>> I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD TO ORDER. [1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:06] ALL RISE PLEDGE FOR ALLEGIANCE. YOU MAY TAKE A SEAT. KATHY, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? >> CERTAINLY. MEMBER ANDERSON, MEMBER SHARP, >> HERE. >> MEMBER PHILLIPS. >> HERE. >> MEMBER NIKOLOFF. >> HERE. >> JOE, THE CHAIR. >> HERE. >> THANK YOU. >> WHERE'S? >> SHE'S NO LONGER ON THE BOARD. >> SHE'S NOT ON THE BOARD? >> SHE WAS NOT RENOMINATED. HER REQUEST WAS NOT APPROVED. >> SHE SHE RESIGNED? >> NO. THE CITY JUST DID NOT RENEW HER TERM AND MR. ANDERSON HAS NOW FILLED THAT SPOT. >> I LOOK WHERE'D SHE GO. >> YEAH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> WE HAVE A QUORUM? >> WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. >> YES. I'LL CALL FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE LAST TWO MEETINGS. [4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MEETING MINUTES? >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> NOW, THERE IS A TYPO ERROR ON A ONE, BUT YOU'VE CORRECTED THAT ON THE MINUTES. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECONDED, ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> BOTH MINUTES HAVE NOW HAVE BEEN APPROVED. PUBLIC COMMENTS. ANYBODY HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? [5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA] GOOD, MAN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. JEREMY GLISSON DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FOR CITY OF FERNANDINA. I WANT TO COME HERE AND TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD. THE CITY COMMISSION AT THE LAST MEETING THEY HAD AT THE MARCH 18 MEETING, REACHED CONSENSUS TO MAKE SOME BOARD IMPROVEMENTS. PART OF THOSE BOARD IMPROVEMENTS INVOLVE STREAMLINING OPERATIONS, SAVE COST, AND REDUCE THE BOARD COUNT THAT WE HAVE. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE 13 BOARDS IN THE CITY. PART OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE CONSENSUS THAT CAME FROM THAT MEETING WAS TO SUNSET THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD, ALONG WITH CRAB AND THEN THE INTENT WOULD BE TO CREATE A NEW WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD, SINCE THERE'S A LOT OF OVERLAP WITH THE MARINA, THE MARINA IS IN THE CRA, TO CREATE A NEW WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD TO ADVISE THE COMMISSION GOING FORWARD. THERE WAS A CONSENSUS THAT WE ARRIVED AT AT THE 318 MEETING. IT WILL GO BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR FORMAL RESOLUTION APPROVAL, BUT THAT WILL HAPPEN BEFORE THIS BOARD MEETS AGAIN. THIS WILL LIKELY BE YOUR LAST BOARD MEETING AS A MARINA ADVISORY BOARD. THEY'LL CREATE A WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD AS I MENTIONED, AND THEN HOPE THAT YOU ALL APPLY FOR THAT. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE AT THE WATERFRONT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. WE'RE GOING TO NEED EYES AND EARS THERE TO HELP ADVISE THE COMMISSION IN THAT CAPACITY. I KNOW YOU ALL ARE AWARE, BUT JUST WANT TO FORMALLY MENTION THAT TO YOU ALL THIS EVENING. WE STILL GOT SOME THINGS ON THE AGENDA TO TALK ABOUT THE NIGHT, BUT MAYBE SOME THINGS YOU COULD ALSO DISCUSS STEPS FORWARD. MAYBE HELP PROVIDE THE COMMISSION WITH MAYBE WHAT A MISSION STATEMENT MIGHT BE FOR A NEW WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD, MAYBE WHAT THAT MEMBERSHIP MIGHT COULD LOOK LIKE. JUST SOME WAYS MAYBE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS TIME TO HELP GUIDE THIS FORWARD. >> CAN I ASK A QUESTION? >> SURE. >> IT WAS NOT ADVERTISED THAT THAT WAS GOING TO BE UP AT THAT CITY COMMISSIONERS FEED. >> NO. IT WAS NOT A VOTING ITEM. >> WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A VOTE AND A CONSENSUS? >> WELL, IT'S GOING TO GO BACK FOR A VOTE. >> YOU'VE ALREADY AGREED YOU'RE GOING TO DO AWAY WITH THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD AND THE CRA, RIGHT? >> SAY AGAIN? >> YOU HAVE ALREADY AGREED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING AWAY WITH THE MARINA. >> THERE WAS CONSENSUS IN COMMISSIONER COMMENTS TO MAKE SOME BOARD IMPROVEMENTS, AND THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT AMONG THE COMMISSION TO BRING THIS BACK FOR A FORMAL VOTE. THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE AGENDA TO VOTE ON. IT CAME UP AT THE VERY END OF THE MEETING UNDER COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. >> THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, STILL GOING TO STAY IN EXISTENCE? >> NO. THERE'S CONSENSUS TO SUNSET THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD. >> SO IT IS A VOTE. >> NO, IT'S NOT. [OVERLAPPING] I SAID