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YEAH, I GOING TO CALL A MEETING OF THE MARINE ADVISORY BOARD TO ORDER.

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PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

ALLEGIANCE] WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? YES, SIR.

. OKAY. APPROVAL OF MINUTES.

[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING.

THE LAST MEETING WE HELD, WHICH WAS IN JULY.

THERE ARE SOME ISSUES WITH IT I'D LIKE ADDRESSED.

AND ONCE THOSE ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED, THEN WE CAN LOOK AT APPROVING THOSE.

IF YOU LOOK AT SECTION 6.11 OF THOSE MINUTES YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A SENTENCE ABOUT SIGNING THIS.

IT DEALS WITH THE HURRICANE ISSUE AND THE SENTENCE DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

SO THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED.

IT BASICALLY SAYS WHEN RENEWAL ALL NEW SLIP HOLDERS WILL BE SIGNED.

MOVING FORWARD [INAUDIBLE].

SO THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.

WE'LL BE ASKED TO SIGN OR WILL SIGN MOVING FORWARD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.

AND THEN IN 7.1.

THERE WAS AN ISSUE WHERE THE THERE'S AN INDICATION OF LET'S SEE HERE, WHERE IS IT, 7.1? LET'S SEE HERE. OKAY.

REALLY. EXCUSE ME.

IT'S IN 93 FIN, F-I-N, FLORIDA INLAND NAVIGATION.

IT SHOULD BE FIND, F-I-N-D, FLORIDA INLAND NAVIGATION DISTRICT.

WHERE IS IT? OKAY, THAT IS ITS REAL NAME.

OKAY. WHERE IS THAT JOE? WHERE'S THAT LOCATED, JOE? WHERE? WHERE AGAIN? THAT'S IN 9.3 IT'S A BIG PARAGRAPH ABOUT HOW FAR DOWN IT'S RIGHT DOWN 9.3 IT'S VERY OBVIOUS.

BEGINNING OF THE PAGE JUST ABOVE NEXT MEETING, IT. SO IT SHOULD BE FIND, WITH A D.

OKAY. FLORIDA INLAND NAVIGATION DISTRICT.

WELL NOBODY TOLD ME THAT.

AS I SAID, EVERYBODY SLURS [INAUDIBLE] IS FIND REAL QUICK.

OKAY. SO IF THOSE CORRECTIONS ARE MADE THEN, YOU KNOW, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE MINUTES.

OTHERWISE I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT WITH THE OR TO APPROVE THE MINUTES WITH THE CORRECTIONS BEING MADE.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU. PASSES.

MINUTES WERE APPROVED.

DID YOU GET THOSE? OKAY, GOOD.

SOMETIMES WE GO FAST.

OKAY. WE HAVE OLD BUSINESS.

[6. OLD BUSINESS]

FIRST, LET'S HEAR ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

DOES ANYONE WISH TO MAKE A STATEMENT? INTERESTING. THANK YOU.

OLD BUSINESS.

IN THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING, THERE WERE SOME THINGS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP THAT KATHY WAS ASKED TO INVESTIGATE. OKAY.

ONE OF THEM WAS INVESTIGATE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR NOTIFICATION.

BOARD MEMBER OF NOTE, FOR NOTIFICATION OF BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE OCCURRING IN THE MARINA.

WHAT BROUGHT THAT UP WAS THINGS LIKE THE BOAT RAMP BEING CLOSED, FUEL NOT BEING AVAILABLE, THAT KIND OF STUFF.

AND THE BOARD, BASICALLY, WHEN ASKED BY THE PUBLIC, WERE KIND OF BLINDSIDED AND THE REQUEST WAS MADE THAT WE BE NOTIFIED WHEN THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN. YOU SAID YOU'D INVESTIGATE WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE FOR NOTIFICATION.

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SO THAT'S OLD BUSINESS.

SURE. I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS A REQUIREMENT, BUT I THINK THAT YOU ALL HAVE NOTICED THAT YOU'RE BEING UPDATED PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME I SEND SOMETHING TO ANY LONG TERM STOCKHOLDERS OR ANYTHING UNUSUAL HAPPENS, I JUST GO AHEAD AND ADD Y'ALL TO THOSE EMAILS SO YOU CAN STAY INFORMED AND HOPEFULLY NOT GET BLINDSIDED.

OKAY. THANKS, I APPRECIATE THAT.

YEAH, THOSE HAVE BEEN GOOD.

I'VE BEEN FINDING THAT ADEQUATE.

WELL GOOD. VERY INFORMATIVE.

SO BASICALLY YOU SAID THAT YOU'LL NOTIFY US WHEN ANYTHING STRANGE OCCURS DOWN THERE SO WE'RE AWARE OF IT.

I WILL DO MY VERY BEST.

VERY BEST, OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM.

YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY.

THERE WAS ANOTHER INDICATION IN 9.3 ABOUT FIND AND DISCOUNT TO RESIDENTS.

OKAY. FIND CANNOT GIVE ALLOW ANYBODY IN THE CITY OF FERNANDINA FOR THAT MATTER TO THE COUNTY RESIDENTS OF NASSAU TO GET A DISCOUNT UNLESS IT'S ALLOWED TO BE GIVEN TO EVERYBODY THAT'S A MEMBER OF FIND.

ALL COUNTIES.

OKAY, I RESEARCHED THAT, OKAY? THAT'S WHY CITY RESIDENTS CAN'T GET HOW THEY GOT IT IN THE PAST.

I HAVE NO IDEA.

BUT THE ACTUAL RULING AND FIND IS THAT THEY CANNOT.

OKAY, SO THAT'S WHERE THAT COMES UP.

LET'S SEE HERE. WHAT ELSE? OKAY. THERE WAS ANOTHER REQUEST.

WHY PARKS AND RECS HAS CONTROL OVER THE PARKING LOT.

YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO RESEARCH THAT AS WELL.

I HAVE A SNEAKY SUSPICION THAT IF YOU CAN'T ANSWER IT OR SOMEBODY ELSE THAT CAN AND PROBABLY WILL, I'LL DEFER THAT TO MR. ROSS. IF HE GETS AN ANSWER.

I'M SORRY. I'LL DEFER TO MR. ROSS IF HE CAN EXPLAIN THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM.

MR. ROSS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT? SURE.

JEFF ROSS, 210 NORTH THIRD STREET, FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA.

ONCE UPON A TIME, ABOUT 4 OR 5 YEARS AGO, IT WAS DECIDED BY THE CITY MANAGER THAT WHAT IS ON THE WATER SIDE BELONGS TO THE OASIS OR THE MARINA, AND WHAT'S ON THE LAND SIDE BELONGS TO PARKS AND REC.

SO IT WAS MADE.

A DECISION WAS MADE BY THE CITY MANAGER THEN TO MOVE THAT OVER INTO PARKS AND REC FROM THE PARKING LOT.

RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S THE WAY IT ALWAYS HAD BEEN.

WELL, FIVE YEARS ANYWAY.

RIGHT. OKAY.

SO IT COULD BE CHANGED BACK, I SUPPOSE.

OKAY. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? WHAT'S THE ADVANTAGES OF IT BEING UNDER PARKS AND REC.

THEY PAY FOR IT.

THEY PAY FOR IT, THAT'S GOOD.

ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY.

THEY MANAGE A LOT OF OTHER PARKING SPOTS AND STUFF.

THEY TAKE CARE OF IT. THEY MANAGE IT.

THEY OBVIOUSLY PAY FOR THE PAVING AND FOR THE MAINTENANCE ON THE PARKING LOTS.

WELL, THERE'S NO PAVING, BUT THEY PAY.

YEAH [INAUDIBLE], THEY TAKE CARE OF ALL THAT.

YEAH. [INAUDIBLE].

THE CITY PARKS AND REC, THEY EMPTY THE TRASH.

THEY DO ALL THOSE THINGS.

YEAH. CLEAN UP ALL THE ORGANIC MATERIAL HAS BEEN DROPPED BY DOGS WALKING AROUND.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

FIREWORKS. [INAUDIBLE].

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THAT WOULD JUST BE A COST CENTER.

I MEAN THERE'S NO REVENUE GENERATED BY IT.

THAT'S THE LAST THING THE MARINA NEEDS IS ANOTHER COST CENTER.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I AGREE.

NO, THANK YOU.

OKAY. DOES THAT ANSWER EVERYBODY'S QUESTION ON THAT.

IT WAS BROUGHT UP AT THAT MEETING.

SURE. OKAY.

SO WHAT'S THE STATUS BY THE WAY OF PARKING LOT B RIGHT NOW? THE STATUS OF PARKING LOT B AS FAR AS THE OVERNIGHT PARKING.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO? YOU MOVED EVERYBODY TO PARKING LOT C.

I DIDN'T MOVE ANY.

SOMEBODY DID. OKAY, SO THE CITY POSTED SIGNAGE FOR PARKING LOT B THAT THERE WAS NO MORE LONGER OVERNIGHT PARKING BETWEEN THE HOURS OF TWO AND 5 A.M.

AND THEY REMOVED THE NON PARKING SIGNS AND PARKING LOT C, JUST SOUTH OF ATLANTIC SEAFOOD TO ALLOW FOR OVERNIGHT PARKING IN THAT AREA, AND THAT IS TO FACILITATE MORE PARKING FOR FOLKS VISITING DOWNTOWN.

IS THERE ANY THOUGHT ABOUT MOVING ALLOW HAVING RESTRICTED PARKING IN B FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BOATS IN THE MARINA? NO, NOT THAT I CAN HEAR, BUT I ADVOCATE FOR MARINA PARKING TO BE AS CLOSE TO THE MARINA AS WE CAN POSSIBLY GET IT.

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WE DO HAVE THE LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO UTILIZE, AND THAT'S REALLY OUT OF MY HANDS.

I DON'T HAVE ANY JURISDICTION.

TOTALLY. THOSE DECISIONS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE CITY COMMISSIONERS.

CORRECT. OKAY.

AND PARKS AND REC, SINCE THEY OWN IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE GATES AND THE FUEL? SURE. I'LL GO AHEAD.

IF YOU WANT, I WILL GIVE MY MARINA MANAGER.

THAT'S GOING TO BE IN YOUR BRIEF SHORTLY.

OKAY? FINE.

THEN I'LL MOVE ON TO MY OTHER COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF OUR MARINA? FERNANDINA HARBOR MARINA? AND HOW COME IT SAYS OASIS MARINA? WE ALSO HAVE OASIS MARINA AT FERNANDINA HARBOR, WHICH IS A LITTLE LONG FOR EVERYDAY USAGE.

SO WHEN WE'RE AT THE MARINA, WE'RE ON THE RADIO.

WE TEND TO SAY FERNANDINA HARBOR MARINA, WHICH IT KIND OF HAS ALWAYS BEEN CALLED, BUT IT IS A FERNANDINA HARBOR MARINA.

IT'S NOT OWNED BY OASIS, RIGHT? SO IT IS MANAGED BY OASIS AND SO ON THEIR WEBSITES AND DIFFERENT PLACES LIKE SNAG SLIP, YOU'LL SEE OASIS MARINAS AT FERNANDINA HARBOR.

WELL, HOW COME ALL YOUR CARDS THAT YOU SEND OUT TO EVERYBODY SAY OASIS MARINA AT FERNANDINA BEACH AND NOT FERNANDINA HARBOR MARINA? WELL, WE MIGHT HAVE TO LOOK AT.

YOU KNOW, IT'D BE NICE TO KNOW WHAT'S CALLED THE FERNANDINA HARBOR MARINA.

IF YOU OWNED IT, IF OASIS OWNED IT, I UNDERSTAND.

I HAVE ABOUT 5000 CARDS STILL LEFT TO GO THROUGH.

I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THOSE.

WELL, ALL YOUR ADVERTISING HAS A TENDENCY TO SAY OASIS MARINA AT FERNANDINA.

IT DOESN'T SAY FERNANDINA HARBOR MARINA.

SO. IT SAYS OASIS MARINA AT OKAY. I'M SORRY.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID OASIS MARINA IS AT FERNANDINA BEACH AND SAY AGAIN, I MISUNDERSTOOD YOU.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID OASIS MARINA IS AT FERNANDINA BEACH.

IT SAYS OASIS MARINA AT FERNANDINA HARBOR.

OKAY. YES, SIR. OKAY.

SO CAN YOU.

IN REALITY, IT SHOULD SAY FERNANDINA HARBOR MARINA.

RIGHT. AND DROP THE OASIS? AND YOU COULD SAY MANAGED BY OASIS.

THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, JUST MY THOUGHT.

NOW, IF ANYBODY DISAGREES WITH ME, LET ME KNOW.

OKAY. I THINK THERE ARE SOME LANGUAGE IN THE CONTRACT THAT I'LL WANT TO REVIEW WITH TAMMY.

AS FAR AS OUR OASIS'S ADVERTISING PURVIEW, WHAT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO USE THEIR ATTACHED THEIR NAME TO, WITH THE MARINA. I THINK THERE'S SOME SPECIFIC LANGUAGE ABOUT THAT.

YOU CAN ATTACH THE NAME, BUT MANAGED BY OASIS IS ATTACHING YOUR NAME RIGHT? FERNANDINA HARBOR MARINA, MANAGED BY OASIS, IS ATTACHING YOUR NAME RIGHT? ANYWAY, NEXT QUESTION.

