>> HOW DO I START? DO YOU WANT TO OR SHOULD I CALL THE ORDER FIRST OR. [1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:04] >> YEAH. CALL THE ORDER AND POP IT, AND THEN WE'LL DO THE. >> DO I JUST SAY CALL THE ORDER? I CALL TO ORDER. >> ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY. I'LL DO THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE FIRST. >> I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. OLIVIA. BOLIN. STEPHEN. >> HERE. >> JACOB. CLAY. >> I'M HERE. >> ZADIE. >> HERE. >> HAS ANYBODY HEARD FROM CLAY? >> I THINK IT'S JUST RUNNING LATE. >> ISN'T JACOB COMING TOO? >> YES. >> JACOB TEXT THAT HE WAS BY [NOISE] I THINK. >> YOU GOT TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. >> SHOULD JACOB DO THAT? >> SORRY. >> WE'RE AT APPROVAL OF MINUTE. THAT'S YOUR. IF SOMEONE WANT TO [4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES [NOISE] >> I MOTION. >> I SECOND. >> YOU SAY I APPROVE. >> I'LL APPROVE. >> NOW WE'RE ON PUBLIC COMMENT. WE CALL? >> I CAN'T GET IT OVER THERE. I CAN'T SEE THAT FAR RING MY GLASSES. >> WE'RE HERE, AND WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY FOR PUBLIC. ARE YOU LOOKING ON THE AGENDA? >> YEAH. IT WASN'T LIKE A LINK. >> THANK YOU. >> PLEASE, MA'AM. >> SOUNDS GOOD. OUR MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED. [5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA] NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO SECTION 5 PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. >> WE DO HAVE SOMEONE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. IT'S EXCITING. >> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAM, FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, AND THEN ADDRESS. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS MARK KAUFMAN, WITH STORY AND SONG, BOOKSTORE BISTRO CENTER FOR ARTS AND CULTURE, 1430 PARK AVENUE AND FERNANDINA BEACH. >> THANK YOU. >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH YOU TODAY. I'D LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT SOME OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE STORE, THE BOOKSTORE THAT WE OPENED. IT'S COMING UP ON OUR SEVENTH BIRTHDAY IN FEBRUARY. THE REASON I WANTED TO COME AND TALK WITH YOU TODAY IS THAT WE HAVE A NEW SERIES THAT WE'RE STARTING IN FEBRUARY CALLED O TOWN, FOSTERING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. IT'S GOING TO BE A SERIES OF 10 PROGRAMS ONCE A MONTH. THE IDEA BEHIND IT IS THAT WE WANT TO GET GUEST SPEAKERS IN FOR EACH TIME TO TALK ABOUT THEIR VIEW OF JUST WHAT IT TAKES. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. OUR FOCUS IS LARGELY GOING TO BE ON HOW WE COMMUNICATE AND HOW WE TALK TO ONE ANOTHER. IT'S GOING TO BE FACILITATED BY T. R. RICHARDSON. HE'S AN EXPERT IN THAT COMMUNICATION STYLES, THINGS LIKE THAT. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IN FEBRUARY IS GOING TO BE BRANDY CARVALLO WITH THE COUNTY IN STRATEGIC PLANNING. [00:05:03] I THOUGHT FOR MARCH, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE OF YOU REPRESENT THE COUNCIL TO TALK ABOUT YOUR VIEWS OF JUST WHAT IT WOULD MEAN FOR US TO BE A MORE HEALTHY COMMUNITY. GIVE THAT SOME THOUGHT, SOME CONSIDERATION. I THINK YOU KNOW HOW TO REACH ME ON THAT FORM. JUST LET ME KNOW IF SOMEBODY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN JOINING US FOR THAT. THE DATE FOR THAT NEXT PROGRAM, I BELIEVE IS GOING TO BE SUNDAY MARCH 16TH AT 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. >> I THINK YOU ORIGINALLY AND THE EMAIL TO ME WAS MARCH THE BEFORE MARCH 9. >> MARCH 9TH. >> IS WHAT YOU ORIGINALLY SAID. THAT'S HOW IT WAS IN MY HEAD. >> THAT SOUNDS RIGHT. IT WAS FEBRUARY 16 OR MARCH 9. >> YES, SIR. I THINK SO. >> I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AND SPEAKING WITH US. SOUNDS LIKE AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY. I'M SURE SOMEONE ON THIS PANEL IS GOING TO GO. IF IT IS THE 16TH, I KNOW THAT BOTH AMY AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND. >> MARCH 9TH. >> MARCH 9 SOUNDS PERFECT. THAT'S THE WEEK OF THE CAR SHOW. IF YOU GUYS. YEAH. >> I'LL EMAIL THEM THIS SHEETS AND I'LL EMAIL THEM THIS INFORMATION. >> I LEFT A LITTLE DOCUMENT THAT TALKS ABOUT THE OVERVIEW FOR THE PROGRAM. >> WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO HAVING MORE THAN ONE OF US SPEAK? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THE COUNCIL COULD BE THERE IF YOU WANT TO DO IT TOGETHER, WE HAVE ENOUGH SPACE. >> I THINK IF THAT DOES HAPPEN, WHICH I THINK THAT'S A GREAT PLAN. I MEAN, I'LL OBVIOUSLY KNOW ABOUT IT, BUT I'LL NEED TO POST A NOTICE OF GATHERING JUST TO SAY THAT MULTIPLE MEMBERS WILL BE TOGETHER AND YOU'LL BE TALKING BUSINESS. BUT THAT'S NO PROBLEM AT ALL. YOU HAVE TO GIVE A WEEK. >> ORIGINALLY, I WAS THINKING OF JUST INVITING YOU, MARY, BUT I THOUGHT I'D MUCH RATHER HEAR FROM THEM. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> UNLESS WE HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT, WHICH I DON'T THINK WE DO. