I'M READY. I HEREBY CALL THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MARINE ADVISORY BOARD TO ORDER.
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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LET'S RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THANK YOU MA'AM. YOU'RE WELCOME.
OKAY, I'D LIKE TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY AYE.
HEARING NONE, THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
[5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]
PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.OKAY. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? OH, OKAY.
PAUL LAURA. 11 SOUTH 7TH STREET, FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA.
I'LL HOLD ON THE BOAT TRAILER THING UNTIL THAT COMES UP.
BUT I DO WANT TO START ON A POSITIVE NOTE.
AND WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE WRONG WITH THE MARINA.
I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS SO RIGHT ABOUT THE MARINA AND THE CITY.
MY MY THANKS TO BOTH OF THE GROUPS.
AND SUPPORTING YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN A LONG TIME NOW FOR YEARS OCEAN ROWING.
AND BOTH THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH AS WELL AS OASIS, AS LONG AS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN IN THERE, THEY HAVE BEEN HUGE SUPPORTERS OF OUR ENDEAVOR, AND THEY MAKE IT VERY, VERY ENJOYABLE FOR US.
AND I JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, TO TELL YOU.
SO IT DOES NOT GO UNAPPRECIATED.
AND I THINK A LOT OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY SHOULD KNOW THAT SUPPORT AS WELL.
THE OTHER PIECE IS I'M A GENTLEMAN THAT'S VERY MUCH INTO COLLABORATION.
I LOVE BRINGING FOLKS TOGETHER.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE COUNTY THE CITY AND THE TDC THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD ASK IS JUST BE CAREFUL IN EDUCATING YOURSELF AND WHAT THEY'RE CHARGED TO DO. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE SOMETIMES I LOVE THE FOLKS THAT WORK ON THE TDC.
BUT I ALSO THINK AS STEWARDS, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO MANAGE THAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THERE'S DEVELOPMENT IN WILDLIGHT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE DEVELOPMENT IN FERNANDINA BEACH, BECAUSE THERE'S DEVELOPMENT IN YULEE DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE NEED TO BUILD A GARAGE, YOU KNOW, HERE, DO WE MAYBE SOME OF THAT AREA HAVE EXPANDED PARKING? YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
BUT ANYWAY AGAIN, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
THIS IS NOT MY IDEA, IT'S MR. NICKOLOFF'S IDEA AND I WANT TO EXPAND ON THAT.
YOU MENTIONED THAT THE MARINA IS AN ENTERPRISE ZONE.
NOW, I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR JUST LIKE SOME OF YOU, DECADES, MANY, MANY DECADES.
AND I THINK THE ENTERPRISE OF THE MARINA SHOULD BE EXPLICITLY PUBLICITY.
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I THINK ITS ENTERPRISE SHOULD BE LABELED NOT AS AN OPERATING, YOU KNOW, REVENUE PRODUCING ENTITY, BUT AS A MARKETING ENTITY FOR THE FOR THIS WHOLE COMMUNITY.NOW, SHOULD IT MAKE IT OPERATING EXPENSES? ABSOLUTELY. AND WE CAN DO THAT THROUGH THE RENTAL OF DOCK SPACES AND OTHER BUSINESS IDEAS.
I THINK IT SHOULD FUNCTION AS A SELF-FUNDING, YOU KNOW, ENTITY SO THAT IT CAN PAY ITS OWN COSTS AND HAVE ENOUGH TO PUT ASIDE FOR, YOU KNOW, EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT. BUT AS FAR AS THE REST OF IT, WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING AT EXPENDITURES THAT ARE ENORMOUS, LIKE DREDGING OR DEMOLITION OR WHATEVER IS CHARGED TO THE MARINA ITSELF, OR APPEARS TO BE CHARGED TO THE MARINA, THAT SHOULD GO INTO MARKETING, NOT AS A BUSINESS THAT HAS TO FIND FUNDING FOR IT.
BECAUSE AS, AS PAUL SAID SO ELOQUENTLY AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAID SO WELL, IS THAT WE HAVE A REMARKABLE ASSET HERE, OUR MARINA AND EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM, FOR THE MOST PART, JUST LOVES IT.