[7. NEW BUSINESS]

WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THE FEDERAL CHANNEL? I READ ABOUT THE FEDERAL CHANNEL BEING APPROVED BY.

CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT, SIR? I CAN, CHARLIE GEORGE, CITY ENGINEER, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.

THE CORPS HAS APPROVED THE REALIGNMENT OF THE CHANNEL, AND IT'S ACTUALLY FARTHER WEST THAN WHAT WE WERE HOPING FOR.

BUT IT DOESN'T GO INTO THE MOORING FIELD, SO IT'S NOT AFFECTING THAT.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE THEY'RE GETTING THE CONCURRENCE FROM THE HARBOR PILOTS AND A COUPLE OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

BUT THEY'VE GOTTEN OUR CONCURRENCE THAT WE'RE IN AGREEMENT WITH IT.

SO IT'S PUSHED IT OUT A REALLY GOOD WAYS.

AND THE ONLY THING WE'LL HAVE TO DO ONE IS NOT COSTING THE CITY ANY MONEY TO DO THIS.

BUT IF THEY HAVE TO DREDGE THE COURT SOMETIME, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A DE-AUTHORIZED CHANNEL, WE MAY HAVE TO TEMPORARILY PULL UP SOME OF THE MOORING BUOYS WHILE THEY DREDGE, AND THEN WE PUT THEM RIGHT BACK WHERE THEY WERE.

WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR THE DREDGING? IT WOULD BE THE CORPS.

WE'RE NOT PAYING.

THE CITY IS NOT PAYING ANY CITY.

CITY'S NOT PAYING ANYTHING WITH THE CORPS SAYING BECAUSE THERE WAS ONE AT ONE TIME.

YEAH, BUT IT'S NOW BEEN DE-AUTHORIZED.

SO THEY DON'T USUALLY DREDGE A DE-AUTHORIZED CHANNEL.

SO IF IT BECAME REAUTHORIZED AS A NAVIGATION CHANNEL FOR COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC.

WELL, THERE'S THE FEDERAL CHANNEL IS DE-AUTHORIZED? AS A NAVIGATION CHANNEL.

FROM WHAT POINT TO WHAT POINT? FROM THE END OF THE PORT A 10 TO RYANAIR A10.

YEAH. YOU KNOW, SO RYANAIR HAS BEEN DE-AUTHORIZED, RIGHT.

SO THE CHANNEL DOESN'T EXIST.

IT DOES JUST ON A MAP, BUT NOT FROM A MAINTENANCE STANDPOINT.

OKAY. SO IF THAT'S THE CASE THEN YOU DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A MOORING FIELD.

NO. AND WE DIDN'T ANYWAY BECAUSE WE DON'T DO BECAUSE TWO OF YOUR BUOYS ARE IN THE CHANNEL RIGHT NOW.

WELL THEY ARE, BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THEY HAVE NOT PUT THE ACTUAL MARKERS FOR THIS NEW CHANNEL.

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SO THEY MAY NOT BE.

WELL, THE CURRENT TWO OF YOUR BUOYS ARE IN THE CHANNEL.

THE COAST GUARD KNOWS THAT THE CORPS DOESN'T.

HUH? THE CORPS DOESN'T.

CORPS MAY NOT, BUT THE COAST GUARD DOES.

AND SO DOES THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO REPORT THAT TO THEM.

I'M IN THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY, SO I HAVE THAT KIND OF CAR.

OKAY, SO ANYWAY, THAT'S STUFF.

EXCUSE ME. SO ANYWAY, WHEN THEY MOVE IT FURTHER TO THE WEST, LET'S SAY 100FT OR WHATEVER, THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE IT, THEN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE AN ISSUE THEN WITH THE MOORING FIELD. NO, NOT BASED ON THE ALIGNMENT THEY GAVE US.

OKAY. CAN I GET A COPY OF THAT? AND WE'VE TRANSPOSED THAT ALIGNMENT ONTO THE WHERE THE MOORING FIELDS ARE TO SHOW THAT WE WERE NOT IN CONFLICT.

I'D LIKE TO GET COPIES OF ALL THE CORRESPONDENCE THAT WENT BACK AND FORTH ON THAT.

BASICALLY, IT WAS THEM SENDING US THE MAP, SAYING, HERE IT IS.

AND THEY DIDN'T GIVE YOU ANY CORRESPONDENCE ON THAT.

IT WAS DE-AUTHORIZED OR ANY OF THAT KIND OF STUFF? THAT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN DE-AUTHORIZED FOR A WHILE.

PARDON? THAT CHANNEL HAS BEEN DE-AUTHORIZED FOR A WHILE.

NO IT HASN'T. FROM A MAINTENANCE STANDPOINT, BUT IT'S STILL AN ACTIVE CHANNEL.

IT'S AN ACTIVE CHANNEL. BUT THEY DON'T DO THEY WILL NOT DREDGE IT AS IT'S DE-AUTHORIZED.

THAT'S RIGHT. BUT THAT'S THE REASON WE HAD A PROBLEM WHEN WE HAD THE HURRICANE AND WE TRIED TO REBUILD THE MARINA.

THEY HAD MOVED THEIR SETBACK INSTEAD OF RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, SO IF IT WAS DE-AUTHORIZED THEN THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM.

NO. I MEAN, WHEN I SAY DE-AUTHORIZED, I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT DOING ANNUAL MAINTENANCE TO MAKE SURE THE DE-AUTHORIZED MEANS YOU'RE DOING AWAY WITH THE CHANNEL.

DE-AUTHORIZED MEANS IT'S GONE WELL.

FEDERAL REGULATION, FROM A CORPS STANDPOINT WHERE THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE, THEY'RE DE AUTHORIZING THE MAINTENANCE ASPECT OF IT.

OKAY. BECAUSE THE TERM DE-AUTHORIZED OF A CHANNEL MEANS, I UNDERSTAND REMOVE IT TO DO AWAY WITH IT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT. SO THAT'S WHY WHEN YOU USE THE TERM DE-AUTHORIZED, IT KIND OF SHOOK ME UP.

WELL, YOU KNOW, THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT OR THE NOT THE DEPARTMENT, BUT THE MAINTENANCE DIVISION OF THE CORPS ARE THE ONES SAYING IT'S DE-AUTHORIZED FROM A MAINTENANCE STANDPOINT. OKAY.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY QUESTIONS? ARE THEY EXPECTING ANY IMPACT ON THE FILTRATION AND THE.

NO. THE MARINA BECAUSE OF THE CHANNEL NOT BEING DREDGED ANYMORE? NO, I DON'T THINK THAT'S IT.

I THINK IT'S JUST THE GEOMETRY AND THE ORIENTATION OF HOW THE MARINA IS SETS BACK INTO THAT COVE.

YEAH, THAT'S CLEARLY THE PROBLEM.

