[4.1 PRESENTATION - NASSAU HUMANE SOCIETY - Nassau Humane Society Executive Director Dionna Sowers will present the "City Commission Dog of the Month."]

>> PLEASE HAVE A SEAT. TONIGHT WE GET STARTED WITH A PRESENTATION FROM THE HUMAN SOCIETY WITH A DOCK OF THE MONTH. COME ON DOWN.

HOPEFULLY HE DOESN'T FLIP THAT TABLE. HE'S VERY FUN . OUT OF ALL OF THE ONES THAT I BROUGHT THAT I AM OKAY TO DROP THE LEASH WITH, IT IS HIM. HE IS SO CALM. HE DOESN'T WALK VERY FAST. HE'S SEVEN YEARS OLD, ABOUT 100 POUNDS, WAS GREAT IN THE CAR. DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO GET IN, BUT ONCE HE WAS AND HE WAS FINE. SIT , STAY , THE ONLY , NOT ISSUE, BUT THE ONLY THING , HE HATES CATS, SO WE DID NOT GO THROUGH THE LOBBY. HE WENT OUT THROUGH THE DOOR. OTHER THAN THAT HE IS PERFECT. IF YOU WANT TO MEET HIM OR ANY OF HIS FRIENDS, YOU CAN VISIT THEM AT WWW.NASA HUMANE.ORG, OR YOU CAN VISIT US AT 639 AIRPORT ROAD . WE OPEN AT 11:00 TOMORROW.

>> SOMEONE ADOPT DIESEL . HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN WITH YOU?

>> HE HAS NOT BEEN WITH US LONG. ONLY SINCE DECEMBER . HE CAME FROM AN OVERCROWDED SHELTER FROM GEORGIA. HE WAS A TRANSPORT IN. HE'S SO SWEET. I'M SURPRISED HE IS STILL THERE

, HONESTLY. >> HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY ,

BRADLEY. >> I HAVE TO GET THERE QUICK.

GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD

[4.2 PROCLAMATION - "FERNANDINA 200" - Recognizing the City of Fernandina Beach's 200th Anniversary. The Fernandina 200 Proclamation will be presented by United States Representative Aaron Bean and accepted by the Fernandina 200 Steering Committee members.]

NIGHT, EVERYONE. >> ALL RIGHT . FOLKS, YOU NOTICE THE CITY COMMISSION , WE ARE WEARING COOL SHIRTS TONIGHT. TONIGHT WE ARE RECOGNIZING SOMETHING BIG. IT IS FERNANDINA BEACH'S 200TH ANNIVERSARY. WE WILL START WITH A COUPLE OF PROCLAMATIONS. TONIGHT JOINING US IS MR. BRIAN CABLE FROM THE CONGRESSMAN'S OFFICE. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. GOING TO COME DOWN THERE WITH YOU AND WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FROM CONGRESS THAT'S VERY EXCITING. YOU HAVE

THE FLOOR, SIR. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MAYOR. THIS IS A CONGRESSIONAL RECORD THAT CONGRESSMAN BEAN WILL BE READING INTO THE RECORD OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE , WHEN IT RETURNS TO SESSION NEXT WEEK. IN SOME AUDIENCES I MAY ATTEMPT TO DO AN IMPERSONATION OF THE CONGRESSMAN , BUT WITH THIS GUY RIGHT HERE I THINK OF GOING TO STICK TO TRYING TO BE BRIAN.

MR. SPEAKER , WHETHER YOU ARE LOOKING TO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN OPULENT COASTAL CULTURE, SPLASH MYSTICAL OCEAN WAVES OR FIND BLISS IN UNSPOILED WILDERNESS , YOU WILL FIND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IN MY NECK OF THE WOODS , FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA. I RISE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH. IT'S AN OCCASION TO COMMEMORATE, CONGRATULATE, AND CELEBRATE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE IT A WONDERFUL PLACE NOT ONLY TO VISIT , BUT LIVE, WORK, AND RAISE FAMILIES. THE ENERGY GOING INTO THIS BICENTENNIAL YEAR-LONG CELEBRATION SHOWS THE PRIDE RESIDENTS HAVE FOR THE CITY'S HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.

I'M HONORED TO SHARE IN THAT HISTORY UP PREVIOUSLY SERVING AS THE CITY COMMISSIONER FROM 1996 TO 1999 , AND TWO TERMS AS MAYOR OF FERNANDINA BEACH, AND BY REPRESENTING OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR NATIONS CAPITAL. ADDITIONALLY MY OLDEST SON IS CARRYING ON PUBLIC SERVICE AS THE CURRENT MAYOR OF FERNANDINA BEACH. THE CELEBRATION OF THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY IS NOT ABOUT THE PASSAGE OF TIME , BUT THE TRIUMPH OF PERSEVERANCE. IT IS

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A STORY ABOUT EVERY DAY FOLKS WHO CAME TOGETHER TO TAKE ACTION, TO BUILD, TO INNOVATE, TO SEIZE THE DAY , AND NEVER STOPPED STRIVING FOR GREATNESS. THANKS TO THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US, FERNANDINA BEACH IS A SUCCESS STORY, AND THANKS TO THOSE OF US LIKE ME, WHO CALL FERNANDINA BEACH HOME TODAY , WE WILL ENSURE A BRIGHT FUTURE. THE BEST IS YET TO COME AS OUR CITIES LATER YEARS WILL BE GREATER THAN ITS FIRST. MR. SPEAKER, ASK YOU TO JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH ON IT 200TH ANNIVERSARY.

