[4.1 PROCLAMATION - FLORIDA STATE REPRESENTATIVE DEAN BLACK - Recognizing Florida Representative Dean Black for his successful efforts in pursing legislative priorities for fiscal year 2024/2025 on behalf of the City of Fernandina Beach. Representative Black will be in attendance to accept.]

THANK YOU FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT LENDING SHIRTS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE SOME PROCLAMATION TONIGHT. WE WANT TO CALL UP REPRESENTATIVE DEAN BLACK. WE HAVE MR. GEORGE PFIZER. VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE TONIGHT, SIR.

>> WANT TO THANK YOU. >>

>> WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU. WE WANT TO THINK, OF COURSE, AS WE THANKED THE GOOD CITIZENS, WE WANT TO THINK -- TO BRING HOME WHAT OUR CITY NEEDED. THAT INCLUDES THE $2 MILLION WE GOT TO CONTINUE OUR RESILIENCY. AMONG MANY OTHERS. WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THAT GREAT STUFF. TONIGHT, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WHEREAS THE FLORIDA SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MET IN SESSION FOR 60 DAYS EACH YEAR TO PASSING A BUDGET, . AS PART OF EACH YEAR STATE I PROBABLY -- PROCESS ON BEHALF OF LOCAL PROJECTS, LEGISLATORS CONSIDER ESSENTIAL TO FOR THE SAFETY ECONOMIC VITALITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND CATTLE RANCHER HAS SERVED SINCE 2022. WHEREAS DEAN BLACK HAS BEEN AN ENERGETIC AND SUCCESSFUL REPRESENTING NASSAU COUNTY'S INTEREST IN WORKING TO SECURE FUNDING VITALITY, SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

CONTINUING EXCELLENT CHAMPION OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA PROJECTS.

2024 REPRESENTATIVE OPERATOR WITH STATE LEADERSHIP TO APPROPRIATE $2 MILLION FOR SEAWALL CONSTRUCTION TO PROTECT BEACHES DOWNTOWN, BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTIAL BUSINESSES -- DISTRICTS. RESIDENTS THAT REPRESENT UNWAVERING AND EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY WERE ESSENTIAL TO THE CITY'S AWARD OF $2 MILLION IN THE FISCAL YEAR. WHEREAS IT IS ENTIRELY RIFLE AND DESERVED THAT REPRESENTATIVE DEAN BLACK DEDICATED AND -- BOTH IN THE NEAR AND FAR FUTURE THE ACKNOWLEDGED AND CHEERED. BY THE VIRTUE IN THE AUTHORITY INVESTOR -- DO HERE BY EXPRESS GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO FLORIDA STATE REPRESENTATIVE DEAN BLACK URGING EVERYBODY IN THE CITY TO DO THE SAME. THANK YOU, FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR COMING TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. PRESENTED TO MY BOSS . REPRESENTATIVE BLACK.

HE SENDS HIS SINCERE APOLOGIES FOR NOT BEING HERE TONIGHT.

HE'S GOING TO BE WORKING HARD THE SESSION TO BRING HOME, WHAT I CALL, BACON, TWO NASSAU COUNTY. THINK OUR GOVERNOR, AS WELL. BLESS THIS LAST SESSION AND THIS SESSION . HOPEFULLY

[4.2 PROCLAMATION - "RIGHT WHALE MONTH" - Recognizes November 2024, as "Right Whale Month." Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors Scott Rowley, Phyllis Rowley, Diane LoCastro, and Candis Whitney will be in attendance to accept the Proclamation.]

>> WE ARE GOING TO CALL UP RIGHT WHALE MONTH. SOMEONE

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WEARING THOSE GREEN TEACHERS, WE NEED EVERYBODY APPEAR. WE NEED YOU DOWN BY THE PODIUM TONIGHT. IF THAT'S YOU.

SOMEONE WHO THINKS YOU ARE PART OF IT AS WELL, YOU CAN COME DOWN AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE A WHALE ON YOUR T-SHIRT, YOU ARE CLEARLY COMING DOWN. IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD. OKAY.

EVERYBODY COME ON DOWN. OKAY, FOLKS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, I APPRECIATE IT. I'M GOING TO DO THIS AGAIN FOR YOU AT THE EVENT. I WILL SEE YOU AT THE EVENT. ONE OF THE FEW TIMES. WHEREAS WELL HUNTING BEGAN 3000 BC. BY THE LATE 1930S MORE THAN 50,000 WHALES WERE BEING SLAUGHTERED ANNUALLY. MERCIFULLY IN 1986 THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION AND COMMERCIAL WHALING. STILL NOT RECOVERED TO BEING HUNTED TO NEAR EXTINCTION. AS SUCH THEY ARE FEDERALLY PROTECTED ENDANGERED SPECIES AND THE MARINE PROTECTION ACT. 1 ALSO WATERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THE ONLY KNOWN AREA FOR THE SPECIES. AN AREA WHERE THEY GIVE BIRTH. -- WHALES AND THE THREATS TO WHALES . WE ARE NOT BEING THREATENED BY WHALES. THREATS TO WHALES AND HOW TO AID IN THEIR RECOVERY. FESTAL HIGHLIGHT RECOVERIES AND EXHIBITS THAT EMPHASIZE EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE VENTURES. AS MAYOR OF OUR CITY I DO HERE BY COMPLAIN -- PROCLAIM NEXT MONTH AS WELL MONTH. COME TO THE FESTIVAL. I CAN PERSONALLY ATTEST IT'S A GREAT TIME.

REALLY QUICK YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE. HOLD THIS RIGHT THERE. JULIUS GOT ONE. OLDER RIGHT THERE. I WILL STAND IN THE BACK.

>> THE MIC IS YOURS, MY FRIEND. >> WE REPRESENT THE AMELIA ISLAND WHALE AMBASSADORS. DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND ADVOCATING FOR THE WHALES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES IT UNIQUE AS WE ARE THE HEART OF THE GROUNDS. WE ARE THE PLACE THAT THE WHALES ARE COMING TO GIVE BIRTH AND NURTURE THEIR YOUNG. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SECOND THE INVITATION TO THE FESTIVAL, THIS WEEKEND. THERE ARE THINGS HAPPENING AS PART OF WHALE FESTIVAL IN THE WEEK PRIOR. LOOK ON THE WEBSITE. SEE SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS GOING ON. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PROCLAMATION. HELP EXTEND THE WORD.

>> OF COURSE. WE WILL SEE EVERYBODY AT THE FESTIVAL.

NOVEMBER SECOND AND THIRD. IT'S COMING QUICK, EVERYBODY.

WE WILL SEE YOU SOON. >> THESE GUYS DOING THE STICK

[4.3 PROCLAMATION - "NATIONAL COLONIAL HERITAGE MONTH" - Recognizes the month of October as, “National Colonial Heritage Month.” National Society of Colonial Dames XVII Century, Princess Amelia Chapter President Ms. Jane Collins will be present to accept the Proclamation.]

COMPETITION. >> IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT, WE WILL SEE YOU THERE. AFTER THAT, ONE MORE. AS WELL AS -- OH, WE HAVE THE WHOLE NATIONAL COLONIAL HERITAGE MONTH IS HERE. MISS JANE COLLINS, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. ONE MORE PROCLAMATION, EVERYBODY. YOU NEVER GET IN THE PICTURE.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET IN THE PICTURE TONIGHT? PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS ESTABLISHED IN 1915, THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF -- IT'S'S. I'M DOING THE MATH IN MY HEAD. 17TH CENTURY. I AM CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS. 17TH CENTURY. ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER. DO YOU QUALIFY?

>> WE ARE GOOD. >> LIVING DESCENDENTS OF AN ANSWER -- ANCESTOR IN THE ORIGINAL COLONIES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. COMPRISED OF CHAPTERS LOCATED IN 46 STATES.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND CANADA. OVER 11,000 MEMBERS SHARE A COMMON INTEREST OF HISTORY AND LOVE FOR OUR GREAT NATION. A DESIRE TO WORK IN HARMONIOUS FELLOWSHIP. ALL IN AN EFFORT TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF COLONISTS AND LOGGING

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-- LEGACY. BY THE VIRTUE OF THEIR LINEAL DESCENT FOR EARLIEST ARRIVALS THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY FEEL AN OBLIGATION TO HONOR THE HARDSHIPS AND HEROISM OF THOSE WHO SOUGHT SPIRITUAL AND FREEDOM IN THE NEW WORLD. OUR GREAT COUNTRY'S FIRST ARRIVALS CONTINUE TO CONVEY THE TRUE MEANING BY REMINDING US OUR PRIVILEGE TO LIVE IN A FREE COUNTRY STEM FROM LOVING OUR COUNTRY, RESPECTING FLAK AND DEFENDING AGAINST ALL ENEMIES. THE RESULT THAT THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH OFFICIALLY JOINS PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS NATIONAL COLONIAL HERITAGE MONTH. I URGE EVERY CITIZEN TO DO THE SAME. TAKE YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO HOLD THIS RIGHT HERE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A

FEW WORDS? >> WILL YOU HOLD THIS? I BROUGHT A POSTER. ON THE POSTER THAT SAYS TELL THE BOARD TO COMMEMORATE THE MEMORY OF OUR ANSWERS HOOK INTO THE NEW WORLD IN SEARCH OF FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY. OUR MISSION IS DEDICATED TO HISTORICAL PRESERVATION. PRESERVATION OF RECORDS AND PRESERVATION OF SCIENCE. WE ARE ALSO A COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION . THE PROJECT WE ARE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW IS REMEMBERING THE GARDENS AND AMELIA CITY. HOW MANY PEOPLE KNOW WHERE AMELIA CITY IS? THAT'S OUR BIG PUSH FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR , REMEMBERING THOSE PEOPLE .

