[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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          GOOD EVENING, FOLKS, AND WELCOME TO THE APRIL 15TH FERNANDINA BEACH CITY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING. 
          MISS BESSE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MAYOR ANTON HERE. 
          VICE MAYOR ASKEW. HERE, COMMISSIONER WIENER HERE. 
          COMMISSIONER TEUTON HERE. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. AND HERE. 
          AND PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY VICE MAYOR ASKEY. 
          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 PROCLAMATION. WE HAVE OUR INVOCATION. 
          I'M SORRY, PASTOR TIFFANY. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS. 
          HEAVENLY FATHER, WE PRAY THAT THIS MEETING WILL GO SMOOTHLY THIS EVENING. 
          WE PRAY THAT YOU BLESS OUR COMMISSIONERS WITH THE WISDOM AND THE STRENGTH TO MAKE THE
DECISIONS TO KEEP LIFTING THIS COMMUNITY UP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR MANY BLESSINGS AND WE WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY EASTER. 
          THE CHILDREN OF GOD SAID AMEN, AMEN, AMEN. ALL RIGHT,
FOLKS, JUST A FEW POINTS OF ORDER. 
          I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ANY PERSONAL DEVICES SILENT. 
          I'LL ASK THAT. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMISSIONS ARE LEFT WITH MADAM CLERK,
AND IF THERE ARE ANY PHOTOS TO BE TAKEN, PLEASE AVOID CROSSING THE FRONT OF THE DAIS AND ANY COMMISSIONER OR ANY QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS FROM THE DAIS IS TO BE DIRECTED AT THE COMMISSION OR MYSELF AS A WHOLE. 
          SO THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE GOING TO KICK IT OFF WITH OUR PROCLAMATION FOR NASSAU COUNTY
ELECTION WORKERS APPRECIATION MONTH. 
          [4.1 PROCLAMATION - "NASSAU COUNTY ELECTION WORKER APPRECIATION MONTH" - Recognizing the month of April 2025 as "Nassau County Election Worker Appreciation Month". Nassau County Supervisor of Elections Janet Adkins and election workers will be in attendance to accept.]
WE HAVE MISS JANET ATKINS HERE, AND WE'RE RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025 AS ELECTION
WORKER APPRECIATION MONTH. 
          SO COME ON DOWN. 
          ALL OF OUR ELECTION WORKERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US FOR THE READING. OF COURSE. 
          PHOTO. THANK YOU. OH COME ON. 
          DON'T WORRY. COME ON. OVER HERE. ALONG THE WALL. 
          STAND OVER HERE. TALL IN THE BACK. MAYBE SOMEONE WILL TAKE. 
          ANY OF YOU CARE TO STAND OVER HERE. ALL RIGHT. 
          WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION ESTABLISHED ELECTIONS IN 1787,
THE FRAMEWORK FOR WHICH ARE DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE, SECTION FOUR. ARTICLE TWO, SECTION ONE AND THE 12TH,
15TH, 19TH, 24TH AND 26TH AMENDMENTS. 
          AND WHEREAS ELECTIONS SYMBOLIZE FREEDOM AND REPRESENT THE CORNERSTONE OF DEMOCRACY. 
          AS SUCH, ELECTION EMPLOYEES ARE TASKED WITH THE FORMIDABLE RESPONSIBILITY OF SAFEGUARDING
AND PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF ALL VOTERS. 
          THEIR TIRELESS EFFORTS FOSTER PUBLIC TRUST IN NASSAU COUNTY,
ELECTION PROCESSES AND THE VALUES UPON WHICH OUR GREAT NATION WAS FOUNDED. 
          AND WHEREAS 374 STEADFAST NASSAU COUNTY ELECTION WORKERS SERVE THE 2024 ELECTIONS,
WHICH HAD HISTORIC VOTER TURNOUTS OF 85.51% AS CLERKS, DEPUTIES, TECHNICIANS, VOTING SYSTEM SPECIALISTS,
EVID OPERATORS, EARLY VOTING COURIERS, SURVEY SPECIALISTS, LINE ATTENDANTS, SECURE BALLOT INTAKE STATION ATTENDANTS,
AND CANVASING BOARD OPENING TEAMS. THEY ALSO TESTED EQUIPMENT, ASSEMBLED PRECINCT CABINETS,
SET UP POLLING LOCATIONS, AND SUPERVISED VOTING. 
          WHEREAS THESE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS WORK LONG HOURS UNDER DEMANDING CONDITIONS BEFORE,
DURING, AND AFTER ELECTION DAY AND PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL OUTREACH EVENTS AND VOTER REGISTRATION
DRIVES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 
          AND WHEREAS NASSAU COUNTY ELECTION WORKERS ARE HIGHLY TRAINED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE. 
          THEIR COLLECTIVE EXPERTISE AND PROFESSIONAL MAKES SAFE,
ACCURATE AND SECURE ELECTIONS POSSIBLE. 
          NOW THEREFORE, I, JAMES ANTON, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025 AS NASSAU COUNTY ELECTION WORKERS
APPRECIATION MONTH. 
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE CITY OF
FERNANDINA, FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA, TO BE AFFIXED TO THIS 15TH DAY OF APRIL,
2025. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. GET A PICTURE HERE. 
          COME ON. OVER. SLIDE THIS WAY. WE'LL GET CLOSE. 
          CLOSE. COME ON BACK. THAT'S. A GOOD SIGN, RIGHT? I. THINK IT'S A GREAT PICTURE. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL ELECTION WORKERS. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU,
MAYOR. 
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AND THANK YOU. COMMISSION FOR RECOGNIZING OUR WONDERFUL ELECTION WORKERS. 
          YOU KNOW, STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WHEN ELECTION WORKERS WORK,
THAT THEY CAN ONLY SERVE IF THEY'RE REGISTERED VOTER IN THAT COUNTY. 
          SO THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE OUR NEIGHBORS. THEY'RE OUR FAMILY MEMBERS. 
          AND I CAN TELL YOU, WE CANNOT RUN ELECTIONS WITHOUT OUR WONDERFUL ELECTION WORKERS. 
          SO AFTER A RECORD 85.51% TURNOUT IN THIS LAST GENERAL ELECTION,
IT WAS FITTING THAT WE JUST TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO RECOGNIZE THE VERY GOOD WORK THAT OUR ELECTION WORKERS DO. OFTENTIMES NOT IN THE PUBLIC VIEW. 
          AND SO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE HERE TONIGHT,
THEY REPRESENT 81 YEARS COLLECTIVELY OF ELECTION EXPERIENCE. 
          AND SO FOR OUR TEAM, OUR OFFICE TEAM, IT'S ABOUT BUILDING A TEAM OF ELECTION WORKERS THAT
WANT TO COME BACK YEAR AFTER YEAR, ELECTION AFTER ELECTION. BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY,
WHEN OUR ELECTION WORKERS HAVE EXPERIENCE, THEN OUR VOTERS HAVE A BETTER EXPERIENCE. AND SO FOR US,
IT'S ABOUT BUILDING A CULTURE IN OUR ELECTIONS OFFICE WHERE THEY WANT TO COME BACK YEAR AFTER YEAR. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING OUR WONDERFUL
ELECTION WORKERS. 
          AND I ALSO WANT TO TAKE JUST A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE TWO OF MY STAFF MEMBERS THAT I HAVE
HERE TONIGHT. 
          WE HAVE LORI WILKINSON. LORI ACTUALLY IS THE PERSON WHO'S IN CHARGE OF RECRUITING ELECTION
WORKERS, OF SCHEDULING ELECTION WORKERS. THEY ALL HAVE HER CELL PHONE NUMBER. 
          AND SO SHE DOES A GREAT JOB WITH THAT. AND THEN WE HAVE MACY FRANCESE,
WHO DOES A WONDERFUL JOB WITH OUTREACH. 
          SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR FOR SUPPORTING OUR WONDERFUL ELECTION WORKERS HERE IN NASSAU
COUNTY. 
          THANK YOU, MISS JACKIE. AND A SHAMELESS PLUG. 
          WE HAVE OUR ELECTION WORKER APPRECIATION EVENT NEXT WEEK,
SO STAY TUNED. 
          I BELIEVE WE START AT 4 P.M.. YOU GOT IT. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. 
          THANK YOU. THANKS. OKAY, NEXT UP WE HAVE OUR BUDGET 
          [4.2 BUDGET SUMMARY - Comptroller Susan Carless will review the March 2025 budget summary and be available to answer any questions.]
SUMMARY. MISS SUSAN CARLOS. 
          GOOD EVENING. SUSAN CARLOS, CONTROLLER. THIS IS OUR MARCH SUMMARY. 
          THIS EVENING I'VE ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 
          IT'S EACH MONTH, I'VE ADDED A LITTLE BIT TO THE PRESENTATION. 
          AND IF YOU WOULD, I'D LIKE YOU TO GIVE ME FEEDBACK ABOUT WHAT YOU LIKE. 
          AND IF YOU THINK SOMETHING'S TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE,
I'M HAPPY TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP EVOLVING THE PRESENTATION SO THAT WE MAKE SURE IT SUITS YOUR NEEDS. SO JUST YOU CAN SHOOT ME AN EMAIL OR JUST COMMENT TONIGHT,
WHATEVER YOU THINK IS APPROPRIATE. 
          THE FIRST SLIDE IS OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES. 
          IT SHOWS THAT THE COMPOSITION BY REVENUE TYPE FOR REVENUES IS MAINLY PROPERTY TAXES,
AT 72.5% OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED YEAR TO DATE, GENERAL FUND REVENUES OF 24,835,000 ARE 77.6 OF THE TOTAL BUDGETED FOR FY
25. 
          SO FOR COMPARISON, LAST YEAR THE SAME PERIOD WERE ONLY 23,053,000,
BUT THEY WERE 76.6 OF BUDGETED. 
          IT REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF 1,785,000, WHICH IS PRIMARILY ATTRIBUTABLE TO INCREASES OF
984,000. 
          IN PROPERTY TAXES, 199,000 IN SALES USE AND FUEL TAXES,
AND 147,000 IN AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUE, $105,000 IN LICENSES AND PERMITS, AND $279,000 IN CHARGES FOR SERVICES. 
          OVERALL, GENERAL FUND REVENUES RECEIVED YEAR TO DATE COMPRISED 77.6% OF TOTAL BUDGETED,
WHICH IS 1% MORE THAN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. THE CHART DISPLAYED SHOWS GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES BY DEPARTMENT, YEAR TO DATE EXPENDITURES. I'M SORRY,
THAT'S REVENUES. 
          MR.. YEAR TO DATE EXPENDITURES ARE 14,699,989. 
          I THINK THIS CHART IS A LITTLE EASIER TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE IT GROUPS THEM BY FUNCTION. 
          PUBLIC SAFETY IS ABOUT 44% OF THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES. 
          IT INCLUDES POLICE, FIRE, OCEAN RESCUE, BEACH RANGERS AND CODE ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION. 
          RANKED SECOND IS 23% AND INCLUDES THE FUNCTIONS WE GENERALLY ASSOCIATE WITH RUNNING THE
CITY. 
          SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CITY COMMISSION, CITY MANAGER,
CITY CLERK, CITY ATTORNEY, IT, HR, 
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FINANCE, PLANNING, FACILITIES AND NON-DEPARTMENTAL. 
          AND THIS IS THE SUMMARY BY DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES. 
          MOST DEPARTMENTS ARE BELOW 50% OF THEIR BUDGETED EXPENDITURES,
AND WE'RE AT 50% OF THE YEAR COMPLETED. 
          CITY CLERK EXPENDITURES APPEAR ELEVATED STILL BECAUSE THEY PAY OUT A VERY LARGE PORTION OF
THEIR BUDGET IN THEIR CONTRACTUAL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ELEVATED DUE TO TERMINATION PAYOUTS FOR THE
FORMER CITY ATTORNEY AND INCREASED LEGAL AND CONTRACTUAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE PRO TEM CITY ATTORNEY. 
          DEPARTMENT 2201. OCEAN RESCUE IS TRENDING HIGHER THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR DUE TO THE
PURCHASE OF A VEHICLE, THE MOVE TO A NEW FACILITY, AND CHANGES IN STAFFING INCENTIVES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE
RETENTION AND RECRUITING THE STAFF NEEDED TO BETTER SUPPORT THE EXTENDED SEASON ON THE BEACH, SO THEY'VE INCREASED SOME SERVICES. 
          DEPARTMENT 2420 CODE ENFORCEMENT APPEARS TO BE HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF AN
ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENT IN FY 24 THAT WAS CORRECTED RECENTLY ON THE APRIL REPORT. THIS IS OUR GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE. 
          FUND BALANCE AT THIS POINT AT THE END OF MARCH IS 19,000,007 33 585. 
          IN THE GENERAL FUND. AND THIS IS JUST SOME SUMMARY ABOUT THE REVENUES YEAR TO DATE OR THE
24,000,835 EXPENDITURES, INCLUDING ENCUMBRANCES. THAT'S WHEN WE SAID WE HAVE PURCHASE ORDERS OR OTHER
ITEMS THAT ARE ALREADY IN OR ENTERED TO ENCUMBER FUNDS. 
          SO WE END UP WITH AN EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES OF 9,493,000. 
          WE STARTED TALKING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS LAST TIME,
AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO CONTINUE WITH SOME CLARIFICATION ABOUT WHAT THEY MEAN AND WHAT THEY DO. SO THEY EXIST FOR US TO TRACK FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVE THAT HAVE A
SPECIFIED PURCHASE PURPOSE. AND WHEN WE REPORT THEM, THIS PERCENT USE IS THE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL CASH
AVAILABLE IN THE FUND, NOT THE BUDGETED EXPENDITURE. AND IT IS BECAUSE THE NATURE OF THE FUND IS WE'RE TRACKING
THE REVENUE AND THE CASH IN TOTAL. 
          AND IT DIFFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND BECAUSE WE,
WE REALLY AREN'T LOOKING TO HAVE A RESERVE IN A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND. 
          WE WANT TO TAKE MONEY IN AND WE WANT TO SPEND IT FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE. 
          SO THERE'S NO REASON TO HAVE A RESERVE. IT'S REPORTED DIFFERENTLY. 
          YEAR TO DATE, REVENUES EXCEED EXPENDITURES FOR ALL SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS EXCEPT THE
FOLLOWING. 
          SO THE BUILDING FUND, WE'VE DISCUSSED A BIT THAT THE BUILDING FUND IS BUDGETED TO OPERATE
AT A DEFICIT. 
          AND WE'VE DONE THAT ON PURPOSE BECAUSE THERE'S A STATUTE THAT LIMITS THE AMOUNT WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO HAVE AS A RESERVE THERE. 
          SO YEAR TO DATE EXPENDITURES EXCEED REVENUES BY $102,221 IN THE BUILDING FUND. 
          FUND. 150 UTILITY TAX. YEAR TO DATE EXPENDITURES EXCEED REVENUES BY $7,682. 
          THIS FUND IS BUDGETED FOR A DEFICIT THIS YEAR AS WELL TO REDUCE THE RESERVE BALANCE. 
          FUND 180 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA. EXPENDITURES EXCEED REVENUES BY 20,767,
AND THIS IS RELATED TO THE ALACHUA STREET EXTENSION PROJECT, WHICH IS BUDGETED TO USE UP ABOUT 70% OF THEIR CASH BALANCE
BOARDS. 
          AND I'M BEHIND ON MY SIDE, SO I'M REALLY SORRY. 
          THAT ONE IS VERY BUSY. BUT THAT SHOWS HOW WE REPORT THE REVENUES AND THE EXPENDITURES. 
          AND IT HAS A NOTE ABOUT LAND CONSERVATION THAT HASN'T CHANGED. 
          IT CONTINUES TO HAVE AN INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR,
AND IT'S RELATED TO THE RESOLUTION THAT WE DID FOR THE MATCH, FOR THE DONATION. AND THEN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS PRIMARY REVENUE SOURCES ARE GRANTS,
LOAN PROCEEDS AND TRANSFERS FOR THE GENERAL FUND. AND FROM 300 YEAR TO DATE,
REVENUES EXCEED EXPENDITURES BY 426,961. LET ME MAKE SURE THAT OKAY. GENERAL GOVERNMENT,
DOWNTOWN 
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REVITALIZATION AND LOAN PAYMENTS FOR THE FIRE TRUCK WERE NOT STREETS. 
          THE SIGNIFICANT EXPENDITURES WERE THE ASPHALT ZIPPER BUCKET TRUCK,
AND THE MONEY WE'RE SPENDING RELOCATING THE UTILITIES FROM OVERHEAD TO UNDERGROUND, AND THEN SIDEWALK REPAIRS AND 329,000 FOR PAVING. 
          THE OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS IS FUNDS. 
          315 100% OF THE FUND BALANCE WAS BUDGETED FOR A PROJECT. 
          18002 AREA FIVE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR FY 25. 
          WE'RE NOT TRENDING LIKE WE'RE GOING TO USE ALL OF IT FOR THAT PROJECT. 
          SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT AGAIN LATER. CAPITAL EXPANSION ARE FUND THREE. 