I MEAN, MY PASSION FOR IT IS JUST I'M I DON'T EVEN HAVE A BOAT.
NOW, I DID BUILD THAT, HELPED BUILD THAT BOARDWALK BETWEEN BRETT'S AND THE BOAT RAMP.
AND I HELPED REPAIR THE FLOATING DOCKS YEARS AGO.
SO, YOU KNOW, I LITERALLY HAVE MY OWN BLOOD AND SWEAT IN THAT MARINA.
AND I LOVE IT WITH A PASSION AND I WANT TO SEE IT HEALTHY.
OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? NOT ON THE LIST.
[6. OLD BUSINESS]
OLD BUSINESS.OKAY. AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY THAT I WOULD BRING UP TO THE CITY COMMISSIONERS THE POINT OF PARKING FOR THE BOAT TRAILERS AND USE OF THE BOAT RAMP.
THE PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE THAT NIGHT WHEN WE PASSED IT, WE WERE HOPING THAT THE CITY COMMISSIONERS WOULD TAKE A STANCE ON IT AND VOTE ON APPROVING OR DISAPPROVING OUR REFERENDUM, I GUESS.
THEY ELECTED THEY REALIZED THERE WAS A PARKING ISSUE DOWN THERE.
THEY REALIZED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BOAT RAMP.
BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD BRING THAT UP AT A FUTURE DATE, THAT'S PARAPHRASING.
SO NOTHING HAPPENED BASICALLY, TO OUR RESOLUTION.
[7.1 Shrimp Festival Activities]
7.1. ANY COMMENTS ON THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES? AND HEARING NONE.IF MARIAN WERE HERE . I CAN I CAN SPEAK TO A QUICK UPDATE.
WE HAVE GIVEN SPACE, WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS? I SPOKE TO MR. COOK AND MR. CANOVA LAST WEEK, AND THEY'RE ALL SET TO COME WITH THEIR SHRIMP BOATS.
THE CAPTAIN MAMA AND THE ASHLEY MICHELLE.
NICE. AND SO WE'LL HAVE TWO SHRIMP BOATS DOWN ON D DOCK FOR THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL.
ONE ON ONE WITH SCOTT INGLIS, THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL, JUST TO GO OVER MARINA DETAILS.
SO WE'RE GOOD WITH THE COMMITTEE.
AND I BELIEVE THEY POSTPONED THEIR LAST MEETING.
WE SHOULD GET THE FINAL DETAILS FOR THINGS LIKE PARKING.
YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY COMMENTS? OKAY. 7.2 BOAT TRAILER PARKING.
[7.2 Boat Trailer Parking]
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AND I KNOW THAT WOLFGANG IS GOING TO HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT THAT.WELL, HE'LL HE'LL HAVE ONE ABOUT PARKING PERIOD.
[INAUDIBLE] WOULD YOU COME UP AND AND TALK ABOUT THAT? I'VE GOT TO LOWER MY HEARING AID HERE BECAUSE SOMEBODY JUST COUGHED AND IT ABOUT KNOCKED MY HEAD.
SORRY. OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
AND HE WAS ON THIS SIDE AND I HAD TURNED THIS UP TO LISTEN TO YOU [INAUDIBLE].
WOLFGANG LINGER, 2119 CEDAR STREET [INAUDIBLE].
I WAS ON SUNDAY WHEN THE DOWNTOWN WAS HERE, EXTREMELY BUSY.
AND ON THIS TRAILER PARKING SPOTS, I THINK THERE ARE 12 OR 13.
THERE WERE ALL VISITORS PARKING THERE, THERE WAS THIS LONG BASE FOR TRAILERS 12 OR 13, RIGHT.
ON 2 TRAILERS WERE PARKING AND THE OTHER 10 WAS WERE WERE TAKEN BY PEOPLE WHO OBVIOUSLY SHOULD NOT PARK THERE BECAUSE THERE'S A BIG SIGN.
IT'S ONLY FOR TRAILERS, RIGHT.