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ISLAND . VERY HISTORIC IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER. IF YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR CHAPTER OF WOMEN ONLY, LET ME KNOW. LOVE HAVING YOU.

[4.4 BUDGET SUMMARY - Comptroller Pauline Testagrose will answer any questions regarding the budget summary for Preliminary September 2024.]

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO WE ARE HEADING OVER TO OUR COMPTROLLER TO GO TO THIS MONTH'S BUDGET SUMMARY.

GO AHEAD. >> GOOD EVENING , COMPTROLLER.

FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, SEPTEMBER'S REPORT IS A PRELIMINARY. WE SENT IT TO -- TRANSACTIONS THAT STILL HAVE TO BE RECORDED. SEPTEMBER IS THE 12TH MONTH AND REPRESENT -- REPRESENTS 100% OF THE BUDGET FISCAL YEAR. FOR THE GENERAL FUND YEAR-TO-DATE REVENUE 102.6% OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET.

PROPERTY TAX AND FRANCHISE FEES REVENUE RECEIPTS. OVERALL YEAR-TO-DATE GENERAL FUND EXPENSES ARE BELOW THE MARKET AT 79.97 -- SOME DEPARTMENTS OVER THE SMART WORK WHILE THE INTERFUND TRANSFERS HAVE BEEN COMPLETE , FOR SOME OF THE OTHER FUNDS FOR CAPITOL MOVEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES AND PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR I.T. EQUIPMENT , REPAVING AND RESURFACING, DOWNTOWN RESILIENCY IS DESIGN. AND THE A.R.C. WINDOW PROJECT. FOR THE AIRPORT, MOST REVENUE SOURCES ARE ABOUT THE 100% MARK. WATER AND WASTEWATER FUNDS, THE BUDGETED ANTICIPATED EXPENSES EXCEEDING REVENUES DUE TO LARGE CAPITOL PROJECTS. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ANOTHER

[5. CONSENT AGENDA]

MONTH'S WORK OF GREAT WORK. APPRECIATE YOUR. WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL ANYTHING OFF?

THERE'S THREE ITEMS. >> THE LAST ONE.

>> WE DON'T HAVE 5.3 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ANYMORE. DO I

HEAR A MOTION ON 5.1 AND 5.2? >> SECOND.

>> I HEAR THE MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[5.3 BUDGET AMENDMENTS - VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS - RESOLUTION 2024-203 APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves the transfer of funds in various Departments and various accounts in the Fiscal Year 2023/2024 budget to ensure expenditures do not exceed the budget on a line-by-line basis.]

5-0. WE GO TO 5.3. BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR VARIOUS OUT -- DEPARTMENTS. CAN YOU PRESENT THIS ONE IT'S NO LONGER ON THE

CONSENT AGENDA. >> THANK YOU. RESOLUTION 2024 203 APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEARS 2023-2024 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. CLEANUP EFFORT THAT GOES ON. AS WE APPROACH YEAR-END INTO THE NEW YEAR, BALANCING THIS FISCAL YEAR. EXCUSE ME, LAST FISCAL YEAR OUT. THAT'S PART OF THIS EFFORT. HERE TO PROVIDE MORE DETAIL IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THESE ARE.

IF NOT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

>> COMMISSIONER ROSS HAS A QUESTION, GO AHEAD.

>> $345,000 AND CHANGE. FIRE DEPARTMENT IS $524,000 AND CHANGE. WHERE DOES THAT MONEY COME FROM?

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>> THIS TRANSFERS ARE WITHIN THOSE DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER BUDGETS WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND. PROVIDE AS PART OF THE BACKUP WHERE THE TRANSFER IS COMING FROM.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, DO I HEAR A

MOTION? >> MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[6.1 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT - ORGANIZED FIREFIGHTERS OF FERNANDINA BEACH, LOCAL NO. 2836 - RESOLUTION 2024-204 APPROVING THE ADOPTION OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH AND THE ORGANIZED FIREFIGHTERS OF FERNANDINA BEACH, LOCAL UNION NO. 2836, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS AFL-CIO; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves the three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Organized Firefighters of Fernandina Beach, Local No. 2836, International Association of Firefighters AFL-CIO.]

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FOR ORGANIZED FIREFIGHTERS OF FERNANDINA BEACH LOCAL NUMBER 2836. IT'S AGAIN.

>> KNOW WHY THEY ARE ALL HERE.

>> IS FOR THE CONTRACT. GO AHEAD.

>> RESOLUTION 2024 - 204, THE ADOPTION OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH IN THE ORGANIZED FIREFIGHTERS OF FERNANDINA BEACH LOCAL UNION 2836. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS ASTUTELY OBSERVED BY COMMISSIONER ROSS, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS HERE TONIGHT IN SUPPORT OF THIS EFFORT. THE CITY ENGAGED UPON THIS AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT . WE CLOSE NEGOTIATIONS SEPTEMBER 17TH. THIS PROVIDES COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS AS APPROPRIATE TO STAY COMPETITIVE IN THE HIGHLY DEMANDING MARKET. ALSO PROVIDES FOR INCREASE IN PARAMEDIC EMTS DAY -- TO STAY COMPETITIVE OUT OF -- AS WELL. SHOUT OUT TO GUERRA BLOCK, CHRIS YOUNGMAN, BRENT MORRIS AND BRENT MAYBERRY AND RUSTY BURKE FOR THEIR EFFORTS STEPPING UP TO THE TABLE, LITERALLY, AND MAKING THIS HAPPEN. ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY. ONCE AGAIN STAFF RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE JUST ONE. AS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR MEETING, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. UNION SUPPORT OF THE CONTRACT?

>> YES, SIR. THEY RATIFY THE CONTRACT THIS MORNING ON A 32-1 VOTE. WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE THE REPORTS. THEY RECOMMEND

APPROVAL. >> DO I HEAR A MOTION?

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, GENTLEMEN AND LADIES, I APPRECIATE THE SHIRT AGAIN . WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL.

[6.2 AGREEMENT APPROVAL - AV8 CONSULTING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC. - RESOLUTION 2024-205 APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH AV8 CONSULTING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC FOR ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE FERNANDINA BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 15, 2024; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves the AV8 Consulting and Management Services, LLC. agreement to perform Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport management services for a period of six months, in the amount of $9,000 per month.]

YOU . ITEM 6.2. AGREEMENT APPROVAL CONSULTING AND

MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC. >> 2024 - 205 APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH AV EIGHT CONSULTING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT OF FERNANDINA BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AFFECTIVE SEPP NUMBER 15. EFFECTIVE DATE SIX MONTHS FROM NOW. YOU SEE A FAMILIAR FACE IN THE BACK OF THE CROWD. ON BEHALF OF AV8 CONSULTING. SINCE THE AIRPORT DIRECTORS LEFT WE WILL BE SHOWING THE POSITION NOW AS WE RE-EVALUATE STRUCTURE. OPERATIONAL NEEDS WITHIN THE CITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN MS. CAMPBELL COMES ON BOARD. THEY WILL PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE CITY AT A SAVINGS TO WHAT WE WOULD BE PAYING IF WE WERE TO STOP THAT POSITION FULL-TIME. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

>> OF COURSE. ANY QUESTIONS? >> I HAVE ONE. HAVE WE OFFERED WERE CHARGED SOME KIND OF PLAN OF WHAT'S GOING TO BE TRANSITIONING AFTER SIX MONTHS? OR DISCUSS POSSIBLY KEEPING THIS AS AN OUTSOURCED SERVICE?

>> THAT'S AN OPTION. ,. NO MORE THAN SIX MONTHS.

>> RIGHT NOW, SIX MONTHS. >> THERE'S A NUMBER OF OPTIONS WE CAN GO. QUESTIONS OF CHANGES WITHIN THE REPORT AS WELL.

THOSE ARE CONVERSATIONS WE WILL HAVE WITH HER WHEN SHE COMES ON BOARD. WE WILL BE LOOKING TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE ADJUSTMENTS.

>> DO I HEAR A MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION ON THE -- AND A SECOND. I HAVE LEARNED TO SPEAK VERY GOOD, MY FRIEND? HE WAVES.

EXCELLENT. WITH THAT BEING SAID, LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL

THE ROLL. >>

[6.3 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY - BEACH RENOURISHMENT AGREEMENT - RESOLUTION 2024-206 APPROVING THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR THE NASSAU COUNTY SHORE PROTECTION PROJECT; PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves execution of a new Cooperation Agreement with the U.S. Army to complete a Beach Renourishment in 2025 for repair of erosion caused by Hurricane Nicole in 2022.]

PASSES, 5-0. ITEM 6.3 OH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY BEACH NOURISHMENT AGREEMENT. ONCE AGAIN.

>> RESOLUTION 2024-206. APPROVING A COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR THE NASSAU COUNTY SHORE PROTECTION PROJECT, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. U.S. ARMY CORPS BEACH WINNER SCHMIDT PROJECT, NOT RELATED TO THE USUAL, THE DREDGING OF THE CHANNEL, RELATED TO THE NAVIES EFFORTS, WITH A DEPOSIT SAND ON THE NORTH END OF THEIR BEACHES.

THIS IS A RESTORATION OF SAND RELATED TO HURRICANE NICOLE.