          TEN IS FUNDED FROM IMPACT FEES. AND FLORIDA LAW DEFINES HOW WE CAN SPEND THIS MONEY AT THE
CURRENT TIME. 
          THE BALANCES ARE. POLICE 637,002 83. FIRE 499,251. 
          PARKS AND RECREATION 4,000,007 23,416. AND ADMINISTRATION. 
          1768. 169. AND THEY'RE ALL PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY EXCEPT THE ADMINISTRATION ONE. 
          AND I LOOKED THAT UP TODAY, AND THAT IS REALLY FOR FACILITIES. 
          IT'S FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES, LIKE GENERAL GOVERNMENT,
LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF WE NEEDED TO EXPAND CITY HALL FOR THE. 
          ENTERPRISE FUNDS WAS AN AREA THAT I THOUGHT WE COULD LOOK AT A LITTLE MORE CLOSELY THIS
MONTH. 
          ENTERPRISE FUNDS ARE OUR BUSINESS CLASS FUNDS,
AND THEY ARE ACCEPTED. 
          THEY'RE EXPECTED TO FUND ALL OF THEIR OPERATIONS THROUGH THEIR CHARGES FOR SERVICES. 
          AND IDEALLY, THE CHARGES FOR SERVICES WILL GENERATE AN EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER
EXPENDITURES IN THEIR OPERATION. 
          AND THAT GOES TO A RESERVE, AND IT'S AVAILABLE FOR OTHER ITEMS. IT'S AVAILABLE FOR DEBT PAYMENTS IF WE FINANCE ANYTHING CONTINGENCIES,
AGENCY'S EMERGENCIES AND CAPITAL PURCHASES. 
          THE SLIDE UP THERE SHOWS THE BALANCES CURRENTLY GOLF. 
          YEAR TO DATE HAS A YEAR TO DATE OPERATING INCOME OR LOSS. 
          SO THEY ALL HAVE A POSITIVE INCOME EXCEPT FOR STORM WATER RIGHT NOW. 
          SO GOLF YEAR TO DATE IS 196,544. TO THE GOOD AIRPORT IS 327. 
          EXCUSE ME 323 770. SANITATION IS 172 TO 83. WASTEWATER IS 1,000,666 698. WATER IS 1 MILLION 0673 75. STORMWATER HAS A DEFICIT OF 7180. 
          AND MARINA IS TO THE GOOD. 182 582. 
          FOR THE BIGGER PICTURE, I SAY WE LOOK AT ENTERPRISE FUNDS AND WE CALL IT CHANGE IN NET
POSITION. 
          I THINK IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY WE WOULD CALL IT GROSS PROFIT. 
          THIS IS THE CHANGE IN NET POSITION YEAR TO DATE BY FUND. 
          AND IT'S ON THE SLIDE IS FOR PROFIT. BUT FOR THE RECORD 569787 POSITIVE FOR GOLF AIRPORT
IS 2 MILLION. 
          ZERO 53. 343. SANITATION IS 218,000. 557. WASTEWATER FUND IS 1 MILLION. 
          ZERO 66. 89. WATER IS 355. 660. STORMWATER IS A DEFICIT OF 116. 
          508. AND MARINA IS TO GOOD. 739. 352. AND THEN WE DEDUCT THE CAPITAL PURCHASE PURCHASES. AND THEN WE SEE THE ACTUAL CHANGE IN CASH FLOW HERE. 
          AND THE REASON I BROKE IT DOWN IN THESE THREE SECTIONS TONIGHT IS BECAUSE THIS IS HOW IT'S
PRESENTED IN THE REPORT, AND I THOUGHT IT'D BE GOOD TO ADD SOME CONTEXT AND INTERPRETATION FOR THAT. 
          SO FAR THIS YEAR, THE CASH FLOW GENERATED BY OPERATIONS IS GOLF HAS A POSITIVE CASH FLOW
OF 308 796. 
          AIRPORT POSITIVE 292 305. SANITATION POSITIVE 218 557. 
          WASTEWATER POSITIVE 186 OH 50. WATER HAS A NEGATIVE CASH FLOW OF 641 413 STORMWATER -116 518 AND MARINA POSITIVE 184 523. AND THIS IS A SNAPSHOT. 
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I THINK LAST TIME COMMISSIONER COURTNEY HAD MADE THE POINT AS PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
CONTINUED, WE WILL SEE THESE NUMBERS VARY BECAUSE THE VARIOUS FUNDS HAVE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE IN
THE WORKS. 
          AND I KNOW I WENT THROUGH THAT VERY QUICKLY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR CITY CONTROLLER? I JUST. 
          COMMISSIONER POINTER. YEAH. IF YOU COULD IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN TO THE COMMUNITY WHAT KIND
OF REVENUES WE GET FROM TAXES. 
          I MEAN, FOR SALES TAX. SURE. MOST OF OUR OUR TAX REVENUES ARE PROPERTY TAXES,
BUT WE ALSO GET FROM THE STATE THE HALF PERCENT SALES TAX. WE GET SOME FUEL TAX,
THE 8.8% OF 0.8 OF FUEL TAX. 
          WE GET COMMUNICATION SERVICES TAXES. WE HAVE SOME UTILITY SERVICES TAXES. 
          SORRY, THAT'S ALL MY MEMORY. OKAY. SO THE ONLY POINT I WANTED TO MAKE IS,
YOU KNOW, I HEAR A LOT FROM PEOPLE. 
          WE HAVE SO MANY SALES IN TOWN. WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ALL THAT MONEY? YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD A NUMBER OF, YOU KNOW, WE GENERATED $35 MILLION IN TAX REVENUE IN
FERNANDINA. 
          YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR IT'S LIKE, WELL, WE DON'T GET THAT. 
          AND MY ONLY POINT IS WE GET VERY LITTLE OF THAT IS ACTUALLY COMING BACK TO US. 
          SO I JUST WANTED THAT POINT TO BE MADE THAT WE MIGHT GENERATE A LOT OF SALES TAX HERE. 
          BUT WE'RE NOT COLLECTING THE SALES TAX. THE STATE IS AND THEY GIVE US BACK WHAT THEY WANT. 
          CORRECT. COMMISSIONER POINTER, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT
THESE REPORTS IMPROVE EVERY MONTH, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. I THINK GRAPHICS ARE ALWAYS EASIER TO SEE AND TO
UNDERSTAND. 
          SO KEEP IT UP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD JOB. 
          ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MISS CARLOS? SEEING NONE, I'LL EDIFY THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. WE APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE PROJECT UPDATES. 
          [4.3 PROJECT UPDATES - Deputy City Manager Jeremiah Glisson will provide an update on capital projects.]
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER JEREMY GLEASON. THANK YOU. 
          MAYOR. GIVE US JUST A MINUTE TO SWITCH OVER HERE AND WE WILL GET. 
          GET UNDERWAY. THE GOAL EVERY MONTH IS TO PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE OF ONGOING PROJECTS. 
          WE'VE IDENTIFIED 62 TIER, WHAT WE CALL TIER. TIER ONE PROJECTS FOR YOUR REVIEW. 
          AND WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THESE HERE THIS EVENING. 
          AS A REMINDER PROJECT CENTER MARK GREEN ARE IN PROGRESS ON TRACK. 
          PROJECTS MARK ARE AT RISK OR PAUSED FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER. 
          AND THEN PROJECTS THAT ARE MARKED AS RED HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED OFF TRACK. 
          AND THEN THOSE THAT ARE IN BLUE ARE COMPLETED. 
          BUT FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE WE GET IN THE WAY, I WANT TO WISH HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OFFICER
WALTER STURGIS, WHO'S WITH US TONIGHT. HE TURNED. 
          WELL, WE'LL JUST SAY HE'S BEEN AT THE CITY FOR NEARLY 48 YEARS NOW. 
          SO HAPPY FOR HIM. I'LL BE DIVING IN HERE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. TAXIWAY A REHAB CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS A LARGE AIRPORT FUNDED PROJECT AND WE SAW
THIS WAS COMPLETED SINCE WE WE MET AND DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING. NUMBER 12, I'D LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO WHICH IS THE BRETT'S DEMOLITION AND
DESIGN UP ON YOUR SCREEN THERE. 
          WE HAD A CHECK IN WITH PASTOR OVE TODAY FOR AN UPDATE AND THE PRESENTATION OR. 
          EXCUSE ME, THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTS IS STILL UNDERWAY,
AND THE PRESENTATION OF THOSE CONCEPTS, ALONG WITH PROBABLE CAUSE, WILL BE COMING TO YOU ALL AT THE PERSON MEETING IN MAY. 
          MOVING ON DOWN TO OTHER ASSETS AT THE MARINA,
WE HAVE THE PROJECT NUMBER 16. 
          WE HAVE THE BATHHOUSE RENOVATION THAT JUST MOVED TO COMPLETE,
AS DID THE HARBOR DREDGING. 
          THIS IS THE DREDGING OF THE SOUTHERN BASIN OF OUR MARINA HARBOR,
AND THOSE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN MARKED AS COMPLETE. 
          WE'LL MOVE ON DOWN INTO PARKS AND RECREATION. 
          THERE'S TWO PROJECTS WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO. NUMBER 22,
THE BABE RUTH BATTING CAGE. 
          THAT DEMOLITION IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK. THERE AND THEN THE CONSTRUCTION THE FOLLOWING
WEEK IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. 
          NEXT DOOR TO THAT WE HAVE THE TENNIS COURTS REFIT. 
          THIS IS THE UPGRADED TENNIS COURT LIGHTS COURTS ONE THROUGH FOUR,
AND THAT PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO GET UNDERWAY WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. 
          MOVE ON DOWN TO THE LIGHTHOUSE RESTORATION. THIS IS A PHASE PROJECT WITH PROJECT JUST
REACHING 25% COMPLETE AS OF TODAY. 
          THIS IS THE STRIPPING OF THE EXTERIOR. THE REPAIR OF THE STUCCO,
THE PORTLAND EXTERIOR THAT'S THERE. 
          AND THEN A MINERAL COATING THAT WILL GO, WILL FOLLOW. 
          WE HAD THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR THAT HERE A FEW WEEKS AGO,
AND THEY'VE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING WITH THAT PROJECT. 
          THERE'S SOME MOISTURE ISSUES WITH THE FACILITY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SORT THROUGH.
BASICALLY, YEARS OF MOISTURE PENETRATING THE BUILDING HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE THE 
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REHABILITATION OCCUR. THE BUILDING'S TOO WET TO DO THE WORK,
SO THEY'RE WORKING ON VENTILATION AND DRYING IT OUT SO WE CAN CONTINUE ON WITH THAT WORK. 
          THE PUTT PUTT BUILDING IS ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NIGHT. 
          AND THIS IS PROJECT NUMBER 36 HERE. EXCUSE ME,
EXCUSE ME. 
          I AM OUT OF SORT HERE. NUMBER 45. EXCUSE ME. THIS IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BUILDING,
THE OLD PUTT PUTT BUILDING AT MAIN BEACH. 
          AND THIS IS MARKED YELLOW BECAUSE IT'S PENDING YOUR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. 
          AND THIS IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THAT STRUCTURE THERE AT MAIN BEACH THAT WE ALL KNOW. 
          NEXT WE'LL MOVE INTO PROJECT NUMBER 37. THIS IS THE ALACHUA STREET OPENING. 
          THE STORMWATER WORK IS COMPLETE. THE RAILROAD SIGNALS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. 
          THE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 
          INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALKS AND CURBING ARE DONE,
AND ROAD PAVING AND LANDSCAPING IS LARGELY ALL THAT REMAINS. 
          THIS IS FINALLY COMING TOGETHER REALLY QUICK HERE AT THE VERY END. 
          THE PAVING OF ALACHUA, ALONG WITH THE REMAINDER OF FRONT STREET AND PARKING LOT A,
IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK. 
          SO THAT'S JUST A HIGH LEVEL TOUCH ON SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS. WE CAN DIVE INTO ANYTHING A
LITTLE BIT FURTHER IF YOU'D LIKE, BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING. ANY COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS FOR MR. GLEASON. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. SO WE'LL WE'LL FRONT STREET BE OPEN FOR A SHRIMP FEST. 
          YES. YAY! AND AND I'M SORRY. THAT'S. YEAH, I ALWAYS SAY. 
          YEAH, IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN AND OPEN. AND THE GOAL IS TO HAVE ALACHUA OPEN AS WELL. 
          ALL RIGHT. COOL. AND THEN COULD YOU PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THE ABOUT THE DRIVING RANGE? YES. LEFT THAT ONE OFF WHEN YOU BRING IT UP. SO THE PROJECT IS NUMBER. 
          LET'S GET HERE. WHERE ARE WE AT ON THE LIST HERE. 
          COMMISSIONER, I KNOW YOU ALREADY IDENTIFIED IT,
BUT THE THE DRIVING RANGE, NETTING, NEW POLES AND NETTING THE POLES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. 
          THAT WAS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP PROJECT WITH FLORIDA PUBLIC UTILITIES. THE NETTING IS
SCHEDULED TO GO UP THURSDAY AND 2 OR 3 DAYS TO GET THAT PROJECT COMPLETE. 
          AND THEN WE'RE REAL SOON GOING TO BE ANNOUNCING A GRAND REOPENING OF OUR DRIVING RANGE. 
          SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT EVENT FLIER HERE SOON. 
          WE NEED TO KICK THIS THING OFF ON THE SEASONS HERE,
AND WE'RE HAPPY TO GET THAT DRIVING RANGE THAT'S BEEN CLOSED FOR A WHILE. THIS IS ALL DUE TO HURRICANE DAMAGE FROM HELENE OF LAST YEAR AND FORTUNATELY INSURANCE CLAIM HELPED A LOT
OF THIS EXPENSE. 
          BUT WE'LL BE OPENING UP THAT DRIVING RANGE HERE VERY SOON. 
          ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. GLEASON? SEEING NONE. 
          THANK YOU SIR. MOVING ON TO ITEM FIVE. WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE'LL START IT OFF
WITH MR. 
          [5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]
MACMORRIS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. 
          MAC MORRIS, 821 PARKVIEW. THIS IS FROM YOUR OATH OF OFFICE. 
          I FURTHER PROMISED TO FAIRLY AND HONESTLY USE MY POSITION TO SUPPORT THE BEST INTERESTS OF
THE CITIZENS OF FERNANDINA BEACH, NOT JUST THE ONES WHO VOTED FOR YOU OR YOUR CORE GROUP OF SUPPORTERS. 
          THAT'S ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF OUR CITY RIGHT NOW. 
          FOUR OF YOU ARE VIOLATING YOUR OATH. FOUR OF YOU ARE CAUSING HARM TO DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES,
OUR YOUTH AND HIGH SCHOOL TO RECREATIONAL BOATERS, INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT AND OUR ANNUAL PUBLIC EVENTS. 
          YOU KNOW, LIKE DICKENS AND SHRIMP FESTIVAL. YOU ARE ILLOGICALLY STEALING PARKING AWAY FROM
CITY RESIDENTS. 
          PARKING LOTS A, B, C, AND D ARE PUBLIC PARKING LOTS. 
          NOW, PREVIOUS CITY COMMISSIONERS MANIPULATED CITY ORDINANCES AND LAND DEVELOPMENT CODES TO
GET THE WATERFRONT PARK BUILT. 
          YOU'VE WON. YOU'VE GOT THE PARK. YOU HAVE YOUR WATERFRONT PARK AT PARKING LOT C AND D,
BUT YOU ARE UNNECESSARILY REMOVING OVER 50 FLEXIBILITY PARKING SPACES AND IMPACTING BOAT TRAILER PARKING. 
          KEEP THE WATERFRONT PARK INSIDE THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT AND YOU DON'T VIOLATE YOUR OATH OF
OFFICE. 
          IF ONE CITY, IT JUST TAKES ONE CITY COMMISSIONER TO PUT THIS ON THE NEXT COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA, THEN THESE PROBLEMS CAN BE PROPERLY DISCUSSED AND THE PUBLIC WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING
ON RIGHT NOW. 
          I TALK TO PEOPLE. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU ARE TAKING AWAY SO MUCH PARKING WHEN
EVERYONE FOR YEARS SAY THEY WANT MORE PARKING. 
          YOU'VE GOT YOUR TOURISM PARK. YOU'VE WON. STAY INSIDE THE OLD GRASS FOOTPRINT. 
          YOU STILL WIN. DON'T PUT IT ON THE AGENDA. STEAL THE PARKING AND A STOP WORK INJUNCTION
WILL BE FILED AND FOUR OF YOU WILL BE IMPEACHED. 
          DO YOU REALLY WANT TO OPEN THAT CAN OF WORMS? I DON'T. DO YOU REALLY WANT A STATE ATTORNEY INVESTIGATION? MANY HERE IN TOWN DO, BUT MY TEAM DOESN'T. BUT WE WILL. 
          NOW, JUST PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING. THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING. I HAVE THE
TIME AND MONEY. 
