[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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>> THIS MEETING IS NOW CALLED INTO SESSION.
>> CLAY, STEVEN, OLIVIA, ZADIE.
>> LET'S DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> WE'LL SKIP OVER APPROVAL OF MINUTES BECAUSE WE CANNOT VOTE ON ANYTHING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM.
>> WE'RE GOING TO SKIP THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT EITHER, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO OLD BUSINESS.
[6.1. Time Capsule (Part 1 of 2)]
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT 16.1, OUR TIME CAPSULE.>> I MENTIONED LAST MEETING THAT WE WENT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND THIS IS WHAT YOUR PEERS WROTE.
DID ANY OF YOU-ALL CONTRIBUTE TO THIS?
>> WHAT DO WE DO NOW? DO WE JUST CALL THE ROLL AGAIN?
>> YOU CAN JUST ADD THEM TO THE PRESENT LIST, AND THEN ONCE WE'RE FINISHED TALKING, WE CAN GO BACK TO THE APPROVAL.
>> SORRY WE'RE LATE. WE HAD TO FINISH FILMING THE SCHOOL PROJECT.
>> STEVEN, YOU CAN SIT. I DON'T HAVE YOUR SIGN YET, BUT YOU CAN SIT.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU DON'T NECESSARILY NEED THE COMPUTER, BUT IF YOU WANT TO LOG IN, YOU CAN, AND YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE AGENDA.
>> THEN YEAH, SURE, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> THE USER NAME IS BOARD, WITH A CAPITAL B.
DO YOU-ALL KNOW OLIVIA? DO YOU SEE HER AT SCHOOL?
>> DO YOU KNOW IF SHE'S COMING OR NOT?
>> NO. YOU GOT TO DO CAPITAL AND THEN EXCLAMATION.
>> WOULD YOU GO RIGHT HERE? THIS IS SOMEBODY ELSE'S.
THEN YOU KNOW WHERE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL IS.
YOU CAN JUST FOLLOW ALONG ON THAT.
>> IS THAT JUST ALL THE STUFF THAT THEY WANTED TO PUT IN THE TIME CAPSULE?
>> YEAH. GO ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP, IT'S AT THE TOP.
>> STEVEN, WELCOME. DO YOU WANT TO TELL US MORE ABOUT YOURSELF?
>> YEAH. I APPLIED FOR THIS LAST WEEK.
I WENT TO SEE [INAUDIBLE] IS PRETTY COOL TO WATCH.
>> YOU CAN STAY SEATED, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE THIS IS YOUR MICROPHONE.
THIS IS BEING RECORDED SO PEOPLE CAN WATCH IT FROM HOME, AND THIS IS HOW THEY CAN HEAR YOU, SO YOU GOT TO STAY CLOSE TO YOUR MIC.
>> I'M STEVEN [INAUDIBLE]. I'M AT 11TH GRADE AT BHS.
I PLAY LACROSSE AND I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> THANK YOU. I SAW THAT YOU STAYED FOR THE WHOLE MEETING HOUSE. REALLY DEDICATED.
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS THE CITY TURNS 200 ON JANUARY 1ST, 2025, SO WE'RE HAVING THIS BIG CELEBRATION.
IT'S CALLED DINING DOWN CENTER.
WE'RE CLOSING DOWN CENTER STREET.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TABLES ALL ALONG CENTER STREET, AND THE CONGRESSMAN AARON B IS GOING TO BE HERE AND DIFFERENT ELECTED OFFICIALS.
ONE ASPECT OF THE EVENT IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BURY A TIME CAPSULE, AND THIS GROUP IS IN CHARGE OF IT.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW IS WE WENT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND WE HAD THIS UP, AND IF A STUDENT WROTE AN IDEA, THEY GOT SOME SWAGS.
THIS IS JUST SOME OF THEIR IDEAS.
I WENT THROUGH AND I HIGHLIGHTED THE ONES I THOUGHT WERE A GOOD IDEA.
ACTUALLY, I DON'T THINK I DID VIDEO CAMERA CONTROLLER, BUT THAT'D BE COOL, I GUESS, BECAUSE IN 50 YEARS, IS THAT GOING TO BE OBSOLETE NOW? BUT IF ANYTHING JUMPS OUT AT YOU, I THOUGHT A NEWSPAPER WOULD BE COOL, MENUS, BUT YOU CAN LOOK AT THE OTHER STUFF TOO MAYBE YOU THINK.
THE STANLEY CUP, THAT DOES MAKE SENSE BECAUSE IT'S SO TRENDY RIGHT NOW.
ARE YOU GOING THROUGH THAT? WHO'S GOING TO GIVE UP THEIR APPLE WATCH?
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I DON'T KNOW. ANIMAL BONES.>> YEAR BOOKS IS A GOOD IDEA, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO GIVE UP YOUR WHOLE YEAR.
>> MAYBE IF THE SCHOOL HAS EXTRA.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD IDEA BECAUSE THAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR.
COVID MASK, I THOUGHT WAS A GOOD IDEA.
FIGET SPINNER, DO YOU GUYS THINK THAT [INAUDIBLE]?
>> ESSENTIALLY, YOU-ALL NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WANT IN IT AND THEN START COLLECTING THE ITEMS. I'VE TRIED TO ADVERTISE.
I PUT IN OUR WEEKLY REPORT THAT YOU -ALL WERE TAKING THIS ON, AND IF EVERYBODY HAD AN IDEA, LET US KNOW.
I PUT IT IN THE PAPER, BUT I HAVE NOT GOTTEN A SINGLE THING, SO IT'S JUST ON YOU-ALL.
SKIBIDI TOILET. SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE PASSED OUT BECAUSE THEY WERE INAPPROPRIATE.
PHOTO OF MCDONALD'S LADY, I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS?
>> THE ONE WHO DIED. THAT'S EVIL.
>> WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
>> SHE'S USED TO WORK AT THIS MCDONALD'S.
>> EVERYONE KNEW WHO SHE WAS BECAUSE SHE'S LIKE THE ONLY PERSON I'VE EVER SEEN CONSISTENTLY BE THERE.
>> SHE WOULD TALK TO EVERYONE.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW Y'ALL WANT TO DO THIS.
IF SOMEONE WANTS TO TAKE THE LEAD ON IT AND START GATHERING THINGS.
I DON'T THINK MOST OF THEM COST MONEY.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT MAKES MORE SENSE FOR Y'ALL TO ADVERTISE IN YOUR SCHOOL TO SAY WE'RE DOING THIS TIME CAPSULE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE OUTLETS.
DO YOU DO MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS OR SOMETHING? MAYBE YOU COULD DO IT THAT WAY IF THAT MAKES SENSE TOO.
>> OR WE TRY TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT IT TO GET MORE IDEAS.
>> AT THIS POINT, I THINK WE NEED ACTUAL ITEMS. ARE YOU READY?
>> WHO'S GOING TO BE ALIVE IN 2075?
>> BRO, IF WE'RE NOT ALIVE, THEN THAT'S BAD.
>> I KNOW, BUT IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BREAK SO THAT JEREMIAH CAN TALK.
[ADDITIONAL ITEM]
JEREMIAH YOU KNOW EVERYONE ELSE THAT THIS IS STEVEN WHO'S BRAND NEW.>> GOOD TO MEET YOU. WELCOME ABOARD.
>> WAIT, I'M SORRY. EMMA FOR THIS, YOU COULD JUST SAY PRESENTATION BY CITY MANAGER.
THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING THAT HE SAYS UNLESS THERE ARE NOTES THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW UP ON, BUT OTHERWISE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WRITE FOR VERBATIM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
>> WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AND NOBODY NEEDS TO HAVE ANY KIND OF FOLLOW UP CONVERSATION.
>> HE'S ON A CALL WITH THE EMERGENCY [INAUDIBLE], SO TURN OFF.
>> WELL, JEREMIAH, INTERIM CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU-ALL FOR BEING HERE.
THAT'S A LITTLE SNAPSHOT OF WHAT'S INVOLVED WITH THE INTER-AGENCY COORDINATION EFFORTS THAT GO INTO GETTING READY FOR A STORM.
THAT WAS A ZOOM MEETING BETWEEN THE NASSAU COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, SHERIFF'S OFFICE, FIRE, POLICE, MAYOR, CITY OF CALLAHAN, TOWN OF HILLIARD, CITY OF FERNANDINA, OF COURSE, THE RAILROAD, THE PORT.
LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE I'M MISSING. I'M MISSING A LOT.
THE [INAUDIBLE] COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THE COUNTY MANAGER, ALL OF THEM GETTING TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN WORK IN UNISON ON WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE DOING.
OPENING UP A SHELTER, WHAT'S CLOSING, OUR CITY OFFICE IS CLOSING, WHAT LEVEL OF ACTIVATION DO WE GO FILE AN EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
A LOT OF WORK GOES INTO PREPARING FOR A STORM, EVEN THOUGH MORE LIKELY THIS IS GOING TO SKIRT AS IS PREDICTED, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO BE IN A POSITION WHERE YOU'RE NOT PREPARED.
WE WORK IN COORDINATION WITH THE EOC, WHICH IS THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER, THAT'S OUT THERE BY THE COURTHOUSE THERE NEAR WILD LIFE AREA.
EVERY STEP THAT WE TAKE IS IN COORDINATION WITH THEM SO THAT THEY'RE ALL SENDING THE RIGHT MESSAGE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO, IS A BRIDGE CLOSING OR NOT? THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ASKED EVERY STORM, EVERY EVENT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE AND WORKING TOGETHER ON THAT INFORMATION.
CLOSING THE FACILITIES, HOMELESS SHELTER, IF THAT'S OPEN, WHETHER INVOLVING THE GOVERNOR IF IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE LOOKING AT
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A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE OR DEBRIS, JUST COORDINATING AND SHARING IN EFFORTS.I JUST GOT THAT CALL. WE CHECK IN TWICE A DAY AND DISCUSS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT AND MAKE DECISIONS TO GO FROM THERE.
YESTERDAY, I ISSUED A STATE OF EMERGENCY.
THERE'S A LOT OF CHECKS AND BALANCES, AND WE OPERATE VERY SLOWLY INTENTIONALLY BECAUSE WE'RE OPERATING ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE PUBLIC AT LARGE.