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THEY WILL BE PLACED IN THE SAND FURTHER DOWN AROUND THE SEASIDE SADLER BEACH AREA. I WOULD LIKE TO APPLAUD STAFF FOR THE DILIGENT EFFORT BEFORE AND AFTER STORMS WHERE WE SURVEYED THE BEACH. DRONE FOOTAGE BEFORE AND AFTER THE STORM. TAKE THE CORPS ON THE BEACH . A FOLLOW-UP TO GET THE FUNDING TO HAVE BEACH RESTORATION. WE ARE PRIVILEGED. WE HAVE AN ISLAND WHERE BEACHES AND DUNES ARE GROWING.

>> OF COURSE. ANY QUESTIONS? DO I HEAR A MOTION? MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I WOULD ECHO WHAT WAS SAID.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. LET'S CALL THE ROLL. NO.

MISS LAURA LIE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? LET'S CALL THE ROLL

. >>

[6.4 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY RECOMMENDATION AND SUPPORT - RESOLUTION 2024-207 SETTING FORTH LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR STATE OF FLORIDA FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURSUE FUNDING FOR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Formalizes the City Commission's priorities for the next Florida State Legislative Session: downtown beautification and preservation improvements, downtown flood and storm protection, and Amelia Island Lighthouse repairs.]

>> THAT PASSES, 5-0. WE ARE GOING TO LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY RECOMMENDATION AND SUPPORT . TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

>> GOOD EVENING, LAURA LIE JACOBS. THIS IS YOUR ANNUAL EXERCISE IN DETERMINING YOUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. THERE'S BEEN PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WHICH YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS WHAT I BELIEVE MAY BE YOUR CHOICE OF PRIORITIES FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS. YOU ARE CERTAINLY A LIBERTY TO CHANGE ORDER. THAT'S THE RESOLUTION.

>> OF COURSE. IN A QUESTION FOR MS. JACOBS ON THIS?

>> GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER. >> IS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TO HAVE THREE PRIORITIES ARE TO IRONIES?

>> I LIKE THESE THREE. WE ARE ASKED ANNUALLY BY LITTLE -- LOCAL LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION TO CHOOSE A PRIORITY. THAT DOES RECEIVE THE MOST FOCUSED ATTENTION. YOU MAY NOT GET A LOT OF ATTENTION AND EFFORTS ON YOUR SECOND PRIORITY AND OR

YOUR THIRD PRIORITY. >> THE AMOUNTS THAT WERE THE FIRST PRIORITY IS ONLY $1 MILLION. WHAT WOULD BE THE PROS

AND CONS OF INCREASING THE? >> I CAN ASK OUR LOBBYIST TO CHIME IN WITH ANY OF HIS DECADES OF EXPERTISE, BUT IT WAS NOT A REAL COMPELLING ARGUMENT LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR WE HAD THE LEAD POINT OF VIEW IT WAS OUR 200TH ANNIVERSARY .

THE SEAWALL WAS A MORE COMPELLING ARGUMENT. WITH THE MOST RECENT STORMS I THINK THE SEAWALL WOULD BE VERY

COMPELLING. >> ALSO A COMPELLING ARGUMENT THAT THE DOWNTOWN IS THE ECONOMIC ENGINE OF THE CITY.

>> YES, SIR. CERTAINLY I WOULD SAY, YOU CAN INCREASE THAT MILLION-DOLLAR ASK. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ASK FOR MORE THEY CUT IT IN HALF ANYWAY. PART OF THE PROCESS. I JUST REMIND YOU WE ARE GOING FOR TDC FUNDING FOR THE DOWNTOWN BEAUTIFICATION, ALSO THROUGH A GRANT PROCESS. I JUST MADE THAT ASK . UNDER YOUR

LEADERSHIP 5000 TO 100 -- >> WE NEED THREE OR 4 MILLION.

WE ARE SHORT WITH NO FUNDING MECHANISMS INSIDE. THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MS. JACOBS. DO I HEAR A MOTION ON

THIS? >> MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> I DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM VICE MAYOR, COME ON DOWN. MS. JACOBS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. WALK HIM, VICE MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. >> 1313 ACREAGE STREET. I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED RECENTLY WITH THE STORMWATER ISSUE, IT WOULD BE WISE AND APPROPRIATE THAT THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A PRIORITY. THE SECOND PRIORITY TALKS ABOUT RESILIENCY, BUT MOSTLY DOWNTOWN STUFF. BACK IN 2015 , WHEN I FIRST RAN FOR THE COMMISSION . MY ISSUE WAS STORMWATER. THAT WAS BEFORE WE HAD EXTENSIVE EXPOSURE, ABOUT $15 MILLION.

YOU WILL REMEMBER THE NORTH END, IT FLOODED . WE HAD NO STORMWATER DEPARTMENT AND NO STORMWATER FEE. WE INITIATED THAT. WE DID A $50,000 STUDY. WE STARTED THE WORK AND GOT STATE MONEY. INITIAL LEGISLATIVE, 2070. $900,000, WHICH WE DID IN-HOUSE NORTH END. WE ARE STILL SITTING ON 85. WHICH IS HERE. WITH WHAT'S GOING ON, AND ALL THE WORK

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WE'VE DONE, AND ALL THE STORM WATER IS IN THE LOCAL MITIGATION, AND THE CRISIS WITH TWO HURRICANES AND STORM EVENT, THE RAIN EVENT, IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THIS IS REALLY AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO THINK ABOUT ADDING THAT, OR REWORDING IT TO PUT IT IN THERE . ABOUT THE WHOLE CITY, NOT JUST DOWNTOWN.

A LOT OF AREAS THAT WON'T THERE. THAT'S NOT TO SAY THE CITY HASN'T MOVED SIGNIFICANTLY FORWARD , BUT THEY WANT TO DO A NEW STUDY AND LOOK AT ALL THOSE AREAS. NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO INCLUDE THAT. THANK YOU.

>> VICE MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU SAID. ANY COMMISSION OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER ROSS, GO AHEAD, SIR.

>> I WOULD THINK WE MIGHT WANT TO DECREASE THE AMOUNT $1 MILLION FOR THE FIRST PRIORITY. $1 MILLION IS -- YOU CAN GET $1 MILLION FOR THE TDC AND STILL BE FOR SURE WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR THE RESTORATION DOWNTOWN. I WOULD ALMOST ELIMINATE THE SECOND PRIORITY. YOU ARE ASKING FOR MILLION DOLLARS THERE. $4 MILLION FOR THE FIRST PRIORITY. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO DO THAT. DESIGN DONE IN THE NEXT 60 TO 90 DAYS , MORE OR LESS, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S FULLY FUNDED. THAT'S FULLY DESIGNED. THE SEAWALL , AFTER OUR DISCUSSION TODAY, IS MONTHS IF NOT YEARS AWAY FROM FUNDING THAT CONSTRUCTION .

WE'VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH $2 MILLION. I THINK IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE APPROPRIATE TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT FOR THE FIRST PRIORITY AND EITHER ELIMINATE OR DECREASE THE AMOUNT FOR THE SECOND . THOSE

ARE MY THOUGHTS. >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER.

>> BEING INVOLVED WITH THE LEGISLATURE PROCESSED THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WITH BUDDY AND LAURA LIE, IT HAS BEEN GREAT.

BEING ABLE TO HELP OUT AND SEE HOW THAT PROCESS WORKS. BEING INVOLVED WITH IT FOR MANY YEARS, AS WELL. THE SECOND PRIORITY, FIRST PRIORITY, DOESN'T MATTER TO ME. THE COMMISSION HAS MADE THE SEAWALL PRETTY BIG PRIORITY. WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN OUR SESSION EVERY SINGLE TIME. IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME IF WE SWITCH THEM. WITHOUT HAVING TO LOOK HOW THE TEMPERATURE IS IN TALLAHASSEE THIS SESSION, I'M GOING TO TRUST STAFF IN HOW THEY PUT THIS TOGETHER. TRUST BUDDY AND LAURA LIE ON OUR LEGISLATIVE TEAM TO GIVE US THE BEST ADVICE . I THINK THOSE ARE GOOD ASKS. I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A

PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THEM. >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER

ANTUN. >> TO THE POINT COMMISSIONER ROSS MENTIONED. I THINK THAT IS RATHER FEASIBLE FEEL IF WE ARE GOING TO LEAN ON FOR THAT PROJECT WE COULD VERY

MUCH MAKE THIS MORE FEASIBLE. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. OKAY, WITH THAT WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.

COMMISSIONER ROSS, GO AHEAD. >> I LIKE WHAT -- WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE FIRST ONE FOR $3 MILLION AND THE SECOND FOR $2 MILLION.

>> OKAY. THERE IS A MOTION . >> TO CLARIFY, WHAT'S THE

ORIGINAL AMOUNT? >> 1 MILLION FOR DOWNTOWN AND 4

MILLION FOR THE SEAWALL. >> BASED ON HOPING TO GET -- I

WILL SECOND THE MOTION. >> OKAY. A MOTION AND A SECOND ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL RANKING . NOW WE WANT TO

DISCUSS THE AMENDMENT. >> IT'S NOT THE RANKING.

>> THE APPROPRIATION DOLLAR AMOUNTS. ANY DISCUSSION ON

THAT. >> WITHOUT READING THE TEMPERATURE, HAVING A CHANCE TO GET BACK AND TALK WITH MR. JACOBSON THE SLOWER LIKE HIM I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S APPROPRIATE. WE ASK FOR THE AMOUNTS BASED ON THEIR EXPERTISE WHERE WE THINK WE CAN LAND.