          I CAN FILE, BUT IF I DO FILE AND I SPEND, INVEST MY MONEY INTO THIS,
I'M NOT STOPPING LIKE I DID LAST TIME WITH A PHONE CALL AND A PROMISE THAT EVENTUALLY WAS BROKEN. IF I'M FORCED TO INVEST MY MONEY BY YOU,
NOT PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA AND DISCUSSING IT OPENLY WITH THE PUBLIC. 
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THEN I WILL FILE AND I WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE END ON THIS. 
          THIS ISN'T ABOUT ME OR YOU. IT'S ABOUT TOMORROW'S CHILDREN AND THEIR GRANDCHILDREN. 
          I'M GETTING CLOSE TO 70 YEARS OLD. I DON'T REALLY CARE WHAT YOU ALL DO,
BUT THIS IS FOR TOMORROW'S CHILDREN. 
          AND THAT MATTERS TO SOME OF YOU UP THERE. ANYWAY,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU, MR. MORRIS. NEXT UP WE HAVE MR. PAUL LAWRIE. 
          GOOD EVENING, PAUL LAWRIE, 11 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET,
FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA. 
          FIRST, BEFORE I GO INTO PERSONAL MATTER, WHICH IS BRINGING ME UP TO THE TO THE PODIUM,
I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, MR. POYNTER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OTHER MEETING. 
          I KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE IN BETWEEN BREAKS, IT'S. 
          YOU WANT TO CATCH YOUR BREATH. BUT YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT PAID PARKING,
MISS MINSHEW. 
          I APPRECIATE YOU REACHING OUT. AND, MR. ASKEW,
I APPRECIATE YOU REACHING OUT ABOUT PAID PARKING. 
          YOU KNOW WHERE I FEEL ABOUT THAT? NO PAID PARKING. 
          THANK YOU. NOW, TO A PERSONAL MATTER. 11 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET. 
          CODE ENFORCEMENT. I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET PEOPLE,
WHICH I LOVE, BUT PROBABLY NOT IN THAT CONTEXT. 
          SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO SQUEEZE THIS IN IN THE THREE MINUTES. 
          THE THE SHORT OF IT IS THE CITY KIND OF KNEW THIS STATE OF 11 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET. 
          IT WAS IDENTIFIED ON A LIST OF HOMES THAT WAS I THINK IT WAS 6 OR 7 HOMES THAT WERE GOING
TO BE DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT. 
          THE PRIOR OWNERS REALLY DESTROYED THE HOME. IT WAS TORN APART IN THE INSIDE. 
          NO KITCHEN, NO WORKABLE BATHROOMS. AND THE STRUCTURE ITSELF WAS REALLY UNSAFE IN THE FRONT
OF THE HOUSE. 
          I MEAN, REALLY UNSAFE IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. AFTER WE PURCHASED THE HOME,
SIX MONTHS AFTER THAT, WE FELL BACK INTO CODE ENFORCEMENT. AND THAT'S WHERE I THINK THE PIECE WAS REALLY KIND OF
SAD. 
          THE CASE WAS KIND OF MADE THAT WE WERE NOT PROCEEDING FAST. 
          AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY IS YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PROCEED FAST ON A BRAND NEW HOME,
A HISTORIC HOME ONE THAT'S UNDER DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT, ONE THAT'S ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE CITY FOR DEMOLITION,
BY NEGLECT. 
          ONE THAT'S ACKNOWLEDGED SPECIFICALLY FROM THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE THAT IT'S IN GRAVE
DANGER OF FALLING DOWN. 
          BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE JUST SEEMED TO BE THIS MAGIC WAND THAT EVERYBODY WANTED US TO
WAIVE AND HAVE IT DONE, YOU KNOW, IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. WHICH WASN'T GOING TO HAPPEN,
YOU KNOW. 
          SO NOW THE CASE IS CLOSED. WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE. 
          BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S WE ACCUMULATED, I THINK,
$636 OF ADMIN FEES OVER THAT. 
          AND THAT'S CRAZY. I THINK I THINK THAT'S, YOU KNOW,
WE GO TO INVEST IN THE CITY, AND YET WE'RE GOING TO BE NOT REALLY TECHNICALLY FINE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO ACCUMULATE ADMIN FEES. SO I'M CONSTRUCTING A LETTER TO THE CITY MANAGER
AND TO YOURSELVES. 
          I THINK I ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO TO THE APPEALS COURT IN NASSAU COUNTY,
BUT I KNOW I HEARD ABOUT THE BOARD BEING POSSIBLY BEING DISMANTLED. 
          I WILL TELL YOU, THAT BOARD PROBABLY WAS A LITTLE BIT OF OUR SAVIOR,
BECAUSE IF WE LEFT IT UP TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE, WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN, IN, IN WORSE DANGER. 
          SO I'LL DEFINE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFICITY IN MY LETTER TO YOU ALL. 
          BUT YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THINGS JUST NEED TO BE HANDLED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS,
NOT AN OVERALL AGGREGATE BLANKET OF HOW TO HANDLE, SOMETHING. THAT'S A PROBLEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR. LAURIE. NEXT UP, WE HAVE MR. KEVIN ALLEN. 
          GOOD EVENING, KEVIN ALLEN, 1627 CLINCH DRIVE. 
          THIRD GENERATION NATIVE. I THINK MY FAMILY'S BEEN AROUND ABOUT 100 YEARS OR SO. 
          I ALSO WANT TO WELCOME MY LEADERSHIP NASSAU COHORT THAT'S HERE TODAY. 
          I APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING. I WAS HERE BEFORE,
A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, SPEAKING ABOUT RETURNING A SHARED PATH TO INCLUDE GOLF COURSE GOLF CART USE. AFTER I SPOKE,
THERE WAS ONE PERSON WHO WAS SPEAKING ON ANOTHER TOPIC, PROBABLY FROM THE CITIZENS TASK FORCE FOR SAFE WALKING AND BIKING THAT STATED THIS
PATH WAS NEVER INTENDED FOR GOLF CART USE AND SEEMS TO HAVE DROPPED SINCE THEN. 
          BUT IF THAT'S TRUE, WHY WERE THERE TWO GREEN AND WHITE GOLF CART SIGNS PLACED ON BOTH THE
NORTH AND THE SOUTH ENTRANCE 
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OF THE PATH? THESE SIGNS STAYED UP FOR THE BETTER PART OF TWO MONTHS OR MORE BEFORE THEY
WERE REMOVED, AND THEN THE CITY POLICE SHOWED UP AND STARTED ISSUING WARNINGS AND THREATENING TICKETS
THROUGH A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST. 
          I HAVE SOME DATES FOR YOU. JULY THE 18TH, 2023 WAS WHEN RESOLUTION 2020 3-1 26 WAS ADOPTED THAT CREATED THIS PATH AS WELL AS SOME OTHERS. 
          AGAIN, THAT WAS A CITIZENS TASK FORCE FOR SAFE WALKING AND BIKING. 
          ON AUGUST 11TH, APPROXIMATELY A MONTH LATER,
A PURCHASE ORDER WAS ISSUED TO PAVE THE PATH WITH ASPHALT, AND THEN UPON THAT PAVING COMPLETION WAS WHEN THE GOLF CART SIGNS WERE POSTED AND WE
STARTED USING THAT WITH LOW SPEED VEHICLES. NOW, I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THIS PATH. 
          IT'S NOT A SIDEWALK. IT'S TEN FEET WIDE. GOLF CARTS ARE NO WIDER THAN FIVE FEET,
WHICH LEAVES PLENTY OF ROOM LEFT OVER FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES. IN FACT, ROOM LEFT OVER IS BIGGER THAN YOUR BIKE PATHS ON THE
SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OBVIOUSLY SIDEWALKS. 
          SO THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM. TONIGHT I RETURN ASKING YOU TO RECONSIDER THIS ISSUE RATHER
THAN DISMISS IT AGAIN. 
          I ALSO PRESENT TO EACH OF YOU A PETITION, COMPLETE WITH VERBOSE COMMENTS FROM LOCAL
RESIDENTS. 
          I URGE YOU TO READ THEM. THERE ARE 36 OF THEM,
SOME OF WHOM TOOK THE TIME TO SHOW UP TONIGHT TO SHINE FURTHER LIGHT ON THIS. 
          MISS AVIS, WOULD YOU MIND GIVING EVERYONE THEIR COPIES IF YOU CAN BRING IT TO MISS. 
          MADAM CLERK. ALL RIGHT. IN THE INTEREST OF TIME,
I'M GOING TO READ MY CLOSING COMMENT. 
          YOU MAY MAKE SOME DIFFICULT DECISIONS THIS EVENING,
BUT THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM. 
          IT'S NOT A MATTER OF IF, BUT WHEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR FATALITY OCCURS ON THAT STRETCH OF
EIGHTH STREET INVOLVING A LOW SPEED VEHICLE. 
          IMAGINE THE LAWSUIT THE CITY WOULD FACE IN THE AMOUNT OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES A PLAINTIFF
WOULD RECEIVE, KNOWING THIS BODY REFUSED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. 
          APPROPRIATE REMEDIATION AFTER BEING NOTIFIED NOT ONCE,
BUT TWICE, OF THE IMMINENT DANGER CREATED BY THIS CURRENT SITUATION. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU SIR. 
          NEXT UP I HAVE DAVID GRANGER. DAVID GRANGER,
1611 CLINTON DRIVE, FERNANDINA IN SUPPORT OF THE CHANGE OF THAT BIKE PATH BACK TO INCLUDE GOLF CARTS. 
          THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. I AGREE WITH KEVIN COMPLETELY THAT IT IS REALLY A A SAFETY ISSUE. 
          I WILL ALSO VALIDATE THAT THE THE GOLF CART SIGN WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED ON BOTH THE LIME
AND KELP ENDS OF THAT PATH WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY PAVED. SO MUCH SO THAT I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT A GOLF CART AND
STARTED USING IT AND SENT MY SON OFF TO COLLEGE WITH MY VEHICLE, WHICH HE STILL HAS AT UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE. 
          AND WE USE THAT ALL THE WAY TO THE POINT WHERE OBVIOUSLY THE SIGN CHANGED. 
          A POLICE OFFICER STOPPED ME AND TOLD ME I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO USE THAT THAT BIKE PATH WHICH
WAS FINE. 
          GIVEN THE CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES, I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WAS CHANGED. 
          OBVIOUSLY THERE WERE COMPLAINTS MAYBE ABOUT GOLF CARTS USING THAT PATH,
BUT IT WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 
          MY FURTHER COMMENT IS WITH ALL OF THE MILL TRUCKS,
INCLUDING LOG TRUCKS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL VEHICLES THAT USE H STREET COMING IN AND OUT OF TOWN. ALL OF THEM SPEED, ALL OF THEM RUN RED LIGHTS. 
          I SHOULDN'T SAY ALL. A LOT OF THEM RUN THOSE RED LIGHTS. 
          I SEE IT ALL THE TIME. WE WE COME TO TOWN RIGHT THERE AT LIME STREET. 
          WHETHER WE'RE DRIVING THE CAR OR THE THE GOLF CART AND PULLING OUT ONTO THAT STREET WITH A
VEHICLE THAT GOES 22 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE SPEED LIMIT IS 30 AND THE TRUCKS ARE BARRELING DOWN THERE AT 45,
BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT CHANGES. 
          IT IS A HAZARD. I WILL ALSO SAY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS PEOPLE HAVE PASSED ME IN THE TURN
LANE BECAUSE THEY'RE FRUSTRATED THAT I'M DOING 22 MILES AN HOUR, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT FRUSTRATION,
BUT THAT'S NOT SAFE EITHER. 
          TO GO AROUND ME IN THE TURN LANE. SO I WOULD ASK YOU TO RECONSIDER CHANGING THAT PATH BACK
TO INCLUDE LOW SPEED VEHICLES LIKE GOLF CARTS. 
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. NEXT UP, WE HAVE MISS RHIANNON. 
          GOOD EVENING. BRIANNA BOUDREAUX, NINE FIVE, 020 LADYFISH LANE IN FERNANDINA. 
          PEDOPHILE. SEXUAL PREDATOR. GROOMER. CHILD EXPLOITATION. 
          THESE ARE ALL WORDS WE HAVE HEARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN FROM THIS PODIUM,
THIS VERY PODIUM SINCE NOVEMBER 19TH, 2024. BUT DO WE ALL KNOW THE DEFINITIONS OF THESE WORDS? NO. LET ME ENLIGHTEN YOU. A PEDOPHILE IS A PERSON WHO IS SEXUALLY ATTRACTED TO CHILDREN. 
          A SEXUAL PREDATOR IN FLORIDA IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN CIVILLY COMMITTED UNDER THE
FLORIDA I'M SORRY, THE FLORIDA JIMMY RICE SEXUAL VIOLENT PREDATOR ACT AND HAS A COURT ORDER DESIGNATING THEM
AS SUCH. 
          A GROOMER IS A PERSON WHO BUILDS A RELATIONSHIP WITH A CHILD,
YOUNG PERSON, OR ADULT WHO IS AT RISK SO THEY CAN MANIPULATE THEM INTO DOING SEXUAL, FINANCIAL, OR ILLEGAL THINGS. CHILD EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE INCLUDES A BROAD RANGE OF
CRIMINAL ACTS THAT INVOLVE VICTIMIZING MINORS FOR SEXUAL GRATIFICATION OR SOME OTHER FINANCIAL GAIN. NOW THAT WE ALL KNOW THE DEFINITION OF THESE
WORDS, WHO WANTS TO BE CALLED SUCH HORRIBLE THINGS? NOT ME,
AND CERTAINLY NOT ANYONE WHO ISN'T LEGALLY DEFINED AS SUCH. 
          TO VERBALLY CALL SOMEONE OR A GROUP OF PEOPLE UNTRUE THINGS WITHOUT ANY PROOF OF. 
          SAME IS THE LEGAL DEFINITION OF SLANDER. YET THIS COMMISSION HAS WILLFULLY GIVEN THIS
PODIUM AWAY FOR SUCH SLANDER TO CONTINUE MEETING AFTER MEETING SINCE NOVEMBER 19TH, 2024. NOT THAT I WOULD, BUT WHAT IF I GOT UP HERE AND CONTINUALLY CALLED
FOR CHILDREN TO BE PROTECTED FROM CLERGY MEMBERS AND REQUESTING THAT ALL CHURCHES BE REQUIRED BECAUSE CLERGY AND CHURCH MEMBERS WERE PEDOPHILES,
GROOMERS, SEXUAL PREDATORS, AND THEY WERE EXPLOITING CHILDREN? ALTHOUGH I'D HAVE MORE STANDING TO REQUEST SAME,
SINCE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CHILDREN ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE ABUSED BY CLERGY MEMBERS THAN LGBT PEOPLE. MY STATEMENTS WOULD BE SLANDER AGAINST ANY CLERGY OR CHURCH MEMBER WHO
WEREN'T LEGALLY LABELED AS SUCH. 
          WOULD YOU ALLOW ME A PLATFORM TO CONTINUE SAYING THAT MEETING AFTER MEETING? I'D MOST LIKELY BE SHUT DOWN QUICKLY, AS EVIDENCED BY THE PRAYER HELD BEFORE EACH MEETING. 
          IN CLOSING, I IMPLORE YOU TO CONSULT WITH YOUR LEGAL COUNSEL AS TO ANY POTENTIAL LIABILITY
THE CITY CONTINUES TO EXPOSE ITSELF TO BY ALLOWING THE SLANDER TO CONTINUE TO BE BROADCAST FROM THIS PODIUM, WHICH WOULD NOT ONLY EXPOSE THE CITY TO THE COST OF LITIGATING
YET ANOTHER POTENTIAL LAWSUIT, BUT ALSO ANY POTENTIAL SETTLEMENT OR JURY VERDICT TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS AND AN
ENTIRE GROUP OF PEOPLE TO BE CALLED PEDOPHILES, SEXUAL PREDATORS, GROOMERS, AND BE ACCUSED OF EXPLOITING CHILDREN FROM THIS PODIUM WITHOUT
PROOF IS SLANDER. 
          AND I QUOTE AN UNNECESSARY LAWSUIT JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN. 
          PLEASE STOP PEOPLE FROM CALLING GROUPS OF PEOPLE THAT IT'S NOT TRUE,
IT'S SLANDER, AND YOU ALL ARE CONTINUING TO LET IT HAPPEN AT THIS PODIUM OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BOUDREAU. 
          I SEE NO OTHER REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS,
NOT ON THE AGENDA. 
          I DO HAVE TWO OTHER REQUESTS FOR AGENDA ITEMS. SO UNLESS THERE ARE ANY SPEAKERS WHO WISH TO SUBMIT A FORM,
WE'LL MOVE ON. 
          ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE OUR CONSENT. AGENDA ITEM SIX. 
          [6. CONSENT AGENDA]
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS THERE. DO ANY COMMISSIONERS WISH TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT
AGENDA? SEEING NONE. 
          DO I HEAR A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION ON THE FLOOR. 
          AND SECOND. ANY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE. 
          MISS BASS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER POINTER. 
          YES. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. YES. COMMISSIONER TOOTEN. YES. 