WE DON'T OPERATE AS SWIFTLY AND NIMBLY AS A PRIVATE COMPANY COULD, BUT WHEN WE DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY, THAT PROVIDES A STABILITY TO MOVE A LITTLE MORE QUICKLY.
WE CAN MAKE PURCHASES WITHOUT GOING THROUGH A BID PROCESS.
IT MAKES US ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT IF THERE'S A LOT OF DAMAGE.
IT GIVES US A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY AND NIMBLENESS IN THAT STATE OF EMERGENCY.
THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THAT IT'S OFTEN DECLARED BEFORE THE STORM, AND IT PROVIDES US THAT WINDOW TO MOVE A LITTLE BIT MORE SWIFTLY.
THERE'S A LOT OF COORDINATION EFFORT THAT GOES.
THEN IF THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE ON TO THE WEST, IT'S A HURRICANE.
CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE RIGHT NOW EXPECTED TO GO TO THREE, CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST, AND THEN WE'RE SAFE.
IF NOT, AT LEAST WE'RE BETTER PREPARED.
IT'S BETTER TO BE PREPARED AND THE STORM NOT COME THAN THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, WHAT'S INVOLVED, THE STORM ITSELF.
WE JUST GOT THE ELEVEN O'CLOCK UPDATE, SO WE HAVE THE LATEST, BUT YOU CAN GET ONLINE, THERE'S A LOT AVAILABLE AND SHARED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, THAT KIND OF THING.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT'S ALL INVOLVED?
>> WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A GOOD QUESTION, BUT DO YOU THINK THE BRIDGE IS GOING TO BE CLOSED?
>> THAT'S A QUESTION THAT'S ALWAYS ASKED.
THE BRIDGE IS ONLY CLOSED FOR ONE OF TWO REASONS.
ONE, IT'S BEEN HIT, FOR SOME REASON, AND THAT YOU HAVE TO ASSESS DAMAGE.
THAT'S VERY RARE. DURING THE STORM, WE GET THAT ASKED ALL THE TIME.
THE BRIDGE WILL NEVER BE SCHEDULED TO BE CLOSED.
IT'S ONLY CLOSED IF SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 MILE PER HOUR OR MORE FOR A TWO-MINUTE PERIOD.
THAT'S PRETTY HEAVY CONDITIONS AS SOME, NOT GUST, THAT'S SUSTAINED WIND OF 40 MILE AN HOUR OR MORE.
THEY MEASURE AT THE TOP OF THE BRIDGE.
NASSAU COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE MAKES THAT CALL AND THAT'S WHEN THE BRIDGE IS CLOSED.
ANOTHER RUMOR OR POINT OF CONFUSION THAT'S ALWAYS ASKED IS, WILL THE CITY TURN OFF WATER TO THE COMMUNITY, TURN OFF ELECTRICITY? THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN. THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN.
IF THAT EVER WERE TO HAPPEN, WHICH HAS NEVER HAPPENED, NO ONE WOULD BE HERE.
THERE'D BE A FULL EVACUATION CATEGORY 4 OR 5, DIRECT HIT KIND OF THING.
BECAUSE OF THE WAY OUR CONTINENTAL SHELF IS, ANYONE HERE DO FISHING OFFSHORE FISHING, OR HAVE BEEN? HERE IN FERNANDINA, YOU GOT TO GO GOOD WAYS OUT.
YOU GOT TO GO 80 MILES, JACOB, OUT THERE TO GET TO WHERE.
WELL, WE HAVE A LARGE CONTINENTAL SHELF, SO THE DEEPER WATERS WAY OUT THERE, SO IT DOES PROVIDE US A BIT OF A BUFFER BECAUSE STORMS WANT DEEP WATER.
YOU'LL ALSO SEE IT SKIRTS WHEN IT'S ON THE EAST SIDE OF FLORIDA, IT'LL FOLLOW THAT JET STREAM.
WE'VE BEEN PROTECTED BECAUSE OF THAT, AND WE HAVEN'T REALLY HAD MUCH OF A DIRECT HIT SINCE REALLY 1964, I THINK IT WAS HURRICANE DORA. YOU-ALL HAVE SEEN.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH SOME STORMS, AND WE DEFINITELY GET AN IMPACT, BUT NOT ANYTHING THAT WOULD REALLY BE CATASTROPHIC TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THAT'S THE ANSWER ON THE BRIDGE.
IT DOES CLOSE, BUT ONLY IF SUSTAINED WINDS ARE AT A CERTAIN SPEED, 40 MILE PER HOUR, AND EVEN THEN IT'S OPENED BACK UP AS AS SOON AS THOSE CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
>> COULD YOU TELL US ABOUT THE PROJECT DOWN BY THE WATER, AS WELL AS I KNOW YOU GUYS HAD IT CONED OFF AT CENTRAL PARK THE OTHER DAY, AND THAT WAS BEFORE OUR LAST MEETING.
>> THE PETANQUE COURTS WAS THE DISCUSSION LAST TIME.
>> THE WATERFRONT PARK, WE'RE OUT FOR BID RIGHT NOW.
WE ACTUALLY MET WITH SOME CONTRACTORS DOWN THERE EARLIER THIS WEEK.
CONTRACTORS, ANYONE THAT'S INTERESTED IN BIDDING ON THE JOB, BEFORE YOU BID, GIVE US A PRIZE.
GO DOWN THERE, WALK IT WITH US, WHAT WE'RE GETTING INTO. IT'S OUT FOR BID.
THE BID RESULTS ARE DUE THE 1ST OF OCTOBER, AND THEN WE PLAN TO AWARD THAT CONTRACT IN CONSTRUCTION, GET UNDERWAY AROUND THANKSGIVING.
THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THAT DONE BEFORE THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL OF NEXT YEAR.
THE PETANQUE COURTS, WE JUST PUT THAT ON HOLD.
THE PETANQUE COURTS ARE GOING AWAY FROM THE WATERFRONT.
WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT THEM COULDN'T REALLY BE DECIDED.
THEY HAVE COURTS AT CENTRAL PARK NOW.
WHAT WE DID IS LAY OUT CONES TO GET SOME IDEA OF IF WE WERE TO ADD MORE COURTS, WHAT THAT LOOK LIKE? NO ONE REALLY LIKED WHERE YOU WOULD BE PUTTING THOSE COURTS.
PETANQUE COURTS GO IN, GREEN GRASS COMES OUT, AND THEN YOU LIMIT ABILITY TO USE THAT OPEN GREEN GRASS AREA AT CENTRAL PARK.
THAT GOES AWAY, AND YOU HAVE A BIG SET SANDBOX THERE FOR PETANQUE COURTS.
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RIGHT NOW WE HIT THE PAUSE ON IT.WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STREET COURTS THAT ARE THERE, AND WE'LL REVISIT THAT ANOTHER TIME.
GOOD QUESTIONS. JACOB. I ANSWERED THOSE TWO. CLAY, YOU HAVE ANYTHING?
>> WELL, I'LL JUST SAY, HOW HAS PUTTING THAT ON PAUSE BEEN TAKEN BY THE PETANQUE COMMUNITY?
>> THEY WERE FINE WITH IT BECAUSE WE COMMITTED TO THOSE COURTS THAT ARE THERE NOW, MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT.
THAT'S ACTUALLY SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONTH.
CITY STATS IS GOING TO GO IN THERE, SCRAPE ALL THE SAND OUT, PUT IN NEW TIMBERS, WIDEN IT JUST A LITTLE BIT SO THEY CAN GET A COUPLE MORE COURTS IN THERE, BUT THEY'RE HAPPY WITH IT.
THEY UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU ASK FOR TOO MUCH, YOU'RE GOING TO RISK TAKING AWAY SOME OTHER RECREATION SPACE THAT SOMEONE ELSE USES, AND THEN THAT CREATES SOME [INAUDIBLE].
THEY'RE HAPPY WITH PUTTING ON PAUSE, AND IF THEY HAVE ANY EVENTS, THEY'LL USE THE GRAVEL PARKING LOT HERE FOR ANY TOURNAMENT PLAY.
WE PROVIDED THAT TO THEM SO IF THEY HAVE A TOURNAMENT, THEY CAN STILL USE THE PARKING LOT.
WE TAKE UP ALL THE BUMPERS AND PUT THE WOOD COURSE DOWN AND THEY CAN STILL HAVE TOURNAMENT PLAY THERE.
GOOD QUESTIONS. ENGAGING GROUP.
>> IS THERE MORE MCDONALD'S IN THE COUNTRY OR STARBUCKS? WHAT WOULD BE YOUR GUESS?
>> THERE'S 13,000 STARBUCKS MCDONALD'S IN THE COUNTRY, 16,000 STARBUCKS.
>> JUST LEARNED THAT THIS MORNING. ANYTHING ELSE? YEAH. YOU HAVE FROM ME?
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR THE TIMES [INAUDIBLE]?
>> OR ADVICE. I WAS THINKING THEY COULD ADVERTISE IN THEIR SCHOOLS FOR PEOPLE TO BRING SOME THINGS?
>> WE WANT THINGS THAT WILL LAST. YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU GOT TO THINK EVEN THOUGH IT'S GOING TO BE A HAVE ALL SEEN IT AT THE CAPSULE?
>> IT WAS HERE LAST STEVEN HASN'T SEEN.
WE BUILT IT IN HOUSE. YEAH, Y'ALL COME UP HERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
O OF FABRIC OF AT OUR FLEET MAINTENANCE FACILITY, ONE OF OUR WELDERS, REALLY GOOD WELDER.
HE BUILT ESSENTIALLY LIKE A TREASURE CHEST, MADE OUT STAINLESS. IT'S NOT GOING TO RUST.
WHEN WE GET READY TO PUT EVERYTHING IN, A WEATHER TIGHT LID, RUBBER GAS GETS SEALED, BOLTED AND EVERYTHING.
THERE'S NO CHANCE OF AND, WATER GETTING THERE AND CONTAMINATING OR RUIN AND EVERYTHING.
BUT YEAH, THAT'S WE STILL NEED 50 YEARS IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, THINGS TEND TO DEGRADE.
WILL SEE WHAT YOU ALL LOOK LIKE IN 50 YEARS, START TO WRINKLE SOME THINGS.
>> I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
THE NEW BUILDING ON CENTER STREET TOWARDS THE END, WHERE SALTY PELICAN IS WHAT'S GOING THERE?
