>> SIT AND EAT, AND HAVE COFFEE STATION.
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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
LET'S PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE.
>> I CALL FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
>> I'LL SECOND IT. NO DISCUSSION.
>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR?
PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
[5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]
I THINK WE'VE GOT SOMEBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO TALK.YOU'LL HAVE TO GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND ALL THAT STUFF.
>> LAWRENCE PIPER, 404 SOUTH 5TH STREET, FERNANDINA BEACH.
NOTHING MAJOR. I JUST WANTED TO COME UP.
I DON'T KNOW MR. NICKOLOFF, BUT TWO OF YOU KNOW MY CONCERN ABOUT OUR BOAT TRAILER PARKING OVER HERE AT THE MARINA.
I GOT TO THINKING ON THE WAY UP HERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS EVEN HAVE ANY SAY SO IN THAT. PROBABLY NOT.
>> ALL UNDER THE REC DEPARTMENT.
>> LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I PROPOSED I WAS GOING TO SAY.
I PROPOSE THAT Y'ALL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION THAT THEY NEVER CLOSE BOAT TRAILER PARKING.
I WOULD THINK THAT THE MARINA SHOULD HAVE SOME CONCERN ON WHETHER THERE'S BOAT TRAILER PARKING AVAILABLE, AND WITH THE NEW WATERFRONT, THEY'RE PLANNING ON NEW EVENTS AND SQUEEZING THE PARKING.
THEY'VE ALREADY SQUEEZED THE PARKING.
THEY'VE CLOSED SOME OF THE PARKING, AND ALL FIVE OF THOSE COMMISSIONERS HAVE PLEDGED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP THAT BOAT RAMP OPEN.
BUT WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING PEOPLE, THEY'RE NOT TELLING TAXPAYERS, IS THAT IF THEY CLOSE THE BOAT TRAILER PARKING, THE BOAT RAMP IS CLOSED.
MAYOR BEAN WENT OUT TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND PUT THIS GREAT, WE PASSED THIS FUNDING FOR THIS PARK.
DIDN'T SAY NOTHING ABOUT CLOSING THE BOAT TRAILER PARKING.
I WOULD PROPOSE THAT ONE OF THESE BOARDS MAKE A PROPOSAL TO THE CITY COMMISSION THAT THAT BOAT TRAILER PARKING NEVER CLOSES, AND JOE, MAKE THEM VOTE.
>> THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE. I CAN'T MAKE HIM DO ANYTHING.
>> MAKE HIM VOTE. WE KNOW HOW HE'LL VOTE.
I'M SORRY, MR. ROSS, BUT WE KNOW HOW HE'LL VOTE.
>> ACTUALLY, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW HE'LL VOTE.
>> MAKE MR. BEAN VOTE AND MAKE MR. ASKEW VOTE, AND LET THE CITIZENS OF FERNANDINA KNOW DO THEY SUPPORT TAXPAYERS ACCESS TO THAT WATER OR DO THEY SUPPORT THE EVENTS AND ALL THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON FOR THE VISITORS OF OUR COMMUNITY? MY PROPOSAL IS MAKE THEM VOTE.
AT LEAST THE TAXPAYERS WILL KNOW WHERE THEY ALL STAND.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT GETTING THAT DONE.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET IT DONE EITHER.
I'M ALL FOR WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS A WORKING WATERFRONT.
I ALSO WANT TO MAKE ANOTHER CLARIFICATION.
IT'S BEEN SAID TWICE IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT I WAS IN FAVOR OF CLOSING THE BOAT RAMP. I WAS NOT.
I WAS IN FAVOR OF IT CONDITIONALLY, AND THAT CONDITION WAS TO MAKE THE [INAUDIBLE] A PROTECTED BOAT RAMP, WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED.
IT WAS NEVER BROUGHT UP IN THE PAPER THAT IT WAS CONDITIONAL.
THE PAPER HAS SINCE THEN WRITTEN A RETRACTION INDICATING THAT IT WAS CONDITIONAL.
THEY ALSO PUT A RETRACTION THERE THAT I DIDN'T BRING IT UP.
MR. ROSS DID IN ALL THE EMAILS.
I NEVER INITIATED THAT DISCUSSION.
THAT'S ALSO IN THE PAPER, AND I WANT EVERYBODY IN THE CITY OF FERNANDINA THAT WATCHES THIS ON TV TO KNOW THAT.
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I AM ALL FOR THIS BEING A WORKING MARINA.>> IT'S STRANGE, Y'ALL MAY NOT HAVE THIS UNDER YOUR PURVIEW, BUT IT WAS SO IRONIC WHEN I SAID IT HERE ON THE CRAB MEETING AND THEY WERE GOING OVER, THEY WERE REVAMPING THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN, AND THE VERY FIRST ITEM ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN WAS THAT THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THE WATERFRONT WAS A WORKING WATERFRONT.
WEREN'T THEY THE ONES THAT PROPOSED TO THE CITY COMMISSION, HEY, LET'S PUT A PARK DOWN HERE?-
>> YOUR PROBLEM WITH THE CRA IS THIS, MOST OF THE AREA THAT IS REALLY IN NEED OF FIXING IS TO THE NORTH OF THE MARINA, THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE ELECTRICITY, THE PLUMBING, THE SEWER SYSTEMS AND ALL THAT HAVE NEVER REALLY BEEN BUILT UP THERE.
THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY NEEDS TO BE PUT TO BUILD BETWEEN THE PORT AND THE CITY DOWN AT THE MARINA.
BUT EVERYBODY KEEPS LOOKING THE OTHER DIRECTION.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE STREETS, YOU LOOK AT THE FLOODING, YOU LOOK AT EVERYTHING ELSE UP THERE, THAT'S WHERE THEY LOOK.
>> CAN I SAY SOMETHING? I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF THEM.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT OR NOT, BUT I TURNED IT ON.
>> I'M MAKING A MOTION THAT THE BOARD RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COMMISSION TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS AMPLE PARKING.
>> THEY CLAIM THEY GOT AMPLE PARKING NOW, BUT THEY CLOSE IT.
>> HOW DO I WANT TO PHRASE THIS? TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS ALWAYS PARKING FOR BOAT TRAILERS AND BOATERS AT MARINA.
>> THERE'S ONLY ONE PROBLEM WITH THAT MOTION.
>> AMPLE IS TO ME 12 PARKING SPOTS.
IT'S WHAT THEY'RE SAYING NOW, WE'VE GIVEN YOU 12.
HERE'S THE OTHER THING, THEY PARK TOUR BUSES IN WITH THE BOAT TRAILER PARKING.
>> EVEN IF THEY HAVE 12 BOAT PARKING AND THEY PULL THESE TOUR BUSES IN THERE.-
>> I'LL REPHRASE MY MOTION TO MAKE SURE THERE'S PARKING AND THAT THE TOUR BUSES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO IN THERE AND PARK ANYMORE.
THAT'S THE MOTION TO DIRECT THE CITY TO DO THAT.
LET ME SAY SOMETHING ELSE IN THIS MOTION.
IT'S TIME FOR OUR BOARD TO BE HEARD AND RECOGNIZED BECAUSE I SEE ALL THE OTHER BOARDS HAVING SO MUCH SAY IN THIS CITY ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS, AND IN MY OPINION, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE BEING TREATED LIKE A RED-HEADED STEPCHILD.
I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US TO TAKE A STAND.
IF WE'RE GOING TO REPRESENT THE MARINA, HERE WE GO.
>> LET'S THINK ABOUT THAT MOTION.
>> Y'ALL THINK ABOUT IT. NOT EVEN TONIGHT, BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS THOSE COMMISSIONERS HAVE TO VOTE ON THIS ISSUE.
>> MAKE THEM COME OUT AND SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO GUARANTEE BOAT TRAILER PARKING.
THE ONLY REASON WHY THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT IS BECAUSE YOU GOT THE [INAUDIBLE] TOURNAMENT, YOU GOT SHRIMP FESTIVAL, AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL THESE OTHER FESTIVALS THEY'RE PUTTING DOWN THERE, AND THEY DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THAT PARKING OPEN WHEN THOSE FESTIVALS ARE GOING ON.-
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M WONDERING ABOUT ON ANYTHING THAT WE WOULD TRY TO PUT TOGETHER TO BRING BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSIONERS.
DO YOU SAY A MINIMUM OF 12 SPOTS RESERVED FOR BOAT TRAILER PARKING? WHICH MEANS, OF COURSE, THE TOUR BUSES COULDN'T BE THERE.
OR DO YOU SAY A MINIMUM OF 12 EXCEPT DURING SPECIAL OCCASIONS? YOU GOT TO BE REAL CAREFUL WITH THAT ONE.
>> EVERY EVENT IS A SPECIAL OCCASION.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I GOT A QUESTION.
I THOUGHT THAT THE NEW PLAN LEAVES THE TRAILER PARKING THERE IN PLACE?
>> THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THAT PLAN, AND, TO BE FAIR, IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEE, IT'S DIFFICULT TO TELL ON THE LITTLE PLAN THAT YOU SEE A PICTURE OF ON THE INTERNET AND ALL.
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>> SUPPOSEDLY 12 BOAT TRAILER PARKING SPACES.
BUT IF THEY PARKED TOUR BUSES IN THERE, I'VE RECENTLY PUT A PICTURE OUT THERE ON THE INTERNET JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHERE THEY HAD A TOUR BUS AND THEY HAD A COUPLE OF SCHOOL BUSES IN THE BOAT TRAILER PARKING.