          VICE MAYOR ASKEW. YES. MAYOR. ANTON. AND. YES. 
          THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO. ON TO ITEM SEVEN. RESOLUTIONS 7.1,
A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH OUR ORGANIZED FIREFIGHTERS OF FERNANDINA BEACH. 
          [7.1 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING - ORGANIZED FIREFIGHTERS OF FERNANDINA BEACH, LOCAL UNION NO.2836, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS AFL-CIO - RESOLUTION 2025-56 APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO AMEND THE AGREEMENT WITH THE ORGANIZED FIREFIGHTERS OF FERNANDINA BEACH, LOCAL UNION NO. 2836, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS AFL-CIO; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves an amendment to the labor agreement between the City of Fernandina Beach and the Organized Firefighters of Fernandina Beach, Local Union No. 2836, International Association of Firefighters AFL-CIO.]
LOCAL UNION NUMBER 2836. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS,
AFL CIO. 
          THANK YOU, MISS CAMPBELL. THANK YOU. MAYOR. YES. 
          CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 20 2556. WE ENTER INTO A THREE YEAR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT WITH EACH OF OUR UNIONS. 
          BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE DURING THAT THREE YEAR WINDOW,
SOMETHING COMES UP THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT TERM, AND WE DO THAT THROUGH A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. 
          SO THIS RESOLUTION HAS COME THROUGH OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE FIRE CHIEF AND THE FIRE UNION
ABOUT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OPPORTUNITIES, SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TO STATE CERTIFIED PARAMEDICS. 
          THIS RESOLUTION WOULD ALLOW US TO PAY AN INCOMING PARAMEDIC AT THE PARAMEDIC RATE UP TO 12
MONTHS UNTIL THEY GET SIGNED OFF BY THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR. CURRENTLY, WE BRING IN A PARAMEDIC,
WE LOWER THEM TO THE EMT RATE, WAIT FOR THEM TO GET SIGNED OFF AND THEN BUMP THEM BACK UP. 
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AND SINCE THEY'VE ALREADY SERVED AS A PARAMEDIC IN ANOTHER AGENCY AND ARE ALREADY STATE
CERTIFIED WE REALLY VIEW THAT AS A HINDRANCE TO ATTRACTING AND RETAINING CERTIFIED PARAMEDICS. SO THIS WOULD GIVE THEM THAT WAGE RIGHT UP FRONT AND STILL GIVE THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GET SIGNED OFF ON. 
          IF THEY DON'T, THEN WE WOULD TAKE DISCIPLINARY ACTION,
SUCH AS DEMOTION OR TERMINATION IF THEY AREN'T ABLE TO MEET THAT STANDARD ONCE THEY GET HERE. SO WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF RESOLUTION,
SOLUTION TO MAKE THESE AMENDMENTS THROUGH THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE ORGANIZED FIREFIGHTERS. IAFF CIO. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS CAMPBELL ON 7.1? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU. DO I HEAR A MOTION? I MOVE WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 20 2556. 
          THANK YOU. MOTION AND SECOND. ANY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION. 
          COMMISSIONER NEWTON. I'M VERY HAPPY WE'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE AT OUR LAST DUTY STATION IN
MARYLAND, SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN MY TEACHING POSITION. 
          AND SO THIS IS JUST THE RIGHT THING TO DO TO RETAIN EMPLOYEES. 
          MISS BEST, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. 
          YES, COMMISSIONER. POYNOR. YES. COMMISSIONER TOOTEN. 
          YES. VICE MAYOR ASKEW. YES. MAYOR. ANTON. AND YES. 
          THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO. ON TO ITEM 7.2, A GRANT AGREEMENT APPROVAL WITH FLORIDA DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION. 
          [7.2 GRANT AGREEMENT APPROVAL - FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - RESOLUTION 2025-57 AUTHORIZING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION GRANT AGREEMENT (PTGA) #446127-1-94-01 WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) FOR THE ACQUISITION OF AN AIRPORT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING (ARFF) VEHICLE FOR USE AT THE FERNANDINA BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Authorizes approval and execution of FDOT Public Transportation Grant Agreement (PTGA) #446127-1-94-01 for acquisition of an ARFF Vehicle for use at the Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport.]
THANK YOU. MAYOR. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 20 2557. 
          THIS IS RELATED TO THE ACQUISITION OF AN ARFF VEHICLE,
AIRPORT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING VEHICLE RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATION TWO ON AIRPORT PROPERTY. AND THIS WOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH AN FDOT GRANT FOR STORING THE ARFF UNIT
AT THE STATION TWO LOCATION. 
          THE GRANT IS A IT DOES HAVE A MATCH REQUIREMENT. 
          IT'S A 20% MATCH REQUIRED BY THE CITY. THE COST OF THE ARFF IS EXPECTED TO BE 500,000,
AND THE REMAINING WOULD BE THE RESPONSIBLE OF THE CITY. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO SUBMIT THIS GRANT APPLICATION FOR
THE R4 VEHICLE. 
          ANY QUESTIONS FROM MISS CAMPBELL? SEEING NONE. 
          DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION ON THE FLOOR. 
          AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION. 
          MISS BASS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER. POYNOR. YES,
COMMISSIONER. MINSHEW. 
          YES. COMMISSIONER TUTEN. YES. VICE MAYOR ASKEW. 
          YES. MAYOR. ANTON. AND YES. THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO. 
          ON TO ITEM 7.3. ANOTHER GRANT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT IN THIS CASE WITH FDOT. 
          [7.3 GRANT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT - FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - RESOLUTION 2025-58 AUTHORIZING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION GRANT AGREEMENT (PTGA) #443809-2-94-25 AMENDMENT 1 WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A PROJECT TO REHABILITATE RUNWAY 13/31 AT THE FERNANDINA BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Authorizes Approval and Execution of FDOT Public Transportation Grant Agreement Amendment 1 (PTGA) #443809-2-94-25 for rehabilitation of Runway 13/31 at the Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport.]
THANK YOU. MAYOR. RESOLUTION 20 2558 ALSO RELATED TO THE AIRPORT. 
          AND THIS IS FOR THE RESURFACING OF THE RUNWAY 1331. 
          THIS AMENDMENT INCREASES THE STATE FUNDING BY $385,000. 
          AND AGAIN, THIS IS AWARDED THROUGH DOT. THE TOTAL STATE OBLIGATION FOR THIS PROJECT IS
$3.6 MILLION. AND IT WOULD COMMENCE COORDINATION WITH THE AFTER COORDINATION WITH THE FAA AND
DOT, BASED ON INPUT FROM THE UPCOMING AIRPORT MASTER PLAN UPDATE. 
          ANY GRANT, REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE 2526 PROPOSED BUDGET. 
          RECOMMEND APPROVAL. THANK YOU, MISS CAMPBELL. 
          ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM 7.3? SEEING NONE. I'LL TAKE A MOTION. 
          I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 20 2558. SECOND MOTION ON THE FLOOR. 
          AND SECOND, ANY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE. 
          MISS BESSE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. 
          YES, COMMISSIONER. POINTER. YES, COMMISSIONER. TOOTEN. 
          YES. VICE MAYOR ASKEW. YES, MAYOR. ANTON. AND YES,
THAT MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO ON TO 7.4. 
          [7.4 AGREEMENT AMENDMENT – FLORIDA RESILIENCY AND ENERGY DISTRICT (FRED) – RESOLUTION 2025-59 PERTAINING TO THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE FLORIDA RESILIENCY AND ENERGY DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves termination of the City's future participation as a FRED Governing Board member and approving the City’s continued participation in the Interlocal Agreement in the capacity of a Limited Purpose Party.]
ANOTHER AGREEMENT AMENDMENT, THIS TIME WITH FLORIDA RESILIENCY AND ENERGY DISTRICT. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 20 2559. 
          IN 2016 THE CITY JOINED THE FLORIDA. I'M GOING TO GET THE WORD RESILIENCY AND ENERGY
DISTRICT AS AS A FOUNDING MEMBER. 
          AND AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE ARE LOOKING TO CHANGE OUR PARTICIPATION FROM FROM A PRIMARY
VOTING MEMBER TO A PARTICIPATING MEMBER. THIS ORGANIZATION REVIEWS PACE LOANS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. 
          THEY MEET QUARTERLY VIRTUALLY TO REVIEW THOSE LOAN APPLICATIONS. 
          IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I WAS INTERESTED IN CONTINUING TO PARTICIPATE IN ON A PERSONAL
LEVEL AS THE MANAGER OF THE CITY, BUT BECAUSE WE WERE TIED TO THAT ORIGINAL GOVERNING DOCUMENT,
WE NEED TO GO THROUGH THIS RESOLUTION PROCESS TO CHANGE OUR STATUS. 
          IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE ABILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN PACE LOANS. 
          IT JUST CHANGES OUR OUR GOVERNANCE ON THE BOARD. 
          THANK YOU. MISS CAMPBELL. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM 7.4? COMMISSIONER POINTER, I JUST WANT TO MAKE A POINT THAT THEY'VE NEVER DENIED A LOAN,
SO IT'S WHATEVER. 
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IT'S NOT WORTH DOING THIS. THANK YOU. TO APPROVE. 
          THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER, WE HAVE A MOTION. AND DO I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND. ANY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE. 
          MISS BASS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER POINTER. 
          YES. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. YES. COMMISSIONER. TOOTEN. 
          YES. VICE MAYOR. ASKEW. YES. MAYOR ANTON. AND YES,
THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO ON TO 7.5. 
          [7.5 FEE WAIVER APPROVAL - ELM STREET LITTLE LEAGUE - RESOLUTION 2025-60 APPROVING ELM STREET LITTLE LEAGUE CIVIC ORGANIZATION FEE WAIVER/COSPONSORSHIP APPLICATION BEGINNING IN MARCH 2025 AND ENDING IN MAY 2025 FOR A TOTAL OF $328.00; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves waiving the $4.00 per player/per season fee for the Elm Street Little League beginning in March 2025 and ending in May 2025 for a total of $328.00 due to the in kind services their organization provides to the youth in the community and in accordance with the Civic Organization Fee Waiver/Cosponsorship Guidelines.]
WE HAVE A FEE WAIVER APPROVAL FOR ELM STREET LITTLE LEAGUE. 
          THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS IS A CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 20 2560. 
          WE HAVE RECEIVED AN APPLICATION FROM ELM STREET LITTLE LEAGUE TO WAIVE THE PER PLAYER FEE
ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR USE OF CITY ATHLETIC FIELDS. 
          THIS IS THE $4 PER PLAYER FEE. AND YOU DO HAVE WAIVER GUIDELINES IN PLACE THAT ARE
INCLUDED FOR YOUR FOR YOUR REVIEW. 
          THE COST IMPACT OF THIS WAIVER WOULD BE ABOUT $328. 
          ANY COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS FOR MISS CAMPBELL? I DO HAVE ONE REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT,
MISS MIRANDA IVEY. 
          MIRANDA IVEY, 95079 RAINTREE LANE, FERNANDINA. 
          SO I AM THE PRESIDENT OF ELM STREET LITTLE LEAGUE. 
          WE OFFER, YOU KNOW, MULTIPLE THINGS, NOT ONLY FOR OUR KIDS THAT PLAY AT THE PARK,
BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY ITSELF. 
          OUR SOFTBALL FEES ARE LOW ALREADY. WE TRY TO KEEP THEM LOW SO THAT WE CAN ENCOURAGE MORE
GIRLS TO COME OUT TO PLAY BALL. 
          WE HAVE CHALLENGERS THAT FOR THE SPECIAL NEEDS. 
          WE DON'T CHARGE ANYTHING FOR THEM. THAT'S THROUGH LITTLE LEAGUE ITSELF. SO WE DON'T EVEN
CHARGE THEM TO COME OUT TO PLAY. 
          WE HAVE SEVEN KIDS THIS YEAR ON THAT TEAM WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. 
          WE OFFER SANDLOT DAYS FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR THESE
FEES TO BE WAIVED. 
          I MEAN, WE DO OTHER THINGS. WE HAVE SANDLOT DAYS FOR THE COMMUNITY. 
          WHERE THE FIELDS ARE OPEN FOR WHOEVER WANTS TO COME OUT. 
          WE'LL SOMETIMES PROVIDE PIZZA FOR SOME OF THE THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. 
          WE'LL DO MOVIE NIGHTS. THAT'S OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY ALSO. 
          WE'RE MORE COMMUNITY BASED, I WOULD SAY. BUT I GUESS THE MAIN THING WOULD BE THAT WE
SPONSOR A LOT OF OUR GIRLS TO PLAY SOFTBALL. 
          NOT JUST WITH, YOU KNOW, GENTLY USED EQUIPMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT,
BUT YOU KNOW, HELPING TO PAY FOR THEM TO PLAY ITSELF. 
          WE DON'T OFFER THEM HALF SCHOLARSHIP. I MEAN,
IF A PARENT TELLS ME THEY CAN'T AFFORD $90 FOR THEIR CHILD TO PLAY AND THAT GIRL WANTS TO PLAY, I'M GOING TO LET THEM COME OUT THERE TO PLAY,
AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. LAST, ON AVERAGE OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE'VE PROBABLY SPONSORED SEVEN GIRLS EACH SEASON. 
          WHICH, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT ADDS UP AFTER A WHILE. 
          BUT THAT IS THE REASON FOR ASKING FOR THIS WAIVER. 
          ON ON TOP OF THAT, WE ARE ALSO MOVING INTO LEVEL TWO BACKGROUND CHECKS THAT WE ARE GOING
TO HAVE TO PAY OURSELVES ALSO. 
          AND IF WE WANT TO TRY TO KEEP OUR FEES, YOU KNOW,
OUR FEES LOW JUST FOR THE GIRLS TO BE ABLE TO PLAY. 
          YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR A LITTLE BIT OF A CUT. 
          THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MISS IVY. DO I HEAR A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. COMMISSIONER. 
          DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT? COMMENT. COMMENT. 
          GO AHEAD. I I AT OUR LAST DUTY STATION, I SAT ON OUR ATHLETIC BOARD FOR SEVERAL YEARS. 
          I'M NOT A HUGE FAN OF WAIVING FEES. BECAUSE WHERE DOES IT END? HOWEVER, $4 IS NOT A BIG FEE, AND A TOTAL COST OF 300 AND SOME DOLLARS IS IS NOT MUCH AT
ALL. 
          AND AND IN LIGHT OF ALL THAT, THE THAT THEY DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. 
          BUT IF WE LOOK AT ALL OUR ORGANIZATIONS, A LOT OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS DO A LOT FOR OUR
COMMUNITY. 
          DO WE? I'LL LET JENNY SPEAK BEFORE BEFORE I CONTINUE,
BECAUSE I'M GOING TO RAMBLE. 
          WELL, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT LAST MONTH WE WAIVE SOME FEES FOR THE BABE RUTH. 
          YEAH. FOR THEM TO HAVE SECONDARY TOURNAMENTS. 
          TOURNAMENTS, YEAH. RIGHT. SO WE, WE HAVE RAISED WAIVE FEES FOR PARTICULARLY THESE YOUTH
SPORTS. 
          AS, AS FAIRLY COMMON PRACTICE. AND, YOU KNOW,
$328 ISN'T GOING TO BREAK THE CITY. 
          YEAH. SO YOU KNOW, I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS. I SUPPORT THE WORK THAT THIS ELM STREET LITTLE
LEAGUE DOES FOR OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THEY DO A LOT OF MAINTENANCE ON THE ON THE FIELDS AND KEEP THEM UP. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF IN-KIND SERVICES THAT THEY DO,
AND WE SHOULD APPROVE THIS. 
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COMMISSIONER TOOTEN. I, I COMPLETELY AGREE, AND I THINK JUXTAPOSED AGAINST,
YOU KNOW, JUST OUR VERY LAST MEETING, THE WAIVER FOR BABE RUTH. AND THAT WAIVER WAS NOT FOR OUR PLAYERS. 
          IT WAS FOR AN INCOMING TOURNAMENT. RIGHT. SO THAT THEY COULD CAPTURE CONCESSION FEES. 
          I GUESS MY CONCERN IS, WHAT DO WE DO NEXT? MEETING WHEN THERE'S ANOTHER WAIVER REQUEST? AND WHAT IF IT'S NOT STUART? WHAT IF IT'S NOT KIDS? WHAT IF IT'S. WE PLAY IT ALL BY EAR. YEAH, I THINK I WOULD WEIGH IN ON THAT ONE,
BUT I'LL LET YOU GO AHEAD FIRST, COMMISSIONER. WELL, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, WE WAIVED $32,000 WORTH OF FEES FOR SHRIMP FEST. 
          WE WAIVED FEES ALL THE TIME. SO? SO, YOU KNOW,
EACH ONE STANDS ON ITS OWN, AND WE MAKE A DECISION. 
          BUT WE WAIVED $32,000 FOR FEES A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. 
          OKAY. SO WE DO IT ALL THE TIME, AND NOT JUST FOR KIDS. 
          I THINK AS A FINAL POINT BECAUSE I DO UNDERSTAND THE POSITION OF THE PREVIOUS VOTE VERSUS
THIS ONE. 
