[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:12] >> GOOD EVENING FOLKS AND WELCOME TO OUR REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR APRIL FIRST, 2025. PLEASE CALL THE ROLE . >> NOW FAR "PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE" LED BY VICE MAYOR AYSCUE . >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR OUR INDICATION LED BY PASTOR TIFFANY GULAMA . >> SHE IS NOT HERE . >> SHE'S NOT HERE, PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS. HEAVENLY FATHER, PLEASE BLESS THIS MEETING AND OUR COMMISSIONERS TO MAKE THE PROPER DECISION AND DO THEIR BEST FOR THIS COMMUNITY . BESTOW PEACE UPON EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM AND PROSPERITY TO OUR CITY AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD SAID -- >> AMEN . >> THANK YOU, YOU MAY BE SEATED. >> A POINT OF ORDER FOR DECORUM , I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE ALL CELL PHONES AND PERSONAL DEVICES ARE SILENCED. ANY DOCUMENT SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE CLERK TO BE SENT TO COMMISSIONERS. PLEASE AVOID CROSSING IN FRONT [4.1 PRESENTATION - NASSAU HUMANE SOCIETY - Nassau Humane Society Executive Director Chantel Scherer will present the "City Commission Dog of the Month."] OF THE DAIS AND ANY SPEAKERS, ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS TO ME OR THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE AND NOT TO INDIVIDUALS. NO CLAPPING FOR POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE COMMENTS IN THE AUDIENCE, PLEASE. THAT, BEING SAID , WE GO TO MS. CHANTEL, TAKE IT AWAY. >> THANK YOU EVERYONE , HI. THIS IS SARAH WHO IS FOUR MONTHS OLD AND A LITTLE GIRL. YOU MAY RECOGNIZE HER BECAUSE SHE LOOKS LIKE HER MOTHER, KAH LISI. WE HAVE ABOUT 30 PUPPIES AT THE SHELTER RIGHT NOW AND THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT UP PUPPY . THESE PUPPIES NEED TO GET OUT OF THE SHELTER . THEY NEED TRAINING AND SOCIALIZATION AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS, WE HAVE A LOT OF PUPPIES . >> THANK YOU, IF SOMEONE WANTED TO ADOPT HER TODAY? WHAT DO THEY NEED TO DO? >> THEY HAVE TO WAIT TO TOMORROW AND COME TO 639 AIRPORT ROAD OR THEY CAN CALL OR GO TO THE WEBSITE TO READ ABOUT HER AND THE OTHER PUPPIES. SHE IS A BULLY MIX AND WILL BE FIVE -- 55 [4.2 PRESENTATION - ST. MARYS RIVERKEEPER - St. Marys Riverkeeper Management Committee Member Paul Lore will present the 2024 River Management overview.] POUNDS. SHE WILL GET CUTER. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME . >> NEXT UP 4.2 , THE PRESENTATION FROM SAINT MARYS RIVERKEEPER . >> MR. PAUL LORE . >> GOOD EVENING MISTER BACK MAYOR AND FELLOW COMMISSIONERS. >> SO I HAVE A VERY SHORT, SHORT PRESENTATION TO GIVE YOU. SO, EVERY YEAR WE ENTER OUR 2025 ANNUAL REPORT . THIS WAS THROUGH THE SAINT MARY'S RIVER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE . THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DO. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW FOR WHO WE ARE FOR MY REPRESENTATIVE ROLE FROM THE COMMITTEE AND WHAT WE DO BECAUSE WE ARE COMMONLY CONFUSED WITH THE SAINT MARYS RIVERKEEPER . WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SAINT MARYS RIVERKEEPER BUT THE ROLES ARE DIFFERENT . FOR MYSELF , I AM IN NASSAU COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE RIVER. A LOT IS GENERATED TO NASSAU COUNTY AND AT THE END OF APRIL I WILL BE AT THE COUNTY TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION AS WELL AND TO DROP THE 2024 ANNUAL REPORT. BUT, WHAT I WANTED TO DO -- I KNOW MY VOICE IS LOUD AND I'M PRETTY SURE EVERYONE CAN HEAR WITHOUT THE MICROPHONE. WHAT I WANTED TO DO WAS KIND OF GO OVER WHO WE ARE AND WHAT OUR PURPOSE IS AND WHAT WE HAVE GENERALLY WORKED OVER . THEN, WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I WILL SEND YOU ALL THE ACTUAL REPORT. AND WITH THE ATTACHMENT, YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE REPORT AND SEE. BUT, THE BIGGEST THING IS WE HAVE ENTERED INTO A LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH EACH COUNTY AND WE HAVE FOUR COUNTIES. IT IS NASSAU COUNTY AND CARLETON COUNTY AND CAMDEN COUNTY . WE ALSO WORK WHEN WE GET TO THE END WITH THE SAINT MARYS RIVERKEEPER AND THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES . ONE THING THAT [00:05:02] IS COMPLEX ABOUT THE BEAUTIFUL RIVER THAT IS TO THE WEST OF US RIGHT NOW IS THAT IT IS SHARED BY MANY. SO, JUST AS THE RIVER IS SHARED BY MANY , THE GOVERNMENTAL DECISIONS ARE SHARED BY MANY AND I WILL GIVE YOU A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON. THE REASON I WANTED TO BRING THE REPORT HERE TODAY AS THERE ARE A LOT OF ITEMS THAT DON'T PERTAIN TO FERNANDINA. WHAT I ALSO HAVE FOUND OUT, FELLOW COMMISSIONERS IS I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAS EVER PRESENTED THIS TO YOU ALL WITH THE STATE AND ITS VITALITY AND ENVIRONMENTALISM. SO, THE PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE THE PROTECTION , BOTH ENVIRONMENTALLY AND ECONOMICALLY ABOUT THE RESOURCES FROM THE RIVER . THAT IS WHAT WE ARE KIND OF THERE FOR . WE WANT TO PROPOSE ANY IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS AND THEN AS WE FOUND OUT EARLIER , THE BIGGEST THING WE WANT TO DO FOR MYSELF AS A COMMITTEE MEMBER IS TO PROPOSE SOLUTIONS, AND, WE DO. THAT'S A BIG PART . WE SERVE REALLY JUST AS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ALL OF THE INTER-OFFICES AND TO THE LAND OWNERS, BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INTO THE INTER-AND INTRA-GOVERNMENTAL OFFICES . WE ALSO SERVE AS COORDINATOR FOR ANY REGULATORY OR LAND-USE PROPOSITIONS . AGAIN, THE KEY WORD IS WE HELP COORDINATE . WE HELP FACILITATE . THERE IS AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE FOUND OUT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS I HAVE BEEN SERVING. AGAIN , YOU CAN SEE IN THE THIRD BULLET FROM THE TOP THAT WE ALSO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR OWNERS AND COUNTY RESIDENTS AND THAT IS SIGNIFICANT. I'VE GONE MANY TIMES OUT TO THE BIG HOUSING COMMUNITY AND WE WENT TO HELP FIND SOLUTIONS AND BRING CONTINUITY INTO THE DECISIONS WERE THINKING THAT WERE MADE AROUND THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE TWO NONVOTING MEMBERS AND THEY ARE BOTH SIGNIFICANT . REALLY, THEY ARE SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER TODAY WITH THE OTHER SUBJECT THAT GROWTH IS IMMENSE. SO THE TWO NONVOTING MEMBERS ARE THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ST. JOHNS RIVER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. THEY WILL ALWAYS ATTEND OUR MEETINGS . AND GOING TO THE NEXT SLIDE, TONIGHT, THE FIRST SLIDE WAS THE MAIN DRIVER . I JUST DON'T THINK YOU KNOW WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES THAT WORK OUT THERE. I STAY FOCAL FOR FERNANDINA AND THE ISLANDS IN MY COUNTERPART WORKS THE NASSAU COUNTY AREA , MAINLY CALLAHAN AND SO FORTH. HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT WE HAVE KIND OF WORKED ON TO GIVE A QUICK EXAMPLE. FOUR LIKE YOU LAND-USE, WE ARE VERY INTERESTED IN PRIVATE, PUBLIC , AS WELL AS ACCESS . ACCESS IS A PRETTY BIG SUBJECT . IF SOMETHING COMES UP WHEN THERE WILL BE AN ACCESS THAT IS CLOSED OR NOT ACCESSIBLE SUCH AS A PROGRAM NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY , WE DO GET ON THERE AND PROVIDE ADVISORY INFORMATION TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR ALL FOUR COUNTIES . THE NEXT ONE , AND I WILL GIVE AN EXAMPLE TOO FOR US . WHEN I MET THE COMMITTEE OR WATCHING WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE NEW PARK OR DOWN AT THE WATERFRONT, THAT'S A REALLY GREAT EXAMPLE. ALSO, THIS IS BECOME A BIGGER TOPIC OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS . WATER QUALITY AND THE BACTERIA AND NUTRIENT CONTAMINATION . WE HAVE PUT OUT A REPORT TALKING ABOUT THE WATER QUALITY AND A CAUTION TO THE WATER QUALITY THAT IS HAPPENING BOTH IN THE OCEAN AND HERE AS IT IS DEFINED . ONE THING THAT WAS INTERESTING TO ME WAS WATER QUALITY ALSO FOR SEPTIC MAINTENANCE FOR COMMUNITY STILL ON SEPTIC LINES . THAT IS HAPPENING MORE OUT IN THE COUNTY. WATER QUANTITY , WE SAW THAT WHEN THE HEAVY RAINS CAME UP. WE HAD THINGS THAT WE NEVER THOUGHT WOULD BE A PROBLEM THAT ARE NOW A PROBLEM AND WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOLUTIONS . NOT ONLY ARE WE LOOKING AT WATER QUALITY BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE COMMUTE -- QUANTITY THAT CAN COME INTO OUR COMMUNITY. THE EXAMPLE OF THAT IS NASSAU COUNTY AND BAKER COUNTY ARE ENGAGED IN MITIGATION WITH THEIR STORMWATER ASSESSMENT PLANNING . AND, FERNANDINA IS ALSO IN THE [00:10:07] CONVERSATION WITH HOW MUCH THEY HAVE GROWN WITH THE NEW STORMWATER SYSTEM. THIS IS LOOKING AT FERNANDINA AS FAR AS THE RESILIENCY PLAN AND SO ON . AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW FOR NASSAU COUNTY AND IF THERE IS ANY COMMISSIONER HERE THAT WANTS TO BE A COUNTERPART OR POINT OF CONTACT. I WORKED WITH ALLISON WHO IS MY POINT OF CONTACT FOR STORMS AND SHE COMES TO A LOT AND IS ENGAGED . >> FOR REGULATION , AGAIN OUR ANNUAL REPORT WAS SUMMARIZED TO YOU AND IT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR ALL OF THE REGULATION GOING ON WITHIN BOTH ALL FOUR OF THE COUNTIES. WHAT WE DO -- AN EXAMPLE FOR THAT THAT I WILL GIVE YOU IS RIGHT NOW AS A COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE FROM NASSAU, THERE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH FERNANDINA BUT FOR THE FUTURE , YOU CAN REACH OUT TO MYSELF OR A COMMITTEE MEMBER. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A COMPLEX THREE AREA ON THE RIVER THAT WE ARE WORKING WOUND BETWEEN THE STATE OF GEORGIA AND FLORIDA TO GET NEAR BOAT RAMPS THAT DON'T HAVE WAKES OWNS AND IN AREAS WHERE THE PUBLIC IS WITH SAND BEACHES . THERE HAS BEEN A FEW BOATING ACCIDENTS AND WE ARE TRYING TO GET THAT UNDER CONTROL. OUR PARTNERSHIPS ARE REAL . I WOULD SAY THERE IS PARTNERSHIPS FOR LANDOWNERS AND FOR BUSINESSES AND THE SAINT MARYS RIVERKEEPER , THEIR ROLE IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WITH NATURAL RESOURCES AND FISH AND WILDLIFE . REALLY, EVERYBODY THAT IS OUT THERE AND EVERYBODY THAT TOUCHES THE RIVER. AND, THAT IS IT. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THE REPORT IS COMING . IT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE IF YOU RECEIVED IT ATTACHED AS A PUBLIC RECORD AND THEN YOU CAN GO THROUGH IT ON YOUR OWN TIME . IF ANYONE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT ARE HERE, MAY MAIN DRIVE TONIGHT WAS REALLY JUST TO ALSO LET YOU KNOW THERE IS ACTUALLY A POINT OF CONTACT THAT IS OUTSIDE OF THE ROLE OF THE SAINT MARYS RIVERKEEPER AND WE REALLY ALL HAVE THE SAME MISSION , THANK YOU VERY MUCH . >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. PAUL LORE ? >> I'VE COME TO THESE MEETINGS OVER THE YEARS AND I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYONE TALK ABOUT THIS. IT IS HELPFUL AND INFORMATIONAL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPORT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? [4.3 PROCLAMATION - "WATER CONSERVATION MONTH" - Recognizes the month of April as "Water Conservation Month."] >> SEE NONE , WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND LOOK FORWARD SENIOR REPORT. >> IT SOUNDS GOOD . AND FINALLY A PROCLAMATION FOR WATER CONSERVATION MONTH. COME ON UP. >> DO YOU HAVE A DOCUMENT FOR ME? >> WE CAN PLAY SOME JEOPARDY MUSIC IN THE MEANTIME . >> CONKEY CAN PROVIDE HIS COMMENTARY NOW . >> OAKS -- OKAY, THEN WE WILL HAVE THE CONFIRMATION . >> SURE . COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU FOR THIS 27TH ADDITION OF THE WATER CONSERVATION MISSION . IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE MY OLD FRIENDS. I'VE KNOWN HER MANY YEARS AND I WANT TO THANK YOU. THIS IS THE 27TH YEAR THAT THE CITY RECOGNIZES APRIL AS "WATER CONSERVATION MONTH". ESPECIALLY WITH UTILITIES RUNNING SHORT ON RECLAIMED WATER AND THEY ARE TAKING ACTION TO ADDRESS THOSE AND PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TODAY IS THE STATS WITH HOW MUCH WATER WE ARE WASTING AND TO TALK ABOUT THE DOCUMENT THAT GOVERNS THE WATER 800 FEET BELOW THAT WE PUT TOGETHER AS THE OVERSEER OF THE WATER SUPPLY. THAT IS THE NORTH FLORIDA REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY PANT -- PLANT. IT'S EIGHT COUNTIES WITH SEVEN IN SEWANEE. THE AQUIFER IS A BODY OF WATER THAT COVERS THREE STATES AND SO IS A HUGE BATHTUB AND DOES NOT RECOGNIZE POLITICAL BOUNDARIES AND WE MUST BE DILIGENT IN HOW WE PROTECT IT . SOME OF THE THINGS YOU WILL HEAR IN FUTURE DISCUSSIONS LIKE THE LOWER RIVER MINIMUM FLOWS AND [00:15:03] LEVELS , THAT IS LIKE THE LOW OIL LIGHT IN THE CAR WHEN THE AQUIFER IS CLOSEST TO THE SURFACE AND IT COMMUNICATES, I HAVE ISSUES AND WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE. THE MFLS DRIVE THE USE THAT THE UTILITY PUTS IN FOR IN TERMS OF HOW WE ARE GOING TO PROTECT THE WATER SUPPLY TO ADDRESS THE MFLS SO THE ECOSYSTEM DOES NOT OCCUR . IT GOVERNS THE WATER SUPPLY AND IT'S A 20 YEAR DOCUMENT UPDATED EVERY FIVE YEARS . THE LAST ONE APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN DECEMBER OF 2023 AND IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN AND WE WILL BE WORKING WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND ANOTHER TWO YEARS WITH THE PROJECTS YOU ARE WORKING ON FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY AND WATER CONSERVATION TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO . WE DO KNOW THAT BY 2045 THE ST. JOHNS RIVER