>> THE BUILDER, THE CONTRACTOR THAT STARTED THE RESTORATION, THEY DID ALL THE EXTERIOR WORK, AND THEY ACTUALLY JUST DECIDED TO SELL IT AND WALK AWAY FROM IT.
IT LOOKS GOOD FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT THE INSIDE IS STILL PRETTY GUTTED.
THEY DECIDED TO WALK AWAY FROM IT.
SOMETIMES THEY ROLL THE DICE, AND IT'S LIKE IT'S TOO MUCH WORK INVOLVED.
THEY'RE GOING TO WALK AWAY FROM IT, SELL IT AND HOPE THAT SOMEONE ELSE COMES IN AND, TAKES OVER AND FINISHES THE REMODEL.
BUT AT LEAST OUTSIDE LOOKS GOOD. IT'S JUST INSIDE'S NOT MUCH.
WHAT'S THE NEW, LIKE, PAVILION THAT THEY'RE BUILDING THERE?
>> JUST THAT. IT'S GOING TO BE A NEW, FELLOWSHIP WEDDING VENUE FOR, LIKE, SPECIAL EVENTS.
SO TIM POYNTERS CONSTRUCTING THAT.
HE OWNS THAT LAND THERE, POINTER CONSTRUCTION, SO THEY'RE MOVING THAT ALONG.
ALSO, WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE IS THE POCKET PARK NEXT TO MILAN COFFEE.
DO YOU ALL KNOW WHERE THAT IS? THAT GREEN SPACE HERE?
>> FULL OF SEARS OWNED IT, RIGHT?
>> CORRECT. AND THERE'S PLANS TO PUT A RESTAURANT IN THERE.
YEAH. SO IT'S HIS PROPERTY. HE'S OWNED IT.
ONCE THEY START CONSTRUCTION, WATCH EVERYBODY BE LIKE, YOU'RE TAKING OUR PARKWAY.
IT'S HIS PROPERTY. HE'S OWNED IT FOR A LONG TIME.
HE'S LEASED IT TO THE CITY TO PUT THE CHRISTMAS TREE THERE TO JUST ALLOW IT TO BE, OPEN CHILL AREA.
BUT NOW HE'S AT A POINT WHERE HE'S LIKE, I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND PUT SOMETHING THERE.
HE'S GETTING READY TO DO THAT CONSTRUCTION EXPECTED TO START FIRST OF 2025.
>> THEY'RE PLANNING ON DOING SOMETHING WHERE THE LAVENDER STORE IS AS WELL.
>> THAT LITTLE IT DOESN'T FIT WITH THE REST.
YEAH. YEAH. NEXT TO THE TAVERN.
>> PANDAVA LAVENDER. I KNOW THEY'RE GETTING A NEW NAME, BUT I MAY I'M NOT [OVERLAPPING] AWARE OF ANY CHANGES TO THE PRO BUILDING THERE.
JOSE MIRANDA DID SEND US A CONCEPT, AND I POSTED IT ON [OVERLAPPING] I SAW THE CONCEPT.
YEAH. IT WAS BUT IT WAS JUST THE CONCEPT.
IT'S LIKE TAN, AND EVERYONE WAS LOSING THEIR MIND IN THE CON UGLY, BUT IT WAS LITERALLY JUST LIKE A STRUCTURAL THING.
SO YES, THERE IS A PROJECT BETWEEN JOSE MIRANDA AND THE LAVENDER STORE.
BUT THEY'RE JUST UPDATING THE FACADE, I BELIEVE, THEY'RE STAYING THERE.
>> YEAH, I DON'T THINK THE BUILDINGS CHANGING THAN JUST AN UPDATE.
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YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF CONCERNS PEOPLE HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY IS LIKE, DEVELOPMENT.EVERYONE WANTS TO VACATION AND MOVE WHERE WE ALREADY ARE.
I MEAN, WOULD YOU RATHER BE A TOWN THAT EVERYBODY'S LIKE, OH, I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE AND, LEAVE OR YOU WANT TO BE A TOWN THAT'S ATTRACTIVE.
I MEAN, IS IT A PROBLEM IF YOU HAVE, LIKE, SUCH A COOL CAR BYABLE TO COME AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT? OR, JACOB WAS LIKE, I'M JUST TOO STRONG.
PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT HOW STRONG, GOOD LOOKING I AM.
THIS IS A PROBLEM, IT'S A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE.
BUT, I MEAN, YOU DO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE CHALLENGES BECAUSE THE SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE HERE NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE.
YOU KNOW RESIDENTS WE HAVE, RIGHT? A WAS 13,500 OR SO, ABOUT 30,000 ON THE ISLAND.
ONLY AT 13,000 IN THE CITY LIMITS.
HOW MANY PEOPLE COME HERE A YEAR, ABOUT 1.5 MILLION.
WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE, TO GO DOWN.
THIS WEEKEND, DOWNTOWN AND JUST PULL PEOPLE.
MOST OF THEM AREN'T FROM HERE, THAT DOWNTOWN IN OUR DOWNTOWN, AT OUR BEACHES, AT ALL THE HOTELS.
MAKING SURE WE'RE EQUIPPED TO DEAL WITH ALL THAT INFLUX OF PEOPLE IS A CHALLENGE.
BUT IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO STOP GROWTH, BECAUSE IF YOU OWN PROPERTY AND YOU SELL IT, YOU GET THE PROPERTY RIGHTS TO DO SO, AND YOU'LL HEAR A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING, STOP THE DEVELOPMENT.
WELL, ABOUT THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN STOP IT IS IF YOU BUY THAT PROPERTY AND SAY, I'M NOT GOING TO BUILD ON IT.
BUT YOU CAN'T TELL OTHER PEOPLE THAT LAWFULLY, ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION, OWN PROPERTY AND SAY, I WANT TO SELL IT, AND SOMEONE CAN PUT HOUSES OR CONDOS THERE.
IT'S A CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL MOVE HERE AND BUILD, AND THEN SAY, WAIT, I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE MOVING HERE AND BUILDING.
IT'S LIKE, WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE? BECAUSE AS SUBDIVISIONS HAVE COME IN, THE SUBDIVISIONS THAT WERE HERE BEFORE THEM SAID, WE DON'T WANT NO MORE GROWTH, AND THEN THE NEWER PEOPLE COME IN THEY'RE LIKE, NOW WE DON'T WANT ANY MORE GROWTH, AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S A SUPPLY AND DEMAND ISSUES PROPERTY RIGHTS.
YOU CAN'T JUST STOP SOMEONE FROM BUILDING LAWFULLY ON THEIR PROPERTY.
WHAT'S THE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE? IT'S A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE.
YOU LIVE IN A DESTINATION LOCATION.
THE MILI I MADE WELL, THE TOP 10 ISLANDS PLACES TO VISIT IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
SO IT'S A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE.
>> YEAH. THEN I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS.
ULE DOESN'T HAVE A CITY, RIGHT?
>> THEY NEVER INCORPORATED. THEY DID NOT.
SO WHO ARE THEY, LIKE, CONTROLLED UNDER?
>> YEAH. AT THIS POINT FOR THEM TO BE INCORPORATED, IT'D TAKE A VOTE BY THE PEOPLE.
NOW, THEY WOULD BE INCLINED PROBABLY NOT TO BECAUSE THEN THAT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL TAX THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO THE CITY.
WE GOT INCORPORATED IN 1825, 200 YEARS AGO, A LITTLE EASIER TO DO BACK THEN.
BECAUSE OF THAT, THAT'S WHY WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR TIME COUNCIL.
BECAUSE WE'RE CELEBRATING A 200 BIRTHDAY.
WE ARE A CITY WITHIN NASSAU COUNTY.
LIKE DURING THE STORM RIGHT NOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE WAY THE GOVERNMENT WORKS, STATE GOVERNMENT, FLORIDA, THEN IT GOES TO THE COUNTIES, HOW MANY COUNTIES DO WE HAVE IN FLORIDA?
>> GOOD CALL, 67. WE ARE ONE OF 67.
FROM THERE, IT FILTERS DOWN TO THE CITIES.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE OUR OWN LAW ENFORCEMENT, OUR OWN EVERYTHING, OUR OWN INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR OWN TAXING DISTRICT, EVERYTHING.
BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO WHO TAKES OVER LAW ENFORCEMENT WIDE, IT'S THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OVER THE POLICE.
I MEAN, WE REPORT THROUGH THEM.
WE WORK TOGETHER IN HARMONY, BUT IF IT EVER COMES DOWN TO CHAIN OF COMMAND, IT GOES STATE, COUNTY, AND THEN CITY.
YEAH. GOOD QUESTIONS. ANYBODY ELSE?
>> I HAD ONE MORE. I KNOW THERE WAS LIKE AN ORDINANCE WHERE IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE 34 PEOPLE COULD LIVE IN AN AREA, AND THEN IT WENT DOWN TO 18, IS THAT RIGHT?
>> HOW WILL THAT, LIKE, AFFECT THINGS?
>> THERE ARE WAYS TO REGULATE GROWS SO IT DOESN'T GET CARRIED AWAY.
THAT'S ONE WAY OF DOING THAT IS YOU HAVE TO PASS AND WE HAVE QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS, AND WE HAVE CERTAIN REQUIRED PROCESSES IN PLACE TO TAKE A CERTAIN AREA AND CHANGE THE DENSITY, SAID YOU CAN ONLY PUT SO MANY UNITS IN THERE.
THAT'S A WAY TO MINIMIZE THE GROWTH SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE JUST CONDOS EVERYWHERE.
ANOTHER BIG THING THAT WE DID YEARS AGO BACK IN THE LATE 90S, WAS A REALLY BIG THING CITY DID IS THEY PASSED A LAW SO THAT YOU CANNOT BUILD OVER 35 FOOT HIGH.
WHAT THAT PREVENTED IS ALL SOUTH LECHERS? WE DIDN'T OFF SOUTH FLETCHERS.
YOU CAN BUILD HOUSES UP TO LIKE 35 FOOT.
BUT YOU CAN'T COME IN AND BUILD SOME 10 STORY HOTEL.
THAT WILL COMPLETELY CHANGE THE DYNAMICS OF OUR TOWN, MAKE US LOOK LIKE MIAMI OR SOMETHING, WITH JUST TOWERS ALL OVER.