THERE'S CONSENSUS. [OVERLAPPING] [00:05:01] >> NOW, BASICALLY, THE ONLY THING THAT CAN BE AGREED UPON AT A MEETING IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE AGENDA. NOW, IF IT WAS A CONSENSUS, THAT A NEW THING HAS TO COME UP AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO DESTROY OR DO AWAY WITH THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD OR THE CRA OR ANYTHING, BUT WE'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM WITH BOARDS. THAT CONSENSUS WOULD BE LEGAL. BUT IF YOU MADE A CONSENSUS THAT YOU'RE DOING AWAY WITH A BOARD WITHOUT ADVERTISEMENT, I SERIOUSLY WORRY ABOUT THAT ONE. >> I DON'T THINK IT'S THE ROLE OF THE CHAIR OF THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD TO COUNSEL THE COMMISSION ON HOW THEY SHOULD RUN THEIR MEETINGS. I THINK WE HAVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR THAT SO THERE WAS CONSENSUS ESTABLISHED AT THE MARCH 18TH MEETING TO DO THAT. THAT WILL, PER YOUR POINT, WILL BE COMING BACK FOR A FORMAL VOTE. >> I JUST WANT HAVE MADE A POINT MADE THAT I HAVE A LITTLE ISSUE WITH THIS THING. NOW, YOU'RE GOING TO DO AWAY WITH THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD, I UNDERSTAND THAT. YOU'RE GOING TO DO AWAY WITH A CRA, I UNDERSTAND THAT. YOU'RE GOING TO COMBINE THOSE INTO SOME NEW FUTURE BOARD, AND YOU'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH ALL NEW MEMBERS, IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED, YEAH. >> THAT'S WHAT'S BEING PUT FORWARD, OKAY. >> YEAH. TO YOUR POINT, THE DISCUSSION HAS TO HAPPEN IN SUNSHINE. THE FIRST TIME THAT CAN COME UP IN ANY CAPACITY IS AT THE MEETING IN PUBLIC COMMENT. THE CITY MANAGER DID REACH OUT SAYING, HEY, I'M AWARE THIS DISCUSSION IS GOING TO COME UP, SO LET YOU ALL KNOW SO YOU COULD BE AWARE. >> THE MORNING WAS NODDING OF THE MEETING. [OVERLAPPING] >> BUT IT WAS NOT AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, AND IT WASN'T A VOTING ITEM. IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT AT THE END, WHEN THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK AMONG THEMSELVES AND FIGURE OUT, DO WE WANT TO WORKSHOP THIS, THAT WHAT'S SOMETHING WE'D LIKE TO SEE COMING UP, THAT WAS BROUGHT UP, AND THERE WAS CONSENSUS TO MOVE FORWARD IN THAT DIRECTION. I'M HERE TO SAY THAT LOOKS LIKE WHERE IT'S GOING. THAT'S WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A VOTE AT THE NEXT MEETING, BUT THAT WILL BE BEFORE YOU ALL MEET AGAIN, SO I'M JUST HERE TO SAY, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS TIME AND MAYBE FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MOVE THIS FORWARD BECAUSE THIS BOARD, LIKELY WILL BE SUNSET, ALONG WITH CRAB. >> WELL, I THINK YOUR VOTE SOIL. >> YEAH. >> YOU AND I ARE FRIENDS AND I'M NOT TRYING TO BE ARGUMENTATIVE. I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE A POINT. I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD A LITTLE MORE WARNING THAT THIS WAS COMING UP BECAUSE I HAD A MEETING THAT SAME DAY THAT I COULDN'T GET OUT OF AND HAD I KNOWN THAT, I WOULD HAVE POSTPONED THAT MEETING WITH ENOUGH WARNING TO THE OTHER PERSONS, BUT I COULDN'T SO I THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT CLEARER AND EASIER TO EVERYBODY IF THERE'D HAVE BEEN AT LEAST A WEEK OR TWOS WARNING THAT THIS THING WAS COMING UP SO THERE COULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH PEOPLE HERE TO LISTEN IN AND MAKE THEIR POINT KNOWN AS WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. >> ANY IDEAS ON HOW THOSE PEOPLE WILL BE SELECTED AND HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE ON THIS NEW BOARD, ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT IT? >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT. NO, THAT HASN'T BEEN ESTABLISHED YET. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT DOING SOME OTHER BOARD IMPROVEMENTS. ONE OTHER ONE MENTIONED WAS SUNSETTING GOLF AND ABSORBING THAT INTO PRAC. PRAC'S ALREADY ESTABLISHED, MAYBE GROWING THAT MEMBERSHIP. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK WOULD BE A GREAT, LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT TONIGHT. YOU GOT SOME OTHER THINGS ON THE AGENDA, BUT MAYBE TALK ABOUT THAT. AS A BOARD, BEFORE THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF, WHAT DOES THIS BOARD RECOMMEND TO THE COMMISSION FOR THAT PURPOSE? IF YOU CREATE A NEW WATER ADVISORY BOARD, WOULD YOU RECOMMEND HAVING AT LEAST A SLIP HOLDER ON THAT BOARD? >> AT LEAST TWO SLIP HOLDS. ORIGINALLY THERE WAS ABOUT FOUR, AND THEN THEY CUT IT BACK TO ONE. >> BUT STEPS FORWARD WOULD BE PRODUCTIVE TOP. >> FOUR'S TOO MANY. >> I REALLY THINK THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE AT LEAST A COUPLE OF SLIP HOLDERS OUT THERE