PART OF THAT EIGHT COUNTIES WILL BE DRAWING ABOUT 510 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY FROM THEIR . THAT'S A 30% INCREASE OVER THE 2015 TOTAL AS WE GROW, MORE WATER IS GETTING PULLED IN WATER CONSERVATION PLAYS A KEY PART . WE ALSO KNOW THAT IF WE PUT IN GOOD, EFFICIENT, AND EFFECTIVE WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES WITH THE CITIZEN TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND UTILITIES THAT WE CAN PRODUCE 80 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY IN SAVINGS AS AN OFFSET . WE ARE CONSTANTLY WORKING WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR WATER CONSERVATION AND COST SHARE TO HELP THEM WITH GRANTS . THERE ARE WAYS WE CAN MAKE OUR FARMERS, OUR UTILITIES , AND OUR CITIZENS MORE EFFICIENT IN HOW THEY ADDRESS WATER AND NOT TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. NORTHEAST FLORIDA HAS HAD IT GOOD FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME BUT PEOPLE HAVE COME TO KNOW THAT WATER IS PRECIOUS AND WE HAVE SOME ISSUES. OUR WATER SUPPLY PLAN IDENTIFIED THE ISSUES AND 2017. IT IS NOT A CITIZEN TOPIC THAT BUBBLES UP TO THE LEVEL OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND ROADS AND SO FORTH BUT NOW WE ARE STARTING TO REALIZE THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM AND IF WE DON'T GET ON TOP OF IT, IT WILL BEAR SOME PRETTY RESTRICTIVE ISSUES THAT WE WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH ON DOWN THE ROAD . SINCE 2020, THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT HAS SPENT ABOUT $2.7 MILLION TO HELP CAP ABANDONED IN UNUSED ARTESIAN ROLES . THEY ARE FREE FLOWING WELLS THAT YOU DON'T SEE MUCH ANYMORE AND HARKEN BACK TO THE PAST BUT IF THEY ARE NOT CAPPED, THEY WASTE MONEY AND WE SAVE ABOUT 78 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY AS WE DO THAT AND IDENTIFY THOSE. >> AND WHEN EVERYONE HEARS THAT, IT IS THE MFLS THAT CREATE RESTRICTIONS AND THAT'S CORRECT. NORMALLY IT IS 20 PER UNIT BUT WITH THE RESTRICTIONS , WE ARE ISSUING SHORTER PERMITS BECAUSE WE NEED TO PUT IN AND SEE HOW THE MEASURES WE ARE ASKING GOVERNMENTS TO PUT INTO PLACE, HOW ARE WE DOING IN RELATION TO THAT WATER SUPPLY. SO, THAT OBVIOUSLY CREATES ANGST BUT HOPEFULLY WE GET OUR MESSAGE ACROSS THAT THE WATER DOWN THERE , THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH IN BIG PROJECTS ARE OCCURRING . WATER CONSERVATION IS EXPENSIVE. THE BLACK CREEK WATER PROJECT THAT WE ARE WRAPPING UP TAKING WATER FROM BLACK CREEK AND PIPING IT TO KEYSTONE WHICH IS ANOTHER AREA AND IT'S $120 MILLION . WE CAN BRING UP TO ABOUT 7/2 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY DOW THERE. THERE ARE OTHER PROJECTS THAT WILL BE PIPING WATER 40 MILES OUT WEST TO THE SEWANEE AREA . THAT IS WHERE THE MFLS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AND THOSE ARE EXPENSIVE ANY AND DOLLAR TYPE PROJECTS . CONSERVATION IS CHEAP AND WE ARE PUSHING IT SO HARD BECAUSE IT IS AN EASY FIX THAT WE CAN PARTICIPATE IN ON A DAILY BASIS. >> WATER CONSERVATION IS LIKE A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION . IT NEEDS THINGS TO BE A SUCCESS. IT NEEDS A PLAN AND IT NEEDS DISCIPLINED IMPLEMENTATION AND A METRICS WHICH WILL EQUATE TO MEANINGFUL SUSTAINABILITY. IT'S NOT A ONE AND DONE TALK ABOUT IT TODAY AND GO ON FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IT IS SOMETHING WE CAN ADDRESS EVERY DAY UNTIL I COME BACK NEXT APRIL AND SAY GUESS WHAT, THIS IS ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION . THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PROCLAMATION . AND, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF , THE UTILITIES, AND THE CITIZENS FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION AND DILIGENCE IN PROTECTING OUR WATER SOURCE. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? [00:20:01] >> ANY COMMENTS? >> I KNOW AQUIFERS ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE NOT RECHARGING FAST ENOUGH WITH THE RAINFALL AND USAGE. HOW IS FLORIDA? WHAT IS THE STATE OF OUR AQUIFER ? IS IT RECHARGING? >> THE AQUIFER RIGHT NOW IS IN FAIRLY GOOD SHAPE. THAT IS THE FRUIT BORNE FROM THE HURRICANES THAT CAME ACROSS AND THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WAS PUT INTO THE RIVER BROUGHT THE AQUIFER UP. THE LAST FOUR READINGS HAVE STARTED TO GO DOWN BECAUSE NOW WE ARE IN THE DRY PERIODS POST HURRICANE. IT IS FLUCTUATION AND SO YOU WANT TO TRY TO MODULATE THAT AND MINIMIZE IT THROUGH PROPER REGULATIONS AND CONSERVATION. CONSERVATION IS PART OF THE USE PERMIT AND THE WATER SUPPLY PLAN. IT IS A CRITICAL PART AND IT ALSO SAVES YOU MONEY . EVERYBODY GETS THAT MONTHLY REMINDER OF HOW MUCH WATER YOU ARE USING. HOW MUCH I USE THIS MONTH COMPARED TO LAST MONTH AND HOW MUCH I DID IT A YEAR AGO. AM I USING IT TOO MUCH . THE BOX IN THE GARAGE THAT I DON'T CHECK THAT OFTEN, IS IT TIME TO WRITE ? OR I CALL THE UTILITY AND MOST WILL COME OUT TO FIND A LEAK. >> YOU CAN GO TO THE UPPER TIERS OF THE PRICING WHICH IS A RUDE AWAKENING EVERY MONTH. >> YOU CAN WATCH THE BOARD MEETINGS ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 10:00. THE BOARD MEETING IS WHERE THEY GET THE STATUS OF THE SPRINGS AND THE LAKES AND THE AQUIFER. THAT IS EASY DATA. WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF DATA POINTS ON OUR WEBSITE IF ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS. WE HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH DATA TO KEEP YOU BUSY FOR A WHILE. >> THE OFFICE IS GOING TO PRINT AND MAIL THE PROCLAMATION TO YOU TOMORROW WITH CONTACT INFORMATION . WE ARE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES . >> WE WILL STILL READ IT OFF IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU . >> THAT'S FANTASTIC . >> I WILL JOIN YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, WHERE AS FLORIDA'S NATURAL BEAUTY WITH PRISTINE BLUE WATERS AND TOGETHER THEY TRACKED 100 MILLION VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD EVERY YEAR. WHEREAS THE ECONOMY LARGELY DEPENDS ON A HEALTHY AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT, FRESH WATER RESOURCES ARE VITAL TO FLORIDA'S ROBUST ECONOMY AND FUTURE SUCCESS . AND, WHERE AS THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH IS MOSTLY AT DRY MONTH WITH WATER CONSERVATION TO EDUCATE VISITORS AND CITIZENS ON HOW THEY CAN PRESERVE THE VALUABLE WATER SOURCE. WHERE AS THE ST. JOHN'S WATER DISTRICT ARE INVESTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLIES, CLEANUP SUPPLY AND RESTORE RIVERS AND SPRINGS, UPGRADE DRINKING FACILITIES AND WHEREAS ALL WATER USERS INCLUDING COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AGRICULTURAL AND HOSPITALITY CAN MAKE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO REDUCE WATER USE AND PROTECT FLORIDA'S