I RECENTLY WENT DOWN TO SOUTH FLORIDA AND A SMALL LITTLE COASTAL ISLAND AND BIG HOTELS ALL ALONG THE BEACH.
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YOU COULDN'T EVEN TELL YOU WERE IN A COASTAL COMMUNITY BECAUSE OVERRUN THESE BIG HOTELS.WHAT HAPPENED AT THE RITZ CARLTON? THEY SAID, OH, THAT COULD HAPPEN FURTHER ON.
THEY PASSED A LAW SO THAT YOU CANNOT BUILD OVER ACTUALLY, IT'S 35 FOOT RIGHT THERE AT THE WATER.
WHEN YOU MOVE INLAND A LITTLE BIT, GOES TO 45 FOOT.
SO THE HAMPTON RIGHT HERE IS THE BIGGEST YOU CAN GET, AND YOU WON'T SEE ANYTHING REALLY LIKE THAT AGAIN HERE BECAUSE WE'RE KIND OF BUILD OUT.
BUT THAT'S A WAY OF PREVENTING REGULATING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SO THAT A COMMUNITY DOESN'T GET RUINED AND LOSE ITS CHARM BECAUSE A BIG DEVELOPER COMES IN HERE AND JUST PUTS HOTELS UP AND DOWN THE WATERFRONT OR SOMETHING.
>> THEN, THE HOTEL BY CANTINA LOUIS THAT STOPPED.
IS THAT JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED FOR RIGHT NOW? WAITING FOR S AND A BY.
>> YEAH. THAT ONE GOT UNDERWAY COVID KIND OF THROW THAT THING SIDEWAYS.
THE COMPANY THAT WAS DEVELOPING THAT FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY.
IT GOT EVERYTHING GOT LOCKED UP WITH THAT, WHICH, OF COURSE, THE CONDITION KIND OF DETERIORATED BECAUSE, IT WASN'T CLOSED IN AND FULLY CONSTRUCTED.
ONCE THAT GOT SETTLED, I HEAR IT'S CHANGING HANDS AND THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THE FUNDING TO BRING THAT BACK TO COMPLETION AGAIN.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED WHEN SOMETIMES BUSINESSES THEY GET A LITTLE OVERZEALOUS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT WILL CHANGE LIKE COVID OR RECESSION, AND IT WILL STOP DEVELOPMENT OR THEY RUN OUT OF FUNDS AND LOSE INVESTORS, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
SOMEONE GOT NO DOUBT FIRED OR IN TROUBLE OVER THAT ONE BECAUSE THAT WAS A BIG LOSS FOR THAT COMPANY.
>> THEN NEW CONSTRUCTION BY CRYSTAL, THAT'S GOING TO BE A HOTEL AS WELL? THAT IS. THAT'S A LIVE LOCAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
SO THE STATE THERE'S CERTAIN STATE LAW THAT SAYS, YOU CAN CRAM THEM IN THERE FOR A CERTAIN PURPOSE, YOU KNOW, AFFORDABLE HOUSING TYPE THING.
THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE BUILDING. THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD THERE.
I HEAR WAFFLE HOUSE IS COMING, RIGHT THEY'RE BESIDE IT.
RIGHT. NEXT TO CRYSTALS? NO, NO. ON THE OTHER SIDE WHERE THE OLD DEALERSHIP WAS.
>> YEAH, I MIGHT BE HAPPENING.
THE LIVE LOCAL, SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THERE.
THE OMNI IS HELPING PARTNER ON THIS PROJECT BECAUSE THIS IS A WORKFORCE HOUSING FOR A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT WORK DOWN THE SOUTH END, COOKS, CLEANERS, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE HOTELS DOWN THERE ON THE SOUTH END.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE IT'S REALLY THEY'RE GOING TO BE THEIR CONSTRUCTIVE BUILD.
>> DO MOST OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO WORK AT THE OMNI LIVE IN THAT TRAILER PART, AREA THERE?
>> SOME OF THEM THEY'RE ALL OVER, WHICH IS WHY THE MIS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO INVEST IN SOME LOCAL HOUSING FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE FOR US BECAUSE IT'S GETTING MORE COSTLY AND CHALLENGING TO FIND A PLACE TO LIVE HERE.
THEY'RE INVESTING INTO THEIR FUTURE BY DOING THAT.
>> DO YOU THINK THE CITY WILL BE DOING ANYTHING TO BRING MORE RESTAURANTS TO OUR ISLAND? BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE EVERYTHING'S KIND OF JUST CLOSING UP, AND THERE'S NOT AS MANY LIKE AFFORDABLE RESTAURANTS.
THINGS ARE GETTING CHEAPER. YOU'RE RIGHT.
I MEAN, YOU CAN SPEND 18 $20 ON JUST LUNCH.
AFFORDABILITY THAT'S A LOT OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND.
YOU SEE THINGS GET A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE POST COVID.
THAT'S LARGELY INFLATIONARY DUE TO A CONTRACTION OF SUPPLY CHAIN.
YOU'LL SEE SOME STUFF LEVEL OFF.
RARELY DOES THINGS GET CHEAPER.
IF YOU ALL HAVE JOBS NOW? ARE YOU TO BE ALL WORKING? WHEN I STARTED OFF, I WAS MAKING $5.15 AN HOUR OR WORKING AT A CITY GOLF COURSE.
NOW MINIMUM WAGE IS 15. ARE WE 15 YET?
>> I MEAN, THINGS NEVER GET CHEAPER.
THINGS TAPER OFF, BUT YOU DON'T SEE THINGS GET CHEAPER.
I MEAN, YOU'LL SEE THINGS LEVEL OFF, CLAY, BUT YOU WON'T SEE THINGS NECESSARILY CHEAPER.
BUT WHAT'S THE OTHER PART OF YOUR QUESTION?
>> I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS, LIKE, WILL WE DO ANYTHING TO GET MORE CHAINS ON THE ISLAND?
>> PROBABLY NOT. AND HERE'S WHY IS IT'S CHEAPER FOR CHAINS TO DEVELOP LIKE OFF ISLAND.
WE GOT A LOT OF THEM OFF ISLAND.
YOU YOU SAW FOR ZACHES TO FIT INTO THE COMMUNITY.
YOU SAW WHAT THEY HAD TO CHANGE INTO.
>> YEAH. PLUS THE PEOPLE HERE HAVE GOTTEN OLDER.
I USED TO 10 YEARS AGO, THE MEDIAN AGE HERE IS 49 NOW, IT'S 57.
AS OUR COMMUTING ATTRACTS OLDER PEOPLE THAT ARE RETIRED, MOVE DOWN HERE, THEN THE RESTAURANTS KIND OF WILL FOLLOW WITH WHAT WOULD BE THEIR INTEREST.
NOW, WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF NEW STUFF.
BOATHOUSE IS RELATIVELY NEW BABA'S IS NEW.
WE DO HAVE NEW STUFF CHAIN RESTAURANTS.
IT'S NOT A GOOD BUSINESS MODEL FOR THEM TO INVEST IN A COSTLY ENVIRONMENT.
YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO MAKE MONEY FROM ALCOHOL CELLS.
CHAIN RESTAURANTS AREN'T GOING TO DO THAT.
THAT'S WHY THE BOAT HOUSE WHEN YOU BRING IN LIVE MUSIC YOU CAN SERVE ALCOHOL.
BUT BRINGING IN PARTIES, ARBS, YOU SEE BURGER KING CLOSE DOWN.
ALL THAT STUFF IT'S A STRUGGLE FOR THEM TO THRIVE IN LIKE A DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT.
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THE LAND'S EXPENSIVE, THAT KIND OF STUFF.THAT'S WHY YOU SEE ALL THAT STUFF HAVING OFF ISLAND.
WE GOT A LOT OF STUFF OUT THERE NOW.
>> HOW MANY OF THE RESTAURANTS ON THE ISLAND HAVE A SPIRITS LICENSE.
>> ALCOHOL LICENSE. I WOULDN'T KNOW TO ANSWER THAT BECAUSE THOSE THAT DO THEY SHARE IT THROUGH A NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS.
SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, THE OWNER OF THE CANNERY ALSO HAS W ARE WE TALKING ABOUT ALCOHOL? THE OWNER OF THE CANNERY HAS THE LICENSE FOR THE SFFELDS, TOO.
EXCUSE ME NOT SHIELDS, THE PALA PAL SALOON.
THE SAME OWNER OF THAT OWNS THE HAMMERHEAD.
THE LICENSES CAN GO TO A NUMBER OF PLACES.
BUT HOW MANY LICENSES ARE THERE AVAILABLE, DO WE HAVE RIGHT NOW? I DON'T KNOW. THE STATE ISSUES THOSE LICENSES BY A LOTTERY SYSTEM.
WHEN YOUR POPULATION GETS TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT, THEN MORE OF THEM BECOME AVAILABLE.
AS WE CROSSED 100,000 PEOPLE MARK IN NASSAU COUNTY, THEN MORE LICENSES BECAME AVAILABLE.
YOU CAN APPLY FOR IT, YOU PAY A LITTLE FEE, AND IF YOU GET IT, THAT LICENSE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY OF THEM ARE VERY, VALUABLE.
I THINK IT'S LIKE $100 TO ENTER, AND THE PERSON THAT WON THAT LICENSE IMMILY FLIPPED IT AND SOLD FLIGHT $200,000.
THERE'S A VALUE TO THOSE LICENSES TO MAKE BECAUSE THERE'S A LIMITED AMOUNT.
GOOD QUESTIONS. ENGAGING GROUP HERE.
I LIKE IT. WE ALL HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FROM ME?
>> WELL ENJOYED. I'LL SEE YOU ALL NEXT TIME.
I NEED TO GO UP AND LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SHUTTING DOWN AT LUNCH TOMORROW TO GET READY FOR THE STORM AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT OUR PREPARATION EFFORTS WILL BE FOR THAT.
SO Y'ALL STAY SAFE AND DON'T GO SURFING OR ANYTHING CRAZY LIKE THAT.
[6.1. Time Capsule (Part 2 of 2)]
DOES ANYBODY FEEL DRAWN TO A LEAD ON THIS PROJECT?>> I'M INTERESTED, BUT I'M MORE INTERESTED IN THINGS LIKE GETTING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND LIKE AN EVENT.