IN FACT, THERE'S A SIGN THERE, MR. NICKOLOFF, THAT SAYS, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BOAT TRAILER AND TOUR BUS PARKING.
WITH THAT, LOOKING AT THAT DRAWING, THEY EXPAND THE [INAUDIBLE] COURTS.
THE WAY I'M LOOKING AT IT, AND I COULD BE WRONG, BUT WHEN YOU MAKE THAT TURN WITH YOUR TRAILER, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TURN IN RIGHT THERE WHERE THAT [INAUDIBLE] COURTS ARE.
>> RIGHT. YOU'RE COMING IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
>> THEY PULLED THE GRASS OUT IN THE PICTURE.
THE BIGGEST ISSUE I HAVE IS THAT WHEN THEY START PUTTING EVENTS DOWN THERE.
THEY'VE ALREADY PROCLAIMED THEY WANT TO PUT EVENTS, AS AN EXAMPLE, THE FARMER'S MARKET.
THEY'VE MENTIONED, LET'S PUT THE FARMER'S MARKET DOWN THERE EVERY WEEKEND.
I WOULD QUESTION, ARE THEY GOING TO CLOSE THE BOAT TRAILER PARKING WHEN THE FARMER'S MARKET IS THERE? PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THAT.
>> HAVE YOU BROUGHT THIS BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS, MADE THE SAME STATEMENTS?
>> I'VE EMAILED AND I'VE POSTED.
>> HAVE YOU GONE BEFORE THE COMMISSION WITH IT?
>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.
>> THEY'RE JUST MENTIONING THE THREE.
THEY MENTIONED THE CHILI COOK-OFF, THE FARMERS' MARKET, OF COURSE, THE PETANQUE TOURNAMENT.
MR. [INAUDIBLE], I THINK WAS TALKING ABOUT MAYBE MOVING SOUNDS ON CENTER DOWN THERE.
MY QUESTION, ARE THEY GOING TO CLOSE THE BOAT TRAILER PARKING FOR THOSE EVENTS? THEN THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING A BAND SHELL OR SOME PAVILION.
WHEN THEY HAVE BANDS DOWN THERE, ARE THEY GOING TO CLOSE PARKING FOR THE BOAT TRAILER? MR. NICKOLOFF, THAT'S WHAT [INAUDIBLE].
WE'VE GIVEN YOU 12 SPOTS, BUT IF THEY CLOSE THE PARKING LOT, YOU'VE GOT NOTHING, AND AND THE RAMP IS CLOSED.
>> MAY WE SUGGEST AMENDING YOUR MOTION FOR THE RECOMMENDATION THAT NOT ONLY IS IT OPEN AT OFF LIMITS TO, WELL, JUST RESERVED FOR TRAILER PARKING, THAT IT ALSO STAYS OPEN DURING SPECIAL EVENTS.
>> I'LL ACCEPT THAT FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
>> NOW, WE'RE GOING TO SAY 12 SPOTS? ARE WE GETTING AN ACTUAL NUMBER OF THE SPOTS?
>> [INAUDIBLE] CHANGE YOUR MODEL?
>> I'M SORRY. DID YOU SAY SOMETHING, SIR?
>> I MIGHT GIVE YOU A LITTLE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT I'D CHANGE.
>> YOU MAY KNOW WHAT HE JUST SAID.
>> I WILL GIVE YOU SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
>> HE WOULD RECOGNIZE HIM, AND HE HAS INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP OUR DECISION.
>> OH, YES, SIR. COME ON UP, SIR.
A LITTLE LATE THERE, [INAUDIBLE].
>> MY NAME IS CHIP ROSS, 210 NORTH THIRD STREET.
SPEAKING FIRST TO YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THE UTILITIES NORTH OF THE MARINA.
THE SEWER SYSTEMS ARE ALREADY IN.
YOU WOULD LOOK, IT'S ABOUT TO BE FINISHED, THAT ALL THE ELECTRICITY WILL BE UNDERGROUNDED.
THE WATER SYSTEM IS IN, SO THERE'S NO NEED OF UTILITIES NORTH OF FOURTH STREET.
ALL THAT'S BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.
>> WHEN WILL WHAT BE COMPLETED?
>> WELL, THE CRA SAID IT WASN'T.
>> WELL, I CAN'T HELP WITH THE CRA.
>> YOU KEEP QUOTING THE CRA, SIR. I'M SORRY.
I'M TELLING YOU THAT THERE'S A SEWER SYSTEM THERE.
I'M NOT HERE TO ARGUE, I'M JUST SAYING IT'S A FACT.
THERE'S A SEWER SYSTEM THERE, THERE'S A WATER SYSTEM THERE, THE LINES ARE BEING UNDERGROUND.
THERE'S TWO POLES TO GO, HOPEFULLY, THEY ALL GET TAKEN CARE OF IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.
THEN THERE ARE THREE PHASE ELECTRICITY.
THERE IS SEWER AND WATER ALL NORTH TO THE PORT.
>> NORTH FROM THE MARINA ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE PORT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S NUMBER 1.
NUMBER 2, THE TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE PASSED A REVIEW OF A PARKING LOT THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH PARKING LOT C AND D. THAT'S BEEN PASSED, AND HAS I THINK, 11 OR 12 BOAT TRAILERS IN IT.
THAT'S WHAT THE CITY HAS APPROVED FOR
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PARKING THERE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.FOR THAT FOR THAT TO BE CHANGED, THEY HAVE TO GO BACK BEFORE THE TRC.
THAT'S THE APPROVED PARKING FOR THAT AREA.
>> BUT QUESTION IS, IS THAT AN APPROVED PARKING LOT FOR THE 12 SLOTS FOR THE BOAT PARKING?
>> I'S EITHER 11 OR 12, I DON'T REMEMBER THE NUMBER.
>> WHICHEVER, BUT DOES THAT ALSO RESTRICT IT TO ONLY BOAT PARKING?
>> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.
>> BOAT TRAILER PARKING, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR WITH SPECIAL EVENTS, ALL THAT'S CLOSED DOWN DURING SHRIMP FEST.
>> WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER.
AS FOR THE COMMENT ABOUT THE BOAT TRAILER, WHEN THEY PLANNED THAT, THEY TOOK BOAT TRAILERS AND TRUCKS AND THEY MADE SURE THAT IT ALL WORKED OUT.
ANYONE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT?
>> WE GOT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BEFORE THAT WE NEED TO GO BEFORE THE BOARD, OR AT LEAST, MAKE A MOTION TO THE BOARD THAT WE RESERVE WHATEVER IT IS, 11 OR 12 TRAILER SPOTS FOR USE BY THE BOAT RAMP PEOPLE, THE BOAT TRAILER PEOPLE, AND NOT BE USED BY OTHER VEHICLES SUCH AS TOUR BUSES.
YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT WHEN TOURS ARE GOING ON AND EVERYTHING, THE MOST LOGICAL PLACE TO PUT THOSE BUSES ARE WHERE THEY ARE, IN THE BOAT AREA.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO WALK FROM THIRD AVENUE OR WHATEVER ALL THE WAY DOWNTOWN.
>> BUSES ARE A PROBLEM DOWNTOWN, I WOULD ADMIT THAT
>> SURE. WELL, FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.
ONE IS THAT, THE STREETS, IT'S VERY HARD FOR THEM TO TURN AROUND, SAME WAY DURING THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL IN THE PARADES.
YOU CAN'T GET A BOAT WITH A TRAILER TURNED AROUND IN HERE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE COAST GUARD HAS ISSUES WITH.
THEY JUST CAN'T TURN THEM AROUND.
BUT I THINK THAT YOU'VE MADE A MOTION THAT WE NEED TO GO BEFORE THEM AND SAY THOSE SLOTS NEED TO BE RESERVED FOR BOAT TRAILERS, AND NOT FOR VANS AND OTHER THINGS IN THAT AREA.
I THINK THAT'S A REASONABLE THING FOR US TO ASK THEM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, CHRIS, ARE YOU SECOND TO THAT?
>> I DID, WITH THEY AMENDMENT.
>> NO, I HAVEN'T SECONDED IT YET, I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE THIRD MOTION TO COME THROUGH.
>> WELL, I ACCEPTED YOUR FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
>> I UNDERSTAND WHAT [INAUDIBLE].
>> LET ME READ IT, TO MAKE SURE THAT PARKING IS RESERVED FOR BOAT TRAILERS ONLY, AND TOUR BUSES OR OTHER VEHICLES WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARK IN THE TRAILER SPOTS, AND THAT THEY WILL STAY OPEN DURING SPECIAL EVENTS.
>> WELL, WE CAN'T PUT A COAST GUARD BOAT ON THE [INAUDIBLE], SO WHY SHOULD WE HAVE A PARKING.
>> I NEED TO TURN MY LIGHT ON HERE. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS?
>> CAN I ASK A QUESTION BEFORE?
>> DURING THE OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS, AND MAYBE I'M JUST NOT FAMILIAR WITH HOW FAR DOWN WE CLOSE OFF LOTS C AND D. I MEAN, DURING THOSE SPECIAL EVENTS ISN'T ALL OF THAT SPACE INCLUDING, I'M NOT SURE HOW WE COULD HOW THAT WOULD WORK IF WE WERE TO SAY THEY CAN'T BE USED FOR ANYTHING, IF THE RAMPS CAN BE CLOSED ANYWAY.