AND THAT'S ANYTHING IF THE CHANNEL BASICALLY SINCE THE ICW GOES IN THE SAME AREA.

RIGHT, OKAY. AND.

IT'S ALWAYS BEING DREDGED FOR BARGE TRAFFIC TO 12FT.

RIGHT? OKAY. AND THE ONLY PERSON WHO WOULD EVER WANT TO USE IT IS SOUTH OF RED TEN IS RAYONIER.

RIGHT. OKAY. AND THEY WOULD NEVER BRING IN A HEAVY DRAFT SHIP.

THEY WOULD USE BARGES COMPLETELY DE-AUTHORIZED IN THE CHANNEL.

MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, NOT JUST MAINTENANCE.

OH, I AGREE.

I MEAN, LEAVING IT THERE IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE.

IT TOOK SO LONG FOR US JUST TO GET THE LINE MOVED.

I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WOULD BE AROUND IF THEY EVER GET TO THAT POINT.

WELL, STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

OKAY. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO SAY ABOUT NEW BUSINESS? NO. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MISS KATHY'S REPORT.

OKAY, I'VE GOT ONE OTHER ITEM THEN, AND I'LL LET IT GO TO HERS.

IF NO ONE ELSE HAS ANYTHING THEY WANT TO BRING UP.

OKAY. HOW MANY PERSONNEL DAILY WORK IN THE MARINA TO SUPPORT BRINGING BOATS IN AND DOING MAINTENANCE? WE HAVE A TOTAL OF NINE EMPLOYEES.

WE TYPICALLY RUN WITH FIVE PEOPLE A DAY, 4 TO 5 A DAY ON SITE.

MOST OF THE MARINAS I'VE DEALT WITH HAVE TWO.

SO THAT WAS KIND OF WONDERING WHY YOU'RE KIND OF OVERLOADED WITH PERSONNEL.

WE DON'T STOP RUNNING.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE ARE A VERY BUSY TRANSIENT MARINA.

SO IF WE'RE NOT BRINGING BOATS IN OR ANSWERING THE PHONES, WE'RE DOING MAINTENANCE, WE'RE DOING REPAIRS, WE'RE CLEANING BATHROOMS. WE ARE INCREDIBLY BUSY WITHOUT SLIPS.

DOCKAGE IS A SLIDING SCALE, SORT OF A TETRIS GAME.

SO THERE'S ALWAYS THAT TO WORK ON GETTING THE BOATS IN, MAKING SURE EVERYTHING'S GOING TO FIT.

IF WE'RE SLOW AND PEOPLE AREN'T DOING ANYTHING, THEY GO HOME.

SO AGAIN, IF IT'S SLOW AND NO ONE'S WORKING, PEOPLE GO HOME.

OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T HAVE STAFF ON THE CLOCK.

THAT'S NOT WORKING.

OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. ANYTHING ELSE? ANYBODY? WELL, IF YOU WOULD, I'D BE HAPPY TO HEAR YOUR REPORT.

[8. MARINA MANAGER REPORT]

MARINA MANAGER REPORT AT THIS TIME? SURE. I HAVE A JUST A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE FINANCES FOR NOVEMBER.

MONTH TO DATE.

MONTH TO DATE. SO FAR, THE MARINA IS AT $353,000 IN GROSS REVENUE ON OUR TRANSIENT REVENUE MONTH TO DATE IS 110,000, ON A BUDGET OF 125.

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SO WE ARE A LITTLE LOW ON OUR BOAT COUNT.

ON THE BUDGET SIDE, WE'VE HAD $32,000 IN FUEL SOLD THIS WEEK.

LAST WEEK, MONTH TO DATE, WE'VE SOLD $190,000 IN DIESEL ON A BUDGET OF 195.

SO WE LOOK TO MEET THAT EXPECTATION ON DIESEL SALES FOR THE MONTH.

I SHOULD MENTION THAT IN OCTOBER, DIESEL SALES FINISHED AT $305,000.

THE MARINA HAS NEVER SOLD THAT AMOUNT OF DIESEL SINCE OASIS TOOK OVER.

THE HIGHEST MONTH TO EVEN COME CLOSE WAS IN MAY OF 2022, WHERE WE SOLD 310,000 GALLONS.

AND OF COURSE, THAT INCLUDED UNLEADED.

SO THAT FURTHER BOLSTERS THE DECISION TO POSTPONE THE UNLEADED REPAIR UNTIL JANUARY SO THAT WE CAN NOT IMPACT THAT REVENUE NEGATIVELY.

WE HAD A 4.72 CUSTOMER RATING ON OUR SNAG SLIP THIS WEEK, WITH A TOTAL OF 1957 REVIEWS.

SO A LOT OF PEOPLE GET OUT THERE AND DO THEIR REVIEWS.

I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT FOR SHRIMP FESTIVAL, WE HAVE TWO SHRIMP BOATS SO FAR ON THE RESERVATIONS.

WE'VE GOT CAPTAIN MAMA DAVID COOK'S SHRIMP BOAT, AND WE ALSO HAVE THE 63 FOOT ASHLEY MICHELLE AND SO WE HAVE THOSE TWO SHRIMP BOATS BOOKED FOR FOUR DAYS OF SHRIMP FESTIVAL.

WHETHER THEY'RE THERE FOR FOUR DAYS OR LESS IS UP TO THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL COMMITTEE.

SO WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM.

AND ON THAT I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO CHARLIE GEORGE.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER ON SEVERAL OF THE PROJECTS, THE BOARDWALKS, THE GATES, ETCETERA, AND HAPPY TO [INAUDIBLE].

I DO HAVE A QUESTION. I GOT A QUESTION.

YES. EXCUSE ME.

SO WHEN YOU SAY THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO REPAIR THE UNLEADED LINE BECAUSE IT WILL IMPACT THE DIESEL.

SURE. WHAT IS THAT? BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE TO SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN.

CORRECT. WE WOULD SHUT BOTH THE DIESEL AND THE GAS AND REPLACE BOTH THOSE SECTIONS OF LINE AND THE TRANSITION SUMP, AND THE PROBABILITY, OR POSSIBLY THE LIKELIHOOD OF SOMETHING GOING WRONG TO STRETCH THAT PROJECT OUT IS SOMETHING, A RISK THAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE.

WE'D RATHER TAKE THAT RISK IN JANUARY THAN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

CATHY, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE IN THE FUTURE AND I DON'T KNOW HOW OTHER BOARD MEMBERS FEEL.

WOULD YOU PUT THOSE FINANCIALS UP ON THE SCREEN? BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT THEM ON MY PHONE.

SOMETIMES IF YOU SEE THEM WHILE WE'RE HERE, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THEM A LITTLE BETTER.

SURE. I JUST HAD SOME NOTES THAT I DREW UP REAL QUICK THIS AFTERNOON.

