR LIST OF VALUES.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE CELEBRATING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISABILITIES ACT OF 1973.
I JUST THINK AS AN ARTS ORGANIZATION, WE NEED TO INCLUDE ALL ACCESS OR ALL.
WE'LL TAKE A SHOT AT THAT AND AND GIVE YOU ANOTHER WORDING ON THAT.
THANK YOU. BACK TO FIVE OR SO GOALS ONE TWO AND THREE.
ANYTHING ON IMPACT CONVERSATION.
LAST GOAL WE HAD IN PLACE WAS AWARENESS.
AND I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH FERNANDINA AND MAIN STREET AND THE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU FOLKS, WE WANT TO BE PART OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND AS WELL AS WHAT THE COUNTY IS DOING TO CELEBRATE THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY.
AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BRING SOMETHING TO US THAT WE CAN ALL GET BEHIND.
ENCOURAGE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVERTISE ACN.
OKAY, SO THIS IS MY PET PEEVE AND I'M NOT CALLING ANYBODY OUT, BUT ALL THE EVENTS I GO TO, I COLLECT THE PROGRAMS AND I LOOK TO SEE ESPECIALLY ORGANIZATIONS THAT GET MONEY FROM US IN THE GRANTS AND WE DON'T SHOW UP AS A THANK YOU.
SO THE BOARD HAS TO BE A LITTLE BETTER AT KIND OF MAKING SURE THAT IF YOU BELONG TO AN ORGANIZATION, YOU KIND OF WORK FOR US TO GET SOME RECOGNITION IN THE PUBLIC.
THOSE ARE THE MOST LIKELY TO HELP DONATE.
THE MOST INTERESTED IN PUTTING AN ART LICENSE PLATE? WE REALLY NEED TO ENCOURAGE ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVERTISE ARTS AND CULTURE BOARD MEMBERS TO SUPPORT SPECIALTY ARTS LICENSE PLATES.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, YOU CAN GET RID OF IT IN TWO YEARS.
BUT YOU KNOW, TO PUT SOME SKIN IN THE GAME.
NOBODY'S ASKING A LOT OF YOU TO BE WITH US.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION, BUT IF THERE'S A WAY FOR YOU TO SHARE THAT, IF YOU DID IT AND YOU GOT ONE FRIEND TO DO IT, THAT'S A HUGE BOOST TO WHERE WE ARE. IF I JUST CAN DIGRESS QUICKLY IN IN OCTOBER, WE HAD 11 PEOPLE THAT RENEWED THEIR LICENSE PLATE AND ZERO PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT A NEW ONE.
LAST YEAR WE HAD SEVEN RENEWALS AND EIGHT NEW ONES.
SO IT KIND OF IT'S A MOVING TARGET, BUT AWARENESS IS WHAT DRIVES THAT FOR US.
WORK TO ACCOMPLISH COUNTYWIDE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS CALENDAR.
WE'RE ALWAYS ON THIS, AND I TALK CONSTANTLY TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE WEBSITES AND HOW WE CAN COORDINATE THAT UPGRADE OUR CURRENT WEBSITE. WE'VE GOT SOME SUGGESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO DO THAT AND CREATE EVENTS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS VIA COMPETITIONS.
UNDERSTANDING THAT SOME ARTISTS MAY COME FORWARD AND SAY, I'D BE HAPPY TO DO IT FOR YOU.
COST YOU $5,000, BUT THE IDEA IS, LET'S GET BEHIND PROMOTING PUBLIC ART.
THAT'S OUR AWARENESS PIECE AND THE CONVERSATION.
YEAH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT WE EVER LOOK IN TO USE THE ADDITIONAL DECALS TO GO ALONG WITH IT.
SO WHAT WE DID FIND THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WHAT WE DID FIND WAS WE HAD MAGNETS THAT WE BOUGHT.
WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF THEM.
SO I THINK WE NEED TO CERTAINLY USE THAT.
BUT YEAH, WE HAVEN'T LEFT THAT, CERTAINLY PART OF AWARENESS.