BECAUSE PEOPLE THAT ARE SLIP HOLDERS OUT THERE SEE AND SPEAK TO EVERYBODY THAT'S OUT THERE ALL THE TIME AND KNOW THE CHARTER CAPTAINS AND WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING NOW. >> LIFE ADVISORS, ABSOLUTELY. >> WE TRY TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE IN THAT ROOM. WE'RE THEIR ONLY VOICE. A LOT OF THEM HAVE TOLD US IN THE PAST, THEY'RE AFRAID TO VOICE AN OPINION TO OASIS OR SOMEBODY AND I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT THEY JUST ARE AFRAID TO BECAUSE OF RETRIBUTION THEY THINK MAY HAPPEN.. >> KATHY KNOWS THAT'S NOT TRUE, BUT IT'S A CAP. >> BUT THAT'S A FEELING IN THE MARINA SO THEY COME TO US AND THEY SAY, JUST DON'T SAY WHO TOLD YOU THIS, THAT TYPE OF THING. >> I UNDERSTAND. >> I THINK AT LEAST TWO SLIP HOLDERS ON CRE WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. [00:10:04] BASICALLY A COUPLE ENGINEERS WOULD BE NICE OR AT LEAST ONE AND SOMEBODY THAT UNDERSTANDS MARINAS. THAT DOESN'T HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN THIS ONE, BUT IT HAS HAD AN EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST AND MARINA ADMINISTRATION RUNNING AND ALL THAT STUFF. >> EXCUSE ME. THAT'S GOOD, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN JUST THE MARINA. I THINK WHAT WE'VE FOUND IS, LIKE IN THE PAST, WE'VE TAKEN A POSITION ON THAT PARK THAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN, BUT THAT REALLY, TECHNICALLY I THINK IS OUT OF OUR REALM, THE MARINA DOESN'T MANAGE THAT AREA. THE PARKS DO OR SOMEBODY ELSE DOES. I LIKE THE IDEA OF MERGING IT ALTOGETHER BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING THAT NEW WALL, PLANNING THAT. IT ENCOMPASSES THE WHOLE THING. >> WELL, BUT HERE'S THE THING, AN ENGINEER COULD BE A SLIP HOLE. >> OH, DEFINITELY. NO, YOU NEED REPRESENTATION FROM EVERYBODY THAT'S INVOLVED. >> I AGREE WITH YOU AND YOU AND ALL OF US KNOW THAT IN REALITY, THE MARINA SHOULD BE MOVED NORTH AND THAT THE FEDERAL CHANNEL SHOULD BE DIS ESTABLISHED. WE'VE ALL WORKED ON THAT THROUGH THE WHOLE TIME WE'VE BEEN HERE TRYING TO GET THAT TO HAPPEN. BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO REDUCE THE PRICE OF RUNNING THAT MARINA AND GET RID OF THE DREDGING ISSUE BECAUSE THAT'S THE BIGGEST ISSUE IN THAT MARINA. IF WE CAN MOVE IT NORTH, WE'VE SOLVED THAT ISSUE. BUT WE WERE NEVER ABLE TO GET ANY OF THAT ACCOMPLISHED. HOPEFULLY, WHOEVER IS RUNNING THE NEW BOARD, WHATEVER IT'S CALLED, WILL BE ABLE TO WORK ON THAT, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO HELP ANY OF THEM THAT'S ON THAT BOARD BECAUSE I SERIOUSLY DOUBT I'LL BE ON THIS BOARD, A NEW ONE. I'LL HELP THEM ANYWAY I CAN BECAUSE I'VE RESEARCHED THAT FEDERAL CHANNEL TILL IT BLIND IN THE FACE ALMOST. ANYWAY. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING BEFORE US AND LETTING US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. >> ABSOLUTELY. ANYTHING ELSE? >> JEREMIAH, EXCUSE ME. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THIS, YOU KNOW THAT WE HAD THE SHRIMP COMMITTEE MEETING IN HERE, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE A MEETING THE LADY WHO PRESENTED AND ME AND A COUPLE OF OTHERS. AT THAT TIME, BEFORE I KNEW THIS WAS PROBABLY GOING TO HAPPEN, I HAD SUGGESTED AT THAT MEETING THAT THAT COMMITTEE, PEOPLE, WHOEVER THAT WAS, WOULD BE ON OR THEY WOULD COME TO THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD LIKE PUT THE SHRIMP COMMITTEE, MAKE ONE COMMITTEE OR WHATEVER. NOW THAT THIS IS OCCURRING, I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY WOULD CONSIDER ME BEING ON THERE AS THE DAUGHTER OF A COMMERCIAL SHRIMPER BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO ME THE CITY IS DRIVING FOR IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SHRIMPING IS NOT FORGOTTEN AND THAT IT'S HERE, THAT WE'RE BRINGING MORE EMPHASIS TO IT. WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS NOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REAPPLY FOR THIS STUFF? >> YEAH, LIKELY BECAUSE YOU'RE CREATING A WHOLE NEW BOARD, YOU WILL BE SUNSETTING TO THEN YOU APPLY BACK THIS WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD. THEN THAT WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT TASK OF THAT BOARD IS TO CONTINUE TO WORK IN THAT CAPACITY. WE GOT A LOT OF STUFF OVER THE WATERFRONT THAT'LL BE OCCURRING OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, FROM THE WATERFRONT PARK GOING IN, THE SEAWALL, THE FUTURE OF BRETTS, AND WHAT'S GOING TO REPLACE IT. THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION. EVEN EVERYTHING IN THE DOWNTOWN IMPACTS THE WATERFRONT. THERE'S A LOT THERE, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE WILL BE A BENEFIT OF HAVING ONE BOARD THAT CAN