SURE. SO, YEAH. YEAH, BUT FOR NEXT TIME, IT'D BE GREAT.

GOOD HELP. THANK YOU.

OKAY. YOU'RE ON.

CHARLIE GEORGE, CITY ENGINEER, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.

THERE'S ABOUT EIGHT PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON.

IT'S DIFFERENT STAGES OUT AT THE MARINA.

THE DREDGING IS GOING TO GET STARTED IN JANUARY.

IT'S ABOUT $812,500, 12,000YD³.

WE GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTINGENCY.

SO WE NEED SOME MORE. WE GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE BUDGET WE CAN HIT.

IT SHOULD TAKE ABOUT FIVE WEEKS JUST BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, THE PROCESS IS PRETTY CUMBERSOME.

THE BOARDWALK REPAIRS THAT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BRETT'S SHOULD START THIS WEEK.

IT SHOULD ONLY TAKE A FEW DAYS.

WE'VE WORKED WITH THE CONTRACTOR.

THANKSGIVING KIND OF. HE WAS GOING TO START A WEEK AND A HALF AGO.

THANKSGIVING GOT IN THE WAY. SO HE SHOULD BE OUT THERE THIS WEEK STARTING THAT AND IT SHOULD GO PRETTY QUICK.

THE SECURITY GATES, THEY'RE IN FABRICATION.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING THE LOCK SYSTEM ON THE GATES.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE MECHANICAL LOCKS KEYLESS ENTRIES.

SO WE'RE GETTING THAT ORDERED.

SO THAT GETS PUT ON.

SO THAT SHOULD TAKE PROBABLY MAYBE ANOTHER MONTH TO GET THEM FABRICATED AND PUT IN.

SO THAT'S KIND OF OUR PLAN RIGHT NOW.

THE MOORING BUOY REPLACEMENTS.

WE KNOW WE GOT SOME OUT THERE THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED.

SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT THAT IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AND GET THAT BUDGETED.

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO HIT THAT AS SOON AS THE BUDGET YEAR STARTS.

THE WE WANT TO PUT SOME PROTECTIVE DEVICES AROUND THE ELECTRICAL PEDESTALS AND THE PUMP BOX AND ALL BECAUSE BOATS HAVE HIT THEM AND BROKEN THEM.

SO KATHY AND I ARE WORKING ON A DETAIL TO GET THAT DONE.

SO WE HAVE SOME KIND OF GUARD OR SOMETHING.

SO THEY'LL HIT SOMETHING HARDER THAN WHAT THOSE ARE AND KNOCK THEM OUT.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.

KATHY TALKED ABOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM REPAIRS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S HOLDING US UP IS THE UL RATING ON THE BOX.

ONCE WE GET THAT DONE, IT'S UP THERE FOR THEM TO DO AND KIND OF OUT OF OUR HANDS TILL THEY DO IT.

BUT STILL LOOKING AT JANUARY TO GET THAT BACK UP AND RUNNING, WE WANT TO DO SOME OF THE BATHHOUSE RENOVATIONS.

THERE'S BEEN PROBLEMS WITH, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT GETS FLOODED, THERE'S MOLD AND MILDEW AND ALL THAT.

SO WE'RE SEARCHING FOR TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT FUNDS TO GET THAT DONE.

IT'S ABOUT 50,000 OR LESS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THAT, GET THAT PLAN DONE AND GET THAT OUT AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.

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CHANNEL REALIGNMENT WE TALKED ABOUT.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON DEVELOPING A MARINA MASTER PLAN FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT REPAIRS, EXTENSIONS, RENOVATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND THAT'LL ALSO ENCOMPASS HOW WE HANDLE ACCESS TO THE MARINA WHEN WE START DOING THE WATERFRONT DESIGN, HOW WE CREATE TEMPORARY ACCESSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND ALSO TRYING TO IMPROVE IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER FROM A HURRICANE DAMAGE STANDPOINT, WITH THE WAY THE GANGWAYS ARE SITUATED, WE MAY RELOCATE THEM, REORIENT THEM SO THAT THEY DON'T GET DAMAGED SO MUCH. WHEN WE GET A HURRICANE COMING IN FROM LIKE WE DO FROM THE GULF COAST.

BUT THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL THE PROJECTS WE GOT GOING ON.

I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE LITTLE THINGS HERE AND THERE THAT WE DEAL WITH, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S BOARD OR DECK REPAIRS AND THINGS LIKE THAT HAS COME NECESSARY.

BUT QUITE A LOT OF STUFF IN THE WORKS.

YEAH. HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT ANYTHING FOR LIKE KAYAK, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WITH KAYAKS SO THAT THEY CAN LAUNCH THEIR KAYAKS AND STUFF? WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO DO IN THE WATERFRONT DESIGN IS WE'RE GOING TO REDO THE BOAT RAMP, MAKE IT BETTER AND HAVE BETTER DOCK SYSTEMS ALONG THE BOAT RAMP WHERE THERE'LL ALSO BE THERE'LL BE FLOATING DOCKS, BUT THEY'RE KIND OF THE GROUND OUTS THAT THEY CAN SIT ON THE MUD AND THEN THEY FLOAT BACK UP, WHICH WILL MAKE IT REAL EASY TO PUT THE KAYAKS IN THERE. SO THAT'S IN OUR PLAN ON THAT TOO.

IN YOUR FUTURE PLANS, ANYTHING ABOUT MOVING THE NORTH, OPENING MORE AREA TO THE NORTH ONCE THE CHANNEL IS ALLOWED TO BE MOVED TO THE WEST? YEAH, I MEAN, THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING WITH THAT BUDGET, BECAUSE, I MEAN, THAT'S THE FIRST THING WE TALKED ABOUT WAS, YOU KNOW, GOING THAT WAY BECAUSE THE WATER DEPTHS ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONSISTENT.

SO, YEAH, THAT WAS THE WHOLE INTENT WAS TO GET ABOUT 500FT MORE.

BUT THEN THAT JUST BECOMES A BUDGET THING ON HOW MUCH WE CAN DO.

RIGHT. BUT THEN THE INCREASE THE REVENUE COMING IN ABSOLUTELY SIGNIFICANTLY.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY QUESTIONS SIR. IS THAT WRITTEN UP.

CAN WE SEE IT LIKE IS IT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN.

YEAH I'LL GIVE YOU, I'LL GET KATHY A SUMMARY OF ALL THIS SO YOU CAN HAVE NOT LIKE WE WANT THE ACTUAL.

YEAH I UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE PLANS BUT JUST THE IDEAS THAT YOU'RE SURE.

YES. THANK YOU.[INAUDIBLE].

OKAY. CHARLIE, WHAT KIND OF LOCK SYSTEM ARE YOU GOING TO BE PUTTING ON THOSE GATES? IT'S CALLED A KEYS.