>> THIS IS COOL. WE CAN FINISH UP THE JOB, BUT I THINK WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS LIKE STRUCTURE OURSELVES WITH EVENTS AND DOING STUFF DOWNTOWN AND HAVING, LIKE A BIG GROUP OF PEOPLE AND BEING ABLE TO PUT OUR NAME BEHIND THAT.
>> DO WE HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA? I DIDN'T KNOW THIS?
>> WE JUST HAD THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA.
>> SHOULD WE MAKE OUR OWN YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL OR ARE WE NOT ALLOWED TO?
>> IN THE PAST, THE CITY MANAGER DID NOT LIKE THE IDEA OF IT.
WE CAN ASK THE CURRENT CITY MANAGER.
HE MIGHT WE HAVE A NEW WOMAN THAT'S GOING TO BE STARTING LATER THIS YEAR, SO HE MIGHT WAIT AND LET HER DECIDE.
BUT WHEN I FIRST STARTED WORKING HERE, WE HAD SO MANY PAGES.
WE HAD A PARKS AND REC PAGE, WE HAD MAINTENANCE PAGE, AND WE COMBINED THEM ALL TO JUST THE MAIN CITY GOVERNMENT PAGE, WHICH HAS $14,000.
WE DID DO LIKE A YC TAKEOVER LAST TIME WHERE THEY SUBMITTED STUFF FOR THE INTAGM ACCOUNT, LESS YOU.
YOU COULD BE MORE INVOLVED THAT WAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR YOU TO HAVE YOUR OWN.
>> I JUST DIDN'T KNOW, LIKE HOW WE WOULD SEND STUFF OUT, SO I DIDN'T SO WE'RE ALLOWED TO USE THE FACEBOOK JUST LET YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
IN THE PAST, LIKE IN THE LAST GROUP, OLIVIA WOULD MAKE ALL THE GRAPHICS FOR, LIKE, THE EVENTS AND STUFF, AND THEN I WOULD JUST POST THEM FOR.
>> I THINK WITH THIS TIME CAPSUL THING, IT MIGHT BE BETTER IF WE ALL KIND OF WORK ON IT SO THAT WE CAN PUT OUR FOCUS MORE ON OTHER THINGS.
>> WELL, HOW CAN ALL OF YOU BRING ONE OR TWO ITEMS NEXT MONTH? SURE. FOUR OF TIME CASTLE.
OKAY. WE PUT THAT IN THE MINUTE [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU.
>> WHEN ARE WE STARTING TO DO, I DON'T THINK I'LL SEE THIS.
I'LL TALK ABOUT IT AT THE END.
JUST LIKE, CONTINUING THEIR MOVIE NIGHTS AT MAINE BEACH.
ARE WE STILL GOING TO DO THAT?
>> DO YOU GUYS WANT TO STILL DO THAT?
>> WHERE? THE MAIN BEACH, THE BIG OPEN AREA OVER THERE.
>> I'M FINE IF WE DON'T, BUT I WANT TO.
>> WELL, WHAT WE'LL DO IS SOMEBODY NEEDS TO MAKE A MOTION TO DO MOVIE NIGHTS, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A SECOND, THEN WE'LL VOTE TO SEE IF WE HIRE A MAJORITY.
JACOB, YOU CANNOT MAKE A MOTION, BUT DOES SOMEBODY ELSE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO START DOING MOVIE NIGHTS? > I WILL.
>> YOU JUST SAY, I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO START DOING MOVIE NIGHTS.
>> I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO START DOING MOVIE NIGHTS AGAIN.
>> DOES ANYBODY WANT TO SECOND?
>> NOAH, SO SECOND, AND THEN JACOB, YOU SAY, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
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>> YES. EMMA WHAT YOU WOULD DO IS YOU WOULD SAY, EMMA MAKES A MOTION TO DO MOVIE NIGHTS, STEVEN SECONDS, ALL IN FAVOR.
THE BIG THING FOR MOVIE NIGHTS IS FUNDING BECAUSE THEY RAISED ALL THE MONEY THEMSELVES.
>> THEY WENT TO DIFFERENT BUSINESSES AND ASKED OR LIKE, IF YOU WORK SOMEWHERE, YOU COULD ASK THE PLACE WHERE YOU'RE WORKING, IT'S UP TO YOU.
YOU COULD HOST A FUNDRAISER OR SOMEBODY IF SOMEONE'S REALLY GOOD AT GRAPHIC DESIGN, YOU COULD MAKE A FLYER OF INFORMATION.
I CAN SEND YOU WHAT WE USED LAST YEAR, AND WHOEVER WANTS TO DO IT CAN EDIT IT AND MAKE IT CATER TO YOU ALL.
>> DO I SEND IT TO YOU EMMA, ARE YOU GOOD AT THAT STUFF?
>> I WAS THINKING I COULD DO THAT.
>> THEN CAN WE SCHEDULE ONE SO THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING TO WORK AROUND?
>> SURE. IN THE CITY OF FOR BEACH, YOU HAVE TO GIVE A SPECIAL EVENT.
WE HAVE TO GET A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE 60 DAYS NOTICE FOR THAT.
>> I THINK TWO MONTHS IS FOR THE TIME.
>> SIXTY DAYS FROM TODAY IS NOVEMBER 24, SO THAT'S LIKE RIGHT AROUND THANKSGIVING.
>> WHAT DAYS DID THEN YOU WANT TO DO THOSE ON?
>> THEY DID ON FRIDAYS. I KNOW FOOTBALL WAS A BIG THING MAKING SURE THAT THERE WASN'T A HOME GAME.
>> THERE WON'T BE A HOME GAME BY THEN.
>> YES. SHOULD BE OVER BY THEN.
>> WE ONLY HAVE LIKE TWO MORE, THREE MORE HOME GAMES LEFT, ANYWAY.
>> THAT'S SUNDAY. IF YOU WANTED TO DO FRIDAY, YOU COULD DO.
>> LET'S SEE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER EVENTS GOING ON.
THE GOOD THING ABOUT FRIDAY IS USUALLY IF SOMEONE HAS AN EVENT IT'S ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING'S PLANNED.
THE LIGHTED CHRISTMAS PARADES THAT FOLLOW.
>> OUR EVENT WOULD HAVE TO BE DECEMBER THE SIXTH.
>> IT WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE, BUT ANYTIME AFTER NOVEMBER 24.
>> I THINK THAT. WHAT IF WE WAITED A LITTLE BIT LONGER INTO DECEMBER?
>> WHEN DO WE GET OUT OF SCHOOL, OR?
>> SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS UNDER NUMBER 6, BUT I PUT IT UNDER NUMBER 6.
>> YOU COULD DO 6.2 HOLIDAY AND THEN SAY VOTED TO DO MAY NIGHT.
[6.2. Holiday Event]
>> THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IS FRIDAY THE 20TH? NO. THAT IS THE LAST DAY.
I THINK THE 20TH WOULD BE A GOOD DAY TO DO BUT.
>> I FEEL LIKE MAYBE WE'D HAVE MORE TURN OUT ON THE 13TH.
>> GO AHEAD TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
>> THE 13TH IS DICKINSON CENTER.
>> IT'D BE GOOD IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING FOR DICKINSON CENTER AS FAR AS LIKE A BOOTH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
DO YOU GUYS DO A CITY BOOTH DURING DICKINSON CENTER?
>> MAIN STREET DOES LIKE THE WELCOME BOOTH, BUT OTHERWISE, NO, THE CITY DOESN'T.
>> WE SHOULD FIGURE SOMETHING OUT AS FAR AS, LIKE.
BUT I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A POINT WHERE WE CAN TELL THE CITY WHAT WE'RE ABOUT SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
THEY CAN MAYBE COME TO OUR MEETINGS AND FIND NEED TO SPONSOR OUR EVENTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I THINK IT'D BE GOOD FOR US TO GET A GROUP PICTURE SOON TOO.
>> WE WRITE DOWN THE GROUP PICTURE.
I DON'T POSSIBILITY THAT COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
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>> DO YOU ALL HAVE IDEAS OF HOW TO GET FUNDS? LIKE OF WHO YOU CAN ASK.
DO YOU HAVE ANYONE THAT YOU THINK YOU CAN ASK?
>> MOST I THINK A LOT OF BUSINESSES, BE WILLING TO DO IT, EVEN IF NOT JUST SPONSORING THE WHOLE EVENT THEMSELVES BECAUSE WHAT DID THEY NEED FOR THE EVENTS? JUST A PROJECTOR.
>> WE USE THIS COMPANY CALLED PARTY FLICK THAT COMES OUT AND SETS UP THE PROJECTOR AND IT'S REALLY NICE BECAUSE HE WOULD STAY THE WHOLE TIME IN CASE THERE WERE ANY ISSUES.
THEN WE HAVE TO PICK THE MOVIE, AND THEN WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE RIGHTS TO SHOW THAT MOVIE.
>> THEY MADE NO MONEY OFF OF THIS EVENT EITHER?
>> [OVERLAPPING] I MIGHT BE GOOD WITH GETTING RID OF THIS EVENT.
WELL, $1,400, AND YOU DON'T MAKE ANY MONEY, I THINK THAT SHOULDN'T BE WHAT.
>> I WOULD RATHER NOT DO IT, BUT IF YOU ALL WANT TO DO IT, THEN I'M FINE.
>> WELL, I THOUGHT IT WAS MORE LIKE I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE PAYING $900 FOR THE SCREEN.
THAT'S MOSTLY WHAT THEY DID LAST YEAR.
>> THEY DID MOVIE NIGHTS, AND THEN THEY DID THAT CONCERT, WHICH AGAIN, THEY RAISE ALL THE MONEY FOR THAT, TOO.
>> BUT NEITHER OF THOSE WERE THE GOALS WERE NOT TO RAISE MONEY, THE GOALS FOR THEM OR TO HAVE COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT PEOPLE WOULD COME TO BUT IF YOUR GOAL IS TO RAISE MONEY.
>> I THINK IT'S YOU HAVE THE COMMUNITY EVENTS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, MAKE SOME MONEY TO SPONSOR OTHER EVENTS IN THE FUTURE.
BECAUSE IF ALL THEY DID LAST YEAR WAS JUST THOSE MOVIE NIGHTS, THEN I FEEL LIKE IT'S YOU'RE NOT REALLY LIKE GIVING SOMETHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS I THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO DO.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GET EVERYONE TOGETHER AND, I DON'T KNOW.