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO SECTION 6 OLD BUSINESS. OUR FIRST MATTER OF DISCUSSION IS SECTION 6.1 TRIVIA NIGHT. [6.1 Trivia Night.] LET'S RECAP ON WHAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR A TRIVIA NIGHT, WHICH WAS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO OCCUR AT THE PECK CENTER. >> REC CENTRE. >> REC CENTER? THE REC CENTER. WE'RE HOPING FOR ABOUT 100 PEOPLE TO SHOW UP. WE'RE WORKING WITH TRIVIA 30. >> WHICH I DID HEAR BACK FROM. >> WE HAVE. >> YES. >> HAVE THEY GIVEN US A GOOD QUOTE? >> YES; $400, AND THAT COVERS THE HOST, THE SCORE KEEPER, QUESTIONS TAILORED TO OUR GROUP, TRIVIA SUPPLIES, PUTTING TOGETHER POWERPOINT, ETC. THEN THE ROOM, I'VE ALREADY BOOKED IT TENTATIVELY, AND THAT JUST WON'T COST US ANYTHING. >> THEN WHAT WAS OUR SET DATE FOR THAT? >> FEBRUARY 28. >> FEBRUARY 28. >> SO MONTH FROM NOW. >> DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY REPORTS ON ANYTHING ACCOMPLISHED THIS MONEY? >> I REACHED OUT TO THE ZAXBS, LIKE HE'S LIKE THE COUNTY MANAGER FOR ZAXBS. WHAT HE SAID HE COULDN'T GIVE CASH, I THINK HE WOULD BE OPEN TO LIKE CATERING THE EVENT, YOU BE NICE. >> FOR FREE. WOW. >> I SPOKE TO SOME PEOPLE AT THE RICH THAT I KNOW THAT HAVE DONATED ME MONEY IN THE PAST FOR UMPH LEUKEMIA SOCIETY. THEY'RE DOING A CANDY GRAM GIVEAWAY FOR VALENTINE'S. THEY SAID THE PROCEEDINGS FROM THAT WOULD COME TOWARDS THE YIC BUDGET, WHICH I ASKED HIM HOW MUCH HE THINKS IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT SO THAT WE COULD PLAN ON HOW MUCH MONEY HE THINKS WE'RE GOING TO GET. HE SAID ANYWHERE FROM 350 PLUS. THAT SHOULD BE GOOD. THEN I'VE BEEN CONTACTING SOME OTHER PEOPLE, WHICH IS IN A WORK IN PROGRESS, BUT RIGHT NOW, THAT'S THE ONLY MONEY I THINK WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GET. >> I'VE CONTACTED SOME PEOPLE, BUT I'M JUST WAITING TO HEAR BACK, BUT I CONTACTED, KIDS ORIENTED PLACES LIKE I DID VILLA VILLA COLA. I DID THE CRAFT, THE KIDS CRAFT PLACE, AND LIKE AMELIA ART. I DID THE GOLF SOCIAL, AND I'M STILL LIKE WORKING ON MORE, TOO, BUT THAT. >> I HAD A SUGGESTION. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU GUYS ARE ON FACEBOOK, BUT I THINK IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA IF WE LIKE POSTED THE PHOTO THAT WE TAKE TODAY. >> I HAVE A POST DRAFTED UP FOR US TO POST ON FACEBOOK. [00:10:03] BUT HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THE DONATION THINGS? BECAUSE IN THAT POST, I'M GOING TO SAY WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE OUT AND SEE IF THEY CAN DIRECTLY DONATE TO YOU SAID THAT YOU GUYS HAVE THE FACEBOOK PAGE. >> WE HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE AND WE HAVE A PAYPAL ACCOUNT. >> AS I CAN SEND YOU THE TEMPLATE AND RIGHT. >> I'VE CONTACTED. >> THE TRIVIA, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY YET, AND IT'S A MONTH AWAY, AND THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING, I THINK WE SHOULD PROBABLY MOVE THE DATE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN WORK WITH THAT DATE. I DON'T THINK WE CAN. I DON'T THINK IF YOU GUYS KNOW, BUT ME AND MS. MARY SPOKE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, THREE WEEKS AGO, TRYING TO WORK. WE WE MET WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS PARKS AND RECREATION UPSTAIRS, AND WE WERE DISCUSSING THE EVENT YOU GUYS KNOW HOW WE WERE TALKING ABOUT DOING, LIKE, SIMILAR TO THE HEAT STROKE. YES. THE CONCERTS. WE SPOKE WITH THE PARKS AND REX AND THE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WE HAVE PLANNED A DATE FOR AUGUST 9TH, WHICH IT'S GOING TO BE A COLLABORATIVE EVENT BETWEEN YC PARKS AND REC IN THE POLICE OFFICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS GOING TO BE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A CONCERT. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET OUR TARGET BANDS WERE FLIP TURN AND THE HONEY BADGERS. HOWEVER, I SPOKE TO FLIP TURN AND THEY'RE BOOKED ON THAT WEEK THAT WE HAD PLANNED. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE BAND. BUT I'M SURE THE HONEY BADGERS WILL END UP WORKING WITH US FOR THAT, BUT WE NEED MORE OF A YOUNG AGE GROUP TARGETED BAND FOR THAT. >> LET'S NOT DUMP TOO FAR AHEAD BECAUSE THAT. >> IS THAT ON THE AGENDA NEW BUSINESS? I SEE. >> BUT I MEAN, THAT WAS A GOOD POINT BECAUSE WE ARE HAVING EVENT IN AUGUST. IF YOU DO WANT TO PLAN A TRIVIIGHT, JUST KEEP THAT DATE IN MIND BECAUSE THAT'S TWO BIG THINGS THAT YOU'D BE PLANNING. >> WHATEVER YOU. >> DO YOU ALL STILL WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TRIVIAL NIGHT AND I PICK A DATE IN LIKE MARCH OR APRIL? >> I THINK THAT'D BE GOOD. >> DO YOU THINK IT'LL GET US ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE CONCERT? I'M JUST THINKING. >> PARKS AND RECREATION HAS COMMITTED 2,500, I THINK. >> THEY'RE WILLING TO GIVE US $2,500 FROM THEIR BUDGET. >> WE HAVE THAT MUCH. >> THEY'RE DONATING A STAGE, NO, WE HAVE TO WORK ON STAGE STAGE. AS OF NOW, WE HAVE PARKING LOT B? >> WE TALKED ABOUT CENTRAL PARK, I THOUGHT. >> TELL ME. I'LL GET OUR NOTES. >> BUT THAT'S STILL AHEAD BUT THE TRIVIA NIGHT. >> ALL YOU STILL WANT TO DO A TRIVIA NIGHT? IF SO, DO YOU WANT LET'S PICK A DIFFERENT DATE. I KNOW Y'ALL HAVE SPRING BREAK, MARCH 14, 20, 21ST. LET'S AVOID THAT. WE COULD EITHER DO IT LIKE RIGHT BEFORE SPRING BREAK OR RIGHT AFTER SPRING BREAK, WELCOME BACK. OR IF YOU WANT TO GO EVEN FARTHER. THE ONE WE DID LAST TIME WAS LIKE IN SCHOOL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT DID Y'ALL GET OUT OF SCHOOL. >> THE 23RD. >> DO YOU WANT TO TRY TO DO THAT, OR IS THAT TOO HOT? IT'S MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. >> WOULD THE REC CENTER NOT BE USING PUSHING SPACE ON MEMORIAL DAY? >> WE'LL BE CLOSED. BUT I MEAN, YOU COULD DO IT AT A SUNDAY NIGHT. LET'S SEE. >> WHEN IS THAT SHELLY COOK OFF? >> FEBRUARY. >> NEXT THE EIGHTH. WHAT'S THE EIGHTH? YOU GUYS HAVE A BOOTH THE