WATER RESOURCES AND THUS PROMOTING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. NOW I VIRTUE BY VIRTUE CLAIM APRIL 2025 AS "WATER CONSERVATION MONTH". I CALL ON BUSINESSES TO PROTECT THE WATER BECOMING MORE AWARE OF THE NEED TO RESAVE THE WATER. WITH MY OFFICIAL DIGITAL SEAL OF THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH . >> >> [5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA] >> ALL RIGHT, THEY SAY TECHNOLOGY IS GREAT WHEN IT WORKS AND IN THIS CASE , IT WAS GREAT BECAUSE PAPER DIDN'T . >> MOVING FORWARD, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA . AS A REMINDER, I ASKED THAT YOU ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE. PLEASE KEEP CLAPPING AND BOOING TO YOURSELF. AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER . >> HELLO. MY NAME IS LAUREL STRONG AND I LIVE AT 914 [00:25:06] DIVISION STREET. HOW DOES ONE HIDE THEIR OWN SELF? BY CALLING IT OUT AND OTHERS . I BELIEVE THIS IS A STRATEGY OF THE SO-CALLED CLASSY ETIQUETTE LADY . I BELIEVE SHE IS EITHER A CLOSETED SELF-LOATHING LESBIAN WHO SECRETLY HAS THE HOTS FOR HALF THE WOMEN IN THE ROOM . >> THIS IS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND NOT PERSONAL ATTACKS . PLEASE KEEP WITH THE QUORUM . >> WELL, THEN I'M DONE , THANK YOU . >> NEXT WE HAVE MR. TOM CAMERON. >> TOM CAMERON 1518 NORTHPORT DRIVE FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA . ON BEHALF OF THE FERNANDINA BEACH BABE RUTH BASEBALL LEAGUE, IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO ASK YOU AND THE COMMISSION TO SUPPORT A WAIVER FOR THE CITY ORGANIZATION AND USE CENTRAL PARK FOR THE USE OF A YOUTH BASEBALL LEAGUE TOURNAMENT PLAY . OUR REQUEST IS BASED ON THE CITY ESTABLISH CRITERIA THAT THE GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS CONTRIBUTE TO ENHANCING AND IMPROVING THE CITY'S FACILITIES MONETARILY OR THROUGH SPECIAL SERVICES. WE JUST GOT HIT BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITH FINGER PRINTING AND BACKGROUND CHECKS THAT WE HAVE TO DO FOR EVERY VOLUNTEER STARTING AS OF -- IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FEBRUARY 1ST AND THEY MOVED IT BACK TO JANUARY 1ST . WE JUST GOT THE WORD . IT'S ABOUT $7500 FOR US TO PAY THAT FOR THIS YEAR. IT WILL DECREASE , AS LONG AS WE KEEP THOSE VOLUNTEERS IN THE SYSTEM. BUT, RIGHT NOW, THE BASIC FUNDAMENTAL IS ABOUT $7500. ON MONDAY , WE MET WITH MR. COKER AND WE JUST FOUND OUT WE HAVE GOT TO DO SOME PADDING AROUND THE POLES FOR THE NEW BATTING CAGES WHICH WILL INCORPORATE ABOUT 2000 EXTRA DOLLARS THAT WE ARE ON THE HOOK FOR. SO, AS YOU KNOW , THE BASEBALL LEAGUE HAS PARTNERED WITH THE CITY BOTH FINANCIALLY AND WITH SWEAT EQUITY TO IMPROVE THE BASEBALL FACILITIES AT CENTRAL PARK. AND, TONIGHT I AM SHARING WITH YOU A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE THE FUTURE OF CENTRAL PARK BY HOSTING FOR THE FIRST TIME BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS THROUGH THE GREATER FLORIDA BASEBALL ASSOCIATION. THAT ASSOCIATION IS LOCATED IN YULEE. IT IS THE LITTLE LEAGUE ASSOCIATION THAT HOLDS TOURNAMENTS AT NO COST FOR THEIR FIELDS OR ANYTHING ELSE. AND HOW IT MAKES ITS MONEY IS THROUGH THE CONCESSION STAND . ADD THEY HAD 48 TEAMS PLAY THEIR AND THE CONCESSION STAND MADE $7500 . THAT'S WHAT THE ONE WEEK AND DID FOR THE 48 TEAMS. WE WANT TO PROPOSE THAT WE BE THE OVERFLOW FOR THE TOURNAMENTS BEING PLACED. WE GET THE CREDIT OF -- >> 10 MORE SECONDS, MISTER CAMERON. >> THEY PLAY FOR NOTHING AT OUR PART WHEN IT IS 275 FOR $475 WHICH WOULD COST US . IN ADDITION TO THAT WE WOULD GAIN THE CONCESSION STAND MONEY THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO GIVE BACK TO THE CITY THESE THINGS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO TO IMPROVE THE BASEBALL PARK. SO, ANY MONEY THAT WE EVER RAISED WAS GOING BACK TO THE CITY AND SOME KIND OF FORM THAT WOULD ENHANCE THE ABILITY FOR US TO BE SUCCESSFUL . >> THANK YOU . >> I ASK YOU TONIGHT TO SEE IF WE CAN GET A WAIVER OF US HOLDING TOURNAMENTS THROUGH -- FOR THIS SEASON AND NEXT SEASON SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO RAISE MONEY. >> . >> [00:30:22] >>> THAT WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE WAY TO DO THIS? >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU. IF I WANTED PAID PARKING AND PRIVATE EVENTS TO BE HOSTED IN A CHILDREN'S PARK, WELCOMING DEVIANCE, ACTING OUT THEIR SEXUAL FETISH IN PUBLIC SPACES NEXT TO CHILDREN, LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I POINTED OUT PRIDED BREAKING FLORIDA OBSCENITY LAW. THESE ARE NOT COSTUMES. AND A MAN WEARING A BDSM DOG MASTER, WHICH ACTUALLY VIOLATES FLORIDA OBSCENITY LAW. THE PROBLEM WITH PRIDE IS THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SOCIAL STANDARDS. ANYTHING GOES. LOVE IS LOVE, THAT MEANS ANYTHING GOES. I BROUGHT THIS BOOK TO SHOW YOU, BECAUSE IT IS CALLED THE RAINBOW PARADE. AND IT IS TARGETED AT KINDERGARTNERS. AND THE SIDEWALK OUTSIDE IS FILLED WITH PEOPLE WAITING FOR THE PARADE TO START. EVERYONE IS WEARING WHATEVER MAKES THEM FEEL MOST LIKE THEMSELVES. EVEN IF THAT MEANS WEARING HARDLY ANYTHING AT ALL. NOW, THIS IS A CHILDREN'S BOOK. WELL, IT'S PORNOGRAPHY FOR CHILDREN. THERE IS A NAKED PERSON IN THE BOOK, THERE IS A MAN COVERING HIS PRIVATE PARTS WITH BALLOONS. THERE IS A BDSM HARNESS GEAR OVER TWO MEN HERE. AND THERE IS THE DOG GIMP MASKS IN THESE ILLUSTRATIONS THAT ARE TARGETED AT CHILDREN. IT IS WRITTEN BY A LESBIAN. THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE NORMALIZING, BECAUSE THERE IS NO STANDARDS. AND CHILDREN ARE BEING TARGETED. THEY ARE BEING GROOMED BY PRIDE NOTHING AGAINST GAY AT ALL, WE HAVE GOT GAY'S AGAINST GROOMERS WHO ENDORSED US WITH OUR PETITION TO REFORM PRIDE. IT IS INSULTING TO SAY THIS ABOUT GAY PEOPLE AND CALLING US HOMOPHOBIC, WE'RE SO SICK TO DEATH OF THAT, BECAUSE THIS IS INSULTING TO THE DECENT GAY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. NOBODY WANTS TO GO WITH THIS. WHEN I MET THE GAY'S AGAINST GROOMERS, NOBODY IN POLITE SOCIETY, THAT IS. AND I AM OFFENDED BUT AND IT IS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WHO ARE OFFENDED BY THIS, BECAUSE THE FEMALE AND MALE SEX , IT TAKES WORK AND DISCIPLINE TO BE A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN. WHEN I MET WITH GAY'S AGAINST GROOMERS, THEY HAD A SIGN UP AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH WE HAD IN COMMON. THEY HAD A SIGN STATED PRIDE IS NOT FOR CHILDREN. SO, IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE REFORMED AND CLEANED UP, BECAUSE THERE IS NO STANDARDS. LOVE IS LOVE, THAT MEANS PEDOPHILES, THEY LIKE TO CALL PEDOPHILES MINOR ATTRACTED PEOPLE, AND THEY ARE BRUTALIZING OUR BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH LANGUAGE, AND IT IS A CLEVER CONCEPT, BECAUSE WHEN YOU CHANGE THE LANGUAGE, YOU CHANGE THE MIND-SET. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BY THE WAY, THE PHOTOGRAPH IS NOT -- IT WAS TAKEN HERE. >> THANK YOU. X AND IT CAME FROM THE NEWS LATER, THAT'S HOW DOPEY THE NEWS LEADER IS POINT >> NEXT UP, WE HAVE MISS MARY PHILLIPS. >> GOOD EVENING, MARION PHILLIPS, I LIVE AT 724 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, I AM CALM NOW. I HAVE EMAILED ALL OF YOU ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT HAS HAPPENED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND ALL BUT ONE OF YOU HAVE CONTACTED ME. I HAVE A PROBLEM IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WITH CATS. CATS ARE COMING INTO MY YARD, THEY ARE CLIMBING ON MY VEHICLE, THEY ARE LEAVING SAND PRINTS ON MY VEHICLE. AND ANIMAL CONTROL HAS BEEN OVER, AND SO, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THERE IS NO LAW AGAINST CATS. I HAVE PONDS IN MY BACKYARD WITH KOI THAT ARE COVERED TO KEEP ANIMALS OUT, BECAUSE AT ONE TIME, I DID HAVE A FAMILY OF RACCOONS IN MY YARD THAT KILLED SOME OF MY FISH. BUT ANYWAY, WHAT I AM ASKING, AND I WANTED THIS ON PUBLIC RECORD TONIGHT, NOT JUST IN AN EMAIL THAT I SENT TO YOU ALL, BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR Y'ALL TO REVISIT THE ORDINANCE. WHAT Y'ALL TOLD ME IS YOU DON'T HAVE AN ATTORNEY RIGHT NOW TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE, BUT THAT PEOPLE WHO [00:35:02] HAVE CATS WOULD KEEP THEM IN THEIR HOUSE OR IN THE GUARD WITH AN ELECTRIC FENCE, WHATEVER THEY HAVE TO DO. AND I'M GOING TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU, SO THIS IS PUBLIC AS WELL. ONE OF MY FRIENDS THAT LIVES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CITY FROM ME HAS A VERY EXPENSIVE DOG AND HAS A FENCE, AND A CAT JUMPED INTO HER YARD AND ATTACKED HER DOG AND COST ARE ABOUT $500 IN A VET BILL. THE PERSON THAT OWNED THE CAT DIDN'T SEEM TO WORRY ABOUT IT. SO, THIS PERSON, A VERY KIND PERSON, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GO AFTER THEM AND TRY TO CREATE CONFUSION, BUT THAT UPSET ME. NOW, I'M NOT REALLY SCARED OF CATS, BUT I HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER THAT IS HORRIFIED OF CATS. SHE HAS SOME KIND OF PHOBIA, SHE HAS HAD IT ALL HER LIFE, AND IF SHE COMES TO VISIT ME, I MEAN, WE'VE GOT TO KNOW WHERE THERE ARE CATS. SO, I'M JUST ASKING Y'ALL TO PLEASE DRAFT AN ORDINANCE THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THEIR ANIMALS. LETTING THEM RUN WILD -- AND ANOTHER THING, WHEN IT WAS FREEZING COLD, THOSE CATS WERE OUTSIDE. AND WHEN IT SNOWED, THEY WERE OUTSIDE. TO ME, THAT IS INHUMANE. SO, I WOULD LIKE FOR Y'ALL TO PLEASE ADDRESS THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MS. PHILLIPS. >> JUST TO CLARIFY, WHAT I WROTE BACK TO MS. PHILLIPS IS THAT ONCE WE HAVE A PERMANENT ATTORNEY , CITY ATTORNEY, I WOULD BE GLAD TO WORK WITH THEM ABOUT AN ORDINANCE, BUT I JUST DON'T THINK THAT IT'S THE HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR US RIGHT NOW WITH OUR INTERIM ATTORNEY AS HE HAS ENOUGH TO SAY GRACE OVER. BUT ONCE WE HAVE A PERMANENT CITY ATTORNEY, I'M GLAD TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT HOW WE MIGHT ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY WHAT MY EMAIL SAID. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE MR. LAWRENCE. THANK YOU. >> LAWRENCE, CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH. I DON'T LIKE TO COME UP AND TALK IN PUBLIC, I'M GETTING A LITTLE TENSE AND THAT SORT OF THING, BUT LATELY, I HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF THINGS GOING AROUND ABOUT THE UP AND COMING ISSUE WITH THINGS WITH THE LAWSUIT AND THAT SORT OF THING. UM, I WAS TRYING TO DO A LOT OF ANALYSIS ABOUT THE PROS AND CONS OF THE THINGS I HAVE TALKED TO PEOPLE HERE IN THE COMMISSION ABOUT. AND I MADE A LIST AND I KEPT LOOKING AT IT, I KEPT THINKING, ALL THE CONES WITH ONLY MAYBE ONE OR TWO PROS TO HAVE THE BIOETHANOL PLANT IN THE CITY, AND EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS TO BE ON THE SIDE OF THE COMPANY AND NOT THE LOCAL CITIZENS OF THE ISLAND. SO, I KEPT THINKING, WHAT WOULD BE SOME IDEAS AND THAT SORT OF THING? AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT TAXES AND COMMISSIONER POYNTER SAID WHAT IS THE WAY TO TAX PEOPLE? MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THOSE TRUCKS COMING DOWN THE BRIDGE. PUT A TAX ON THEM AND LET THEM PAY SOME FEES AND FINES. I GUARANTEE YOU, YOU WOULD GET A LOT OF MONEY. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY KNOWS EXACTLY, MAYBE THE CHIEF AS A GOOD IDEA THE AMOUNT OF LOG TRUCKS THAT COME OVER THE BRIDGE. AND PART OF WHAT I ANALYZED, BASED ON THE PRESENTATION AT THE TOWN HALL, IS IF YOU HAVE THREE TRUCKS A DAY OF YOUR COMING OUT OF THAT PLANT, THAT IS 21 TRUCKS A WEEK. COMPARED TO THE FOUR GAS STATIONS OR FIVE ON A STREET WITH ONE TANKER, MAYBE TWO. SO, WE ARE ADDING A LOT OF POTENTIAL TRAFFIC GOING IN AND OUT OF THE CITY OVER THE BRIDGE. THE OTHER DAY, I HAD TO TAKE MY CAT TO THE EMERGENCY, AND I COULDN'T GET OVER THE BRIDGE. AND REALLY GOT UPSET AND I WAS TENSE ABOUT IT AND EVERYTHING, SO THAT KIND OF TRIGGERED SOME OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN MY MIND. SO, I STARTED THINKING ABOUT THE CONCERNS AND HAZARDS. AND AS ONE OF YOUR COMMISSIONERS WHO KNOWS THE PERIODIC TABLE WAY BETTER THAN I DO, THE FOUR ORIGINAL ONES WERE WATER, AND I APPRECIATE THAT, AND WATER KEEPERS, AIR, AND THE POLLUTION, EARTH, WHAT HAPPENS AND HAPPENS TO THE GROUND, AND FIRE. AND FIRE SEEMS TO BE THE ONE THAT AFFECTS ME THE MOST, BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THINGS IN MY CAREER AS I HAVE TRAVELED AROUND. FIRES HAPPEN, THINGS HAPPEN. THAT DOCUMENT TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE STUFF THAT RYAN DID WITH THEIR ENGINEERS, AND IT SHOWS SOME OF THE THINGS, BUT MY BIGGEST CONCERN WAS LIKE WHAT HAPPENED IN FRANCE WITH THE FIRE THEY HAD A COUPLE YEARS BACK, AND UP IN THE RYAN PLANT IN JESUP, GEORGIA, AND I TALKED TO THEIR WATER KEEPERS AND EVERYTHING, AND THEY HAD A TOXIC DISCHARGE, [00:40:03] AND THEY SMOOTHED OVER THE FIRE ISSUE, WHICH LASTED OVER 10 HOURS. AND WHEN YOU PUT SILO FUEL TANKS WITH 5000 GALLONS ABOVE GROUND INSTEAD OF LIKE THE FUEL FROM THE GAS STATIONS, YOU HAVE A POTENTIAL HAZARD. THANK YOU. >> AND LAST SPEAKER I HAVE HERE IS MS. SHEILA. >> SHEILA COKIE, 1553 AND THE STREET. AT THE LAST MEETING, THERE WAS THE DISCUSSION AROUND BIDDING OUT THE BANKING THAT WE USE WITH THE CITY. AND I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THERE WERE ACTUALLY SEVERAL THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN THE CITY THAT WE FOR SOME REASON DON'T BID OUT. OUR LOBBYIST IS ONE OF THOSE, THAT IS A CONTRACT THAT JUST GETS RENEWED EVERY