>> THINK ABOUT IT. IS HE STILL GOING TO LAUNCH HIS BOAT DURING A RAMP FESTIVAL?
>> NO. I DON'T KNOW IF HE IS OR NOT.
>> WELL, I DON'T THINK HE CAN.
I MEAN, THERE'S NO PLACE TO DO IT.
>> I FEEL MR. SHARP BEING HE MISSED MY COMMENTS? I HATE TO REPEAT THAT, BUT Y'ALL ARE.
THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF MY PROPOSAL, MR. SHARP, WAS THAT DURING SPECIAL EVENTS THEY CLOSED THE PARKING?
>> WHAT I'M ASKING YOU GUYS TO DO IS TO ASK THE CITY BOARD TO NOT CLOSE BOAT TRAILER PARKING, AND I UNDERSTAND SHRIMP FESTIVAL IS A BIG THING AND PING TALK IS A BIG THING.
BUT NOW THEY'RE BRINGING IN ALL THESE OTHER EVENTS THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.
ESSENTIALLY THE BOAT TRAILER PARKING COULD BE CLOSED EVERY WEEKEND WITH FARMER'S MARKET.
EVERY WEEKEND COULD BE CLOSED.
I'M SAYING MAKE THE COMMISSIONERS VOTE.
YOU WANT TO KEEP BOTH TRAILER PARKING OPEN ALWAYS. I KNOW.
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LIKE MR. BRAWL SAYS, THAT'S A BIG THING TO SAY.WHAT I WANT TO DO IS TO MAKE THOSE COMMISSIONERS VOTE ON IT AND LET IT BE KNOWN WHERE THEY STAND.
DO THEY STAND WITH OUR LOCAL TAXPAYING VOTERS OR DO THEY STAND WITH THESE TOURISTY EVENTS?
>> I THINK WE CAN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION.
I DON'T THINK THEY NEED TO HEAR IT.
>> I COULD PICTURE ALL OF THEM KNOWING.
>> I THINK YOU'LL GET A UNANIMOUS VOTE AGAINST IT BECAUSE THEY REALIZE WHAT THE IMPACT THIS ROOM FESTIVAL WILL BE IN THE PATON COURSE THING WILL BE.
THEY'RE GOING TO IMMEDIATELY SAY THAT THAT'S BEING EXTREMELY.
>> IS THERE SOME MIDDLE GROUND THAT WE COULD GET TO?
>> WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT DRAWING, I REALIZED THAT THE ENGINEERS HAVE NOT GOTTEN THEIR HANDS ON IT REAL GOOD.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IS SEE THAT BOAT TRAILER MAKING PARKING MOVED UP TOWARDS WHERE ATLANTIC SEAFOOD IS.
THEN THEY COULD VERY WELL PUT A TURN AROUND THERE AND THEY COULD CLOSE OFF EVERYTHING SOUTH OF THERE FOR EVENTS.
THAT BOAT TRAILER PARKING STAY OPEN ALL THE TIME.
BUT THEN YOU THROW THAT RESTAURANT IN THERE AND THEY DON'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE WATERFRONT PARK AND THE RESTAURANT IN THE SAME BREATH.
THEY DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE SAME THING BUT THE PROBLEM WITH MY PLAN IS THAT WE MOVED THAT BOAT TRAILER PARKING UP RIGHT THERE CLOSE TO WHERE ATLANTIC SEAFOOD IS.
NOW ATLANTIC SEAFOOD IS GOING TO GET THREE TIMES BETTER IF IT GOES THROUGH.
THAT WOULD BE MY COMPROMISE OR SOLUTION THAT, LET'S PUT BOAT TRAILER PARKING UP OR ASK THE CITY TO FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO PUT A VOTE UP.
>> WELL, I HATE FOR US TO TAKE AN EXTREME POSITION THAT WE KNOW IT IS GOING TO GET SHOT DOWN, THAT'S THEY'RE GOING TO VOTE FIVE TO NOTHING AGAINST IT.
YOU'VE NEVER BEEN ON THIS BOARD.
>> SO FAR WE'VE BEEN SHUT DOWN 100% OF THE TIME, SO I'M GETTING SHUT DOWN ONE MORE TIME.
IT WOULDN'T MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENCE.
BUT I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM.
I THINK I KNOW WHERE MR. ROSS IS COMING FROM.
I KNOW WHERE LAWRENCE IS COMING FROM A HAPPY MEDIUM WOULD BE, HEY, DURING EVENTS WHERE YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO USE THE BOARD RAMP BY EITHER SHRIMP FESTIVAL, YOU CAN'T USE IT DURING THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL AND CERTAIN EVENTS LIKE THAT WHERE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO LAUNCH A BOAT AT THE CITY BOAT RAMP, THEN THAT PARKING SHOULD BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE THAT'S NEEDED.
BUT WHEN THE BOAT RAMP IS ACTIVE, THEN THE BOAT RAMP PARKING SHOULD ALSO BE RESERVED.
I THINK THAT'S A WAY IT SHOULD REALLY READ.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT? DO YOU LIKE LIKE THAT?
>> CAN YOU PIECE THAT TOGETHER IN SOMETHING THAT MAKES MORE SENSE?
>> ELIMINATE ALL BUS TOUR BUSES FROM BEING IN THERE.
>> WELL, I DID. LIKE I SAID SPECIFICALLY FOR.
SHE DOES THAT WHEN SHE WANTS TO HEAR ME. BE HONEST.
>> AFTER MR. ROSS FINISHES, I HAVE COMMENT.
>> BUT YOU HAVE TO COME UP HERE TO TALK.
>> BUT HE'S MR. ROSS, I THINK STILL BEST.
>> I THINK THOSE TOUR BUS JUST MY TAKE ON THE TOUR BUSES AND WHERE THEY CAN WALK, THEY THEY CAN EASILY EMPTY AND BE RECALLED FROM FROM THE CITY PARK WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF WHEN THEY'RE NEEDED.
THEY CAN THEY CAN EMPTY GO TO PARK SOMEWHERE ELSE AND BE RECALLED.
>> IT'S ALREADY IN THE MOTION.
IT ALREADY SAYS TO TOUR BUSES OR OTHER VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARK IN THE TRAILER SIDE.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? IT'S ALREADY THERE.
>> WE HAVE BASICALLY MODIFIED IT.
WHENEVER THE BOAT RAMP IS OPEN, THEN THE PARKING WILL BE RESERVED.
IS THAT IS THAT AGREEABLE TO EVERYBODY?
>> CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> CAN I ASK A QUESTION BEFORE YOU PASS IT?
>> ALL OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU, SIR. DO YOU NEED TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE, MR. ROSS?
>> I'D LIKE TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION WITH YOU.
>> GREAT. UNDER THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION OF THE MARINA, THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 79 BOAT SLIPS.
BUT THEY'RE NOT REALLY BOAT SLIPS BECAUSE THEY'RE TIED END TO END, 75% IS AVAILABLE FOR TRANSIENT FOOTAGE AND 25% IS
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AVAILABLE FOR LONG TERM FOOTAGE OF 25% THAT'S FOR LONG TERM.THE COMMERCIAL SLIP HOLDERS ARE 24 AND OF THOSE COMMERCIAL SLIP HOLDERS, 80% OF THEIR CUSTOMERS ARE TOURISTS.
OF THE NONCOMMERCIAL SLIP HOLDERS,14 ARE NON CITY RESIDENTS.
ACTUALLY, I HAVE THIS WRONG HERE, 14 ARE NON CITY RESIDENTS AND TWO ARE CITY RESIDENTS.
>> OF THOSE THAT ARE NON CITY RESIDENTS, ARE THEY COUNTY RESIDENTS?
>> NO IDEA. I DIDN'T CHECK THAT.
>> YOU DIDN'T WANT TO CHECK THAT? BECAUSE THEY PAY TAXES TOO.
WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MARINA AND MARINA FINANCING.
CURRENTLY WITH THE UTILITY FUND, THERE'S $153,000 YEAR PAYMENT AND THAT'S GOING TO BE DUE FOR THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS, AND THERE'S A COMMERCIAL LOAN FOR 2.7 MILLION DOLLAR OF ABOUT $600,000 PER YEAR FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT SIX YEARS.
THAT'S ABOUT $750,000 A YEAR FOR THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS IN DEBT ALONE.
DREDGING, THE ATM DID A REPORT AND THEY SAID THERE'S GOING TO BE NO CHANGE IN THE FUTURE.
AT THE CURRENT PRICE, WE'RE SPENDING APPROXIMATELY $930,000 A YEAR FOR DREDGING.
THIS LAST ROUND, THE ORIGINAL WAS $65 A CUBIC FOOT, AND IT WENT UP TO $67 A CUBIC FOOT WHEN WE DID AN ADDENDUM, SO THE PRICE IS GOING UP AND THAT ASSUMES A SPOIL SITE THAT'S NEARBY, WHICH IS RAPIDLY FILLING.
THE PRICE IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO ESCALATE FOR DREDGING.
IT'S NOW CLOSE TO $1 MILLION A YEAR.
FINE GRANT IF IT CONTINUES WILL BE FOR ABOUT TWO, THUS TO $300,000 PER YEAR OF THAT.
THE ATTENUATOR INSURANCE, WHERE WE'RE UNABLE TO OBTAIN A WAIVER IF WE DO NOT SURE THAT AND IT IS ANNIHILATED IN A HURRICANE FEMA WILL NOT PAY US ANY MONEY AS THEY DID THE LAST TIME.