SO BUT AND THEN ALSO PEOPLE THEY WERE BLOCKING THE INLET AND OUTLET.
IT SHOWS TO ME THAT OBVIOUSLY THERE IS NO ON A BUSY DAY.
THERE IS NO HAND MANAGING THE THING THERE AND THE PARKING ON THAT PARKING SPOT.
I ONLY SAW THAT TRAILERS WITH TRUCKS WERE PARKED ON THE GREEN ON THE LAWN BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT PARK THERE, RIGHT? IT WAS DEFINITELY NOT AS IT SHOULD BE.
WELL, ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT I HAVE ABOUT THE MARINA IS THAT WHEN THE THE COMMENT IS THAT THAT WE'RE COMPARABLE TO OTHER MARINAS AND THEIR PRICING, BUT TO BE COMPARABLE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A COMPARABLE SERVICES AS WELL.
BUT I'M SAYING THAT THAT'S THE CASE.
SO IF YOU IF YOU HAD A DESIGNATED PARKING SPOT BECAUSE YOU HAVE A BOAT IN THE MARINA, THEN THAT WOULD MAKE YOU A LOT HAPPIER, WOULD IT NOT? IT WOULD.
AND IN MOST MARINAS YOU DO HAVE A DESIGNATED PARKING SPOT RIGHT IN THAT MARINA.
SO THAT HAS A TENDENCY TO BOTHER ME SOMEWHAT.
YES. OR, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE CITY, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS.
IT COULD BE JUST WANT TO BE DOWNTOWN.
OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS? DO WE HAVE ANY ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM? HOW HOW CAN WE GET THAT ENFORCED? ROSS WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS, MAYBE, THAT THEY OUGHT TO GET A TICKET IF THEY'RE PARKED IN THE WRONG SPOT, I DON'T KNOW.
POLICE. PARDON? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE POLICE CAN ENFORCE THERE? ABSOLUTELY. YOU WOULD THINK THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO AND AND I WOULD THINK THAT IF YOU SEE A COUPLE TICKETS ON A, ON A WINDSHIELD AND YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT PARKING THERE, YOU MIGHT STOP.
YOU KNOW, I WOULD, YOU KNOW, TICKETS AREN'T CHEAP ANYMORE.
OKAY. THAT SAID MR. LAWRENCE. A SECOND HOME CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS.
LAWRENCE PIPER, 404 SOUTH 5TH.
PRETTY MUCH YOU'VE COVERED WHAT I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT.
I THINK YOU GUYS REALLY NEED TO CONTINUE TO PRESS THEM WHEN THAT WATERFRONT IS BUILT.
I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE AND SOME EMAILS, I'M NOT REALLY THAT OPPOSED TO THE WATERFRONT ITSELF, BUT WHEN THEY START HOLDING THOSE EVENTS DOWN THERE, AND THEY JUST ABOUT.
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MY QUESTION AGAIN IS, WILL THEY CLOSE BOAT TRAILER PARKING WHEN THEY HAVE THOSE EVENTS? MAYBE THEY WON'T.I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, BUT IF THEY HAVE THE FARMERS MARKET DOWN THERE AND YOU'VE GOT BOAT TRAILERS COMING THROUGH THERE AND FAMILIES WALKING THEIR KIDS UP TO THAT FARMER'S MARKET, THERE'S POTENTIAL FOR DANGER THERE.
AND THE FIRST THING THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO DO IS CLOSE BOAT TRAILER PARKING.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR.
AS FAR AS THE CARS PARKING, I'VE SEEN THAT ALSO IN THE BOAT TRAILER PARKING.
I KIND OF WONDER IF JUST TO BE FAIR TO VISITORS WHO COME IF THERE WASN'T A SIGN AT EVERY PARKING SPOT WHERE THEY CAN'T MISS IT. I MEAN, I KNOW WHEN WHEN WE GO TO PARK IN CERTAIN AREAS AND WE'LL LOOK AROUND TO SEE, HEY, IS THIS PARKING? IS THIS OKAY? SO I THINK AND I COULD BE WRONG, I THINK THERE'S A SIGN AT THE END, YOU KNOW, BOAT TRAILER PARKING ONLY.