>> WE APPRECIATE IT.

LET'S INVITE THE ENTIRE FERNANDINA 200 COMMITTEE. IF EVERYONE IS WEARING THE SHIRT I THINK IT COUNTS. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU UP HERE. AS WE GET STARTED, I JUST WANT TO SAY THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR , FOR THE ENTIRE 199TH EAR. THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN GETTING TOGETHER MAKING SURE THIS WOULD BE A VERY SPECIAL OCCASION FOR EVERYONE. I WILL PROCLAIM THIS TO YOU GUYS ABOUT THE FERNANDINA BEACH 200 ANNIVERSARY. IT'S A BIG DEAL. I HAVE ONE FOR YOU GUYS. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS TWO CENTURIES AGO THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH WAS FOUNDED ON JANUARY 1, 1824 . CHANGES HAVE SINCE OCCURRED THAT OUR FOREFATHERS COULD'VE ONLY IMAGINED COMING AT THE FUNDAMENTALS REMAIN THE SAME. WE ARE A VIBRANT, RESILIENT ISLAND COMMUNITY NESTLED UP, THE PITIFUL NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA COACHED, WHEREAS THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A BEACON OF WARMTH, HOSPITALITY, AND CULTURAL RICHNESS TO MY EMBRACING A DIVERSE TAPESTRY OF RESIDENTS WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY'S UNIQUE CHARACTER, AND WHERE IS FROM ITS EARLY DAYS AS A BUSTLING SEAPORT TO ITS CURRENT STATUS AS A THRIVING COASTAL GEM FERNANDINA BEACH HAS WITNESSED GROWTH, TRANSFORMATION, AND THE ENDURING SPIRIT OF ITS PEOPLE. WHERE'S THE CITY'S HISTORY IS MARKED BY THE DEDICATION OF GENERATIONS WHO HAVE WORKED, LIVED, AND FORGED CONNECTIONS TO CONTINUE THE LEGACY THAT SHAPES FERNANDINA BEACH TODAY, AND WHERE IS THIS MILESTONE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THE CITY'S ACHIEVEMENTS, HONOR, HISTORY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE FIELD A PROMISE, AND SHARED PROSPERITY. ACKNOWLEDGES OVER THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ITS RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND BUILDING AND SUSTAINING OUR REMARKABLE ISLAND HOME. THEREFORE I MAYOR BRADLEY BEAN BY THE VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY INVESTED BEEN IN ME AS MAYOR OF FERNANDINA BEACH DO HEREBY WISH THE ENTIRE CITY OF VERY HAPPY 200TH ANNIVERSARY, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO TAKE PART IN OUR CELEBRATION THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER RIGHT NOW TO THE CHAIR, THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE, MS. LISA FINKELSTEIN. WE WILL HAVE HER COME ON DOWN AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE FERNANDINA 200 COMMITTEE IS DOING THIS YEAR.

>> SURE. CAN WE GET OUR PICTURE?

>> LET'S TAKE A PICTURE.

LIKE TO THANK RYAN CAMPBELL FOR BEING HERE ON BEHALF OF CONGRESSMAN BEAN. I LIKE TO THINK THE MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS AS WELL FOR THAT PROCLAMATION. AS CHAIR OF THE FERNANDINA 200 COMMITTEE , I AM HONORED TO ACCEPT THESE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND OUR COMMITTEE. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A YEAR-LONG CELEBRATION OF THE HISTORY OF FERNANDINA BEACH , WITH A SPECIAL CITYWIDE PARTY ON THE ACTUAL BIRTHDAY , WHICH IS JANUARY 1ST, 2025. WE HAVE A WHOLE YEAR OF EVENTS PLANNED, AND WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO KICK IT OFF TONIGHT. THANKS TO THE FERNANDINA 200 COMMITTEE.

AS BRADLEY SAID, WE HAVE BEEN MEETING FOR 1.5 YEARS NOW, AND IT HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE. EVERYBODY HAS BEEN CONTRIBUTING, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR GREAT ORGANIZATIONS ARE PRESENTED. TONIGHT WE HAVE AS PART OF THE COMMITTEE PHYLLIS DAVIS FROM THE THEME OF HISTORY, MIKE HARRISON, REPRESENTING THE HDC. JULIE MCAFEE IS ONE OF OUR MAIN STREET VOLUNTEERS. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE FROM THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH AS PART OF THE COMMITTEE MARY HAMBURG, THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, LAURA LAI JACOBS, THE GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR , AND THEN MISSING TONIGHT BUT VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMITTEE WERE MARI DUKE ARE FROM THE VISITORS BUREAU, ALLISON -- FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

CHRISTINE -- FROM THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH . TRACY DISHMAN, THE EDITOR FOR THE NEWS LEADER, AND AND FREEMAN FROM ARTS AND CULTURE NASA , AND BRANDY CARVALHO WAS THE

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LIAISON, SO WE WORK TOGETHER IN PLANNING OUR EVENTS. NOW I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE SOMEONE VERY SPECIAL TO THE BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. WILL BE WITH US ALL YEAR. IS GOING TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE UPCOMING EVENTS FOR THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.

PLEASE WELCOME OUR LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER, THOMAS PATRICK O'HAGAN

. >> HERE HE IS.

>> HAPPY NEW YEAR. >> HAPPY NEW YEAR.

>> YOU ALL CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT. HAPPY NEW YEAR. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. PLEASURE TO SEE YOU. VICE MAYOR STURGES.