>> BUT THE PROBLEM IS MANY PEOPLE WANTED TO SEE THEM RETURN. THAT'S THE ISSUE.
>> BUT THE THING IS, IT'S ALSO BEEN A GOOD BIT SINCE THE LAST MOVIE HAPPENED.
THERE'S PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S REALLY COMING BACK OR THAT THERE'S EVEN TALK ABOUT IT BACK.
A LOT OF PEOPLE PROBABLY JUST THINK IT'S WITH.
WHAT DO WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THIS EVENT, OR DO WE JUST WANT TO END IT? OR DO WE JUST WANT TO PUT OUR AGENDA FOR NEXT TIME TO SEE IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE IT, BUT FOR NOW WE WON'T DO THAT.
>> SHOULD BE LIKE WE PUT OUR FOCUS SOMEWHERE ELSE.
>> SURE. YOU COULD PUT YOUR FEELERS OUT AND SEE IF YOU HAVE SPONSOR, TALK TO A FEW PEOPLE AND SEE IF THEY'RE WILLING TO SPONSOR IT.
THEN YOU HAVE MORE OF AN IDEA LIKE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO OR NOT, BUT YOU DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE TO.
IT'S YOUR GROUP IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER IDEA.
>> STEVEN HE SPOKE AT PUBLIC COMMENT LAST MONTH ASKING US TO DO MOVIE NIGHTS. BUT IT'S UP TO YOU.
>> I THINK IT WOULD BE NEAT FOR YOU ALL TO COME UP WITH YOUR OWN TOTALLY ORIGINAL IDEA.
I AGREE WITH LYNN THAT THEY WERE REALLY POPULAR.
PEOPLE LIKED THEM AND WOULD BE LOOKING FORWARD TO THEM, BUT ALSO Y'ALL ARE NEW.
YOU COME UP WITH YOUR OWN THING, YOUR OWN MARK.
>> WELL, MAYBE WE CAN TRY TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING, AND IF IT SEEMS LIKE BETTER, THEN WE CAN JUST DO THAT INSTEAD OF THE MOVIE NIGHT.
>> I'LL BE HONEST, I NEVER WENT TO A MOVIE NIGHT.
WHAT WAS THE TURNOUT, WHEN YOU SAY?
>> I'M REALLY BAD AT NUMBERS, BUT I'M GUESSING, LIKE, A HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WOULD COME.
IT'S OKAY. IT'S SUCH A BIG FIELD AND EVERYONE WAS SO SPREAD OUT.
IT WAS HARD TO GAUGE, BUT IT WAS NEVER EMBARRASSING BY AMY.
IT ALWAYS LOOKED FULL, AND THE FOOD TRUCKS WANTED TO COME BACK, WHICH WAS A GOOD SIGN THAT THEY WERE OBVIOUSLY DOING IN THAT BUSINESS.
>> DO THE FOOD LIKE I'M THINKING WE COULD GET MONEY THROUGH CONCESSIONS OR SOMETHING.
DO THE FOOD TRUCKS NOT HAVE TO PAY?
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>> NO, THEY DIDN'T. BECAUSE WE CAN NEVER GUARANTEE A NUMBER, AND IT NEVER GOT POPULAR ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE WERE BANGING DOWN OR DOOR WANTING TO COME.
I THINK THAT THEY ALL DID FINE AND THEY DID IT, BECAUSE THEY ENJOYED BE PART OF A COMMUNITY EVENT.
I DON'T THINK ANY OF THEM LIKE BANG ROLLED FROM IT.
IS THAT WHAT Y'ALL'S GOAL IS, LIKE, TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE COMMUNITY?
>> I THINK IT'S TO RAISE JUST LIKE MAKE MONEY WHILE REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN SPONSOR MORE EVENTS. I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
>> IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING YOUR NAME OUT, YOU TALKED ABOUT DICKINSON CENTER, I THINK THAT ONE WOULD BE MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE I THINK VENDORS PAY A LOT OF MONEY TO JUST BE AT DICKINSON CENTER, BUT THERE ARE OTHER EVENTS THAT HAPPEN LIKE THE RIGHT WHALE FESTIVAL OR WHAT DO YOU ALL DO YOU ALL ATTEND ANYTHING? LIKE A BIG COMMUNITY EVENTS WHERE YOU COULD HAVE A TABLE OR SOMETHING.
IF YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.
I'M LOOKING AT THE SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR.
>> LIKE HOW WE HAVE RESTAURANT WEEK IN FERNANDINA, EVERYONE HAS A SET MENU.
I'M THINKING NOT WITH RESTAURANTS, BUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY WHERE LIKE WE COULD PUT OUR NAME BEHIND IT AND SAY, WELL, THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE.
WE LIKE, RESTAURANT WEEK IS SOMETHING THAT THE YAC PUT TOGETHER, AND I LIKE TO SEE THAT ALL THE RESTAURANTS ARE PARTICIPATING OR THAT THERE'S A GOOD BIT OF RESTAURANTS PARTICIPATING BECAUSE THAT'S NOT MAKING MONEY, BUT THAT'S ALSO SUPPORTING THE BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN, AND THEN WE WOULD JUST BE LIKE, LET'S GO TO RESTAURANT WEEK BECAUSE YAC IS SUPPORTING IT AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SHOULD WE GO ON TO THE 6.2 HOLIDAY EVENT?
>> LET'S MOVE ON TO SEVEN NEW BUSINESS.
[7. NEW BUSINESS]
ANYTHING WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED SO FAR THAT WE THINK WE SHOULD ADD ON TO IT ANY IDEAS?>> I ALWAYS WANT TO GET RECS FOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK ABOUT THAT? BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE LIKE MENU ONE THING.
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER. BUT I'M THINKING IT WOULD HAVE TO BE STUFF THAT DOESN'T REALLY REQUIRE THAT MUCH MONEY.
BUT ALSO, I THINK WE COULD MAKE MONEY THROUGH THAT THEN WE COULD USE TO FUND OTHER THINGS.
>> YOU MEAN LIKE HOW THEY HAVE BAY RUTH? BUT THAT STOPS AT.
>> AFTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU CAN'T DO STUFF LIKE THAT.
I JUST THINK IT'S LIKE IT WOULD BE FUN TO DO SPORTS THAT ARE NOT AS SERIOUS AS A SCHOOL SPORT.
THERE'S REALLY NOWHERE TO DO THAT HERE.
BECAUSE THEY ALSO HAVE SOME LEAGUES LIKE SOME LEAGUES WILL CUT OFF AFTER EIGHTH GRADE, AND THEN A LOT OF THINGS.
I KNOW THERE'S PICKLEBALL LEAGUES, BUT YOU CAN'T DO THOSE UNTIL YOU'RE 18.
IN THAT AGE RANGE, THERE'S REALLY NOTHING.
>> I WAS THINKING, SO YOU GUYS KNOW HOW THE YMCA USED TO HAVE THOSE, LIKE, TRIATHLONS FOR KIDS.
COULD WE DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT? IT WOULD PROMOTE RUNNING, A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THEY USED TO DO THAT PANCAKE BREAKFASTES, THAT I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO AND SOMETHING LIKE MAYBE LIKE A FUN RUN AROUND DOWNTOWN AND JUST BE LIKE FOR THE YOUTH.
IT'D BE A COMPETITION AT THE SAME TIME, BUT WE'D GIVE EVERYONE A LITTLE AWARD, BUT, LIKE, THE FIRST TOP 3 PLACES COULD ALSO GET SOME LIKE I DON'T KNOW.
WOULD WE WANT TO DO A TRIATHLON OR MORE LIKE A CHILDREN'S 2K, 1K?
>> I DON'T KNOW. I FEEL LIKE IF WE DID THIS THING, WE COULD MAKE IT WHERE YOU HAVE TO, LIKE, PAY TO JOIN YOU KNOW.
>> WOULD YOU WANT ME TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM PARKS AND REC WHO CURRENTLY MANAGES SPORTS LEAGUES COME IN TO THE NEXT MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THAT STUFF?
>> THEN THAT MONEY, TO FUN STUFF.
>> BECAUSE THAT'S LIKE THIS COULD BE A SEGUE INTO LEAGUES.
>> THAT WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD LEGACY FOR IS IF YOU ALL, STARTED A LEAGUE FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS?
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>> OR WE COULD EVEN DO LIKE SPECIAL TALENTS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> I WILL SAY I LOVE THE IDEA OF A TRIATHLON OR A RUN.
THERE ARE SO MANY LOGISTICS INVOLVED AS FAR AS GETTING POLICE INVOLVED, WHICH THEY'RE LIKE, $45 AN HOUR FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE HOURS FOR CLOSING STREETS, THAT STUFF.
IF WE WERE GOING TO DO A RUN, MAYBE WE COULD DO IT AT, LIKE, THE HIGH SCHOOL OR SOMETHING WHERE IT'S THE CLOSED FIELD, WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT STREETS.
>> BUT THEY USED TO HAVE THESE THREE TRIATHLONS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE AT THE BEACH, BUT THEY WERE IT WAS A JACKS MILL COMPANY AND THEY WERE ON MAINE BEACH, BUT THEY WENT THROUGH THE NORTH END AND THE NORTH END RESIDENTS WERE UPSET BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAVE ONE WAY IN AND OUT AND THEY WERE LIKE WE CAN'T LEAVE OUR HOUSE.
THAT WAS WHEN I JUST STARTED AS I WAS DOING SPECIAL EVENTS AT THE TIME, AND IT WAS IT FELT VERY CONTROVERSIAL.
NOW IT FEELS LIKE SMALL POTATOES, BUT THEY ENDED UP RUNNING THE PEOPLE OUT OF TOWN.
BUT I THOUGHT WAS BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T LOCAL.
I THINK IF IT WERE YOU ALL PEOPLE WOULD BE BEHIND YOU, BUT THERE'S JUST SO MUCH LOGISTICS HAVING TO DO WITH IT.
>> CAN WE DO LIKE A TEEN OR LIKE, PICK UP ON NIGHT? LIKE IS IT EASY TO GET ACCESS TO THE COURTS?
>> WELL, I'LL HAVE THE PARKS PEOPLE COME, SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE THINGS YOU WANT TO DISCUSS ARE THE GROUPS.
>> THEN, LIKE A PICKLEBALL NIGHT OR SOMETHING.