IF THERE WAS ONE OF THOSE SIGNPOSTS AT EVERY PARKING SPOT THAT SAID YOU KNOW, CAR WILL BE TOWED AND PARKING TRAILER ONLY AND THEN IT BE ENFORCED.
AND IF IT TAKES CALLING THE POLICE, THEN THERE'S A FEW OF US.
I WOULDN'T MIND CALLING THE POLICE IF I HAD, IF I WAS WATCHING.
I'LL GO. I WILL GO TO THE THE CHIEF OF POLICE THIS WEEK AND SPEAK WITH HIM ABOUT WHAT ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM WE CAN HAVE THERE, HOW HOW CAN WE HOW CAN WE ENFORCE THIS? DO WE HAVE TO HAVE MORE SIGNAGE AND SEE WHAT HE SAYS? YEAH, YEAH.
I MEAN, IF THAT'S BY THE WAY, THE RESOLUTION THAT WE WE PASSED AT THE LAST MEETING STIPULATED THAT AS LONG AS THE BOAT RAMP IS OPEN, THAT THE PARKING FOR THE BOAT TRAILER SHOULD BE RESERVED AND THAT THE BOAT RAMP SHOULD STAY OPEN EXCEPT IN DIRE OR DURING THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL WILL BE ONE SUCH TIME AND THAT NO TRAILERS [INAUDIBLE] BUSSES WOULD BE PARKED IN THE BOAT.
I THINK THE NEW FROM WAY I CAN TELL BY THE DESIGN THEY'RE SHOWING 12 BOAT TRAILER PARKING, AND THEN THE NEXT ROW BACK IS WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO PUT THE BUSSES, WHICH IS IS FINE IF THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON BOAT TRAILER PARKING? MR. LAURA.
PAUL LAURA. 11 SOUTH 7TH STREET, FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA.
YEAH, I'M JUST REALLY UP HERE GOING TO ECHO AND JUST KIND OF CONFIRM SOME OF THE THOUGHTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAID THROUGH OBSERVATIONS OF MY MY OWN, BECAUSE I'M DOWN THERE A LOT, WHETHER IT'S WITH [INAUDIBLE] OR I'M IN THE WATER.
THE TRAILER SIGNS THAT ARE THERE NOW DO SAY TRAILER PARKING AND TOUR BUSSES.
MY MY INPUT TO YOU AND AGAIN, I'M CONFUSED ON WHO'S GOT WHAT PROPERTY AND WHAT THINGS.
THOSE BUSSES SHOULD BE LOCATED SOMEWHERE ELSE AND SIT.
YEAH, WELL, I'M JUST SAYING MY, YOU KNOW, MY THOUGHTS.
SO EVEN ENVIRONMENTALLY, YOU KNOW, THAT JUST CAN'T BE GOOD.
ALL YOU'RE DOING IS HEARING SO THERE'S SO MANY OTHER PLACES THEY CAN GO SIT IN.
THERE'S NO NEED JUST TO, YOU KNOW, TO SIT DOWN THERE.
AND MY LAST THOUGHT IS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN'T PROVIDE BOAT TRAILER PARKING, THEN YOU'RE SAYING THAT THAT BOAT RAMP IS CLOSED AND THAT THOSE TWO GO HAND IN HAND, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT QUESTION.
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AND I DEFINITELY GET SHRIMP FEST AND I THINK EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF ONE OF THOSE THINGS.BUT OTHER THAN, YOU KNOW, REALLY NATIONAL YOU KNOW, A DISASTER COMING UP THAT BOAT RAMP SHOULD NEVER CLOSE AND TRAILER ACCESS, PARKING SHOULD BE PROVIDED EVERY DAY, EVERY HOUR.
AND THAT SHOULD BE OUR PRIORITY.
ANY ANY OTHER? YOUR NAME? MAC MORRIS, 821 PARKVIEW.