TRANSITIONING ] DECISION ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD. HOWEVER, I TRUST VERY MUCH MR. JACOBSON FOR THEIR AMOUNTS. THAT IS JUST

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ME. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU,

COMMISSIONER. >> LAST TIME WE ASKED $2 MILLION. THE TEMPERATURE OF THE GOVERNOR WAS NOT. VETOED IT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. SO, WE GOT $2 MILLION THE LAST

TIME. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

>> COMMISSIONER, GO AHEAD. >> THAT WAS OUR ASK $2 MILLION.

EXPECT THE DOWNTOWN FROM WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR. I THINK $1

MILLION IS OBTAINABLE. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

>> WE ARE ALONG WAY FROM GETTING

PERMITTING. >> YOU CAN NOT FUND THE TAKE CARE OF LIGHTS ANY MORE. CAN NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PARTS, CAN NOT DO THIS. THE SIDEWALKS ARE BREAKING UP. WE WILL HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT IT IS MORE SOLLABLE THAN THE SEAWALL. I WILL SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT.

>> COMMISSIONER, I AGREE WITH YOU, I DO AGREE THAT CITY, THAT IS WHY WE MADE IT OUR FIRST PRIORITY, OUR DOWNTOWN INFRASTRUCTURE IS A HUGE PRIORITY. I THINK THE FABLE IS FLYING TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN. I THINK IT IS OBTAINABLE. YOU GO IN THERE WITH THAT ASK, FOLLOW IT UP, AND ASK FOR THE $1 MILLION. I THINK IT IS OBTAINABLE. IT IS A HUGE HELP FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I AM GOING TO VOTE NO ON THE AMENDMENT. I AGREE THAT WE SHOULD STICK WITH WHAT OUR ORIGINAL PRIORITIES WERE. I THANK THE STAFF FOR COMING TO WHAT IS OBTAINABLE.

LIKE A SMART GOAL, IF YOU WILL, OBTAINABLE, IT IS OBTAINABLE, THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CONSIDER. WITH THAT, LET'S CALL THE ROLL.

>> NOW LET'S CALL THE ROLL ON THE ORIGINAL, THE ORIGINAL PRIORITIES

[6.5 LEASE AGREEMENTS - AMELIA ISLAND BOOK FESTIVAL, NASSAU HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND EPISCOPAL CHILDREN’S SERVICES - RESOLUTION 2024-208 APPROVING THE LEASE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THREE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH FOR RENTAL SPACE AT THE PECK CENTER; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves three lease agreements for nonprofit organizations in the Peck Center.]

[INDISCERNIBLE] >> IT WAS DRAMATIC EFFECT. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO DOWN TO 6.5. THAT IS THE PACK

CENTER. >> THEY WANT TO STAY. THEIR RENTS WERE RAISED BY THE CPI. WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ALONG WITH ANOTHER YEAR FOR THESE GROUPS.

>> EXCELLENT. ANY QUESTIONS? A MOTION AND A SECOND. THREE GREAT ORGANIZATIONS, I AM PROUD WE GET TO HOST THEM AS A CITY BUILDING OFFICES. LET'S CALL

[6.6 PERMANENT PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION - MAIN BEACH POE PINSON SKATE PARK - RESOLUTION 2024-209 APPROVING THE INSTALLATION OF PERMANENT PUBLIC ART ON THE MAIN BEACH POE PINSON SKATE PARK ACCESSORY STRUCTURE; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approving the Friends of Fernandina Skate Park request for permanent public art on the Main Beach Poe Pinson Skate Park accessory structure.]

THE ROLL.

. >> THAT PASSES 5-0.

>>> THE PUBLIC ART INSULATION MAIN BEACH POE PINSON SKATE

PARK. >> THIS IS A SMALL FACILITY LOCATED UP THERE, WHAT USED TO BE THE ATTENDANT BUILDING WHEN THE SKATE PARK WAS FIRST OPEN. IT IS PART OF THE NEW PROCESS WHERE THE ART APPLICATION IS COMING TO YOU ALL FOR APPROVAL.

VETTED THROUGH PRAC. >> I HAVE A COMMENT.

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>> A COMMENT. >> I READ THE APPLICATION FOR THIS. THERE ARE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN ON THE SECOND PAGE OF THE APPLICATION. SEVEN THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE, IT SAYS THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS MUST, AND MUST IS CAPITALIZED AND HIGHLIGHTED, BE PROVIDED WITH THE COMPLETE APPLICATION FIVE WERE NOT PRESENTED WITH THIS APPLICATION. SO I THINK THAT IT IS INCOMPLETE AND IT SHOULD BE SENT BACK TO THEM FOR THOSE FIVE MATERIALS SUBMITTED. I AM ALSO COMMITTED ON THE APPLICATION THAT IT SAYS THIS MURAL WILL LAST 40 YEARS. WELL, 40 YEARS AT THE BEACH WHERE YOU HAVE THE SAND BLOWING, THE INTENSE SUN, I THINK IT IS, A BIT OPTIMISTIC AND I WOULD, BEFORE I WOULD BE WILLING TO APPROVE THIS WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT IS TO TAKE CARE OF THERE AND WHAT THE AGREEMENT IS GOING TO BE WITH THE ARTIST BEFORE WE APPROVE THIS. I WOULD ASK THAT WE CONSIDER TABLING THIS AND SEND IT BACK FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

>> THANK YOU MR. ROSS. >> MOTION TO TABLE. THERE IS NO DISCUSSION. MOTION TO POSTPONE AND REFER BACK.

>> SECOND. >> I WANT TO HEAR PUBLIC

COMMENT ON THIS. >> I WILL LISTEN TO PUBLIC

COMMENT. >> WE WILL LISTEN TO PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST. COMMISSIONER ROSS.

>> IT IS THE PROCESS, IT IS IMPORTANT, FIRST TIME IT IS BEING DONE. AND MUST HAVE THESE THINGS AND WE DIDN'T DO THAT.

AND I THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO COME UP WITH A GOOD PROCESS FOR THIS GOING FORWARD.

>> THAT IS A VALID POINT. >> LET'S HEAR FROM OUR PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT. WELCOME, PLEASE START WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US

TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU, I AM THROWN OFF BY THE DEVELOPMENT HERE. YES, I AM BECCA BARLOW. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. I AM A FRIENDS OF STATE PARK ADVISORY AND COORDINATOR, A LIFELONG RESIDENT AND AN ARTIST IN THE COMMUNITY. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE AN INVESTED INTEREST IN THE ART INSULATION. WITH THIS IN MIND THERE ARE A FEW POINTS THAT I WANTED TO OFFER YOU AS YOU CONSIDER THIS EVENING ALTHOUGH IT HAS CHANGED JUST NOW. NO SECRET THAT THEY ARE KNOWN FOR THE INVOLVEMENT WITH THE ARTS COMMUNITY. IT IS NOTABLE THROUGH OUR SHRIMP FESTIVAL. HUNDREDS VICE EXPIT HUNDREDS OF ARTISTS COME FOR THE EVENT OF YEAR. IN THIS I SUPPORT THE FRIENDS OF THE SKATE PARK WITH THIS COMMISSION IN MIND. AND THAT IS TO IMPROVE AND ADD MORE ARTWORK TO OUR COMMUNITY STARTING WITH THE POE PINSON SKATE PARK AND SHACK. IT HOUSES ALL OF THE FRIENDS RESOURCES, BOARDS, TRUCKS, TOOLS, ALSO OFFERS A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO COOL OFF, HAVE A DRINK. IT IS IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL TO OUR STATE WORK COMMUNITY. WHAT WE ARE ASKING OF YOU TONIGHT IS YOUR CONSIDERATION TO TAKE THE EXISTING LOVE THAT OUR CITY HAS WITH THE ARTS AND MARRY IT ALLOWING IT TO BE THE FIRST ART INSULATION FERNANDINA HAS HAD IN A LONG TIME. I CAN NOT THINK OF A MORE ARTIST FIT FOR THE TASK. BRIAN, HE IS WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY. I HAVE KNOWN BRIAN PERSONALLY FOR 20 YEARS, INCREDIBLE FRIEND AND GIFTED AND TALENTED. YOU WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO TURN A CORNER SOMEWHERE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND NOT SEE HIS WORK. HIS ART DESERVES TO BE IN THAT LOCATION AND ON THE SKATE SHACK FOR VISITORS AND EXISTING RESIDENTS TO ADMIRE. LOOKING FORWARD, I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE ADDITIONAL IDEAS AND PROPOSALS FOR ADD ARTWORK THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY ON A PUBLICLY-SUPPORTED LEVEL. IT IS NO SECRET VISITING OTHER CITIES SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR THINGS THAT PEOPLE VISIT ARE ART MURAL. I BELIEVE IT A WONDERFUL WAY TO INTEGRATE OUR LOVE FOR ARTS, TOURIST ECONOMY, AND OUR EXISTING COMMUNITY RESIDENTS OF FERNANDINA BEACH. I BELIEVE THEY ARE ONLY GOING TO PROVIDE VALUE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. COLLECTIVELY WE CAN CONVEY WE ARE NOT JUST LOCAL ALLIES OF OUR ARTS COMMUNITY BUT THAT WE

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GENUINELY SUPPORT IT WITH VIBRANT, COLORFUL ARTWORK.

RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOR YEARS TO COME. I ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER YOUR VOTES IN FAVOR OF THE SKATE SHACK ART INSULATION WITH BRIAN AT THE HELM AND LEADERSHIP, YOU WILL SEE THE BEAUTIFUL BEGINNING OF THE VERY BEST TO COME FOR THE ARTS

COMMUNITY IN FERNANDINA BEACH. >> THANK YOU.