THE OTHER OPTIONS ARE TO GO PAYER.
THE PRICES CAN CONTINUE TO ELEVATE AND WE'RE CURRENTLY SPENDING ABOUT 400, ACTUALLY $500,000 A YEAR ON ASSURANCE JUST FOR THE ATTENUATOR.
THE COST OF DEMOLISHING BRETT'S IS ESTIMATED, WHICH WILL NEED TO BE DONE THE FOLLOWING YEAR AT OVER $1 MILLION.
>> EXCUSE ME. MAY I ASK THE DEMOLISHMENT OF BRETT'S.
DOES THAT INCLUDE THE ''REMOVING'' ALL OF THE PILES? IT DOES NOT?
>> WHICH NEED TO BE REMOVED? THEY SHOULD'VE BEEN REMOVED BEFORE BRETT'S WAS EVER BUILT AND THAT'S WHAT IT ACTUALLY WAS RECOMMENDED AND NOT DONE.
THE COST OF REPLACING BRETT'S SIMPLY WITH A DECK, NOT WITH A RESTAURANT, IS EXCESS OF $2,000,000.
THE COST WHEN YOU TAKE THE BRETT'S DOWN OF MOVING THE FUEL LINES IS GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE $3-500,000.
THE COST OF NEW BATHROOMS IS ABOUT $750,000.
THE COST OF REPLACING THE BOARDWALK, WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, IS APPROXIMATELY &3-500,000.
THE CURRENT TENANT BRETT'S CENTER STREET RESTAURANT GROUP, AND THEY'RE DEMANDING $600,000 AND LOST REVENUE FROM THE CITY, AND THEY HAVEN'T PAID ANY RENT FOR OVER A YEAR.
WHAT'S BEEN LOOKED AT IN THE PAST IS OTHER REVENUE SOURCES ARE TO ADD AREA TO THE UPLANDS AND PUT IN MORE COMMERCIAL.
THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS MADE IT PRETTY CLEAR THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW THAT DESPITE WHAT MR. ALLISON AND MR. MORE.
>> WHEN WAS THE CONTRACT LAST RENEWED WITH BRETT'S AND WITH CENTER STREET RESTAURANT GROUP?
>> IN OTHER WORDS, IT WAS JUST ALLOWED TO CONTINUE ON?
>> NO, IT HAD A DEFINITE TERM.
IT WAS SIGNED IN 1994 AND IT EXPIRES IN DECEMBER OF NEXT YEAR. IT'S NEVER RENEWED.
>> IT WAS INITIALLY STARTED IN 1994.
BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHO THE ORDER WAS.
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>> I KNOW. REMEMBER I WORKED AT COURTHOUSE BUT ANYWAY SO HE WAS THE ONE THAT NEGOTIATED.
>> IT WAS NEVER RENEWED. IT WAS RENEGOTIATED.
BASICALLY, A RENEGOTIATION IS NOT A RENEWAL?
IT MEANS IT WAS SIGNED IN 1994 AND IT END DECEMBER OF NEXT YEAR.
>> A 30 YEAR OR THEREABOUTS CONTRACT?
>> INTERESTING TO HAVE THAT LONG A PERIOD IN A CONTRACT.
>> YOU'D HAVE TO TALK TO THEM AND NEGOTIATE IT.
>> YOU WEREN'T HERE AND NEITHER WAS I ON THAT SYSTEM.
>> THE OTHER THING FOR OTHER REVENUE THAT'S BEEN MENTIONED IN THE PAST IS PUTTING IN BOAT STORAGE.
BOAT STORAGE, IF YOU TALK ABOUT A PARKING LOT PROBLEM, WOULD ELIMINATE ALL YOUR PARKING LOT.
IT'S A HUGE BUILDINGS AND THERE'S NO WAY TO PUT BOATS IN AND OUT OF THE WATER.
>> THAT'S ASSUMING THAT YOU DON'T HAVE OTHER OPTIONS.
>> WHAT I'M POINTING OUT IS THAT'S REALLY NOT AN OPTION.
THEN FINALLY, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT DOWN THERE, THE ZONING NOW IS PART OF IT, IS PARKS AND RECREATION, AND THE COMMUNITY IS ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO ANY COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT DOWN THERE.
CURRENTLY, FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, THE CITY IS SUBSIDIZING THE MARINA ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR, AND THAT'S GOING TO GO UP.
>> HOW MUCH MONEY DO WE GET FROM A OS? THEY'RE RUNNING IT, AND THEY'RE RUNNING IT FOR US?
>> I'M TAKING THAT INTO ACCOUNT.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, IF YOU TAKE THE PLUS AND THE MINUS, THE CITY THROWS IN AN ADDITIONAL A MILLION PLUS DOLLARS A YEAR.
>> CORRECT. MY QUESTION IS HOW WOULD THIS BOARD LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE OR SHOULD IT ADDRESS THAT ISSUE?
>> MAY I ASK HOW YOU KNOW THAT THE BROADER COMMUNITY IS AGAINST MORE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT DOWN THERE?
>> BY SITTING ON THE CITY COMMISSION AND HEARING IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
>> WELL, THAT'S THE GROUP THAT SHOWS UP.
>> THAT IS A GROUP THAT SHOWS UP?
>> WHEN YOU SAY COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO PARK IN PARKING LOTS C AND D.
PART OF IT IS NOW ZONED RECREATION, SO THAT TAKES THAT OFF THE THING.
ATLANTIC SEAFOOD IS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
>> THE ZONING IS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSION DIDN'T RUN.
>> THEY SAID IT THAT WAY TO START WITH IT BECAUSE IT USED TO BE THE MARINA AND THEN THEY MOVED TO OTHER PARTS.
>> THAT'S ALL DIFFERENT AND YOUR CONTENTION THAT THE PUBLIC BROADLY OPPOSES ANY COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT DOWN THERE THAT MIGHT HELP US PAY FOR MARINA ACTIVITIES.
IT'S YOUR TAKE ON IT, BUT IT'S NOT MINE.
>> OKAY. COME WITH A PROPOSAL, IT'S FINE.
WELL, THIS BOARD CAN COME UP WITH WHATEVER PROPOSALS THEY WANT.
YOU'RE AN ADVISORY BOARD. IT IS TRUE.
WE HAVE DENIED WHATEVER YOU HAVE PROPOSED IN THE PAST BECAUSE WHAT YOU PROPOSED IN THE PAST WAS NOT TO RAISE FEES, WHICH PARTLY GOT US TO WHERE WE ARE AND PARTLY.
>> WE ALSO CAME UP WITH MAYBE A BARGE THAT YOU COULD USE FOR COMMERCIAL USE, AND THAT WAS TOTALLY AGAINST THAT.
>> THE BARGE THAT WE COULD PUT OUT HERE IN THE FLATS THAT WE COULD USE FOR COMMERCIAL USE.
WE ALSO TOLD THE BOARD THAT THEY COULD NOT GET RID OF THE ADA RAMP WHEN ATTENUATOR WAS BEING BUILT AND THE BOARD TOOK IT AWAY AND THEN LATER FOUND OUT IT WAS AGAINST ADA AND HAD TO PUT IT BACK.
WE BROUGHT THAT UP BUT NO ONE SEEMED TO CARE.
WE MENTIONED A LOT OF THINGS IN THE BUILDING OF THAT ATTENUATOR, THE STAINLESS STEEL THAT NEED TO BE USED AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND THE BOARD DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR ANY BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAD YOUR ENGINEERS THAT WERE GOING TO DO WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO AND THEY HAVE.
BUT EVENTUALLY THAT ALL COMES BACK TO HAUNT YOU, THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH THAT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF THE MARINA ON THE VOTERS OF THE CITY.
BUT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO HAVE OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE TO DREAM UP TO DO IT WITHOUT BEING TOLD BY OTHER PEOPLE THAT WE DON'T WANT YOU TO DO IT.
>> I'M NOT TELLING YOU WHATEVER YOU CAN DO OR NOT TO. BRING YOUR OPTIONS.
>> I WOULD JUST SAY TO YOU THAT, THE CITY PAYS FOR MAINTENANCE OF THESE ROADS AND IT BRINGS TO US HERE.
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THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE ENTIRETY OF WHAT HAPPENS AT THE MARINA IS? ALL THE CHARTER BUSINESS? NOT JUST THE MARINA REVENUE ITSELF, BUT THE OTHER BUSINESS THAT COMES TO TOWN TO BE ON THE CHARTERS, THE CREWS SHIP STOP AND THEY DROP PEOPLE OFF.DO WE REALLY KNOW WHAT THAT FINANCIAL IMPACT IS? BECAUSE I VIEW THAT RIVER AS A ROAD AS WELL.
TO SAY THE CITY SHOULDN'T BE PART OF HELPING MAINTAIN THAT, I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT.
I THINK WE SHOULD DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO MITIGATE THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE REST OF THE CITIZENS HERE.
BUT I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE CITY RIGHT THERE.
SOMETIMES I THINK THAT NOT EVERYBODY REALLY APPRECIATES WHAT THE MARINA MEANS TO THIS TOWN.
>> THAT'S FINE. I WILL JUST POINT OUT TO YOU THAT IN SALES TAX, THE CITY GENERATES $34 MILLION WORTH OF SALES TAX OF A YEAR IN THE CITY.
