>> OKAY. I'M CALLING EVERYONE TO ORDER. [1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:04] >> PERFECT. >> ALL RIGHT. >> OKAY. WE START WITH THE PLEDGE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> OKAY. I'M ON YOU NEXT. >> AM I SORRY? DO I JUST SAY LIKE IF, SAY I, IF YOU'RE HERE OR SOMETHING? >> SURE. >> OR SAY HERE. >> ZADIE. >> I. >> CLAY. >> HELLEN. >> I. >> STEVEN. >> I. >> OLIVIA, AND JACOB. >> CLAY, YOU KIND OF JUST GO ALONG. [4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] NOW YOU'LL SAY APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO SAY, DOES ANYONE WANT TO MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 25? >> DOES ANYONE MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 25? >> I MOTION. >> THEN WE NEED A SECOND? >> I SECOND. >> THEN YOU SAY ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. >> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT. >> PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. KNOWN TO YOU, SO I GUESS WE'LL SKIP THAT. NOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OLD BUSINESS. [6.1 Time Capsule. ] MOTION TO TALK ABOUT THE TIME CAPSULE. >> I'LL MOTION. >> I'LL SECOND. >> I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> DID ANYBODY BRING ANYTHING FOR THE TIME CAPSULE? >> YES. >> YES. >> I DID IT. >> YAY. OKAY. WHAT DID YOU BRING? >> I HAVE A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE AND LET ME OPEN THIS UP. IT'S MORE LIKE IT'S A JAG WARTH BANNER FROM A GAME EARLIER THIS YEAR. >> OH, MY GOD. GREAT IDEA. >> I THINK WHAT WE'LL DO IS EVERYBODY SAY WHAT WE GOT, AND THEN AT THE END, WE CAN VOTE TO PUT EVERYTHING IN IT. >> OKAY. >> THAT'S GREAT. >> OKAY. >> THEN I JUST BROUGHT EMILIA AS YOUR MAGAZINE, AND THEN I BROUGHT AN ECONOMIST BECAUSE IT HAS TO DO WITH POLITICS, SINCE THAT'S BIG RIGHT NOW. THEN I JUST CUT THIS OUT FROM AMAZON BECAUSE AMAZON'S PRETTY BIG RIGHT NOW. >> SMART. >> YEAH. >> I BROUGHT A LACROSSE BALL BECAUSE YOU KNOW OUR SCHOOL JUST GOT A LACROSSE LAST YEAR? >> OH, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. >> THAT WAS LIKE A CURRENT EVENT. THEN I ALSO BROUGHT THE SOLAR GLASSES BECAUSE HE SAID THAT [INAUDIBLE]. >> YES. GREAT. >> I JUST BROUGHT A MASK FOR COVID. >> PERFECT. >> I JUST BROUGHT A LETTER. >> OKAY. IS IT LIKE A LETTER THAT YOU WROTE? >> YEAH. >> I LOVE THAT. >> DOES IT TALK ABOUT CURRENT EVENTS? YEAH. IT'S LIKE, CURRENT EVENTS AND, LIKE, HOPES FOR THE FUTURE. >> I LOVE THAT. THAT'S GREAT. DOES SOMEONE WANT TO MAKE A, CLAY YOU GO. SOMEONE WILL MAKE A MOTION TO. >> OH, DOES ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO VOTE ON WHAT WE PUT IN THE TIME CAPSULE. >> MOTION. >> I SECOND. >> ON FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> YAY. I'M SO PROUD OF Y'ALL. THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD ABOUT THE TIME CAPSULE? DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS OR IDEAS? >> I THINK I THINK YOU GUYS BROUGHT SOME GOOD STUFF, SO I LIKE WHAT I SEE. >> GREAT. >> ARE WE VOTING OR JUST PUTTING THEM ALL IN? >> YOU ALREADY DID? >> OKAY, SO WE'RE GOOD. >> OKAY. >> CAN YOU REPEAT? I THINK I KNOW BOAS HAS THEM. THEY'RE JUST, LIKE, LITTLE, MAGAZINES OF, LIKE, BIG RESTAURANTS IN AMELIA ISLAND? >> YES. ACTUALLY, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CAME BY LAST WEEK AND THEY DROPPED OFF AT THE DISCOVERY GUIDE AT MATH. YET, THEY BROUGHT A DISCOVERY GUIDE AND A COUPLE OF THINGS, SO RIGHT ON THE MONEY, AND WE ALREADY HAVE IT. WE CAN [INAUDIBLE] GREAT. >> MOTION TO MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS. >> YOU SOUND SO PROFESSIONAL, THESE ARE THIS IS ALREADY OUR SET AGENDA, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION EVERY TIME. I'LL JUST SAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO. >> LET'S MOVE ON TO DISCUSSION ABOUT NEW BUSINESS. [7.1 Discussion with Parks and Recreation regarding sports leagues. ] FIRST THING IS DISCUSSION WITH PARKS AND REC REGARDING SPORTS LEAGUES? >> YES. I'VE INVITED CASSIE TO COME. SHE IS A PARKS AND REC MANAGER, SO SHE'S GOING TO COME TO THE PODIUM. >> ALL RIGHT. >> CLAY, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE SPEARHEADING THIS. CASSIE BROUGHT WHAT WE CURRENTLY DO, AND YOU CAN SAY WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN. >> OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT, I'M CASSIE. I AM A RECREATION COORDINATOR, SO I DO ADULT SPORTS AND SENIOR TRIPS. LIKE I STATED, I DO ADULT SPORTS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY YOUTH SPORTS THROUGH THE CITY CURRENTLY. ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO ARE FOR 18 AND OLDER, AND WE ALSO DO A 30 AND OVER LEAGUE. WE DO PICKLEBALL, SOFTBALL, BASKETBALL, AND FLAG FOOTBALL. THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE ALL THE EQUIPMENT FOR AND [00:05:01] ARE ABLE TO RUN FOR ANY AGE. THEN WE DO INDOOR SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL AT THE PECK GYMNASIUM. INDOOR SOCCER RUNS FROM DECEMBER TO SPRING BREAK. THAT'S JUST FRIDAY EVENINGS. IT'S OPEN. EVERY PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND PLAY SOCCER, AND THEN SAME WITH VOLLEYBALL, EXCEPT IT'S TUESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS 7-9 YEAR ROUND. SAME WITH THAT, IT'S OPEN. ANYONE CAN COME AND PLAY. IT'S JUST $3 FOR CITY RESIDENTS, $5 FOR NON CITY. OTHER THAN THAT, SPORTS WISE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY LEAGUES. I JUST STARTED IN AUGUST. THAT WAS SOMETHING WHEN I STARTED THAT PEOPLE SAID, YOU GUYS HAVE SHOWN INTEREST IN AND SO NOW HEARING US BOARD ALSO SHOWING INTEREST IN THAT. IT'S SOMETHING WHERE I WANT TO GET YOUR IDEAS AS A STARTING POINT SO WE CAN TAKE THAT UP TO MY