BECAUSE REMEMBER, THEY TALKED ABOUT DURING TEAM NIGHTS.
MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING IF THAT SOUND LIKE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.
IT COULD BE THE ADVISORY COUNCIL/PARKS AND REC TEAM NIGHTS.
THEN WE COULD USE THE FINANCES OF PARKS AND REC AND WORK TOGETHER THAT WAY.
>> I DON'T THINK ANY OF THIS WOULD BE THAT HARD TO IMPLEMENT EITHER BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE ALL THE FIELDS AND STUFF.
>> WHERE WOULD YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
>> WELL, WE COULD DO IT LIKE IF WE'RE GOING TO DO AVA AT THE BEACH.
YOU COULD ALSO DO BASKETBALL AT THE BEACH, BASKETBALL COURTS.
>> THOSE ARE VERY UNDER UTILIZED, FILL.
>> I THINK THAT WE ALSO NEED TO FIGURE OUT A FUND RAISER.
BUT IT WOULDN'T BE A FUNDRAISER JUST FOR ONE THING.
I THINK IT'D BE GOOD FOR US TO MAKE A LIST OF IDEAS OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE AND BE LIKE, ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FUNDRAISER ON OCTOBER 25TH, AND THAT'S GOING TO POTENTIALLY FUND PICKLEBALL, LIKE, TEAM KNIGHT, FUN RUN, REC LEAGUES, AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
WE CAN GET THE MONEY SO THAT WE CAN ALSO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE ABOUT DOING MORE EVENTS WITHOUT, LIKE, SCRIMMAGING AT THE LAST SECOND TO GET SOME MONEY FOR THIS MOVIE NIGHT THAT WE WANT TO HAVE, BECAUSE EVEN IF WE WERE TO WANT TO HAVE A MOVIE NIGHT IN TWO MONTHS, WE'D NEED TO GET THAT $1,400 JUST FOR THAT EVENT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> YOU'RE SAYING, LIKE, BULL IT UP?
>> BUT I THINK THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT THAT RATHER THAN A GENERAL, OH, WE'RE RAISING MONEY, SAY, WE'RE RAISING MONEY FOR THE SKATE PARK OR WE'RE RAISING MONEY FOR A PICKLEBALL NIGHT, LIKE, TELLING YOUR AUDIENCE WHAT THE FUNDS ARE GOING TO ALWAYS GOES BETTER, THAT'S A GREAT.
>> WELL, OBVIOUSLY, MAYBE SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE COULD DO SOME KIND OF SCAVENGER HUNT.
BUT WOULD WE NEED POLICE PRESENCE IF IT WAS LIKE A SCAVENGER HUNT AROUND DOWNTOWN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
>> AS LONG AS YOU AREN'T CLOSING ANY STREETS OR ANYTHING.
>> THAT'S GOOD SCAVENGER HUNT.
>> DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT ON? LIKE MAYBE THIS MONTH, COME UP WITH SCAVENGER HUNT IDEA HAS BEEN PRESENTED AT THE NEXT MEETING?
>> WELL, I CAN PUT IT ON A MEAGE OF THAT, BUT I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO GET SOMETHING CONCRETE.
WE'RE DEFINITELY HAVING PARKS COME AND TALK TO US ABOUT REC RACING AND SOME PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN, CONCRETE, TASKS THAT WE CAN DO FOR NEXT MONTH? YOU ALL ARE ALSO BRINGING 2,1 OR TWO ITEMS FOR THE TIME CAPSULE.
>> LET'S TRY TO FIGURE OUT A FUND RAISER.
WHAT TYPE OF FUND RAISER IDEA?
>> CAN YOU SEND THIS TO ALL OF US?
>> AS TAKING MINUTES, AND WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED YOU SEND THE EMAIL TO ME, THEN I'LL EMAIL THAT TO ALL OF YOU.
STEVEN YOU MISSED OUR TALK ABOUT ETHICS, BUT DO YOU UNDERSTAND SUNSHINE LAW?
>> SINCE ALL ARE ON THIS COMMITTEE TOGETHER, IT'S A WORKING ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE CITY.
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE OUT IN THE SUNSHINE, IS WHAT THEY CALL IT.
YOU CAN'T HAVE SIDE CONVERSATIONS.
YOU CAN'T SEE JACOB IN THE HALLWAY AND BE LIKE, OH, I THOUGHT OF A GREAT FUNDRAISER IDEA. WHAT ABOUT THIS? YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING HAVING TO
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DO WITH CITY BUSINESS UNLESS YOU'RE IN THIS ROOM.WHICH I KNOW IT'S VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE IN SCHOOL TOGETHER, A LOT OF THE STUFF OVER A LOTS, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO MESS UP.
BUT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, TRY NOT TO TALK ABOUT YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL WITH THESE SEVEN PEOPLE.
>> ARE WE ALLOWED, WRITE DOWN IN OUR NOTES, IDEAS WE HAVE.
>> OF COURSE. YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL ME.
WHAT YOU'LL SEE, WHEN I SENT THAT EMAIL TO EVERYBODY AND I SAID, DO NOT REPLY ALL, THAT WAS BECAUSE OF SUNSHINE LAW.
YOU'RE ONLY SUPPOSED TO TALK TO ME ABOUT CITY BUSINESS.
THEN THESE GUYS, YOU ONLY TALK ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE IN THIS ROOM.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, ANYBODY CAN WATCH IT AND ANYBODY CAN WALK IN. WE DON'T HAVE SECRETS.
IT'S ALL ABOUT GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY.
THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO GET TASKS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN FOR A WHOLE MONTH, WHICH MEANS IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN BE AND THAT'S WHY I'M ALSO TRYING TO GET SOMEONE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF SOMETHING BECAUSE LIKE, AND THE LAST GROUP LIVES OF VALENTINE WAS THE MOVIE NIGHT GIRL.
SHE'S WHO I TALKED TO THE WHOLE TIME ABOUT MOVIE NIGHT BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T TALK TO EVERYBODY ELSE. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
>> CAN TWO PEOPLE WORK TOGETHER ON ONE THING LIKE THE SCOUT ON?
>> UNLESS YOU HAVE SEPARATE WORKSHOPS AND WE POST IT.
THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED A PUBLIC NOTICE OF GATHERING, AND AS LONG AS YOU GIVE ME A FEW DAYS NOTICE, LIKE IF YOU GUYS WANTED TO COME AND MEET IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, I WOULD JUST HAVE TO PUBLISH IT A FEW DAYS IN ADVANCE TO SAY, HEY, MORE THAN ONE MEMBER OF THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL WILL BE IN CITY HALL.
IF SOMEONE WANTED TO COME LISTEN, THEY COULD.
BUT THE REQUIREMENT IS YOU JUST HAVE TO TAKE A ROLE AND HAVE MINUTES, AND YOU HAVE TO LET US KNOW IN ADVANCE.
>> IT SOUNDS VERY STRICT, BUT IT MAKES MORE SENSE FOR SOME OF THE OTHER BOARDS THAT ARE TALKING ABOUT LIKE, BIG, HUGE CODE ENFORCEMENT THINGS ARE TRYING TO CHANGE LANE DEVELOPMENT CODES.
WE TREAT THIS YOU ADVISORY COUNCIL JUST LIKE WE WOULD ANY OTHER BOARD. THAT WAS A TANGENT.
>> I THOUGHT ABOUT I KNOW I'VE JUST THROWN A LOT OF STUFF AT YOU, BUT.
IF WE COULD AS A BOARD, TALK TO LIKE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS FAR AS LIKE THESE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES.
I THINK THAT WE SHOULD ALSO TRY TO WORK WITH SOME LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND WORK WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO GIVE THOSE PEOPLE A CHANCE TO SPEAK THEIR WORK.
LIKE EVEN, LIKE, COMING TO THIS TO SEE WHAT A MEETING WOULD RUN LIKE AND GATHERING IDEAS AND MAYBE WORKING WITH THE SGAS AND THE STUDENT GOVERNMENTS LIKE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
>> GOOD. DOES ANYBODY HAVE CONTACT AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
>> BOTH OF OUR SISTERS ARE THERE.
>> THEN DR. CRAWFORD LIVES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS THE PRINCIPAL, AND I HAVE HER NUMBER.
>> MAYBE YOU CAN TAKE THAT ON, YOU CAN JUST TALK AND JUST SEE LIKE WHAT IDEAS?
>> GREAT. I'LL PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT TIME LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S A GREAT.
>> IF SOMEONE WANT TO TAKE ON, LIKE FUND RAISING OR COULD THAT BE SOMETHING SOMEONE COULD TAKE ON?
>> SURE. [OVERLAPPING] I HAVE JUST FOR TASKS FOR ALL OF YOU TO BRING ONE OR TWO ITEMS A TIME CASTLE AND THEN A FUND RAISING IDEA.
BUT IF SOMEONE WANTED LIKE IF YOU HAVE A MORE CONCRETE IDEA AND THERE'S LIKE SOMEONE THAT THEY TALK TO WHERE SOME WORK THEY COULD DO.
FOR LIKE THE REC LEAGUES, ONCE WE TALK TO THE PARKS AND REC PEOPLE NEXT MONTH, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT CLAY WOULD TAKE ON AND YOU WOULD BE THE ONE WHO WOULD TALK WITH THE PARKS LIKE THAT.
>> BUT FOR FUND RAISING, IF EVERYONE BRINGS AN IDEA AND YOU DECIDE ON A FUND RAISER, THEN YES, SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE THE LEADER.
>> THEN EMMA IS, WAIT, SO I DON'T NEED TO SEND YOU THAT FLYER FOR MOVING ANYMORE.
>> WAIT, SO ARE WE JUST NOT GOING TO JUST PUSH.
>> RIGHT NOW WE'RE PUSHING OFF TO THE SIDE?
>> IF WE PUSH IT TO NEXT MONTH, THOUGH IT'S GOING TO BE PAST THE DATE OF FRIDAY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> WELL, YEAH, YOU JUST DO 60 DAYS FROM SAY?
>> THE EARLIEST WOULD BE 23RD.
>> DECEMBER 23RD BECAUSE IF WE MET NEXT OCTOBER, TWO MONTHS FROM THAT BE YEAH.
BASICALLY, WE ARE SCRATCHING THE IDEA DURING CHRISTMAS.