>> WE GET EIGHT MILLION IN BACK, THAT'S IT.
I'M NOT OPPOSED TO HELPING TAKE CARE OF IT.
THE PROBLEM IS WE'RE TAKING CARE OF IT TOTALLY.
>> WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD DO SOME THINGS DOWN THERE DIFFERENTLY AND HOPEFULLY THAT WE CAN FIND SOME WAYS TO MITIGATE WHAT IT COSTS TO CITIZENS HERE.
>> I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO LISTEN TO ANY AND ALL SUGGESTIONS.
>> WELL, I'M NEW HERE, SO I'LL WORK ON.
>> WELL, WHAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO DO, AND I LIKE WHAT YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT THIS.
>> THANK YOU. I'M SORRY, IT WAS FUNDRAISER
>> THAT IS, I THINK WE NEED A WORKSHOP WHERE WE CAN INVITE THE PUBLIC IN FOR IDEAS.
>> WHEN IS THE CONTRACT FOR OASIS EXPIRE?
>> I HAVE TO GO LOOK BUT IT'S NOT.
>> DO YOU KNOW, IT ABOUT 2.5 YEARS LEFT SO TWO.
>> PERHAPS WE CAN DO SOME NEGOTIATIONS ON HOW MUCH WE GET FROM YOUR PROFIT AND HOW MUCH THE CITY CAN BENEFIT FROM THAT.
>> THE CITY CURRENTLY SUBSIDIZES EACH ONE OF THOSE MARINA SLIPS ABOUT $3,300 A YEAR OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
>> IF WE RAISE THE RATES FOR THE BOATS THAT COME IN?
>> YOU'RE SUBSIDIZING BOTH THE TRANSITS AND TO THE SAME TUNE?
>> WELL, WE'RE OPERATING IN A NEGATIVE.
>> WE'VE ALWAYS OPERATED IN A NEGATIVE.
>> WELL, PERHAPS WE CAN ADDRESS THAT.
>> MISS PIPER, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY?
>> YES. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO FILL OUT A PIECE OF PAPER?
>> SURE. DO I NEED TO FILL IT OUT?
>> IF YOU DON'T MIND, BE SAID, WE'LL HAVE THAT INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN PUT IT IN A MINUTE.
>> WELCOME ABOARD. [OVERLAPPING]
>> ME TOO. I WAS A LEGION FUNDRAISER.
>> SORRY. CAPTAIN PIPERS ADDRESSED TO US ALL. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YEAH. WE APOLOGIZE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I KNOW HE'LL GIVE ME AN EARFUL LATER.
>> WHILE WE'RE WAITING ON THAT IF NO ONE MINDS, [OVERLAPPING] IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS OTHER THAN WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT TO THE CITY ABOUT THE PARKING? ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS? [OVERLAPPING]
>> WHAT'S THE BUSINESS WE'RE PRESENTING ABOUT THE PARKING?
>> THE BOAT TRAILER REPORT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> WHY DON'T WE GO THROUGH THE MARINA ADVICE, THE MANAGER'S REPORTS OR NOW THAT SHE'S FINISHED, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT. THANK YOU, MA'AM.
[OVERLAPPING] I'M CAROL PIPER, 44 SOUTH STREET, AND I'LL MAKE THIS BRIEF.
WHEN YOU ARE FINALIZING THE AMENDMENT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE PRESENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL SO THEY CAN VOTE IT NO AND YOU CAN HAVE IT ON THE BOOKS TO PUT IT IN THE PAPER, COULD YOU DEFINE A LITTLE BETTER FOR ME WHEN THE BOAT RAMP IS CLOSED FOR THE SPECIAL EVENTS THAT THEY WOULDN'T NEED TO BOAT TRAILER PARK THE AVENUE.
I KNOW SHRIMP FESTIVAL, THAT'S OBVIOUS.
BUT IF IT SAYS WHEN THE BOAT RAMP IS CLOSED FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, THAT STILL COULD BE 300 OF THE 365 DAYS A YEAR FOR WHAT THEY KEEP PROPOSING WITH THE PETANQUE DAILY DOWN THERE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
>> CLOSED MEANS YOU CAN'T USE THE BOAT RAMP. [OVERLAPPING]
>> AS YOU CAN'T USE THE BOAT RAMP, YOU DON'T NEED A BOAT WITH A TRAILER.
>> I KNOW, BUT SHRIMP FESTIVAL, OBVIOUSLY, BUT WHAT I GUESS I DIDN'T GET.
>> I VIEW A SPECIAL EVENT AS SOMETHING THAT WHERE A PERMIT HAS BEEN PULLED TO THE CITY TO REQUEST FOR A GATHERING OF SOME SORT.
>> THEORETICALLY, IF THEY PUT THE FARMER'S MARKET DOWN THERE EVERY SATURDAY AND PULL A PERMIT FOR THAT EVERY SATURDAY, THE BOAT TRAIL PARKING WILL BE CLOSED BECAUSE THE BOAT
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WON'T BE CLOSED BECAUSE THEY'RE HAVING MARKET? [OVERLAPPING]>> BUT THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD DO THAT IS IF IF THEY WERE TO HAVE THAT DOWN THERE AND THAT CITY CLOSED THE BOAT RAMP, [OVERLAPPING] THAT WOULD BE A DECISION THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO MAKE IT, THEY CLOSED THE BOAT RAMP.
>> ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A SCHEDULE?
>> I'M LOOKING FOR MORE DEFINITION OF SPECIAL EVENT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> MORE DEFINITION OF WHAT A SPECIAL EVENT TO DO INSTEAD OF SAYING BROADLY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> WHAT SPECIAL EVENT IS INSTEAD OF VAGUE.
[OVERLAPPING] I KNOW SHRIMP FESTIVAL, THAT'S OBVIOUS.
I WAS BORN HERE. THEY NEED TO CLOSE EVERYTHING FOR SHRIMP FESTIVAL UNTIL ALL THE CARS ON OFF THE RAMP, BUT REST OF THE TIME.
>> I THINK THAT WHAT WE'VE SAID IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR THIS REASON.
IF THEY START INDISCRIMINATELY CLOSING THE BOAT RAMP, THE POLITICIANS ARE GOING TO HAVE AN INTERESTING VOTE ON THEIR HANDS BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF IRRITATED PEOPLE.
>> I THINK PROBABLY WHAT WE'VE DONE TONIGHT.
>> MR. ROSS, IF I MISSPOKE, PLEASE CORRECT ME, DIDN'T THEY MENTION AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT THEY WANT TO PUT SOUNDS ON CENTER IN THIS PART AND AT THE RIVER FRONT THEY WANT TO PUT THE FARMER'S MARKET FRONT AND THE CHILI COOK OFF FOR EXAMPLE, WOULDN'T THAT CLOSE THE BOAT RAMP FOR EACH OF THOSE EVENTS?
>> FIRST OF ALL, THOSE ARE HYPOTHETICALS.
I DON'T THINK THE FARMER'S MARKET IS BOOKING ANY TIME SOON.
>> THAT WAS I JUST WAS AT YOUR MEETING AND I HEARD THIS SAME THING SAID. [OVERLAPPING]
>> LOTS OF THINGS ARE IN THE POST BUT NONE OF THEM ARE.
>> I THOUGHT THAT WAS PROPOSED FOR THE NEW PARK PLAN, WHICH IS WHY THEY WERE DOING THE NEW PARK, SO THEY CAN MOVE ALL THAT STUFF DOWN THERE.
THAT'S JUST WHAT I'VE UNDERSTOOD TO BE SAID AT THE CITY COUNCIL.
>> WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING TO DO IS THAT MERCHANTS DOWNTOWN DON'T LIKE THE STREETS BEING CLOSED OFF.
>> OKAY. THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A FLEX SPACE TO MOVE SOME OF THESE EVENTS THERE DURING AND I WOULD POINT OUT THAT MOST OF THESE EVENTS ARE IN THE EVENING, THE BOAT RAMP IS DOWN THERE MOST OF THE TIME THERE TO EQUAL USING BOAT RAMP.
>> CHILI COOK OFF IS A DAYTIME EVENT AND THE FARMER'S MARKETS IS A DAYTIME EVENT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I DON'T THINK THE FARMER'S MARKET IS GOING TO BE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'M NOT SAYING THIS AS A RECREATIONAL BOATER, I'M SAYING THIS AS SOMEONE WHO THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE FROM USING A BOAT RAMP.
I KNOW PETANQUE DOESN'T NEED THE BOAT RAMP, BUT BOATERS, THE CRABBERS AND THE TOUR GUIDES, AND THE KAYAKS, AND THE CHARTER FISHERMEN AND THE RECREATIONAL BOATERS WHO PAY TAXES HERE, WHO WERE BORN HERE, THEY CAN'T GO TO CITY PARK WHERE THE PETANQUE IS, THEY HAVE TO USE A BOAT RAMP TO GO AND MAKE MONEY SO THEY CAN PAY THEIR ELECTRIC BILL. THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION. [OVERLAPPING]
>> BUT PART OF THAT MOTION WAS TO KEEP IT OPEN DURING SPECIAL EVENTS.
>> TO KEEP IT OPEN DURING ALL SPECIAL EVENTS OR SOMETHING? I GUESS THAT ALSO I WANTED WAS CLARIFICATION ON THE VERBIAGE THAT Y'ALL DECIDED ON BECAUSE WHAT YOU SUGGESTED SOUNDED REALLY GOOD, BUT I COULDN'T HEAR ALL THE VERBIAGE.