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THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. AND THEN THE LAST PIECE OF THIS IS WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, AFTER A YEAR OR A YEAR AND A HALF, HOW DOES THE BOARD MEASURE WHAT YOU'VE SAID YOU'RE GOING TO DO? AND SO WE TRIED TO, SINCE IT'S NOT A DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY PUT ON THIS THING TO MEASURE MONEY OR LICENSE PLATES, I MEAN, WE KIND OF MEASURE THE LICENSE PLATE SITUATION.WE DECIDED TO LOOK AT LOOK AT IT.
IN THE THREE YEARS THAT THIS PLAN IS THEORETICALLY IN PLACE, PART ONE WOULD BE RESTRUCTURING THE BOARD TO REPRESENT THE COUNTY RESIDENTS. AND WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS THAT WE STARTED ABOUT THIS, AND WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE THOSE GOING INTO THE NEW YEAR AND EVALUATE THE IF WE DO MAKE A CHANGE TO THE WEBSITE, WE COULD EVALUATE ANY NEW TRAFFIC WE GOT FROM THAT.
SO THOSE TWO THINGS WE THOUGHT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL WAY TO GET GOING.
LOOK AT CHANGING THE BOARD'S MAKEUP TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE OF COUNTY RESIDENTS.
AND IF WE WORK ON THE WEBSITE, START MEASURING THE TRAFFIC.
WE MEASURE THE FACEBOOK TRAFFIC THAT WE'VE GENERATED NOW.
THE COUNTY ISN'T WILLING TO GIVE US ANY MORE MONEY.
LET'S LOOK AT ENABLING OR BUILDING A 501C3 FOUNDATION, GETTING THE APPROVAL FROM A HANDOFF FROM THE CITY AND THE APPROVAL FROM THE COUNTY THAT SAYS, IF YOU DO THIS, WE WOULD LOOK AT DESIGNATING YOU AS THE LAA.
I MEAN, ALL THAT WORK WOULD TAKE SOME TIME SO THAT WE COULD THEN LOOK TO GRANTS AND DONATIONS.
BASICALLY, IF WE DON'T HAVE A SIGNIFICANT CASH FUNDING PROCESS, WE REALLY BECOME CHEERLEADERS, BUT NOT DOERS.
IT'D BE SO MUCH BETTER TO SAY, HEY, WE'VE GOT THE INITIAL DOWN PAYMENT ON A MAJOR VENUE THAT WE THINK WE COULD PUT TOGETHER, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT AND DO AN EVENT THAT RAISES MORE MONEY.
WE NEED TO HAVE FUNDING TO MAKE US, IN THE COMMITTEE'S OPINION, REALLY SIGNIFICANT PLAYER IN THE ARTS COMMUNITY.
THAT'S 2025 AND ANC MOVES TO COUNTY AGENCY.
SO THEN MOVING TO A 501C3, AS WELL AS NOW BECOMING OFFICIALLY A COUNTY AGENCY AND NOT A CITY AGENCY.
SO THAT WE'RE BUILDING THE IDEA OF WORKING TO CREATE AN ARTS GROUP THAT'S DEFINITELY HAS INPUT INTO ALL THE FIVE DISTRICTS, HAS THE FIVE COMMISSIONERS FROM THE COUNTY UNDERSTANDING WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO, HAVING THEM PART OF DESIGNATING WHO THE ARTIST IS OR ART ENTHUSIAST IS FROM THEIR DISTRICT.
AS WELL AS HAVING ARTS PEOPLE COMING FROM THE CITY.