>> IS ANYONE WERE DISAPPOINTED?
>> IS IT OKAY IF I TALK ABOUT THIS?
>> WE HAVE IN THE CITY WHAT'S CALLED A CONSERVATION LAND TRUST FUND.
YOU HEAR PEOPLE LIKE JEREMIAH SAYING THAT EVERYBODY GETS NERVOUS ABOUT DEVELOPMENT.
I DON'T KNOW. Y'ALL PROBABLY ON ON FACEBOOK, BUT PEOPLE WERE REALLY UPSET WITH ALL THE RAINS WERE COMING AND THE STREETS WERE FLOODING AND THEY WERE SAYING THIS IS BECAUSE WE'VE DEVELOPED TOO MUCH, AND SO EVERYONE'S TRYING TO ALWAYS COME UP WITH CREATIVE WAYS OF CONSERVING LAND.
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THE CITY HAS A LAND CONSERVATION TRUST FUND WHERE IF THERE ARE PARCELS OF LAND THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY DEVELOPED, THEY CAN BUY THAT LAND AND PUT IT INTO CONSERVATION, MEANING THAT NOBODY CAN BUILD ON IT.AN ANONYMOUS DONOR DONATED $50,000 TO THE FUND.
THEN THEY ALSO ARE GOING TO DONATE AN ADDITIONAL $50,000, BUT THEY PUT CONTINGENCIES ON IT.
ONE IS THAT THE CITY HAS TO RAISE AN ADDITIONAL $25,000 THE COMMUNITY DOES, AND THEN THE CITY COMMISSION HAS TO AGREE TO GET $25,000.
THE CITY COMMISSION HAS ALREADY SAID, YES.
NOW IT'S UP TO THE CITIZENS TO RAISE MONEY, AND IF THEY CAN RAISE AN ADDITIONAL 25,000.
THEN THIS ANONYMOUS DONOR IS GOING TO GIVE US ANOTHER 50,000, SO IT'LL BE A TOTAL OF $150,000.
THEY GAVE US A DEADLINE OF NOVEMBER 30TH.
I JUST STARTED ADVERTISING FOR IT LAST WEEK AND WE'RE UP TO HERE RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S BEEN A DONATION SINCE THIS MORNING, AND THEN THAT'S THE MARKER. IT'S PRETTY COOL.
THESE PEOPLE, THEY DON'T EVEN SAY WHO THEY ARE, SO THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO GET ANY CREDIT, AND THEY JUST REALLY CARE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF FERNANDINA BEACH, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO RAISE MONEY.
IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS ANY OF ALL, THAT'S SOMETHING YOU COULD BE RAISING MONEY FOR.
BUT THE PROBLEM HERE IS THE DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 30TH, SO THAT WOULD BE A PRETTY QUICK TURNAROUND FOR YOU.
BUT ANYWAY, ANY QUESTIONS ANSWERS?
>> THEY SENT US A LETTER LATE AUGUST, AND THEN I JUST POSTED ABOUT IT LAST WEEK.
THAT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE PAYMENTS IS CHECKS, AND THAT WHAT'S LIKE WE DON'T WRITE CHECKS ANYMORE.
WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO BE ABLE TO TAKE PAYMENTS ONLINE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW. TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> DO WE NEED TO ASSIGN ANY OTHER THINGS TO PEOPLE OR FOR THIS.
>> YOU HAVE ANY OTHER DEFINITE CONCRETE THINGS DO YOU WANT TO DO?
>> WELL, IF THE REPRESENTATIVE COMES NEXT WEEK, CAN WE TALK ABOUT A TEAM LIKE PICKUP NIGHT? I CAN SAY.
>> GREAT. I ASSUME CLAY ON THE READ DIRECTLY.
IF YOU GUYS DECIDE, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THE PEOPLE WILL COME FOR PARKS? WE CAN HAVE A INFORMAL CONVERSATION JUST TO TALK ABOUT ALL OF THAT KIND OF STUFF AND THEN WE'LL VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO PURSUE? WHAT ABOUT YOU SEE? DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS FOR LIKE, WHY YOU FOR YC, WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE DONE OR ANYTHING?
>> YEAH, I DEFINITELY LIKE THE IDEA OF DOING A LOT MORE LIKE EVENTS THEN COMPARED TO THE MOVIENIGHT, WHICH I FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO DO ALL THIS FUND RAISING AND THEN DO THE MOVIE NIGHT AND THEN FUND RAISING AGAIN FOR ANOTHER ONE.
I FEEL LIKE IF WE CAN SOMEHOW FUND RAISE FOR ONE AND THEN IT IS ABLE TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT ALL THE OTHER ONES AFTER THAT.
I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.
>> I AGREE WITH THAT BECAUSE THEN IT CAN JUST BE LIKE, INSTEAD OF SAYING, LET'S DO THIS, LET'S DO THAT, WE HAVE THE MONEY, AND WE CAN COME INTO A MEETING AND BE LIKE, THIS WEEK, WE'RE DOING THIS, IN A MONTH, WE'RE DOING THAT, INSTEAD OF JUST WAITING AND RAISING MONEY AND THEN DOING THE EVENT AND RAISING MONEY AGAIN.
>> WE CAN MAKE MORE HAPPEN FASTER IF WE TAKE THAT.
>> I THINK OUR GOAL FOR NEXT MEETING SHOULD BE TO HAVE A CONCRETE FUND RAISER SO THAT WE CAN GET ON THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO IT CAN OPEN OUR DOORS FOR ALL OF OUR EVENTS.
>> I'M GOING TO SAY WHEN I SEND OUT THE MINUTES FOR THE FUND RAISING IDEA, DON'T JUST HAVE A PIE IN THE SKY LIKE, OH, WE COULD DO A RAFFLE OR SOMETHING.
DO SOME WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ACTUALLY A VIABLE OPTION AND NOT JUST LIKE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY DO.
SO THAT WE CAN WE CAN VOTE ON ONE NEXT MEETING AND THEN START WORKING ON IT.
>> THE CITY OWNS LIKE THE POP WORKER FIELDS.
LIKE BUCCANEER FIELD? THAT WOULD BE MANAGED ALSO BY PARKS AND REC.
THEY CONTROL, WHAT HAPPENS THERE?
>> THAT WOULD BE ONE THING THAT WE'D HAVE TO WORK AROUND IS ALL THE SCHEDULES THAT THEY ARE BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAVE CONTRACTS TO THOSE PEOPLE.
BUT THERE ARE DEFINITELY FIELDS THAT ARE NOT USED AS MUCH LIKE HICKORY STREET.
I DON'T THINK IT IS UTILIZED AS MUCH.
JACOB, VENDITTI AS WE SAW. THERE'S OPTIONS.
THEN LIKE BEACH VOLLEYBALL, LIKE YOU SAID, I DON'T THINK WE DO ANYTHING WITH THAT.
I THINK THAT'S A GOOD LOOKING OUT OF THE BOX LIKE THAT, GREAT.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OUR NEXT MEETING DATE IS GOING TO BE OCTOBER 23TH,
[9. NEXT MEETING DATE]
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SO A MONTH FROM NOW.>> DO YOU ALL WANT TO MEET A LITTLE BIT LATER.
LIKE, DO YOU CARE IF YOUR GROUP PHOTO YOU LOOK NICE OR DO YOU SWELL?
>> WOULD WE DO IT HERE THE GROUP PHOTO?
>> DO WE WANT TO DO IT LIKE WHAT WOULD BE ENOUGH TIME FOR EVERYONE TO GO HOME AND GET BACK HERE?
>> DO YOU CARE ABOUT LOOKING NICE IN THE PHOTO OR DO YOU WANT TO LOOK LIKE YOURSELF?
>> YEAH, NO. I THINK EVERYONE SUIT DRESSES.
WE WERE JUST LATE TODAY BECAUSE WE HAD TO FILL FOR THAT EIGHT PUSH PROJECT, BUT I THINK 3:15 WOULD HAVE BEEN PLENTY OF TIME TO YOU.
I WAS HERE AT 3:05. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I GUESS I DO LIVE PRETTY COOL.
>> YOU CAN BRING YOUR CLOTHS AND DRESS HERE IF YOU WANT THAT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S. IT'S AS PHOTO.
WHATEVER YOU THINK BUSINESS CASUAL OR SOMEBODY WE TO BUSINESS?
>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE FINE.
>> LIKE THAT PICTURE. [LAUGHTER]
>> DO YOU WANT TO SAY LIKE 3:45?
>> IT'S GOOD. BUT I'LL SEND ALL THIS OUT. I'LL SEND TO YOU.
>> WOULD THERE BE A WAY TO WRITE AN ARTICLE ABOUT US IN THE NEWSPAPER?
>> WE COULD DO ANY IF YOU LIKE TO WRITE? YOU COULD DO A COLUMN IN THE NEWSPAPER.
I HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EDITOR.
>> YEAH, WE COULD DO THAT. DOES ANYONE WANT TO TAKE THAT TASK OR WHAT WOULD WE WRITE ABOUT BEFORE WE REALLY HAD A THAT WE WANT TO WELL, THIS WOULDN'T BE NOW.
THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE AFTER OUR NEXT MEETING SO THAT WE CAN PLAN BECAUSE WE'D HAVE STUFF PLANNED OUT.
SO BE LIKE WE HAVE A FUNDRAISER COMING UP THAT SUPPORTS THESE EVENTS.
TALK ABOUT HOW CLAY HE WANTS TO TAKE INITIATIVE IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION LEAGUES.
I CAN'T SPEAK. THEN EMMA WANTS TO DO A TEAM NIGHT, LIKE, STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> YEAH. THAT'S GOOD. AT OUR NEXT MEETING, WE CAN ASSIGN SOMEONE TO THAT ARTICLE AFTER YOU HAVE.
>> ALSO, CAN WE GO BACK TO ITEM 4, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES?
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
>> YOU HAVE A FORM NOW? WE CAN GO ON IT.
JACOB, YOU WOULD SAY, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 28TH MEETING?
>> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 28TH MEETING?
>> SOMEBODY HAS A MOTION FIRST.
>> PERFECT. THEN YOU SAY ALL IN FAVOR.
>> OH, I SEE THAT YOU ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT INTERNAL SPORTS AT THE LAST TIME.
>> ANYTHING ELSE? IT SEEMS GOOD TO ME. MEETING ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.