>> THE MOTION WAS, MAKE SURE THAT THE CURRENTLY ESTABLISHED ALLOTTED PARKING IS RESERVED FOR BOAT TRAILERS ONLY AND TOUR BUSES OR OTHER VEHICLES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARK IN THE TRAILER SPOTS, AND IT WILL STAY OPEN DURING SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDING TRIPS.
>> I MUST HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD THAT TOO.
>> I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT WE INTENDED.
>> IT'S OBVIOUS THAT IN FERNANDINA EVERYTHING'S CLOSING SHRIMP FESTIVAL, BUT IT'S HOW MANY OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS I GUESS WE'RE ASKING TO KEEP IT ANY MORE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THERE'S A COUPLE OF ERRORS IN THERE.
>> RECITE THAT IF YOU CAN AGAIN, AND I'LL STOP YOU. [OVERLAPPING]
>> MS. CAROL, HOW MUCH IN ADVANCE DO YOU NEED THAT INFORMATION WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSED?
>> WE DON'T WANT TO CLOSE IT AT ALL OTHER THAN THOSE MAJOR SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE SHRIMP FESTIVAL. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL'S A MAJOR EVENT.
BUT ANY OTHER TIME THAT IT'S CLOSED, THE DRIVERS CAN'T WASH THEIR BOATS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> NO. YOU NEED TO KNOW IT TOO.
TO NOT GET INCOME FOR YOUR JOB, WHICH DOESN'T NEED ANYTHING.
BUT THEY JUST DID. THE BOATERS NEED IT AND THEY ARE NOT GETTING IT.
>> IS THERE A SCHEDULE THAT YOU HAVE SO YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S CLOSED?
>> I WAS BORN IN THIS ISLAND, IT'D BE NICE IF THE BOAT RAMP WAS ALWAYS OPEN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SHRIMP FESTIVAL WITH PART PARKING SO PEOPLE CAN GO TO WORK AND DO THEIR JOB TO GO TO HOME.
>> WELL, MAYBE THAT WOULD BE THE SECOND MOTION THEN, THAT THE BOAT RAMP ALWAYS REMAIN OPEN. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YEAH, SO WE CAN ADD THAT THE BOAT RAMP SHALL REMAIN OPEN EXCEPT FOR SHRIMP FESTIVAL.
>> WELL, THEN WE ALREADY MADE A MOTION AND IT'S NOT CORRECT IN THERE, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
BUT THE OTHER RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT THE BOAT RAMP SHALL REMAIN OPEN EXCEPT FOR SHRIMP FESTIVAL.
>> WE CAN MAKE A SECOND MOTION THEN TO THAT EFFECT.
WE CAN'T CHANGE THE FIRST ONE BECAUSE MARION HAS GONE.
>> BUT WHAT'S IN THERE WASN'T WHAT?
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>> WELL, WHAT WAS MISSING? BASICALLY, I THOUGHT IT SAID AS LONG AS THE BOAT RAMP IS OPEN, THAT PARKING WILL BE RESERVED FOR TRAILER PARKING? [OVERLAPPING]
>> YES. THAT IS WHAT THE MOTION. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT IT MEANT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT WHICH IS I THOUGHT WAS THE SAME BECAUSE THAT ALLOWS THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LAUNCH BOATS DURING A SHRIMP FESTIVAL SO THAT ALLOWS THE BOAT RAMP AS LONG AS THE BOAT RAMPS OPEN, THE TRAILER PARKING'S GOT TO BE THERE.
>> I THINK WE SHOULD BACK THAT UP WITH A SECOND MOTION THAT SAYS THE BOAT RAMP SHALL REMAIN OPEN EXCEPT FOR SHRIMP FESTIVAL.
>> THAT TAKES OFF THE TRAILER. [OVERLAPPING]
>> WELL, THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU CANNOT CONSIDER.
YOU CAN HAVE STORM CONDITIONS.
YOU CAN HAVE ALL KINDS OF CONDITIONS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> VERY SPECIAL EVENTS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT CAN STOP THAT BOAT RAMP FROM BEING USED.
EXCEPT SHRIMP FESTIVAL, THE REST OF THE TIME, IT'S A CITY BOAT RAMP WITH BOAT TRAILER PARKING OPEN MINUS THREE DAYS A YEAR FOR [INAUDIBLE]. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I WOULD SAY THAT THE ONLY SPECIAL EVENT THAT WOULD CLOSE THE BOAT RAMP WOULD BE SHRIMP FEST.
>> DOES EVERYBODY AGREED TO THAT?
>> SURE. BUT IF THERE'S EXCEPTIONS TO IT, HOW DO WE FACTOR THAT IN?
>> EXCEPT AT THE SPECIAL EVENT.
>> THE ONLY SPECIAL EVENT THAT IT WILL BE CLOSED WILL BE THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> I DON'T THINK THAT MIGHT FLOAT THROUGH THE CITY COMMITTEE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT'LL STAY OPEN DURING SPECIAL EVENTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SHRIMP FEST. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YEAH. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SHRIMP FEST.
>> BECAUSE EVEN WHEN THE PETANQUE TOURNAMENTS GOING ON, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS LAUNCH BOATS OR NOT.
>> IF YOU GOT A BUNCH OF PAYING CUSTOMERS, I'D EXPECT YOU TO DO IT AND THE WEATHER'S GOOD. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN THERE BEFORE. I HADN'T USED IT IN YEARS.
BUT WHEN I WAS USING IT, I PULLED UP THERE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON BUT THERE WAS SO MUCH GOING ON.
I CALLED MY CUSTOMER AND HAD HIM MEET ELSEWHERE.
IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH GOING ON.
>> YOU WANT TO READ THAT BACK WHEN YOU GET A TRANSCRIPT.
>> THEN WE'LL HEAR THE MARINA MANAGER'S REPORT. I'M SORRY MA'AM. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THIS HAS BEEN A VERY CONFUSED MEETING AND I DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO BE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> WELL, IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THE DETAILS JUST RIGHT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I WAS PLANNING ON A SHORT MEETING.
>> NEVER SAY THAT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> AS SOON AS YOU SAY SHORT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT DIDN'T WORK OUT THAT WAY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> HOW ABOUT THIS? MAKE SURE THE CURRENTLY ESTABLISHED ALLOTTED BOAT TRAILER PARKING BE RESERVED FOR BOAT TRAILERS ONLY AND TOUR BUSES AND OTHER VEHICLES NOT ALLOWED TO PARK IN THE TRAILER SPOTS.
AS LONG AS THE BOAT RAMP IS OPEN, THE TRAILER PARKING WILL BE LEFT OPEN AND WILL STAY OPEN DURING SPECIAL EVENTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SHRIMP FEST.
>> CAN WE CHANGE THAT NOW BUT MARION'S NOT HERE.
CAN WE DO OR IS THIS JUST SEPARATE MOTION THAT WE MADE HERE? BECAUSE THE SHRIMP FEST THING IS NEW INFORMATION SHE WASN'T HERE FOR SO WE HAVE TO JUST MAKE IT A SECOND MOTION THAT THE SHRIMP FEST IS THE ONLY SPECIAL EVENT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> WHY DON'T WE MAKE A SECOND MOTION THAT WE AMEND THE FIRST MOTION TO READ THIS WAY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'LL TRY TO TAKE IT BEFORE THE BOARD.
>> YOU WANT TO READ THE MOTION AGAIN, PLEASE?
>> TO MAKE SURE CURRENTLY ESTABLISHED A LOT OF BOAT TRAILER PARKING BE RESERVED FOR BOAT TRAILERS ONLY AND TOUR BUSES OR OTHER VEHICLES NOT ALLOWED TO PARK IN THE TRAILER SPOTS.
AS LONG AS THE BOAT WRAP IS OPEN, THE TRAILER PARKING WILL BE LEFT OPEN AND WILL STAY OPEN DURING SPECIAL EVENTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SHIP DUSK.
>> COULD I ASK, AND COMMISSIONER ROSS PROBABLY KNOWS THE ANSWER TO THIS, I KNOW YOU SAID THAT THERE'S 11, 12 SLOTS DOWN THERE.
AREN'T THERE SOME MORE SOUTH OF THAT THOUGH? DIDN'T YOU ESTABLISH SOME OTHER SLIPS OR SLOTS ALONG THERE?
>> YEAH. IT LOOKED LIKE THERE ARE SOME LONG SLOTS THERE.
THERE'S A DRIVE ON ONE END, THE DRIVE ON THE OTHER ONE, AND THOSE VEHICLES AND THEN THERE'S SOME MORE SOUTH OF THAT. NO?
>> BY THE WAY, WHAT YOU WERE READING TONIGHT,
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ABOUT THE DEBT AND ALL THE MONEY, CAN WE GET A COPY OF THAT?>> I'LL SEND IT TO MS. CHAPMAN BECAUSE THERE'S AN ERROR IN IT AND HAVE HER DISTRIBUTE IT.
>> BECAUSE WE NEED TO ATTACK THAT PROBLEM?
>> ALL IN FAVOR OF THE NEW MOTION?
[7. MARINA MANAGER REPORT]
MADAM TRISHA. THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU, MR. BLANCHARD. YOU'VE ALREADY GOT A COPY OF THIS AND SOME OF YOU HAVE ALREADY REVIEWED MY NOTES.
NUMBER 1 ON MY LIST IS I WANT US TO WELCOME MR. DALTON KATO [PHONETIC].