BUT BASED ON POPULATION AND THE NUMBER OF BOAT TRAILER PARKING SPACES I'VE GONE AROUND THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND I'VE SEEN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE FEW HUNDRED TO A FEW THOUSAND PEOPLE, AND THEY HAVE 3 TO 4 TIMES, IF NOT MORE, PARKING SPACES FOR BOAT TRAILERS THAN WE HAVE IN A CITY OF 13,000.
WE'VE GOT 12 AND THEN THE CITY COMMISSION SAYS, OH, BUT WE'RE GIVING YOU 2 MORE.
YOU KNOW, WE HAD 10 NOW WE'RE GIVING YOU TWO MORE.
NOW, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE I AM INVOLVED IN PROMOTING THE WATERFRONT ACTIVELY INVOLVED AND IN THE DESIGN OF WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.
YOU MENTIONED YOU'VE SEEN DEDICATED SLIP OWNERS PARKING SPACES NOW, IS THAT BY DECAL, USUALLY AN AREA WHERE THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, OR BY BY DECAL IN THE ENTIRE PARKING AREA OR IN ONE SEGREGATED AREA, OR IS IT JUST OPEN? IF YOU HAVE A DECAL, YOU CAN YOU CAN PARK THERE OVERNIGHT.
WELL, LIKE FOR HOURS, WOULD YOU HAVE A SEGREGATED SPACE OR JUST HAVE A DECAL ISSUED TO.
JUST HAVE A DECAL FOR A CERTAIN AREA DECALS ONLY IN THIS AREA.
OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED TO HEAR.
[8. MARINA MANAGER REPORT]
OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO 7.3 MARINA SECURITY.I THINK AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME, BECAUSE I THINK ALL THESE ANSWERS ARE GOING TO BE SOLVED, SOLVED BY YOU, I THINK IF UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION, WE'LL GO RIGHT TO THE MARINA MANAGER'S REPORT, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
SURE. IS THERE A PARTICULAR QUESTION ABOUT SECURITY, THOUGH, WHEN WE WANT TO KNOW HOW THE GATES ARE COMING? THAT'S ONE. OH, SURE.
OKAY. AND THEN I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DIESEL.
YES. OKAY. WELL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND WE'LL SKIP OVER SECURITY AND MARIAN'S AGENDA ITEM 7.4 AND GO TO THE MANAGER'S REPORT AGAIN. YES, MA'AM. OKAY.
I CAN SPEAK TO THE TRAILER PARKING.
THEY HAVE REALLY BEEN VERY HELPFUL WITH US THIS PAST MONTH.
AND THAT'S REALLY BEEN A GOOD RELATIONSHIP THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED HERE IN THIS IN THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR OUR CUSTOMERS TO PARK WITH TRUCK AND TRAILERS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S POSTED THAT IT'S NOT ALLOWED.
AND I WILL SAY THAT THEY'RE VERY RECEPTIVE.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ANY TIME WE REQUEST EXTRA PATROLS FOR THE DOCKS OR MAYBE EXTRA PATROLS FOR THE TRUCK AND TRAILER PARKING, THEY'RE CERTAINLY RECEPTIVE TO THAT.
SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU CALL OR I'M WILLING TO CALL TO SAY, HEY, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE CARS IN THE TRAILER PARKING, CAN YOU START TO INCREASE YOUR PATROLS OF THAT AREA? I THINK THEY WOULD BE RECEPTIVE TO THAT.
OKAY. AND HOW ARE THE GATES COMING? THE GATES ARE MR. GEORGE JUST EMAILED THE COMPANY, I GUESS YESTERDAY AND TODAY ARE IN FINAL DESIGN PHASE.
WE JUST RECEIVED REALLY OFFICIAL DRAWINGS ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, AND SO THAT IS REALLY IN MR. GEORGE'S BOX.
HE'S THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THAT AND HE'S WORKING WITH THEIR DESIGNERS.
ONCE THAT IS FINALIZED, THEY'VE TOLD US THAT IT'S PROBABLY 4 TO 6 WEEKS FOR FABRICATION.