COMMISSIONERS. OFFICERS, AND OUR CITIZENS. I STAND HERE BEFORE YOU FIGURATIVELY AS THOMAS PATRICK O'HAGAN, AND I HAVE BEEN THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER FOR MANY DECADES AND WAS A PRINCIPAL LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER ON EMILIO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE FROM 1955 TO 1925. THIS YEAR I'LL BE VISITING WITH THE CITY FROM TIME TO TIME TO HELP FERNANDINA CELEBRATE HER 200 YEARS OF INCORPORATION , AND TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE AMELIA LIGHTHOUSE , AND WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO LIVE HERE WHEN I DID.

IN A MINUTE, I WILL TALK ABOUT FERNANDINA'S 200 YEAR CELEBRATION IN SOME ACTIVITIES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE THIS MONTH , AND THE FIRST OF 12 MONTHS OF CELEBRATION COME ABOUT BEFORE I GET THERE , LET ME BRIEFLY INTRODUCE MYSELF A LITTLE BETTER. I WAS BORN IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK IN 1859 AND JOINED THE BUREAU OF LIGHTHOUSES AT 17 YEARS AS A PART-TIME ASSISTANT , AND THE KEEPER TO HUNTINGTON ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE YEAR OF OUR NATION'S CENTENNIAL .

STARTING A CAREER AS A LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER THAT LASTED THE NEXT HALF-CENTURY. AS I SAID, FROM 1905 UNTIL 1925 , I WAS THE PRINCIPAL KEEPER HERE IN OUR LIGHTHOUSE. MY WIFE AND I HAD 12 CHILDREN , AND ALTHOUGH SHE PASSED IN 1915 , THE KIDS GREW UP TO BE FINE PEOPLE. TWO OF OUR SONS, THOMAS AND DAVID , BECAME LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS, AND A THIRD, JOSEPH , HE SERVED AS A MATE ABOARD A U.S. LIGHTHOUSE TENDER AND UPON SEVERAL LIGHT SHIPS. NOW, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO FLY MY OWN FLAG , BUT I DON'T THINK ANYONE ELSE IN THE LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE CAN THEY THAT FOUR MEN AND ONE FAMILY WERE ON THE JOB AT ONE TIME . I SERVED AS A LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER FOR FERNANDINA'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY , AND IT WAS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE ASKED TO RETURN ESSENTIALLY LATER IN ALLEGORICALLY REPRESENT THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH AT OUR 200 YEAR BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE , WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO JOIN US AT THE EVENTS THAT WILL BE PLANNED EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR, CULMINATING INTO THE 200 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE INCORPORATION OF FERNANDINA ON JANUARY 1 , 2025 . MONDAY , JANUARY 15 , JOIN THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AT THE MUSEUM FOR STORIES OF THE PAST AND ARDOR OF MONITOR -- MARTIN PICKING JUNIOR DAY. THE PRESENTATION WILL BE FROM SEGREGATION TO INTEGRATION. WEDNESDAY , JANUARY 17 , FROM 3:00 TO 5:00 P.M. , WE WILL EXPLORE THE WORLD OF PIPPI LONGSTOCKING AT THE LIBRARY, OPEN TO STUDENTS AGES 8 TO 12.

FEBRUARY 10, THE FABULOUS FLAGS OF FERNANDINA , PRODUCED BY THE AMELIA ISLAND QUILT GUILD. EXHIBITS OPENING AT 3:00 P.M.

AT THE FERNANDINA BEACH LIBRARY, IT IS GOING TO RUN THROUGH APRIL 26. NOW MS. LAURA LAI JACOBS HAS REQUESTED THAT I INVITE YOU TO OBSERVE THE PAGES OF THE WEB, AS WELL

AS FOLLOW OUR BOOK FACE -- >> FACEBOOK.

>> FACEBOOK. I APOLOGIZE. I'M NEW AT THIS, FACEBOOK AND YOUR WEBBING PAGE. I'M GOING TO SPECIAL 200TH ANNIVERSARY ACTIVITIES IN OUR PRODUCTS INCLUDE THE A IDC, THE TAVERN, AND THE ALLEY. THEY FEATURED THE RELEASE OF A BICENTENNIAL BEER -- BEHIND US OVER HERE AT ASH AND EIGHTH STREET.

AMELIA ISLAND HISTORIC TOURS, LEARN ABOUT MACGREGOR END OF THE SCOTT'S. AND THEIR PLACE IN FERNANDINA'S HISTORY EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW THE IRISH HAD -- WEEKLY PRODUCT AND LIVE MUSIC FEATURES TYPICAL OF LIFE IN THE 1820S. BICENTENNIAL