MANAGERS, DIRECTORS AND SEE WHAT WE CAN GET GOING FOR YOU GUYS TO HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR RECREATIONAL SPORTS THROUGH THE CITY. >> THANK YOU. >> YEAH, SO, I LOVE PLAYING SPORTS. I LOVE BEING ACTIVE, AND IT JUST MAKES ME SAD THAT THERE'S REALLY NOTHING YOU CAN DO OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL BECAUSE, SCHOOL SPORTS ARE LIKE A BIG COMMITMENT. THEY'RE REALLY STRESSFUL, BUT I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING THROUGH THE CITY WHERE IT'S NOT AS BIG OF A DEAL WOULD JUST BE MORE CHILL AND MORE, FUN. >> YEAH. >> IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE YOU GUYS ALREADY HAVE A LOT IN PLACE, BUT IT WOULD JUST BE NICE TO SEE THAT EXPAND TO THE YOUNGER PEOPLE. >> ABSOLUTELY. ARE YOU GUYS LOOKING FOR, LIKE, LEAGUES, OR ARE YOU LOOKING FOR LIKE ONE NIGHT EVENTS WHERE JUST IT'S A YOUTH ONLY. HIGH SCHOOLERS UNDER THE AGE OF WELL, LIKE, PRETTY MUCH 13-18. IS THAT WHAT YOU LIKE ONE NIGHT OR LIKE TUESDAY BECAUSE OUR LEAGUES CURRENTLY, WE DO TWO A YEAR FOR AT LEAST PICKLEBALL, AND IT'S JUST LIKE A MONTH LONG. EVERY TUESDAY FOR A MONTH, AND THAT'S A LEAGUE, OR WERE YOU GUYS INTERESTED IN, LIKE, A TEEN NIGHT TYPE OF SITUATION? >> I'D LIKE TO SEE LEAGUES, BUT I KNOW THAT, LIKE, EMMA HAD MENTIONED DOING LIKE A PICKLEBALL TEEN NIGHT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> YEAH. >> THAT COULD BE COOL. >> YEAH. JUST LIKE TO GET THE YOUTH TOGETHER. I THINK A TEEN NIGHT WOULD BE FUN. OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN PICKLEBALL RIGHT NOW, SO I THINK THAT'D BE LIKE A BIG HIT IF WE JUST DID ONE, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE A WEEKLY THING, JUST LIKE ONE NIGHT THING. >> THEN, ARE THERE ANY PARTICULAR SPORTS THAT YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED? I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE MENTIONED PICKLEBALL A FEW TIMES. ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO SEE. >> I LOVE FLAG FOOTBALL, AND I THINK THERE WOULD DEFINITELY BE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO DO. >> IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'D WANT TO SEE AS A LEAGUE OR LIKE A ONE NIGHT EVERYONE COME OUT AND DO SOME PICKUP GAMES OF FLAG FOOTBALL? >> OH, I THINK, LIKE A LEAGUE IF THAT CAN BE FUN. >> YEAH. I KNOW I'M NOT SURE IF YOU GUYS HAVE MET SAM, WHO CAME TO A FEW MEETINGS PRIOR, BUT SHE'S NOT ABLE TO COME ANYMORE, SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO COME IN FOR BOTH OF US BECAUSE SHE'S ALSO TRYING TO DO TEEN NIGHTS AS WELL, IS THAT SOMETHING WHERE WE CAN INCORPORATE A NIGHT EVENT AS WELL AS SPORTS, SO WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS ENVISION AND WHAT YOU WANT. >> WHAT ARE TIMES WORK FOR YOU? CAUSE I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE AFTER SCHOOL COMMITMENTS? >> WELL, I WAS THINKING MAYBE, LIKE, AROUND LIKE DINNERTIME, BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE ACCESS TO THE LIGHTS, RIGHT? >> YEP. THE LIGHTS CAN STAY UP UNTIL 10:00 PM. >> EXACTLY. MAYBE WE COULD DO PRACTICE AT LIKE 8:00 OR SOMETHING. THAT WOULD BE GOOD. >> THAT'S REALLY GOOD BECAUSE THE KIDS COURTS ARE OVER BY THEM. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. THAT'S ANOTHER THING IS JUST FIELD SPACE. IT JUST DEPENDS THE TIME OF YEAR THAT YOU WANT TO DO IT. WE DO HAVE A LOT OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT UTILIZE THE FIELDS, AND WE ARE LOSING SOME FIELDS OVER OUR EPR AND ALVAREZ. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO RUN THESE LEAGUES. OTHERWISE, WE COULD ALSO TRY TO WORK WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL TO RUN THESE LEAGUES WITH THE CITY, BUT ON THE HIGH SCHOOL COURTS AND FIELDS AND [INAUDIBLE]. >> I KNOW THEY'RE PRETTY STINGY ABOUT THE MAIN FIELD, BUT. >> YEAH. [LAUGHTER] >> DEFINITELY LIKE COURTS OF THE PRACTICE FIELD, I THINK. >> YEAH. >> ANYBODY ELSE HAD IDEAS? >> I FEEL LIKE WE COULD PROBABLY USE THE BEACH VOLLEYBALL COURTS TO. >> YEAH, THOSE ONES. >> SINCE THOSE ARE THERE. >> YEAH. >> WOULD THAT BE MORE YOU THINK LIKE VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE OR LIKE A NIGHT? >> I THINK A LEAGUE. >> A LEAGUE. THEN WHAT TIME OF YEAR, ARE YOU GUYS INTERESTED IN THESE? THERE'S OBVIOUSLY IN THE SUMMER, A LOT OF PEOPLE TRAVEL AND STUFF. YOU'RE LOOKING MORE FOR LIKE FALL LEAGUE, SPRING LEAGUES, OVER, LIKE A BREAK, IF YOU GUYS WANTED TO DO LIKE A NIGHT OR TWO, JUST LIKE A LIKE A TWO DAY TOURNAMENT OVER, LIKE, ONE OF THE BREAKS, YOU GUYS CAN DO IT DURING THE DAY. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY PREFERENCES ON TIME OF YEAR FOR SOME OF THESE SPORTS? >> I KNOW FOR BEACH VOLLEYBALL, IT'S A SPRING SEASON SPORT FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL. PROBABLY LIKE A WINTER LEAGUE WOULD BE BEST BECAUSE ALSO INDOOR IS IN THE FALL. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. FOR FLAG FOOTBALL, I'D SAY, I KNOW, [00:10:01] LIKE THE EXISTING LEAGUE THAT'S RUN THROUGH LIKE POPCORNE WAS ON IN THE SPRING. I THINK IT MIGHT BE GOOD IF WE COULD DO THAT TOO. >> MAYBE LIKE EARLY SPRING BEFORE THEY GET OUT THERE. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> THEN FOR, LIKE, A TEEN NIGHT, OTHER THAN JUST TEENS GETTING OUT AND PLAYING, WHAT KIND OF LIKE ORGANIZATION TO THAT NIGHT WOULD YOU GUYS WANT? WOULD YOU WANT, LIKE OTHER ASPECTS TO THE EVENT, OR WOULD YOU JUST WANT IT TO BE JUST TEENS, YOU COME OUT, PLAY LIKE TWO ON TWO, FOUR ON FOUR? >> I THINK MAYBE LIKE A TOURNAMENT WOULD BE COMING. >> TOURNAMENT. >> YEAH. >> BUT, I DON'T THINK IT'D BE ONE OF THOSE TOURNAMENTS THAT PEOPLE, TRAVEL FROM, LIKE, DIFFERENT PLACES. >> YEAH, JUST LIKE LOCAL TOURNAMENT. >> JUST LITTLE LOCAL FUN TOURNAMENT. >> YEAH. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER IDEAS OR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE. >> IS THE AVAILABILITY FOR THE PICKLEBALL COURTS HARD TO GET? >> FOR US RIGHT NOW FOR OUR LEAGUES, WE'RE PLAYING ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENINGS BECAUSE THERE'S NO SCHEDULED PLAY TIMES. IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE TIME OF YEAR, THE SCHEDULED PLAY IF THEY HAVE ANY COURTS THAT THEY NEED THROUGH PICKLEBALL PIRATES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. FOR US, IT SEEMS THAT TUESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS WORK THE BEST FOR THE CITY LEAGUES AND WE'RE ONLY OUT THERE FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF IF WE HAVE A FEW HURRICANES, BUT IT'S VERY QUICK. WHEN WE DO LEAGUES, WE DON'T TAKE ALL THE COURTS FROM THE OPEN PLAY. THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF SPACE FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME AND UTILIZE THE COURTS. WE JUST USED TWO COURTS THIS LAST SEASON. IT JUST WILL DEPEND ON THERE ARE CERTAIN NIGHTS WHERE THEY'RE SCHEDULED PLAY WHERE WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE COURTS. THOSE SCHEDULED PLAY TIMES WILL AFFECT WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO USE THE COURTS. >> I GUESS I'M JUST WONDERING, LIKE, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WOULD TAKE TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THIS? >> I THINK THAT WOULD BE UP TO YOU GUYS. IF YOU GUYS ADVERTISED IT, IF YOU WANTED PEOPLE TO SIGN UP IN ADVANCE, IF YOU WANT TO DO TOURNAMENT, HAVE YOUR TEAM SIGN UP, WHETHER IT BE TWO PEOPLE LIKE SINGLES OR DOUBLES ON HOW YOU GUYS WANT TO PLAY THE TOURNAMENT. IF YOU WANT OTHER ASPECTS LIKE A TEAM NIGHT, THE PLANNING OF THAT. A LEAGUE, OBVIOUSLY, WE'D HAVE TO ADVERTISE, MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE AVAILABILITY FOR FIELDS. YOU WOULD HAVE PICK YOUR TIME FRAME. WE'D HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WORKS WITHIN ALL OF THE OTHER ALREADY SCHEDULED EVENTS. THE SOONER THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO DECIDE WHAT SPORT YOU WANT TO GO FIRST WITH, WHETHER IT BE A LEAGUE OR A ONE NIGHT EVENT, DAY TIME, ALL OF THAT STUFF, THE SOONER WE CAN SEE IF IT'S AVAILABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. THEN I AGAIN, STILL HAVE TO TAKE IT UP TO MY MANAGER AND EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO IT. BUT YEAH, IT'S JUST A LOT OF SCHEDULING. >> DEFINITELY. FOR THESE SOCCER NIGHTS YOU SAID YOU'VE HAD BEFORE, ARE THERE REFS? >> NO, IT'S NOT EVEN INTRAMURAL. IT'S JUST OPEN PLAY. PEOPLE WILL COME IN AND PLAY LIKE THEIR OWN PICKUP GAMES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I PERSONALLY, I JUST GOT STARTED IN AUGUST, SO THEY DON'T START UNTIL DECEMBER, SO I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY SEEN A SOCCER NIGHT RUN YET. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WHERE WE SET IT UP AND THEN IT'S OPEN, SO PEOPLE COME IN. FOR VOLLEYBALL, WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME IN AND PLAY, BUT THEY HAVE, THEIR OWN SET TEAMS ALMOST, SO THEY COME IN AND TAKE TURNS PLAYING ALL THE OTHER TEAMS AND OTHER THINGS. BUT IT'S OPEN, SO ANYONE CAN SHOW UP AND PLAY. BUT THAT IS 18 AND OLDER. IS THAT SOMETHING WHERE WE COULD TALK ABOUT LIKE ANOTHER TIME FOR 13-18 AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE ONLY THING WITH [INAUDIBLE]. >> IF WE'RE GOING TO DO LIKE TOURNAMENTS, I WAS WONDERING HOW WE'D BE ABLE TO OR IF WE WOULD HAVE REFS LIKE FOR THE FINAL [INAUDIBLE] >> THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CURRENTLY DON'T STAFF, BUT WE HAVE THE OPTION TO. WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO ORGANIZE IT WITH OUR COMPANY. WE HAVE REFS FOR FLAG FOOTBALL, AND I THINK BASKETBALL CURRENTLY. FOR PICKLEBALL, WE DON'T HAVE ANY REFS, IT'S ALL SELF. >> REGULATED. >> REGULATED. YEAH. I'M THERE AND I WATCH IT JUST TO MAKE SURE RULES ARE FOLLOWED. THEY'RE PLAYING THE RIGHT WAY, GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, BUT THEY ALL KEEP TRACK OF THEIR OWN SCORES FOR THEIR MATCHES, AND THEN THEY JUST REPORT THAT TO ME FOR ME TO AND PUT INTO THE SCHEDULE FOR BRACKET PLAY AND THINGS LIKE THAT. >> YOU PROBABLY WANT TO NEED THE REF FOR FLAG FOOTBALL. [LAUGHTER] >> FOR THINGS LIKE THE FLAG FOOTBALL. >> YEAH. IF YOU GUYS CHOSE FLAG FOOTBALL AND ASKED FOR REFS, THAT'S WHERE WE'D HAVE TO REACH OUT TO OUR COMPANY THAT WE GET OUR REFS FROM AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE AVAILABLE TO COME OUT AND DO THOSE SPORTS FOR YOU GUYS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY COST TO JOIN? >> FOR OUR LEAGUES CURRENTLY, IT JUST DEPENDS. WE HAVE FLAG FOOTBALL. I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I SHOULD HAVE GRABBED THOSE, BUT IT'S LIKE A FEW HUNDRED DOLLAR FOR A TEAM. A LOT OF THAT MONEY GOES TOWARDS PAYING THE REFS BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO PAY FOR REFS. WHEN WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE REFS INCLUDED OR ANY OTHER MATERIALS LIKE PICKLEBALL, ALL THEY DO IS THEY COME, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN BALL. WE PROVIDE BALLS. MOST PEOPLE DO LIKE USE THEIR OWN AND THERE PADDLES, AND WE DON'T HAVE A REF, SO IT'S $30 A TEAM, JUST TO KEEP THE PROGRAM RUNNING AND THEN UTILIZING LIKE KEEPING UP WITH THE COURTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. [00:15:01] IT DEPENDS ON THE SPORT, WHAT ASPECTS YOU WANT THERE, AND IF YOU WANT TO REF, WE'D HAVE TO CHARGE A LITTLE BIT MORE PER TEAM. THAT'S SOMETHING WHERE YOU GUYS CAN EVEN DECIDE, LIKE, ARE