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4 TO 6 WEEKS AFTER THAT.AND WHEN WE DID RECEIVE THE TECHNICAL DRAWINGS, WHICH WE ONLY RECENTLY GOT TWO WEEKS AGO, THAT'S WHEN WE REALLY COULD SEE, OH, THIS DOOR, THIS GATE NEEDS TO BE MOVED BECAUSE IT WON'T SWING AND BE FLUSH, THAT WAS ONE ISSUE THAT WE HAD, AND IT WAS JUST A WAY FOR US TO REALLY CONCRETELY SEE THOSE LITTLE THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE TWEAKED.
AND WE SENT THAT BACK TO THEM.
AND THAT'S KIND OF THE PHASE THAT WE'RE AT.
I UNDERSTAND FROM SOME OF THE CHARTER GUYS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME THEFTS ON BOATS RECENTLY, AND, AND THEIR TAKE ON IT WAS THEY THOUGHT THAT THESE PEOPLE, THESE THIEVES WERE COMING FROM THE WATER AND NOT FROM THE LAND BASE.
THEY WERE PULLING UP IN BOATS AND PULLING OUT OF THERE.
SURE. SO DO WE HAVE SOME? WE HAVE NINE CAMERAS ON THE MARINA.
OKAY, WE CAN KEEP ADDING MORE, BUT I THINK THAT PEOPLE DO COME AT NIGHT BY DINGHY IF THEY, YOU KNOW, ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO STEAL. WE CHECK THE CAMERAS WHEN WE GET A REPORT THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE LEFT THEIR RODS OUT AND THEY GOT STOLEN, OR, YOU KNOW, THEY DIDN'T LOCK A COOLER AND SOMETHING GOT STOLEN.
WE CHECK THOSE CAMERAS, YOU KNOW, TO TRY TO FIND THE FOLKS.
BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE DO COME BY DINGHY, AND I DON'T WANT TO DISPARAGE ANYBODY.
MAYBE THEY'RE ANCHORED OUT, OR MAYBE THEY'RE PASSING THROUGH.
AND DO WE HAVE ADEQUATE CAMERA COVERAGE? SHOULD WE GET SOME MORE? IS THAT WORTH? BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY MORE OF A DETERRENT.
A DETERRENT THAN THAN THE GATES.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE CAN HOP OVER A GATE, BUT THEY CAN'T ESCAPE A CAMERA.
THESE GATES ARE GOING TO BE PRETTY TALL.
SO WE'VE ADDED TO THE SOUTH OF E DOCKS, AND NOW WE CAN POINT SOUTH AND SEE THAT AREA.
YOU KNOW, PERHAPS WE COULD ADD ANOTHER ONE TO THE MIDDLE OF E DOCK AND SHINE IT, AIM IT TO THE NORTH REALLY, WHERE ALL THE CHARTER BOAT BOATS ARE SORT OF HUDDLED TOGETHER WOULD BE A GOOD THING THAT WE COULD DO WITH RELATIVE.
YOU KNOW, THOSE CAMERAS ARE NOT THAT NOT A LOT OF EXPENSE INVOLVED IN THAT? YEAH. BECAUSE THE ONE THAT WE ADDED ON THE SOUTH IS GOOD, BUT IT DOESN'T SEE THAT FAR.
WE'VE NOT ENABLED THOSE SETTINGS, BUT WE COULD.
YOU KNOW, YOU'D BE SURPRISED FOLKS ARE JUST KIND OF OUT.
SO I DON'T MIND SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON IT, BUT WE CAN DO THAT.
WE CAN ADD ANOTHER CAMERA TO E DOCK AND SORT OF POINT IT TO THAT HOT SPOT AREA.
THAT MIGHT HELP. HOW'S THE WI-FI DONE? THE WI-FI HAS BEEN GOOD.
THE CITY, AS YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR ADDED THAT EXTRA 5G REPEATER DOWN ON THE END OF D DOCK, RIGHT.
AND THAT CERTAINLY HELPED A LOT.
AND THE REASON I BRING THAT UP IS FOR SECURITY.
A LOT OF VOTERS HAVE CAMERAS ON THEIR BOATS, BUT THEY ACCESS THEM THROUGH THE INTERNET.