KEEP A FINGER ON THE PULSE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE WATERFRONT FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO COME. WE GOT A LOT OF PROJECTS ON THE HORIZON. THERE'S DEFINITE EFFICIENCY TO BE GAINED FROM FROM DOING THIS. >> WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THAT ABOUT THE TIME, WOULD THEY NOTIFY US OR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO JUST MONITOR EVERYTHING TO APPLY BECAUSE I'M SURE AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO. >> THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE IS WORKING ON BRINGING ALL THOSE DOCUMENTS TOGETHER BECAUSE EACH BOARD IS SET BY RESOLUTION. WHAT YOU'LL SEE LIKELY AT THE NEXT MEETING OR THE MEETING THEREAFTER WOULD BE BY RESOLUTION, DISSOLVE THIS BOARD, AND THEN CREATE A NEW ONE. IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF UNDERTAKING. LIKE I SAID, THERE'S 13 BOARDS AND THEY'RE NOT LOOKING TO CONSOLIDATE ALL OF THEM, BUT IN THE AREAS THAT MAKES SENSE, AND THERE'S THE INTEREST OF EFFICIENCY TO DO THAT. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF LIFTING ADMINISTRATIVELY TO GET EVERYTHING SET, SO I JUST SAY STAY TUNED, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION WHAT BECOMES AVAILABLE AND SHARE. [00:15:03] >> I ACTUALLY THINK THIS IS A GOOD THING FOR THE MARINA, BECAUSE AS A BOARD, THIS BOARD DOESN'T GET PARTICULARLY A WHOLE BUNCH OF RESPECT FROM SUGGESTIONS. I THINK PROBABLY COMING FROM A COMBINED BOARD THAT ALSO HAS SOME PEOPLE ON IT THAT WOULD REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE MARINA, THAT WE WOULD BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO INFLUENCE WHAT THE COMMISSION DOES ABOUT MARINA MATTERS. >> ANOTHER THING TOO IS THAT IN THE RESOLUTION IT FORMED THIS BOARD. THERE WAS NO FORMAL SYSTEM SET UP FOR US TO GO BEFORE COMMISSIONERS AND SAY WHAT WE FELT. IT SAYS, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BASICALLY PROVIDE ADVICE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COMMISSION. BUT IT DOESN'T SAY HOW TO DO THAT. DO YOU GO BEFORE THE MEETING? DO YOU GO TO THE CITY MANAGER? AT ONE TIME WE WENT TO JOE SPRINGER BACK IN THE OLD DAYS, AND I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO YOU AND THEN THERE WAS ALWAYS A CITY COMMISSIONER HERE SO WE WERE BASICALLY GOING BEFORE HIM, AND THEN I WAS NOTIFIED AT THE LAST CITY COMMISSION MEETING, NO, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO ACTUALLY WALK IN AND TALK TO THE CITY COMMISSIONERS. WELL, MY COMMENT THERE IS FINE. THEN EVERY BOARD'S CHAIRMAN OUGHT TO HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM AT EVERY COMMISSION MEETING SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE A TIME TO SPEAK. BUT THAT WOULD BE A PAIN IN THE BUTT, AS YOU KNOW. BUT THAT'S WHAT THAT IMPLIES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A FORMAL WAY GO TO THE CITY MANAGER. THAT MAKES PERFECTLY GOOD SENSE AND EXPLAIN THAT WE'VE PASSED THIS RESOLUTION UNANIMOUSLY AND THIS NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE CITY COMMISSIONERS. BUT THERE'S NO FORMAL PLAN ANYWHERE IN THIS RESOLUTION THAT WE HAVE. >> THERE'S CURRENT ONE FOR THIS BOARD, RIGHT? >> YEAH, AND IT NEEDS TO BE IN THE NEW ONE. >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT. >> EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE INTERACTION BETWEEN THESE GROUPS SO THAT THEIR VOICE IS HEARD. >> YEAH. >> JUST THE THOUGHT. >> YEAH. NO, THAT'S A GOOD POINT. THESE BOARDS ARE SET UP BECAUSE THERE'S CHALLENGING COMPLEX ISSUES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT THE COMMISSION CAN'T DEVOTE ALL THE TIME TO, SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, SO BRING A GROUP OF PEOPLE TOGETHER TO DIVE INTO ALL THE DIFFERENT AREAS, PLANNING ADVISORY, OR OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT APPEALS BOARD OR THEY ALL SERVE A SPECIFIC FUNCTION AND PURPOSE THAT THE COMMISSION DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO GET INTO, AND THAT'S WHY YOU ALL ARE HERE. IF THAT INFORMATION IS NOT BEING CONVEYED BACK UP TO WHERE THE APPOINTMENT OCCURS, THEN THE BOARD'S NOT AS FUNCTIONING AS EFFICIENTLY AS IT COULD. >> THAT'S RIGHT. THEN I DON'T I WOULD HATE THE NEW BOARD TO RUN INTO THE SAME PROBLEM. >> NOTED. >> YEAH. ANYBODY ELSE? ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> YEAH. I SUPPORT IT. I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE TO GET THINGS DONE BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, WE GOT A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON OR COMING UP. >> IF THEY'RE HEARD. >> YEAH. THAT'S THE PROBLEM. >> I DON'T WANT TYPO COMMENT, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT OFFICIALLY, SO YOU ALL KNEW AND THEN YEAH. GOOD LUCK, IF Y'ALL APPLY TO BOARD AND GET SOME GOOD WORK DONE. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN. >> GOD BLESS. THANK YOU. OLD BUSINESS. [6. OLD BUSINESS] WE'VE HAD COMMENTS ABOUT AN OLD BUSINESS. WE RAISED THE COMMENT ABOUT THE ANNUAL TOURNAMENT, IN C AND D DOCS. SHARP HAS INDICATED THE TRAILER PARKING ISSUE, RIGHT? >> YEAH, WE STILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT AND ENFORCEMENT. I GO DOWN THERE A LOT LIKE PARTICULARLY ON THIS LAST FUNCTION OF THE CAR SHOW, THEY WERE PARKED THREE DEEP IN THE TRAILER SLOTS. NO ENFORCEMENT AT ALL. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH A LOT HERE TONIGHT SINCE THIS IS OUR LAST BOARD MEETING. WE CAN TOSS IT OUT THERE, BUT I WOULD SUGGEST WE MOVE THROUGH THIS FAIRLY QUICKLY AND JUST TO MOVE ON. >> I THINK YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT. >> I CAN GIVE AN UPDATE ON THAT ACTUALLY. I TALKED TO BISHOP THIS MORNING. THEY WROTE QUITE A FEW TICKETS THERE OVER THE WEEKEND. ALSO THE FENCING FOR THE WATERFRONT PARK, IT GRABBED THOSE LAST FEW FLEX SPACED AREAS. WE'VE ASKED THEM TO SEE IF THEY COULD BRING THAT FENCING BACK IN AND GET THOSE FOUR OR FIVE SPOTS BACK. BUT WE DID HAVE A CONVERSATION THIS MORNING. THEY DID SAY THEY WROTE SEVERAL TICKETS OVER THE WEEKEND, BUT WE ASKED FOR INCREASED, ESPECIALLY AS THE WARMER GETS WEATHER, YOU GET MORE PEOPLE ON THE WEEKENDS TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT AREA BECAUSE ALL IT TAKES IS ONE PERSON TO JUST PARK THERE AND THEN EVERYONE FOLLOWS. >> YEAH, ONCE ONE OR TWO CARS PARKS, IT'S EVERYBODY'S IN. >> WELL, WE'VE UNANIMOUSLY PASSED A COMMENT THAT THIS BOARD, [00:20:02] THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE THE MINUTE THAT THERE IS NO PARKING FOR TRAILERS, THE BOAT RAMP IS CLOSED. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> THE CITY SAYS THEY DON'T WANT TO CLOSE THE BOAT RAMP, BUT THEY EFFECTIVELY DO IT IF THERE'S NO PARKING. >> JEREMY, DO THEY BELIEVE THAT THOSE TRAILER SLOTS ARE GOING TO REMAIN OPEN FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD FOR THE PARK? >> YES, THAT'S THE INTENT. THERE MAY BE SOME TIMES THAT THERE'S A CONFLICT. WE KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE OBVIOUSLY SHRIMP FESTIVALS GOING AREAS BEING CLOSED DOWN. >> OTHER THAN THOSE TYPE OF THING. >> OUR ASK IS IS TO LEAVE THAT OPEN, IT NEEDS TO STAY OPEN THROUGH THE PROJECT. I DON'T WANT TO COMMIT AND SAY 100% WILL. THERE MAY BE SOME DELIVERY OR SOMETHING. THERE MAY BE A TEMPORARY MOVE THAT WOULD TAKE THEM UP. BUT OUR FIRST MEETING WITH THEM, WE ROCKED THE PROPERTY AND SAID, YOU'RE WITH A WORKING MARINA HERE, A BOAT RAMP RIGHT THERE THIS NEEDS TO STAY OPEN. YOU UNLOAD OR LOAD A BOAT, YOU GOT TO BE ABLE TO PARK THIS STAYS OPEN, SO YES. >> HAS THE CITY THOUGHT ABOUT SIGNAGE THAT YOU PUT UP THERE THAT SAID, NOTE, YOU COULD RIG A SIGN THAT SAYS BOAT TRAILER PARKING ONLY, BUT YOU COULD THEN IT'S LIKE A HINGE SIGN WHERE YOU CAN SNAP DOWN, IT SAYS OPEN PARKING LIKE FOR THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND THEN ENFORCE THAT. BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE AGREEABLE TO EVERYBODY. THE SHRIMP FESTAL, WE ALL KNOW, IS GOING TO OVERLOAD THE PARKING [INAUDIBLE] STOP. THAT'S JUST AN UNDERSTANDABLE. BUT THE REST OF THE TIME, IT NEEDS TO BE INDICATED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET A TICKET IF YOU PARK HERE AND YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRAILER. >> THERE'S SIGNS THERE RIGHT NOW. >> I DROVE THROUGH THERE TODAY, AND THERE IS PRETTY GOOD SIGNAGE THERE MORE THAN THERE WAS BEFORE THAT I THINK. >> I'D PREFER TO SEE SOME STRONGER SIGNS THAT SAYS TOW-AWAY ZONE IN THERE PERSONALLY BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL RISK A TICKET THEY'D NOT RISK BEING TOWED. BUT I WANTED TO ASK YOU JOYCE TUTON WAS HERE AT ONE MEETING A FEW TIMES AGO, AND THE OPTION OF WHEN THAT SPACE IS CLOSED TO USE THIS LOT HERE RIGHT ACROSS FROM CITY HALL SO THAT BOATS COULD USE THAT AS TRAILER PARKING. HER SUGGESTION WAS THAT WHOEVER CLOSED THE LOT FOR AN EVENT, WHATEVER THAT EVENT WAS, THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ENFORCEMENT. THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE OUT THERE TO STOP CARS AND ALLOW TRAILERS. IF YOU COULD MAKE THAT PART OF THE DISCUSSION, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> SINCE WE'RE GOING OUT, WE MIGHT AS WELL HIT YOU WITH AS MANY AS WE CAN RIGHT OFF THE BAT. THEN, OF COURSE, THE GATES HAVE BEEN FIXED, RIGHT? >> THE GATES HAVE BEEN FIXED THE MASH IS PUT UP ON THE ADA AND THE GATE BY THE [INAUDIBLE]. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE OLD BUSINESS? THE NEW BUSINESS? WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF NEW BUSINESS, [7. NEW BUSINESS] THE ELECTRIC FEES FOR THE SLIP HOLDERS FOR THE 30 AMP. WHAT'S UP? WHAT'S THE NEW BUSINESS? >> THE NEW BUSINESS, THIS WAS BROUGHT UP BY MEMBER SHARP FOR THE ELECTRIC FEE TO HAVE THAT IN DISCUSSION. THAT IS GOING FOR A SECOND READING AT THE APRIL 1 MEETING. >> I WOULD STILL ASK THAT THEY CONSIDER A FIXED FEE FOR FOR ELECTRICAL USAGE FOR THE 110 BOLT PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST USING THE BATTERY CHARGERS. I JUST THINK IT'S INCONSISTENT TO USE BY THE FOOT CHARGE BECAUSE THE 20 FOOT BOAT AND A 25 FOOT BOAT IT'S THE SAME THING. THEIR BATTERIES ARE GOING TO BE THE SAME, IT'S LIKE RUNNING A LIGHT BOLT TO CHARGE OF THOSE TRIPLE CHARGERS, AND I PERSONALLY WOULD PREFER THAT THAT BE THE WAY IT GOES. USUALLY AT THE OTHER MARINAS, IT'S INCLUDED IN THE SLIP FEE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S SOME COST INVOLVED IN PROVIDING THIS ELECTRICAL BASIS FOR THAT SERVICE, AND THEN THERE'S SOME AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY IS USED. BUT I WOULD PROMOTE SAY A $10 PER MONTH FEE PER VESSEL THAT'S GOING TO USE THAT FOR THAT PURPOSE RATHER THAN THE BUY THE FOOT FEE. >> I CAN SPEAK TO THAT IF YOU LIKE. >> SURE. >> I TOOK THE AVERAGE OF OUR SMALL BOATS THAT WOULD USE THAT SERVICE, AND THOSE AVERAGE OUT TO BE 25 FOOT BOATS. YOUR BIGGER BOATS AREN'T GOING TO REALLY USE A TRICKLE POWER TRICKLE SERVICE WITH THE 30 AMP. IF WE RUN THAT MATH IT'S AROUND $12.50 A FOOT. IF WE DID $10 A FOOT, [00:25:02] IT'S JUST A NEGLIGIBLE DIFFERENCE, AND THEN WE HAVE A SET RATE, I THINK EVERYONE WOULD BE HAPPY. THE BY THE FOOT RATE CAME FROM FORT PIERCE MARINA, WHICH IS ALSO A MUNICIPAL MARINA. DEAN, THE GM THERE DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB, AND WE JUST HAD TO HAVE A STARTING POINT OF SOMEWHERE TO START FOR THIS. THE GOAL IS JUST TO HAVE A SMALL CHARGE. >> I UNDERSTAND. I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE A SIMPLIFIED MATTER TO HAVE A FIXED FEE JUST LIKE IT IS FOR ALL THE OTHER ELECTRICAL FEES AT THE MARINA, THAT YOU WONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOW LONG SPICE BOAT IS. IT'S GOING TO BE A BATTERY CHARGER. IT'S EASY MONEY. IT'S JUST MY TAKE ON. >> ITEM 7.2, WASTES CONTRACTING. >> I ALSO ASK FOR THIS TO BE ON THE AGENDA. THEIR CONTRACT ENDS ON 12/31 OF THIS YEAR. CURRENTLY THEIR FEE IS $4,000 A MONTH PLUS 5% OF THE GROSS OF THE MARINA, NOT INCLUDING FUEL SALES. IN MY VIEW, THEY'RE DISINCENTIVIZED FROM SELLING FUEL, THE FUEL PUMPS DON'T WORK. I THINK YOU DO A GREAT JOB, I DO. BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE NOT A WELL WRITTEN CONTRACT AND I THINK AND LOOKING AT WHAT IT COST US TO HAVE OASIS RUN IT THE CITY RAN IT FOR A LONG TIME BY ITSELF. I DON'T WANT TO LUIS KATHY, IT COST US $25,000 TO KEEP HER PASS THE RATE. I WOULD HATE TO SEE HER GO ANYWHERE. BUT IT COST $25,000 TO KEEP A MANAGER. IT COST TO RETAIN THE SUPERVISORS OR OTHER ASSISTANT MANAGERS. IT'S $10,000 RETAINAGE, WHICH IS MUCH WHATEVER WE PAID WOULD BE LESS THAN THE YEARLY FEE THAT WE PAY OASIS. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF TRACTION ABOUT WHATEVER WE TALK ABOUT TONIGHT. I THINK THIS WOULD COME AGAIN BEFORE THIS NEW BOARD, SO WE DON'T NEED TO DISCUSS IT, KATHY, I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU FOR ANY REASON. >> THANK YOU. I CAN SPEAK TO THAT, THOUGH, YOU DID ASK FOR THE NUMBERS IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, WHAT THE REVENUE WAS AND THE GROSS PROFIT. IN 2024, OASIS REPORTED A GROSS REVENUE OF 3.3 MILLION DOLLAR WITH A GROSS PROFIT OF $2.95 MILLION. THAT'S AFTER WE PAY FOR FUEL. FACTORING IN THE OASIS MANAGEMENT FEE AND 1.5 OF REVENUE NOT INCLUDING FUEL. THAT NUMBER FOR LAST FISCAL YEAR WAS $72,291 OR ABOUT 3% OF THE TOTAL REVENUE. >> IT WAS THE $4,000 A MONTH PLUS THE 72,000? >> NO, IT'S THAT'S THE TOTAL NUMBER SO IT'S 48,000 FOR THE MANAGEMENT FEE, 24,470 WAS THE PROFIT SHARE, THE 1.5, AND THAT GETS YOU TO THE 72291. >> BUT WE STILL PAY ALL OF THE EMPLOYEE FEES? >> CORRECT. YOU STILL PAY ALL OF THE EXPENSES AND ANYTHING THAT IS NEEDED TO RUN THE MARINA. >> NOW, WILL THE NEW CONTRACT BE PUBLICLY ADVERTISED? >> I'M NOT SURE I'D HAVE TO FIND OUT HOW THAT PROCESS WORKS. >> BECAUSE IT'D BE NICE FOR SOME OF US IF WE'RE NOT ON THE NEW BOARD, WE KNOW WHAT THE OLD ONE SAID, AND WE'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT'S IN. >> I DID SEND YOU THIS AFTERNOON THE FULL CONTRACT, THE OASIS CONTRACT DOCUMENT. >> THE NEW ONE? >> NO. THE EXISTING DOCUMENT. >> I KNOW WHAT THE NEW ONE SAYS. I'VE GOT A COPY OF IT. ONE OF THE THINGS I FOUGHT ON THAT AND COULDN'T WIN, WHICH I'D LIKE TO WIN ON THE SECOND ONE IS THAT NOBODY IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT HAS A FIDUCIARY INTEREST IN OASIS. BECAUSE THE CURRENT CONTRACT SAYS UP TO 20% OF CITY COMMISSIONERS CAN HAVE A FIDUCIARY INTEREST IN OASIS. THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY INTEREST IN OASIS. I TRIED TO HAVE THAT PULLED FROM THE CONTRACT AND MISS FOX SAID I COULDN'T IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE WHATSOEVER. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WAS THERE. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS IN THAT CONTRACT, WHICH WERE A LITTLE STRANGE. HOPEFULLY THAT'LL GET FIXED ON THE SECOND ONE. THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONTRACT? POLICING THE TRUCK AND TRAILER LOTS. I THINK WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT. THE SHRIMP MEETING, LICENSING, LISTENING TO THE SESSION DISCUSSION. NOW, I THINK THEY WANT TO BRING A SHRIMP BOAT UP, THE SHRIMP COMMITTEE AND EVERYTHING. NOW THAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED AT ALL. >> THAT WAS APPROVED TWO COMPLIMENTARY SLIPS FOR TWO SHRIMP BOATS WERE APPROVED BY [00:30:01] THE CITY COMMISSION AND THOSE RESERVATIONS ARE ON THE BOOKS. IN THE PAST WEEK AND A HALF, THE SHRIMP COMMITTEE HAS ADDED A THIRD SHRIMP BOAT, A 35 FOOT SHRIMP BOAT THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL PAY FOR WE HAVE THAT RESERVATION. WE WERE ABLE TO FIT THEM IN BECAUSE WE ARE BOOKED FOR THAT WEEKEND SO THAT WE'LL HAVE THREE SHRIMP BOATS. >> NESTED. THEY'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT UP ON THE PIER. >> THEY WILL BE RIGHT ON THE PIER. WE'RE NOT RAFTING OFF AT THIS POINT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. >> I ASKED FOR THAT TO BE ON THE AGENDA, AND WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT WITH JEREMY I WAS UP HERE. BUT THAT MEETING WAS VERY PRODUCTIVE. THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE YOU ATTENDED. I WAS IMPRESSED BECAUSE WE DID HAVE A SHRIMPER THERE. BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF IDEAS AND STUFF THAT WERE SPREAD AROUND AND THEY DID WANT TO HAVE A COMMITTEE. WE'RE GOING TO MEET, I THINK WITHOUT PULLING OUT MY PHONE, I THINK IT'S SOMEWHERE AROUND 1 APRIL THAT WE'RE GOING TO MEET AND DISCUSS IT WHERE THEY WANT TO GO AND BE ABLE TO CONTACT EVERYBODY WHO WAS THERE. BUT NOW I THINK EVERYTHING'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE ON HOLD UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE NEW BOARD THAT'S GOING TO BE FORMED. MAYBE SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE CAN BE ON THAT BOARD TOO I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE, JEREMIAH, DO YOU THINK THAT THEY WOULD HAVE ON THAT BOARD? IT'D HAVE TO BE MORE THAN WE HAVE RIGHT NOW ON THIS ONE WITH YOUR COMBINING, I WOULD THINK. >> PROBABLY AS MANY CHAIRS AS WE GET. >> TO MICROPHONES. OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU GROW THE BOARD TOO LARGE, YOU LOSE YOUR GAIN AND EFFICIENCY. THEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT IN QUORUM OF 789 PEOPLE. THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSIONS OF KEEPING THE MEMBERSHIP THE SAME, RECOGNIZING THAT IF THE BOARDS HAVE VACANCIES THERE THERE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE MUCH LOSS IN THE MEMBERSHIP. THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION ADDING TWO SPOTS, BUT THEN YOU'RE UP TO WHAT SEVEN NOW. CORRECT? YEAH, GOT SEVEN. BE UP TO A NINE MEMBER BOARD. IT GETS CHALLENGING TO GET THINGS DONE WHEN YOU START GROWING YOUR BOARDS. DOUBLING THEM WOULD NOT WORK. YOU'D BE LOOKING AT LIKE A 12 OR 14 MEMBER BOARD SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED AND DETERMINED. DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION? >> I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT HOW MANY ARE ON THE OTHER BOARD? CRAB OR WHATEVER'S GOT. SEVEN. I THINK IN MY OPINION, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE FOUR FROM EACH IF THEY WANT TO STAY ON IT. THAT WOULD BE EIGHT PEOPLE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN ODD NUMBER? >> YOU REALLY DO. >> SO HAVE NINE. HAVE A TOTAL OF NINE AND THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION. HAVE A TOTAL OF NINE THEN MAKE SURE THAT YOU'VE GOT SOMEBODY REPRESENTING THE WATER LIKE SHRIMP, MARINA THAT'S MY OPINION. >> IS THE CRAB FULL RIGHT NOW? >> I DON'T KNOW, LISA DO YOU KNOW? >> WE HAVE ONE OPENING RIGHT NOW. >> YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FILL THAT OBVIOUSLY. >> WE SOMEBODY INTERESTED AND WE SAID, WELL, JUST HOLD OFF BECAUSE THERE'S SOME CHANGES COMING DOWN THE PIKE. THEY JUST APPOINTED SOMEBODY THOUGH AT THIS LAST MEETING. >> I'D SUPPORT 7-9, I THINK THAT'S REALISTIC. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE SEVEN HERE, WE'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FILL THAT. I THINK A COMBINATION OF THE BOARDS WOULD BE ABLE TO FILL THAT NUMBER. I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE REASONABLE. >> THAT'S THAT'S ALL. >> SEVEN TO NINE MAKES GOOD. >> CONSENSUS WITH THAT CHAIR? DO WE HAVE CONSENSUS WITH THAT WITH THIS BOARD, 7-9 MEMBERS? >> YES. >> YOU GOT TO REMEMBER, JEREMY, I CAN'T HEAR. I THINK WE'VE PRETTY MUCH DONE THAT NOW. MARINA MANAGER'S REPORT, PLEASE, MA'AM. [8. MARINA MANAGER REPORT] >> WE PRETTY MUCH COVERED EVERYTHING THAT WAS ON MY MANAGER'S REPORT, FOLLOWING ALONG WITH THE AGENDA ITEMS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE 3% TOTAL REVENUE THAT IS THE OASIS MANAGEMENT FEE BASED ON LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE ELECTRIC FEE, THE $10. WE'LL SEE IF I CAN GET THAT CHANGED ON THE SECOND REASON. I'M NOT SURE IF WE CAN OR NOT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE AN ACTION ITEM FOR ME. I'M FINE WITH THAT AS LONG AS EVERYONE'S HAPPY THAT WE'RE CHARGING SOMETHING. >> I SPOKE WITH THE CHARTER GUYS ABOUT THAT, TOO AND I THINK THEY'D BE OKAY WITH THAT, TOO I TALKED WITH ALAN MILLS AND CHEVELLY, BILLY. THERE'S OTHER GUYS DOWN THERE. [OVERLAPPING] BUT [00:35:04] I THINK PROBABLY JUST TO SIMPLIFY IT FOR EVERYBODY. >> SURE. I'LL SEE IF I CAN GET THAT CHANGED. I CAN CONFIRM, AS JEREMIAH SAID THAT CARS WERE TICKETED OVER THE WEEKEND PRETTY AGGRESSIVELY. ONE OF MY STAFF MEMBERS MADE THE MISTAKE OF PARKING IN THE TRAILER PARKING. HE'S NEW, AND ANYWAY, SO HE WAS TICKETED AND I DID SEE THEM OUT THERE. FEBRUARY REVENUE REPORT. FOR THE YEAR TO DATE ON REVENUE, WE'RE $80,000 OVER BUDGET. WE HAD MORE BOATS THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR. THIS YEAR, WE HAD 695 BOAT NIGHTS. THAT'S HOW WE COUNT IT VERSUS 586 IN LAST FEBRUARY. THE AVERAGE BOAT SIZE GOT A LITTLE BIGGER. LAST FEBRUARY, IT WAS 53 FEET, AND THIS YEAR IT'S 56 FEET SO WE'RE SEEING THE BOATS GETTING LARGER. THIS DAY WAS LONGER LAST YEAR, IT WAS 3.4 NIGHTS PER STAY, AND THIS YEAR IT WAS 4.3 NIGHTS SO WE ARE SEEING SOME NICE GAMES. >> I MIGHT HAVE MISUNDERSTAND WHATEVER YOU SAID, YOU'RE UNDER BUDGET OR OVER BUDGET? >> OVER. >> SO WE HAVE EXTRA MONEY. >> YES. THAT'S THE OPERATING BUDGET. >> GOOD FOR YOU. >> YES THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. ANY COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. [9. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS/COMMENTS] CLOSING COMMENTS THAT REALLY HAS AN INTERESTING CLOSING COMMENTS. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? >> YEAH, I DO. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO PARTICIPATE ON SCORE. I'VE ENJOYED IT. I THINK WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED SOME THINGS OR AT LEAST TRY TO WORK IN A GOOD POSITIVE DIRECTION. THANKS, KATHY. YOU'VE BEEN A BIG HELP. APPRECIATE WITH YOU. THAT'S ALL GUYS. THANKS. >> I'LL JUST SAY I'M THANKFUL THAT I GOT TO SIT ON THE BOARD, AND I HOPE THAT THE COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER ME FOR THE NEXT BOARD. I LIKE SERVING AND WORKING FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE WATERFRONT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SHRIMPING INDUSTRY IS PROTECTED. >> KATHY, WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER A LONG TIME, BEEN ALWAYS ENJOYABLE. YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. >> THANKS, IT WAS PLEASURE. >> YOU PUT UP WITH A LOT OF NONSENSE FROM ME, ESPECIALLY SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I APPRECIATE BEING ON THIS BOARD, AND HOPEFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING YOU KNOW THE BOARD EXISTED. THAT BEING SAID, THE NEXT MEETING MAYBE AND PROBABLY NOT WILL BE MAY THE 26TH. [10. NEXT MEETING DATE] >> DO YOU THINK WE WILL? >> MAYBE BUT I DON'T THINK SO. >> I WOULDN'T LOCK IT IN. >> WELL, YOU HAVE A WORKING GROUP SOMETIME. >> I'M GOING TO CANCEL. >> DON'T CANCEL ANY PLANS YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR THAT DATE. >> WHAT'S THAT? >> I SAID, DON'T CANCEL ANY PLANS YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR THAT DATE. JUST [INAUDIBLE] PUT THAT ON. >> BUT WE NORMALLY HAVE A WORKING GROUP SOMETIME IN APRIL BECAUSE OF THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL. BUT WE'LL SEE WHERE EVERYTHING GOES AT THE NEXT CITY COMMISSIONER'S MEETING AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. I'LL CONTACT YOU IF WE STILL EXIST. IF WE DON'T, I WISH YOU THE BEST. >> THANK YOU. >> GOD BLESS YOU. >> THEREFORE, THIS MEETING OF THE MARINE ADVISORY BOARD IS HEREBY CLOSED. ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.