          I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR TO BLOCK A FEE WAIVER IN THIS INSTANCE,
BUT I DO THINK IT'S WORTH THE DISCUSSION TO YOUR POINT. 
          MAYBE WE REFINE THE PROCESS OF WHAT A FEE WAIVER APPLICATION CRITERIA THAT WOULD BE MUCH
MORE FAIR MOVING FORWARD. 
          OTHERWISE, I THINK WE RISK SHOWING A SELECTIVE OR FAVORITISM TYPE OF APPROACH. 
          SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND, UNLESS THERE'S ANY FURTHER COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION,
I'LL HAVE MISS BEST CALL THE ROLL. 
          COMMISSIONER POINTER. YES. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. YES. 
          COMMISSIONER TOOTEN. YES. VICE MAYOR. ASKEW. YES. 
          MAYOR. ANTON. AND YES. THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO. 
          ON TO ITEM 7.6, LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE WOMEN'S CLUB OF FERNANDINA BEACH. 
          [7.6 LEASE AGREEMENT - GFWC WOMAN'S CLUB OF FERNANDINA BEACH - RESOLUTION 2025-61 APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE GFWC WOMAN’S CLUB OF FERNANDINA BEACH, INC. FOR USE OF A PORTION OF THEIR PROPERTY FOR THE JOE VELARDI FIELD; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves the lease agreement for a period of five years for the portion of Joe Velardi Field owned by the GFWC Woman’s Club of Fernandina Beach, Inc.]
THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 20 2561. 
          THE CITY OWNS JOE VELARDE FIELD, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE WOMEN'S CLUB BEHIND ATLANTIC REC
CENTER. 
          AND A PORTION OF THAT FIELD ENCROACHES INTO THEIR LAND. 
          IT'S ABOUT A 30 FOOT SECTION. SO THIS WOULD ESTABLISH A LEASE BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE
WOMAN'S CLUB. 
          IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT LAND. SO THE CITY WOULD PROVIDE GRADING OF THEIR DIRT ROAD FOUR TIMES
A YEAR. 
          AND IT WOULD BE A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT. THE WOMEN'S CLUB COULD NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE
TONIGHT, BUT THEY DID SEND THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS LEASE AGREEMENT. 
          WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL. ANY COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS FOR MISS CAMPBELL? COMMISSIONER. DID DID DO I RECALL THAT THIS REQUEST INCLUDED STREET LIGHTS? YES. THEIR LIGHTS. JEREMIAH, DO YOU HAVE ANY EXTRA DETAILS ON THAT? YEAH,
THERE'S THERE'S TWO FIELDS ADJACENT TO TO THE CLUB THERE THAT THE CITY WOULD BRING UNDER THEIR, THEIR UTILITY EXPENSE. AND THEN ALSO IN THE AGREEMENT IS THAT WE WILL MAINTAIN
THEIR UNIMPROVED PARKING LOT THERE UP TO FOUR TIMES A YEAR. 
          SO IS IT ARE WE ADDING LIGHTS? NO EXISTING LIGHTS THAT ARE ON THEIR UTILITY BILL BUT
BENEFIT THE FIELD? JUST LOOKING OUT FOR THE OWLS. OKAY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MISS CAMPBELL? I'LL HEAR A MOTION. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. 
          ANY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. MISS BESS,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 
          COMMISSIONER POINTER. YES. COMMISSIONER TIERNAN. 
          YES. VICE MAYOR ASKEW. YES. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. 
          YES. MAYOR. ANTON. AND YES. THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO. 
          WE'RE ON TO 7.7. IN WARD OF AN INVITATION TO BID FOR A BUDGET TRANSFER WITH KINGDOM
CONSTRUCTION. 
          [7.7 AWARD OF INVITATION TO BID 25-13 - BUDGET TRANSFER - KINGDOM CONSTRUCTION - RESOLUTION 2025-62 AWARDING INVITATION TO BID (ITB) 25-13 FOR MAIN BEACH PARK PUTT-PUTT BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TO KINGDOM CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $160,000; APPROVING A BUDGET TRANSFER; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Awarding ITB 25-13 to Kingdom Construction for Main Beach Park Putt-Putt building construction, in the amount of $160,000, and approving a budget transfer to the Capital Improvement account, 3007200 56300 from the Recreation Capital Improvement account, 3007200 56300, in the amount of $42,800, for Project #25009.]
MR. MAYOR, THIS IS A VERY EXCITING PROJECT UNDER RESOLUTION 20 2562. 
          THIS IS THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING AT PUTT PUTT AT MAIN BEACH. 
          THE CURRENT BUILDING WAS BUILT IN THE 1960S AND HAS BEEN DAMAGED THROUGH STORMS AND HAS
REALLY FALLEN INTO DISREPAIR. 
          THE CAPITAL PROJECT HAS BEEN IN YOUR CIP FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS,
HAS KIND OF BEEN MOVING FORWARD. 
          AND SO WE HAD ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS COMPLETED AND ISSUED BIDS FOR THE DEMOLITION AND
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FACILITY. 
          WE ARE RECOMMENDING AWARD TO KINGDOM CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF OUT OF $160,000. 
          WE DO HAVE MOST OF THE FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE 300 FUND,
BUT WE ARE ALSO ASKING FOR A SMALL TRANSFER OF 42,800 FROM THE RECREATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT, AND WE'RE VERY EAGER TO GET THIS STARTED. 
          THE CURRENT BUILDING IS CLOSED, AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO GET DEMOLITION SCHEDULED RIGHT
AWAY AND HAVE THE BUILDING UP AND RUNNING LATER THIS SUMMER. 
          STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THANK YOU, MISS CAMPBELL. 
          DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS CAMPBELL? I DO HAVE ONE REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM
FROM MR. TOM MILLER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. TOM MILLER, 1782 HAMMOCK DRIVE. I TOOK OVER THE PUTT PUTT BUSINESS. 
          I GUESS IT WAS IN 2018 FROM FRANK BLAKE, AND BASICALLY INHERITED THE LEASE THAT WAS IN
PLACE, 
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PLACED UPON TAKING OVER THE PUTT PUTT. I SPENT ABOUT 60 $70,000 IMMEDIATELY AND REPLACED
ALL OF THE CARPETS, FIXED ALL THE RAILS, REPLACED SOME LIGHTING AND BASICALLY HAVE,
HAVE, YOU KNOW, KEPT AS MUCH LIPSTICK ON THE PIG, SO TO SPEAK, AS WE CAN. I WAS APPROACHED BY THE CITY PROBABLY TWO YEARS AGO. 
          CHARLIE, GEORGE, BLESS HIS SOUL. CAME TO ME AND SAID,
HEY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE KIND OF TIRED OF PUTTING MONEY INTO THIS DILAPIDATED OLD BUILDING, AND WE'VE GOT MONEY IN THE BUDGET ALLOCATED TO PUT UP A NEW BUILDING. 
          SO CHARLIE HAD APPROACHED ME IN DECEMBER OF 23,
A LITTLE OVER ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. 
          AND THE CXT INDUSTRIES THAT THE CITY BUYS, A LOT OF THESE YOU KNOW,
PREFAB METAL RESTROOM BUILDINGS THAT YOU SEE IN THE CITY PARKS AT MAIN BEACH AND ALL THAT. IT WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT 125 GRAND FOR A PREFAB BUILDING WITH TWO
WINDOWS, NO ELECTRICAL, NO PLUMBING, NO NOTHING. AND I JUST SAID,
WELL, I REALLY THINK WHAT WE OUGHT TO DO IS TEAR DOWN THE EXISTING BUILDING ON THE SAME FOOTPRINT AND PUT UP A, A BUILDING, AND I WILL GUARANTEE YOU WE CAN DO IT FOR LESS THAN
THAT. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, I HAD EVEN OFFERED TO COVER ANY OVERAGES OR,
YOU KNOW, WHATEVER. 
          SO THAT'S THE SITUATION WITH THE BUILDING FROM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. 
          YOU KNOW, A LOT OF Y'ALL PROBABLY AREN'T TOO SUPER FAMILIAR. 
          EVERYBODY REFERS TO MINIATURE GOLF AS PUTT PUTT. 
          PUTT. PUTT PUTT WAS ACTUALLY A BIG FRANCHISE BACK IN THE LATE 50S 60S. 
          70S WAS ON WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS IN THE 80S, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I'VE COME IN CONTACT
HERE TELL ME, OH, IT'S AN INSTITUTION, IT'S HISTORICAL. WE NEED TO KEEP IT. 
          AND I'M A NOSTALGIC KIND OF GUY. I PLAY PUTT PUTT BACK IN THE 70S BECAUSE MY MOTHER
DROPPED ME OFF THERE AS A KID TO GET RID OF ME. 
          WHEN YOU PLAY FOR FIVE BUCKS ALL DAY ON A SATURDAY,
AND I'VE JUST ALWAYS HAD AN AFFINITY FOR IT, SO I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE INVOLVED WITH IT. 
          KEEP IT UP TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. IF YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN THERE,
WHICH I'M SURE MOST OF YOU ALL HAVE, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN YEARS AGO. THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH WE CAN DO IN THAT LITTLE BITTY
BUILDING. 
          I MEAN, WE'VE MANAGED TO PUT KONA ICE OUT OF THERE AND HERSHEY'S ICE CREAM AND ALL THAT. 
          SO WHEN ALL OF THIS CAME UP WITH THE CITY AND CHARLIE AND JEREMIAH EMAILED ME LAST,
I THINK IT WAS APRIL OR MAY SAYING, HEY, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED THE NEW BUILDING. YOU KNOW,
LET'S GET IT DONE. 
          I SAID, WELL, LET'S WAIT TILL AFTER THE SUMMER BECAUSE WE DO 80% OF OUR REVENUE IN THE
SUMMER. 
          LET'S CLOSE DOWN IN THE WINTERTIME AND DO IT. 
          AND SO WE CLOSED DOWN IN NOVEMBER AFTER HALLOWEEN CAME THROUGH. 
          IT PUT A COUPLE MORE FINAL NAILS IN THE COFFIN,
SO TO SPEAK. 
          AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE RANDY MAXWELL, ONE OF THE FOLKS THAT I DEAL WITH AT THE CITY SAID,
WELL, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T REALLY NEED TO PUT ANY MONEY INTO IT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE THE
BUILDING ANYWAY. SO I MADE THE DECISION TO CLOSE IN DECEMBER BECAUSE I WAS TOLD WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A NEW BUILDING. AND SO I'VE PRETTY MUCH GOTTEN EVERYTHING OUT OF THERE. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE READY TO GO WITH A NEW BUILDING. 
          I THINK EVERYTHING STAYS THE SAME WITH THE LEASE. 
          BUT I MAINLY JUST WANTED TO GIVE SOME COLOR AND CONTEXT TO THE,
THE BUSINESS. 
          AND I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT NUMBERS IF ANYBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT NUMBERS.
THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. BECAUSE HE IS A STAKEHOLDER. 
          ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MILLER? IF NOT MISS CAMPBELL ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. DO I HEAR A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE. 
          SECOND. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. I WILL NOT BE VOTING ON THIS BECAUSE A POTENTIAL
CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 
          I'VE. I WOULD RATHER NOT VOTE ON THIS, SINCE I HAVE A MINIATURE GOLF COURSE IN THE AREA. 
          THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER POINTER AND COMMISSIONER NEWTON,
YOU HAD A DISCUSSION ITEM. I CAN I CAN WAIT. 
          YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND,
SO I'LL TAKE DISCUSSION. 
          OKAY. THE THE NEW BUILDING IS IS SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER THAN THE OLD BUILDING. 
          JEREMIAH, CAN YOU PUT UP THE PLANS THAT ARE IN THE PACKET,
PLEASE? YES, SIR. 
          SO DURING OUR SITE VISIT SEVERAL MONTHS AGO,
WHAT WE LOOKED AT WAS INCORPORATING THE AREA OF THE CURRENT OVERHANG INTO THE OVERALL FLOOR PLAN OF THE BUILDING. SO THE FOOTPRINT STAYS THE SAME. 
          THE PAD. THE BASE PAD STAYS THE SAME. BUT YOU'RE INCORPORATING MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE IN AN
INTERIOR ENCLOSED SPACE INSTEAD OF THE EXTERIOR OVERHANG. 
          SO AS FAR AS IMPERVIOUS AREA GOES, IT'S COMPARABLE. 
          BUT YOU WOULD ENTER DOORS OFF OF THE STREET SIDE. 
          COME IN. PURCHASE YOUR YOUR ROUND OF GOLF, GET YOUR PUTTER,
YOUR BALL, MAYBE BUY A TREAT AND THEN GO OUT A DOUBLE SET OF DOORS INTO THE THE PUTT PUTT AREA. THERE'S STILL ONE RESTROOM AND IT'S STILL LOCATED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE FACILITY. 
          OKAY. I JUST WANT TO SAY I'LL PUT IT OUT THERE. 
          I WILL VOTE TO APPROVE THIS, I THINK. I MEAN,
MY HUSBAND'S FAMILY'S BEEN COMING HERE FOR 50 YEARS. 
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THEY OWN A PROPERTY HERE. HE'S A HE'S A VERY AVID FAN OF PUTT PUTT AND NOT MINIATURE GOLF. 
          PUTT PUTT. THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE THE TWO FAMILY IS ALLOWED TO PLAY. 
          BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST AND ABOUT THE LEASE. 
          I MEAN, I GUESS WE CAN'T DO IT. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THE LEASE.
LEASE? ONCE THE LEASE EXPIRES, THE LEASE IS IN PLACE AND IT GOES THROUGH 2029. 
          THE CLARIFICATION ON THE LEASE THAT IS THE FIVE YEAR EXTENSION ARE WE IS THAT IS THAT YOU
DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION RIGHT NOW. 
          YOU WOULD MAKE THAT IN SOMETIME DURING 2029 WHETHER YOU WANTED TO EXTEND OR NOT. 
          IT'S A LOT OF MONEY. I DO THINK, THOUGH, THAT WE DID IN ALL THE BEACH HARMONIZATION PLANS
WITH THE COUNTY, IT WAS THAT FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY WAS TO LEAD THE PUTT PUTT THERE. 
          AND AND I AGREE WITH THAT. FOR PUTT PUTT TO STAY THERE IN PERPETUITY. 
          I MEAN, IT'S IT'S A I CAN CAN I SAY, IF YOU MAY PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM WHEN YOU SPEAK, MR. MILLER? I HAVE OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE BUILDING AND DO IT MYSELF. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY, IF ALL MY REQUEST WAS TO THE CITY AT THE TIME WAS IF YOU'LL JUST
EXTEND MY LEASE OR GIVE ME SOME OPPORTUNITY TO RECOUP, YOU KNOW, MY INVESTMENT. AND WHAT I WAS TOLD IS THAT THE CITY DOESN'T WANT TO BE IN THE
LEASE BUSINESS ANYMORE. 
          SO, I MEAN, JUST SO YOU KNOW, I WAS MORE THAN WILLING TO AND I HAD EVEN SAID,
I'LL PUT I'LL PUT IN WHATEVER THE OVERAGE IS OR WHATEVER. 
          BUT SO I HAD THE VICE MAYOR'S LIGHT ON, THEN COMMISSIONER MINSHEW AND THEN COMMISSIONER
POINTER. 
          OKAY. YEAH. I'M GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS THIS PROJECT. 
          AS KIND OF ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED. WE HAVE A VERY WILLING PARTNER THAT'S DONE A REALLY
GOOD JOB OF KEEPING THAT ICONIC BUILDING DOWN THERE. 
          ONE OF THE LAST FEW THINGS AT MAIN BEACH THAT WE CAN REALLY CONSIDER FERNANDINA BEACH. 
          SO I'M GOING TO BE LARGELY IN SUPPORT OF THIS. 
          THINGS COST MONEY. WE KNEW ABOUT THIS TWO YEARS AGO. 
          I KNEW ABOUT THIS TWO YEARS AGO WHEN I CAME ON THE COMMISSION,
THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A PROJECT THAT HAD TO BE ADDRESSED, AND WE DID IT THE PROPER WAY. WE SAID, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT HOW MUCH THIS IS GOING TO
COST. 
          WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT IN THE CIP. WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE MONEY ASIDE HOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO
PUT IT ASIDE, PRIORITIZE THE PROJECT, HOW IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. 
          SO TO ME, THIS IS JUST A THE EXACT WAY THAT IT SHOULD HAVE WORKED. 
          AND I, I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE SPOKEN TO ANYBODY THAT WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF THE PUTT PUTT
GOING AWAY OR THAT US INVESTING BACK INTO OUR FACILITIES LIKE WE'VE BEEN REQUESTED TO DO OVER AND OVER AGAIN. 
          SO AGAIN, I'M A BIG PROPONENT OF THIS PROJECT. 
          THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. COMMISSIONER POINTER AND THEN BACK TO YOU.
COMMISSIONER TOOTEN. SO I'M ALSO A BIG PROPONENT OF THIS PROJECT AS PRESENTED. 