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MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE AT COLOR WARE AND HARBOR WHERE IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN FERNANDINA BEACH . BUT , IF I MAY DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO A WONDERFUL DEPICTION OF OUR LIGHTHOUSE, THAT HAS BEEN SO PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED OVER THE YEARS ON OUR CITY SEAL , IT IS FLANKED AND ADORNED BY A FLAGS THAT HAVE FLOWN OVER THE ISLAND, REPRESENTING THE INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF HISTORY, TRANSITION , AND PROGRESS ASSOCIATED WITH FERNANDINA BEACH. ALL OF US WHO HAVE LIVED HERE AND SEEN THE BEACON SHINE UNSELFISHLY , PIERCING THE DARKNESS, BUT LET ME SHARE WITH YOU SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE CROWNING EMBLEM OF OUR COMMUNITY . WHEN OUR LANTERN FIRST SET ITS BEAM OF LIGHT OUT TO SEA ON MARCH THE FOURTH, 1839 , FLORIDA HAD NOT YET BECOME A STATE . A VERY INTERESTING FACT IS THAT OUR LIGHTHOUSE IS ACTUALLY OLDER THAN FERNANDINA , AS IT STARTED SERVICE 19 YEARS EARLIER, ONLY A FEW MILES ACROSS THE ST. MARY'S RIVER ON THE END OF CUMBERLAND ISLAND OF GEORGIA. IT'S THE ONLY BRICK LIGHTHOUSE EVER TO BE DISASSEMBLED, MOVED TO ANOTHER STATE, AND THEN REBUILT. IT BOASTS A SPIRAL STAIRCASE MADE ENTIRELY OF GRANITE. EACH OF THE 59 STEPS ARE ALL HAND CUT STONES, WITH TWO ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS OF CAST-IRON STAIRS CONTINUING ABOVE THEM. NOW , FEW STRUCTURES IN FLORIDA BOAST A HERITAGE AS LONG AND INTRIGUING IS THE AMELIA ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE. OURS IS THE STATE'S OLDEST LIGHTHOUSE. IT IS THE ONLY ONE FROM THE TERRITORIAL PERIOD THAT HAS SURVIVED WITHOUT ANY RENOVATIONS AND REBUILDING, AND IN THOSE EARLY DAYS, WE HAD TO CARRY BUCKETS OF WHALE LARD, AND THEN YEARS LATER GALLONS OF KEROSENE , OF MORE THAN 70 STEPS TO FILL THE HOLDING TANKS TO FUEL THE LANTERN. THEN, EVERY FOUR HOURS, WE TRIMMED THE WICKS AND ROUND-THE-CLOCK MECHANISM. SHE IS THE WESTERNMOST LIGHTHOUSE OF THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. SHE TOWER 64 FEET HIGH AND WAS SEEN A GOOD AMOUNT OF MILITARY ACTION. THE LIGHT WAS TEMPORARILY EXTINGUISHED BY THE CONFEDERATE ARMY DURING THE CIVIL WAR . IT WAS A WATCHED STATION EQUIPPED WITH ONE OF THE EARLIEST TELEPHONE LINES IN FERNANDINA TURNING THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR . SHE SERVED AS A LOOKOUT STATION IN BOTH WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II , BUT WHAT DOES OUR LIGHTHOUSE MEAN TO US ? OUR LIGHTHOUSE HAS WITHSTOOD HARSH WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STOOD TALL AGAINST THE FORCES OF NATURE. REPRESENTS STRENGTH IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY, AND SERVES AS A REMINDER TO REMAIN RESILIENT , EVEN IN THE MIDST OF LIFE'S TURBULENT CHALLENGES . OUR LIGHTHOUSE IS A SYMBOL OF SAFETY AND PROTECTION . IT WARRANTS SAILORS OF THE DANGEROUS SOUTHERN SCHOLES AND SHALLOWS , AND GUIDE THEM AWAY FROM POTENTIAL HAZARDS. IN A BROADER SENSE, OUR LIGHTHOUSE LEADS TO A SAFE HARBOR , AND A PLACE OF COMFORTABLE REFUGE. IT PROVIDES US WITH A SENSE OF SECURITY AND REASSURANCE, ALLOWING OUR CITIZENS TO FIND A WAY THAT WE FEEL PROTECTED.

OUR LIGHTHOUSE REMINDS US OF THE POWER OF PERSEVERANCE AND THE STRENGTH OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT . REPRESENTS HOPE AS IT SHINES ITS LIGHT EVEN IN THE DARKEST OF NIGHTS . IT SYMBOLIZES THE BELIEF THAT NO MATTER HOW CHALLENGING OR DIFFICULT LIFE MAY BE , THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE THAT A SPIRIT WHO PROVIDES A GUIDING LIGHT TO LEAD US THROUGH THE SUPERFLUITY'S OF LIFE'S JOURNEY , AND JUST AS OUR LIGHTHOUSE ENDURES THE ELEMENTS WHILE PROVIDING DIANE'S 'S, MAY IT INSPIRE ALL OF US GOVERNMENT AND CITIZENS ALIKE TO FIND OUR OWN INNER STRENGTH, REMAINS STEADFAST , AND PERSEVERE THROUGH THE DIFFICULTIES. MY FRIENDS, LET US PRAY THAT OUR LIGHTHOUSE CONTINUES TO BE A BEACON OF RESILIENCE, PROTECTION, REFUGE , AND HOPE. THROUGHOUT OUR BICENTENNIAL YEAR , MAY OUR GOOD LORD CONTINUE TO BLESS FERNANDINA BEACH. GREAT STATE OF FLORIDA. AND THE AMERICA WE LOVE. AMEN.

>> THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL OF THE EVENTS

COMING UP. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF YOU ARE ATTENDING THE LIGHTHOUSE, WHO IS COLLECTING THE TAXES?

[4.3 PROCLAMATION - "AMELIA ISLAND FERNANDINA RESTORATION FOUNDATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY" - Recognizes the Amelia Island Fernandina Restoration Foundation (AIFRF) 50th Anniversary. Members of the Amelia Island Fernandina Restoration Foundation will be in attendance to accept the Proclamation.]

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>> THANK YOU . FOLKS THEY WANT TO GO AHEAD AND INVITE , WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE FERNANDINA RESTORATION FOUNDATION DOWN TO THE PODIUM. I BELIEVE THEY ARE WITH US HERE TONIGHT. LET ME TAKE THIS REALLY QUICK IF YOU DON'T MIND, VICE MAYOR.