OR IS IT? NO, IT'S A PUSH BUTTON DEAL AND IT'S.

IT'LL BE ON THE OUTSIDE, SO YOU HAVE TO PUSH YOUR BUTTON TO GET IN.

BUT THEN WHEN YOU'RE INSIDE, THERE'S NO LOCK COMING BACK OUT.

SO IT'LL BE JUST GOING OUT.

WILL THAT CODE BE CHANGED DAILY OR ROTATING CODES OR IT'LL PROBABLY BE SOME KIND OF ROTATION, BUT NOT.

WE DON'T KNOW YET.

ALL RIGHT, WILL IT HAVE A COVER OVER THE KEYS.

THIS IS ALL. YEAH. THIS IS ALL SALTWATER EXPOSURE RATED.

GOOD. WHERE DID YOU GET THE DREDGE FOR 67 BUCKS A CUBIC YARD, HUH? THAT'S A GOOD PRICE ON THE DREDGE.

IT'S ACTUALLY 65. [INAUDIBLE] THAT WAS SOME SERIOUS NEGOTIATION.

YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD DEAL, FOR UPLAND DISPOSAL TOO, RIGHT.

OH YEAH. AND HOLLAND AT JACKSONVILLE.

WOW. GOOD PRICE JAX USA DISPOSAL.

FOR JAX USA DOING THE DISPOSAL.

NO IT'S BRANCH DIVERSIFIED THE SAME ONE.

WE THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN DO THE WORK IN THE SAME SPOT.

YEAH IT'S REED'S ISLAND.

YEAH. [INAUDIBLE].

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

BOARD MEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS.

[9. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS/COMMENTS]

PROBABLY TWO THINGS.

FIRST OF ALL, I APOLOGIZE THAT THE MINUTES WEREN'T CORRECT AND THERE WERE SOME ERRORS, BUT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO STEP DOWN AS SECRETARY.

AND ONE OF THE REASONS IS BECAUSE IT'S HARD FOR ME TO CONCENTRATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE'LL BE ON ONE THING AND THEN WE HOP TO ANOTHER IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING, AND I CANNOT CONCENTRATE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING.

AND I GO BACK AND I LOOK AT THE MINUTE, I MEAN LIVE, YOU KNOW, TO DO THE MINUTES ANYWAY, BUT I REALLY WISH SOMEBODY ELSE WOULD DO IT.

I JUST FEEL LIKE AS A BOARD MEMBER, IT'S TO MY ADVANTAGE TO SIT HERE AND LISTEN AND LEARN.

AND WHEN SOMEBODY IS TALKING, I'M LISTENING TO EVERYTHING THEY'RE SAYING.

USUALLY LOOKING RIGHT AT THEM.

SO I JUST SOMETHING THAT I DO.

SO THAT WAS ONE THING.

AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS THAT I, IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP TONIGHT ABOUT THE FUEL LINE BEING FIXED.

SO I KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE FIXED, BUT THERE CONTINUES TO BE ISSUES ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ISSUES THAT AREN'T TAKEN CARE OF, SUCH AS FUEL LINE AND THE GANGWAY, THE PLANKS AND STUFF DOWN THERE HAVEN'T BEEN FIXED DOWN HERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF BRETT'S.

IT'S NOT SAFE. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

I KNOW KATHY SAID TONIGHT THAT IT'S GOING TO BE JANUARY WHEN THE FUEL LINE IS FIXED.

I KNOW WE'RE LOSING MONEY.

AS LONG AS WE CAN'T GET FUEL, WE CAN'T SELL THE FUEL.

SO. AND AT LAST, THE LAST TIME WE MET, I KNOW I SENT AN EMAIL ASKING FOR AN EMERGENCY MEETING BECAUSE I JUST AND I HAVE

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ATTENDED SEVERAL OTHER MEETINGS AND THEY'RE SAYING THAT THEY WANT THEIR MEETINGS EVERY MONTH.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.

AM I CORRECT? IS THAT WHAT IT WAS? MR. GEORGE? DO YOU KNOW? EVERY OTHER MONTH OR EVERY MONTH, THERE WAS THE BOARD MEETING THAT I WENT TO.

NOT LONG AGO, PARKS AND REC HAD ASKED ABOUT WHEN THEY PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO MEET AND STUFF, AND THEY WERE TRYING TO PUSH IT OFF TO DIFFERENT TIMES.

THAT'S STILL IN DISCUSSION.

NOTHING'S BEEN DECIDED. OKAY.

BUT I THOUGHT THAT THEY HAD DECIDED AT THAT MEETING THAT THEY WERE GOING TO.

I THINK PARKS AND REC HAS.

YEAH, THAT DOESN'T MEAN ALL THE OTHERS.

BUT I THINK THAT THAT WAS BROUGHT IT'S BEING BROUGHT UP.

CORRECT? CORRECT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BRING UP TONIGHT IS ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE TO STAY EVERY OTHER MONTH.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO.

BUT WE NEED TO DISCUSS THAT TONIGHT, BECAUSE I WAS PRETTY UPSET THAT I FELT LIKE WE HAD A MAJOR ISSUE THAT NEEDED TO GET ADDRESSED AND NOBODY COULD ATTEND, AND IT WAS A FIASCO WITHOUT ME GOING INTO A LOT OF DETAIL.

AND THIS REPLY AND ALL AND ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF, I MEAN, I GOT AGGRAVATED WITH THAT.

I KNOW ABOUT THE RULES AND WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T DO.

YOU KNOW, I CAN'T CALL HIM AND SAY, HEY, DID YOU KNOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SO-AND-SO TONIGHT? I KNOW THAT'S A VIOLATION OF THE SUNSHINE LAW.

I DID NOT SEE WHERE ANYTHING.

I DID SEND A MESSAGE TO ASK Y'ALL FOR A MEETING.

I DIDN'T DISCUSS WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

SO I DO KNOW ABOUT SUNSHINE LAW, AND I WAS PRETTY UPSET.

AND I'M NOT GOING TO RESIGN OFF THIS BOARD.

I'M ON HERE FOR A REASON.

I'M ON HERE TO SERVE, AND I'M ON HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT MARINA IS PROTECTED.

SO AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE ISSUES.

THEY CALL ME, I'LL TRY TO FIND OUT, GET IT DONE.

THAT'S WHAT I DO.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

SO MARY I THINK YOUR MINUTES HAVE BEEN FINE.

THEY'VE BEEN GOOD AND THEY'VE BEEN EXCELLENT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.

EVERYBODY'S GOING TO MAKE SOME MISTAKES.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO STEP DOWN, I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE THAT FOR YOU.

THAT WOULD BE NICE.

SO I CAN CONCENTRATE.

ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE WENT TO EVERY OTHER MONTH WAS BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ENOUGH INFORMATION COMING OUT OF THIS BOARD THAT WENT TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND WAS EVER ACTED ON.