HE'S THE ASSISTANT GM AT THE MARINA.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN DALTON AT THE MARINA.
HE'S BEEN WITH OASIS SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2021.
WE'RE REALLY PLEASED WITH HIS PROGRESS SO FAR.
HE'S A GREAT ADDITION TO THE TEAM.
HE COMPLETED THE OASIS PROPELLED PROGRAM, AND HE DEFINITELY HAS THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO DO A GREAT JOB DOWN AT THE MARINA.
SO IF YOU SEE HIM, BE SURE TO CONGRATULATE HIM WHEN YOU COME DOWN.
NUMBER 2 ON THE LIST WE HAVE DREDGING THAT WAS COMPLETED BY GRANTS DIVERSIFIED AT MID MONTH AROUND THE 15TH.
WE HAVE RECEIVED THE FINAL SURVEY ON THAT, CONFIRMING THAT THE 13,900 CUBIC YARDS WERE REMOVED FROM THE BASIN, AND THAT INCLUDES THE AREAS AROUND [INAUDIBLE].
>> THAT 13,900 IS THAT NORMAL? IS THAT AVERAGE >.
>>THAT WAS THE AGREED UPON AMOUNT TO DREDGE, INCLUDING THE AMENDMENT TO GO BACK AND DREDGE AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF CUBIC YARDAGE TO GET US DOWN TO AN ADEQUATE DEPTH OF SIX FEET WORKING INSIDE THE MARINA.
SO THAT'S CONSIDERED MAINTENANCE STRETCHING.
BEFORE WE BUILT THE MARINA AND PUT THE NEW DOCS IN, FOR INSTANCE, WE DREDGED 42,000 CUBIC YARDS. IT'S QUITE A LOT MORE.
NUMBER 3 ON THE LIST, THE FUEL LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT.
GUARDIAN FUELING TECHNOLOGIES SUCCESSFULLY REPLACED THE OMEGA FLEX LINE FOR THE DIESEL.
SO WE ARE BACK UP AND RUNNING AS OF EARLY LAST WEEK.
THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE DEP, OF COURSE, APPROVED THE INSTALLATION AND RECEIVED ALL THE NECESSARY REPORTS FOR THAT INSPECTION, SO WE ARE GOOD THERE.
THE UNLEADED LINE, UNFORTUNATELY HAS A SPECIAL PART.
IT'S CALLED A BOOT, AND THAT SORT OF SECURES THE HOSE THAT GOES INTO A SUMP.
MR. BLANCH, YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE OF THAT, THAT PART WAS NOT THE RIGHT SIZE SPECIFICATION.
WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THAT BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK, AND THAT'LL GET THE UNLEADED BACK UP.
>> SO THAT HASN'T BEEN COMPLETED?
>> THAT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED.
WE'RE HOPEFUL FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.
>> IS THERE A LOT OF UNLEADED FUEL THAT'S BEEN SITTING THERE ALL THIS TIME.
>> WE HAVE 4,330 GALLONS IN THE TANK.
I'VE SPOKEN WITH OUR AGENT WITH GATE FUEL, AND SINCE WE DO ADD THE ADDITIVE, HE SAYS WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM.
WE DON'T SEE ANY INDICATION OF WATER OR SLUDGE OR ANYTHING ON THE STICK, SO WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT THAT FUEL IS GOOD.
>> HOW LONG HAS THAT BEEN IN THERE?
>> IT'S BEEN ABOUT 10 OR 11 MONTHS.
>> WE HAVEN'T SOLD UNLEADED IN 11 MONTHS?
>> GATE WON'T REPLACE THE FUEL.
IN OTHER WORDS, JUST RENEW IT, TAKE OUT THE OLD, PUT IN SOME NEW AND THEN THEY CAN RECONDITION IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
>> I'VE SPOKEN WITH CODY, HE'S OUR AGENT AT GATE FUEL, AND HE'S GIVEN ME THE ASSURANCE THAT THE FUEL SHOULD BE GOOD.
WE COULD ALSO HAVE A TEST OF IT AND HAVE A SAMPLE CONDUCTED.
>> IT WOULD BE NICE IF YOU COULD BRING THAT UP.
>> TO UNINTERESTED PARTY, MAYBE CHECK IT OUT FOR US.
>> BOATS DO NOT LIKE BAD FUEL.
>> MAKE IT VERY EXPENSIVE, AND I'D HATE FOR SOMEBODY TO GET UPSET WITH US BECAUSE THE FUEL IS A YEAR OLD.
>> AND 11 MONTHS OF NO FUEL SALES WITH UNLEADED.
>> THE UNLEADED. THANKFULLY, THE DIESEL SALES HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD AND THEY HAVE FILLED THE GAP FOR THE LOSS OF THE UNLEADED.
>> YOUR ADVERTISING ON THE WEBSITE THAT YOUR FUELS BACK AND ALL THAT?
>> I HAVE A PLANNED CAMPAIGN WITH MARKETING.
ONCE THE UNLEADED IS UP, THEN WE'LL DO SEVERAL BLOCK POSTS AND MEDIA POSTS TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE'RE 100% WHOLE AGAIN.
NUMBER 4 ON THE LIST, WE HAVE THE MTOA, WHICH IS THE MARINE TRAWLERS ASSOCIATION.
THIS IS A LARGE GROUP OF TRAWLERS THAT COME EVERY YEAR OR TWO.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE 35 BOATS WITH THE GROUP THAT ARE COMING.
THEY HAVE A NEW DIRECTOR FOR THE EVENT, AND SHE'S GOTTEN A LOT OF FOLKS IN TOWN INVOLVED.
BRADLEY BING [PHONETIC] WILL BE GIVING A WELCOME SPEECH AT ONE OF THEIR EVENTS.
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THERE ARE 40 GUESTS STAYING AT THE HAMPTON INN THIS YEAR, SO THEY WILL ALL STAY THERE.>> WHAT TIME ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO BE HERE? WHEN IS THAT EVENT?
>> THAT'S GOING TO BE EARLY APRIL.
THE ENTIRE GROUP, OF COURSE, WILL STAY DOWNTOWN, DINE DOWNTOWN, AND SHOP DOWNTOWN.
SHRIMP FESTIVAL, NOTHING REALLY NEW THERE.
I'M MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR ON A REGULAR BASIS.
THEN MARINA WILL SPONSOR FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW AT THE CAPTAIN'S LEVEL, THEY WE WILL DONATE $3,000 TO THE BEST DECORATED SHRIMP BOAT, AND THAT'S ALWAYS A BIG HIT.
WE STILL HAVE THE TWO BOATS ON THE RESERVATION.
CAPTAIN MAMA AND ASHLEY MICHELLE WILL BE ON D DOCK DURING SHRIMP FESTIVAL, SO FOLKS CAN COME DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
THE SECURITY GATE PROJECT NUMBER 6, HAY WORK CONSTRUCTION HIRED NEW PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
THEY CAME DOWN, WE DID ANOTHER LOOK AT THE PROJECT.
THE DESIGN HAS BEEN FINALIZED AND THE GATES ARE GOING INTO PRODUCTION SOON.
WE'VE BEEN GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF 6-8 WEEKS ON THE LEAD TIME.
>> I'M OUT OF THE LOOP ON THE SECURITY GATES.
WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO GO AND HOW ARE THEY AFFECTED?
>> IT'S TWO SECURITY GATES TO TEST THE SYSTEM AND OFFER ADDITIONAL SECURITY TO D, C, AND B DOCK.
WE'LL HAVE ONE GATE IN FRONT OF THE SHIP STORE TO LIMIT ACCESS TO B DOCK.
WE'LL HAVE ONE GATE AT THE BASE OF THE ADA RAMP ON D DOCK TO LIMIT ACCESS TO C AND D DOCK.
AGAIN, THIS IS JUST FOR AFTER HOURS.
DURING THE DAY, THE GATES WILL REMAIN OPEN.
THEY'LL BE LATCHED OPEN, SO FULL PUBLIC ACCESS.
AFTER HOURS THEY'LL BE CLOSED.
IT'S USED AT A LOT OF MARINAS.
HAYWARD USES IT AT A LOT OF MARINAS AND OASIS USES THE SAME MECHANICAL.
IT'S A CODE THAT'S EASY TO ADJUST AND KEEP CURRENT.
>> WELL, WE WILL CLOSE THE GATES BASED ON MARINA HOURS, SO 7:30-6:00 OR 7:30-7:00 IN THE SUMMER? NUMBER 7, WE'VE DONE A COUPLE OF NICE UPGRADES DOWN AT THE MARINA IN THE LAST MONTH.
THE NEW SECURITY GATES ARE NOT SECURITY GATES, DOORS WERE INSTALLED AT THE BREEZEWAY LEADING TO THE BATH HOUSE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU RECALL, WE HAD SOME INCIDENTS WITH SECURITY AND FOLKS REALLY JUST YANKING THOSE DOORS OPEN AFTER HOURS AND CAUSING SOME PROBLEMS. THE NEW DOORS ARE IN, THEY'RE VERY NICE AND OFFER A HIGHER LEVEL OF SECURITY, SO THAT'S REALLY NICE.
WE ALSO WENT AHEAD AND HAVE THE STUCCO REPAIRED AT THE BREEZEWAY INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, AND IT JUST REALLY CLEANED UP THE LOOK OF THE BUILDING.