YOU GOING TO CHARGE TO FUNDRAISE OR ARE YOU GOING TO CHARGE TO USE THE MONEY IN A DIFFERENT MANNER? >> THEN WE CAN SPLIT IT LIKE THAT. >> I JUST FILL UP THE WEBSITE AND THE 404 FLY FOOTBALL WAS $300 PER TEAM. >> I THINK THEY HAVE 6-8 PLAYERS ON THEIR TEAM, MAYBE EVEN MORE THEN ONLY A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PLAYERS CAN BE ON THE FIELD AT ONCE THAT WAY THEY ROTATE IF CERTAIN PLAYERS CAN'T COME CERTAIN NIGHTS, THEY HAVE BACKUPS AND THINGS THAT SO YOU SPLIT THAT BETWEEN YOUR TEAM. >> ALL RIGHT. THAT'D BE ROUGHLY $40. I JUST THINK THERE WOULD DEFINITELY BE A LOT OF INTEREST IN THIS SO IF WE COULD GET THAT GOING FOR THIS SPRING, THAT WOULD BE AMAZING. >> I THINK ALSO THE PRICE WILL DEPEND ON PICKLEBALL. THEY GET T SHIRTS FOR THE WINNERS OF THE LEAGUES SO IF YOU WANTED TO PROVIDE PRIZES FOR THE WINNERS, THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT FACTORS INTO THE COST OF THE PROGRAM. ANYTHING ELSE? >> CAN I JUST GET YOUR PHONE NUMBER OR SOMETHING SO YOU. >> I CAN GIVE YOU MY CITY EMAIL AND MY OFFICE PHONE. THAT WILL BE THE QUICKEST WAY TO REACH ME, ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M AT WORK. >> OKAY. >> I CAN GIVE THAT TO MARY AND SHE CAN GIVE IT TO ALL OF YOU GUYS SO THAT WAY YOU ALL HAVE IT. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> ANYTHING ELSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> I THINK THIS NEXT ONE, THE DR. CRAWFORD THAT WAS JACOB, RIGHT? >> YES, I THINK SO. >> SO WE CAN SKIP THAT. ALSO, THE ARTICLE IN THE NEWS LEADER WAS JACOB, RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> OKAY. >> LET'S MOVE ON TO 7.4 FUNDRAISER IDEAS. [7.4 Fundraiser Ideas. ] WHAT IDEAS [NOISE]? >> I WAS THINKING A COMMUNITY CARNIVAL. WE COULD HAVE GAMES, FOOD STALLS, LOCAL BANDS, AND MAYBE A RAFFLE OR A SILENT AUCTION IT'S A FUN WAY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND RAISE MONEY. >> I WAS THINKING A CAR WASH BECAUSE I'M PART OF THE SWIM TEAM, AND SO WE DID A CAR WASH FUND RAISER AND WE ONLY HAD IT FOR 3 HOURS AND WE RAISED $1,500 SO I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA. WE DID AT THE ATLANTIC REC CENTER TO JUST PLUG HOSES IN INTO THE BUILDING SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA, AND THEN ALSO MAYBE A DUMP TANK. I LOOKED UP THE COST, AND IT WAS AROUND $300 A DAY TO RENT ONE THEN SO YOU WOULD PAID TO THROW OR SOMETHING THEN MAYBE A COST AND CONTEST, TOO. >> JUST COMMUNITY GRADES. >> ARMIA WAS A COMMUNITY TRIVIA NIGHT, AND IT COULD BE AT THE REC CENTER BECAUSE IT HAS THAT LARGE AREA AND I KNOW THEY ALREADY HAVE THE ROUND TABLES AND THE CHAIRS, AND THEY PROBABLY HAVE A MICROPHONE. IT COULD JUST BE A RANDOM WEEKDAY AT NIGHT, PROBABLY FROM 6:00 TO 8:00 OR 6:00 TO 9:00 OR SOMETHING AND WE COULD HAVE BUSINESSES SPONSOR US FOR THE PRIZES, AND THEY COULD EACH MAKE BASKETS. ALSO, WE COULD HAVE A RESTAURANT SPONSOR US AND BRING FOOD AND WE COULD MAYBE HAVE A BUFFET OF THEIR FOOD. IF WE DID THIS AROUND CHRISTMAS, IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS THEMED, OR IF WE JUST DID THIS A RANDOM DAY, IT COULD BE MOVIE THEMED OR WELL, THIS MIGHT BE BORING, BUT FERNANDINA THEME, HISTORY FERNANDINA OR SOMETHING. THEN ALSO ANOTHER WAY TO GET REVENUE IS WE COULD DO RAFFLES OR WE COULD CHARGE PEOPLE TO GO TO TRIVIA. IF WE HAD TEAMS, WE COULD CHARGE $15 A TEAM OR SOMETHING. BUT MAYBE THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY IF WE HAVE SPONSORS. >> MINE WAS POSSIBLY PROMOTING LOCAL RESTAURANTS ON OUR INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS, THEY PAY US A FEE WE CAN HAVE A VIDEO OF THEIR ACCOUNT ON THE CITY OF HERNIA BEACH INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT OR SOMETHING SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD WAY TO MAKE MONEY. WE COULD HAVE US IN THE VIDEOS TALKING AND INTERVIEWING THE STORE MANAGERS TO SHOW A CONNECTION IN THE COMMUNITY. [00:20:03] >> I WAS THINKING COMING BACK TO THE SPORTS, WE COULD DO TOURNAMENTS OR SOMETHING WHERE PEOPLE PAY TO JOIN AND COMPETE FOR CASH PRIZE WE COULD ALSO HAVE LOCAL BUSINESSES RESTAURANTS COME OUT AND PROVIDE FOOD AND STUFF. >> ARE ANY OF THESE JUMPING OUT AT YOU? LIKE WHICH ONES? >> I LIKE ZADIE AND VALENS IDEA. IF YOU COMBINE THOSE, I THINK THAT COULD BE COOL. WE DID THAT DOWNTOWN AT CENTRAL PARK OR SOMETHING. >> DID YOU LOOK INTO THE COST OF RENTING EQUIPMENT OR ANYTHING THAT? >> I DID NOT, BUT I CAN RIGHT NOW. I WASN'T SURE HOW MUCH WOULD BE TO GET THE TRIVIA NECESSITIES ALL THE LITTLE PAPERS. >> I MEAN, JUST A QUICK FROM LOOKING AT THOSE, THE TRIVIA NIGHT IS PROBABLY THE EASIEST FOR US BECAUSE WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE ATLANTIC REC CENTER SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ROOM AND THEY DO HAVE TRIVIA COMPANIES LIKE TRIVIA 30 THAT YOU COULD HIRE TO COME IN AND DO IT FOR YOU, WHICH WOULD BE NICE. I KNOW THEY DO SOMEBODY IS IT THE FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION THAT DOES A TRIVIA NIGHT FOR A FUND RAISER? >> YEAH, AND THEY HAVE PRIZES AND STUFF THAT GET SPONSORED, AND THEN YOU PAY AND YOU COMPETE FOR THE PRIZES. THAT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD IDEA, GETTING BUSINESSES AS FOR BASKETS OR SOMETHING, AND THEN PEOPLE JOIN WITH THEIR TEAM. >> WE CAN MAKE A LOT OF MONEY OFF OF RAFFLE. >> YEAH, I LIKE THAT. >> WE CAN PROBABLY TALK TO WHOEVER ORGANIZES THE TRIVIA NIGHT WITH THEM AND MAKE SURE WE DO IT ON OPPOSITE YEAR. IF THEY DO THEIRS IN AUGUST, WE'LL DO OURS IN WINTER OR WHATEVER AND I'M SURE THEY CAN GIVE US TIPS TRICKS. THEN FOR THE CARNIVAL, I KNOW ST. MICHAEL'S USED TO DO THAT BIG HUGE. THING, WHICH IS A BIG UNDERTAKING. >> THE HALLOWEEN THING? >> NO. THEY WOULD DO SOMETHING, THEY DID IT IN MARCH I DON'T REMEMBER. >> I WAS A FAIR, PRETTY MUCH. >> I FORGOT WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. I WAS SAYING YOU FOR THE CARNIVAL WE COULD USE CENTRAL PARK AND THAT CITY OWNED, CORRECT? >> CORRECT. >> OKAY. THERE'S SOME LOCAL FOOD TRUCKS I KNOW THAT WE COULD RENT OUT, AND IT'S PROBABLY, A COUPLE THOUSAND A DAY, I WOULD ASSUME. I FEEL LIKE LOCAL BANDS THEY COULD MAYBE PAY TO SHOWCASE AT THE CARNIVAL THEN I GUESS THEY'D BE SPONSORING. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'D WANT LITTLE RIDES OR ANYTHING, BUT JUST LIKE THE SHOP FEST KIDS CARNIVAL, BUT A LITTLE BIT MORE LOCAL. THAT IS WHAT I WAS THINKING. >> I KNOW THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL USED TO HAVE SOMETHING CALLED, PIRATING SHIP FEST WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE BANDS COME, AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE STUDENTS COULD SELL THEIR STUFF SO MAYBE THAT COULD BE COOL IF YOU HAD LOCAL VENDORS THEY PAY TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE AND SELL THEIR STUFF IT'S JUST A LITTLE FARMERS MARKET, BUT A LITTLE BIT OF A HIGHER SKILL. >> IF WE DO DO THE CARNIVAL THING, WE COULD ALSO BRING A DUMP TANK OR SOMETHING BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE EASY, I WOULD SAY, BECAUSE THIS COMPANY I WAS LOOKING AT, THEY DO IT FOR 325 A DAY, I THINK TO RENT IT. >> YOU WANT TO MENTION ANYTHING? >> OH, NO. >> I THINK EMMA'S IDEA WOULD BE THE MOST PRACTICAL, COST EFFICIENT, AND ALSO I THINK IT WOULD BE THE MOST BENEFICIAL FUNDRAISER, TOO. >> ALSO I KNOW, FOR A LOT OF KIDS, MY AGE, EVERYONE LOVES TRIVIA THEY GO TO GATOR STOCK SIDE EVERY WEEK SO I KNOW THAT'D BE A GOOD HIT. >> DOES SOMEONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO DO A TRIVIA NIGHT? DO YOU ALL FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT? >> I THINK THEN MAYBE LATER IN THE YEAR, YOU COULD DO A CARNIVAL. >> YEAH, I THINK THE CARNIVAL, I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GREAT OUT OF THE BOX IDEA. I DO THINK THAT THERE'S PROBABLY WAY MORE COST AND INTEREST INVOLVED THAN WE'RE THINKING SO MAYBE WE'LL START WITH SOMETHING THAT SEEMS MORE PALATABLE FOR NOW, AND THEN WE'LL SEE HOW SUCCESSFUL, HOW MUCH MONEY WE CAN RAISE THEN IN THE MEANTIME, IF YOU WANT, I CAN REACH OUT TO ST. MICHAEL'S AND ASK THEM TO PROVIDE THE [NOISE] THAT THEY FOR THEIR FUNDRAISE. >> MY MOM USED TO WORK AT ST. MICHAEL'S AND USED TO HELP WITH SHE USED TO BE ONE OF THE MAIN COORDINATORS FOR THE [NOISE]. [00:25:05] >> THAT'D BE GREAT. >> SORRY. [INAUDIBLE] TODAY. >> NO, IT'S THE WORST. NOW THAT YOU'RE [OVERLAPPING] [INAUDIBLE] THESE ARE DOORS GO INTO A LITTLE [INAUDIBLE] IF YOU NEED A BREAK. >> [INAUDIBLE] BACK REALLY QUICK. >> OF COURSE. >> SORRY. >> IT'S OKAY. >> I DON'T HAVE THE FLU IT'S JUST THE COLD. >> IT'S OKAY. >> SHOULD WE MOTION FOR IT? >> EMMA MOTIONED. >> I'LL SECOND. >> OKAY THEN YOU SAY TO EVERYONE? >> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> THAT'S GREAT SO WE'LL DO A TRIVIA NIGHT. THAT SOUNDS FUN. SINCE IT WAS EMMA'S IDEA, I GUESS, WE'LL ASK HER IF SHE WANTS TO TAKE THE LEAD ON IT, BUT HISTORICALLY WHAT SEEMS WORKS BEST IS EVERYBODY TAKE A TASK. ONE PERSON BE IN CHARGE OF RAFFLES, ONE PERSON BE IN CHARGE OF, I DON'T KNOW, WHATEVER ELSE FOOD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH FOOD OR FEEL STRONGLY THAT THEY HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH BUSINESSES FOR THE RAFFLE? ANYTHING JUMPING OUT AT ANYBODY? DO YOU ALL HAVE JOBS, PLACES? WHERE DO YOU ALL WORK? >> I JUST DO REELS YARD ARTWORK. NOT A REAL JOB. >> THAT'S A REAL JOB. >> WELL YEAH, BUT IT'S NOT A FORMAL JOB. >> OKAY. WELL, MAYBE SINCE WE MADE THE BIG THING OF DECIDING IT, THEN NEXT MONTH WE WILL COME WITH MORE BROKEN DOWN IDEAS. I DON'T WANT TO WAIT TOO LONG BECAUSE WE CAN ONLY TALK TO EACH OTHER WHEN WE HAVE THESE MEETINGS SO IN THE MEANTIME, NOTHING'S GETTING DONE. BUT I CAN GET WITH PARKS AND REC AND FIGURE OUT THE SCHEDULE AND SEE WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE, THAT KIND OF STUFF. >> I LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING A CHRISTMAS TRIVIA. >> CHRISTMAS IS SOON THOUGH,.. >> IT GOES TO THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS.. >> ARE YOU THINKING LIKE A FRIDAY NIGHT OR WHAT I THINK A FRIDAY NIGHT WOULD BE GOOD BECAUSE I KNOW FOR ME FRIDAY NIGHT IS MY BREAK FROM HOMEWORK AND STUFF. WHAT WE'RE SAYING SINCE IT WAS YOUR IDEA DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THE LEAD ON TRIVIA? OKAY. THAT MEANS THAT YOU AND I CAN START GETTING THINGS ROLLING. ZADIE LIKES THE IDEA OF CHRISTMAS. I'M LIKE THAT'S TOO SOON. YOU'LL CAN DO SOMETHING WELL, I GUESS IN JULY, YOU'RE DONE BUT THEY DO THE CHRISTMAS IN JULY OR SOMETHING. IT CAN STILL BE CHRISTMAS DAY JUST A RANDOM MONTH. BUT I FEEL Y'ALL CAN TELL ME, BUT IF IT'S THE SUMMER, IS IT HARDER TO GET YOUR FRIENDS TO COME TO STUFF. >> YEAH, KIND OF. IS THE END OF JANUARY TOO SOON? >> IT'S UP TO YOU ALL. LET'S THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IN THE MEANTIME. WE HAVE TO CONTACT TRIVIA 30. DO YOU WANT ME TO DO THAT AND ASK THEM [INAUDIBLE] >> THAT WILL BE GOOD. >> OKAY. >> OH, MY GOSH. >> THEN DO YOU ALL KNOW WHO DOES THE TRIVIA AT THE SCHOOL? >> STEPHEN IS [INAUDIBLE]. >> WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? >> THERE'S A TRIVIA THAT GOES ON EMAIL. >> AT [INAUDIBLE] SITE. >> NO AS A REC CENTER. [OVERLAPPING]. >> WELL, IT IS A FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION. DOES ANYBODY KNOW ANYBODY THERE? >> I'M SURE MY DAD DOES. >> OKAY. CAN YOU BE IN CHARGE OF RESEARCHING WHAT THEY DO? YOU COULD JUST TALK TO YOUR DAD OR WHOEVER AND SEE WHO'S IN CHARGE OF IT. I FEEL KRISTIE IS INVOLVED SOME, TOO? >> SHE MIGHT BE. >> WE DON'T HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL SINCE THEY'RE ALREADY DOING SOMETHING THAT'S VERY SUCCESSFUL. IF YOU COULD TALK TO WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE OF THAT AND JUST SAY, CAN YOU GIVE ME, YOUR BUDGET, YOUR LOGISTICS, THAT STUFF SO THAT WE CAN RECREATE THAT. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. THAT'S YOUR JOB. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ASK THEM SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IF THEY DO FOOD, AND OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ALCOHOL, BUT ASK THEM HOW THEY DO THE FOOD, THAT KIND OF STUFF. ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE COULD DO IN THE MEANTIME? THEY DO THEIRS IN APRIL, I JUST LOOKED. [00:30:02] >> WE CAN WORK ON, TRYING TO GET PRIZES. >> YEAH. >> EVERYBODY JUST MAYBE TALK TO WHOEVER YOU CAN ABOUT SPONSORING RAFFLE PRIZES. >> ALSO IT COULD BE $15 TO JOIN, AND THEN WE SPLIT, THERE'S A TERM FOR IT. BUT IT'S ALL THE MONEY THEN YOU SPLIT IT AND THE WINNERS GET THAT MONEY AND THEN WE GET THE OTHER HALF. >> IT'S LIKE A 50/50 OR SOMETHING? >> YEAH 50/50 RAFFLE. >> IT'S A GOOD IDEA. THAT SOUNDS GREAT. THESE ARE GOOD IDEAS. DO YOU GUYS FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT?. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> OKAY. >> ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN DO NOW? I'M GOING TO TALK TO TRIVIA 30. I'LL GET SOME DATES FROM PARKS AND REC. YOU'RE GOING TO TALK TO WHOEVER ABOUT WHO DOES IT BEFORE, AND THEN ALL OF YOU WILL SEPARATELY WORK ON SPONSORSHIP RAFFLES. WE'LL PICK A DATE AT OUR NEXT MEETING, I GUESS. WHEN'S YOU HAVE FOOTBALL SEASON OVER? >> THIS FRIDAY IS THE LAST. >> IT IS. WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT? >> NO. >> DO YOU WANT TO PICK A DATE? >> I FEEL LIKE MAYBE IT'D BE BETTER TO JUST GET LOGISTICS FIRST BEFORE WE DO ALL THIS. >> I AGREE >> SPEAKING OF LOGISTICS, WELL, ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT FUND RAISER, TRIVIA, ANYTHING? I'M SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU FOR DOING YOUR HOMEWORK, 10 OUT OF 10. GREAT JOB GUYS. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU ALL DID GREAT. SORRY, YOU CLAY. >> LET'S MOVE ON TO COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS/COMMENTS. [8. COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS/COMMENTS] DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS YOU WANT TO ME? >> ZATIE, SINCE THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME. THIS WOULD BE YOUR CHANCE TO, IF YOU HAD AN IDEA OR SOMETHING THAT YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, THIS IS WHERE YOU WOULD BRING IT UP. I THINK LAST TIME, THAT'S HOW JACOB TALKED ABOUT WANTING TO PUT AN ARTICLE ON THE NEWS LEADER AND THEN THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. WE PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT TIME, BUT WE'LL WAIT AND HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY ABOUT THAT. BUT IF YOU HAVE IDEAS, OR ANYTHING THAT YOU'VE THOUGHT OF IN THE MONTHS SINCE WE'VE SEEN EACH OTHER, THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD BE LIKE, HEY, THIS IS WHAT I THINK ABOUT. WE'LL BE ON THAT. >> I THINK SO. LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT OUR NEXT MEETING IS GOING TO BE. [9. NEXT MEETING DATE] >> I PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE OUR NEXT MEETING IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN NOVEMBER, BUT Y'ALL ARE OUT OF SCHOOL. THAT YOU ARE ALL ARE OUT THIS WHOLE WEEK. ARE YOU ALL GOING TO BE IN TOWN THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING? DO YOU WANT TO MOVE IT TO A DIFFERENT DAY? >> I WON'T BE IN TOWN. >> I WON'T BE EITHER. >> LET ME SEE WHAT'S ON THE CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER 20TH. WE COULD POTENTIALLY DO IT THE WEEK BEFORE AND JUST MEET UPSTAIRS OR WE COULD DO IT THE WEEK AFTER DOWN HERE. THEN THE ONE AFTER THAT IS CHRISTMAS. MAYBE WE SHOULD PUSH IT BACK A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND DO HALFWAY BETWEEN THE TWO MEETINGS. DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT? >> YEAH. >> OKAY. WEDNESDAYS ARE GENERALLY GOOD FOR EVERYBODY? >> YES, MA'AM. >> I THINK WE COULD DO PROBABLY DECEMBER 11TH. IT'S HALFWAY BETWEEN THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS, AND THEN YOU ARE ALL CAN DO YOUR HOLIDAY BREAK. NO WORRY ABOUT US. DECEMBER 11TH, DOES THAT LOOK GOOD FOR EVERYBODY? WAIT, SHOOT. I SHOT A COUP THAT NIGHT. SORRY, I CAN'T DO THAT. THAT'S OKAY. WE MET A 3:00 I FORGET. DECEMBER 11TH AT 3:15? THERE IS A MEETING IN HERE RIGHT AFTER, BUT WE NEVER GO PAST AN HOUR, SO I THINK WE'LL BE FINE. I THINK JEREMIAH WAS COMING IN HERE TO THIS LITTLE STATE OF THE CITY THING, BUT. I'LL EMAIL THIS TO EVERYBODY, SO IT'S ON YOUR RADAR, BUT DO YOU ALL GET MY EMAILS? >> YES. >> YES. I GET. >> HE'S OUT THERE ON THE PHONE. >> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT? >> I DON'T THINK SO. IF YOU COULD JUST GET ME YOUR EMAIL, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> YES, I'LL SEND THAT TO EVERYBODY ALONG WITH THE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR NEXT MEETING. LET ME JUST RUN OUT THERE AND TELL WE'RE DONE. [00:35:04] >> WORRY ABOUT STEVE. >> STEVE, DID YOU SEE ME TO ENGLISH? >> WHAT HAPPENED? >> NO, I JUST SAW ANOTHER COUGHING FIT. >> I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW. I THINK LAST YEAR. [INAUDIBLE] [Additional Item] >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> HEY, GOOD TO MEET YOU. >> ME