SO IF THERE'S NO WI-FI, PUTTING THAT SECURITY ON THEIR BOAT DOESN'T DO THEM A WHOLE LOT OF GOOD.
I THINK IF THEY IF WE DON'T HAVE WI-FI, THEY CAN STILL TAP INTO THAT.
BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THE WI-FI IS IMPROVED.
COULD IT BE BETTER? PROBABLY ON SPOT.
I'VE GOTTEN A QUOTE FROM ON SPOT FOR THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE A BIG MARINA WI-FI PROVIDER, AND THAT QUOTE CAME IN AT ABOUT $30,000 TO TO GET THE MARINA SET UP TO BE TOTALLY BLANKETED WITH WI-FI.
YES. WE JUST HAD THAT FIXED LAST YEAR.
YOU KNOW, WE JUST GOT UP AND RUNNING WITH THE FUEL LINE REPLACEMENT ON FRIDAY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT WE DO HAVE A SMALL ISSUE BETWEEN WE ASSUME IT'S BETWEEN TWO DISPENSERS ON THE FUEL DOCK.
WE'VE ACCELERATED THIS INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR WITH GUARDIAN, OUR VENDOR, CLEMENTS, SHOULD BE TO THE MARINA TOMORROW TO DO AN ISOLATION TEST TO RUN PRESSURE AND ISOLATE WHERE THE ISSUE IS.
SO RIGHT NOW, IS THIS IS THE SAME COMPANY THAT FIXED IT LAST TIME? WELL, GUARDIAN.
GUARDIAN IS OUR VENDOR WHO'S BEEN DOING ALL THE WORK, AND THEY ARE COMMITTED TO IF IT'S ANYTHING THAT'S INVOLVED WITH THE WORK THAT THEY JUST DID, OF COURSE THEY WILL MAKE IT RIGHT. IF IT'S A SECONDARY ISSUE, THEN IT WILL BE ON US TO TAKE CARE OF.
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SO WITHOUT THE PRESSURE TEST ISOLATE, WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START LOOKING.FUEL SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUING PROBLEM DOWN THERE.
AND YET IT'S THE BIGGEST REVENUE SOURCE.
IT'S IT DOES DRIVE A LOT OF REVENUE.
IN SOME AREAS, OF COURSE, WE WILL NEED TO DO SOME MOVING OF FUNDS AROUND TO COVER EXPENSES.
SO WE DO HAVE FUNDS THERE, CONCEIVABLY.
DIESEL, HOWEVER, IS REALLY HIGH OVER LAST YEAR.
WE'RE OVER $500,000 TO THE GOOD FOR DIESEL OVER LAST YEAR.
AND OUR NEAREST COMPETITOR HAS ALSO BEEN OUT OF COMMISSION A LOT THIS YEAR.
AND THAT'S POSITIVELY IMPACTED IMPACTED OUR REVENUE FOR THAT.
WE'VE MADE SMALL GAINS IN LITTLE, LITTLE AREAS LIKE DINGHY DOCKAGE AND PUMP OUTS AND RECYCLING FEES.
WE'RE REALLY KIND OF GOING AFTER THAT.
WE'RE MAKING SMALL GAINS THERE.
IN THE REVENUE SIDE FOR VESSELS OVER 200FT, THE TIERED RATES THAT WE IMPLEMENTED AT THE START OF THIS BUDGET YEAR HAVE DRIVEN WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE OF 51% YEAR OVER YEAR, JUST IN THAT ONE CATEGORY OF BOATS OVER 200FT.
SO THE TIERED RATES ARE REALLY DOING THEIR JOB TO INCREASE TRANSIENT REVENUE.
AND WE'RE REALLY WORKING ON OUR PAYROLL BUDGET.
WE ARE UNDER BUDGET ABOUT $29,000 YEAR TO DATE IN PAYROLL, AND WE'RE JUST RUNNING WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF STAFF, BUT THEY'RE PART TIME, SO THEY'RE NOT WORKING AS MANY HOURS.
SO WHAT WAS THAT PAYROLL AGAIN? $29,000 UNDER BUDGET.