RESTORATION FOUNDATION. IT IS THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY. THEY WERE FOUNDED ON OUR 150TH. WELCOME BACK. THE VENN DIAGRAM HAS SOME OVERLAP HERE. IF YOU ARE INVOLVED WITH THE 200 CELEBRATION YOU MIGHT BE PART OF THE RESTORATION FOUNDATION.

WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING IT. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS IN 1973 FOLLOWING THE DEMOLITION OF THE FERNANDINA BEACH BELOVED HISTORIC KEYSTONE HOTEL LOCATED AT THE FOOT OF CENTER AND EIGHTH, A GROUP OF CONCERNED CITIZENS ORGANIZED TO PREVENT THE FURTHER LOSS OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES BY FORMING THE AMELIA ISLAND FERNANDINA RESTORATION FOUNDATION , OR YOU CAN JUST CALL THE RESTORATION FOUNDATION. WHEREAS THE INAUGURAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION MEMBERS WERE BOB AND AGNES WHITE , ELDRIDGE PARTNER AND, AUDREY WILLIAMS, AND BUDDY JACOBS WERE THE FOUNDING MEMBERS, WHEREAS IN THE 1970S THE RESTORATION FOUNDATION OBTAINED STATE AND FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS WHICH WERE ALLOCATED TO RECONFIGURE AND RESTORE THE CENTER STREET STREETSCAPE, LANDSCAPE, HISTORIC STRUCTURES, AND THE GENERAL DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION TO CREATE A SUCCESSFUL DOWNTOWN CENTER AND LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE BUSTLING HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ENJOYED AND FREQUENTED BY RESIDENTS TODAY . WHEREAS THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH WISHES TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND COMMEND THE RESTORATION FOUNDATION'S 50 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF AMELIA ISLAND AND FERNANDINA BEACH'S HISTORIC ASSETS AND HELP TO RETAIN NATIONAL RECOGNITION OF THE 55 BLOCK HISTORIC DISTRICT , ESTABLISH THE CITY'S HISTORIC DISTRICT COUNSEL, HIS STORE THE NASSAU COUNTY COURTHOUSE , THEY SAVED SAINT MICHAELS FROM DEMOLITION, UNITED STATES POST OFFICE, SUPPORTING THE RENOVATION OF THE FORMER NASSAU COUNTY JAIL TO BECOME THE AMELIA ISLAND MUSEUM, AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC TRAIN DEPOT, AND MOST RECENTLY , THE CEMETERY ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.

THEREFORE I, BRADLEY BEING, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY -- THINK AND COMMEMORATE THE AMELIA ISLAND FERNANDINA RESTORATION FOUNDATION IS 50TH ANNIVERSARY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO.

>> THANK YOU .

BECAUSE HER MOTHER WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF OUR FOUNDATION. IT IS A GREAT THING TO BE HERE, AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, MY AGE, IS A GREAT THING TO BE ANYWHERE, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WHILE BEING A PART OF THIS. MR. MAREN MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS RECOGNITION. WE ARE STARTING OUR 51ST YEAR OF DOING THIS AND HER ENERGY HAS NOT ELAPSED. WE CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE ARE DOING. I REALLY JUST WANT TO THINK NOT ONLY THE PEOPLE THAT FOUNDED THE FOUNDATION, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT KEPT IT GOING . AND OVER THE YEARS, CITY COMMISSIONS HAVE KEPT IT GOING.

CITY COMMISSION, YOUR DEDICATION , YOUR PREDECESSORS DEDICATION TO THE RESTORATION OF THIS WONDERFUL TOWN , AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT RESTORATION , IT GOES TO YOU VOLUNTEER PRESIDENT SAYERS. I THINK YOU ARE VERY MUCH. THERE IS A QUOTE I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU. I USUALLY SHARE QUOTES.

THIS IS FROM THAT WONDERFUL BOOK WRITTEN IN 1962 CALLED "CIVILIZATION ." IT WAS ALSO A TV SERIES. I WON'T GIVE THE WHOLE THING , BUT ONE OF HIS PARAGRAPHS HE SAID , I BELIEVE THAT IN SPITE OF THE RECENT TRIUMPHS OF SCIENCE, MEN HAVE BEEN CHANGED MONTHS IN THE LAST 2000 YEARS , AND IN CONSEQUENCE, WE MUST STILL TRY TO LEARN FROM HISTORY. HISTORY IS OURSELVES , AND THAT IS EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM. IT'S ALL ABOUT US. IT'S ALL ABOUT US , AND IT'S REALLY ABOUT YOU, BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY . WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH AND WE APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATE ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT MAKE ALL THIS POSSIBLE, AND

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> BEFORE YOU GO CAN WE TAKE A PICTURE TOGETHER? SQUEEZE IN.

THIS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. THAT'S VERY KEY. Q2 ALL THIS RIGHT THERE. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR BEING

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HERE. THANK YOU.

[5.1 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING - NORTHEAST FLORIDA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 630, LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, AFL-CIO-CLC - RESOLUTION 2024-01 APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO AMEND THE AGREEMENT WITH THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 630, LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, AFL-CIO-CLC; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves an Amendment to the Labor Agreement between the City of Fernandina Beach and LIUNA amending Article 19 - Uniforms.]

GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU ALL. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE HAVE A LOT OF IMPORTANT THINGS GOING ON. 200 YEARS ALREADY. 50 YEARS FOR THE RESTORATION FOUNDATION. IT'S VERY EXCITING TO GET THAT GOING. NOW TO THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF TONIGHT'S MEETING.

THE CONSENT AGENDA CANNOT ITEM 5, DO I HEAR A MOTION?

>> TAKE IT OFF. >> WE HAVE ONE REQUEST TO TAKE OFF THE CELLO ITEM ON CONSENT. WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT LIKE MOMENT, SO ITEM 5.1. LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL UP MR. GEORGE TO GO AHEAD AND PRESENT THIS ITEM.

>> THIS IS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCES OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH AND THE EMPLOYEE UNION , TRYING TO WORK OUT THE, THE COALITION OF GETTING UNIFORMS, YOU KNOW , IN THE RIGHT STANDARDIZATION , AND JUST WORKING WITH THE UNION TO BE INVOLVED WITH THAT , TO HAVE STANDARD UNIFORMS. SO , YOU KNOW, WITH OUR UTILITIES, MAINTENANCE , PARTS AND RACK, YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE THE SAME SHIRTS, SO IT IS ALL, YOU KNOW , CONSISTENT WITH THE PROGRAM.

IT WAS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LABOR

UNION WITH THE CITY. >> HOMOGENIZATION .

>> SORT OF . SORT OF. HOMOGENIZATION WITH THE

INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS YES. >> ALL RIGHT, DO WE HEAR A

MOTION? >> MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> MOTION AND A SECOND. I RECEIVED NO REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS. FOLKS, IF YOU ARE HERE TONIGHT AND YOU REQUEST TO SPEAK TO HIM THAT WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOU. FILL OUT A FORM IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM AND GET IT RIGHT TO THE CITY CLERK AND WE WILL HEAR YOUR COMMENTS TONIGHT. ON THIS ITEM I SEE NO ITEMS TO SPEAK, AND WITH NO FURTHER COMMISSIONER

COMMENTS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. >>

[6.1 SEPARATION AGREEMENT - CITY MANAGER ROSS - RESOLUTION 2024-02 APPROVING A COMPREHENSIVE RELEASE, WAIVER AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH CITY MANAGER JAMES TYSON “TY” ROSS FOR SEPARATION FROM CITY EMPLOYMENT; PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves the separation agreement with James Tyson "Ty" Ross in the amount of $50,773.82.]

>> THAT PASSES BY VOTE. THANK YOU. ITEM 6, RESOLUTIONS, ITEM

1, SEPARATION AGREEMENT. >> THIS IS WITH THE SEPARATION AGREEMENT THAT WE WORKED OUT LAST COMMISSION MEETING . THIS IS A PROVING THAT SEPARATION AGREEMENT THAT WAS SIGNED BY THE FORMER CITY MANAGER , MR. ROSS. IT IS A PROVING WHAT HE SIGNED AND WHAT EVERYBODY HAS AGREED TO , TO SEPARATE THAT

EMPLOYMENT. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS.

DO WE HEAR A MOTION? >> MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. CASINO REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON

THIS. >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION.

>> THIS CAN NO LONGER BE BACKED OUT OF CORRECT?

>> CORRECT. HE HAD A TIMEFRAME AND HE IS NOT APPEALED OR RESCINDED HIS SIGNATURE OR APPROVAL. SO IT'S DONE.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY COMMISSIONER COMMENT? SEEING NONE IN THE CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL CALL.

ROLL BEING CALLED ] >>

[6.2 AGREEMENT APPROVAL - INTERIM/PRO TEM CITY MANAGER - RESOLUTION 2024-03 APPROVING AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH CHARLES L. GEORGE, P.E. FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AS INTERIM/PRO TEM CITY MANAGER; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves an Employment Agreement for Charles L. George, P.E. to serve as Interim/Pro Tem City Manager.]

>> THAT PASSES 5-0. AGREEMENT APPROVAL, INTERIM CITY MANAGER.

>> I AM NOT SURE I SHOULD BE THE ONE SPEAKING ON THIS.

>> JUST TO FILL EVERYBODY IN, THIS IS THE DEAL THAT IS GOING TO GOVERN MR. GEORGE'S NEW CONTRACT.

>> YES. THIS IS A CONTRACT AND THE COMPENSATION FOR INTERIM CITY MANAGER DURING THAT PERIOD . IS $200,000, AND ALL OF THE OTHER BENEFITS AND MR. GEORGE HAS RECEIVED AS THE CITY ENGINEER, THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, AND AS INTERIM BEFORE , HE IS PART OF OUR PENSION PLAN, HEALTH, AND DENTAL INSURANCE BENEFITS, ET CETERA. YES THE SALARY IS BUMPED UP A LITTLE BIT. I THINK HE IS STILL AT THE $185,000 RANGE FROM WHEN HE DID THAT BEFORE. THIS WOULD GO UP TO $200,000 .

>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? >> MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND. I HAVE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS FROM THE PUBLIC.

ANY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CITY CLERK,

ROLLCALL. >>

[6.3 EMERGENCY SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE APPROVAL - POWER & PUMPS, INC - RESOLUTION 2024-04 RETROACTIVELY APPROVING THE EMERGENCY SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF A REMANUFACTURED HOFFMAN BLOWER FROM POWER & PUMPS INC FOR THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $87,764.71; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Retroactively approves the emergency sole source purchase of a Hoffman Remanufactured Blower from Power & Pumps Inc. in the amount of $87,764.71.]