          THE AND COMMISSIONER ASKEW IS RIGHT IN THAT THIS HAS WORKED ITS WAY THROUGH THE CIP
PROCESS. 
          THIS IS OUR BUILDING, THIS IS OUR PROPERTY. AND ONE OF OUR CRITICISMS HAS BEEN THAT WE LET
OUR FACILITIES GO TOO LONG WITHOUT RESOLUTION AND WITHOUT PROPER MAINTENANCE AND OR REPLACEMENT. 
          SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REPLACE THE BUILDING PROPERLY. 
          UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE CITY. IT REMAINS CITY PROPERTY,
WHICH IS THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT THING TO DO. 
          AND AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, IF IT'S TIME,
WHEN IT IS TIME TO RENEW THE LEASE, WE CAN DISCUSS LEASE EXTENSIONS OR LEASE RENEWALS AT THAT TIME, BUT I'M READY TO VOTE YES ON THIS AND LET'S GET THIS BUILDING DONE. 
          SO WE DO NOT LOSE ANY MORE OF THE SUMMER THAN WE HAVE TO LOSE FOR THIS WORK. 
          THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MINSHEW AND COMMISSIONER POYNOR. YOU ACTUALLY FLICKED YOUR LIGHTS
BACK ON. OH, SORRY. 
          YEAH, THE THE ONLY POINT I WANT TO MAKE, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          TOM WANTED TO YOU KNOW, GRACIOUSLY SAY I'LL. I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO IT FOR AN EXTENSION OF
THE LEASE JUST FOR THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW. 
          THAT'S WHAT'S GOT US INTO SITUATIONS BEFORE WHERE SOMEONE SAYS,
I'LL DO THIS AND EXTEND MY LEASE 20 YEARS AT $3,500 A YEAR. 
          NOT A VERY GOOD DEAL FOR THE COMMUNITY. I'M NOT VOTING ON THIS,
SO I JUST WANTED TO. 
          FOR THE PEOPLE WHO SAY, HEY, HE WAS WILLING TO DO THIS,
BUT IT'S ALWAYS AT A COST, SO AND I WOULD NOT BE WILLING TO DO THAT COST. 
          SO THAT'S IT. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO CLARIFY. 
          THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER POINTER. AND BACK TO YOU,
COMMISSIONER. YEAH, I GUESS JUST LOOKING THROUGH ALL THE NUMBERS THAT THE THAT THE LEASE JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S RECORD, I THINK WE GET $3,500 A MONTH A YEAR FOR THE LEASE. 
          YES. ON IT'S A VERY, VERY OLD LEASE, GRANTED,
LIKE SOME OF OUR OTHER OLD BAD LEASES. 
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AND I THINK WE. SO IF I COULD JUST CLARIFY. SO,
YES, THE BASE RENT IS ABOUT $3,500. 
          THE TAXES ARE OVER $6,000. THE INSURANCE, BECAUSE MY CITY WON'T. 
          THE CITY WILL NOT LET ME BE ON THE OTHER BUILDING POLICY. 
          THE BLANKET Y'ALL HAVE, WHICH LITERALLY WOULDN'T COST YOU ANY MORE MONEY TO ADD THIS. 
          I HAVE TO GET MY OWN. SO THAT'S 5500 A YEAR. SO WHEN YOU START ADDING UP ALL THE COSTS,
AND I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO DISCUSS MY TAX RETURNS WITH YOU. 
          I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY MUCH A BREAK EVEN PROPOSITION. 
          AND I WON'T EVEN SAY ANYTHING ABOUT PARKING SALT LIFE MONOPOLIZES THE PARKING DOWN THERE,
EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LOT AND THEY TOW CARS OUT OF IT. 
          EVERYBODY WHO GOES TO SALT LAKE PARKS IN THE CITY. 
          LOT FIRST AND THE SALT LIFE LOT ON MOST SATURDAYS IN THE SUMMER IS HALF EMPTY,
AND PEOPLE THAT WANT TO GO TO PUTT PUTT HAVE NOWHERE TO PARK. 
          SO WHEN YOU SIGN, WHEN YOU SAY 3500, IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LOT. 
          BUT FROM A PURE BUSINESS STANDPOINT, WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR COST OF GOODS,
PAYROLL, INSURANCE, TAXES, EVERYTHING. ADD IT ALL UP. IT IT'S IT'S TOUGH TO MAKE MONEY IN A LITTLE 500 FOOT
BUILDING. 
          I MEAN, THERE'S ONLY SO MANY PUTTERS YOU CAN RENT. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T SERVE ALCOHOL. SO THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN DO TO MAKE MONEY
THERE. 
          APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. ANY FURTHER COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION. 
          AND I'D LIKE TO JUST FINISH UP BY SAYING THAT,
AS IT WAS PREVIOUSLY POINTED OUT, THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN BUDGETED. 
          IT'S GONE THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE CHANNELS. AND ALTHOUGH WE CAN MAKE THE CLAIM THAT THERE
IS A FINANCIAL CONCERN AT THE MOMENT, WE ALSO HAVE GOOD FAITH WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND FOR A BUSINESS OWNER TO CLOSE FOR FOUR MONTHS IN ANTICIPATION OF A PROJECT,
ONLY TO HAVE THIS STOP, I THINK NOT ONLY IS JUST UNETHICAL, BUT THEN WE HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION ABOUT OTHER
LEASES THAT HAVE BEEN MISHANDLED IN SIMILAR WAYS, AND WHAT BLOWBACK DOES THAT POTENTIALLY BRING BACK TO US AS A CITY? SO ALTHOUGH I THINK THAT I COULD MAKE ONE CLAIM IN MY MONEY MINDSET AS FAR AS WHAT WE'D
LIKE TO SAVE, I THINK WE'RE TOO FAR ALONG FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO STOP. 
          AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND,
AND UNLESS THERE'S ANY FURTHER COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION, I'LL HAVE MISS BEST CALL THE ROLL. VICE MAYOR ASKEW. 
          YES, COMMISSIONER. MINSHEW. YES, COMMISSIONER. POINTER. 
          EXCUSED YOURSELF. YES, SIR. COMMISSIONER TEAGUE. 
          YES, MAYOR. ANTON. AND YES, THAT PASSES FOUR ZERO. 
          ON TO ITEM 7.8. AMELIA RIVER COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADVISORY BOARD. 
          [7.8 AMELIA RIVER COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADVISORY BOARD - SUNSET - RESOLUTION 2025-63 APPROVING THE SUNSET OF THE AMELIA RIVER COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADVISORY BOARD; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: The City Commission, at their March 18, 2025, regular meeting, achieved majority consensus to sunset the Amelia River Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board.]
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SUNSET. NOT THE ONE OUTSIDE. 
          THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 20 2563. 
          THE DISSOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD. 
          THIS IS DIRECTLY AS A RESULT OF YOUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR THE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR
AND CREATING SOME EFFICIENCIES WITHIN OUR CITY'S PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS. SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF THESE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. 
          THIS BODY, AFTER ITS DISSOLUTION, WOULD BE REFORMED AND COMBINED WITH THE MARINA ADVISORY
BOARD AS THE NEW WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD. 
          SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE DISSOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
ADVISORY BOARD. 
          ANY COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS FOR MISS CAMPBELL? SEEING NONE,
I'LL TAKE A MOTION. 
          I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 20 2563. MOTION ON THE FLOOR. 
          DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. 
          ANY FURTHER? COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE. 
          MISS BESSE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. 
          YES. VICE MAYOR ASKEW. YES, COMMISSIONER. POINTER. 
          YES, COMMISSIONER. TUTEN. YES, MAYOR ANTON. AND YES,
THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO. 
          ON TO ITEM 7.9, OUR MARINA ADVISORY BOARD. SUNSET. 
          [7.9 MARINA ADVISORY BOARD - SUNSET - RESOLUTION 2025-64 APPROVING THE SUNSET OF THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: The City Commission, at their March 18, 2025, Regular Meeting, reached majority consensus to sunset the Marina Advisory Board.]
THANK YOU. MAYOR. CONSIDERING RESOLUTION 20 2564,
THIS IS THE SECOND ACT UNDER THAT BROAD UMBRELLA. 
          AND THIS WOULD SUNSET THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD. 
          STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS CAMPBELL? DO I HEAR A MOTION? I MOVE, WE APPROVE. RESOLUTION 20 2564. 
          MOTION ON THE FLOOR. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. 
          A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE. 
          MISS BESS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. 
          YES. VICE MAYOR ASKEW. YES, COMMISSIONER. POYNOR. 
          YES. COMMISSIONER. TOOTEN. YES. MAYOR. ANTON. 
          AND YES. THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO ON TO 7.10. ESTABLISHMENT OF A WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD. 
          [7.10 ESTABLISHMENT OF WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD - RESOLUTION 2025-65 ESTABLISHING THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD; PROVIDING FOR GOALS, MISSION, ORGANIZATION, CONDUCT OF BUSINESS AND STAFF SUPPORT; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Establishes the Waterfront Advisory Board.]
THANK YOU. MAYOR. RESOLUTION 20 2565 ESTABLISHES THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD. 
          THIS WILL HANDLE ALL ISSUES RELATED TO CRA TOPICS AND THE MARINA UNDER ONE ADVISORY GROUP. 
          THIS WOULD BE A SEVEN MEMBER, SEVEN VOTING MEMBER BOARD AND ONE NON-VOTING MEMBER. 
          AND IT DOES INCLUDE THE PROVISION THAT FOUR MEMBERS BE PERMANENT SLIP HOLDERS. 
          STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. DO YOU HAVE ANY? TWO. 
          TWO? TWO. I'M SORRY. THE SUMMARY SAID FOUR. LET ME LOOK AT THE RESOLUTION. 
          IT WAS TWO. YEAH, THE RESOLUTION SAYS TWO. OKAY. 
          [01:15:02]
MY APOLOGIES. TWO PERMANENT SLIP HOLDERS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS CAMPBELL ON 7.10? COMMISSIONER TOOTEN. I, I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO SLIP HOLDERS IN
THERE. 
          MY MY CONCERN IF I AM, I OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE TO BE CITY RESIDENTS TO DO THAT IS DO WE HAVE
ENOUGH. 
          DO WE HAVE ENOUGH CITY RESIDENTS SLIP HOLDERS. 
          HOW MANY? YES. HOW MANY SLIP HOLDERS ARE RESIDENTS AREN'T. 
          THE MAJORITY OF OUR RESIDENTS KNOW BEST. THE MARINE ADVISORY BOARD ENABLING LEGISLATION
PROVIDED FOR NO MORE THAN FOUR MARINA SLIP HOLDERS. WE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM FILLING THOSE SEATS. 
          OKAY. OKAY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MISS CAMPBELL? SEEING NONE, DO I HEAR A MOTION? I MOVE THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 20 2565. 
          MOTION ON THE FLOOR. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. 
          MOTION AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER? COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER TUTU. 
          I JUST WANT TO THANK DENISE FOR BRINGING THIS UP. 
          I THINK IT'S GREAT. I THINK THE I THINK THE WHOLE WATERFRONT WILL FUNCTION BETTER IF OUR
TWO BOARDS ARE COMBINED AND CAN COMMUNICATE BETTER INSTEAD OF AROUND AND OVER EACH OTHER. 
          THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. AND FOR THE FOLKS AT HOME THAT MAY NOT BE AWARE,
YOU KNOW, THESE TWO BOARDS WERE CREATED AT A TIME THAT PARTICULARLY DURING THE REHABILITATION OF OUR MARINA. HURRICANE MATTHEW HAD DONE DAMAGE,
AND WE NEEDED OVERSIGHT FOR HOW THAT WAS DONE, AND NOW SOME OF THEM HAVE SERVED THEIR NEED. SO JUST CONSOLIDATING AND REPURPOSING FOR MAKING SURE THAT THE BOARDS CONTINUE TO BE
EFFICIENT IS WHY WE'RE DOING THIS THIS EVENING. 
          SO WE HAVE OUR MOTION AND A SECOND AND WITH NO FURTHER COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION. 
          MISS BASS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. 
          YES. VICE MAYOR ASKEW. YES, COMMISSIONER. POINTER. 
          YES, COMMISSIONER. TOOTEN. YES AND YES. THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO ON TO 7.11. 
          [7.11 GOLF CLUB ADVISORY BOARD - SUNSET - RESOLUTION 2025-66 APPROVING THE SUNSET OF THE GOLF CLUB ADVISORY BOARD; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: The City Commission, at their March 18, 2025, Regular Meeting, reached majority consensus to sunset the Golf Club Advisory Board.]
OUR GOLF CLUB ADVISORY BOARD TO BE SUNSET. THANK YOU. 
          MAYOR. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 20 2566 WHICH WOULD SUNSET THE GOLF CLUB ADVISORY
BOARD. 
          CURRENTLY GOLF FALLS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR. 
          AND SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING SIMILARLY THAT THE GOLF ADVISORY GROUP BE ABSORBED INTO THE
PARKS AND REC ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
          STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THANK YOU, MISS CAMPBELL. 
          ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, I'LL HEAR A MOTION. 
          I MOVE THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 20 2566. A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. 
          DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. 
          ANY FURTHER? COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE. 
          MISS BESSE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. 
          YES. VICE MAYOR ASKEW. YES. COMMISSIONER TOOTEN. 
          YES. COMMISSIONER POINTER. YES. MAYOR. ANTON. 
          AND YES. THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO AND 7.12. OUR FINAL RESOLUTION OF THE EVENING IS GOING TO
BE AN AMENDMENT TO OUR PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
          [7.12 AMENDING RESOLUTION 2020-153 - PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE - RESOLUTION 2025-67 AMENDING RESOLUTION 2020-153 AMENDING THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND MINOR LANGUAGE CORRECTIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Amends Resolution 2020-153 Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee membership, roles and responsibilities and minor language corrections]
THANK YOU. MAYOR. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 20 2567,
WHICH AMENDS THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ADDS ADDITIONAL POSITIONS TO IT. THIS WOULD CREATE A NINE MEMBER BOARD SERVING FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS. 
          AND THEY WILL INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
AND ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION. 
          STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS CAMPBELL ON 712? MISS TOOTEN. NINE. PEOPLE'S A BIG BOARD. I'VE BEEN TO PARKS AND REC A LOT. 
          TO THEIR BOARDS. THEY'RE GREAT, BUT THEY HAVE SO MUCH ON THEIR PLATE. 
          THEY'RE SUCH A BIG GROUP. DO THEY DO? DOES DOES. 
          PARKS AND REC. I'M LOOKING AT PARKS AND REC PEOPLE. DOES PARKS AND REC SOMETIMES FORM
SUBCOMMITTEES. 
          YOU GUYS DID FOR ART, DID YOU OR. NO. DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO? I'LL JUST CAUTION YOU FOR DRAWING QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. OH,
SORRY. THANK YOU. I'M I'M CONCERNED THAT SURE THAT THEY MIGHT NEED SOME GUIDANCE TO FORM SOME SUBCOMMITTEES BECAUSE THEY'RE ALSO CHARGED WITH SOME FUTURE PUBLIC
ART, AND NOW WE'RE GIVING THEM GOLF. CERTAINLY IT'S A LOT FOR A BIG GROUP,
COMMISSIONER POINTER, UNLESS YOU'D LIKE TO ANSWER THAT FIRST, MISS CAMPBELL. WE CERTAINLY CAN ACCOMMODATE
SUBCOMMITTEES IF WE NEED TO, FOR SPECIFIED TOPICS. AND IN ADDITION, IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. 
          PRAC HAS ASKED FOR SOME TRAINING ABOUT GOLF. THEY WANT TO BE EDUCATED ABOUT THE HISTORY
THERE AND SO THEY CAN BE MAKE BETTER INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT GOLF IN GENERAL. 
          THANK YOU, MISS CAMPBELL. COMMISSIONER POINTER,
I'M JUST GOING TO SAY ALL WE'RE DOING IS ADDING TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE GOLF REALM AND AND PUT IT ON THERE. SO I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A MAJOR UPSET AT ALL. 
          THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER POINTER, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MISS CAMPBELL? SEEING NONE. 
          DO I HEAR A MOTION? I MOVE THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 20 2567. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION. DO I HEAR A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. 
          [01:20:02]
MOTION AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION. 
          COMMISSIONER ASKEW, IS THAT. YES. YEP. AND I DO ALSO WANT TO COMMEND COMMISSIONER MINSHEW
FOR BRINGING THIS. 
          I THINK IT'S A I THINK IT'S GOING TO STREAMLINE A LOT OF YOU KNOW,
A LOT OF WHAT THE BOARDS DO INSTEAD OF HAVING THEM PIECEMEALED HERE OR THERE. 
          IT'S IT'S GOING TO BRING A LOT OF OF GOOD COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOGETHER. 
          SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I DO I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE,
OBVIOUSLY, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE PAB AND THE BOA BROUGHT UNDERNEATH THE SAME. 