YEAR. AND I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHY THAT IS AND WHY -- WHY WE WOULDN'T BID THAT OUT LIKE WE ARE BIDDING OUT OTHER SERVICES. I THINK SOME OF THE ENGINEERING THAT GETS DONE FOR THIS CITY ALSO DOESN'T GET BID OUT, IT JUST KIND OF GETS TO ONE PERSON, ONE COMPANY. AND I FEEL LIKE IF WE ARE GOING TO, UM, MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ADHERING TO THE STANDARDS, THAT WE ARE BEING CONSISTENT IN THOSE, BECAUSE IT IS INCONSISTENT APPLICATION OF ANY OF THOSE ROLES THAT KIND OF GETS US IN TROUBLE, SO I WOULD [6. CONSENT AGENDA] JUST ENCOURAGE THAT. >> THANK YOU, MISS COKIE. SEEING NO OTHER FORMS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 6. DO I HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT COMMISSIONERS WISH TO PULL OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOTION TO APPROVE AND SECOND. ANY COMMISSION OR DISCUSSION? SEEING NON-. PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. >> [7.1 AWARD OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 25-02 - AV8 CONSULTING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC - RESOLUTION 2025-52 AWARDING REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) 25-02 FOR AIRPORT MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO AV8 CONSULTING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC; APPROVING A BUDGET TRANSFER, AUTHORIZING CONTRACT NEGOTIATION; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Awards RFP 25-02 for Airport management services to AV8 Consulting and Management Services LLC, authorizing staff to negotiate terms to include a three-year contract, with two one-year renewal options, in an amount not to exceed $15,000 per month.] >> THAT PASSES 5-0, STARTING WITH 7.1, A WORD OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 25-02- TRAN21 CONSULTING AND MANAGEMENT. TAKE AWAY, MISS KIM. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR PETE THIS IS FOR RESOLUTION 2025-52. BASED ON THE TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT THAT WE HAVE ENTERED INTO WITH AV8 CONSULTING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR AIRPORT MANAGEMENT, THE CITY DID ISSUE AN RFP FOR AIRPORT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND WE ALSO OPENED IT UP FOR EMPLOYMENT . STAFF DID CONDUCT A COUPLE OF INTERVIEWS AND WE RECEIVED ONE PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO THE RFP. AND AFTER REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE ENTER INTO A LONGER-TERM AGREEMENT WITH AV8 CONSULTING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR OPERATIONS AT THE AIRPORT, SO WE ARE ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH AV8 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $15,000 PER MONTH FOR SERVICES. THIS IS AN INITIAL THREE-YEAR TERM WITH TWO ONE-YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS, AND MR. COYLE IS HERE ON BEHALF OF AV8 IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OF HIM. >> DO I HAVE ANY COMMISSION OR QUESTIONS FOR MS. CAMPBELL OR MR. COYLE? >> I JUST WANT TO STATE THAT THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB AT THE AIRPORT, AND I THINK THEY ARE GOING TO DO A FANTASTIC JOB FOR US ON MANAGING THE OTHER HALF OF THAT AIRPORT. AND ONE OF THE PLANS THAT I BELIEVE IS -- AS THEY DO THIS OVER THREE YEARS, THEY WILL BE BRINGING SOMEONE IN, AND THAT PERSON WILL POTENTIALLY BE GROOMED TO TAKE OVER AS FULL-TIME, SO I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD USE OF CITY RESOURCES TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. WHILE THEY PROVE THIS. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER POYNTER. COMMISSIONER TUTEN? >> I JUST WANT TO SAY, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO PICKED UP AN AGENDA, GO ONLINE AND LOOK AT THE AGENDA PACKET, BECAUSE MR. COYLE'S RESUME, I JUST LOOKED AT IT FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS WEEK AS THE AGENDA PACKET CAME OUT, IT IS EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE AND WE ARE SUPER LUCKY TO HAVE HIM. SO, THANK YOU. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. CAMPBELL OR MR. COYLE? SEEING NONE, TO YOUR EMOTION? MOTION ON THE FLOOR. MOTION AND SECOND. ANY COMMISSION OR DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> >> AND I WILL JUST THROW ANOTHER FEATHER IN THE CAP TO MR. COYLE, [7.2 PROPOSAL APPROVAL - HUBBARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - RESOLUTION 2025-53 APPROVING A PROPOSAL FROM ATLANTIC COAST ASPHALT, A DIVISION OF HUBBARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, IN AN AMOUNT OF $242,464.35 FOR PHASE 2 OF THE PATCHING OF CITY STREETS; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves the proposal from Hubbard Construction Company for Phase 2 of the resurfacing of City streets in an amount not to exceed $242,464.35.] WE DID MAYOR FOR A DAY LAST TUESDAY AND THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY PLEASED TO SEE OUR AIRPORT AND SEE HOW YOU RUN THINGS, THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP, WE HAVE ITEM 7.2, MS. CAMPBELL IS GOING TO KEEP US UP HERE FOR A PROPOSAL APPROVAL . THAT'S RESOLUTION 2025-53, THIS IS OUR SECOND PHASE OF RESURFACING FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE DO ANTICIPATE HAVING ANOTHER THIRD PHASE LATER ON THIS YEAR, BUT THIS PROPOSAL IS [00:45:04] $242,464.35 WITH HUBBARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE CAPITAL STREETS PAVING AND RESURFACING ACCOUNT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND I DO HAVE A LIST OF LOCATIONS HERE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO THROUGH THAT AS WELL. >> THANK YOU, MS. CAMPBELL. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. CAMPBELL? SEEING NONE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. SORRY. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ON THE FLOOR? MOTION AND SECOND? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> [8.1 MASTER FEE SCHEDULE AMENDMENT - ORDINANCE 2025-02 ESTABLISHING AND AMENDING FEES FOR FIRE, MARINA, PARKS AND RECREATION, PLANNING AND CONSERVATION, SANITATION, WATER AND WASTEWATER, (EXCLUDING WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPACITY FEES), FOR FY 2024/2025; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Amends the Master Fee Schedule established by Ordinance 2024-17.] >> THAT PASSES 5-0, ON TO ITEM 8, MASTER FEE SCHEDULE AMENDMENT. >> ORDINANCE 2025-02, ESTABLISHING AND AMENDING FEES FOR FIRE, MARINA, PARKS, AND RECREATION, PLANNING AND CONSERVATION, SANITATION, WATER AND WASTEWATER, EXCLUDING WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPACITY FEES, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE ANY COMMISSION OR QUESTIONS FOR MR. POOLE AT THIS MOMENT? COMMISSIONER MINSHEW? >> NOT FOR MR. POOLE, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK THE PARKS AND REC STAFF FOR MAKING SOME ADJUSTMENTS THAT I THINK WILL MAKE THE MEETING PROCESS MORE AMENABLE TO PEOPLE, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR FLEXIBILITY. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. >> MEETING OR THE MEETING BEFORE THAT. THERE IS ALSO A CHANGE TO THE MARINA FEES. THEIR ELECTRIC RATE IS NOW $10 PER VESSEL INSTEAD OF THE AMOUNT PER FOOT. THAT WAS CHANGED AT RECOMMENDATION OF THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD AT THE LAST MEETING. SO, THAT IS THE ONLY OTHER CHANGES, ASIDE FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION CHANGES. >> THANK YOU. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM, DO I SEE A MOTION? MOTION AND SECOND GRADE ANY FURTHER COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION? MISS BESS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> [9. CITY MANAGER REPORTS] >> AND YES, THAT PASSES 5-0. ON TO OUR CITY MANAGER REPORTS. MS. CAMPBELL? >> I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS FOR YOU TONIGHT. ONE IS THE DISCUSSION ON THE FEE WAIVER POLICY. MR. CAMERA BROUGHT THIS PROPOSAL TO US REALLY AT THE LAST MINUTE BECAUSE IT WAS A LAST MINUTE REQUEST OF THEM FOR A TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND. UM, AND AT THIS POINT, THE APRIL 15TH AGENDA IS ALREADY CLOSED OUT, WE ARE NOW LOOKING AT THE MAY 6TH AGENDA. I WAS CURIOUS IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EXPLORE AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL PATH ON FEE WAIVERS GOING FORWARD, SO WE DON'T GET STUCK IN TIMING ISSUES LIKE THE ONE WE HAVE TODAY. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE BACKGROUND ON IT, SO I JUST WANTED TO ASK THE GROUP. >> COMMISSIONER MINSHEW? >> I THINK BECAUSE OF THE TIMING, IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO MAYBE DO A FEE WAIVER , YOU KNOW, APPROACH FOR THIS TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND. BUT THEN HE ASKED FOR THINGS OVER LIKE THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS. SO, THAT COULD BE DONE ON A NORMAL RESOLUTION PROCESS. X CERTAINLY. >> IT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO ME. >> IS THIS A FEE WAIVER FOR -- WHO IS THIS A FEE WAIVER FOR? IS IT A FEE WAIVER FOR -- >> NO, FOR THE TOURNAMENT GROUP THAT IS COMING IN, IS MY UNDERSTANDING. >> FOR THEM TO COME AND USE OUR FIELD WITHOUT A FEE, OKAY. LIKE YOU MENTIONED, IT WOULD BE TO YOUR BENEFIT BECAUSE YOU COULD CAPTURE SOME CONCESSION FEES IF THEY CAME? OKAY. >> I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. >> OKAY. YEAH, I AM HAPPY. >> GREAT. >> YEAH, TO ELECT THEM THROUGH AN ADMINISTRATIVE PATHWAY. >> SO, I AM SENSING THERE IS COMMISSIONER CONSENSUS, BUT I THINK TO COMMISSIONER MINSHEW'S POINT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T SET A PRECEDENT AS A SLIPPERY SLOPE FOR THE WAIVERS THAT ARE DONE ON THE FLY AT FUTURE MEETINGS, SO I BELIEVE WE ARE MAKING A FAIR COMPROMISE TO SUPPORT A LOCAL ORGANIZATION IF WE CHOOSE TO DO THAT THIS EVENING, BUT I WOULDN'T WANT TO SAY WE FOLLOW A DUE PROCESS IN THE FUTURE TO AVOID ANY POTENTIAL FAVORITISM. DO I HEAR ANY OBJECTION TO SUCH -- >> POINT OF CLARIFICATION, WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS THE NEXT ONE OR TWO, WHENEVER WE GET THE RESOLUTION, IF WE DECIDE TO DO IT, THIS WOULD BE ADMINISTRATIVE FOR JUST ONE OR TWO, THEN AFTER THAT, OF THE RESOLUTION. >> COMMISSIONER TUTEN? >> TO CLARIFY, THIS IS JUST A WAIVER FOR JUST THIS WEEKEND TOURNAMENT. >> OR IF THERE HAPPENS TO BE [00:50:02] ANOTHER ONE THAT COMES UP BEFORE YOUR MAY 6TH MEETING, I WOULD GIVE APPROVAL ON THAT, BUT KNOWING THAT ON MAY 6, WE WOULD BRING YOU THE FORMAL RESOLUTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE ENTIRE PROGRAM. >> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. CAMPBELL OR ANY OBJECTIONS TO SUCH A FEE WAIVER? SEEING NONE WE HAVE CONSENSUS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CITY ATTORNEY RESUMES AND PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO YOU TODAY. IF YOU WOULD REVIEW THOSE AND MYSELF OR CLERK BEST NO, WHICH INDIVIDUALS YOU ARE INTERESTED IN INTERVIEWING, AND THEN WE CAN CONSOLIDATE AND GET SOME DATES SET UP, SO WE CAN DO INTERVIEWS ON THOSE. UM, ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT COMING HERE IS THE PROFESSIONALISM AND THE CAPABILITY OF THE TEAM YOU HAVE IN PLACE. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, I MENTIONED AFTER WE DID THE STORMWATER WORK ON NORTH EIGHTH, ALL OF THE ROCKS FROM THE SEMI TRUCKS PARKING THERE, WE HAVE HAD RESIDENTS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PARKING ISSUES THERE. I ASKED PLANNING STAFF IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER PLANTING SOME TREES THERE, IF IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. THEY LOOKED INTO IT AND SAID YES, AND TODAY, I THINK 70 TREES WERE PLANTED ALONG NORTH EIGHTH STREET, SO, I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SOME COMPLIMENTS. PEOPLE SAW THEM GOING IN, SO WE ARE EXCITED. ONE, THAT YOU HAVE THE FUNDS AND CAPABILITIES AND THE ABILITY TO GET THAT DONE VERY QUICKLY, SO MUCH APPRECIATED TO STAFF ON THAT ONE. THIS FRIDAY KICKS OFF THE FIRST SOUNDS ON CENTER CONCERT SERIES FRIDAY NIGHT FROM 6:00 TO 8:00 P.M. AND THEN LASTLY, I DID FORWARD YOU AN EMAIL TODAY, RENIER HAS FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE CITY AND FEDERAL UNDER AN EQUAL PROTECTION CLAIM, SO THAT IS SEPARATE AND APART , A DIFFERENT LAWSUIT THAN THE ONE WE ALREADY HAVE. BUT THAT HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AS WELL FOR A DETERMINATION OF COVERAGE ON THAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT BUT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MS. CAMPBELL. I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER TUTEN HAS A QUESTION. >> CAN YOU UPDATE THE PUBLIC ON THE INSURANCE FOR THE -- >> PREVIOUS CLAIM? IT IS COVERED. AND THEY HAVE REFERRED BACK TO THE FIRM OF WEISS SIROTA TO DEFEND THE CITY IN THAT CLAIM ACTION. >> OKAY. >> AND UPDATE ON OUR FIRE CHIEF? >> OH, WE HAVE A CANDIDATE COMING IN ON FRIDAY TO SPEND SOME MORE TIME WITH US, A VERY HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATE, AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER RESUMES THAT LOOK GOOD AS WELL, BUT WE WANTED TO VISIT WITH THIS FIRST CANDIDATE BEFORE WE INTERVIEWED ANY OTHERS. AND WE HAVE RECEIVED TWO RESUMES FOR PROJECT MANAGERS, ONE OF THEM WE ARE GOING TO PROCEED WITH AN INTERVIEW NEXT WEEK, THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SCHEDULED. THANK YOU. >> YOUR LIGHT IS STILL ON. ANY [10. CITY ATTORNEY PRO TEM REPORTS] FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. CAMPBELL? SEEING