THE BUDGET YEAR TO DATE, THIS IS AGAIN LAST MONTH'S BUDGET REPORT.
I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT TRANSIT DOCKAGE YEAR OVER YEAR IS UP $44,000 OVER LAST YEAR.
WE CAN ATTRIBUTE THIS IN PART TO THE NEW TIERED RATES THAT WERE INTRODUCED WITH THE BUDGET LAST YEAR.
A BIG PART OF THAT WITH THE TIERED RATES IS THE AMERICAN CRUISE LINES.
BOATS ARE ALL OVER 200 FEET, SO THEY'RE IN THE HIGHEST TIER, AND THEY'VE CONTRIBUTED ABOUT $33,000 YEAR OVER YEAR AND YEAR TO DATE TOWARDS OUR TRANSUNION DOCKAGE.
I RANSOM QUICK NUMBERS AND THE REVENUE JUST FROM AMERICAN CRUISE LINES IS UP ABOUT 51% OVER LAST YEARS.
AS I MENTIONED, THE DIESEL SALES HAVE BEEN VERY STRONG.
THEY ARE $72,000 OVER BUDGET AND $585,000 BETTER THAN LAST YEAR, YEAR TO DATE.
NOW, THIS IN PART IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE WERE DOWN IN 2022 DUE TO HURRICANE DAMAGE, SO WE REALLY DIDN'T SELL A LOT OF DIESEL.
OUR NEAREST COMPETITOR HAS HAD A LOT OF DOWNTIME AND THEY'VE NOT BEEN OPEN AND WE'VE REAPED THE BENEFITS OF THAT.
THEN TO CONTROL COSTS, WE HAVE KEEPING PAYROLL IN LINE YEAR.
TODAY WE'RE $23,000 LESS THAN WE WERE LAST YEAR IN PAYROLL DOLLARS.
>> WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD LESS PEOPLE.
>> SPREAD THE HOURS OUT. GOOD JOB.
SOME OF THE GUYS HAVE GONE TO SCHOOL AND SO THEY'RE WORKING REDUCED HOURS AND WE'RE JUST MAKING IT WORK FOR NOW.
>> GOOD JOB. I'M NOT COMPLETELY UP TO SPEED ON WHERE THE FUEL MONEY GOES.
ALL OF THE FUEL MONEY, DOES IT ALL COME TO THE CITY COFFERS? THAT IS PART OF IT GO TO OASIS AND WE GET PART OF IT.
>> ALL OF THE REVENUE GOES TO THE CITY.
OASIS DOES NOT MAKE ANY REVENUE ON FUEL.
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THEY HAVE THEIR MONTHLY FEE, THE $4,000 THAT THE CITY PAYS, AND THEN, AND THERE'S A SMALL PERCENTAGE ON SHIP SHIP STORE SALES AND DOCKAGE.YOU CAN READ ALL THAT IN THE CONTRACT.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU A COPY OF THAT.
OF COURSE, ALL THE BILLS ARE PAID BY THE CITY.
ALL THE EXPENSES IN THE MARINA ARE PAID BY THE CITY.
>> OASIS HAS BEEN THE ONE IN CHARGE OF GETTING THE FUEL, FUEL PUMPS IN THE SYSTEM RUNNING AGAIN, IN POSSESSION IS THAT RIGHT?
>> CORRECT. WELL, AS MANAGEMENT OF THE MARINA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.
>> COULD YOU SEND EVERYBODY AT THIS BOARD A COPY OF THE CONTRACT?
>> I HAVE A COPY, BUT I DOUBT SERIOUSLY, ANYONE ELSE TO SHOW YOU?
>> THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS COMMENTS. CHRIS?
[8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS/COMMENTS]
>> NO, NOT RIGHT NOW. I'VE ASKED MY PATIENCE.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK SHE'S DONE TODAY.
GET EVERYTHING READY, AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING COMING UP IN APRIL BECAUSE OF THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL.
WE HAVE TO GET READY FOR THAT.
I'D LIKE EVERYBODY AT THE BOARD TO CONSIDER A WORKSHOP WHERE WE CAN ADVERTISE IT AND BRING IN CITIZENS ON RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW WE CAN WORK ON BUILDING THE MARINE INTO SOMETHING THAT WILL BE MORE SELF SUFFICIENT.
>> WE'LL HAVE TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER.
ALSO WITH THE CITY, SEE WE CAN PIECE SOMETHING TOGETHER AND FIND OUT WHEN IS A GOOD TIME FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.
I HAVE A LOT OF DOCTORS APPOINTING.
>> SOMETIMES SINCE WE'VE SCHEDULED, WHEN YOU GET IN.
>> TO A CERTAIN AGE, THE DR. SEEGES MORNING, WHEN ELSE.
>> WE'VE SCHEDULED A LOT OF MEETINGS AHEAD OF TIME.
>> OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL OF 22ND.
>> SOMETIMES IT'S EASIER TO COME IN EARLIER, COME IN AT FIVE VERSUS SIX.
WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE TOO DIFFICULT? THAT THAT WOULD BE A WORKSHOP TIME.
>> IF WE CAME IN BECAUSE TRYING TO ESTABLISH A SECOND MEETING OUTSIDE THE BOX EARLIER.
>> THAT WOULD BE FOR THE WORKSHOP IN SIX?
>> THAT SOME CAN DO THAT IF THE CITY CAN HANDLE IT.
BECAUSE THE CITY HAS A SCHEDULING FOR THIS ROOM.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO SCHEDULE ABOUT FIVE?
>> AFTER FIVE OR 4:30 A WORKSHOP.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING AT THAT TIME, SO THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO COME IN ANYWAY FOR THAT WORKSHOP.
>> WOULD BE HERE WITH A LOT OF CITIZENS.
>> WERE TRYING TO MAKE IT AN OPEN MEETING. I SEE.
OR THEY COULD CONTACT KATHY OR SOMETHING.
>> WHAT YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THAT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.
>> I'LL FIND OUT ABOUT THE ROOM AVAILABILITY AT 05:00, AND WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO FIND OUT ABOUT?
>> WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT PUBLIC.
>> IN FIVE O'CLOCK BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING.
>> WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO CONTACT SOMEONE EITHER ON THE BOARD OR KATHY ABOUT IDEAS OR SUGGESTIONS OR IF THEY COULDN'T ATTEND, IS WHAT I'M SAYING?
>> I DON'T THEY NEED TO CONTACT SOMEBODY.
YOU'RE THE CENTRAL POINT OF CONTACT BUT YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH.
>> I'LL FIND OUT WHAT THE PROTOCOL IS FOR PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES OF SPECIAL WORKSHOPS.
>> OR IF THEY EMAILED ALL OF US IS THAT APPROPRIATE OR IS THAT ANTI SUNSHINE?
>> I SEE HOW THEY CAN COMMUNICATE.
>> REALLY YOU'RE INTERESTED IN RESPONSES.
DO YOU KNOW IF WHAT THE ATTENDANCE MIGHT BE EXPECTED IT TO BE.
>> IF THEY HAVE IDEAS FORM FESTIVAL OR HOW TO MAKE MORE MONEY WITH THE MARINA.
>> SIM FESTIVAL, HOW TO MAKE MORE.
>> THEY'RE JUST LOOKING FOR INPUT.
>> PEOPLE JUST WANT SOME INPUT FROM THE RESIDENTS FERNANDINA.
>> BECAUSE THIS MARINA IS NOTHING NEW TO THEM.
NO. I MEAN, EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT THIS MARINA.
SOME OF THEM PRO SOME OF THEM, NO.
BUT WE NEED TO SEE HOW PEOPLE FEEL AND THAT THEY HAVE A BETTER WAY OF DOING A MOUSETRAP PHONE.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEND ME A JUST A DESCRIPTION OF THE WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN AT THE WORKSHOP.
>> WHATEVER YOU CAN PUT I'LL SEND SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO PUT OUT. IF YOU DON'T MIND.
>> HOW WILL YOU ADVERTISE THAT, MISS KATHY?
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>> I DON'T KNOW. I HAVE TO FIND OUT.
>> IT WILL BE INTERESTING. I'LL SEE IF I CAN ALSO ASK A NEWSLETTER TO PUT IT OUT, THE NEWS LEADER, SEE IF THEY CAN PUT IT OUT AS WELL.
YOU KNOW IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE INSIDE OF THE FIRST PAGE.
SEE IF THEY CAN PUT IT OUT THERE AS THEY CAN DO THAT.
>> IS THAT SOMETHING WE NEED TO HAVE A MOTION FOR FOR THE FIVE O'CLOCK WORKSHOP?
>> I REALLY DON'T THINK IT TAKES A MOTION.
>> I DON'T THINK IT DOES. BUT ANYWAY, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO. THEN I CONSIDER THIS.
>> JUST IN CASE, IT WOULDN'T HURT TO VOTE ON THAT.
[9. NEXT MEETING DATE]
>> YES. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE HAVE A WORKSHOP AT LAST ON APRIL 22.
>> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE TO GO A WORKSHOP AT FIVE O'CLOCK ON APRIL 22. SECOND?
KATHY, WITH HER IMMINENT ABILITY TO FIGURE OUT THIS STUFF, WILL SET IT UP.
>> I KNOW SOMEONE WHO WILL. YES, YOU DO.
>> YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH STUFF ON YOUR PLATE TOO.
I UNDERSTAND. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> ARE THERE ANY SPECIAL VOTES COMING IN FOR THE TRIP FESTIVAL?
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.