SO IN TWO YEARS, DID WE GENERATE A COMPETITION? DID WE GET ARTISTS TO COME FORWARD? DID WE GET A NEW ART PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION, WHETHER IT BE HERE AT WILDLIGHT OR ANY PLACE ELSE IN THE COUNTY FOR THAT MATTER, THAT WE'RE INSTRUMENTAL IN? AND THE LAST PIECE IS, DO WE ACTUALLY GENERATE ANY MONEY? DID WE GAIN ANY INSIGHT INTO GOALS THAT WE HAD FOR MATCHING A BUDGET? DID WE MODIFY THE CURRENT PLAN AS WE WENT ALONG EACH YEAR? DID THE BOARD PICK IT UP AND LOOK AT IT IN YEAR TWO AND YEAR THREE AND MODIFY IT? DID WE CONDUCT A COUNTY SURVEY TO MEASURE AN IMPROVED AWARENESS, IMPACT AND RELEVANCE TO THEM THAT WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO TO MAKE THE ARTS BETTER? AND DID WE SURVEY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AS TO THE WELL-BEING AND THEIR SUCCESS? DID WE CONDUCT WORKSHOPS, AND DID WE EVALUATE HOW SUCCESSFUL THEY WERE? AND DID WE MEASURE THE VALUE OF BEING AT PUBLIC EVENTS? SHOULD WE CHOOSE TO DO THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS? BEING AT THE FESTIVAL SHRIMP FESTIVAL, DICKENS BEING AT THE NORTHEAST FAIRGROUNDS, BEING AT RAILROAD DAYS IN CALLAHAN ET CETERA.
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SO THAT'S TAKING ALL THE THINGS WE SAID WE'D DO, PUT THEM IN A TIMELINE AND THEN MEASURE THE BOARD.EACH YEAR WOULD SIT BACK AND MEASURE IF THIS WAS ADOPTED, HOW WELL WE DID WITH THE PLAN.
OKAY. ANY COMMENTS? WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS BRING THIS TO YOUR APPROVAL IN DECEMBER, WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT IT WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY OF 2024.
SO I NEED YOU TO REALLY THINK HARD ABOUT IT.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AND YOU DON'T WANT TO COME BACK TO US, GO TO CATHERINE SCOTT.
ASK THE QUESTIONS THERE IF YOU WANT CLARIFICATION.
I'M SURE THEY'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT.
GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FURTHER ON THE PLAN? ANYBODY THINK WE MISSED ANYTHING? OKAY. VERY GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MAKE THOSE FEW CHANGES THAT YOU ALL BROUGHT UP.
AND WE'LL SEE YOU ON THIS SUBJECT AGAIN NEXT MONTH.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO STAFF COMMENTS.
[7. STAFF COMMENTS]
YES. AND THANK YOU FOR THE SEGWAY.SO ACTUALLY SCOTT AND I WILL BE GETTING WITH ALL OF YOU TO SIT WITH YOU ONE ON ONE.
WE WANT TO GET SOMETHING JUST 30 MINUTES IN YOUR CALENDAR IF YOU WILL.
WE CAN EITHER MEET YOU HERE AT CITY HALL OR WE CAN MEET YOU AT THE ATLANTIC RECREATION CENTER.
BUT NUMBER ONE ON THE LIST IS MAKE SURE THERE'S NO COMMUNICATION ISSUES.
MAKE SURE OUR EMAILS ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH.
BRING YOUR SMARTPHONE WITH YOU.
SO WE WANT TO TEST EMAILS, AND WE WANT YOU TO SEND EMAILS AND MAKE SURE ALL PHONE NUMBERS ARE GOOD AND EVERYONE HAS EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO COMMUNICATE WITH US AND MAKE SURE THINGS AREN'T GOING TO SPAM, BECAUSE IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT STILL IS HAPPENING.
NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, WE WANT TO GET YOUR INPUT ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
AND WE ALSO WANT TO GET YOUR INPUT ON THIS IDEA OF THE 501C3 VISION.
WHATEVER IS EASIER, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH YOU ONE ON ONE BEFORE THE DECEMBER MEETING.
SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? NO. OKAY.
SO JANUARY 1ST IS YOUR IN TWO MONTHS FROM NOW IS NEW YEAR'S DAY.
SO WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT DAY WE'D LIKE TO RESCHEDULE THE JANUARY MEETING.
AND SCOTT DOES HAVE THIS ROOMS CALENDAR AVAILABLE.
SO IF WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT DATES HE CAN SEE IF THIS ROOM IS AVAILABLE.
SO DOES ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A SUGGESTION.
BUT I WOULD GIVE PEOPLE TIME TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER AND COME BACK FROM IF THEY'RE TRAVELING OR STILL HAVE HANGOVERS OR WHATEVER, TO THE FOLLOWING MONDAY IN JANUARY.