CITY? >> THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES. >> WHEN WOULD YOU GUYS WANT TO PUSH BACK DUE I FEEL LIKE MAY IS LIKE PRETTY DISTANT. [00:15:04] >> I FEEL LIKE MAY IS ALSO POKED OUT. >> I THINK WE SHOULD DO IT WHILE SCHOOLS STILL GOING ON. >> I THINK IT'D BETTER TO PUSH IT TO MARCH OR APRIL. >> APRIL, BUT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE CAREFUL WITH. >> THAT'S NOT. >> MARCH. >> START OF APRIL'S ON APRIL 5TH. >> WHAT ABOUT MARCH. >> I THINK MARCH WOULD BE BETTER. >> I DON'T THINK MARCH DOESN'T WORK WELL FOR US. THE SAT IS THE WEEK BEFORE THE SPRING BREAK. THEN SPRING BREAK. >> NO, SATS AFTER SPRING BREAK. >> THAT'S ON THE 8TH. >> IT'S THE EIGHTH. >> THE SCHOOL? >> NO. THAT'S IN APRIL. >> I SAY MID APRIL, BUT THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. >> I AGREE WITH THAT. >> LIKE THE 18TH. LET ME CHECK A SCHOOL CALENDAR. >> I DON'T THINK WE HAVE BE DAYS OFF. >> WE'VE HAD TOO MANY DAYS. >> THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER, BIG EVENTS OTHER THAN THE SATUR FESTIVAL. I KNOW WHAT THAT IS. THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH IS SOUNDS ON CENTER AND I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULDN'T COMPETE WITH THAT. THAT STARTS IN APRIL. SO NOT APRIL 4TH. >> WITH THE 11TH WORK? >> APRIL 11TH OR MARCH 11TH? >> APRIL. >> APRIL 11TH ON FRIDAY. >> I CANNOT BE THERE. >> HOW DO YOU GUYS KNOW HERE? CENTERS. >> APRIL 18. THAT'S EASTER WEEKEND. THAT'S GOOD BAY. >> SHOULD WE DO IT ON A SCHOOL DAY, LIKE A THURSDAY? >> YEAH. >> INSTEAD OF A FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY NIGHT. >> DO YOUR PARENTS LET YOU DO THINGS ON SCHOOL NIGHTS? >> YEAH, BUT IT WON'T GO TILL 10:00. [OVERLAPPING] >> IT'D BE FINE WITH ME. >> 6:00-8:00 OR SOMETHING? >> EXACTLY. [NOISE] THAT COULD WORK. >> 6:00-8:00. WOULD 10TH WORK THEN, AS FAR AS DATE? [NOISE] YOU GUYS GOOD WITH THE 10TH, APRIL? >> APRIL 10TH, YEAH. >> THAT'S A THURSDAY? >> YES. >> THURSDAY. >> SURE. I CAN DO THAT. >> THAT SOUNDS GOOD. >> I'LL CHECK WITH THE REC CENTER AND MAKE SURE WE CAN STILL GET IT. I'LL CHECK [INAUDIBLE] >> NOW LET'S ASSIGN ROLES FOR THIS. CLAY SPOKE WITH ZAXBYS ABOUT MAYBE CATERING, SO I'LL PUT YOU IN CHARGE OF THE FOOD THEN? >> YEAH. >> WHAT ELSE DO WE NEED TO DO FOR THIS? BECAUSE REALISTICALLY, [OVERLAPPING] WE HAVE WHAT? >> WE NEED PRIZES AS WELL. >> 1, 2, 3, WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS BEFORE THIS, SO WE SHOULD PROBABLY ASSIGN ROLES SO THAT WE CAN GET THIS BALL MOVING. THAT'S WHY WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE FEBRUARY DATE. >> WE NEED SOMEONE TO BE DECORATIONS, SOMEONE TO DO PRIZES, AND PROBABLY SOMEONE TO WORK ON SPONSORSHIPS. >> DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD GET SPONSORED PRIZES OR TRY TO RAISE ENOUGH MONEY TO WHERE WE BUY PRIZES? >> I THINK IT'S EASIER TO GET A GIFT CERTIFICATE. RESTAURANTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO GIVE YOU A GIFT CERTIFICATE THAN THEY ARE TO GIVE YOU A CHECK, AND THEN THAT CAN BE A PRIZE. >> I CAN WORK ON THE PRIZES. >> I CAN WORK ON DECORATIONS. >> [OVERLAPPING] ZATIE, I CAN GET YOU A MAP OF THE ROOM, LIKE HOW MANY TABLES AND ALL THAT STUFF. JACOB, YOU SAID YOU'LL DO SPONSORSHIPS? >> DO WE KNOW ANY RESTAURANTS THAT ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO GIVE SOMETHING AWAY THAT COMES TO MIND DOWNTOWN? >> YOU COULD TRY COMMISSIONER POYNTER. >> I ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO HIM AND I DID NOT GET A RESPONSE. >> HOW DID YOU REACH OUT TO HIM? >> I TEXTED HIM. MAYBE THAT MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST WAY TO REACH HIM. >> YOU CAN EMAIL HIS CITY EMAIL. >> BECAUSE HE OWNS TIMOTI'S. I DIDN'T KNOW WHO WE WERE TALKING ABOUT FIRST, TIMOTI'S. >> TIMOTI'S, KARIBO. >> [OVERLAPPING] BABA'S. >> BABA'S, DUCK PINZ. >> [OVERLAPPING] WHEN DID YOU TEXT HIM LAST? WHEN DID YOU MESSAGE HIM LAST? >> I THINK IT WAS MAYBE FRIDAY. [00:20:01] >> HE DIDN'T RESPOND? >> I THINK THAT WOULD BE EXCELLENT PRIZES, LIKE GIFT CERTIFICATES TO GREGOR MACGREGOR AND DUCK PINZ. IT'S A LOT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GIVE AWAY GIFT CERTIFICATES THAN IT IS TO GIVE AWAY MONEY. >> MY DAD'S FRIENDS WITH HIM TOO, SO I COULD DEFINITELY. >> HE'S PART OF THE CITY AND NOW YOU'RE PART OF THE CITY. JUST MAKE SURE HE KNOWS IT'S A CITY. ANYTHING ELSE WE'RE MISSING AS FAR AS PLANNING? WHAT ELSE DO WE NEED FOR THE EVENT ITSELF? WELL, THAT'S A GOOD START, AND WE STILL HAVE TWO MEETINGS BEFORE THIS HAPPENS. IF WE NEED TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP TO PLAN STUFF, WE CAN DO THAT. IS THAT ONE GOOD? DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A BREAK INTO A STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS? >> YES, WE CAN DO THAT. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WE CAN TALK ABOUT. WE HAD A GOOD COMMISSION MEETING LAST NIGHT, HAD SOME SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS GET APPROVED. ONE OF THEM WAS THE DREDGING OF THE MARINA. LET'S SEE. I JUST WANT TO SWITCH OVER HERE TO SHOW UP AND SHOULD ALLOW ME TO SHARE SCREEN HERE. [NOISE] ONE OF THE THINGS APPROVED LAST NIGHT IS THE DREDGING OF THE MARINA. THIS ALLOWS US TO GO IN THERE AND DO WHAT WE DO EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS, WHICH IS REMOVE A LOT OF THE MUD, A LOT OF THE SILTATION THAT ACCUMULATES DOWN IN THE MARINA. IT'S EXPENSIVE PROJECT, COSTS ABOUT $980,000 THIS YEAR TO DO IT. ANOTHER THING THAT WE DISCUSSED LAST NIGHT, THIS IS A PICTURE, AERIAL, OF THE MARINA. THERE'S BRETT'S RESTAURANT RIGHT THERE. MOST OF THE DREDGING WORK THAT WE DO IS DOWN HERE IN THE SOUTHERN BASIN. THE REASON WHY IS WHENEVER THAT TIDE GOES OUT, THE ST. MARY'S RIVER, THE AMELIA RIVER, IT ALL TURNS AND RUNS OUT HERE AROUND THE BEND HERE, OUT TO THE OCEAN. [NOISE] BECAUSE OF WHERE THE MARINA IS LOCATED, YOU END UP HAVING A LOT OF THE WATER GOING OUT, COME THIS WAY, AND IT PILES UP HERE, AND YOU GET A LOT OF SEDIMENTATION HERE IN THIS AREA. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CONTRIBUTES TO IT IS THE BREADTH STRUCTURE. THERE'S A LOT OF DEBRIS UNDERNEATH IT. THIS IS AN OLD FACILITY THAT WAS BUILT ON TOP OF ANOTHER FACILITY BACK IN THE '80S. IT DEFINITELY SERVES AS A DAM AND PREVENTS GOOD FLOW HERE UNDERNEATH THE BRETT'S. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS DISCUSSED IS THE EVENTUAL DEMOLITION OF BRETT'S. THE LEASE OF THAT BUILDING ENDS THIS YEAR, SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION OF WHAT GOES IN ITS PLACE. BRETT'S RESTAURANT IS GOING TO BE GOING AWAY HERE WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT COULD GO IN ITS PLACE, ANOTHER RESTAURANT, [NOISE] A PAVILION OF SORTS AND OPEN DECK THAT YOU COULD HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT EVENTS AND VENUES. I COULD SERVE IT FOR THAT PURPOSE. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES IT REALLY COMPLICATED IS TO ACCESS THE MARINA, YOU DO IT THROUGH THE BOARDWALKS THAT ARE FASTENED TWO BREADTHS. THE FUEL LINES, THE ELECTRICAL, EVERYTHING THAT GETS OUT TO THE MARINA IS AROUND BREADTHS. SO YOU CAN'T JUST GO IN THERE WITH A BIG EXCAVATOR OVER WATER AND TRY TO TEAR OUT THE BUILDING WHILE MAJORLY IMPACTING THE MARINA BECAUSE IT'S BUILT AROUND BRETT'S AS THEIR CENTERPIECE. IT'S A COMPLICATED PROJECT TO NOT ONLY DEMOLITION THE BUILDING, BUT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON ITS PLACE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BUILD NEW DECKS OUT HERE TO THE VARIOUS DOCKS HERE OF THE MARINA SO THAT THE MARINA CAN STAY OPERATIONAL WHILE YOU'RE TEARING DOWN BREADTHS AND THEN GOING BACK AND BUILDING SOMETHING NEW. THAT WAS A GOOD BIT OF THE DISCUSSION LAST NIGHT, NOT ONLY DREDGING, BUT FIGURING OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THIS BUILDING ONCE WE DEMOLISH IT. >> WHAT WAS THE CONSENSUS? >> NOT A LOT OF PROGRESS, BUT IT HAPPENED IN A DISCUSSION, OTHER THAN SOME DIFFERENT IDEAS, A WAY TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE WOULD WANT TO GO THERE. BRETT'S IS THE TERMINATION POINT OF OUR ENTIRE DOWNTOWN. IF YOU'RE COMING IN FROM WATER, IT'S THE FIRST FACILITY THAT MEETS YOU. IF YOU'RE COMING OUT OF TOWN OR ANYWHERE AND YOU COME DOWN CENTER STREET, IT'S A TERMINATION POINT OF OUR DOWNTOWN. IT'S AN ICONIC STRUCTURE, AND WHAT GOES IN ITS PLACE IS A PARAMOUNT DISCUSSION. THERE WAS SOME CONVERSATION LAST NIGHT THAT DID APPROVE DREDGING. SO HERE, PROBABLY JULY OR SO, WE'LL COME IN HERE AND REMOVE ABOUT 15,000 CUBIC YARDS. IT'S A LOT OF MUD. ONE OF THE REASONS IT'S SO EXPENSIVE IS BECAUSE WHERE DO YOU TAKE THE MUD? THAT MUD GOES ON BARGE, IT GOES OUT THROUGH THE INTERCOASTAL HERE, ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE TO PAST BONEYARD BEACH, [00:25:03] KINGSLEY PLANTATION, BLOUNT ISLAND. HELP ME FIND THE DAMES POINT BRIDGE HERE. YOU FIND THE DAMES POINT BRIDGE, THERE WE GO. NOW, OVER HERE IS CALLED REED ISLAND. ACTUALLY RIGHT HERE, THIS IS REED ISLAND. IF YOU'RE EVER ON TOP OF THE DAMES POINT BRIDGE, YOU LOOK OVER, YOU'LL SEE THIS ISLAND OVER HERE, THAT'S JUST FULL OF MUD. THAT'S WHERE IT GOES. THE PUBLIC EXPENSE IS TAKING ALL THAT MUCK ALL THE WAY THERE BY BOAT, UNLOADING IT AND THEN COMING BACK. IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE, LABORIOUS PROCESS TO DO THAT. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON, ONE OF A LOT OF PROJECTS GOING ON. WE'RE ALSO DREDGING. WE, THE KINGS BAY NAVY BASE, THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WHO MANAGES EVERYTHING FOR THE US MILITARY, ALL THEIR PROJECTS. THEY'RE CURRENTLY OUT HERE RIGHT NOW DREDGING BETWEEN FORT CLINCH AND CUMBERLAND. THAT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT SUBMARINES, AS THEY COME AND GO, HAVE THE PROPER DEPTH TO GET OUT THERE, AND THEN THEY TAKE THAT SAND AND THEY PLACE IT UP HERE ON FORT CLINCH BEACH. ANOTHER DREDGING PROJECT LATER THIS YEAR WHERE THEY COME OUT HERE INTO THE OCEAN AND PUMP SAND UP ONTO THE BEACH IN A NUMBER OF AREAS TO MAKE SURE OUR BEACHES CONTINUE TO GROW AND STAY HEALTHY. WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW COMMUNITIES THAT HAS A BEACH THAT CONTINUES TO A DUNE SYSTEM THAT CONTINUES TO GROW. WE HAVE VERY HEALTHY BEACHES. ANYTIME DURING HURRICANE SEASON, ESPECIALLY ANYTHING THAT RUNS UP THE COASTLINE, YOU'LL SEE UP IN THE CAROLINAS AND VIRGINIA, AND OTHER PLACES WHERE HOUSES START FALLING TO THE WATER, AND WE HAVE THE OPPOSITE OF THAT. BECAUSE OF THE AGGRESSIVE DREDGING PROGRAM WE HAVE, THANKS TO THE MILITARY, REALLY, A LOT OF OUR BEACHES CONTINUE TO GROW. IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THESE BOARDWALKS, HERE WE GO, THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE. [NOISE] THIS IS A BOARDWALK. WHICH ONE IS THIS? LET'S SEE. OZELLO AVENUE. THIS IS CITY BOARDWALK HERE. LET'S SEE. LET'S TAKE A LOOK. ACCESS NUMBER 39, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THIS BOARDWALK, YOU'LL SEE IT ONLY GOES TWO-THIRDS OF THE WAY OUT INTO THE BEACH. WE DIDN'T BUILD IT THAT WAY. THE DUNES ONLY WENT TO HERE WHEN IT WAS BUILT, PROBABLY 15 YEARS AGO. THIS IS HOW MUCH OUR BEACH HAS GROWN, SO THAT NOW THE DUNES ALL THE WAY UP TO HERE. WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN THEY DREDGE, THEY PUT SAND UP ON THE BEACH. OVER TIME, THE WIND BLOWS THE SAND UP INTO THE DUNES, WHICH IS OUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE TO PROTECT HOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY FROM TIDAL EVENTS. THEN OUR DUNE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO GROW, PLANTS TAKE OVER. THEY TAKE ROOT AND HOLD THE DUNES TOGETHER. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE STRUCTURE HERE, THE STRUCTURE HERE, THAT USED TO GO ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE SAND. NOW IT ONLY GOES TWO-THIRDS OF THE WAY BECAUSE OUR DUNE SYSTEMS GROWN THAT MUCH. IT'S A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE. THAT'S TWO DREDGING PROJECTS, ONE AT OUR MARINA, ONE FOR OUR BEACHES. WE'RE DOING A LOT OF DIGGING AND A LOT OF PLACEMENT OF THAT SAND UPON THERE. WHEN THE MILITARY SAYS, HEY, WE NEED TO DREDGE, WE SAY, YES, SIR. THANK YOU. WE'LL TAKE THE SAND. IT'S $18 MILLION PROJECT TO DO IT. THEY NEED TO GET RID OF THE SAND. DON'T TAKE IT TO CUMBERLAND. THE HORSE HAS GOT ENOUGH ROOM OVER THERE. GIVE IT TO US. WE NEED IT. THE SAND COMES OVER HERE, AND WE REAP THE BENEFITS OF IT. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY FERNANDINA IN THE WORLD OF SHELLS AND SHARP TEETH IS KNOWN FOR BEING A HOT SPOT TO GO, I DIDN'T EVEN REALLY KNOW THAT IT WAS SUCH A POPULAR SPOT BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE GOOD SHELL FINDINGS, TEETH FINDINGS HERE, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A NATIONALLY KNOWN AREA. THAT WAS INTERESTING TO FIND OUT RECENTLY. BUT ONE OF THE REASONS IS BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO WE GET THE SHELLS AND TEETH THAT COMES THROUGH JUST NATURAL TIDAL ACTIVITY, BUT YOU ALSO GET AN EXTRA AMOUNT BECAUSE YOU'RE OUT THERE DIGGING ON THE OCEAN FLOOR AND PUTTING THAT SAND ON THE BEACH. YOU GET TWICE THE AMOUNT THAT MOST COMMUNITIES WOULD SEE THROUGH JUST NORMAL NATURAL WASTES. THAT'S DREDGING, BOTH ON THE OCEAN SIDE AND ON THE MARINA SIDE, AND THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE GOT GOING ON. ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY OTHER PROJECTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT? >> WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BOARDWALKS, WHAT ABOUT THE TWO BURNT-DOWN BOARDWALKS? >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE JUST FINISHED ACCESS NUMBER 30. ACCESS NUMBER 30 LOOKS REALLY GOOD. JUST COMPLETELY RE-DECKED THAT STRUCTURE. >> THAT'S ON SIMMONS? >> THAT'S ON SIMMONS. YOU'RE CORRECT. SIMMONS ROAD RIGHT HERE. THIS IS ACCESS 30. NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT THERE. YOU GO LOOK AT IT NOW. THERE'S A NICE RAMP HERE. >> DID YOU GUYS DO THAT ONE BECAUSE IT WAS FALLING APART OR BECAUSE IT WAS THE ONE THAT WAS ON FIRE? >> NO. WE JUST FINISHED THIS ONE. MATTER OF FACT, WE WILL POP OVER HERE TO THE EMAIL. YOU GET THAT. LET'S SEE HERE. >> IT'S ON FACEBOOK TOO. >> IT'S ON FACEBOOK? >> DOES ANYONE FOLLOW THE CITY'S FACEBOOK ACCOUNT? >> I DO. >> CLAY. [00:30:02] >> I'M ON FACEBOOK PROBABLY MORE THAN ANYTHING NOW. >> THAT IS THIS BOARDWALK, BRAND NEW, JUST COMPLETED. WHAT WE DID IS WE PULLED OFF OF ACCESS 30 HERE, WENT ON DOWN TO 5 NORTH, AND WE'RE REPAIRING THAT ONE FROM THE FIRE DAMAGE THAT HAPPENED DURING NEW YEAR'S DAY. THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE DOWN TO ACCESS 28 AND REPLACE THAT STRUCTURE. IT'S NOT A NEW STRUCTURE. THERE'S TWO TYPES OF RESTORATIONS THAT YOU DO WHEN YOU DO A BOARDWALK. ONE IS YOU PUT NEW DECK AND NEW HAND RAILS ON. THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE WALKS ON, TOUCHES FIELDS. THEN LATER ON, ALL THE PILINGS THAT GO DOWN TO THE SAND, THAT HOLD THE BOARDWALK UP, YOU GET TO REPLACE THAT. IT LASTS LONGER. IT'S MUCH HEAVIER DUTY WOOD. IT'S NOT EXPOSED TO THE SUN, BUT THE SUN REALLY WILL WEAR OUT A LOT OF THINGS. OVER TIME, IT JUST COMPLETELY DRIES UP THE WOOD, CRACKS IT, SPLINTERS IT. THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE TO RE-DECK TWICE AS OFTEN AS YOU HAVE TO DO TO REPLACE ALL THE PILINGS UNDERNEATH IT. WE'RE GOING TO HOP OVER TO NUMBER 5 NORTH, TAKE CARE OF THAT FIRE DAMAGE, COME BACK TO ACCESS NUMBER 28, RE-DECK THAT ONE, AND THEN WE'RE MOVING ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE TO NORTH BEACH PARK. THIS IS A BIG ONE. NORTH BEACH PARK IS ACCESS NUMBER, [BACKGROUND] I'M NOT NORTH ENOUGH? LET'S GET UP HERE. THERE WE GO. NORTH BEACH PARK, THIS IS A BIG ONE. IT RUNS UP HERE, THE ZERO HERE, THE ZERO THERE, AND IT DUMPS YOU OUT. ANOTHER GOOD EXAMPLE. THIS BOARDWALK WHERE IT TERMINATED, THAT WAS ON THE BEACH, AND YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH THE SYSTEMS HAVE GROWN THERE. THIS WILL BE THE NEXT ONE THAT WE GO IN THERE AND RE-DECK. TO REPLACE IT WOULD BE 4 OR $500,000. TO ACTUALLY JUST RE-DECK, WE'RE ONLY LOOKING ABOUT $60,000. IT'S MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE TO RE-DECK IT, SO WE'LL GO IN THERE. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S PRETTY WARM. PUT ALL NEW DECKING, NEW HAND RAILS UP THERE, UP AND AROUND AND DOWN AND OUT TO THE BEACH. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU. >> I'LL KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. IF Y'ALL COULDN'T COME UP WITH SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT, I WAS GOING TO PUT EVERYTHING INTO A RANDOM WHEEL GENERATOR AND HAVE TO PICK HORSE, BUT Y'ALL CAME PREPARED, SO WE'RE GOOD. >> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ONTO SECTION 6.2, THE NEWS-LEADER. [6.2 News-Leader.] >> YES. I HAD THAT ON FROM LAST TIME, BUT DO YOU WANT TO TELL THEM ABOUT YOUR MEETING? >> I MET UP WITH MS. JULIA ROBERTS FROM THE FERNANDINA BEACH NEWS-LEADER, SHE HELPED US CONSTRUCT THE ARTICLE. SHE HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH ME, AND SHE ASKED ME QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WE DO, AND I TOLD HER OUR MISSION. >> DID YOU ALL SEE THE ARTICLE? >> DID YOU? >> I SAW IT. EVERYONE SAW IT? >> YES. >> THAT'S GOOD. EVERYONE HAS A COPY? >> NO. [LAUGHTER] >> YOUR PICTURES ARE IN IT, BUT THAT'S WHY WE NEED A NEW ONE. BUT ALSO, SHE SUGGESTED QUARTERLY COLUMNS. SHE'S INTERESTED IN HEARING FROM YOU MORE OFTEN, AND ONE OF HER IDEAS WAS IF EVER YOU WANT TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OR JUST DO SOME ARTICLE ABOUT WHAT YOU ALL HAVE GOING ON. SO WE WERE GOING TO TALK TO YOU ALL TO SEE IF ANYBODY REALLY LIKES WRITING, WHO'S A GOOD WRITER. DO YOU LITERARY? >> YES, MA'AM. >> MAYBE THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR YOU. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN? >> YEAH. >> WE COULD ALWAYS DO SPOTLIGHT, HAVE ONE OF THE MEMBERS SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THEMSELVES, WHOEVER'S ON THE COMMITTEE OR SOMETHING? I DON'T KNOW. >> YES, AND DEFINITELY WHEN THE TRIVIA NIGHT IS HAPPENING. >> YEAH, FOR SURE. >> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON FROM THAT. NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO TO OUR 6.3 LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. [6.3 Leadership Program.] >> THAT'S WHERE YOU WANTED TO TALK TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER. >> WE NEED TO REACH OUT TO DR. CRAWFORD, THAT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING I NEED TO DO. THAT'S JUST GOING TO BE A REMINDER. >> DON'T FEEL PRESSURED. IT WAS YOUR IDEA THAT YOU WERE EXCITED ABOUT, BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE OTHER STUFF GOING ON. [00:35:03] >> NO. I STILL DEFINITELY WANT TO DO IT. >> HOW WOULD WE DO IT? WOULD WE SPEAK TO THE CLASS OR SOMETHING? >> I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO TALK TO DR. CRAWFORD ABOUT, BUT ISN'T THERE SOMETHING, LIKE YOU MENTIONED PIRATES OR SOMETHING? >> YEAH. [OVERLAPPING] >> ARE THERE BOOTHS OR SOMETHING? [OVERLAPPING] >> THAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY'RE COMING INTO FRESHMAN YEAR, BUT THERE ARE BOOTHS IN THE GYM. THEY LEARN ABOUT CLUBS FROM THE SCHOOL, SO MAYBE WE COULD HAVE A BOOTH IN THERE. >> THAT'S PROBABLY EVEN EASIER FOR US BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL THE CONCEPTS. >> THAT'D BE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL, YES. SO IF WE WANT TO DO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL THEN? >> WELL, WE STILL WANT TO DO SOMETHING SEPARATE WITH THEM. BUT WE CAN MOVE ON FROM THAT FOR RIGHT NOW. NEW BUSINESS IS OUR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, [7.1 National Night Out.] WHICH I WAS MENTIONING, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRETTY BIG EVENT, HOPEFULLY. IS MS. TINA SEEING IF THE POLICE CHIEF IS GOING TO APPROVE SOME MONEY FOR THIS OR NOT? >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. DID SHE SAY THAT? I KNOW THAT SHE GOT IT APPROVED FOR US TO EVEN DO THE NATIONAL LINE UP, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FINANCES YET. >> BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IF WE'RE PUTTING OUR NAME BEHIND IT AND THEY ARE AS WELL, IT SHOULD BE 50/50. >> I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH HER ON THAT. >> DO YOU KNOW WHETHER IT'S GOING TO BE AT CENTRAL PARK? BECAUSE I WAS PUSHING FOR IT BEING DOWNTOWN. I KNOW THERE WAS SOME CONSTRUCTION, BUT WE WERE SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT WORKING IT OUT. >> YOU'RE RIGHT. I'M SORRY. THAT WAS MY LINE. WE SAID LOCATION A, DOWNTOWN. LOCATION B, CENTRAL PARK. [INAUDIBLE] PARK, 2-3,000, CONCERT, FAST-FOOD TRUCKS, 6:00-10:00. THEN ONE THING WE TALKED ABOUT IS DOING STUFF FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD FROM 6:00-8:00 AND THEN 8:00-10:00, DO SOMETHING FOR Y'ALL'S GENERATION. >> DOES ANYONE KNOW ANY BANDS, ANY MUSIC CONTACTS? ZATIE, THIS MIGHT BE UP IN ONE OF YOUR ALLEY. >> I DON'T KNOW. I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER. I WENT TO THE LAST HEATSTROKE, AND I JUST REMEMBER WHAT THEY LOOKED LIKE. I REMEMBER THERE WAS ONE AND THEY HAD ASTRONAUT COSTUMES. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THEY WERE CALLED. >> I WOULD TELL YOU. IT WAS PARKS AND REC WAS THE ONE. >> I CHECKED, TWIN SUNS. >> REALLY? >> DID YOU LIKE THOSE BANDS? >> YEAH. I THINK TWIN SUNS WAS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST HIT BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY LOCAL. A LOT OF THEM WENT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND STUFF. I THINK IT'D BE AMAZING IF FLIPTURN COULD COME. >> WE COULDN'T GET THAT. >> THEY OBVIOUSLY CAN'T. >> THEY WERE DEFINITELY OPEN TO DOING IT BECAUSE I WAS TEXTING DYLAN, WHICH IS IN THE BAND, BUT THEY WERE JUST SAYING THAT THEY WERE ALREADY BOOKED. DID YOU SEE THEY WERE ON JIMMY KIMMEL? >> DID YOU SAY TWIN SUNS IS THE ONE THAT YOU LIKE THE BEST? >> YEAH. >> DO YOU HAVE THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION? >> I'M FAMILY FRIENDS WITH ONE OF THE MEMBERS, SO I CAN REACH OUT TO THEM. >> I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU I THINK THEY WERE THE MOST EXPENSIVE. I FEEL LIKE THEY WERE $1,000. YES, BECAUSE FERNANDINA BEACH PRIDE. WE HAD ISSUES WITH THE BANDS WHERE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THEIR TAX INFORMATION IN ORDER, AND WE COULD HAVE PAID THEM AS A CITY WITHOUT THEIR W-9 AND STARTER THING, SO FERNANDINA BEACH PRIDE PAID THEM DIRECTLY, AND THAT WAS $10,000. BUT WE COULD ASK PRIDE TO AGAIN. YES, IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO THEM AND SEE IF THEY'RE AVAILABLE. IT'S FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH. [NOISE] THEN DO YOU WANT ME TO ASK THE HONEY BADGERS? >> YOU DON'T SEEM TO LIKE THE HONEY BADGERS. >> I DO. I LOVE HONEY BADGERS. HUPP IS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER, SO IT'S ALSO GOVERNMENT. >> WHAT WOULD THE DATE BE? >> ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH. BLESS YOU. >> THANKS. [NOISE] SORRY. >> [OVERLAPPING] THEN I CAN GO AHEAD AND RESERVE THE STAGE. [00:40:02] >> WHAT STAGE? >> THE BIG STAGE AND THE SOUND SYSTEM FOR THE BANDS. WHAT ARE YOU TWO LAUGHING ABOUT? DO HAVE OPINIONS ABOUT SOMETHING? [NOISE] WHAT? TELL US. DO YOU HAVE OPINIONS? ARE WE DOING SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T LIKE? >> NO. I JUST NEVER HEARD OF ANY OF THESE BANDS. >> WELL, HONEY BADGERS IS A LOCAL BAND. THEY PLAY ALL OVER THE PLACE. THEN TWIN SUNS IS WHO PLAYED AT THE HEATSTROKE FESTIVAL LAST YEAR. >> THERE'S NO LOCAL RAPPERS. >> I KNOW. >> DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE LOCAL? >> NO, I DON'T. >> THAT'S THE ONLY CHALLENGE, FINDING A BAND. >> I KNOW THERE'S A WALL AT JACKSONVILLE, BANDS TOO LIKE THAT. >> I DON'T KNOW IF WE PUT IT UP FOR A BID, LIKE WE'RE HAVING THIS. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD EVEN WORK BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW. IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING REACHING OUT TO RANDOM BANDS WE'VE NEVER HEARD OF NOW. >> WELL, HONEY BADGERS HAS A REALLY BIG FOLLOWING HERE. >> THAT'S WHY I'M PUSHING FOR THAT BECAUSE IF THEY HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING TO THE EVENTS, I WANT THEM TO PERFORM. >> I THINK THAT WOULD BE FUN FROM 6:00-8:00 BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN ALL THE FAMILIES ARE GOING TO BE THERE OR WHATEVER, AND THEN TWIN SUNS IS THE TEAM CROWD, AND THAT WOULD GO FROM 8:00-10:00. >> WE'LL HAVE TO REACH OUT TO HONEY BADGERS. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO? >> YES. I'M GOOD FRIEND WITH HUPP'S WIFE. THEN YOU ARE GOING TO TALK TO TWIN SUNS? >> YES. >> IT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT BECAUSE THEY ONLY PLAY FOR US FOR MAYBE AN HOUR. YOU HAVE TO TALK LIKE, IS TWO HOURS TOO LONG? HOW MUCH WOULD THAT COST? THAT KIND OF STUFF. >> WAIT. BUT DO THEY HAVE A W-9 FORM NOW? >> NO. FERNANDINA BEACH PRIDE WROTE THEM CHECK SEPARATELY. ANYTHING ELSE? LET'S LOOK AT OUR NOTES, [INAUDIBLE] FIRE DEPARTMENT. I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. SORRY. WE DON'T HAVE TO ASSIGN THESE TASKS RIGHT NOW, BUT JUST BE THINKING, SOMEBODY LATER WILL BE IN CHARGE OF DOING MY FOOD TRUCKS, THAT KIND OF STUFF. >> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? >> I DON'T KNOW YET. >> WE DON'T NEED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO SECTION 8, [8. COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS/COMMENTS] COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS OR COMMENTS. ANY COMMENTS FROM YOU GUYS? >> WE WENT OVER THAT WITH THE TRIVIA NIGHT REPORTS. >> CLAY, DID ANYTHING HAPPEN WITH THE LEAGUES? >> WHAT HAPPENED WAS WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO JOIN A LEAGUE AND THEY JUST DIDN'T REALLY CARE, SO IT WORKED OUT. >>WAIT. WHAT? IS IT CITY LEAGUE? >> YEAH, IT'S A CITY LEAGUE. >> WHAT LEAGUE? >> IT'S A FLAG LEAGUE. THEY WERE JUST LIKE, YOU GUYS ARE UNDER 18, BUT IT'S FINE. SO IT WORKED OUT. >> [LAUGHTER] GREAT. YOU TWO, YOUNG LADIES AT THE END, BECAUSE WHEN YOU SIGNED UP FOR YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Y'ALL ARE THE ONE-YEAR TERM AND EVERYTHING RENEWS DECEMBER 31ST, SO I HOPE THAT YOU WANT TO STAY ON. IF YOU DO, YOU HAVE TO FILL OUT ANOTHER APPLICATION. I'M NOT ADVERTISING IT, SO THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY COMPETITION OR ANYTHING, BUT I'M GOING TO SEE THE APPLICATION. IT'LL BE JUST ON THE NEXT AGENDA THEY CAN GET TO. YOU JUST HAVE TO FILL OUT A FORM THAT YOU FILLED OUT THE FIRST TIME SO THAT WE CAN REDO YOUR MEMBERSHIP UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR. BUT IT'S ONLY FOR YOU TWO BECAUSE I THINK THE OTHER ONES ARE ON 2-3 TERMS. [NOISE] >> THEN DID THEY APPROVE OUR COUNTY? >> NO. I TALKED TO THE CITY CLERK ABOUT THAT AND SHE SAID IT'S A MATTER OF OUR CITYWIDE CHARTER, AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN JUST CHANGE AT A COMMISSION MEETING. [OVERLAPPING] >> MAYBE NOT FOR US. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? >> EXPANDING NEW IDEAS. [OVERLAPPING] >> ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE THE IDEA OF MAKING IT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO LIVE IN THE CITY LIMITS TO BE ON A BOARD, BUT SINCE YOU ALL ARE NOT PAYING TAXES, [00:45:02] HER THOUGHT WAS, CAN'T IT JUST BE OPEN TO ANY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY LIVE? >> BUT IT'S NOT? >> CORRECT. >> SOMEONE FROM THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, DO YOU KNOW THEM? >> TDC, THE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU, THEY DO RESTAURANT MEET, THEY DO DICKENS ON CENTRE. THEY DO A LOT OF BIG EVENTS. THEY PUT ALL THE WREATHS IN THE LIGHTS DOWNTOWN. SOMEONE FROM THEIR GROUP REACHED OUT ABOUT HOW THEY CAN WORK WITH YOU, AND THAT WOULD BE A VERY GOOD THING TO KEEP IN MIND FOR FUNDING. HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE BED TAX? EVERY TIME ANYONE SPENDS THE NIGHT ON THE ISLAND, THEY GET A DOLLAR. EVERY TIME A HOTEL IS BOOKED, THEY GET A DOLLAR PROGRAM, SO THEY HAVE LOTS OF MONEY TO WORK WITH. THEY HELP PAY FOR BEACH BOARDWALKS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT THEY HAVE MONEY. WHEN SHE'S GOING TO COME TO OUR NEXT MEETING TO TALK, AND MAYBE AT THAT POINT YOU CAN TALK TO HER. [OVERLAPPING] >> SHE IS COMING TO OUR NEXT MEETING? >> YEAH. I INVITED HER TO COME TO THIS MEETING, BUT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN BOARD MEETING, BUT SHE'S GOING TO COME NEXT MEETING, SO I'M GOING TO PUT HER ON AN AGENDA. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT TIME TO APPROACH HER AND SAY, HERE'S OUR IDEA IS HOW CAN YOU GUYS WORK WITH US OR WHATEVER? [NOISE] >> THIS IS A GOOD MEETING. WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO NEED TO TAKE OUR PICTURES NOW. >> ONE MORE THING. THIS DIDN'T SEEM LIKE A LOT OF MONEY TO ME, BUT THERE IS A SPONSOR SCHOLARSHIP SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE PEOPLE. YOU JUNIORS, FIRST PLACE IS $500, SECOND PLACE IS 250, AND YOU HAVE TO WRITE AN ESSAY. DO YOU WANT ME TO SEND IT TO YOU? >> YES, PLEASE. >> THEN ALSO, THEY DO HAVE A CONFERENCE. LOTS OF DIFFERENT CITIES HAVE THESE ADVISORY COUNCILS, SO THEY DO HAVE A CONFERENCE IN TALLAHASSEE EVERY YEAR. IT'S DURING SCHOOL DAYS, THOUGH. >> PERFECT. >> I CAN SEND THAT TO YOU AS WELL. IT'S MARCH 25TH THROUGH 26TH. >> IS THERE A REQUIREMENT TO GO OR WOULD WE JUST BE ABLE TO GO? >> IT'S $50 AND YOU WOULD PAY FOR YOUR TIME. I DON'T WANT TO COMMIT TO BEING YOUR CHAPERONE, SO WE ALSO HAVE TO TALK. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS. >> DOES A CHAPERONE HAVE TO GO? >> I DON'T KNOW. HOW OLD ARE YOU? >> [OVERLAPPING] SEVENTEEN. >> ARE YOU ALLOWED TO GO AND DO THINGS BY YOURSELF LIKE THAT? >> YEAH. >> I CAN DRIVE THERE. [OVERLAPPING] >> I'LL FORWARD YOU THIS EMAIL AND YOU ALL CAN TALK IT OVER WITH YOUR PARENTS. >> NOT BAD. >> DO YOU KNOW WHEN THAT IS? >> MARCH 25TH AND 26TH. THEY HAVE A SEPARATE THING FOR THE NEEDY PEOPLE. >> I'LL DO IT. >> DO YOU NEED TO? >> I'D BE VERY INTERESTED IN THAT. >> REALLY? >> WOULD YOU GO? >> I THINK IT SOUNDS COOL. >> I'LL SEND IT TO YOU. >> THEN WE CAN POST ON THE FACEBOOK, LIKE YAC ON THE MOVE. >> I LOVE IT. [LAUGHTER] >> I'LL JUST SEND IT TO EVERYBODY SO YOU GUYS CAN TALK ABOUT IT ON YOUR OWN. >> SHOULD WE GET AN ACTIVE PICTURE WHILE WE'RE ALL SITTING UP HERE AND THEN ONE OUTSIDE TOO? >> YES. >> OUTSIDE? >> YES. IT'S NOT THAT COLD. >> THE EMAIL IS GOING TO BE CALLED YOUTH COUNCIL PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS. [NOISE] >> SOUNDS GOOD. ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE CONTACTING YOU ABOUT US? >> NO. THAT'S BECAUSE I'M PART OF THE FLORIDA MUNICIPAL COMMUNICATORS ASSOCIATION, AND THEN SOMEHOW THEY KNEW THAT I WAS THE LIAISON FOR THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL. THEY SEND ME EMAILS ALL THE TIME BECAUSE I'M THE CITY'S PERSON. [OVERLAPPING] >> I KNOW THERE'S A VENUE AT THE AIRPORT, RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> IS THAT CITY OWNED? SO WE COULD ALWAYS JUST RESERVE THAT VENUE AS WELL? >> FOR WHAT? >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF EVENT, BUT I FEEL LIKE THAT'S PROBABLY A PRETTIER VENUE. >> IT IS REALLY COOL. THEY HAVE TABLES AND CHAIRS, BUT NOT ENOUGH. TRIVIA NIGHT WOULD BE TOO BIG, BUT IF YOU WERE DOING SOMETHING SMALLER, YES. THAT IS A REALLY GOOD OPTION BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WHEN PEOPLE ARE DOING EVENTS, THEY ARE DISSUADED FROM THAT AREA BECAUSE OF ALCOHOL, BUT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ALCOHOL, IT'S A GOOD OPTION. >> BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE, AND I WAS SURPRISED, IT'S [INAUDIBLE]. >> FIRST, I WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE PREPARING FOR. >> SORRY, NOW I'M SMILING. >> WAIT. YOU TWO, I GOT TO SWITCH YOUR NAME TAGS. >> I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M SLOUCHING. [NOISE] [BACKGROUND] >> I DON'T KNOW. >> THAT WAS SO [00:50:02] CUTE. I LOVE THE TIES. [NOISE] >> FOR THIS ONE, STAND TO THE RIGHT OF YOUR NECK TIE OR TO THE LEFT. >> I JUST HAVE A CALL. >> YOU GUYS GOT TO ANGLE SO I CAN SEE YOUR NAME TAGS ON ONE-ON-ONE, AND THEN WE'LL DO A STRAIGHT FORWARD. [BACKGROUND] NOW COME CLOSE TOGETHER. PERFECT. >> NOW OUTSIDE. >> OUTSIDE? >> YEAH. >> YOU SAY OUTSIDE? >> YEAH. WE CAN'T WORK. >> YOU PUT THE MEETING TO A CLOSE. >> SHOULD WE DO THAT? >> YOU CAN JUST RUN AROUND BY YOURSELF AND DO IT, AND I'LL TURN OFF THE MICROPHONES. >> SHOULD I HIT IT FROM HERE? >> YES. >> THIS MEETING HAS BEEN ADJOURNED. [NOISE] * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.