>> THAT PASSES 5-ZERO MAC. WELCOME BACK, MR. GEORGE. ITEM

NUMBER THREE, -- >> UTILITIES ENGINEER, WHAT WE

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HAVE BEFORE HE WAS AN EMERGENCY SOLE-SOURCE PURCHASE THAT WILL NOT EXCEED 87,000 $754.71. THE REASON FOR THIS IS THE BLOWER FOR OUR DIGESTER WENT OUT AND WE HAD TO QUICKLY

REPLACE THIS. ANY QUESTIONS? >> ANY QUESTIONS ? SEEING NONE

, DO WE HEAR A MOTION? >> MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> MOTION AND SECOND PICK ANY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION ON THIS? SEEING NONE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL CALL.

[6.4 AGREEMENT AMENDMENT APPROVAL - COMCAST ENTERPRISE SERVICES - RESOLUTION 2024-05 APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH COMCAST ENTERPRISE SERVICES TO PROVIDE A MANAGED METRO ETHERNET WIDE AREA NETWORK SOLUTION; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves the First Amendment to the Comcast Enterprise Services Master Services Agreement and the Renewal Service Order which adds one circuit at Fire Station No. 2, one circuit at Water Plant No. 2., and reduces the City's monthly payment from $4,105.00 to $3,835.00.]

6.4 , AGREEMENT AMENDMENT APPROVAL, COMCAST ENTERPRISE SERVICES. ONCE AGAIN MR. GEORGE.

>> OKAY, THIS AGREEMENT IS IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING COMCAST CONTRACT TO HELP US CONNECT SOME OF OUR OTHER FACILITIES WITH THE WI-FI SYSTEM , CONNECTING THE FIRE STATION , AND THE WATER PLANT. IT IS JUST IMPROVING OUR SYSTEM AND ITS ACTUAL REDUCTION IN COST BY ABOUT $800. JUST TO GET THIS BETTER SYSTEM IN PLACE.

>> ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HEAR A MOTION.

AND A SECOND. ANY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION ON THIS? SEEING NONE , CITY CLERK , PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[6.5 PROPOSAL APPROVAL - RAILWAY PROJECT CONSULTANTS, LLC - RESOLUTION 2024-06 APPROVING A PROPOSAL FROM RAILWAY PROJECT CONSULTANTS, LLC FOR CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO COORDINATION AND ASSISTANCE FOR CITY RAILROAD PROJECTS ALONG NORTH FRONT STREET AND CENTRE STREET; PROVIDING FOR A CONTINGENCY FUND; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves a proposal from Railway Project Consultants, LLC for consulting services necessary for railroad permitting, consultation, and construction assistance on various projects on North Front Street and Centre Street in an amount not to exceed $35,000 which includes contingency funding.]

6.5, PROPOSAL APPROVAL, RAILWAY PROJECT CONSULTANTS POLICY.

>> WE HAVE A CONSULTANT THAT IS HELPED US WITH COORDINATION ON THE RAILROAD AND ALL OF THE NORTH FRONT STREET RAILROAD PROJECTS. THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THE CONTRACT TO HELP US WITH THE FINAL PART. IT IS JUST A CONTINUATION OF THAT CONTRACT TO HELP THEM DO ALL THAT COORDINATION WITH WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON. AND THE FPU TO THE POLLS OF THE UNDERGROUND. HE WORKS WITH US AND HELPING GET ENCROACHMENT PERMITS, CONSULTATIONS, REVIEWS , AND COMMENTS BACK FROM THE RAILROADS TO HELP CORDATE THOSE PROJECTS.

>> PERFECT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? VICE MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY , CHARLIE, THIS IS HELPING US, SO THIS PROJECT WILL PROCEED AND GET FINISH THIS

YEAR , CORRECT? >> THAT'S PART OF IT. HE IS THE ONE THAT'S HELPING US WITH ALL OF THE COORDINATION WITH THE FLAGMEN, THE INSURANCE, AND ALL THE THINGS WITH THE RAILROAD GOING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THESE PROJECT AREAS. HE HELPS US, THAT COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH THE RAILROAD SO WE HAVE A SEAMLESS OPERATION DURING THAT PROCESS.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? DO I HEAR A MOTION? I HEAR THE MOTION, SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[7.1 PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT (PEG) CHANNEL COMMITTEE - One reappointment.]

ARE NOW INTO ITEM 7, BOARD APPOINTMENTS. THE PACKET CHANNEL COMMITTEE, DO WE HEAR A MOTION ON THIS? OR JUST --

>> SECOND. >> I DO WANT TO HEAR THE NAME

OF THE PERSON. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE JUDITH NIKKI AS A REEMPLOYMENT TO THE PEG.

>> I WILL SECOND. >> HEAR THE MOTION TO SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? I THINK SHE DOES GREAT WORK ON THE PEG. ANY -- ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO DISCUSSION, I WILL SAY THAT I APPRECIATE MS. MACKEY AND HER DEDICATION. ALL RIGHT.

[7.2 GOLF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD - One appointment.]

HEADING HIM DOWN, ITEM 7.2, WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE GOLF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD. NOW, DO I HEAR A MOTION, DO WE

NEED TO MAKE A MOTION -- >> I MAKE A MOTION OF APPROVAL

FOR TOM -- >> I DO HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND AND THAT WE CAN OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. MR. ROSS.