SO IT'S SAFER IF WE COULD LOOK AT JANUARY 8TH OR WHATEVER, THAT.
YEAH, WHATEVER. JUST ONLY BECAUSE IT'S THAT HOLIDAY SEASON AND PEOPLE.
SO RIGHT NOW ON THE CALENDAR FOR JANUARY 8TH THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS AT 12:00 IS AVAILABLE.
IT IS? THE ONLY, YEAH AS OF IT'S SHOWING THAT IT'S AVAILABLE.
OKAY. BUT IF WE BOOK IT, THEN IT'S BOOKED.
OKAY. SO WE'LL LOOK AT JANUARY 8TH AT 12 NOON WHEN WE MEET WITH YOU.
SO, YOU KNOW, BEFORE THE DECEMBER MEETING WHEN THE JANUARY MEETING IS.
SO BUT FOR NOW, TENTATIVELY THE EIGHTH AT 12:00.
GREAT. ALSO, WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SENIOR GRANTS APPLICATION 30 DAYS.
SO AT THE DECEMBER MEETING, WE WILL HAVE THE ANY APPLICATIONS THAT WE RECEIVE FOR THE SENIOR GRANTS.
CORRECT. AND WE'VE RECEIVED ONE YOU SAID SO FAR.
SO THEY HAVE ABOUT TWO MORE WEEKS TO SUBMIT OR ACTUALLY LESS UNTIL THE 15TH OF NOVEMBER.
YEAH. SO JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU OF THAT.
AND THEN FINALLY PEG-LEG PETE IS GOING TO THE HDC FOR THEIR NOVEMBER MEETING.
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AND I CAN'T THINK OF THE DATE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD AFTER THEY REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE FATE OF THE NEW PEG-LEG PETE, THEN IT WILL GO TO THE COMMISSION FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.SCOTT, DO YOU, ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS FOR US? NO. OKAY.
[8. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS]
ANY ANYTHING YOU WANT TO BRING UP.THE ONLY THING I HAD WAS REMIND YOU ALL ABOUT THE SENIOR GRANTS.
IF YOU'RE IN AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS LOOKING FOR A GRANT, AND PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THE WORDING CHANGE IS WE EXPECT SOME ADVERTISING FROM THE ORGANIZATION.
THAT'S KIND OF THE EXPECTATION, JUST IN CASE YOU DO ANY OF THAT.
WE DO HAVE THE WE DO HAVE MORE RACK CARDS AND MORE MAGNETS.
SO MAYBE IF ANYBODY WANTS ANY OF THAT STUFF WE'LL HAVE THAT.
AND THEN I WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU A REVIEW OF A QUICK NUMBERS.
I THINK I SHARED THE DOLLAR AMOUNT LAST YEAR IN OCTOBER WE TOOK IN $1,820 THIS YEAR.
THIS YEAR IN OCTOBER WE TOOK IN $1,900.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S CALLED INFLATION OR WE ACTUALLY MADE SOME MONEY.
SO IS THAT JUST FROM THE LICENSES, THAT THE ONLY PLACE WE GET THE MONEY.
YEAH. THE ONLY PLACE WE GET IT.
SO I KNOW WE'RE A SMALLER COUNTY, BUT DUVAL GETS ALMOST $10,000 A MONTH.
SO IT COULD WORK, BUT IT'S A SLOW PROCESS.
AND IF THAT'S ALL WE'VE GOT, THEN IT REALLY HAMPERS THE EFFECTIVENESS THAT WE CAN HAVE.
AND IF WE EMBRACE THIS PLAN AS SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO ALL BE BEHIND, SHOULD YOU BE ON THE BOARD, THEN YOU WILL SEE IN THE CONVERSATIONS YOU HAVE WITH CATHERINE SCOTT THAT SOME CHANGES HAVE TO BE MADE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
AND I HOPE YOU SEE THAT. I HOPE YOU'RE BEHIND THAT.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR COMMENTS ON THE BOARD SIDE.
ANYTHING ELSE? WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL DONE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.