TOO. >> WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT? >> ANYTHING. DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE FROM THE SEMESTER? >> AN UPDATE? I'M JEREMIAH. I'M THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER. THE NEW CITY MANAGER STARTS HERE DECEMBER 3RD. SHE'S THE FORMER CITY MANAGER FROM ORANGE PARK, AND SHE'S TAKEN A JOB HERE. SHE WAS ELECTED ON A 3:2 VOTE. A SPLIT COMMISSION ELECTED HER, BUT SHE STARTS HERE DECEMBER 3RD. WE GOT A LOT OF ISSUES, A LOT OF CHALLENGES RIGHT NOW IN FRONT OF US, MORE POLITICALLY DRIVEN. WE GOT THE ELECTION COMING UP NOVEMBER 5TH. THIS MAKES OUR ELECTION PARTICULARLY A LITTLE MORE INTERESTING BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENING THE SAME TIME OF THE NATIONAL ELECTION. YOU'LL SEE A BUNCH OF STUFF ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SOME OF THE POLITICS THAT HAPPENS AS THINGS ESCALATE AS BOTH WHOEVER IS RUNNING AGAINST WHO STARTS TO TRY TO SAY WHY THEY'RE BETTER PICKED THAN THE OTHER. A LOT OF THINGS JUST SLOW DOWN FOR A LITTLE BIT UNTIL THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD HAPPENS, AND THE NEW COMMISSIONERS GET ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE. THEN THE FOLLOWING MEETING IS WHEN THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE WILL STEP DOWN AND THE NEW PEOPLE TAKE OVER, AND THEN WE'LL START MOVING FORWARD AGAIN. MOST OF YOUR COMMUNITY OPERATIONS CONTINUE. IT'S THE PROJECTS STAR LIKE PERTAINING TO CERTAIN THINGS THAT MAY BE A CONTENTIOUS THING LIKE YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THE BIOETHANOL PLANT. HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THAT CREATION OF BIOETHANOL? THAT'S A TOPIC THAT THE COMMUNITY'S DIVIDED ON. THE WATERFRONT PARK THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT. LIKE THE ELEMENTS OF IT. SOME DON'T. THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT MAY CHANGE DIRECTION DEPENDING ON IF THE COMMISSION CHANGES. BUT THE END OF THE DAY, MOST OF THE CITY OPERATIONS WILL CONTINUE. POLICE AND FIRE WILL STILL DO THEIR JOB. WE STILL HAVE TO APPROVE BUILDING PERMITS, PAVED ROADS, DO SIDEWALKS. A LOT OF THAT NON-PARTISAN STUFF WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ON, BUT CERTAIN HIGH PROFILE PROJECTS MAY CHANGE COURSE OR DIRECTION A LITTLE BIT. IT'S AN INTERESTING TIME OF THE YEAR. WE'RE READY FOR IT TO GET OVER WITH. WE'VE GOT 13 DAYS. WE WANT TO GO ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ELECTION BECAUSE IT GETS A LITTLE MESSY FOR STAFF WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH SOME OF THE ELECTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? HERE'S SOME EXCITING PROJECTS MAY HAVE COMING UP. OUR LIGHTHOUSE IS LIT AGAIN. THE COAST GUARD KEEPS THE LIGHTHOUSE LIT. IT'S THE OLDEST OPERATING LIGHTHOUSE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. IT'S THE OLDEST BUILDING IN THE CITY. BUILT IN 1838. OUR LIGHTHOUSE IS 60. HAVE YOU EVER ALL BEEN UP IN LIGHTHOUSE? NO. I SEE A COUPLE. OKAY. WELL, MAYBE YOUR STAFF LIAISON CAN ARRANGE FOR A TOUR OF THE LIGHTHOUSE. I'M NOT SURE. I'M SURE THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CHECKED OFF. I'LL GO UP THERE TO THE TOP BEST VIEW IN PERNAD. ACTUALLY ON TOP OF THE WATER TOWER IS, BUT I CAN'T GET YOU UP THERE. BUT THE TOP OF LIGHTHOUSE IS A GREAT VIEW, 67 FOOT FEELS A LOT HIGHER. BUT WE COULD POSSIBLY, MAKE SURE I'M NOT SPEAKING ON LINE HERE. MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE TO GET SOME WAIVER OR SOMETHING, BUT WE CAN AT LEAST GET YOU UP THERE TO IT AND LOOK AROUND AND CHECK IT. BUT WE'RE GETTING READY TO DO A RENOVATION. THE STATE GAVE US A GRANT TO DO THAT. $500,000 TO REDO THE OUTSIDE, REPAINT IT, PICK SOME CRACKS, AND THEN ON THE INSIDE, DO SOME INTERIOR WORK TOO. THAT PROJECTS GOING BE GETTING UNDERWAY SOON. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE WATERFRONT PARK. IT'S STILL OUT FOR BID, AND WE'RE STILL ANNEX SOME DETAILS THAT'S SUPPOSED TO GET UNDER CONSTRUCTION HERE IN DECEMBER. ASH STREET. YOU KNOW, THE ROAD THERE BY ARTE PIZZA, AND CAFE KARIBO, WE'RE FINALLY AT A POINT. IT'S BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING TO PUNCH THROUGH, AND IT WILL NOW CONNECT THE FRONT STREET. WE'LL GO PAST THE ROTE RIGHT NOW DEAD ENDS AT THE RAILROAD TRACKS. YOU GO ALL THE WAY TO FRONT STREET LIKE ASH STREET DOES AND CENTER STREET DOES. YOU'LL HAVE IMPROVED CIRCULATION IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. WE GOT TWO BEACH RENOURISHMENT PROJECTS. ONE IS RELATED TO THE NAVY DREDGING OUT THE CHANNEL FOR THE SUBMARINES TO COME BACK AND FORTH TO KINGSLAND, AND THEY TAKE THAT SAND AND PUT IT ON THE BEACH. WE ARE ONE OF THE RARE CITIES, ISLANDS ON THE ENTIRE EASTERN SEABOARD THE ISLAND CONTINUES TO GROW. IT'S LARGELY BECAUSE ONE, WE'VE GOT A REALLY GOOD DUNE SYSTEM. BUT EVERY TIME THEY DREDGE THAT CHANNEL, THEY PUT THE SAND BACK ON OUR BEACH. OUR BEACHES GET BIGGER. IF YOU CAN GO BACK AND LOOK AT PHOTOS FROM THE '80S, YOU BASICALLY GO OUT, THE BEACH WAS ABOUT PROBABLY THE SIZE OF THIS ROOM, AND WE CONTINUE TO GROW OUR DUNE SYSTEM AND GROW OUR BEACHES. HOWEVER, MAJOR STORMS WILL ERODE A LOT OF THAT BEACH. [00:40:01] BUT IF WE MONITOR HOW MUCH EROSION HAS OCCURRED, THEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE US WITH FUNDING TO DO THAT. WELL, HURRICANE NICOLE, NOT MILTON HARLINE THAT JUST HAPPENED, HURRICANE NICOLE THAT HAPPENED IN 2022, WE SURVEYED THE BEACH BEFORE AND AFTER, DEMONSTRATE THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF EROSION. WE'RE HAVING TWO RENOURISHMENT PROJECTS, AND WE'LL PUT SAND UP ON THE NORTH IN THE BEACH. THEN A FOLLOW UP PROJECT WILL HAPPEN. THEY'LL PUT SAND DOWN THERE AROUND SADLER SLIDERS