SO WE DECIDED IT WOULD BE BETTER TO GO EITHER QUARTERLY OR EVERY OTHER MONTH, BUT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING WE COULD HAVE A WORKSHOP CALLED AT ANY TIME, WHICH THAT EMERGENCY MEETING TO ME WAS A WORKSHOP REAL QUICK SO WE COULD IRON OUT SOME ISSUES.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS THE CITY DID NOT ALLOW THAT WORKSHOP TO OCCUR, SO I SYMPATHIZE WITH THAT.

ONE OF THE REASONS, ONE OF THE OTHER REASONS FOR GOING TO EVERY OTHER MONTH IS THAT IF ONE OF US CAN'T BE THERE BECAUSE OF SOME ILLNESS OR SOMETHING, IF THAT HAPPENS, I THINK IT'S 2 OR 3 TIMES YOU'RE OFF THE BOARD.

OKAY. THREE TIMES.

THANK YOU. I FIGURED HE KNEW.

OKAY. SO ANYWAY, THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS, IS THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT COME UP AMONGST ANY OF US THAT VOLUNTEER FOR BOARD MEETINGS THAT ARE BEYOND OUR CONTROL, FAMILY ISSUES, MEDICAL ISSUES, ESPECIALLY AS YOU GET OLDER.

AND THAT'S WHY WE FIGURED EVERY OTHER MONTH AT LEAST.

YOU CAN WORK AROUND OTHER ISSUES THAT WERE CONTROLLING YOUR LIFE.

I SYMPATHIZE WITH YOU VERY MUCH ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT EMERGENCY MEETING, BECAUSE I WAS IN TOTAL AGREEMENT, I THINK.

I THINK PART OF IT WAS WE COULDN'T GET THE ROOM TO RECORD.

SO WHEN YOU HAVE A WORKSHOP, YOU STILL HAVE TO HAVE A RECORDER.

IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH, I THINK THERE WAS ISSUES WITH ALL THE OTHER MEETINGS THAT ARE BEING HELD, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THE CITY COULDN'T ACCOMMODATE THAT SO WELL. AND IF I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TONIGHT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A MEETING EVERY OTHER MONTH, WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE.

BUT I'VE GOT IT ON MY CALENDAR AND I HAVE TO SCHEDULE EVERYTHING BECAUSE ME BEING A UNION PRESIDENT, I'VE GOT A MEETING EVERY MONTH.

IT'S THE FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH.

SO MY CALENDAR AND SO I HAVE TO BE PRESENT, EVEN THOUGH THERE MIGHT NOT BE THAT MANY PEOPLE THERE.

BUT I'VE STILL GOT TO DO IT.

AND I KNOW WHAT'S ON MY CALENDAR, SO I PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

NOW, IF I HAD AN EMERGENCY THAT'S GOING TO TRUMP IT.

YOU CAN'T HELP THAT.

BUT I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THE MEETINGS.

AND I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED.

AND UPSET IS A GOOD WAY TO PUT IT THAT WE COULD NOT MEET.

I WAS PUT IT THIS WAY, I WAS HOT.

IF YOU WANT TO USE THAT A GOOD TERM BECAUSE I FELT LIKE THE ISSUE NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED AND I FELT LIKE WE WERE BEING STIFLED.

AND I'M A VOLUNTEER ON THIS JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE AND MY TIME IS VALUABLE TOO.

SO I DON'T THINK THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH IF WE HAVE TO CANCEL A MEETING BECAUSE OF AN ABSENCE OR NOT HAVING A QUORUM, IF SOMETHING COMES UP TO CALL FOR AN

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EMERGENCY MEETING, IF TIME ALLOWS AND THIS ROOM IS AVAILABLE AND THE RECORDING, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE IT RECORDED, IT HAS TO BE DOCUMENTED PROPERLY. BUT I DON'T SEE ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT I THINK THAT'S QUITE APPROPRIATE TO DO SO.

BUT I DO AGREE THAT I THINK IT SHOULD BE EVERY OTHER MONTH, JUST FOR THE REASONS THAT CHAIRMAN STATED.

WE'RE ALREADY ON EVERY OTHER MONTH WE ARE.

YEAH. WE JUST COULDN'T COME SEPTEMBER BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A QUORUM.

ONE OF YOUR ISSUES TOO, IS THAT EVERY MONTH IS WONDERFUL IN THE WINTER MONTHS.

IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, CERTAIN THINGS HAPPEN THAT WILL CAUSE YOU TO BE OUT OF TOWN A LOT.

AND YOU'RE OUT OF TOWN FOR THREE MONTHS.

YOU'RE MESSED UP.

IF YOU MISS THREE MEETINGS, YOU'RE OUT OF THE PICTURE.

IS THERE A WAY THAT IF WE DO HAVE AN ABSENCE, THAT WE COULD DO IT REMOTELY SOMEHOW? I MEAN, IF SOMEBODY CAN'T BE THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE SICK? NO. WE DID REMOTE ATTENDANCE DURING COVID, BUT AFTER COVID ENDED YOUR ATTENDANCE, I THINK COVID WAS THE EXCEPTION, RIGHT? YES, SIR. OTHER THAN THAT, FORGET IT.

WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, WE HAD SOMEONE WHO ZOOMED IN FROM OVERSEAS WHEN SHE WAS WORKING, I'M NOT AWARE OF THAT.

I THINK ONE CITY COMMISSIONER DID IT ONE TIME TOO.

MR. ROSS WOULD KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.

BUT I THINK THERE WAS ONE COMMISSIONER THAT HAD TO COME IN BY ZOOM OR SOMETHING.

IT WAS, I THINK IT WAS MAYOR LUDWICK AND HE HAD COVID [INAUDIBLE].

HE HAD TO COME IN BY ZOOM.

SO THERE HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONS, BUT I UNDERSTAND WHY THE RULES THERE BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE TO BE ACTIVE.

BUT THEN THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES, AS YOU WELL KNOW, THAT COULD WE LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE FOR UP TO NEXT SEPTEMBER AND SEE WHERE IT IS? BECAUSE SOMETIMES AROUND SHRIMP FESTIVAL, WE NEED A MEETING EVERY MONTH RATHER THAN EVERY OTHER MONTH.

IS THAT POSSIBLE? MISS KATHY, DO YOU HAVE THE MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE FROM NOW UNTIL LIKE SEPTEMBER? WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE CALENDAR BECAUSE THE HOT ISSUES SEEM TO BE APRIL THROUGH AUGUST OR SOMETHING.

THAT'S BUSY SEASON.

YEAH. WELL, YEAH.

AND SO SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO HAVE ONE EVERY MONTH RATHER THAN EVERY OTHER.

YEAH. SO YOU WOULD GO 320.

IT WOULD GO JANUARY AND THEN 325 AND THEN MAY 27TH.