          I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME RUMORS AND THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION AT THE LAST PAB MEETING THAT
THAT WOULD BE ILLEGAL AT SOME POINT, BUT IT'S NOT. SO I DON'T THINK NOW IS THE TIME BECAUSE OF LITIGATION REGARDING THE BOA,
BUT AT SOME POINT IN TIME, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT. SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. 
          VICE MAYOR. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. I THINK I FORGOT WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. 
          IMPOSSIBLE. I SAID THANK YOU. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS WHERE IT WAS,
SO I COMPLETELY BLEW IT. 
          YEAH, LIKE I'M VERKLEMPT. SO NEVER MIND. I CAN'T REMEMBER NOW WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. 
          HOW ABOUT IF IT COMES BACK, YOU CAN BRING IT UP IN YOUR COMMISSIONER COMMISSION. OKAY.
THANK YOU. RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. 
          AND IF NO FURTHER COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION, I'LL TAKE MISS BEST TO CALL THE ROLL. 
          COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. YES. VICE MAYOR ASKEW. YES. 
          COMMISSIONER POINTER. YES. COMMISSIONER TOOTEN. YES. 
          MAYOR. ANTON. AND YES. THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO. 
          ON TO ITEM EIGHT, OUR BOARD APPOINTMENTS AND 8.1. 
          [8.1 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FIREFIGHTERS' AND POLICE OFFICERS' PENSION PLAN - One reappointment (Christopher Nickoloff).]
WE HAVE OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS PENSION PLAN WITH
ONE REAPPOINTMENT. 
          AND BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ONE, I WILL TAKE A MOTION. 
          I MOVE TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE. AND SECOND,
ANY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION. 
          AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT MR. NICHOLAS HAS SERVED ON THIS BOARD WELL,
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HIM CONTINUING TO SERVE. 
          SO WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOTION ON THE FLOOR. 
          AND SECOND, WITH NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MISS BESSE,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. YES, COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. 
          I'M HONORED TO VOTE FOR MR. NICHOLAS. YES. THANK YOU. 
          VICE MAYOR ASKEW. YES. COMMISSIONER TUTEN. YES. 
          MAYOR. ANTON. AND YES, THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO,
BRINGING US TO ITEM NINE. 
          [9. CITY MANAGER REPORTS]
CITY MANAGER REPORTS, MISS CAMPBELL. THANK YOU. 
          MAYOR. LOTS OF GOOD NEWS TO REPORT TONIGHT. FIRST OF ALL,
WE SECURED OUR WAIVERS FROM FEMA THAT WE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY ANNUAL INSURANCE ON THE MARINA PROPERTY. THAT IS A COST SAVINGS OF $448,000 ANNUALLY. 
          MISS CARLOS IS FORWARDING THAT ON TO OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. 
          SO THAT WHEN THAT TERM IS UP IN JULY THAT BILL WILL NO LONGER COME DUE. 
          SECONDLY, I HAVE MADE AN OFFER TO A FIRE CHIEF CANDIDATE. 
          HIS NAME IS JEREMY HOLMES. HE HAS ACCEPTED THE CITY'S OFFER,
AND HE WILL BE JOINING OUR TEAM ON MAY 5TH AS OUR NEW FIRE CHIEF. 
          HE'S COMING TO US FROM COVINGTON, GEORGIA. WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR HIM AND HIS ENTIRE
FAMILY TO BE MOVING TO THE CITY AND AND JOINING OUR TEAM. 
          AND THEN LASTLY, I, I THINK WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS,
IS TO GET YOUR SUPPORT AND MAYBE DIRECTION RELATED TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND PROVISIONS 133 THROUGH 10305. STAFF IS ASKED ON A REGULAR BASIS TO MAKE
DETERMINATIONS ABOUT PROPOSED PLANS THAT FALL UNDER THESE PROVISIONS,
AND WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE CLARITY THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE DECISIONS. 
          SO WHETHER THAT'S DIRECTING THE PAB TO TAKE SOME SORT OF ACTION ON THESE,
OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE STAFF TO BRING RECOMMENDATIONS DIRECTLY BACK TO THIS BODY FOR CONSIDERATION WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK WITHIN YOUR,
YOUR WISHES ON THAT, BUT REALLY NEED TO RESOLVE IT ONCE AND FOR ALL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS CAMPBELL? OTHERWISE, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT LAST REQUEST MYSELF.
YES. I PERSONALLY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING SOME STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS, BECAUSE MY EXPERIENCE AT THE LAST MEETING, THIS KIND OF GOT BOGGED DOWN WITH THE PAB. 
          AND THERE WAS SOME DEBATE AMONGST THE PREVIOUS COMMISSION OF WHETHER OR NOT THE PAB WAS
RESPONSIBLE FOR MODIFYING LANGUAGE TO SUIT THE DESIRE OF THE COMMISSION, VERSUS THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE SETTING A DIRECTION AND THEN CHOOSING A PLAN THAT'S BEEN
PROVIDED. 
          SO THAT WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. 
          I KNOW WE HAD A JOINT MEETING WITH THE PAB EARLIER,
AND THIS WAS A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AS WELL AS THE WHOLE ISSUE OF THE PUD AND HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE. 
          SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO REALLY SEE IS FOR THE STAFF AND THE PAB TO TAKE BOTH OF THOSE ISSUES
ON SUBCOMMITTEE OR WHATEVER THEY NEED TO DO. I KNOW THAT THEY HAD WORK DONE BEFORE AND THERE ARE OPTIONS AVAILABLE ON THE TABLE. 
          [01:25:04]
SO I THINK THEY NEED TO WORK THROUGH THOSE. AND THEN COME BACK TO US WITH PRESENTATION AND
EITHER A RECOMMENDATION OR A SET OF OPTIONS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE US TO WEIGH IN ON. 
          I'M HAPPY TO GIVE THEM, YOU KNOW, INPUT AND COMMENT AND OPINION,
BUT I MEAN, THEY ARE TECHNICALLY THE CITY'S PLANNING AUTHORITY, AND I WANT THEM TO DO THEIR JOB. THANK YOU. 
          COMMISSIONER MINSHEW AND I THINK I HAD VICE MAYOR ASK YOU FIRST AND THEN COMMISSIONER
PORTER. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MINSHEW, FOR THAT. I KIND OF WANT TO ECHO THE STATEMENTS. 
          I WAS GOING TO BRING THAT UP IN MY COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. 
          BUT, YOU KNOW, THE PUD LEGISLATION WE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR JOINT MEETING AND IT WENT TO THE
PAB AND IT GOT TABLED INDEFINITELY. 
          I MEAN, THAT'S ESSENTIALLY SAYING WE AREN'T GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS TOPIC ANYMORE,
REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE CITY COMMISSION SAYS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT STAFF TELLS US, WE JUST AREN'T GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT. 
          I THINK THAT THAT'S HIGHLY INAPPROPRIATE. I MEAN,
EXTREMELY INAPPROPRIATE. 
          AND I THINK 010305 AND 010304 AND ALL OF THOSE ARE THE SAME WAY STAFF KEEPS ASKING FOR
DIRECTION FROM US AND WE SEEM TO KIND OF GIVE THEM DIRECTION, AND IT SEEMS TO NEVER GET TRACTION WITH THE PAB. 
          IT'S ALMOST AS IF THEY SAID, WE DON'T CARE WHAT THE VOTERS SAID,
AND WE DON'T CARE THAT THEY PUT YOU IN THESE ELECTED POSITIONS TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS. 
          WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS DECISION FOR YOU BY JUST NOT TAKING IT UP. 
          AND I JUST THINK THAT THAT'S HIGHLY INAPPROPRIATE. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE STAFF DIRECTION. YES. LET'S GET THESE TWO THINGS MOVING. 
          YOU KNOW THE PUD LEGISLATION IS FANTASTIC. IT SHOULDN'T BE SITTING THERE JUST INDEFINITELY
PUT OFF BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THE THE THE BOARD DECIDES THAT THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO DO IT. 
          SO I JUST KIND OF WANT THEM TO DO THEIR JOB. THAT'S IT. 
          SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER POINT. 
          YEAH, I'M AGREEING WITH WHAT EVERYONE'S SAYING,
AND I'D LIKE TO JUST ALSO THROW IN I WOULDN'T MIND HAVING SOMEONE A LEGAL A LEGAL PERSON LOOKING AT SOMEONE WHO'S INVOLVED WITH THIS TYPE OF STUFF AND REALLY NAIL THIS THING DOWN
FOR US SO THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. SO CITY STAFF USE YOU KNOW,
REACH OUT TO A LEGAL SCHOLAR ON THIS AND REALLY NAIL THIS THING DOWN. 
          SO WE'RE NOT GOING BACK AND FORTH AND, AND WHERE I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN,
IN MOVING FORWARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION. 
          THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER POINTER. SO I BELIEVE YOU HAVE YOUR DIRECTION,
MISS KIM. COBBLED TOGETHER I THINK WE GET IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO SOME GENERAL CONSENSUS ON THOSE SUGGESTIONS? RIGHT ON. YOU'RE DONE. YOU'RE DONE. 
          GREAT. ALL RIGHT. ON TO ITEM 8.10. OUR CITY ATTORNEY PRO TEM REPORTS. 
          [10. CITY ATTORNEY PRO TEM REPORTS]
GOOD EVENING. AS I THINK MOST OF YOU ARE AWARE,
WE DID RECEIVE THIS AFTERNOON A NOTICE OF CLAIM UNDER THE BERT HARRIS ACT. 
          AND THAT'S FOR THE OWNER OF THE SHOPPING CENTER WHERE LA SIRENA AND FIRST LOVE BREWERY IS. 
          SO WE'VE ALREADY REFERRED THAT OVER DIRECTED STAFF TO NOTIFY THE INSURANCE CARRIER. 
          AND SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER AS FAR AS SOME DEADLINES ON WHAT WE
NEED TO DO AS NOTICE TO OTHER OWNERS AND TIMELINE IT FOR A, AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN RAISED OR BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION
CONCERNS THE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE DOWNTOWN. A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. BACK IN THE LATE 90S,
THE COUNTY WANTED TO BUILD A NEW COURTHOUSE, AND SO THEY WERE THREATENING TO MOVE THE COUNTY SEAT OUT TO YULEE. 
          THE CITY INITIATED A LAWSUIT TO STOP THEM. AS A RESULT OF THAT LITIGATION,
THERE WAS A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WHERE THE COUNTY AGREED THAT THEY WOULD CHIP IN TO RESTORE THE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE. IT HAD A LOT OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. 
          THE CITY, IN EXCHANGE, WOULD AGREE FOR THE COUNTY TO BUILD THE JUDICIAL ANNEX,
THE NEW JAIL, NEW SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND ALSO TO UTILIZE THE THE GOVERNMENT ANNEX OR GOVERNMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING AS PART OF THAT AGREEMENT, THE BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. IT WAS ALSO AGREED THAT ALL THE CONSTITUTIONAL
OFFICERS WOULD MAINTAIN A PRESENCE IN THE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE. 
          AND SO THAT'S THE CLERK OF COURT, THE PROPERTY APPRAISER,
THE TAX COLLECTOR, SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS, ETC.. WELL, SINCE COVID, THE CLERK'S OFFICE HASN'T BEEN STAFFED AT ALL. 
          AND THIS IS A CONCERN FOR STAFF BECAUSE ONE OF THE DUTIES OF THE CLERK IS TO RECORD
DOCUMENTS IN THE OFFICIAL RECORDS, AND THE CITY ROUTINELY HAS TO RECORD THOSE DOCUMENTS. 
          AND SO WHEREAS THEY WERE WALKING OVER WITH A CHECK,
NOW THEY'VE RESORTED TO RECORDING THOSE. 
          AND THAT IS AN ADDITIONAL $15 FEE. NOW IT JUST WENT UP IN NOVEMBER PER DOCUMENT. 
          AND SO IT'S AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVELY NOT TO HAVE THE CONVENIENCE
THAT IS REQUIRED THERE. 
          [01:30:01]
AS A MATTER OF FACT, OUR STATE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES THAT THOSE OFFICES BE IN THE COUNTY
SEAT. 
          AND UNDOUBTEDLY IN THAT LITIGATION, IT WAS SETTLED AND AGREED UPON THAT FERNANDINA BEACH
IS THE COUNTY SEAT. 
          IN ADDITION, IT'S ALSO DEPRIVING SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS. 
          AND SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THE CONCERNS AND NOT HAVING THAT PRESENCE IN THE HISTORIC
COURTHOUSE. 
          WHAT I WOULD LIKE FROM THE COMMISSION, IF IT IS YOUR WILL AND THERE'S A CONSENSUS TO DRAFT
A LETTER AND REQUESTING THAT THOSE OFFICES BE MAINTAINED IN THE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE, AS WAS AGREED WITH THE COUNTY. 
          AS A RESULT OF THAT LITIGATION IN THE EARLY 2000 THE TAX COLLECTOR HAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED A
PRESENCE THERE THROUGH COVID AND HAS A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE. 
          BUT THE CLERK'S OFFICE, SAVE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS WHERE THEY REOPENED,
THEY CLOSED BACK DOWN AND HASN'T BEEN CLOSED. 
          SO I'D REALLY LIKE PERMISSION TO REACH OUT TO THEM AND REQUEST THAT THEY CONSIDER COMING
BACK TO THE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE. 
          I GOT THREE LIGHTS. IT STARTED WITH COMMISSIONER MINSHEW,
THEN THE VICE MAYOR AND THEN COMMISSIONER TUTEN. 
          FIRE AWAY! WELL, AS LONG AS THEY DON'T MOVE THE DRIVER'S LICENSE THING,
I'M GOOD. 
          BUT. BUT IT'S REALLY HELPFUL. BUT SO I DO, I,
YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND AND AND I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE COST OF MAINTAINING TWO LOCATIONS. SO DO WE HAVE SOME IDEA, EITHER THROUGH THE CITY OR THROUGH THE COMMUNITY,
WHAT THE VOLUME MIGHT BE? I MEAN, DOES THE AGREEMENT ALLOW US TO SAY,
OKAY, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE OPEN HALF DAYS OR THEY'RE GOING TO BE OPEN THREE DAYS A WEEK OR OR DO WE HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY TO NEGOTIATE WITH THEM SO THAT WE CAN FIND A
WIN WIN, YOU KNOW, AND NOT BE AND NOT BECOME ADVERSARIAL IS WHAT I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN. 
          VERY IN LOOKING AT. GOOD QUESTION. THE LITIGATION WAS ACTUALLY BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE
CITY. 
          SO NONE OF THESE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS WERE PARTIES TO IT,
SO THEY HAVEN'T AGREED TO ANYTHING. 
          MY POINT WAS JUST SAYING THAT OUR STATE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES A PRESENCE IN THE COUNTY
SEAT. 
          AND SO WHAT I WOULD SAY IS NOT TO BECOME ADVERSARIAL. 
          I MEAN, THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT WE WORK WITH EVERY DAY,
BUT TO SEND THEM A LETTER REQUESTING THAT THEY CONSIDER COMING BACK, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT JUST TO OPEN THAT DIALOG AND IF IT RESULTS IN SOMETHING WHERE
THEY SAY, WELL, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO FULFILL IT FULL TIME,
BUT WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK THREE DAYS A WEEK OR HALF DAYS OR WHATEVER IT IS. 
          THAT'S A BENEFIT TO OUR CITIZENS. SO IS THAT LETTER TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION OR IS THAT
LETTER TO THE CLERK OF COURTS? THAT WOULD BE DEPENDING ON WHAT MY DIRECTION IS. 
          I MEAN, I'D SAY DIRECT IT DIRECTLY TO THOSE OFFICERS WITH A COPY TO THE COUNTY,
BECAUSE AS PART OF THAT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, THE COUNTY IS REQUIRED TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO MAINTAIN THAT PRESENCE,
KNOWING THAT THEY WEREN'T PARTIES. 
          THEY CAN'T REQUIRE IT. VICE MAYOR ASKEW AND THEN COMMISSIONER NEWTON. 
          SO I ALSO KNOW THAT THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS DOESN'T HAVE A PRESENCE THERE. 
          AND THAT'S BECAUSE IT ALSO WOULD HAVE TO BE A EARLY VOTING SITE OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE
LINES. 
          AM I CORRECT IN THAT THAT I'M NOT SURE. YOU MEAN THE COURTHOUSE BEING AN EARLY VOTING
SITE? RIGHT. THERE'S SOMETHING THAT HAS TO DO, AND I JUST HAPPEN TO KNOW THIS WEIRD PIECE OF
INFORMATION THAT THAT'S WHY. 
          SO ISN'T THERE? OKAY. BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH THEY'VE GOT TO BE AN
EARLY REGISTERED VOTING SITE OR SOMETHING. 
          IT'S SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. I ALSO KNOW THAT NOT ALL THE CONSTITUTIONALS ARE THERE
EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. 