AREA, SEASIDE BEACH AREA. SHARP'S TEETH, PEOPLE LIKE THAT. YOU SHUT DOWN THE BEACH FOR A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE YOU GO THEY PUMP ALL THE SAND OUT AND BULLDOZERS, BUT THEY BASICALLY MAKE OUR BEACH BIGGER AGAIN. THEN, OF COURSE, MOTHER NATURE STARTS TO EAT THAT SAND AWAY. BUT WE GOT A VERY HEALTHY DUNE SYSTEM. THE DUNES ARE OUR FIRST LINE OF PROTECTION DURING THE STORM, THE FLOODING LIKE YOUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHY IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A HEALTHY DUNE SYSTEM. A BEACH RENOURISHMENT, THE WATERFRONT PARK, OPENING UP THE VALTA STREET, RENOVATION OF OUR LIGHTHOUSE. THERE'S SOME BIG PROJECTS COMING UP. WE GOT OTHER MORE BORING SUPPER PAVING ROADS AND REPLACING BROKEN SIDEWALKS AND UPGRADING, REPLACING VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT. WE'RE EXECUTING ALL THOSE ORDERS, TWO MILLION DOLLARS PURCHASE PLAN TO REPLACE ALL THE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT IN THE CITY, NOT ALL, BUT ROTATION OF VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT. MOWERS OUT AT THE GOLF COURSE, TO POLICE CARS, TO FIRE TRUCKS, ALL THOSE STUFF. THAT'S JUST THE EVERY YEAR WE DO THAT STUFF, BUT THE HIGH LEVEL PROJECTS ARE SOME OF THE ONES I JUST MENTIONED TO YOU. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. BY THE TIME WE MEET WITH YOU ALL AGAIN NEXT TIME, WE'LL HAVE A NEW COMMISSION, MAYBE A NEW CITY MANAGER, I GET TO INTRODUCE HER, AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? I NEED A QUESTION. I'M STAYING HERE FOR A WHILE, NOT. CLAY, I KNOW YOU HAVE ONE. >> WHERE WILL YOU GO WHEN WE GET THE NEW CITY MANAGER? >> I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S GOING TO BE UP TO NEW CITY MANAGER. MORE THAN LIKELY IN A DEPUTY ROLE, SERVING DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH HER. IF NOT, I'LL GO BACK TO THE WHATS DOING PREVIOUSLY, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, WHICH IS OUT THERE. I PROBABLY NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE COMPLEX, BUT LIME STREET AND EIGHTH STREET. THERE'S A GOVERNMENT COMPLEX THERE, AND THAT'S WHERE ALL THE WASTEWATER PLANT, THE FACILITIES, FLEET MAINTENANCE DIVISION, STREET DEPARTMENT. THAT'S WHERE WE KEEP ALL THE DUMP TRUCKS, HEAD EQUIPMENT, ROAD GRADERS, THAT KIND OF STUFF. THAT'S OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. I MAY GO BACK THERE. IT'LL BE UP TO HER TO DECIDE. I CAN'T PUT MYSELF IN THAT POSITION BECAUSE I CAN'T DEMOTE MYSELF. SHE ONLY MADE THAT DECISION. BUT CAN BE ONE OF THOSE TWO ROLES. ANOTHER NEWS, WE JUST HAD, WHICH REALLY ISN'T A GOOD THING. KEEP RAISING SOME CHALLENGES TO US, BUT WE HAD THERE'S A BIG CELL TOWER THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT IS OVER THERE. IF YOU GO DOWN EIGHTH STREET YOU CAN SEE A BIG CELL TOWER OVER THERE BY THE EDGE OF THE MARSH, THAT'S IN OUR PUBLIC WORKS COMPLEX. THERE'S BEEN A BIG NEST UP THERE OCCUPIED BY OSPREYS. LAST YEAR, A BALD EAGLE TRIED TO COME IN AND TAKE OVER. ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE WARS, ANIMALS, I'VE SEEN, BECAUSE THE OSPREY IS SMALLER BIRD, BUT THEY WOULD GO OUT AND FIGHT THE EAGLE. NOW, THESE TOWERS ARE REALLY HIGH, AND THEY WOULD LITERALLY FALL DOING THEIR THING BECAUSE THE EAGLES TAKE OVER OSPREY'S NESTS. THE EAGLE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. HE WOULD FLY BACK IN, COME BACK IN, ANOTHER OSPREY GO OUT THERE, AND THEY FOUGHT HIM OFF. THAT WAS LAST YEAR. CAME BACK THIS YEAR, AND THE BALD EAGLE HAS TAKEN OVER THE NEST. MATTER OF FACT, IT ENDED UP INJURING ONE OF THE OSPREYS DURING THE HURRICANE, AND THEY FOUND AN INJURED OSPREY, WHICH WE THINK WAS TIED TO THAT NEST BECAUSE OSPREYS COME BACK IN CENTRAL PARK. WE NOW HAVE A BALD EAGLE TAKING OVER THIS BIG CELL TOWER, HUGE NEST, WHICH YOU'VE SEEN LIKE AN EAGLES NEST OR BIGGER BIRDS. I MEAN, THE NESTS ARE HUGE. THE CHALLENGE, THOUGH, IS NOW THAT AMERICAN BALD EAGLE HAS TAKEN OVER THAT NEST. NOW, THAT NEST IS FEDERALLY PROTECTED, AND YOU CAN'T MOVE IT. NOW, WHEN THEY GO TO MAINTAIN THE TOWER, IF IT'S IN THE WAY, YOU CAN'T DISTURB THE NEST, AND BALD EAGLES ARE VERY TERRITORIAL. IT'S PRETTY COOL. BALD EAGLE, BUT IT'S ALSO CREATES SOME CHALLENGES FOR. THAT'S A FUN LITTLE UPDATE. WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE BALD EAGLE HAS TAKEN OVER THE CELL TOWER IN THE PUBLIC WORKSHOP. DO I ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, CLAY? WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION? [LAUGHTER] >> I WAS JUST LIKE, WHERE WERE YOU GOING WHEN THEY GET NEW MANAGER. >> MAYBE BACK OUT TO THE PUBLIC WORKS. I MAY STAY HERE AT CITY HALL, WE'LL SEE ONE OF THOSE TWO SPOTS. WHEN YOU FEEL OKAY? >> I JUST HAD A FIVE MINUTE COFFEE FIT THEN I HAD TO LEAVE THE ROOM. >> I HEARD YOU. I HATE WHEN I FEEL LIKE I MIGHT BE COMING ON DURING THE COMMISSION MEETING. I START GETTING PANICKY. I'M LIKE, I CAN'T SIT COME UP HERE AND JUST START DOING WHATEVER. YOU ALL HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR ME? STEVEN, ANYTHING? [00:45:08] >> NO. >> NO. OKAY. >> JACOB IS USUALLY OUR CITY GUY. ASKS YOU HAVE THE QUESTION. >> ZATIE, YOU HAVE ANYTHING? YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? >> I'M GOOD. >> WELL, GOOD. WELL, I'LL SEE YOU GUYS NEXT TIME. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> CLAY, NOW SOMEBODY NEEDS TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> CAN I DO IT? >> NO. >> I MOTION TO ADJOURN MEETING. >> SECOND. >> EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO ADJOURN AND SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> MEETING ADJOURNED. [NOISE] * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.