SO WE HAVE JANUARY 22ND.

YES. YEAH. OKAY.

AND THEN MARCH 25TH? JANUARY 29TH IS WHAT THIS THING SAYS.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING THE NEXT MEETING.

YES. JANUARY 29TH.

THAT'S THE FIFTH MONDAY.

IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SWITCHING TO? THAT'S ALL I THOUGHT IT WAS.

THE LAST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH.

IS THE LAST OR THE FOURTH? THE LAST. OKAY. AND NORMALLY WE'VE HELD A SPECIAL MEETING IF IT'S NEEDED FOR THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL, I BELIEVE IT IS THE FOURTH MONDAY.

WE'LL HAVE TO CHANGE THAT.

SO IS THE 22ND THE 22ND? THAT'S MY MISTAKE.

NO BIG DEAL. THAT'S WHY WE'RE TALKING OUT LOUD AND THEN MARCH IS THE 25TH? CORRECT. AND THEN YOU WOULD NOT HAVE ANOTHER MEETING UNTIL THE 27TH UNLESS? 27TH OF MAY? NO, I THINK WE NEED ONE IN APRIL BECAUSE SHRIMP FESTIVAL IS COMING UP.

AND THAT'S SO WE DON'T HAVE ONE IN APRIL.

AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS CALLING A SPECIAL MEETING IN APRIL TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL.

SO IF WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT, THAT'S NOT A BAD DEAL.

SO COULD WE PUT A SPECIAL ONE IN FOR APRIL 22ND? I'M OPEN, I'M FREE.

WOULD THAT CAUSE ANY IMPACT TO THE CITY OR RESOLUTION OKAY.

BECAUSE I THINK. IT MAY BE TOO LATE, BUT MARCH WE CAN LOOK AT SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

WE CAN LOOK AT THEM AGAIN IN APRIL TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S ADDRESSED, AND MAKE SURE THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL IS ROCKING AND ROLLING.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT? AND THEN WE HAVE ONE IN MAY 27TH.

WE HAVE ONE SCHEDULED IN MAY.

YEAH, THAT'S THREE IN A ROW THREE MONTHS IN A ROW.

SO NOTHING IN JUNE.

YEAH. CORRECT.

AND THEN JULY 22ND.

AND THEN SEPTEMBER. DOES THAT SOUND GOOD? DOES THAT DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD COVER THE BIG ISSUES THAT COME UP, OR THE BIG PROGRAMS THAT THE MARINA HAS IN THE BUSY SEASON? YES, MA'AM. CAN YOU PUT THAT OUT IN? SOMEBODY PUT THAT OUT.

I'LL JUST WRITE THEM DOWN. OKAY, GOOD.

THANK YOU. I'LL PUT THAT EMAIL OUT IF THE CITY APPROVES IT.

23. OKAY, LET'S GET IN AND GET THOSE SCHEDULED IN ADVANCE.

SO AGAIN, WE CAN GO IN AND GET THOSE SCHEDULED IN ADVANCE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

SO WE CAN CONFIRM THEM AT THE NEXT MEETING.

YES. OKAY, DO WE NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT THE EXTRA SPECIAL MEETING IN APRIL? I DON'T THINK WE DO.

NO. OKAY. ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT?

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I THINK WE SHOULD DO IT AND GET AHEAD OF THE PROBLEM.

THEN THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IF THERE NEEDS TO BE A MEETING, A NEW WORKSHOP THAT WE CAN.

SO INSTEAD OF CALLING AN EMERGENCY MEETING BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT SHOULD BE CALLED A WORKSHOP, AND THEN I WOULD WHOEVER IT IS THAT FEELS LIKE WE NEED TO DO THAT WOULD SEND AN EMAIL TO KATHY, I GUESS.

WELL, I THINK THE ISSUE WAS WE ALL COULDN'T GET ON THE SAME DATES AND GETTING A ROOM AND ALL OF US ON THE SAME DATES BECAUSE WE'RE SMALL RIGHT NOW.

I THINK THAT WAS THE ISSUE.

IS THERE ANOTHER PLACE THAT WE CAN DO THIS MEETING IS TO BE RECORDED, SO WE COULD DO IT AT A DIFFERENT TIME OF DAY.

IS THAT CORRECT? WE CAN DO AT A DIFFERENT TIME OF DAY, BUT THAT WOULD TAKE LOOKING AT THE CITY COMMISSION CALENDAR FOR THESE CHAMBERS TO DETERMINE.

THE CITY HAS 17 ADVISORY BOARDS, ALL OF WHICH MEET HERE IN THESE CHAMBERS AT ANY GIVEN DAY OR TIME.

SO THAT'S WHY IT GETS TRICKY, RIGHT? SO IF WE WANTED TO DO A WORKSHOP THAT WE COULD CHANGE THE TIME, THAT WOULD BE CONVENIENT FOR HAVING THE ROOM.

AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN ALL MAKE IT.

WELL, WHAT WE DO HAVE TO ARRANGE IT WITH THE CITY TO FIND OUT WHAT TIME IT'S AVAILABLE, MAYBE ONE, 2 OR 3, AND THEN HAVE KATHY ASK EACH ONE OF US WHICH ONE WOULD BE WORK BEST FOR ALL OF US AND DO IT.

AND THAT'S WHY IF WE SCHEDULE THESE MEETINGS AHEAD OF TIME, AT LEAST THEY'RE THERE.

WE'VE GOT THE ROOM.

IF WE DON'T NEED IT, WE CAN CANCEL IT.

IS THAT OKAY? THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING. TRYING TO THINK OUT AND WORK WITH YOUR RULES.

OKAY. IT'S BETTER TO SCHEDULE TOO MUCH AND CANCEL THEN NOT BE ABLE TO SCHEDULE AND GET PEOPLE TOGETHER.

I THINK WE WORKED IT OUT.

OKAY. NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

I THINK WE HAVE IT DONE NOW.

YOU GOT ANYTHING TO SAY? I HAVE NOTHING.

NO, SIR. YOU GOT ANYTHING MORE TO SAY? NO. AND I THINK I RAN MY MOUTH ENOUGH EARLIER IN THE MEETING, SO I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY WITH THAT BEING THE CASE.

I GOT THAT, OKAY.

THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE IN JANUARY THE 29TH.

[10. NEXT MEETING DATE]

22ND. THAT WAS MY MISTAKE, SIR.

NOT THE AGENDA, 22ND NEXT YEAR.

YES. YEAH.

THE MINUTE THE AGENDA IS WRONG.

YES, SIR. YES. SHE KNOWS THAT I MADE.

SHE REALIZED SHE WAS SEEING IF YOU'RE READING IT.

THAT'S RIGHT. THEREFORE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND? SECOND. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

WE'RE ADJOURNED. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYBODY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.