          SO IF WE'RE ABLE TO GET THE CLERK BACK OVER THERE,
WOULD IT BE, YOU KNOW, WOULD IT BE OKAY IF THEY WERE JUST THERE ONE DAY A WEEK? AND I MEAN, THIS IS REALLY SOMETHING THAT'S BROUGHT UP,
OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE THERE WAS A CONCERN WITH STAFF AND THAT WOULD LIMIT THE DAYS THAT YOU COULD RECORD DOCUMENTS, BUT I WOULD SAY ONE IS BETTER THAN NONE. 
          OKAY. I MEAN HAS ANYBODY REACHED OUT TO MITCH? I TALKED TO HIM. I DID TALK TO HIM. NOT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY,
BUT AS A CITIZEN DURING HIS CAMPAIGN AND EXPRESSED THESE VERY SAME CONCERNS. 
          AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW, IT'S A BUDGET ISSUE. AND,
AND WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, OPENING UP MAYBE ONE DAY A WEEK AND SEEING HOW MUCH TRAFFIC WE GET AND MAYBE EXPAND IT FROM THERE IF THERE IS,
IF WE DO SEE A DEMAND FOR IT. 
          AND I SAID, YOU KNOW, MITCH, THAT'S GREAT. ONE DAY IS BETTER THAN NONE. 
          OKAY. I MEAN, I ALSO DON'T MIND REACHING OUT TO MITCH JUST FROM THAT STANDPOINT,
BUT. 
          RIGHT. SO THE INTENT IS NOT TO BE ADVERSARIAL,
RIGHT? THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW AND WE WORK WITH ON A DAILY BASIS. 
          IT'S JUST A KIND OF MAYBE OPEN THAT DIALOG AND SAY,
WE WE REALLY WANT YOU BACK. 
          OKAY. COMMISSIONER TUTEN AND THEN COMMISSIONER POINTER FOR CLARIFICATION. 
          DOES THIS DOES THIS POSITION? ARE THEY ARE THEY FULL TIME OUT IN THE COUNTY OR ARE THEY
WORKING FROM HOME OR DO THEY NOT 
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EXIST SINCE COVID? IS IT A IS IT A NEW POSITION? WE'RE NOT WE'RE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THERE'S THERE'S SPACE IN THE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE FOR
THESE OFFICES. 
          AND IT HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. 
          OKAY. AND SO HISTORICALLY AFTER THE JUDICIAL ANNEX WAS BUILT,
THE CLERK'S OFFICE WOULD HAVE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 2 AND 3 MEMBERS, AND THEY WOULD HANDLE THINGS 2 OR 3 EMPLOYEES THERE ON A FULL TIME BASIS,
IN ADDITION TO ASSISTING WITH WHATEVER JUDGE WAS ASSIGNED THERE. 
          THEY WOULD ALSO HANDLE, YOU KNOW, RECORDING DOCUMENTS,
ISSUING MARRIAGE LICENSES, ALLOWING PEOPLE TO PAY TRAFFIC CITATIONS THINGS OF THAT NATURE. 
          SO IT WASN'T A FULL SERVICE CLERK'S OFFICE, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE AT LEAST 2 OR 3 PEOPLE
THERE ON A FULL TIME BASIS PRIOR TO COVID. 
          YEAH, I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING A NON-ADVERSARIAL. 
          WOULD YOU COME BACK FOR SOME NUMBER OF HOURS,
PLEASE? COMMISSIONER POYNTER? YEAH, I REMEMBER WHEN THIS WHOLE THING WAS HAPPENING AND AND THE
LAWSUITS WERE, WERE GOING AND THEY THE COUNTY JUST WANTED TO DROP THE SEAT,
YOU KNOW, AND, AND MOVE IT OUT THERE. 
          AND THAT WAS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE OFFICES OPEN HERE FOR THE COMMUNITY. 
          THIS IS THE THE SEAT OF NASSAU COUNTY. SO I THINK IT'S I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A PRESENCE
HERE. 
          IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FULL TIME OR WHATEVER,
BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY. 
          WE WE PAY A LOT OF TAXES ALSO, YOU KNOW, TO THE COUNTY. 
          AND I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITIZENS OF FERNANDINA DESERVE TO HAVE. 
          THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER POYNTER SO I BELIEVE WE HAVE CONSENSUS. 
          THERE'S NO OPPOSITION TO YOU SENDING A LETTER AND REQUEST,
AND HOPEFULLY WE HAVE SOME KIND OF TRACTION ON WHERE THAT IS MOVING FORWARD. 
          VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, MR. POOLE. AND IF THERE ARE. 
          THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT. UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. 
          ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. POOLE? THANK YOU. 
          SEEING NONE. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ON TO OUR CITY CLERK REPORTS. 
          [11. CITY CLERK REPORTS]
THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO, PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR CITY COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING OF MAY 15TH, WHERE YOU WILL CONDUCT CITY MANAGER CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS. 
          CITY ATTORNEY. SORRY. CITY ATTORNEY CANDIDATE. 
          SHE'S CLAIRVOYANT. I'M SO SORRY. I'M SO SORRY. 
          WE'VE DONE IT A NUMBER OF TIMES IN RECENT YEARS. 
          AND ALSO I WANTED TO REVIEW UPCOMING WORKSHOP TOPICS. 
          ON MAY 6TH, WE'VE GOT THE COLUMBARIUM AND CONSERVATION LANDS MANAGEMENT ON JUNE 3RD. 
          IMPACT FEES, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF POLICE, FIRE,
PARKS AND RECREATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES. 
          JUNE 1ST OASIS MARINA CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AND THE DOCK HOUSE LEASE,
AS WELL AS BRETT'S WATERWAY CAFE REPLACEMENT CONCEPTS. 
          ON AUGUST, THE FIFTH BUDGET WORKSHOP WILL HAVE THE PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET WITH GRANT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND SEPTEMBER 7TH, I'M SORRY, OCTOBER 7TH WORKSHOP, RECLAIMED WATER PROJECT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. 
          AND WE ALSO HAVE A TOWN HALL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 24TH. 
          THIS WILL BE A STAFF LED INITIATIVE FROM 5 TO 7 P.M.,
AND WE'LL HAVE WATERFRONT PROJECTS ON THAT WORKSHOP OR ON THAT TOWN HALL FOR THE PUBLIC TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND ASK QUESTIONS AND AND GIVE US THEIR FEEDBACK. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BETH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR CITY CLERK? JUNE. JUNE 24TH, 5 TO 7. TOWN HALL HERE. YES,
MA'AM. 
          OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN WE'LL HEAD ON TO OUR MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. 
          [12. MAYOR/COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]
WE'LL START DOWN ON THE LINE WITH COMMISSIONER POYNTER. 
          NOTHING MUCH EXCEPT HAPPY EASTER. THAT'S IT. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. 
          OKAY, I HAVE SEVERAL THINGS. SO FIRST OF ALL,
LAST SATURDAY, THE JACKSONVILLE WOMEN'S CENTER, WHICH PROVIDES ALL THE RAPE CRISIS SUPPORT FOR OUR COUNTY AND OUR COMMUNITY,
HELD THEIR FIRST ANNUAL DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT AS A FUNDRAISER. 
          APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR
WINNING THE TROPHY. 
          AND THEN I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO. THEY'RE PLANNING ON DOING THIS EVERY YEAR. 
          SO CHIEF TAMBASCO, I'M EXPECTING TO SEE A POLICE TEAM OUT THERE NEXT YEAR,
AND WE WANT TO GET ANOTHER WIN THIS YEAR. AND DEPUTY DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. 
          LISTEN, I WILL WANT TO SEE YOU FIELDING A TEAM NEXT YEAR,
TOO. 
          MAYBE YOU CAN GET SOME MORE COMMISSIONERS TO PLAY WITH YOU. 
          I PLAYED AND I DID NOT GET HURT. SO IF I CAN PLAY AND NOT GET HURT,
THEN MOST EVERYBODY CAN. 
          SO THAT WAS A GREAT IT WAS AT THE PEC CENTER AUDITORIUM. 
          AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. MORE FUN THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE. 
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AND LIKE I SAID, I DIDN'T GET HURT, SO. YAY. THE OTHER THING IS,
ON APRIL 25TH, FROM 10 TO 12 AT THE REC CENTER, THE CITY IS HOSTING THEIR FIRST NONPROFIT FAIR WHERE NONPROFITS CAN COME AND HAVE
A TABLE AND THE COMMUNITY CAN COME AND SEE THE DIFFERENT NONPROFITS AND TALK TO THEM AND FIND SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERISM. 
          SO I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT THAT AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING PEOPLE THERE. 
          AND THEN I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. 
          SO I REMEMBER WHEN MR. LORRY WAS SIDEWAYS WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT OVER THAT BUILDING ABOUT
18 MONTHS AGO, MAYBE CLOSE TO TWO YEARS. AND I THOUGHT WE HAD RESOLVED THOSE ISSUES,
THAT HE WAS UNDER A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS NO LONGER INVOLVED. SO I'M CONFUSED AS TO WHY THERE ARE SOME CODE ENFORCEMENT FEES
THAT HAVE ACCUMULATED OR WHATEVER. 
          I THOUGHT THAT GOT RESOLVED A WHILE BACK. AND SO I DON'T QUITE KNOW WHY IT'S BACK ON THE
TABLE, BUT I'D LIKE SOMEBODY ON STAFF TO TO SEE WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO RESOLVE THAT. 
          IT IS A BIG, LONG PROJECT HE'S BEEN WORKING ON,
AND IT IS REALLY A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. 
          SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEBODY WOULD LOOK AT THAT. I'D ALSO LIKE TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE GOLF CARTS AND THE PATH OF A CLINCH DRIVE. 
          AND IT'S THE SECOND TIME THIS GENTLEMAN'S BEEN HERE TO TALK TO US. 
          AND I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ISSUE,
WHAT YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE PUTS AND TAKES. 
          IS IT STATE LAWS OR WHATEVER THAT'S PRESENTING THAT. 
          SO I'D LIKE SOMEBODY TO MAYBE HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT BETTER AND WE CAN GET BACK WITH HIM. 
          AND THEN I JUST HAVE ONE MORE THING TO SAY. REGARDING MISS BOUDREAU'S COMMENTS. 
          I AGREE WITH HER THAT MANY OF THE COMMENTS THAT ARE MADE ARE SLANDEROUS,
AND I DID ASK RECENTLY FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE BETTER GUIDANCE TO THE MAYOR ON HOW TO
HANDLE SOME MORE CONTROVERSIAL SPEECH TALK. 
          SO I DO WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE HEARD AND LISTENED TO. 
          AND I WOULD ASK AGAIN FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PERHAPS PROVIDE SOME
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AND SUPPORT SO THAT WE ARE NOT IN AN ADVERSARIAL POSITION AND AND THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF. 
          SO I THINK THAT'S IT. AND LET'S PRACTICE OUR DODGEBALL,
EVERYBODY. 
          NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT. DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER THE FIVE D'S IN
DODGEBALL? COMMISSIONER? GO RIGHT AHEAD. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT SEA TURTLE NEST SEASON IS BEGINNING VERY, VERY SOON. I ACTUALLY SAW AN ADULT SEA TURTLE OFF THE BEACH NOT
TOO LONG, JUST TWO DAYS AGO. SHE WAS OUT SWIMMING. WHICH MEANS PARTICULARLY ALL PROPERTIES ON THE BEACH, THEIR THEIR LIGHTS NEED TO BE OUT IN THE EVENING BECAUSE IT'S NOT
JUST FOR THE ADULTS COMING IN TO THE NEST. 
          IT'S. IT'S 70 DAYS LATER WHEN THE BABIES NEED TO FIND THE WATER. 
          THE THE WHITE BREAKING WAVE NEEDS TO BE THE BRIGHTEST THING THE BABY SEES SO THAT IT WILL
HEAD TO THE WATER. 
          OTHERWISE THEY DIE AND HEAD TO THE TO THE TO THE HOUSES. 
          SO IT IS INCUMBENT UPON ALL OF US TO CALL THE POLICE AND CALL CODE ENFORCEMENT. 
          WHEN YOU SEE A HOUSE ON THE BEACH. THE BEACH SIDE,
NOT THE ROAD SIDE. 
          THE BEACH SIDE WITH LIGHTS ON AND YOU'RE NOT. 
          YOU KNOW, IT MAKES ME THINK OF SCHOOL. YOU'RE NOT SNITCHING ON YOUR NEIGHBORS. 
          YOU ARE PROTECTING BABY SEA TURTLES. AND AND PROBABLY THE PEOPLE IN THAT HOUSE WANT TO
TURN THEIR LIGHTS OFF. 
          THEY PROBABLY DON'T KNOW. THEY MIGHT BE RENTERS WHO WHO WOULD ACTUALLY PREFER NOT TO BE
KILLING BABY SEA TURTLES. 
          BECAUSE AS A SEA TURTLE PATROL PERSON DOWN AT THE TALBOTS,
WE SEE TRACKS HEADING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION ALL THE TIME, AND THEN JUST THE TRACK ENDS BECAUSE IT WAS SNATCHED UP BY A GULL GAUL OR SOMETHING
BECAUSE IT JUST WALKED FOR TOO LONG. 
          IT DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE BEACH, SO THANK YOU. 
          LIGHTS YOUR PHONES, BY THE WAY. YOU CAN. PHONES CAN BE TURNED TO A RED LIGHT,
NOT THE ACTUAL FLASHLIGHT THAT REQUIRES A COVER, BUT YOUR ACTUAL PHONE. WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR PHONE,
YOU CAN CHANGE THE SETTING TO A RED LIGHT. 
          SO IF YOU'RE WALKING ON THE BEACH WITH KIDS AT NIGHT LOOKING FOR SHELLS,
OR YOU CAN TURN YOUR PHONE TO A RED LIGHT BECAUSE WHITE FLASHLIGHTS ON THE BEACH ARE A 
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BIG PROBLEM FOR SEA TURTLES ALSO. THIS SATURDAY THERE IS A. 
          THE SECOND ANNUAL SEA TURTLE FESTIVAL IS BEING HELD DOWN AT MAIN BEACH. 
          IT'S SATURDAY, APRIL 19TH, FROM 10 TO 3. IT'S A MUSIC,
FOOD BIG EVENT. 
          AND THEN FINALLY, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT LAST YEAR. 
          FINALLY, THE AMELIA ISLAND SEA TURTLE WATCH,
THE ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT THAT COVER OUR OUR TEN MILES OF CITY BEACHES OR MORE. 
          BECAUSE OF THE COMING BEACH RENOURISHMENT THEY HAVE TO BE ON THE BEACH EVEN EARLIER THAN
NORMAL TO FIND THEIR NEST. 
          AND THEY IF THEY'RE IN A RENOURISHMENT AREA,
THEY HAVE TO MOVE THE NESTS, WHICH MEANS THEY WILL. 
          AND AND THEY HAD BREAKS. THEY'VE HAD GREAT SUCCESS MOVING NESTS BECAUSE THEY MOVED THEM TO
GREAT LOCATIONS WHERE THEY KNOW THAT IT'S VERY DARK. 
          BUT YOU WILL PEOPLE WILL BE SEEING VEHICLES DRIVING ON THE BEACH BECAUSE THEY NEED TO MOVE
THEM AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. 
          AND SO IF YOU SEE A, YOU SEE A SMALL SEA TURTLE PATROL VEHICLE ON THE BEACH,
DON'T CALL THE POLICE. 
          THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GO, TURTLES! THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. VICE MAYOR ASKEW. I HAVE NOTHING. 
          ALL RIGHT. AND YOU ALREADY COVERED THE SEA TURTLE FEST COMMISSIONER,
TOO. 
          SO I'LL LET YOU HAVE THAT ONE. I WANT TO JUST PERSONALLY CONGRATULATE OUR NEW FIRE CHIEF. 
          MR. HOLMES, WELCOME ABOARD. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU AND BRINGING YOU ON. I REALLY
WANT TO COMMEND STAFF FOR THE FEMA WAIVER. 
          THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT. THAT IS SEVERAL YEARS IN THE MAKING. AND FOR THOSE OF
US AT HOME THAT ARE WATCHING, THAT'S NEARLY A HALF $1 MILLION THAT OUR MARINA NOW HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY BE IN
THE BLACK. SO THAT'S THAT IS CRITICAL FOR CITY TAXPAYERS TO NOT CONTINUE SUBSIDIZING MARINA FUNCTIONS. WE ALSO HAVE THE WHEELS AND WINGS. 
          ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE SECOND ANNUAL WHEELS AND WINGS. THAT'S GOING TO BE APRIL
26TH AT 10 A.M. 
          TO 2 P.M. AT THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AND THEN A TIME CAPSULE IS GOING TO BE BURIED FOR THE
CITY'S 200TH BICENTENNIAL. 
          THAT'S APRIL 30TH AT 3:15 P.M.. I WANT TO THANK THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
MARY HAMBURG, OUR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, AS WELL AS OUR MECHANIC,
CHAD MANNING, FOR THEIR EFFORTS, AS WELL AS FERNANDINA BEACH, MAIN STREET AND MISS FINKELSTEIN FOR PURCHASING THE STONE MARKER. 
          AND WITH THAT, WE WILL SEE YOU AT OUR NEXT MEETING. 
          THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.