AND ALL THOSE FIGURES ARE IN THE FINANCIAL REPORTS.
OASIS HAD THEIR GM SUMMIT IN ANNAPOLIS LAST WEEK.
I DID NOT ATTEND BECAUSE WE HAD THE MTO.
EXCUSE ME. SO I STAYED BEHIND TO MAKE SURE THAT EVENT WENT OFF.
WE'RE ALREADY PLANNING FOR 2026, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, AT THE GM SUMMIT, IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT FERNANDINA HARBOR MARINA OUT OF THE 51 PLUS MARINAS THAT OASIS IS CURRENTLY MANAGING, RECEIVED THE AWARD FOR HOSPITALITY OUT OF ALL THE MARINAS, IT WAS LARGELY DRIVEN TO SEVERAL FACTORS, ONE OF WHICH WAS THAT THE MARINA HAS HAD OVER 500 FIVE STAR REVIEWS.
SO WE'RE NUMBER ONE OUT OF ALL THE OASIS MARINAS.
IT GOES ON, THERE'S ALMOST A PAGE AND A HALF.
IT'S A REALLY NICE PRESS RELEASE, BUT I JUST WANT TO FINISH.
THIS IS A GREAT HONOR AND OBVIOUSLY A GREAT, UNEXPECTED AWARD FOR THE MARINA.
BUT IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE ON THE DOCKS.
THAT'S THE REASON THIS HAPPENED.
CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS.
ARE YOU GOING TO PUT THAT IN THE PAPER? YES, SIR. GOOD.
[INAUDIBLE] ANY DIRECTION TO THE BOATERS ON WHERE TO PUT THEIR THEIR TRASH.
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE TO ME THAT WE, WE HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF GARBAGE CANS OUT THERE THAT WE USED TO.
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CANS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE DUMPSTER EXISTED.AND I DON'T SEE THOSE BIG GARBAGE CANS OUT THERE MUCH ANYMORE.
WE STILL HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF TOTES.
OKAY. WE'VE GOT ONE BY ATLANTIC OR EXCUSE ME, ONE BY AMELIA RIVER CRUISES, ONE BY B DOCK.
AND I THINK WHAT WILL HAPPEN ONCE WE GET THOSE GATES PUT IN AT THE BOATERS LOUNGE AND THE ADA RAMP, WE'LL MOVE TWO TOTES DOWN ON THE DOCK SO THAT THE FOLKS ON C AND D DOCK DON'T HAVE SO FAR TO WALK.
THEY'VE GOT THEIR OWN TRASH CANS.
WE'LL PUT ONE INSIDE THE GATE BY THE SHIP STORE, SO WE'LL KIND OF MOVE THEM AROUND AND MAKE THEM A LITTLE MORE EXCLUSIVE TO THE BOATERS, WHERE THEY'RE NOT JUST USABLE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC SO MUCH.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF OFFERING A SERVICE TO THE BOATS ON THE MOORING BALLS TO TAKE THEIR TRASH FOR A PRICE? I'D HAVE TO FACTOR OUT THE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF SENDING TWO GUYS OUT ON THE PUMP OUT BOAT TO TO DO THAT, AND THE TIME THAT IT WOULD TAKE YOU KNOW, YOU COULD MAYBE ADD THAT IN IF YOU'RE GOING OUT THERE TO PUMP OUT A BOAT AND, AND OFFER TO TAKE THEIR TRASH FOR A FEE.
THAT FEE I'VE COMPED IT OUT WITH SOME MARINAS CLOSE TO US.
TYPICALLY, IT'S AROUND $65 TO $75 PER RESERVATION.
AND WE ARE GOING TO INTRODUCE THAT TO OFFSET THESE EXTRA DUMPSTER PICKUPS THAT WE HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? YEP. ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY PLEASURE.
THANK YOU. YEAH. ANY CLOSING COMMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? NOPE, NOPE.
[10. NEXT MEETING DATE]
SO THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE MAY 27TH IN THESE CHAMBERS THANK YOU VERY MUCH.AND THIS MEETING IS HEREBY ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.