>> I APPRECIATE YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR, THANK MAYOR, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

>> [INDISCERNIBLE]

. >> I AGREE AT SOME OF THE REQUESTS THAT ARE THERE. THIS APPLICATION WAS PUT IN MAY 13TH TO BE EXACT. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THESE APPLICATIONS TAKE TO GET THESE DONE. THE IDEA WAS TO GET IT DONE BEFORE THE NINTH ANNUAL TERRY KELLY, OUR LOCAL ARTIST USUALLY WORKS AT THE GREEN TURTLE WHILE MUSIC IS GOING AND WE HAD FIVE BANDS SET FOR THAT DAY. WE HAD HOPED THAT WE WOULD HAVE IT BY AUGUST 24TH. NOW THAT THE FESTIVAL IS ON ITS WAY WITH MUSIC AND STUFF WE THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD BE APPROVED OR HOPEFULLY IT WILL STILL BE APPROVED THAT WE CAN HAVE THIS STARTED. IT ASKS FOR A LOT OF THINGS ON HERE THAT ART RESUME, EXHIBITION, CDROM, HARD COPY IMAGES AND OTHER WORKS. THERE ARE PLENTY OF ARTISTS THAT ARE SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTS THAT DON'T HAVE THESE EXHIBITIONS. SO THERE IS A LOT OF ARTISTS THAT DON'T HAVE THESE THINGS THAT WE ARE ASKING. I AM NOT SURE THAT OUR LOCAL ARTISTS HE MIGHT HAVE ALL OF THIS STUFF. BUT WE PUT THIS APPLICATION IN, WE HAVE THE PICTURES, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THESE PICTURES THAT CAN BE PUT UP ON -- DO YOU HAVE THEM WITH YOU? THOSE ARE THE ARTWORK. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED ANY THROUGHOUT OUR CITY THAT OUR PRIVATE BUILDINGS, THAT IS THE ONLY ARTWORK OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. THERE IS ZERO ARTWORK FROM THE CITY. THE ARTS AND CULTURE WAS SUNSETTED. AND HERE WE ARE IN OCTOBER AND THIS APPLICATION IS IN THERE SINCE MAY. IT WENT THROUGH ALREADY AND THE DECISION -- I RECUSED MYSELF FROM THAT. IT WAS STILL VOTED 5-0. I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, GET THIS GOING AND LET'S GET ART IN THIS CITY. IT IS NEEDED. AND, WITH BRIAN AT THE HELM DRAWING I THINK WE WILL HAVE A REALLY GOOD MURAL OUT THERE. AND I DID MAKE THE MISTAKE ABOUT 40 YEARS IT WAS A QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED. I THINK IT IS MORE LIKE 10 YEARS GRAFFITI. YOU CAN PUT THIS COAT ON IT TO BE ANTIGRAFFITI. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I LOOK FORWARD TO APPROVAL.

>> APPRECIATE YOU. I HAVE A SMALL QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU.

WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO COME TO THE PODIUM REALLY QUICK? I MET YOU BEFORE AT THE TURTLE AND YOU PAINT GREAT PICTURES. SO JUST SO I HAVE THIS INFORMATION. YES. CAN YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

>> BRIAN BERNARD. >> THANK YOU, SIR. THE MOMENT YOU GET APPROVAL WHAT IS YOUR TIME LINE OF HOW LONG IT WILL

TAKE TO COMPLETE THIS MURAL? >> WE WERE SPEAKING ABOUT GOING AHEAD AND, THE BACK OF THE SHED WAS GOING TO BE OR THE SKATE SHACK WAS GOING TO BE A BIG WHALE. WE WERE TRYING TO COORDINATE WITH THE RIGHT WHALE FESTIVAL AND GO AHEAD AND START THAT PART OF THE MURAL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT IT CAN BE A PART IN A FEATURE OF THE FESTIVAL. I THINK IT WILL TAKE ME FOUR WEEKS. 80-100 HOURS TO

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COMPLETE IT. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, THAT

IS THE ONLY QUESTION. >> YOU ARE VOLUNTEERING YOUR

TIME, CORRECT? >> YES, SIR, I GAVE WALLY A BUDGET FOR WHAT I THOUGHT THE MATERIALS WOULD COST, ABOUT $1500. TELLING HIM ABOUT THE ANTIGRAFFITI COATING THAT WE CAN COAT ON TO IT. GIVES A CLEAR BARRIER IF ANYONE WERE TO DO ANYTHING BAD ON IT, IT CAN BE CLEANED OFF AND THE ART UNDERNEATH IS PROTECTED. I HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE DOING MURAL, ALL OF THE MURAL AT THE TAVERN BUT A COUPLE OF THE OLDER ONES ARE MINE. I GOT A GIANT MURAL ON THE BACK OF THE ATLANTIC HAIR SALON ON 8TH STREET. A BIG MURAL ON THE BLACK CAT PIZZA. MURAL ALL OVER JACKSONVILLE, MAIN STREET FOOD PARK. BREWING. AND A LOT OF OTHERS THAT I CAN'T EVEN THINK OF RIGHT NOW. I HAVE A BIT OF EXPERIENCE AT DOING THIS. AND THE MATERIALS WOULD BE EXTERIOR HOUSE PAINT. OIL-BASED SPRAY PAINT AND ACRYLIC PAINT WITH A GOOD POLYURETHANE OVER IT. I WOULD START WITH A REALLY GOOD MASONRY CLEAR COAT OR PRIMER.

SO ALL OF THE PAINT WOULD ADHERE TO THE BRICK STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING. AND, YOU KNOW. ON THE WATER AND THE BEACH AND THE SALT AND THE AIR AND THE SUN CAN REALLY TEAR AWAY AT PAINT JOBS BUT I STILL THINK WITH THE PROPER PREPARATION AND PROTECTION, THAT IT WILL BE A SOLID 10 YEAR PROJECT AND I WOULD THINK, MURAL ARE THINGS THAT KIND OF COME THROUGH IN CYCLES OF A FEW YEARS, YOU KNOW, YOU GET TO ENJOY IT FOR A FEW YEARS AND THEN MAYBE THREE TO FOUR YEARS DOWN THE ROAD ANOTHER ARTIST COMES ALONG AND REPAINTS THE WHOLE BUILDING AND THE COMMUNITY CAN GET A NEW ART GALLERY FOR THE SKATE PARK.

>> MR. BERNARD, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BEING WILLING TO

VOLUNTEER FOR THIS. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

TO THE COMMUNITY. >> I HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE 1982, MY GRANDFATHER AND FATHER HAD SHRIMP BOATS, I AM REALLY A PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND I LOVE OUR COMMUNITY. I THINK IT WILL BE JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HELP BEAUTIFY

THE COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE

WILLING TO DO. >> YEAH.

>> THANK YOU.

. >> OKAY WITH THAT WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE TABLE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS?

>> I AM GOING TO AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER ROSS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS VETTED THROUGH. THERE ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO GET CLEANED UP. IT A GOOD IDEA. YOU LOOK AT A LOT OF NEAT THINGS THAT WE HAVE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. IT IS COOL IT BRINGS THE CHARACTER OF FERNANDINA ALIVE. I DON'T HAVE ISSUES, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IT. I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE VETTED MORE WITH PARKS AND REC. THAT IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE. KICK IT BACK TO THEM, LET THERE BE A GOOD VETTING PROCESS, EVERYONE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND THESE PICTURES GET POSTED A LITTLE BIT MORE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS WHEN IT COMES TO THIS

ARTWORK. >> ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER?

>> YES. I AGREE. AND THE BUDGET FOR MAINTAINING THAT. IN THE FUTURE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE IT IN PLACE BEFORE WE DO

SO. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE MOTION I AM GOING TO VOTE NO ON THIS. I DO THINK THAT, I DO THINK WE HAVE AN ISSUE HERE. OKAY. HERE WE GO. WHAT WE GOT IS A, I THINK, SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH OUR PROCESS. I HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING COMMISSIONER ROSS. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PROCESS THEY APPLIED IN MAY AND LOOKINGA AT IT NOW. I SEE HOW IT IS MOVING NOW. IF THERE IS ANY WAY WE CAN WORK ON HOW WE CAN STREAMLINE THIS PROCESS, NEXT TIME WE GET AN ASK WE MOVE IT THROUGH. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT AND DO THAT. I ALSO, I WANT TO, I LIKE THE MURAL. IT LOOKS GOOD. I LIKE HOW YOU INCORPORATED THE WHALE.

I THINK THAT IS GOOD. OVERALL A GOOD THING. I DO AGREE WE NEED TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT COMMISSIONER ROSS HAS. THEY APPROVED IT WITHOUT THE SPECKS. I AM TRYING TO, I THINK THERE

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COULD BE A WAY TO APPROVE IT TONIGHT AND GET THE SPECKS AND COME BACK AND CONTINGENT ON GETS THE SPECKS, RIGHT? SPECS, RIGHT? I DO NOT WANT TO DIE ON THIS HILL. I LIKE THE ARTWORK.

>> I THINK THE CITY ADOPTED A PROSES AND WE ARE TRYING TO DO WHAT THE MEDICAL WORLD CALLS THE WORK AROUND. WHERE YOU TRY, YOU HAVE A PROCESS AND WE ARE SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW IT. THE FIRST TIME WE ARE DOING IT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET IT RIGHT.

THIS IS WHAT IS GOING TO GUIDE US GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE.