>> I AM SURE HE WILL DO A FINE JOB ON THE COMMITTEE, BUT I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING HIS NOMINATION, SIMPLY BECAUSE HE IS ALREADY IN THE PARKS AND REC COMMITTEE . I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BRING MORE DIVERSITY ON THE COMMITTEES , AND THAT ONE PERSON SHOULDN'T SERVE ON MORE THAN ONE COMMITTEE, SO IT IS PERFECTLY LEGAL . IT IS PERFECTLY APPROPRIATE. I JUST THINK , IN THE PAST I HAVE VOTED THE SAME WAY AND PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO BE ON MORE THAN ONE COMMITTEE.

>> THANK YOU , COMMISSIONER ROSS . I SEE WHAT YOU'RE

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SAYING. I THINK THAT IS A WORTHY GOAL TO HAVE DIVERSE INPUT FROM ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, I WOULD SAY THAT WE HAVE A BIRD IN HAND AS OPPOSED TO TWO IN THE BUSH. I THINK HE'S DONE GREAT WORK ON PARTS AND REC, AS WELL AS HIS WORK WITH OUR BABE RUTH LEAGUE AS WELL. I DO THINK HE DOES GOOD WORK IN THE COMMUNITY MUSSO I WILL BE SUPPORTING HIM , ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ANOTHER APPLICANT. I THINK IF HE IS WILLING TO HELP , I'M GOING TO GRACIOUSLY ACCEPT THAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[8.1 CHARTER OFFICER PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS - This item is placed on the agenda at the request of Mayor Bean at the December 19, 2023, City Commission Special Meeting.]

FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE APPRECIATE YOU. ITEM 8 , DISCUSSION. THIS IS A DISCUSSION PLACE. WE JUST FINISHED UP THE CALENDAR YEAR, SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMPLETING PERFORMANCE REVIEWS WITH OUR CHARTEROFFICERS. THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROCESS. IF YOU WROTE THEM DOWN THEY ARE IN FACT PUBLIC RECORD. IF YOU DID THEM VERBALLY THEY ARE NOT. BUT AS SHOWN, COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER ANTUN , THAT'S AWESOME. FEEL FREE TO REQUEST THAT ANYTIME YOU WANT, AND THEN THE OTHER ONES, WE DID THOSE VERBALLY AS WELL , SO WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO. THIS PART IS JUST FOR DISCUSSION. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING, BECAUSE IF EVERYONE DID SAY SOMETHING TO THE CHARTER OFFICERS, BUT IF YOU SO WISH TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT ANYTHING, THIS WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE , THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYONE FOR COMPLETING THAT

[9. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]

TASK. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT TO MAKE SURE WE RECEIVE FEEDBACK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR . LOOKING DOWN THE LIST, LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. MR. JACK INGRAM IS TURNING LINEN RIGHT NOW, OTHERWISE I HAVE NO OTHER REQUEST TO SPEAK. WELCOME TO THE PODIUM TODAY.

>> JACK EMBER, 1003 BROOME STREET, FERNANDINA BEACH. I WANT TO ADDRESS YOUR WORKSHOP, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TALK DURING THE WORKSHOP, SO NOW IS A GOOD TIME . WHAT I HEARD WAS MR. ROSS ASKING FOR DATA . WHAT WAS GIVEN WAS RESPONSES THAT WERE MORE CONVENIENT THAN WHAT WAS NEEDED. I DIDN'T HEAR DATA ON TRAFFIC. WE KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE . PEOPLE DON'T TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IF WE HAVE INCREASED DENSITY. HOW DOES THE TRAFFIC FLOW , WHAT DO WE HAVE TO CHANGE TO GET THAT TO HAPPEN . THIS ALSO INCLUDES BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC , AND THERE IS NEVER REALLY ANY , AND HE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. SO , I WANT , WHEN YOU ARE ASKING FOR THE PROFESSIONALS, RATTING THEN HAVING IT TO BE CONVENIENT FOR YOUR AGENDA , IT SHOULD BE MORE ABOUT WHAT IS NEEDED TO MAKE THE PROPER DECISIONS. SO , THE OTHER THINGS ARE , WHAT DOES DENSITY LOOK LIKE IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS , OTHER BARRIER ISLANDS, SPECIFICALLY , WHAT IS OUR DRAINAGE SITUATION, WHAT KIND OF SOIL DO WE HAVE , AND YOU HAVE THE TREE CONSERVANCY PEOPLE WHO ARE MORE THAN QUALIFIED TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. THEY HAVE BEEN ASKING YOU FOR YEARS FOR A TREE SURVEY , AND AFTER JUST ABOUT EVERY SINGLE CITY COMMISSION , THIS ISLAND BLEEDS TREES , BECAUSE WE HAVE, AS MR. BEAN POINTED OUT , WE DO HAVE A TREE PROTECTION PROTOCOL , BUT IT IS NOT ENFORCED. IT IS JUST NOT ENFORCED. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY INDICATION OF ENFORCEMENT ANYWHERE, AND THEN WHEN PEOPLE DO TRY TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPLACE IT WITH SMALL TREES, THERE IS NO PROTECTION FOR THE SMALL TREES. IF THEY ARE UNDER A CERTAIN DIAMETER , SOMEBODY CAN JUST TO TAKE THEM OUT WITH A MACHETE AND THERE ARE NO REPERCUSSIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE SMALL. SO, THE WHOLE ASPECT OF INCREASING DENSITY , WHILE IT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR SOME PEOPLE'S BUSINESS, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOOD FOR THIS BARRIER ISLAND , BECAUSE WE ARE PAST OUR CAPACITY. THANK YOU.