NONE, THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR CITY ATTORNEY PRO TEM REPORT. THANK YOU, MAYOR PETE JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK ONES, AS MS. CAMPBELL MENTIONED, RYAN HAS FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT. THE FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS ARE NEARLY IDENTICAL TO THE STATE OR ONES, EXCEPT THIS IS A FEDERAL EQUAL PROTECTION CLAIM. THAT WILL BE BEFORE YOU ON THE AGENDA ON THE 15TH IN TWO WEEKS, AND THEN THE AUTHORIZATION TO DEFEND, AND LIKE TO ANNOUNCE ANOTHER SHADE MEETING, SO PURSUANT TO SECTION 286-0 11 SUB EIGHT, FLORIDA STATUTES, THE CITY COMMISSION OF FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA WILL OPEN A SPECIAL MEETING ON APRIL 15TH, 2025 AT 4:00 P.M., AND THEN CLOSE THAT , MEET AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT, CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PENDING LITIGATION IN THE FOLLOWING CASE. CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH, THAT IS CASE NUMBER 2024-CA 414. THE PEOPLE THAT MAY BE ATTENDING THIS , OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE ANTUN, POINTER, TUTEN, HARRISON FORD, LITIGATION COUNCIL OUT HOUSTON, AND A COURT REPORT FROM CERTIFIED COURT REPORTERS. THIS WILL BE A CONTINUATION ON THE SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS WE ARE HAVING WITH THEM. >> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CITY ATTORNEY? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU, SIR. >> ALL RIGHT, THEN THE ONLY REQUEST I WOULD HAVE IS YOU SEARCH FOR A FULL-TIME CITY ATTORNEY THAT THERE IS ANY INVOLVEMENT , WHETHER IT IS REVIEWING CONTRACTS OR PROVIDING ANY FEEDBACK, I AM HAPPY TO DO SO. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET A GOOD FIT FOR THE CITY. >> THANK YOU, MR. POOLE, WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE THAT. NEXT [12. MAYOR/COMMISSIONER COMMENTS] UP, CITY CLERK , MISS BEST? NO REPORTS. WE WILL CHANGE THE ORDER UP AND YOU LADIES FIRST. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW? >> LET'S SEE. WELL, WE HAD AN INTERESTING DAY IN TALLAHASSEE [00:55:04] LAST WEEK. WE SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND HAD A LOT OF PICTURES TAKEN, AND ASKED FOR A LOT OF MONEY, AND OUR LOBBYIST BUDDY JACOBS WAS LIKE THE ENERGIZER BUNNY, AND WE JUST FOLLOWED HIM AROUND LIKE LITTLE DUCKLINGS BEHIND. BUT I THOUGHT MOST APPROPRIATE IS TO THINK LORELAI JACOBS, OUR GRANT ADMINISTRATOR. SHE HAD PACKETS READY FOR EVERYONE THAT WE SAW. SHE WAS WELL PREPARED AND WAS ABLE TO DISCUSS ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT WE WERE ASKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME SHE PUT INTO THAT DAY. SO, WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE HER AS WELL. ON OUR STAFF, BECAUSE SHE DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB. AND I THINK THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. COMMISSIONER TUTEN? >> I WAS AT THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE. IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO IT, THEY DO IT TWICE A YEAR, IT'S AMAZING. HOLY COW. IT'S A MASSIVE NUMBER OF BOOKS AND IT IS INCREDIBLY WELL ORGANIZED. IT WAS SUCH A PLEASURE TO GO THERE. AND IT LED ME FROM THERE TO -- I HAD SEEN THE CONSTRUCTION DONE AT THE POCKET PARK, BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY, THEY RENOVATED THE POCKET PARK, THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY PUT IN $50,000 TO DO THAT BEAUTIFICATION. IT'S REALLY, REALLY NICE. THE GARDEN SOCIETY DID A PLANTING. THE WHOLE BUILDING IS REALLY NICE. AND THEN I DON'T KNOW IF I'M STEALING THIS FROM YOU, BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WEREN'T HERE AT OUR LAST MEETING, ONE OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF HIS OWN HOME THAT HE RESPONDED TO. I HAPPENED TO BE STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO HIM ON SATURDAY WHEN THE HIGH SCHOOL AT A SUICIDE PREVENTION WALK. THAT FIREFIGHTERS PARTICIPATED IN. I'M SURE YOU COULD FIND IT ONLINE. A GOFUNDME WAS SET UP FOR HIM, AND IT HIT ITS TARGET SO QUICKLY, THEY DOUBLED IT, I BELIEVE, AND SO, THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO HIT THAT NEW TARGET SO, PLEASE LOOK FOR THAT, I CAN'T IMAGINE THE DEVASTATION. THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER TUTEN. COMMISSIONER POYNTER? >> GOING ALONG WITH WHAT COMMISSIONER MINSHEW SAID, TALLAHASSEE WAS QUITE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE. I WANT TO THANK VICE MAYOR AYSCUE FOR EXPLAINING THE THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON AND STUFF, BECAUSE HE CLEARLY KNOWS HIS WAY AROUND THAT CAPITAL, THAT IS THE FIRST TIME I HAD BEEN THERE, SO I WANT TO THANK THEM PERSONALLY FOR THAT ENLIGHTENMENT . THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER POYNTER. A VICE MAYOR? >> THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS, COMMISSIONER POYNTER. AND I'VE GOT NOTHING. >> ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT OUR LIGHTHOUSE REHABILITATION AND GROUNDBREAKING THIS PAST FRIDAY, THANK YOU ALL INVOLVED IN HOSTING, ORGANIZING, AND ATTENDING, I KNOW ALL FIVE COMMISSIONERS WERE THERE, THAT WAS A WONDERFUL THING TO SEE. IT IS THE BEGINNING OF A MUCH-NEEDED FACELIFT FOR THIS LIGHTHOUSE TO REMAIN A VERY IMPORTANT CORNERSTONE OF THE HISTORY OF THIS ISLAND. SOME EVENTS COMING UP IN APRIL, I WILL LET COMMISSIONER TUTEN HAVE THE FIRE ON THAT ONE. WE DO HAVE DONATIONS, I BELIEVE, THAT IS STILL BEING TAKEN AT THE FIRE STATION FOR CLOTHING OR DRYGOODS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT SOME EVENTS COMING UP AND WERE LATER NEWS. WE HAVE SOUNDS ON CENTER AS A CITY MANAGER HAD MENTIONED, 6:00 TO A COPY AND THIS FRIDAY ON CENTER STREET. A COMMUNITY YARD SALE APRIL 5TH AT THE ATLANTIC RECREATION CENTER. A CITY EASTER EGG HUNT APRIL 5TH AT 11:00 A.M. I KNOW MY DAUGHTER WILL PROBABLY BE THERE. I WILL BE OUT OF TOWN THIS WEEKEND, SO UNFORTUNATELY GOING TO MISS THAT. A TENNESSEE TURTLE FESTIVAL FROM APRIL 19TH FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M. AT MAIN BEACH, AS WELL AS WHEELS AND WINGS ON APRIL 6TH AT THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. ONCE AGAIN, ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. LASTLY, I WOULD JUST SAY THAT AS I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MEETING, REALLY WAS AN EYE-OPENING EXPERIENCE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT TALLAHASSEE, DOOR TO DOOR, PRETTY MUCH ASKING SENATORS TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF OUR CITY, GETTING SOME DOLLARS, AND IT IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD RIGHT NOW WITH THE MOMENTUM WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.