SO, I THINK IT SHOULD BE SENT BACK. IF THAT PROCESS NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IN SOME WAY AND THE REQUIREMENTS CHANGE THAT IS FINE. BUT, WE NEED TO GET IT RIGHT AND THEN THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR MERE WITH THIS IS BECAUSE THE CITY WILL MAINTAIN THIS, IS HOW MUCH, WHAT ARE THE MAINTENANCE COSTS AND TAKING CARE OF IT? AND THAT KIND OF AGREEMENT, WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. WHAT THAT WILL COST GOING FORWARD. SO, I THINK WE HAVE A PROCESS. IT HAS NOT BEEN FOLLOWED AND IT SHOULD BE SENT BACK AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. IF THE PROCESS NEEDS TO BE CHANGED SO BE IT. I AGREE WITH YOU, SUBMITTED BACK WHEN IT WAS AND IT IS MONTHS AND MONTHS AND IT IS NOT UNCOMMON.

I HEARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THE PROCESS OF GOVERNMENT IS

SWELL. SO. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. .

>> GO AHEAD? >> SHELIA -- I JUST WANTED TO GIVE CONTEXT OF THE PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH, PARK AND REC, THIS DID COME TO OUR BOARD MAYBE IN AUGUST. SO, THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED IN MAY. YOU WERE IN THE PROCESS OF SUNSETTING THE ARTS COUNCIL. AND THEN PRAC WAS GOING TO BE THE APPROVAL OF THESE. WHEN IT CAME IF I RECALL THE VOTE HOW IT WENT, WE ALL, I PERSONALLY HAD A LOT OF HESITATION BECAUSE IT DID NOT SEEM LIKE THE PROCESS WAS CLEAR IN ANSWERING A LOT OF QUESTIONS OF WHO OWNS THIS, PAYS FOR IT, HOW LONG DOES IT STAY THERE? IS FOREVER REALLY FOREVER? A LOT OF QUESTIONS. SINCE THEN, I BELIEVE WHAT WE AGREED TO DO WAS WE AGREED TO APPROVE THIS ONE BECAUSE THEY ASKED UNDER THE PROCESS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAD. BUT WE DID PUT A MORATORIUM IN PLACE THAT WE WOULD NOT TAKE ANY MORE OF THESE UNTIL WE HAVE HAD WORKSHOPS, WE HAD ONE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND ONE SCHEDULED ON THE 22ND TO CONTINUE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES. HOW HOW TO DO IT. THESE THINGS WILL OUTLAST ALL OF US. JUST A LITTLE HISTORY TO THAT, ABOUT HOW WE GOT THERE FROM PRAC STANDPOINT.

>> THANK YOU. IT IS TRUE YOU APPROVE TODAY WITH THE PLAN TO

SEND IT FORWARD? >> WE AGREED TO THIS ONE PROJECT BECAUSE IT WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE CUE. NO ONE HAD PROBLEM -- QUEUE. NO ONE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT. BUT IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION IT WAS NOT A VETTED PROCESS. I KNOW THEY REALLY WANT TO GET IT DONE AND WHY THEY WANT IT AND THE TIMING OF THAT AND ALL OF THAT. IT IS EXCITING WE HAVE PEOPLE WILLING TO GIVE OUR CITY THESE KINDS OF GIFTS. BUT I THINK IT, IN MY OPINION IT NEEDS TO BE THOUGHT OUT MORE SO. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY REALLY WANT IT BUT I ALSO THINK IT MIGHT BE PRACTICAL TO -- WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE PROSES TO NAIL SOME OF THIS DOWN LONG-TERM.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> I AGREE WITH YOU. AND COMMISSIONER ROSS. MY CONCERN IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN THIS PROJECT STARTS I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT WILL VETTED WELL ENOUGH WITH THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW. I LIKE THE ART, I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S, YOU KNOW, INPUT INTO IT. I THINK IT WILL, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY ADD TO THE SKATE PARK AREA. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, THIS IS GOING TO TRANSFORM THE BEACH INTO A DIFFERENT ELEMENT WITH THIS ART. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS VETTED CORRECTLY WITH THE COMMUNITY. THAT IS MY CONCERN. WE ARE GOING TO PUT ART UP THERE THAT WAS NOT VETTED 100% AND IT PUTS US IN A POSITION

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WHERE WE HAVE THIS AND ANOTHER GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT COME IN LATER ON AND SAY HEY, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT THIS. SO, I JUST WANT TO SEE THAT THIS PUBLIC ART IS VETTED VERY WELL

WITH THE COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. I M.

>> YOU NEED TO FILL OUT A FORM. >> YES.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> GOOD EVENING. WE ARE THE GUY THAT SCREWED THIS UP BECAUSE YOU GUYS SET IT UP IN MAY, PUT IN THE APPLICATION IN AND THEN WE DISSOLVED THE COUNTY COMMISSION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE NASSAU. IT HAD SOME PROBLEMS GOING FORWARD. WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO TELL YOU WE HAD ONE WORKSHOP WITH THE PARKS AND REC. WE ESTABLISHED AS THE

[INDISCERNIBLE] >> WE ARE HERE TO MAKE THE PROCESS WORK. AND I SHARED WITH THE CITY AWHILE BACK SOME IDEAS HOW WE CAN FACILITATE, REVIEWING IT, GETTING THE COMMUNITY IN, MAKING THE CHOICE OF ARTISTS, PUSHING IT TO THE PARKS AND REC, BRINGING IT TO YOU. WE ARE ON BOARD NOW. I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. WE ARE TOTALLY CONNECTED.

ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR YOU. WE ARE ALL

ABOUT THE ARTS. >> THANK YOU. AS YOU KNOW YOU ARE WORKING -- I APPRECIATE YOU WORKING TOGETHER. I AM SORRY WE ONLY GET TO SPEAK ONCE AN EVENT BUT I HEAR YOU. I FEEL YOU IS WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. YOU KNOW WHAT, BECAUSE YOU ARE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS, COME DOWN. JUST DO THIS.

>> THANK YOU. >> YES, STATE YOUR NAME AND

ADDRESS ONE MORE TIME. >> OKAY. BECCA BARLOW.

>> LISTENING TO YOU GENTLEMAN SPEAK ON THE MATTER I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO ARE REMARK OR DISCUSS IT. I HEAR WHAT YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT THE, I KNOW HOW FERNANDINA CAN BE, THEY DON'T ALWAYS SEE THINGS AS CREATIVELY AS SOME OF US DO.

ARTIST MY WHOLE LIFE AND I AM STILL IN THE GAME. MY ONLY THOUGHT WHILE LISTENING TO YOU GUYS IS MY THOUGHT IS, IF THERE IS A WAY NOW THAT WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE OTHERS SPEAK ON HOW WE CAN PUSH IT ALONG, I MEAN, PUSH COME TO SHOVE, I WILL GO UP THERE WITH A BUCKET OF TAN OR WHITE PAINT.

I WILL PAINT OVER IT. I WILL PAINT OVER IT. THERE IS A SOLUTION RATHER THAN JUST KICKING IT ALL OF THE WAY BACK TO MEET OUR DEADLINE. IF THERE IS UPHEAVAL WITHIN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY ABSOLUTELY HATE IT, AND IT IS LIKE, PITCHFORKS AND TIKI TORCHES, DUDE I WILL GO. PARK MY WORDS I AM ON CAMERA. I WILL GO AND DO IT MYSELF. I AM NOT TRYING TO DO SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS DON'T WANT BUT MY POINT IS I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS, I DO, I HEAR YOU, I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A PROCESS THAT MAYBE WAS FELT IN THE CRACKS A LITTLE BIT. DISSOLVEMENT THAT TOOK PLACE. I UNDERSTAND THAT. WHAT I AM HEARING AND WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND THERE ARE NOT THE BEST SOLUTIONS NECESSARILY, BUT I WILL GO UP AND PAINT OVER IT. ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU PAINT A HOUSE THE WRONG COLOR YOU CAN PAINT OVER IT. THAT IS THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT ART. IT CAN BE CHANGED. IT CAN BE, YOU KNOW, IF THE OUTRAGE IS THAT MUCH WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. FIXABLE THING. IF WE WERE BUILDING A PERMANENT STRUCTURE I UNDERSTAND A LOT OF, THAT MIGHT NOT BE GREAT BUT IT IS PAINT. THE BEAUTY OF ART. I WANTED TO PUT OUT A CONSIDERATION OF WE CAN GO BACK. WE CAN GO BACK. THAT IS IT. BUT WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD IF IT IS IN ANY

WAY CONSIDERABLE. THAT IS ALL. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> APPRECIATE YOU.

>> SO, HOW ABOUT THIS. THE RIGHT WHALE PHOTO, THE ONE ON THE BACKSIDE. WHAT IF WE APPROVE THAT ONE AND WE WILL SEE HOW THE COMMUNITY FEELS ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE RAGING SUCCESS AND THEN WE MOVE FORWARD AND THAT WILL GIVE TIME FOR THE REST OF THE PROCESS TO GO BACK TO PRAC AND MOVE FORWARD IN A, YOU KNOW, WAY THAT WE GET EVERYTHING ELSE DONE FOR THE OTHER SIDES. I CAN SEE MOVING THIS ALONG. THEN WE WILL SEE THE COMMUNITY REACTION AT THAT POINT IN TIME. THEY WILL HOPEFULLY GOTTEN WITH THE ARTS AND NOW WE HAVE A GREAT PROCESS GOING FORWARD AND ALL OF THAT CAN WORK ON THE OTHER

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SIDES GOING FORWARD. I THINK THAT CAN BE GOOD TO DO THAT MOVING FORWARD WITH THE ONE-PIECE AND LETTING IT GO

THROUGH. >> TIME IS UP.

>> YOU ARE OUT OF TIME. >> THANK YOU.

>> TO ME THAT SOUNDS LIKE A FAIR COMPROMISE. FAST TRACK THE TIMELY ART, THE RIGHT WHALE FESTIVAL AND HAVE THAT SAME PROCESS WITH THE OTHER THREE. AND SEND IT BACK AND RESOLVE THE PROSES AND MAKE SURE IT IS CORRECT. FAST TRACK ON BEHALF OF THE VOLUNTEERS WILLING TO DO THAT. THE ART THAT IS TOPICAL TO THE RIGHT WHALE FESTIVAL. COMMISSIONER ROSS, DO YOU HAVE

A COMMENT? >> TRYING TO COME UP WITH -- MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THIS IS WHAT THE CITY COMMISSION HAS DONE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. DOING WORKAROUNDS, A PROCESS, YOU AGREE TO IT, STAFF AGREED TO IT, FERGD AGREED TO IT AND I UNDERSTAND YOUR PASSION AND IT IS, I HAVE NO PROBLEM YOUR ART IS ART, I BOUGHT ART I LOVED IT MY WIFE DID NOT. BUT IT IS A PUBLIC BUILDING, A PUBLIC PROCESS. AND, SO, WE MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR YOU AND THEN WE MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR THE NEXT PERSON. YOU LET HER SPEAK AGAIN. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HER SPEAKING AGAIN BUT THEN YOU DO IT THE NEXT TIME.

SO WE DO THIS, WE HAVE A PROSES AND THEN WE DEVIATE FROM THE PROCESS AND THAT IS WHY PEOPLE THINK THAT IT IS NOT FAIR.

BECAUSE THERE IS SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS NOW PREVAILING IN SOMETHING THAT WE HAD A PROSES TO GO THROUGH AND WE ARE WORKING ON THE PROCESS AND NOW BECAUSE OF A FESTIVAL WE WANT TO CHANGE IT. WHY DON'T YOU PUT A PIECE OF CARDBOARD AND PUT A RIGHT WHALE ON IT. I THINK THE PROCESS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT TAKES CARE OF THE RIGHTS OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY. AND WHEN YOU START DEVIATING FROM THIS PROCESS AND TRYING TO DO THIS FROM THIS PODIUM I THINK IT CREATES PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE FOR STAFF GOING FORWARD.

>> I WANT TO ADD A COUPLE THINGS FOR YOUR AWARENESS.

FIRST OF ALL WE DID REACH OUT TO STAKEHOLDERS IN THE AREA.

YOU HAVE THE TWO CONDO DEVELOPMENTS RIGHT THERE. HEY ARE WITHIN EYE VIEW OF THIS AND SALT LIFE RESTAURANT AS WELL.

WE ONLY RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM SALT LIFE, THEY WERE IN SUPPORT. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM EVERYONE ELSE.

MORE ENGAGING COMMUNICATION WE COULD HAVE. THAT IS SOMETHING WE DID BEFORE IT CAME TO YOU ALL. SECONDLY WE WANT TO IMPROVE THE PROCESS. THAT WAS POINTED OUT. SUNSET, CHANGE OF ORDINANCE THAT SLOWED THINGS BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF PERMANENT ART COMING UP. WATERFRONT PARK WITH ART DESIGNATIONS THERE.

LOOKING FORWARD TO ENGAGING WITH WHAT WILL GO DOWN THERE IN OUR BEAUTIFUL WATERFRONT PARK. IF THE COMMISSION, I DID DISCUSS IT. PROVIDING WHAT WAS MISSING FROM THE APPLICATION PRIOR TO THE WORK GETTING UNDER WAY. PASSING ON THOSE THREE

THINGS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WILL FINISH, I WILL CLOSE WITH THIS IS THAT COMMISSIONER ROSS I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING ABOUT THE PROCESS THE PROCESS FAILED. I WILL NOT BE GOVERNED BY A FAILED PROCESS. WE ARE GOING TO RESOLVE THE PROCESS, MAKE SURE IT IS MORE EFFICIENT IN THE FUTURE. IT WAS POINTED OUT. FIX THE PROCESS. THAT IS WHY THE PRAC APPROVED JUST THIS ONE AND THEY SAID WE NEED TO FIX IT FOR NEXT TIME. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I INTEND TO DO. LET'S FIX IT FOR NEXT TIME AND IF IT IS A MINIMAL TO THE COMMISSION LET'S APPROVE THE RIGHT WHALE FESTIVAL W. THAT DO I HEAR AN AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT?

>> THERE WAS NO AMENDMENT. >> THERE IS AN AMENDMENT ON THE

FLOOR. >> THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. DO I HEAR AN AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE MOTION?

>> THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. NEVER AMENDED. I MADE A MOTION TO POSTPONE IT TO THE RECONSIDER.

>> OKAY DO I HEAR AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION?

>> WE NEED TO VOTE ON THE MOTION FOR THAT.

>> OKAY. CALL ROLL. >>

. >> IT IS NOT TABLED. I MAKE A

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MOTION THAT WE ALLOW THE ONE SIDE WITH THE RIGHT WHALE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROCESS THAT WAS ALREADY IN PLACE AND WE SEND THE REST OF THE ART BACK FOR FULL REVIEW OF HOW THE PROCESS WILL WORK AND MOVING FORWARD.

>> IT IS A FAIR MOTION. A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? SEEING NONE, LET'S CALL THE

ROLL. >> THAT PASSES 4-1. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT AT THE FESTIVAL.

[7.1 PAY AND CLASSIFICATION PLAN UPDATE - ORDINANCE 2024-22 AMENDING THE PAY AND CLASSIFICATION PLAN ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE 2023-33 PURSUANT TO CHARTER SECTION 30 AND CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 62-247; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE: Synopsis: Updates the pay and classification plan per Municipal Code 62-247.]

>>> ALL RIGHT, HEADING DOWN-THE-LINE. WE HAVE 6.7.

NOPE. IT IS 7.1. PAY AND CLASSIFICATION PLAN UPDATE.

>> ONE MOMENT PLEASE. [INDISCERNIBLE]

. >> I WANTED TO GET WITH OUR ARTIST MR. BERNARD AND HAVE HIM EMAIL ME TO PUT SOMETHING IN PLACE FOR AN AGREEMENT. ALTHOUGH THE FRIENDS OF THE SKATE PARK IS INVOLVED THE AGREEMENT WILL ONLY BE THROUGH WORKS OF ART BETWEEN THE ARTIST AND THE CITY. THEN WITH REGARD TO MAINTENANCE IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS BEST THAT I KNOW THE FRIENDS OF THE SKATE PARK HAVE SEEN IN EMAILS MAYBE CONVERSATIONS THAT THEY WOULD MAINTAIN IT. IT IS UP TO EVERYBODY BUT THAT IS ANOTHER AGREEMENT. A LOT OF WORK FOR.

AND I THINK OUR STAFF IS BETTER SUITED TO DO THAT..

>> EXCELLENT. >> IS THAT OKAY?

>> I APOLOGIZE FOR MY DELAY >> IT IS OKAY.

>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DID. THAT WAS A GREAT TIME. THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO. LET'S GO AHEAD WITH THE PAY AND CLASSIFICATION PLAN.

>> ORDINANCE 2024-22, AMENDING THE PAY AND CLASSCASION PLAN ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE 2023-33, PURSUE ANT TO CHARTER SECTION 30 AND CODE OF ORDINANCE SECTION 62-247.

PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THESE ARE MINOR CHANGES TO OUR PAY AND CLASS PLAN. WE DO IT EVERY YEAR. SOMETIMES WE HAVE FOR EXAMPLE WE WILL HAVE A POSITION WITH A POSITION CODE THAT CORRELATES WITH THE SALARY RANGE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE LOWEST TO THE HIGHEST. THERE, BECAUSE OF ECONOMY AND INFLATION AND THINGS WE MOVED SOME OF THE NUMBERS UP, WE ADD FOR EXAMPLE A CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST. SO, ALL OF THAT IS IN THE BACK UP THERE UNDER LINE. FOR NEW AND STRIKE THROUGH FOR DELETIONS. ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYONE WHO CAN SPEAK CAN WE HAVE THE PUBLIC READING AT THE FINAL HEARING.

>> ABSOLUTELY. NO REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON THIS. DO I HEAR A

MOTION? >> MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? SEEING NONE LET'S CALL THE ROLL

[8. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA OR ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA]

. >> THAT PASSES. 5-0. ITEM 8, NONAGENDA ITEMS WE WELCOME YOU TO THE PODIUM . GOOD EVENING.

>> MY NAME IS KIM. I AM A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR, I WAS LUCKY WITH GOOD INSURANCE. MAYOR, I KNOW THE BIRTH OF YOUR CHILD IS EXPECTED AND SADLY YOU WILL NO LONGER BE BABY BEAN.

>> THAT IS A BIG PROMOTION

>> FIRST LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING I SEE OUR CAMPAIGN HERE AND OUR CITY HAS TAKEN A TURN FOR THE WORSE WITH UGLY ADS APPEARING ON LINE. I PERSONALLY FIND THEM APPALLING AND IT GETS TO THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY. A PLACE WE ONCE WERE VOTED THE FRIENDLIEST PLACE IN AMERICA. I FEAR NOT SO MUCH THESE DAYS.

WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION, WOULD THAT BE OKAY? ASK ME THE QUESTION AND I WILL ASK HIM THE

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QUESTION. OKAY. HAS THE CITY EVER APPROVED OR MARSHALLED RESOURCES FOR A CAMPAIGN AD VIDEO?

>> WE CAN NOT DO THAT. >> WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE NEVER DO

THAT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL EVERYONE'S ATTENTION TO A CAMPAIGN AD RUN BY VICE MAYOR WHERE TWO UNIFORMED OFF DUTY FERNANDINA GIVING THE LOOK OF SUPPORTING THE VICE-MAYO.R.

>> THEY WERE ON DUTY WHEN IT WAS FILMED WERE THEY ON THE CLOCK AND BEING PAID BY TAXPAYER MONEY? IF THEY WERE OFF DUTY, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING OFF DUTY POLICE OFFICERS ARE PROHIBITED BY WAYING THEIR OFFICIAL UNIFORMS, SECOND, HOW DID THEY END UP IN A CAMPAIGN AD? IF ON CITY TIME? WHO GAVE THEM PERMISSION TO APPEAR IN THE AD? LAST, AT FIRST BLUSH IT MAY VIOLATE ARTICLE 2 GENERAL PRECISION SECTION 82 FOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICIAL WHICH INCLUDES OUR CITY COMMISSION, TO USE PUBLIC OFFICE FOR A BENEFIT FOR HIMSELF. OUR CITY CHARTER SPECIFICALLY DOES NOT ALLOW DIRECT CONTACT WITH CARRYING OUT OF DUTIES FOR ANY CITY EMPLOYEE BUT BY GOING THROUGH CHARTER OFFICER FOR PERMISSION.

IN THIS CASE, VICE-MAYOR WOULD HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH THE WORK OF OFFICERS IN QUESTION. I AM CURIOUS HOW ON DUTY POLICE OFFICERS APPEARED IN A CAMPAIGN VIDEO AD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. >> APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

>>> ALL RIGHT, HE STEPPED OUT. >> OKAY. WELCOME.

>> WE DON'T DO THREE ITEMS YOU CAN HAVE THREE MINUTES TO USE AS YOU SEE FIT. I CAN ONLY SPEAK ABOUT ONE ITEM A NIGHT? NO, SPEAK ABOUT ALL THREE, ONE MINUTE AN ITEM, YOU CAN DO 30 SECONDS ON THE FIRST ITEM. THREE DIFFERENT ITEMS. DO TWO MINUTES 30 SECONDS. THAT IS HOW IT IS.

>> OKAY. LET ME BE VERY QUICK WITH THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT.

BEFORE YOU START THE CLOCK I WILL LET YOU GET YOUR PAPERWORK

IN ORDER AND WHATNOT. >> MY MISTAKE. I THOUGHT I HAD

THREE MINUTES EACH TOPIC. >> IS IT DOCUMENTS TO PASS OUT?

>> NO, IT IS IN MY . >> ALL RIGHT. MY MISTAKE.

>> I APOLOGIZE.

THE FIRST ITEM IS RYAN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. WE HAD THE GENERAL MANAGER COME BEFORE THIS COMMISSIONER AND COMMUNICATE TO THE AUDIENCE THAT THEY EXPECTED TO SUBMIT PERMIT IN DECEMBER. THEN THE COMMISSIONER ROSS ASKED A QUESTION. THE ANSWER WAS NO. I WANT TO SHARE WITH THE COMMISSION THREE FACTS, FILING AN ENVIRONMENTAL -- IT IS SERIOUS ISSUE. IT IS A BIG DEAL. WHEN YOU SIGN THAT THERE IS AN AFFIDAVIT AND BEFORE YOU SIGN IT, IT IS VERY CLEAR, THE AFFIDAVIT SAYS SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT CERTIFYING EVERYTHING THAT IS INCLUDED HERE IS TRUTHFUL TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND ACCURATE AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. YOU GET THE GIST. THAT OCCURRED IN THAT PERMIT. THAT PERMIT WAS SUBMITTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013. THERE IS ANOTHER SECTION IN THE PERMIT. CLASSIFICATION. GUESS WHAT IT IS AS? CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING, SO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF GAME IS BEING PLAYED HERE. WHEN YOU HAVE A COMPANY SUBMITTING TO THE AGENCIES THAT PERMITTING MANUFACTURING AND COME IN FRONT OF THE CITY COMMISSION SAYING I WILL SUBMIT A CONSTRUCTION PERMIT AND I AM GOING TO SOMEHOW COME UP WITH THE ARGUMENT IT IS NOT CHEMICAL I THINK THE WHOLE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO TAKE OFFENSE. WE ARE INSULTED BY OUR INTELLIGENCE ON

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THIS. THE SECOND COMMENT HAS TO DEAL WITH PREVIOUS SPEAKER WAS TALKING ABOUT, WHICH IS THE BEHAVIOR OF CITY COMMISSIONERS.

FOR DEMOCRACY TO SURVIVE. IT IS IMPERATIVE CITIZENS HOLD PEOPLE IN POWER, WE COME HERE IN THE SPIRIT OF MAKING PROGRESS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, DOING WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE COMMUNITY. NOT NECESSARILY ATTACKING YOU PERSONALLY. BUT I HOLD THAT CIVIC DUTY HIGH. THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I LOVE THERE COUNTRY, THE CIVIC DUTY TO HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE. I COME HERE IN FRONT OF YOU TO SHARE MY SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT THE PROJECT. BASED ON SCIENTIST THAT WILL BE TALKED ABOUT IN THREE DAYS IN HEARINGS. HOWEVER, RATHER THAN DEBATING THE FACTS, ONE CITY COMMISSIONER, ONLY ONE, INSULTED ME, MOCKED ME AND DEMEAN MY EDUCATION OF 20 YEARS AND 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE CHEMICAL AND PAPER INDUSTRY. I HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY ACCUSED IN FACEBOOK.

>> PLEASE CONTINUE. >> THANK YOU. TO BE A DANGER TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THIS COMMUNITY. FEAR MONGER AND FRAUD. THIS COMMISSIONER MOCKED THIS TO STATE AUTHORITIES AND THE PLANNING COMMUNITY THAT HAS ALL OF THE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA WHERE I WAS WELCOMED BY ALL OF THE CITY POLICEMAN, THE FIRE CHIEFS OF ALL OF THE COUNTIES PRECISELY BECAUSE OF MY EDUCATION ASK MY EXPERIENCE. THIS COMMISSIONER IGNORED THAT FORMER CHIEF OF POLICE, I GUESS HE WAS IN ANOTHER PLANET, HE APPOINTED ME TO THE POLICE ADVISORY BOARD.

SO MUCH FOR BEING A THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF THIS COMMUNITY.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST FINALLY REWROTE THAT I AM OBSESSED WITH HIM. WHAT A JOKE. OBSESSED WITH HIM. OF COURSE, I REJECT THIS UNFOUNDED DEFLAMITORY COMMENTS AND I AM SPEAKING ABOUT COMMISSIONER ASKU. I BELIEVE THAT YOUR BEHAVIOR IS UNBECOMING OF A CITY COMMISSIONER. COMPLETELY. AND FINALLY, IF YOU WISH TO DEBATE ME, SERIOUSLY ON CHEMICAL REACTIVITY AND HOW TO ASSESS POTENTIAL RISKS FOR MULTIPLE CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN A COMPLEX CHEMICAL SITE NAME THE TIME AND

[9.1 CHARTER OFFICER PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS - This item is placed on the agenda in accordance with Charter Section17(c): the Mayor ensures that every Commissioner completes an annual performance evaluation for each Charter Officer.]

PLACE. AND I WILL BE THERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT. SO, WITH ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, THAT WAS MY LAST REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS.

WE ARE GOING TO CITY COMMISSION DISCUSSION ON CHARTER OFFICER APPRAISALS. WILL YOU PRESENT THIS ITEM? I WILL PRESENT IT I AS THE MAYOR, THE CHARTER MY DUTY TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS DONE THE APPRAISALS, HAS EVERYONE DONE THE APPRAISALS?

NOT EVERYONE. >> WHO HAS NOT? [INDISCERNIBLE]

>> WE HAVE REQUESTS FOR VERBAL APPRAISALS. VICE-MAYOR HAS DONE THEM OF MYSELF AND OTHERS AND THERE WILL BE WRITTEN

APPRAISALS LATER THIS WEEK. >> ALL RIGHT. WE WILL FOLLOW UP ON IT NEXT MEETING TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS GOTTEN THAT DONE.

COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU. OKAY. COMMISSIONER ROSS.

>> ARE YOU GOING TO SHARE THE APPRAISALS WITH THE PUBLIC?

>> YOU CAN DO SO. >> SURE.

>> THE FIRST ONE IS CAROLYN BEST. I HAVE NEVER DONE A WRITTEN EVALUATION OF ANYBODY IN MY ADULT LIFE. I ALWAYS WORK FOR SOMEBODY OR I WAS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OR I WAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH PARTNERS AND I DID NOT GIVE MY PARTNERS A WRITTEN EVALUATION. MY FIRST TIME I EVER DONE THIS. I SPENT THIS WEEKEND, TWO DAYS TRYING TO DO THIS. SO, MY FIRST ONE IS OF CAROLYN BEST. THE TIME THAT I SERVED AS CITY COMMISSIONER.

I BELIEVE SHE EXCEEDS MY EXPECTATION OF PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES AS THE CITY CLERK AND I SPECIFICALLY GO INTO HER INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS, PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND STATUS.

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